Double XP, indeed.

I thought it was just for the 360 guys to go along with the new map pack, but the double XP applies to all systems!

Happy gaming!

As an educator, a culturally-competent educator at that, let's eliminate "colored" from our vocabulary.

As a gamer, a compelling storyline/characters makes the game - not the race/sex/religion/ethnicity of said characters.

I'm new to the series, but I think it's fantastic. I had a buddy recommend it, knowing that I'm a true first-person-shooter-type at heart, but can easily be captivated by an awesome 3rd person action/adventure game or RPG if the story is right.

Thus, ME2 was right up my alley.

I feel the story is incredibly deep, and ifyou take the time to learn more about your team and INVEST heavily in them, you're rewarded with a great story and a true sense that Sheperd is yours. For a game like that, true ownership of a character/team is crucial.

I don't know exactly how far I am in the game (I just had my first encounter with the Collectors and have done about 5 character side missions), but I'm loving it. My full slate of gaming (my daily rotation, if you will) has totally been shaken up. What used to be adifferent game each night has become me jumping on the Normandy ready for action.