Evening Reading: GDC Day One

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  What the f is a doodle : extrahappyturtle
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    It's this really awesome thing that lets you create polls for scheduling purposes. My professors use them... : mysled
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      Wow that is a pretty nice app. : givemesnacks
      • Yeah, it's super convenient! : mysled
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  It's a shackmeet extravaganza! : choppp
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    So have you stolen me a copy of SSFIV yet? : bcyde
    • of course, i fedex'd it to the office : choppp
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  I want to eat breakfast at Mel's Drive-in Diner, or whatever it's called :( Wish I was in SF. : freakynipples69
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    They closed the Mel's in Berkeley, it was so sad :( : mysled
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      Whaaaaaaaat???? Is that the one near the Marriot? : freakynipples69
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        It was the one right next to the theater on Shattuck. I used to love their shakes and the sandwich with t... : mysled
        • Yeah there's at least 2 : extrahappyturtle
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    Mel's is great. I have a bunch of loyalty cards for them. : TimeDoctor
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      loyalty cards? : mysled
      • yeah you know, buy ten meals get a $10 discount type thing. I mean I go there enough with coworkers to en... : TimeDoctor
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    Mel's is shit. It's the place people go when there is nowhere else to go. It's like one stop above Denn... : mikecyb
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      i agree with this. it's really not that great at all : JINKY
      • nation's on the other hand, what an establishment : JINKY
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  Oh no harvester signed up nevermind shackmeet over : mysled
  • Damn girl I was all ready to take the trolley down to San Fran : H@rvester
• bummpppp : mysled
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  are things still going on this weekend? I'm flying in this Saturday actually. : askedrelic
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    shit just got real : xsoulbrothax
    • yea, I should be down in Mountain View next week. MIGHT be able to hang out, but I'm not sure of my plans : askedrelic
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    goddamnit, my sister and her husband are in town. i would totally get drunk with you and laugh at your sh... : dahanese
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      You should bring them who wouldn't want to hang out with a bunch of shackers! oh wait... : mysled
      • haha her sister is used to shackers. her sister's husband tolerated us last time I saw him : askedrelic
      • my sister is as close as you can get to be a shacker without posting. (she can't stand everyone here so s... : dahanese
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      maybe I can get my friends to mix with your friends! : askedrelic
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        my friends are my work people. i don't know if i'm ready to subject them to you. :[ : dahanese
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          We'll see what happens! Saturday night is party time. : askedrelic
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            I would love to see Dahanese' work friends at a shackmeet. You better stay out here this time Relic! : spazzium
            • even though it was because of the shack that i met my work friends, there's no way i would ever ask (or b... : dahanese
• Link to shackmeet page: http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=6795 : mysled
• There was a shackmeet yesterday and I missed it? Fuck, there better not have been any good food involve... : Lightzout
• I will be there from tomorrow until Saturday and I'd like to meet some folks but I'm sort of busy. Stop ... : Agrona
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  what the fuck, I work like two blocks away from the Moscone Center apparently. I had no idea! : mikecyb
  • Yeah I didn't either. I pointed out sled should use shacknews.com/shackmeet : spazzium

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• o/ : shirif
• I'm on that list : thejay247
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  I was vaguely thinking of getting it before they announced the "permanent internet connection" DRM scheme... : the archvile
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    Wait, so you have to remain connected to the internet at all times while you play AND need a fresh Ubi.co... : Mr. Goodwrench
    • Yup, this is what it's going to be like for every future Ubisoft PC release, according to their PR staff.... : the archvile
  • same : pyrogen
• I was interested, but the $60 price tag, and a DRM scheme that sounds crappy to me turned me off. : u sir name
• Me. : CrustaR
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  I hope they drop that shit before they announce HoMM6 : capt tripps
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    capt tripps, what if they do not?? : CrustaR
    • HoMM fans are a unique lot of picky bitches. I seem to recall them getting stupid DRM dropped from one o... : capt tripps
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  Replace AC2 with Splinter Cell and yes : DOOManiac
  • ^^^ : destinyofdeath
  • Likewise. : dumb.
  • I'm sad about that. The game looks very fun. : Nitrium
  • Oh shit, I forgot SC is Ubisoft :( I hope they've unfucked themselves in time for Conviction. : Bamtan
  • Yeah this, not AC2. Sad. : jimmy_legs
  • ditto. Looked good too. : Modulus
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    Are you saying that they are going to use the same DRM on the new Splinter cell game too? : peetabix01
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      ubi's plan is to use the same DRM on every PC game they release in the foreseeable future. : xsoulbrothax
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        No more Ubisoft games for me then, until they remove that DRM. : peetabix01
        • hey that rhymes : peetabix01
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          what if it works fine, after the script kiddies stop DDOSing it? or just not on principle? : Downforce
          • As you say If it works and if its secure enough then maybe, but my gaming pc at the moment is a laptop. ... : peetabix01
  • Agree : alexpr
  • I'll probably buy it despite the DRM but it won't be a loooong time. At least until they have the proble... : smax
• I was somewhat interested, but after I read about it I definately won't get it. Given my tax return is be... : PointlesS76
• Wheeeeeeeeeeeee http://art.penny-arcade.com/photos/791728635_VJ8Qa-L.jpg : Mr.Finkster
• BC2 totally stole my interest. I looked at it today and am just not motivated to buy it, at least for now... : Sink the Pink
• I was definitely getting it. I would be getting Splintercell as well if it turns out to be good. And any ... : Tchest
• o/ : rmjackson
• The worst part is... it doesn't stop the piracy. Am I right? Or? And, if I AM right, what's the point of ... : jane911
• I'm not. Though I may cave eventually once they either remove most of the DRM or drop the price down to b... : frenziedbadger
• me, and same about the new Settlers game :/ : devpaul
• I'll wait to buy it during a Steam sale in the future. Not because of the DRM but because I buy very few ... : sm00v3d
• Me and not only that but the $60 is atrocious. : Nitrium
• Fuck the DRM, the $60 price tag is what pisses me off. : freakynipples69
• DRM'd and $60? Yeah ok. : Whistler77
• was going to buy for PC already have it for the 360. : echoinggreen
• I'm in that boat : SymGeo
• o/ : eeeealmo
• I wasn't planning on buying it for $60, but likely when it came down in price as I've already played it o... : pyide
• moi. : c0bra
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  Yup, I was interested after the Shack seemed to like the console versions. However, I won't be buying th... : Aragoat
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    I was going to but won't for the DRM. Sadly this means I shouldn't even get it on console as that would s... : jbury
    • It sucks. I hate missing out on games but I also feel like I can't betray my principles so I won't even ... : Aragoat
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      Think longterm. You might miss out on these games, but do you want this DRM scheme to be financially succ... : Marrbe
      • Longterm the DRM will be broken/removed and the game will be significantly cheaper. Win-win. : JHelgie
• Me be on the list : gydot
• Yeah I was gonna cause it had the dlc with it, but fuck that drm. Beat it on 360 with no dlc and shipped ... : AgentPothead
• This + $60 standard edition cost = no purchase. : coyoterys
• Add me to it. What makes it worst is that I wait for games to go on sale at Steam or Gogamer before I buy... : pulse2115
• i wasnt going to buy it, but wont even accept it as a free gift now. : jarek99
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  60 had put it in the 'wait for sale' category, that drm put it squarely in the 'keep that shit off my com... : smacknca
  • Ditto on that. Activision can get away with their $60 price tag, because it's MW2. lol @ ubisoft thinking... : SnakeIRye
• I preordered AC2 on Steam and don't really care enough to cancel. I'd rather play the game. : Sapiens
• I was planning on the new Silent Hunter but not anymore. : kelerian
• AC games are must better on console. Otherwise i just get tired of them. It's a weird phenomenon with me.... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• i'm in this boat too. : gorphine
• I was going to get Assassin's Creed 2 right away until I learned about the $60 price tag. Then the DRM ki... : Link.
• I was looking forward to this game for months because of the rave console reviews, but as soon as they re... : sreyes22
• Possibly, but I was going to get the new Splinter Cell. I won't support this kind of DRM, however. So, no... : Marrbe
• Well, I meant to, but now I am waiting for a price drop to compensate for the DRM nuisance.. : enyakk
• I already played the shit out of it on 360, but that was before the PC DRM announcement. Now I will not b... : Loxodrome
• Not for AC2 but I was interested in Settlers 7, not anymore (and my backcatalog keeps growing) : guigr
• Me. That DRM went way too far. : alexpr
• I might have considered it even though I already have it for the 360, just to get those sweet 1080p graph... : ramshot
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  The DRM doesn't bother me. The biggest reason why I am not buying Assassin's Creed 2 is Assassin's Creed ... : baron calamity
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    Assassins Creed 2 is far far far superior to Assassin's Creed 1 : alnya
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      Maybe but I don't want to buy 2 until I finish 1 and I'm just not able to get into the game. As soon as t... : baron calamity
      • I didn't mind the archers, but the retarded final fight put me off any and all Ass Creed games. : master_disaster_17
      • I just read about the story to the first game on some wiki and played the second one. It was great and I ... : ArB
• Me, same with Settlers, Silent Hunter 5 and Splinter Cell if it uses that DRM. Will put that money to Jus... : Johnnsen
• Picked it up for cheap, used, on the 360 instead. : genom

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• Oh and, I'll make sure to keep you cablevision folks updated : tfsbrian
• 12 minutes!! : opengl128
• i'm excited but i wont be able to see it till tomorrow. I agree : fathertime
• LOST : NastyNorman
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  how many more episodes are left? waiting till it is finished to watch straight through. Lost has WAYYYYY... : mwasher
  • 12 left, last episode is on May 23rd. : tfsbrian
• I feel like Ben is the Gollum of this story. : nodge69
• More Stone Cold Sayid please! : Bamtan
• HERE WE GO : tfsbrian
• Here we go... : Bamtan
• lol. : opengl128
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  Guys, I missed the first 3 minutes. I missed everything that happened in the alternate reality. Can someo... : SockMonkeh
  • Ben was complaining about the school leadership, Locke suggested Ben should be the principal, Ben said 'w : nodge69
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  God, Alex is fucking fine : Modica Sol Solis
  • Yes, very : SockMonkeh
  • Yes, and she is probably 25 in real life so it's all good : gmd
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  That woman really annoys me I hope she dies soon : gmd
  • or gets her tits out : Bamtan
• I said to Red Sonya "No kid goes to their teacher's house!!! WTF writers" She says to me "Yeah, becau... : conandan
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  Lol, Ben gassing his Dad in the altverse. Also, it seems Dharma and the Island did exist, but they don't : Bamtan
  • Hasn't it been said that the island was evacuated? : Modica Sol Solis
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  was the principal the actor that played all the assholes in 80's movies? like ghostbuster, die hard etc. ... : grabbie
  • Reporter from die hard perhaps : gmd
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    Yes, Walter Peck and Richard Thornburg. : Bamtan
    • you meant to say Professor Jerry Hathaway right? : Degenerate
    • it's true. This man has no dick : kek
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  Oh shit so is the Jacob that Hurley sees really Smokey? : kikilupo
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    More likely is that both Jacob and Esau are evil in their own ways. : WhatIsThisFor
    • Neither one of them has done anything benevolent. : phipple
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    Probably not, since Ilana said he was stuck in Locke's form. It's probably just Richard being annoyed tha : Bamtan
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      Plus I don't think he knows Hurley talks to dead people. Hence why he'd think he actually saw Smokey. : Bamtan
      • That's true. Forgot about that. : kikilupo
    • I think it was more Richard being disillusioned about following Jacob than anything. He'd just spent his : DianeOfTheMoon
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    I think it's more that something Smokey said to Richard caused him to lose faith in Jacob. : TrptJim
    • Or maybe Richard doesn't want to be a candidate. : TrptJim
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  Someday I'll be excited...I'm currently on Season 1 Episode 2. : mrwolf710
  • it gets so damn good, I just recently finished up season 5 and need to start watching 6 online. : strider_
  • If I had had to put up with it week after week I'm not sure I would have stayed with it, but I watched al... : nodge69
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  Jack being... badass? : Bamtan
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    Also, I'm guessing Jacob touched Michael at some point too, if the touching thing is anything to go by. : Bamtan
    • show us on the michael where he touched you : spiderfill
    • yeah, that stands to reason. I wouldn't mind them explaining why that magically caused people to end up o : kek
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  Why doesn't Ben just let the principal give Alex a good referral and then threaten to blackmail him again : JamesArhy
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    or include that in the deal, or expose the principal and be a hero and write the letter himself. : supermonkeyballz
    • He's not a Yale graduate, or whatever school Alex was trying to get into. : kek
• Giacchino FTW : nodge69
• OH SHIIIIII : Modica Sol Solis
• Uh oh : tfsbrian
• SOLVED IT! Ben is going to be the new Jacob and Widmore is the new Easu! : kikilupo
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  well that was a bunch of filler : supermonkeyballz
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    Not really. We learned that, apparently, the candidates are immortal until they have 'failed' the island, : Modica Sol Solis
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      Oh, and we also got confirmation that Richard did indeed come over on the Black Rock. And we also learned : Modica Sol Solis
      • but i didn't explicitly say wut du numbuhs wurr hurr durrrrf : Bamtan
    • True. Maybe not alot they can spill or it will give it all away me thinks : supermonkeyballz
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      Ok so, locke broke his back, then jacob touched him. So how then was Ben able to kill him? Is it possible : boomstickah
      • They were off the island! : brickmatt
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  the other timeline seems to be about a bunch of losers who cant ever get what they want. they should call : spiderfill
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    it seems pretty critical now since it showed ben really is a good person : gmd
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      no way! he sacrificed the education of many for the education of one. where is leslie gonna park? who is : spiderfill
      • I didn't see it that way. He sacrificed his own personal status while maintaining the ability to get wha... : kek
      • Not only that, after she graduated, he could just threaten him again. : phipple
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    or you're watching it wrong. Locke gets a wife, Ben redeems himself by not sacrificing Alex : thekidd
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      it pretty much looks like everyone is a lot better off without it : gmd
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        Not really Kate, though. Post island drama she was a rich free woman with a baby. : kek
        • no one cares about her ! : gmd
        • Yeah but her life was a complete mess and she was miserable as hell. : Whistler77
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        it's basically everyone's ideal life. It fits perfectly with the thought that the flash sideways are the : wtf242
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          I'm pretty sure they said years ago it wouldn't be a cop out like that. : Vincent Grayson
          • I personally think that would be awesome : wtf242
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      it was a joke. but seriously, locke is a big pussy who cant even call a doctor, ben doesnt get a promotio : spiderfill
      • alternative: endure countless hours of terror on an island with an evil being, be dicked around for reaso : Bamtan
    • oh shit, the exact opposite of what happened on the island. Very clever. : boomstickah
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      what I am finding interesting is that life is different for some characters but not others. For example : Flynn
      • I believe in Kate's alternate reality she's actually supposed to be innocent of the crime she's on the ru : mechanicalgrape
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  great ep, great acting from emerson : Bamtan
  • Yeah that scene was very moving. : TrptJim
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  I've glanced over quite a few Lost threads in my day, since the series started, all the way to today. ... : Boring Writer
  • Yes, you're a great judge of good writing. : Bamtan
  • when will you leave this website : opengl128
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    shut up naruto is awesome : GloriousCow
    • Believe it! : Naruto : Dong Patrol
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    Yeh, I remember it when way back, Jack and Kate travelled to another planet to fight some aliens but spen... : Darky_06
    • It wasnt a total loss. Jack got his epic mount and kate got a full raid set : jarek99
  • I take it all back LA, you are now the worst troll on this website : boomstickah
  • This makes absolutely no sense. : klearlyunseen
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  Okay, how the hell could Widmore find the island? Ben moved it specifically so he "could never find it a : kek
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    Are we assuming that widmore is the guy jacob waned to find the island? i was kind of hoping it was Wal : thekidd
    • actually now that I think about it, Smokey in the form of Christian is the one who told Locke to move the : kek
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  That was a great episode. Probably my favorite of the season. It didn't have a lot of action but the acti... : wtf242
  • i really like the alternate timelines. it shows how the characters are still fated to find one another, ... : EvilDolemite
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  I love reading the spoilers in LOST threads, as someone who doesn't watch the show, they are always hilar... : abrasion
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    the show is really good. I think a lot of people get too caught up in the mystery and the crazy fucking s... : wtf242
    • It's managed to be drama, romance, adventure, action, sci-fi, mystery and comedy, which is a pretty huge ... : Bamtan
    • wtf242, the people who follow the ARG are probably going to come piss in your face for this post but it i... : SockMonkeh
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  That episode was why I love LOST. Best yet of this season. : BongSlayerB
  • That has to have been one of Jack's best moments, along with saving Charlie in season 1, blackmailing Ben : Bamtan
• Fuck, I forgot to record this tonight. Do they put it up on ABC.com still? : DMac20
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  I loved that episode, even if we didn't get any answers. Just really well thought out and written. : ventro
  • yeah exactly. Ben is one of the most interesting characters : wtf242
  • except we did get answers. sure we didn't get told what the nature of the island is in the 7th episode of : grifter
• This last season is great. : WhatIsThisFor
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  The more I think about it the more awesome I think tonight's episode was. when Jack, the most hardcore, n : wtf242
  • That scene and Ben explaining why he killed Jacob were fucking great. I'm not 100% sure why jack is sudde : Ctrl-Phreak
  • That was pretty awesome. Totally worth the ride to this point. : boomstickah
• This was a good episode. I liked how it was more about the characters instead of all kinds of stupid stuf... : sikander
• not enough smoke monster : feek
• I'm grinning like a fool at the end. My eyes watered a little bit : boomstickah
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  if Richard can't die because Jacob touched him, then how did Locke die? : smax
  • because it wasnt by suicide? thats what im guessing : siknsyko
  • They never said Richard can't die. He said he can't kill himself. It wouldn't work. Oddly for Richard.. h : K1Bond007
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  Jack: Where did you come from Richard: If I tell you, you won't understand Jack: Try me Richard: Not y... : Flynn
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    You should stop watching now. You're going to be seriously disappointed come May. : boomstickah
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      nah I am loving the show. It just made me laugh cause that's how the entire show pretty much goes. Everyo... : Flynn
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        supposedly episode 15 is set in a place that has never been on network tv before so that may be what he w : spiderfill
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          Nope (big spoiler) episode 15 is set in 23 AD and will apparently give us the story of Jacob and the Man : Vincent Grayson
          • boring! i bet jack would have believed that. come on he time travelled already : spiderfill
        • Nope, but Episode 9 (or around there) is Richard Centric : ventro
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  Can't wait for the complete box set, might wait for a price drop though: http://www.amazon.com/Lost-Co... : mechanicalgrape
  • ouch, yeah, i want it but not at that price. : opengl128
  • The reviews seem good. I'm buying! : ventro
  • yeh im awaiting the 6 season bluray box set : CoRDS
• it seems that jack is finally starting to believe in the islands and jacobs 'magical' powers... : FLIPx95x1

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  How do people do this so fast? Do they plug into an existing pattern matching/auto-aim framework or somet... : MagicWishMonkey
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    No job + no life + virgin + parent's basement = time for aimbot : Utopia
    • The cheat linked to in the video is a paid service. Aimbotting is his living. : robosextoid
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  meanwhile punkbuster is kicking legit players : gyokuro
  • No kidding :( : ieGod
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  Dont worry, hes still a virgin. : chilln
  • That is... somehow comforting. : robosextoid
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  This is why I play on shack servers with active admins. : ant_hillbilly
  • Sometimes a little over active (cough Loiosh tonight) : LoioshDwaggie
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  I've just never understood the cheating mentality. Doesn't it just completely ruin the point of gaming? ... : RyDogg1
  • No, it affects different people in different ways. The guy using that is having fun and he probably gets : Lunatic Angelic
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  i know there is an aimbot in this video. beyond that, i have no idea what is going on... i have watche... : teethmarks
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    Something to do with an elevator : Drewus
    • http://imgur.com/v0Wap.png : teethmarks
• Videogames. Serious business : Drewus
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  what does stacking the elevator mean? : gyokuro
  • I don't think anyone knows : Drewus
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  Wait so BFBC2 puts an icon over every player so you know exactly where they are? : SpaecKow
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    or is that part of the hack? : SpaecKow
    • the huge red boxes are part of the hack. In BC2, if an ally "spots" an enemy, they get a temporary red t... : yAak
  • Everybody's copy does that! : Crabs Jarrard
  • yeah only for player that pre-ordered on steam though : gyokuro
• I wish the Bush Administration was still around so they could water board these people and put them in Gu... : pigvomit
• Cheaters are broken mentally, that's the nicest way of putting it. : AgentPothead
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  i'm so glad i traded MW2 for thi... oh : Mansmells
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    This is nothing compared to the shit in MW2. At least it's limited to a single client : kill9
    • perfect aim + wallhack in BC2 isn't going to get you too far in this game. You'll be shot just like the r... : gyokuro
    • it's the same as the worst stuff i've witnessed in MW2. i was being silly though, i didn't trade it, i re... : Mansmells
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  I'm still a better sniper than that guy : _jon
  • LoL, tis true. : Alco23
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  Please tell me that's the console version. Because I have yet to meet anyone that annoying in the PC vers... : Godhatesfatpeople
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    i'm pretty sure if you are an admin and are paying a monthly fee to rent a server...those guys are going ... : gyokuro
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      Problem is this game doesn't have a Kill Cam... you can't read the movements of the crosshair and make a ... : robosextoid
      • cool! that means they will take care of both problems--hackers and really really good players :) : gyokuro
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  It's not particularly obvious to me that the dude is botting. It is obvious he's using something to sh... : daVinci1980
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    These "next-gen" bots that you're talking about have been around since Counter-Strike: Source, they're no... : Amnesty_intl2
    • You described me in the first two, but not necessarily 3. I have really good aim. I'm also not a bot. : daVinci1980
• Quick, somebody remix that video with the audio from "Duke ventrilo harassment"! : Amnesty_intl2

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• Sounds about what I would expect from squeenix. : ryuuseki
• Sounds like a Final Fantasy game to me. Were you not familiar with the series when you bought it? : BlackCat9
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  I have heard that the tutorial like nature of the gameplay does not go away for about twenty hours. They ... : Evil Benius
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    Because a twenty hour tutorial is really enticing to a large market ;) : lolpatrol
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      To them it is not a tutorial since they have no idea what they are missing. We are talking people who hav... : Evil Benius
      • turn-based combat is what makes FF fun... : skryte
      • How retarted do you have to be to struggle at a final fantasy game? pretty sure anyone could pick up any ... : thewindcriesmary
  • GTA4 was still reminding me about controls on the last mission... : Omaha
• I like it so far, but it does appear to be easy. I almost wish there was a difficulty setting...or maybe ... : BongSlayerB
• I'm only two hours in, but I haven't gotten the Paradigm Shifts and all my abilities cost just 1 or 2, so... : slax0r
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  I haven't played very far... but I'm scratching my head as to why they put in auto-battle. Really seems t... : zombie man
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    Because later in the game there are more than 2 options for attacks, and you wont always have enough time... : TheVietSpecial
    • sounds gay : skryte
    • It's not quite that, but rather that the focus is on a broader strategy of what roles you want at what ti... : Vincent Grayson
  • i changed the default command to Abilities in the options. : mwasher
• Sounds like a classic JRPG to me. : pyide
• lol, I actually nodded off in the first 30 minutes. I'm still enjoying it. My biggest disappointment ... : pigvomit
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  Oddly enough, as soon as I hit the 4 hour mark, and I unlocked all the grid stuff, I was hooked. Now I th... : Shivawn
  • i have heard similar comments from coworkers. going back in! : mwasher
  • completely agreed, I just got the paradigm shift and the crystal system (don't know if that is the same a... : Jackass1233
  • That's not too bad. Shit, Suikoden V took about ten hours to get really fun, and I fucking loved the game... : Orange Pylon
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  2 hours in here and my only complaint is no Japanese VO track. Would much rather read subtitles and liste... : BioSector
  • vanille's voice is like fingernails on a chalkboard. : smax
  • Here's all I will say about that, and keep it in mind... "The bird... the bird says no." : Tawler
• I am not surprised in the slightest. : abrasion
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  BREAKING NEWS: JRPG is a JRPG. : David Craddock
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    Actually, I like several JRPGs. I just feel FF became stale years ago. :( : David Craddock
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      But FF games are the JRPGs that most consistently change between iterations. : Vincent Grayson
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        yeah, they become more boring every time. most of the single digit parts are still very much enjoyable : razorblade79
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          12 was the best one released since the snes days. : pandastrong
          • I've never played it, but all I hear about it is how MMO like the combat system is (huge turn off for me)... : razorblade79
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  Did they do away with experience and leveling up or am I just not at the point where I get to do that yet... : Mr.SEX
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    it will come. there is a fancy schmancy crystal / path system. there are still quite a few elements to ... : mwasher
    • It is basically the sphere grid with roles. It's fine with me! : Yanks
  • I thought you were getting this!?!?!!!?! : brickmatt
• it really does start slowly this time. i played for a hour or two and combat still consists of just mash... : smax
• If you want to keep playing, do so. If not, do the trade thing. Why do you think it's our responsibilit... : Ebu
• I'm having the opposite problem really. The overarching story is pretty cool, but the character clashing... : JuffoWup
• I made it about 4 hours in and gave up. According to reviews its takes about 20 minutes to be let loose.... : sreyes22
• I honestly don't think it started slowly and the combat system is shaping up to be fantastic. The story ... : Boxelder
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  ~4.5 hours in. have access to the jobs, paradigms (awesome), techniques, and the crystarium skill leveli... : mwasher
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    the cut scene with the vestige falling into the water and turning it all into crystal was fucking great. : mwasher
    • The entire area is gorgeous. : Vincent Grayson
• looking forward to picking it up on ebay for $10 in a month or so :) : Aerioch
• People who like JRPG's like them, and those that don't, don't. If there's one genre that has it this "cle... : ramshot
• Want to play SO HARD, maybe I'll pick it up tomorrow before work. And be tortured for my entire shift be... : Sapiens

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  Mechwarrior 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-X3GD0UnBCk : GloriousCow
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    that's pretty much the thread for me. i'll try to think of a distant second! : xsoulbrothax
    • ^^^^^^this : ssj4megaman
  • this! : Milleh
• Independence War (It's long) Part 1 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7AsRQXOUSY Part 2 - http://www.yo... : CoreContingency
• Civ Fucking Four. Baba Fucking Yetu. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBV1L4J4b2E : Deathlove
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  How about some TIE Fighter Collector's Edition? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=puvD_FDS_jE : Blamco Mac & Cheese
  • The Rebels are unprepared for our attack That line always stayed with me. : sanchez
• Metal Gear Solid 2 is still in my top 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aalAPyVwlcg : DOOManiac
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  Syndicate Wars: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CrruSboN1bQ Although the trailer for the game was bette... : sanchez
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    I agree with this : Mr. Goodwrench
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      God I miss Bullfrog. So many awesome titles to their name. : Mr. Goodwrench
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        Didn't I hear some talk recently about a new Syndicate game? : sanchez
        • Yeah, an EA remake or sequel. We can always hope but you know how it'll turn out lol : Mr. Goodwrench
      • Bullfrog could have been on par with Valve and Blizzard at this point. I don't care how many times people... : dafugg
  • Original syndicate was pretty badass too! : sergeon
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    Syndicate no question about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2W_Ap7m2k there was never a sequel to t : abrasion
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      Did the LAN play for the first one ever work? I'm not sure I ever got it working. The sequel that shall n... : dafugg
      • Yes I did get it going. lsl ipxodi and sone other dos based file needed. : abrasion
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  This one blew my mind when it came out. Blood Money by Psygnosis http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G... : watcherxp
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    That's a banging soundtrack : Rodeoclash
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      Is it the same guys that did the Xenon 2 soundtrack, Bomb the Bass? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2w-... : Rodeoclash
      • Xenon 2 was one of my favorite childhood games! It actually took me a year to beat it, but back then you ... : Epsilon Sector
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    Some more Psygnosis! G-Police http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4FrYesnQKY : pulse2115
    • The intro song to Shadow of the Beast is one of my favorite video game songs ever http://www.youtube.com... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
  • that game was fucking hard : midgetherder
• Soul Blade: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApsSVNP3wIc&feature=related : kallanta
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  Dott http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DQI8ALWKPY : CoRDS
  • WTF german : CoRDS
• Terra Nova: Strike Force Centauri http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2UF-z3oQ9U : Sapiens
• Nice call on TA. OBSIDIAN: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-EIjv5QJ88 : jigstah
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  Xenogears http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HSc59wy4aT4 mostly, i just loved the song : OhSnapHighFive
  • Oh snap, high five! Xenogears is amazing. : ArcKnight
• warcraft 2 : dantastic
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  Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFiLNc46jAM I swear this series has the ... : mechanicalgrape
  • This would absolutely be my second choice. : kallanta
  • I also always really enjoyed the Chrono Cross intro: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHQ7yEYwEnE : mechanicalgrape
  • R.I.P. Tony Jay :( : Borzoi
  • Kain is deified... : silentbobuk
• SC: Brood War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2ll8swEeX0 : givemesnacks
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  Mechwarrior 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nm76b8tzzWI Still fucking owns : TheStupidOne
  • I think I liked MW4's the best, but 3 was very good too. : R@zzle
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  you guys did the best ones - Crusader : No Remorse bitches! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvAt3hDcNT4 : PlanetPerfecto
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    oops, didn't see your post : Drewus
    • this game is begging for an update. same perspective, same gameplay, tighten up the gfx to UNFFF levels -... : PlanetPerfecto
• Crusader: No Remorse http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJGTZa6C-N4 : Drewus
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LiKcueC5U7Y : lacker
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  Final Fantasy VIII: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_pZ2ibvZb2Q too bad it was all downhill from there. : kallanta
  • This is the best. : Orange Pylon
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  Interstate motherfuckin' 76 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3JCGZFQZkdc : synapse19
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    goddammit it skeeter, fix my shit faster : synapse19
    • GROOVE : jigstah
  • Goddamn, it still looks awesome. : re-verse
  • HOOOOLY fuck i totally forgot about this game!! goddamn this brings me back... : OhSnapHighFive
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uR8pcqV_HY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WkBNKa2KXZE Ahh, the glor... : Feisty Cadaver
• when I saw this the first thing i thought of was Warcraft 2 Tides of Darkness http://www.youtube.com/wat... : RetroRedEyeJr
• I always liked some of the "third party" game installers from some games about 10 years ago. The "porsch... : Lightzout
• Wild Arms had such awesome music. I let the intro play every time! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bEs... : ieGod
• Oh but actually the #1 best intro of all time: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uR8pcqV_HY : ieGod
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  Blades of Steel - the first 30 seconds of this brings back a lot of memories: http://www.youtube.com/watc... : synapse19
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    this is getting futher off topic, but fuck you guys, this music is still fantastic TECMO BOWL! http://... : synapse19
    • ready! set! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut! hut... : synapse19
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  The Planescape intro was great! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgqX82-HRYE : Vantage
  • i still love this game so much...i wish i had time to play it again : ( : OhSnapHighFive
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  For something a bit more recent... Dawn of War. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFkFo5SBx-g : Blamco Mac & Cheese
  • Definitely a favorite of mine... : Epsilon Sector
  • Always the first thing that pops into my head. : Pettytheft
• Battlefield 1942 - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tb8PQXPOkCc DICE remake this game with Frostbite alr... : zardoz555
• Syndicate no question about it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw2W_Ap7m2k there was never a sequel to ... : abrasion
• How about every Tim Schafer game ever made? Grim Fandango might be the best out of all of them http://ww... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah yeah! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfAoVX_VWWs&feature=related : ejectorpod
  • LMAO at the voice acting at 53 seconds. Had to have been one of the devs. : zardoz555
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    It's so sad to see that and realise those kind of games are pretty much finished with :( : abrasion
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      If I could go back in time, I would have gotten into the game industry and made games like this again eve... : ejectorpod
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        You'd think there would be one developer out there that would manage to make a story based space sim. Al... : Mecha Tofu Pirate
        • :( it makes me sad. : ejectorpod
• Freelancer's intro is so fucking epic. I kept on expecting some crazy shit to happen in the game referenc... : Rice-Rocketeer
• rainbow six http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FS4W95YkLw0 : Foxhawk
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  The Outcast video was like a 10 minute mini-movie. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFj4KWDc6cA : Vantage
  • Oh what a great game that was. Too bad they had to cancel the sequel :-( : alexpr
• Zero Wing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FVsijmCFs50 : Epsilon Sector
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  Nobody said Diablo 2? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KVS8LgpTEqE : Nixx2004
  • Ah, that's the German version. Quality kinda sucks: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0kPXdtz_c4 : Nixx2004
• Three of my favorites! Wing Commander 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfAoVX_VWWs Battlefield 1... : pigvomit
• also Privateer 2 - with mothafuckin' Clive Owen as the main character - dude! How I wrote him off at the ... : PlanetPerfecto
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  Anything by Blizzard. http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blizzard+cinematic+trailers Anyon... : [7]kami
  • I've got a DVD with the Starcraft cinematics on it. so good. : node
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  WARHAMMER 40K - DAWN OF WAR : NFXFSX
  • I was going to say "anything by Blizzard" like [7]kami but I will change my response to this. In fact, ju... : Dr_Cube
  • We have a winner. Best intro movie ever. : master_disaster_17
  • I place my vote here. : the_burd
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2evKkHi_qmo http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVCpsRU-avY http://www.youtub... : Kniggit
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  Warhammer - Dawn of War http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PX2v_cTG3K8&fmt=22 Warhammer - Mark of Chaos : Godhatesfatpeople
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    That mark of chaos one is.... well.... wow : silentbobuk
    • Holy shit. That is fucking epic. : Rice-Rocketeer
• Full Throttle http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PktBJ6HpNJQ : swimteampie
• Chaos Strikes Back http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=47owzHEIjsg : Pandilex
• Moonstone - how could I forgot that? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT83vOh7_CE : Pandilex
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  I think Mechwarrior 2 Mercenaries one is still one of my favourites, sets the atmosphere for the game per : razorblade79
  • 20 years ago it would've been Turrican 2 :p http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_PJRdkhkcpA : razorblade79
• Warcraft 2 : Marrbe
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  Wing Commander IV: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pqrb--1GfzY Origin: We create worlds :'( : Nitrium
  • damn you! : Toraz Chryx
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  This thread needs more Wing Commander http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ms2sYa6yFRg http://www.youtube.c... : Toraz Chryx
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    You're gonna wish you never met me! I already do. : Toraz Chryx
    • That's so awesome. : Nitrium
• Oddworld Abes Oddysee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W6jvL3xgg0o : silentbobuk
• THE WITCHER http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZcsNE6wCHI : jbury
• Wing Commander III. : yautja
• Warcraft 2 : Moonraker7
• Quake 2 EOT. : Omaha
• Time will tell. Sooner or later.... Time will tell. *HELL MARCH* : crazy ivan
• MECHWARRIOR 2 : Milleh
• Soulblade PS1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yxrpyv8SNS4 Still epic. : HL3dsx
• KKND 2: Crossfire : Johnnsen
• Red Alert 2, of course: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fnd0qg4I_MM But really all my favourites have b... : dpgagnon
• Left 4 Dead (s) is burned into my brain due to all the awesome : Fooldozer
• Return to Castle Wolfenstein: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fz2C9bxikNE Battlefield 2142: http://ww... : Wolfanoz

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  haha his dad in the background stroking a cat : aeg1x
  • This. Yes. : spazzium
  • http://www.break.com/index/sarah-palin-interview-while-turkey-slaughtered.html : spazzium
• that auto caption stuff aint bad : spiderfill
• haha look at his father in the background smoking a cigar trying to pretend he has no son : SpaecKow
• The background makes this movie. : Danny5225
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  It wasn't funny until you saw the background. Then it's holy shit hilarious. : Ajax
  • Hahahaha, fucking right. :D : Rice-Rocketeer
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  I have my sound off, is that a woman or a man? : abrasion
  • It doesn't matter at that BMI. : SpaecKow
  • Hard to tell even with the sound on, really : ventro
• lawl : Drewus
• His friends or maybe an older family member need to save this video and make him watch it every 5 years f... : Dr_Cube
• ah youtube generation : RikiTiki2
• getting tired of your bigitry aeg1x : ayesel
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  I'll just leave this related video here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eaTgK9_eLzA&feature=fvw : losimagic
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    she has really huge eyes. I'm almost afraid they might pop out the socket O_O : moe6
    • thats what you call them? : moshman
    • I know! It's kind of freaking me out. : Perturbation
  • Fucking weeaboo's. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I don't... urgh. Waste of a perfectly good hottie. : pixelat3d
  • is this the new boxxy or some shit? : creep
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  is that a woman or a man? i cant tell : moshman
  • bigitry!!!! : moshman
• http://www.southparkstudios.com/clips/267337/ : Godhatesfatpeople
• So young and so overweight. : alexpr
• Seriously? Doesn't anyone learn from other peoples psycho ginger videos? : Creepin_Jeezus
• This can't be real. : SpikeMeister
• RASH-ist : Marrbe
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  just to remind you how truly retarded these people are http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lh27_ux8qs ... : OrkO
  • hahahah wtf!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : Utopia
  • at least they seem to be in shape... : DonkeyPopsicle
  • Excellent choice of soundtrack haha : SpaecKow
• hahaha omg the backround is amazing : Reeves
• The dad must think his life is a complete failure. : baron calamity

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  i think the iPad is going to be an epic failure : gyokuro
  • More like the SIGH Pad. LOLOLOLOL!!!!! : Drewus
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    this is way cooler than the iPad (and will fail too) http://www.engadget.com/2010/03/08/hp-slate-makes-an... : gyokuro
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      No one talks about the hp slate because everyone except hp already knows a keyboardless windows 7 tablet ... : thecatinthehat
      • Even Balmer couldn't figure it out when he was playing with it on stage. : WhatIsThisFor
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      heavier, slower, poorer battery life, harder to use, uglier, poorer screen, more expensive (I predict, an... : jcupitt
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        where are you getting weight, cpu/gpu benchmarks, battery numbers or any of these other things from? : derelict515
        • the crunchpad (or joojoo? I forget what it's called now) has very roughly comparable hardware to the hp s... : jcupitt
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        u just described the iPad : gyokuro
        • Hehe well it's just speculation of course, but the hp slate is rather unlikely to be competitive with the... : jcupitt
    • did you actually watch the videos of how it's used? : derelict515
  • more like xbox360 dpad lollllll : Chandler55
  • what? it's a big ipod touch, what's not to like? : RikiTiki2
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  How many of them are on YouTube, though? Because that will still work on the iPad. : BlackCat9
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    Youtube was only occasionally a problem. I'd say around 50% of their content is available via HTML5. I ... : WhatIsThisFor
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      Huh. Maybe I don't browse enough video but I can't recall the last time I've had problems loading a Youtu... : Serpico74
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        It's very rare but from time to time I will try to pull up a clip on iYoutube and it won't be available t... : WhatIsThisFor
        • its true! I use the html5 beta in chrome : oldschoolbob-o
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        I assume it is the same as blackberry - if it is new it hasn't been transcoded yet into the proper format : anhero
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          No, if it is new then it's already in h.264. : spazzium
          • Though I admit to not knowing what format they serve up for the blackberry... 3gp I guess? : spazzium
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      They've re-encoded their entire library dude. It should all be there now. : spazzium
      • the html5 player can't do ads yet, so videos with ad overlays do not play : jcupitt
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  The internet will change to accommodate the iPad. : trove
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    I hope it does but I'm not yet convinced. : WhatIsThisFor
    • It already has. Tons of big sites (shack included) have an iPhone optimized version, and lots of restaura... : ventro
  • Yea! Just like cities changed to accommodate the segway! : c0bra
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    That's moronic and arrogant to say, as if everyone should conform to Apple, not going along with industry... : Link.
    • Are we reading the same post? In the one I read trove predicted that the internet would change to accomm... : Sapiens
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  how hard would it be to duplicate the minimal functionality needed to play flash video? : GloriousCow
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    Javascript containers instead of Flash. Lots of websites either use them or offer them as an alternative ... : Serpico74
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      i mean on apple's side not for a web designer : GloriousCow
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        Apple would have to make their own Flash-compatible plugin, which would probably get them sued since Flas... : BlackCat9
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          Sued? That's nonsense. Apple just has to say the word and Adobe would be all over that shit. They woul : electroly
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            I mean if Apple made it without Adobe's involvement with reverse engineering or what have you. : BlackCat9
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              That's not something that would ever happen, though. Adobe would gladly do the port if Apple would allow... : electroly
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                I didn't know Adobe opened it up to alternate players. Are there any plugins that have better performance... : BlackCat9
                • Somebody wrote a small JavaScript-Canvas implementation (!) that seemed to actually perform really well; ... : electroly
        • Nonsense. There are open source implementations of flash already. They're not incredibly great, but they ... : Conan
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    I'm not quite sure. I really do hope that the iPad motivates people to at least stop using flash for vid... : WhatIsThisFor
    • And webpage navigation, its the absolute worst use for that. : Serpico74
  • Droid does lololololol : mlev
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  Youtube, Vimeo, and Dailymotion work. Sites like Giant Bomb will also work. : Serpico74
  • And Hulu with an app. : BlackCat9
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    how will giant bomb work? : OrkO
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      Giant Bomb app, same with Machinima.com and a couple other sites with video : Serpico74
      • yeah but.. that's not the site working, it's a replacement for the site : OrkO
• its pretty crazy when you get flash on your cell phone. up to this point i didnt really conisder it much... : smacknca
• life of an iphone user... get use to it : flubba79
• It makes complete sense to not want flash on any of their mobile stuff. They want apps developed instead... : jingletard
• All the video sites worth a damn already support the iPhone/ipad. Flash can kiss my ass. : herradura99
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  You mean HTML5 won't suddenly replace Flash overnight? Say it ain't so! I think it is going to be s : ColoradoCNC
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    So you're saying it'll be somewhere between absolute failure and runaway success. :) : Serpico74
    • I'm voting Apple TV. Meaning I'll have to hack it to make it anywhere near useful. ;) : DarkWolf5
  • If the iPad sells successfully in large numbers, it'll certainly accelerate the acceptance of HTML5. : Matt Burris
• xlive and pornohub have optimized video, on the later that number 1 vvideo with the spanish chick is my f... : supermonkeyballz
• the iphone is already forcing people to reconsider their use of flash for important things like navigatio... : Mansmells
• Will just have to migrate everyone to windows mobile 7 series phones and then everyone will have silverli... : exponen7