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• it wasnt a "bad" movie. my only gripe is that it didnt really reach the potential that it had for the set... : Antilles_Prime
• Taking out all the cool action scenes, it just 'felt' like a cheap movie and at times the movie felt too ... : bling1bling
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  The one thing I really didn't like about it was the Terminators seemed to be more interested in throwing : Marauder IIC
  • maybe they were afraid of the batman... : jasoncrowley
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    thats the only grip? How about that Marcus got blowed up by a fucking land mine but he walked out of a n : conandan
    • he hid in a refrigerator! duh : mindshot
• Same with Quantum of Solace. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• It was a pretty shitty movie and the fact that it was a Terminator movie still couldn't save it. What did... : SockMonkeh
• It wasn't as bad, but it just wasn't really a terminator movie. : taronish
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  It wasn't bad at all, just really boring. : dognose
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    Boring means bad. This movie was definitely boring. Why wasn't there more of this? http://www.youtube.com... : SockMonkeh
    • Other people in the audience clapped at the end so I decided maybe it was just me. Or maybe none of thos... : dognose
    • Or this? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jI42TeuwlMw : Serpico74
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      Because James Cameron knows wtf and MCG does not. : locater16
      • Jonathan Mostow knows wtf too, I loved Terminator 3. So I am not a Cameron snob, I am a good movie snob. : dognose
• yep that was my take on it too : dantastic
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  It was pretty fun! Lots of intense moments. : MoreVespeneGas
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    I've seen a 3 year olds be "intense" before. He was throwing a tantrum. Just as pointless and irritatin... : conandan
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      Maybe, but then again not many folks rape 3 year olds at gunpoint : MoreVespeneGas
      • 0.o : conandan
• I enjoyed it up until the end. : NastyJack
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  Stop the bitching! It kicked the shit out of 3. The effects were great. The storyline was a lil fucked an... : Darthbrooks
  • Have you been to the internet before? Its made for people talking about shit that they don't like. As f... : conandan
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    3 kicked ass on 4 in many ways, for starters, 3 was good. : dognose
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      The insane crane chase alone was worth the price of admission. : Serpico74
      • I still don't know why people rail on 3, sure it's not 2 but considering the story they had to go with ba... : abrasion
  • hahaha I love the logic of "people didn't like it so that proves it must be great" : Begawkiness
• My nerd rage has nothing to do with it, it was just an awful movie all around. The action was fucking bor... : Toth21
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  I thought it was extremely entertaining. I hope we don't have to wait too long for part 5. : WhatIsThisFor
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    Based on how much its been making, I'm not so sure... : Serpico74
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      I've read that they already signed on to do a 5th but I'm not sure how set in stone that is. I don't thi... : WhatIsThisFor
      • Nothing is set in stone until cameras roll, and even then its not 100% :) : Serpico74
• I just read that the company behind T4 has "first look rights" to all of Philip K Dick's work. :[ : cfalcon
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  They should have given it to Neill Blomkamp. That dude would make an amazing Terminator film. Not that I ... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • That would have been very very different but very interesting. : Serpico74
  • And how do you know that? He hasn't released a full-length movie yet, unless you've seen some kind of wor... : GreatGooglyMoogly
  • They should have let Cameron direct T3 (and then T4)... but they didn't want to give him creative control... : Goblin au
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  I just saw it Saturday as well. When the first future scenes began, I was enjoying it a lot and was thin : Begawkiness
  • Also I couldn't stand the way they portrayed Kyle Reese. In fact, the entire story revolving around him : Begawkiness

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  You do not get 2 years out of a PC? All i can say is WTF are you doing wrong? Quit buying Dells or HP's... : sheepraper
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    I build my own. I currently have a 2-3 year old Gigabyte motherboard with a pretty new Q9550 in it and 6G... : angrytaxman
    • All I will add is that I will NEVER sell a Gigabyte product again. I sold 50 of them and they all were h... : sheepraper
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  Didn't you just answer your own question? Not even two years is the answer. : kramweil
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    No, I'm saying my Windows based PCs generally last me about 2 years, but davantalus claims that Macs are ... : angrytaxman
    • yeah, think about that. They use exactly the same hardware so... I guess you won't have new games that ma... : derelict515
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  A mac is a PC, consider a PC with the same hardware and your question is answered. At this point the OS ... : boarder2
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    I suppose the only better thing about the Mac Pro would be that it has a server class CPU instead of a co... : angrytaxman
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      That's not going to make it perform any better. It might mean it will last longer in terms of hardware n... : boarder2
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        Doesn't iMovie edit AVCHD now? I'll have to play around with it on my wife's iMac. : angrytaxman
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          I only have iMovie '08, and when I imported AVCHD it would convert it to an uncompressed format which too... : boarder2
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            it looks like '09 does have some support for AVCHD, but it might be a little weird. If you've got access... : boarder2
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              Yeah I just bought my wife a 24" iMac last month, so I'll check it out. : angrytaxman
              • Let me know how it works, I'll be interested in knowing if I can ditch Vegas. : boarder2
          • I would imagine it converted it to dv--that's what it does with every other format. : Merconium
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      If you want it for the OS / Mac software, then I could see where your coming from. But the hardware?? tha... : unsound
      • Well I'm looking at it as a whole package, a sum of its parts, not each part on its own. : angrytaxman
      • Yeah, the hardware doesn't make so much sense. The only real advantage it has is the H-IPS panel in the i... : Serpico74
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    "At this point the OS isn't going to make a significant difference in the performance of the computer." ... : Serpico74
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      You see significant performance increases in CPU heavy applications? I honestly don't think that there's... : boarder2
      • Yeah, I'm talking general performance (file transfer, opening/closing apps, boot up/shut down time, going... : Serpico74
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      yeah OS definitely matters. Although I find Win7 to be snappier than OSX on my MBP (only 2gb RAM and OSX ... : derelict515
      • Windows 7 feels exactly the same as Vista to me as far as speed goes. Nothing has changed there for me, O... : Serpico74
  • macs "generally" have a longer lifespan than their PC counterparts. : j0nchan
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  I got five years out of my G4 Powermac desktop for Final Cut, September 2002 to November 2007. I replaced... : Serpico74
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    How could you use a G4 for five years? You must have very low standards or you have another PC for gaming... : Link.
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      I keep a separate PC for gaming. And that thing was great, by far the most value I've squeezed out of : Serpico74
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        Sounds like you were trucking along with old hardware to me for too long, based on your description. Or y... : Link.
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          I've seen Avids on the Fox and Warner Bros lots that are on hardware that is older than the one I had, an... : Serpico74
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            I do Photoshop work very often and my old C2D system was feeling slow enough that I upgraded to Phenom II... : Link.
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              Honestly, I'd use Final Cut in 10.4 on my G4, then I'd go to the Apple store and try it on newer hardware... : Serpico74
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                Either you don't do the same work I do or you have low standards. That's all I'll say. Vista doesn't "rot : Link.
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                  First, GTFO with your "you don't do the same work" bullshit, you have no idea what kind of work I do. >:... : Serpico74
                  • LOL : angrytaxman
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                    Oh WTF, I'm arguing with a 22 year old from Michigan... : Serpico74
                    • Oh shit man, you've met your match, hang up your beret now. : angrytaxman
                    • He totally has more experience than you when it comes to video editing. Just admit it man! It's not like ... : Prozium
                    • Heh, cute. : Link.
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                    The type of work you do does matter very much, since if you're using the same or similar applications day... : Link.
                    • By the way, all I do is IT work, so yes, it's very different. :v : Link.
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                      Video editors are honestly like word processors. Once you have a certain level of performance, you're not : Serpico74
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                        I understand. It's all relative to the applications. : Link.
                        • Yup, that's pretty much it. For video editing you can keep a workstation for quite a long time. : Serpico74
      • One other thing, its not uncommon to see machines even older than the one that I had still running as Avi... : Serpico74
    • I'm using a dual 2ghz G5 mac pro tower at work with dual 24" screens and it works very well still. Those... : festivalman
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  Don't bother. Macs are exactly the same as PCs now. You can build an i7 setup for far less than that and ... : Link.
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    I thinker with PCs for a living, and honestly can't fucking stand it any longer. I don't want to come hom : angrytaxman
    • Oops, thinker = tinker : angrytaxman
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      This is why I don't Hackintosh. My time is worth way more than whatever savings I make trying to make it : Serpico74
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        You are right about the iMac's screen. My wife's 24" Geforce 9400 series screen is awesome. Although we w... : angrytaxman
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          The 24" iMac uses the same panel as this: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16824002168... : Serpico74
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            That's pretty awesome. Thanks for sharing. I feel a hell of a lot better about buying her the 24" model o... : angrytaxman
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              Its a shame that nobody makes 20" IPS panels anymore. They all got squeezed out by shitty 22" TN panels w... : Serpico74
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                This is why you get an e-IPS Dell 2209WA. I agree that the Intel iMacs have awesome LCDs though. : Link.
                • Those are great displays, if I needed a third one that's probably the one I'd get. It would be a little s... : Serpico74
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      If it's worth the $1k+ premium for you, go for it, but keep in mind that you're getting less for your mon... : Link.
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        The Mac Pro actually costs roughly the same as if you tried to build it yourself, and its about $500-$100... : Serpico74
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          Xeon i7s, ECC memory, and other server-grade components are no faster than consumer-grade i7s, typical RA... : Link.
          • And you honestly don't need server-grade hardware on anything except a server or absolutely mission criti... : Link.
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            Right, the point is that Apple doesn't charge any more for this than anybody else does (hell,they charge ... : Serpico74
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              They need to put out a little Apple Cube or something one step up from the mini. : retarded talking dinosaur
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                Dude, no kidding, something like the G4 Cube without the ridiculous price and a PCI-E slot would make eve... : Serpico74
                • Agreed, a small cube with a couple of slots and drive bays would have my money immediately. : Conan
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              I almost think that Apple has Xeon in Mac Pros so they have a justification to jack up the price versus "... : Link.
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                Their margins can't be that great though. Price out a similar configuration on Newegg with case and PSU a : Serpico74
                • Well, if Apple were using standard i7 components, they'd still be charging about current Mac Pro prices. ... : Link.
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                The case layout/design is awesome. Mine's a gen old now, and I thought it was awesome at the time, and th... : Fayk
                • Yeah, the riser they have for the CPU and the way everything is segmented for cooling is pretty neat. : Serpico74
    • I agree with this post completely and that's why I eventually got a Mac. No, it's not trouble-free, but i... : BlackCat9
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  You want performance? Get an Intel SSD as your primary drive. You won't fucking know what hit you. : rosewood
  • I'm crossing fingers that Intel has a larger capacity SSD by the time Windows 7 comes out. I cannot wait ... : Serpico74
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  Buy an i7 with an ATI 4890 and a legit copy of OSX then put 'hackintosh' on it - with 12gb of ram that wo... : abrasion
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    Yes, you can do this, and then cry when those 12gb only show up as 3.2gb because it's not 64-bit. Hackint... : ovrlrd
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      This issue has been fixed by updating your kernel long ago from what many tell me. : Link.
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        Ah I have always heard differently, but either way, I really don't like the fact that your support is bas... : ovrlrd
        • As long as you don't keep spreading that nonsense. :) : Link.
      • That's even obsolete at this point, you just.. use the official real apple kernel : Toraz Chryx
    • My "hackintosh" happily shows my 8Gb of ram : zakk
    • What? I thought only Microsoft were stupid enough to still do 32bit OS's? : abrasion
    • That will all be fixed with Snow Leopard. http://www.apple.com/macosx/snowleopard/ : Prozium
    • I assumed they might be problematic, but we turned some PC hardware into one at work and have been using ... : Conan
    • you've not been keeping up have you, a modern 'hack will basically be running a retail boxed copy of leop... : Toraz Chryx
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  If you are thinking about purchasing a Mac Pro, wait until the Nvidia GTX 285 is available for it. htt... : ovrlrd
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    Then build a nice, cheaper PC with those parts and install OSX on the sly. : abrasion
    • read my other post about 64-bit. : ovrlrd
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  Mac pros have great resale value, check out the prices of the 2006 Mac Pros. After dealing with a lot... : ventro
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    That's a good point. I suppose I can always roll the value of a 2 year old Mac Pro into a new one and pro... : angrytaxman
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      I plan on doing this with my iMac when my Applecare is about to run out. Another year and a half to go. : Serpico74
      • Yeah I love Applecare because it gives you an additional two years to sell it while the warranty is still... : ovrlrd
    • This is very true. The cost up front is a little more but with the way Apple computers hold their values... : boarder2
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    Maybe Mac Pros, but Macbooks of all models don't hold their value any better than quality PC laptops do. : Link.
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      The key word is quality. I am all for people who want to buy a quality laptop, that's why I usually recom... : ovrlrd
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        This is a terrible argument, since Compal, Asus, Toshiba, etc laptops are very well made, and you can get... : Link.
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          Dell made a laptop with high build quality and design standards called the Adamo. You know what? It cost : Serpico74
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            Where did I mention the Adamo? The luxury overpriced crap has nothing to do with the notebooks that most ... : Link.
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              But Apple is in the luxury overpriced crap market. If you're going to compare a Macbook, compare it with ... : Serpico74
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                I'm not comparing Apple to Vostros, but to XPS or Latitudes. You seem to think that Compal, Sager, and ot... : Link.
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                  I do think Sagers, Dells, consumer HPs, etc, are crap. Lenovos are all I would really consider outside of... : Serpico74
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                    Ahahahahaha. You've never used a nice Dell or other Compal/Sager rebrand, obviously. : Link.
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                      I have, its all bulky, heavy crap with crummy keyboards, IMHO. : Serpico74
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                        A 16" Dell XPS weighs about the same as a Macbook Pro, if not slightly less, actually. Keyboards are rela... : Link.
                        • /facepalm : Serpico74
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                          There are huge differences in the feel of keyboards, I'm struggling to grasp how you can begin to think t... : Toraz Chryx
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                            Its also nearly half an inch thicker at the rear, an inch larger on every side, has edges and corners tha... : Serpico74
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                              It's a slightly smaller footprint than the 17" MBP but it's also a smaller screen. (and it's still ... : Toraz Chryx
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                                Not so great unless you upgrade to a heavier battery: http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=3540... : Serpico74
                                • BTW, WTF is up with power management in Windows? Here's another link on it: http://www.anandtech.com/mac/... : Serpico74
                    • I have, and I agree with Serpico74 here. : Conan
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                      I'm with Serpico on this one. The size and build quality of Dell's aren't comparable to Lenovo or Apple l... : Kentor
                      • A 6.4 Dell XPS is huge? Not really. : Link.
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                      No dude, None of the stuff you've mentioned comes even close to having the clean quality of an Apple lapt... : boarder2
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                        I don't see how it matters that your notebook is aluminum and all awesome looking when you're typing away... : Link.
                        • build quality also relates to fit and finish, and that's somewhere Dell are frequently... a tad meh. : Toraz Chryx
                        • You're clearly set in your belief, I can tell you after owning a MBP, Macbook, and multiple Dell laptops ... : boarder2
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                    Brand idiocy. Dell makes some crappy crap, and they also make some extremely high quality stuff. You have... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                      Lenovo has some crap, sure, but they also have some great notebooks and (important) the only keyboard I c... : Serpico74
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                        And so does every other OEM. Lenovo and Apple aren't magically mythical laptops versus much of the compet... : Link.
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                          Then why can't anyone else aside from Lenovo and Apple release a nice keyboard? Forget that, why are Appl : Serpico74
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                            I have no problems with the average notebook keyboard. Trackpads have been multi-touch on even many lower... : Link.
                            • Not the same multitouch tech at all. : Conan
                            • no problems isn't the same as "it's really nice to type on" and, NO, NO, the multitouch on cheapie syn... : Toraz Chryx
  • They are great cases, but that's because Apple doesn't have to worry about supporting various standards. ... : Fred Garvin
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  Wow you like blowing cash and b n trendy don't you? I just get w/e is a good deal and decent because you ... : Darthbrooks
  • What? : ovrlrd
  • This is hilarious. : Link.
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    Yup that's me I do it to be trendy, you've got my number. It has nothing to do with wanting an easier to ... : angrytaxman
    • I'm on my home PC all the time running Vista doing all kinds of work with no fucking around with dumb cra... : Link.
    • Better change your name to angrymacfag : Mondo
  • bork bork bork bork bork : FrayLo
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  You won't be gaming, so you won't need to upgrade as often. The same would be true on a PC. My parents ar... : retarded talking dinosaur
  • Yeah, I haven't run Steam in nearly a year now I think. Since TF2 came out basically, and I could probabl... : angrytaxman
  • True, the only reason I have a PC upgrade bug is because of gaming. Ijust threw a GTX 285 in my current m... : Serpico74
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  Also: JESUS FUCKING CHRIST iMACS ARE RETARDED. This goes for the new Dell "One" as well: attaching a rapi... : retarded talking dinosaur
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    Yes, if you're a power user that upgrades constantly an all-in-one is a bad idea. For the other 99.9% of ... : Prozium
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      I can't believe you're defending this. Those displays will last many many more years than the computer in... : retarded talking dinosaur
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        The only reason I keep a tower is for very very fast PCI-E video cards, currently a GTX 285. If I wasn't : Serpico74
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          And you don't think you'll take a massive loss buying a new high end display that would be completely unn... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • Not at all, not if I was replacing it with another AIO. Its already a great deal since that panel usually... : Serpico74
    • Yup. My dad bought a 24" iMac last year and I'm sure he'll be using it for quite a few years happily. : Link.
    • This is exactly the case. Hell, I still people using Gumdrop iMacs. They incredibly still work for word... : spazzium
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    As Serpico74 pointed out a NEC display with the same panel is $1,000+, so really the 24" iMac is a steal ... : angrytaxman
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      You've missed the point of my post, I think. : retarded talking dinosaur
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        Let me clarify: high end displays are totally worth it. I love them. I have a 24" that rivals $700 IPS sc... : retarded talking dinosaur
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          Big fucking deal. 6 years down the line the display will *still* be seriously outdated regardless and an... : dopefish
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            That said, IMO iMac's really ought to have display input ports on the back of them. : Toraz Chryx
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              This would be very nice, then I could have dual 24" with both OS X and Windows, given my current setup. : Serpico74
              • lol, a pair of imacs, one running windows, the other OSX... one keyboard and mouse.. ideally.... it'd be ... : Toraz Chryx
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              I thought they... did? I thought there was a way to use an iMac as a second display for those who had Ma... : spazzium
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                They don't, unfortunately. You can plug an iMac into a second monitor but the iMac monitor itself only sh : Serpico74
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                  Do they even have room? I imagine the back plane on those iMacs are getting pretty full. : spazzium
                  • http://images.apple.com/imac/images/features_ports20090303.jpg : Toraz Chryx
                  • Yeah they definitely do http://a248.e.akamai.net/7/248/2041/1545/store.apple.com/Catalog/US/Images/imac/i... : spazzium
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                    I'm sure they could cram another mini-DVI adapter in there if they really wanted to. They don't. :( : Serpico74
                    • They want you to buy another one and pay the markup on buying a new unnecessary display. : retarded talking dinosaur
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            The only thing moving forward really is size. I bought a laptop in 2004 that still has a great screen and... : retarded talking dinosaur
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              really, a TN panel from 2004 is "great" ????? : Toraz Chryx
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                The only difference really is that *some* laptops are now (5 years later) LED backlit, and are therefore ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                  modern screens have better contrast, better colour reproduction within whatever gamut they're displaying,... : Toraz Chryx
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                    Kind of. They use glossy coats now which I consider to be cheating. Anti-glare coatings cost more money a... : retarded talking dinosaur
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                      fwiw, I hate glossy displays as well, they look GREAT in controlled lighting, but they're horrific anywhe : Toraz Chryx
                      • Yeah, true. But I hate all of it. I'm pretty much resigned to buying a business laptop (and those cost a ... : retarded talking dinosaur
          • That depends. Older IPS panels from 2002 still murder today's TNs. : Link.
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      but the whole point was that $1000 panel is now useless if you want to buy a new gaming machine in 2 year... : derelict515
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        No, the point is that when you buy a new all-in-one, you suffer for it because you 1) lose money lost on ... : retarded talking dinosaur
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          seriously man, you think top-end display today will be anywhere near relevant in 10 years? really? : dopefish
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            That was an exaggeration. The point is that display tech moves forward at probably half or less of the ra... : retarded talking dinosaur
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              the 2500+ was already pretty old at that point. :D the athlon 64s that replaced it had already been aroun... : xsoulbrothax
              • and yeah, i'm not even really disagreeing with anything else you're saying. not sure why i felt the need ... : xsoulbrothax
              • I'm trying to remember. I think I bought an XP 1800+ in 2002 or 2003, so it may be that I bought the 2500... : retarded talking dinosaur
• my machine is like 7 years old now i think. : Morgin
• I have a late 2008 Mac Pro I use for pretty much everything. It's a dual quad-core box with 16GB of memo... : Tripps
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  i pity all you guys who keep saying you got "fed up" " tired of fixing problems"...man, you people can't ... : vikramwillrock
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    So, you've not once had a problem you couldn't fix in a quarter hour... Does it not occur to you that ... : Toraz Chryx
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      i've had a couple of times in about 9 years of using the pc where it took me about an hour to fix it, the... : vikramwillrock
      • you seem to have completely missed the point... completely : Toraz Chryx
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    i do that shit at work, i dont want to do it at home : CoRDS
    • the fact of it is, branded support will take time, when you fix it, it takes minutes and its never too to... : vikramwillrock

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  Thank you for the mini-review. Although you did not like Wall-E, which might mean you're actually a repli... : PlanetPerfecto
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    I loved Wall-E but I enjoyed the first half of the movie way more than the second half : grabbie
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      I adored the love story, and the score. Everything else was gravy as far as I was concerned. : PlanetPerfecto
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        I'm in utter, complete agreement. : LeapingFool
        • I get why people like it, but it was the first time I felt like Pixar really failed to be subtle. Well, ... : brickmatt
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      The first half was brilliant, the second have was retarded and stole from some of my favorite movies and ... : brickmatt
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        that's IT, I'm DONE with this site. : PlanetPerfecto
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          Dude, if you can't see the *HUGE* shift in tone from the first to the second half of Wall*E, you're not p... : Vincent Grayson
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            On a semi-serious note- Of course I could see the shift, silly billy! :) I don't *actually* have a p : PlanetPerfecto
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              This post is like the shacknews equivalent of Terminator2, when two children playing soldier and shooting : jbury
              • indeed. that was a great post. : AMikaboshi
            • I liked Wall-E too. Remember, most shackers are broken people. : GoodBoy
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          Awesome, I totally haiku'd you. I hope I get my merit badge. : brickmatt
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            hehe, not so lucky :D : PlanetPerfecto
            • You're a fucking tease. : brickmatt
        • thanks.txt : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        How does it feel to be so right brickmatt, how does it feel? : abrasion
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          I can't tell if us agreeing means we've stumbled on some universal truth, or if we just both need to stop... : brickmatt
          • To answer your question, it feels good but I'm used to it. : brickmatt
          • It's most certainly a universal truth, my opinion is never wrong to me, except when I look at any of my p... : abrasion
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        but... its for kids... you know? : hirez
        • Half their movies are for kids and adults alike, like the Simpsons. : abrasion
  • The first half is really good, it starts out being this cute, novel little movie with this enjoyable char... : abrasion
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  Can I take my 3 year old son to a matinee or is it too dark/scary? He really wants to go but I am not go... : Lightzout
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    It isn't scary, but the intro is very sad and serious. I'm not sure I'd take a 3 year old. It's PG, not ... : brickmatt
    • Nah, we took my 3 year old with us, and it was actually the first movie in a long time she sat all the wa... : Vincent Grayson
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      I was thinking about it though- I don't think a kid would find the intro nearly as sad or serious as us g... : tashtego
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        There was a four year old in front of us who started BAWLING when Carl goes through the Adventure book wi : Deathlove
        • Yeah that was a dusty-ass theater. Even with the 3D glasses on it still got fucking dusty. : tashtego
      • Yeah, the kids watching it with us didn't give a damn, they had barely any understanding of it at all. Dr... : mysled
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    My son sat through Ratatouille at age three. : ConfusedUs
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      I dont recall anything more harrowing than granny's shotgun which was funny too. BUT I will take the war... : Lightzout
      • hanging dead rats : kungfusquirrel
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    It might be a little scary for a 3 year old. Theres a bunch of angry dogs, and some dog on dog violence.... : Cottc Cid
    • Unfortunately we have 3 dogs and dog on dog violence is something he has already seen. Upside: sounds lik... : Lightzout
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  and what of Ratatouille? : Arsenal
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    I need to rewatch it, first time I saw Ratatouille I was tired and it mostly bored me! : brickmatt
    • me too : baconisgod
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  Just saw it today as well...in 3d! Amazing movie and the 3d just added to an already fantastic film. : grover69
  • Yeah the 3D was great. : joesnizzle
• I saw it this evening as well, and I was very impressed. I always have high expectations for Pixar movies : thetangent
• I just saw that movie yesterday. It's definitely now one of my favorite Pixar movies! It was way better... : CrustaR
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  I'm a bit torn on this movie. The first 20 minutes were great and quite sad. I didn't like the whole ju... : redfive
  • The beginning was perfect. I loved the bird, but the last part when it went action movie, I didn't like ... : brickmatt
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  It didn't have as much substance as I thought it would, the story ended up being pretty simplistic. The ... : MaxPete
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    I felt like Wall-E just got too political at the end, which is fine, but I see that every fucking day and... : mysled
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      I don't really think of Pixar movies as "silly kid movies", but I see what you are saying. I didn't feel... : MaxPete
      • You don't feel like Wall-E was political? Did you watch the entire movie? : brickmatt
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  I loved it, I don't know if I agree with some of the guys above me saying the emotional depth was lacking... : icking fudiot
  • I chuckled when the dogs were playing poker : redfive
  • I was amazed at how funny some really obvious and simple gags were. : brickmatt
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    I was hiding under your porch because I love you. : walker270
    • that line nearly made me cry : dopefish
• I really liked UP. : edgewise
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  As usual Pixar manages to infuse more emotion in animated people and animals than most actors can in norm... : derelict515
  • Agreed. : brickmatt
• SQUIRREL! : walker270
• Best case yet for an animation to be considered for best picture? I think so. : romulan
• I've heard that the movie looks amazing in 3-D. But where can I see it in 3-D? Is that an IMAX-only thi... : Ride-My-Rocket

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  Rez2 with a fleshlight attachment that gets moist and pulsates. : mojo the helpr monke
  • Sounds like a system seller to me. : Dontdrop
  • SOLD! : Goblin au
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  Me buying a PS3 shortly after it's over. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • yeah :D : aeg1x
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  -Diablo 3 released date: June 1st : buzzbat
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    201∞ : kaddar0
    • Is this statement logically correct? : SigENeaT
    • 20xx, same year as Megaman Legends 2. : kallanta
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  Alan-Fucking-Wake : itsjames
  • Really. if it's not there I don't expect that game to ever be released : baron calamity
• ep3 : PointlesS76
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  Portal 2, 360/PC exclusive HL2 Episode 3 No PS3 Slim Announcement New Halo Game GT5 Release Date GT... : WhatIsThisFor
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    "New IP" is pretty broad : hankyJR
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      So we're critiquing predictions now? : WhatIsThisFor
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        Next prediction will be "Sony makes announcement" : hankyJR
        • Troll someplace else. : WhatIsThisFor
    • What new IP has nintendo launched in the last 8 years? If he knew what it was it woudln't be "new," an... : batkiwi
    • Nintendo actually designing a new lead character is epic for them. "introducing...teenager Mario!!!" : kingdepork
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    I bet the PS3 Slim is real (especially now that we know the blurry pix of the PS3 Slim's cardboard box re... : Bold
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      I think the box and look seems real but it just seems so damned soon to shrink such modern and hot runnin... : abrasion
      • Even in the product's life cycle its too soon unless they can save money doing it right? I wouldnt put... : SigENeaT
      • there's already been one die shrink, this is the second : jcupitt
  • New killer instinct? Is there anything anywhere that would give a hint about this? : razlebol
  • Pretty sure the file size limit is already gone. : deveus1
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  PES 2010 is going to be amazingly awesome. Nintendo will be disappointing, Microsoft's conference will b... : Lionhart32935
  • I hope you're right about the next PES. : dissembler
• Doubt PS3 slim very much, it's too soon. : abrasion
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  God Forza 3 can't come soon enough : boarder2
  • I hope so, since Gran Turismo 5 is vaporware. : code-e255
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  New Zelda! Gimme a trailer, Nintendo! I'll take anything! : David Craddock
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    the Zelda train game ! you got your wish. happy now ? : barichnikov
    • Actually that game will probably be fun, but I want a new CONSOLE Zelda. :) : David Craddock
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  New Counter-Strike!.... I'd really love to see that though.... : choppp
  • oh god yes. everyone can go on about how much counter-strike sucks, but there's a reason why it's still p... : GrimmyD
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  Crackdown 2 : Mansmells
  • I'd need to lie down if this is dropped. : Super Sparker
  • Unless its developed by someone else, I don't see it. : baron calamity
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  - Episode 3 teaser - Portal 2 teaser - New God of War 3 footage - New Alan Wake footage - Homeworld 3... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Another World has already been remade! Not completely but it is Windows compatible and scales to high res... : cfalcon
• Given all the hype behind Kojima's obscure PS3 and PSP announcement, I really doubt they'd also be announ... : Vincent Grayson
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  I'd like to see some Alan Wake, LA Noire, and Mafia 2 dated. I'd also like to see more footage of Trico. : pyide
  • So I'm predicting I'll probably be let down? That sucks. : pyide
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  Will Blizzard give any new details on their new MMO? Or will they wait till Blizzcock? : Flynn
  • I doubt there will even be new details at Blizzcon. It's way way too early. : deveus1
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  Deus Ex 3 trailer : megarust32
  • I hope so. And it better not be some CG bullshit. : freshyk
  • I second that. I've dug their concept art. IW hurt, but I can't help beign hopeful. : Conan
  • Wow, I totally forgot that game : matthaeus
  • I'd fuck that game. I'd fuck it hard. : PlanetPerfecto
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  new Mechwarrior : conandan
  • You just gave me wood. : SigENeaT
  • jebus i just nutted..... i can only hope. : ssj4megaman
  • Now I need a towel :( : TastyWheat
• - The new MGS will be for the stupid PSP and I will be pissed - No other PS3 games that interest me will... : DOOManiac
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  DNF will own? : pigvomit
  • I wouldn't be surprise if only to screw up Take Two's lawsuit. : baron calamity
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  Playable SC2 on the floor is all I care about right now. : Serpico74
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    I didn't know that NNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGGG : abrasion
    • I didn't say it was going to happen! That said, it wouldn't surprise me, they had WoW at E3 for four year... : Serpico74
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  3D Realms Presents Cheap Handjobs for Capitol Investors, hosted by Scott Miller.* * Due to scheduling : BlackCat9
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
• More juicy stuff on: ME2 Old Republic Halo ODST BFBC2 GTA4 Gay Tony Wolfenstein Mafia 2 CODMW2 ... : Sailor of Fortune
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  Links 2010 One can dream :( : losimagic
  • Let it go, Tiger is a perfectly good golf game now. : Deathlove
• - Video Games : DrFlammable
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  ANOTHER Halo :( : TastyWheat
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    and Gears of Snore! : abrasion
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      Oh man I see what you did there haha! : Evil Benius
      • It's one of my better jokes, the caliber of my comedy is unmatched. : abrasion
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  - Microsoft and Sony do their best Wii impression by announcing Motion Controllers. - Valve teases Episo... : jabuck
  • Microsoft motion controller. http://kotaku.com/5273683/gametrack-freedom-dated-by-eb-games : razlebol
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  Too bad I won't be home to watch this live :( : razlebol
  • Where can we listen/watch live on the iPhone? If that's possible. : flubba79
• No sequels announced this year by any company. : pyrogen
• Where are the best places to catch blogs/footage of the live announcements??? : hmesser
• Telltale's new IP series I hope the Secret of Monkey Island / Maniac Mansion rumors on Xbox Live turn ou... : baron calamity
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  Forza 3 would make me shit really hard : moshman
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    ...in the face of GT5. : MatzL.E.
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      MORE LIKE DNF AM I RITE SHACKNEWS? : abrasion
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        no : moshman
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          Did you miss yesterdays thread? it was great. : abrasion
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            i was busy getting drunk : moshman
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              http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20040820 : abrasion
              • lol walker : moshman
      • go and stand in the corner : CoRDS
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        for someone who complained about talking about DNF, you sure do bring it up a lot : conandan
        • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20040820 : abrasion
• left 4 dead sequel called zombies 8 my friends. : CoRDS
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  I am willing to bet the Halo: Reach rumors are true. : Evil Benius
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    Developed internally by MS? Nah I think the ODST is all that will be mentioned as far as Halo stuff go... : humbleone
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      It looks like Bungie might be making it and rumors are adding up that it is real. : Evil Benius
      • Apologies for doubting you http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/58901 : humbleone
• I am betting I won't get this solved until after E3 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20044118#itemanc : humbleone
• Team Ico PLZ : smax
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  "MGS4 on the 360" <-- NOPE. Konami has shot this down a dozen times already. Just let it die. : Rehevkor
  • They must not like money then, because I would buy it in a heartbeat. : silent prophet
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  2D Metroid. : Crimsonbeak
  • 2D Castlevania : fsck
  • Oh god I hope so. Long overdue. : c_man_tmt
  • I also heard this from a reliable source. : wasylm
• Actually since G4 is doing a Donkey Kong score challange, I wonder if VM Donkey Kong Arcade or a new Donk... : baron calamity
• New Skies of Arcadia! That's not a prediction as much as a sad hope. : Mad Jack McMad
• Kojima will announce that hes not making another Metal Gear : technotica
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  MS will announce a portable gaming device : MagicWishMonkey
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    Maybe Zune HD will play games but thats it. I believe Apple is more likely to annouce a console than micr... : baron calamity
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      The portable market is pretty huge, I wonder why MS is reluctant to throw it's hat in the ring? : MagicWishMonkey
      • I think they want to stay focused on the 360. Besides the Zune HD, I think MS will only make a serious pu... : Dontdrop
    • Current Zunes can play games. They just don't have very many of them and they are like cellphone games. : deveus1

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• It's going to bomb like Terminator: Salvation : Godhatesfatpeople
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  It's a prequel and Ridley Scott and his son are both working on it. : WhatIsThisFor
  • Carl Erik Rinsch is directing it. Ridley and Tony Scott are producers on it. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • One misleading fucking title on io9 and EVERYONE starts panicking with the REMADE headline. : Bamtan
• Prequel. Does no one read anymore? : cerealSAM2
• JJ Abrams should direct it with lens flares. : orgcaptainnemo
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  I say go for it, if it bombs who cares... we still got the classic to watch. Would be cooler if they did ... : technotica
  • lol : Godhatesfatpeople
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    Predator has Robert Rodriguez on it. I've said it before, but if anyone can drag it further into the muck... : d fluke
    • Um. He directed Planet Terror and that was awesome. : thrallie200
• Needs more cloned Sigourney. : SigENeaT
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  i love that trailer for ALIEN. Need more trailers like that. : broly1718
  • If I would have seen that trailer as a kid I would have been terrified of that movie. It made me just ju... : melkore
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    That trailer is 30 years old and still scary as hell. : Serpico74
    • To me it's scarier because it's so old, which scares me even more : spiderfill
  • ya that trailer is badass : technotica
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  Alien is fucking perfect. You cannot remake it. Nothing to improve. Just re-release it. : GeorgeB3DR
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    the only good thing to come from it is that kids that have never heard of alien might go and get the orig... : filthysock
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      Kids these days would find it too slow and boring. :( Idiots. : Serpico74
      • Sadly correct :( : MacemanInTW
  • Digitally remastered how we originally intended - now with tauntauns! : abrasion
  • same goes for predator, but tell that to hollywood. they lack originality and have to put out something. : AMikaboshi
  • SO very fucking right. : Fred Garvin
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  It's time for a Matrix remake : xxx2xxx
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    Nope we can be safe that will never happen as most everyone hates it. As a fan, I too am glad because I t... : Toth21
    • It will happen eventually. Just wait. : cerealSAM2
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    They need to make a sequel or something. : Bamtan
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      Defiantly. The first one ended so great and left it open for a sequel. I wonder why they never followed t... : uglysad
      • I wish I could be like you. : razlebol
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        Probably destined to fail, Neo is so godlike what should he do, fight 100 Mr. Smiths at once for an hour ... : xxx2xxx
        • I would prefer if he fought 1000 smiths for 10 minutes because he thought he could beat him. However, tha... : Toth21
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        I'll take a stab- I believe a lady had shopped her script [or screenplay?] around to the Wachowski people... : PlanetPerfecto
        • That makes so much sense that it hurts. : gooblerampling
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  Man, Sci-fi movies used to be so awesome back than.. Now we barely get any. Sunshine was almost a mas... : razlebol
  • Children of Men. Serenity. : brickmatt
  • Were there really that many more back then? If there were, I'd put a lot of it on Star Wars kicking up a... : nurglich
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    Star Trek? : Whistler77
    • just about to post this... : dedgecko
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      Is it over the top action sci-fi or thoughtful, methodical sci-fi? : ieGod
      • Definitely not the latter. : lightly inclined
      • action but the whole time-travel and alternate universe angle is thoughtful and was used effectively and ... : das_runt
    • Haha, yeah. I guess. : razlebol
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    Solaris. The Fountain. Can't think of anything else. : lightly inclined
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      I have great difficulty thinking of the Fountain as being sci-fi, aside from the whole "cure for cancer" ... : dopefish
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        Dude was in a floating ecosphere with a magical tree in s-s-space. : lightly inclined
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          yeah but that wasn't literal. at no point was Tommy ever actually flying through space. : dopefish
          • Yes, it absolutely was literal. : Vincent Grayson
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    Yeah, there is definitely no Alien of our generation. : Drewus
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      And by saying that I don't mean something that borrows heavily from Alien, because there are a million mo... : Drewus
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        There are plenty of awesome movies coming out all of the time. Primer, for example. : WhatIsThisFor
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          oh man, I watched Primer again a couple of days ago. I pulls me in every time. : dopefish
          • I just rewatched is as well. Amazing scifi. : brickmatt
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          Primer is ok, but I think it gets praised more than it deserves. Being extremely complicated just for the... : ieGod
          • I am in total agreement. While good, it was obviously made by engineers trying to show off. : gooblerampling
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        As much as people like to hate on it, I kind of feel The Matrix was this. It's horribly cliche now, and i... : mindmann
        • Actually I would agree with this. The sequels were pretty horrible, but the first movie is still great. A... : Drewus
  • Well, now that Cameron is back we're getting a proper SciFi action movie again. Two of them even. : enyakk
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  I read that as Alan Wake Remake O_o : humbleone
  • Speaking of that, pretty sure that will be part of what MS is going to talk about @ E3 : humbleone
  • It might ship first! : SeaLlama
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  James cameron must be turning in his grave : aeg1x
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    i though he was still alive : X-GOUKI
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      Nop, im pretty sure he is dead. : themaestro2657
      • lol?? : technotica
    • he is but hasnt released a movie in like 18 years... : technotica
• the only thing i would possibly do to that movie is CG the creature in the parts where it looks like a du... : dopeman
• ugh, i dont think you can top Alien. Seriously that movie is fucking perfect for what it is. : thewindcriesmary
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  Hollywood is so full of creatively bankrupt people. The only thing sadder is the jackholes that will pay ... : Fred Garvin
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    Crap is made because crap is what most people want, whether it comes to movies, music, etc. Its a miracle... : Serpico74
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      That's why I love indie films and indie games. : Fred Garvin
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        I think its also why directors that do have some say in what they do are ones that were successful in the... : Serpico74
        • This has been my thinking for a while. Start off on shorts, low budget character pieces. Make something a... : PlanetPerfecto
    • Don't forget focus groups filled with mouth breathers I wouldn't trust to put together a 2 piece puzzle. : soggybagel
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      • Thanks for these links, definitely going to give them a read tonight. : PlanetPerfecto
      • Thanks for those links, really interesting reading. Do you happen to know the film he mentions in the sec... : nodebug
  • I agree :/ : vx2o
• What needs to be done to make Hollywood kick ass again? :( : vx2o
• proper scifi is dead with hollyweird, nothing but empty movies or action scifi these days. : stgdz
• Battle Angel... that is all. : technotica
• alien doesn't need to be remade. as a science fiction film it still has tons of innovations and accuracie... : DeBurgo

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  HIT ME! I LOVE YOU!!! : kgargs
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    I should win b'c I post about DOTA 1 million times a day and I'll give it a fair chance and review and my... : kgargs
    • its dota 2, it rocks :D : bongturbo
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    A winner is you! SM me your email address. : Helter Skelter
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      fuck yes! : kgargs
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        gargs if you get an invite for being in to share, please think of your good buddy kainen. :( : kainen1
        • Not to forget, your best friend Aaarrrgh! : aaarrrgh
• I played a video game once. It was alright. : Alice O'Connor
• Me me me me. : aaarrrgh
• I would like to be considered for this great and prestigious honor. Thank you. : gendail
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  hey helter, its me andy : oHnOES
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    I don't think I actually know anybody named Andy, but ok! SM me your email address. : Helter Skelter
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      Reversal of fortune! You are too slow, and are eaten by a horde of angry squirrels. : Helter Skelter
      • dang, oh well, i was having fun playing gta4 :( : oHnOES
• omg pretty prease i heart dota clones : Xanthos
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  Is it good? I got an invite too but I had no idea what it was, nor had I ever heard of it before, so I ju... : mittense
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    (I still have no idea what it is). : mittense
    • Oh shit. It's actually fucking DOTA. Goddamn. : mittense
  • It's really quite excellent. Bit of a learning curve on some aspects of the game, but overall not too har... : Helter Skelter
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  The savage games were awesome. Too bad not many people hung around for the long run, usually flocked to a... : Sailor of Fortune
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    Savage 2 is more or less free! Savage 1 is totally free! There's no reason not to play! : Helter Skelter
    • Everyone jumped on to games like TF2. GJ Valve! : Sailor of Fortune
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      Savage 2 just wasn't as good as Savage 1 and I have no idea why. I can't pinpoint it. : mittense
      • When did you make this decision? I ask because post-release they majorly changed the combat/block/etc mec... : Fayk
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  oh god pretty please! I want to play dota 2! : kainen1
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    SM me your email address. : Helter Skelter
    • done! I love you I think. : kainen1
• I love beta testing (I really do! it's fun!), pick me : Majuju
• i'll give it a go. : broly1718
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  the development of savage 2 was a horrible clusterfuck so hopefully they do better this time : Luminair
  • I think I can safely say that this is one of the most polished and stable betas I've ever seen (I've seen... : Helter Skelter
• I would love to see what S2 is doing, as I loved the Savage games so much. : manlyman
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  Yes please. : geedeck
  • I'm now out of invites at the moment, but if I get any more I'll do another one of these. : Helter Skelter
• I would like in : tangles
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  Ha, I was waiting in a game and jbury joined in. : mittense
  • I had a fucking amazing game with Foxhawk last night. So much fun. : Helter Skelter
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    Holy shit this is amazing. : mittense
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      I love it so much even though, despite being very DOTA, it's still confusing at first. : mittense
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        I really enjoyed those games fella, I suck as I have no clue what I'm doing but had fun anyway. Think I'm... : jbury
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          Yeah ranged was owning me. I also recommend just starting a private server by yourself so you can get th... : MuteMode
          • Hmmm yeah I'll give that a go : jbury
• I'd love to try it if someone still has an invite. : razlebol
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  I have Savage 2 but I've never actually played it. :( : deject
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    You should play. There's still a very small community online, just enough to have some fun. : nevicata
    • I'd play if we could get a shack game going. I fired it up once to check out the tutorial, and it was re... : deject
• ill do it! : technotica
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  HOLY SHIT THIS IS AMAZING : kgargs
  • and xanthos (mcpants) needs an invite if anyone can pity his wittle soul : kgargs
• ME! I'm the one that made a video that inspired S2 to start that "I Am Savage." competition right after S... : arsonide
• I'd definitely be interested. : zipper76
• Daaaaang I need to get an invite to this. Everyone on the DotA vent is playing and talking about how awe... : HAMGASM
• Oh fuck yes plz : timaste
• id like to try it :) : MrBig0
• Me please! : Toth21
• God I want an invite ;( : Bantis
• is this really dota2 : spaceless
• Ok. I need in on this. : Lexicon_Leidun
• I'd like an invite if anyone has one. Thanks. : Psigun
• sup I'll take one : azenmaster
• Hook me up please. <3 : Gary the Llama
• WOO?? : rbjester
• If anyone has a spare invite, I wouldn't mind giving this a shot! : GrimmyD
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  Hijack For those in the beta, post your username here so that we can add each other. Mine is RazLeB... : razlebol
  • mittense : mittense
  • Psigun : Psigun
  • gulik : stgulik
  • jbury : jbury
  • Slowtreme - and I'm a noob : Slowtreme
  • asponge : Alice O'Connor
  • geedeck : geedeck
  • kgargs : kgargs
  • McPants : Xanthos
  • bonger : bongturbo
  • freshyk : freshyk
  • MuteMode : MuteMode
  • tsuba : tsuba
  • timaste : timaste
  • drakoniac : Drakoniac
  • melkore I just got rocked by some devs : melkore
  • Zentaur : azenmaster
  • kainen : kainen1
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  God I suck so much at this game. : razlebol
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    the boards have some good tips : stgulik
    • hoverboards? : Cheeziologist
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      Link? : razlebol
      • Nevermind. : razlebol
• Any left?? Sounds like everybody is having fun :( : jane911
• jesus christ someone invite me already, and play me at s1 and s2 go. : .ka`boom.zZz.
• Any more invites? I'm a pretty big fan of Savage and Savage 2. : Nighteyes
• Any left? : OmegaRed59
• we got 4v4, message me to join game : kgargs
• me plz : kn1fe
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  this is totally awesome. completely. props to kgargs for the hookup. : Xanthos
  • and by kgargs i really mean s2jason, he's the man. : Xanthos
  • THANKS TO S2JASON OMG I'M GOING TO HAVE HIS BABIES : kgargs
• Anyone still has an invite for it ? : barichnikov
• Anyone have another extra invite? Dying to get in. : Head Rush
• Holy shit I just played this for like 5 hours straight, this is really good. : timaste
• Well, I am starting college soon for some criminal justice / police sci courses, but whatever this is I'l... : Draco
• Anymore invites left, this game sounds like a load of DOTA-like fun : edge198
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  ? http://www.heroesofnewerth.com/ : buzzbat
  • hrm... that looks pretty cool from the concepts n such. Any keys left? : technotica
• I want in. Give me. : WaterSign
• I know this probably a longshot, but id love an invite. Things available for barter: Backmassages, ... : Klebold
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  Personally, I'd just like a hint as to what kind of game this is. : Rotten Deadite
  • it's a video game! oh shit who are these guys in my offic : azenmaster
  • read the comments above. if you still need a hint, take an SAT prep course for reading comprehension. : Xanthos

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• this is what the kit looks and sounds like: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcsZGDy9joo : grendel
• omg you can use it as a Rock Band drum kit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4AbxI41AJEU : grendel
• Why not a real acoustic kit? Noise constraints? A real kit would be much cheaper. I say go for it though ... : ghostnote
• that soulds extremely impressive : Yanks
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  The top of the line Roland set is a fantastic musical instrument. I prefer playing an acoustic kit, but r... : Juno
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    yeah a couple of my friends play guitar and they keep telling me i gotta buy some drums to play with them... : grendel
    • :P I love those songs! You can pretend you're Britney Spear's tour drummer, and get all super into playin... : Juno
• make some drums, how hard can it be : CoRDS
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  Do it man. You only live once. Enjoy yourself. : silent prophet
  • Yes. This. : dael
• Fucking do it. I started in the school band in 5th grade, got my first set in 7th grade and played throug... : kungfusquirrel
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  are you in debt? if not, go for it : GloriousCow
  • i am not in debt at all. i own my car, so my only expenses are rent and utilities. : grendel
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  whats the difference in price from a real set? It seems there isn't much space saving there, and except f... : Slowtreme
  • Unfortunately, on both an acoustic set and electronics, breaking cymbals is the part that sucks. The kit ... : Juno
• Do it. As long as you're not putting other people in jeopardy by making an extravagant purchase, the onl... : SiW.
• Dude you obviously just like drumming. Indulge yourself, it's a really positive hobby. : skizl
• do it : Mr.Fusion
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  Thanks Shack. Now to figure out how to fit this into my house. : grendel
  • http://www.crobike.de/en/werbemittel_bilder/promopeddler/8000/17764.jpg : Slowtreme
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  i've played vdrums many times, and i think they are amazing. expensive, yes, but they are great. i want... : FrayLo
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    I think real drums are much more fun to play : lord_omega
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      did you see the word "condo," man? You CAN NOT play drums in a condo. You just can't. The *first* ti... : Juno
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        yeah, that's why i said i would get the mini vdrum kit, do you think i am retarded? : FrayLo
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          oh i think i misread your post : FrayLo
          • you're retarded : Juno
• i've been wanting drums so bad, and it's getting worse, i moved, but into a town home, but firewall betwe... : vov1n
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  WOAH. Ok, first, go buy the cheap kit, not the $6k kit. Roland has a V-Drum kit that's <$1000. Go get ... : Vantage
  • booo hisss get out of here with your reasoning, the big kit is rad, and for $3300 it's a worthy investmen... : Juno
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    its $3300 for their top of the line kit, used. i played it for an hour today and I was very happy! i ... : grendel
    • i really love the feel of the vdrums, roland has done a great job with them : FrayLo
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      Rock band drums? No dude. I mean like this: http://www.andertons.co.uk/and_news_files/images/roland-td3... : Vantage
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        Oh, and you can do rimshots and rolls the like on it, just like on the fancypants mesh kits. : Vantage
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          it's not the same :( : Juno
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            Obviously not, but there's no reason for someone who hasn't played for 10+ years to get the top of the li... : Vantage
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              "I am worried that this is some pathetic attempt to make myself happy by buying something and its a lot o : Vantage
              • booo hissss get the awesome drums : Juno
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        I know major drummers, people whose names people on here would recognize, that love that kit you linked. ... : Halen
        • It's a really great kit, absolutely. Pretty good sounds too, though you can always hook it up to an even... : Vantage
• Always, always walk the road that has you doing what you love. : Wheatloaf
• I play my drums daily. you should too. Buy them NOW! : sheepraper
• After you buy them (because you are going to), we demand pics+divx. : owly

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  lol at the gametrailers link. : chazums
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    What's wrong with gametrailers? :( : slax0r
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      It's not shack video or whatever : sumo-hacker
      • They have higher-quality HD with a straight link and no need to register or login. I love GT. : zehh
  • Also, that new art style looks sexy in motion. : chazums
  • Why? Game trailers is awesome. : Ellissd
  • Why waste gamefly's shack's bandwidth budget? : Sailor of Fortune
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  TEASER LEAKED BY STEVE : stump
  • okay, that looks awesome. Love the new art style. : stump
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  Wow that's awesome. Diabloish you say? : pun][sher
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    Random drops - they speak at it at length on old preview videos. This game is gonna rock. : zehh
    • random, like, idle random? =P : Sailor of Fortune
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  You went from dropping servers to dropping dune buggies in video game trailers. Looks great Steve! I didn... : Frozen Pixel
  • Or whatever those vehicles are called. :) : Frozen Pixel
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    yeah the music seems to be a bit polarizing. *shrug* i didnt shoot the vehicle shot :( : Steve Gibson
    • nah, the music is spot on for this teaser, ignore the people who think otherwise :) : niceguynick
  • Yeah the music was kinda lame, but the rest of it was definitely interesting. : deject
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  Ugh, I really don't like that art style. Some games pull off NPR (like the last Prince of Persia) but som... : uncleanmonkey
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    TF2 pulled it off as well.. I think what bugs me is that it just looks bolted on as a post process rather... : uncleanmonkey
    • i disagree - it looks like a comic straight out of HEAVY METAL magazine from 20 years ago - it's perfect : e v i l
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      The screen shots I've seen show the art style to be in line with the new style direction that the game to... : mittense
      • Because I just don't think it looks very good when the "style" is confined to a post process effect and d... : uncleanmonkey
    • TF2 pulls it off exceptionally well because they made their own cartoon style, instead of copying traditi... : spazzium
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    I think Borderlands actually is pulling it off incredibly well. Some of the stills look astounding. : mittense
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      Do you have an example? I'm pretty much going by this video alone... : uncleanmonkey
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        http://www.shacknews.com/tag.x/Borderlands : mittense
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          Doesn't really change my opinion. It just looks like they're covering up crappy graphics by using an ... : uncleanmonkey
          • I bet you got really angry about the rainbows in the first Diablo3 preview. : SigENeaT
        • I like it - more attitude and style than bloom and fire. : plunkymeadows
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    IAWTP Looks like bad cell shading :( : rmjackson
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      Cel shading is a lighting technique that has harsh gradients. This isn't that. : mittense
      • (Not to be a dick, but cel shading is often confused with general non-photorealistic techniques). : mittense
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        Maybe it should be. It would at least make it look less like it's just silhouettes drawn on top of crappy... : uncleanmonkey
        • Meh, I think it looks pretty great overall. : mittense
      • Let me rephrase.. looks like shit. : rmjackson
  • hey i'm just glad you called it NPR :) : Steve Gibson
• looks ok.. i haven't really paid attention to the game, but the concept sounds interesting. longer tr... : re4ctor
• hoooly shit the game has that giant digging machine, sold. : shortbuscaptain
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  posting it on gametrailers? already forget about shack videos i see! : spaceless
  • and are you guys doing a beta test? : spaceless
• That looks pretty neat. I'm not sure if I like the graphics-style quite yet, but this is back on my radar... : theangrywaffles
• Looks good. I dig the new art style : humbleone
• I've wanted this game more than any other since I saw the first shots of it. The new art style makes me w... : noodleboy723
• that art style is kinda horrid. too much "glow" mixed in with cel shading.. or whatever it's called, just... : g0nk
• looks like it could be interesting. i didn't like the music at all tho. : AMikaboshi
• I love it, and this trailer is just solidifying my purchase of the game. : Drakoniac
• Good to hear everything is going ok Steve :) : jbury
• anyone else think this looks like Rage, with cell shading to make up for the gfx difference? hope you ca... : radula
• I guess it's ok if you're in to that whole "video game" thing : sgtsanity
• Looking forward to this game. Work on Colonial Marines next plz. : megarust32
• Looks cool. It looks a bit like the new id game, Rage. I'm not sure about the black outline filter thou... : capt tripps
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  Whoa... what did I miss in the whole transition thing that you're at Gearbox now? Doing what? : Madwacker
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    just doing marketing stuff. multiple games being developed there etc. really pretty darn entertaining ... : Steve Gibson
    • They aren't letting you around the servers... they must *know*..... : Madwacker
• I like the art style a lot, and if the wide open areas that look like they should come with a game that's... : boarder2
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  so what's the multiplayer component of this? : Majuju
  • (like, Diablo-style, or Hellgate-style, or what?) : Majuju
• Looks great. Sounds like You're having fun at Gearbox :D Can we get a Founding Father inf for t : losimagic
• these environments, characters, etc. reminded me of RAGE : ErneX
• im excited by this game : pandastrong
• works as a teaser I guess... I don't like teasers that much though make a rad ass trailer ! : thebigbeefsandwich
• The game is looking pretty great. And, Steve, give everyone at Gearbox a hug for not making this one o... : mittense
• i am very excited for this game! love the new art direction, and the trailer looked cool too! : hirez
• Can't wait for this game! : cyclonebee
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  It's on my top 3 most wanted games. I'm super hyped for it. The other 2 are Starcraft 2 and Diablo 3. : razlebol
  • And the teser is amazing. Can't fucking wait. You better hook us up for the beta :D : razlebol
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  nothing against steve but when did people decide Champions Online looked good? : DrFlammable
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    Champions Online looks pretty damned good, actually. : joesnizzle
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      i respectfully disagree with your opinion : DrFlammable
      • I'm in the beta. I completely agree. I hate that game. : noodleboy723
• Looks good. : bolneze
• Having seen it in motion, I really believe that the new look was a smart move. Whoever realized that a ch... : Dr_Cube
• http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=19525352 : Wombat Woo
• Color me Teased : IHATEDUST
• Opposing Force 2 Opposing Force 2 Opposing Force 2 Opposing Force 2 Opposing Force 2 : gmd
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  Steve Gibson, can you make this game come out next week please? That new art style looks amazing and ... : pancake humper
  • when it's done : gmd
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  shill'd : Downforce
  • somebody ban this mofo! : pyide
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  Looks very nice, if something blows up let me know when it is out and I will definitely buy it! : dognose
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    the next trailer that is actually full length will feature explosions. i'll make sure of it. :) : Steve Gibson
    • Haha, thanks Steve :) : LoioshDwaggie
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  Still my Most Wanted game on the Shacklist. I like the new art style A LOT! It makes everything important... : AxeMan808
  • P.S. I want Rage too, but have NO HYPE for it. It'll come when it comes, and it'll be what it is. : AxeMan808
• I like it. : Fish_Bulb
• I've got some good news for you, that is less bad than a lot of these stupid 30 second teasers and I c... : Luminair
• I liked the old art style alot better. This look is lame. : retarded talking dinosaur
• That looks awesome, even though the teaser thing is shit. : [7]kami
• God I love the renderer. : zehh
• and you are....? : Dave-A
• i think the art style is awesome! only complaint with the teaser is the game logo is a bit boring. : grendel
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  Reminds me a lot of Rage, but I guess that's probably just the post-apoc setting. Enjoyed the art style!... : brickmatt
  • Maybe thats why they decided to change the art style. Then again maybe not. : humbleone
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  I had no idea Steve went to Gearbox, I thought he retired or something with the money from the buyout. : Iazu
  • doing nothing at home kinda gets old pretty quickly. i'm only 33 :( : Steve Gibson
• Cool! What do you do there? : Sylvanus
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  Was this the game that had Diablo style "random magic gear drops" thing going on? With "a gazillion diffe... : SilverSnake
  • Yep, that is the one. They previously showed a video with completely different graphics where he spawned... : OmegaRed59
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  I thought that was Rage : melt_core
  • Same here : pilgrimage
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  The game is looking quite awesome. I hope we get to see more of it in the coming days. Also, you shou... : freshyk
  • And good choice on using ingame footage and not CG. That shit needs to stop. : freshyk
• Trailer doesn't do anything for me. If I didn't have any advance knowledge of the game (from Jason Hall's... : roushimsx
• Great trailer . Love the art style and love the fact that there are so many weapons. : Cashh
• This is by the far the game I want most. Please tell them to stop delaying and release the awesome. : silent prophet
• Someone ban this shill!! seriously though the game looks great : datoo
• That was pure sex. Will it be DRM free? : Topaz
• Not a fan of the art style, but that trailer is really well done :D : Magus
• Meh, it doesn't play nice on the office PC. I'll make sure to check it out when I get home later! : MacemanInTW
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  What are you doing @ Gearbox? Writing? : eonix
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    Marketing. : sigpro
    • Apparently. : eonix
  • he's in charge of spamming forums with game news. :P : baconisgod
  • "Marketing Director" http://www.gearboxity.com/component/option,com_talent/talent,195/Itemid,45/ : byorn
• Yeah it looks cool! But then I'm already sold, pretty much been anticipating Borderlands from moment of a... : SpaecKow
• I could not be more hyped for this game. It is #1 on my list. : chrisschutz
• Awesome Steve. Congrats on the jerb!!! I've been looking forward to this for a while now. : Wolfanoz
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  I'm excited for the game, but I didn't get all pumped up by the trailer. It was edited well, just the cli... : freakynipples69
  • Actually I lied, I'm pretty excited for that game now. : freakynipples69
• Steve Gibson, you better make sure this game ROCKS. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Don't quit your day j--- oh, too late. : Caboose
• Looks pretty cool for a teaser. I like the style you went went. Free copies to all Shack 10K posters? : Wyvern
• it looks like a cell shaded rage? the music was really nice, and the animation looked awesome.. that ste... : dextius
• i think it looks really good except the the thick black outline on everything is what usually bugs me abo... : spaceless
• I like this divergence from realism that many of the other games do. It's like fine art - realism hit a ... : plunkymeadows
• Will this be out before Diablo 3? : pyide
• SHACKNEWS BETA EXCLUSIVE (available as soon as the FEAR bets is over) : yosemiteclimber
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  Who are you again? : Fred Garvin
  • some damn noob that should lurk more before posting. : CoRDS
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    never heard of him, ban plz : Antilles_Prime
    • Obviously a shill. : Fred Garvin
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  I never knew you went to gearbox. So now you're into game dev? Sweet. : phipple
  • Ah, marketing. Seems like it could be a fun but difficult job. : phipple
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  I'm interested to learn more about the game. Does it remind anyone else of RAGE? : phipple
  • same thing I said : boomstickah
• I thought the music went quite well, industrial and chaotic. What i would say is a shame about the visual... : Klebold