Definitely don't get it brand new. There are hardly any decent exclusives available for the Vita platform at present. Scoring yourself a second hand one with a few games thrown in might be the way to go.

No, because the HDMI port found on your laptop is intended to transmit AV signals from the laptop to a monitor/TV.

No, not for one game.

I actually thought FEAR was pretty freaky.

I've already got the limited edition and the dev edition goodies on preorder, can't wait.

www.play-asia.com has a section for classic platforms, it might be worth a look.

This is quite subjective, but I enjoyed Shadow Complex a lot more than Mark of the Ninja. Before you part with your MS points, why not download the trial version for both games and check them out for yourself?

By the way, you might also want to try out this game called Deadlight. It's also a 2d scroller powered by the Unreal engine.

How did you find Dead Space? If that experience wasn't too scary for you, then I'm confident you will survive the Silent Hill games. Stock up on clean undies just to be safe :P

Update your video card drivers and also install the latest patch for far cry 3.

Braid and Limbo are my favourites.