Gameplayer - Do or Die for id Software.
Well there is no doubt that it is time to deliver. We need to see id Tech 5 in full swing. We need to see genuine gameplay footage of the still in development RAGE and the announced but secretive Doom 4. We need to hear of other developers jumping at the chance to get in on its exciting new middleware. We need hope. And you get bet your original sealed box copy of Doom that new owner Zenimax will expect to see results, and see ‘em soon. Because with new stable-mate kicking goals with Elder Scrolls IV and Fallout 3, id are at serious risk of running a distant second at its new home, and furthermore, of watching a whole generation of gamers come and go without ever knowing the true awesomeness of id.

Gamasutra - Why The Keyboard Is PC Gaming's Secret Weapon. Thanks Ant and Slashdot.
In the name of saving your fingers a stretch, the same button for jump can also be used to climb ladders, run across walls, and cling to ledges. The confines of the controller dictate how the game plays, on a fundamental level, and it's producing some wonderfully inventive ways of interacting with your games. The opposite, however, is true of the PC. With over 100 keys to choose from (back of the box quotation right there), the possibilities are near endless, if you start to think of shift and control functions altering the purpose of keys. It means that, when the developers start to make their game, they don't have to worry about the limitations of the interface, knowing that, if all else fails, they can always assign the compass to K, even if that's a bit of a stretch to all but the pianists. The keyboard is the friend of ambition, and ArmA 2 is the testament to that, in all its surrealist, broken glory.