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First Post!
by Maarten Goldstein, Feb 10, 2008 4:15am PSTThat's right, whuts up! Figured we could use a chatty refresh and it had been a while since I got to post one.
Not much gaming to report, I really haven't done much of it lately and I still have to catch up some of last year's releases (like Call of Duty 4). Some of the things I'm looking forward this year though: Grand Theft Auto 4, Dead Space, Condemned 2, Alone in the Dark, Left 4 Dead, Far Cry 2 and Fallout 3 should it actually make this year.
In somewhat small and unimportant site news but FYI anyway, the features page now has a filter in case you want an overview of just previews, interviews or whatever. You can also filter by author. I'll also soon add the option to just list more articles, probably with just the headline, on one page.
DVI->HDMi, 1080p, Bluray movie rip = pure awesomeness. :)
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-Instant weapon change
-Stickes revert to TFC style pipe bombs with behavior similar to primary, but retain the ability to blast them away
-Sticky no det recent for one second changed to no det all for one second after firing
-More mobility options for non-soldier/demo/scout
Any others?
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http://www.ps3fanboy.com/2008/02/07/ps3-fanboy-hands-on-hot-shots-golf-out-of-bounds/
Another 20 minute 5GB install.
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http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/12321.html?id=12321
1000 car Trackmania
I'm considering doing that rather just one massive folder labeled 'Audio.' But I don't know what genres I should have. I'd only want like, at most, 7 or so. Is that too few? I don't even know what genres to use, so I'm curious what other people have picked.
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http://devnullgt.com/tf2/demos/
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Who wants to play a game of this shit? Fuck!
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The Shack is software development in chaos...adding features without fixing known bugs that affect a significant percentage of users (or in this case drives a significant percentage elsewhere) is a sign of a project in trouble.
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"Medal of Honor Heroes 2 for Wii does not support online functionality in Australia. We made an error in the documentation and marketing materials. We are very sorry to have caused confusion for our customers. We will provide a refund to anyone in Australia who wishes to return the game to EA because of the lack of online functionality,"
Why would they take online MP out of a game in a region? Do they host the servers in the other regions?
http://au.gamespot.com/news/6185831.html
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Both teams put up extremely impressive times on Gravelpit, 7+ minutes left for both!
Well, well, we kinda got dominated :(
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But since I've got a game, I might as well get a gaming PC, right? How much do you think it's going to cost to build a machine capable of playing TF2 at an acceptable level? I already have the monitor/accessories/OS covered, so we're just talking about the computer. I was looking at Sharky Extreme's value gaming PC, which they spec at just under $1000: http://www.sharkyextreme.com/guides/MVGSBG/article.php/10708_3714091__8
Assuming I drop the OS ($80), keyboard ($15), mouse ($24), speakers ($55), monitor ($165), and maybe cut down a little on the 250GB harddrive, it looks like it's going to run about $650. Is that going to be about right? Think a TF2 worthy machine can be built for much less?
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I have a 100/100 Mbit connection in my apartment (Gotta love Sweden eh? ;) ).
I need a router that can handle that speed along with at least 4 ports all on gigabit speeds. I am tired of messing around with 100 mbit networks, it's 2008!
Price limit for router (or router/switch combination): 500-600 USD. Advice?
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In this thread you talk about what your favorite Final Fantasy game is, and hopefully WHY.
Only major series please (1-10, 12, Dirge of Cerebus and 10-2 are fine also I guess).
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My "client" (family friend) is having me build a website for their summer condo - something they can give out to people who want to rent it out to see pictures, etc...
They're insisting that they want the cursor on the page (the arrow) to be a palm tree...
Yes, they want the tacky palm tree cursor thing that you see on very amateur websites. Its maddening to me, and I even explained to them thats something kinda cheap, but they want it anyway.
How the hell do I change someone's cursor when they're on this web page? Ugh.
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http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/slideshow/photo/080209/480/37e15e00cf584d47971c72ac6b53fa95/
Would this be her defense against other countries when she becomes president?
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I'm looking for the name of a very well respected American female political commentator, I think she used to work on ABC or something. Kind of like an American Germaine Greer but without the Steve Irwin hate and less feminist.
Specifically she wrote a book about religion and politics in the USA. kthxbi
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So, uh, any advice on this?
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Advertisements in the plastic bins in the security line. Seems like an odd thing to put an advertisement in a place that people are going to cover up with their shoes and laptops.
Nevertheless, every bin had an add for Zappos.com in it.
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- Rage
- Quake Zero
- Quake 5
- Doom 4
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After seeing THIS video....
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fl0lW0Byijs&feature=user
..I'm thinking of doing an no item run (realistic difficulty). Don't think it can get any harder AND I have another excuse for installing Deus Ex again. Already did an no skills, no augs, pistol only, no weapon enhancements run.
Did anyone here try something like that?
Or is Deus Ex not cool anymore?
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http://news.wired.com/dynamic/stories/H/HOLLYWOOD_LABOR?SITE=WIRE&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT&CTIME=2008-02-09-16-08-39
The end is the most noteworthy:
Based on the guild's summary of the deal, it's similar to the agreement reached with directors.
It provides union jurisdiction over projects created for the Internet based on certain guidelines, sets compensation for streamed, ad-supported programs and increases residual payments for downloaded movies and TV programs.
Writers would get a maximum flat fee of about $1,200 for streamed programs in the deal's first two years and then get a percentage of a distributor's gross in year three - the last point an improvement on the directors deal, which remains at the flat payment rate.
Both writers and directors guild deals include a provision that compensation for ad-supported streaming doesn't kick in until after a window of between 17 to 24 days deemed "promotional" by the studios.
Some writers have balked at that, saying Internet traffic is heaviest in the first few days.
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I can't help but think that the writers kinda got PWND on that point. It's better than the squat they got before, but 3 weeks of no compensation right off the front when the material is fresh? The internet forgets things in 24 hrs.
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I need a free mass file rename tool. i have a bunch of files that are named like this
xx_xx-xxx.xxx
and i need them to look like this
xx_xx-xxx_yy.xxx
tried a bit with cmd > ren but got nowhere so if anyone knows that, it's fine too
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My vote for album of the year: Arcade Fire: Neon Bible
This band has grabbed me like no other has. I've heard some people describe them as sounding pretentious (hell, we could all be described as being that sometimes) but I don't get that at all. There is something about their underlying genuine tone that I don't hear to often especially these days. Inbred american popular music blows : (
Rolling Stone (I don't always agree with them) had them #4 on their top 50 and stated this:
"An ocean of sound, shaped into songs about religion run wild, weather gone haywire, privacy under siege and other coming bad times. The majestic sweep and sense of purpose recall U2 or Springsteen, neither of whom ever achieved the Cure-like intimacy that comes so naturally to these indie community builders, a seven-piece band that makes joyous noise out of fear and foreboding."
If you have a little time and an open mind (key) watch this live video. There are two parts one in an elevator and then they go into the middle of a crowd. Some of you may have already seen this but its just that at some moments in the film it has this revolutionary feeling. IMHO
http://www.blogotheque.net/article.php3?id_article=2868
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http://www.electronista.com/articles/08/02/11/nokia.n96.and.n78/
16GB of storage (+ microSDHC!) plus DVB-H for you Euro commies who've gotta watch Arsenal/Bayern Munich/whoever play while you're still on the bus.
also has the usual 5MP camera, GPS, Wi-Fi, etc. but once again, Nokia screws us North Americans out of 3G we can use with the initial version. and $799? makes the 16GB iPhone seem cheap...
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