Evening Reading
by Nick Breckon, Aug 14, 2009 5:00pm PDTHow's the Shackmeet going, Shackers? I demand pix+divx.
Also, good games to those that played TF2 last night on Dallas. Pretty hilarious stuff.
News:
- Left 4 Dead 2 amusement park campaign!
- Rage screenshots fresh from QuakeCon
- MAG dated for January 26
- Quake Live premium subscription planned
- Weekend deal highlights: Half-Life sale, etc
Chatty: Diablo III, Dragon's Dogma
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
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Welcome to Hello Kitty® Online North America Closed Beta!
Dear Hello Kitty® Online Fan:
Congratulations! You have been selected to participate in the Hello Kitty® Online North America closed beta!
To play, please read the following instructions! See you in game!
while bf2 was a pain in the ass to even install (copy the dvd and install it manually) the bfheroes variant refuses to be uninstalled. a quick google query finds enough people with the same problem and no solution for a clean deinstallation. once the bf2 like 2 gig patch arrives i can probably uninstall this piece of shit. why the fuck i did install it is still beyond me.
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Who's going to see it this weekend?
See it already? How'd you like it?
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xj5k32BeKis&hd=1
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Can you guys offer any tips on how i can overcome my fear of thrill rides?
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New patch! Mostly item changes. Notes in reply.
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Celldweller - Birthright
Listen on my site: http://www.monstunes.com/2009/08/celldweller-birthright/
You can download one of the tracks for free there too
Celldweller isn’t a band so much as a one man army. It’s the multifaceted, crazed and brilliant creative output of just one oddly-coiffed individual -> Klayton Scott. The music is described by Klayton as a “fusion of the electronics of drum & bass and techno, with rock and orchestral elements, meshing the synthetic and the organic, darkness with beauty, into a cohesive blend entirely its own.†A fairly apt description I must say. The self-titled debut is a masterwork, combining trance/techno/d&b with industrial and metal to create a totally unique mix that’s at times incredibly heavy and others light and beautiful.
It’s as if Nine Inch Nails, Lamb of God, Depeche Mode, Infected Mushroom and E.S.Posthumus decided to pool their efforts and kick ass together. You’ve probably already heard Celldweller’s music actually, as it’s been used in many movies and trailers, including Spider-Man and other prominent films. He also used to do Circle of Dust and does all of the music for Criss Angel's shows/albums.
Celldweller is really awesome and I know there are a lot of fans here already. I think you'll dig 'em. Listen and let me know what you think!
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thanks a lot shacknews! it's been a while since i won anything! shit, i need to check my mega millions loto ticket.
the best part for me was meeting Randy Pitchford, dude is super cool. he even took the time to come on the tour of the office with us. he's very smart and friendly, and i got the feeling that everyone working for gearbox digs his leadership, but i could just be projecting a nerd crush. shit i didn't even know his name, when i first saw him i was like, "hey, you're that guy from the borderlands demo video from like a year ago that all excited about the game and was kinda overly excited and goofy in the video, and every video since" , and i told him it's so cool he has so much passion for his work/borderlands. i felt really dumb when i found out a moment or two later that he's owner/founder of gearbox, OOOOOPPPPSSSS.
OH and i did the same thing to steve gibson! it was terrible, he meets me and some other winners in the lobby, and on the way up in the elevator, i ask him if he ever worked for the shack? I FUCKING DIDN'T REALIZE HE MADE THE SHACK! and steve didn't even flinch, he just said something like "oh no, i haven't ever worked there", and i not knowing any better believed him. ahahahhahahah i found out later who he is, and felt dumb. steve is rad, but i'm sure all you sally's and nigel's know that already.
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http://movies.apple.com/movies/fox_searchlight/gentlemenbroncos/gentlemenbroncos_h720p.mov
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1161418/
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What do you need to install to get all of the function keys to work properly?
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Windows 7 64bit with 6gb of ram, I'm watching a movie on one monitor, running 2 tools doing a file compare on the other and a few other things running - 5% cpu use and over 4.5gb of ram free, the future is here.
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hm, can anyone help with this issue? names arent displaying in WSG next to the flag who has it
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Whats "todays" general rule about kids birthday parties? My kids are invited to a b-day party where they are going somewhere that requires an admission fee. Now when my wife and I do this for our kids we always pay for every kid since its was our idea. This particular party the parents told us we have to pay for our own kids. I am starting to see this more often and it pisses me off. I am half tempted to say no however its not the kids fault so I'll just cave and pay the damn fee. So I have to buy a gift and pay admission to go.
WTF........
maybe this is normal these days?? I'll change how I do it if that's the case.
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http://www.gametrailers.com/video/creative-director-rage/54284#comments_top
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http://www.offworld.com/2009/08/offworld-gallery-the-games-fac.html
p.s. don't let shackers buy you drinks, otherwise you'll end up doing what I did and shotgunning all the drinks in front of you because you had more than you realized. Oops!
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I can't finish the final mission because of some stupid glitch(or design?). At one point you have to press space repeatedly and no matter how fast (or slow) I press it, I cannot complete the action. I even tried mapping the jump to another button, plugging in a 360 controller and doing it, etc. This is so frustrating. Gonna try rebinding jump to mouse 1/2. Hopefully at least that will work.
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Woot!
http://techpulse360.com/2009/08/12/amd-directx-11-evergreen-graphics-chips-you-wont-believe-your-eyes/
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I've been playing most of the day. Just start off and finished my 1st real assassination in the 1st 1/3 of Damascus. Everything about this game is just awesome. I love just walking through crowds, pushing people out of the way. Also, roof hoping is fucking bad ass. They really did a great job at the animation of the main character and the people in the cities. It's all full of life. just standing around, sometimes I just watch people, they converse, some people stop and listen to the guys preaching shit, some walk by and make a face. It's just all so nicely done.
Like I said, i'm barely into the game, and i've played probably close to 6 hours already. I made sure to complete all the side quests before going for the major kill at the end of the level, finding all the eagle lookouts, helping all the citizens, pick pocketing (which i really suck at, heh) etc. It's all varied and you can do them at will, so it keeps things different. I'm lovin' it!! The only bad thing is, as it's a rental from Gamefly, it's listed as not able to buy instead of returning it, so i'm gonna have to go find it locally and buy it, I want it for my collection of always have games. :) Also, can't wait for AC2 now.
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How the fuck can someone eat so much? As a fat man, I just can't do it. It amazes me to see people eat like this.
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is upon us, and it's about time.
EPL
Chelsea vs Hull up first
Villa vs Wigan probably the pick of the middays
Everton vs Arsenal to close as the clear match of the day
BundesLiga
Best matches today are probably (you never know in the Bundesliga)
Werder / Bayern
Hamburg / BVB
Hell yes.
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While they progressively get worse with each one, the 3'rd movie is still actually better than some other shit from out of Hollywood lately - I would rate them at least worth renting.
Also Mila looks so much better with the extra sandwhich or two in RE compared to 5'th Anorexialment