In my continuing tradition of mentioning what I'm currently playing, here are some games that are on my desk: I just finished up Half-Life: Opposing Force, which I must say, was very, very good. Congrats to Gearbox for managing to create a worthy follow-up to Half-Life (no easy feat). I just started playing Omikron: The Nomad Soul, and I'm really enjoying the fact that there's more to the game than just a great soundtrack (and it really is a great soundtrack). Let's see...obviously, there's Quake III Arena, Unreal Tournament and Starsiege: TRIBES...I've been playing Ultima IX: Ascension on and off, but I've pretty much decided to wait until the game is fully patched before moving on (what can I say...once you've had one save file corrupted you're in no rush to go through that again). Lastly there's Wheel of Time, Tomb Raider: The Last Revelation (what can I say...I've played every TR game to date) and of course, Outcast, which will probably be on my stack for some time, as I find myself continually going back to it. It's a great game, but requires a ton of time. There you have it...think I have enough games to occupy my time?

Link of the Day: Virtual Death Incarnate (thanks dr will). I can't explain it, but I thought this was really funny.
Real News Story of the Day: Brothel Chain Plans Airport Outlet (thanks Mike Sewell). Adds a new meaning to the term "layover" doesn't it?
Image of the Day: An actual Q3A CD Key? (Thanks Brenton Klik by way of 3DGW).