It seems that Dice has been lacking in originality and decided to go with something guaranteed to bring in a few more bucks. Why is it whenever we go into a recession, no one wants to bet the farm?? Everyone returns to their bread-n-butter. But I digest, since the original game was Battlefield 1942, they''ve decided to increment one year and move to Battlefield 1943. Personally, I''m still waiting for Battlefield 1862 (Civil War biotch)! IGN has released an article with a couple videos showing game play where you return to wake island. Of course, the graphics are better but the story line seems abit worn out. Seriously, they can''t spend the money to at least come up with a better title?? Here''s a few for ya free of charge: "Battlefield Bukaki" (you''ll take a bath on this one) or "Battlefield Consolitis" (you can thank Pain for that one, ya hacka).

Don''t get my wrong. I loved the original 1942. It was the shiite! It redefined 1st person gaming and there were many that tried to copy it but ended up utterly blowing goats! It just seems like their re-spinning the same old game. Why not call it COD:WaW2? Or better yet, let''s move onto something completely original like MS paint: 1992? I could taunt you with things like "You draw circles like a BIOTCH!! They look more like ovals!!" Ok, maybe that''s too far but you get the point. On the plus side, they are using an updated graphics engine and distributing this by download only. Yes, you read that right. They''ll only make the game available by download. Hope you have a big hard drive cause this doesn''t come with a happy ending (at least not for free).

So does this mean they''re gonna do a Bf1944 and Bf1945? Check out the link for the full story and video.

Along comes Stardock (yes, that stardock. The ones who make WindowsBlinds and a few other Win Theme programs.) with a non-binding "Gamer''s Bill of Rights". Cue the lights and angels ascending from heaven. Stardock has spoken and we the humble peasant gamers have been graced with their god-like edict. I agree that these make sense but what''s the chances that they''ll actually take these to heart?? Let''s see, I have a better chance of winning the lottery while getting picked up by Crystal in an unmarked van that says "Free candy" on the side. We can hope that the gaming companies will adopt at least 1 or 2 of these ideas but I wouldn''t hold my breath. You can decide for yourself.

1. Gamers shall have the right to return games that don’t work with their computers for a full refund.
2. Gamers shall have the right to demand that games be released in a finished state.
3. Gamers shall have the right to expect meaningful updates after a game’s release.
4. Gamers shall have the right to demand that download managers and updaters not force themselves to run or be forced to load in order to play a game.
5. Gamers shall have the right to expect that the minimum requirements for a game will mean that the game will play adequately on that computer.
6. Gamers shall have the right to expect that games won’t install hidden drivers or other potentially harmful software without their consent.
7. Gamers shall have the right to re-download the latest versions of the games they own at any time.
8. Gamers shall have the right to not be treated as potential criminals by developers or publishers.
9. Gamers shall have the right to demand that a single-player game not force them to be connected to the Internet every time they wish to play.
10. Gamers shall have the right that games which are installed to the hard drive shall not require a CD/DVD to remain in the drive to play.