Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Nov 18, 2004 6:00pm PSTGoing to take a break from HL2 for some more ESPN NBA 2K5 I think as I found myself rushing through it when I know I dont want to.
- Wires are over - Bill Gates gets spam too! The Grinch spammed us :( - FCC crackdown spreading - Bangbus is a scandal! - The missing evolution linkLastly, worst toys of the season.
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection coming in June
Sony patent would interrupt gameplay to display ad
Weekend Confirmed 114 - Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Lost Planet 3
New Zone of the Enders project underway
Carmageddon ploughing into GOG
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which one of these is better :
Intel Pentium 4 530 3.0GHZ HT Skt775 FSB800 1MB Cache
Intel Pentium 4 3.0GHz Prescott Skt478 FSB800 1MB Cache
or should i go the whole A64 route? i'm going to build the entire lot from scratch and i have no idea what the latest greatest bits and bobs are out there.
and if anybody has thoughts on motherboards i would be very gratefull
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http://www.wutangcorp.com
RIP :(
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What the?
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Some people gauge success differently. Some might say it's not a success because it's not #1, or because they incurred a monetary loss on every console sold for years (and still may be).
With the launch of Xbox Live, the release of EA Sports games over Live, and various third-party smash hits, I say the console has done about as well as one can do in a Sony-and-Nintendo dominated environment. Launching amidst those two powerhouses must have been no easy task, and sustaining your userbase with quality titles and a solid online service must have been even harder.
I still laugh at the EB associate who scoffed at my pre-order of Halo and DOA3, saying he gave the system six months before it was pulled from the market.
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But anyways, what sort of characters are people having fun with? I figure if I'm going to stare at polygon ass, it might as well be female polygon ass, but does that mean I can only seduce dudes? =(
The obtuse ability is a ton of fun, too bad that family is fucked up. Fun to mess with though. It's frustrating you're stuck with specific powers once you pick a family. Also, I can't believe there aren't more appearance options for character creation. One model per gender per family? Weaksauce.
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Also try this... find NPC's, but don't let them see you yet... zoom in on the spot where they would see you, then let them see you. Amazing to watch their facial expression change right as they watch you and progress as they talk. I mostly used zoom to watch faces and eyes and find moments of catching them off guard.
Very nice attention to detail in this game. The AI is silly though and highly disappointing.
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HALF-LIFE2 MENZ!
You really need to seriously watch those spoilers. You might be posting something that seems like a no brainer, but those of us who havn't played it don't know jack and would like to keep it that way.
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I am trying to build myself a new theme for WinXP Home sp2, part of which would of course be new startup/shutdown screens. Well I have the Startup screen and login screens changed, but I am unable to find anything on how to change the SHUTDOWN screens. Anyone?
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All my experience is in Software Development, about 5 years + a BS in computer science. Would I qualify for this type of position you think or would it be more hardware based?
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Today I got Hired Guns for the amiga.
Best $10 ever spent, ever.
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HL2 Shackpoll - only read/participate if you've beaten the game...
Did Alyx die?
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When you are in the citadel and have to destroy 3 generators to continue, how the fuck do you get to the third? The first two was a no brainer but the last is driving me nuts.
please help.
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g/z//r - Drive Boy, Shooting
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Nova Prospekt is fucking awesome. The sheer carnage that takes place in this episode is great, especially the fights between the King Ant Lions and Combine Soldiers, with our hero taking potshots from a dark corner. Oh, I nearly pissed my pants when I discovered the King Ant Lions can break pillars.
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When the game hits retail next week, what race and class will you be going with..assuming you've decided already. For what reason are you choosing your race/class?
I'm going with Night Elf, but haven't decided on class yet though. I'm going with either Druid or Rogue. My largest decision for choosing NE is because of the beginning area really. The music in Teldrassil is beautiful. If I could actually dedicate the insane amount of time needed, I'd make a Horde character as well but that won't happen.
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THE BRIDGE
WOW. Is anyone outstandingly impressed by this level? I mean the design is absolutely gorgeous. Half-Life2 is the only game where I've felt compelled to take "Artistic Photographic Screenshots" at opportune times. Seriously gorgeous.
I passed that, now I'm at Sand Traps. Sounds scary so I think I'll put down the crowbar for the night. :(
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i think that in all likelyhood there will be an expansion released some time from now, where the player assumes the part of a combine soldier. think of opposing force. half life 2 explained close to nothing about the combine, who they are, why they were there, how they got there, where they came from, how long they had been there, what they planned to do, or what color their underwear is.
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It looks like Central PVP is where its gonna be fucking at.
http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.aspx?fn=wow-pvp&t=36567&p=1&tmp=1#post36567
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Anyway, I have gone back to the more traditional F5-QS, F9-QL, F12-SS configuration and all is well (except that one time I wanted to screenshot and hit F9 accidentally but hasn't happened since).
Neither of these screenshots are spoilers (at least I don't think so personally). They're just the ones I like best so far.
http://sigma.shackspace.com/d1_canals_130014.jpg
Ooh pretty water!
http://sigma.shackspace.com/d1_eli_010022.jpg
This made me giggle...
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