Agreed. Mozzie was the heart of the show. It won't be the same if he's gone. Don't get me wrong, i'll still watch but it won't be the same. Hopefully he survives.
I prefer offline gaming for a lot of the same reasons as above. Most of the people you meet online are surprisingly juvenile, with their taunting and quitting just before they lose. The single player stories are also more immersive which is why i play in the first place. But multiplayer can...
Yeah good HDMI cables are pretty cheap online. The thing to keep in mind is that all HDMI cables are the same so you don't need to spend a bunch of money on them. I didn't have any issues with the ones i bought to connect my 360 or my PS3 and they are the exact same kind.
I dropped the 15 bucks after playing the demo and reading a few reviews and it is completely worth it. Great fun, challenging, and engaging. All from a genre that is sadly neglected these days.