and another one bites the dust. maybe they will stop picking on innocent gamers now? good thing the UK does not have too many of these type of idiots

will the DS factor never end? nintendo truly have a work of art (in a business sense) there. it would be easier to give them their own mint.

Limanima is right there far too many quality games came out within 3 weeks of each other. Even 'weaker' games like Fracture and Legendary would have sold quite a few. not to mention Red Alert 3 etc. I would have got it myself if I did not have my heart set on Far Cry 2 and GeoW 2 (not enough money to go around at xmas really). Far too many games to buy on the xbox atm and ive goot Dead Space and Fallout 3 to pick up in January. Good luck to Mirror's Edge tho the more new IP's the better!

Anything that makes it easier to watch the football whilst travelling i suppose. Nothing worse than missing the game because you have to catch a (delayed) train. I wonder how much they will charge us or if it will come with my Sky subscription fee?

OK this is a little late but; surely the issue is that taking morality out of the game (when it is based on a karma system and the ENDINGS are based on said system) limits the game itself? How can we be expected to do what is right or, conversely, do wrong things in a controlled and false environment (which is why we play games: escapism) when the only medium it is possible in is morally neutered? I do not play Gears of War, run down to my shed and pull out the hedge strimmer and proceed to saw the local chavs in half, why would it even be considered that I would take a nail gun to a child's head? However I can understand that being slapped with an AO rating would have impacted sales of the games (and when them must have spent tens, if not hundreds of millions, that is very bad). It is perfectly acceptable to remove non-PC elements from a financial point of view; morally however killing a child is no different from killing a teenager or pensioner surely? I am sure that both are possible in Fallout 3. Censorship for financial gain is perfectly laudible, they have children to feed and lives to live as well. Lets try to remember that as well.