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  I totally agree with that, and it's a great way to put it. : Athlon7
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    But for $1200, I could play all three consoles! Jesus, typing that out makes me sad. : Vincent Grayson
    • Yea, I bet it does. Especially when I know I'm gonna end up with all 3 sooner or later... : mnok
  • Exactly. The two consoles are very complementary and I'll be picking the wii up if for nothing else than ... : -Panther-
  • I was just thinking exactly the same thing. I have a 360 and I'll buy a Wii. Why would I want a PS3 when ... : red2lucas
• smart businessman here. : annih1late
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  You know. The absolute misinformation here that a $300 xbox doesn't come with an HD. and the Wii has a d... : Hizzow
  • How can you possibly cast judgement on the wii controller already? : -Panther-
  • hahahahahahahahahahahahaha..../breathe....hahahahahahahahaha : cltcprd
  • I would wager he's refering to the $400 Xbox, since Nintendo's never launched a system over $200. : Vincent Grayson
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    semi broken? what the hell are you talking about. the 360 with a HD is $400. assuming the rumors about... : emocore
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      i know i'm in the minority, i'm probly the only one. Using the word "broken" was a bit much. i'll ... : Hizzow
      • Good thing you don't have to store games on the Xbox 360 Hard Drive! : AlexXdude
      • where is this no storage coming from? He's referring to the $400 premium 360. The Wii, as everyone in t... : broly1718
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        please. The PS3 lineup looks 10x worse than the wii lineup : alexthegreat2
        • Does it even have a lineup of exclusives? I'm hot and wet for MGS4, but I highly doubt we'll see that ... : SiW73
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        If only Nintendo had games with a more hip urban setting. Please get over the kiddie game nonsense it re... : Chod
        • Hip, urban setting sucks. They can keep doing what they're doing. OOH! Dynasty Warriors-type game wit... : Ebu
      • again, the $400 xbox comes with a 20gig hd. sorry, but i dont classify that as little to no storage. ... : emocore
      • Did I read your post correctly? The Wii's starting lineup blows? What the fuck are you on? It has the ... : walker270
      • yes, metroid and zelda blow. thanks for that awesome breakdown. : p4ck3tloss
      • hahahahahaha holy crap : jedi_27
      • math isnt your friend : johnny skidmarks
      • Heeheheh comedy gold! Thanks for the good laugh BTW! : bitter ego
      • your not just in the minority, you are the minority RETARD... laffo : oldschoolbob-o
      • Ken Kutaragi? Is that you? : aethyr
      • this blatant damage control is laughable : annih1late
      • woah..... i'm not sure how to reply to this post. : wtf242
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        Starting line up blows?! Zelda, Metroid and Mario on release? You're serious when you say this? : warcrow
        • Mario Galaxy might not be a launch game. This is what Senor Miyamoto said ""[Galaxy] is progressing along... : freshyk
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        I have to ask, but what exactly constitutes a 'kiddy game'? I mean, my cousins who are 10 to 13 play Mad... : mikecyb
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          argh... http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12133039 : genjuro
          • I like both types of games :( : mikecyb
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        I agree, why can't they put DOA Beach Volleyball on their system? That game is mature yo! Resident Evil... : deathofrats
        • The funny thing is, the pseduo-lesbian scenes in the Cube-only Beach Spikers were better than anything in... : SiW73
      • Are you the new White House press secretary? : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • Oh you forgot to mention for the Wii you can hook up and USB harddrive to the USB2.0 ports and have as mu... : melkore
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      http://www.ukresistance.co.uk/2005/11/blue-sky-in-games-campaign-launched.html : genjuro
      • are banana guns like banana phone? : p4ck3tloss
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    lol, dissapointment for a controller? nice. : broly1718
    • and the price comparrison is right. xbox 360 - $400 wii - $200-$250. every nintendo system has been... : broly1718
  • lol lol and lol : derelict515
  • are you fucking kidding? : alexthegreat2
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    Wow. Just... wow. I take it you're not paying attention to E3 this year? : walker270
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      i'm staying away from the retarded sections. : Hizzow
      • does that mean you didn't watch the Sony pre-e3 press conference? : derelict515
      • I think you are creating the retarded sections...amirite? : cltcprd
  • YOU TELL 'EM! Oh dear. : SiW73
  • He's hypnotized by the 4D graphics! : bitter ego
  • hmm. I thought 400+200 = 600. : p4ck3tloss
  • Oh wow...nevermind, I can't do this without a personal attack ban. Just know, that you are so incredib... : graceofdragons
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    Obviously bet on a 360 price drop when PS3 hits. : Overbyte
    • I doubt it. They're already $200 cheaper and still both MS and Sony will likely sell every unit they can... : Carnivac
    • That's my thought. 360 for $350, Wii for $250. : deathofrats
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  Why? Because the PS3 is da bizzle! - HDMI - BD - Wireless networking - The games. MGS4, DMC 4, RE 5, ... : warcrow
  • like GTA? : -Panther-
  • RE 5 and GTA have both been announced for the 360 : sigpro
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    If the shacknews Xbox squad is any indication, those games aren't exactly system sellers. : genjuro
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      vvv see what I mean? : genjuro
      • ^^^ point that thing somewhere safe! : 69shots
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    I have zero interest in all those games you mentioned except maybe Katamai. And if you think Microsoft wi... : red2lucas
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      Nice name calling there. : warcrow
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        stop getting your panties in a bunch about nothing and address the actual content of the post : derelict515
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          Whats to address? BD is a supperior format to HD-DVD. I never said that the 360 wouldnt play Hi-Def DVDs.... : warcrow
          • Well if you don't think that then you're no an idiot are you, so nothing to worry about :) : red2lucas
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          How? If someone isn't interested in those games then what is there to say? What is going on. Why are y... : genjuro
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            because its 11am and we're all bored :( besides, everyones pumped up from E3 : broly1718
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              The whole "picking sides" thing just weirds me out a bit. Especially since a lot of you usually level hea... : genjuro
              • hey now. we havent gotten that bad yet. : broly1718
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                I love gaming and am not partial to any company. I'm getting a Wii and a PS3, but have no interest really... : warcrow
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                  If BR fails, u r fucked it sounds like. : cltcprd
                  • Yup. Its a risk, but I think it's the right way to go. Besides, like I said, I edit it FCP. FCP is only o... : warcrow
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                  Gaming fanboyism aside, if you really care about getting an optical HD video player, I assume you are pro : rasputinreborn
                  • ^^^^ Sony's hardware is usually shit. Sure, their displays are generally nice, but the hardware drivi... : walker270
                  • I will eventually get a really nice BD player, but standard BD players cost $1000 right now. By November ... : warcrow
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                  Why didn't you just say you were a Mac user hehehe I'm joking I'm joking!! : red2lucas
                  • hehe :P : warcrow
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                  Well if your into video editing why would you want to buy a PS3 for BD playback? For games, that's somet... : bitter ego
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                    Because it does both. I dont mind spending $600 on a BR player/console, but I do mind (I am married :P) s... : warcrow
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                      I see what you mean, says the blind man. : bitter ego
                      • ..on the telephone with the deaf man... : warcrow
          • He was talking about the HD-DVD thing, not the games I don't like...I think. : red2lucas
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    by all means if you like those game go right ahead. mgs4 does look sweet, but thats about it. i never r... : broly1718
    • It is expensive, I will not agrue that. But I also plan on getting a Wii to compliment my game playing. I... : warcrow
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    Hmm. The hardware points are just hardware points. They won't matter if not used correctly, and even ... : geedeck
    • Parents of America will be getting Wii's I would think -especially if they're coming in at $199 or less. ... : warcrow
  • There wont be a new Katamari. Namco agreed to that in order to keep Takahasi. : flooq
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  This is actually what I plan to do : Degenerate
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    Same here! Duck Hunt on the Wii > * : AlexXdude
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      oh shit, when I was reading that my hand had sex with my penis : BenMurphy
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12132186 - here, in case you haven't seen the gameplay videos of it yet... : AlexXdude
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    http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12120596 : digitalburro
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      if GTA4 isn't going to be on PC I will be forced to buy a 360 >:( : mikecyb
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        Get a Wii as well, while you're at it! : AlexXdude
        • I already have plans to buy one on launch day :) I'm just saying the 360 in addition because I want to... : mikecyb
    • buy now so i can kick your ass in UNO : jedi_27
  • yeah same here : Mr.SEX
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    My current next generation plans: Wii before the year is out. 260 after a price drop or two. I'll see : reign27
    • My exact plans as well. : lord warlock
    • i wish microsoft would just do this. get rid of the core system and drop the premium by $50. i know th... : broly1718
    • My plan: Wait 4-5 years, buy one or two systems with all the classics. (I'm just finishing off the PS2 li... : 60days
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      my plans: Wii on release, 360 when it gets hacked and I can use XBMC on it. : alexthegreat2
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        you don't really need xbmc. With MCE and transcode 360 I can do everything xmbc can. I even have a web b... : sigpro
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          can you play HDTV videos off the xbox hard drive? : alexthegreat2
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            why would I need to do that when I can stream them from my PC to the 360? In short I can stream 1080i WMV... : sigpro
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              I'm talking about me, not you. My living room goes across wireless to my PC and the link is not that grea... : alexthegreat2
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                also I don't want to have to buy another version of windows, thanks : alexthegreat2
                • i get OS's for free from work, but after using it like this if I had to it would be worth buying : sigpro
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    same. 1/2 way there . . . . FUCK YOU SONY. FUCK YOU!!! : jedi_27
    • That's the spirit champ!! WOOOOOOO : red2lucas
  • Same. : filtersweep
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  This is the first thing I thought of when the PS3 prices were revealed. And I think the majority of peopl... : johnny skidmarks
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    ... the fact that Microsoft is saying it is just baffling. I don't know what to think at this point. : walker270
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      That's why I posted it. It's what everyone was thinking, but to hear it directly from MS is surprising. ... : afty
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        4) PROFIT! : RikiTiki2
        • this is the correct answer - they want to ride along with some of the excitement that nintendo is creatin... : alexthegreat2
      • 2 is the answer there. Their product is different enough from the Wii that they feel the two don't overla... : maddy
      • Nintendo isn't competing with Sony or MS, and Microsoft isn't competing with Nintendo. So if they get ... : Chod
      • It doesnt baffle me. Basically, MS and Nintendo are appealing to different market segments. MS, however, ... : johnny skidmarks
      • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12117850 not quite what happened but close enough! : Mr.SEX
• I hope the PS3's price drops to a reasonable level before Fumito Ueda's next game comes out. I can wait l... : sgtsanity
• because, if blu-ray emerges as teh leader, you get a loaded high def dev player, plus a very supported ga... : Grandmoff
• I'm glad they came out and said this as it really is a surprisingly attractive option. What I find funny ... : maddy
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  I think the ICO team and MGS series are going to garauntee that I end up with a ps3... Even though right ... : raija
  • By the time those two get released, hopefully the price will have fallen to something reasonable, like $3... : deathofrats
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  the enemy of my enemy is my friend : skinlab133
  • It's smart. They both need to hurt Sony. Sony is still king of the market and has that arrogance. MS i... : EvilDolemite
• This was exactly my theory a couple of days ago. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12123312 : EvilDolemite
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  How much was the dreamcast when PS2 came out? : Judicator.Khas
  • The dreamcast launched at $199 I believe; I don't know if they had dropped prices by the time of the PS2 ... : zakk
• I....agree with Peter Moore? I feel like I should be confessing this in a church. : Boxelder
• No Pete, they are going to buy ONE machine (Wii) and $400 in games. . . : DN_
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  The ONLY thing that will kill Sony's PS3 is the online play. OR the lack of the online service leaving it... : ghost hacker
  • The $200 you save not buying the ps3 can buy you a lot of accessories for the 360 though. : deathofrats
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    We keep forgetting that we're the minority 'hardcore' crowd here. Most people with PS2's do not play onli... : ieGod
    • Most people with PS2's do not play online probably due to the fact that there aren't many online games... : emocore
• This is *EXACTLY* what I'm going to do.... 360 + Wii. Its the same as I did before... I bought a GameCube... : El Tigre
• I'm going to just buy a Wii and save $1000 :) : dognose
• That being said; Nintendo must have the most genius marketing team ever assembled. How incredibly amazing... : barondoth

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• tagged, will try it our later, thanks. Basically what helped a lot in my case was going into START-> R... : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Oh man talk about awesome timing. I just played for an hour and it was awesome. Was gonna go back to my p... : lord cecil
  • So like....this fixes issues with AGP cards too? : SkeezPimp
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  Question about SiN Steam: When all the episodes are eventually released (or even before that), do you thi... : K1Bond007
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    Maybe something like... Clickable plus symbol! + SiN: Episodes ...- Episode 1: Emergence ...- Epi... : Rice-Rocketeer
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      That's kinda what I'm hoping for. The HL2 content (Deathmatch, Lost Coast, HL2, Ep1) is getting up there ... : K1Bond007
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        It'd be kind of cool to sort games by developer, too. So, like... + Valve Software ...- Half-Life ... : Rice-Rocketeer
        • you've got too much free time : derean
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    I am sure valve will have a viable solution to make steam look the best it can when further episodes are ... : Normality
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      How many eps do you guys have planned? : nyranger66
      • The website is worked out for 9.... ? : K1Bond007
• Awesome, thanks. Installing now. : Sexpansion Pack
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  So this doesn't work with PCIE cards? Shitty, since I still get stuttering. So annoying, but at least it ... : aggressor
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    Check my my first reply in the thread, I also got PCIE and that helped with my rig's stuttering. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Turning off system services from loading seems kind of...eh. : aggressor
      • Well, made a world of difference for me. Your mileage may vary. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Thanks for letting us know. I'm about to start the game myself. We'll see if I have any problems! : wunderbred
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  Turning texture detail to medium significantly reduced the stuttering for me. Not totally, but it's bett... : OwenButler
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    Damn. I downloaded the PCI tweak thingy but: 1. I don't have a PCI video card OR soundcard (extern... : OwenButler
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      i think his advice is to set it at 32 even though it defaults at 64. : kbnerd
      • Duuuuh, I can read good! Thanks. I'll try that. : OwenButler
    • ""32 from its default of 64"" : lonestar3
• I'm, lucky in that the stuttering issue doesn't affect me but after reading this I wonder - I'm using onb... : Schnapple
• tagged for stuttering anoyance, thanks! : vrocket
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  this is a repeat of what happened with Valve and Half-Life 2. It took multiple patches for it to go away.... : anthonybean
  • it could never get fixed completely, since the issue is in close association with user specific hardware/... : lonestar3
• Tagged for later. : FatBaby
• Wow, might actually be able to play HL2 on my laptop with this. : intothefray
• Thanks for the research but I don't want to change bios settings for one game, inevitably it foobars some... : giroml
• I thought the stuttering was due to SiN currently running on a Source engine build from before Valve's st... : Zips
• WHATS THE WORLD COME TO? : dantastic
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  well I played through all of HL2 with no problems but Emergence stutters really bad on the audio. I've do... : even4
  • yes completely different source engine builds. wait for sin patch. : giroml
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  What a huge piece of shit this is. Buggy as hell, can't even play it. Changed the PCI latency, nothing. ... : JasonReece
  • Clearly your world is pain. : okaria
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    changing the PCI latency made me not able to load the next level when trying to exit the docks : dantastic
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      Yeah, I hear you. Now with that bug I finally advanced, I'm at the douchebag drug dealer (Jesus what terr... : JasonReece
      • - Save your game - Open the console - Type "ai_nographreload 0" - Close the console - Load your sav... : the rizzo
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    Ironic, since I remember how buggy Sin 1 was when it was first released (assuming you could make it past ... : Dimmona
    • True that, double true. I spent $50 on that buggy hoe. At least I could advance in the game :( : JasonReece
• I've been having fun with this game up until the minigun guys were introduced. : dantastic
• Odd, I only get the stuttering when running @ 16X AF. : Athlon7

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• Bump for Supreme Commander video love! : Arcanum
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  there a streaming link anywhere? : RikiTiki2
  • Not AFAIK. Trust me, it's a pretty fast .torrent. Only took me about 5 minutes to get, even with updati... : Arcanum
• Thanks for the link. I'm uploading to Shackspace. 10 minutes. This game looks bloody amazing, by the ... : Ratsofatsorat
• This is officially awesome. : datoo
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  JIZZ JIZZ JIZZ : Foxhawk
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    where have you been? : RikiTiki2
    • from whence I shall return! : Foxhawk
  • about time you show up online was trying to message you about this : Umbr
• Dudes... : project13
• That......looks amazing. I just hope that it won't be too overwhelming with multiple battles going on at... : stump
• that's icy hot : RikiTiki2
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  Shackspace: http://ratsofatsorat.shackspace.com/P1000758.MOV : Ratsofatsorat
  • You're awesome! : warcrow
  • dling...thanks! : holycow
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  To quote Ajax, I'm harder than quantum physics right now. : lightly inclined
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    Just watched it like 4 times, god that looks so awesome. : lightly inclined
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      ia. every time i watch it i notice somthing cool about it i didnt notice before. like at the end those fl : sexninja!!!!
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        Or the planes that crash to the ground and burn shit up when they get hit : electroly
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          check the top of the giant tank at the end... ar ethose landing pads? : Foxhawk
          • it sure looks like it. i wonder if they're mobile air repair pads. that would own so hard. : electroly
          • Lol fucker stealing what is said over aim. : Umbr
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          see now im gonna have to go watch it again to see this. I NEED MORE : sexninja!!!!
          • why couldnt the video have been 20 minutes longer :( : sexninja!!!!
• uh : hobosapien
• OMFG!!! It's better than I hoped! but where's the mf'n D-GUN? : nacatamale
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  In the best of possible ways, this reminds me of Total Annihilation: the only RTS I've ever truly loved. : Enkidu
  • OH SHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIT fuck that looks amazing.. GOD Pure jizz has just left me...... i must play t... : ssj4megaman
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  holy fucking shit. now THAT is how you have zoom! i fucking HATE this super-zoomed in trend that RTS game... : sexninja!!!!
  • thats pretty similar to the screens we have seen so far but still impresive. : slicerd
• commence the cum pumping : mrfunky3000
• OMG OMG OMG OMG OMG : warcrow
• oh man my interest in this game just went through the roof : afrochops
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  HOLY FUCK JESUS COULD THAT BE ANY MORE AWESOME : electroly
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    When does this come out? Do you think it'll run on an X1600? : electroly
    • 2007 : -efx-
• Why can't I stop pooping myself. This looks so awesome. : -efx-
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  i require a mirror : mr.sleepy
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12130853 : sexninja!!!!
• I am so pumped for this game...I cannot wait : byorn
• i would inf this but i dont know how that works being as it was a shakey cam and maybe that would be bad ... : sexninja!!!!
• pretty wild shit, the zooming is tight as fuck. : mindshot
• holy moley, fast download...375KB/s and climbing... : Daochi
• OH MY!! THe past screenies have giving this game no justice.. holy cow.. its ... its.. soo beautiful : happynoodle
• get steve or haiku or someone to whip out the cellophane because we've got a lot of "pumping" going on at : PlanetPerfecto
• That looks crazy good! And it's running completely smooth on whatever impossible hardware they have in th... : bargeld
• thanks that was incredibly awesome \m/ : ballystix
• This is going to be so awesome. : deeveee
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  ok. I'll bite. It's fuckin' incredible, but what kind of computer are we talking about here to run this g... : TPSReport
  • With LOD and such, I doubt it'll require top-of-the-line hardware. It looks great, but not THAT great. Th... : Ratsofatsorat
• AAHHH MAN I JUST JACKED OFF INTO A NAPKIN : mr.sleepy
• That is one mean mother fucking game. Look at the size of those units!!! : te[R]ror
• This shit is so fucking frenetic. HOW WILL WE COPE? : Rice-Rocketeer
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  Supreme Commander shackbattles are going to rule so hard. : electroly
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    Yep, we are going to need allot of servers. : deeveee
    • rts games are typically peer-to-peer, you dont really need servers for them. have they said how many p... : sexninja!!!!
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  I must have watched this like 50 tims already. This is definatly THE rts game ive been wanting my whole l... : sexninja!!!!
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    The part where those weapon bays open up on that sub was sexual exultation. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      and those were only the side bays... I'd love to see its dorsal weaponry fire. : Foxhawk
      • Don't forget that it is a submarine aircraft carrier! : armaduck
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    It looks good in motion for sure. I just hope it allows for a decent amount of strategy. I'm optimistic, ... : Ratsofatsorat
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      Starcraft is awesome. I didn't appreciate it's awesomeness when I was smaller, because my ability to adap... : Rice-Rocketeer
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        I could go on and on about Starcraft. It's in my top 3 PC games of all time, for sure. I really wish Warc... : Ratsofatsorat
        • Agreed. Starcraft was unique... different races that had truly different units, that played differently, ... : TPSReport
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      This game will be nothing like Starcraft - Starcraft is anathema to what Total Annihilation and now Supre... : peanut-
      • I understand that, but at the same time I hope that this new game (keep in mind that we really don't know... : Ratsofatsorat
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    It looks kinda "busy" on the screen tho :/ - I do so enjoy War 3's micro management - wonder if that's po... : abrasion
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      TA is all about a busy screen and is quite difficult to micromanage. you can manage your groups well and ... : kbnerd
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        Don't know if I'd like that, I'd have to try : abrasion
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          i'd mail you a copy of TA but i only have one =-( but it may be a less pretty option but you can probabl... : kbnerd
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            also, my favorite thing about TA is that you can not only que (no the right spelling i know) units but yo... : kbnerd
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              TA is outdated IMO. The interface and winning conditions don't scale well to the number of units you can ... : bargeld
              • regardless of our disagreement on TA being outdated, i feel it would give abrasion a good sense of the ma... : kbnerd
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                The barely controlled chaos is one of the things I liked about TA. :) : riptyde
                • Yeah, I love it. Its like a real war - where the details of what happens on the battlefield aren't really... : peanut-
    • It's designed to not be possible. The game wants you to be unable to win the battle on the micro scale. I... : bargeld
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  Wow, that looks epic! I wonder how you'll be able to actually keep track of all that shit going on. I d... : Krypt_
  • From a micromanagement standpoint, you don't. This will be a game about strategy, where you're giving or... : Arcanum
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  This is a real man's RTS. fuck that zoomed in close/hero bullshit we are getting now. : slackor
  • The best hero-based RTS right now is Dawn of War, hands down. That said, after having played Starcraft... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • FUCKING SIGNED. : wasylm
• wow I was not impressed by screenshots but this, holy wow : lord cecil
• WOWOWOWOW. : aaarrrgh
• crappy youtube mirror: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cTvUwffBU4 : slackor
• tagged : valiance
• this has the scale of a truly global and epic feeling conflict. this is the game i've been waiting for ev... : kbnerd
• Holy crap... amazing stuff! The sheer sensory overload... : five_percent
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  Multi-monitor support!! Watch two seperate views of the map if you have multiple monitors, and its not... : Roceh
  • crap now i want another monitor even more than before. : kbnerd
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    That is an incredibably good idea. : chazums
    • especially given the scope of the battles presented in that trailer. : kbnerd
• i never played TA -but that's quite nice. : abrasion
• Holy shit this looks amazing! Those little dropships are awesome. : SockMonkeh
• Oh my. : d0gbert
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  The zooming looks more incedible than I could possibly have imagined. Wow, just wow. Talk about epic. : node
  • It reminds me of the commander view in BF2, which is awesome. : riptyde
• Bump for the daywalkers. : Arcanum
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  Now Bigger, Longer, and Uncut! Same presentation, lower-quality shakey-cam, but it's the whole present : Arcanum
  • Bump for giant legbot goodness : bokkibear
  • Whoa, that spider thing is freakin cool! : riptyde
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    They really need to release a HD-trailer on the net. : bargeld
    • Yea, I dont understand why companys dont just release HD footage when they know people are going to leak ... : deeveee
  • Spiderbot rocks my casbah. My whole strategy will involve turtling until I can unleash a phalanx of those... : Dynotaku
  • SO HOT. 2007 is a long time away. :( : sgtsanity
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    GOOD GOD! My poor dog was sitting on my lap when I watched this video, the massive erection that sprang f... : graceofdragons
    • lol these are getting absurd :) : adhy
  • holy fuck that's awesome!! : mrfunky3000
  • FUCKING. AWESOME. : king_darius
  • IN MY PANTS, PLZ : Kaiser
  • NEED HD TRAILER CANT STOP PUMPING CUM BUT WANT TO PUMP MORE : osiris_brad
  • I orgasmed repeatedly as I watched this. I can't describe how excited I am for this game :) :) :) :) : electroly
  • Now that's how you do a nuke. : rasputinreborn
  • Starcraft 2 ??? What's that ? : Mister Groin
  • OOOOOHH MYYY GOOODDDS!!!11 : warcrow
  • OMG my boner just knocked everyone in the office out into the street killing 47 people! : warcrow
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  Looks awesome but micromanagement seems like a bitch, or am I mistaken? I've never been a fan of heavy m... : Kiriakos
  • yah I don't know how I would begin to manage armies like that.... : Shadowdane
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    Total Annihilation has always been like that. It's part of the allure. But they have many features to m... : electroly
    • (fight enemy units automatically, I mean.) : electroly
  • I'm guessing alot of that is automated actions after giving orders to a group. Typically I'll send a g... : graceofdragons
  • TA wasn't about micromanagement. You macromanaged, ie you focused more on the combination of units you w... : riptyde
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    The whole point of the game (according to Chris Taylor, the lead designer) is to not micromanage everythi... : Arcanum
    • It's closer to real war. You tell a squad of guys to attack an objective, but you don't tell each indivi... : riptyde
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  Holy shit! As I've said before, it looks like a newer TA, which I thought was awesome. : shred.
  • guys if you havent seen the full video... OMFG OMFG OMFG OOOOOOO MMMMMMMM FFFFFFFFFFFFFFF GGGGGGGGGGGGG ... : ssj4megaman

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  Price and Performance? : skitzo
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    The 1up guys seemed to be pretty certain for a $130 price point in the podcast. : chazums
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      That would be amaaazing. 99 would be too low. 150 would be right, but not amazing. 130 is an excellent ch... : feek
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        I don't know, I think 150 would be pretty amazing personally. I mean 130 would obviously be even better ... : Chris Remo
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          So how do the graphics compare to the cube? Is there any improvement? : Prozium
          • the graphics are supposedly above xbox 1 calibur (which make it better than the cube). : kbnerd
        • You gotta take into consideration the size of the parts... The price of a 60GB hard drive in an iPod, fo... : phobium
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      What? cmon - that's just ridiculous. : abrasion
      • that's what I'm sayin......same price as a DS LOL : freakord
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      Who knows what the controller cost but I'd say there is a good chance the price will be $199 - the fact t... : shotgun1
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        I'd almost say more than $199, else they could announce that now and really hurt people. There's only so... : GeorgeB3DR
        • You really think they'd launch that high? Thats not far off the price of a core x360. : chazums
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          At $249 it seems like it'd be close enough in price to the 360 Core for parents doing their holiday shopp... : riptyde
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            This post assumes that the 360 is more appealing than the Wii, especially to kids and the parents buying ... : reign27
            • But for people considering getting an xbox360 or a wii, a $50 price difference might be a small enough di... : shred.
        • i'm thinking $249 but with an extra controller (since it's all about not-solo play) and/or wii sports. : ermac
    • $130 would be awesome! : 5150Joker
    • I highly doubt $130 myself. The Wii is relatively cheap to manufacture though. So, my guess is we'll ge... : SolrFlare
    • I would fall out if it's that cheap : jonin
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      Not gonna happen. My guess is $200-250. : megarust32
      • That's more like it, I'll say 200. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • no way.... : maulla
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      The 1up guys also have a history of not knowing shit. : filtersweep
      • On the contrary, 1Up's writers are mostly actual journalists from print magazines who have a much better ... : Carnivac
    • I think you're getting this confused with something else. : Carnivac
  • $199 is still my bet and i bet it launches in early November. : kbnerd
• release date? : ermac
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  Whether or not if floats? : rosewood
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    does it weigh the same as a duck? : crust
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      IT'S A WITCH! : yosemiteclimber
      • Anxiously awaiting Excalibur controller extension : Deathlove
  • Will it float! Will it float! Wiiiill it flooooaaaaaat!!! : d fluke
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  DNF a Wii exclusive? : losimagic
  • Cool, was gonna buy a Wii anyway. : dognose
  • oh, yes. *i want to be duke nukem forever* : lonestar3
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    they said they were going to have to rework it to get it on the wii, but they are willing to do it : takio
    • Link? : megarust32
  • more like DNF as a release for the system after the Wii. : aethyr
  • No. Georges said he would not buy a Wii because of the dated graphics, so that ends that debate. : deathofrats
• Nintendo needs to go old school and include a pack-in game. http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=12130196 : Prozium
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  I can't understand how this can be. Haven't they revealed absolutely everything about the console's hardw : ShekkyBoy
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    I feel the speaker is a really important feature. I'm very glad they have included it, as well as rumble.... : GilesH
    • I think we have yet to see how it'll play out. I'm sure Nintendo can think of many interesting ways to us... : ieGod
    • IMO, it's one of those "it cant hurt" kind of things. At best, devs will find cool and creative uses for... : riptyde
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      wait...what? what speaker? : freakord
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        the remote has a speaker that plays back sound effects, that will then "travel" to the tv....creating a s... : t0ad
        • holy shit that's sounding sweeter and sweeter : freakord
    • Agreed. Those two features (speaker+rumble) will make playing the games much more immersive. : SatansFist
• Here we go again... : 60days
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  Its goin to be $199.99 and come with -Duck hunt -1 light gun -1 classic controller -1 wii controlle... : stgdz
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    I think it's more likely it'll come with 2 Wiimotes+nunchucks. It might come with Duck Hunt, but I think ... : reign27
    • ^^This would be a good plan. They could really market the idea of it being a multiplayer system by shipp... : PUPSTAHS
• if any game gets packaged with it, i think it would be Wii Sports. it just looks like the perfect game t... : Korban
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  yeah, what was that ultra secret thing they were going to reveal at E3? : edgewise
  • The price : dognose

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• Lookin good lookin good : ctlaltl33t
• This game is so fucking purchased.... : RyDogg1
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  i love the movement speed .. mmmmm! : Mansmells
  • ^^^^^^ this man said it : te[R]ror
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  Yeah these videos are fucking awesome. Way more exciting than the new trailer. : datoo
  • Yeh, I thought the new trailer was a bit of a let down. It showed some of the engine limitations. : DingoStoleMyBaby
• Don't forget tomorrow on Gamespot: 4pm Earth-Shattering Carnage Enemy Territory: Quake Wars and ... : ctlaltl33t
• looks like fun! : trOmblyj
• looks like they're keeping it close to it's ET roots. this will be the best multiplayer PC game in years. : gokart.
• The movements definitely look better than anything from the BF engines. : deathofrats
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  Man, did they do away with the exp system from Wolf ET? If so, that makes me so sad :( : ctlaltl33t
  • according to previews it's in there and it works the same. it lasts through the campaign and then resets ... : Mansmells
  • No. There's still an experience campaign system. : datoo
• This video game is gonna be the shit. I hope... Already bored with Oblivion. : tyrelhill
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  I hope this comes on dvd. : deeveee
  • http://www.enemyterritory.com/ has a DVD logo at the bottom. : datoo
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  Quake 3-speed movement = sold. : wild falcon
  • that's just what i was thinking : trOmblyj
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  EOTech HWS clone ftw in the Q4 future, I guess? Good choice.. : Dslyecxi
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    Q4? No this one takes place before Q1 I believe. : datoo
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      Before Q2 after Q1. Strogg invasion of earth is repelled, we invade Strogg homeworld at start of Q2. : trOmblyj
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        Ok, close enough. It's still far enough in the future that it interests me that they opted to have an EOT... : Dslyecxi
        • Yeah it's supposed to be near-future, with slightly upgraded versions of current military hardware and pr... : datoo
• I hate it when people at E3 comment that it's like BF when clearly it's more like Tribes. : supertech68
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  I had a LOT of fun playing today. I kept getting kicked off for press and VIPS but I wanted to keep calli... : Cygnus X-1
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    Thats cool - he needs to shack more. : trOmblyj
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      How do we know he doesn't? Even if he was a Shacker, it's probably best for everyone if nobody knows. : Arcanum
      • Has it ever been implied that he was a shacker? : -efx-
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        Maybe YOU are Robin Williams!!! : trOmblyj
        • *waves hand* This is not the comedian you are looking for! : Arcanum
      • because his posts would just be strings of gibberish. : Foxhawk
  • Cool. Can't wait to check it out tomorrow. : Serpico74
  • I hate you. : 5150Joker
  • Oooh... we demand write-up! pretty please? : datoo
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  Whoa, what's that "Implanting..." stuff going on in the 2nd and 4th videos? : Arcanum
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    Probably something like the Strogg can turn a downed marine into a spawn point for a comrade or something... : Omaha
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      ^Correct. : Cygnus X-1
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        So it just allows for a single spawn right? Also can't a Strogg use the human body as a disguise like ... : Mansmells
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          oh and what determines who spawns on the human body? is it just the spawn queue? : Mansmells
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            A new spawn point becomes available for players to choose in their map. Yes, there are gisguises like W... : Cygnus X-1
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              Oh so can multiple people spawn from it then? Is it a permanent spawn point then? I'm assuming humans can... : Mansmells
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                I believe it's a single-use spawn point--the strogg player takes over the body. I'm curious about what ha... : datoo
                • Imagine being a medic trying to revive a comrade just as he springs to life in Strogg form :) Late nig... : Omaha
• looks awesome :D : nico2
• Excellent gameplay mechanic with the implanting thing - needs a little animation work though, to be picky : bounty838
• So awesome. I want to play it! : project13
• Definitely picks up where WolfET left off, as that map totally reminds me of countless battles on fuel du... : zen2k
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  The ONE thing I want to know...are the vehicles properly balanced, or do they own the infantry? Because ... : PenicillinX57
  • You mean you don't like it when two APCs line up on either side of that hotel spawn point at Karkand and ... : Mansmells
  • They've been talking about how they want to avoid the problems with vehicles vs. infantry for quite a whi... : datoo
• Where are all of the shack videos for QW? I would think that they would get some vidoes of it since the s... : shred.