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  For you maybe. I think alot of people here (me included) need to get off our high elistest horses and ass... : VegasX
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    I don't know who you are talking about. I'm not even suggesting that its targeted towards the "hardcore"... : ezanga
    • This is becoming less and less awards and more and more "flashy hip advertising." A large majority of ga... : Prozium
    • My post went right over your head. Are you between the ages of 12 and 16? : VegasX
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    Yeah, but guess what? These awards have next to nothing to do with games. It's just a TV network that is ... : Fred Garvin
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      That's odd, anytime I've played on Xbox Live most people I was playiung against were between the ages of ... : VegasX
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        The data would say you are mistaken: http://www.igda.org/online/quarterly/1_2/casual.php http://www.t... : Fred Garvin
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          Did you actually READ these? From your second link: Eighty-three percent of all games sold in 2004 ... : VegasX
          • Maybe board games. Very fishy stats there considering the blockbusters like Halo and GTA. : Boxelder
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            Rating has FUCK ALL to do with who is buying. Did you actually read? Ninety-five percent of people who : Fred Garvin
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              I think you are confusing the mathematical term of "average" with the definition of "Casual" The quote... : VegasX
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                You are TOTALLY missing the point. Just because a game is rated E or T doesn't mean that it's aimed at "t... : Fred Garvin
                • Wow, I'm a typo monster today. : Fred Garvin
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                  This is what the VMA's are geared towards http://www.wizarduniverse.com/conventions/chicago/WW05-ch_05... : VegasX
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                    Amusing as that pic is, it does nothing to further your point. : Fred Garvin
                    • just trying to keep it a lighthearted debate. : VegasX
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            uhm people over 20 don't play games rated E or T? so no sports games, no katamari, no advance wars, no ma... : Yabrodan
            • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10978056 : VegasX
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            Casual gamer, IMO, is a function of how many hours a week/month/year a gamer spends playing games, not th... : ezanga
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              I agree. But that falls into the definition of "Casual", not your base "Average". The term average here i... : VegasX
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                Come on guy, you aren't that thick. You are making a fallacious equation here. It's logical that an M rat... : Fred Garvin
                • owned : gegtik
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                  Well sure...I think we are in some ways making the same point, but I am coming from the other side of the... : VegasX
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                    Why can't a 35 yr. old be a casual gamer? What does age have to do with it? Doesn't it make more sense ... : ezanga
                    • I never said a 35 year old couldnt be or is'nt. I'm going based off information I have seen. There were p... : VegasX
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                    If the majority of gamers are older than the range you suggested and casual gamers out number hardcore ga... : Fred Garvin
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                      Whose got a distribution of hours played per week by age range? : ezanga
                      • Some data here: http://www.theesa.com/facts/gamer_data.php : Fred Garvin
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                I didn't suggest that casual = average. Casual is a subjective term to describe those that spend relativ... : ezanga
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                  You're right, it is hard to do anything but draw simple generalities based off game rating and the target... : VegasX
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                    On top of that, if they were smart why would they market to kids that have very little disposable cash in... : Fred Garvin
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                      and the iteresting this, I never argued against that. Maybe it's because older people with full time j... : VegasX
                      • Right, but the data I showed you says that in fact older people are the ones buying the most games. : Fred Garvin
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              I'm not too sure where to jump in here so I'll go for this: the biggest problem with those statistics are... : kgargonmagrix79
              • I agree with that fully...and I guess my point sort of ties into that. : VegasX
              • On the one hand we have Fred's data which shows that older gamers buy more and on the other hand we have ... : ezanga
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    I can see what you are saying but, even my 14yo wants nothing to do with those shows. He will get up and ... : Stoned Gargoyle
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      exactly. I see no reason to get all wet down there over the fact that you disagree how these shows are do... : VegasX
      • You did not just dis Sponge Bob. Oh snap, its ON now! : Caoster007
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        Honestly though, as easy as it is to change the channel, I still can't help but feel a little disapointed... : Stoned Gargoyle
        • Theres something more to it I think...I mean for instance, the reason they may market to this demographic... : VegasX
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          ^^^^^^^ DING ! DING ! DING ! You've just won yourself a basket of fruit. : ezanga
          • I'm referring to Stoned Gargoyle . . . : ezanga
      • The issue here is one of marketing and who's executing it, not what demographic any one marketing effort ... : ezanga
• Considering the ultra-hip mtv music awards bombed ratings wise doesn't bode well for a mainstream vf awar... : darcspeed
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  The Game Developers Choice Awards is usually a great show. It definitely puts credit in the right place ... : Chris Remo
  • Agreed Chris. I realize its not sexy, but it is the best that's out there today. G4 at one time covered... : ezanga
• It's pretty obvious that it is geared to the same people that enjoy watching the MTV awards shows. I thi... : aethyr
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  Core problem: the demographic that generates the most revenue for gaming is the exact demographic that wo... : EvilDolemite
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    I somehow don't think that's true. The average age of casual gamers is late 20's, early 30's. 15-19 year ... : Fred Garvin
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      But who buys more, casuals who buy 4 games a year or teens who might get money from mom & dad and birthda... : EvilDolemite
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10977969 : Fred Garvin
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      uhh, your statement contradicts itself. The "Casual" gamer is casual DUE to the lesser amount of dispo... : VegasX
      • Try again: http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10978034 : Fred Garvin
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    Agreed, and that's fine, IMO. What's really lacking is the industry's recognition of the movers and shak... : ezanga
    • lol...I said the same exact thing earlier...maybe not as directly put, but the same point made. : VegasX
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  awards shows are self congratulatory circle jerk shit who watches that anyway : gegtik
  • Award shows where award shows win awards?!? : AxeMan808
• I wouldn't even know about them if people didn't keep posting about them. Just ignore them and they'll g... : Boxelder
• it's like the VMAs. just a bit entertainment industry circle jerk. : cpt_gloval
• Like last year you guys were all "OMG MAINSTREAM SUCKS FUCK THIS SHIT" and tuned into watch the trainwrec... : ghost in my shell
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  Most of those games aren't even out yet. : Judecca
  • In light of this thread, this is my biggest beef too. Your casual gamer cannot even get their hands on ti... : ghost hacker
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  I think it's just sad that they're holding an awards show for the best games of 2005 in November of 2005.... : K1Bond007
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    There are too many awards that have nothing to do with the games and everything to do with "performance b... : EvilDolemite
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      Yeah that kind of upsets me too, but I layed off on that because I realise they're shooting for a differe... : K1Bond007
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10977833 : Chris Remo
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  Morris summed it up yesterday : Omning
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10969884 : Omning
• There better be several "Snakes on a Plane" references. : notd665

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• Sneak up behind him and stuff his ear with garlic ...... : Ulfie
• Bring a lamp, a 50lb. bag of sand, and many delicious limes with you to class. Look at him suggestively. : Deathlove
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  *L A M P , S A N D , L I M E ' D * : aaarrrgh
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    also, for reference, look here: http://shackfaq.portax.net/?qid=5 : aaarrrgh
    • Bookmarked. Lamp. Sand. Limes. : Ride-My-Rocket
• Post pics of his thong. : Phil
• He's probably reading this post right now looking about suspiciously. : carnivore
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  drop random references to things he posted. : hatelull
  • That sounds creepy : stuka
• dunno, how do you normally pick up men? : cerealSAM2
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  I don't know. U of T has pretty big classes. :P : Super Sparker
  • oh fuck, I keep forgetting you go to Ry High, now. :( : Super Sparker
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  stick your cock in his ear : mikecyb
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    too subtle. how would he know it's a shacker? : mindmann
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      really small and he barely feels it. : Omning
      • co-workers are looking at me funny again : blackhawk
    • call him a bread loaf before you do it? : mikecyb
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  If he answers a question incorrectly in class yell out "BANNED!" : Super Sparker
  • Alternatively, if he answers correctly, yell "no u". : ieGod
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  sniff his ear then whisper 'its gonna 0wn' : 60days
  • lol... I like this one... :) : SilverSnake
• Plow his dirtbox. : SiW73
• HOT WET BREAD LOAF : bling1bling
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  I just noticed who posted this. Stand up and wonder loudly "Why does everyone think I'm called cockblaze... : SiW73
  • heh, yeah. this is kind of what i was thinking when i saw the name. i still read it like that, even tho : mindmann
  • hahaha. Winner! : FormerHPB
  • Wait, he isn't called Cockblaze? I always thought he was. :( : lord warlock
  • http://www.shacknews.com/jazz/search2.x?query=cockblaze&user=&type=all&action=search haha I like how t... : mikecyb
  • lol. I actually thought it was cockblaze. Had to look again. : stuka
  • Wow, I thought it WAS cockblaze. : 69shots
  • ive read this thread twice and just went who changed his name to cookblaze.... : supermonkeyballz
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  Introduce your self, or show up at the atlanta shakemeet. http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=... : RAMDrive
  • Sigh, another Atlanta shackmeet that I can't go to.. one of these days they'll have one that I don't alre... : bording
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  In the middle of class, randomly shout "But I poop from there!" at the top of your lungs. : lord warlock
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    but I want him to say this at the top of his lungs! http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10976529 : bling1bling
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      Can someone explain to me where the bread loaf thing came from? I think I missed that bus. : riptyde
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        Me too, and I think I'm glad. : SiW73
        • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10906642 read the whole thread, its pretty funny : Jayx77
  • "Not right now you don't!" : esad
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  "So, who do you think is hotter, sTeve or Maarten?" : edlin
  • the night before or the morning after? : RAMDrive
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  what class are you in and where? : RAMDrive
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    Look behind joo!! : bling1bling
    • stop doing that!!! : RAMDrive
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  offer him your hand and say. "Lamp?" he should reply with, "Sand?" you both should shake hands and say,... : edgewise
  • I like this, it could be a universal shack greeting! : blackhawk
  • Wow that is ambiguously GAY! : bling1bling
  • Worse than the SA stairs crap. : matrix
  • I thought this was somewhat... official. The Lamp Sand Lime thing, that is. I shouted LAMP! one drunken e... : carrioN luggagE
  • This rules and that's a fact : TastyWheat
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  Show up to class with an oversized hershey bar and give him a thumbs up. : Prozium
  • Steve reference ftw : TastyWheat
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  Approach him and make conversation. Ask if he reads the website shacknews in passing. Pretty simple =\ : cam3lt0sis
  • But that's no fun! : cookblaze
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  Search his post history for something embarrasing. Write it on the front board before class. : sixfoot6
  • ^^^^^^^ : jrock
  • ^^ write the actual link to it! : MatthewPhillips
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  run up to him and say BUT I POOP FROM THERE! : dodob
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=10976571 : lord warlock
• Wear a Shack shirt : dognose
• * K I N D L Y I N T R O D U C E Y O U R S E L F ' D * : SockMonkeh
• next time you are called on yell "this is teh suck" : *metal*
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  Yell out "Hot Wet Maarten" in the middle of your final, then jump out the window : invisible_kid
  • While on fire! : iamgoat
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  Hey someone in my class just stuck his cock in my ear, what the fuck? : sodomy
  • I was kinda hoping he'd stick it elsewhere... *wink : sodomy
• Who else here clicked so see here this guy was located? : thekidd
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  My suggestions: * Offer him/her a PopTart one morning... * Drop random Shacknames into everyday convers... : MorrisatCNN
  • This post is lonely and in dire need of attention. : Chris Remo
• Just stand and yell: "I love the cock!" : Fyunch Click
• Run up, insult him as a bread loaf in the middle of class loudly and with profanity, and then run off. : sgtsanity
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  wear a sexninja!!!! shirt. even if he doesn't get it, you will get some. : AbortedFetusChristi
  • wifebeater? : spaceninja
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  do you know his shackname or just that he shacks? big dif. : Foxhawk
  • Yeah, if he's a lurker, beat his ass down. : rasputinreborn
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    I know his Shackname. : cookblaze
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      Approach him from behind, tap him on his shoulder and whne he turns around punch him square in his face a : Ajax
      • Hahahaha : carrioN luggagE
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        Or, tap his butt and tell him Shacktagged for later! : X Fuzion
        • ^^^^^^^^ : jrock
        • ^^^ ftw : warpdude
        • WINNAR : graceofdragons
      • LOL that is fucking great : headless
      • Hahahah nice. : Phil
• Grab the ass. Thats the universal shack "hello" : rosewood
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  Hello? Plastic Cowboy Hat FTMFW!! : ezkilla2
  • IAWTP!! : Solstice
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  Teabag. EOT. : Fred Garvin
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    it takes a little prep time to do the teabag properly. also you need to have a headboard to do it offici... : Mr.SEX
    • You dont need a headboard to do a dirty sanchez! Same thing ... just .... dirtier! : X Fuzion
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  watch out candian shackers! http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=8675438 : Mr.Fusion
  • or canadian even! : Mr.Fusion
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  make sure he's an actual shacker and not someone just perusing through a site he just found. Although it ... : quietb0y
  • yea that would be imbarassing : theWhite
  • Easy mistake to make. : xenoeye
• wear a cockhat : PapaBoo
• I'd use the ol' weiner through the hole in the pocket and invite him to help himself to a "stick of gum i... : ezanga
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  if you can see his username, then SM him and say you're sitting right behind him. : downrightevil
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    F that. I'd comment on something he was wearing that day and keep doing it every day for like a month and... : Super Sparker
    • heh good idea. : downrightevil
    • yeah,i like this one. heh. : mindmann
• Dude, everybody has some embarrasing on the post history. You know what to do. : melancoholicz
• Toss a can of sprite at him one day, look for his reaction! : oldschoolbob-o
• Walk up to him after class and say "It gets you chicks." : Arcanum
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  How do you know he's a Shacker? : dltrem
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    I overheard him discussing a post he made and I remembered reading that post earlier in the day. : cookblaze
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      going to be great when you figure out he's lying and telling chicks he's chris remo. : Omning
      • But that's my line.... : cookblaze
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  if the person in question posts in this thread, do the thing he suggests : esmokah
  • What if it's gay, gay, gay?!? : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Sniff them in the ear >:( : dognose
  • you dropped this --> R : TheTick
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  Pass him a note that asks "Do you love the KOCK, too?" : Ride-My-Rocket
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    I miss the KOCK!! :( : Maddog_Delphi97
    • The KOCK was my friend. :( : Ride-My-Rocket
• call your teacher a bread loaf : johngloid
• Ask him for PICS + DIVX of his sister. : mofo
• Go through his post history and find a place where he makes a shack reference, and use that reference whe... : Hiro
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  I hope he has unknowingly posted in this thread. : Chris Remo
  • I hope he's helped to plan something really horrible for himself :D : xenoeye
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  I knew this thread would be golden. The Shack never fails to impress. : cookblaze
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    So, did he post in this thread? : Chris Remo
    • Nope...I was really hoping he would though. : cookblaze
  • So, what did you end up doing? I assume you didn't string everyone along and then puss out in the end, be... : Entity
• goatse him, it's a real icebreaker. : TheArtMan
• I think you need to make a Remo or maartin reference. If the teacher tells you to shutup just say " bu... : ki11_viru5

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  One of their operatives? WTF is this moran talking about? : jonin
  • Operative = 5th grader in Sam Fisher haloween costume. : Farbauti
• wow, sucks to be them : adambugger
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  He's like the kid who sits by himself on the bus. : TastyWheat
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    ...up front and tries to talk to the driver : synack
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      And then gets ignored, because the driver is to cool to talk to him. So he grows up to be a christian hy... : keroppi
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        He may call himself a christian, but that doesn't mean he really is one. : Halen
        • Yeah seriously, he's one of the worst Christians I can possibly imagine. It's hypocrites like him that g... : Chris Remo
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  Video games caused the Peloponnisian War. Trust me. : yoonix
  • The Battle at Thermopylae was actually between Nintendo and Sega fanboys. : Kaiser
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  Hahahah, wasn't someone asking today why Jack Thompson has been so silent lately? : AlexXdude
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    It's because he's been hiding from neighborhood kids trying to kill him with flyers. : Chris Remo
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      I could see how a papercut to the throat could be threatning and ...lethal? Good ol' JT. : AlexXdude
      • Lethal in the hands of a trained killer, especially one taught to move quickly by strafe-jumping. : xenoeye
• Hahaha, GOOD LUCK JACK! : yAak
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  why does this crazy old coot get any press? : *metal*
  • Why does uwe boll keep getting movie offers? They're things the world will never know. : shredder133
• Why anyone would trust thompson is beyond me. : Entity
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  This man is fighting some war that's all inside his head or something. : slax0r
  • But you've seen the overwhelming support he's received from local authorities and the federal ones as wel... : Entity
• THANK GOD JACK THOMPSON IS ON THE CASE!! : Maddog_Delphi97
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  What Jack doesn't get is that PA has a shitload of fans who take things they say a little more seriously ... : Krypt_
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    But if went after sCary/Maarten, woudn't we have some people that would do the same thing/worse. : hbalce1
    • I WOULD NOT SAY SUCH THINGS IF I WERE YOU! : Ride-My-Rocket
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  The guys sending him death threats are idiots. They're like those fringe Christian kids that stand out in... : Ajax
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    Yeah, it's incredibly frustrating. Thompson is a fucking nutcase but I'm sure this like this just gives ... : Chris Remo
    • That and kicking small woodlands' creatures. I hear he gets off from that big time. : notd665
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      Point of interest, you may want to refrain from calling people nutjobs, wackos, etc., especially those th... : hbalce1
      • Correction: "Thompson is allegedly a fucking nutcase." : Farbauti
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        That would be really funny if he tried to sue every person on the internet who has said something insulti... : Krypt_
        • Given that Chris is an employee of the shack, its entirely reasonable that he could sue and shut down the... : hbalce1
      • Yeah, don't get skold'd!! :P : Maddog_Delphi97
    • Yep. The guys who reported his wacky hijinks and tried to get his license revoked are the ones that went ... : Ajax
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  that read like a 13 year old wrote it. Extremely bad english...trust me. : red2lucas
  • T H O M P S O N ' D : X Fuzion

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  so mark rein thinks that the revolution will have a lot of one-shot gimmick games that rely completely on... : RikiTiki2
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    Yeah I guess but I see this being a crapton more useful than my powerglove was : hube
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      Nintendo has a great trackrecord for innovation so I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt on this one. : -efx-
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        They do? You mean like the Powerglove? or the Virtual Boy? What exactly has Nintendo done that was Innova... : Stoned Gargoyle
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          using a touchscreen effectively for games? analog sticks? : RikiTiki2
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            rumble too : derelict515
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              Rumble has yet to be used very effectively, IMO. And analog sticks were only innovate in that N was th... : Vincent Grayson
              • Consoles and arcades had been using joysticks longer than PCs... Analog sticks are totally different. J... : Chris Remo
        • That whole DS thing seems to be working out well for them. : Entity
        • although not super innovative they actually made GOOD wireless controllers, a (i think) first for a conso... : Mr.SEX
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          Nintendo didn't make the Power Glove, even if they helped market it. As far as innvoation: the d-pad, ... : Chris Remo
          • Never thought about the dpad/controller. So true. : Stoned Gargoyle
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          N64 rumble packs Wavebird Touch screen + stylus Handheld gaming (Game Boy original launched in 1989!) : EvilDolemite
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            Ill give you the rumble pack, but, My PDA had a touchscreen I could use for games years ago. Wireless is ... : Stoned Gargoyle
            • that handheld football game would not have been around if not for nintendo. They released specialized (i.... : sharpie
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          dpad, analog sticks, rumble, touchpads, lightguns, multimachine multiplayer (gameboys) etc. They have... : TheTick
          • Multimachine Multiplayer. I forgot the gameboys could do that. : Stoned Gargoyle
        • D-pad (which is now used on every control known to man now, console or PC) Shoulder buttons, rumble packs... : VegasX
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          GODDAMIT THE POWER GLOVE WAS NOT MADE BY NINTENDO!!!!!! SHUT UP AND GET YER FACTS STRAIGHT! mattel made t... : drabid
          • It was ahead of it's time, and ahead of the technology to make it a success. It needed to be smaller to ... : DinK
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          i think we answered your question! : ermac
          • Yes I thinl you guys did. X) : Stoned Gargoyle
          • Yes indeed! Nintendo: Zero innovation. : rasputinreborn
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          You guys are also forgetting the light gun! Nintendo owns the patent to the technology :) : ieGod
          • Oh, I see TheTick covered that. : ieGod
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    The power glove was an accessory, nothing more. : VegasX
    • I love the power glove. Its so bad. : GloriousCow
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    Nintendo didn't even make the Power Glove, and on top of that it was an accessory. : Chris Remo
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      yeah, but they whored it up and down in The Wizard and in Nintendo power : GloriousCow
      • Sure, but it still means that it doesn't make sense to point to the Power Glove and use it as evidence th... : Chris Remo
      • lol no they didnt, Warner Bros did. : VegasX
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  Oh man I was just about to post this. Here's the actual vid if anyones interested: http://www.n-sider... : crummynz
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    Yeah I linked it in LNC yesterday. I couldn't even watch past the beginning, his comments about graphics... : Chris Remo
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      Glad to know I wasn't alone in my observations. I mean everyone is entitled to their opinion but when... : hube
      • I couldn't keep watching either. I honestly like all the Epic guys I've met but I'm glad to say I've neve... : node
• I hate this guy. And that's why I play Quake over Unreal ! : melancoholicz
• I think steve ballmer was under the table and blew him while he said that. : JohnnyDanger
• nobody in the industry likes stores selling used games next to new games. And few people the likes of ... : Luminair
• He's always seemed like quite a dick to me, really. : node
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  I'm under the impression that Reign is the Ballmer of the games industry, but that might not be wholly ac... : lightly inclined
  • Graphics, Graphics, Graphics! Graphics, Graphics Graphics! : xenoeye
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  I don't mind arrogant opinionating. I really don't. Especially if you are informed and are REALLY f... : Serpico74
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    err yeah, if epic is third tier, I'm not sure what the first second and fourth tiers hold 0_o : Luminair
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      Ninjas : Mr.SEX
      • Yes, Ninjas : Serpico74
    • Ok, fine, second tier. :) Maybe I was overemphasizing my point. Either way, their multiplayer product... : Serpico74
• Graphics whore sums it up. Although I think his one comment about 360 and MS pushing HD games was spot o... : Wombat Woo
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  I do agree with him on the resale of used games though. They take away from developers pockets, and its u... : Serpico74
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    I never got that, from David Jaffe either. You own it, you can sell it. Same with DVDs, books, hardware, ... : node
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      I sell my own games all the time when I'm done with them. I don't like keeping things I don't use anymore : Serpico74
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        I actually feel guilting buying used games now, after hearing comments from various developers (GeorgeB e... : crummynz
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          I make a point to bring my used games to the indie store near me. They're great people and are a good alt... : Serpico74
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            Someone needs to make an indy-game store google map thingy :( : crummynz
            • I don't have the knowhow, but I'm sure someone who is motivated enough by his hatred of EB/Best Buy/Games... : Serpico74
        • I do sometimes, but then I'll read a comment from someone who works at a game company digging through the... : ThomW
      • PS - I see that I said I "agree" with his take on used games. I agree with his talking about it. I do... : Serpico74
• resale is in just about every industry. Stop crying and find a way to make money from it instead of pouti... : mista mista
• he's obviously anti-BS, but not anti-Nintendo games. He said that with the controller will come a bunch ... : Luminair
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  Good lord, this guy is hard to watch. He's so full of himself it's unbelievable. TONS of the stuff he's... : Chris Remo
  • if ever there was a guy who deserved to be called bread loaf... : Omning
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    yeah, and he's RIGHT :) He rubs the Nintendo fans the wrong way, but the Nintendo fans aren't the bulk o... : Luminair
    • I thought Psychonauts had pretty good visuals. And I was really impressed with BG&E's. Havn't played Ico ... : crummynz
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      I can't possibly take his claims about graphics seriously when he says they are the single most important... : Chris Remo
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        Oh not to mention: you relate buying formulaic games on the basis of graphics as "shallow." Well, then, ... : Chris Remo
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          Oh, and one more thing. This is more speculation on my part and is something I just believe will happen ... : Chris Remo
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            I think it is analog to Hollywood. I don't underestimate the stupidity and ignorance of western civiliza... : Luminair
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              True, but if you look at the evolution of film from the early part of the century up to the 50s through t... : Chris Remo
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                the truth though is that there aren't many independants left. Most have gone under or were bought out by... : Luminair
                • Well, yeah, exactly. Like I said, I think we're in the decline right now. I'm hoping in the next few ma... : Chris Remo
          • I think this is totally true. I see this all the time, and I feel the same way. Innovation is what wins... : brickmatt
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      Where he is polling the audience? Shitty polling that he works in his favor. 1: Raise your hand if y... : Wombat Woo
      • Which is fucking absurd, because what about every other person in the room who has a GameCube? They don'... : Chris Remo
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  He's the one who said Graphics=Gameplay. He's been the less-than-stellar image of Epic for a while and ha... : DKo5
  • Smarmy is fucking right. Even before he says a single word I want to smack him in the face. : Chris Remo
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    You "met" him at E3, huh? ... Ah, nevermind. : crummynz
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      I was at the Star Wars: Republic Commando booth and he came up and was talking with the LucasArts dude wh... : DKo5
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        Yeah I was going to make a cock joke thanks to your use of quotation marks around "met"... but anyway, fr... : crummynz
        • In my experience, people can actually be MORE toollike before they get succesful. The success chills them... : Serpico74
      • Now thats an awesome game btw. Definatly sounds like a tool : hube
  • DESIGN IS LAW! : Ride-My-Rocket
• wtf... does he even play games? that's some of the stupidest shit I've ever heard. : thebigbeefsandwich
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  I think Mark Rein needs to STFU and worry about EPIC. : Frosty3D
  • Words of wisdom that often go unheeded...by MANY. : Downforce
• what a fucking tool : Rapid 99
• mark reign more like butt pain : filtersweep
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  How are the PSP sales doing against the DS? : stgdz
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    who cares. you have fun with nintendogs while I blow shit up in gta (srsly tho nintendo is the king) : sKetchflow
    • wait, the PSP has games????? : gegtik
    • I figured the DS vs PSP sales figures would be a good indicator of how the next gen sales may go. The ... : stgdz
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      don't forget about Hitch on UMD : VegasX
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        because will smith is only tolerable on a small screen : sKetchflow
        • I laughed : Chris Remo
  • Worldwide DS is selling much better, although I would not be surprised to see Europe swing in PSP's favor... : Chris Remo
• wow this guy really comes off as tool. : Silent Wolf
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  No one is more in MS's pocket than Epic. You can't really take Rein's comments seriously. Besides, he's a... : Do_Or_Die
  • Epic always seems very eager to jump in bed with whoever. Before it was all about how fantastic Nvidia ... : SenorSpine
• He's always been a loud-mouthed fool. Ever since his id days. : annih1late
• i spoke to him on the phone once several years ago. he was surprisingly condescending. :( i've hear... : Steve Gibson

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• Duke Nukem 3D : mojoald
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  Mario And Luigi Superstar Saga! even though I REALLY didn't want it to end... : Serpico74
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    FULL FUCKING THROTTLE and Monkey Island 2. Seriously. : Chris Remo
    • DAMNIT MISREPLY : Chris Remo
    • oh shit haha Full throttle ending fucking owned forgot about that : judge
• 1942 : CSParsons
• Ultimate Doom : mikecyb
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  Grim Fandango Outcast : manlyman
  • Ditto for Grim. Great ending. *sniff* :_) : Optimus Prime
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  FEAR's ending was fucking cool The ending of StarCraft (for each campaign) and BroodWar both were ext... : SpaecKow
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    Brood War had an OUTSTANDING ending. Depressing as hell too. : Serpico74
    • Actually I was really cooled out for Kerrigan, not happy for her, but kinda glad it turned out that way b... : SpaecKow
• FEAR It was nuketastic : buzzbat
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  MOHAA. : Jumperus
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    THE END I literally laughed out loud when it happened : Serpico74
    • Fallout 2. It like recapped in cutscenes your accomplishments and the effect it had on the world in t... : SqueegyTBS
  • wait...what? sarcasm right? there was no ending : manlyman
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    FUCK THAT. : Ajax
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      Ha, yeah. Doesn't really compare to Halo2/HL2, huh. : crummynz
      • I played through and beat the game on Hard difficulty in the hopes that it would unlock an ending, so yea... : Ajax
• Solitaire : Mister Groin
• FFX : TastyWheat
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  The original Max Payne! : AlexXdude
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    He had the smile of a winner. That made two of us. : manlyman
    • Diablo......WTF is with shoving a crystal in your head? : zipper76
• relentless, mafia, fft, fallout, ico, : mista mista
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  Final Fantasy III. : Iscariot47
  • (us version) : Iscariot47
• Metal Gear Solid 3! : Gaurav Sharma
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  Chrono Trigger. Take your pick. : DinK
  • F'KING A++ : X Fuzion
• Final Fantasy 3 (6 in Japan), Grim Fandango, and Day Of The Tentacle were also great. : Serpico74
• Super Mario Bros. : sharpie
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  ICO : mindmann
  • :`( : Omning
  • Agreed my good man. : helvetica
• Street Fighter 2: beaten with Zangief : Tawler
• ZeldaOOT! : ventro
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  Fallout. So awesome. Different depending on how and what you did, quite satisfying : Gauss
  • ^^^ What I tried to say but ended up misreplying instead : SqueegyTBS
  • Bloody Mess trait made that all the more interesting. TAKE THAT YOU OVERSEER FUCK. : SpaecKow
• Out of this world : blender81
• I thought Vice City had an ending that fit really well with the game. : Fred Garvin
• Klonoa 1, Ico, Shadow of the motherfucking Colossus. :[ : My Documents
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  Bionic Commando. Ninja Gaiden. Contra. Metroid (over and over and over again). : Ride-My-Rocket
  • ^^^^^ IAWTP : stuka
• Bionic Commando, just for finishing it. : hbalce1
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  Motherfucking Mafia ftw : Rotten Deadite
  • where do gangsta's go when they die... badass ending : judge
• Mafia : renegade732
• Vagrant Story had a really fucking badass ending. Also, Shadow of the Colossus had a very awesome endi... : Vincent Grayson
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  Duke 3D. See, throughout the game, Duke keeps saying "I'll rip your head off and sh*t down your neck. T : dognose
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    That was the end to episode 2... oh hell it's an ending : Tawler
    • That was the end of episode 1 :/ : Serpico74
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    OMG DOGNOSE GOT A DNF REFERENCE WRONG WHAT That was the end of Ep 2! : TastyWheat
    • * C A U G H T W I T H P A N T S D O W N ' D * : Gaurav Sharma
• Fallout. Doom 3's ending was pretty cool. : Arcanum
• Planescape: Torment. : mem
• Space Quest III : stuka
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  Deus Motherfucking Ex. : vigilante
  • Oh... damn. How could I forget. If you didn't like the ending - pick another! : crummynz
  • Deus Ex ending lasted like 2 seconds. : Gaurav Sharma
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  Full Throttle and Monkey Island 2. AWESOME. : Chris Remo
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    The MI2 ending was crazy, I still don't know what to make out of it... : aethyr
    • I don't either. I mean I have theories just like everyone else, but who knows what Gilbert actually inte... : Chris Remo
  • Hm those were the two I was going to put. Not surprising I guess. Also: holy crap those endings. : jake2000
• Soviet Ending of Red Alert Kane kills Stalin :) : NFXFSX
• warcraft III human campaign : Pneum0
• Mafia, Riddick (mostly for the end level that led up to it) : ShadeOGreen
• Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening. :( : mechanicalgrape
• pretty much all the modern zeldas : ermac
• ZELDA LTTP I think I cried. I was also like 12 : sludge vohaul
• BIONIC COMMANDO WITH EXPLODING HEAD HITLER. While wrapped up in great endings like Grim Fandango, DOTT... : Serpico74
• System Shock 2 - a huge payoff for collecting all the voicelogs left scattered around the game. Flashb... : Enkidu
• Shadow of the Colossus and Ico : brickmatt
• Command and Conquer : NOD Disc. Kane rules. : Vic Viper
• mega man 2 : burgertime
• i really like NOLF's. so much twisty fun : RikiTiki2