PC gaming: What are you thankful for this year?

November 23rd, 2011

I'm not sure if you've noticed, but a lot of gaming coverage has gotten downright tabloidy, whiny, or straight up boring in recent years. Some of my favorite websites used to be a lot of fun, but a lot of them have become a drag.

Not only is this behavior incredibly lame, it's downright offensive to more serious, complex, or really sucky news (i.e. we're talking about GAMES, people!).

So in the spirit of Thanksgiving, let us give thanks while simultaneously giving a shrug to crotchety gamers.

I'll go first.

I'm (still) thankful for Steam—PC gaming is better for it. I'm thankful for Skyrim, these other four holiday games, and new multiplayer shooters.

I'm thankful for game testers who play through crap so I don't have to. I'm thankful for high-powered rigs. I'm thankful for continued momentum by PC gaming.

I'm thankful for YouTube + gaming, StarCraft II, and Portal 2. I'm thankful for indie games, mods, and dedicated servers. And I'm thankful for Alienware and iGames for letting me dig up cool crap for you to chew on here at Alienware Arena.

(Seriously, I was impressed by your gore concerns to this post and your other responses elsewhere. You're a classy, inspiring, and civil group of readers.)

More than anything, I'm just greatful. Life is good. And if it isn't for you at the moment, I promise it can be again with a little patience, recalibration, surrounding yourself with good people, and soul-searching. I know because that's the formula I have used often when stuck in a pickle, both large or small.

So happy Thanksgiving, readers. What are you thankful for this year, from at least a PC gaming perspective -- and if you're up to it -- a real-life one?

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1st! :D I'm tankful alienware keeps making their laptops bigger :D Cant wait for M21x :D Oh, and Happy Eating Turkey Day :D Thanks DICE for bringing BF3 into this world! :D

It takes 47 muscles to frown,and 17 to smile.. It only takes 3 to end a life.. One shot, one kill.

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

dantheman221

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1st would be.. SKYRIM! 2nd... there is none >:O

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

cmcvane

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I am thankful for Alienware Arena, which introduced me to a massive world of gaming and amazing people! Thank you all!
I am thankful for Skyrim, for continuing a legacy for me that has stretched back to 1998, when I first played Daggerfall. Thank you for not being a let-down!
I am thankful for Steam, for giving me TF2 for completely free! My life would not be the same otherwise.

"A single dream is more powerful than a thousand realities." ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

Eirreann

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I am thankful for all the great games that have came out this past year.

Makes it feel good to be a PC gamer.

M17x R4 i7 7970 www.facebook.com/sizzackz

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

dave427

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Skyrim... enough said

Ladd Russo is like a father to me.

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

GenghisPF

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I'm thankful that PC gaming is as strong as ever. Loving all the releases that keep coming out! That and I'm thankfull that my university semester is almost over lol

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

ll_textbook_ll

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Steam. My m11x. As far as the games go...Serious Sam 3. Portal 2, earlier this year. DiRT 3 (big fan). Duke Forever.

Is the parking brake on?

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

telans2617m

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My M17xR3.
Skyrim + BF3.

OnyxAnomaly.com

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

OnyxAnomaly

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Great gaming. I got into LoL this year and I am very happy for it. Also, very thankful for my new M14X... that too ;P Can't wait for some more amazing gaming this year...

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

Zerosama0000

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PC wise i am thankfull for assains Creed Revelations. In my life I am thankful for my M-14x and not having to make my own thanksgiving dinner this year.

Posted Wednesday, November 23rd, 2011 Quote This Post

ethompson729

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1. SKYRIM! For filling that void in me
2. Steam for giving me games for cheap during their sales
3. HumbleBundle! For also giving me cheap Indie games!

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

dodolidot

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I'm thankful for Credit Cards.
So I can take advantage of all the Game Deals that Steam and other websites put up...

I'm not creative, so this is what I came up with...

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

aequitas28

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Oh and No-Clean Liquid Flux and a Heat Gun to fix my Stupid PS3 and it's Yellow Light of Death!

I'm not creative, so this is what I came up with...

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

aequitas28

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Well I could say I'm thankful for my cousin who invited me to dota 2 beta ;p

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

lozz21

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Aww nice!

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

moneymetal22

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I'm thankful for Alienware high prices to eliminate the competition.

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

spanktony

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I am thankful for this great community and Steam deals!!!

New forums... Any Time Soon™

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

definewikipedia

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I'm thankful to see PC Gaming get at least a little more respect this year.. oh, and for BF3.

Beep. Click. BOOM. "MEDIC!"

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

BoyScout5

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I am thankful to be able to have a sweet motorcycle..I am thankful I am able to pay my bills by composing music for tv/film/video games. I am thankful for my Alienware alx area 51 and my brand new maxed out m18x....these days i use mainly for music production and a little skyrim and BF3...I am thankful to be alive to enjoy such great things.
Cheers

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

Neosinner

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im thankful that games are getting better and better every year ike mw3 and bf3 and skyrim and whatever games out there made its release. it's been a great year! dont you agree guys? we had good times but we had bad times but there are times where we enjoy both.

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

937olter

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cmcvane said: 1st would be.. SKYRIM! 2nd... there is none >:O

skyrim aint no.1 for the ultimate game of the year yet. it's no.1 for best fantasy genre game. just dont go too far with your fanboyism. besides, i believe that portal 2 will take the win.

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

937olter

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but what im really asking for next year is that cod will take more time and IW needs to put more effort in cuz if the next game comes out with something that is from the same engine but just tweaked and renamed, it may turn out to be a bad rated game compared to its predecessors. bf3 might end up going downhill and skyrim too if they continue using the same formula.

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

937olter

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Don't multipost please. Just put bulletins in everything and make sure you press enter when you write about the next thing. No need to get extra arp -___-

It takes 47 muscles to frown,and 17 to smile.. It only takes 3 to end a life.. One shot, one kill.

Posted Thursday, November 24th, 2011 Quote This Post

dantheman221