Evening Reading: The Times They Are A Changin
by Garnett Lee, Nov 09, 2009 7:13pm PSTIt's not going to happen overnight but do you suppose one day EA could be a social and casual games company that also does some "real" videogames on the side? It's not as far-fetched as it sounds. As their moves today illustrate, they're serious about making the company successful in the here and now. They're like a football team building for this season. But if that's the case are they also mortgaging the future? Impossible to say today. I hope they can continue to foster the next Dragon Ages and Dead Spaces in their smaller slate of titles.
If you've been wanting in on the Heroes of Newerth beta we got another 300 keys from S2 games! Here's the rest of what's been going on:
- Left 4 Dead 2 PC Preloading Now on Steam
- EA Drops Millions for Social Game Developer Playfish
- EA Layoffs Send a Signal to Videogame Industry
So, what else...well, Rolling Stone joined the blogs reporting that Steven Tyler may have quit Aerosmith.
There's a handy article on some good wines to be had at a bargain price right now. I can personally vouch for the 2008 Castle Rock Central Coast Pinot Noir.
And then there's this guy.
Skyrim Workshop touts 2M downloads, 2,500 mods
Xenonauts dev promises 'proper remake' of XCOM
Binary Domain demo available this week
Shack PSA: Angry Birds on Facebook today
Resistance: Burning Skies dawns on Vita in May
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http://www.gametrailers.com/video/review-hd-modern-warfare/58370
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I have a choice to either take VB and a Advanced VB course OR I could take an HTML and Advanced HTML course. I'll also be taking Java and C++.
Is VB really necessary? Would it be smart to go the HTML route so I am more familiar with it in case I get into web app development? I can read and interpret it now but not write it from scratch.
Also, I am learning C# on my own so I am getting to know the .NET framework through that.
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So the restaurant is now officially open as of Thursday. It's been a hellish last month. I'm on my 23rd 15 hour day in a row (some have been 18's). But it has gone very well, we think we have one of the best restaurants in Atlanta and one of the better restaurants in the country.
So, what kind of cool stuff has gone on in the gaming world in the past three weeks?
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http://www.justin.tv/eyes_cube
The guy says lag isn't an issue at all. I'm enjoying MW2 on the 360 but I don't think I'm ever going to fully accept playing fast multiplayer with a gamepad like I do a mouse+keyboard.
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http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=312_1253591725
These guys are in the middle of combat with rounds landing pretty damn close and start chatting
"Where the fuck did that come from?"
"I think we got enemy over there... yeah thats enemy"
"Really?"
"Yeah I reckon"
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Me and a robot
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Stan Winston creation on the right
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meeting in 5 mins to find out if I'm going to be layed off or not :(
wish me luck.
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I really am a sucker for a collectors edition :/
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More pics here: http://www.zerosignal.eu/images/modernwarfare2/
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How did you guys approach the battle against Flemeth ? I've gotten destroyed repeatedly and am trying different tactics, but none of them are working. And yes, I have been using Wynne...
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My ironman rules were the original ones (from roguelike ganes like angband): always go down, take every stairwell down that you see, and never go back up. No town portals, and no taking waypoints to town, either. I did allow myself to use the occasional dungeon vendor, but there was no going backwards to previous levels to farm the vendor.
Since I wasn't sure if this mode of play was even viable, and I had yet to beat the main quest with any other char, I used normal difficulty. My character build was a summoner alchemist. It turned out to be a walk in the park. My summons, with their thorns and other buffs, easily killed most bosses. I found the heal all '2' and '3' spells rather early, so for most of the game I just kept them on tabs, and I didn't really need to use potions -- I just kept casting the heal spells! Eventually upgraded heal all 2 to heal all 4, and 3 to 5. I did have a little luck the the dungeon vendors. While they didn't have any good items, I was able to buy 3 map levels from them, and one of the heal all spells, and some other minor spells. I was always short on identify scrolls, so after a while I only bothered to identify item types that I might use, leaving 95% of the weapons on the ground untouched.
The final fight was somewhat of a challenge, just because of the sheer quantity of creatures involved. I did some running around, keeping out of harm's way, while my summons, thorns and heals did their work. Eventually, victory was mine! Fun game. My pet and I were loaded down with a dozens of unique and set items, so I had a lot of stuff to put in the shared stash when returning to town after the end :)
Some screenshots of my char and the ironman victory proof:
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A woman who was banned from making loud noises during sex has lost an appeal against her conviction.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/wear/8352729.stm
Interesting.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/08/AR2009110817897.html
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