Evening Reading
by Steve Gibson, Apr 28, 2008 6:00pm PDTGTA4 GTA4 GTA4! I heard it's coming out! GTA4! We'll fire up a dedicated thread for you
guys for the next couple of days and all that fun stuff. As for the rest of the internet
antics today:
- Gene therapy for
blindness
- Security expo
- Is god obsolete?
As for the the videogame news around these parts for today:
- Video Game Release List for this
week
- Sunday School 6
- 3DMark Vantage released
- Nintendo blocking Bionic Commando VC
- Hollywood afraid of Iron Man movie
vs GTA4
- New Prince of Persia game
- Blockbuster Video going after
games
- Shacknews views Duke Nukem Forever
- More Metal Gear Online beta
updates
- Battlefield Heroes screenshots
and video
- Portal denied XBLA release
- UPS stealing GTA4 copies
- EA CCO leaves
Lastly, STILL REFRESHING UPS DELIVERY STATUS.
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
http://www.pe.com/localnews/inland/stories/PE_News_Local_D_skidnap18.3e5137c.html
O_O
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http://wwtdd.com/post.phtml?pk=5572
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I go in and ask for a copy for the 360 (yeah I went there). There are about 30 other guys lined up behind me, all saying they are there for a copy.
The manager at the counter demands $120 (lol)
"Oh, I'm sorry," I say. "But there's a JB Hi Fi store down the road that's sellin it for $85."
The guy behind the counter quickly dodges this, saying that they can't do price matching outside their postcode (???!!)
I tell him that I spoke to one of his employees the previous day, and he guaranteed that they would price match the $85. I point out the "Seen it for cheaper? We'll match it!!" sticker, and I gave the bloke a description and exact quote of what he said.
"Hmm.. I guess we could do that." The register biscuit quietly said, so nobody else could hear.
"OH?! SO YOU WILL PRICE MATCH JB FOR $85?! THAT'S GREAT!" I say as loud as I could, as I hand over my hard-earned. Everyone else in the store hears this and takes great interest in our conversation.
I pay my money, and grab my copy as the rather pissed-off manager grudgingly starts taking the next order for a $85 copy of GTA4.
:')
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<3 YOU BITCHES
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I want to go home :(
also I have a spare x360 copy if any UK shackers need one
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So I leave my place about 11:30, yeah it was a little late but I did not mind waiting in line because I had it pre-ordered, and the mall was just 5 minutes from my house. I pull into the parking lot and everything looks mysteriously dark, and the flashes of a mall security ford explorer were absent from view. So I pull into the side of the mall where everyone parks to go to game stop, I see about 30-40 cars waiting outside.
At this point I got excited because I knew everyone was there for the same thing I was. Then I came to the realization that everyone was still in their cars and not inside the mall. I immediately know what is going on. They are not opening for a midnight release. The only problem was that they called everyone with that annoying gamestop message telling you they were open for midnight release. And also people claimed on the GameStop website the store was listed as a Midnight release store.
I quickly call Gamestop at another side of town and they confirm my fear: Salesperson: "Nope they are not opening for a midnight release" Me: "well why did they not tell anyone about it?!" Salesperson: " Sorry, I can't do anything about it" Me: "cool thanks."
So what did I do? I drove about 5 more minutes down the road and went in to the store I hate more than anything, Wal-Mart, and bought the game withing 10 minutes after midnight release. I found it amazing that Wal-mart, the non gaming store, managed to have a better grasp on how to manage the lines and verify what version people wanted better than any gaming store I had ever been to.
So TLDR: My local Gamestop Says come to midnight release, They failed to tell customers they were not having a midnight release (even though they left the message on everyones phone they were having a midnight release) Anger ensues. I will never shop there again.
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though only being lvl 13, i am still having loads of fun with the game.
i did see the thread of anger on the FS private forums and i agree with Rocket on what happened and why it is a crock of shit. is this web game going the way of OGame and the Shack will cease to be a presence?
having a clan of 90+ is pretty awesome in the grand scheme of things and puts the FS at the top of most of the global stats. would hate to see members trickle out.
Seattle Grand Cru Offensive tactics have been posted, please update your settings for our next game. Also, set your profile to "Teammates can view." heres looking at you pandastrong!
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In the mean time tho...new badass poster.
http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/5002/darkknightintlposterfn2.jpg
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The steam page said it would be sometime this week...
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Your days of kinky sex and deviant porn may now be over!
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/7364475.stm
http://soccernet.espn.go.com/news/story?id=530065&cc=5901
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http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=134790
Rockstar has said you should erase your game data and reinstall Grand Theft Auto IV if your PS3 freezes during gameplay.
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Someone made a Javascript that compiles Java Bytecode into Javascript:
http://ejohn.org/blog/running-java-in-javascript/
Pretty sick...
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I got 1 of 2 360 non-presale copies they had. They've won my future pre-order business.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8YjTUmGS6E0
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and leave gta out of it.
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http://flowingdata.com/2008/04/29/why-should-engineers-and-scientists-care-about-color-and-design/ !!!
So just played Stalker for like probably an hour straight, and everyone so often i see a little diskette type thing in the bottom right hand screen flash... so i assume its an autosave feature every 10 mins err whatever.
WRONG - FUCK - i just died from stupid radiation and its like "loading last game" and it loaded from the very beginning... sigh
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http://www.680news.com/news/topstory/article.jsp?content=20080429_073024_7828
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Is it just me or does the "ghost" look suspiciously like a bug?
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Going to a cookout tomorrow, I know others are supplying hamburgers, hotdogs, cheesedip, drinks ... and a few other things.
I need ideas as to what else we could bring. Help!
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So I recently moved into a new townhome development. So new, infact, that the phone lines haven't even been laid yet so I can't get DSL quite yet.
Is there a device or service where I can can plug a wireless device into my computer or router to get internet service? I know that Verizon has some card that you can put into a PCMCIA slot in your laptop to get internet access, but I'm thinking about desktop solutions right now. I just need a temporary solution until the damn phone company decides to lay the lines
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The Nintendo vs Sega EP from our friends at Remix Artist Collective is now available for free and includes four ear-splitting mixes of original eight-bit game songs like Sonic the Hedgehog, Super Mario Bros, and Zelda: A Link To The Past. Gamers everywhere, rejoice! Downoad now »
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Artists website: http://theremixcompany.co.uk/
note to mods: this is freely distributable