Yeah, we've had these sort of deals for a few months in the UK. It makes more sense for the full size budget laptop deals as they're less likely to date.

New York Times a rag? You've obviously never read the Daily Sport in England! Bum wiping is too good for it!

Anyway roll on the Pre!

What, this game is actually available to play now?! You wouldn't know it from the website. Smacks of amateurism.

You guys in the States have to realise that this car was primarily made for the UK market where we have a cult for fast Ford hatchbacks going back decades. I read they're making 8000 and half are for the UK market. We'd probably buy up most of the rest in Europe except they'll be left hand drive.

At £25,000 it's a lot for the average Brit these days especially as the standard Focus is an excellent car in its own right and a more sensible choice. But there are enough enthusiasts with deep pockets who will buy them all.

It's like Eve. You can own a number of ships but only control one at a time. This game reminds me of Earth and Beyond which was fun until EA closed shut it down! :-(

Yes it's a tricky one this. I've been desperate for a polished quality sci-fi game. I was in early on Neocron. I thought it was a really good game at heart but the bugs and instability put a lot of people off. Eve, again a good game, but the user interface is far too complicated. The original SWG was also a good game. But yes, you had to find your own entertainment in that game. There was plenty to do in Anarchy Online but I never really got on with it. The skills were a nightmare. I like Earth and Beyond. But critics said it was a single player game that had been changed to an MMO and so wasn't a fun group game. I think this is what Jumpgate Evolution will end up being like. But pure space games are not causal friendly. People don't like 360 degree space.

I have the most hope for Star Trek online - a universe well suited to an MMO. Space and land. It will be familiar because normal humans from Earth are an important part of the game and we're familiar with the skills and classes. But you can throw in all sorts of aliens, entities, weird natural objects for people to enjoy. But will it be too convenient to solo? After all in the series', one ship could do a lot.

May be we'll never get the sci-fi equivalent of World of Warcraft or even old school games like Everquest.

No dodgy kidnapping of kids minds I hope!!!

The free to play model will upset PC subscribers. For lifetime membership people though it won't be an issue.

If it has enough polish and depth this could end up being the big freebie alternative to World of Warcraft. But it's got to be good.

I hope someone's making sure that she puts in her daily grinding hours! If you're old enough to reach the keyboard, you're old enough to play!!!