Gamespot has been keeping a pretty good line of stories going on the upcoming release of Civilization IV. I won’t bore you with repetitive details, here are the links to the stories:
Stone Age to Bronze Age Impressions
Dark Ages to Current Times Impressions
These are entertaining for Civ fans, but what about every one else? [...]

The Stiggybaby website has been an excellent source for a ton of roleplaying books, usually offering prices below what Amazon can offer on all books - and having a wider selection.
However, they’ve decided they can no longer remain competitive, so they are closing down. As such, they’re marking all inventory down. Take a [...]

I have now had the opportunity to peruse the first ~ 105 pages of the fourth edition core rulebook for Shadowrun.
These are my initial impressions - keep in mind that gameplay has not yet taken place to validate any of these impressions.
Positives:
Simplified game mechanics - this does not appear to actually detract from the game, [...]