Morning Discussion: Post-Its From America

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  Also, here is a really awesome video of Borderlands just released from gametrailers http://www.gametraile... : Reeves
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    So Fallout 3 is the postapocalyptic RPG, and Rage is the postapocalyptic FPS, and and Borderlands is the ... : FlatlineDixay
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      Pretty much.. except this isn't post apocalyptic since it's on an alien planet that has been abandoned :p... : Reeves
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        While you say "sort of the same setting", as far as I can tell all the content released so far is postapo... : FlatlineDixay
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          Well post apocalyptic usually refers to earth after nuclear warfare or some sort of ravaging apocalypse. ... : Reeves
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            gotta go with you on this one. FPS/RPG on an alien planet. the world is fucked up, yes, but there has bee... : dahanese
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              Well I'm not disputing the fact that it's set on an alien planet. It's their game, they can say whatever ... : FlatlineDixay
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                this is semantics now, i think. because you seem to think "post apocalyptic" now stands for any sort of f... : dahanese
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                  Yes, I do think that's what it stands for, and yes, it has been semantics from the very beginning from my... : FlatlineDixay
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                    And Arizona would be described as barren desert environment, not post-apocalyptic. : Reeves
                    • I don't know, some of those border towns are pretty rough! : FlatlineDixay
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            At this point, there's been enough literary and cinematic content focused on that particular type of envi... : FlatlineDixay
            • But I see no broken freeways or run down schoolbuildings!!! : Reeves
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              Post-apocalyptic is not in quotes. It means after an apocalypse. This is an alien planet. Plain and simpl... : pancake humper
              • Okay, I'll put it in quotes next time. : FlatlineDixay
  • I want this game so badly!!!!!!!!! : Link.
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    Cool. It's impressive how much press coverage and hype this game is getting. I didn't know Steve was VP o... : Nitrium
    • Well for the most part Borderlands has gone under the radar for awhile.. So it really needs the coverage.... : Reeves
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    Mr Pitchford looks tired. How many times a day he has to repeat the same thing. Great video and we all ca... : Cashh
    • Yeah, he looks tired and yet still seemed excited about it. : boarder2
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  How many settings are there in Borderlands? : mr.sleepy
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    What do you mean settings? Game options or like environments? : Reeves
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      Yeah, like, "places" Is it all desert? : mr.sleepy
      • So far I know of the desert setting, end-game mountainous/snow setting, swamp setting, and a junkyard set : Reeves
  • I heard there are 9 settings, sleepy! : sparkly
  • A bakers dozen. : MagicWishMonkey
  • shotted the gun or not shotted the gun : fathertime
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    5 regions IIRC, : shirif
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      Where did you hear that from? I'm going to assume that each region constitutes a new environment, and as ... : Reeves
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        I can't the article, I may be wrong though. : shirif
        • can't find* : shirif
  • low, medium, high, ultra, "11" : deviantpaul
• only if he rates it at 8.3235212378 or higher. : Prozium
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  Steam please, Steam please, Steam please, Steam please, Steam please. : pancake humper
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    It'd be really weird if it didn't end up on Steam since the rest of the Gearbox games are on Steam, and I... : valael
    • There have been dumber decisions made before :( : pancake humper
  • I'll kill if this game doesn't make Steam. : Link.
  • No Steam = no buy : Serpico74
• Here are a whole bunch of articles and stuff http://gbxforums.gearboxsoftware.com/showthread.php?t=72... : Reeves
• Steve feels so far away. I can hardly sense his huge penis from here : GloriousCow
• Randy kinda took over there! Simmer down, Randy : Dave-A
• For some reason the more they talk about it and the more videos I see, the less pumped about this game I... : lcizzle
• Gotta be a great company / group to work for. :) : Wolfanoz
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  I'm not buy the whole mutiny thing. How do you go about getting that much work done, working with program... : Lawgiver
  • *buying : Lawgiver
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    Here is the more complete story as I know it: The development was nearing completion, the artists had not... : Reeves
    • Man I really need to get better at proof reading my shit : Reeves
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      ok that makes more sense, I was under the impression Randy knew nothing about it. : Lawgiver
      • Well he says he hadn't seen any of their work until they presented it. : Reeves
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        the mutiny part is basically true. a couple of guys did a really really tiny demo on their own, got perm... : dopefish
        • Awesome :). So did you actually work on the game? : Reeves
• I predict that this game is going to be incredibly average : Drewus
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  This has probably been asked and answered before but with the item system, does anybody know if your appe... : jane911
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    It's not an in depth RPG like that. There isn't much more in the way of customizing your look than there ... : Reeves
    • Actually I think there may be helmets as well, but they don't actually show up on your character as far a... : Reeves
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      It is first person but you can look at other players too. One thing I like about an item system like this... : jane911
      • I agree completely but I don't think it's going to hinder this game much. : Reeves
• I'm totally psyched for this game! : vynn
• The last word is ‘Verhoeven’ (as in Dutch action director Paul Verhoeven), whose movies are : Mad Brahmin Disease
• when did he start working at Gearbox? : cell9song

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• Why didn't you add some satellite dishes and shit to the suit? Make it look more futuristic dude! (goo... : MagicWishMonkey
• i just want to say kudos on the cg. : anthonybean
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  Woah! Hey. Great job on the suits and CG. Excellent movie. : majestik
  • IAWTP! Amazing work on the CG side, and with the movie in general! : itsjames
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  Why did the aliens have a WAR MECH but weren't using that to try and get better conditions / try and get : twifosp
  • Oh and the CG was excellent btw. : twifosp
  • I read that wrong, I read that you did have insight into the script, nevermind! : twifosp
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    First of all I think it's fucking awesome that people are asking questions like this since it shows they ... : Cubictoast
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      Essentially a film is bound by it's running time, My thoughts exactly. All you District 9 haters please l... : Wikus Van De Merwe
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        It isn't a reason not to like the film, that is an explanation. I liked the film, but if someone doesn't... : twifosp
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          I agree, and I can totally see why some people wouldn't like the film for that reason. Hell, I think W... : Cubictoast
          • Hahahaha, this is totally your place. These people love that movie for some reason. : LoioshDwaggie
          • wanted was great! especially towards the end. : Flinz
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    my take (as it was mentioned in the movie too) was that the spaceship was literally a bus full of constru : greydog
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      It was explained by the director that the aliens are of a hive mind, and that the governing part of the h : Rooster Cockburn
      • Sorry, replied to the wrong guy. Meant to hit your parent. : Rooster Cockburn
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        Hmm, well I think it could have taken a 5 minute scene or less to explain that. I wasn't insinuating the : twifosp
        • They did say in the movie (early on, in one of the documentary interview clips) that the leadership had d : MamiyaOtaru
    • proletariat aliens? : Porkasaurus
    • I thought that was just supposed to show that news broadcasters were looking down on the aliens for being... : spdon
• you guys did an awesome job. the cg was kick ass. : xxiv
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  Did you take some cues from Dog in Half-Life 2? Coming out of the movie both my cousin and I both said t : melkore
  • How did you guys think of the Bacon Cannon? Great movie + CG. I look forward to movies like this. : pun][sher
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    WETA did all the concept work with Neill so I can't say for sure of HL2 played any sort of part in influe... : Cubictoast
    • Adding in to the subtle work, the facial animation of the suit was -beautiful- stuff. I love how the all ... : LoioshDwaggie
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  The exo suit was CG? Like, every time it was in the movie? That's depressing, I wanted to lust after it. ... : Deathlove
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    Ya all CG, no props. Next time I talk to Neill I'll ask him if they plan on getting some japanese toy ... : Cubictoast
    • Goddamn it that is cool: please allow me the honor of buying you a drink if you ever come down to Belling... : Wikus Van De Merwe
    • yes! a nice resin model kit of the aliens/mechs would be awesome. : deathofrats
    • Sideshow Collectibles would do a good job. : byorn
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  That suit was badass, how long before Japan licenses the technology for Gundam? : pancake humper
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    Also how many people worked on the suit. How long did it take to create from concept to final renders? Do... : pancake humper
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      Probably about 8 or so people workedon the suit. That covers the entire pipeline. The concept stuff m... : Cubictoast
      • yes, artbook, please! and weta sideshow collectible replica (1:1 scale)! :p : robingchyo
• Tell everyone over there they did a great job! I think I said this yesterday, but the exo-suit was the mo... : pyide
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  No question just awesome work on the VFX! : trOmblyj
  • I will second this. I can't think of any questions about the suit itself, but give my praise to ever... : ZTac
• The CG work on the suit was great. (Best part in the movie imo) It really got me wishing people would do ... : ShadowRam
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  No questions, just mad props. Mad mad mad mad props. : dognose
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    ^^ i agree with ambassador dognose : dirge23
    • So do I, I liked the movie so it is officially good : dognose
  • Oh no drucifer has bitten dognose. : Moonbase Commander
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    Hah! Thanks man, I didn't post for the acknowledgement but I'll take it anyways!!! Honestly, it was... : Cubictoast
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      A coworker of mine had me hyped for District 9 before I ever even saw an ad for it, reciting the entire s... : dognose
      • I'd like to thank Ambassador Dognose for those kinds words. So say we all. : ezanga
      • Ya man I read this page all day every day and probably have for the last 9 years... I've been a shameles... : Cubictoast
• gah, still over a week until I see the movie, am not reading anything in this thread until then... bookma... : dael
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  There was this video on yourube of a robot gaurd wAndering around johannsburg a few years back. Did you g... : askedrelic
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    Tetra Vaal? Pretty sure that was also Neill Blomkamp & The Embassy VFX. : pyide
    • Yeah. I'd love to hear anything Cubictoast has to say about it. : ZTac
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      Yes! Was that video directly related to the video? Test footage? Demo reel? : askedrelic
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        There was a Tetra Vaal sign on some door or locker in the movie. I noticed it when they were just about t : malevolence
        • Nice! Didn't see that :) : phipple
    • Ya Neill did that as a spec piece a while ago. He did most of it himself, he's a talented hard working b... : Cubictoast
  • Yes, Embassy VFX did Tetra Vaal. http://analogik.com/mm_rev_tetra.asp : phipple
• How many teams where there? Are they broken into scenes or objects? IE did you work on all the cgi in the... : Jonathan
• Alright! My question about why alien weapons are all over is actually a valid question. : ra1n
• I was going to be so pissed at the red herring from the sale of the suit if it never got used, and the pa... : Wadmaasi
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  I know a cam was Red One (looked pretty decent actually, not too Red-y). Can you comment on some of the ... : Wheatloaf
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    Woah, I totally didn't catch this was shot on a Red-One? : socksta
    • Yep... I wasn't too sure when I was watching it, but I suspected. Red has some fairly distinctive image ... : Wheatloaf
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    Redcam looked great, very low noise compared to film so we had far less grain removal to do. The rollin... : Cubictoast
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      Yeah, I can see the rolling shutter being an issue for you guys. It's not nearly as bad on Red as I've s... : Wheatloaf
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        The 435 and the Genesis are tanks. According to my crew I am the luckiest guy with the RED because I've h... : Serpico74
        • I would just like to triple confirm that RED stinks in the heat. : chrisschutz
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  My GF kept referring to the suit as the Transformer Suit, I thought that was cute. : bigblack
  • I think her comment was "The transformer suit in this movie looked more realistic, then the ones in trans... : bigblack
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  Cubictoast, First, kudos on the film. Love the way the CG doesn't scream "CG!", it melds so nicely in... : ezanga
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    WETA actually didn't do a lot in regards to the CG stuff. Their main contributions were the Mothership a... : Cubictoast
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      On that note, I bet it frustrating to have people assume and give credit for the cg work to Weta. It's l... : deathofrats
      • Ya it can be frustrating seeing a reviewer give massive props to WETA for doing ALL the fx., not that the... : Cubictoast
• I tip my hat to you sir : bozer
• It wasn't until the end of the movie that I actually realized that tons of stuff was CG. I really couldn'... : Robotic Puppy Eater
• You guys did good work! : deject
• Oh yeah inf this. : LoioshDwaggie
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  I saw the movie with some friends including wadmaasi and he could tell you, as we walked out of the theat... : amrbean
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    You bastards. I want to go to a movie. :(((( : zebosausamite
    • FLORIDA : Wadmaasi
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  Well done! You and your co-workers have permission to roger my sister at any time. : Wyvern
  • lol : papaskot
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    Most of them are hooked up but I'm sure they'll appreciate the offer. We can run a mean train if you let... : Cubictoast
    • We can run a mean train if you let us. lol : MercFox1
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      Best possible answer. : ZTac
      • yes, and after reading it i know am convinced that we do in fact live in the best of all possible worlds : lja83
    • lol You have been lurking too much. : ThomW
• That suit was one of the best things in years. Since the Power Loader in Aliens. You guys did an amazing ... : Godhatesfatpeople
• Whoever designed the guns plays video games a lot, right? Tell me I'm right. : locater16
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  I love it when relatively low budget movies hit it big. Good luck with District 10! : Ellissd
  • And it looked better than the usual 100m+ crap we usually get. : Godhatesfatpeople
• That was some badass CG man. The exo suit was awesome. Hilarious analogy btw about coming out of lurker... : phipple
• First off great job! My biggest question is how accurate is the reported $30 million dollar budget? I've ... : socksta
• Want to add my congrats as well on the movie. Great work. : UselessHack
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  Mods, INF this! This dude is COOL! BD : MercFox1
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    I'd only do it if Cubictoast was okay with it. Given that it's not a game dev, I'd rather he okay having ... : geedeck
    • Paging Cubictoast: Let everyone know if you'd like attention. :) : LoioshDwaggie
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      He does say he's one of the owners, so I'd imagine it's not like he'd really get in trouble. : notd665
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        It's why I held off inf'ing it; I was imagining the barrage of Shackmessages the guy would get : dognose
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          INF'd sounds like some kind of anal intrusion. : Cubictoast
          • Welcome to The Shack! :D : dognose
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            It means the thread gets a shiny blue border and is informative/important/interesting to shackers. It gen... : LoioshDwaggie
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              It also shows up on the frontpage. : mem
              • ... front... page? : LoioshDwaggie
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            You guys can do whatever you want, I'm not scared damnit!! if I get inf'd will Phil drop by?? <swoon> ... : Cubictoast
            • lol, D9 is the most loved movie here since, well, ever. : dognose
            • we all have raging nerd boners and want to touch you pretty much : Mansmells
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              ...careful what you wish for. Also, you'll need to get a pedi ...and wax the bunghole, apparently if you ... : mn3m0n1c
              • Alternatively, you could start crying which is the ritual of summoning of the great Mace Beast. : LoioshDwaggie
              • If it means boobs and marital advice in the same post then I'm game. : Cubictoast
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            First day and you're already speaking our language. I like the cut of your jib. : Ride-My-Rocket
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              But I speak like this all the.... oh GOD! : Cubictoast
              • ONE OF US. : Ride-My-Rocket
    • Now to get him into video games and shackbattles. :P : MercFox1
• Very nice work. : bolneze
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  I have a question. WHY WAS IT SO AWESOME??? thanks. : GloriousCow
  • No, really, WHY WAS IT SO AWESOME??? : Rich McNinch
• Thanks for poking your head in! Hope you stick around. The movie was spectacular and both my friend an... : notd665
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  Candidate for best first post ever. Ill ask some nerdy questions! What kit do you use for the rende : Beady
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    Yay tech stuff! We used XSI and MR (mental Ray) for animation and rendering. Modo was used as for mod... : Cubictoast
    • Hopefully there will be more in the director's cut DVD release :-) : ezanga
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      I assumed the pig was already dead before it was picked up and used as a weapon. Maybe that was just wis... : stamps
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        You know they actually did have a real dead pig that they physically shot through a window at one point. ... : Cubictoast
        • I think I read that they shot one at an armoured car and it totalled it :D Biiiig dead pig. : Beady
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  One thing that i really appreciated about the movie (and this may be stupid, as I'm guessing it may be on... : re-verse
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    Apparently some of the APCs were digital (don't know if in that shot it was). There was only one shot th... : ezanga
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      Ya some apc's were digital. ZOIC did an APC that got blown over, beyod that I'm sure there are more but ... : Cubictoast
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        Do you know whether the mothership and drop ship were built practically or were they completely CG? : deathofrats
        • All CG no props for this stuff other than a small bit of doorway for the dropship and all of its interior... : Cubictoast
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  what hardware/OS/software do you guys use for CG? : ]pm[chem
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    CG uses windows worksations, usually a vanilla nvidia card (260's atm I think), 12GB ram, 4core XEON, som... : Cubictoast
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      so no linux at all? ;/ maybe for rendering? : ]pm[chem
      • Fileserver only... sry man :-( Linux is probably a safer bet for a larger house like WETA, DD or ILM t... : Cubictoast
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      Its really stupid that they're dumping Shake, especially since the film industry has been loyal to Apple ... : Serpico74
      • Ya they gobbled it up for the IP which they put into 'Motion' I think it is? Dick move, they've managed ... : Cubictoast
• Y'all did some sweet work in that film. I hope to see more of it in the future! : randomjgj
• Great work on the film! Hope you guys get an Oscar for your work, it was fantastic. : o0JediBeavis0o
• District 9 is complete awesome. The work you and your team did is a huge reason why it is awesome. :) : Mmmmmoo
• you asked about VFX peeps hanging out here, and yes, there's at least me! I'm pretty new to the industry ... : lja83
• Wonderful film! I have not sat in awe at the end of a movie in so long. Loved the vfx and the actors chos... : qu1nton
• Welcome! I haven't seen D9 yet, though it really does look awesome from everything I have seen. Looking f... : thetangent
• awesome job on the CG! : prime8
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  Can you comment at all on the sequel? Like, is it really going to happen (wheels are in motion), or is it... : Prozium
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    $37mil opening weekend on a $30mil budget? oh, it's gonna happen. i bet they'll make five. : dirge23
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      D9 only had a 30million dollar budget?! : pancake humper
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        prawns work cheap : c0bra
        • you really get a lot of value for your cat food dollar : dirge23
        • that's racist : pancake humper
  • Sony has a raging hard on and dolar signs in its eyes. I'm sure it will happen but Neill will most likel... : Cubictoast
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  Great work! : Serpico74
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    High praise coming from you! : dognose
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      The stuff looked great! I'm just one cog in the machine, I can turn in amazing footage and we still end u... : Serpico74
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        haha ya, that's one of my great fears as well. Lately the masses have been highly critical of CGI and... : Cubictoast
        • Yes, yes it did. Seriously the most amazing CGI I've ever seen. Character interaction was fucking amazi... : Ormsbee
• Awesome! How did the work on District 9 compare to Iron Man? : Kentor
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  What amazes me is how quality the FX were in that movie and yet it had a very small budget. Kinda shows ... : Thresher
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    i'm betting a dollar goes a lot further in south africa, too : dirge23
    • and in Vancover where alot of the post production FX were done : ezanga
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    Don't forget directors fees. Guys like Scott, Jackson and Spielberg don't work cheap either. : mn3m0n1c
    • That and it was shot all digitally, I expect that the crew size was minimal, they must have been able to ... : Serpico74
  • The budget for FX was not bad. We didn't have to chop our rates or anything, it was all done responsibly... : Cubictoast
• I've seen this movie twice now and the mech scenes made me giggle like a little girl. MrsWok also thinks ... : shavenewok
• First off, great job! D9 was in the top 3 Scifi flicks EVAR for me! It makes me hard and stuff!!!! You... : mace
• While I didn't enjoy the film all that much, the visual effects were top notch and showed a level of real... : freakynipples69
• are you going to be in the special edition making of on the dvd??? : sparkly
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  I have a quick question: Why do the CG characters in your movie look so much more realistic than the CG a... : edgewise
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    Christopher Johnson was such an awesome character. The chemistry between him an Vikus looked so real. Was... : pancake humper
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      yeah the guy who played wikus did an amazing job pulling off the interaction between himself and essentia... : deathofrats
      • there was probably a stand-in actor for him to play off of : mikecyb
      • he was amazing. best part of the film. : edgewise
      • Yeah, my wife and I both agree that Wikus did an amazing job. I love that there weren't any ZOMG big-nam... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    I'm going to guess the color of the characters. A bright, blue, cat looking character just screams fake b... : freakynipples69
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      I was thinking that maybe the rougher texture of the prawns hid some of the artificiality that all CG cha... : edgewise
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        I reckon you're right. Adding film grain, noise, any kind of texture does a lot to hide the fact that thi... : Serpico74
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          Sounds like it was prodomenantly Red One. He was saying above that the prosumer bodies were for security... : Wheatloaf
          • RED was the primary camera but I do beleive some of our plates were shot on EX1's as well... and ya the c... : Cubictoast
  • part of it has to do with the difference between trying to make an essentially human-looking character an... : lja83
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    More FX = more budget. Also I've seen some stills of the avatar aliens that have blown me away in their ... : Cubictoast
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      The CUs look amazing, I linked this a few days back: http://serpico74.shackspace.com/avatarstill.jpg T : Serpico74
      • Fuck yes! You cannot tell me that doesn't look like a dude in awesome makeup. I really hope that the fi... : Cubictoast
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        those teeth aren't perfect. They've gone to the trouble to put in some minor misalignments, wear facets a... : edgewise
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          I KNEW you were going to talk about the teeth : Serpico74
          • I can't help it. It's like a disease. :( : edgewise
      • That shot, and also the one of Pocahontas slowly rising behind the leaves were both uncanny and impresse... : SpaecKow
  • Uncanny Valley says hi, Avatar is ALMOOOOST perfect, and since it's not we can tell. The Prawns don't loo... : locater16
  • The Prawns are way less humanoid than the Na'vi (or whatever they're called) are. The closer something g... : action wombmate
• Mankeroo works at Blur, you should give him a shout. : sammyl
• Great Stuff, really enjoyed the movie. Specially the CG. : b0mbsquad
• 4 alien thumbs up man. Fantastic work. : Fred Garvin
• You guys need to do a "come visit our office" shackcontest. Great work on D9! : Zombie Vonnegut
• Welcome! : tomservo
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  awesome job on the CG, too bad about the rest of the movie. Hey but it seems like most shackers like it. : gyokuro
  • too bad about your face! : spiderfill
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  Great job on this film. As a game graphics guy I have a bit of insight into the CG world and I think this... : zeroprey
  • Exactly, all those movies have been an awesome experience for me. These definately are some of the very m... : ghost hacker
• Did you guys handle any of the sound art? What software/hardware went into it if you did? Can't wait t... : mr.sleepy
• This is a wonderful first post : TastyWheat
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  Nice work. Having worked VFX on a couple large projects, i feel your pain. : grifter
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    I enjoy the seizures!! : Cubictoast
    • The closest I got to a seizure was one show where I had to deliver previz to the director 9 times in one ... : grifter
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  did you use the correct equation P = mv (momentum = mass * velocity)? when the 50 cal sniper bullet hit t... : gyokuro
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    also the same question applies for when the robot suit catches the rocket Physics just seemed way off in ... : gyokuro
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      wasn't the rocket catcher that little gravity holder thing, not a physical catch? happened a little fast ... : xsoulbrothax
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        the force of the rocket had to be transferred somewhere for it to stop. : gyokuro
        • that's not how gravity guns work dude : crummynz
    • Director says 'catch the rocket', we make it catch the rocket. I applaud your dedication to realism but ... : Cubictoast
  • I requested a 50cal for some motion tests... I was denied and put on some list. Seriously though, the ... : Cubictoast
• I also share the high praise of your work, well done!!! needs a video game! :D : Downforce
• District 9 was amazing and its awesome that you worked on it and are posting about it here! : sikander
• the settings and scenery were spectacular, it really gave a feel to the movie. This movie is now in my to... : ghost hacker
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  As a fellow lurker gratz on you're first post being a interesting thread that's quite impressive. : rbjester
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    what have you done for us lately?!?! : edgewise
    • don't yu have teef to clean? : ghost hacker
• I was just saying to a friend the other day the Exosuit scenes were some of the best lit/composited and a... : timaste
• Can you talk about what your next projects are? It's okay, we won't tell anyone. : jingletard
• Holy shit, that means you also worked on the original Tetravaal piece... awesome! : ThrillKill
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  I heard you guys used Luxology's modo to produce alot of the VFX for the movie. What made you choose that... : kelbane
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    I read your question before I left work and thougth about it for a bit on the way home. We've used Mod... : Cubictoast
    • Wow, thanks a ton for the reply! I did not know that some of the Lightwave guys formed Luxology. I re... : kelbane
• No questions, just wanted to say you guys did an awesome job. : kallanta
• Thanks for contributing to a great movie. I really loved the exo suit; its design, movement, and "person... : obiquatro
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  congrats on NOT making an asshat first post :) : Megara9
  • More like an epic megaton first post! Look at this thread. THE MONSTER IS OUT OF CONTROL. : SketchyFletchy

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  Try some of those zany Mexican sodas you can sometimes find. All kinds of fruit flavors. : ArcKnight
  • As far as American specific...I dunno. IBC Root Beer is very good, as is A&W Cream Soda. I don't reall... : ArcKnight
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    wtf she said american sodas, why are you so bad listening today!? : mikecyb
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      Because America is everywhere mikecyb and there's not much I can think of off the top of my head that is ... : ArcKnight
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        mcdonalds cheese burger flavored jones soda : mikecyb
        • I just threw up in my mouth a little. : ArcKnight
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      A Mexican takeover of the USA is inevitable, so the first assault of zany sodas is also a good option. I'... : Alice O'Connor
      • oh well in that case I recommend Jarritos Lime Soda. it looks like anti-freeze, but it's delicious! : mikecyb
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    Jarritos, Mexcian coca cola, Jumex (juice/nectar). I had a mandarina jarritos tonight, yum. they're fa... : jimmy_legs
    • I love Jarritos. : SolveChrist
    • mexicoke for reals. : cpt_gloval
• if you see Sun Drop, get that. : Clay
• I've always wanted to try Bawls. Do me a favour and see what they're like. : Bamtan
• I just saw Vanilla Coke Zero at the market! I wasn't headed home so I didn't grab it, but I will for fuck... : airrob
• A&W Root Beer : megarust32
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  try some of the jones stuff : [fry]
  • Jones Cream Soda, tastes like cotton candy. : TheMonkeyWench
  • jones soda is awesome. : anhero
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  Cheerwine if you see it : CrankMonkey
  • Don't scar the woman for life. : DerHuhnTeufel
• reed's Extra strong ginger ale. http://www.reedsgingerbrew.com/brews.html I love this stuff. A rea... : mindmann
• get some tang, it's what astronauts drank! : supersonic potato
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  Was it the Jumex? That stuff is good. I reccomend the 99c Arizona iced tea cans. Mellow Yellow i... : fleabug
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    It's a 99c giant Arizona watermelon thing. I bought mango too, but the prospect of mango soda wasn't near... : Alice O'Connor
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      woot! The Arizona cans are not carbonated, so that's why I like them! Also, a lot of bottled iced t... : fleabug
      • Yeah their sweet tea is good. I would be interested in knowing a UK impression of southern sweet tea. : jimmy_legs
• I have no idea what is or isnt american, but if you've never tried Dr. Pepper and Cream Soda, then try th... : MrBig0
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  You need to find some Gamer Grub. Strategy Chocolate or Racing Wasabi if you can. : Prozium
  • And wash it down with some BAWLS. : Prozium
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    Gamer Grub was actually de-genred. It's a travesty. : Alice O'Connor
    • Well... how are we supposed tell which one to buy now? : geedeck
• Jones Pure Cane Cream Soda. For juice, give Simply Apple a try. : pyide
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  The closest you'll get to watermelon soda will be something made by Jones. If you find any Jones sodas, e... : BlackCat9
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    Magic: The Gathering sodas?! Anyone tried these? http://www.jonessoda.com/files/magic-thegathering-planes... : BlackCat9
    • WTF those look so awesome! I loved Arena! : MrBig0
  • I've never really liked Jones soda but it's cool that they print their labels with submitted pictures. : cfalcon
• Bawls, Jolt (cherry cola is my favorite), any root beer is worth trying once (but Barqs is best), Jone's ... : QMS|superdave
• Dr. Brown's Cel-Ray : stgulik
• JONES MOTHERFUCKING SODAAAAAA! Especially if you can find Berry Lemonade. That shit rules. : locater16
• Moxie! : grendel
• Jones Soda is great. : underground banana plantation
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    Cheers! I'll have to take you up on that once my mind gets past just how many giant shops there are. W... : Alice O'Connor
    • Welcome to America. : trOmblyj
• Big Peach is awesome, but only if you can find it in an aluminium can. The bottles of it have generally s... : anhero
• If you like energy drinks, try Trading Paint from Amp. Tastes like a Bomb Pop... you know that Popsicle ... : mastermike569
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  I'm sure there are people crying on the inside that you're visiting America and the big thing you're aski... : cerealSAM2
  • Nah. Everyone already knows that Britain is just the long-running prototype of America - America before F... : ArcKnight
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    Those are the people who pretend that America is all about New York and San Francisco, which it is not! ... : Alice O'Connor
    • Route 66! Camper shells on pickup trucks! Woo! : cerealSAM2
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  Gamer Fuel sucks, Code Red > all others. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • I prefer Live Wire. : ArcKnight
• Enjoy your corn byproducts : nandu666

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  I still enjoy listening, but when they suddenly cut to loud yelling it scares the bejeezus out of me. I s... : helvetica
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    yeah that's what pushed me over the edge. Turned off the episode and started listening to music. : derelict515
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      What was that, two episodes ago when they just started screaming? Yeah that was weird. But an anomaly. Ep... : Schnapple
      • I hope so because the screaming, fart jokes and laughter have been really bad. I don't like it and it doe... : Nitrium
  • Yes, yes you should. But don't stop listening to Idle Thumbs. : rudds
• The discussions during and after the GDC were interesting, but it's been falling apart lately. Not sure w... : Kentor
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  Giant Bombcast is way too fucking long though. This weeks is 2 hours 15 minutes. That's just insane. ... : pancake humper
  • Listen UP is that long, fine by me, I don't ever listen for more than 30-45min at once. Your description ... : derelict515
  • I wish more podcasts were that long since I feel most blow through topics way too fast. Plus I listen to ... : Evil Benius
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    Then don't listen to it all? : WhatIsThisFor
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      Yes this is clearly what I am getting it. Why the fuck are so many people here such extremists : pancake humper
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        You complain it's too long, so maybe you shouldn't listen to it all? I'm not sure how you expect them to... : WhatIsThisFor
        • I'm pretty sure hes just comparing the two. : choppp
• I noticed that too, thats why i never finished many of their last podcasts. : Wikinger
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  srs biznezzzz : feek
  • i'll try to make more political posts just for you : derelict515
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  the humour is the main reason why i really listen to it. : dantastic
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    Same here. Although I will admit the last couple episodes have seemed to lack something. Hope they get ba... : Iazu
    • i think they've been shorter than usual which i think is the problem : dantastic
  • same for me as well. If it were straight video game talk, I'd probably get bored. : pandastrong
• The more wizard the better for me. : soggybagel
• baboooooooooooooo I like the chaos. It's much more entertaining then deadly-serious conversation about ... : Floppygrandma
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  They should limit it to 30min max. I rarely listen to the entire 1hr+ cast, but rather skip around. But, ... : TPSReport
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    So they should shorten it up, and change their attitude, so that maybe you, who rarely listens anyway, mi... : Floppygrandma
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      God forbid he gives his criticism of a video game podcast on a video game message board : geedeck
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        "You guys should change so that I'll isten and not skip" isn't criticism. : Floppygrandma
        • I read it that he's not skipping the whole podcast but sections of it. : Jonathan
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    No! No shortening. I really like the fact that they've been breaking the 90 minute mark. : Iazu
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      me too : disembodied potato
      • More thumbs is better thumbs. baby. : ZTac
    • Yeah, I like it when they're less concerned about time because they seem to actually talk more about game... : Grumbeld
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  Agreed. I wish they would be a little more focused and not talk over one another nearly as much. The rece... : Clay
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    Jake has this thing where he either doesn't have anything to add so he just derails the conversation, or ... : SenorSpine
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      It's because Jake doesn't play video games : pancake humper
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        I definitely think that's part of the problem. He won't talk about the games he makes in any great detail... : SenorSpine
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          I think Jake is the best character on the show though. Nick really needs to talk more and express his poi... : pancake humper
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            I think Jake is by far the worst for the "ah nevermind" thing. Really I think the both get steamrolled by... : SenorSpine
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              I want to see a picture of Jake in the Cop glasses : pancake humper
              • http://www.idlethumbs.net/ podblast 39 : DrFlammable
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                I think this is him http://www.idlethumbs.net/images/minipod_39title.jpg : Iazu
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                  hahaha that's perfect. : pancake humper
                  • My 2d art looks like him surprisingly: http://www.listofdomainnamespointingtoidlethumbsdotnet.info/ : pancake humper
    • Jake sets himself up for failure so much. He'll preface every point with "maybe I don't really know what ... : pupismyname
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  Let's just hope it doesn't go the way of Played. : Iazu
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    I don't know this comment means but it makes me sad for sone reason. :( : warcrow
    • *some. : warcrow
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      I'm guessing it means a lower frequency of updates. I'd guess it's not talking about quality. : Grumbeld
      • Yes I thought he meant in terms of Played dying, not a quality comparison. : warcrow
• the pod blasts last week were unfocused at best. Ep 40 was much better. Length of the cast doesn't bug ... : Fyunch Click
• Yeah I think they chase tangents too much. I've never liked it. I loved the shackcast, I just feel like i... : boomstickah
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  I think part of the problem now is that they're so self conscious about it that the second one of them ge... : SenorSpine
  • That's it! They haven't had a guest on in awhile. I do remember thinking that the ones with guests tended... : Iazu
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  It's fine for what it is: entertainment. If you want straight video game news read news articles on a web... : DrFlammable
  • no, it's not about wanting news. Listen UP isn't about news, they spend 45 minutes just talking about wha... : derelict515
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  I've stopped listening for the past couple episodes. : freakynipples69
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    Not only because of the points you've mentioned, but because I don't have the time to listen to an hour l... : freakynipples69
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      What's wrong with stopping and resuming at another point in time? I don't see why this is an issue at all... : hoov1185
      • When I say I have no time, I really have no time to even do this. : freakynipples69
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  I listen to a lot of podcasts, most of them tech, and many of them video game related. Idle Thumbs ha... : Schnapple
  • no that's just my point, I listen for exactly the reason you describe and the last 4-5 episodes have been... : derelict515
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  Nah i disagree, there is plenty of stale lifeless gaming podcasts out there, Idle thumbs is one of the fe... : disembodied potato
  • Yeah if you want news go elsewhere. If you want to hear three knowledgeable insiders shoot the shit and l... : Schnapple
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    I agree with you, but I think the last few weeks have been a bit off balance. : SenorSpine
    • yeah thats natural though, these things fluctuate, i tend to think it only becomes a problem when people ... : disembodied potato
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    I agree, but the last few weeks have been pretty off (this weeks seems back to form). I love their banter... : byorn
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      Nah i dont think picking a topic is the best idea. Its best when it comes more naturally from them discus... : disembodied potato
      • They don't HAVE to follow the topics, but when things begin to drag or they need something to spark a con... : byorn
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      do you think it's because of the increase in podblasts? : dantastic
      • Possibly. I like the blasts, but it does remove a potential topic from their regular podcast. : byorn
  • I agree. Idle Thumbs might go off the rails a lot lately, but at least their humor doesn't revolve aroun... : WhatIsThisFor
  • I was going to post but you pretty much said it all. : action wombmate
  • fucking this. please never change idle thumbs : Draugluin
• They had some good stuff about Blizzcon this week I thought. : melkore
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  I think both Idle Thumbs and Giant Bombcast need to cut time down. Bombcast goes on way to many tangents ... : mancide
  • i listen to the same three. idle thumbs is probably the best out of the 3 due to the humour. bombcast p... : dantastic
  • I like the length of the bombcasts. helps my day at work go by. : pandastrong
• I am really only interested in their comments about specific games, so indexing of the podcasts by hour:m... : ]pm[chem
• I listen to (too) many podcasts every week, and I hate switching to different podcasts when I'm in the mi... : UselessHack
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  I miss the songs. Still love the podcast though. I also listen to giant bomb, but I just don't like the... : Fish_Bulb
  • Yeah, sometimes when I want to fall asleep on the commute home, I fire up Giant Bombcast. Unfortunatel... : pancake humper
  • the songs were great, would be nice to see some more occasionally. : derelict515
• I think it's fine. : dael
• Absolutely agree. They DESPERATELY need to pick some topics. I really enjoy it when they get into their t... : byorn
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  Giant Bombcast is consistently excellent. : WhatIsThisFor
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    The only downside of GB is that I seem to differ taste-wise with some of the more vocal guys. They seem t... : byorn
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      What types of games are those? : WhatIsThisFor
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        The one that pops into my head is they didd not like Battlefield 1943. I still remember last year how muc... : byorn
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          Brad liked 1943 a lot and he talked about quite a bit. : WhatIsThisFor
          • I am off and on, so I must have missed the following week. : byorn
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      plus one of them has a really annoying voice. : disembodied potato
      • It's me, isn't it. Go on, you can say it. : rudds
    • Yeah I think I know what you're getting at - a certain staff member or two has a certain set of games tha... : kainen1
    • Well to be fair, Gerstman doesn't seem to like very much at all : jimmy_legs
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    I've listened podcasts by them were they talked about anything but video games for a majority of the podc... : freakynipples69
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      I bet it was still a good podcast, if all you want is serious business then go read some bullet points so... : WhatIsThisFor
      • I'll huff, and puff, and blow your house down. : freakynipples69
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    It's decent, but fuck they're too serious. It gets pretty bland after a while. I like the Idle Thumbs h... : valael
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      DO we listen to the same show? The GB guys constantly go off track, and are quite funny. They recently sp... : AroundTheFur1380
      • Haha those conversations were awesome. : Evil Benius
      • Too serious no fart jokes were involved : jigstah
      • They have moments like that, yeah, but none of them have ever really made me laugh the way Idle Thumbs do... : valael
  • Giant Bombcast is currently my favorite podcast. I started listening to it because I remembered Brad Shoe... : pupismyname
• http://80bower.net/files/wizaaard.mp3 : zebosausamite
• I think all the randomness is what makes it entertaining. Thumbs sounds like an audio version of latestch... : lowpoly
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  I don't think so. It's better than every other gaming podcast I've heard. I love the off the cuffness of ... : zakazi
  • it can still be off the cuff but focused though. I think Listen UP is far better but Idle Thumbs was bein... : derelict515
  • That's true, too. : Nitrium
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  Hate to say it, but I agree. Too many laughing and jokes lately. : pun][sher
  • The frustrating part is that when they do get around to talking about games, it's really good. Very insig... : Clay
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  I just listen to ListenUP and the Gamers with Job podcast. They are tops...Giant Bombcast is horrific. : wretchedradio
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    listen up is ok, but a little bland at times. I disagree with your GB opinion, but you know, opinions and... : AroundTheFur1380
    • ListenUP has lost a bit of spark with Shane gone...and the newest 4th Chair Sam Kennedy is as bland as th... : wretchedradio
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  I think that's a fair criticism. We tried to directly address that in the most recent episode, which I do... : Chris Remo
  • Needs more original songs :( I suggest Ode to Suckbox : pancake humper
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    don't give it all up, though. That Surprise! podblast was pretty fucking amusing. : valael
    • Yeah, I listened to it and had a hard time figuring out why they hated it so much. : Iazu
  • Honestly I enjoy all the wacky stuff, but sometimes you can just have too much of a good thing. : Dave-A
  • Keep up the good work, Chris. I love that you guys call each other on opinions and I love the laughter. H... : byorn
  • Careful not to overcompensate. It's some great stuff thought, just a little too much somtemies. I thin... : kainen1
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    I was kind of relieved when you mentioned that you thought the 'baby' podcast was insane. : Fish_Bulb
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      Was that the one where they kept replaying that one section 3 times when Jake said to go back and listen?... : byorn
      • Haha ya I think it was. That was actually kind of funny because Jake made absolutely no sense. : Fish_Bulb
      • I think it was more because they kept putting 'BabyTwitter' sound byte over top of everything. : pancake humper
  • do you guys go in with a list to talk about or do you guys just show and are like "hey let's talk about g... : Clay
  • Definitely a tough balance, because going too far with being serious would make it boring. I agree that ... : Wheatloaf
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    Fuck that. I like the funny/randomness. There's plenty of other "serious" gaming podcasts. That's not wha... : senseimoron
    • i don't think anyody wants to get rid of the funny randomness, it's just that there's more of that then a... : Clay
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    I look forward to it then. I think the goal is a noble one and it's a good approach for the podcast, it j... : derelict515
    • i think the bugle does a great jo mixing news with irreverence - you have each guy give his part and then... : Clay
  • I like the way you do the podcast. I guess I just have a similar sense of humor, and I think you guys are... : tcs
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    Listening to criticism is okay, but don't let these guys direct your cast for you. It's popular because ... : owly
    • i don't think anybody wants them to change the format, just adjust the signal:noise ratio a little : Clay
  • Cool. I listen to Idle Thumbs when I run and the last one I listened to was so disjointed and crazy that... : mrwolf710
  • Basically, tell Jake to shut up and stop trying to finish everyone's sentences with a joke. Give people a... : pupismyname
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  I'm not a gigantic dork with no sense of humor so I like it the way it is. : CapnChaos
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    YEAH DUDE YOU FJORKNIG DORK NERD IDIOT GET A SENSE OF HUMOR : kainen1
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      exactly : CapnChaos
      • true that brother : dantastic
• I like the jokes and informality of the proceedings. Plus its freaking august, wait for a few more AAA ga... : Jenings
• I still like it, but I can understand people's complaints. For me, something like GB isn't an alternative... : Fayk
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  I just wish they'd turn the volume down when they scream/laugh, it gets really loud and more Steve Gaynor... : mrasparagus
  • Yeah some of the shrieking hurts my ears. : hoov1185
• I like how they fuck up their intro every week : dantastic
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  Or just don't listen to it? : Drewus
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    Really though, Idle Thumbs to me has always been about guys joking around and making me laugh whilst also... : Drewus
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      Also, the best episode they ever did was Ep 14 where they had JP on, and spent a heap of time talking abo... : Drewus
      • Doesn't that prove my point? The best episodes are where they make insightful commentary while also being... : derelict515
  • this is it. Dont listen to shit is a pretty good creed to live by. : ultramega
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  do they smoke lots of weed before the podcast or something? : Lawgiver
  • no they are all drug free and proud. except nick. he smokes crack I hear. : mikecyb
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  Where did this horsebag or feedbag or whatever it is come from? I think I missed something : Dave-A
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    It was an (imaginary) inflatable wiimote attachment : crummynz
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      Had they read a rumor article about it? : byorn
      • Yeah, I think they first mention it in Episode 38 ("Up On This Boss") : pyide
• Did they even acknowledge anything from QuakeCon, other than say that they weren't going? : the archvile
• learn to love the Wizaaaaaaard! : .sticks.
• Giant Bomb is great, pretty good coverage of all gaming news related and its humorous, the long time leng... : supaLink
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  I love idlethumbs because of how honest and stupid the chemistry is between remo, breckon and jake rodkin : moe6
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    you mean "video games" rodkin. : Clay
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      video gams you mean. : moe6
      • video gahms? : zakazi
• It reminds of of a bunch of high school stoners for some reason, funny and a bit unproductive. I don't ... : Pneum0
• I love the Idle Thumbs podcast because of how humorous it is. I find myself cracking up listening to anal... : BlackCat9
• I'm sorry, but this is a load of HORSEBAG : Postal
• i love it how it is, there seem to be way less catch phrases than there used to be, but I listen to it fo... : MrBig0
• That may be, but Idle thumbs is stilli in my top 5 gaming podcasts list. : Sgt_Boomstick

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  I remember paying $80 for Final Fantasy 3 (VI) on SNES when it first came out. Video games are becomin... : freakynipples69
  • I remember Zelda 2 cost like $60 back in like 89 or something. : MagicWishMonkey
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    Oh and I'm guessing accountants discovered that $50 was a solid number that gained the most profit and wa... : freakynipples69
    • lol @ accountants : Sgt_Boomstick
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    yo what's up we posted the exact same thing : rgoer
    • holla. : freakynipples69
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    Yeah I seem to recall SF2 on the SNES was like $75. But I'm more interested in how far back the standard : Schnapple
    • yep i think most expensive snes game ever : Iwannaacura
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    they're becoming more expensive to develope, and they sell a LOT more of them, but they're also becoming ... : Demius
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      lol "Develope" ? really? Fingers moving faster than my brain :( : Demius
      • happens to me all the time. : freakynipples69
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  $50 has never been a price point for 360 : maulla
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    Right, I meant to mention that the 360 pretty much set the $60 trend : Schnapple
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      It's the publishers who set the $50 trend. When the 360 was new, all of Microsoft's published games, Perf... : Endymion_
      • It's the publishers who set the $50 $60 trend. : Endymion_
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        Well it's also that the publishers decided not to eat the costs of the licensing fees to the console manu : Schnapple
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          Do you remember when the 360 was new and Activision (and everybody else) had prices like these? Not a one... : Endymion_
          • Of course that's what they're going to say - heck, it's probably in their contract with Microsoft that th... : Schnapple
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  N64 games were pricey because of the memory. I paid $70-80 multiple times. : orgcaptainnemo
  • Yeah I think when they were on sale for 65.99 was when I would buy them I think. This is also the reas... : invisible_kid
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  When games were still cartridge based like the SNES days, many titles that used more memory also cost mor... : pyide
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    Right. This is a key element and one that cannot be ignored if you are going to compare video game prici... : exigence7
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      So then once cheap media like CD's came about the publishers got a breather because then they could make ... : Schnapple
      • Yup. This also explains part of why computer games were typically cheaper then console games back in the... : exigence7
• I have old interaction magazines where they charged $50-60 for games like Eco Quest and Leisure Suit Larr... : avatar_58
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  i've already decided i'm not buying games anymore until they go on sale. : anthonybean
  • Well - and you're going to hate me for saying this - but I think the industry should move away from the b... : Schnapple
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  I remember when I paid $70 for Final Fantasy II. : Deathlove
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    Secret of Mana was about that price too. : mindmann
    • I've never been a huge Mana fan but for some reason lately the music is embedded in my head. Specifically... : avatar_58
• I remember paying like $80 for Final Fantasy III (yeah yeah FFVI in glorious nippon) and Super Street Fig... : rgoer
• My guess would be the original Playstation. : one random winner
• I payed $80 for the original Final Fantasy on the NES. : Haku-Jin
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  Some SNES games were more than $50, like SF2 when it first came out. : WhatIsThisFor
  • Killer Instinct was expensive as fuck. Most RPGs were, too (Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy III, Phantasy S... : roushimsx
• Genesis and SNES games definitely hit over $50 on a fairly regular basis. I remember paying $69.95 for FF... : Conan
• Just like when a regular sized personal bag of chips was 90g, now we're down to 40g-60g. : Milleh
• I paid $80 for one of the Phantasy Stars on the Sega Master System and $70 for R-type. Heck I remember pa... : baron calamity
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  remember when ppl said pirates are making games more expensive? Then how do you explain console games cos... : gyokuro
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    licensing / additional QA restrictions, both translate to added cost : dedgecko
    • i think msft takes $9 per game? : gyokuro
• I wasn't the one buying games for the consoles when I was a kid, so I really can't say. But as I matur... : dedgecko
• Strider on the Genesis was $70. : ThomW
• It's lame, that's why I wait until there is a price drop--and until games are patched a few times. Those... : ableza
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  You're remembering incorrectly. NES and SNES games were fucking expensive. Genesis games were fucking exp... : roushimsx
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    Did it really? I bought that from CompUSA and I don't remember paying that much. It must have dropped at ... : Chris Remo
    • I bought it right when it came out (from CompUSA as well) and I don't remember it being that much. : exigence7
    • http://images.roushimsx.com/ComputerGamingWorld_1995_08_pg080.jpg I can see maybe getting it for a bit... : roushimsx
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  60 for the PC is a joke as far as im concerned. they have pushed too far with that and have no justifica... : smacknca
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    you don't know how much more money it cost to develop MW2 compared to MW1. : freakynipples69
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      I'm sure they could sell it for thirty and make a profit....but they don't have to. Nobaody has to buy i... : Haku-Jin
      • wither = either. :( : Haku-Jin
      • Of course. I'll admit, the first reaction when I heard the MW2 was $60 for PC was "Yeah, they can do that... : freakynipples69
    • I would think less since they re-used the same tech from COD4. : Tech T
• Paid $80 for Mystic Defender on Genesis : bozer
• The first 360 games were $60 so its been $60 for a long time now. : Lightzout
• Pretty sure I (my mom) paid $60 for Chrono Trigger back when it first dropped for SNES. : tcxsnoop
• i remember 80 dollar games on the SNES :( then again im in canada : dantastic
• Other publishers are experimenting with lower prices as well. I've noticed prices dropping to $30-40 earl... : Shai-Tan
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  I remember the only games that were $60 back in the day were Ultimas (4 and 5 at least - I don't remember... : AxeMan808
  • D'oh! That was on PC/Apple/C=64. All the other computer games were $29.99 or 39.99. As I recall, EA's stu... : AxeMan808
• AAA games cost too much to make. It's a big risk with a big potential for failure. Make a good game on ... : capt tripps
• most game drop in price so fast its not much of an issue for me anymore. If i REALLY want to play it on... : X-GOUKI
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  OH NO YOU POOR BASTARDS : TastyWheat
  • Shit rolls downhill you know :D : geedeck
• Streetfighter 2 Turbo for the Megadrive (that's the Genisis for you Yanks) cost me £60.... that was ab... : spdon
• In Australia the prices started going in to the $100 ranges for us with the release of the x360 and PS3. ... : SigENeaT
• Getting greedy are we? I think so.... : thejm4n
• NES games went up to $80. You whippersnappers have it good. : Ride-My-Rocket

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  quick let's do the thread where we talk about how overrated cobain is : FrayLo
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    not as overrated as John Lennon! : cpt_gloval
    • Blasphemey! : invisible_kid
    • Signed. : Haku-Jin
    • LOL : thetangent
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      yoko OH NOES!1 : cerealSAM2
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        YOKOH-NOWNED : action wombmate
        • YOKO-ONO-RATED ROR! : Ride-My-Rocket
    • haha cutting to the chase I see : mikecyb
• Who cares : manlyman
• kurt who? : porp
• Why didn't they ask Krist Novoselic? What his permission isn't cool enough? : spiderfill
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  I'm perfectly cognizant of the fact that everyone gave their permission and is cool with it, but man, the... : Deathlove
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    Such a shame too because Pfizer just invented a pill that cures self inflicted shotgun wounds : spiderfill
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      courtney killed kurt : Deathlove
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        ^^^ this is about the only 'conspiracy' theory out there that I put stock in. : deathofrats
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          based on? : liquidlies
          • http://cobaincase.com/ : Deathlove
      • yeah, they're pretty solid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ilHVAc6Zp8 : cpt_gloval
  • interesting, considering history has taught us that death tends to increase popularity. : gokart.
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  I don't really see him as some iconic guitarist. In fact, I personally think he was a shitty guitarist bu... : jingletard
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    I miss Soundgarden, Screaming Trees and Alice in Chains a lot more. : kramweil
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      i just went to a show that featured three tribute/cover bands of those three bands, it was awesome : FrayLo
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        was that the Staley foundation benefit? : cpt_gloval
        • No, different one. That one actually had the dude singer from Live. This one was just cover bands : FrayLo
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      Yeah and Creed. : NastyJack
      • obligatory http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ipy58SaIRhs : moe6
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    thats like saying rothko was a shitty painter because i could paint that shit : spiderfill
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      ...Rothko was a shitty painter, but because he was boring as hell, not because he had no technical skill. : DonkeyPopsicle
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        that's like saying silence is boring because it's not a chicken pot pie : Mansmells
        • I'm so using this as an email sig : Demius
        • I've never thought about silence like that before. Hmmm.... : pyrogen
      • You can go to hell for disparaging Rothko. The man was a genius. : NexusOne
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    I've always thought the music (meaning the instrumental part) of Nirvana's work was good, but that the ly... : thetangent
    • Kids these days. Sheesh. : NastyJack
  • he wasn't even that good of a musician : Halen

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  Minesweeper : ShadowRam
  • Dammit you are going to make me download the lol script just for this. : notdeadyeti
  • B) : helvetica
• Tetris, always. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Civ 4. I can pretty much play it on autopilot. : dirge23
  • yep. I come back to it every 4-6 months, and basically get locked in until I've played about a game and ... : Solar Jetman
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    I've tried several times and I've never gotten into Civ, I have Civ 4 and when I try and play I end up se... : dael
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      you have to have a mix of forces calculated to beat your enemy's forces. use spies to figure out what the... : dirge23
      • Get gunpowder AS FAST AS POSSIBLE. : thetangent
    • It is very hard to get into. If you have a friend that plays Civ, get the game and have them walk you thr... : Rooster Cockburn
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    I love this game and come back to it every few months, but I can never just "play on autopilot". I'm alwa... : thetangent
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      i usually try to win with as few wars as possible, because wars are a lot of work. : dirge23
      • I try to pick and choose my wars as much as possible. And I always try to avoid them altogether until I h... : thetangent
  • play ragequit >:( : Downforce
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  Tecmo bowl, punch out, super punch out. : shwortdogg
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    No Super Tecmo Bowl? : Totenjaeger
    • It's not out on wii virtual console :( : shwortdogg
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  Ghost & Goblins and Adventures of Lolo(only the first one, maybe second, never third) : devi| dog
  • third one was the best :( : g0rmanat0r
• can't narrow this down to 1 game, i replay a few games :( Super Mario RPG Super Mario World Contra ... : Demius
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  Probably Tetris or Doom. : avatar_58
  • i still open tetrisfriends from time to time for a quick game. while it's impossible to lose at the early... : Audhuml4
  • Doom for sure. No thinking involved, just running around and blowing up evil monsters. :D : mn3m0n1c
• Skate 1/2 : Werkin
• marble madness : honkfrog
• Dota and now HoN : notdeadyeti
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  I've played through Super Metroid twice in the past two months. It's just such an easy game to pick up a... : slax0r
  • Helps that you can speed through it in under an hour too. : one random winner
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  Unreal Tournament, any version but a large preference for the original. Just straight up bot DM on random... : Iazu
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    I agree with this. UT is a great sit and play for a bit game. Quake 3 too. : Omaha
    • Yeah, Quakelive has recently supplanted UT as my "zone out" game. : Iazu
    • Do you ever just load up CTF-Face on UT99, put the bots on easy, climb to the top and see how many headsh... : slax0r
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  Doom, Metal Slug, and Final Fantasy 6 or 7 : Dschinghis Khan
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    Oh man, forgot about metal slug. I need to play that again. : DHAvatar
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      it's pretty fucking awesome, just picked up the Anthology last weekend : Dschinghis Khan
      • For the Wii? : ieatpubes
• I do this sometimes with GTA: San Andreas. I'll load it up, use cheats to get a jumpjet and guns, and jus... : thetangent
• Super Mario World : ass-street
• Doom and Duke 3D. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  Swat 4. Infinite replayability factor. : Frank_Mackey
  • wise choice , but I preffer swat3 goty : X-GOUKI
• SCUMMVM : SolveChrist
• Does anyone load up quake1 against bots these days? I used to do that all the time : Demius
• Duke3D, UT '99, Peggle : dognose
• Civilization for Windows (aka Civ1) : Tissen
• Tron 2.0 is my pick. I love playing that game. Oblivion+mods a close second. I like to chip away at both.... : Downforce
• FF3 er the american FF3 : akirabob
• Doom : RikiTiki2
• Civilization 4 : pyros
• Sonic 2. I like doing a full playthrough sometimes. Might get the XBLA one next and do that. : node
• COD4, TF2, L4D, CS:S. These are the games I play for mindless fun. I default to Relic RTS, like CoH... : IHATEDUST
• Doom 1/2/FD mp, ROTT (playing through) : thejm4n
• Ghouls N Ghosts : .Jayson
• TF2 : cpt_gloval
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  dota/hon, civ (whatever the newest one is), serpent isle, starcon2, q3a. i think that covers it. : Xanthos
  • oh and might and magic 7. loved that one. : Xanthos
• Counter Strike: Source! It's my go to palette cleanser. Not with real players though, oh no. Oh God no. A... : transmetal
• No One Lives Forever 2, because if I want a break it shouldn't be too hard and NOLF 2 is more forgiving w... : deject
• I guess I'd stick Counter-Strike in that category. And SimCity 4 and Diablo II. : hoov1185
• Fallout 1 & 2, Doom II : kramweil
• I would say Diablo 2 except that I'm actually playing Angband lately. : Captain Loco
• Peggle or Dungeon Crawl: Stone Soup : mindmann
• I was thinking about playing some serious sam. All the newer games I've played lately have sucked. : FlatlineDixay
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  I used to get home every day at 3:30. The A-Team came on at 4:00. I would beat contra every day while w... : twifosp
  • hahaha That is so awesome. I miss how good I was at NES games as a kid. : Wikus Van De Merwe
• Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom for a break from new games. Ninja Gaiden 2 for not having to think m... : Cliffzorz
• Quick 1.6 esea pug is always fun : bongturbo
• FF6, Rock N Roll Racing, HoMM 3, Masturbation : Navy Spitfire
• Warcraft 3, the custom TD maps that people have made I can play forever. : Ulfie
• Duke Nukem 3D or Diablo II : Link.
• Invasion RPG UT2003 : gyokuro
• Duck Tales! : guido anchovy
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  Donkey Kong, Blades of Steel, Castlevania and Super Castlevana IV : Wolfanoz
  • Blades of Steel ftw. : Navy Spitfire
• Rez is the #1 kick-back choice for me. Special mention goes to SWAT 4 + expansion, since it never got... : Borzoi
• Civ4. : Clay
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  Mining in Eve Online. Can't get more relaxed than that. : JuffoWup
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    Yeah, some of the stuff in that game is deeply relaxing : dael
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      i find it makes me tired to where i either have to quit and engage my mind a bit or go take a damn nap : lja83
      • I had a heavy mining character when I first started playing. I loved how relaxing and awesome the environ... : happynoodle
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  Final Fantasy Tactics : Grumbeld
  • This game makes a comeback with me every couple years. It just sucks that I am now very good at exploiti... : obiquatro
• Lately it's been Painkiller. I never beat the original game, and never even touched the expansion. ... : fleabug
• Mine changes a lot, but recently I've been throwin in Halo 3 and picking away at it set to legendary. I t... : nakedsavage
• Lumines, I have that damn game on every platform I own : dael
• Solitaire with Vegas scoring enabled. : Mmmmmoo
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  Bionic MOTHERFUCKIN Commando : cornchak
  • BC: Rearmed totally got me hooked on this game all over again... : leadgold
• Deus Ex. : megarust32
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  BF 1942 Secret Weapons of WWII demo, the Hellendoorn one. I used to be able to smear the map pretty ... : cerealSAM2
  • I also love the Q3TA Overdose map. I'll sit up on the platform with the railgun and snipe AI with it or... : cerealSAM2
• Sudoku : noodleboy723
• Half-Life , any of them. : Thund3rball
• Warcraft III keeps me coming back, although it's not a game you can mindlessly play. : Pneum0
• Master of Orion 2 really scratches that itch. : dafugg
• Sonic 2 : timaste
• Super Castlevania IV. I love the music. : mikefr24
• Castlevania: Symphony of the Night : aasyranth
• Kohan 2: Kings of War : gyrfalcon
• For probably 15 years or more for me it's been Fill it from freearcade.com, that little game i remember p... : pharom
• Usually WoW, but that never ends well. : yAak
• NOLF 2. I regularly go back and play a couple of missions of that just because. : barichnikov

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  :) :) :) :) :) : AlexXdude
  • cool smilies, bro : Dave-A
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  don't see it :( : re4ctor
  • Go to it's page in the store and click GET APP and it will download the update : Dave-A
• does it have events this time? : jenisthebest
• Also, after DL it and overwriting the old ver it wouldn't load up properly so I had to delete it and rein... : warcrow
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  What's the fix/new feature list? : coldfusioncs
  • It's completely redesigned. : aggressor
  • Hopefully "doesn't suck any more" is on there : Clay
• Wow it''s MUCH nicer! Seems quite a bit faster too. : hax3d
• I wish the Pre app had launched concurrently. :( : Deathlove
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  Is the icon on the home screen messed up for anyone else? It looks a little off center. : jingletard
  • Intentional. : Sgt_Boomstick
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  It sucks. Not a fan at all. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • How is that possible? The last version felt so restrictive and, at least for me, often showed information... : glio1337
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  Lol Not 5 mins after I downloaded it did a friend email me this video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=... : tinfoilhatter
  • Cool, but I wonder just how accurate all those facts and numbers are. : warcrow
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    I got pissed watching this and I don't know why :( : timaste
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      I think I just hate the word social media : timaste
      • it's a bs word only used by marketers who want to charge you for it (used to work for a "social media" fi... : zakazi
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      I watched about 90secs before posting it here. The music is awful and I got this sensationalized fear mon... : tinfoilhatter
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        Fatboy Slim is not awful :( : Bamtan
        • I didn't like music, I'm just sayin : tinfoilhatter
      • It's not awful, it's just overused on YouTube. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • Whoa finally a way to talk to my friends! IT'S A REVOLUTION. : SenorSpine
  • wow that was intense. also it was moving way too fast :( : mikecyb
  • The hilarity of that video is that the definition (in marketing terms) of "fad" is a sharp increase follo... : zakazi
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  Fuck them, requires the 3.0 Software Update. : coldfusioncs
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    why do we not like 3.0? : Clay
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      Because Apple wants to fuck me in the ass and charge me $10 bucks to put it on my iPod touch when it basi... : coldfusioncs
      • isn't there a reason they have to do this? : Clay
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  Why won't it just sync phone numbers and pictures to my contact list? That's the only feature I want out ... : Gonzo
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    that would be pretty fantastic : crummynz
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      I'm hoping that Address Book gets updated in Snow Leopard to have Facebook compatibility, so that it will... : BlackCat9
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        So far, only official apps can access the phone number and address info. They don't allow access to that ... : Gonzo
        • Yeah, that's what I'd imagine they'd do. Just build in Facebook Connect like they did with iPhoto into al... : BlackCat9
  • Nice. It great and had events support at last. : Trepex
• Much faster than before, me likey. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Blackberry app is still at 1.6 :( : melkore