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  Do none of the categories do anything? Wii, 360, ps3. The video's dont change. (Except the one playing) : Githyanki
  • not yet no. bottom table is work in progress. : Steve Gibson
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  I thought this was you briefly: http://www.steveharwood.com/punch.htm Ignore the url, look at the p : Lunatic Angelic
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    Uhm, that does kinda look like the Steve some of us have come to know thru leaked shack media. : cerealSAM2
    • Yeah that's why it caught me off guard. : Lunatic Angelic
• oh, and yeah viva pinata hd version didnt upload properly. not sure whats up with that. : Steve Gibson
• I approve! The color scheme looks a little ugly all around, i'm guessing that's still in progress? : megarust32
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  Please do not start the video downloading when the index page loads. It rapes bandwidth on both ends whil... : OverloadUT
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    agreed it'll only start videos on direct videos being linked. : Steve Gibson
    • I would prefer it didn't auto start videos ever. Sometimes I open a page in a new tab, then come back to... : Thomas Hace
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  wow, surprisingly little response. i guess we'll just keep doing this on our own and hope people outside ... : Steve Gibson
  • It looks okay, but it didn't work at work. It looks like it needs more...context, too. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • This is pretty cool. Would be great with a date for each video, and if possible - a different tag descr... : humbleone
  • Hey, I think its cool! Keep up the good work, and repost the next revision so I can check it out. I think... : mn3m0n1c
  • If you don't hear much complaint, you know you're doing shit right. : MurrayTheSkull
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    So this means you are moving all shackspace porn over there, too? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      Yes, I will also starts to distribution free porno every hour for you all fabulous shackers! (yellow)Ste... : Utopia
      • sorry for not trying btw. : Utopia
  • This is pretty good. Maybe adding per-video comments would be nice ? This way we can have our own you... : MrLobo
  • well, to be honest i'm not quite sure how to respond. i know this page is in the early stages in develop... : dopeman
• The old video player is back! YAY :D Thank you Steve, that new one sucked. : DOOManiac
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  I can not stand to visit a page and have video start playing instantly without any action from the user. ... : painangel
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    Definitely do not auto-play, I second this. : askedrelic
    • Thirded : hoov1185
    • Fourthed : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Fifthded : DOOManiac
    • sexed. er. : thief
    • aye : AbortedFetusChristi
  • Not to mention takes valuable bandwidth away from those of us with cheapo budget DSL. : hoov1185
  • this is one of the many reasons I hate espn.com : derelict515
  • i agree, i hate that it started loading and playing the ubisoft / farcry2 movie, which i just finished wa... : doomed
  • Agreed, I won't use it if it starts auto playing : boarder2
  • me too '94 AOL newsgroup style post : epit
• Nice, I'll probably end up getting lost in this for a few hours when I get home. : ColoradoCNC
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  Shacktube : SqueegyTBS
  • ShackViews : Rich McNinch
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    I really like ShackTube, but that certainly would bring problems. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      YouShack? ShackYou! : Magus
      • GoShackYourself : jason bergman
• damn this is nice...i always hated going to the other sites that offered this sort of stuff, so...thanks ... : Dave-A
• It's neat! This is oh so very much better than stumbling through news posts and Fileshack downloads and g... : A Sponge
• Damn, Fracture looks nice! LucasArts should take the engine and bake me a Magic Carpet 3 instead of worki... : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Hmm when I click "editor's choice" or "reply couch" it seems to want to load a video right away, before I... : Magus
• Wow, very nice! What's with the latest Shack feature-creep? Trying to get bought out by Conde Nast? :P : Arctic Fox
• Looks good McGibson! : packav

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  Now sounds like a pretty good time to go on vacation. : MagicWishMonkey
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    saving my PTO for Gen Con. I wish i could go to quake con AND gen con. :( : kenmis
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      How you gonna work without electricity? : MagicWishMonkey
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        yeah, might be a good time to catch up on my reading. : kenmis
        • Yea bring a book and flashlight to work just in case they don't let you go home. : MagicWishMonkey
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  Yeah, I'm downtown too. I missed the flooding in '93 b/c I was still in HS back in Chicago. It was not... : smoove
  • My g/f works at the capital building on the OTHER side of the river. I'm pretty sure they won't close the... : kenmis
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  Solution: Move the fuck out of Iowa. : mechanicalgrape
  • Nah, I really like Des Moines. Lots of good jobs, decent traffic, good social scene/arts/culture lots of ... : kenmis
• Good thing you listened to God and built that Ark... : rosewood
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  Saw on the news last night that the water treatment plant was not in trouble, since they aren't getting t... : phate81
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    Yeah, my g/f's mom is in waterloo right now. The whole city is completely cut off from the outside world.... : kenmis
    • Also, all those projections i've seen don't account for the two or three MORE days of rain that's forcast... : kenmis
  • Doesn't it always? : rosewood
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  Don't worry guys. It's raining again in Minnesota. : tsuba
  • and it's gonna rain here for the next two or three days too. :( this could really suck. : kenmis
• I have about 30-40 mill jugs cleaned out and filled with water in the basement. In a pinch I could rush ... : stgdz
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  This is getting pretty crazy. Here is CR the river is suppose to crest at over 22'.. it was only 19.2som... : FirmButtstone
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    I heard the bridge into Waterloo near Trek was under 3' of water. Are they still worry about the Marshall... : MisterClaw
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      I think most of the bridges across the Cedar River are out of commission in Waterloo right now. I heard ... : FirmButtstone
      • Gah, I was talking about Waterloo, WI, not IA! oops. I hope you are staying dry. : : MisterClaw
• I remember some dude surfing on the flood water in Des Moines back in 93. : kodt
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  So, who's up for a Post-Flood Iowa Shackmeet? : kenmis
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    I need to get to Des Moines for a drinking night. Royal Mile, Bait Shop, Hessen Haus etc.. When do you ... : FirmButtstone
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      Almost any saturday night would work for me. I have gaming comitments on Friday and Sunday. but Saturday ... : kenmis
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        Sounds good to me, lets plan on it at the end of the month or mid July. The 28th might be an option, I'l... : FirmButtstone
        • Sweet sounds good. I'll pencil in the 28th and spread the word. : kenmis
  • I can do a Sat. night of visiting the local establishments. No, seriously. I won't flake out. : smoove
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    Where in Iowa are ya'? : Bold
    • Des Moines, a bit west 'o Downtown : kenmis
• Did they build the water treatment plant at the bottom of a bowl valley? : c0bra
• That's what you get for living in Iowa. : Lone Swordsman
• Go to the library today and stock up : heatmizer
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  you're the exact opposite of Green Acres ..you left the farm for city life! greeeen acres is the place... : cptstern
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    fuck farm life. Fuck a 15 mile drive for groceries fuck shitty DSL (and shitty copper wiring dialup ... : kenmis
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      you fail to mention that 15 miles for groceries is all country roads on the back of a tractor ...besides ... : cptstern
      • Still, in the event of Z-day, it's back to the country for me. :) : kenmis
  • new york is where he'd rather stay he gets allergic smelling hay he just adores a penthouse view dahli... : AgentPothead
• You guys need one of these, http://www.floodwayauthority.mb.ca/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Rive... : jayares
• Man I'm glad I'm not in Iowa anymore. : ejectorpod
• Dude fuck this flood. Its already killed one of our OC3s. I'm "safe" over in Moline right now, but trou... : Rich McNinch

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  don't get an LCD. if the 120hz is so good, why have 180hz and 240hz been demod? go with a panasonic... : sukabljat
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    I know everyone is different, but I think LCDs produce sharper cleaner images than plasmas. Haven't hear... : ezanga
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      he's just fucking with you, i think. : orgcaptainnemo
      • oh . . . . . . fucker. : ezanga
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      LCDs produce a great picture, but after comparing them in high-end AV stores for nearly three months, the... : sukabljat
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        but what about burn in? and whats the life of a plasma set vs an lcd? : Jenings
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          Burn-in is FUD (mostly). Panasonic and Samsung have pixel moving tech that moves 'em around (can't even ... : sukabljat
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            Plasma brightness half life is around the 7 year mark. If you keep the thing at full brightness for that ... : ieGod
            • no one uses a plasma at full brightness. : gmd
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              Untrue. My 2004 Panasonic boasts a 60,000 hour half-life. That's over twenty years at 8 hours a day. : Merconium
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                60000 hours = 6.8 years He's technically correct. : obiquatro
                • the best kind of correct! : alexthegreat2
                • Heh, hadn't thought to check that, given that few would use it 24/7 : Merconium
            • Properly calibrated my Panasonic Plasma is at about a quarter of its maximum brightness. : walker270
        • Those are things that were a drawback at first but I understand that now, several plasma generations late... : DinK
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        Having owned a top of the line Pioneer plasma and now a top of the line Sony LCD, i'm of the general beli... : Arsenal
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          What about LCD in your opinion actually makes it BETTER for TV if plasma is better for movies? (I have a... : DinK
          • LCD is sharper, better with still images, better with bright images. Plasma is better with fast movement ... : Arsenal
      • my panasonic plasma does 120 hz *shrug* : jcupitt
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        So since 120Hz is not enough (because they're showing better future tech) you just avoid the conflict by ... : DinK
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          That's the wrong thinking. Plasma technology displays pictures more like CRTs -- which is one reason w... : sukabljat
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            I'm trying to figure out how to reply to this without just saying you don't know what you're talking abou... : DinK
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              lol shit, I hit post in the middle of typing for some reason. To continue: I'm guessing the reason yo... : DinK
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                When I first heard of 120Hz LCDs, it was in an effort to interleave black or gray frames to reduce/elimin... : walker270
                • I've never heard that before, not that I'm well read on recent TVs. I would think throwing black or gray... : DinK
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                  No (and DinK is correct about plasma displays above - I was schooled on this the hard way by Serpico74 an... : mn3m0n1c
                  • Yeah, I'm much more familiar with plasma displays, since that's my preferred tech (I'm probably one of th... : walker270
              • As I learned here at the shack, both LCDs and Plasmas refresh in a similar manner - progressively, line-b : mn3m0n1c
      • Don't forget LCD's consume far less POWER than Plasma, and your power bills are only going to go up in a ... : spaceyme
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  congrats! even my tiny 26" hdtv is still worlds better than sd. it's a big improvement : tashtego
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    My tiny 26" HDTV seems bigger because it's 100 pounds of CRT goodness. :P : guido anchovy
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      Heh, that's our first HDTV too, still have it. Too bad it's kinda cheap and the effective screen resolut... : DinK
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        I have a 34" CRT HDTV, 200lbs of fun. : Old_Fart
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          My parents have a 34" Sony Wega CRT too. I just helped my dad move it up a set of stairs a couple weeks ... : DinK
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            I helped a friend move a 38" 4:3 wega upstairs once, never again I told him. He was too weak to do his sh... : Old_Fart
            • Haha, yeah I have a 38" 4:3. : OmegaRed59
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  120 hz can cause sickness in some people. I hope you checked it out in store before you bought it. : conandan
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    hadn't heard this. I would think the improved refresh rates would help reduce motion sickness. But what... : ezanga
    • probably be fine from motion sickness unless youre sitting 4 feet away : dantastic
  • I've seen more people have problems from lower refresh rates (back in the CRT days) than I ever have from... : rosewood
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  shackers hate 120Hz i learned from my asking about HDTVs. i settled on the 50" 1080p Samsung Plasma on g... : dantastic
  • What's the thinking behind the "hate" for 120Hz? : ezanga
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    Creaking? BTW, 120hz looks fine to me. Saw it for the first time at Best Buy the other day. : guido anchovy
    • yeah the plastic frame creaks when its warming up and cooling down. it's what plastic does unfortunately... : dantastic
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    The only time I've seen 120hz was on a demo set at Circuit City... they were playing a blu-ray copy of Pi... : MagicWishMonkey
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      So what's so awesome about the 120Hz sets? Do they just have really good image interpolation or somethin... : DinK
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        On a 60 Hz LCD when viewing something like rippling water, you can definitely see blocky pixilization. T... : ezanga
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          Well yeah but I'm wondering why. Obviously you aren't watching something filmed at 120Hz, so I figure th... : DinK
          • Yeah, good question. Not sure of the why's. : ezanga
        • blocky pixelation has nothing to do with the framerate of either the video source or the display. that's... : dopefish
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        It can display 24fps film by showing each frame exactly 5 times. This means smooth motions. (or at least ... : MisterClaw
        • my 120 hz set interpolates: it uses motion estimation so create extra inbetween frames you notice it e... : jcupitt
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          Yeah I figured this was an important one. So do all the sets show the frame 5 identical times, or is the... : DinK
          • The way I understood it, is that 120 is a multiple of the framerates of NTSC and PAL, so you could show b... : crummynz
        • Not all LCDs (or plasmas for that matter) show 24fps property. Also, for many people, they aren't used t... : sukabljat
      • The picture quality was absolutely stunning on the setup I looked at. It was properly configured and hook... : MagicWishMonkey
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        yes they do, and that is the problem. after a few minutes it became very easy to spot the "mistakes" in ... : dopefish
        • Yeah I thought I've read such complaints before. I figure the interpolation would have to be really good... : DinK
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          Yea I don't know much about the different TV standards/technology and whatnot, I just know the video I sa... : MagicWishMonkey
          • Yes, the set will list '24p' as a feature, and your player will need 24p support as well. You then turn t... : jcupitt
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          I watched 'casino royale" with the interpolation on and you're right, it made it look like a TV movie and... : jcupitt
          • the fact that you think Casino Royale is cheap and cheesy casts serious doubt on the rest of your post >:... : derelict515
        • You are ignoring the fact that interpolation can be turned off. In that case, you no longer have to do th... : DarkWolf5
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  I have that same t.v.! It is an OUTSTANDING television! You made a wise choice in your purchase and now a... : sistergrim
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    minus the monster cable. : orgcaptainnemo
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      yea, seriously don't fall into the Monster cable trap. You can get a good hdmi cable at monoprice for abo... : mnok
      • ^^^^^^^ : SeaLlama
      • Especially nowadays with digital video being the standard. Even if there wasn't much difference in the a... : DinK
    • Monster Cable uses superior gas injected riboflavin cables : gmd
  • I don't know if this was a sarcasm post :( : hohoh0
• You're going to love it. 52 inches, I'm jealous. Postal and I have a 40-inch Samsung, although it does ... : Lone Swordsman
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  I strongly recommend you take a look at the DLPs. :) : Magus
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    Admittedly, I've not looked at DLPs (I like the commercials with the little girl and elephant!). What's ... : ezanga
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      Typically they are cheaper because they are not flat panels. We have a SXRD and it was a steal compared ... : FormerHPB
      • SXRD sxrd SXRD!!! : drodver
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        SXRD tvs are more akin to projection tvs than flat panels (LCD/plasma), yes? : ezanga
        • SXRD (and DLP) ARE projection TVs. You can buy projectors that use those techs too. : DinK
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    I have both an LCD TV and a DLP TV. DLP has horrible viewing angles, lower contrast ratio, and a bulb... : kelbane
    • Sounds like you have one of the early model DLPs. : Prozium
    • My DLP has an awesome contrast ratio. Haven't had it long but I don't expect to change the bulb much. And... : Magus
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    dead technology why bother : bozer
    • Because it looks better than LCD and is cheaper since it's on the way out. It's only on the way out becau... : Magus
• I bought the A700 series 40" and it was noticeably better then 60hz HD TV's. So far, the quality makes m... : breadsticks
• Get this http://www.bestbuy.com/site/olspage.jsp?skuId=8483456&st=kuro&lp=2&type=product&cp=1&id=11860032... : gmd
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  I just want to know when they'll start shooting everything in 1080p 120Hz, or even 60 Hz. =( We're at... : DinK
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    on TV, not for a long-assed time? The standard is 720p or 1080i for HDTV and that isn't even going to be ... : Old_Fart
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      Yeah =(. Is TV shot in 720p even transmitted at 60fps now? That's the main benefit over 1080i, since ... : DinK
      • I'm fairly sure that ABC/ESPN are sent at 60fps through the air. I have no idea if the dish and cable com... : Old_Fart
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  how do you like that red finish? I was thinking of going with a similar model but that red looks weird ... : jojomcbobo
  • I barely noticed it in the store. The images online make it seem much more pronounced IMO. For me, it j... : ezanga
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  i just bought the LN46A550 and it's really awesome. I'd go check out your tv next to the 550 and see if ... : Mr.SEX
  • oh yeah and i've used the wii and 360 on it and it looks awesom : Mr.SEX
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  Also you can get SXRds for mad cheap from sears, like $1500 for the 60 inch. : gmd
  • Holy shit. That would own beyond belief in my game room here. (where my viewing distance is already clo... : DinK
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  To sort of piggy-back onto the thread, I'm looking at getting this TV on Friday. http://www.bestbuy.co... : sgtsanity
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    That looks like a computer monitor, not a TV. It's 16:10 even. : DinK
    • Are there any better options? I can only go so big. :( Would this be a better choice? http://www.ne... : sgtsanity
  • honestly i'd say just get something small and cheap. You'll probably use that tv for a few years and eve... : Mr.SEX
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  I have a similar Samsung 46". It's fucking brilliant.. you made a good choice. Here in Aus we use 5 : biofrog
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    Hello, I'm in Aus to and am waiting for the A series to come out to get a new Samsung 46" I take it yo... : spaceyme
    • Yep, I have the LA46F81BDX. I've got the latest firmware on there, but there really isn't much change. ... : biofrog
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  'sup fellow Samsung owner! that's a pretty good choice of set, from what I hear. just make sure your fi... : Postal
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    Hey, Im in the Samsung Club too. Got an LN46A550 here. WEEEEE : conandan
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      Me too - *fistbump* If I could make love to my Samsung I would. : dumb.
      • *fistbump* : conandan
• I <3 my 32" samsung lcd. Only $600 too : not work safe
• I have a 46" sony that does 120 hz (pretty much the sony version of your tv) and I couldn't be happier wi... : shred.
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  I always recommend folks who think lcd take a look in this thread with Pioneer Kuro pictures. http://w... : malloc
  • only $5200 for the 60 inch! : gmd
• For anyone who does buy a TV at Best Buy, you can actually haggle with the sales guys, they will come dow... : sanchez
• How'd you get that deal for the 52" on Amazon? I own a LNT4071F that's 40" LCD and also has 120Hz and ... : Sailor of Fortune
• I got a panasonic 50" 1080p plasma for under $2000 in canada in january, you should be able to do even be... : alexthegreat2
• We got a LN52A750 recently here at home, and they are pretty similar and im loving it! : choppp

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  Teams The first team will play two rounds of gravel pit with stopwatch mode. This match will determine : terath
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    2 different shack teams? : razlebol
    • Yep, both the shack and ars had so many volunteers that we just decided to run two teams so everyone gets... : terath
    • 2 different Ars teams, too : zerog83
  • Shack Rear Guard should be called Shack Ass Guard (protect our buttholes!) which can be conveniently be a... : deject
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  Server Since some people were unhappy with moron due to poor ping, the match will now take place on Ze... : terath
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    uhhhhhh I ping 100+ to that server, isn't it in europe? Why don't we play on Dallas or Chicago or somethi... : DrFlammable
    • :( I think it's central US. It's difficult to find a server that is good for everyone. : terath
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      This is Zero's tournament match server in Washington, not the Dutch one. : A Sponge
      • ^^^ : ZeroSignal
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        if it's in DC I shouldn't be pinging that high to it, wtf. ohio -> chicago is 25-40 ms ohio -> DC is 90-1... : DrFlammable
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          washington yo, not dc. : lakren
          • no really, D.C. look at the names in my trace. : ]pm[chem
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          that's odd. to WDC I get 128ms from the UK, 106ms from the Netherlands. : ZeroSignal
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            Yeah, there's only a 10 ping difference from your europe server and your DC server for me. I don't unders... : DrFlammable
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              Did you pause your gay porn downloads? : xjdrake32
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                Ah, no, that was it. I'm pinging 30 to Chicago, 50 to Moron and 65 to Dallas. :/ : DrFlammable
                • Ah well, 100 ping in TF2 isn't a huge deal. If you're going to snipe like you said in your other post the... : xjdrake32
                • I ping lower to Chicago from my work...and I live in the DC-area. : MisterPhoton
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                  Holy wtf ping from the west coast -- bounces between 100 and 160. I might as well be playing on a UK ser... : gnomish
                  • it would seem more sensible to play on dallas. central US, and good sourceTV. : ]pm[chem
    • muahahaha... 28 ping. It's too bad I'm playing Granary otherwise I'd be sniping the shit out of people in... : zerog83
  • my traceroute says that server is in Washington, D.C.: traceroute to 208.43.124.230 (208.43.124.230), ... : ]pm[chem
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    yo lets get a new server. no offense intended to ZeroSignal, but sounds like the ping is pretty bad for E... : DrFlammable
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      It's awesome for me. You can go to Heck, Dr. Flammable. : A Sponge
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        what do you ping to it? there's no way you can have a better ping than i do to DC : DrFlammable
        • I ping around around 110 to Zero's DC server. Out of the US Shack servers, only Moron pings better for me... : A Sponge
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      I ping 20 to it, and I'm in NY. You guys have crappy connections. : ant_hillbilly
      • uhhh, you're probably on a terrorist connection that routes straight into DC. : DrFlammable
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  Bump for day crown and great justice. : terath
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    SO excited! I think I'm going to make him call himself [ARS]E RupertTBear. : Jonathan
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      You'll be missing so many good opportunities there though! e.g. [ARS]E BANDIT I TAKE IT UP THE [ARS]... : Arctic Fox
      • Well it's pretty similar to make him call himself [ARS]E Hello Kitty... : Jonathan
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  how did you guys decide on gravel pit? : ant_hillbilly
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    dustbowl is overplayed and goldrush is a little too spamy, which left gravelpit. If everyone would rather... : terath
    • cp_science2! : hirez
    • Make them play steel. Hopefully half wouldn't have played it and you'll win out of sheer confusion. : Arctic Fox
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  Arsclan teams http://www.arsclan.net/forum/showthread.php?p=372302#post372302 : terath
  • Apparently I'm still banned on that forum. I've never been there and already I'm banned :/ : ysbreker
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    Oooohhhh they are using vent during the match, SERIOUS BUSINESS time. : dkrulz
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      It seems like they use vent during pub games too. I can provide a vent server if people want to use one. : terath
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        I can't believe any group of people would use external VOIP in a pub game. That is just blasphemy. : omnova
        • I'm guessing it's basically an alltalk channel, but I've never jumped on it. : terath
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          what? It's way more fun with friends on TS or Vent, so much shit talking... : deject
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            I think he's being sarcastic. : Head Rush
            • Your mom is being sarcastic. : deject
          • deject more like reject amirite? : omnova
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      Doesn't that let them inform team mates what to do even when they're dead? Seems a bit >:( to me : hardfl1p
      • it won't matter, trust me. : thief
  • Nice, looks like they stacked Team 1 as well. Should be an awesome match : indosauros
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    if they think their team 1 is stacked, I am looking forward to this. : ]pm[chem
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      I'm looking forward to sniping Kelsennel in the face, since he is their premier heavy. I was owning him o... : DrFlammable
      • I showed up and played spy for a round on cp_well on their pub last week. 5 [Ars] on the enemy team. Af... : ]pm[chem
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        I'm hardly the premier heavy, thanks for the compliment though. I look forward to watching your aussie as... : [Ars]Kelsennel
        • Also, chem, what the hell time did you log on? Only 5 Ars sounds pretty light on the Arsians, and who wer... : [Ars]Kelsennel
• Are you going to win? : ashkie
• NONE CAN WITHSTAND OUR FAITH! : noobja
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  Johnathan we will DEFEND YOUR HONOR!!! : kainen1
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    I hope this is a quote mocking ARS... else you're in trouble buddy. : Jonathan
    • Hey no I'm on your side bro! Down with Ars : kainen1
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  Terath It is looking like I won't be able to make this match anyway. Please have a sub ready in case ... : twifosp
  • Ok, we can always have people play in both matches, or if anyone else wants to sit standby for no shows, ... : terath
  • I'll sub for him if you need someone. : JarEme
• good luck shack, not that you'll need it! : pyide
• I'll be back at 8pm to get things rolling (running some errands until then). : terath
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  thief predicts victory! : thief
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    I mean, acyberkineticjohnkeats does! : thief
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      is that what you're playing under these days? : datoo
      • These days. : thief
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      what a ridiculous name. : boomstickah
      • ridiculously awesome! or so ridiculous it's awesome, boomstickah! : thief
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    good luck adam : mXENO
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      It all depends on if my mbpro overheats and I get a staggering 10 fps. (the 10 fps is itself a staggerin... : thief
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        I play on a MBP too. If you're using tiger, you can use smcfancontrol to set minimum speed for your fans... : ]pm[chem
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          I think I just hvae a sucky model or something, 2.16gh intel core 2 duo with 2gb of ram. it gets really ... : thief
          • just put it ontop of a giant block of ice. : DrFlammable
      • get a room you two. : hirez
• I'll be back kind of close to 9:00, have an errand to run as the I missed two things when I was out runni... : Xevo
• 30-minute bump : indosauros
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  Hey terath, how are you gonna go about distributing the password/IP? I'm currently alone in the Shacknews... : hardfl1p
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    I changed it to a temp password and was just going to post it here. : terath
    • password for the server is now "internetcat" : terath
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  what's the source tv ip/pw? : Agrona
  • seriously? : mikecyb
  • it's right in the top level post! You don't need a password. Just go into the console and type: connec... : terath
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    you lose so much. : thekidd
    • I was thinking there'd be a password! oh wow it is like right there. I'm out of it =( : Agrona
• some ars guys already on the server warming up. : hirez
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  christ, I'm downloading a BRAND NEW TF2 patch right now. hope I can still connect. : ]pm[chem
  • .... oh shit : terath
• Hope the Shack wins. ;D : DM7
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  D-D-D-D-Domination! : Xevo
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    The scores: Round 1, Ars attacked and only got A, we then attacked and got A and B (and were like 3 seco... : Xevo
    • And Team B on Granary won 6-0 : Grumbeld

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• I'm waiting, but that's mostly because I'm feeling cheap at the moment :) : woddemandred
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  Dallas Lampshades: Going to need to start sending out new contracts in the next day or two. Our Kickers a... : hardfl1p
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    Yeah. New Contracts (or rather the money for them) will be ready tomorrow/Friday. : Jonathan
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      They have contract offers already, and I'm pretty sure we can go into the red for a day or two with no pr... : Nixx2004
      • Well we have the cash now anyway. : Jonathan
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  With the new XP rules I'd wait. Don't want to take an XP hit for being over the league median. That sa... : Fyunch Click
  • i think i read you don't get the penalty if you're an existing member of a team, only if you sign with a ... : Clay
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  I feel like boosting to get an advantage in the early games, and the XP decrease from level to level is n... : sonicdeathwalrus
  • it does say "BETA" on the front page : Clay
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    I dunno, the loss from boosting early seems substantial. I boosted at the end of last season, right befo... : TShandy
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      Read my post below, you likely only lost out on 200xp or less. : Lunatic Angelic
      • The loss for me was at least 150, and that's for one game (+training). I'm not sure how our results coul... : TShandy
• I boosted, because I have 969 xp. : ryuuseki
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  I created players last season on the same day, some waited till the last day to boost, others didn't. : Lunatic Angelic
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    Yeah, there doesn't seem to be much benefit. In fact, I think it would be better to boost as early as pos... : hardfl1p
    • I agree. it's more important that we get off to a good start and get a chance to go deeper in the playoff... : edgewise
    • No XP in the playoffs. : TShandy
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  I didn't get any flex points yet. When do they drop them on us : sesmaster
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    because my xp is at 912, I think boosting for me now is an alright idea : sesmaster
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      you gotta pay for them, just like HGH and steroids. : edgewise
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        hey I noticed you retired your FB, you gonna make a new player or use the returned points on your current... : Degenerate
        • just use the returned points. He was 3rd on the depth chart, so he was just wasting team money. : edgewise
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          also, any thoughts on boosting for the Cru? now? Later? : edgewise
          • if you are above 10th I'd say boost now as the xp loss due to boosting will be minimal. : Fyunch Click
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        we have to pay for flex points? I thought we got some for free at the beginning of every season! : sesmaster
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          You do, you get 100. : Lunatic Angelic
          • Yeah, we already got the 100 for this season. : Nixx2004
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  AWARDS: http://goallineblitz.com/game/player_awards.pl?player_id=66970 : conandan
  • Congrats. : Jonathan
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    more: http://goallineblitz.com/game/player_awards.pl?player_id=68912 : azenmaster
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      mine: http://goallineblitz.com/game/player_awards.pl?player_id=67067 : Fyunch Click
      • nice! : azenmaster
      • nice! : azenmaster
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    http://goallineblitz.com/game/player_awards.pl?player_id=74333 Kinda missing out on playing with Shack... : samekh
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      nice CB, I like Eastern Europe too, we just won AAA#1 and moved to pro though: http://goallineblitz.com/g... : azenmaster
      • wow. Yeah, wish I'd known there was someone else in EE. Good luck in Pro. I think we have a good shot a... : samekh
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      Western Europe AAA here, maybe I'll see you guys in the pros? : TShandy
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        I'm pretty sure there is a Western europe pro and an eastern europe pro. : azenmaster
        • Yeah, you're totally right. For some reason I was thinking there was a pan-Europe pro league. : TShandy
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        What is the Western Europe AAA community like? I have 2 CBs, and Eastern Europe AAA is great, but my oth... : samekh
        • Pretty competitive. I'm in AAA #2, and the Rivals.com team does most of the smack talking, even though t... : TShandy
  • you make double my salary :( : whistletits
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  Ticket prices! I see the other Shack teams have raised ticket prices, I'm wondering if the Lampshades ... : Nixx2004
  • quit looking at my ticket prices! :) I put them higher to start (and I think they will still sell). ... : cltcprd
  • Tickets have been sold and we didn't change the prices. We didn't really make that much, don't even ha... : Nixx2004
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    After seeing the prices this guy charges (and how much money his team has) I think we probably should hav... : Nixx2004
    • The problem is we don't know how much of his support is low income. Almost all of ours is. : Jonathan
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  USA AA #4 sure has gotten tougher this season. Besides the normal up/down movement of the winners and lo... : Nixx2004
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    heh, we have this guy in our league now: http://goallineblitz.com/game/home.pl?user_id=51963 looks ... : MisterPhoton
    • Yeah, I saw that. Seemed weird that all the teams starters are the same level, but made sense when I saw... : Nixx2004
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  51 hours until our first game! : Nixx2004
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    Should be a pretty easy game. Matchup: http://goallineblitz.com/game/compare_teams.pl?team1=754&team2=... : Nixx2004
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      my lvl 19 QB has 60+ throwing btw :) : cltcprd
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        you need a high throwing level to unleash the dragon : mikecyb
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          I'm trying, but it costs 2 points each time now :( : cltcprd
          • yeah that's such a pain in the ass :( : mikecyb
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      Here's some of their Defense: CB: http://goallineblitz.com/game/player.pl?player_id=366219 DT: http:/... : mukumuku
      • 71 strength on a level 10 DT, not bad. His other stats/abilities kind of suck though, of course. The o... : Nixx2004
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  Sucks that we're not getting the tactics update to start the season. Stupid 'cheaters' keeping Bort busy ... : Nixx2004
  • Yeah, I really wanted the 3-4 defense :( : cltcprd

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  in reply.. : g0nk
  • What is this 'reply' you speak of? : trOmblyj
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    Especially for a gaming post. God. : ieGod
    • Especially for a gaming re-post. God. : Jonathan
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    I'd want to see Freespace 3. Badly. That is in my top 3 best single player games of all time and they j : twifosp
    • When I was making the reference to Greece and Rome, what I was really trying to say is that a lot of the ... : Skyburst101
• Ha, glad that you mentioned Jill of the Jungle and Jazz Jackrabbit. Both games got a lot of play by me. ... : crummynz
• Anachronix Prime, damnit. : Magus
• Good list. You forgot a proper sequel for Syndicate, however. : ieGod
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  What's funny is that your obvious console hate means you won't actually get to play 90% of these sequels ... : SiW73
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    Granted I state all the time that I hate consoles, but in reality, I love smash bros, wii tennis, a bunch... : Skyburst101
    • Yeah, my post suffered a similar fate - it came off as a lot more assholish than I intended! I agree w... : SiW73
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  Pretty good list. I'd add Wing Commander and Interstate 76 for starters. : ThomW
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    Ha, can't believe I forgot about Interstate 76! That game was pretty good. Attaching weapons etc. to your... : Skyburst101
    • I had so much fun with i76. They're on GameTap, btw. A sequel would have to keep the stylized look th... : SiW73
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  I would slay millions in a great crusade for Alpha Centauri 2. Same goes for a good MOOIV and Deus Ex 3 t... : cptn.peachfuzz
  • I take it I get to join you in this crusade of which you speak of? : Skyburst101
  • Oh Hells yes. Let me in on the crusade action. : Kaerof
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  Forgot my standard "Where the hell is TIE Fighter II post". : cptn.peachfuzz
  • you'd have to go to a previous post of mine for that, where I stated a need for a Tie Fighter vs X-Wing 2... : Skyburst101
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  BattleZone3 !! Yes. (With "same base" cooperative multiplayer.) : hawke
  • Holy shit yes. A well done BZ3 could be very popular online and could be a great single player and co-op... : DinK
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  tie. fighter. : feek
  • oh god yesssss. : Agrona
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  half those games you listed will never, ever, ever EVER be made, so why bother even asking for a sequel? ... : -=kodiak=-
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    They are games I'd like to see someday, reality set aside momentarily... : Skyburst101
    • yea hell id love a sequel to alpha centauri myself but i know that will never happen so i dont dwell on w... : -=kodiak=-
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  Shogo 2 : lee majors
  • Seriously. : mittense
  • Yes. for the love of god, yes. : riptyde
• Myth, Marathon, Tie-Figther/X-Wing (all totally made for PC) : intangir21
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  Needs more Max Payne 3 and a Deus Ex sequel that doesn't suck. : hatelull
  • Well, Deus Ex 3 is in development. Not that this is really "good news" at this poitn. But Max Payne3 i : mittense
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  Blood 3 plz tks : dognose
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    Also Shadow Warrior 2, and a good Carmageddon sequel :) : dognose
    • you sir are 100% correct. : AMikaboshi
• colony wars and front mission sequels : andrew``
• Sins 2? Already? : mittense
• X-com UFO Defense 2: Hitting aliens with napalm rockets : deadfish
• As much as I want an updated version of Master of Orion 2, I think I'd prefer a new version of Master of ... : Modulus
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  A new Ultima that didn't suck. A re-done Auto-Duel. : zen2k
  • I wish there could be a game that would bring Ultima VII's gameplay into modern times. However I know bet... : avatar_58
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  Is there a group of Shackers that play Savage 2? I'd love to give this game a try and it seems like ther... : ntrefz
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    I play Savage 2... : Skyburst101
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      I gathered that from your post :) But if I install the demo, how do I find you? I guess I could just ... : ntrefz
      • I won't be playing for most of the summer because I'm at a summer internship, and wasn't able to bring my... : Skyburst101
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    Yeah. I own it too (bought it way back when they first opened pre-orders) but I think, in total, I've put... : mittense
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      Thats an hour more than me and I pre-ordered it way back when as well =/ I lost interest while waiting ag... : xjdrake32
      • You bought it, why not try it out. I like both games a lot, and it's nice how they're continuing to put o... : Skyburst101
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  Dunno about his phone number, but I'm sure his e-mail is no big secret. : Agrona
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    what on earth are you talking about? : Skyburst101
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      The OP asked for Chris Taylor's cell number... : cptn.peachfuzz
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        ahh, ok. I was somewhat lost for a bit. I wrote this post last night, not today, so I forgot a few things... : Skyburst101
        • wow, yeah, that sounds pretty terrible. : Agrona
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  Rise of the Triad Fuck yeah bitches! : D-OveRMinD
  • Hahaha ROTT was great. Nothing like a nazi shooter with jump pads and crazy DM. : twifosp
• Dreamfall Episodes... : kallanta
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  Gladius Sacrifice Crimson Skies Snowboard Kids Jet Set Radio (Sorry to be blunt, but enough with t... : ntrefz
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    We're going to keep harping on it till we get it. For some of us (like me) TIE Fighter is to us as Duke N... : thetangent
    • Also, another Crimson Skies game would be fucking great. : thetangent
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  Don't you DARE dumb down Rome: Total War.... don't you fucking dare. : Finestaut
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    you do realize they are making a new total war game right? and it's focusing on naval battles and basi... : -=kodiak=-
    • I completely forgot about that. Added to my "must buy" list. Thanks. : Skyburst101
    • Naval Total War would be awesome. More Total War games would be awesome. I can only hope that, 50 years... : Finestaut
  • Yes. Also "the greeks invented the wheel, the romans stole perfected it" : daedraug
  • Who's talking about dumbing it down? I simply don't like how it takes at least half a minute for my hopli... : Skyburst101
• shit mang, imagine homeworld 3 with eve online graphics :( : dael
• Baldur's Gate 3/Planescape 2 or something like this. Archon redone with better graphics, same gameplay. ... : baronzemo78
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  Messiah 2 : kramweil
  • Yeah. Remember when Shiny made good games? Those were the days. Sacrifice. :D : mittense
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  Tie Fighter is basically the only game i want a sequel for. : thewindcriesmary
  • If we got an awesome sequel to Tie Fighter with massive online functionality ala a Co-op campaign (entire... : Psigun
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    Yeah I want this bad, especially since I'm on a big space sim kick right now. : DinK
    • What are you playing right now? : djkenohki
  • This is always on my sequel wish-list. I would pay triple the price of a standard new game for TIE Fighte... : thetangent
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  tie fighter, blood, diablo and wolfenstein. I would add fallout, but #3 is almost finished :D : re4ctor
  • Hehe yeah, Fallout 3 would be up there with TIE Fighter 2, but it's actually getting made! : DinK
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  NOLF 3? : Kazomir
  • and shogo 2 : marmite
  • Oh fuck yes I need this now-ish. : deject
  • Gimme : Kaerof
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  Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Shogo Sho... : Old_Fart
  • Mushroom MUSHROOM! : Omaha
  • yes : mr.sleepy
  • Yup. : mittense
• Outlaws - "We're coming to get'cha, Marshal!" : The Southern Dandy
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  MECHWARRIOR : Schnapple
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    Agreed. But based on the old Mechwarrior 2 or 3 please. : carbontree
    • i want it simmy as fuck. : cpt_gloval
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      Clan Wolf vs Clan Falcon...I loved MW2 : Skyburst101
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        Me too. My computer at the time was terrible, though, so I had to stick a floppy boot disk in during my c... : mittense
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          i remember it absolutely punishing our packard bell 486. we had to upgrade it to 12MB of ram to get "dece... : cpt_gloval
          • Hahaha. That's exactly what I ran it on too. My Packard Bell 486. : mittense
• Give me mother f'ing X-COM : DM7
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  Master of Orion -- Check out Galactic Civilizations 2 and its expansions. The game is ridiculously good, : walker270
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    GalCiv tech trees made me :( Did they fix that in the last expansion? Thought I read something about that... : daedraug
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      Yes, they did. The races now have distinct tech trees. Biggest improvement in the expansion, imo. : dirge23
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        So no more "lasers" 1 - 9? Also missing was planet destroying weapons. : daedraug
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          The weapon techs are still similar in that there are the 3 linear paths, but there are more forks for var... : dirge23
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            There's no strategic combat still, is there? That was one of the best parts about Master of Orion. You'... : Modulus
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              I take it you mean tactical combat. No, no tactical combat. I kinda like GalCiv but I never finish ga... : dirge23
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                I had that problem before they released the expansion pack, now it's a lot better. : mittense
                • When I wrote this I must have forgotten that it's our game. : mittense
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  Way to list every hit game released between 98 and 2002, FFS. : disposition
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    To be honest, I went through IGN's game list alphabetically and picked out games I REMEMBER PLAYING...I w... : Skyburst101
    • also, I didn't pick out every game I've ever played, simply the ones I enjoyed playing : Skyburst101
• god damn, I would LOVE a Tachyon: The Fringe sequel. Fucking great game. Hell, my original shack name was... : thetangent
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  Theme Hospital 2 please. : Snuffles-
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    Not quite the same game, but did you ever play Evil Genius? I watched my friends play Theme Hospital and ... : djkenohki
    • I've never played it. I may read up on it. Although going from helping the sick to ruling the world so... : Snuffles-
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  Is Sins of a Solar Empire expansion confirmed? What's going to be in it? : shyguy74
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    I recall hearing about a new race, among other things. I'm hoping it's the aliens that the vasari are run... : Skyburst101
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      And there will be a singleplayer storyline as well I believe : Skyburst101
      • Found it! http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/04/sins-of-a-solar.html : Skyburst101
      • and a much more reliable source http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/52035 haha : Skyburst101
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    No official confirmation of an expansion, no. : mittense
    • DO IT! DO IT NO! 5...4...3...2... DO IT! : walker270
    • there is official conformation of an expansion...my link is a few posts above :) : Skyburst101
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  SYNDICATE : ass-street
  • ^^EOT : WadeMcLain
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  i want a new, multiplayer focused, Descent. =( : mindmann
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    Decent was awesome. :D : DM7
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      More like Descent was decent, amirite? : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • nope, urwrong : loboca
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  Startopia the first was such an amazing game, i loved it. : AMikaboshi
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    sadly, mucky foot is no more: http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/issues/issue_146/4839-Footpri... : ysbreker
    • i know my dream will not be, but i will keep on dreaming. :( : AMikaboshi
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    I recently (like in the last 6 months) got into this game again (I bought it when it came out) - spent qu... : thetangent
    • I have the game too. I haven't played it in a while, but I do remember enjoying it a lot. I'll have to gi... : Skyburst101
  • You have gained +1,000 awesome points in my books. I loved this game. : dumb.
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  Tachyon: The Fringe 2 I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE! : alarm cock
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    no sir. we three love that game. i'm looking at my copy right now : AMikaboshi
    • I still have my copy, and my manuel is in near perfect condition as well, as are all of my game manuels. : Skyburst101
  • You are not alone in this one...I played as the Bora primarily...at least I think that's their name. I al... : Skyburst101
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17170251#itemanchor_17170251 : thetangent
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    So, if I'm playing space sims right now I should probably get that one huh? : DinK
    • Hell yes. It's a lot of fun, you can play it at least twice (because there are two factions to play as), ... : thetangent
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      Awesome space combat with voicing by Bruce Campbell. How could you say no to that? : alarm cock
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        Bruce Campbell did the voice acting?! Sweet, I never knew that. I'll have to double check that in my manu... : Skyburst101
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          http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0217837/ : thetangent
          • Thank you :D : Skyburst101
• I want another test drive: unlimited. One with a proper day/night cycle, dynamic weather, gasstations (so... : ysbreker
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  I am so desperate for a new Independence War game. Also, Mutant League Football motherfucker! : jasonepowell
  • I almost posted "Independence War 3", but I figured nobody played 2, let alone the first one. They were g... : thetangent
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  Pilotwings 2. I want this so bad that I'm tempted to just make the goddamn thing myself : alarm cock
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    Sadly I'd much rather have it with 360/PS3 graphics than with Wii controls. =( I was just playing Pil... : DinK
    • totally agreed. : Ormsbee
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  Ascendancy 2 please. : NexusOne
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    You're in luck! Aparently the logic factory is (still) working on it: http://www.logicfactory.com/ : ysbreker
    • uh huh. they are slower than Valve or 3D Realms : NexusOne
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  this list is crap because it does not include mech warrior 2 remake or new mech warrior : ssj4megaman
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    I admit I did accidently overlook a few games, that being one. If you go up about 1 page, you'll notice s... : Skyburst101
    • you are awesome for at least detecting the slight sarcasm in my post, and knowing mw2 was awesome... i th... : ssj4megaman
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  Glad to see someone else liked Freelancer :D I think the top sequels I would like to see are: Deus Ex... : ErikTehRed
  • I LOVED Terminal Velocity...can't believe I missed that one as well...then again, I did cover a lot of ga... : Skyburst101
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  Blast Corps. I loved that N64 game : grabbie
  • glad you interpreted my original post correctly. I posted PC games since that's what I primarily play, bu... : Skyburst101
  • YES. Great game. : mittense
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  hippie blood mode? Whats that do in SS? : sanchez
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    Like it says, when you kill enemies, they bleed flowers on the ground instead of "blood" : Skyburst101
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      damn I never played that mode, are there still servers up for SS:SE? : sanchez
      • I'm not sure, I'd have to check up on that. I can't at the moment since it's not installed on my computer... : Skyburst101
• Chronotrigger!!! How has no one said Chronotrigger? Jebus! : Ormsbee
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  Dude... HeXen III... great idea!! : doomed
  • thank you : Skyburst101

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  yea it was posted on kotaku yesterday so funny he gets all butt hurt. Hope it does shitty in China. : Iwannaacura
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    What? How is this funny? : mittense
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      they built a game up and didnt deliver. They promised all this shit and then when it came to release it w... : Iwannaacura
      • That might have been totally out of his hands though. : dravalen
      • Oh, okay, so you're taking the "I'm ignorant of all details but I just assume everyone from the CEO to th... : mittense
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        Age of Conan what? : Visceral Monkey
        • my thoughts exactly : bamb
  • why would you hope that? Hellgate kill your cat? yes I know : Slowtreme
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  I'd like to feel sorry for him as an iindividual, but hellgate was so overhyped for what it turned out to... : AgentPothead
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    you should totally go over there and kick the guy who does their landscaping in the balls. I mean, becaus... : eskimo spy
    • He also should kidnap their children. : mittense
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      This guy is the lead programmer for the game though, I'm pretty sure he had a bit more to do with how the... : AgentPothead
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        He wasn't the lead programmer for the game, and even if he were I would highly doubt he had anything to d... : derelict515
        • From reading that blog post it seems like he may not have started as the lead programmer, but that is the... : AgentPothead
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        He's not even a lead programmer after all of the people left. He's just been there longer than most other... : mittense
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          From the way he's worded it it seems like he's the only programmer left. I'm not sure being the ONLY prog : AgentPothead
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            Yes. He is Flagship's only remaining programmer in the entire company. : mittense
            • I have no idea I don't work for them, I'm just going off what was posted in the blog :) : AgentPothead
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            He said he's the only programmer left of the original team. : electroly
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              But then he goes on to say that replacing his programming intern with a developer would leave it all on h... : AgentPothead
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                Stop being dumbtarded and read what the guy is actually saying and notice that he sounds remarkably burnt... : mittense
                • Yeah I get that but it doesn't change anything I said already. As an individual i feel sorry for him, but... : AgentPothead
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              No, he said "the way things are going I’m likely to be the only programmer still working on Hellgate le : mittense
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                I’m fighting against that, because we need more programmers! We can’t just put it all on me. He's pr... : AgentPothead
                • You're silly. : mittense
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        I like how you completely ignore the temporal aspect of his post. Yes, he could be considered the lead : walker270
        • Time never was my strong suit. And I never meant to imply it's this guys fault that hellgate didn't turn ... : AgentPothead
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    You have quickly become my least favorite poster. : Ebu
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      Wow you must not read a lot of the comments on here then. : AgentPothead
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        Wow, you got me. I never read the comments. Good eye. : Ebu
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          Checking out your post history, if I cared about such things, you'd probably be one of my least favorite ... : AgentPothead
          • This is a fascinating subthread. Please continue. : mittense
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            Your "schtick" seems to be intentionally misinterpreting articles or posts, acting all smug PHI2012 to an... : Ebu
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              Sorry man, I'm just being me. What exactly is ph12012 though? : AgentPothead
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                It's PHI. Like the greek letter. You fucking ignorant son of a bitch I swear to god I'll kill you and the... : mittense
                • *I don't know what PHI2012 is either. : mittense
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                  Thanks man. I get the vibe you don't really like me much either, but I have nothing personal against eith... : AgentPothead
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                    Did you... did you actually take any part of that seriously? : mittense
                    • Not that last one no! But just from other interactions :) And Ebu is definetly right I tend to misinterpr... : AgentPothead
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            I DONT LIKE UR POSTS. ME NEITHER. UR MY WORST FAVORITE POSTER. U TOO. K. : jane911
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              http://www.miami-forum.com/images/kimbo.jpg : jane911
              • That pic is genius and I don't know why. : Ebu
• Can we say burnt out? : Jonathan
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  It's nice to know that their subscription revenue is going into someone's pocket rather than development ... : Psigun
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    or rather it's re-paying for the marketing budget : azenmaster
    • True, I was being facetious anyways. The game probably wasn't successful enough to make anybody rich. ... : Psigun
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  Wow, I bet those life time subscriptions that people paid for really seem quite the deal these days. : Toth21
  • those people who payed 150 sucks for them :( : Iwannaacura
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  my brother in law was a game tester for this game and all he ever did was talk about how absolutely horri... : virus
  • He was right. : mourningstar
• Quite sad reading this (as a developer) as I can really feel for the guy - I've worked on some pretty cra... : jbury
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  it's funny that the highest score on metacritic came from PCGamer, reviewed the same month they had the l... : eeeealmo
  • Desslock came on the QT3 forums and explained the score. I think he was being honest with his review but ... : baron calamity
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  Poor dude. At least he's honest, though. Weren't they working on another concept project? Mythos? I t... : Danny5225
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    Mythos is still going, at least work appears to still be happening on it. For the clickers out there... : stonedonkey
    • The game's leveling pace is so fucking slow. It's absurd. It looks like it should be an Action/RPG but le... : mittense
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  "Every time an artist leaves, it’s less content that we can create for Hellgate in the future." Becaus... : DrFlammable
  • They outsourced so much of the content in that game, im sure losing artists is not going to hurt the game... : deathofrats
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  I really liked Hellgate for a while, but I have done everything you can do in the game. It is such a dis... : Cyco52
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    Once this holyshithugechangelog patch hits I might try playing it again. Maybe. I mean. Very, very maybe. : mittense
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      I probably will, if I can pull myself out of massive unhealthy addiction to Ninja Gaiden II. : SqueegyTBS
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        Yeah. I'd be worried about my love for Grid and Ninja Gaiden 2 right now if it wasn't for Metal Gear Soli... : mittense
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          Yeah, I'll likely never finish GTA4 because of NG2, NG2 because of MGS4, and then MGS4 because of some ot... : walker270
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            Yeah thats why I have seriously considered just not buying games anymore. I mean I have always had a bit ... : Toth21
            • I KNOW I WANT IT. I promised I wouldn't go to stores tonight to see if they had it early. But I probab... : mittense
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              I already do that, except every single game I buy is excluded in all ways from this rule. : walker270
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                Yeah. That's pretty much my rule too. "Fine. I'm doing buying this fucking shit. Except for the games I w... : mittense
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                  ... and then Steam has a half-price Christmas sale resulting in the purchase of eight new games. : walker270
                  • At least PC games aren't the $60 that console games are. Getting a 360 and a PS3 in January/February (res... : mittense
              • I've been pretty happy cutting back on my gaming purchases. I tend to play games 1 at a time, so I don't... : Finestaut
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  Maybe they are working on Diablo 3 : whistletits
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    and leaving that one programmer behind to take care of hellgate, hahaa : Chandler55
    • maybe he's milton from office, haha : whistletits
• I had a lot of fun playing en Evoker, subscribed for a while too. I may even resub for a month to try ou... : SqueegyTBS
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  I was involved with the beta of HGL for a long time, and of course, bought the game when it was finally r... : mourningstar
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    Just reread that, and it probably sounds like a huge troll post. I didn't mean for it to be. Like I sai... : mourningstar
    • ^^ you're a fucking troll just kidding : doomed
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      i dont understand why you bought they game when you saw how it was like in beta. : Iwannaacura
      • I was hopeful that maybe some big changed would be made. : mourningstar
  • You can feel sorry for this man, because in all likelihood he had no control over the task list and relea... : walker270
  • Seriously, as much as I feel bad for the dude who wrote that blog and others who were "stuck" working on : Stage

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• I hope the director wins and we get a longer cut =( : lodit
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  Now he needs to make a sequel to Riddick. : stump
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    Hopefully so. I want him to finish the trilogy. I also want him to make his Hannibal movie. : pimpium
    • he's been talking about the Hannibal move for a while. I also hope it gets made. : stump
  • I thought Pitch Black was an sweet movie. Then Chronocles comes out and makes a complete shit pile of wha... : Master Tonberry
• looks cool : chazums
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  sweet. looks pretty cool. Hey did you know Vin likes video games? true story. : hirez
  • AD&D as well. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Sounds like it has a hint of Children of Men to it : Omaha
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    children of men, the matrix, blade runner, man on fire, the ring, fight club let's just mix them up al... : industro
    • Yea... looked like a mix of all of those, plus he's got his goggles from riddick, and it looks to have th... : dedgecko
• Where can I watch this where it won't constantly buffer? : FushigiDenki
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ILqfpDD6XE : industro
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  He closes those van doors with such conviction. : Fred Garvin
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    His name isn't Vin Hybrid : Omaha
    • no but he gets better mileage than he would if his name was Vin gas. also more torque : CoRDS
• hrmrrmmmmmm i don't know how i feel about this movie. i think it has potential, but man... backflippi : ucanbfuzzy
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  I don't know where that music originated, but I am sick of it being used in every half-assed action trail... : whistler
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    Chronos Quartet originally from Requiem For a Dream : two50six
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      Cheers. I knew I recognized it from somewhere. : whistler
      • I remember hearing that music for the first time (when I saw Requiem) and thinking "this is some epic fuc... : thetangent
  • I think it was from the score for Requiem for a Dream. : stump
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    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clint_Mansell : Fred Garvin
    • of pop will eat itself? And when they come to ethnically cleanse me Will you speak out? Will you defe... : cptstern
  • It sucks because it's a pretty good composition, but it's been abused so many times that now every time I... : electroly
  • seriously, i'm sick of hearing it. : AMikaboshi
  • it's from the Requiem for a Dream soundtrack, but that specific arrangement is called 'Requiem for a Towe... : mikecyb
• thank god for the trailer telling the whole story, i don't even need to see it now : wtf242
• This looks fucking horrible hahahahaha : alarm cock
• i knew what the music was before clicking : doomed
• That looks suspiciously like they gave away a major plot point. : Warmaker
• Doesn't look bad. What I like about most of his movies is that they don't pretend to be anything other t... : losimagic
• When a movie has snowmobiles flying through the air dodging rockets, you know it's gonna be good. : datoo
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  PLEASE STOP PUTTING LUX AETERNA IN EVERY FUCKING MOVIE EVERY GODDAMN : mwasher
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    however check out this B-A-D-A-S-S drum 'n bass remix http://nem0.vox.com/library/audio/6a00c22528f83c... : mwasher
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      omg that was terrible :( : datoo
      • WARRRRHOOOOOOOOO lol : mwasher
• since when is 640x360 "High Resolution"? :( needs more 1080p love like Apple.com. : sicko
• He makes awesome movies (except for a few which put his name out to the masses and gave him a very large ... : jayares
• hahah. i knew it was going to be lux aeterna before i loaded the video. goddamn that song is used in ever... : mindmann
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  Looks like Snow Crash sans metaverse. Also, that tattoo on his neck is from the Necronimicon. Vin is i... : gooblerampling
  • I always hope he is actually a shacker. : DarkWolf5
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  looks very promising - i love movies like that. : virus
  • I agree : gmd
• Well the director did Gothika, sooo yeah...... : stgdz
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  Wow, an action film where a guy has to save/protect a girl he's never met before, and they end up having : riptyde
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    OK, TheWriter! : lodit
    • His name is Robert Paulson randomposter. : skinlab133
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    what like the fifth element? man that movie sucked!!! : mikecyb
    • ^^^ sarcasm btw : mikecyb
    • or Shoot Em Up. : mindmann
    • Well, actually.... : action wombmate
  • That sums up half of Luc Besson's screenwriting body of work, the other half is the same except no sex. : BrodieMan

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• The Hulkening : gmd
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  Hulk. The Happening looks dumb. : Arcanum
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    I agree with you, but c'mon... MARKY MARK! : disposition
    • Fool, Zooey Deschannel! But I would like to steal Marky's face, and biceps, and hair, and abs. : Sailor of Fortune
• hulk. hands down : mrsparil
• Hulk will smash The Happening : grabbie
• What a lose lose... probably The Happening, at least that ending can be ruined before it makes it to 2 fo... : Edges
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  M. Night Shalamaanhamham brings you his first R rated movie!!! : sparkly
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    maybe there are boobies as the surprise ending : whistletits
    • The twist is that Marky Mark has poisonous titty implants. : disposition
    • people killing is whats R. : Iwannaacura
  • I read spoilers for it since I wasn't going to bother seeing it.. and well yea... I'm still not going. : stonedonkey
• I hope they change the title to It Happened on Saturday. :( : skitzo
• The Happening : thejm4n
• pretty sure they will both suck/bomb : bozer
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  WARNING: I'M GOING TO SPOIL THE HAPPENING IN THIS POST Well, I will be if the shit I read on the inter : MisterPhoton
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    rofl I heard that they get attacked by TREES. Seriously, like trees walking around attacking people. My f : bozer
    • You mean ents? lol Hroom, hm, come, my friends. The Ents are going to war. It is likely that we go to : MisterPhoton
    • lol revenge of the ents : TwiLyght
    • Actually I'd like to see this. Not the rest of the movie probably, but a tree attack would be hilariously : locater16
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      If the movie actually has trees uprooting and beating people, I will see it without hesitation. : walker270
      • Sorry to disappoint you but absolutely nothing noteworthy happens in this movie. : melt_core
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    Holy fucking shit, no way! If that is really true, this movie will be bad in ways I never thought movies ... : thetangent
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      according to the site I linked, Shyamalan tries to do a slow pan to a tree in a way to make it look menac : MisterPhoton
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        I do believe he has done that in every movie. Just exchange trees for cornfields, miscellaneous people w... : obiquatro
        • really *wish people : obiquatro
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          its not that he's incredibly terrible, per se, its just that he pulls the same shit in every. single. mov... : MisterPhoton
          • I usually like his characters, though. The overall "hook" of his movies can indeed be very wonky, but I ... : action wombmate
  • That's what I've heard too. That's part of why I say Hulk. : Arcanum
  • Oh man, I can't wait for the Rifftrax for this movie. : o0JediBeavis0o
  • I figured that had to be the thing behind it. The original script was called "The Green Wave". : Visceral Monkey
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    If this is true then it makes the scene from the trailer where Wahlberg turns around with a frightened lo... : riptyde
    • "oh what the fuck, a ficus! AHHHHHHHH." : MisterPhoton
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    PLEASE let this be true! It HAS to be the last nail in the coffin of his career! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      It wont be. Hes already working on that Airbender movie or whatever. : pimpium
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        Is the wind pissed off in that one? : DarkWolf5
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          Damn, I hope it's based on FIRECANE. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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            http://haiku.shacknews.com/firecane.jpg : Mad Brahmin Disease
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              My favorite part about that poster is "... and brief mild language." : Finestaut
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                I love the Sofia Coppola nod. : Mad Brahmin Disease
                • I don't get this, care to explain to an uncouth heathen? : Finestaut
  • oh man ... that sounds so fucking gay. : virus
  • hahahahahaha I must see this movie now : mr.sleepy
  • I spoiled the movie for about 100 people now. I told five friends the twist, and they told five more, and... : notd665
  • HAHAHAHA so stupid : Magus
  • god damnit i dont want to click this but someone fucking hint at what it is! : mega man
• Hulk. I'm hoping it'll be a lot better than the first one (I know this is a re-do). And as much as I want... : thetangent
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  i worked on one of these movies, but since i'll never see any residuals, it doesn't matter which one you ... : ibrokn
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    which one? either way, its awesome that you work in the film industry! : MisterPhoton
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      i did some facial animation work. you can guess which one. and i left that job. it wasn't really somet... : ibrokn
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        Marky Mark needed some post work done to add 'acting' to his face. : deathofrats
        • that's the twist ending, in fact. : skryte
      • fluffer? : whistletits
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    Stunt Cock? : skitzo
    • Man #3 in DVDA scene : Sailor of Fortune
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  HULK is getting pretty good reviews on rotten tomatoes http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_incredible_... : uglysad
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    for comparison's sake, the 2003 one: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/hulk/ : mikecyb
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      I don't care about the haters, I enjoyed Hulk a lot and I think it packs more action than Iron Man. Great... : Sailor of Fortune
      • Uh the 2003 one? : MoreVespeneGas
      • I actually liked the first hulk as well, I thought it was better than everyone gave it credit at least. : hirez
    • ouch, good point : uglysad
• Just kick youself in the balls, that will about equal the entertainment and pain you'd get from those two... : Chod
• Looks like Hulk ftw : whistletits
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  Hulk, because I already saw The Happening and it sucks. : melt_core
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    are all the spoilers true about the film? other than the trees creating pollen to kill off people, are t... : deathofrats
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      Absolutely not. The only bad guy is wind in grass. And I'm serious, that's the only vision of a baddies y : melt_core
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        Why is it rated R? They seem to be pimping that like there is going to be some serious R rated things goi... : MoreVespeneGas
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            no. i don't even know what red band is so I'm going to go sit int he corner and think about what i've don... : MoreVespeneGas
            • it's just a trailer that's rated R : mikecyb
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            with tits n cock? : whistletits
            • I'll pay to see that. : obiquatro
• Hulk. The Happening is absolutely retarded. : Conan
• Iron man! >:( : DOOManiac
• Hulk, definately. : klearlyunseen
• The old Hulk movie (2003) already looks better than the new one. =\ : Magus
• drying paint. or maybe vomit. : skryte

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• Buy flOw and zone out for three hours! : walker270
• Divx is not a problem IIRC. Not sure about h.264, since all the h.264 stuff I have is stuck in .mkv, whic... : Vincent Grayson
• The 360 does Divx... : whistler
• I watch Divx files on my 360 all the time. Support was added a little while back. : Stoned Gargoyle
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  I don't understand how you can buy a PS3 for MGS4 and not want a DualShock. The use of rumble is one of t... : Modica Sol Solis
  • PUT YOUR CONTROLLER ON THE FLOOR, FOR I WILL MOVE IT WITH MY MIND! ooooOOOOOooooooOOOOooooOOOOOOOOOOOO : walker270
  • That's true. I probably should hold off on playing that one until I break and buy a DS3. : pyide
  • Exactly. A Director of Rumble is in the credits, according to Remo. : SiW73
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    I loathe controller vibration. Can't stand it. Bugs the shit out of me in every game since the N64. : DOOManiac
    • You weren't holing it right. : Githyanki
    • LoL. Rumble Pak was ghetto. : etherealrhythm
    • Wait until you place it on your balls while drunk : Utopia
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    what do you mean? Ive never played an MGS game before, and Im picking it up tomorrow. Do I NEED a DS3 c... : conandan
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      No, but MGS is one of the few games that uses rumble effectively (some of your tools used rumble in MGS2 ... : sevogajre
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        Proximity and landmine detectors were rumble-based, I think. MGS1 also had fun with it in one particular... : walker270
        • It might have... I didn't play MGS1 with a dual shock so I don't know. I do know that MGS 2 & 3 were one... : sevogajre
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  Even if the software compatibility worked with Guitar Hero, how would you plug in your guitar? :) Appa... : SiW73
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    It'll play h.264 and most of the other mpeg4 variants. It just doesn't like the MKV file format. There ar... : Prozium
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      Can I copy them to the hard drive somehow? I guess I should use Google huh? : DOOManiac
      • Yes, you can, including transcoded stuff. It's pretty awesome. You just hit triangle instead of X and b... : SiW73
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  why didn't you wait for the PS3 MGS4 bundle? : Mmmmmoo
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    Read the post you are replying to to learn why I expressly avoided the MGS4 bundle! : DOOManiac
    • You must have an odd collection of PS2 games if half of them have issues on the PS3. I also just looked u... : Prozium
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  Divx/Xvid/Mpeg-4 ASP has been supported for a while. H.264 can be played, but a lot of the stuff out ther... : Mr.Fusion
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    oh and I didn't mention that the remuxing process just takes the same h.264 video data and AC3 audio data... : Mr.Fusion
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      in the configuration tab, what should i select for "output file extension" and "transcoding codec"? : TwiLyght
      • I have the output file extension set to ".mpg" and the transcoding codec set to "mpeg2". The transcoding ... : Mr.Fusion
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  Isn't the 40 gb not backwards compatible though? I though it was just the 80gb? : Lionhart32935
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    Correct. He's explaining why he didn't bother waiting for the 80gb version. : walker270
    • Ah I completely misunderstood that sentence. : Lionhart32935
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  Whoa, the gift card is instant? Not in the mail? : Ebu
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    Also, 40gb the coolest/quietest? I know GTA4, for instance, has caused some problems with some PS3s, i... : Ebu
    • I have a 60gb from summer 2007 and it can get pretty loud when the fans are going at full speed. It's alm... : Prozium
  • If you buy it in the store, yes. : DOOManiac
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  7AM is the time Walmart will be selling MGS4 and the MGS4 bundle according to a Walmart manager I talked... : melkore
  • http://shackers.gamewith.us/ps3/metal-gear-solid-4-guns-of-the-patriots Hi. : ThomW
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  Umm, the 40GB has no PS2 compatibility at all. : Fred Garvin
  • He's trying to point out why he didn't need BC and therefore the 40GB was a better choice. : obiquatro
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    Wow Fred Garvin. He went with the 40 gig because half of the games he has wouldn't work with software emu... : Ellissd
    • and i should probably F5 the shack more often. : Ellissd