So I've been playing the Victoria 2 demo and I've been enjoying it immensely, as someone who never really "got" the original game. For those that don't know, Victoria 2 is a Grand Strategy Game like HOI or Europa Universalis. Where Europa Universalis is more focused on discovery and exploration, HOI more on warfare, Victoria 2 is more about domestic politics and economics. I know to many people that sounds boring, but honestly I think domestic politicking and economics is a very underutilized...

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So my dad has taken a new IT job. Thing is, it's in Iraq, and he worries he's going to go crazy. The man is not a fan of deserts, he isn't even a fan of the war, but that's an entirely different subject. Thing is, he's going to need something to play in the long hours where he's on base and has nothing to do. I'm looking for a game recommendation, preferably a solid multiplayer game so that dad has someone to play with. He likes a strange motley of games, so he doesn't have particular "genre"...

What do you think of games like Dragon Age having DLC and Expansions? Don't get me wrong, Dragon Age was stupid fun and addictive... but... don't you think this is getting a little redundant?

So I got fed up with Battlefield Heroes the other day. It's too bad because it was a fun game, but the fact they're selling weapons that give paying players the edge is a little more than I can tolerate. So I loaded up Half-life 2 Deathmatch and all the "team" servers were weird roleplaying games. Not something I really care to do right now. So I don't know where to get my fix of team fps action. Is there a game that's not too expensive, that people still play, that's fun? Battlefield 2 and s...