I've been hooked on C&C ever since I heard Kane speak.

If anything, DRM promotes piracy. Not only is it seen as a challenge, but many see it as a way to indirectly attack soem of the publishers that have just gotten out of control. Mark my words, Sims 3 will rival, if not surpass, Spore's pirated download count.

Vista isn't nearly as bad as people make it out to be.

Gears of War is a far superior game online than GoW 2 can ever dream of being. The fun factor was removed from the multiplayer.

Is it me or is the PS3 FAR darker than the other two?

MS should now give us all free Lancers and a gore machine to celebrate the five million copies that GoW 2 will ship in a month.

Only difference is brightness.

Useful, but not many games offer even half of those video options. In my experience, I've found that shadows are the absolutely worst culprit for FPS drops. For example, in Medieval Total War 2, I get nearly 6 FPS with shadows, and anywhere from 30-55 without shadows.

All of those points are valid, and if anyone accuses Gamespot of being biased, they obviously haven't seen Sony's tumbling features. Gamespot is reporting facts, just like they should do and just like they always have done.