Retina MacBook Pro Heat Issues ?

Hello,
i have noticed that my new MacBook Pro with Retina Display gets exceptionally hot, especially when playing some fairly basic games like "Tomb Raider Underworld". I have noticed the heat in the area of the Keyboard an the bottom. The aluminum between the keys gets so hot that i can barely touch it.
Has anybody got the same issue ?
What should i do ?

see Vastly Improved Thermals from AnaandTech as part of their review of the Retina MacBook Pro.   If you check the bottom of the page you can see if you GPU stress test the laptop it can get sufficiently hot.   About the middle of this page, you can see how Apple redeigned the heat pipes along with fans to bleed off Heat.

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