Morning Discussion

Good morning everyone, hope this Friday finds you well. Many people are still home with their families and such, so to call news slow is an understatement. Instead, you've pretty much just got me. So sorry. :( Results for the holiday contest should be up in a couple hours. My computer decided that maybe a dying hard drive would make things more fun, which I admit is pretty awesome!

So what are you guys playing this weekend? I'll give a Call of Duty 4 t-shirt randomly to someone who posts in the thread. Oh, and this gallery should populate itself with some good shacker creations over the next couple hours if you would like to take that in.

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    December 28, 2007 6:11 AM

    So what are you playing this weekend? Is it awesome? Is it lame? Why? Should people check something out? Is it cool or is it wack?

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      December 28, 2007 6:13 AM

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      December 28, 2007 6:13 AM

      Bel Biv Devo - Gangsta.

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      December 28, 2007 6:14 AM

      Civ4 + BtS probably.

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      December 28, 2007 6:15 AM

      COD4 for the first time, The Witcher and maybe some Duke Manhatten Project on the side :D

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      December 28, 2007 6:15 AM

      Shit, I don't know. I have so many fucking games now.

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      December 28, 2007 6:15 AM

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      December 28, 2007 6:16 AM

      im playing NOTHING but demos this weekend since my DVD drive on my 360 crapped out on me

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      December 28, 2007 6:16 AM

      Marvel Ultimate Alliance and Stranglehold.

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      December 28, 2007 6:16 AM

      Syphon Filter: Logan's Shadow

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      December 28, 2007 6:16 AM

      Zack & Wiki and Lego Star Wars: Complete Saga, both for Wii

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        December 28, 2007 6:34 AM

        Gotten far in Z&W? General impression? (I've played it, but I think it still has to click with me)

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          December 28, 2007 7:55 AM

          I'm playing it now too. Not very far into it but I had played it before (rental) and decided it was worth a buy. It's really fun so far and a few levels have alternate ways to solve them which sometimes makes you want to go back and figure out why you couldn't solve it the easier way. Rent it first at least to see how you feel about it. You can get to the second world in about an hour to an hour and a half, and that should give you a good feel of how the mechanics are laid out.

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      December 28, 2007 6:18 AM

      Rock Band.

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      December 28, 2007 6:18 AM

      HL-2 Ep 2 and then TF

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      December 28, 2007 6:19 AM

      probably Rock Band and Beautiful Katamari. Although I was depressed to hear that half the world is empty in BK and its expected to be filled with pay content. :(

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      December 28, 2007 6:19 AM

      I just got a 360 so I'll be ping-ponging back and forth between Halo 3, Dead Rising, and Mass Effect.

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      December 28, 2007 6:19 AM

      Crysis, haven't had time to play it much this week. I got a gift card to Gamestop, so I'll probably cash that in tomorrow on CoD 4 for the PC. I liked the demo fairly well, so hopefully the full game is 10x the awesomeness.

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      December 28, 2007 6:20 AM

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      December 28, 2007 6:20 AM

      Rock Band & GH3

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      December 28, 2007 6:20 AM

      Zelda: TP, Zelda: LttP, SMG

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      December 28, 2007 6:20 AM

      I have no idea. I might start the Single Player campaign in COD4. Or Crysis. Or I might make some ISK in EvE. With luck I'll have a COD4 server running tonight and that would be cool.

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        December 28, 2007 6:22 AM

        Shit, I've been playing a good amount of TF2 lately too, can't count that out.

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        December 28, 2007 1:51 PM

        I wish we could get some Pc CoD4 games goin:0

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          December 28, 2007 3:25 PM

          We will. My server will be operational tomorrow morning. Fun times will be had.

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      December 28, 2007 6:20 AM

      vampire: the masquerade and tf2!

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        December 28, 2007 6:53 AM

        I'm playing some Vamp as well.

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          December 28, 2007 8:09 AM

          I'm also playing Vampire (thanks d fluke)

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      December 28, 2007 6:21 AM

      Probably The new Sam & Max Season 2 episode. Its been on my back burner for awhile.

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      December 28, 2007 6:21 AM

      dunno

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      December 28, 2007 6:21 AM

      Im playing a LOT of rock band and if I can find a wii in stores this weekend I plan on playing the funk out of super mario galaxy

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      December 28, 2007 6:21 AM

      GH3 Wii. I can't do Knights of Cydonia on Medium :(

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      December 28, 2007 6:22 AM

      I'm going to try and finish Mass Effect. After that, COD4 and PGR4.

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      December 28, 2007 6:22 AM

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        December 28, 2007 6:38 AM

        I didn't really enjoy the renegade dialogue. I tried but... I think it worked better in KotOR because you were supposed to be EEEEVIL and in this, just a jerk. And not really a witty jerk, which is sad considering Seth Green did voice acting.

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          December 28, 2007 6:41 AM

          what would seth green having a bit part have to do with your character's dialogue?

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      December 28, 2007 6:22 AM

      Super Mario Galaxy and Zelda: Twilight Princess, both new games to me (got the Wii months ago, now I'm finally buying games for the thing)

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      December 28, 2007 6:22 AM

      Just beat Blacksite: Area 51 last night. (Got it for Xmas) I'd give it a solid 4 out of 10.

      The first game was considerably better, even with Duchovney's flat as a board voice over.

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      December 28, 2007 6:22 AM

      Super Mario Galaxy, maybe a little Brain Age

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      December 28, 2007 6:22 AM

      Civ4, most likely. I loves me some Civ4.

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      December 28, 2007 6:24 AM

      COD4 and Rock Band. Also going to watch a historic football game tomorrow night. :)

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      December 28, 2007 6:25 AM

      CoD4, Crysis, Super Mario Galaxy, Guitar Hero 3, and also DoD:S and TF2.

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      December 28, 2007 6:26 AM

      Galaxy and S.T.A.L.K.E.R.

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      December 28, 2007 6:26 AM

      I'm going to play "going to work despite being sick". it's pretty fucking awesome, let me tell you.

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      December 28, 2007 6:26 AM

      I'm way late to the party but thanks to Dante I'm one hour into Metroid: Corruption and it's way cool.

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      December 28, 2007 6:26 AM

      Hellgate London and Rockband

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      December 28, 2007 6:26 AM

      i am playing call of duty 4 on the 360. it's both cool and wack. lame and awesome.

      frankly, i've never been so torn about a game this year.

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      December 28, 2007 6:27 AM

      CoD4, WoW, Hellgate, Witcher, UT3, GH2, Mass Effect, Fuck

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      December 28, 2007 6:27 AM

      HL episodes 1 & 2, if I can get them to stop crashing my PC. That and Super Mario Galaxy.

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      December 28, 2007 6:28 AM

      Titan Quest; a bit late to the game on this one methinks.

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        December 28, 2007 6:37 AM

        I have plenty of games older than that which I haven't finished. As long as you're enjoying it, who cares if you're late to the game. :)

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          December 28, 2007 6:39 AM

          I purchased it on Christmas Day, and have been absolutely loving it.

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        December 28, 2007 2:42 PM

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      December 28, 2007 6:29 AM

      Sega Rally, it's freakin' fun!

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      December 28, 2007 6:29 AM

      Probably not Contra 4; I'm definitely too old for that.

      So, Front Mission instead! Can't play any of the PC/console games I recently acquired, as we'll be at the OBX for the next few days.

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      December 28, 2007 6:33 AM

      Hopefully lots of Mass Effect and APF2K8 in preparation for the next round of the ShackLeague Tournament. I'm not all that good, but I love to play.

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      December 28, 2007 6:35 AM

      rock band, maybe some nhl

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      December 28, 2007 6:36 AM

      This weekend I'll be playing some COD4, some Need For Speed Pro Street, some Halo 3 and a tad smidgen of Crysis (still gotta play with my 8800GTS to see how chewy Crysis is).

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      December 28, 2007 6:36 AM

      Dreamfall, its awesome so far.

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      December 28, 2007 6:36 AM

      I'd play that free psychonauts, but my video card is not up to snuff.

      damn, I need to upgrade from my GF4.

      anyone throwing a video card out soon?

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      December 28, 2007 6:37 AM

      EVE ONLINE - it is awesome.

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      December 28, 2007 6:37 AM

      TF2, TF2, TF2!

      Oh and probably Bioshock in the mornings when none of you slackers are awake :P

      I'm sure no-one needs to be told that both of these games are awesome.

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      December 28, 2007 6:38 AM

      TF2, assuming I don't repeatedly get fucking CUtLinkedList Overflow errors, or get constantly kicked out of servers due to redirection, WTF that is.

      I also sucked it up and reinstalled X3: Reunion 2.0, several months after having lost my saved games in a HDD crashed. Still fun, and I was able to get a lot farther a lot quicker this time around.

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      December 28, 2007 6:40 AM

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      December 28, 2007 6:46 AM

      Nothing but Company of Heroes.

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      December 28, 2007 6:47 AM

      Heavenly Sword, Uncharted, and a little more Super Mario Galaxy. 37 Stars and counting!

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      December 28, 2007 6:49 AM

      im going to play some video games.

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      December 28, 2007 6:50 AM

      Mass Effect, I might be getting CoD, and with some persuasion I'll be playing Rock Band though I will have to wait a while for my own copy. I also need to get some Galaxy and TF2 in somewhere.

      Glad I have 4 days for all this.

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      December 28, 2007 6:51 AM

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      December 28, 2007 6:51 AM

      Rock Band, Crackdown, and some more Mass Effect

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      December 28, 2007 6:53 AM

      Assasins Creed, Mass Effect, Ratchet and Clank future, TF2, Forza 2, shit... too many to list.

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        December 28, 2007 7:00 AM

        Ah crap Forza 2 is another I need to get playing again also.

        There is just too many good games.

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      December 28, 2007 6:59 AM

      Galaxy - 23 stars and starting to get really into it now. I love my new Wii and it loves me.

      Then I'm going to try and sneak in some WoW or cancel my account.

      I've got HL2 - EP2 sitting there (on PC) and not installed yet but my mind is turning to Skate, Mass Effect or Stranglehold.

      Oooh need to finish Bioshock, Dead Rising and I've got another 3 Wii games to unwrap.

      Ah fuck there's not enough time in the day.

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      December 28, 2007 7:00 AM

      Rallisport Challenge 2, best arcade style rally game ever.

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      December 28, 2007 7:00 AM

      Going to try and fix my Wii and play some Phoenix Wright games :D

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      December 28, 2007 7:04 AM

      Homeworld

      Not played through it for well over a year, and I feel like some epic heart-moving space opera.

      Kharak is burning

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      December 28, 2007 7:10 AM

      Mass Effect, Zack & Wiki, and Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness. Oh, and more TF2.

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      December 28, 2007 7:10 AM

      I'm addicted to Garry's Mod again. I always load it up with the intention of attempting to build something grand, but it never fails and I get side tracked blowing up watermelons or something equally stupid.

      So I'll probably waste away my weekend doing that.

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        December 28, 2007 7:13 AM

        If I have time this weekend, I'll definitely be doing some Garry's Mod stuff.

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      December 28, 2007 7:11 AM

      Picking up WItcher and S.T.A.L.K.E.R. this weekend. Should be a good weekend.

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        December 28, 2007 7:46 AM

        the witcher is fan-fucking-tastic - I played until 4 am last night

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      December 28, 2007 7:11 AM

      TF2 and Mythos, maybe some Witcher if i'm feeling sassy.

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      December 28, 2007 7:13 AM

      I'm playing 'paint the basement' and 'hope your wife doesn't go into labor early'. Both minigames that even when I win, I'm going to eventually lose. :)

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      December 28, 2007 7:19 AM

      Metroid Prime

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      December 28, 2007 7:21 AM

      Playing Cod4, (so far so good, really dig gunship mission) and giving NWN2 another whirl. Never finished it before, so I'm trying again.

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      December 28, 2007 7:23 AM

      Trying to get into X3: Reunion I just bought off Steam on the cheap. This is going to be quite boring I fear.

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      December 28, 2007 7:25 AM

      I will be playing the fascinating game of "Schlep PA and Lighting gear all over the city of Binghamton, NY" - we're busy getting ready for First Night festivities. ( http://www.southerntiercelebrates.org )

      (Oh, and playing BioShock finally. I'm hoping it will be cool! Also picked up Psychonauts from Steam, so I'll be checking that out too.)

      And on New Years' Eve I'm doing backline audio support for these two acts at the BC Forum kids' show: http://www.fredgarbo.com and http://www.lazervaudeville.com/promovideo.html .

      I like doing the kids' venue 'cause the acts are usually fun, wacky stuff and the kids always get a big kick out of them!

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      December 28, 2007 7:26 AM

      Going against everyone's recommendations and picking up Oblivion instead of COD4

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        December 28, 2007 8:28 AM

        You will love this decision if you enjoy the Elder Scrolls type of game.

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      December 28, 2007 7:28 AM

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      December 28, 2007 7:30 AM

      CoD4 (Single Player Campaign since i just started it last night) Ace Combat 6 and some KOTOR2

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        December 28, 2007 7:47 AM

        OMG I just started the CoD4 campaign last night, too!

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          December 28, 2007 7:52 AM

          Hurry up with it ladies so you can play multiplayer with us. ;)

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            December 28, 2007 7:58 AM

            I'll come play multi with you now! I'll just run in guns blazing yelling "DURKA DURKA MOHAMMED JIHAD" and get blown up really quick

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              December 28, 2007 7:59 AM

              and then you'll be able to see where the other team is hiding from the fire from their guns, and you can kill them.

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                December 28, 2007 8:02 AM

                you probably won't level up fast doing that, but it will help the team. ;)

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                  December 28, 2007 8:03 AM

                  psh, who needs levels when I have ALLAH on my side?

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                    December 28, 2007 8:13 AM

                    damnit, is this for the 360? everyone playing multiplayer is driving me nuts. now I'm up in the air again about oblivion and COD4 >:(

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                      December 28, 2007 8:34 AM

                      yes, for the 360!!! It's way better than just walking around killing internet dragons. :)

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      December 28, 2007 7:37 AM

      I just started Mass Effect yesterday, so I will be playing more of that along with Rock Band and some CoD4 multi thrown in there.

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      December 28, 2007 7:48 AM

      Mario Galaxy
      TF2
      and of course, WoW

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      December 28, 2007 7:48 AM

      I will continue my mission to beat COD4 on veteran, it so hard it makes one want to QQ

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      December 28, 2007 7:52 AM

      Crysis and The Witcher - that combination has been deadly to my sleep cycle

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      December 28, 2007 7:52 AM

      cod4 for sure. probably some rock band as well.

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      December 28, 2007 7:54 AM

      Super Mario Galaxies, TF2, and Wow. All 3 are awesome and Wow is also lame because the community sucks. All 3 titles should not be missed though as they are very, very cool.

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        December 28, 2007 8:14 AM

        Play EQ2. People don't know jack about the art direction, or the gameplay. It's amazing and the community is better. I recommend the PvP server, Nagafen.

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      December 28, 2007 7:55 AM

      TF2. Some Halo3 with the cousins. Perhaps Mass Effect.

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      December 28, 2007 7:56 AM

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        December 28, 2007 8:04 AM

        thanks for your strat yesterday, it made my first day of CoD4 amazingly fun Oh, and fuck all the nade spam

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        December 28, 2007 9:57 AM

        Jeez if all these fuckers with CoD4 actually played we could have a freaking Shack Ground War game.

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      December 28, 2007 8:05 AM

      Crysis is the only game I got this Christmas, and it hates my computer. I ordered more RAM (I only have 1GB right now) and maybe it'll help a little. :(

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        December 28, 2007 8:11 AM

        It'll help alot i'm sure.

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      December 28, 2007 8:06 AM

      Here are the games I bought or got for Christmas that I need to play and finish:

      Bioshock
      CoD4
      Mario Galaxy
      Mass Effect
      Crysis

      I need to get caught up, but TF2 with Shackers is killing that momentum.

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      December 28, 2007 8:13 AM

      Need to finish Halo 3, BioShock, Portal, Assassin's Creed, and Metroid, but all I do is play WoW...

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      December 28, 2007 8:17 AM

      I'm playing go to Hawaii and lay around drinking. I hear the graphics engine is even better than Crysis'

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      December 28, 2007 8:17 AM

      Since I Santa got the boys an Xbox 360 Elite, I shall be having my face raped raping faces in COD4, Halo3, Forza2, Gears of War & Madden 08 this weekend. I need to hook that bad boy up to the internets as I hear that's what you kids are into these days.

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      December 28, 2007 8:21 AM

      ENEMY TERRITORY: QUAKE WARS, best game since W:ET \o/

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      December 28, 2007 8:22 AM

      TF2 and contra 4

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      December 28, 2007 8:23 AM

      still hoping to finish EP1 so I can start on ep2.... and some COD4

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      December 28, 2007 8:25 AM

      tf2, cod4, halo3, and wow

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      December 28, 2007 8:30 AM

      final fantasy 10, bioshock , mario galaxy and maybe start mass effect

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      December 28, 2007 8:31 AM

      Universe at War: Earf assult. Jury is still out on this one.

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      December 28, 2007 8:32 AM

      Friends are coming over for a rock band day tomorrow. Otherwise I'll be finally getting around to assassins creed.

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      December 28, 2007 8:36 AM

      I got a DS Lite for Christmas from my parents. My girlfriend hooked me up with Mario Kart, parents got me Brain Age 2, and I got the DS that comes with Zelda. I've been playing Brain Age 2 every day since I got it, and I played some Mario Kart for a while yesterday. Waiting for a time when I am alone and it is quiet to start on Zelda, which may happen this weekend and may not. Either way, Brain Age and Mario Kart are a blast, so it doesn't matter.

      I know, I know, welcome to 2005 right. It's new to me! :D

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        December 28, 2007 8:46 AM

        You must get New Super Mario Brothers! Best game on the DS IMO.

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      December 28, 2007 8:48 AM

      Splitting time between Bioshock/Rainbow Six Vegas/Psychonauts.

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      December 28, 2007 8:51 AM

      Kane&Lynch on the PC. I liked the game a lot until I got to Havana. All the tension and
      excitement was gone. I could as well play Ghost Recon: Advanced warfighter... Nothing wrong in that game but not what I wanted from this one.
      The controls are quite sharp. Apparently they aren't in the other versions and it plays well in most ways.
      What a nosedive after the good beginning. Well... Guess I have to finish it sometime soon.
      (Oh yeah! I played Hitman games too. They're extremely badass!)

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      December 28, 2007 8:54 AM

      CS:S, SupCom, Oblivion, COD4, Crysis, Metroid,

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      December 28, 2007 8:57 AM

      Back to more Super Mario Galaxy. I'm hoping I can get my sister into the game...

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      December 28, 2007 8:58 AM

      Super Mario Galaxy, Crysis, Call of Duty 4 (PC), Resident Evil 4 (Wii), Metroid Prime Corruption, and Mario Strikers Charged (Wii). Whew! So much gaming, so little time. Oh and Team Fortress 2 (PC) also.. :D

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      December 28, 2007 9:00 AM

      COD4.....just got it for christmas and just sat down to play on my day off!

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      December 28, 2007 9:14 AM

      I just got a 360 for Christmas and I bought a bunch of games with Christmas money. So I'm playing Crackdown, Dead Rising, Forza 2 and Halo 3.

      I'll probably also play some COD4 online on PC. I really thought TF2 was going to be the best multiplayer game this year, but I love me some COD4 multiplayer.

      Oh yeah and I'm just about done with my play-through of Deus Ex this year (I'm on Area 51)

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      December 28, 2007 9:15 AM

      CoD4!

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      December 28, 2007 9:18 AM

      Phoenix Wright! I'm on the second case, it's quite good. The first case is by far the best lead-in case out of the three games.

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      December 28, 2007 9:40 AM

      Diablo II ! haha, I'm playing through as an assassin now, forgot how great this old game is. .

      oh and of course some TF2

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      December 28, 2007 9:43 AM

      HULK ULTIMATE DESTRUCTION BITCHES!!

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      December 28, 2007 9:47 AM

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      December 28, 2007 9:50 AM

      I'm playing call of duty 4 and rock band. Yes, both are awesome and no neither is lame. Yes you should already own them.. Both are super cool...and if it was wack why would ya play it??

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      December 28, 2007 9:55 AM

      Get the last piece in Z-Dub already, though I might revisit Ep2 for a couple achievements I missed.

      Wack games, I do not play them. :[

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        December 28, 2007 10:29 AM

        Oh, and geedeck, I've had the game since day one and should've put it away by now, but Galaxy came out when I was like half way through it. The Box, came out within a week or so before it's release, as well. So yeah, it still worked out as it became the perfect game to play in between rounds of TF2 and acquiring Grand Stars in Galaxy. I've finished Portal, Galaxy, and Episode Two since I started playing Z-Dub and am now 16 out of 17 inches pieces deep. Still McLovin' it.

        Zack and Wiki. Wack, it is not. :[

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      December 28, 2007 9:56 AM

      CoD4, WoW and maybe some Portal.

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      December 28, 2007 9:58 AM

      Playing Zack and Wiki for the Wii. It's turning on my OCD about games 'cos in order to get the highest possible score, you have to play a level at least three or four times.

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      December 28, 2007 10:01 AM

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      December 28, 2007 10:02 AM

      Likely Guitar hero 3 and STALKER

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      December 28, 2007 10:02 AM

      CoD4 and R6Vegas

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      December 28, 2007 10:03 AM

      ah probably just Ultima Online. I am liking the Kingdom Reborn client but just wish it ran better. Maybe after i finally upgrade.

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        December 28, 2007 10:05 AM

        oh my gods. i couldnt imagine what that game has turned into by now

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      December 28, 2007 10:05 AM

      Getting back to Stalker is going to be hard since I'd have to remember the controls and what I was doing and al.
      Mass Effect, finish Dead man's hand, Tomb Raider Legend (free on gametap), Marble Blast Ultra and of course try to make Painkiller work on my vista comp (the joys of games for windows)

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      December 28, 2007 10:08 AM

      COD4 on the 360 >:)

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      December 28, 2007 10:09 AM

      Rock Band, Virtua Fighter 5 (new joystick!), Mass Effect. I'll be checking out Stalker for the first time too, so I hope that's good.

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        December 28, 2007 10:55 AM

        Shut up >:(

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          December 28, 2007 11:44 AM

          Man, I tell you VF5 online is smooooooooooooooth. It's like AM2 unleashed some dark arts to make it play fantastically. Good god, best online fighting game ever.


          actually I don't know, I haven't tried online yet

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            December 28, 2007 11:55 AM

            ::tears out hair::
            ::raises fists::
            ::screams at sky::

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            December 28, 2007 11:56 AM

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              December 28, 2007 1:45 PM

              That's a good idea. A lot of these smaller games don't have up-to-date Gamewith.us information.

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      December 28, 2007 10:10 AM

      I'd like to play my x-mas copy of Metroid for Wii, but have to go to MA instead.

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      December 28, 2007 10:11 AM

      Gun.

      I'm a cheapass gamer most of the time and $7 was the sweet spot for me to pick this one up. I'm up to the 'Native American' attack on the railroad bridge.

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      December 28, 2007 10:26 AM

      Sensible World of Soccer on XBLA

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      December 28, 2007 10:31 AM

      CoD4 MP. Yay!

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      December 28, 2007 10:37 AM

      Finally getting around to playing through Crysis. Need super low settings and it still hitches, but there are some awesome moments in it.

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      December 28, 2007 10:39 AM

      ALL MYTHOS ALL THE TIME

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      December 28, 2007 10:51 AM

      COD4 MP, checking out Guild Wars for the first time, playing the "avoid putting away Christmas stuff" game.

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      December 28, 2007 10:53 AM

      Orange Box (Can't wait to start). Will also play some co-op Hunter the redeemer with the wife and maybe a little Co-op GRAW2 as well.

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      December 28, 2007 10:56 AM

      Crysis, Vampire Bloodlines, Bioshock, STALKER, TF2. I've got a lot to catch up on.

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      December 28, 2007 10:57 AM

      Team Fortress 2!

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      December 28, 2007 11:00 AM

      Mass Effect and Garry's Mod (2007 Beta) with a touch of Call of Duty 4 and possibly APF2K8.

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      December 28, 2007 11:05 AM

      S.T.A.L.K.E.R. I got it on Steam last night and was excited to play but while trying to do the first mission I realize how clumsy the shooting/combat is. Now I'm way turned off. I hope I didn't just blow $23. Other than that I've been playing MYTHOS and TF2.

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        December 28, 2007 11:38 AM

        Really? I played it yesterday for the first time and didn't mind the shooting mechanics at all. Now the degradation of equipment, that blows goats.

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          December 28, 2007 11:44 AM

          it's not System Shock 2 bad. I haven't had anything completely stop working on me, or even get so bad that it would jam constantly. The armor is probably the worst bit. I try to carry at least one extra suit of armor so when the one I'm wearing is fucked (for me, around 65%) I can dump it and put on some good stuff.

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            December 28, 2007 12:03 PM

            But at least in System Shock 2 you were able to repair any damage. In this game I just don't want to use any of the weapons I like because they'll get fucked. It's still early on, but still, if you're going to have degrading weapons in a game, at least have the ability to repair/maintain them.

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              December 28, 2007 12:15 PM

              like I said, they really don't degrade so much that they don't work and even if they do you've likely killed lots of people with guns you can pick up and use.

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        December 28, 2007 11:41 AM

        Like I keep saying, it's not clumsy, it's just completely different from what you're used to. If you're playing S.T.A.L.K.E.R. run 'n gun you'll be massacred. If you stick with it and adjust to S.T.AL.K.E.R.'s ballistics, you'll almost find the game easy. You have to account for bullet flight time and bullet drop, along with learning accuracy. The pistols have relatively correct accuracy with respect to the SMGs and rifles in the game (i.e.: it's hard to hit anything beyond 10-15 yards without taking quite a bit of time to aim). When you pick up your first SMG you'll start tearing through people like crazy, assuming you've figured out the ballistics.

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        December 28, 2007 12:12 PM

        The feel of the guns is definitely rough at the beginning. You really need powerful guns and a scope to get a feel for the potential of the game.

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          December 28, 2007 12:17 PM

          not really, the SMG is a rather great weapon against all the enemies in the first half of the game. it only loses its effectiveness against the more heavily armored enemies, like people in STALKER suits and exoskeletons.

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            December 28, 2007 12:59 PM

            I guess we are a rare breed, I absolutely loved stalker. No piece of armor or a gun will last forever in that zone. And the guy you are controlling is not some sort of muscle bound dude that he can carry every single weapon you come across.

            I hated leaving a sniper rifle behind in one of my "stashes" but I had to do it since I was going underground. I swore to myself if I ever made it out of the x labs I will get my sniper rifle back.

            See how awesome that is? I guess I just try to put myself in the STALKER's shoes. and I'd pee myself if I ever had to go in a real life x-lab X(

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              December 28, 2007 1:13 PM

              Honestly the sniper rifles aren't all that effective, especially if you can get the G36. The G36 is insanely accurate, and is probably the 2nd best gun in the game after the F2000. The F2000 is just a fucking beast. It's a shame you don't get one until so late in the game.

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                December 28, 2007 1:20 PM

                I applied the real gun names mod so I don't know what ones your talking about, haha.

                But once I got this gun:
                http://www.snipercentral.com/svd.htm

                I had no trouble in the long distance battles. :P

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                  December 28, 2007 1:24 PM

                  they suck IRL :p go figure

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                  December 28, 2007 3:11 PM

                  I don't remember the in-game names either. You get the M4 in the same area where you have to help out Kruglov the scientist guy against the Mercs and the G36 is in the hands of some of the Freedom members, is you might want to let one get killed by the Monolith guys so you can take his G36. It's seriously almost as accurate as the SVD up to about 300-400 yards or something, it's ridiculous. You don't get the F2000 until you're inside the Sarcophagus, but it's easily the best all-around gun in the game. Insane damage, super accurate, and it has a grenade launcher. Once you pick one up you won't need anything else. With the F2000, regular 5.56mm ammo does more damage than the 9x39mm SP-5 (the one with the yellow stripe on it) from the VLA silenced one.

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      December 28, 2007 11:07 AM

      Gears of War PC and RE4 PS2

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        December 28, 2007 12:55 PM

        how is gears?

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          December 28, 2007 1:14 PM

          I didn't play the 360 one but i'm very much enjoying it on PC. I like the cover system and it makes you feel like a badass often, which is a good thing.

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            December 28, 2007 1:23 PM

            mouse keyboard or do you need a gamepad?

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              December 28, 2007 1:31 PM

              totally playable with the mouse. the recoil on the guns is very managable. i have no issues with the control whatsoever.

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          December 28, 2007 1:14 PM

          s'alright

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      December 28, 2007 11:11 AM

      Possibly Civ4 for the first time!

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        December 28, 2007 2:05 PM

        Holy shit I know that game is a time sink, but holy shit that game is a time sink.

        ahlee got me playing it again, started a new one Wednesday night and ugh, I've got to bed late both nights. But oh man its one-more-turn goodness.

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      December 28, 2007 11:38 AM

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      December 28, 2007 11:43 AM

      Mass Effect. It's amazing. This is one of those games where I can see all the flaws and weaknesses that caused it to only get 8/10 scores, but it does everything I want games to do so well that I don't give a shit. Like Deus Ex, the obvious flaws in the game are more than compensated for by the scope of what the devs tried to achieve.

      Plus I made Shepard look like the gayest guy this side of the Village People.

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      December 28, 2007 11:55 AM

      Super Mario Galaxy - Awesome
      LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga - Merely "meh" since I own the other two
      COD4 - Don't know, haven't popped it in yet
      Assassin's Creed - Don't know, haven't popped it in yet
      Rock Band - Jared Leto, you're my hero!

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      December 28, 2007 11:59 AM

      I'm about to fire up Bioshock. For whatever reason I didn't get into it after about 8 hours of gameplay. (that's like 1 hour of gameplay to everyone else, i am slow and check everything out). I started really liking it after taking a break for a bit, and am excited to finish it. :D

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      December 28, 2007 12:03 PM

      Assassin's Creed, Mario Galaxy and Castlevania: SON.

      All are good...AC is a little repetitive, and everything that's not in the crusades is lame, but I'm still enjoying it.

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      December 28, 2007 12:04 PM

      Pirates yarr

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      December 28, 2007 12:12 PM

      Just 2 missions left in Fire Emblem: Path of Radiance. Having never played a Fire Emblem game before, and being a big fan of turn-based strat RPGs and difficult games, I still say this was quite a brutal experience. To get through a mission without any party members dying, stealing all the gear you want, not breaking important weapons, getting all the new members to join your party first time through is punishingly difficult to achieve. A lot of serious strategizing is involved but there are still quite a few things that are out of your control, such as your character's stat leveling, that can tip the balance between winning and losing pretty easily. I still have been enjoying it, but it's not for the weak of heart.

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      December 28, 2007 12:13 PM

      Eve Online, and probably Bioshock. Assassin's creed might show up from gamerang too!

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      December 28, 2007 12:13 PM

      Mass Effect, just beat it in fact.

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      December 28, 2007 12:54 PM

      Crysis Demo, TF2, and Bioshock.

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      December 28, 2007 12:55 PM

      I'm driving to Mississippi in the morning and hanging out with some redneck friends until Tuesday.

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      December 28, 2007 1:00 PM

      The Witcher

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      December 28, 2007 1:00 PM

      Skin flute. It's wack, alright

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      December 28, 2007 1:01 PM

      You all get to see my bright shining face around the TF2 servers again!

      Prepare to be healed to death!

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      December 28, 2007 1:08 PM

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      December 28, 2007 1:10 PM

      Mario and Luigi Partners in Time. Someone here recommended it and it's pretty fun. I like the timing based combat, makes things a little more interesting for me.

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      December 28, 2007 1:16 PM

      I got CoD4 for Xmas, so I may try and get some of that going.

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      December 28, 2007 1:16 PM

      assassins creed, mass effect, rock band

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      December 28, 2007 1:25 PM

      Castlevania: PoR, Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops and hopefully Rock Band.

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      December 28, 2007 1:33 PM

      Drink the beer. Great game that people should check out if they haven't already. It gaming value will be multiplied x100 during the Giants vs Patriots game.

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      December 28, 2007 1:34 PM

      Crysis and World of Warcraft. Maybe a little bit of Guitar Hero 3 mixed in for good measure.
      Nerd Nirvana!

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      December 28, 2007 1:47 PM

      Hide the Salami. Yes it is awesome. U know Y. Yes Check it out. It's cool.

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        December 28, 2007 1:47 PM

        I don't like Salami, worst hiding meat ever.

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      December 28, 2007 2:14 PM

      Super Mario Galaxy (awesome) and Ace Combat 6 (fun, seems like more of the same compared to previous titles)

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      December 28, 2007 2:42 PM

      S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and TF2

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      December 28, 2007 2:59 PM

      Deus Ex. Some serious shit has happened since I left off yesterday and it's freaking me out. Also the game is hard.

      Team Fortress 2: Im addicted :(

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      December 28, 2007 3:17 PM

      Mario Galaxy and Stalker.

      Stalker has me really shocked, I know it was hyped up and then I just didn't hear much about it when it was released - but so far it's fantastic, really damn creepy and atmospheric... my only gripe is that the mods I want to use seem to break the game and make it crash past a certain point in the game early on

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      December 28, 2007 3:25 PM

      eve, bioshock on 360

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      December 28, 2007 3:45 PM

      Super Mario Galaxy. BTW, did you ever send out that Rock Band shirt?

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      December 28, 2007 3:45 PM

      I've been playing Rune Factory nonstop since I got it.
      Planning a Baltimore-Seattle Mario Kart match with my little brother. He's been practicing to beat me, but I've been playing Mario Kart since years before he was born!

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      December 28, 2007 3:46 PM

      I got Mass Effect for Christmas, so I'll be working on that.

      I also go Crysis, so I need to start that as well. And I never did finish Super Mario Galaxy :X

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      December 28, 2007 3:48 PM

      Mass Effect, Mythos, TF2 and maybe some Halo 3.

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      December 28, 2007 3:48 PM

      Finishing up Bioshock, finally.

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      December 28, 2007 3:51 PM

      TF2 splashed with a bit of "I can't get out of bed or I'll throw up again"

      The later isn't as fun as it's title would have you believe.

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        December 28, 2007 5:09 PM

        thats what you get for drinking all those sodas!

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      December 28, 2007 4:37 PM

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      December 28, 2007 4:39 PM

      mario galaxy and i have 116 stars right now. stupid batteries are dying ever so quickly.

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      December 28, 2007 4:45 PM

      Say what you want, but UT3. Running people over on those hoverbikes is just too addictive.

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      December 28, 2007 4:45 PM

      I am playing a sidetrack on a well west of Kettleman City.
      I expect to eat at Harris Ranch if I get a break during business hours.
      If I am lucky this sidetrack and drop back to vertical will only take 2 days and I will be back at my house for the new years Orgy that I have planned*.
      * Plans and actual events are subject to change.

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      December 28, 2007 5:00 PM

      i'll give the witcher another try. with the new patch it should be more enjoyable

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      December 28, 2007 5:01 PM

      HL2, as playing through the prequels to Episode 2 is a required step towards enlightenment.

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      December 28, 2007 5:11 PM

      The Witcher and TF2.... hopefully I don't resort to DotA

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