Unka Willbur "insider subsriber" is a free service. Not to say that they won't charge down the line, but up until now it has been completely free. It's a reg wall--just like a lot of newspapers use.

That said, the buzz surrounding 4.0 has been mostly derisive, stemming mainly from the extremely lackluster presentation by WOTC (see the video).

We geeks expected to be wowed by Steve Jobs-like performances at all our nerd cons. This one was boring and awkward. There's just no damn excuse for a bland presentation for a product built on pure fantasy. Haven't these guys been to E3 before? Lack of geekgasms aside, WOTC still needs to convice its audience/customers/half-orc paladins that the game will be redeemed--not just revamped.

It's been a long time since they made falling in love with the game as easy as it once was to play.

Sorry guys, but this is old news:
http://blog.wired.com/games/2006/11/jimmy_as_gta3.html

...I thought Boing Boing was buds with Wired? No?