Morning Discussion
by Jeff "geedeck" Gondek, Aug 13, 2008 3:09am PDTGood morning Shackers. So Olympic video games, what's the deal? Are they good or wack? Well, Nick looks into them. For fans of Team Fortress 2 on the PC, it looks like another character update will be coming soon, so prepare to meet your new Heavy Weapons Guy overlords for a bit. And the Shack is hiring, so if news is your thing then take a look. Plus today the new Bionic Commando Rearmed is released for Xbox 360 and PC, with PS3 later this week and that should almost certainly be some good times.
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
LATESTCHATTY IS NOW AVAILABLE IN THE ITUNES STORE!
http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=287316743&mt=8
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Chore Wars. I'm tricking my kids into doing house work by making them think it's part of an RPG. It works so surprisingly well. All 3 kids are running around the house mopping, sweeping, dusting, vacuuming all while thinking it's part of a quest. It's so awesome. They actually think they are having fun. The actual RPG part of it is pretty weak. The website is severely lacking in features but overall it's not terrible. I'd love to see what a talented Shacker web dude could do with this concept.
I found that from that Wired article that compared the Weight Watchers diet to an RPG (he's right).
http://www.wired.com/gaming/virtualworlds/commentary/games/2008/08/gamesfrontiers_0811
Life activities as game. I like it.
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http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/183-Prince-of-Persia-Retrospective
A Prince of Persia Retrospective where Yahtzee explains his love for the series.
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I notice we never really shared e-peen amory profiles here. I'm curious to see how you gays play the game. So lets share, shall we?
Here's mine:
- Warrior after a 11 month break that desperately needs re gearing - http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Al%27Akir&n=Kamiu
- PINK HAIR GNOME - shit geared lock that i played during ze break form Arena PVP and raiding - http://eu.wowarmory.com/character-sheet.xml?r=Neptulon&n=Kamu
Now show me yours!
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the Dean brought up the point that darts, card games, chess, billiards etc are not olympic sports and all Fatality could come up with was that competitive gaming is more strategic. I cant see his point being taken seriously by olympic commitees who will base their decision on what they see. Quake at first glance doesnt seem remotely strategic at least to people unfamiliar with the game or gaming in general
he also took a shot at consoles by saying something to the effect that console games couldnt be a competitive/olympic sport but that the pc could due to their control systems
the interview will be posted sometime later today here:
http://www.cbc.ca/thecurrent/
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The phone itself looks pretty great. Tons of features, and it seems to be getting some pretty glowing reviews in these parts.
Some pics and a little info here:
http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_i900_omnia_announced_live_pics_inside-news-519.php
We've got a little Wednesday treat for our fellow shackers--us! :P
In the latest episode of Played, we kick off with discussion of Nintendo’s ban on designer Shigeru Miyamoto discussing his personal hobbies, then launch straight into what we’re playing.
Xbox Live Arcade is a big theme, with Chris and Mark playing Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2 (and making unsolicited comparisons to Everyday Shooter) and Chris taking on Braid. Liz has been into Soul Calibur IV, but less into its absurd achievements.
Finally, Mark has returned to Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune again, and he finally finished The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess almost two years after its release.
Link to Page: http://www.playedpodcast.com/2008-08-12/played-episode-44/
Direct MP3 Download: http://www.playedpodcast.com/wordpress/podpress_trac/web/69/1/Played-Episode-44.mp3
Enjoy!
-Marky-Mark
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I'm on a tapered schedule right now since my bone marrow transplant, and goddamn does this stuff suck. It feels like I've got restless leg syndrome all over my damn body. But I guess that's what the Ativan is for.
It seems to be used for a lot of different things.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/04/AR2008080400831.html
Ignoring the common sense of how the F you neglect your kids for a game I am really missing how one can get addicted to this level. PvE you get locked in raids and not much reason to PvP that much once you get to a certain level. I mean if you have like 3-4 chars sure but I don't think I could find enough to do for 70-90 hours a week.
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what r u listening to?
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http://www.gametrailers.com/player/38283.html
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Is there a way to keep it from backing up the phone each time i sync?
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I have started sending out invites to the Shack Reserved league.
Rules are set as follows
- All Pro Difficulty. I figured All Madden was too high and All Pro was too low
- 5 min quarters
- 32 max players
- 1 time play for each opponent
- injuries, fatigue, and random weather are on
Here is a list of teams and the shackers that have reserved them, please use look at this and pick a team that is not already taken. Sorry maulla pick someone else other than the packers.
http://spreadsheets.google.com/pub?key=phHS-lnxgBYkO3s76hCvWUw
Invites have been sent to boredguy, foxhawk, bagellcc, pandastrong and cltcprd.
I need to add the rest of you who would like in the league to my EA fiends list so I can invite you.
Reply here if you aren't on the list and with the team you want to play as.
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Join us for some good old Axis vs Allies fun!
Starts 7:30pm (PST) and goes til the server dies!
Shack St. Louis Server (provided by Chem):
IP: 128.252.127.44:27015
Pw: dodshack
Custom Maps for this week -
Community Assembled Map Project (CAMP) pack 1:
http://www.sunlitgames.net/downloads/camp/camp1.exe
or
http://halflife2.filefront.com/file/DoD_Source_Camp1_Map_Pack;78425
Links to indivual maps in reply.
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Cult of Crit proposes NDI the following: the final shall be played highlander-mode, and captains shall be able to pick up to two players from the opposing team to join their own. Hirez is considering some future season 3 of the tourney to be highlander mode. This would serve as an exhibition match, and the teams would be declared co-champions of season 2.
I have proposed this to Jackhammer in private already, but I thought I'd make the formal offer here for everyone to see. I'd like to have some pure, unadulterated fun, and see how highlander goes over with players and spectators in a tourney setting. Players, what do you think?
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Can we find the oldest lurker with the lowest post count to finally wake up and post?
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http://beautifulpixel.com/assets/2008/8/14/app-store-lol.png
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Such a great, well done show. They take people who got locked up for whatever reason in some strange land, and then actors re-enact their story. From what I can tell, they actually go to whatever country and film it there, and it all looks realistic and great in HD.
Every episode has been done really well. Sometimes they got idiots who try to sneak something across the border, other times its some poor couple on vacation and a war breaks out.
Anyway, check it out if you have NatGeo HD. One of the only shows I watched all summer because there's nothing on.
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Misty May and Carey Walsh are putting a beating on some other country.
So, wow. Microsoft sent this latest box to me in June and it's already dead.
I think I'll proceed to raise hell this time around in hopes that they actually replace it with one that works.
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