Evening Reading
by Nick Breckon, Sep 30, 2009 6:00pm PDTIs it time to go back to Empire: Total War? Almost, I think.
News:
- Battlefield Bad Company 2 'Battlefield Moments' trailer offers shooting, swearing and gameplay
- Modern Warfare 2 DLC coming spring 2010
- 200 Game Crazy stores to close, liquidation sales begin this saturday
- Dead Space sequel entering production soon
- Fort Zombie screenshots hit the streets
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
First is Zone Reclamation Project: http://metacognix.com/stlkrsoc/index.html
ZRP is basically a fan-made patch that fixes all kinds of bugs in the game. It tries to keep the "vanilla" SoC experience, although it does come with some optional mods that really add to the game without changing it too much (Repair mod, Quest overhaul, Freeplay, etc). It comes with a nifty modifier program that lets you tweak the game to your heart's content including turning the optional mods on and off. I can't recommend this mod enough, especially if it's your first playthrough.
Second is L.U.R.K: http://www.moddb.com/mods/lurk/
LURK is a really exciting new mod. It does what some thought was impossible; makes stealth work properly. You can actually sneak around without enemies magically seeing you, and using your knife wont automatically alert everyone within a mile radius. It also overhauls the graphics and many other aspects of the game. I've only played a little bit but it really seems to increase immersion. The author of this mod also worked on "STALKER Complete 2009," which a lot of you seemed to like.
Give them a try!
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Adam Sessler explains why he gave Uncharted 2 a ridiculously amazing review, calling it the best single player experience I've ever had.
http://g4tv.com/videos/41828/Sesslers-Soapbox-Uncharted-2-is-Awesome/
Not spoileriffic at all, and he really gives a heartfelt and eloquent explanation, especially towards the end. If you have a few minutes, you should watch it.
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Problem: Intermittent Mouse Lockup for 2ish seconds...
Rest in next post
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http://forums.battle.net/thread.html?topicId=16474108701
The Diablo II 1.13 patch is on temporary hold while we investigate potential impact on the Battle.net service. As we moved closer to launching the patch concerns grew that an increase in the player stash size (a feature in the patch) could compromise the Diablo II Battle.net service. The hardware and configuration could potentially not handle the increased stash size gracefully under heavy load. Currently we’re investigating potential impact as it is one of the larger content features in the patch and we’re hoping it can remain a part of the release. If it does have to be removed it will require additional time to remove it, generate new patches, and test, which will add time before we can go live on the PTR.
We’re hoping to have our diagnostics and a final decision on how we’ll be moving forward decided by early next week and we’ll have an update for you at that time.
Not that I think many people particularly care about a Diablo 2 patch, but... I find it a little bit hilarious that they're concerned about the performance implications of doubling the stash in a game that's *ten years old*.
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IDIOTIC....
1 - PhysX is not exactly a wide used standard... game developers aren't going to bother putting their time into it, if only 1/2 their customers are going to be able to use it. Thus the standard isn't going to catch on.
2 - The PC industry is getting its ass kicked by the console industry. Hardware incompatibilities is the LAST fucking god damn thing PC market needs right now.
nVidia you moron's... I know you thought you won, and where a monopoly... I know your scared that AMD/ATI isn't gone like you thought they were.
But get your head out of your ass and think about it for a minute. This is a very bad 'business' decision, and your ruining it for everyone.
</rant>
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Ben Heck makes a ps3 slim laptop - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SKia22tulUg&feature=player_profilepage
Japanese people make an Aliens-esc powerloader - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYFDcQhHeSY&feature=player_embedded
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http://www.amazon.com/Playseats-Limited-Forza-Evolution-Racing/dp/B002LDYAW8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=videogames&qid=1254402679&sr=8-1-catcorr
the bundle is actually pretty cool
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http://www.shackpics.com/files/209q0xd_ujfx6vmxilftbn1d3klh.jpg
ASDA selling FIFA10 for £26.71 from midnight. Cheap as chips.
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Well I finally did it, I installed Windows 7. And to be honest it was pretty painless. Everything just worked, and I thought I was going to have a heck of a time trying to get on the Internet but no! Overall everything took about one hour or less to get everything up and running.
Now I'm just waiting for Microsoft to give me Windows 64-bit instead of this 32-bit. ;)
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http://www.dummcomics.com/index?sid=472
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and I think I know what the biggest problem/atmosphere killer is...
the music.
the way it's shot is pretty atmospheric, the acting isn't completely dead... but it's just lacking the music...
also, needs more voiceovers.
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http://www.swtor.com/user/register
Looks like you can have a friends list on there too, mine is "SailorofFortune"
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I think I am going to pick one up. Seems alot of review sites say its is perfect for carrying around now and gaming on the go which was one of my main complaints for the PSPstop.
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quick question if i buy snow leopard here in germany i'll be able to select an english language option correct?
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So I decided to go check on my fence ( http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21037982#itemanchor_21037982 ), which made it through the night just fine. Then come in to work. Only to get here and hear UPS's in the server room going apeshit and not having the door code to get in. Call the IT guy at about 3am who gives me the code and we start shutting things down... it's gonna be a good day.
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I'll probably regret this, but there is a spam button I guess...
barbequeninja@googlewave.com
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In a defiant and provocative statement, issued following a meeting of
the UN human rights council in Geneva, the Holy See said the majority
of Catholic clergy who committed such acts were not paedophiles but
homosexuals attracted to sex with adolescent males.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2009/sep/28/sex-abuse-religion-vatican
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After a few tests, the Apple Genius determined that Manoj's phone was dropping 22 percent of its calls, which turns out to actually be "excellent" compared to most iPhone users in the New York area, where a dropped call rate of 30 percent is said to be average — according to the dude at the store, anyhow. The Genius further went on to confirm that the phone was indeed "fully functional," and that the problem is "consistent with the service provided by AT&T."
This is why I bought a G1 on T-Mobile. It probably helps that I'm almost never in an urban area, but I almost never have call drops, and despite being GSM, I've run into very few locations that had no coverage.
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Please tell me what you think about the soon to be released Pentax K-x
http://www.dpreview.com/news/0909/09091703pentaxkx.asp
I am almost positive that I am going to buy one of these as an early Christmas present for myself.
It will be my first DSLR. I have messed with point and shoot and they are fun, but I want to step into the real camera world.
Any advice?
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6249747/Jet-powered-merry-go-round-shoots-flames.html
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My daughter (3 years old) is sitting at the dinner table tonight, and points out the window and says "look, Daddy, Moon!". Sure enough, there it is. So I say "would you like to go to the moon?", and of course she says yes. Then I say "it'll be fun. The moon is made out of cheese. Green cheese! :)".
Her response: "No it's not. It's a big rock."
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWhxCB0ndJE
RRRRRAAAAAAWWWWWRR
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buddy of mine wants it but the steam version is "censored" and he is to lazy to import/walk out and buy it. basically he wants it now because i'm pretty sure he will lose interest in a few hours with that attention span of his.
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