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I never liked snowboarding. My feet didn't have enough coordination for it.

I have skiied once. I think I still have the basics down, but that was back when I lived farther north. Skiing in Georgia isn't the easiest thing to do.

I use this laptop for school, and since my old computer gave out because some idiot put a virus on it (everyone in my family used it, for some reason) I have been using this for everything. I don't want 2 browsers on my start bar, and my school's firewall only allows use of Internet Explorer and Firefox. Firefox seems to crash every five seconds and is always deleting my history without me telling it to, so Explorer it was.

Still can't beat my Forbidden Lands profile background.

What makes you think that? I love Mass Effect. It and Skyrim are made to appeal to the same type of people. As for what ME4 will be about, maybe it would involve a new galaxy, and finding Proethean nomads? I don't know, I actually haven't played the third game yet.

I find it hilarious that he says before he reviews a game, "I don't play video games, nor do I know anything about them." It really sets the mood for the rest of the review.

The annual DICE awards have been revealed! Annnd the winners are... [*]Action GotY: Borderlands 2 [*]Mobile GotY: Mobile Academy [*]Handheld GotY: Paper Mario Sticker Star [*]Best Soundtrack: Journey [*]Best Story: The Walking Dead [*]Best Character Performance: Lee Everett from The Walking Dead [*]Downloadable GotY: The Walking Dead [*]Casual GotY: Journey (Don't know whose idea it was to classify Journey as "casual") [*]Web-Based GotY: SimCity Social [*]Family Game of the Year: Skylanders Giants [*]RPG GotY: Mass Effect 3 [*]Strategy GotY: XCOM: Enemy Unknown [*]Most Innovative: Journey [*]Sports GotY: FIFA 13 [*]Racing GotY: Need for Speed Most Wanted [*]Fighting GotY: Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale [*]Best Online Gameplay: Journey [*]Best Connectivity: Halo 4 [*]Best Animation: Assassin's Creed III [*]Best Art Direction: Journey [*]Best Visual Engineering: Halo 4 [*]Best Gameplay Engineering: XCOM: Enemy Unknown [*]Adventure GotY: The Walking Dead [*]Best Game Direction: Journey [*]GotY: Journey What a list! Fortunately, I have two more news stories that are just as interesting. North Korea Copies Call of DutyIf you're an American (or a member of the civilized world, really), you've probably heard about the most recent "Dream" propaganda video released by the North Korean government. What you may have been unaware of, however, was where the obtained some of the clips featured in the video. Humorously, it turns out the good 'ol North Korea stole clips right out of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3! I'm not sure what I hate more about North Korea: its odd hatred of civilized nations, the whole irrational warmongering thing, or its crappy taste in games.Skip to around 2:08 for the footage from the game. Conan O'BrienConan O'Brien is commonly agreed to be one of the funniest people in America. Now it's important to keep in mind that he's not a gamer. He hardly plays video games... If ever. However, he has a segment of his show known as the "Clueless Gamer," and it's essentially a hilarious parody of a game review. He even makes sure to review the game several months late, and he reviewed Skyrim after it was out for almost a year! His newest review is for Halo 4. Watch it below! Click here to view the article

While we're on the subject of different types of RPGs, would you guys consider the Souls series Western or Japanese RPGs? They were made in Japan, but their RPG mechanics feel very Western.

Yes, it is the very definition of a Western-style RPG.

The leaders of the third world countries are stupid, but they're not THAT stupid. Would they really risk destroying their entire country just to kill a small percentage of the USA's population?

Smithing is one of the only skills that should be powerleveled. The crafting skills are an exception. Besides crafting, however, this game wasn't meant for powerleveling. The skills you level are the ones you use the most, so your character is meant to naturally become more specialized as the game goes on.

Agreed on the first one. If you're going for marriage, a stupid woman contributes nothing, especially since surviving in the current economy almost requires either staying single or having a dual income family. Agreed on the second one. It's not a terrible game, but I just think it receives WAY more attention than it deserves. In my opinion, comparing to other games of similar quality, it should only be selling about 2.5 million copies a year, not 10 million. It just doesn't make any sense why it gets so many sales. Agreed on the third one. If I am good at the subject, I end up doing the work and having others take equal credit. If I am not good at the subject, it makes me feel like a third wheel.

I guess I'm in the minority here, but I have no problem with other countries building nuclear bombs. In my opinion, either every country is allowed make them, or no country is allowed to make them. The UN is being a bunch of hypocrites. Even if they did create nuclear weaponry, very few countries would be stupid enough to attack the USA. We would wipe them out in weeks, just like we did in Iraq. Speaking of Iraq, why the heck are we still there? We captured Sadam Hussein after two weeks, and since then we have just sat there for TEN YEARS.

This game requires little to no powerleveling. Maybe a tiny bit when you are on Master, but Bleak Falls Barrow shouldn't be a problem. The only part you have to worry about is a giant spider boss battle and a shouting draugr mini-boss. The spider shouldn't be a problem if you have range, and you can literally run past the draugr if he ends up being too much for you (trust me, he won't be.) One place I would recommend a small amount of powerleveling, however, is on a later quest where you have to visit the Western Watchtower. I won't spoil anything, but you might want to raise your fire resistance a little bit.

As you are Norwegian, you may not know this, but the US still has a draft system in place. We aren't using it, but we still have to sign up just in case. And by we, I mean men. Women have no obligation to do so. Anyway, another unpopular opinion of mine is that Pirates are in fact superior to Ninjas. Living in the good ol' Conservative South, I also get a lot of hate when I proclaim that the US spends WAY too much on military.

I think men are more discriminated against than women.