I think the comments have gotten a little off topic from my original post, so I will attempt to reign it in.

1. Insulting Carolyn's gender is stupid, unhelpful and misses the larger point. 

2. My issue with her review is not that misogyny bothers Carolyn (as it rightfully should, along with racism, sexism, etc.) but that it negatively impacted her evaluation of the game. Why should it? Exaggerated stereotypes of all kinds exist within the GTA universe and they exist for a point. These things DO happen in the real world, and GTA uses the videogame as a platform for parody, satire and entertainment.

Ultimately, every single human being brings along with them their own lifetime worth of baggage in every encounter we have. What separates a professional critic from a fan is the ability to compartmentalize one's feelings inorder to evaluate the art for what it is on its own terms. Carolyn let her feelings get in the way.

dirtyjersey13

Unfortunately, I think there are two perspectives in this argument that must be considered. The first being, that every Game Review is someone else's opinion. Now how you rate a game - based on content or character - is generally up to the reviewer. There is no inherent "Internet law" that dictates how this is done. Furthermore, Gamespot is the king of controversial reviews; every few years they gotta **** up" and the old retirees like me come out of the woodwork - aka Kayne and Lynch [for those that remember]. 

Second, there is no reason to be offensive. Trust me, I understand where all of you are coming from. I'm on your side, but there is no reason to crusade her/him. In all honesty however, if GS's reasoning behind giving the game a 9/10 vs a 10/10 is that; than there are some serious questions that need to be answered. Furthermore, and what I'd like to ask, is why wasn't Kevin reviewing this game? It would have seemed like the natural option. 

Crusading her won't get anywhere. My suggestion is for people to use the "Create a Review" option and to write their own review. Maybe this way, we can provide the accurate description of this game we all seek, and direct newcomers there. 

That's my two sense. 

I would never recommend buying a computer straight from the store, but this one looks pretty decent:

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[QUOTE="AussieePet"][QUOTE="v13_KiiLtz"]AussiePetimaps3fanboy

Windows requires activation. If your computer can't keep the current time and date, Windows will think you're trying to circumvent the activation process, or to put quite simply the activation time/date are contradictory to the perceived time/date. As the previous post suggested, the round lithium battery on your motherboard may be suspect.

Snotweasel530

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Maybe the battery on your mobo is acting up or needs replacing?

Snotweasel530

Because the battery is what keeps the current date/time in memory when your computer is turned off. If your battery poo-poo'd, the mobo would revert to a default time that windows would get it's panties' in a twist over WGA issues. Check your Event Viewer and see what kind of errors Windows is logging.