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I feel like there's quite a bit of potential in asymmetrical gaming, I just think it's a really hard message to properly convey, especially without an anchor game that demonstrates it well. I actually think that the much bigger and better selling point of the GamePad is the Off-TV Play. Having played a few games on the GamePad, I can confidently say that I would buy the Wii U version of any game over a competing choice just for Off-TV Play.

When Chessa wants to watch a show on TV, I don't have to stop playing whatever I'm enjoying to share the screen. I hit the menu, flip over to Off-TV Play and continue on my merry way. I can even sit with her and play my game while she watches her show. It's a brilliant feature that carries so much strength, I can't believe they aren't doing a better job of showcasing how convenient it is for anyone who has to share their TV with a spouse/child/roommate/etc (aka, just about everyone).

Glad to hear that Microsoft did an about-face on this one. I feel like they had to be backed into a corner to do it though, so you know absolutely none of their actions are genuine to their true intentions.

I still think that the Kinect requirements are a mistake and it's likely what's driving up the cost of the system to $500. I don't care to have that piece of machinery running at all times in my house and while I'm ecstatic that consumer rights are being preserved, this is still not a system for me.

I might put an Xbox One on my shelf years from now for collection purposes, but it'll be used and it'll be purchased at a point where game prices on the system have fallen through the floor. I don't intend on feeding Microsoft any business, because I feel like they're still poised to execute their plans at a later point in the system's life cycle.

I just hope that gamers don't forget the spectacle that happened with this system and will continue to fight tooth and nail to maintain our consumer rights. The original vision of the Xbox One is the inevitable future if we don't continue to hold steadfast to our ideals.

Hooray, called it from the first episode!

Hey daftman, this episode has been restored. Enjoy!

We had a bit of a problem this morning and lots of stuff just vanished from the server.

We're currently working on restoring everything and should have the vast majority of it up later... very sorry about this.

I'm sure I can actually add something to make it so users can add our media to their blogs easily. Next upgrade, I'll definitely factor that in.

No worries, Lee, always glad to hear suggestions for improvement. Some form of pics will be en route to the game collection, so hang tight!

Haha, glad that you like it! Also, I didn't really mention this, but if you click your avatar it takes you back to the home page. That might help too, not sure though .

HELL YEAH! I love me some EDF, can't wait for this one to come out.

I think they are looking for 10K unique visitors a month. The stupid part is that they won't use Google Analytics, despite the fact that it's the most accurate representation of traffic out there. Our Quantcast, Compete, and Alexa numbers are totally offbase from our Google Analytics numbers and the numbers that I personally log through incoming traffic.

The ESA is absurdly restrictive and has kept us out of the show for the past two years for barely sinking below the line. I'd say we're a little bit bigger than some silly blogging site and the people who write here have been doing this for a while.

As you said Cary, E3 is fantastic for networking and I really miss the opportunity to do that. Without having a presence there, you really miss some big chances to spread your site's reach and your interpersonal relations with companies and other writers.

I guess there's always next year for all three of us...