Morning Discussion: New Year's Eve Edition

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  my video output died in my previous xbox. I did the towel trick trying to purposely set off the RROD so I... : kevp
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    Did the composite work for you too when the HDMI didn't? : NastyJack
    • And suddenly it works again. Fucking thing is a ticking time bomb now. I guess I'll be buying a third 360... : NastyJack
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      no, none of the connections worked : kevp
      • tho the digital out audio worked fine : kevp

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  I wish they'd do an official remake of the original. : The Wilhelm Scream
  • It'd be nice, worth buying. Though I don't know if it would be worth their money. I'd probably pay $20. T... : shaq_mobile
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  I get nostalgic about a lot of games from that time period. Thief, Ultima Online, System Shock 2, Unreal ... : Iazu
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    Check out uosecondage.com ;) : phokz
    • I actually tried some other free shard last year, but it was full of chinese or koreans (or both) and it ... : Iazu
• I miss Counterstrike beta5 mansion :( : phokz
• It was the height of my gaming career. HL: Deathmatch, CS, TF Classic, DOD, and the many, many single-pla... : The Grolar Bear
• I wish we could play original HLDM its not even in steam list of games :( : Iwannaacura
• I get pissed off once the game gets shitty at the end. : soggybagel

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• UC2 will probably take you another 2-4 hours longer to beat than UC1, so figure 10-12 (probably closer to... : qwpeoriu
• about 10-12 : HeXoN
• Took me 11.5 hours on Hard. But I think 4 of those hours were cutscenes. : Sailor of Fortune
• about 10 hours. : edgewise
• It took me about 12 on Hard and I took my time with the puzzles, exploring, looking for shiny stuff, and ... : Mantle

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  Christ, my stick has retained soooo much of its value. i bought the dead or alive hori stick (as far as i... : Klebold
  • Same here - it's been excellent, and has stood up very well to everything I've thrown at it (including a ... : genom
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  You sure that's the deal of the day? I'm seeing a printer for the DotD. Or is this just heavily discounte... : afrochops
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    Go to the video game section and then click on the treasure box icon for the video game deal of the day :... : roushimsx
    • Ok thanks, I'm on my phone so it wasn't showing up. : afrochops
• if I didn't already have one of those I would pick it up. I really like seimitsu parts. : lacker
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  Totally responsible would be like $30. : MoreVespeneGas
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    ? those were $140 : lacker
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      It's not a terrible price by any means in comparison, probably what they ought to be all the time, but in... : MoreVespeneGas
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        If you were to build it yourself it would cost about $80 without the case LS 32 Stick - $20 8x 30mm S... : Judecca
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          I'm with Vespene here...way too much for a stick that can only be used with one kind of game, at least fo... : JohnnyRey
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            if you love fighters it is comparable to buying a top of the line new mouse. : lacker
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              I can see that, but the mouse is used for everything you do on the computer. To each his own of course, b... : JohnnyRey
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                I have played fighters since street fighter 2 but it wasn't until street fighter 4 and my newfound obsess... : lacker
                • Yeah, I've been on a Blaze Blue kick lately, pretty fun. : JohnnyRey
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                Pretty sure it'd be awesome for shmups as well, not to mention Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection : roushimsx
                • Also MAME : Judecca
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    no, that's irresistible. Like, I'd buy 3 of them at that price just because, fuck it, that's cheap and it... : roushimsx
    • easily resistible for me : MoreVespeneGas
    • how many did you order? : lacker
  • do you own any consoles, or buy enthusiast gaming mice? i wouldn't say that price is any more absurd tha... : dopeman
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  Not a huge fan of Seimitsu buttons, but I would totally get one of these if they shipped to Canada. When ... : Judecca
  • today I am going to put together my all seimitsu joysick. can't wait. : lacker
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  I wonder if it'd work on a PC...? : Rotten Deadite
  • I've used the 360 hori stick on my pc without any issues in the past. Works awesome in MAME. : roushimsx
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  Decided not to order it. Then reconsidered since I bought SF4 the day it came out and haven't played it m... : afrochops
  • Seth is indeed a fucking joke. : Arctic Fox
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  slight de-rail: does anyone own the Hori PS3 Real Arcade Pro. 3-SA? i already own the MadCatz SFIV:TE... : dopeman
  • here's a link: http://www.amazon.com/Real-Arcade-Pro-3-SA-Playstation-3/dp/B002FL0T8U/ref=pd_bxgy_vg_text... : dopeman
  • It is pretty much exactly the same as the TE parts wise, with a slightly different button layout. Still ... : Judecca
• That's a really sweet deal. I really like Seimitsu buttons, but never used their joysticks. : aggro crag

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• Interesting idea, I'm just not sure what I'd use it for. Perhaps if I had a team operating remotely and w... : Dave-A
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  This could be the Shack version of MST3K if we could find something fun to watch (and actually got some p... : Ormsbee
  • I like this idea. : mlev
• have you ever seen this much muscle on a man? : skunk_ape
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  NWS for grunting naked man. : Bold
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    Now he's stroking his nipples, talking about how he's "getting off on myself". : Bold
    • I changed it...much better now : skunk_ape

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  LOL Coach as "Uncle Phil" from Fresh Prince, and Nick is Leisure Suit Larry : jimmy-buffett
  • First of all, yes I was forced to play the cut-down Australian version of Left 5 Dead 7 because of our cr : jimmy-buffett
  • I fucking lost it at "Uncle Phil" : zerog83
• He pretty much missed the point of SMB Wii. It's a party game, not meant to be an evolution of the franc... : pigvomit
• Will have to check when I get home. Can't watch on my iPod. : ShoCon

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  Rock Band + Alcohol + Friends : slax0r
  • quotin' this so hard : Deathlove
  • this is my plan. i think this has been my plan for the past 2-3 years too. : dirge23
  • Alcohol + Friends got boring and had enough with it for some time : hanged_man
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  Early dinner with wife and kids, heading home and hiding from the army of drunk mexicans on the roads. : Visceral Monkey
  • ^^ This. Wife and Kids then everyone to bed and some MechWarrior LL I think. : tboomer2
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  I'm working the night shift. :( : denixen
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    i thought i was the most miserable person in this night, you made me feel better : hanged_man
    • I'm glad I could help : denixen
• Hanging out with my wife. Have some drinks after the kid's in bed; maybe get laid. : rmjackson
• New decade LAN!! : Grimmadog
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  I'm going to attempt to fellate myself when the clock strikes midnight. : Micand
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    Come to think of it, if I don't post something stupid (i.e., post anything) within the next week, I've pr... : Micand
    • make sure you do live recording via qik or something, many bored people like me would appreciate watching... : hanged_man
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  last year i was in Naxxramas when the clock struck 12. tonight... probably a heroic :( : electroly
  • thought you quit? : theWhite
• My friend I was meant to be going out with has decided to stay in and do Arena in WoW. Fuck my life. : -JLN-
• early dinner and/or drinks with friends until ~10pm, then head home and probably play torchlight or somet... : strider_
• decided to do online gaming, l4d or crysis wars but again im getting horrible pings, this cant get worse.... : hanged_man

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• Sorry, that's over $300 for the 5850, not $350 : Visceral Monkey
• With my core i7 and a 4890 Crysis was silky smooth at that resolution at max detail (still not sure why t... : derelict515

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• nobody experienced this before? :/ : jbury
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  You don't need the steam client to purchase the games. Just go to the website. : speirus
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    True. True. This is how I have been buying my games. : funnynamehere
    • same problem, on the order page I get "There seems to have been an error initializing or updating your tr... : jbury
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  I assume you're tried restarting Steam. Also closing Stream, deleting the clientregistry.blob file and s... : mathyou
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    tried all of those things : jbury
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      sometimes you've gotta uninstall completely and reinstall :( : GloriousCow
      • no its not even working ordering through the webpage sadly : jbury
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  What browser are you using? Is your flash up to date? : speirus
  • yeah its all fine, I've tried in explorer, firefox and safari, same deal on all : jbury
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  Did you reboot your computer? : capt tripps
  • Is it on? : Marauder IIC
• Sadface: Lookingo n the steam forums there are lots of others with the same problems, and none of them ha... : jbury
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  Ir must be racial profiling. Is your name Ahkmed Muhamajabar? : ajvitaly
  • Slight mistake in the spelling but close enough ;) : jbury

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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/ltv156_r7ascewj7tjkwg0k2rb9.jpg http://www.shackpics.com/files/ltv157_j2v... : Majuju
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    Majuju my basal partybolic rate is like 10% now because instead of partying I am cleaning and roasting pe... : tashtego
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      why are you roasting pecans : Deathlove
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        because my Mom sent me back to Boston with 15 pounds of pecans from our tree, and roasted pecans are a de... : tashtego
        • you have a pecan tree? man i'd love a nut tree : Deathlove
• There's nothing Andrew WK can't do. : Deathlove
• YES!!!!! PARTY!!!!! <3 AWK!!!! YOU CAN FUCKING DO IT! CLEAN THAT SHIT! PARTY WILL COMMENCE SOON AND IT WI... : senseimoron
• http://www.uniquedaily.com/andrew-wks-odd-face-on-fox-news/ Andrew W.K. rules : atom519

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• no shipments on new years day. only next day air on nye : maulla
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  They will be a day behind with the holiday, so your thing will be delivered on the 5th as they say. If y... : Iwannaacura
  • Thats fine, I was just curious why it's 4 hours away but going to take a week to get here, because I ship... : mlev

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  Pity bump. : randomjgj
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    This is what you get for meddling in the dark Mac Arts. Soon Steve Jobs will demand a baby ritual sacr... : Thornfist
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      I agree. The only thing to do here is burn the computer with gasoline whilst dancing around it naked chan... : Nighthawk0110
      • Whilst I could be talked into this I don't think the gf or her employer would approve. : randomjgj
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  Has she checked the power save settings on the XP install? Or possibly power save modes on the monitor it... : g0nk
  • Also, try a different video cable. : g0nk
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  Check parallels itself for power saving, after that uninstall parallels and use vmware fusion like you sh... : ryuuseki
  • Unfortunately it's a work box, so that's probably not an option. : randomjgj

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  Yup. GFWL is included, it and Steam run independently of each other. : Rehevkor
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    Thank you! I will now scheme various ways of spending money. :D : Sylvanus
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      Fallout 3 GoY Edition for example? : Sylvanus
      • Or Dawn of War II. : Wadmaasi
• Yep! : kallanta
• If its required to be running when playing the game then yes. : Iwannaacura
• uh, yes. : jasoncrowley

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• I doubt they are on the same level as google, but still, 2mil people online at once, downloading, chattin... : VectorJKL
• CDN's are fairly straightforward tech. The chats/matchmaking/sales/etc. are the parts that are really in... : RomSteady
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  Their ability to accept transactions however... : Gildenstern
  • FUCK. All I get is Event Total #youraccount_pendin This better go through. : Gildenstern
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  They publish numbers I think. Somebody linked to a chart a while back when sales were starting, and they... : DinK
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    http://store.steampowered.com/stats/content/ : inchwide
    • heh, i like the jump in bandwidth at 9AM this morning when the new sale went live. : MisterPhoton
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    Here it is. Their peak in the last couple days was almost 150,000 Mbit. http://store.steampowered.com... : DinK
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      how much does that kind of bandwidth cost? : GloriousCow
      • $Texas : Turd Ferguson
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  And all of this for free, as a service. It's amazing. : DrWaffles
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    Free for you and I, I would assume the game studios pay for it : Demius
    • with a % of their sales income sure, just like any other distributor. : kelbane
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    i dont know about you but i pay for the games i get on steam : MoreVespeneGas
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      but you don't pay for the delivery service : cpt_gloval
      • its part of the price. like how when you buy something at a retail store the shipping and warehousing of ... : ninjase
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        ISP; mines is comcast, not free. : massdev
        • Valve doesn't get that money bro. : deject
  • Yes if only they could get some type of revenue to keep this magical service going for us. =) : DinK
  • steam gets the publishing moneyhats iirc : gokart.
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    Of course Valve gets a % off every sale. But we, as users of Steam, don't have to pay a dime. THANKS ... : DrWaffles
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      it sitll amazes me that they even get a cut off of a game that costs $1.99 : denixen
      • I think it's just a percentage of the purchase price from what I've read. It would also conveniently alig... : DinK
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      That's not amazing, that's how every store works. You don't pay for their costs directly, you pay for the... : uncleanmonkey
      • When was the last time you lost your copy of a store-bought game and went back for a free replacement? Do... : SockMonkeh

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  I think they may be the same. I bought Avatar Digital 3D tickets on Fandango and going to the theater it ... : Sailor of Fortune
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    what kindof cinema? was it regal? : gyokuro
    • I went to Century Theaters for RealD. I saw IMAX 3D at Regal. : Sailor of Fortune
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  Real3D is the brand name for the digital-projection 3d product your theater uses. so, in effect, they des... : biskits
  • actually, i think it's "RealD 3D". : biskits
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  Its the same, I saw it twice in 3D; the first time was advertised as "REAL 3D"!!!!!, the second time I we... : Jackass1233
  • Real D 3D is digital, so they may have been referring to the same thing. "Digital 3D" isn't very specifi... : DinK
• What's "Digital 3d?" I've read Real D tends to be nicer than IMAX 3D. Here's a nice breakdown I just fo... : DinK
• I heard the RealD is better, the 3d glasses use a circular image variation so you can tilt your head and ... : Slowtreme
• I saw avatar twice, once on imax 3d and once on reald 3d, the reald was much better (it was quite noticab... : rgoer

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• yeah the 360 controller is fantastic. if it wasn't for the atrocious D-pad it'd be the best ever! : zerog83
• Yeah I got one for Christmas for my PC too! Aside from one of the shoulder buttons not working anymore, i... : inchwide

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  I bought a 37" LCD from them a few years ago and the dude took 10% off *just because*, so I'm assuming th... : MagicWishMonkey
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    That would be nice. I was looking at the Panny 42" plasma they had on sale for $499 during Black Friday.... : Thresher
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      I bought a floor model too, I don't know if that had anything to do with it though. : MagicWishMonkey
      • It sure does. Employees are allowed to discount floor models usually to make room for something else. : KangDang
• they will but its much harder than a place that works on commission : oldschoolbob-o
• They'll haggle on Magnolia items depending on manager and supply, but I'm not sure about the 42" range th... : Head Rush
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  yes, they sometimes will price match if you bring proof of pricing and talk to the right person. : yacoub35
  • Price matching is their policy. I'm just trying to get them to haggle a bit. : Thresher
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  Yes, I haggled on my recent TV purchase with them. Also be careful with expecting a price match on TVs... : r_picmip 5
  • Sears does that too. It stinks. : Thresher
  • In my last experience, all they did was price match it. . .that is, my came w/ a 6mo price match & about ... : goatjc
• Try to negotiate for free delivery at the very least. Sometimes they do knock off a bit from the price, d... : jingletard
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  If you can get a manager or someone who's not a n00b as your salesman, and use magic keywords like "if I'... : ninjase
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    And you gave the manager oral pleasure behind the trash compactor : rosewood
    • Shit, I do that when I go there to buy CDs. : CrabsJarrard
• Check out HHGregg if you have them...they had some awesome deals in there this week. : Saman
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  So your post made me go check on my TV and I noticed they discounted $200! I'm going in to the store for... : r_picmip 5
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    your shit out of luck. : ant_hillbilly
    • Haha not only did they give it to us without any hassle they gave us the difference between the original ... : r_picmip 5
  • if you bought it at best buy after Nov 1st you have until Jan 31st. : sludge vohaul
• I managed to pay 200 hundred less on my tv that cost $1400 and also got the full service plan included. T... : shakybonez31
• I worked at Magnolia for a year while I was in school. You need to get with a senior sale guy I was a le... : WadeMcLain
• Some stores do commission, My friend managed to get a Dell XPS laptop for $200 off a year ago. : Sailor of Fortune
• Try Sears. : WhatIsThisFor

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  Actually, it seem Zombie Shooter 2 is $2.49, Zombie Shooter is $1.24 Are they any good? : TroZ
  • I got zombie shooter 2 a few weeks ago it is definitely fun and for 2.50$ I'm not sure how you can go wro... : AgentPothead
  • sorry, I meant ZS2. I don't know yet. Just fired it up. : CRasterImage
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    Try the demo before buying. It crashes to desktop for me shortly after getting in the vehicle. :( : Arcanum
    • I have played through 2 missions so far and it is fun-ish. No crashes, but the sound didn't work on the... : CRasterImage
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  I would venture to say Zombie Driver is better. : Thornfist
  • Bought it. Played it through 3 or 4 times. Liked it. Wished it was longer. : CRasterImage

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• sounds like you're not app, blackcat9. not appy at all. : Dave-A
• I just found this page, which is helpful if it works: http://www.facebook.com/settings/?tab=privacy#/sett... : BlackCat9

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• 3850? 3870? You might be able to do 640x480... : ryuuseki
• lol not very well... You'd probably need to run it on Low or Medium and it will look pretty bad. : Shadowdane
• tl;dr: NO. : Rehevkor
• lol : shirif
• :( :( :( :( :( Oh well, the cool this is I bought these games on sale and will have them when I upgrad... : Goto10
• sorry goto, no :( : Nitrium
• Yes. http://www.onlive.com : pancake humper
• Cyrsis might shit so hard you might crash or even bluescreen : Iwannaacura

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• Woo!! Here's to a better decade and a great year! : afrochops
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  What are things like in the year 2010? Has the Apple Tablet totally replaced every other device yet? Is e... : BlackCat9
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    Just an hour in - so far, its bringing lots of Mass Effect for me. An auspicious beginning indeed :-D : Anir
    • We have seen the future and it is shiny. : BlackCat9

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• Are you looking for cheap titles? Bad Company is definitely worth the $19.99 new, but the SP campaign isn... : Head Rush
• The 20gb drive is actually like 14gb, in reality land. If you're ever planning on playing Rock Band or... : Thornfist
• Here is a solid list of Thornfist Non-FPS "Bitchslap of Approval" Games. (In Order of Metacritic scores)... : Thornfist
• Get at least a 60 GB HDD. Then you can install games to your HDD, and play Rock Band. : Arctic Fox
• Get a bigger HDD. Any games you're going to play a lot you'll want to install, and any DLC you get in th... : DinK
• Get a FPS and give it a try. I felt the same way at first when I got my 360, but now I don't ever play g... : FormerHPB
• as said above, you can install games to the HD and IT HELPS!!! I'd go for a bigger HD : Demius

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  Yah mine's looking about the same: http://grab.by/1tpa : zuff
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    where do you see that? : RikiTiki2
    • http://grab.by/1tpp Top right, click on "Your name's Account" : zuff
    • Upper right hand corner of the store page, click 'My Account'. It should ask you to sign in again and it'... : KangDang
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    Ouch on Tropico! : massdev
    • Yah definitely was not worth the money spent :( : zuff
• Oh yeah i should get The Witcher, only played the demo. : Ziz
• me so far: http://www.shackpics.com/files/Screenshot20091231at12025PM_y60uvlk7hl2kdbvimcpz.png : g0nk
• Osmos 1.99 USD The Void 9.99 USD King's Bounty: Armored Princess 9.99 USD Red Faction Guerrilla ... : Vincent Grayson
• I'm not sure if I want to check, but let's have a look.... 1st Dec - £1.74 - The Secret of Monkey I : inchwide
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  Think about this. You've spent $108 for uh what like 15 games? : Chod
  • Uh... No. More like at least 30. : Nighthawk0110
  • Oh, I'm happy for the deals, but WOW did that disappear pretty easily! Lol : DeejayKnight
• ya here's mine :( $18.58 Charge Shattered Horizon, Crysis Complete (NA) Purchased for this account31 Dec... : SirX
• My December / late November transaction history is pretty similar : Milleh
• You know, it's not even about the money any more. These steam sales make me realize how little free time... : treefingers1
• There's no chance that a game that went on sale on a previous day may go on sale at the end again, right?... : zipper76
• I've spent $81.32 ($19.93 were gifts) for 19 games. : The Grolar Bear
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky - $4.99 Torchlight - $10 Star Wars: KOTOR - $2.49 THQ Complete Pack - $49.99 ... : Nighthawk0110
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  that's a pretty awesome haul for $100 : judge
  • Isn't it though?! I have a love/hate relationship with these games... I love the deals I got but hate th... : DeejayKnight
• Yeah, I've spent about $110 on the Steam holiday sales. Tack on another $60 that I spent earlier this mo... : randomjgj
• Medieval II: Total War, Eidos Collector Pack: $54.98 Torchlight, Lumines Base + Advance Pack: $7.98 : judge
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  Just picked up the Crysis deal and Shattered Horizon. Thrilled to get Crysis that cheap, so I can try ou... : GrnMonster
  • yeh, I don't expect many people to be playing Shattered Horizon but I think $5 is worth it to try somethi... : Shai-Tan
• about $290 : roushimsx
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  check out mine: http://www.shackpics.com/files/STEAMJPG_u8s807l257jgklsaluys.jpg : MrBig0
  • tl;dr: $316.01 : MrBig0
• torchlight STALKER Clear Sky Braid Crysis Maximum Killing Floor Max Payne 1 and 2 for an estimat... : SnakeIRye

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  they should just put cameras in airplane bathrooms. that way my privacy isn't invaded unless i have to p... : GloriousCow
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    I would rather have some 40 yrs old man see my privates than the whole world when the terrorist blows the... : Nighthawk0110
    • Agreed. : lotus2133
    • If you are dead, technically you don't have a right to privacy. I'd rather not have my rights violated w... : pigvomit
• thanks for the info! : biskits

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• Shacker Birthdays: PowerofA needs plenty of hookers and blow for their 33rd ! Melkore needs plenty of h : askedrelic
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  This Old LOL Pile: The top 5 LOL'D posts from yesterday. Don't miss the funny, if there was any to begin : askedrelic
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    ):< : drucifer
    • that kinda looks like a Confucius zoidberg : Dave-A
  • Two for one on the new guy. : breadsticks
• The Top Tags: This other thing that no one really uses!!! By: Rooster Cockburn with [3 tagz] http://www : askedrelic
• The Top INF: "The thing that was posted yesterday that compelled the most amount of people to hit the in : askedrelic

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  you're boned.. you gotta boot off the disc to restore : manero
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    the good news is that OSX is like $30 : manero
    • Not where I am :( There has to be some kind of way, no? : pgharavi
• I think you can use migration assistant to pull your user data from the backup drive, but if you want to ... : BlackCat9
• you need an OSX disk, unfortunately. : Yanks