Evening Reading
by Nick Breckon, Jul 06, 2009 6:00pm PDTLucasArts classics getting a Steam release is a great thing. I'd momentarily forgotten how frustrating it can be to load up old PC games until I tried to play Dungeon Keeper 2 the other week. Now we need a Bullfrog Classics pack.
- Left 4 Dead 2 pre-orders get early demo access
- DiRT 2 delayed for DirectX 11 tweaks
- LittleBigPlanet meets Ghostbusters
- Section 8 trailer conjures Tribes
- LucasArts bringing classics to Steam, maybe to iPhone
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
DGM - The Alliance
http://www.monstunes.com/?p=278
listen to the VSMOTD and several other songs here
I just discovered these guys like 2 weeks ago and can't believe I didn't know about them before! They're a fantastic prog-power metal band from Italy and I've been listening to their latest 2 albums on repeat. I'd group them with bands like Symphony X, Kamelot, Vanden Plas, Angra etc, with crazy guitar solos, catchy choruses and a penchant for crunchy guitars, high class production and orchestral flourishes. If you are at all into metal you need to check them out.
Amazingly, they've never been mentioned on the Shack before! I hope that is about to change.
If you like awesome music, listen to this band!
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But yay! http://photos-a.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc1/hs192.snc1/6450_94681829606_748624606_2143200_8008261_n.jpg
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So last night I found the NOOB HINTS for this mod about 15 minutes before I went to sleep, so now I'm MACE-HARD to get home and play this with you guys...but I'm at work and will be at work until 5:30 EST. >:(
Anyways, how many people here play this?
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http://blogs.suntimes.com/ebert/2009/07/i_am_a_brainiac.html
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no net for me til thursday i guess, unless they sort whatever it is out themselves.
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Here's a quickie of all three of them:
Oldboy: Most of us have seen this one. It is the first of the three that I saw, and that was a few years ago. I loved it, I bought it, I've watched it several times. It's both dark and hilarious in every way possible. I think this is my favorite of the three for so many reasons. 5/5
Lady Vengeance: This is the second one I watched. I had no idea what to expect except a similar style to Oldboy. It was really that and then some. This came out two years after Oldboy and there are some minor improvements. The story is hilarious and interesting and there are some genuinely fucked up moments in there. It got to the point at the end where my mind expected to see some truly terrifying shit that didn't happen, but I wasn't disappointed. The movie just plain builds the tension like that. 4/5
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance: I just barely finished watching this one. It is the first of the three and holy shit is it ever dark. It pretty much spends the last hour just punching you in the gut over and over and over again. But it's a great movie to watch and I really liked it. It just might beat out Oldboy as my favorite, but only time will tell. This is probably the most disturbing one of the three, but it doesn't ever degrade itself to torture porn or anything. The characters are interesting and there are surprisingly a lot of funny moments.
I'm a big fan of this guy's movies. I can't wait to see Thirst.
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Today she apperantly checked out the last chatty right before she went to work and gave me an angry look as she rushed out the door in a hurry (for work presumably)
I checked out what was open on my pc, and it was this post
http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=20341443#itemanchor_20341443
Ah, I look forward to explaining you guys.. :D
At least i should be happy it wasn't anything worse..
-b
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First I thought I'd check out the source of distress signal I found on the Citadel...which ended up being some volcanic planet (a Geth trap). Anyway, I've found ship debris with a Turian corpse, along with some mineral or w/e....but I can't seem to interact with either of them at all even though they become highlighted with a circle like all interactive things do. Is there something I need to do, like unlock a quest before I can fuck about with these things?
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hahaha http://twitter.com/rajskub/status/2504277777
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Buy Asus P6T, i7 920, 6GB DDR3 and ATI 4890 1GB - total cost 270$ US
I think I got a fairly good deal, fresh warranty on my computer, newer and faster parts and only 270$ out of pocket.
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http://www.videolan.org
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stuff like SoTC, the new PoP, Flower does it for me but I'm looking for more in the same(ish) vein
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To Outland I go! Is it just my server or is everything up to 60 a ghost town? I don't know if Outland will be the same but I'm in zones where it's literally me and one other person in them. It's kind of ridiculous.
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http://www.downloadsquad.com/2009/07/06/twitters-new-frontier-world-of-warcraft/
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I'm a PC.
Fuck.
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I found in the manual for both my 3, the wifes 6, and the rx8 that the only time the AC compressor isnt off (even with the A/C switch in the off position) is when the dial is set to the console vents. Any other selection means that the compressor is on, and presumably eating up fuel.
Are most cars like this or is that goofy? I understand that a/c helps de-fog windows a bit quicker, but it seems silly that it automatically turns on.
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Peace and quiet, so nice.
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i just ordered my iphone, (its sitting in apt office right now) and i find out my company has a deal with sprint to get FREE PALM PRE's with 2 year contract which is 60/month (15% discount) for everything data plan.
someone convince me not to return my iphone and that the palm pre is doodoo and ill be much happier with the iphone even though it will cost me more.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/e3-09-mass-effect/50067
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http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2009/07/02/business/economy/20090705-cycles-graphic.html
Just a hunch that's been put out there, kind of positive though, but still soft and ill-defined.
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They said one of the "activities" that they do is telling the kids that there are invisible unicorns in the woods outside of camp and have the campers actually prove that they're not there. Brilliant!
Where was this when I was growing up? I have the sudden urge to donate money to them
Here's the full piece: http://www.npr.org/templates/player/mediaPlayer.html?action=1&t=1&islist=false&id=12770420&m=12770423
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http://toucharcade.com/2009/07/06/iphone-duke-nukem-3d-screenshot-revealed/
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Is one significantly better than another? Have you been able to give up computer based IMing? What do you do when someone sends you a URL that you want to open on a computer instead of Safari in the phone?
I'm debating dumping the unlimited texting plan for something like this since my wife and I pretty much only text each other, 200 texts a month will suffice for the rest. Saving $20/mo would be nice.
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Why you throw chip? hulu filled my queue with old EPs of The office, 30 Rock, Chuck, Friday Night Lights.
Look, I like the shows and I am subscribed to them. but it's for NEW EPISODES. Not the shit you expired and then brought back. I've already watched all this. You're fucking up my deal here.
Also, PlayOn doesn't take stuff off your hulu queue after you have watched them. That's kinda lame.
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