Morning Discussion
by Jeff "geedeck" Gondek, Oct 25, 2007 5:13am PDTHow is everyone doing today? I've got a couple things lined up for everyone today, for starters we would like to do something for the PS3 owners in the house. We've got four Ratchet and Clank Future posters, courtesy of Insomniac to give away. All you need to do is edit your profile to add your PSN id if it's not already there and reply to this thread. Plus I'll have another contest later today. Also, did you guys see the bit about Smash Bros. having video replays ala Halo 3? Fantastic. I don't think it'll quite have the wacky variety of Halo's, but I do think it will showcase some really great gamer skills.
Shack PSA: Mass Effect 3 demo out today
Daily Filter: The Witcher 2: Assassins of Kings Enhanced Edition, MLB 12: The Show
Cradle trailer shows off Russian indie adventure game
WoW Monopoly, StarCraft RISK announced at Toy Fair
Jersey Shore's 'The Situation' signs App deal
Blacklight: Retribution open beta begins Feb 27
Super Stardust Delta free with Vita 3G activation
Chronovolt announced for PS Vita
Ms. Splosion Man challenge to give away steaks
The Last of Us avoids regen health
bilol]big test2
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k, so it prolly won't be a thread of doom, but since I finally fixed my FPS problem I've been playing a lot of TF2 the last couple nights and here's some pics:
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e135/kydaimon/cp_granary0009.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e135/kydaimon/cp_gravelpit0007.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e135/kydaimon/grayscaleislookinggood.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e135/kydaimon/platinumislookinggood.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e135/kydaimon/pyide_maybeislookinggood.jpg
http://i38.photobucket.com/albums/e135/kydaimon/sigproislookinggood.jpg
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http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,22640695-5013016,00.html?from=mostpop
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My wife's parents want to buy her a new laptop, but she can't decide between a pc or a mac. Her current computer is WinXP. She's been trying to decide for months and I'm tired of hearing her whine about it =\.
I'm pretty sure the only requirement she has is that she wants one of them firewire ports so she can upload pictures from her digital camera. (Although if they make cheap firewire to usb adapter doodads , I'm sure that'd be fine.)
Any recommendations?
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So.. turns out if you received a code from Flagship and activated, Gamestop has been told to NOT accept cancellations.
Not surprising bases on what I've seen, but I've never agreed, read, or signed anything stating that my participation in the beta constituted the giving up of my rights to return the actual game. Further, I've received no less than 5 other beta codes before and after the purchase, so the whole point is mute.
So... a word to those who may be canceling.. You never received a code, you never activated a code, you've never set foot in the game, your friend said it was going to be awesome, your poor, i was never in beta, i was never in beta etc etc..
P.S. Fuck you flagship, make a game I want and I'll buy it.
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Also, Faylor warns that the posters aren't 100% pristine, but I don't think that's supposed to imply anything horrible has been done to them, I mean it's not like Steve had them so they haven't been dropped or anything.
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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v118/Raeyn/comicronnie.jpg
based on my gf, http://a655.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/125/l_3b6c32090e47a530f1deb99997563ac6.jpg
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It must have some amazing backend or amazing salespeople or something for it to be so damn popular with companies.
Because its user interface is a big steaming pile of shit.
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HELP!!
just put together a new system
e6600 core 2 duo
gigabyte P35C-DS3R board
2gig patriot mem
evga 8800gts
system boots ( one beep) to memtest / hardware comfig... but thtas it .
then i get <unable to boot from cd/dvd - code 5
will not boot from win XP cd
cd is readable from this older puter ....
HELP
brain dead
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After looking over the new Zul`aman sets I'm actually jealous of warriors and paladins for once! Check out the sets if you haven't yet, most of them look pretty sweet and obviously resemble some of the old ZG gear.
Here is a preview of the warrior set: http://www.mmo-champion.com/images/news/2007/october/zawarrior.jpg
Rest can be found here: www.mmo-champion.com (about 1/3 of the way down the page)
Can't wait for 2.3 to come out! Need to get my hands on some of that haste gear since our guild can't get into BT for the life of us. :(
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So, I'm studying in my room, which is rather isolated from the rest of the apartment. I'm studying some Chem right now, and working on a practice test. My roommate however, is having a small party in the next room. It's him and a couple of Frat Buddies brosef. Anyways, I don't really give a shit, and while I can hear them, I'm mostly blocking it out.
However, anger is slowly rising. And now, I just heard a very loud CRACK followed by an 'OH FUCK'.
Now, there's only a couple things out in the living room, in which they are in.
My new Samsung 46" 720p DLP
My new Xbox360 Elite
My old Sound system that has an amazing 400w of power! (Go Koss!)
My old legacy systems (Sega Saturn, Dreamcast, and PS2 to name a few).
The crash was definitely plastic, and expensive sounding. And it definitely broke.
I'm wonder if I really want to go out and find out. Something tells me, whatever the outcome, I'm not going to be happy, or able to go back to studying for the rest of the night.
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gears of war or bioshock? i sorta asked this yesterday but i can only choose one
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http://www.hamsteralliance.com/wallpaper/cube-orangebrown.jpg
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Also, anyone play Overlord? I think it came out earlier this year but I know very little about it.
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Ok, seriously, there needs to be more hype for this game. I know I personally just found out about the other day from the excellent front page preview. And now there's some new videos of the game. IT LOOKS SO COOL. If you like single player RPGs you should probably be interested.
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?story=49629
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i just bought sennheiser 595's and i love them. but how much better can they get? what are the real tangible advantages to having a headphone amp? one reason i wonder is because i do most of my music listening on the computer and with an mp3 player. would a lower cost one (around $100) make that much of a noticeable difference?
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It's just about PC gaming. There's not much if any anti-console snobbery, bar the requisite occasional Halo-bashing. It's more about leaving the console news to other sites so that this one can properly celebrate the often-too-fiddly-for-its-own-good-but-still-lovable aspects of finding ways to entertain yourself on your friendly neighborhood Windows box.
Frequent updates with good writing and plenty of pictures about everything from upcoming big releases, to webgames of the moment, to nostalgic flashbacks. Currently involved in regular spooging about the Orange Box.
I like it.
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http://oatmela1.shackspace.com/pom
sorry for the shitty phone pics
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Look at that cast... it looks like 1999 all over again!
NWS
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wtf, that dude has his fucking hand over the plate and the ball hits him, they shouldn't let you take a base on that
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Big news today!
As many of you know, I've been working closely with Saul Williams on his new record. We've spent many hours together in hotel rooms, busses, backstages and studios around the world working on something we knew was great. This is the most involved I've been with any project outside NIN since Antichrist Superstar, and I've been impatiently waiting for the chance for you to hear it.
Well... guess what?
The Inevitable Rise and Liberation of NiggyTardust! has arrived!
After my own recent dealings with record labels we decided to release it directly to you. Head over to http://www.niggytardust.com for all the details. Register now and you can download the record November 1st.
Working on this project was a real pleasure. Saul was interested in breaking boundaries / crossing genres / defying expectations and we learned a great deal from one another in the process. When asked about the sound of the record, I've had to resort to "... I really don't know HOW to describe it." That's a good thing more than ever these days.
A word on the way we've chosen to release this.
There are obvious similarities in how Radiohead just released their new record and the way we've chosen to. After thinking about this way too much, I feel we've improved upon their idea in a few profound ways that benefit you, the consumer. You obviously will be the judge of this in the end. One thing that IS very different in our situation is that Saul's not the household name (yet!) that Radiohead is, and that means we need your support on this more than ever. If you like what you hear, spread the word.
I hope you enjoy the music,
TR
I hope this goes smoothly for Trent and Saul. It'll give us a taste of how well the next Nine Inch Nails album release will go.
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But have they ever used The Avalanches "Frontier Psychiatrist" in the show "Dexter"
seems...very fitting
So, I got to play rock band today. I typed up some details and my impressions in reply.
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When it freezes, I'm not playing games or anything either. Just using the internet. No idea what the hell's going on here, I can only assume there's some conflict somewhere or my copy of Vista got damaged somehow :\
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So I've finally beat the motion sickness that I was experiencing with HL2 by upping the FOV to 90. I've noticed when I am playing and I'm all into the actions I get hit with random loading screens. What's up with that? Loading screens right in the middle of action? That ruins the experience to me. Is there a problem with my computer?
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