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by Maarten Goldstein, Jul 13, 2006 3:53am PDTI never got into Diablo, but playing Titan Quest has been fun so far. There's been a good variety of environments and monsters so far, and since I'm constantly finding new stuff to equip I haven't gotten bored at all. Looking forward to conquering Egypt next. Now if only I wasn't dying so much.. Also on FileShack
- The Saga of Ryzom trial - no more time limit for this MMORPG trial.
- Wings Over Vietnam v07.10.06 patch - update for this action flight sim.
- Wings Over Europe: Cold War Gone Hot v07.10.06 patch - improves campaign game stability.
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
I've been asked to teach a 75 minute web design class at a summer camp for high achieving middle and high schoolers. I am hesitant to focus on Dreamweaver or any particular editor since the kids won't have them when they go home. I figure I should cover some HTML and some CSS, but I'm not sure what to do for layout, etc. I don't want to teach them to use tables, but CSS layouts can be finicky. Any advice would be much appreciated.
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I was looking at 24in lcd's but I kept hearing complaints of input lag/backlight bleeding etc. I noticed an fw900 on ebay for $300 and I jumped on it. Should be here in a few days.
Those of you who own it.. how is it? I've heard great things. Is there anything I should know about the monitor to ensure the best image quality/text sharpness etc?
Attn: Dognose
Metal Wolf Chaos.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Genl242_ZU8
You play as President Michael Wilson as you retake America from the evil Vice President in your mech Metal Wolf.
This game looks so over-the-top with silly dialogue that it is beyond awesome.
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wtfcnn
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It's time for me to remind you fellow geeks to stretch! Tips and diagrams in Reply.....
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Saturday August 19th - 6ish to ?????
http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=3182
repost for the day people
The last Austin shackmeet sucked because we waited at some super busy restaurant for like 4 hours before being seated, and then it was already pretty late so everyone just went home.
This time it's going to be a BBQ at my house in SW Austin. I'll bring the food and alcohol, but if you want to bring your own stuff to throw on the grill or stuff to drink, feel free.
I have 2 nice-sized TVs downstairs(1 of them HD) and wireless internet. It would be awesome if people could bring a ps2 with guitar hero and/or an xbox 360. I have a couple of xboxes, n64, and snes only. Feel free to bring your computer too and we can setup a little lan and play some shit.
I could probably also get some hot women to come to... although I won't tell them about the video games and website thing.
You Dallas and Houston shackers should come too! I have plenty of room for you to crash. What better way is there to enjoy a nice cool 'middle of august' texas evening then (b)eat meat and play video games?
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lynryd skynyrd - free bird
eagle eye cherry - save tonight
semisonic - closing time
jet - move on
alkaline trio - youve got so far to go
eve 6 - heres to the night
socialburn - leaving song
europe - final countdown
green day - good riddance
eels - hey man (now your really livin')
jimmy eat world - 23
alter bridge - the end is here
fleetwood mac - landslide
foo fighters - times like these
all american rejects - last song
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If you had two choose from two games what would they be? I just got my DS lite and I'm about to run to best buy to pick up a couple of games. I'm leaning towards NSMB (pretty much a no brainer) and Metroid Prime Hunters. Is this a good way to start my DS life?
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http://n.nfshost.com/1.html
Each page shows a clue on the naming for the next page. You should just keep counting upwards. :)
I'm trying to figure out 14 right now...
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Fast forward to today and now my daughter has pinkeye as well. Not to mention that my wife thinks she may be getting the beginning of it too! All of this in the kids second week of preschool. YAY!
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like two and a half months ago I applied for a job at a grocery store, thinking I'd be able to work for a decent amount of time during the summer. Two or three weeks ago they call me and schedule the interview, a few days later I have the interview and they decide to hire me. So I figure, great, a month and a half at least to work before I have to move away for college. A bit short, but worth it. A few days after the interview I have a drug test, only to have to wait a week for the results. A week passes, they call me and tell me I passed the drug test, so then they'll call me in another 5 days and tell me my schedule. Today they call me and tell me I have an orientation class... in a week! I'm going to have this job for like 2 or 3 weeks before I have to quit, but I'm going to take it anyway just to spite those slow sons of bitches. Nobody wastes JINKY's time, nobody! The end.
I just kind of wanted to bitch about work some now that I'm going to be a bit of a working man
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I didn't put it on the list. *shrug*
Is it any good?
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so:
what's the worst superweapon?
my vote: Return to Castle Wolfenstein's Tesla Gun
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xbox 360 mens
media center...wtf? i'm trying to stream video from my comp to the 360. i went to the xbox.com/pcsetup like the the 360 told me after i clicked media center... it gave me a code to use for when i install the software i get from the latter website it gave me.
only...when i went there and followed instructions and DL'd the program, i installed everything without it prompting me for the stupid code. so now i find out it only installed media connect or some shit and i can only see pics...not video...so wtf? i need to install media center itself or what? i'm fucking confused.
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At the beginning of the summer I was resolved to build myself a brand new rig once the price drops from Conroe hit. I would spend 800-900 bucks on a Athlon64 X2 3800+, 7600GT, 2gb DDR-RAM computer. This would allow me to catch up on all the games I've missed (Doom3, Hl2, Battlefield 2, FEAR, Far Cry, Prey, etc.) and have a desktop I can use for the next 5 years.
But now I am second-guessing my decision and thinking perhaps I could just get an xbox360. I'd spend probably 500 on the system, a couple controllers, and a game to start me off with. I would save myself from all the technical issues that PC games have, and I would be given the option of playing games with my friends and family. Since I have one more year in college, this would make sense so I can play with my friends that I live with. But the big issue is, will I be taking advantage of the Xbox360 if I don't have an HDTV? I'll probably have something like a 27-inch wega to play this on, will that be worth it?
So there are all these contrasting factors that are sort of sticking me with nowhere to go that is "the best choice." Can anyone that has been faced with this decision discuss how happy they are with the direction they chose?
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And yes, there is now a GCR squad on the commie side
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Intel Core2 Duo "Conroe" NDA expires at midnight tonight (7/14 00:00)
HardOCP already has several placeholder stickies being created in their Intel Forums: http://hardforum.com/forumdisplay.php?f=5
Hopefully we'll see many benchmarks across various sites. Several retailers may also start selling the processors tomorrow, although it seems most will probably wait until the announced release later this month.
There are even a few instances of the retail edition Extreme C2D, the X6800, being sold early.
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http://www.scifi.com/amazingscrewonhead/ - the Amazing Screw-On Head pilot is up. It is an animated series based on the comic book of the same name. The site says it's a hilarious send-up of Lovecraftian horror and steampunk adventure.
I haven't seen it but BSS says it is good.
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I had some fun playing last night. You really need to have a good server and 10+ players to enjoy it. It's a fun game though. One of the reasons I've enjoyed PvP mmo servers is because of the constant state of being stabbed in the back at any moment. The Ship gives you that same feeling and you're able to really enjoy the hunt.
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the internet is a series of ...tubes!
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Sopranos's delayed because James Gandolfiny(sp) has knee surgery
"The actor, who plays mob boss Tony Soprano, was in a traffic accident in New York recently. A collision with a taxi knocked him off his scooter but he reportedly was able to walk away."
WTF DONT RIDE A SCOOTER UR FN TONY SOPRANO YOU GOON!
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A friend just told me about the "freezer trick" that works for some drives, but I don't know if it would help me in this case. I want to be sure I have a chance of getting it to POST without screwing it up even more in the process.
If anyone here has successfully revived a Deskstar with click of death with this method, please let me know. Like I said, I don't want to damage it any further, but if I can get it running long enough to copy over all my data to another drive, then I'll give it a try.
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This is an amazing Drum 'n Bass album. Check it out!
Listen: http://67.19.75.24:8000/listen.pls
Sign up to DJ: http://shackcast.viscidity.com/
IRC: irc.habber.net, #radio
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Talk about frustrating. My realm opening has been delayed 2 times now, and when it's supposed to come up today... QUEUE IS FULL SORRYZ2UKEKE
This after I couldn't even access my account management all day yesterday, and most of today. Why can't blizzard be good at anticipating like they are good with just about everything else =(
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I saw the machinima movie mentioned on some site and remembered how much fun the game was. I don't know what happened to my copy, so I'm off to eBay to pick up a used copy.
Then I started googling the game to see if anyone's been modding it or anything. Doesn't seem like it, unfortunately. I can't believe that in all these years no one has even attempted to make an updated texture pack or anything. Oh well...
Movie: http://www.machinima.com/article.php?article=322
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http://www.gamebrink.com/xbox-360/1659-Mass_Effect-video-1.html
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The back page of Giggles' latest Electronic Gaming Monthly Magazine has a ad for a game called Dead Rising, you get to kill zombies in a shopping mall from the looks of it. I can't tell if the images are in-game, because it looks like really good pen-ink-airbrush art, but it looks great anyway. But at the bottom it says "Only on xbox360"
That means "For now", right? Like, if the game does well, it will later on HAVE to come out for PC, right?
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