Skywarp!

I thouroughly enjoyed Manhunt. In fact, I would go as far to say that it's Rockstar's 1st good game.

IGN gave it an 8.5. The game has improved graphically, and you can do some of the actions that were introduced in MGS2, like rail-hanging. Plus there's an option to shoot in 1st person and all of the dialogue has been re-recorded. Gamefaqs is saying it game out today. Has anyone played it yet?

Linkin Park. Every song is the same. And I really can't deal with fake-angst vague lyrics about "darkness" and "pain inside".

I don't know if you guys know this, but 311 are releasing a Greatest Hits album (which includes "Lovesong") around June 8th. I know, I know: what hits? I guess "Down," "All Mixed Up," "Don't Stay Home," "Amber," and "Creatures (For a While)" are probably their most recognizable tracks.

The only one I really don't like is "From Chaos," but even that has some great moments.

I am a huge 311 fan. I love the song. Some consider it blasphemy, but the vocals are truely emotive. Plus, it's totally tuned in with the vibe right now: people are sick of negative rock, but feel guilty listening to sugar-pop music. Therein lies the antidote: the reggae vibe.

Let's just cut off all ties to that shitbox. Their leader is friggin' insane and since his people get NO outside news whatsoever (they are so insulated it'd blow your mind), his people have been brainwashed. Don't waste one moment negotiating with that genetic mistake. Don't give them one red dime ever again. And if S. Korea wants us to leave, then leave. Let N. Korea conquer them as well. It'd serve them right. -=Mike I'm sure we would if it wouldn't make N. Korea more powerful.

Snot -- Joyride If that's the title of the 3rd track. The lead singer died in a pileup, and this song ends with his scream being cut off by the sound of squealing brakes and wrecking cars. It sends shivers.

Why?

I don't understand how the assault was stopped. He hit her with the car, and his intention was to kill her and have sex with her corpse, so why didn't he go through with it? She obviously didn't run away with a broken hip. So what stopped it?

Eternal Darkness is just really, really plain.

I think "White Jesus" image that remained in the world's head came about from the Renaissance paintings. The European painters of a "Manifest Destiny" age would never conceptualize what they believed to be greatest being that ever lived to be anything but white.

Exactly. Not allowing them to have the same recognition is just saying that somehow they are sub-human.

That's because you aren't gay. *BUZZ* Try again... Sorry, for some reason I thought Cancer was in a traditional male/female union. Still, the point remains the same.

That's because you aren't gay. For gay people, it is an extremist attack, because it's placing limits on the whole "pursuit of happiness" thing that this country is supposed to be about.

It would be great to use that with a lot of games. I think I heard somewhere that you'll be able to download new SOCOM II maps. I just hope they release a cheaper one that isn't bundled with the new FF.

Nintendo isn't being killed really by anything that's their fault, except for the online issue. The major problem is the casual gamer--people who bought a PS2 or X-Box on an impusle buy and the only games they own are Madden and NBA Live. That's so annoying. It takes away credit from the really good games bought by the informed and avid gamers, and helps make E.A. Sports the disgusting monolith that releases the same games every year that it is.

I'm either in the Ensign room, since I'm a sucky newbie, or the East Coast room. I'm seriously addicted. I was away all weekend and I just wanted to log back on and start fragging.

For some reason, all I can think about is getting back to the game to do more fragging. This is strange because I mostly find myself pissed off at my suckiness, since I spend most of my time there watching my team mates play after I die. My handle is "Agent Curry". Anyone else addicted?

We can't say the same of yours, Agent. ::shudders::

The tounge-in-cheek way that the article treats this as a real breakup is hilarious. From AOL.com: Barbie and Ken 'Split' After 43 Years Toymaker Says 'Romance Has Come to an End,' But They 'Will Remain Friends' By SAMANTHA CRITCHELL, AP NEW YORK (Feb. 12) - Just like J.Lo and Ben, the romance is over for Barbie and Ken. After 43 years as one of the world's prettiest pairs, the perfect plastic couple is breaking up. The couple's "business manager," Russell Arons, vice president of marketing at Mattel, said that Barbie and Ken "feel it's time to spend some quality time - apart." "Like other celebrity couples, their Hollywood romance has come to an end," said Arons, who quickly added that the duo "will remain friends." Arons denied that there was any truth to rumors that the breakup was linked to the Cali (as in California) Girl Barbie, arriving in stores now. To better reflect her single status, Cali Barbie will wear board shorts and a bikini top, metal hoop earrings, and have a deeper tan. This new style already has attracted a new admirer, Blaine the Australian boogie boarder. KRT Barbie met Ken on the set of a TV commercial in 1961. Barbie - the most popular fashion doll in the world, according to toy maker Mattel - met Ken on the set of a TV commercial in 1961, and they have been inseparable ever since. Arons hinted Wednesday that the separation may be partially due to Ken's reluctance to getting married. All those bridal Barbie dolls in toy chests around the globe are really just examples of Barbie's wishful thinking, he explained. Another possible factor is Barbie's career. The doll who was "born" Barbie Millicent Roberts in 1959 has been everything from a rock star to military medic, and she's currently marketed in more than 150 countries. According to Mattel, every second, three Barbie dolls are sold somewhere in the world. So where does that leave Ken? Said Arons: "He will head for other waves." 02/12/04 11:17 EST

History has taught us repeatedly that sometimes that's what you have to do to be given the same human dignities as everyone else.

Here. It's lengthy and I had to start skimming after a while. Still, it's interesting.

I never realized they were big enough to actually buy Disney. The first order of business should be to rebuild the bridge with Pixar, and then update the theme park's rides, damnit! Next, Comcast should buy TV Guide and force the digital listings for all channels to claim that the new animated series "Disney's The Adventures of Comcast Cat" to be playing at on all channels at all times. Even if it's not true.

Carl, from Aqua Teen Hunger Force! My favorite on the album might be "Black Shuk".