Power outage @ E3

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  Blizzard will stay over an extra day. btw: the still love WoW :> : DM7
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    Also, all attendees will recieve full rested XP. : nurglich
    • and they will shut the power back off for 3 hours to implent that. : foo the feeble

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  so how the fuck are they supposed to ship games by november then? I smell slippage. : flibble2k
  • they give coders speed : CoRDS
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    They leave out the endings? : sgtsanity
    • Hahahalo this post needs more love! : Dimmona
    • I lol'd.. =) : Pneum0
  • It's quite easy to plan for the actual amount of hardware power you'll have. Optimisation is one of the ... : Carnivac
• Thats just a bullshit statement to create more hype, I wouldn't take it to mean very much. I mean obvious... : ovrlrd
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  I've heard this kind of bullshit before I don't beleive a word of it. "Yeah this fucking mindblowing... : abrasion
  • Exactly, at this point I wouldn't believe a word ANY of the people at MS or Sony say about their consoles... : ovrlrd
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    This is legit stuff I've heard coming from the developers as well. It's not just MS marketers running ... : Carnivac
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      None the less I've heard these kind of lines before and ultimately it just doesn't work out like that in ... : abrasion
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        It did last time. When Halo and other Xbox games were being shown at E3 2001 they weren't running on fin... : Carnivac
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          I posted this before and I still stand by it. Actually if you read the actual article, you'll see that... : PSYCHON
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            I agree mostly except on the graphical stuff, the graphics aren't looking as good as they will right now ... : Carnivac
            • Not having full shader capabilities is far from not being able closely resemble graphics to match final s... : PSYCHON
        • The one funny thing was Halo was that they never fixed the speed issue with coop. They originally had 4 ... : Chod
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  I love the pr hype - "oh yeah this game is only 10% as good as it will be" How many game demos rolling or... : nutcrackr
  • I tried making this argument but no one wanted to listen to me :/ : abrasion

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  Anything PLAYABLE? : abrasion
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    Most of them were playable, technically, but they all had presenters playing them. I don't think they wil... : gnoleb
    • Full Auto is playable at the Sega booth. : SeaLlama
• Oh...and conqueronline (some korean game) had these two blond twins dressed up as hottie fantasy chicks. ... : gnoleb

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• Because we saw what the Xbox360 can actually do and MS showed us exactly how awesome the new iteration of... : derelict515
• I know this time Sony won't screw up, but I have two words to describe my feelings about Sony: EMOTION... : ErneX
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  The win of console is the lost of the PC, even if its the PC like one. I don't know why but the shack ... : omontero
  • The Shack's core audience being PC gamers at heart really appreciate online play. Xbox Live is the bes... : ErneX
  • Its because the Xbox has prettier games and a fantabulous online service which a lot of us here (former/c... : derelict515
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    To be honest with you, I don't care if PC gaming dies, if I can get my dose of gaming from a console so b... : ErneX
    • These are my feelings as well. Its just too expensive to keep upgrading my computer, just for games. : broly1718
  • I think its because MS have shown they 'get' what we want. We want xbox live to be bigger, we want everyt... : Beady
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  i saw the PS3 controller that enough for me. : supermonkeyballz
  • What he said. Although it wouldn't surprise me to see an old style gamepad available. I wonder if my PS2 ... : Speedy8
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  I think, at least in part, it is a combination of some of the quality/support issues Sony has had recentl... : SolrFlare
  • yeah, I think that makes sense. : PUPSTAHS
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  One important nugget of information no one has asked or really cared about is Sony's release date, they s... : ErneX
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    The PS2 launch was world wide too....on ebay which was the only place you could find them world wide XD : SolrFlare
    • No, Japan launched 6 months before the US (March - September) : jake
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  quick someone call the whhaaaaaaambulance! ;) J/k get over + lol : burning eye
  • I think my post auto-alerted the whambu.net =) : PUPSTAHS
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  The Xbox is coming out soon, when the PS3 is nearer and they can actually show something I will make my m... : yourname00
  • Yeah that's what I'm thinking. There will probably be a content blitz by Sony and Nintendo around the 36... : PUPSTAHS
• You are reading too far into the comments if you think the shack has a big fanboyism with the Xbox360. If... : ovrlrd
• No one is locked on it, dude. All of the people who fanboy behind one console are retarded. There, I ... : gnoleb

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• Seconded'ed : johnsto
• But will it be real or .... Back to the Thomas Edison jokes. : askedrelic
• play Doom 3 : tcxsnoop
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  they can't operate the camera and flashlight at the same time tho : mallrice
  • ^^ ^^ touché : omontero
  • Haha nice : Turd Ferguson
  • send a message to god, we must set up the mod : mossbean
  • Magnificent. : Entity
  • best in show! : cygnus
  • yay for inf : johnsto
• Arg, so many bad Doom 3 jokes... make the pain stop!! : mikecyb
• I think you just hit the jackpot. E3 exclusive! Nobody else probably filmed the darkness. Especially n... : ovrlrd
• No doubt, you think they would've learned after playing D3 and made room for the duct tape. : playerhater
• The power did not go out in South Hall while I was there, and I was there from 9am to 2 pm. Unless it was... : gnoleb

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• lol : mossbean
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  I think you are on to something here. Maybe the HD feeds are of such high quality, and take some much po... : SolrFlare
  • Actually this is a plot by Steve & co. to gain excuses to delay the upload of HD content so us with recen... : ErneX
• wheres my PS3 HD? HOW MANY POPTARTS DID ALLAN OFFER YOU MAARTEN!!!! : 60days

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• 20,000 members last year I think. : foyleman
• I believe 60,000+ throughout the week. : jake

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  Let's light a fire - sing some songs! : afo
  • It'll be dark soon, and they mostly come at night. Mostly. : willy359

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• Play pin the tail on the booth babe, or pin the tail of the booth babe : Ziz

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  uh, yea. PS3 is blowing everyone away, 360 well, they better show some tech demos real quick. I thought f... : scottk52
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    i srsly hope this is a joke : g0nk
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      He has a point though. Those that don't look too much into details might think that its everything sony s... : shredder133
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        And apparently, that included Gamepro. Pathetic. : Conan
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          Especially after the killzone movie...... ugh. : mystifier
          • that was real-time right? : tsteltz
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    Correct me if I'm wrong, but every video shown of PS3 games has been pre-rendered video. Nothing looks as... : jhs
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      Mark Rein from Epic dropped by the Voodoo Extreme forums to talk about the PS3's footage shown at the pre... : clay2k
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        DAMN YOU!!! *shakes fist* : sgtsanity
        • Hehe, mine's better. : P : clay2k
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      The Unreal Engine 3 demonstration was running in real-time, along with the sony tech-demos and EA's prese... : sgtsanity
      • I just saw the real-time tech-demos for the PS3, they really were amamzing. Lets see some on the filesha... : scottk52
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        If UE3 was running in real-time, what the hell is everyone bitching about? That looked hot! : PUPSTAHS
        • So did Gears of War, there's love for both :) : ErneX
      • Especially since it's running at 1/3 of what it's capable of: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/615/615667p... : uncle slappy
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      Interesting tangent on a Lights Out :) The old XBOX showcase was based on Prerendered graphics done by... : -TKF-
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        The Raven demo was the only one of five shown that wasn't realtime though. How many of Sony's were at ... : Carnivac
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          And as pointed out elsewhere, the Xbox 360 demos were done on alpha hardware running about 1/3rd final ca... : Carnivac
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            I think that statement is bullshit though... But we'll see. Seems like Sony and Microsoft are about as... : SilverSnake
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              not bullshit the xenon dev kits are apple dual g5 boxes, and are NO WHERE near the speed of the 360 sp... : dopefish
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                Well if you want to "battle" inferior dev kits, consider how weak the PS3 dev kits must be :-) : -TKF-
                • What really has Sony announced saying about their dev kits, except that they were released 2 months ago. ... : Feyded1020
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                  the point is most of the 360 demos were actually running real time on hardware. i'd fucking LOVE it if t... : dopefish
                  • Still be nice when we can see some real games running on a real console. : yourname00
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            Actually if you read the actual article, you'll see that it regards to frame rate issues on in engine con... : PSYCHON
            • I have to agree with you, that the systems will probably pump out equivalent looking games, until the Dev... : Feyded1020
      • Well we're all just assuming here. I've seen some great real-time movies from both camps. I think that it... : mystifier
    • The LOD (lots of ducks) was real time. Looked awesome : bozer
  • why show tech demos when you can show real games? : Turd Ferguson
  • please leave fanboy troll. : Jackass1233
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    LOOOOOL I want Sony to beat MS as much as anyone but you're on SMACK buddy,........ _ALL_ the damn PS3 mo... : abrasion
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      You want Sony to beat MS? Why in the world do you want that? I want none of them to beat one another. ... : Chod
      • I mean Sony be slightly better dude,.. like it is now - maybe Sony 40% MS 30% Nintendo 30% I _never : abrasion
• Ok, who turned the XBox on? : Ride-My-Rocket

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• Yeah, its a cool add-on to the regular shack coverage. Especially when they've obviously been drinking ;... : dawurz

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• I lol'd : lord_omega
• hahahahaha! : Scotty22
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  Either that or Leeroy was looking for the bathroom but entered through the wrong door. : mossbean
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    http://hem.bredband.net/b222680/leeroy.wmv : [7]kami
    • haha.. what the hell. nice show. :) : lonestar3

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• They haven't been able to upload them :( : MrLonghair
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  no internet in their hotel. : broly1718
  • actually, they moved hotels - they're at the titty bar ( o ) ( o ) : bagelcc
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10098009 : lonestar3

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  And neckbeards : Popedispencer
  • neckbeards are pretty gross : snuff
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  that gave me a disgusting (yet strangely arrousing) mental image. : sh3llsh0ck
  • a/s/l pix+divx plz : Ride-My-Rocket
  • I think it was the word "chafed". : tigeN

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• i blame gravity : askedrelic
• About as deep as a sledgehammer to my skull. : Disco Cat
• i blame the USA and their crappy energy industry! : lonestar3
• Blame the new mayor. Or maybe the Guvernator. : hangingChad
• http://moblog.shacknews.com/ maarten checked out hellgate... and *bam*, totally darkness. hehe. funny.... : lonestar3
• I blame the internet, and the increased popularity of swing music. : algernoN8

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  Might as well toss Enron in there too. : dawurz
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    Helen Keller tripped over a powercord. Her fault I say. : d0gbert
    • Clever, but wha? : dawurz
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  you should blame Pete Wilson. he's the one that didnt build any new powerplants for 10 years... : hirez
  • Which is interesting, considering the times we've lived in for the past 15 years :D : MrLonghair
• this is why i use my laptop at lans, when the power goes out im still playing and i win by default : CoRDS
• Can we blame Perot too? : datafox

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• how fitting :D : pillzer

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• This blows bigtime. I was hoping e3 news would tide me over until I go see starwars tonight. Ok, who want... : shredder133
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  Why the city wasn't ready for this, I don't know. Talk about crap :P : DM7
  • "It's just a gaming show... DUH!!" : SlamDunk
• uhh the show floor has power it seems "The power went out to mainly the media and administratiVE faciliti... : VegasX

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• update: i think ign means THEIR coverage is cancelled, sry for confusion : mossbean
• ahhh! the show will be extended one day to make up for this right??? RIGHT!!!??? : flasher 907

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• I believe! did it work? : X Fuzion

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• Laugh - it will brighten up your day! : X Fuzion

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• Flashlight Fight! : Ziz
• You can only use them when not looking at a booth : pharoah mike
• who's bringing the duct tape? : jonin
• lol in real life : peppermd
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  Booth babes, OTOH, will be furnished with fleshlights. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    Dont boothbabes usually come with fleshlights allready? : themelon
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      ^^^ True! : mikage
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        I thought it was a factory installed standard feature. : themelon
        • Yes but the battery fluid sometimes leaks, use caution when using. Your eyes will thank you. : mikage

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  Haha that's what I actually thought the first time somebody said 'OMG Black out at E3!' : Carnivac
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    hehe IGN has a couple of screens http://media.ps2.ign.com/media/668/668817/imgs_1.html we need videos! : PSYCHON
    • hehe, this game exists and the gallery even got updated just yesterday. :) : lonestar3

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• ... poor boothbabes. : Sander Pilon
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  And all them booth babes standing around wondering why they aren't being groped. : Ziz
  • everyone is gong for the next gen stuff of course .. duh : te[R]ror
• at least they are lucky enough to be there :( : mossbean
• If you where there I could see you screaming, 'Use the Force! It will guide you!'. : mikage

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• that would be the PS2 though not the xboxego. : moe6

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• Bah...mispost: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10096275 : exigence7

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• Not neccesarily. Convention centers like this require presenters to specify how much power they'll be us... : boarder2

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• you wound me : noknyc

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  dunno. the three amigos have been missing in action for over 8 hours now. poor boys probably needed to ... : dawurz
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    i vote for the jail option... I think they lost connection at their hotel as well.... : jonin
    • oh yeah forgot about that ;) i'm just salivating for HD PS3 U3 footage. : dawurz
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    I imagine we'll be seeing shots from Mexico soon. : yourname00
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      Haha, well it's LA...there's plenty of Mexico here. : dawurz
      • Los Angeles, CA Mexico : Sarcastro

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• It's Raven doing some marketing event for Quake4, flashlights are being distributed as we speak. : pillzer
• "If I want to flip the circuit breaker, I'll have to put away my flashlight, but if I put away my light I... : algernoN8

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• Yeah, sitting on the power cord! : rorshack

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• HA, I guess we just found out about the power demands. : yourname00

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• It'll just add the millions they're going to lose when people call in sick tomorrow to see Star Wars. : dawurz