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Yes, I know... yesterday's Loading... was a gem, forged by a master wordsmith. Don't fret, Cody will be sitting in as guest host of Loading... on a regular basis.

Today there will be no fancy words. There will be no enlightening insight; for I have returned.

In happier news, my wife happened to be walking by the local games shop when a shipment of Wii consoles was arriving. If you care more about how much fun a game should be rather than how good it looks graphically then the Wii is probably for you. Disembodied stick people with huge noggins who can bowl a mean game may sound silly, and it probably is, but it's a lot of fun. This is a family oriented console. My wife and both kids love it as much as I do.
My only disappointment so far is... drumroll please.... Zelda. This game got 9+ ratings from just about everyone. Two sites gave it a 10 out of 10. Are you folks playing the same game that I am? Perhaps I just expect more, but this seems like a solid 6-7 game for me. It's a B at best and certainly not an A+. I have to believe that the "Wiiphoria" that surrounded the launch cranked up the initial review scores.

Apparently the good folks at Blizzard and Vivendi have finally taken action and filed against the fellow who was making the World of Warcraft bot that allowed subscribers, we won't call them players, to run their account 24/7 without actually being there to play. Good job Blizz.

Kudos also to Sigil for locking down accounts that were exploiting bugs in Vanguard: Saga of Heroes.

Finally, kudos to Turbine Inc. for once again supporting this network by advertising with us. Turbine has backed our "Gold Free" stance as well or better than any other company.

Those of you who also enjoy RTS titles are undoubtedly racing to your local retailer to pick up Supreme Commander today. I will be. I haven't played the demo, but look for me online and I'll help raise your rank. The easy kills like myself are worth big points in the beginning.

You've been supremely commanded.
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