Morning Discussion
by Jeff "geedeck" Gondek, May 26, 2008 1:08am PDTHappy Memorial Day to the Shackers in the US, being a federal holiday things on the news side may be just a bit slow. But you really should be barbecuing anyway. It's not like we haven't brought you some fresh content this weekend though, with our weekly installment of the Gibson-Goldstein Index giving you the lows and the highs for the week. Plus, Faylor has the week's Release List and finally maybe you've heard of a little game called Ninja Gaiden 2? Well, Nick is here to review it for you.
Darksiders 2 releases June 26, pre-order bonuses announced
PlayStation Home getting avatar 'fighting' game
Girl Fight bringing fighting girls to XBLA and PSN
Skyrim Workshop touts 2M downloads, 2,500 mods
Xenonauts dev promises 'proper remake' of XCOM
Do I ever bother giving my oppinion on the wedding thing or just let her set it all up?
I really don't care about that stuff.
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http://tech.uk.msn.com/features/gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=7726954&imageindex=6
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I keep reading on the shack that the 'hate' is pretty confined within this site, but none of my friends really liked the film that much. No outright hate for it, but mediocre and dumb at best is the general response. Most of us are just trying to like it because it's Indie.
So anyone here actually know anyone who liked Indie, like genuinely thought it was a good film?
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If tomorrow this city were to burn to the ground and everything destroyed and you knew this in advance so you could have one last dinner in this city, where would you eat? Or if tomorrow you were going to be executed and you could choose one last meal in Boston, where would you eat? Or, if you just wanted to eat at the best place in Boston, where would you eat? If it isn't clear, I'm trying to find a place for us to eat here on our last night in this crazy mixed up town.
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http://www.engadget.com/2008/05/27/even-more-leaked-3g-iphone-photos-make-it-out/
Possible iPhone 3G photos and colors.
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Guess who it is!
"You crack me up, little buddy!"
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I hope this thing works :D
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http://ninjase.muxtape.com/
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So today is my 30th.
here are some comments/observations as i begin my downhill decent into oldmanhood.
-PC gaming will never die. ever. The ability to hack and mod is the soft white underbelly of pc gaming platform. I firmly believe that if it wasnt for user .wad files in doom and open APIs for quake; pc gaming would be niche rather than dominant in the 90s at this point, this is type of gamer/developer relationship is expected. Cork is out of the bottle. Consoles will take marketshare, but there are too many nerds out there who want to forge their own shit. God bless the nerds.
-There will be a Star Wars ep 7-9. Mark my words. The current CG cartoon will fail miserably, and a live action movie will be done. Simply too much money to be made to NOT do it. Hopefully Lucas serves as consultant, rather than director. Hamill and Ford are the perfect ages to reprise their roles..
-Physical media will die. Soon. The signs are everywhere, iTunes, NetFlix ondemand..hybrid set top devices. Invest in these companies. Pioneers w/already solid infrastructures will almost always provide solid bankable returns.
-McCain should not be voted in. He is a third Bush term...only w/more wrinkles and slightly more intelligence. I dont care if this comment is deemed a hit and run; w/a 20% approval rating, i doubt few will debate how 'successful' of a president dubya is.
-Duke Nukem Forever will be released before I'm 40. Dognose, take note.
-Porn movies should really stop w/the snowballing shit. Yucky. Also, A2M? STOP that. Also, not every M/Ffuck scene needs to end with a facial. Once in a while is cool, but when its cliche'd its boring.
-We're fucked with Oil. Invest in a motorcycle!! (then invest in motorcycle mfrs!)
-Do something nice for your wife (or husband, or tranny master--if thats what you're into). Make em feel wanted. This means you too Phil.
-Replay some old school games. Keep it real by remembering your roots.
Good day--and have a beer in my honor.
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Does it use any bandwidth when its sitting idle?
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Open letter to developers making online achievements:
This is no longer cute. I know you want me to play lots and lots of multiplayer, but making achievements that mean I need to kill 10,000 people (Gears of War), 10,001 people (The Club), and now 10,002 people (Battlefield: Bad Company) is not cool. I don't want to feel like I'm grinding in WoW.
Signed,
Your customers
http://helpmewithmygameproblems.com/wiki/Battlefield:_Bad_Company
http://helpmewithmygameproblems.com/wiki/The_Club
http://helpmewithmygameproblems.com/wiki/Gears_of_War
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Anyone know of a way to mange Zone Alarm remotely? I'm trying to install DropBox on my home PC from work using LogMeIn and ZoneAlarm won't let me finish the install because it has prompted me to "allow internet connection" for DropBox but it won't let me click the "accept" button (yes, I know its a security precaution). Any way around this remotely?
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Is Netflix worth it?
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I snapped this over the weekend @ Best Buy:
http://shackpics.com/files/best_buy_pc_gamesJPG_831oustvrrf37q7h8l5m.jpg
I thought this was funny in the console vs PC context....but I also just realized that one of these games for real gamers is Deal or No Deal...hahaha
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:S
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Please Shacktags work
Is Microsoft Windows Vista worth getting yet? Does it slow down gaming or anything? I've been thinking about possibly upgrading. I know the new Service Pack supposedly helped, but I'm just wondering. :D
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Funcom has announced that 400,000 players have signed up to play its new MMO launch, Age of Conan: Hyborian Adventures, in the last few days.
Age of Conan has been on general release in the US for a week, and in Europe since last Friday. Assuming the figure excludes beta testers, it indicates very healthy early sales for the game - and means it's one of the fastest-selling PC games ever.
http://www.eurogamer.net/article.php?article_id=143213
Impressive.
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Seriously, though. I'd like to retract the one I inadvertently gave Phantom Hourglass. :[