Evening Reading
by Nick Breckon, May 25, 2009 3:53pm PDTHow about a fresh chatty for this, our day in memoriam?
Finished Blade Runner last night. By finished, I mean I got hit by a weird bug about 20 minutes before the end and gave up, which felt like being haunted by the ghost of Fallout 2. Unlike 1997, however, I was able to simply watch all the endings on Youtube.
What a phenomenal game, though. It's surprising how refreshing pre-rendered backgrounds and static cameras can be after playing mostly modern games for a year or two. Slowing down to take in the atmosphere of a single shot/scene feels like a new way of playing games, and is entirely fitting for the subject. The world of Blade Runner couldn't have been more faithfully recreated and expanded.
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
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38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
For me, I was really disappointed when Ravenholm in HL2 wasn't the "traptown" that was demoed previously, where you could set off boobytraps to kill combine troops and whatnot.
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This cloak and dagger has had me in stiches, its just so much fun.
I just sit around the map invisible, waiting for some unlucky soul to wander by and then stab him. Sometimes you'll have people standing right next to you, totally oblivious you're there. Obviously most other classes are paranoid as hell now so sweep areas before building or sniping, etc but patience really pays off.
Its just like hide and seek and I'm really enjoying playing spy now, seeing it was my least played class in the past. The jarate never fails to amuse me either :D
Which unlock are you lot loving?
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I know the 2001 DNF trailer gets a lot of love, but for me the single most impressive trailer is the 2003 E3 Half-Life 2 trailer. It was a combination of many factors -- the only prior announcement had been an image of a crowbar. We had no idea what to expect, and some even said that it probably didn't represent HL2. Then this trailer came out of nowhere and blew my fucking mind -- especially the last sequence (starts at 21:30).
DNF trailer: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/283/Duke+Nukem+Forever+E3+Trailer+2001
HL2 trailer: http://www.fileshack.com/file.x/2914/Half-Life+2+E3+2003+Presentation+-+High+Res
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I have only converted a few of my shots from there from raw yet, but here are a few of them.
from the plane:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/re_verse/3565258601/
monument valley:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/re_verse/3565260215/
arcane_ and me posing:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/re_verse/3566074908/
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So, i'm planning on using my AMEX rewards to buy one of these or the other. I'm not sure which. I tend to play RPGs, GTA, as well as odd games (shmups, katamari, ico, etc.). I don't tend to play much in the way of sports, or FPS games. I also don't have a gaming computer right now. I wouldn't use the Blu-ray feature on the PS3 at all, since i only have DVDs.
Which decent exclusives are present on each system? What "must have" titles are there for each?
Right now, i'm really interested in GTA4, Fallout 3, Bioshock, etc. But i know that eventually i'll want some of the exclusives (Trico project, etc.).
Which is the better system to get these days?
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Amazon.ca is taking orders for Xbox 360 Fighting Stick EX 2 which will be in stock on June 25th.
http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B000V02P6Q/ref=pe_11530_12217040_emwa_email_img_1
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http://picasaweb.google.com/steveholmes/DowntownLosAngeles?feat=directlink
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My google fu is weak and all I can come up with are release forms for models.
http://www.shackpics.com/files/n1548780105_30053152_8267_q93si5dnm61mwlhvao91.jpg
HAY guys, it was awesome.
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http://www.battleforge.com/portal/site/BattleForge/Articles/detail?contentId=3264b7638a551210VgnVCM100000100d2c0aRCRD
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Do you think Baldur's Gate would run well on such a system?
Another game that came to mind is one which's name I can't remember. It came out many years ago and used the same engine as Eurofighter and another flight simulator that allowed you to fly different aircrafts, one of them being the F-117 Nighthawk stealh bomber.
Back then I really looked forward to this game since it seemed to incorporate space sim, flight sim with some neat features, like being able to dive underwater. I never played it, and I'm not sure it's not even so long ago that it's a dos and not a windows game.
Anyone know what game I'm talking about?
Any other suggestions for games I could load onto that laptop for a trip?
Any genre, as long as it runs smooth and accurate mouse input isn't critical, rsince I'll be stuck with this mouse nub thing or whatever the hell you call it, and runs on windows.
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http://nerdiest-kids.com/id-software-working-on-new-engine/
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what the hell kind of number is that?
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mods I hope this is subtle enough, if not, feel free to delete
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http://www.cnn.com/2009/US/05/25/arizona.tyson.daughter/index.html
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http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124328878436252195.html#mod=article-outset-box
how come the resume is torn if he used scissors
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-P7y5c-aCc
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My new home has over an acer of land. I have a large fenced in area for the dog and kid. I have trees, and mulch beds. I'm trying to decide on what type of mower to get. Im looking at riders, both zero turn and traditional lawn tractors. I'm not sure that the zero turn is going to be worth the extra grand. Can you guys how use these give me an idea of what to do?
Im concerned that the lawn tractor will leave me with lots of work to do around the mulch beds and in my fenced in area. My main reason for shying away from the zero turn is cost. The Cub cadet is about 3k for the 50inch. The Deere appears to be overpriced for about the same thing.
Any info and or experience would be helpful.
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Busted my download limit again, fucking optus. Why didn't anyone tell me that i can fast churn to internode?! Not to their best plan, but at least its 10GB more a month, $30 less a month, and all my linux distro and steam downloads don't count towards the quota.
Oh and uploads don't count either.
God fucking damn you optus, you stinking syphilitic cock of an internet provider.
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http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=656c9d4a-55ec-4972-a0d7-b1a6fedf51a7&DisplayLang=en
64 bit because you dirty 32 bit kids need to find it for yourselves.
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1187275/Red-Bull-Cola-banned-Germany--traces-cocaine-it.html
I take it this is for those that like the taste of cocaine but without the side effects?!
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goes in here!
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http://antwrp.gsfc.nasa.gov/apod/image/0709/lunation_ajc.gif
That is a lot cooler than I expected it to be.
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Grizzly Bear's new album Veckatimest is available on Amazon MP3 for $3.99. HIt it:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002AR9YPI/ref=s9_simx_gw_s0_i1?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_s=center-2&pf_rd_r=04Q0V9HFCS9KNY04XJ1V&pf_rd_t=101&pf_rd_p=470938631&pf_rd_i=507846
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Big Picture Memorial Day
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/05/memorial_day_2009.html
#5 is extremely touching and a naughty photographer at the same time.
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http://www.pinktentacle.com/2009/05/futuristic-concept-vehicles/
The Mazda is definitely the most out there.
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/shudder
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Oh well.
Now lets see how fast steam feeds it into my fios connection.
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who knew pbs was pushing this shit online? fruck blan!
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Got this one: http://fukung.net/v/4454/LOTR-Catapult.gif
And then 7 random clicks later got this one: http://fukung.net/v/299/lol_lotr.gif
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