Hey, a comic! Kinect has drawn quite a bit of conversation over the course of the last year; some of it good, some of it bad. I guess I’m kind of waiting until I make my own final judgement. Microsoft is playing it close to the chest with Kinect, not wanting to show their full hand until they’re ready and I have it on good authority that there’s still more to show (aside from the price).  Are they talking too much to the casual gamer? Maybe. Like I said, I’m holding judgement until I see what they’ve got in store for gamers like you and me.

I’ve been playing a lot of Halo Reach lately. Well, *a lot* is relative when you’re a father of four but I’ve been playing long enough to realize two things:

1. I really like the changes they’ve made to the game.
2. I’m really not very good at Halo.

During a match the other night I thought I was doing amazing so I pressed back to view the scoreboard.  Much to my surprise I was ranked at the absolute bottom of the list. Rad.  Only not really. I will continue to play, but if you’re looking for a teammate to play with you may want to steer clear.

I’m going to be very honest about two things right now.

1. I am very excited for Splinter Cell Conviction this week.
2. I have never finished a Splinter Cell game in my life… because I always get frustrated and quit.

I remember playing Chaos Theory (quit at level 3)… or rather, TRYING to play Chaos Theory with Maranda back when it came out. Let’s just say that it was a dark period in our relationship. I’m hoping Conviction’s focus on being a deadly predator helps to sooth the co-op stealth gameplay itch we’ve been looking to scratch for all these years.

In other news, I need to remind you that our store is now open for business.  We’ve completely sold out of X08 prints, but there are a few X07 and X09 prints left.  As I mentioned earlier, we’ll also be adding some X09 derivative prints (non-limited edition) pretty soon.  I’ve had a few questions about the odd shipping, so let me take a moment to explain weirdness.  Because of strange limitations in the software, every time you add an item it will add a $10 shipping charge.  This is silly, of course.  If you purchase three prints we’re going to ship them all in one box and the shipping cost will only be $10.  SO, if you purchase multiple items, please know that we will REFUND YOU ALL SHIPPING CHARGES BEYOND THE $10 MARK.

Now, if you’ll excuse me, I need to go play some more Dragon Age Awakenings to clear my plate for Conviction.

Out.