i dont trust IGN on anything they are some of the most biased reviewers in my extremely humble opinion. As to the heating issue its a laptop im sorry but every single one i've ever used for gaming whether it was designed for gaming or not runs extremely hot, my old Asus used to keep my fathers coffee hot... no lie. So oh boy you start to sweat thats what tables are for. would i get it... hell no i could build two towers for that price but if Richards ever wins the lottery and gives me some sure I'd run it as my out of the house/vacationing machine.