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• The word might takes on a whole new meaning here. : pigvomit
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  At least Freeman has his crowbar now. : Prozium
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    I love how they sent a Half-Life strategy guide along with the rest of the stuff. : kallanta
    • The absolute best part was that the guy had a great sense of humor and went along with the gag and posted... : Prozium
• "If the probability estimate given by an argument is dwarfed by the chance that the argument itself is fl... : massdev
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  Particles, as far as I understand they collide at ludicrous speeds in nature all the time without blowing... : Marauder IIC
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    Yes, we're gonna have to go right to ludicrous speed : the_burd
    • Sir, we've never gone that fast before. I dont know if the ship can take it. : Chainrxn
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    This. It should be the end of the thread. But it wont' be. : terath
    • This is one of those times where it's funny because it's false :) : Marauder IIC

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  Thread Awards Biggest Thread with 315 replies by voodooraze http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=191912 : OverloadUT
  • I'm beautiful, people like me, I have sex with midgets! : voodooraze

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• *are there OTHER good RTS games with co-op : Fish_Bulb
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  i haven't tried RA3 coop yet (because brickmatt never plays when i message him), but yes you can play thr... : maulla
  • I want to play this weekend!! : brickmatt
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  1) yes 2) great! and its the entire campaign : Maarten Goldstein
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    :D How does it work? do you each have your own units or is it 2 people controlling one base? : Fish_Bulb
    • two bases, so own units : Maarten Goldstein
  • I agree with this commie. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Dawn of War 2 is out in a few days and so far it looks like bad ass co op play : dael

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  just blow on it a lot : erotic sock
  • or piss on it if you're into water cooling : erotic sock
• just get a new heatsink and fan. : moe6
• Replaceing the fan assy yourself may void the warranty. Call Gigabyte first. : Githyanki
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  now with audio DIVX !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h14lG4aVtdg : radula
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    That sound is not at all anoying in the slightest. MAKE IT STOP MAKE IT STOP. : inchwide
    • i wish i could stop it to hear how loud it is in the video :( : radula
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    Goddamnit, same monitor, keyboard and case as me! GET OUT FROM UNDER MAH TABLE SON! : Splinebastard
    • Oh shit son! : Kerranger
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    what website is that? : Penis Brittle
    • youtube.com : CapnChaos
• my old computer had a busted heatsink fan on the cpu because my hand wandered into the case a few too man... : oHnOES
• youtube comments :( : radula

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• GiantBomb's Bombcast and Gameradar's Talkradar are the other gaming podcasts I listen to. : mechanicalgrape
• I'm a fan of Rebel FM, and ListenUP (formerly 1UP Yours) : cookblaze
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  For gaming: I like Giant Bombcast a lot. Probably my favorite after IdleThumbs. Gamers With Jobs is... : Perturbation
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    When i said tech i was thinking discussing about server operating systems / firewalls, linux, etc. Pra... : doomed
    • windows weekly : feek
• Hamish and Andy : hankyJR
• alifewellwasted.com cheapassgamer.com 's cagcast : TimeDoctor
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  Extra Life Radio. : edgewise
  • This Week in Tech (TWIT). Buzz Out Loud. : edgewise
• If you like IdleThumbs, you might like Played. : Grumbeld
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  Bill Simmons has a good one (Sports). : owly
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    Sports not being related to tech or gaming. Damn. Cmon, you like sports dontcha. : owly
    • not american sports i dont. : doomed
• Most gaming podcasts aren't very good. Idle Thumbs is the most I've enjoyed a podcast since the demise of... : mittense
• Gamers With Jobs - www.gamerswithjobs.com/ Giant BombCast - www.giantbomb.com/podcast/ All of the 1up p... : peetabix01
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  Old podcasts of GFW radio as it was the best podcast of all time. Also, try http://alifewellwasted.com... : Sgt_Boomstick
  • After it died I gave up on podcasts. : hirosushima
• They only do episodes a few times a year, but the Penny-Arcade Downloadable Content is great. : smegmar
• Player One Podcast : cdbeckman
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  Does CarTalk count as tech? : Fish_Bulb
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    I love this one! : helvetica
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      I love it too and I don't really get into cars at all. : Fish_Bulb
      • except when im driving/riding in one : Fish_Bulb
      • I'm not much into cars either, but they're the perfect blend of information and comedy. : helvetica
• For Games: Gamers With Jobs (pretty good) Giant Bombcast Played (they don't come out often enough) Jo... : spaceyme
• TED Talks! : Horn
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  You could also try Geekbox Radio at www.geekbox.net/ . It's something Ryan Scott (formerly of GFW) and a ... : Duffman8369
  • It is probably my favorite as far as former 1UP podcasts go. I love how they cover a ton of comics, but I... : Evil Benius
  • I didn't like it. It sounded like they all have egos befitting "internet personalities" : connor
• Your mother. : voodooraze
• Wow, thanks everyone with the exception of voodoorazor. There's some serious suggestions here. : doomed

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  What in the fuck. How do the parents approve of this? : umcpwintermute
  • British. : ra1n
  • Like your parents approval has anything to do with getting your 13 year old cock wet. OOPS I CAME IN : Big Luke
• That is so incredibly fucked up. : ra1n
• he seems old enough to have had the "use a condom, shitcock" talk. : DonkeyPopsicle
• “He could have shrugged his shoulders and sat at home on his Playstation. But he has been at the hospit... : semaphore
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  OH GODDAMN THAT CHICK IS HIDEOUS. How did that little dude even work up enough chub to impregnate that b... : Phil
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    in England she's a catch. : DonkeyPopsicle
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      lol I guess you're right. damn and look at this - "Chantelle and Maisie were released from hospital yest : Phil
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        White trash was invented in England. : anhero
        • well they do have what like a couple thousand years head start on the u.s : xxiv
        • but USA perfected it with Trailer parks : whistletits
  • Look at the difference in sizes between the mom and dad. I'm surprised she didn't eat him after mating li... : Silent P
  • He hasn't developed the hotsense yet. He just learned that girls don't have cooties.. : Hizzow
• ugh wtf wtf stop doing this people! : ass-street
• what the fuck : oHnOES
• tha hell is going on there? : ultramega
• hello government dole line for the next 20 years : peter
• The miracle of life. : ayesel
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  One one hand, this is fucked up. On the other hand, this is what humanity is made to do - considering ... : dumb.
  • We praise our ability to survive. When these conditions are in the extreme such as kids unable to support... : ieGod
• Is the Sun a tabloid? That can't be real... : snuff
• Damn, so if that kid has a kid when he's 13, the father will be a 26 yr old grandfather! Also that bitch ... : voodooraze

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  You can do this pretty easily with jQuery http://jonraasch.com/blog/a-simple-jquery-slideshow http:... : Ovate
  • Cool But the effects on that are limited to fade in/out. I would like more transitions. Thx anyway. ... : doomed
• transitions.. anyone? : doomed

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• damn youngins! : whistletits

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  Its an awesome film, definitely feels like a Luc Besson production. Quick brutal violence too. Loved it. : nodebug
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    :( Luc besson : shirif
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      Awww why you make sad face? : nodebug
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        I don't like his movies, but taken sounded so awesome : shirif
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          Well, this is grounded more in reality than anything since Leon. Still all round good fun though, I don't... : nodebug
          • I plan on watching the movie, maybe even enjoy :) : shirif
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          What!? Leon & Fifth Element are two of my favorite movies. Agreed, the Transporter sucked giant gonads ... : dumb.
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            Every time I see FE, there's like 4/5 minutes of good, then 1 minute of LB cheese, I cut it off. Leon I'... : shirif
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              I don't know who you think you are, but if you ever, EVER! speak ill of Fifth Element again in my presenc... : voodooraze
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                You mean you will definitely not be green, right? : Totenjaeger
                • Depends on how angry I get. : voodooraze
          • Transporter was good for what it was: A mindless action film with a nonsensical plot. : riptyde
• quite good I thought : eatsshootsnleaves
• Pretty high. Mindless, ass-kickery action with a good premise and a lot of plot holes. A fun time overa... : Salad Sammich
• Awesome movie, so much ass kicking your head will asplode. : voodooraze
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  Men, it's alright. : kallanta
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    Stupid spellcheck... That was supposed to be a "meh" : kallanta
    • You should be thanking spell check. : voodooraze
• good flick, the gf and I enjoyed it. : metalremains
• I saw it with the girlfriend right when it came out, we both loved it. You'll have fun. : umcpwintermute
• It's pretty intense. Don't over analyze it and enjoy the ass-kickery. : dumb.
• A good movie that has Liam Neeson kicking ass, and Liam Neeson is cool. : Big Luke
• It's good. : dognose
• great beat em up flick. neeson is bad ass : dantastic
• good flick. Quigon kicks a lot of ass. : ultramega
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  Debating between this and The International today. Guess it depends if I want to think or if I want to d... : bipolar
  • The international looks awful. : ra1n
  • watch taken! : Unleashed
• Loved it ! : gummijoh
• awesome film, when he stabbed those prongs in that dudes knees me and me mate sqealed with delight :D : steve_o
• i liked it. it was very entertaining. : xxiv

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• Looks nice enough. I've heard a lot of good things (perhaps from reading this site) about Samsungs latel... : kgargonmagrix79
• Get whatever you can before her harmones change and tells you no!! HURRY!!!!!11 : g0nk
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  ugh, you already have a 42" plasma...while it seems like a major upgrade, i am not so sure if you need to... : vikramwillrock
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    yeah we got 5K worth of tax returns so I have enough to spare in that budget.....I'm just more making su... : kainen1
    • probably not unless you're a hardcore videoqualityphile with blu-ray everything : moonbreaker
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      Especially if your vision is as poor as you say, and you sit that far away, there will be zero difference... : bipolar
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        That's good information. I am surprised but glad to hear that. 10 feet may be overdoing it, more like 8... : kainen1
        • http://myhometheater.homestead.com/viewingdistancecalculator.html : bipolar
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  whats wrong with the TV you have? : Maarten Goldstein
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    viewing distance is a little tough, I sit 10 feet away and my vision isn't great so for shooters and stuf... : kainen1
    • I understand the viewing distance.... : voodooraze
    • I feel your pain - our 46" at 15 feet is a little hard to do when my eyes are tired, have to scoot the La... : dumb.
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    That was my first thought as well, I'd love a 42 incher.... : voodooraze
    • God I hope this gets put on the front page comments. : ieGod
  • It's only 3 1/2 feet wide and the Joneses have one that is nearly a foot wider. : bipolar
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  A friend and I both just got the Samsung 67" LED powered DLP for around $1900. http://www.amazon.co... : Gusty1
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    holy crap that's cheap per the size. How is the pic quality compared to plasma/lcd? I mean, it's much c... : kainen1
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      the TV is going to be much much thicker. : maulla
      • True, but unless you're going to be mounting it on the wall, what does it matter if it takes an extra 12"... : Gusty1
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      Same tradeoff's you get with rear projection, not as good off-axis viewing, it's not 2" inches thick, etc... : Gusty1
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        how bad is off axis viewing? I think this 61 inch you linked me is slick as shit. I like it better than... : kainen1
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          Heavy as hell and thick as hell. I'd never do DLP, but that's just me. : bipolar
          • I saw the profile pic of this samsung DLP LED and it's not that thick, and only 90 lbs vs. the plasma tha... : kainen1
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          I didn't really see any problems until about 45 degrees to either side, but that's just me. Like I said,... : Gusty1
          • Let me clarify too, at 45 degrees is when I could notice a difference, it's still watchable farther past ... : Gusty1
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          I have a 4 year old DLP TV and the off axis viewing isnt bad at all, you can be off to the sides quite a ... : Maarten Goldstein
          • As did I. The off-axis isn't bad, it's just not as good as say some of the plasmas or LCD's. Just wante... : Gusty1
        • You have to replace the bulb every few years too from what I recall? This can run you a few hundred. : ieGod
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  Buy diapers instead. : SiW.
  • we already have a bulk package of 150 of them to start. We've rationed are money carefully and are in a... : kainen1
• I can't say enough about the Panasonic Viera series. Great plasmas at a good price. I am not sure it is... : c_man_tmt
• Pics + sonogram pls : Phil

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• ......... Never playing that game, ever. *shudder* : AMikaboshi

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  I really had a hard time with this assignment :( : re-verse
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    I liked yours! But yeah, I was trying to find one that would speak for itself, but it's hard. I was thi... : jasonepowell
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      That sounds cool - we had a few thoughts like that - but it seemed like the phone would have to be presen... : re-verse
      • I might merge the two or do a Souvenirs style presentation or something. I found a great photo of my tow... : jasonepowell

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  WTF? When did they cancel Colonial Marines? : tohm82
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    http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/57214 : inchwide
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      Shit. As good as cancelled then? : tohm82
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        This is the second time they're talking about the project being in trouble so yeah. : SpaecKow
        • when was the first : Unleashed
• I thought they just pushed it back? : prime8
• holy fuck, total game breaker. : moe6
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  SpaecKow, you can't blame SEGA. The thing they love most in life is fucking Sonic in the ass. Over and ov... : enyakk
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    So what you're telling me is that SEGA is actually afflicted? They've got Sonic's ass there and it's like... : SpaecKow
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      Someone should probably call the police on SEGA, only I can't will myself to do it. I never liked that So... : enyakk
      • Also, are you playing DoW2 now or what? : enyakk
• Sega must be full of fucking morons. Aliens:CM is probably the EASIEST product to get right. How fucking ... : nodebug
• Yeah pretty dumb. Colonial Marines looked great, but I hope the Rebellion AvP game will be good at least. : nomaad
• If a game with such a promising license and large potential audience is yanked, surely it's not entirely ... : A Sponge
• Well that's great, that's just fuckin' great, man. Now what the fuck are we supposed to do? We're in some... : phate81
• Well, that sucks. : ieGod
• SEGA has been shit for years so this doesn't surprise me in the least. : avatar_58
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bJQHt16Uaw haha it's like an angry maddog reviewing it. hilarious. : datoo
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  Has SEGA done anything good since the Mega Drive? no : Big Luke
  • correct : shirif
  • except maybe for the Virtua fighter series, but I think they just publish that : shirif
  • House of the Dead and Super Monkey Ball are waiting to kick your ass. : ieGod
• game probably sucked and they saved us $50. the only thing to look forward to now is Natural Selectio... : ultramega
• I am soooo sad about the aliens RPG :((((((( : TShandy

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  as big as possible. end of thread. : NeoMoose
  • This man knows what he's talking about. Of course if he lives with a woman she'd want the one that gi... : Splinebastard
  • seriously. any buyers remorse he'll have from spending a few hundred extra will IMMEDIATELY disappear th... : NeoMoose
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    I respectfully disagree. If you're sitting right up on it, a huge set would look like shit. And by righ... : mafu5150
    • And before I get yelled at, if he's going to be sitting more than 8ft away, he needs the 50". And, b... : mafu5150
• 50. Not even worth discussing. : peter
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  There was a chart that showed viewing distance as a function of both screen size & resolution. Find & sh... : mafu5150
  • the point is that you can see it as long as it is fucking huge. : NeoMoose
• 50 at least : ultramega
• Depends on the viewing distance. 42" can be huge if you're five feet away. : Lone Swordsman

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• Trinity and Asylum are excellent maps, although I'm not a fan of clan arena. : Visceral Monkey
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  WC3:DOTA is better than that quack crap. Get it! : kgargonmagrix79
  • And clinkz plus soul booster is ballin' : kgargonmagrix79
  • I have it! : ImageOmega
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  doh- was just about to log on to play a game too. Hoping one day I'll get to play with a Shacker : Lionel2b
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    17 mins is the word on twitter. : ImageOmega
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      a quakelive twitter? do you have a link to that? : Mansmells
      • nm http://twitter.com/quakelive : Mansmells
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    Whats your name there ? I made so many posts for shackers to give out there QL names , it was just a was... : Cashh
    • I know you weren't talking to me, but my name is BoughtonSupreme (go figure) on QuakeLive. I can't be... : boughton supreme
    • Yea same - name is Monty - I mostly play 1v1 but I'll jump into anything : Lionel2b
• Ahhhhh! I made a Twitter. : ImageOmega
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  Nice that the firs time I see they have tweeter ( whatever the fuck that is).So 2 minutes ? : Cashh
  • They are 14 minutes overdue. =( : ImageOmega
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  "We found a last minute thing that needs fixing, so we're looking at another hour at this point." Fuuu... : Visceral Monkey
  • I did my first twitter reply to them! BASTARDS! : ImageOmega
  • I'm sick of waiting. My railgun finger is getting itchy. : WaterSign
• Shacknews Quake Live clan anyone? Anyone? *cricket chirp* : transmetal
• ive only played with one shacker sofar, snuffles, and that was only for a few minutes of CA :( : xsii
• give me a quakelive invite and I will play, although I am sure I suck these days. :( : belal
• new update crashes my browser, weeeee : Dravenport

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• That's the only thing that kept me from potentially buying it. : hoov1185
• This game sucks. : Rehevkor
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  Thanks for this. The only decent fatalities were Kano's and Deathstroke's. Everything else looked like a ... : silent prophet
  • Liu Kang's were the best. I do like the superheroes more than the fighters though. It lacked the gore r... : redfive
• I do like the little animations at the start of the fatalities. The characters appear to be surprised by ... : A Sponge
• I'd like to pick this up one day when it's quite a bit cheaper. : Bull
• With all the hate I'd been hearing about them I was pleasantly surprised. Not bad! : kgargonmagrix79
• i can't believe they made this game : manero
• For some reason, this all looks so sad. : zehh
• Most of the fatalities from the first video were lame, some were ok but all of them could have been a lot... : Marauder IIC

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• I'll probably see it anyways. Danielle Panabaker is hot. : IndigoAK
• they never are :-( : arcane_
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  The old ones weren't that crash hot either, let's be fair : Arceihn
  • ^^gonna see it tomorrow, not expecting much. if it can scare me a few times and the acting isn't terrible... : re4ctor
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    Yeah, really. When I heard it was being remade my first thought was "Sure as hell wont be hard to beat th... : lplasmatron
    • Agreed, they're awful. One more remake can't do any damage that 100 sequels haven't already done. : dirge23
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  CH CH CH HA HA HA CH CH CH HA HA HA CH CH CH HA HA HA : dirge23
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    I thought it was "KILL KILL KILL HER HER HER" :( Also, I may as well go see this. I got a $5 off coupo... : ETPC1
    • There was the "shh shh shh shh kill kill kill kill" when he was stalking his victims. AND the "kill he... : changejar419
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  "Any respectable Unix clock will tell you that Friday will mark 1,234,567,890 seconds past January 1, 197... : Nitrium
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    ................ That's not a quote from the movie, is it? :( : ETPC1
    • haha no. : Nitrium
    • Yep, it's the big line the lead character says just before blowing up Jason's time travelling, steampunk ... : kallanta
  • IT'S THE MARK OF THE BEAST! : anhero
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  Damn it! Why must you ruin this for me? Let the movie ruin it for me. : ImageOmega
  • Oh and Rotten Tomatoes' consensus disagrees with you. Look! Consensus: Though technically well-constr... : ImageOmega
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  Did they leave in all the naked teenagers? : FS|Archangel
  • Yes! How many teenagers get killed while fucking? This we need to knoW! : voodooraze
• Going tonight can't wait! : voodooraze
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  Does Jason Voorhees not kill anyone or something? That's all I really need. : dognose
  • Know what I think? it's him, but dressed like his mom, it's psycho meets Friday the 13th, cause it was re : voodooraze
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    Its entertaining. At least i thought so. ANd yes, he kils plenty of people. Lots of tits to. : pimpium
    • so mad my buddy bailed on me :( : Dravenport

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  Dunno about better, but I liked it. We're here to preserve democrazy, not practice it. : lightly inclined
  • democracy, ffs... : lightly inclined
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  The soundtrack makes the movie. : shyguy74
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    Hackman makes that movie. like every other movie he is in. Class Act. : massdev
    • Man! The Package! : AxeMan808
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      Wonder why he ain't done anything in 5 years? : Skoal^Fyfan
      • I thought i had read hes retired for the most part. : pimpium
• Yep pretty great. : themaestro2657
• They're both really good films imho. The stories are pretty different too; potential nuclear armageddon ... : randomjgj
• Best on screen argument scene no doubt. : slacko
• Red October is so much better in so many ways. If Scott had directed RO, you'd probably feel the same wa : Lunatic Angelic
• i love the way denzel says "nuclear holocaust". love that movie : FrayLo
• i loved crimson tide as well : Dravenport
• a dog on a submarine : cerealSAM2
• I love sub movies. Now I want to watch Crimson Tide again. I don't think I've seen it since the theatres. : Bull
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  It's a great movie, but it is not better than HFRO. Nothing is. : riptyde
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    blowjobs are : bipolar
    • Nah, I gag too often. : The_Archon
• the political message of CT is purely terrible. Drop the military theory lite and give me pure drama ala... : Foxhawk
• fantastic movie : AMikaboshi
• I bought it on blu. I love that movie. : baronzemo78

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• Do it.. thats a great deal. : Shadowdane
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  awesome deal, i paid 399 for my elite. : xxiv
  • I paid 399 for my pro with 20 gig drive. : FormerHPB
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  Hmm... tempting. Pro has an HDMI port now, right? : Rehevkor
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    Indeedy. : Salad Sammich
    • Splendiferous. : Rehevkor
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  Before I go and pull the trigger, isn't there a certain chipset or something I want to get to make sure i : dudehoyt
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    I didn't see it before but they have the PS3 for $319 with promo too. : dudehoyt
    • ahhhhhhhhhhh that is pretty good : Yanks
  • The Elite has the older Falcon chipset. The Pro will likely have the newer 65nm Jasper chipset. : Smitty
• damn... so tempting : wtf242

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• I heard some guys in America are called John, like toilet ahahahahah : lasercat