Morning Discussion
by Chris Faylor, Feb 27, 2009 7:13am PSTTop of the morning, everyone. Here, have a new chatty. So clean and so fresh!
Unfortunately, I'm not sure if I'm gonna be able to make tomorrow's Shackmeet down in the Dallas-Frisco area. I came down with a really bad fever last night and it hasn't let up, so I'm not sure travelling and physical activity and a ton of people are great ideas :(
But I'm gonna keep on keepin' on--maybe I'll feel better. Here's hoping, at least.
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
I'm actually getting pissed off at the enemy! Why? They've made it intelligent enough to take cover when it needs, flank when it needs, using the environment cleverly. If I had a mouse + keyboard these dicks wouldn't have such a good time against me though. The controls aren't bad, it's just that I'm finally feeling the controller handicap for long-range headshots.
Oh and that BRIDGE mission, that's some straight up COD4 mechanics! Wonderful game so far though.
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The vehicle levels blow. The combat is uninspired and clunky, like they just threw in some Gears of War and went to lunch. The levels are empty. Where's the detail we saw in their previous efforts? Oh wait, it's in my codex, because what I really want from a game is a homework assignment. Simply, the game is plodding and boring. I knew about the elevators and bad inventory going in so those get a pass.
The worst part is, I have no doubt there is a great story inside somewhere. But fuck me if I'm going to spend any more boring hours trying to get to it.
Fallout 3 has spoiled me.
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If you are signed up and cannot attend ... please let me know immediately because I have nice backup shack people who would like to attend ... but they didn't sign up in time. All our slots are filled per the contract and believe it or not ... we actually ended up with more than 80 for this shindig.
The cupcakes are all done - much thanks to githyanki, FPSDavid and Steve's dad for helping this afternoon with those and for individually wrapping the cookies for you. Yes, they washed their hands first. :)
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What games will you be playing this weekend?
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I miss it :( I'm out of town for the weekend and unable to log in and play. Anything cool happening in the Universe?
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Do you guys get missed calls a lot? I need to decide between Blackberry and iPhone. I'm leaning towards iPhone for the apps, latesthcatty, surfing, etc.. but I hear the phone reliability is better on the BB.
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Ugh...so I was JUST finally able to grab it by finding a random store that had it in stock. holy fucking shit this is hard with the 360 controller. I'm being a Ken douchebag right now and the Super and Ultra combos are next to impossible to pull off.
The normal Shoryuken is hard enough. I don't have much trouble with the fireball and flying kick tho? :(
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I don't pimp my food blog very often but I got a fucking fantastic recipe for pierogies from Solstice's grandmother and combined it with Bean's craziness. I made some traditional and some with the crazy stuff and all were excellent.
http://jheregeats.wordpress.com/2009/02/25/solstices-grandmothers-pierogies/
Here is a link to the original thread as well:
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19316511#itemanchor_19316511
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Burn: http://vimeo.com/3388630
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And yeah, you have to nuke from orbit. It's the only way to be sure.
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I still don't understand that thread.
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I normally will hug Shackers when I meet them but I am not going to do that any more, some Shackers do not like that, so you will have to specifically request a hug. Except ThomW, he is getting a soft kiss on the forehead too
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Halo Wars?
DoW2?
I just don't know!
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Toys r us is having a 20% off accessories sale til thursday, so if you want a live card or harddrive or controller on the cheap its a good time
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I was thinking of accumulating some parts to eventually put together a cool little mame PC to hide behind the back of my TV since cookblaze got me thinking about it.
I pretty much have everything but a wireless keyboard and mouse and an arcade stick.
Just googling around and I see a 2 player hotrod stick that looks pretty good: http://www.hanaho.com/Products/HotRodJoystick.php
I'm thinking that this would be more impressive if I could get 1 for 4 players to stick on the coffee table. I haven't found much in google though just 2 players.
Anyone know where I could find one? Preferrably somewhere that ships to Canada. Even better if you know where to get one in Toronto.
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http://www.incrysis.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=771
New IP i.e. not Crysis. Developed at Crytek Kiev studios, in Ukraine.
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We need to identify this Tattoo
http://www.flickr.com/photos/35800212@N05/
I cannot tell you anything about the individual except he usually keeps this tattoo (which is on the back of his hand) cover with a bandage.
Anyone recognize it? Thoughts?
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