Steam is the best place to buy games that I've found. They have huge sales in which they sell games for like 3 USD. I have tons of games and it's easy to connect with my friends on steam too.
I agree it was a bold move (mistake?) changing the start menu paradigm. I started experimenting w start-menu hacks immediately after installing Windows 8 for the first time, I tried classic shell, start8 and some others and eventually moved on to The Prompt (Windows. Simplified.). I'm running...
Loadout
Checkout the game Loadout on Steam. It's super fun, a whole bunch of weapon customization. Currently in paid beta but it will be free once it officially comes out.
That looks good..
but I wonder if it will actually fix all the problems. To do that I guess they would need to get rid of Metro. I have that thing. :mad:
I've had a lot of laptops.
Yes this is normal for big games. Make sure it is off a blanket or pillow when you play so is has plenty of ventilation. What I like to use is a lapdesk, they're flat pads that you can use a mouse on and they give the laptop great ventilation.