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  For some reason a University that places adds online make me not want to go there. : ob3ron
  • prolly cause they're a corporation, not a school. : deviantpaul

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• you know what sucks. I am going to have to wait on this game. My car needs a new clutch =/ Hope they r... : Turd Ferguson
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  so are there any Gearbox-esque bugs/quirks in the game, or is it relatively clean? I don't think that qu... : the archvile
  • The xbox version has a couple of annoying bugs, but Im sure they'll be taken care of soon. There's alread... : mmt681
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  Until Gearbox delivers a demo, they will not be getting my money. : PenicillinX57
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    SIGNED. : xphil
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      IGN gave DeusEx2 a "9" for what its worth. : Lightzout
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        I was just about to post that. : tomservo
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          ...BUT, I really want to play BIA. : tomservo
          • So do I but I it looks so "consolized" that it may have to be a bargain bin buy. I love my xbox I just do... : Lightzout
• Picking it up the day i get back from vacation! : snowwolf
• Will a gf5600 be able to handle this game well enough? Reviews these days don't have anything about syste... : xphil
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  I always think that means "Bureau of Indian Affairs". : Ben Barker
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    I would play it. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      Haha, a game about screwing the Indians out of what meager reparations the government has offered. : Caboose
      • I would turn the natives into a lean, mean fighting force, and retake Canada! : Rice-Rocketeer
  • LOL do you live near a reservation or something? : proclone1
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  I find the game pretty unimpressive. Playing it on the xbox, the framerate is bad and the graphics are mu... : n0v4
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    Also, the voice acting is pretty crap and VERY repetitve. If I hear "My little brother isn't going to bel... : n0v4
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      PC observations so far, Imatating Band of Brothers was cliche 5 minutes after the series ended, basing ... : crazywigga
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        Sounds like Call of Duty? : Rice-Rocketeer
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          it makes me want to play as a space marine or maybe a edgy cop =\ : crazywigga
          • Framed for a crime you didnt commit? : Lightzout
• Hooray for dumbed-down console ports! : FlatlineDixay

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• Nice tags. : RatBastard
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  Then, in a decade, they'll release one with a wheel! : erotic sock
  • but can it handle it (yes i know it can i use one on my ibook, its called a joke) : CoRDS
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  Excellent... now we play the waiting game for them to do the same thing for their laptops. : Arsenal
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    yeh and tap to click : CoRDS
    • http://img167.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img167&image=tapit6fd.png : xenoeye
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      youre joking right? you can't tap the touchpad to click on mac laptops? : poppasp1ce
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        not on the 12inch ibook : CoRDS
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          Yes you can, it's not enabled by default... System preferences->Keyboard & Mouse->Trackpad->Clicking : Zoesch
          • this is informative, thanks Zoesch and xenoeye : rasputinreborn
    • Uh... yes you can. We have a whole set of 12" iBooks at work and tap to click works just fine. Check y... : Dechter
• Lol@jaws will drop. I can just see Steve Jobs proclaiming another revolution in computing. "DOUBLE THE BU... : nomaad
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  perfect a two button mouse. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA : darkT
  • "Everything that can be invented has been invented." -Charles Duell, Dir. US Patent Office, 1899 : {Venger}
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  That's a relief. I was worried they'd attempt a zero button mouse if we gave them enough time. : bostrov
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    I'm waiting for one without a power supply, powered purely by the pretentiousness of the average Apple us : erotic sock
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      I'm sorry. I couldn't hear you through all that envy and quasi-class warfare bullshit. : RatBastard
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        I was kidding. I own an iPod and would very much like to own an iBook. Jesus. Not everyone in life is... : erotic sock
        • dont lie, you envy the 2 button mouse and wish to inflict quasi-class warfare. : poppasp1ce
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    They did. I've got one. Beautiful piece of engineering. But I'm a trackball man so I don't use it. : RatBastard
    • Do they have a one-key keyboard too? : bostrov
    • A Mac and a trackball? Do you play any games at all? :) : GeorgeB3DR
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  In other news..."Mac users complain Mac's are too complex now." : GeorgeB3DR
  • In response to latest criticisms, Apple is now shipping each Mac purchased with a Hand Gun. "We figure t... : ZeroSignal
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  "omfg it's got an apple on it!" said another insider : xenoeye
  • hehehehe, well, you can't deny they do turn heads : Zoesch
  • Seriously, only Apple could generate hype about catching up with the rest of the computer world decades l... : node
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  Welcome to 1988 Apple! :) : persecutor
  • I predict the 2015 release of a 2-button mouse with mwheel : needlez
• It better have a scroll wheel and forward/backward buttons! Just a 2nd button isn't going to cut it anym... : xstatik

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  You actually finished it? Were you playing on hard or easy? : genjuro
  • Normal but I am going to play through it again on Hard (and possibly DMD). Honestly, on normal difficu... : walker270

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• Gah...that was supposed to be a reply... : genom

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• That game needed more playtesting and or balancing. You could become obscenely powerful very early on an... : Atma Weapon
• I wish I had the patience to play past the beginning of Arcanum. curse me and my need for lots of explosi... : RikiTiki2
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  Mark Morgan did it? : SpaecKow
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    Nope. Ben Houge, and a string quartet. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      http://arcanum.sierra.com/us/media/media-soundtrack.html : Rice-Rocketeer
      • Ooooh, just like interplay did, good on them. Thanks dude. : SpaecKow
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  You are absolutely correct. Maybe I should play it some time :) : ieGod
  • Summoning was so overpowered, I loved it.. : AlbinoSquirrel

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  Do the cars actually collide this time? I can't bring myself to play a racing game that doesn't have col... : PenicillinX57
  • er, this video is actually of a solo run, but no, the cars still don't collide. They look really cool, bu... : Nighthavvk
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  any servers? I WANNA PLAY GOD DAMMIT : draconic
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    anyway. if any of you fgts wanna play, look me up country USA city Shacknews password shuga : draconic
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      Hm, I see your server, but it won't let me connect. Wonder if it has something to do with my router/fire... : Nixx2004
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        you try making one. i forget the ports i needed open. : draconic
        • 2350, apparently. : draconic
        • Yeah, I opened the port on my router, tried making one, not sure if I did it right though. Didn't see wh... : Nixx2004
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  doesn't this demo have starforce or some stupid shit bundled with it? or was than an older version of the... : roushimsx
  • older version, i'm running dtools in the bg just fine : Nighthavvk
  • i dunno, but it installed and ran just fine. : smax
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    Hmm, maybe it does. Just noticed I have Starforce in my device manager now (checked fairly recently, did... : Nixx2004
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      Yes it uses StarForce. I uninstalled Starforce, didn't see it in the device manager anymore (show hidd... : Nixx2004
      • If you're wondering WTF Starforce is: http://www.broadbandreports.com/shownews/48427 : Nixx2004
      • meh, i'll just wait for a console port of the game then. I fucking hate crap like that. : roushimsx
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  well. the interest faded quick. at least the trackmania demo way back when had the ability to create a tr... : draconic
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    You can create a track in this, you need to gain over 800 credits and then use the first map editor, stil : Lunatic Angelic
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      yeah, but you can't use it in multi, as far as i can see. :/ : draconic
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        what? sure u can! just build a track > create server > go to > challenges > my challenges ;) : SlamDunk
        • Yeah, I've been playing on servers with custom maps (and saving them). This one server I've been on for ... : Nixx2004
• oh wow, t his is really really super fun : jcutner
• w00tw00t! <3 TrackMania! : Kniggit

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  I think there are about 1.100 Euro lurkers here or something. Watching, always watching >_> : nomaad
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    *coughs* ahem, what about us aussie dirtbags? : CoRDS
    • You are just a fiction of some crazed Brit's imagination. : nomaad
• This just in: people live in other areas of the world! : erotic sock
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  Lunchtime bro! : {Venger}
  • Still an hour to go here. But I'm bored and hungry right now :[ : nomaad
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  Working nightshift at Whataburger to keep company afloat. : GeorgeB3DR
  • can we expect a DNF special edition combo - with fries and a soda? :) : ZeroSignal
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    It's been months since I ordered my burger. Is it ever going to ship? : bostrov
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      We changed to chicken and salad. Delayed your order. : GeorgeB3DR
      • ^^Needs more love : d fluke
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  4:30 am, haven't slept yet. : TheMonkeyWench
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    Sleep is for the weak. : brickmatt
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      I agree. I just doodle and chat and touch my bewbs. Who needs to waste time sleeping?! : TheMonkeyWench
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        You truly are a man in a woman's body. And there's absolutely nothing wrong with that :D~ : nomaad
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          You are the third person to tell me that in two days. I need to go get checked. : TheMonkeyWench
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            You must be excised of the man-demons, child! Say no to these evil urges! No, but seriously, bewb touc : nomaad
            • Actually, bewb touching isn't ok. At least not for the next three months. :X : TheMonkeyWench
• I am pretty sure there are quite a few people from other places aside from the US here : moshman
• 5:46am and I have class in the morning. : Durandal07
• 4:14 and I'm listening to The The cause I can't get to sleep. : NastyJack
• Fine, we'll all go away. : BrodieMan
• No one would have believed in the early years of the twenty-first century that the shack was being watche... : James T. Kirk

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  what is it? a new song? : sexninja!!!!
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    indeed it is : Sniper21
    • Audioslave song news is good news. I wonder if it's on Launch. : SpaecKow
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  Where can I find this? Launch? ITunes? Band Website? : RookieCAF
  • i just heard it on the radio, it was ok : cygnus
  • Found a link to the song on the Bands Website. The RealAudio one is way better. Whoever encoded the Windo... : RookieCAF

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• punched a stomped lol : mr.sleepy
• have you tried putting the ipods hdd into a ide(notebook ide) -> usb adaptor or something similar? it ... : CoRDS
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  Obligatory "Karma rox" comment. : nomaad
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    Until you realize they have the same life span as the iPod : Zoesch
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      My experience with modern electronics is that you cannot assume that it will last longer than three years : nomaad
      • Backup early and often and to at least three places, that's my strategy... so I rip my CD's to my server ... : Zoesch

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  Was there ever any doubt? :[ : My Documents
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    No, but with all the other great games I've gotten recently Paper Mario 2, Resident Evil 4 and Freedom Fo : brickmatt
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      yeah, i need to play that some more. Same with gradius V. They've both gotten little play time recently. ... : mindmann
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        Seeing as how I am already done with the SP portions of HL2 and WC3, it's probably my turn to get back in... : bargeld
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          And PoP:SoT owned!! You also need to get into GTA:SA, heathen. I need more cash so I can attack t... : brickmatt
          • I played a couple of missions yesterday! I am now at the point where I can start gang wars and conquer te... : bargeld
• I hope Katamari Damarcy comes out on the PSP. Seems a big shame if it doesn't. : mr3dmax

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  Hey...I had to read this in my comparative literature class... I haven't yet, though. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
  • It's wicked good. The ending's a bit odd, though, but otherwise it's a really thoughtfull piece. Eviden... : Rotten Deadite
• "The blossoms had fallen off and it was the time for berries." LOL what a line, I love it. must keep r... : yAak
• Also, rent "STALKER", the film based on the book- the game is stealing even more from the film than the ... : Borzoi

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• that's why they call it heaven : RikiTiki2
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  God is a he/she? *shudder* : Bean
  • Posts like this make me miss the random comments on the front page. : Boxelder
  • God is a female with everlasting PMS. : godwit
• "God.. come in God.. God come in.. damn, you're a girl." : das_runt
• http://www.churchofsatan.com/Pages/Eleven.html http://www.churchofsatan.com/Pages/Sins.html : kramweil
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  i wonder if god gives good head. : vassili_zaitsev
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    when we're all waiting to be judged, don't take it the wrong way if I claim to not know any of you people... : bostrov
    • Well, you'll be missing out if it's Half Off the Price of Admission if You Bring a Shacker week. : ieGod
    • It's okay. Worms accept everyone. : RatBastard
    • he was talking about gathering of developers. : rasputinreborn
    • we tried to save em, but they didnt wanna come with us : CoRDS

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• Autechre is pretty popular here. http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search.x?query=autechre When I'm in th... : darweidu
• Autechre is pretty popular here. http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search.x?query=autechre When I'm in th... : darweidu
• You have a rare chance of seeing autechre play live: Fri 06 Washington DC Black Cat Sat 07 Philadelph... : mr.sleepy

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• I loved #1. I won't get my hopes up though... tough to top #1.... ::e-chortle:: : rasputinreborn

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• my bet is on setup. That computer crumbled like toast. : invalidat10n
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  It was faked, you can tell if you study it. Still, an amazing little clip. : kaibosh
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    How can you tell? : Rice-Rocketeer
    • Well, see, physics like that only work in perfect condit... Oh. Wrong thread. Well, the computer disi... : RatBastard
    • cause there's not enough violence... i'd expect to see blood spilt over a l337 gaming machine tossed on t... : tommysgun
    • When they're walking out the doors you cen hear them say "wait for the camera!" and when the guy "throws"... : magila
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      how about because no lan is going to automatically trash someone's computer at the mere mention of the wo... : lord cecil
      • no shit... every time this pops up - people start wondering if its fake. Where is the common sense? : Don Juan DeNerdo
    • I can tell because when this video was first released aeons ago there was a short bit on the end where th... : kaibosh
    • no shadows]b !!!!!!!!!!!!! : sikander
  • its real because that was me and i was indeed using wall hax : sexninja!!!!
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  5+ years old, and fake. : b0mbsquad
  • no kidding. Welcome back to my first year of college. 5th year Sr. now. Still, an enjoyable video for... : mindmann
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  This "Priceless" shit has to fucking stop. Please God. : tomservo
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    that video is vintage.... from about the time that the priceless bullshit was at it's peak. :P : rasputinreborn
    • Yeah I know. It just reminded me that people still do it today :( : tomservo
  • DUDE IT'S CLASSIC. : nomaad

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  so why pink? : pigvomit
  • My fave 80's color : -TKF-
• wtf is PJ : fsck
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  the pj? : mcmmw
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    Projector, play all my PS2 games on a 110 inch screen. : -TKF-
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      What kind of pj do you have? : angrytaxman
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        Panasonic 500 AE : -TKF-
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          Got the same one. Make sure to get a component cable for your PS2. Looks horrible without one on the AE50... : bargeld
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            I'm in Euroland, we use RGB (basicly the same) my component is used for my DVD. : -TKF-
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              That's why I made the suggestion. Get a DVD player with DVI output and use the component for the PS2. You... : bargeld
              • Alternatively you could get a component switchbox. : bargeld
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                Weird, works fine for me, i have the component cable just in case, maybe i should check if there is a dif... : -TKF-
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                  Hmm. Perhaps it's a firmware version thing. : bargeld
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                    Dunno,and i would hate to change my Panasonic Xp30 dvd player, it performs really good in progressive, sp... : -TKF-
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                      Did you get the PAL version of GT4? They cut out the 1080i mode you wouuld get otherwise with the NTSC ve... : bargeld
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                        ouch, that's terrible. no 1080i for euroland? :( : pyide
                        • Nope, but people that played both versions claim that other stuff was improved/corrected. Slightly better... : -TKF-
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  Just get an Xbox and you'll be able to play both games at their best ;) : Fred Garvin
  • I would take a wild guess and say that the best is the PC versions :-) : -TKF-

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  no_banana and 2 and 3 are definitely lonely. : loboca
  • I missed them. link? : epit
• i am still mid fap waiting...dust collecting....pls post... : digitalsneek
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  tomorrow night...i promise. : vassili_zaitsev
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    admit it, there is no no_banana4 : RikiTiki2
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      there is no mandy moore hi-res pic : vassili_zaitsev
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        /cry :'( : RikiTiki2
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          j/k http://home.cogeco.ca/~zaitsev/vote_vassili.jpg : vassili_zaitsev
          • \o/ ! you just rocked my world in a not gay way : RikiTiki2
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  wait.... no_banana3 was put up?! I missed it - and I can't search/watch now cause I'm at work! KHAAAAAA : captfarrell
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    ah shit, I missed it, too :( : timmie
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      http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=9698504 : unitrash
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        omg, you're my new hero :D Well, for the next couple hours, anyway ;) : timmie
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          wut am i, chopped liver? : vassili_zaitsev
          • high quality gourmet chopped liver though, none of that cheap crap : RikiTiki2
          • You were my hero for parts one and two, but missed the hat trick because I didn't see you post #3 ;) : timmie

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  brt to kill you : Luminair
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    only if you are on my team though : haiku
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      best bad game ever. But you still have much to learn about the blade. : Luminair
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        You almost had me that one time : haiku
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          Sorry I shot you in the face... not the ones were we were playing, The one in cold blood on cbble. : CrimsonHandHiro
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            my deagle should have taken you out, I don't trust that gun anymore. : haiku
            • You were at point blank too... 21 damage in 1 hit. Thanks be to Kevlar. : CrimsonHandHiro
• i'll be back shortly : Iscariot47
• gg, also "oops" :( : d fluke
• So I was thinking about CS:World. The only idea that I could come up with about how it would work is that... : archon
• Quitters. =( : brickmatt