Evening Reading
by Nick Breckon, Feb 17, 2009 6:00pm PSTWho doesn't like laser tag? Who doesn't like Frisco? Who doesn't like Shackers? Save the obvious answers and sign up for the amazing Frisco Shackmeet, set to blow your minds on Saturday, Februrary 28.
The main event will take place in a 66,000 square foot complex, with 11 pool tables, two full-service bars, a Gravity Indoor Ropes course, 28 lanes of bowling, M-X 9 two-story laser tag, and over 100 video and redemption games. Also, gelato.
Steve Gibson and Chris Faylor will be there, but I promise you won't have to be on their team or anything.
A little news, comin' at you:
- StarCraft II development in the final stretch
- BlizzCon 2009 announced
- Ensemble vets Robot Entertainment working on Halo Wars content, new IP
- Dawn of War 2 beta ends, produces interesting statistics
- Cancelled game featuringb The Flash revealed
- Braid PC hits Impulse on March 31
- Team Fortress 2 Scout update hits next Tuesday, first unlockable revealed
- A very long Empire: Total War video walkthrough
Uh oh!
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
Demon's Souls servers extended again
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection coming in June
Sony patent would interrupt gameplay to display ad
Weekend Confirmed 114 - Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Lost Planet 3
New Zone of the Enders project underway
Woot! Talk about a great Valentine’s Day gift!
GameFly reaches out to shackers on fun terms. They have kindly offered to pick up the tab and enhance the giveaway goodies too! Gamefly folk are coming to mingle, bowl and play laser-tag with all of us at the Main Event in Frisco, TX on Feb. 28th. Steve Gibson and I are happy dancing. Wow. What a warm and generous hello! GameFly LOVE.
Please make them feel welcome and encourage them to join the fun.
Sign up instructions remain the same. Our final count is due on Mon, Feb 23rd.
1. Go to www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=5523 for details and sign-up.
2. Send your completely refundable $15 per-person deposit via paypal to sHugamom@gmail.com Note your shack name and who all you’re reserving for by name on your paypal transaction. Deposits will be returned in cash when we give you your shack name-tag at the Main Event sign-in on Feb 28th.
3. Questions? Shackmessage to sHugamom
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New Track Shack!!
It's called Get Off My Nuts, check it out please!!
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Is the NVIDIA Quadro FX 3700M really worth the extra 400$ over the NVIDIA Quadro FX 2700M? I'm strapped for cash at the moment, but I want this computer to last me a few years at least. Will I be happy in the long term with the cheaper card?
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I didn't want a second girlfriend. I wanted a dog!
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I was on a The Killers bend, and I perfectly played When You Were Young and then Spaceman. Got 5 stars on Mr. Brightside too, which I think is very respectable.
Oh and the new songs are fun too I guess.
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These are reported to fix the stuttering in L4D and provide a performance boost.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_182.06_whql.html (for Win XP 32 bit)
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What a disappointment. Sure they improved the lighting and texture quality - but everything was either identical to gears 1 or a step back. And I was bored of the MP after maybe a day.
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Well, looks like there may be some trouble a brewin'....
http://smashingtelly.com/2009/02/15/bye-bye-dubai/
Always wondered what their source of income was, it's not oil.
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bionic commando: rearmed
burnout paradise
braid?
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G as in "go" or g as in "generation"
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Answer from Gigabyte Technical Support:
"Thank you for your kindly mail and inquiry. According to your video, a further testing or examination to your VGA card might be required. We suggest you can contact your supplier or nearest distributor and see if they can help you to check the cooling fan directly. "
no shit sherlock!
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BUT, whats the difference between their 'model' #'s.
HX , VX , TX , CX
I need the 650watt version. qx6850 (quad core extreme) , 8gb ram, 9800gtx, 5 HDD, 2 DVD optical drives , 3x 120mm fans. and the vid card will prob be upgraded to 4870 in a few months
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Thief 4 built with the mirrors edge tech. Think about the possibilities!
The game could be really open. you'd have the city, you moving by rooftop to your target, at night of course. Avoiding the guards who are no doubt watching. You could either have ideas in a book, gathered from bars ect as missions. OR from some point, ie someone gives you them.
They'd have to add the tech for stealth and consealing youself in shadows.
God I want another thief game :(
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WoW menz ---------------
How are restro druids ranked for healing as compared to Priests, holy pallys, shammys?
What is the best tank to pair up with a restro druid. My guess would be another druid, bear form. Restro druids over heal like mad, so what better to pair up with them then a tank with massive HP's?
Thoughts?
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http://www.dailypuppy.com/puppies/addison-the-english-setter_2009-02-17
This is one of the best looking setters I've ever seen and I want to hug him and squeeze him and love him, George what a fantastic fowl hunting breed.
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Do you launch it from the Dashboard or in-game? The reviews are positive; you guys think it's worth the 2GB drivespace? The space concerns me much more than the $20 price. I only have about 4.4GB free at this point due to 6GB of Rock Band content.
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So I ordered a Samsung A650 that is coming early next week and I wanted to be sure I had all the cables ready that I needed. So I'm currently running my 360 with the Component cables into my 720p, obviously my new TV is 1080p and all that jazz.
Question is, is it really that much more worth it to make the jump to HDMI from component? That cable adapter for 360 is like 45 dollars, and obviously both my component adapter and the HDMI adapter have optical audio I'm utilizing.... I mean, does a true 1080p signal work with component?
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http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd%2F4pod%2F20090218
I got into fantasy novels and D&D as a kid because my friend's older brother wouldn't let us play, so we just sat there and listened. As a little kid, it was great to hear the "story" unfold.
Anyone else enjoy these?
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I had that drive for 3 months. Fucking hard drives. I am sort of afraid to use the replacement drive I'm getting from them as my primary again... hopefully I am part of a small sample of bad drives.
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Even after getting my Elite license on the Xbox 360, I still felt compelled to get this game on the PC. The game really gets your adrenaline going.
Even with all the video options and effects at the highest (including 8x AA) the game still looks super blurry. That's with motion blur turned off, too. I captured 200MB worth of screenshots and I couldn't find a single one that didn't look blurry as fuck.
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April 5, $170 -- full release in reply.
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http://www.gogamer.com/Saints-Row-2-for-PC-Front-Page_stcVVproductId44408755VVcatId444710VVviewprod.htm
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1. Is there a demo
2. If not is would it run on a Athlon 3200, 2GB Ram, and a Geforce 6800GT 256MB.
3. When does it unlock on Steam
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your woot off tracker isn't tracking
anyone know of another woot off tracker?
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i don't think I've EVER laughed so hard at something as I did at being caught screwing in an open house and asking if the linens came with the house
ROFL