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  Final Fantasy XII Matsuno lovefest megapost I'm about 45 hours into FF12, so I figured I'd share a bit : Gauss
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    Quickenings Quickenings are a valuable tool, but they are easy to misuse, and interact poorly with Gam : Gauss
    • Thanks, it was helpful to see all that laid out even if I already knew most of it. Loooooove this game. : Goncyn
    • Rare Enemies and Loot! From time to time, while exploring, you may come across a rare enemy. These are : Gauss
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      I'm pretty sure that chains will stay with you if you go into a town or another safe area, as long as you... : bugsY
      • town, save, teleport all reset chain : spl
  • This was helpful, thanks man. : Era5er
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    Awesome! Just the right info for someone ~5 hours into the game :) : Audhuml4
    • Yeah, I'm about 6 hours in, it was really helpful to see the write-up for LP spending before I got too fa... : Era5er
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    Anyone know of a website that shows the whole licence board? : pigvomit
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      http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13192143 : darcspeed
      • gracias! : pigvomit
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      here it is by half: http://fileanchor.com/76191.png : bugsY
      • crap: http://fileanchor.com/76190.png : bugsY
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      http://www.abunchofnothing.com/ffxii WIP : Ebu
      • I have it in a DB so I intend to add a variety of searches and categories, summaries of amount of LP need : Ebu
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        WIP indeed. Parse error: syntax error, unexpected ';' in /home/.demi/proth/abunchofnothing.com/ffxii/inde : bugsY
        • Yea, I was messing around with it at the time; it's working : Ebu
  • Neat Final Fantasy XII tips that I'll look at once I start playing the game. : Zhaneel
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    I finished the game last night at around 45-46 hours, and I would agree with this message. Killed the la... : JINKY
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      im at lvl 15 and at the tomb...is this high enough to kill the dude insdie it? caues lately seems i have ... : alcueso
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        Might want to level a bit if you plan on trying to defeat both Demon Walls for the secret loot (Nice swor : genom
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          I beat them both and got nothing >:( I opened up the secret path, went down there... and zip. Nothing the : Gauss
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            It only shows up 70% of the time, and 45% of that it only has Gil in it according to the guide. : bugsY
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              oh well, no big deal. I went up and down there quite a bit, kind of lame to get a reward that can often b... : Gauss
              • Yeah it is. The Tallows give pretty good experience points though, and make a nice chain, so it is worth... : bugsY
      • Don't rely on gambits for bosses. Try to think about the boss fights the same way you would on an older F... : Goncyn
      • Yes and no. Raithwall spoilers! You should be able to beat the SECOND Demon Wall no problem. Exami : bugsY
  • Sweet. The game is en route to my house now. Can't wait to play. : riptyde
  • thanks for the spoiler free guide to parts of Final Fantasy XII I hope to get it sometime, but I am no... : Nation
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    One Q (this seems like as good a place as any) Later on in the game, when you've unlocked the espers : Ebu
    • still isolated, the grid is really just a plain grid, nothing to it - unlock one spot to unlock the ones ... : Gauss
  • Great post! I'm having a tough time deciding whether to just pick my favorite 3 characters and stick wit... : Dimmona
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    Those who have beat the game, what did you think of the story? : BigCooter
    • I fucking loved it. Yes, it's far more sparse than previous entries, but it's very well-written, all of t... : Vincent Grayson
  • haha, I almost wish I hadn't read the quickening part. Now I'm virtually one-shotting all the bosses I c... : smax
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  One thing you left out, and I see a lot people worry about this, so I think it should be said: Treasure d... : Vincent Grayson
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    speaking of missing stuff barheim passage, later in the game somehow I missed touching the teleport : Gauss
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      I think it's a pretty complicated side quest to get the key. You have to find flowers for some woman and... : Boxelder
      • odd, I already did that. if there's still a way in, I'll poke around. no way I'm checking gamefaqs though... : Gauss
    • You don't have to use the crystal to get in. There is a longish side quest in the Eastersand that starts : Goncyn
  • What is this one fight? I can think of several enemies that I cannot get back to. : Cottc Cid
• lol, i just took down the first flying hunt with 1 archer and about 60 potions. i had 1 char left and he... : oHnOES
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  Should I talk to every NPC? There's a seriously huge number of NPCs in the game with conversation icons ... : smax
  • Yea, talk to all of them because later in the game if you haven't talked to enough the rest of the townsf... : TwiLyght
  • Yeah, short of using the guide, if you don't talk to everyone, you'll miss out on a bunch of sidequests. ... : Vincent Grayson
  • you should talk to them multiple times as they say different stuff sometimes : nandu666
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  tagged FF12 : slacko
  • Ditto. : Ojalo1982

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• its thinner than my old 20GB Zen, so it's good to me! : g0nk
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  Wow, thats disappointing. I really like the look of the thing and its features, but when you're putting s... : peanut-
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    I don't know what kind of clothes you wear, but I'm a "baggy pants" guy, my pockets are big enough to fix... : knitemare
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      I only wear sparkling hotpants. : peanut-
      • pics/divx plz!!! : FormerHPB
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  Also, the software experience SUCKS: http://www.engadget.com/2006/11/13/installing-the-zune-sucked/ : mancide
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    I think it was issues with that specific PC. They use it as the occasional test bed. Who knows what kin... : FormerHPB
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      Yeah it's a little deceptive in that at the end 'oh by the way it worked fine on our other PC'. : Carnivac
      • Exactly. BUt it wouldn't be as interesting if they just wrote about the install going perfectly. Now t... : FormerHPB
  • It uses MS points? Ug. : chazums
  • It didnt suck for me. My only issues are that you cant pick the install directory, which the article ment... : johnny skidmarks
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    I'm sick of these fanboy reviews from ipod zealots. The guy doesn't even have the sense to give it a fair... : hunterkiller
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      Uhm, the problems don't stem from the hardware. Hardware wise its decent, other than the fake scroll whee... : Bantis
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        The software is far from horrible. Its a lot more responsive than iTunes in on Windows, and its organized... : johnny skidmarks
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          Everything that I've read puts it as Crash happy. The store doesn't have any videos/shows/etc. iTunes has... : Bantis
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            I've been using it and encountered none of the problems reported in that engadget review. : johnny skidmarks
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              well thats fine, but it still doesn't fix the removal of consumers rights and the horrible precedent its ... : Bantis
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                it really doesn't seem any different to me than wen the ipod came out. : ibrokn
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                  What doesn't seem different. iTunes/Apple has the fairest DRM out there.. : Bantis
                  • and apple isn't giving record companies a cut of their player profits : Bantis
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        point system is good in psychological terms...people might buy more if they see that it's only points t... : vassili_zaitsev
        • exactly, much better off for MS. Not the consumer. : Bantis
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        None of that really bothers me. iTunes and the iPod are just as draconian to me. I like the iRivers my... : johnny skidmarks
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          None of that bothers you? You don't mind you might HAVE to buy points to buy songs and can't just buy a s... : Bantis
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            The 400 point bundle would leave MS with 6.25 cents of my money. Thats not gonna break the bank. Its no d... : johnny skidmarks
            • 6.25 cents x Millions of people = a lot of money. You gave rights as consumer, they should be tailoring t... : Bantis
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              Live Arcade has nothing to compete with. They are trying to take down something that is already dominatin... : Zeeliv
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                EXACTLY. If you're going to compete with a product that is dominating it's field, you DO THINGS BETTER. Y... : Bantis
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                  It just doesnt matter to me. Its just a music/video player. Its not like the DRM restrictions, purchase m... : johnny skidmarks
                  • ..because of how it could change other players if it's successful due to MS's dealing with the RIAA and c... : Bantis
                  • Their entire marketing campaign is built around touting the one feature that is most crippled by their DR... : Zeeliv
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  It isn't THAT much of a difference honestly. : FormerHPB
  • it's bigger than going from my 30gb to a 60gb ipod video. and that's a HUGE difference for me. that's j... : vassili_zaitsev
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    but with portables, a small size difference means a lot : dodob
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      But it's not like it's twice as big, only slightly thicker and longer. : FormerHPB
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        It's about 60% larger than a 30GB ipod. : Zeeliv
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          lol, not event close... http://www.dvdtozune.com/zune-vs-ipod.html vs 30GB iPod: same width, 0.3 he... : MikkleThePickle
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            Oh sorry, it's closer to 50%, which yeah... isn't even CLOSE to 60% pft. : Zeeliv
            • 35% thicker : jake
      • yea, but look at what you're comparing it to...the 80gb ipod is like the biggest in the ipod line. in fa... : vassili_zaitsev
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        the 30 gig zune is heavier than the 80 gig ipod....mind you only by .1 ounces...but still...you'd think w... : digitalsneek
        • But then they would miss out on people rebuying one when they come out with version 2 =P : Evil Benius
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          to be fair it looks to have a bigger screen and wifi and fm radio. : vassili_zaitsev
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            the screen *is* bigger, but it's the exact same resolution. : dopefish
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              So with this logic we should all just get 1080p 12 inch monitors right? I mean its the same resolution? : carazy
              • hey I wouldn't mind. resolution independence (OS X 10.5, fuck yeah) is a beautiful thing : warpdude
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  Who really cares? is that extra , what, 4 milimeters??? of space really going to in any way effect the u... : nukewinter
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    what pants are you wearing where a zune can fit in the pocket comfortably? hammer pants? my slvr's the ... : vassili_zaitsev
    • Dude I just wear regular pairs of jeans, not super loose, and my iRivier (which is larger then both) can ... : nukewinter
    • ^^^^^^ doesn't have much bulge : Patch-e
    • ^^^ wears skintight girl pants : Krypt_
  • If it were an ipod, the responses here would be "OMG ITS SO FUCKING UGE APPLE SUX LOL!" : VegasX
• i played with one last night, the interface is freaking slick. i think i want one :( : pandastrong
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  Ya but look at the different in screen size. Thats pretty sweet/. : SirX
  • And video plays sideways. That is just excellent. : knitemare
  • give it a month and apple will release their full screen, touch-screen ipod....ending microsoft's plans o... : digitalsneek
  • Unfortunate that the res is the same, so it's just stretched widescreen. : Barnahog
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  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buKaqRG2SFA&eurl= ouch : stgdz
  • haha god if i didn't know better i'd think they were shills : josecuervo
  • "HAY LOOK WHAT I GOT IN MY POCKET! IPOD SHUUUUUFFFLLLE!" *camera zooms away from Zune to the shuffle* ... : phobium
• The screen looks like it is also 2x the length of the ipod. : TreMetal
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  Yikes. That's hardly portable. : FushigiDenki
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    *And by that I mean pocket portable. : FushigiDenki
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      Everyone wears cargo pants nowadays, we got pockets.. lets use 'em. : LexLuther
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        so jeans don't exist anymore? : vassili_zaitsev
        • Jean Cargo Pants... duh... : LexLuther
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  The zune has a rubber skin on it that makes it look even bigger. : monofurioso
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    I hate hate hate the glossy and slippery iPod surface; it's completely impractical. : rasputinreborn
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      i got the black version, and i'm kinda regretting it cause of all the fingerprints. I dont have a case fo... : ultramega
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        i have a case that is all scratched to shit, but at least my ipod has never been touched by human hands. : dahanese
        • Same here. I got a Contour case and I highly recommend it. : freshyk
      • Beyond just the asthetics, you can't set it down in your car; it'll slide around and get jacked up. Such... : rasputinreborn
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  Thanks for bringing back the Xbox Huge! Change it to the "that mp3 player is ZUNE HUGE" Doesnt quit... : chilln
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    its ZUGE! : g0nk
    • genius! lol. : chilln
• looks fine to me. : virus
• Just view Zune features on http://www.zunevideoconverter.com , I think Zune will be better than iPod at W... : xxxi98

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• hmm wow good deal. : metalremains
• bought'd, thanks! : cdbeckman
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  um, way better deal! http://www.buy.com/retail/product.asp?sku=202743332&loc=101&mp=33 : sludge vohaul
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    I didn't think I'd need 2 gigs and don't want to pay 30 dollars (I'm cheap, lolz). However, this is a gre... : cdbeckman
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      dude, $30 for 2 GB is awesome! : sludge vohaul
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        plus you get $10 off $30 if you use google checkout : t0ad
        • Look what you made me do! I just cancelled my old order. :( : cdbeckman
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          Holy crap, do they ship to Canada? : ieGod
          • WTF Google, no Checkout support for Canada? Don't you want my money!? : ieGod
        • ooohhhh, crap. I don't even need one and I'm tempted :( : sharkII
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      The great thing about having lots of storage like that is that the worst thing you can say is you're not ... : Arcanum
      • Yeah, I remembered when 20 gigs of hard drive space was "more than enough" and went back and cancelled my... : cdbeckman
  • christ I remember when I spent about $100 for a 1GB compact flash card :-/ : El Tigre
• 2GB SD Card + Card Reader $34.99 - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16820134080 : Shadowdane
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  Wii Memory card is just an SD? : kanix
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    In addition to the 512MB onboard, yes it uses SD. : reign27
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      oh so it would just be a memory card then? i was wondering what it would use the sd card for : Mr.SEX
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        The Wii can play videos off of the SD card, as well as view photos and I believe there's a simple photo e... : ieGod
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          Wait, what kind of videos? :O : king_darius
          • midget retard porn only : alexthegreat2
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            Word on the grapevine is Quicktime and AVI. http://www.kotaku.com/gaming/wii/wii-media-playback-impres... : ieGod
            • i wonder what video codecs it supports for AVI.. divx/xvid plz!! : Shadowdane
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          PLUS, Excite Truck seems to be able to play MP3s from the SD card during races. : TroZ
          • oh fuck, maybe i will buy that 2gb card so i can actually fit some music on it : Mr.SEX
          • hmm good to know, 2 gb FTW : thebigbeefsandwich
        • Just like the GameCube.. : AndyGoin
      • Yup. Someone is finally doing the right thing (for the consumer) and using standard flash memory for mem... : Arcanum
  • Just a straight up SD card. Can use either standard or ultra 2. I got mine here: http://www.4allme... : soulfly1448
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  You guys know that there is already 512 internal memory? : skobar
  • yup : cdbeckman
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    it's used for different stuff : alexthegreat2
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      No it's not. You can store games on both. : FushigiDenki
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        it is also used for some of the same stuff. you can't put movies and music on the internal one : alexthegreat2
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          You can play movies from SD? url? : FushigiDenki
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            http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13247536 : alexthegreat2
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              Anything more substantial? Formats etc... : FushigiDenki
              • not yet : alexthegreat2

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  http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowldc/original/lizgorman.jpg : cdbeckman
  • this was funny in my twisted little mind I agree with everything on here, fantastic list. : cdbeckman
• Good article Chris! I can see you listened to the Shack on some choices :) : Bantis
• Feel free to flame away... Don't be so self depreciative, big fella. :D : tomservo
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  no ps3 eh, nice :D : alexthegreat2
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    Well, my rule for the guide is it has to be a title I've actually played - and played without supervision... : MorrisatCNN
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      So you're saying you have a Wii with Zelda + Excite Truck? :) Spill the beans Morris!! : aethyr
      • Party at Morris' tonight! : loboca
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        also, one suggestion, you may want to use a real screenshot for NSMB, since it seems you used real screen... : aethyr
        • The screenshots appear to me as ones he could just get from their official sites. Nothing was actually t... : soggybagel
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        You might say that. :-) : MorrisatCNN
        • Did you get a chance to play the Rayman game? : pigvomit
• good list. i agree with everything on there (except the wii games which i havent played) : eeeealmo
• Nice to see HL2: Ep. 1 on it. : freshyk
• Nice work! I would of put GoW as the first one though ;) : pun][sher
• It's really funny to see every company out there release their own holiday gift buying guide. I'm even w... : TwiLyght
• you didnt mention the co-op factore of Gears. Thats a pretty big selling point (to me anyways). : smacknca
• it's lists like these that seperate you from other mainstream "gaming" writers. Good stuff. : edgewise
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  I liked the stuff you said in The Escapist interview today. It surprised me what you said about never let... : peanut-
  • link? vanity: peanut peanut- morris@cnn morris cnn morrisatcnn : p4ck3tloss
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  Saying Gears of War has a cinematic story is completely offbase. Unless of course the movie you were com... : Crimsonbeak
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    A wild troll appears : Era5er
    • This made me burst out laughing. : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
  • Cinematic story does not equal high literature. Even action movies have a 'cinematic story'. : dmiller
  • Have you ever seen an action movie? : pigvomit
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  You instantly win for putting Okami on there : Era5er
  • ^^^^^^^^ Right on, Morris : sevogajre
  • one of these days i need to pick up a ps2 if only to play this game. : burgertime
• Excellent choices. I would have put in FFXII over Kingdom Hearts 2, though. : pyrogen
• Great choices, good read. : atom519
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  No Company of Heros!? Other than that, pretty good : chazums
  • Agree, Company of Heroes should have easily taken the spot of Half-Life 2 episode 1. Episode 1 isn't even... : samduhman
• great list. First game list in a long time that doesn't generate any major beefs, it seems! : Holesinswiss
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  really, a good list, but I would try to sneak a "historical" type game in there somewhere... that is, CIV... : Foxhawk
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    Die. >:( Okami needs all the word of mouth and publicity it can get. : sevogajre
    • heh, you beat my reconsideration by one second : Foxhawk
    • Why? didn't the developers of Okami get disbanded? : ShadowRam
  • eh, maybe excite truck instead of okami, okami deserves a spot :p : Foxhawk
  • If I were anywhere near you, I would give you a hurricanrana through a brick wall for your insolence. : Entity
  • Needs more Genji for historical giant crabs : reign27
• Fantastic choices. Well done sir. Yay for mainstream gaming journalism that gets it right! : brickmatt
• very nice line-up. Excitetruck is questionable to me, but I guess hicks and americans like big trucks an... : bakanoodle
• Haven't played all the games (obviously), but it seems like a quite solid list there! : SilverSnake
• No FF3 DS? : VegasX
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  So what was the reason for putting the games of 5 different systems into one top 10 list? Why not make a... : pigvomit
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    Truth be told? There just weren't that many games that deserved mention, I felt. Also, some systems (like... : MorrisatCNN
    • That's not right... Get those asshats to give you some overtime pay. : bounty838
• Came for the Gears, stayed for the Okami. Well played, sir. : Wyeth
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  How much playtime did you get on the Wii games on your list? : Salad Sammich
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    A substantial amount. : MorrisatCNN
    • I'm so psyched. *giggle* : Salad Sammich
• no FFXII? : mankeroo
• Yes I would have loved to see Company of Heros on that list : 0Rance0
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  Excite Truck, huh? Is it that good? : BulletPro
  • This is my question, you sparked my interest. : vaniah
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  While Brain Age is a good game for non-gamers, I don't think gamers would be as interested in it. Compan... : TroZ
  • Personally I (and my girlfriend) play sudoku on brain age just about every night. She does the daily brai... : d3tached
• Only complaint I'd have is that...if your person is a gamer...wouldn't they already have those? (I'm th... : hawke
• That's a great list besides Kingdom Hearts. : 40licks
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  Bullshot!!! Kingdom Hearts 2 and no Final Fantasy XIII. Hmmmm... This must be mainstream gaming at its... : bitter ego
  • not for another 2 years probably.... : pigvomit
• <3 you for not leaving out okami. : pyide
• Why only 10? You cold have : grandmasterlee
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  okami You could have bounced something off the front page for this. : p4ck3tloss
  • otherwise, great list. off the top of my head, I cannot think of a better top 10 : p4ck3tloss

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  Not worried about the IGN Review of Wii sports? In all fairness, they seemed to really like Trauma Cen... : cdbeckman
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    Who expects Wii Sports to be a masterpiece? I just see it as a demo for people to get used to the control... : freshyk
    • I got the impression people had really built up Wii Sports beyond demo status. Hell, I still want to punc : cdbeckman
    • Well, it is being sold seperately in Japan. : cdbeckman
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    Wii sports isn't supported to be some FANTASTIC game, it supposed to be an introduction to the new contro... : TroZ
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      the boxing really didnt seem all that great when i saw it in person : Maarten Goldstein
      • zomg hater : stelth
      • I was with you, and it didn't seem as bad as they are describing. : TroZ
    • yeah, I'm still pretty pissed about solitaire in Win 3.1 not living up to expectations : zakazi
  • Wii Sports == PilotWings for Mode7 zooming/scaling : BulletPro
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    It's clear they are limiting the complexity on the games (eg, no controllable movement in tennis, just ra... : boring gegtik
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      also i doubt they wanted to make a single game that was deep enough to do away with any need for other te... : disembodied potato
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        exactly, this is the same reason microsoft packages windows with paint and notepad even though they could... : alexthegreat2
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          IGN Scores Windows Graphics Tools: Photoshop - 9.5 Paint - 5.0 And word editors: MS Word - 9.8 Not... : AndyGoin
          • but that would be accurate : boring gegtik
  • i can't take ign seriously. Even if they make a valid point they'll somehow fuck up the reasoning : Mr.SEX
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  is it going to be possible for Wii games to get a fairly high score on sites like IGN? we all know that n : maulla
  • I hope future games nintendo makes that are like Wii Sports (Wii Play?) are priced in the $20-$30 range, ... : cdbeckman
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  yep. i'd be pretty excited but i just had a really disappointing vanity search. basically nobody is talki... : [fry]
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    We all talk about you so much IRL, we feel like we don't need to on the shack. feel better? : cdbeckman
    • actually yes :D : [fry]
  • we talked about you @ the shackmeet. Whts the status on your house? : boomstickah
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  So if I did not pre-order this, am I going to be able to go and walk into wal-mart and buy one? : cbslf
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    beats me but you should try.. its sunday what are you in church or sometihng??? : boring gegtik
    • So on Saturday night at midnight will wal-mart start selling them? : cbslf
  • Doubt it unless you live in a remote area or are willing to get there sometime Saturday and wait. I thin... : pyrogen
  • probably : Maarten Goldstein
  • check to see how much your local area is getting.. if you're in a big city its more likely to get one ... : jaga
  • They're shipping something like 4 million units, my understanding is if you can't get one on launch day, ... : uncle slappy
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  Nintendo Wii is gonna 0wn Zelda is gonna r0ck : Korban
  • please bitch dont be adulterating my catchphrase : boring gegtik
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  Concerning the wii sports review... But using the Wii remote to control the power and angle of your sw : mastarp
  • you've already proven been wrong by zelda reviews ??? : boring gegtik
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  friend of mine that works at wal mart says they get nonstop calls on the ps3 but none on the Wii. we're ... : AllYourBase
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    That could be due to the fact that there are known shortages of the PS3, while the Wii is suppose to have... : Shivawn
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      800,000 units on launch day.. i think its ~1.8 million by the end of the year for the US. 4 Million ... : Shadowdane
      • Those quoted numbers are from the CNN Money article. They are stated by a THQ developer. I'd doubt THQ wo... : Bantis
  • one wal-mart does not equal all wal-marts :P : ermac
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  Im going to say "wii" as the most overly hyped product in marketing history. It might be kinda cool, b... : chilln
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    I'd like to take some credit for the overhyping. : boring gegtik
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      yeah, i think you defintely took a huge part in this. and for that, i thank you. : Korban
      • I would like to thank begtik as well : melkore
  • I can think of other things that have been overhyped. Cold fusion. Geometry. The Phantom. : ShekkyBoy
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    your loss pal, this system is going to be the funnest*ever. *not actually a word : burgertime
    • haha, funnest should totally be a word. : chilln
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    Wii's hype is no where near segways. : walker270
    • ^^^^^^ and some apple products. : abrasion
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      Did anyone actually buy those things? I've only seen them used as props on sitcoms. Example - http://... : genjuro
      • My mom knows a guy who has one b/c he's handicapped. Also, weirdly, the security office at my college has... : perstephanie
• So are they making us wait until the console is available before they start selling the component cables ... : timmie
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  My first wii gripe - fuck you Nintendo for already announcing that there will be an update to the Wii bef... : rosewood
  • ? : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
  • haha! The PS3 has a firmware update too, where's the equal opportunity hate? ;) : DM7
  • oh boo hoo. it's an update nobody gives a fuck about. : mallrice
  • You are talking about the new version with DVD playback and not the firmware update, right? If DVD pla... : pyrogen
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    i am not sure i understand why you are so upset : jedi_27
    • it's because he's rosewood : mallrice
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    they didn't announce it, it was reported by people by test units : vaniah
    • engadget says its confirmed : rosewood
  • I'm pretty much going to wait for that one. : abrasion
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  pants = almost full : mallrice
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    you're part way through shitting yourself? : steve_o
    • at least he wouldn't be full of it anymore : qwpeoriu
• wii all can't wait : jedi_27
• I don't get why there are so many people complaining about the Wii's 'bad graphics'. If you want great gr : DrFlammable

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  Saving space on the HD vs spending thousands of extra manhours on programming textures. It has its uses, ... : enyakk
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    Will Wright would disagree with you. : Arcanum
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      Is he using procedural textures? : enyakk
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        Yeah, I believe the texturing on the creatures in Spore is procedurally generated, at least in part. : Arcanum
        • Some of the technical problems faced by the spore developer must be tremendous. I am glad he's pushing th... : enyakk
        • Yes but the point there is that the user doesn't have to create textures, also since the game basically m... : Modulus
      • and procedural animation I think : derelict515
    • Every time I see Will Wright, I think Phoenix Wright and yell OBJECTION! : rosewood
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    I would guess, that much like sound libraries, you would have companies selling "texture generator" packa... : Chunks
    • that's correct. i've actually recycled procedural textures a few times and they never looked alike becaus... : Korban
  • programming the textures wouldn't take much time at all. i work with procedural textures every chance i g... : Korban
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    Actually, the biggest savings would be in RAM usage on the video card (or, God forbid, system RAM); which... : mn3m0n1c
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      I think Korban is going to disagree with this. At least for complex procedural textures. : enyakk
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        why would i disagree, he's factually right. procedural textures take LOADS off the renderer, be it softwa... : Korban
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          Is the speed of current GPUs sufficient to render a complete scene with complex materials (stone, wood, m... : enyakk
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            Yes, but they're very small, so they load very fast. :) : mn3m0n1c
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              Are you saying that the procedural textures are generated every time the screen updates? This seems like... : CrazyPants
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                I think a lot of it really depends on what the textures are doing- textures can be used in a variety of w... : mn3m0n1c
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                  you're definitely thinking on the right track. once the algorithm is loaded, updating it on screen takes ... : Korban
                  • Currently a texture fetch takes far, far less power than a ton of per-pixel calculations if you're talkin... : ThereCanBeOnlyOneCat
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          Yep! Load times are lots more than just loading up the engine components and level geometry, etc.- I'd be : mn3m0n1c
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            Umm. So while GPU pixel shaders are generating your textures, they're busy and can't do your HDR or self-... : enyakk
            • Think of it this way: rendering the procedural texture is just a step in the shader itself. So, your shad : mn3m0n1c
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  Epic's Unreal engines have always had procedural textures iirc.. it's not like Farbrausch's demos were th... : ThrillKill
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    huh? Epic's games have included some of the most ridiculous amounts of art assets of any games I can thin... : derelict515
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      That's a game based on the Unreal engine. I think he's saying the engine can do it. That doesn't mean the... : Halen
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        yes I think Epic's own games have had the worst colour palette of any of the popular MP FPSes, but that s : ThrillKill
        • In regards to the last point I think they're finally starting to converge and once the algorithmic method... : derelict515
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  They need to do this to Quake and Quake 2 and put them on XBOX LIVE Arcade. : red2lucas
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    With the size of those games, they need to just put them on Xbox Live Arcade, period. Isn't Quake 1 li... : cam3lt0sis
    • I think the limit is 64 mb. : freshyk
    • it's 50Mb : red2lucas
  • Not that this may help, but a 360 version of Quake 2 is already included with Quake 4. : walker270
• I'm a firm believer in eventually removing all "scripting" and hard coded shit from games. I can't w... : 40licks
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  Personally I don't think a procedurally generated texture will ever look better than something painted by... : aeg1x
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    take a look at the link, they definitely can get some incredible detail from procedural textures. just as... : Korban
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      I did, they look procedural. They can't compare with something like this: http://forums.cgsociety.org/... : aeg1x
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        frankly those don't look that much better to me. And given that the procedural stuff is still in its infa... : derelict515
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          Proceduarl textures are not in their infancy. They've been around forever. Toy Story was done entirely wi... : aeg1x
          • in computer graphics everything old is new again. Just realtime :) : GloriousCow
          • real-time procedurals ARE in their infancy. especially the ones talked about in the article using the new... : Korban
      • Jebus, that looks nice. : timmie
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        i'm sorry, but those didn't look any better than the procedural textures. the aging video is enough to pu... : Korban
        • but they do look nice, don't get me wrong. they're nice. but they're pixelated when viewed up close : Korban
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          http://img247.imageshack.us/img247/5848/comparisonrn8.jpg Excuse me if I don't agree O_O : aeg1x
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            http://www.bit-tech.net/content_images/Procedural_Textures_Future_Gam/02.jpg excuse me if i still sta... : Korban
            • Well that's a combination of lighting, specular mapping, and either bump or normal mapping on top of the ... : aeg1x
            • Also, is that real time? That looks like a hell of a lot of geometry. Every individual tile looks modelle... : aeg1x
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            the only thing that seperates those two shots is the lighting. the procedural textures still look better : Korban
            • The painted textures have no lighting. He painted all the shadows in to the textures themselves. : aeg1x
          • They're just a tool, like anything else. In the hands of someone with a good eye and an awareness of thei... : 60days
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  Any time I see the word "Maths" used in an article, I always think of Look Around You. Problem 1: Imho : Rag and Bone Man
  • Me too. That segment was gold. : sgtsanity
• http://www.theproduct.de/ 15 minutes of audio / 3D video, 63.5KB : TroZ
• I love it. : sharkII
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  Most applications of procedurally generated textures generate the texture in memory, and then use it as n... : maddy
  • i think the download focus is good in the case of programs like Steam and EA's Link. i enjoy downloading ... : Korban
• There's nothing new about procedural textures, they've been around for years and there are a lot of reaso... : PSYCHON

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• haha that's awesome. That's a future CEO right there. : xocsida
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  Good luck getting a job. : RookieCAF
  • yeah because he just got this tattoo for free? : not work safe
• Oh shi...thats halfway scary. Good luck getting a date! : atom519
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  his tattoo is anatomically incorrect : joe.gonzalez
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    also he needs to clean his ears. : joe.gonzalez
    • oh fuck! *gag* : Super Sparker
• That's scary looking. : abrasion
• Not a smart move, no bones about it. : Audhuml4
• That'd be awesome. If it was temporary. For a night. If it was Halloween. : notd665
• Ahahahaha, I give him about 1 month to deeply regret doing that. : timmie
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  he fucked it up my piercing his nose. totally takes away from the realism. : Ctrl-Phreak
  • yeah, wtf was he thinking? : wetard
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  LIFETIME CAREER AS A BOUNCER : Cognoscenti
  • haha maybe at a dive bar : cam3lt0sis
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  awesome, now he just has to watch out for the Crane Kick : GloriousCow
  • LOL sweep the leg johnny : oHnOES
  • Hahah nice. : bcyde
  • Put him in a body bag! : spiderfill
• I think it's awesome. Though, tough to get around I would imagine. : DooBall
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  It would be great if he were a prosecutor or something. : haiku
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    Or a cop : haiku
    • That would be fucking scary as all hell. : Ecks
    • heh, I wonder if there are any regulations for tattoos etc ;-) : tcs
    • DO I LOOK LIKE A COP?! SWEAR TO ME!!!! : soggybagel
  • lol, or a cop. HAVE YOU SEEN THIS BOY? : timmie
  • at night I become... Ghostrider. : moe6
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  For some reason that makes me incredibly sad for that kid :/ : sharkII
  • Know what you mean. Depressing. : perstephanie
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    Same here, wonder if he was molested or something. Had to be something bad to do something that extreme. : Matt Burris
    • or maybe he's just an idiot : drucifer
    • probably, he's prolly got some issues to work out or whatever.. don't alot of people find inking their bo... : wetard
    • Or he could just be dumb. : soggybagel
  • Yeah me too. what a FUCKNUT : red2lucas
• the non inked area around his eyes really brings out his eyelashes! : Busta J
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  It's Skeletor! : Waverider
  • really I thought he resembled Maria Shriver : mindshot
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  Can he get pussy like that? : tcxsnoop
  • He dated Cheetara : drucifer
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    He can just rape chicks, no one will ever identify him. : abrasion
    • ... : IcomeINpeace
  • seems like it: 5 That. Is. So. Hot! I wanna marry him, he’s beautiful! Posted by fionaza... : AbortedFetusChristi
• Actually that looks pretty cool....if you never had to get a real job. : Yabrodan
• i know he's trying to be hardcore or whatever but if he was really hardcore, he'd've inked his eyelids. : cpt_gloval
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  You fools, they make skin-tone makeup that will cover that right up. Granted, it'll be a bitch to have t... : PenicillinX57
  • http://modblog.bmezine.com/2006/10/04/the-miracle-of-dermablend/ : AbortedFetusChristi
• He has a great future a Hot Topic. : classicfork
• God, what an idiot. : stump
• I'm just hoping it's a fake tatoo 'coz it would suck to be him. : te[R]ror

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• i like this post better than the other, funny stuff : fletch_
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  So where did you both get the link from? : loboca
  • digg + digg comments. : metalremains
  • Someone posted it on my TOC forum. http://tacopscenter.com/forum/viewthread.php?tid=3486 We have ... : ThomW
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  source video with audio: http://www.courttv.com/onair/shows/red/red_player.html?id=333&link=REDshlk : metalremains
  • I'm pretty sure the audio is dubbed in. Security cameras typically don't have stereo microphones. : ChibiJosh
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  God damn that third fall made me cringe. : tomservo
  • by cringe, you mean LOL right : busdriver3030
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    The insulation padded his fall. : stgdz
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      I was thinking the glass bottles. : LexLuther
      • Exactly. Good lord. Even just bottles period... the fact that they're standing up, and he fell directly o... : tomservo
    • You're thinking of the second fall. : king_darius
• Oh man that is great! I don't even mind now that it was posted twice!!! :) : trOmblyj
• bahahah, brother earned himself a bottle : GloriousCow
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  if that had sound it would be 5x funnier : tunis5000
  • doh owned by slow reply : tunis5000
• Thom's version wins! Funny shit. The second fall had me laughing my ass off. : Cottc Cid
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  I just split my gut... dear god...lolololol : ShadowRam
  • I'm litterly in fuckin tears here... lol : ShadowRam
• Man that is really funny. : baronzemo78
• oh man this is gold : spector
• ahahahaha. I love stupid criminal stories/video! This is fantastic. : FormerHPB
• hahaha oh my god that is great : khaosman
• The end is perfect. Just sit there and wait for the inevitable. : quietb0y
• oh god that's hilarious : AssGoblin
• lmfao. <3 youtube comments. : AlexXdude
• hahaa.. awesome! : Fredrik S
• I saw this earlier, it's fucking epic. : Ely
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  This video is funnier, that scream makes me cry of laughter. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LlsjjtLNvM... : chodog
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    lol, why do black people like to fight the police so much? there can only be one outcome to those situat... : vassili_zaitsev
    • not everyone can be as civil as the asian master race : SockMonkeh
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      i dunno, in this video she was being unhelpful, but I don't think it would have hurt the cop to give her ... : GloriousCow
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        it's a perfect example of the overuse of tazers. they were supposed to be a non-lethal alternative to gu... : stgulik
        • Please. Tazers are used to prevent the escalation of force, and are a better alternative than physic... : xocsida
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          What I love is when you hear about people getting tazed who are actually just in insulin shock or choking... : perstephanie
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            they shouldnt have put up a fight if thier bodies werent capable to withstand the consequences. : mindshot
            • You don't understand. They didn't resist, they were busy choking/having a medical emergency, so the cops ... : perstephanie
      • look at this one lol. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGaWDL7ofLQ&mode=related&search= : vassili_zaitsev
      • I'll agree that the people in these probably didn't need to be tazed. Do I feel sorry for them? Not... : smax
      • they have regulations on these things, and if the idiot is demanding that the cop let go and trying to br... : klearlyunseen
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    The youtube racist comments are even more disturbing then the video. : chilln
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      heh http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZoeuvXgTQQ : mindshot
      • "ahhhh im sorrrry" I dont blame them, that son of a bitch was big. : chilln
      • got this off of that page: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGaWDL7ofLQ&mode=related&search= ohhhh shit ... : king_darius
  • I love when people resist the cops and claim they are doing something on their own. She's fighting to ke... : riptyde
  • hahaahahahha oh shit : king_darius
  • Court TV really has some quality entertainment. : FormerHPB
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    That sounds like R2D2 getting shot with a blaster. : Entity
    • haha that describes it perfectly! : carazy
    • HOLY SHIT you're fucking right. i'm laughing even more now! : king_darius
    • Hahaha holy fuck it is : sgtsanity
    • oh god I'm cryin here : epit
    • ololololololol : sexninja!!!!
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      she goes down just like him too, haha. : strider_
      • LOL awesome follow-up comment : El Tigre
    • hahahahaha : grifter
    • lol : skynet
    • hifuckinglarious : thekidd
  • I love how they yell at her to put her hands behind her back right after she gets tazered. : timmie
  • hahahaha! I love when stupid people get tazed. That's the best lol. : xocsida
  • dumb ass fuckin people: when a cop tells you to do something, do it or he's going to pwn you. lolz : virus
  • god youtubes comments are retarted, i dont know whats worse, the racist ones, are the generic "fuck the p... : klearlyunseen
  • lol why do people insist on confronting the cops and trying to act like they are in control of the situat... : eldiablo01
• Hahahaha, that's almost so perfect that I'd think it was staged. : sgtsanity
• fuck i'm dying here : king_darius
• He HAS to be on some drugs or something, i can't imagine anybody being that fucking stupid. I love how he... : qwpeoriu
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  was someone actively controlling the camera? i doubt automated cams zoom in like that. : shyguy74
  • that was post production. They just zoomed in on the security camera's image. : pigvomit
• Hahahaha! I had to watch it without sound since I'm in the library but I had to muffle my laughter by bit... : freshyk
• hahaha why didn't i watch this sooner? : burgertime
• hey mr. Burgler-dude, it says "Don't stand above this step" for a reason... : theargent
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  YouTube Comment: The best part is when he tries to hide from the guy at the front door by lying flat on h... : sixfoot6
  • hahahaha, oh god I love youtube. : AlexXdude
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    ?? i think that was police/security and he was surrendering : suqur
    • no kidding. : AlexXdude
    • really now? : moshman
    • nope, definitely hiding. i use that trick all the time. : burgertime
    • YOU DON'T SAY : king_darius
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      you're killin me smallls : sixfoot6
      • good line! nice : jedi_27
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      actually he saw that the sun was coming up, and having robbed all night (unsuccessfully) decided it was t... : qwpeoriu
      • hahahahaha : tomservo
      • No, I think he is a Nation of Islam member and was bowing towards Mecca in prayer. : rasputinreborn
    • Oh man, think before clicking 'post comment'. Haha. : PoopStewart
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      *ring ring* HELLO? OH HI OBVIOUS DOODZ HOW UR OBVIOUS? : virus
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        IM IN UR COMENTZ STEELIN UR DUHS : mmogger
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          IM IN UR REPLIEZ MAKIN SUM LOLZ : mallrice
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            IM IN UR PHORUMZ LOGGING UR TEXTZ : virus
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              IM IN YER SENTENZEZ STEELING YER VOWELZ! : Ride-My-Rocket
              • I'm at my school typing a report. =[ Not as exciting I know. : cam3lt0sis
    • it's an good old-fashioned shack gang rape! : ermac
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      HOLY SHIT I BET IT'S THIRSTY : opengl128
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        ahahah fuck, somebody post that picture : king_darius
        • http://timmie.shackspace.com/pics/thirsty.jpg : timmie
    • are...are you a witch? : klearlyunseen
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      lol how the heck did i miss "YouTube Comment:" in sixfoot6's post :( : suqur
      • Nice try though. : Sze Ior
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    YouTube comments are amazingly insightful. I mean they really get to the grist of the issue. : perstephanie
    • +5, insightful : FrayLo
  • hahahahahahaha : judge
• Haha.. that's funny. : K1Bond007
• It's the times when he disappears from view that deliver the most. Mental note: get in shape before robbi... : perstephanie
• Holy shit, is that real? Haha, yikes : Noobler
• Thanks for sharing this! : DJ Clipdat
• heh, he only stole one brand of smokes...shoulda' emptied them all. : BongSlayerB
• lol : barrcarolle

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• Looks fun, like it might breathe a bit of new life into the ww2 fps. : algernoN8
• That does make it look hot. : oldschoolbob-o
• That does look cool. And boy does cranking the howitzer look waay better than on the 360 :/ : crummynz
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  oh man they better have bayonets in it! : alexthegreat2
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    I recognized most of the scenes from the 360 version of CoD3 which did not have bayonets... plus I'm not ... : crummynz
    • Of course, didn't you watch band of brothers? GEEEEZE : kingdepork
    • Bayonets have been around for a loooooong time. : Dslyecxi
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  this is one of the few videos i appreciate the video of the player and the wiimote because i can see how ... : Korban
  • The first Red Steel trailer is one of the best trailers ever... .. the guy playing is a complete douche..... : K1Bond007
• Man, now I really want this :( : Bantis
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  arg. if only it had multiplayer. : broly1718
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    it doesn't? where did you hear this? : Korban
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      people mentioned it in a thread yesterday i think. : broly1718
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        Are we talking the Wii not having multi, or CoD3 on the Wii not having multi? : nephilem
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          cod3 on the wii. : broly1718
          • http://gonintendo.com/?p=4939 Bummer. Still looks like a lot of fun though. I'm excited about it and I... : tfboc
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          the 360 version has multiplayer and online. The wii may or may not have local 4 player multi, but it does... : sigpro
          • Oh lose... I'd've gotten the Wii version instead if it had online :( Mostly to justify my buying the s... : nephilem
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            It has no multiplayer of any sort, including splitscreen. : megarust32
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              Hmm. This and the little pre order cards in toys r us, says its 1-2 players. http://www.gamespot.com/... : broly1718
              • Has treyarch specifically said otherwise? : broly1718
• Awesome! Nintendo Wii is gonna 0wn : tfboc
• Whoa, cool. I'm definitely getting this version for the awesome controls. : FushigiDenki
• canoe simulator 2k7 is going to rock : fletch_
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  His facial expression when he's paddling the boat is LOL!!!11 : Drewus
  • KEEP ROWING! : Boxelder
• Heh, that looks like fun. I almost bought the 360 version when I was picking up GoW but then thought of w... : AlvinKlein
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  Hm, the graphics look really bad, worse than what I'd expect from a GC game. For instance the church scen... : tcs
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    Two different facets of immersiveness; you just choose which sounds more interesting or fun to you. : rasputinreborn
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      I hope the Wii takes of like the DS and we'll be seeing lots of exclusive games that could just work on t... : tcs
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        Phoenix Wright Wii, with finger-pointing action! : guido anchovy
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          I'm personally hoping for some Quendan-like game from ines ;-) That could be really fun. : tcs
          • if Elite Beat Agents does well, I guess..heck, it just needs to do as well as Cooking Mama, pretty much. : Borzoi
      • I sort of agree, although hopefully the multi-platform developers will get a better idea of what to do an... : Barnahog
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      shouldn't have to choose though. why couldn't nintendo have given us both? :/ : smax
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        why couldn't microsoft have given us both? : ermac
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          because MS gave us a motion sensing controller on the PC years ago and it sucked. : sigpro
          • i had it and i concur. different isn't always better. : kingdepork
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            A "different" controller that doesn't have games designed for it has almost always turned out to have lit... : rasputinreborn
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              my point was MS tried it, it failed for them so they don't want to go down that path again. Hence the rea... : sigpro
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                They tried taking it onto a standard controller like the PS3. IIRC, the movement was also mapped to stan... : walker270
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                  I'm not even fucking talking about nintendo and it's remote right now. I am answering the question asked ... : sigpro
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                    Well, you answered the question of why they didn't, but that doesn't cover why they may never. If the Wi... : walker270
                    • no I answered both. MS has been asked if they are looking into doing anything like what the wii or the ps... : sigpro
              • Yeah, my reply should be read as a reply to kingdp really. : rasputinreborn
      • With the other two fighting in the upper price-range the only way to do that (and be guaranteed profit as : 60days
      • because nintendo likes to sell their consoles for a profit. they know they can't win the hardware war wi... : grendel
  • Ya, this will be a def renter for me though to get a taste of FPS for the Wii. : X Fuzion
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  so are ads for wii games all gonna feature some goofy guy pretending to play the game? lol. : vassili_zaitsev
  • It's the whole point of the system so yeah, I imagine they will do something similiar. Nintendo's just st... : ShekkyBoy
• Whoa.. I was really dismissing this game but I may have eben in error : boring gegtik
• Since when has Morris been working for Nintendo? lol : Mister Groin
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  Will it offer regular controls instead of the articulated stuff, that looks like it would get old fast IM... : RookieCAF
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    Nope. If you don't want those controls, why get the Wii version? : FushigiDenki
    • I'm not, I have a PC for Shooters. The only reason I have a PS2 is Guitar Hero :) : RookieCAF
    • To be fair, it's far cheaper than the other consoles. : sasoi
  • It's weird doing motions that trigger animations. It'd be neat if you use melee and the gun butt followe... : kingdepork
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  ok all you "emperor's new clothes" fgts, this looks dumb as hell with that controller. SNAP OUT OF YOUR H... : diddlyd
  • Then don't buy it. Thats the only suggestion I have for you. The wii appeals to some people, actually a... : snowwolf
  • I, for one, am not feeling "hype" however I am very intrigued and am excited about the control scheme, es... : rasputinreborn
  • The only hype I'm feeling is for the new Zelda, and a slew of new party games. Party games are what made... : walker270
  • Yeah, I'm not getting it either. : xocsida
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    You're right that they didn't need to make a new machine for this. Really, the profit margins on Wii h... : 40licks
    • I know! Nintendo are fucking geniuses. : sammyl
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      my goodness, you never stop trolling. what about the larger game disk size? what about the HW to interf... : the_doctor
      • If called out, simply don't respond! Either way, trolls win. : atom519
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        That post is not a troll, I think you don't even know the definition of troll. His opinion is the Wi... : abrasion
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          thanks for not trolling this thread, abrasion. : boring gegtik
          • We can't be giving out troll left right and centre now can we? We should reserve it for actual trolls lik... : abrasion
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          i would call a troll someone who repeatedly makes statements designed to provoke reaction, and trolling m... : the_doctor
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            Yes, because saying the truth (the Wii is more or less a $250 Gamecube) is equivalent to supporting terro... : 40licks
            • I honestly can't tell if you are genuine, or some kind of genius. I actually agree about the wii : 60days
            • i wasn't equating the two and you know it. i was attempting to give an example of an "albatross" that ev... : the_doctor
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            The fact of the matter is, that particular post of his wasn't that bad and wasn't a troll.' You don't ... : abrasion
            • it's true it wasn't as trollish as he usually is. what got me going is that he couldn't even make a simp... : the_doctor
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    While at first I was really digging the concept for the Wii, after seeing that video, I'm actually less i... : cam3lt0sis
    • IAWTP and it makes me sad :( : kevp
  • it looks like it will work well for FPS.. Im reserving judgement til I play it tho : jaga
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    MIND BULLETS! : sgtsanity
    • That's telekinesis, Kyle! Or how about the power... to MOVE you... Rig uh goo goo, rig uh goo goo. : Bold
  • There would be no games to go with your $50 controller. The fact is that if the controller was sold as an... : SatansFist
• That dude's facial expressions ruin the whole video. : freshyk
• I gotta wonder how tight the controls will be : echoinggreen
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  someone needs to try holding their arms out in front of themselves for 2 hrs and let me know how fun it i... : PumpRock
  • Thats exactly what I have been thinking. I think I'd quit in 15 minutes.. : RookieCAF

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• LOL@U : jedi_27
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  lol supcom is overrated and it sucks. : AlexXdude
  • over rated, yes. sucks, no. : aeg1x
  • lol alexxdude is b& : sexninja!!!!
  • yeah, it is. Oh, and its a pain in the ass to actually get into a game. : broly1718
  • gimme yer beta key plzkthx : synack
• lol ds is a gimmick. : abrasion
• lol internet : Era5er
• lol titor is a fraud : someWayne
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  . . . : thejm4n
  • lol ellipses : Noobler
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  Rather: "Wii is really expensive for what you're getting." : 40licks
  • lol gears of war is best 360 can do : pandastrong
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    OMG here we go again. : lookitzpancakes
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      I'm tellin ya dudes, just don't feed it. If you ignore him, the threads stop where they start and we d... : cam3lt0sis
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        Okay, I will. : lookitzpancakes
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          Mr. Pancakes, our forces can only grow. Viva le resistance : cam3lt0sis
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            VIVE LA RESISTANCE!!! : lookitzpancakes
            • Bah. Shoulda figured I'd bork that : cam3lt0sis
  • lol at asking people to pay to cross your bridge : ColoradoCNC
  • lol at lack of lol : Mansmells
  • lol 40licks can tie his own shoes : mallrice
  • lol 40licks indeed : Merconium
  • lol i like pie : TreMetal
• lol psp load times : re-verse
• lol jews did WTC : filtersweep
• lol ps3 costs more than my house mortgage, srsly. : Patch-e
• lol shacknews is for trolls : Smellsy
• lol looks like a turret with two barrels. : sgtsanity
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  lol PC gaming is dead : smax
  • lol...it's true :( : PenicillinX57
  • lol someone shut down WoW and Steam? : pharoah mike
• lol @ console wars outline : sevogajre
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  lol u bread loaf : mojo the helpr monke
  • u fat pig : Postal
• lol my $10 jeans r just as good as ur $250 pair : Mansmells
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  lol gears _______ : ejectorpod
  • makes my pants tight : cam3lt0sis
  • is short :( : atom519
  • of war : aeg1x
  • for fears. : edgewise
• lol this gets INF'd but my satire is nuke worthy. I blame my love of poop jokes. : soggybagel
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  lol PC gaming is expensive : shred.
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    8800gtx == cost of PS3 : BulletPro
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      8800GTX != entire PC : qwpeoriu
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        I think that was his point : aggressor
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          8800GTX = actually next gen unlike the PS3 : 40licks
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            Why? Because it has unified shaders? That's pretty much it with the 8800GTX. If that's so, then why do yo... : aggressor
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              Uh...the 8800GTX supports geometry shaders, which didn't even exist for consumer video cards before. I... : 40licks
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                Geometry shaders just allow for more flexible geometry processing on the GPU - they don't add any new vis... : thesubtlesnake
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                  You're wrong. Geometry shaders can have a potentially big impact on game performance depending on what t... : 40licks
                  • He didn't make claims about the Cell being fast compared to a general-purpose CPU, but instead said that ... : sgtsanity
          • lol stay out of my subthread : shred.
          • Here we go again? Not tonight, please. : basketofkittens
          • Thread = soiled :( : re-verse
          • lol : FrayLo
          • i'm actually agreeing with him on this one. geometry shaders and virtual texture management are going to ... : GloriousCow
          • *slaps forehead* : walker270
          • IT'S NOT NEXT GEN IF THE SNARE IS ON THE THREE THERE ARE ACTUAL DEFINITIONS FOR THIS YOU KNOW GOD : warpdude
        • wut ? : qwpeoriu
• lol what the hell are we going to talk about now? :( : Mad Brahmin Disease
• lol ps3s breaking down like ps2 and ps1 : mista mista
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  http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=69968 : Fred Garvin
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    wtf? <$300? Why would anyone think that? The 360 is $450, why wouldn't the PS3 be around the same price p... : aeg1x
    • if they don't know what the PS3 costs they probably don't know what the 360 costs : Mansmells
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  lol girls suck : thekidd
  • Incoming 'and some of them swallow' post... : pillzer
• lol virtual boy still has physical presence : Majuju
• lol at How Dare You Make Hand Party Over Pamela : Prototype
• lol IAWTP : dumbacid
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  lol Quake sucks : omnova
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    you fucking take that back you son of a bitch : thekidd
    • don't worry, he only meant q4 multiplayer : burgertime
  • http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?id=13251146 : skitzo
• lol graphics > gameplay : jhof
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  lol you forgot the phantom : Daggoth
  • No he didn't. : NoCopy
• lol the balls are inert guys. : DrFlammable
• lol nuts in butts : oHnOES
• lol satire posts inciting real flamewars : ermac
• lol shack comments traded TKF for 40licks : pharoah mike
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  lol the shack gets you chicks : dodob
  • wait no i did that wrong : dodob

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  Instead of noodles, try rice. Trust me, it is great! : cbslf
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    Or, in addition to noodles, add rice. : Githyanki
    • this is not a bad idea, im gonna do this next time : sexninja!!!!
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  bay leaf...be sure to take it out though. Parsley also. and a little garlic. : drucifer
  • or you could add spinach and little sausage meatballs. : drucifer
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    garlic ftw. of course garlic is a default ingredient in everything i make. even pop tarts. : sexninja!!!!
    • A man after my own taste buds... mmmgarlic. : perstephanie
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      Theory: Any dish can be improved with the addition of either garlic or chocolate chips. : eldersveld
      • Also: tomato sauce : Smellsy
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        Antithesis: Chocolate chip spaghetti. Garlic cereal. : Ratsofatsorat
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          Hence EITHER. Garlic spaghetti = excellent. Chocolate chip cereal = also excellent. : perstephanie
          • HOLD IT! http://objection.mrdictionary.net/go.php?n=1504537 : Ratsofatsorat
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  Babies : Era5er
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    You fucker, I was about to post that. : abrasion
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      swish : Era5er
      • But seriously dude, babies are delicious. : Era5er
• Your balls. It feels really, really good. : GloriousCow
• Human flesh : ColoradoCNC
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  Parsley is good sometimes, but chicken noodle soup should be really simple usually. Have you ever cooked ... : qwpeoriu
  • i usually cook it on a stove after i pour it from a can am i rite but this time im makin it from scrat... : sexninja!!!!
• pinto beans and tobasco : Sexpansion Pack
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  Matzo, you heathen. : edgewise
  • yea id totally put some matzo balls in here but i dont have any other than my own am i rite : sexninja!!!!
• Thyme. Easily the best herb with chicken soup. : eldersveld
• lemon is good, both when you're making the stock or just a squeeze before serving... Also, get yourself s... : Snicker-Snack
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  Potato...sliced mushrooms? Mmmm, chicken noodle. : racer5
  • both very good suggestions, and tons of black pepper. : qwpeoriu
• zebra cum : mallrice
• wontons : drucifer
• saffron : m0rfus
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  oregano, basil, and a bay leaf for seasonings (make sure you take the bay leaf out before serving) are... : Jayx77
  • bay leaf is that magic shit : boring gegtik
• potato and dumplings! then you're pretty much making the same awesome coup i make all the time. minus the... : SolveChrist
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  A few Vicodin...in each bowl. : Prototype
  • That is the best idea I have ever heard ever. : Orange Pylon
• HORSE RECTUM : mindshot
• parsley root was my grandmother's secret ingredient. I hear it's not always easy to find. : lowpoly
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  ...small rocks? : BongSlayerB
  • Witches. Definitely witches. : Arcanum