Then, even more sadly, I think of all those other, less bullet-crazed games that could do so many things with vast, awe-inspiring environments like these, not simply pen the player into an alley.

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We gawp and we salivate, but then we return to our sadly untelegenic kitchens and fry another egg.

BBC: Egypt's chef leading a 'kitchen uprising'

"If they can make a go of it, all well and good, if sadly they can't, then we've got three options, " he said.

BBC: Denver Windmill renovation stalls

Sadly there have been no black actresses since then to compare, but one will surely emerge.

ECONOMIST: Beauty beats the beast

Sounds sadly to true to Sony's imperial style, but then again it's not like the HD-DVD have been all that willing to work things out either.

ENGADGET: Sony says no to Blu-ray/HD-DVD compromise

Until we actually have a way of turning all the natural gas in the ground into usable fuel for the economy, then this issue will persist (or so it would seem), and sadly the T.

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