Evening Reading: You Got Monsters in My Metal Gear
by Brian Leahy, Apr 07, 2010 5:00pm PDTHideo Kojima keeps the crossover train rolling, incorporating bosses from Capcom's Monster Hunter franchise into Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. Monster Hunter is ridiculously popular on the PSP in Japan and should help sell the game there. Outside of Japan, MGS should help sell Monster Hunter.
How do you feel about gaming crossovers like this? Kojima has done this in many of his titles. Metal Gear Solid 3 had an Ape Escape crossover. MGS4 had Assassin's Creed content. Super Smash Bros. Brawl had Snake as a playable character.
It certainly fits within Kojima's tone.
Gaming news 'o the day:
- It's actually happening! Alan Wake goes gold!.
- Monkey Island creator leaves Hothead Games.
- Star Trek: Online console versions put on hold.
- The 28 year-old hi-score for Asteroids is broken.
All the rest:
Chatty: Diablo III, Dragon's Dogma
FileShack: Unity of Command, Skyjacker
Daily Filter: Planetside 2, Deadlight
Weekend PC digital deals: strategy-o-rama
38 Studios, Harry Potter Kinect - Shacknews Daily: May 25, 2012
Minecraft for Xbox 360 dev working on 'Adventure' update
Demon's Souls servers extended again
Resident Evil: Chronicles HD Collection coming in June
Sony patent would interrupt gameplay to display ad
Weekend Confirmed 114 - Diablo 3, Max Payne 3, Lost Planet 3
Also, has anyone else had their Steam account hijacked? She didnt put in her username/pass on some random site or anything and she has no malware on her machine. We're completely baffled by this.
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http://www.siliconera.com/2010/04/07/another-centurys-episode-r-brings-more-robots-to-ps3/
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What is the formula to determine the chance of event x happening after y trials?
For example, if there's a 25% chance of x happening, what are the odds that x will happen after y trials? Conversely, also would like the formula to determine the number of trials required to achieve an arbitrary percentage of likelihood; i.e., to have a 90% confidence that x will occur, y number of trials must be performed.
Thanks!
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I know you don't all like this so ignore this thread if you're not curious. I'll post a shackmessage I got in reply from "idontknowmon"
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http://www.target.com/Fender-Starcaster-Acoustic-Guitar-Pack/dp/B000VO6DBU/
The acoustic guitar is currently on clearance for $75 at my local Target stores and the electric guitar+amp kit is $99. I've been wanting to learn how to play for years and I figure this is a cheap enough entry point and the amazon/target reviews seem pretty decent. This is about what I see used models selling for on craigslist and local music stores so I feel these may not be too bad to start with until I decide if I want to invest more in the hobby.
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Cheers Mates!
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It had people in space, orange/red like space suits. Main character was a male boy or man. I believe they could use or turn into some kind of mechs. I believe there was a robotic like panther or dog like thing. I seem to remember a character named Olga that probably died. Space battles were fought.
Anybody know wth?
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But I need more! I read literally every interesting article I see on each one of those sites and still sometimes want to learn about more interesting shit. Of course I go to wikipedia every week and look up something new. But... you know. It's wikipedia.
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:D
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I just bought my 2 480s and 1 470 they look freeking sweet, hurry not sure how many they have if you are going hard core and have been waiting like my self for weeks refreshing there web site.
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What's the general consensus on Hardcore /Vs/ Non-Hardcore?
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Also, still not happy about MS's decision to scrap the PC version. The modding potential seemed so high.
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Fuck a bunch of God of War 3.
Whoever the hell thought it would be a good idea to put a rhythm game in this thing can rot in hell. I suck at rhythm games. I have literally no rhythm. I am a white man in my 40s.
I bought this game for ripping people's heads off, not playing the goddamed harpsicord.
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For me, I would go with: Star Fox 64, Super Metroid, Super Mario World, Halo1, and Perfect Dark as my Top 5
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UB2Tl0xOqbI
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This thing needs to cost $500-$1500 in order to catch on. $4600?!
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I'm almost tempted to finally switch to Chrome, but the lack of certain extensions still makes me hold off (yes, i know there are chrome extensions, but it's missing some that I consider essential)
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if you zoom out to 25% and start moving around you'll see funny shit
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When I moved back to Sweden my company handled the move. They got this relocation consultant who helped my wife get her residence permits in order and also hooked us up with a place to rent. I knew it was a good time to buy but at the time I wasn't ready to make the financial commitment so we continued renting and all was good, got along great with the neighbors etc etc.
So fastforward to today. I'm walking from the kitchen in our office and I run into the consultant (haven't seen her since 2008, even though she rents an office within our office so to speak). She stops me and asks if I got her email. I say no and she told me she was contacted by the landlord and that starting late may he wants the apartment back and that I should look for a new place to live. This is of course upsetting enough but I really did not get any correspondence from her.
I had to go to a meeting so my wife calls her up and the fucking bitch told her that she sent me a workemail in FEBRUARY. I didn't get it because she forgot a letter in my last name. Nor did she fucking try to find me in the office to follow up or call me and of course she ignored the fact that the fucking email bounced. She didn't bother to mail me the paper notice she got. She did nothing and now I'm about to be fucking homeless because some stupid FUCKING CUNT couldn't be bothered to do her job properly. I'm literally a minute away from where she spends a couple of days a week.
So raging mad right now, it's like 10 years of therapy just flew out the godamn window.. Sorry for the rage shack, I just needed to type this out.
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I might be drunkish but I know what awesome is.
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So I've made up my mind to finally do the first thing for myself that I've done in months. I have to ignore what those that love me 'want' for me. I have to get back to something that I know I can enjoy doing in some place that isn't here. So I'm getting out.
And going back to Liberty City. Hello, cousin. Let's go find some American titties.
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I have a Windows 7 laptop at my new job
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We went to the mexican cantina. They don't do doggie bags or boxes. But they let us take the plate with the extra food home for Grandpa. They know we are local and all now, so that probably played into it as well.
But, it is fucking hilarious to drive home with the plate of food and a promise to bring the plate back soon.
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January 20: Darksiders: "Like God of War but concerning the biblical apocalypse." http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1404-Darksiders
January 27: Bayonetta: "Like Devil May Cry but..." http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1420-Bayonetta
February 24: Dante's Inferno: "Like God of War." http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1472-Dantes-Inferno
April 7: God of War 3: "And so we conclude the adventures of Kratos..." http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/1595-God-of-War-III
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New SC2 invites are out. Check your inboxes!
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