Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Mar 05, 2008 6:00pm PSTSo I'm still pretty sad about the whole href="http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/51530">Iron Lore Entertainment shutting down
Titan Quest was easily in one of the top 5 games I've played int the last few years. LOVED
it. Bought it twice. They took what Diablo did and refined it wonderfully. I was so
hopeful for a Titan Quest 2. DAMN IT DAMN IT DAMN IT.
- Ask.com has gone
bonkers
- What you be lookin
at
- iCrime wave!
- Grand Canyon flood
- Yahoo buggin out on sale
- IE8
href="http://www.informationweek.com/windows/showArticle.jhtml?articleID=206901898">details
- $200 Blu-Ray players
href="http://www.news.com/8301-10784_3-9886656-7.html?tag=nefd.top">next year
As for the the videogame news around these parts for today:
- X3: Terran Conflict Trailer
- Call of Duty MMO
- Xbox 360 UK Price Cut
- Curt Schilling Licenses UE3
- The Sims 3 March 19
- Ziff Davis Bankruptcy
Lastly, still the funniest thing
ever on the internet.
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
who finds link to shack posts without any context really annoying?
Greasemonkey + Shack Star Post Get to the rescue!!
http://dodob.shackspace.com/greasemonkey/shackpostget.user.js
Because opening a new window/tab for one line sucks.
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That would rule.
The size of a normal phone, not a PDA.
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http://www.autoblog.com/2008/03/06/used-integra-cheap-slight-body-damage/
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Like 2-5 Farad, 2.5v - 5.0v?
Lighting store? Lowes? (We have no Fry's)
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http://shacknews.com/onearticle.x/51635
TLDR: Chris Faylor gets owned.
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http://www.aintitcool.com/node/35862
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Yesterday several pages were filled with Hillary pictures. Some news sites are reporting Obama actually won the elections in Texas due to the Caucasus/Primary mix. I can't find any information on that on CNN (currently).
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http://youtube.com/watch?v=7iBY7Yirq60
Repost from today.
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It's my first house. I know jack shit about this, but thank god the guy I'm dealing with is a private seller and very negociable. The problem is my gf thinks we can go soooooo low and if I don't pull this off, I'll feel like I let her and her family down :<
The house is listed at 185k, but been selling around 178k with agents (commission). I should be able to pull off 174k-175k easily, no?
You guys have any tips before I call that guy?
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Trying....hard....to....not.....waste..........
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Today is the day!
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Fun fact, I was previously rand04 and accidentally banned myself.
I may ask to have that account reactivated, I'm sick of all the bullshit baggage people associate with this username - which was a fileshack handle regged years before I became a shack chatty regular.
Okay, who can hook my old account back up?
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http://obateman.ytmnd.com
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First off the game is gorgeous, I really like the look of the characters and the environment. That said the level design is a little "gamey" at times. Perfectly situated crates just annoy the SHIT out of me. Games like gears of war and call of duty 4 have a much more natural feel to the level design. The AI is pretty challenging on contractor difficulty, I played co-op with a friend and we got into quite a few pickles due to the AI continually flanking us when we rushed them. The aggro system is pretty cool once you get the hang of it and the weapon upgrades are fun. All in all it's a fun game to play co-op and i'm glad I picked it up because i'm sure it will have a long shelf life with me in split screen with random friends.
So i noticed a couple ot her other acting related threads tonight( that one thread). So I was curious, what's the best acting scene ever? Mine is easily is the Ellen Burstyn Monolog from Requiem for the Dream.... I am still completely blown away that Julia Roberts won best picture that year... WTF? Requiem isn't in my top 20 films of all time list, but this scene is for sure #1.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i3OK0KgXjmk
What's yours? link it on youtube.
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So why do they poof differently (I think I get the cow)
I saw it when it came out in 1995 and its still one of my favourite movies ever.
Get to it if you never saw it.
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I want a Blu-ray player (ps3).
I want a Wii for Smash Bros and Mario Kart.
I want a new PC because Crysis kick's my PC's arse.
I need too many things.
I need a fridge freezer because at the moment I only have a fridge with a tiny freezer box at the top and it sucks.
I need a tumble dryer because my house is constantly buried under drying washing.
I need Rockband to come out over here.
I need Rainbow 6 Vegas 2.
I need a kick ass bbq because I just moved to a cool new house with a patio and sliding doors and a big garden and it's nearly summer.
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1. Will Smith - I am legend
runner up, Jim carrey - The Truman Show
GO!!!!!!
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http://www.cbs.com/primetime/jericho/video/video.php?cid=629546370&play=true&cc=2
Of course this contains major spoilers from this weeks episode so if you haven't seen this weeks don't click on the above link. Needless to say next weeks episode is going to be great.
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In case you did not know, CrustaR, one of our finest members not only has been working sleepless nights on midterms, but also has been at work on all sorts of video game projects. He recently wrote the script for a machinima film titled Quake Arenas. The trailer just released this week, and i encourage all of you to direct yourself to http://www.tritin-multimedia.com/ent-quakearenas.html and enjoy it. The project looks really great so far and I cannot wait to see the full movie in action. Seriously, CrustaR good job, can't wait to see the rest!
On a side note, CrustaR also is currently working on a mod called Zombie Slayer for Doom 3. It's inspired by the old Dragon's Lair games, so download the demo (http://www.moddb.com/games/33/doom-iii/downloads/8843/zombie-slayer-demo) if you get the chance and let him know what you think! Ok, gotta run!
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http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1263
Quote: "There probably are just as many “traditional†PC gamers as ever; it’s just that they’re not paying for it... ...If I were considering making a PC game, looking at the list, there’s not a chance in hell I’ll make an FPS."
There are prolly ten million ways of breaking down his arguments with advanced internet semantics 2.0, but still i have the feeling he is right. Will piracy be the end of PC gaming as we know it?
Another thing: I'm still amazed about how slow developers have embraced the (MMO) subscription model as a fix. I mean, it's not that things like Battle.net are new or anything. I am sure there are plenty of people willing to pay for a service like that. Plus it opens up tons of new ways to create reveneus, apart from keeping out the pirates. Why do devs choose code + intrusive software over a 'simple' subscription model?
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