Much like the dreaded Kobayashi Maru, there really is no right answer to the question, “Where should I pre-order Star Trek Online?” In its ongoing mission to make games as hard to purchase as possible, Starfleet has issued different pre-order bonuses to each major American retailer. Want to pilot the Enterprise? You’ll have to order from GameStop. Need a pet Tribble? Best Buy. How about a gun that beams projectiles directly to their intended target? Target. That “Liberated Borg” bridge officer you always wanted? Amazon.

And here we thought all we had to do to get the full enjoyment out of our games was buy them. Those days are over, friend. Check out the full list of pre-order bonuses — and where to find them

• GameStop: Exclusive ship: The classic USS Enterprise
• Best Buy: Pet Tribble or Targ (based on faction)
• Amazon: “Liberated Borg” Bridge Officer with “unique nanotechnology augmentations”
• Direct2Drive: Multi-Spatial Personal Shield (regenerates itself and player health)
• Wal-mart: Bonus Skill Points (bestows additional skill points)
• Target: TR-116 ground weapon (micro-transporter beams projectiles to target, no line of sight required)
• Steam: Chromodynamic Armor, improves critical hits and damage of energy weapons

2:18AM - I know, the suspense is killing me, too. Check back later this morning for live coverage!

12:19AM - While you’re killing time waiting for the keynote to start, make sure you check out some of the contests we’ve got running right now!

We’re giving away a Sony DSLR-A330 camera, Sony HDR-CX100 HD camcorder, and Sonos S5 wireless music system — all pretty amazing devices. Go on, we’ll still be here.

8:29AM - Also, be sure to check out the “iSlate” page on gdgt, it’s where all the news and discussions about the Apple tablet is going down. (Yes, we’ll change the name when/if Apple announces the damned thing today!)

9:01AM - Almost to the event!

9:05AM - Yowch, media line this time is fairly crazy! Standing by for admission.

9:17AM - Alright, we’re in! Doors aren’t open yet though, so we’re huddled in with all the other reporters and guests.

9:28AM - Doors opening in just a sec! (Photos are coming!)

9:41AM - Alright, we’re in! Dylan playing on the PA — Steve’s favorite! more…

A Conversation With Brian Buckley:

A good friend and fellow video game enthusiast beta testing STO.

me:I was just going to ask what your final take on STO was and what you thought about it…
Brian: Final? It is not over yet
me: it will be at 6pm our time and I will not be playing it again before its done… more…

I found this awesome website called “1001 rules for my unborn son”. Well my son is born so I decided to change this up just a little bit. I took a couple minutes and read some of these rules and it gave me quite the nostalgic feeling. Here ire a couple of my favorite including the link to the site more…

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Waiting for the movie hammer to fall, Thor fans? So are we! Verily!

And we’re getting so much closer because now we know who Thor (Chris Hemsworth)will be facing off against and that’s Tom Hiddleston as the trickster Loki! Want to see who it will be? ====> more…

If you’re a Jew or a Mexican girl, there’s a specific day where you officially become an adult.  For everyone else, becoming a grown-up is a gradual process, and most of the time you don’t realize that you’ve become an adult until it’s too late.  So, for everyone who doesn’t get to have one of those awesome “you’re a grown-up now” parties, we’ve created this helpful list of 7 Signs That You’re an Adult.

1. You Pay for Things that You Can’t Hold in Your Hand

As a child, commerce is simple: you give the ice cream man a handful of change, and you receive a Ninja Turtle popsicle with gumball eyes.  You can hold it in your hand. You can taste it. You can compare the position of the gumball eyes on the actual popsicle to the position that they’re supposed to be in, according to the picture on the wrapper, which you can also hold in your hand.  Even after the popsicle is gun, while you’re chewing on the rock-hard gumball eyes, you can hold the sticky popsicle stick, the proof that you received something tangible in exchange for your money.  As an adult, most of the things you pay for are seemingly unquantifiable.  I’ve never held health insurance in my hand, nor have I ever proudly displayed my newly-purchased Account Maintenance to my friends, even though I pay two dollars for one every month.  I don’t even know what a night/weekend minute looks like, but I’ve purchased hundreds of them as an adult. more…