Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Apr 18, 2008 6:00pm PDTAh yes, finally the NBA playoffs have arrived! Maarten and I try not to bore you guys
too much with sports talk but we are both VERY big sports fans. Pretty much during the
work day when we arent talking about games Maarten and I are talking about sports. Mostly
the NBA. We've even contemplated a sports website a few times. Yes, we are crazy.
Anyways... the reading for this evening!
- Google sucks at social
networking
- No streaming
Gossip Girl? What will we do?!
- Apple ditches annoying
Safari update
- Nerds are hot
- Net neutral please
As for the the videogame news around these parts for today:
- Mass Effect PC bonus
- Judas Priest on Rock Band
- Fallout 3 collectors edition details
- Console makers respond to NPD
sales figures
- Call of Duty 4 map pack sales
figures
- Gears of War comic book
- Project Origin videos
- Spider-Man: Web of Shadows announced
- Microsoft defeats Sony
- Lumines on Steam
- Midway 2008 games lineup
- Unreal Tournament 3 X360 plans
- Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe? Bananas
- No Gears of War 2 demo :(
Lastly, I'll say it ONE MORE TIME. Give some love to href="http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/12049/TrackMania+Nations+Forever+-+Free+Game">TrackMania Nations Forever
360 controller you can plug in to your PC. DO IT. DO IT DO IT.
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
Demon's Souls servers extended again
So my dog just chewed the hell out of my 360 headset, and it doesn't work. Should I replace it with another of the $20 deals, or is it worth getting that wireless one, or any others? Open to recommendations.
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working on my birthday.... blah
i r 29 years old now.... and it's totally awesome to be me and must suck to be you.
I need http://www.afterdoomsday.com/main.php?do=profile&player=385 Hunter of evil to be kept in the hospital constantly. The faggot is attacking me every hour whether I'm online for offline.
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http://www.apple.com/trailers/sony_pictures/pineappleexpress/high.html
Plus it has the MIA song in the trailer that you guys hate!
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http://www.maximumpc.com/article/its_hard_out_there_for_a_pirate_medic?page=0%2C1
We noticed in last night's game that Valve is also tinkering with upgrades for the Engineering class. While it's not concrete that these additions will go into the game's next Medic-friendly update, Valve is nevertheless looking at adding upgrade options for the Engineer's teleporter and dispenser. The former, when upgraded to Level 3, would reduce teleport recharge times from ten seconds to three. And a fully upgraded dispenser would heal all around it just slightly slower than a Medic--akin to Shadowrun's Tree of Life.
This would make life as an engineer much nicer.
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Let's say that I either wanted to go with an Intel quad core or a c2d.
Let's also say that the only thing I was unsure of is the motherboard. So I ask...what is the HOT SHIT when it comes to Intel motherboards?
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http://shackpics.com/viewer.php?file=rogers_vdumvpf31w7tlc1q61py.png
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I'm getting a Canon Rebel XTi tomorrow, looking for some accessory recommendations. What are your favorite lenses and flashes? My budget is $1,300 for accessories and I'm looking for the most bang for my buck.
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I picked up the new Meshuggah CD (Obzen) today, and I thought I'd tell you all its well worth a listen if you like some heavy ass no fucking around metal especially track 3 Bleed. Also picked up the new In Flames CD (Sense Of Purpose) which is also awesome.
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Case: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811133132
Processor: Intel e8400
Ram: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16820231122
Video Card: eVGA 8800GT
Power Supply: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16817371011
HDD: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16822148262
Now what cooler should I get? http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118019 looks good, as does http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118115
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http://terpsboy.com/blogger8/shuttlecock.jpg
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this time, it's the Wii: http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=187329
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http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ethnomedicine/Home_Remedies/Saline_Nasal_Wash
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OK I know that I am really late to the party, but I picked it up on a whim because it was cheap.
This has to be the most frustrating game I have played in recent memory. Dear god I was about ready to punch something after trying to beat the Minotaur for the third of fourth time (most of my ranting anger was targeted at the developers with unkind words about their mothers).
I cannot understand why this game gained so much accolades. Now I suck at theses types of games, but I cannot understand why they made the game so hard and frustrating (I was playing on the default difficulty btw).
The fighting mechanics are just so frustrating. You attack a guy, but he is unfazed by the damage and proceeds to attack back with a move that interrupts you attack.
Then you've got bastards that use combo attacks that if you miss the first attack you can't block the rest. Further compounded by the fact that you can't block mid attack and some of the attack animations are painfully slow.
Ug, aslo some of the situations are just so fucking frustrating where all you can do is block waiting for a tiny window to get one attack in (like the one where the three sirens at the end of the desert)
tl;dr I suck at God of War and it make me want to throw things.
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There's a guy on the intarwebs that's writing the 'next generation' of Roguelike.
It's all 32bit colour and all sorts of awesome. He's also publishing the library he's writing to make the game for public use.
See: http://jice.nospam.googlepages.com/ for the awesome, and http://jice.nospam.googlepages.com/thedoryenlibrary for the library (includes a compiled version of the library sample program)
There's also a few people using his library to write their own games.
Here's a sample of one in progress: http://home.arcor.de/avielsstand/Aviel02.avi
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lol
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http://www.canadianbusiness.com/rankings/bestplacestolive/index.jsp?pageID=list&type=CITY&listType=economic&year=2007&sortBy=avgFamilyIncome&sortOrder=desc&page=1&resultsToPage=50&customView=&customCols=&print=
given that there was a comment I heard a few days ago about how in the US 250k a year can be little enough for you to still be considered middle class.....
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My Live account ran out - and I can't find a simple pricing sheet on the xbox site.
Through the desktop in marketplace - how much am I looking at for 1 month, 2 months, 3 months, 6 months, and a year?
And - if my Xbox Live Account has run out - but I'm still using the same player account to play games - do my achievements in the games exist offline? Like - if I complete all the road races in Crackdown while I have no live - does that achievement get marked as complete offline - and then appended to my account when I get back online? Or are there no achievements offline - and it's best to get my account back on before I bother going for more?
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haha, these stories are great. I was skeptical because I found the link from reddit, but they're actually really funny and only get better.
Enjoy the half hour break from work.
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WTF Lightning Bolt
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He went dressed as Sweeney Todd ... http://bp2.blogger.com/_SP2rora8Duk/SAuL8n7XSUI/AAAAAAAAAPg/mbTAYqJUF24/s1600/Todd.jpg
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http://commercial-archive.com/node/143352
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o_O
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We're so spoilt in Melbourne, I really do love this place.
http://www.astor-theatre.com/download/astor-cal-08-01a-lr.pdf
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SHACKNEWS LEND ME YOUR VOICE
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