Kirha wasn't "brainwashed" so his dedication to Hunter was real... The honor code was specially important to him. I've only read Freedom Flight a couple of months ago, and the Hobbes torture scene putted things is perspective for me. Especially the part when Thrakhath sends him free.
I've got Armada and WC III manuals in portuguese and they are excelent. The fun thing is, here in Portugal, the company that sold the games shipped them with both the portuguese and the english manuals.
I don't know if anybody had difficulty with this one, but in Righteous Fire there's an escort mission in oxford (Masterson Mission 4) that made me crazy for days.
My soccer team (FC Porto) is going to the Champions League final against Monaco. The champions league is UEFA most important competition, so I'm very proud. Yay.
About Sam & Max beeing cancelled, it's a shame, but as long as they don't cancel the new Monkey Island...
In other news, Beneath a Steel Sky 2 is beeing developed. I guess point and click IS coming back, So there's still hope for Sam & Max.