My soapbox isn't very tall, but for those people who do swing by these forums, I wanted to encourage you to check out a space sim game that a group is trying to build via crowd-source funding. Led by Chris Roberts, the guy who did Wing Commander, Freelancer and other games. I think it looks like a really cool game (or will be once it's finished). They need to do a better job on getting the word out, so I'm posting a little note here in hopes that maybe I can drive another dozen people to their website.
So, if you love science fiction and are a PC gamer, then I encourage you to visit the website and check out the video. Seriously, the video is amazing. That's what got me. It's worth 11 minutes, I think.
The website is www.robertsspaceindustries.com (http://www.robertsspaceindustries.com). The name of the game they are building is Star Citizen.
Ok, that's all. Climbing down off the soap box... :)