wow, im very impresssed with you, you are willing to put in detail, very good.
Good read.
EDIT: Quantum, 343 is still building, bungie is established, so, of course they will have a clear lead.
looking really forward to this game, im not going to get kinect for it, but, it does look really effective.
i want to hear from people who play the demo when it is released, on how kinect has a better impact, more then just the staff.
as we know, staff are bias.
how have they made it more competitive? i don't understand....do you mean more challenging? if so, i agree.
the only way it could be more competitive was if 343 added a ranking system to reach...which they probably won't.
http://sopablackout.org/ - This is apparently what the internet will be like with SOPA.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act - Explanation of SOPA.
as we have all proobably heard, a lot of sites are going down in protest against SOPA, i will just make a general list here and if there are any more to add please inform. (Apparently they aren't actully going down, but, they will have a message on the screen saying what SOPA is about and stuff.)
List:
Reddit
All Cheezburger sites (aka Lolcats/Failblog)
Explosm
Destructoid
Red 5 Studios
Age of Coins - Small Minecraft-related Site
Cakewrecks
Colossal Mind
CryptoCat
ErrataSecurity
FreakOutNation
IHateVodafoneEgypt
Indenti
Minecraft/Mojang.com
Major League Gaming
PlatformNation
RageMaker
Right Angle Recording
SkyTemple
SonicRetro
TuCows
VideoGameGeneration
XDA-developers
Anime Wallpapers/Forum/Lyrics/Galleries
A Softer World
CodeLabs
Dance Top 40
DoxieLover
Schdon
GeekCulture
Hey Its Free
iKidsBlog
Inficron
MMO MeltingPot
Quiet Speculation
Wikipedia.
Wordpress
MoveOn.org
Mozilla