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• Thank you! : Carnivac
• some of those are REALLY good! : mrspyral
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  http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide08_hi.jpg that... : sexninja!!!!
  • Thats what I was just wondering... : tomservo
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    I think some of those are location shots, like showing where valve got their influences etc. just a few o... : mankeroo
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      ok, because.....damn : sexninja!!!!
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        I think this is Source's interpretation: http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/artic... : mankeroo
        • thats still pretty fucking good i guess just the fact alone that i wasnt sure if it was a real pic or ... : sexninja!!!!
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      no those aren't location shots....that's in-game... : whippy
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        Post #774 is a location shot. The one below is in game. : Hello Kitty
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          So your saying this is in game!? http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg... : Reeves
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            that is ingame yes. : buckshack
            • Holy crap batman! : Reeves
      • NO...... some of those are PHOTOS to show comparison between real life and the game. Take a close look... : buckshack
    • to show my id fanboyism....these are "meh".... :) : swansong
  • those are comparison pics. : r4wk
  • that is a photo : ease_one
  • I dont know, at first I was ready to admit it was in game then I looked at the windows. The ground and th... : tdunc
• Oh sweet jesus. http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Sli... : erotic sock
• amazing... I cannot wait! : Wolfanoz
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  now i am, thinking.. that valve leaked that game on purpose just as an excuse to spend more time working ... : hxman2k
  • I'm glad they did! : mankeroo
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    And then bribed the FBI to investigate it I'm sure. : Carnivac
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      they did not bribe anyone.. all that shit is made up.. that guy who supposdly leaked the game could have... : hxman2k
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        its mossad + jon titor` : sexninja!!!!
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          Indeed. When in doubt: it's the jews. : Sarcastro
          • teaming up with time travelers too : sexninja!!!!
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    I like this one http://www.planethalflife.com/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide15_hi.jpg . Would m... : Havoc1c4
    • Man, I can't wait for DoD source to come out! : rotten element
  • OMGARD ALEENZ STOLZD HALF LARf TWO PUT ON YER TINFOIL HATzS : Nighthavvk
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  Everything looks better when its been shrunken. : not work safe
  • exactly, that's why PS2 screenshots still get posted on the shack by blind people. : seven
• This is great, but not so much for the new screenshots (which are nice). It's cool to see the research, r... : Serpico74
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  Even if the engine isn't the most technologically impressive, the art direction is just so good, it will ... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Just because it doesn't do doom-3 style lightning doesn't mean it isn't technologically impressive. : Sander Pilon
  • I fail to see how the engine is not technologically impressive. : mystifier
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  http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide08_hi.jpg Hone... : steelsamurai
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    that's photo reference, the next image (inspired by that photo) is in-game. : ChowYunCat
    • Ah I see. : steelsamurai
• Wow, some of those look like photographs. :) : Dynotaku
• Hl2 is going to ownzor as hard as the first Half-Life me thinks. : veggie
• The huge skyscraper in the background still owns me. : mini-sanity
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  Holy shit. To the untrained eye one could have thought these were actually real. I can't wait. : mofo
  • to the blind maybe. lol. it looks good but def not that good :P : dilutedq
  • some are real photos. So I guess your eye is untrained, LOL : xilulus
  • http://www.fda.gov/cdrh/lasik/ : Chod
• wow. the movies don't seem nearly as impressive as they were when initially released. these pics, howev... : smacky
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  As pretty as Doom3 is inside, HL2 is that much on the outsite. The battle for the next generation games ... : VashTheStampede
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    man, you forgot one possible winner (not likely but possible): Crytek : smacky
    • no WAY, as good a Farcry was, the lighting alone is much better in HL2. So insanely great most people wil... : byorn
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  holy crap, you're telling me this is IN GAME?? http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/featu... : h4wk
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    OMG STOP PLEASE read the thread : Sniper21
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      damn, sorry. but seriously, who puts photos in a screenshot post? : h4wk
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        companies who know that people will think those are in-game screenshots and purchase the game. : personaljesus
        • read the text above the shots dude, these were yanked from a presentation a Valve guy did. So if you wan... : magila
  • nothing is that good . . . yet. : smacky
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  this shit looks fucking photorealistic! http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articl... : feek
  • ahahhaa and now it starts : Sniper21
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    YES PHOTOS ARE USUALLY PHOTOREALISTIC : personaljesus
    • dont hate me :( : feek
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  more hl2 screenshots http://homepage.mac.com/daytona63/europe/PhotoAlbum35.html : arizona bay
  • LOL A++ would laugh again. : personaljesus
  • wow they have a venice setting too? Damn this engine looks better with every update. GG valve. : Sniper21
  • http://homepage.mac.com/daytona63/.Pictures/Photo%20Album%20Pictures/2002-11-20%2012.45.14%20-0800/ImageR... : snuff
  • you knew what you where doing!!! : voodooraze
  • wow, Venice looks marvelous... I have to visit it some day before I die. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide08_hi.jpg WHAT... : mr.sleepy
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  A+ way to generate hype. : GeorgeB3DR
  • GEORGE I for one appreciate the old school way you are handling this shit Back in 1992 you could ... : mr.sleepy
  • *nods* A+ way to generate disapointment in most cases too. : -pRy-
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  A+ way to generate hype. : GeorgeB3DR
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8362438 : personaljesus
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      Leave George alone dude. He is sick of your bullshit. DO you think that they're actuall y not going to re... : mr.sleepy
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        What the fuck are you talking about? lol. I was supporting what he said. : personaljesus
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          Dude I'm sorry then, shit. I'm inthe wrong. You have my total apologies. : mr.sleepy
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            lol, no probs. Probably the way I said it made it confusing. : personaljesus
            • So now he not only has to deal with fanboys and haters, a new breed of apologetic drunk fan-haters has em... : Morgin
  • No kidding... : Stage
  • let's all fall into hypernation... : SlamDunk
  • You know all about generating hype don't you George? : mr3dmax
• I could fap to this. : jahulio2
• pretty easy to do that when you use 5 blocks for your buildings. Going to look pretty weird when you're ... : a sasquatch
• I was called a troll a couple days ago for saying the ones released early this week looked bad, but these... : briandubau
• HOT. These plus that new Bink video have renewed my hype. Now I need a release date >:( : khaosman
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  Really looks Eastern European, very well done. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    That looks sooo real: http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17 : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Wait, is that real? : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • It is real. It's a source pic, and the next page has the "recreation" : Slowtreme
    • LOLOLOL : drucifer
• Man, some of those shots are just amazing. Just in case none of you noticed. ;) : mr3dmax
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  HOLY SHIT!! Is this shot real? I can't tell if it is or not, you decide: http://www.freedominion.ca/sh... : 60days
  • Maybe half life has sharks with LASER BEAMS ON THEIR HEADS?!!?!?!?! : Jackass1233
  • hahahah its fake, its on snopes.com : cap n KRUNCH
• Holy SHIT those are nice shots. I cannot wait to get this game in my hands. I just preordered the Special... : x-eyd|mary
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  attn valve: probably not a good idea to couple real-life photographs with in-game screenshots : mr.sleepy
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    Aren't these just pics taken out of context from Valve and put on PlanetHalfLife? : freak!
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      no, they are from a SIGGRAPH powerpoint presentation, that is why there are photographs next to the rende... : r1cola
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        most will assume that they are in-game screenshots. : mr.sleepy
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          these were for a lecture, it's the website's fault if they put them up out of context. : kevp
          • I agree, boo urns to the website, but don't get on valves case. : Matto357
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        What I meant is that PlanetHalfLife took these shots from the presentation and posted them without a lot ... : freak!
        • that seems to be the case :( : r1cola
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    if someone cant figure that out on their own then they have bigger problems than with Valve trying to mak... : cap n KRUNCH
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      http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8363036 : ( : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • lol, well I have to admit, that one did take me a couple seconds, ESPECIALLY since your eyes are drawn to... : cap n KRUNCH
  • RTFA dude. :/ : eskimo spy
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  Some of those photos are real, some are screenshots. That is very underhand, slipping real photos into th... : ihya
  • I would have though most people can tell the difference quite easily (though it looks like i'm wrong). Th... : 60days
• VALVe needs to stop doing PowerPoint presentations and start putting game boxes on the shelves!!!! : g0nk
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  is this in game?!! http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Sl... : Shadowdane
  • Hmm, I'm guessing that one is in-game. : UtilityMaximizer
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    Looks like a render. If it's not, color me impressed! : Stage
    • C'mon guys - world creation, research, architecture, lighting, and concepts for the art direction of Half : {Venger}
  • http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide16_hi.jpg <-- Now... : Athlon7
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    im almost completely sure this is a photo : Snifter_42
    • They are... the pages with TWO screenshots, the first is real, second is Source. I was getting my ho... : Freon
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  Wow. http://www.planethalflife.com/screenshot.asp?src=/features/articles/sigg04/phl_c17_Slide08_hi.jpg ... : Freon
  • Eh nm, I think that's a photo. There is depth of field, too much detail, soft shadows with no stepping, ... : Freon

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  It was a retarded review. "You have to quit the game and go to a website to proceed through a point in th... : Chrono Trigga
  • yeah actually a lot of that humor reminded me of a Paul Verhoeven flick ala Robocop or Starship Troopers,... : cap n KRUNCH
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  how funny to complain about a lame review with a lame review. : ermac
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    I approve of your review of his review of their review. Two thumbs up. : capt tripps
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      IAWT quad-review. : eskimo spy
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        your review of their triple review is unsatisfactory : cam3lt0sis
        • I think you mean his meta-meta-meta-meta review! : d fluke
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  I had hopes for PC Gamer when Rob Smith moved on. Alas, their reviews are still crap. : johnny skidmarks
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    Get Edge, or PC Gamer UK if you can. Both some of the best games writing you will ever find. : node
    • yep, nothing touches Edge for serious reviews. : Rapid 99
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  Hate to break the news to you, but guns, usually only have one firing mode. Everyone wants all these al... : kingdepork
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    Yup, alt-fire adds nothing to an onslaught game. : haokah
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      when i play UT2k4, i break off my RMB, and more than double the score of the guy in 2nd....lol internet. : kingdepork
      • lol at your node charging, vehicle repair, and team assists : haokah
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    Alt-fire works quite well, thank you very much. : Fred Garvin
    • Not in doom. it has no function there. : kingdepork
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  you talk about it like your opinions on these things are facts : Mansmells
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    He made a very valid comment. The problem with the review is they didn't talk about anything really. I... : kingdepork
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      that's fine, i haven't read the review, but if they didn't find the gamplay repetitive, or the AI sub-par... : Mansmells
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        Yeah but they didn't talk about gameplay period. : kingdepork
        • well that would have been a better way to say it : Mansmells
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          Could someone please define this "gameplay" you speak of? 'Cause I swear, to me gameplay indcludes thi... : Sebastian Sylvan
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            I'd have to read it again, but I remember thinking, wtf they covered nothing on how fun the game is etc. ... : kingdepork
            • yeah the review was something like "oh and this part was cool, and this part happened and thenn... [plot ... : ermac
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            you just described the elements of a film. : Rapid 99
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              Games don't have any of that? The entertainment factor of a game has nothing to do with that? If so, I... : Sebastian Sylvan
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                You missed the point of the thread I think. His talking about how the review neglected to mention the qua... : Rapid 99
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                  And I'm saying that you're separating "graphics, sound, and design" and "gameplay" when there is no dist... : Sebastian Sylvan
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                    i guess our points would make much more sense if you read the shallow review. : kingdepork
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                      I did. : Sebastian Sylvan
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                        And you walked away somewhat informed? Cuz i immediately thought "wow i read a full review, yet for so... : kingdepork
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                          It's not the best I've read but it tells you the gist of it. It tells you it's a scary story-driven game... : Sebastian Sylvan
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                            K so we could just hire someone from FYAD and to condense the article to the sunglass smily. : kingdepork
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                              Look, the article talked about the story, the graphics, the atmosphere, the weapons, the monsters etc. et : Sebastian Sylvan
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                                K then why did people randomly find it shallow then? Don't get me wrong, i loved the game and am glad i... : kingdepork
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                                  I wouldn't know. I just felt that while the review wasn't top-notch, it wasn't that crappy either. Nob... : Sebastian Sylvan
                                  • It's very hard to explain. I dunno maybe i expected a more thorough review considering how big doom3 is.... : kingdepork
                              • gameplay and gameplay modes: http://www.gamasutra.com/features/20010627/rouse_01.htm http://www.gamas... : 60days
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                          Save yourself some time and dont reply anymore. Its pointless. Never thought I'd see a fanboi so obssesse... : johnny skidmarks
                          • Go back to whichever HL2 thread you escaped from, troll... : Sebastian Sylvan
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                            you really don't like to see or hear about people enjoying themselves, do you? being so bitter and jaded ... : eskimo spy
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                              He's just a child who's pissed off that I called him on one of his trolls a few weeks ago. And like a chi... : Sebastian Sylvan
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                                You're state of delusion is remarkable. Every Doom 3 thread you dont agree with you start arguments i... : johnny skidmarks
                                • Yeah, that's why you harassed me with similar attacks in a Linux thread, for instance? And yeah, when : Sebastian Sylvan
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                    Discussing a game without discussing the gameplay, and only ranking it on criteria it shares in common wi... : Skeffington
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                      Again, what do you mean by gameplay? I still say that it did discuss gameplay, but since gameplay for ... : Sebastian Sylvan
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                        Okay, fine. It's been said many times in this thread; the review didn't truly discuss the weapons, amongs... : Skeffington
                        • They did discuss weapons. Page 39, 2nd collumn, 2nd paragraph, starting with the word "Gear". They disc : capt tripps
                        • Like capt tripps said, they did discuss that. And I find it curious that you choose to treat the "abst... : Sebastian Sylvan
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                Yeah, Doom3's action parts are very simple, but so what? The game is not about the action or puzzles etc. : SpiderMonkey
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                  Well that's just how I see it, and i haven't really found many people claiming that the game is about any : Sebastian Sylvan
                  • I should probably say "combat" instead of "action" there. The "action" is a pretty big part, in that i : Sebastian Sylvan
        • exactly, you'd think it was a review of a movie, not a game. As for my opinions, well they're kinda like... : pzilla
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          Lets see. They talk about the weapons, the pacing of the game, the PDA and it's importance, how the plot... : capt tripps
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            a pony, apparently. fuckers just go play the damn game. it's fun, scary, cool looking and keeps bringing ... : eskimo spy
            • you go girl : Rapid 99
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  All games mags review beta games. They wouldn't be able to have the review hit the ship date if they didn... : SpiderMonkey
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    Haha. Rob Smith's first paragraph of his NWN:HotU reviews spoiled the entire ending of the game. : johnny skidmarks
    • OMG. That's even worse than their (perhaps-now-deceased) habit of including screenshots of the end-bosses... : SpiderMonkey
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  you do unlock nightmare after playing through on marine : miketd
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    i think it's on veteran : ermac
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      I'm pretty sure also. : thejm4n
      • I just beat it on Marine (Normal) last night, and it unlocked Nightmare. Never even started a game on Vet... : hellspit
    • unlocked for me after playing on marine : NodTerrorist
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  whats the mistake about unlocking nightmare by playing on marine? when I beat marine, it unlocked nightma... : dilutedq
  • I thought it said in one of the videos. Maybe it said one of the harder difficulties. : thejm4n
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  "I wonder how they got their hands on a copy of the game before it went gold" you don't know anything : eskimo spy
  • I'm not calling conspiracy, I just thought that PCGamer had a policy of reviewing finalized versions of t... : pzilla
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  One mode of fire? FUCK. I'm returning Doom 3 now. : cam3lt0sis
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    you know, for the next game I make, I'm not going to have one mode of fire, or even two. Heck, I'm gonna... : timmie
    • Weak, I'm already planning a 16 mode per gun FPS. : cam3lt0sis
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  OMG, only one fire mode?! And the animalistic demons and mindless zombies don't use sophisticated squad ... : Arcanum
  • URSORITE. Wanna go return Doom 3 together? : cam3lt0sis
• They had an "exclusive" first review, which pretty much says it all. : Mad Brahmin Disease

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• what a jerk :) : optimistic
• don't call it a comeback!!! : cap n KRUNCH
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  yeah great competition i've watched the whole tourney on GGL via stream i think Daler played a bit bette... : orange monkey
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    Will streaming be the new way of watching live games? Hope they come up with a version of GTV for Doom 3 ... : personaljesus
    • i hope too because that was pretty low quality =\ and downloading a 1gb 15min demo is rediculous i hope... : orange monkey
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  He's definitely the best at picking up new games, but I think we're going to see him repeat his Q3 and UT... : michae l
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    He goes where the money is. He doesnt stick with a game too long. : personaljesus
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      Well, the money has always been in CS, which he tried to pick up I guess, but that's just not his style o... : michae l
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        the competition ovetook him because, unlike 99 percent of the players he competed against he wasn't dedic... : personaljesus
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          With Q3 that wasn't the case, but that's fair regarding UT2k3 or Painkiller or whatever else he's tried. ... : michae l
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            Why do you say that? He dominated Q3 for about 2 years until he switched to UT2k3 + CS. : personaljesus
            • I don't remember exactly when the WCG 2002 qualifiers were in relation to UT2k3. While looking for some ... : michae l
  • Yeah, he walked that AvP2 tourney didn't he? IMO, he's a damn good gamer but also smart at marketing hims... : node
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  He was beaten by Daler in his unofficial tourney IIRC : mr.sleepy
  • yeah in a 5min game and again on the frag chamber where Daler play this map a little bit better imo th... : orange monkey
• Nice nice, go fat! : askedrelic
• nice one! : moshman
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  Are there demos? : filtersweep
  • Seriously, i really want to see if the demos are fun. Last id game that had fun to watch player demos w... : kingdepork
  • Don't know, Quakecon hasn't been organized very well. If there are demos, they're huge and have no sound... : michae l
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    No. I hear the d3 multiplayer demo sizes get up to like a meg because of lighting, physics, etc... : Sexpansion Pack
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      gig, not meg : Sexpansion Pack
      • Can't they just record a .avi of the demo? That wouldn't be as big... : askedrelic
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      Christ. Actual video would be smaller. : filtersweep
      • Yeah, that's probably how demos will get circulated. : Sexpansion Pack
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      yeah, demo1 is 75M. So a full match would certainly be a pretty huge file. : Turd Ferguson
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        i'd download it anyway. : draconic
        • Me too, though it sucks that there's no sound :( : MrMethane
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  I would also like to point out I correctly predicted that elpajuo would finish highest out of everyone on... : michae l
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    WTF?!??!?! I predicted the winner: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8355508 :) : personaljesus
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      Not fair! I would have picked Daler out of the final list anyway. I'm not as amazing as I claimed. : michae l
      • :) see, my awsomeness comes from the fact that i predicted someone NOT even from the list : personaljesus
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  Here are videos, use Winamp5 to watch them. : Turd Ferguson
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    http://www.ingame.de/filebase/index.php?action=category&cid=377 : Turd Ferguson
    • shack dotted? : recoilfx
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      winamp demos with real shitty compression. That sucks ass :( : mc-fine
      • yeah, I hope we at least get a real demo of the final match. : Turd Ferguson
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  enjoy: http://www.cached.net/images/fatal1ty.JPG : byorn
  • \X/ild Stallyns! \m/ : drucifer
  • dude..... : Mansmells
  • lol he's so intense. : kingdepork
  • He needs a bran muffin. : quietb0y
  • Oooo, I think I just grew a vagina : MrMethane
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    It's high-res, read: READY FOR PHOTOSHOPAJ! :D : melancoholicz
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      That photo is like 2 years old... I don't see why you guys seem to be hating him so much. He is makin... : askedrelic
      • Sorry, but can you quote where I said "I hate fatal1ty?". I think he works hard to earn a decent money of... : melancoholicz
      • I just think a bran muffin would help. : quietb0y
      • he's not helping to create a good image with that goofy photo! :D : Mansmells
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    Venger? : Wolfanoz
    • even {Venger} looks more manly then that dude : rookieone
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    He needs to host a G4 show with CliffyB : CornflowerBlue
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      the nerd and cheese factor would make TVs melt. : kingdepork
      • unless cliffy can score up the hot chick parade : Downforce
      • Cliff says funny shit though : brewsterdog

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• http://www.pupinc.com/gallery/ATLShackmeet20040814/pic%20029.jpg What you all came to see. : suicidemachine
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  the blondie looks like Tidus : MurrayTheSkull
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    that's venger : pupismyname
    • good. I'll let him know : MurrayTheSkull
• I was freaked the hell out when Venger said who he was. I figured somebody was putting me on, so I didn't... : king_darius
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  http://haiku.shacknews.com/icecream.jpg : haiku
  • IAWTP : Video Sex Pope
  • classy! : Wolfanoz
  • hahaha! : {Venger}
  • hahahaha I have a new wallpaper. FOR FOREVER. : tomservo
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  UM needs to shave the head and buff up and he'd be a dead ringer for JAson Strathom. Or maybe not quit... : johnny rotten
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    he is a pretty attractive guy. he needs to lose the short sleeve polo/khakis look though, it's making hi... : arizona bay
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      umax gets chicks with his brain : pupismyname
      • His massive, wet brain. : king_darius
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      dude he's an economist. He can probably make a graph that charts polo shirt usage across the span of infl... : Morgin
      • I've seen that chart. the data checks out folks. : Video Sex Pope
  • I used to be buff, years ago. When I was in college I was huge (255 pound bench press! That's a lot for a... : UtilityMaximizer
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  who's that? http://www.pupinc.com/gallery/ATLShackmeet20040814/thumbs/pic%20020.jpg : slacko
  • zerofunk aka hugh jackman : pupismyname
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  It's easy to see what pics i shot!! : {Venger}
  • the ones where draco isnt present? : Morgin
  • the good ones. : pupismyname
• {Venger} should come to qcon next year and pose as Fatal1ty. Dead ringer! : king_darius
• http://www.pupinc.com/gallery/ATLShackmeet20040814/pic%20052.jpg Did you guys make a drug deal after I... : suicidemachine
• Degenerate is one sexy bitch. : Deathlove
• Has there been a Seattle Shackmeet? : myfasha
• Nobody tagged this? All Shackmeet pic threads get tagged interesting! Even if they're not. That was s... : UtilityMaximizer
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  FUCK YO SHACKMEEET!!!! hey people it w2as nice talking to those of you that got ont he phone yesterday... : lacker
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    at least drucifer and I will be there to have the upstate NY crowd represented :( : Paranoid Android
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      Come hell or high water, Im showing up next year. : Squirrely
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        whatever Mr Fancy Pants : Degenerate
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          your boney ass better be there next year! we need the full atlanta contingent there :( : Paranoid Android
          • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8354463 : Degenerate
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      Finally a shackmeet in Upstate NY. : personaljesus
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        there are quite a few of us in the Rochester area, then a few in Syracuse, and at least one or two in Buf... : Paranoid Android
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          My parents live in binghamton, I could always spend a weekend with them if there was a coinciding shackme... : Chunks
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            I lived in Bingy for 3 years. The most crappy town ever :P : personaljesus
            • I've never lived there, but my parents place is nice enough.... but beyond their driveway it seemed prett... : Chunks
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          We should all try to head to qcon together next year :D. I'd love to go too and would've this year if I d... : boughton supreme
          • From my doorstep to the dorms at UB (not that you're in those, but for reference) it's about an hour and ... : Paranoid Android
        • I'm in Ithaca from Sept til May... : Rasnowl
• THANKS FOR POKING ME IN THE EYE : Degenerate
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  Whose ear is that? That is my favoritest picture :O : dognose
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    its mine! : sabadog
    • it's SO hot :( : dognose
• My week of "get away from it all" vacation was basically rained out. I almost wish I'd been home this la... : Caboose
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  :( : Matto357
  • We talked about your shackmeet idea. I wont tell you what we decided though. >:) : Degenerate
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  Missed it due to prior engagements but it sure looks like ya'll had a good time! Happy to hear that {Ven... : {Venger}
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    wut? : drucifer
    • *head explodes* : personaljesus
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    Hahaha he's still logged into my machine! Son needs to learn his lesson ;) - Odoyle : {Venger}
    • hahahaha : Downforce
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  Who's the guy in the flannel shirt? : genjuro
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?person=SabadoG : Degenerate
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      ... what the hell is going on in this pic? and who's the guy on the right? http://www.pupinc.com/galle... : genjuro
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        umax is threatening suicidemachine with disembowelment with a spoon if he doesnt floss : Degenerate
        • "It's NOT a spork, take a look and smile when you say that!" : Maddog_Delphi97
• Commendations for hot and wetness. : geedeck
• is it suddenly hot in here? or is it just me? http://www.pupinc.com/gallery/ATLShackmeet20040814/pic%2... : ChowYunCat
• WTF is that shit? F'n weak party. Maybe the pictures don't show it all, but it looks like some pussy as... : Priest77

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  tl;dr version: i <3 u guys : mr.sleepy
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    <3 <3 <3 8======D ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ : lacker
    • ahahahahahah : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  just think, you've only met < 1% of the Shack community! : drucifer
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    Yeah, the other 99% hate meeting people. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      or live 2500 miles away from Texas :P : drucifer
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        I'll be there next year, and sexninja and I are about this >< close to get polansk to be there, too. : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • lol, that would be great. : drucifer
        • count me in too, i will be flying in from canada! : wildminus
        • this would be like jesus : sexninja!!!!
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      2,000 mile trip dude :( : EvilDolemite
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        Just joking. : Mad Brahmin Disease
        • I will go someday. : EvilDolemite
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      Yeah.. I hate meeting new people. seriously : surround
      • Its not really meeting new people. You kind of know them already. : Degenerate
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  You said it first and best, Mr. Sleepy. : sHugamom
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    are you still at the hotel? do you know if AYB has left yet? : mr.sleepy
    • I've got your headphones and they're sweet. :) If you see this, come on back to sHugamom's room. We've... : Githyanki
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  do you call each other by your real names or your shack names? : Fraxxxi
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    I call everyone by their online handles. : mr.sleepy
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      at least all the shcakers had names you could actually pronouce! : r1cola
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        like "ar-one-cola" : Dante
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          sounds too much like RC Cola : r1cola
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            I always said it as "ricola", like the Swiss couch drop. : trove
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              "The Swiss Couch Drop" sounds like an Olympic event. : UtilityMaximizer
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                Yes, Gunter Sweissencacher currently holds the world record. : trove
                • I think Maarten could head-bang his way into beating that record!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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              exactamundo. named after my cat i got in college, who was raised in a drawer as the dorms did not allo... : r1cola
              • haha, awsome :) : Stage
    • that aweejohwajlfjdsal guy should come one year, just for kicks. : Nighthavvk
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  Glug glug. I must go eventually. :[ : laurgasms
  • ..indeed. I'll prolly go next year. : drucifer
• it also involves plenty of toilet water, apparently : Postal
• common interests and an excuse to be nice to each other can go a long way. : IcomeINpeace
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  Why did you get banned? Or are you talking about the ban you got from the shack? Yeah, now that I thi... : Maddog_Delphi97
  • He's referring to the "permaban" he was under during the previous Quakecon, before the Great Unbanning of... : UtilityMaximizer
• You'll be there next year I can only assume? It will be at epic proportions at that point! :D : Paranoid Android
• next year I will be there, dammit. I'm planning vacation around it, whether the wife likes it or not! : timmie
• I'll be there next year. maybe : jrsX
• b& from stoofoo : Tovarishch
• Yeah, quakecon is the best event imho just for socializing with the shack (even though I feel I missed ou... : invalidat10n

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• norcal, because I have a chance of getting there : itsjames
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  Let's have it in hell. I love the blistering cold! : boughton supreme
  • I WAS being SERIOUS, I didn't even tag this post >:( : dognose
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  As much as NorCal is good, I think Duke would prefer vegas! : Paranoid Android
  • You know, you are probably right, and it IS fitting. : dognose
• Vegas. The 3DR staff (or at least George) should all go too. : smacknca
• My vote : Auburn NY : drucifer
• It'll be tough to party without breaking a hip. : WillingZombie
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  SIGN UP HERE FOLKS http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=1373 : dognose
  • I signed up. I'M EXCITED NOW! All we need now is the game :( : itsjames
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    I don't seem to be able to add myself to this. Is it 'cause since I suggested it, it is assumed that I w... : dognose
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      yeah you can't add yourself to your own meet. : Paranoid Android
      • I can still go right? :( : dognose
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    ^^^ MORE PEOPLE SIGN UP HERE ^^^ Also, we need: Volunteers to film the event; Suggestions for door p... : dognose
    • I can do cool chemistry magic and special effects like smoke and fire! : Paranoid Android
  • i was just at milpitas today... i can bring a few of my friends, depending when this happens : reveiation
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  I can't wait to hear about all the free stuff George sends you when it goes gold. You earned it ! : Haku-Jin
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    word. definately deserves a tour of the offices and goodies : creep
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      I got all that already! Dinner too! : dognose
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        George better send you a copy of DNF at least, and you should get it a couple days before they start sell... : Haku-Jin
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          How about a reference in an easter egg? :) : clubboi
          • At the very least he'll be in the credits. : ) : Haku-Jin
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          No, 'cause I wouldn't sign the NDA. I wanna be able to scream IT 0WNS, IT FUCKING 0WNZ" all over the Int... : dognose
          • That's what I mean, like two days before anyone else gets it, it shows up on your doorstep. No NDA needed... : Haku-Jin
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            Hey, I thought you weren't cursing anymore. >:( : joelaughlin
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              I don't see sHugamom online http://www.shacknews.com/online/ : dognose
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                But what if she logs on now and sees? : joelaughlin
                • I think you're confusing it with I don't eat cheese any more. : dognose
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  I'd prefer somewhere I can play the damn game. I would have waited long enough. : crazywigga
  • I'm thinking more a "IT'S GONE GOLD" party rather than a release dfate party, 'cause when it's released, ... : dognose
• NOR CAL PLS : hirez
• Hahaha awesome. I'll make it to Dave & Buster's for sure. : mofo
• GeorgeB3DR promised a shack release party. I remind him of it whenever I can but somehow I don't think h... : lord cecil
• the game has to be released to have a release party you know : Kitty__Kong