Evening Reading: Putting the Oughts to Bed

by Garnett Lee, Dec 31, 2009 6:00pm PST

If you'd told me last New Year's Eve that a year later I'd be writing the last Evening Reading of the decade on Shacknews I'd probably have looked at you dumbfounded. Sitting here doing it this evening I couldn't be more pleased with how things have worked out. Getting reacquainted with Shack has been great. We've got a great team, a great community, and fantastic support to carry us into 2010 and well beyond.

We've been posting our games to look forward to in 2010 today. I'll have mine coming tomorrow along with a collection of our resolutions for the New Year. Hope you'll take a moment to check them out and add to the conversation when time allows. Have a fun and safe New Year's Eve whatever your celebration plans.

I'll leave you with this great quote my friend Sterling tweeted earlier today: "The world isn't coming to an end. It's already tomorrow in Australia."

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Crysis Maximum Edition (Includes Crysis and Crysis Warhead) is on sale for $13.59 for only 13 hours and 23 minutes.

Do not miss this sale because you need Crysis to play MechWarrior Living Legends!

Shackserver has been full for the last few hours and this mod is very good for a first beta. Some bugs but generally awesome.

Dec 31, 2009 7:37pm PST

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- Downloading now! Love that it went on sale right after MW:LL beta was released! : DJ Clipdat
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  Listen to this man! Also, he does not dominate like in every other game so you can have fun! : ArcKnight
  - However, thane can suck a fuck with his goddamn 2x LBX20's in a tank. : ArcKnight
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  23 EUROS still here? wtf. Anyone with a PayPal account wants to donate it? Would certainly pay it back to... : electric_wizard
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    Why don't you buy it directly? : doomed
    - too expensive? I'd jump at it for 13$, but something like 30+ for a mod? No thx. : electric_wizard
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  It's a no go for me-- SecuROM --> Third Party DRM, 5 total activation limit : Bean
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    Uh with the steam version? : Toth21
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      No, I don't think the Steam version has that. My boxed copy of Crysis does, which explains why it pitched... : yacoub35
      
      WRONG! Steam version has SecuROM too! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=21787585#itemanchor_21787585 : Bean
    - Yes, apparently. http://store.steampowered.com/sub/987/ 3rd-party DRM: One or more products in this p : the archvile
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      Steam programs can still use SecuROM. I'm not sure about Crysis, however. : Arctic Fox
      
      As far as the activation DRM version, original Crysis didn't have it, but Crysis Warhead had it. : the archvile
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      YES with the Steam version. You people need to learn to check this stuff: http://store.steampowered.com/app/17300/
      
      Look on the right, under Game Details where it lists 3rd-party DRM
      
      Guess what? Crysis isn't the only game on there. You have to really pay attention. I make every effort to avoid buying games with SecuROM, but sometimes they've slipped by me. I've been getting better about it, though.
      
      For example, Borderlands itself doesn't have any 3rd party DRM on Steam, but they fucking added a 5 activation limit to the DLC http://store.steampowered.com/app/8990/
      
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      YES with the Steam version. You people need to learn to check this stuff: http://store.steampowered.com/a : Bean
      
      I think a lot of people assume Steam game = Steam DRM, which is just wrong. : Arctic Fox
      
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      The limit itself isn't actually a hard limit is it? I doubt a company could get away with that. Probabl... : pigvomit
      
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      It's a hard limit, yes. Compare to Batman:AA, which also has SecuROM, but it's a soft limit of 4 per mont... : Bean
      
      As for if they can get away with it - yes they can, it's in the license agreement - you don't OWN a damn ... : Bean
  - I feel the same way but I really wanted to play this mod so I bought it anyway :( damn my love for giant ... : Goncyn
- can't wait to play this tomorrow night. happy new years you fools : kainen1
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  It won't let me create a Crysis multiplayer account using my GameSpy/IGN id. I've logged into both GameS... : Wadmaasi
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    Is this GameSpy Comrade thing required for MP to work? : Wadmaasi
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      No its not as far as I know. Just need to set up your account in game, maybe best to do it from within st... : Toth21
      
      I created an aliased account, joined the Shack server, started observing trombllyj, and Crysis bombed out... : Wadmaasi
  - The account thingy is a piece of shit. It forces me to make a new one each time I start the game. : sanchez
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  Why does the Steam version not include the 64-bit stuff? There's only a 32-bit executable. :( : TrptJim
- Finally, I can play this game. I'm pumped about both Mechwarrior and Crysis. : Pettytheft
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  I'm too poor. It's a great deal but I gotta pay rent. FUCKING RENT! : jingletard
  - Don't eat for a day. : Vegtro
  - ya I'm skipping it too. Let me know when it's $5 : AMikaboshi
- Don't forget to use Shadowdane's excellent config for Crysis and Warhead: http://shadowdane.shackspace.c... : Matt Burris
- Thank you SO much for this post! BOUGHT, mechwarrior in the new year, aw jeah! : shackwack
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  can i still play it if i only own warhead? : dantastic
  - No, it only works on Crysis. I think the devs said then they'll port it to Wars. : Matt Burris
- BUMP! 5:55:01 left on the sale! : sanchez
- Today's sales have been best selection/prices so far i reckon. : Klebold
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  I have a question... Do the actual physical copies of the disks have securerom on em'? As in they only ... : Malku
  - I have another question... Can somebody teach me to read the full thread before I post? Or at least nuk... : Malku
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  How do I buy this on my iPhone? I won't reach my Computer until Monday and I want this now! : doomed
  - steampowered.com? : Conan

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