My birthday was on the 9th and my Dad said he would help me pay for a computer. I ended up getting one a few days ago. I got a Dell from Sam's Club, which we had joined the day before, for $700, my Dad paid for $200 and the $56 tax. It has

Windows Vista
Intel Pentium 2.7 GHz Dual Core Processor E5400
6 GB Ram
500 GB Harddrive
DVDRW Drive
Lousy graphics card that I should be upgrading in a few days, I'm thinking about an Nvidia GeForce GTX 250, looks like it is about $130, maybe something better but I don't know about overheating
23 Widescreen Flat Monitor (shame I had to get it, I already have one, but I guess that was my Dad's and he can use it now)
Speakers (really needed new ones), Mouse, Keyboard

Some games I'm hoping it will be able to run well

Dragons Age Origins (rather have it on PC than console but if it won't work well on the PC I can always get the 360 version)
Operation Flashpoint 2
Knights of the Old Republic MMO
Warhammer 40,000 Dawn of War 2

My friend also wants me to get the Lord of the Rings Online, which I will at least download the trial for. Something to play until KotOR.

Emblem

For submitting a complete bracket for the heroes match, very nice.

Game

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2

Bought this game on the 15th and got my preorder code to download Juggernaut the same day. It improved on the first in most ways. Powers having added bonuses when improved enough is great, passive powers, unique written dialouge depending on your character, graphics, fusions, look of powers, especially projectile ones.

They also made some mistakes. Having mostly the same passive powers, some character being unlocked very late, characters with weapons (Gambit's staff, Deadpools swords, Daredevil's baton, etc) now use them for their main attacks, only able to import save data if you put the game on the harddest mode (meaning if you don't play the harddest mode you will almost never be able to use some of the characters), limitingfour of the passive powers to pro or anti (most characters get two, then two more if they are on anti, or two more if they are on Pro, DLC characters have them all available the others likely will with import save data, the problem with that is that I went anti, when I was able to use Songbird, Iron Man, and Mr Fantastic again they were missing four of their six powers because they are locked on Pro and I would have needed to choose Pro to get those powers. The same could be said for Anti with Captain America, Luke Cage, and Iron Fist.

I'm on or near the last mission in the game and have enjoyed using all of the characters I have played as, except for The Thing and Hulk, I have not tried Songbird, Venom, or Goblin yet and I don't have the last Secret Character. For most of the game I have been using Gambit, who has a great selection of powers, fights with his staff,and has the only unique passive power I have seen in the game so far(the ability to charge anything he picks up with energy making it explode and do more damage when it hits), Deadpool, fights with swords, love his duel shot ability, funny dialoge, regenerates health so he always lives the longest. The other two characters I have been swapping out but I usually use Iron Fist who has some cool looking and fast attack and can heal the party and Jean who I don't like that much but can do all three types of fusions with the other characters. I've also really liked playing as Storm and Captain America. Because I was anti I haven't really had a chance to use Iron Man, Mr Fantastic, or Songbird. I have just unlocked Venom and Goblin and don't have the secret character.

Completed

Penny Arcade Episode 2 200/200
Brothers in Arms HH 1000/1000