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• i call it a new hope : blindi0815
• WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT!!!!!!!!! : dognose
• Download is going quick, thanks! : Lionhart32935
• taking shorts off in anticipation. : pancake humper
• awesome, downloading now : kill9
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  RANDOM REMO : skinlab133
  • YES! HAHAHA : DrWaffles
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    A careful eye might catch more : socksta
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      You kissing Remo ? : Githyanki
      • 2:05 : socksta
• Awesome. : DrWaffles
• yaaaaaay! : sanchez
• nice!! : grabbie
• awesome. Watching shortly. : DinK
• Thanks to the early release email, i already have it on my ipod, will watch later! : Slowtreme
• 618MB?! what is this - Apocalypse Shack Redux? :D also, w00t!!1 : mn3m0n1c
• I don't understand. :( : Sapiens
• good job : wtf242
• Awesome Remo cameo in the GTA stuff. : mrwolf710
• hahaha holy shit the spy video was awesome. : pancake humper
• aw man awesome, finally! : AlexXdude
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  where can I catch the previous episodes? : byorn
  • Fileshack has 'em http://www.fileshack.com/browse.x/4549 : mn3m0n1c
• 38 minutes?! goddamn no wonder it's taken so long. rendering video can kiss my ass : RikiTiki2
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  Very well done. Hopefully Peter Molyneux will implement your Pullout option. : freshyk
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    hahahah that was fucking hilarious, I wish they had shown his full reaction to that comment : sanchez
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      What was better was the reaction from the PR people who didn't give me permission to interview him. After... : socksta
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        Weren't you there for Primo? Why would they deny you the interview. Twats :( : pancake humper
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          I think he had interviews lined up throughout the day by Microsoft's PR people. He gave us a small speech... : socksta
          • The Resident Evil 5 zombies looks awesome. : pancake humper
          • you ninja interviewed peter molyneux, nice job. Fan friggen tastic! : slickdoody
          • awesome job : moshman
  • Haha, best comment he made so far... : Hiro
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  When the fuck did you get your own server NFXSFX? : ateam311
  • Like last weekend. : NFXFSX
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  The original stuff was good, but why all the E3 footage? : Vincent Grayson
  • That said, the Fable interview was awesome. Good to know they've implemented realistic prophylactics. : Vincent Grayson
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    I didn't like this episode ...well at all. The funny parts were about 8 minutes long and then it was gam... : Lionhart32935
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      you don't like the long, dark road to credibility? : RikiTiki2
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        If that means more video game coverage of stuff I saw before and an exclusive trailer of more rapper game... : Lionhart32935
        • Wah wah wah, let someone put hours and hours of time & money into something and then you bitch about it, ... : Hiro
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          Well E3 was last week and I attempted to get all original content by doing interviews I'm sure you haven'... : socksta
          • I appreciate your work and loved the molyneaux interview. Also I loved the gta parody and the meet the s... : Lionhart32935
• nice job! : mmaster_pw
• That was awesome as always. Good E3 coverage as well. No dramatic reading of a dognose post makes me :( : Rag and Bone Man
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  fuck wmv and your choice of video formats : askedrelic
  • The viddler is pretty good quality and m4v plays just fine in itunes if you're a mac guy. It takes roughl... : socksta
  • seriously, check the viddler flash version, streamed fast and pretty good quality. : Hiro
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  when will a realmedia version be available ? : mr.sleepy
  • The day before he is assassinated. : Githyanki
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  not enough shacker stuff, but i really liked the e3 coverage.. i didn't really pay attention to anything ... : lakren
  • you're like the anti-Lionhart32935 : RikiTiki2
• Yes! I've been looking forward to this! DLing : ) : Athlon7
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  i liked it, but i don't get it! it was delayed for months and months and was supposedly nearly complete b... : JINKY
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    The E3 stuff replaced a lot of stuff I cut from the episode. : socksta
    • is there a cutting-floor reel of the rejects? : RikiTiki2
• Good stuff, keep em coming. : twifosp
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  Great episode although it would've been great to throw some awkward questions at the E3 guys. I kept wai... : mrwolf710
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    Did you not see the condom questions? : Hiro
    • No, I jumped through the games I didn't care about (like Fable 2). : mrwolf710
• You guys do an amazing job - I just wanted to say that. Thank you. : mp7rox
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  William Zilliox how tall are you? Or are did you happen to interview a bunch of midgets/amputees at E3? : action wombmate
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    6'5 : socksta
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      Holy crap. : action wombmate
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        Yeah it's in my contract that I never appear on camera at the same time as him because he is a few inches... : DrillBit
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          Dude, you fucked those Gamestop employees up. : socksta
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            That was a sweet ass rocket launcher. : freshyk
            • Its a new Israeli model (got it with something I ordered off ebay) looks just like a FedEx shipping tube ... : DrillBit
          • I had some help from my editor... : DrillBit
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  Well done.. I sped through some of the interviews, but most of it was genuinely interesting. I've notice... : Q-ball
  • Thanks I appreciate the comment. Yeah I tried to limit each interview to about 90 seconds that way if it ... : socksta
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  socksta u are a good looking man eh : Chandler55
  • i bet he gives amazing hugs. : marmite
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    you should see his little woman. va-voooom : RikiTiki2
    • True Dat!!! : DrillBit
• As usual, great job. Awesome intro also - that must have taken quite a while to edit :o : humbleone
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  I'd never heard of Dark Void either, and I was following all the E3 news too. That was a good interview, ... : Frozen Pixel
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    Seems like its a game that could be truly great if they take their time on getting everything right yep. ... : humbleone
    • Well its many of the same developers from Crimson Skies and that game totally kicked ass. Now imagine tha : socksta
• Enjoyed it greatly, thanks! : Merconium
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  Awesome. :) I DOWNLOADED IT, MAN. I DOWNLOADED IT. : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Achievement unlocked. Clicked a link \o/ : humbleone
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  Great stuff, especially the Fable 2 interview. : Alco23
  • lol...that was great. : byorn
• Nice show. Pics of sister camerawoman please. : Sze Ior
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  Amazing video. Also, how do we digg? I hate digg, but I'd happily digg it to show my appreciation for a... : slickdoody
  • Heh, you'll have to wait til it hopefully goes front page this Monday or Tuesday. Right where I was point... : socksta
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  RANDOM REMO OMG!! : askedrelic
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    I saw that but wasnt sure if it was him or not! lol : silentbobuk
    • hahah it was totally him and it was awesome : askedrelic
  • What? Where? I missed it. : spazzium
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    At what time? : Fred Garvin
    • when they go to that guy's house and knock on the door. : baconisgod
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  This episode reminds me of E3 in more way than one.... Its kinda odd, but less crazy than the old form... : silentbobuk
  • Explosions and chloroform? : socksta
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  Where can i find the previous versions? I've seen 1 - but 2,3 have always been elusive to me? : re-verse
  • http://disgruntledtv.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogsection&id=4&Itemid=35 : socksta
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  Where can I click to digg this???? : trOmblyj
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    Hopefully this goes front page this week, you'll have to save your love for then. Seriously, thanks thoug : socksta
    • Sorry you only had 150 downloads. I'm pretty sure you had MANY streaming views tho. (I watched the prev... : trOmblyj
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  Awesome, good job! : ninjase
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    oh cool i got a shout-out, w00t! : ninjase
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      That was for putting up with my crazy private messages while I was self-banned. : socksta
      • hahaha : ninjase
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  so are you gonna make a special quakecon edition? : ninjase
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    I plan on doing some filming there but nothing to terribly exciting. : socksta
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      Well I will probably be drunk, so we'll see how that goes. : fleabug
      • If everyone goes to themelon's house (is he having a party this year?) all the Shackers would be there to... : mrwolf710
• Cool. I get to watch cool sneak previews and stuff that I can't share with you guys, but I rarely get ... : fleabug
• Great Job! I really dug the intro and the interviews were a nice addition to the usual format. In the fut... : eforce98
• thank you that was awesome : hardfl1p
• great job ;) dark void looks really fun : packav
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  where can i find the other episodes? : packav
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    http://www.fileshack.com/browse.x/4549 : pancake humper
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      I used shackvideo :D : packav
      • Shackers isn't on shackvideo : socksta
• was that wacky DNF trailer actually played at E3? (last reply :P) : packav
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  I hate to be THAT guy, but I can listen and watch reviews anywhere, I like the comedy value of these and ... : Phreakin
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    Good thing there was no reviews then. : socksta
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      I think he meant previews. : azenmaster
      • Ya you know what I meant : Phreakin
• Why was this on page 3? Come on guys support this! : trOmblyj
• Nice :D : K1Bond007
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  \m/ : Wolfanoz
  • Great E3 interviews also. Dark Void looks fucking awesome. : Wolfanoz
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  how the hell did you get to go to e3? :( : oHnOES
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    notd665 got him in : pancake humper
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      isnt he just some kid who is like 19 though : oHnOES
      • Yeah I also hear he's a big fag. : notd665
  • I just told them I was Steve Gibson : socksta
• good show. I also think it needs more jokes and less real information, but make sure you keep having fun... : azenmaster
• Haha the editing for that Vegas game interview is great stuff. : egg5hen
• good shit. I'd never heard of dark void. E3 coverage this year was such shit : mista mista
• EEP! I just saw the flash to socksta's party with Hello Kitty as "currently attending" with the ? mark. ... : Hello Kitty
• Awesome, the Random Remo cracked me up. Great episode! : carrioN luggagE
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  My bandwidth as of last night was at 30 or so megs. Tonight: Monthly Bandwidth Transfer 63428.76/â... : NFXFSX
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    the preview for this post looks whack : moshman
    • FF FD wtf? : sanchez
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    and yet you were using my host to post porn... : Silent Jay
    • lol Good times.... I've only had the domain for a week. ;) : NFXFSX
• Great show! It was a long time coming, but worth the wait. Hope you guys decide to do more. : TreMetal
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  hahahahah pull out option. That's awesome. Great episode man, keep it up. : NastyJack
  • ahahha i just saw that gold : abrasion
• that music in the E3 intro is awesome! :) : moshman
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  This good stuff. Did notice some mic noise though :( You can get plug-ins that will help remove a lot of ... : Fred Garvin
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    Absolutely, I ran into a lot of problems with the video format the camera we used for E3 recorded in. I d... : socksta
    • I use the noise reduction plugins by Sony with Sound Forge. They are pretty good. If you are using Audaci... : Fred Garvin
• Fucking awesome...If I move to Texas can I hang out with you guys? : graceofdragons
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  the street fighter 4 guy has a really crazy accent, an asian british that lives in scotland? : moshman
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    South Africa is what I thought. : fleabug
    • nah, SA accent is much stronger : moshman
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    are you in some way suprised to find out there are asian people in scotland? Maybe you'd be suprised to h... : disembodied potato
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      don't be silly, of course I am not surprised at that. It's his accent that surprised me. (I'm not americ... : moshman
      • I just noticed that too, it's just strange to see an asian guy with such an accent. : abrasion
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  So in 2018 we'll all be clones of Bill? At least it will be a good looking manpile. : fleabug
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    www.disgruntledtv.com/pictures/2018.jpg : socksta
    • Haha I saw that when I watched it. : OverloadUT
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  You look fairly similar to filthysock. : abrasion
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    Well him, Sockmonkeh, and I are related. : socksta
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      No erotic sock? That pull out line was gold, I think Peter laughed. : abrasion
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        He definitely enjoyed the interview, as soon as we stopped recording he said he wanted to see it. The ful... : socksta
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          Only game I would've liked to see that you didn't have is that scary one in space with the dude in weird ... : abrasion
          • Full length versions of all interviews including Chrono Trigger, Dead Space, and other titles not include : AlexXdude
    • The Sock clan. : Fred Garvin
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  lol love the street fighter 4 dudes attitude "were gunna put it on pc, its easy to put it on pc, so pc ga... : thewindcriesmary
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    I should send just that clip to every developer. He made it so simple. : socksta
    • Well, the arcade hardware is a PC, so it IS easy for them to port it! : zakk
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      i know huh, also i think he looked way to pre occupied with playing SF4 instead of talking about it lol (... : thewindcriesmary
      • I don't know jack about Street Fighter, but he walked me through everything using Soul Calibur and DoA te... : socksta
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  fleabug will go all star wars kid on your ass : deject
  • I will. A long time ago when I was first reading the description for the star wars kid video, I seriou... : fleabug
• This was awesome! : project13
• Excellent job on this episiode, some really great E3 coverage too! : AltZero
• random remo strikes back! : pyide
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  Wow another shackers video, buy why 600 megs?! I'm on 4%, another 4 hours to go :( : doomed
  • There are smaller versions available. : freshyk
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    The Viddler is pretty good quality honestly. : socksta
    • I dunno why but that site made my firefox 3 and updated flash version crash. : ashkie
• there peter molyneux interview was lol : eeeealmo
• I'm impressed at how well that was done, good job guys! : tunis5000
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  that was good stuff, that peter molyneux interview was entertaining. god i hope warhammer online turns ou... : lightly inclined
  • btw, dark void? where the hell did that come from? it looks kickass. : lightly inclined
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  I just finished it, and damn you guys are so awesome! As I've said before, you really need to be on G4 o... : Athlon7
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    No, I got to watch the G4 guys, they are fucking pro. I wish I could though I'd love to be a writer for t... : socksta
    • Don't limit yourself to a writer. You should be a host. : judasen
• hehe that was awesome! : dedgecko
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  Update: still downloading. Can't wait to see it, the last ones have been awesome. : Ovate
  • Update 2: holy shit I still love you guys. That intro sequence was worth the price of admission alone.... : Ovate
• I enjoyed it. I've actually avoided just about everything to do with E3, and...... well I just haven't be... : Chunks
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  Thank you for having an iPhone link! It was streaming video to my phone in no time, and kept me entertai... : bling1bling
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    Did you download it from your iphone? I just assumed you had to transfer it in itunes, its a 500 meg file... : socksta
    • Shoot it worked flawlessly on my first gen iPhone. It streamed within minutes of me hitting the link (ki... : bling1bling
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  too much e3, not enough funny : maulla
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    AITOO that enjoyed the E3 stuff? I got a lot of interesting looks and interviews that I didn't see other... : ashkie
    • The Force Unleashed guy was giving foreign release dates at that point so Notd665 zoned out but once that... : socksta
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      sure the stuff was interesting, but not the awesome/funny stuff akin to the previous 3 episodes. : maulla
      • Well I appreciate it anyway. I was told a less than a week prior that I had an opportunity to go to E3 so... : socksta
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  you mis-spelled "heroes" in the title crawl. :( But really, that's the worst thing I can say about it! : Super Sparker
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    You're correct, but! http://www.ajc.com/shared-blogs/washington/howtheyseeus/hereos.jpg Glad you liked... : socksta
    • hahaha, I thought that looked funny, but I was too tired to care. : bling1bling
    • I don't get it : TastyWheat
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  My roommates saw me watching this and asked what it was. Since they have come to shackmeets before, I exp... : askedrelic
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    Show them the episode where we made fun of you then they might understand the show a little better :) : socksta
    • ooh lordy. maybe. : askedrelic
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  Really great man! I especially look forward to even more standard shacker goodness, but some of those e3 : quadeh
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    In socksta's defense, I haven't written anything funny since the last episode : dognose
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      HORSSSSESHIT! Your E3 2001 story is currently being inked by myself into a feature length screenplay. ... : socksta
      • I miss Hish. I linked that story at the 3DR Forums to see how it goes, Joe will probably nuke it. I tri... : dognose
• hopefully you guys are still checking out this thread. i think an incredible amount of work went into th... : mXENO
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  A cheer erupted in my household when Remo showed up : TastyWheat
  • Even my wife was like "Hey look at that guy back there - was that Remo?" : mrwolf710
• awesome as always : italiano3d
• Yay! I've been waiting for this. Great to hear about Dark Void, I've had worries about its horrible name ... : Damodred

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  QuakeCon should be moved to Europe :( : humbleone
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    They should combine it with the Roskilde festival :). : pieman
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      What's this Roskilde festival? : Maddog_Delphi97
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        Rock festival in Denmark. : pieman
        • sadly, not enough rock there. After having having visited Sweden Rock, I just wish Roskilde Festival was ... : humbleone
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        a big music festival in Denmark : humbleone
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          Anybody famous there? Or is it just a big rock and roll orgy? : Maddog_Delphi97
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            they have all kinds of genres. These were the bands that played @ 2008: http://www.roskilde-festival.dk... : humbleone
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              I've never heard any of these guys. Could be a fun event if you're already in Denmark, so.. : Maddog_Delphi97
              • Here's the poster for this years festival: http://userserve-ak.last.fm/serve/_/5543948.png If you've n... : evildanish
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        Isn't Roskilde the location where NIN acted like a bunch of pussies and refused to play because a storm d... : matthaeus
        • Nah. They've been here once, that was in 2000. And it was awesome. : evildanish
  • they'd have to rename it Quaakcon. : edgewise
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    should be held in southeast DC : gmd
    • They should hold it in my backyard, so I don't have to go anywhere to be at QuakeCon. :) : Maddog_Delphi97
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      You should come we could lift weights together and be genetically superior. Qcon is a lot of fun and Fog... : socksta
      • too late for this year ! : gmd
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      it is every day with real guns : skizl
      • now it's legal ! : gmd
• I think you should go, Maddog! :O : dognose
• I can't make it anymore =( : Sailor of Fortune
• I'm not going, you can take me off the list. However, there are two guys coming from the great north wes... : rosewood
• I'm not going to be there either. :( : freshyk
• Everyone of these motherfuckers better be at my place on the 2nd of Aug. I will be taking attendance a... : themelon
• make sure to get pictures of fpsdavid : oHnOES
• I had forgotten to register. thanks for reminding me. : kbnerd
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  i'm not going : wtf242
  • What the fuck? : socksta
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  I'll BE THERE but working at the Activision booth most of the time. : Cygnus X-1
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    This is why we can't have nice things. : RomSteady
    • Indeed. As far as work trips go, I sure can't complain! : Cygnus X-1
  • giving away some nice swag? : X-GOUKI
  • I'm going to come bother you. : socksta
  • btw, was it you guys who set up CoD:UO booth about 3yrs ago? : X-GOUKI
• I hope the Doom Marine will also be there :) : matthaeus
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  I kinda don't really want to go but I guess I will : mr.sleepy
  • You should stay home. Not worth the travel costs. : MKCluney
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    I just realized that I have nothing goin on friday. We should go for lunch friday. : boomstickah
    • I want to eat lunch too :( : dognose
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  The Clubhouse won't be any fun if Samoa Joe and Bust It Grandma aren't there. Plus gas costs blah blah aa... : genjuro
  • dood... don't slap any bitches... : Korban
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  I'm afraid my plans to get there didn't pan out this year, so I'm afraid you can strike me off that list ... : InfoBiter
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    You are a failure. FAILURE. : omnova
    • =( Trust me if I could make it happen I would. : InfoBiter
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  Bring FPSDavid to a strip club! (if he is old enough) : darkT
  • "Ugh, Would not hit." "Ugh, Would not hit." "Ugh, Would not hit." "Ugh, Would not hit." "Ugh, Would n... : ventro
  • LOL, I've got gaming to do there. : FPSDavid
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  You should go Maddog! : DOOManiac
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    No, you, DOOManiac! : CrustaR
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      I am going. Didn't you see my name in the list? :P : DOOManiac
      • :O : CrustaR
      • :O : Maddog_Delphi97
      • woot! : dognose
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  pretty sure i'm going to go. i have to finish moving into my new apartment first : RikiTiki2
  • woot! : dognose
• :( i really wish i could go, why cant they have one of these things in australia. : CoRDS
• I'm there, just not listed under shack! : Audhuml4
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  I will BE THERE! : lookitzpancakes
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    will you be bringing your famous iPhone? : RikiTiki2
    • Of course, it's been going strong ever since! : lookitzpancakes
• Oh noes. It won't let me update my clan/company. Boo >=( : famine101

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• Camera #2 coming online! this is the kitchen angle. where the food and booze are :) : Korban
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  so i thought you were dancing naked in front of the camera? : blindi0815
  • That happens later. : mem
• Korban, I am watching you right now. : CrustaR
• hahah. i'm watching you right now. nice hat. : hirez
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  I SAW HIS ARSE : pieman
  • camera went in the ass? : askedrelic
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  You should have everyone wear nametags so we can identify them on camera. : pancake humper
  • and an introduction into the Kitchen camera w/ sound. : pancake humper
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  Korban looks so fruity. : SockMonkeh
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    Korban, I just called you fruity. Bend down and check latestchatty. : SockMonkeh
    • You want him to bend over? Who's fruity now? : trOmblyj
    • shouldn't you be on your way here so i can anally rape you? : Korban
    • why the hell are you not here yet, you fucking pooper poker?! : Korban
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  oh noes! kitchen cam is down! Ustream.tv seems to be a bit slow for me. anyone else? : Korban
  • not working at all for me. : bling1bling
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    Whole site has stopped working now :(. *zips up pants* : pieman
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      Could try http://live.yahoo.com/ : pieman
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        he could, but he'll have to suffer the barage of anon and /b/ idiots asking for TITS NAO and KEYBOARD ON ... : trOmblyj
        • exactly, also - this party is a surefire ban. : siknsyko
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    www.justin.tv/Korban try that. : Korban
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      www.justin.tv/korban sorry. no uppercase letters : Korban
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        who is that in the blue shirt in the camera : gmd
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          that's zerog83. want his number? : Korban
          • yes please : gmd
      • so gay : askedrelic
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        who is the guy in the hat? : spiffymc
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          that's me :D : Korban
          • Play Reptilia. Tell them to play Reptilia : packav
      • camera went down, but it's back up again. enjoy! : Korban
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  What webcam is that? Nice quality. : -sk-
  • right now i'm using the Xbox Live Cam hooked into my PC : Korban
• where did it go? WHERE IS THE CAM : tashtego
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  BRING BACK THE CAM! : hirez
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    it broke :( last img is korban near the pc : packav
    • It's back! : spazzium
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  ThomW finally showed up so now everyone's here :) : Korban
  • Lame sauce, so the reasons I had for not coming to this ended up not happening and crap. So if I knew tha... : lplasmatron
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  ***evening bump*** LIVE FEED: www.justin.tv/korban : Korban
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    where's the nudity? : laurgasms
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      you missed it. I had my cock out just for you, laur : zerog83
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        liar : laurgasms
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          he is lying but Korban did have his pants down and that is not a lie : Goncyn
          • standard fare then :) : moshman
  • Finally one that actually works. : Nixx2004
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    hey guys... the rugrat is sick... high fever and stuff :-( I won't be making it this time around :( :( : El Tigre
    • boo urns!!! we're having a blast and there's still loads of beer. : Korban
  • this is creepy. : Crimson
  • definitely what i wanted to do with my saturday night is watch people play wii on the internet. : Deathlove
  • i can't believe i'm watching this! is there audio? : snicker-snack 2
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  PICTURES! I took some pictures during the event and a few of them actually came out well. http://www.... : Goncyn
  • God I have to go on a fucking diet. :P : ThomW
  • Those did come out well! Very nice and clear! : spazzium
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    Is that a banana in his pocket or was he just happy to see you? http://www.flickr.com/photos/wjrogers/... : Nixx2004
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      Nixx, WTF. : spazzium
      • Where's The Fruit? : Nixx2004
  • Coooool. : CrustaR
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    god it looks like a dorritos commercial or something : disembodied potato
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      lol I just did a Google Image Search for "doritos" to do a photochop, but wow. I don't want to search... : ThomW
      • haahah it's steve ! : gmd
  • damn. those are some decent looking pictures. nice job. i'm gonna photoshop mine so my package looks h... : Korban
  • As expected even a really nice camera cannot make me look good. : Evil Benius
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  I'm sitting here laughing thinking about those games of Boom Blox last night. Whale douche. "Be... : ThomW
  • I'm glad I stuck around for that. It was hilarious. : Goncyn
  • "yellow cat piss" : Korban
  • Hahaha that set of games completely sold me on Boom Blox. : Evil Benius
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  just woke up... a little hung over, but otherwise feelin' good. Korban and I played some Gears of War las... : zerog83
  • fgt : PapaBoo

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  but then what will we complain about with Live vs. PSN? >:( : derelict515
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    Blade vs. XMB I guess. : Fred Garvin
    • Well we know people have differing opinions on that one don't we? :) : abrasion
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    You still have streaming video codec support to bitch about. : RomSteady
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      I thought they were the same now supporting just about everything most people need except .mkv : derelict515
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        pretty much mkv is the only thing i need for HD vids and neither of them play them right now. I really ho... : bozer
        • yeah, seems unlikely. At least divx/xvid are used for some legitimate purposes. What legit sites serve fi... : derelict515
        • you can easily convert mkv to mp4 and the ps3 will play it fine. There's no transcoding involved, it's j... : 69gooch69
• I wouldn't bet on it...but stranger things have happened. : judasen
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  what happens to the rest of my gold live subscription? :( also, i got skate and cod4 for my birthday. ... : erotic sock
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    Gold = netflix instant watch. : sigpro
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      not for us it doesn't : shavenewok
      • Same. : judasen
  • Seriously I just bought a year sub. If this is for real I want a refund. :( : Perturbation
  • If you have gold now gatesey comes to you house and teabags you on demand : kiddygrinder
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  I would be very very surprised. : abrasion
  • I'd be very very happy. : Ziz
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  i hope not. i don't mind paying for an infinitely better online system and if it goes free, what's to ke... : Korban
  • Agreed. : Drewus
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    I don't really see how making it go free will make it any less quality. Especially if they make you pay ... : dilutedq
    • The only other live features worth charging for would be netflix (only in the US, so it's not something t... : sigpro
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      Sure ya do; the fact we pay for our online console, puts pressure on the xbox live team to make xbox live... : paravis
      • I think there are plenty of other factors besides that we pay for xbox live to make them make it superior... : dilutedq
      • Yeah; this is the reason I don't see it ever going free (playing online with other people is the biggest ... : mittense
    • Yeah I'd much prefer this, paying for beta access or early demo's grinds me a little bit but not as much ... : abrasion
  • Microsoft's bank account : red2lucas
  • Microsoft or developers will be the ones to pay. : DarkWolf5
  • Competition? : rosewood
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    I can't believe these responses. : aeg1x
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      I guess the concept of a person paying for something they value is alien to you? : rasputinreborn
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        the concept of WANTING to pay for something rather than having it for free is alien to me, yes. : aeg1x
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          It's like what the Joker said, "When you're good at something you don't do it for free." : Sailor of Fortune
          • I should follow that advice. : socksta
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          It makes sense if the service suffers as a result of being free. : Serpico74
          • Which btw is not what I'm saying will happen, but it is always possible. : Serpico74
  • Perhaps Live can sustain itself via royalties from Live arcade sales, themes, advertising, et cetra. Als... : Wombat Woo
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  I hope not. Xbox Live doesn't need more 13-year olds playing online. : Prozium
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    13-year olds can buy a 12month live card just like video games : Sixcos
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      Charging a nominal fee is a pretty effective method for keeping the "undesirables" out somewhat. : rasputinreborn
      • Yeah, someone mentioned this in another thread and it's something I'd never thought about. I think the su... : mittense
  • Pfft, I was playing GTA4 online. And in this one game this guy (black guy i'm guessing) was going on and ... : Ziz
  • Ok, no racial slurs, no cocks, no cocks in asses...... : Turd Ferguson
  • I have a strict no headset policy unless I'm playing with friends : opengl128
  • It will bring in adults as well you know. : abrasion
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    Oh please. Have you played on Live? It's not keeping them out at all. : enyakk
    • I never said it was keeping them all out. All I'm implying is that by charging they are keeping a good po... : Prozium
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    I don't know what alternate universe you live in, but Xbox Live is overrun with homophobic, racist 13-yea... : Matt Burris
    • I said MORE as in additional, extra, an increase, etc. : Prozium
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  this is related to making Games for Windows LIVE features free, and will likely be temporary. : malloc
  • I think you're right - besides if it's allowing people play shitty games like shadow run for free - I thi... : dedgecko
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  I think it would give microsoft a marketing advantage if they offered cross platform play for free for ga... : .ka`boom.zZz.
  • Isn't the only game with that feature, shadowrun? : DarkWolf5
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  "because there's a Live Weekend going on right now, which means you can play online for free on Xbox Live... : abrasion
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    I thought you sold your 360 : boomstickah
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      Well yeah I did but I still never saw one advertised in the 6 months I had one Plus I'm buying an elite ... : abrasion
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        Are you really that freaked out about some DVD drive noise? : Fred Garvin
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          Why would you start this when you know the answer Fred? : abrasion
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            I just don't get it. I mean yeah it can be loud, but I am an audio guy and I don't even notice it once I ... : Fred Garvin
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              It is un-acceptably, ridiculously, distractingly loud, - more so than any previous console invented (tha... : abrasion
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                You'll still have to insert the disc. : DarkWolf5
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                  Doesn't bother me in the slightest, that's a very fair anti-piracy measure, as long as load times increas... : abrasion
                  • as long as load times DECREASE, whoops. : abrasion
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                    Load times will most likely not decrease and may increase if the trend of loading maps off the drive taki... : Fred Garvin
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                      Explain, I am confuse. : abrasion
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                        Go and play any game with downloaded maps like CoD4 or R6, etc. Compare the load times of maps off the DV... : Fred Garvin
                        • No shit? I wasn't aware of that, even a 2.5" laptop drive on a SATA port at 5400rpm should thrash the opt... : abrasion
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                Optical media is going to be around a long time. Anyway, to each their own, but I do feel like your list ... : Fred Garvin
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                  Don't be ridiculous Fred, would you play a game if it required you stand on your head? Would you play a : abrasion
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                    Admit it, you are a picky little guy. The rest of us seem to live with it just fine. I mean I make my liv... : Fred Garvin
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                      I am a picky person, no doubt about it, denying that would be folly. It is un-acceptable for 600$ AUD how... : abrasion
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                        Sure and they'll so the same for the PS3 and the Wii, not sure how that's really applicable to this discu... : Fred Garvin
                        • I don't know how, the Wii is hacked so it boots copied discs. The PS3 doesn't offer an option to copy en... : abrasion
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                        I know i couldn't stand it. Some games on my pc like to keep the drive spinning (usually older titles) an... : thewindcriesmary
                        • ^^^ thank you. : abrasion
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                          It doesn't bother me as much for games but it's just horrid for movies. I could be watching some chick fl... : DarkWolf5
                          • Which is silly because a DVD movie only needs to spin at 1x, 2x at most for buffering. : abrasion
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                  i'm a sony hater, and 360 fanboy. The 360 is too fucking loud. Maybe it's the batches that got sent to ... : batkiwi
                  • It's because your toilets circle the wrong way. : Fred Garvin
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    yeah we do have them. I take advantage of them ;P : aeg1x
    • Do they advertise the fucking things and are they the same weekends as the US? : abrasion
• Yeah, there's no way I see this happening. : mittense
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  That will happen the same day WoW is free to play. : pigvomit
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    that makes no sense, there have been plenty of free and plenty of pay per multiplayer networks. All moder... : derelict515
    • Just another way to say this... http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=17532177#itemanchor_17532177 : pigvomit
• They better refund my money if this is true. : afrochops
• i could see the GFW cross-platform games doing that, but no way the entire service will be free. : maulla
• hell yeah bitches and he-bitches! : mista mista
• I'd be down for free online gaming, sweet. : orgcaptainnemo

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  Oh good lord .... watching the ways other people solve these makes me feel really dumb. ps. suck it lv... : Kniggit
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    I'm curious... how was level 8 hard? I just got to 10 (I loved level 9), but I'm finding that brute forc... : Grumbeld
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      because I didn't pan out and see the ground below? : Kniggit
      • I figured as much : Grumbeld
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  Heres my solution to mission to mars http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=93263 : alphablu
  • I was determined to do it without touching the ball: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=99877 : stratedge
  • That's fucking awesome. : Jumperus
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  Damn, I'm stuck on "up the hump" : Maddog_Delphi97
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    http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94111 Finally found something that works!! :D : Maddog_Delphi97
    • http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94277 Hahahah what the fuck : Maddog_Delphi97
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    I made a ramp and a car. : Juno
    • haha check out my mission to mars AND BACK: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95114 : Juno
• Okay, fine.... I'll do better than you at this game, because I am a man of logic. : Grumbeld
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  hahahahah http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=93962 brute force wins again : DrFlammable
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    i bulldoze my way to victory yet again. I'm going to see how far I can get doing this. http://FantasticCo... : DrFlammable
    • victory yet again. for some reason this does not cease to amuse me. http://FantasticContraption.com/?desi... : DrFlammable
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    Your display of brute force does not impress me, this is how you do brute force http://fantasticcontra... : alphablu
    • HAHAHA I don't think I can top that. that was amazing : DrFlammable
    • You look up determination and it has a picture of that : Kaerof
  • I prefer the wonderful power of the triangle. No need to be creative if you can build something that won'... : CrazyPants
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  Level 13 was fun: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94253 : Grumbeld
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    mine http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94891 : TroZ
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      Man, both of these were nice solves. I stopped at this level. : Jiven
      • Damn, I tried both of these approaches and neither worked for me, and stopped here too. I gotta try again... : stratedge
    • *applause* : Johnny Law
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  Stuck on 15. :[ : zanzares
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    17 can go DIAF. : zanzares
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      http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101507 A little ugly, though... : YamatoTwinkie
      • uggh...Don't know why it's so hard to cut and paste today...http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101... : YamatoTwinkie
• FAIL http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94298 : Grumbeld
• What have you done to my night? : Kaerof
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  snakie! http://monkeyblog.org/ubuntu/installing/ : spazzium
  • I fail at linking. : spazzium
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  This game is bullshit. My design is flawless! http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=94457 : badspot
  • haha that is awesome : Jiven
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  I haven't seen you post in a while. What's up with that? : CrustaR
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    Shitty work / sleep schedule ... many days I read the internets during the nightly doldrums. =/ : Kniggit
    • What he means is that he plays WoW... a lot. :P : Grumbeld
• http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94537 Minimalistic? : zakazi
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  Arg, stupid lvl 14, I can get 3 of the 4 -- 2 different ways. : Kniggit
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    HAH! Ugly ... but all 4. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94678 : Kniggit
    • My solution http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=93811 : alphablu
    • also -- wtf? http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94678 : Kniggit
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      http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95723 : lapskaus
      • wow that's clever : RikiTiki2
      • wow, that's amazing. : edgewise
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  I've built a monster! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94698 : alphablu
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    Mine - http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95022 : Kniggit
    • *cough* http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95079 : Kniggit
  • http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95467 : shika.art
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  16 "Down" -- http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95022 Finally got that approach to work -- and : Kniggit
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    rofl - http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95022 : Kniggit
    • sonofa copy past >:[ http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=82485 : Kniggit
  • mine was significantly more over-designed http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94554 : alphablu
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  I have no idea how to do 18 =/ : action roommate
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    http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94917 <~~my 18 if you want to spoil it : alphablu
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      haha wow never considered the usefulness of a tread system for all these : Jiven
      • me neither. i wound up using an ugly system of feet on each wheel. worked in early levels : RikiTiki2
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      Finally! -- figure out how to get it to push against the sides .... so simple in the end http://Fantas... : Kniggit
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        For 18 some other peoples designs made mine look like shit, im completely stumped on 19 though.. this is ... : alphablu
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          oh 19 was easier than it seemed, keep it simple http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95555 : alphablu
          • That's awesome : Grumbeld
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          My 19. lol. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102102 : YamatoTwinkie
          • whoops, this one: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102504 : YamatoTwinkie
      • Man I fail hard at linking tonight http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=95435 : Kniggit
  • http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=94833 : loboVT
• It's fun, but it's no Incredible Machine. : DerHuhnTeufel
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  how did everyone else do mission to mars? http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=95920 : aeg1x
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    http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=97023 not very interestingly : shika.art
    • oops http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=97030 : shika.art
  • I like that. Very nice. : Maddog_Delphi97
  • Wow. Fantastic. I did with a sort of a lever. : zehh
  • I used a similar method: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101507 : YamatoTwinkie
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  lvl 10 :) http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=99930 : Crimson
  • that's hideous. :) : edgewise
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  13 done quick. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=100001 That was the result of a few hours ... : cannelbrae
  • brilliant. : edgewise
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    I went with a catapult for that one, just flinging the piece over. THAT'S done quick, the ball never hit... : DinK
    • Aww, I tried that approach but couldn't get it fast enough. I'll have to give that another shot now. :) : cannelbrae
• This is so damn fun. I'm up to level 10 and I've been enjoying building either extremey simple or just b... : DinK
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  level 8 was a bitch http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=100664 : massdev
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    level 9 was cake http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=100797 : massdev
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      lol, you only need a three piece ramp to complete that. : YamatoTwinkie
      • Yeah but why knock when you can use a TROJAN HORSE?! : massdev
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      level 10 brute forced http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=100874 : massdev
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        level 11 since less is more http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=100966 : massdev
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          Jesus 12 smacked my sac, glancer http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101971 : massdev
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            level 13 toss the sucka http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102293 : massdev
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              Level 14 How does it move without arms or legs! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102694 : massdev
              • 15 was cool, I own teh internetz http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=103899 : massdev
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      It was cake. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102623 : Nali4Freedom
      • Very nice. :) : nevicata
      • Mine was similar: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=104341 Fun game. : Ojalo1982
  • Haha look how simply one guy did it: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=103156 Then look at ho... : DinK
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  You gotta be shitting me.... http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=94678 : stratedge
  • oops wrong link: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=100917 : stratedge
  • "My God, it's full of stars..." : massdev
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  Level 16: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101412 : YamatoTwinkie
  • This was a challenging one, but fun. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102867 : mockery
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  Lvl 14: It takes some time, but it works http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101600 : Dante
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    15: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101894 : Dante
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      Outta My Way: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102132 : Dante
      • Itsy-bitsy: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102416 : Dante
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  Tug of war! (for Handling) http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=101995 : SeaLlama
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    I made a willy wonka mobile for that one, complete with spoiler. http://FantasticContraption.com/?desi... : alphablu
    • kinda similar. http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=103751 : deathmuppeter
• Man, some of these are really creative: http://jayisgames.com/archives/2008/07/fantastic_contraption.php#... : BoKnows
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  20 http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102572 : alphablu
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    Yeah 20! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=105830 : mockery
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      Haha, that is ridiculous My overwrought solution for 20: http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=1058... : VinnieTheSquid
      • Accidentally LOL'ed, but cool. :) : mockery
• Level 10 wasn't too bad. Took me awhile to think more creatively. http://FantasticContraption.com/?de... : DHAvatar
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  holy shit http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=97534 : Agrona
  • awesome : RikiTiki2
  • You've gotta be shitting me : Kaerof
• wow. 13 and 15 are hard :( : AMikaboshi
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  Ok, I think this is the best one I've seen so far .... and yes, it does finish http://FantasticContrap... : Kniggit
  • LOL, once it gets going it's pretty sweet. : zehh
  • That was creative, I gotta admit. : randomjgj
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  i think i just made the one that takes the longest time to win http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=... : DrFlammable
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    ... it does finish? because I've been watching this thing hump the bottom of the stairs for a while now..... : Kniggit
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      haha yeah it should almost fall off the back and then slowly climb back up, getting rid of all the orange... : DrFlammable
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        It got stuck like this for me: http://www.easyscreens.info/?v=3844 : Kniggit
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          hahaha wtf? there must be a tiny variation or something that makes it not work. There was one other on he... : DrFlammable
          • http://www.easyscreens.info/?v=3845 : DrFlammable
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  Level 18 Wacky Solution: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=103293 Took me awhile to get this one : H@rvester
  • Damn good : DinK
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    And 19! http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=103645 : H@rvester
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      lol, I can't thing "big picture" like you did. When I did it, I made separate machines for each individu... : YamatoTwinkie
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        holy shit that is hilariously awesome I love the swinging hammer : H@rvester
        • haha I had a good laugh at that too : Lionel2b
    • Very similar to the way I did it: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=103594 : mockery
    • 19. http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=106378 : deathmuppeter
• ITT we take simple designs that work and overdo them. :D http://fantasticcontraption.com/?designId=10... : DinK
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  Mission through mars: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=104022 After completing level, press bac... : TroZ
  • awesome. That might be my favorite level. : DinK
• Reminds me a ton of Armadillo run love that game. Did an all rocket solution to one of the stages. didn't : zakazi
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  wow this design seems to work really well (still on lower levels though): http://FantasticContraption.... : kill9
  • previous success: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=104461 : kill9
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    Yeah, good luck with that approach on later levels... :) : mockery
    • yeah it didnt last very long :( : kill9
• Here's what I think of 15. What a jerk. http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=104719 : ArB
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  I like my solution to "16 Awash" http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=104978 : Githyanki
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    I like mine: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=102026 :) : timmie
    • I like the juggernaut: http://FantasticContraption.com/?designId=97999 : VinnieTheSquid