Evening Reading: What Are You Playing?

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  they're gonna steal your anal virginity. : Professor Darkness
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    You are now my nemesis : ctlaltl33t
    • lol you shouldn't have added so many O's. : Professor Darkness
• Protect your virginity! Heeeyooooooo : ctlaltl33t
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  Ejectorpod, s0osleepie, and derelict. http://www.shackpics.com/viewer.x?file=droidUpload_fpu5amfmhw7gmn3... : orgcaptainnemo
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    wait. one of them is female. : CoRDS
    • There are FOUR females here : gigaduck
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      ERROR : Goto10
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        im at 10 . now what : CoRDS
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          ERROR : reelbk
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=22893663 : CoRDS
            • http://www.google.com/search?q=recursion : cpt_gloval
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    ejectorpod smells! :( : mikecyb
    • Au de Chelsea : dognose
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    Evil eyes, I knew it! Nobody has a real camera? : Nixx2004
    • Others are taking pics.... : orgcaptainnemo
  • Pad looks pretty nice. : abrasion
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    Eyes looked a little weird so I applied a simple Photoshop filter to try and fix them: http://www.shac... : Goto10
    • This is way funnier than it has any right being. : thetangent
  • How the hell do you take a pic that big with such shitty quality? :P : Phreakin
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_rgwe9xipkzdxmkwdmp7r.jpg : FrayLo
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    do you have a older iphone? : filthysock
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      droid. : orgcaptainnemo
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        photo quality is awful:( : filthysock
        • Fraylo turned down the lights to get the mood right. : orgcaptainnemo
    • I'm a tard, that was taken with fralyos original iphone. : orgcaptainnemo
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    Unlike the other shackmeet, all the dudes are talking to the girl here : FrayLo
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      also, less stealth shots and more everyone looking into the camera saying "SHACKNEWS!!" : filthysock
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        With their shoes on their head as proof. : Goto10
        • oh god pls : filthysock
    • Unlike some Robin Hoods, I can speak with a british accent. hey, enjoy those 2 Busches. NOW YOU'RE STUCK : cpt_gloval
• Party Time! : cltcprd
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  People are fucking nerding out right now. : FrayLo
  • Is that what kids are calling it these days? : Nixx2004
  • How loud is the Miley? : givemesnacks
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    says the guy to the internet while 15 people are over : kanix
    • busted : fishbone
  • posting to a message board during a party is a bit nerd :) : dignan
  • you're just not as cool as us : derelict515
• a seattle shackmeet what in the hell is this shit : cpt_gloval
• remember, it's only gay if your balls touch : kokujin
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  holy shit i got free street meat on the way home. hoorj for only having a 20 on me and them not having ch... : cpt_gloval
  • You sucked someones dick, or the other way around? : Nixx2004
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  Lol pulled over before my exit for 75 in 60 he gave me a warning said slow it down : Iwannaacura
  • from the flats up till smokey point is a big ol' speed trap ever since they reduced the speed limit by th... : cpt_gloval

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• Bioshock : Tattoo Trav
• Tribes. I really can't think of a game that blew me away more than that. I was fairly new to PC gaming ... : Haku-Jin
• Deer Hunter 3 : sanchez
• Jackie Chan in Fists of Fire : justwr!ght
• Little Red Hood : Serpico74
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  Oregon Trail. I cried when Ma died. : Boxelder
  • All of the kids died from the plague. : Sole.exe
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  MDK : _jon
  • I'd throw this is a close 2nd on my list...this game was really fun : SKI242
• System Shock 2 : SKI242
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  Probably Max Payne. : SockMonkeh
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    The first one sticks with me more than the second, even though the gameplay in the second is better. The ... : retarded talking dinosaur
    • yes sir : givemesnacks
• Wind Waker : talonite
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  Chrono Trigger : breadsticks
  • This or FF3 : Head Rush
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  Prince of Persia: Sands of Time was exceptional in terms of production value. Not my favorite game ever, ... : BlackCat9
  • IA with this, a very stand out game. : filthysock
• Homeworld : Beady
• Probably Metal Gear Solid. : soggybagel
• Recently, Batman: Arkham Asylum is way, way up there on my list. Metroid Prime is always amazing as we... : ConfusedUs
• either MGS or MGS3 : Professor Darkness
• LTTP : two50six
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  Mass Effect 2 : retarded talking dinosaur
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    Also Batman Arkham Asylum was pretty impressive. The voice actors really nailed it. : retarded talking dinosaur
    • Probably because they're professional voice actors instead of just people who can talk. : BoKnows
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  A Link to the Past. : ant_hillbilly
  • " " : Fooldozer
• Homeworld/Cataclysm/Homeworld 2 as an experience is unmatched in my mind. : Wheatloaf
• Full throttle : Dimmona
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  Mass Effect 2 is probably the best recent example. For "classic" titles, Deus Ex. : coldfusioncs
  • Cool, would've probably been my answer as well : tcs
• Homeworld games KOTOR Max Payne Mass Effect 1/2 Splinter Cell Chaos Theory SP/Coop HL2 Deus Ex Rai... : Sailor of Fortune
• Strictly adhering to all of your criteria, I would say Breath of Fire. : owly
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  Half-Life 2. I'm glad I didn't listen to anything before playing it, I never felt like it was 'stretched'... : Shivawn
  • This x10 : Gylis
• Morrowind. : Robotic Puppy Eater
• TES4 Oblivion : lord_omega
• Mist : spiffymc
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  poke the bunny : davislovestacobell
  • I haven't heard of this game and google returns interesting results : spiffymc
• Earthbound : rosewood
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  Super Metroid : siknsyko
  • Second. My answer to these types of questions is always Super Metroid. : slax0r
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  There is a disheartening lack of Deux Ex in this thread : strandgeck
  • Deus Ex is one of my favorite games of all time, but I think its graphics disqualify it from the running.... : House
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  Starcraft, Battlefield 2, Fallout 3, Homeworld : Dr_Cube
  • I keep forgetting The Longest Journey. : Dr_Cube
• DooM or Deus Ex : Sink the Pink
• WoW : code-e255
• morrowind for me : harold.johnson
• Old RPGs: Baldur's Gate II New: Mass Effect 2 : R@zzle
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  Deus Ex : Nali4Freedom
  • you sir, are a gentleman and a scholar! : azuvatar
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  λ : shirif
  • ! : yobock
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  I really really loved Secret of Mana : redfive
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    You know, I went back and beat it a few more times over the years, and I think that game was only as fun ... : famine101
    • no, it was fun because it was awesome! coop just made it awesomer : sposh
• Deus Ex. : Marrbe
• Nothing has ever beaten Sid Meiers Pirates Gold for the Genesis (for me). First game I played where I ... : mnsnota
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  I was most emotionally affected when I finished Half-Life. : givemesnacks
  • Yes, I'm a robot. : givemesnacks
• Best, overall? Or best relative to its time? For the former, probably Mass Effect 2, the latter, Half-... : action wombmate
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  Planescape: Torment : Beaginator
  • ^^^ This considering the context of when it was made. Uncharted 2 is incredible without question. : massdev
• Half-Life. : heartsauce
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  Star Control 2 is always the right answer. : famine101
  • ^^^^^^ : sergeon
  • ^^^^^ : DianeOfTheMoon
  • Oooh...back in the day, yes, I'd agree. : wytefang
• Maybe I kind think of one better, but Sly Cooper 2 is probably a game that no one else will mention. It w... : House
• Either Tomb Raider, or A Link To The Past : Amnesty_intl2
• Anything Blizzard has made, HL series, both Mass Effect games : TabsAZ
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  HalfLife 1 : Steamed Pork Bun
  • second that. + duke3d : fw_rams
• GTA 3: San Andreas : hamliga
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  Uncharted 2 in recent memory uncharted series was great actually... : TheMadTaiter
  • actually and batman arkham asylum its between those two for me ... : TheMadTaiter
• System Shock 2, for everything but graphics. : swimteampie
• My favourite game, as in game that I've played the most and never tire of, is gitaroo man on ps2 but over... : silentbobuk
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  Ocarina of Time : shaffe
  • ^^^ : YamatoTwinkie
• Thief: Dark Project : dael
• Portal is the first thing that popped in my head. Legend of Zelda on the snes Mario 64 Half Life : stonedonkey
• GTA IV. Liberty City is an amazing place. : freakynipples69
• DOOM 2 : watcherxp
• I'm having trouble coming up with just 1. Link to the Past, FF3, Chrono-Trigger are all up there. Also ... : sposh
• For its time, Gabriel Knight 2: The Beast Within. I remember being completely engrossed in the story and... : FodderMK
• for me I put too many hours into quake 3 and GT 4 : Rageaholic
• S Y N D I C A T E EOT : TheMadTaiter
• Bioshock - hands down. Before that, Planescape:Torment back in the day. :) : wytefang
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  Shenmue : Gibbsalot
  • Why has no one mentioned "Blood Omen: Legacy of Kain" ? Man, that game was awesome for it's time. ... : k1ld0r

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  Wat? : CRasterImage
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    FPS X-com screenshots : valael
    • That isn't my XCOM : CRasterImage
• When is this game due out? : edgewise
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  i think the problem is that it doesn't appear to be a strategy game anymore : sposh
  • yeah =[ : jayacheess
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    the strategy was the best part :[ outfitting your dudes with effective weapons for their skill sets (weig... : deadfish
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      Oh man I wanna play it again : skelom
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        I just did. And the TFTD final mission is coming up right now. : Marrbe
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          Good luck sir! : skelom
          • Thanks. Just finished it. : Marrbe
  • agreed. It almost looks like what I see of l4d. But with an attempt at a 50s look where you shoot gelat... : JuffoWup
• is this going to be like... an fps valkyria chronicles? : mwasher
• Not the most flattering screen shots. Hope this doesn't turn out to be another X-Com spin-off flop. : jayacheess
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  Is it just me or does this game have a really weird look. : locater16
  • I week thinking that someone needs to turn AA on, or off, I'm not sure at this point. : steauengeglase
• what the fuck is that? : sanchez
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  Like I said, IP farming. The only thing that has to do with X-Com is that it has aliens. Could be a fun ... : Fred Garvin
  • i wonder if their decision to use the X-Com name will actually work against them...i mean, the only peopl... : CecilPhilpot
• Man those shots look bad. Also how strategic is this meant to be? : Godhatesfatpeople
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  As nice as they are, I'm missing the strategic core of the groundbreaking franchise in these pictures. : capt tripps
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    You can order your partner to attack. His name is SupaFly. : ChibiJosh
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      It doesn't work for me if I don't get a hot Japanese girlfriend too. : capt tripps
      • This is how you do it, Mikiko: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8SC7z8W134 : Kub666
• i remain cautiously optimistic about this title. im not expecting another xcom, but if its a spiritual s... : smacknca
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  I'm surprised they released screenshots already - those are obviously very early pre-alpha. : thetangent
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    On account of what? It's a nice looking game. : SpaecKow
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      it looks like a fuzzy, blurry, aliased mess : mwasher
      • No interface. : capt tripps
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      I wouldn't exactly call it nice looking. Missing textures, blurry textures, everything all blocky. But li... : thetangent
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        Blurry blocky textures? You mean you can see compression artifacts? Have you played a current generation ... : SpaecKow
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          Look at the wall behind vest dude. : capt tripps
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            Well that appears to be matte white painted wood paneling, I mean I guess it could have a different textu... : SpaecKow
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              I was refering to the stone wall on the lower right corner of the pic. I don't really have a problem wit... : capt tripps
              • Well that's definitely not untextured, and if you mean that it's low resolution, well of course, it has t... : SpaecKow
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          Like I said, worked plenty of QA, so I think I can tell the difference between crappy, unfinished texture... : thetangent
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            Do you mean that the alien ships are missing textures? No I'm pretty sure they're supposed to be abstract... : SpaecKow
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              Even if that's the shape they're supposed to be (which if they are, looks like shit as is - needs more de... : thetangent
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                I don't think they look amazing, no (though I have a feeling that they're going to be animated in interes... : SpaecKow
                • I do like the models for the human characters, those are looking good (and I'm sure will only get better)... : thetangent
• i choose to be optimistic about this. it appears to be the only x-com we're gonna get : smax
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  By setting the game in a first-person perspective, players will be able to feel the tension and fear that : SpaecKow
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    Yeah, I started to feel attached to my little dudes. I didn't want to see them get their faces melted off... : thejay247
    • yes, THAT is where the tension came from, the fear of losing your best team members...but is meaningful s... : CecilPhilpot
• holy shit. that looks awesome : roushimsx
• I guess this game has a 1950s retro-futurism theme. I never got that impression from the original (not th... : The Grolar Bear
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  What's with the black jiz in half the screenshots? : hussdelrio
  • reminds me of the black oil from X-files : smax
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  meh... not impressed. : MagicWishMonkey
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    So those the MagicWishMonkey can't make all our dreams come true? : Lightzout
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      Looks like a generic shooter, kind of reminds me of Resistance with shitty guns : MagicWishMonkey
      • Oh come on. http://mitchelldyer.files.wordpress.com/2007/05/resistance-chimera.jpg looks like ... : SpaecKow
• These aren't the first screenshots. : mrwolf710
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  Those screenies have actually pacified my worries. : Klebold
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    looks like a generic first person shooter with crappy old fashioned guns. nothing at all even remotel... : MagicWishMonkey
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      And yet, still, people are going to argue about this is a legitimate sequel to the original games. Hurgh.... : SpaecKow
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        You have pretty much summed up my feelings there. : steauengeglase
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          I think you and I might be only two with that opinion. Everyone is either going to categorically just des... : SpaecKow
          • i had a positive attitude until i saw these screenshots : CecilPhilpot
      • Yeah, I agree it's pretty disappointing, but nothing we do or say will change the game now. :( I'm goi... : Rice-Rocketeer
• A STRATEGIC GAMBIT! : Wikus Van De Merwe
• The screen shots look good but what made X-Com the great game it still is was STRATEGY. TURN BASED STRATE... : ajvitaly
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  First gut reaction: The 50's level design looks great. Everything else looks like complete ass. : LemonJoose
  • Maybe they should make a video game version of Mad Men where I could smoosh my face between Christina Hen... : LemonJoose
• Looks (and sounds) fucking terrible : ctlaltl33t
• I just want to know if they stripped all the strategic elements out or just most of them. That decision w... : RetroRedEyeJr
• Hey look it's Dark Skies the Game - http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0115151/ Just in time for it's 15 year an... : Jonathan
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  i never played XCOM : filthysock
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    They didn't either, so you'll be set with this game! : SpaecKow
    • You are an ice cold assassin aren't you? : Lightzout
  • I never played a video game : umegastar
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  "A re-imagining of one of gaming's most storied and beloved franchises" It's not beloved anymore, this... : jayares
  • after 10 crappy sequels they don't ruin anything : umegastar
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  gambits you say? : extrahappyturtle
  • paging Blucklesworth. : Wikus Van De Merwe
• laff- that looks terrible : dedgecko
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  The 50's style looks awesome. But what the hell are you fighting? Meconium? : GloriousCow
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    Someone went nuts with a vertex shader and everyone stood around and said "That thing should totally be t... : CRasterImage
    • Hehe yeah pretty much. I think they look okay though, the thing that sucks are those screen space displac... : SpaecKow
  • midichlorians : Aerioch
  • Hahahaha, meconium. gahrossssssssssssss.. : daVinci1980
  • the venom symbiote : azuvatar
• heavy plasma. that was the shit. : umegastar
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  OFMG i twitched in agony after seeing those screenshots, this cant be really happening, nooooo WTF. THEY ... : mastermike569
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    could be worse : umegastar
    • lol, I don't see how it could be any worse than this? : mastermike569
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    if she wants it and you get to take pictures, why not : GloriousCow
    • Well depends on how much you love your wife / gf. Most people I believe are not going to be a swingers c... : mastermike569
    • and then upload to the shack : azuvatar
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    are you an emissary from the article commenters? what do you want now? more meat? fine, we'll give you mo... : biskits
    • hahahahaha what? : mastermike569
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  Hmm looks like theyre going 50s with this? And I see a science lab so maybe theres some research tree act... : bolneze
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    I could live without the '50s vibe! : Dave-A
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      Yeah Im crazy about that : bolneze
      • not* : bolneze
• Clearly this game needs to be a turn based FPS. : daVinci1980
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  That looks so bad. : multisync
  • It's so bad that its insulting, it seems like it's a joke but sadly it not... : mastermike569
• Prototype called and want its black slime effects back. : LemonJoose
• i am extremely confused...it says XCOM but it sure doesn't look like X-Com : CecilPhilpot
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  Do. Not. Want. They want to make a squad-based FPS based in the 50's, with alien enemies, that's fine.... : genom
  • I completely agree. : mastermike569
• I don't remember X-COM having a 50s theme, but it doesn't really bother me. It would be nice if they show... : jet-poop
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  I am glad I never played xcom so I don't have to be feeling the wave of nerd rage I'm seeing here : Juno
  • derp : Godhatesfatpeople
• How dare these fuckers piggyback their shitty unrelated game on the XCOM brand! : FlatlineDixay
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  Still doesn't look like X-com but what the fuck are you going to do? : baron calamity
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    Just vent and get out pent up frustrations to make ourselves feel better then come to the realization tha... : mastermike569
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      Actually the lead designer worked on both Fallout Tactics and Freedom Force, so I would expect them to ge... : baron calamity
      • So it is said, looks like he was the odd faggot of the group that probably picked his ass more than actua... : mastermike569
  • cry softly and then load up UFO: Extraterrestrials Gold to get my strategic fix. The Gold version of this... : fart
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  So, what kind of DRM will it have? GFWL? SecuROM activation? TAGES? Can't be Steamworks; even thoug... : the archvile
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    What did they use on Bio2? : SpaecKow
    • a boring game : multisync
    • GFWL 15-activation codecard, and SecuROM disc DRM (not activation). And while it's sold on Steam, you mu... : the archvile
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    Non-Smarmy-Answer: Probably SecuROM, as 2K has a history of using that. I think there's a good possibi... : deveus1
    • I'm guessing at least something with activation, as they've been beating that battle drum for 3 years now... : the archvile
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  At least TTWO is on the verge of buyout or collapse so they can't do this to many more franchises. : multisync
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    Thank god, 2K is starting to be the Uwe Boll of the gaming industry. : mastermike569
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      Man, remember back when EA wanted to buy them out? In some ways, that would be an improvement, but I thi... : the archvile
      • As bad as this sounds, I think it would of been for the best if EA wiped them out and cranked out a half ... : mastermike569
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  really, why even call it xcom? : eeeealmo
  • exactly : CecilPhilpot
  • they should call it Mafia 2: Excommunication : dedgecko
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  Yuck. : CrustaR
  • Yuck indeed. : packav
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  "reimaging" = bastardization : biskits
  • They did reimagine. "Hey guys... Imagine if Xcom was an ununique generic shooter" : uglysad
• This looks horrible. Why even bother? There's far better licenses to milk. : Link.
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  Someone needs to license the Silent Storm engine and do this right. : bolneze
  • I tried to reinstall and play but theres some bug with W7 =\ : bolneze
• :( *Sigh.* These screenshots are a huge bummer for me. Might be a fun game, though. : Rice-Rocketeer
• what a pile of shit, hopefully they aren't representative : veras
• PRE-APOCALPSE FALLOUT: UFO DEFENSE Seriously. This is shit. I'm sorry, but this doesn't look intere... : jingletard
• Hmm somehow I expect Edward Carnby from the original Alone in the Dark to pop out from somewhere. : mastermike569
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  Their next game will be Solitaire, an adrenaline pumped action FPS with RPG elements. : TrptJim
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    The Legend of Sol'Taire : uglysad
    • That sir, sounds epic. : mastermike569
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  That's not the version of the retro past that I imagined Xcom to be set in. Not saying I don't like it t... : mrwolf710
  • Everyone is a little bi-curious these days. : mastermike569
• sigh* really what the fuck is the point. We've already played XCOM Enforcer . It fucking sucked. : Flynn
• :(. : uglysad
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  That does not look intriguing, at all. If they're counting on XCOM nostalgia, they may be in for a rough : MercFox1
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    I hope this fucking slaps them in the face, I hope this also makes a hard and painful lesson for them and... : mastermike569
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      it'll probably be successful in the same way Bioshock was - make an extremely mediocre game, wrap it up i... : veras
      • Yea, i have that same feeling. I encourage everyone to read this. 2k claimed that they created biosh... : mastermike569
• Aliens in a 1950's setting? How unique and cutting edge!! Generic is the last word that comes to my mind! : uglysad
• As long as the turn-based combat is still in, I'll give it a shot. : herradura99
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  i guess i am a luddite for not playing the original but I like what I am seeing : Unleashed
  • Sir, you need to play the original X-COM and give it a fair shake to understand why so many people are up... : mastermike569
• invasion of the geometrics : packav
• This looks like x-com. this looks awesome! : lukej1337
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  Half Life in the 50s. : systatic
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    "I'm Gordan Freeman, see! And you're not gonna get me coppers, now SCRAM!" : Goto10
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      more like "..." but this time he's smoking a pipe...and beating his wife : davislovestacobell
      • Yeah I think I was thinking more 20's or 30's.. : Goto10
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  I am a huge XCOM fan, but the truth is, this will be far more popular than any of the previous games. Oh... : JMro
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    How do you know? What do you see in this that is going to make the cut? This iteration is nothing but... : mastermike569
    • Makers of Bioshock 2? Pretty sure Bioshock was more popular/successful than System Shock. : JMro
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  Man, that looks like a very fun game. The only problem I have with it is that that is not X-Com X-C... : everybodysuncle
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    i've decided to pretend that it's not called X-Com...problem solved! : CecilPhilpot
    • I...I....I.....this ignorance is rather blissful. Okay, I'll call it "The Original Men In Black" See, : everybodysuncle
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    By that reasoning, do you think Fallout3 is not Fallout? : famine101
    • Oh no, I very much think that Fallout 3 captures the feel of the original Fallout. : everybodysuncle
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  Wasn't UFO Defence the only good XCOM? Why not let someone else take a crack at the license. : JMro
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    Universal opinion would agree with you but I love TFTD. Apparently the only one who does though : uglysad
    • TFTD was my first X-Com and I loved it. I have to get around to playing UFO Defense : Sailor of Fortune
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      It's ok man. My favorite was Apocalypse. I am sorry Shack. : arsonide
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        Don't be. Apocalypse is great, although sadly it's unfinished. : Kub666
        • :( The game could have been amazing had they been able to implement all the features they wanted to. S : Rice-Rocketeer
  • TFTD is pretty much a modded XCOM 1, so it's good. Actually I could see going through TFTD's alien coloni... : Marrbe
• So far, I am ok with this. Please make it good =)) Oh man, I'm all excited now. : famine101
• now thats a fugly graphics engine : gyokuro
• utterly boring art. : grendel
• wtf? : MrBig0
• piece of shit plz bomb the studios kthx l8r : kabex
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  So Poke 646 (The best half-life mod ever released, or at least the most professional) http://www.poke646.... : Amnesty_intl2
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    That led me to reading up on wiki about peek and poke (yeah I'm old school), which led me here: http://en... : Nixx2004
    • Hah, I've always been wondering about that, thanks! : Amnesty_intl2
• It must be a though challenge to make fighting bricks & blobs compelling in an FPS. : Patakreps
• http://img10.abload.de/img/496641_36fe6.jpg Erm, FBI-oshock? : Beady
• I actually quite like the art style. I have no interest in that game though : chazums
• True to the roots of the franchise They have no idea... : razlebol
• looks cool. i think most of the people complaining in this thread will end up buying this game once they ... : disembodied potato
• I think it looks ace, it's Bioshock in another universe, duders. : yobock
• This would be interesting if they'd only call it something else. It's not XCOM. The only people who ev... : MeestaNob

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• ok, Moe devolving was pretty funny : CecilPhilpot
• Awesome : tomservo
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  Worst Simpsons intro ever? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rvaZBuA0K2k : DrWaffles
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    wow what were they thinking :[ : wurt
    • A few years ago the writers would have been making fun of this stuff today. Times change, I guess. : DrWaffles
  • Actually I didn't mind that and I hate the new simpsons style. Different I guess : avatar_58
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    Close, if not. I'm wondering why the youtube video is flipped. I did a double take when they pass the Kwi... : K1Bond007
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      Read the description and you'll see it's to evade the copyright infringement detector. : Zero|DPX
      • I figured it was this. What are you going to do about it, Zero|dpx? : BlackCat9
      • and he could get away with that if it wasn't for those meddling kids! : r3dn3ck
      • narc : nyranger66
      • I thought it was to make it look British! : Beady
  • I actually liked that, because it had a lot of characters. : hirez
  • awful : opengl128
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    heh, I don't think it's all that bad. It's definitely different. : pigvomit
    • I hate that song, but am glad to see the simpsons finally changing it up a bit. Also, the video poste... : Sole.exe
  • WTF? : thetangent
  • oh, hey, there was a notch lower on the respect ladder for The Simpsons. : byorn
  • I liked it. : socksta
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  That 2nd link makes it look like they're in Springfield, IL. : jingletard
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    I've always maintained it's Springfield VA since the Springfield Atoms team on the show has the same unif... : riptyde
    • There was also the hurricane that hit Springfield. : ucanbfuzzy
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      I thought there were clues it was Springfield Oregon. : lpearl
      • It is : two50six
    • they've always made it intentionally ambiguous : ninjase
    • Don't forget there is a desert right by there too. : tsuba
    • Don't forget they have moved the town at least once (though always next door to shelbyville somehow) : Beady
    • springfield is located where it is convenient because it has catch-all geography and weather for every po... : mikecyb
  • I thought the movie made it quite clear where Springfield is. : pigvomit
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    Jedediah Springfield = Abraham Lincoln Springfield Shopper = Actual paper in Springfield, IL Evergreen ... : owly
    • West Springfield Desert "three times the size of Texas!" = ... : MrBig0
• wow, I'd forgotten but that second one was always one of my favorites. :) : delataur
• Which season/episodes are they from? : hankyJR
• can't find the video, but i always liked the one where it starts off small and then it turns into a huge ... : davislovestacobell
• Monty Python Foot is my favorite. : Piett23
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  Can't they get the mid to late 90's Simpson writers back? The main actors are still there, it could still... : Marrbe
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    the simpsons have been on a lol-rol this past year. : j0nchan
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      It's just, it feels like a taxidermied, reanimated corpse made to waddle around and spout nonsense. The c... : Marrbe
      • The Simpsons writers used to be geniuses when it came to subtle humor. That's gone now, and jokes are on... : riptyde
  • There has been a few gems this season. : dmaownsyou
  • This season has been excellent its quite unfortunate that you're all so dead inside. : socksta

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• YES. : DrWaffles
• Haha awesome. : Nitrium
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  that is a terrible interviewer guy : mwasher
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    Conan is having fun with it, though, so it's worth it. : RomSteady
    • thank god, letting the audience ask now : mwasher
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    He's a Googler, what did you expect from a Googler. : freakynipples69
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      he seems to be the antithesis of conan : mwasher
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        man who is that guy? are they really on that tight of a schedule? they are trying to wave goodbye to th... : mwasher
        • Yeah, I wouldn't have expected Google to be that much of a douche-nozzle be the "host." : RomSteady
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    Yeah hes so terrible lol : bolneze
    • Oh it gets better when Andy takes his place : bolneze
  • So fucking awkward at the start, lol. : reelbk
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  talking about my fav episode of simpsons :) : MoreVespeneGas
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    Without watching, can I assume it's Marge vs the Monorail? : riptyde
    • nope! : MoreVespeneGas
• lol, this is Conan in his best form. : Maddog_Delphi97
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  wtf, is the google guy tiny or does conan hide his hugeness better on his own show? : filthysock
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    He's 6' 4". : RomSteady
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      so not super huge then, the interviewer must be tiny : filthysock
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        I consider 6' 4" super huge. I'm small though but still 6' is normal and 6' 3" and up is big : redfive
        • one of my best friends is 6'5'' so it seems normal to me. : filthysock
        • I'm 6'5" I don't think I'm super huge :( : Ebu
        • Ugh :( : GrimmyD
        • You should visit Sweden. There's a ridiculous amount of 6'+ girls. Just the other day I saw one at 6'2 or... : Marrbe
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  looks like conan could maul that tiny little man. : crypt420
  • But since the tiny man has no reflexes, Conan wouldn't enjoy it. : RomSteady
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  this is a fantastic bit, but holy shit, googlers are MAJOR nerds. they make me seem like the Fonz : Korban
  • I was actually surprised at how charismatic they were. :( : owly
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  FFS youtube keeps stopping on me. ARG! : rick
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    Do what I do: pause it, go take a leak, come back and let it play. At least for me, the amount of time... : RomSteady
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      Fkn prostate. : edgewise
      • how do they work? : MrBig0
  • your isp is throttling it : biskits
  • I can't view this on my iPhone. wtf? http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_s4p6pngof5b3811l0wf2.jp... : aggressor
• excellent : sanchez
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  48 min!!! : Albemuth
  • Yeah haha : bolneze
• He handled this corporate puppet quite nicely. : Kub666
• We have been blessed! : Rigg5
• So good lol : Jiven
• that was great : Veegeezee
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  Reggie Watts: Fuck Shit Stack http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CJQU22Ttpwc So this is the guy opening ... : Jenings
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    Kind of hilarious. More musical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=344OpaQCAQI : chungathebunga
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      woah hes got some talent http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YBnIW63ax9I : chungathebunga
      • Wow again. : CRasterImage
      • all these are awesome, I'd never heard of this guy until this thread but i am impressed : strider_
      • Even better: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3CrL-lfqXoc&feature=related : CRasterImage
  • Wow. that was kinda cool. : CRasterImage
  • Here he is with Beardyman http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL0ztFdbd6w : Rag and Bone Man
• I love this interview. I like it better than the 60 minutes video. : ashkie
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  The questions people ask at these types of things are always really trite and/or disappointing I saw D... : ctlaltl33t
  • Not only that, but they even had a guy screen the questions yet the ones he asked were really shitty too. : Mecha Tofu Pirate
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  LOL What is Kirkland water? : bolneze
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    What, he's never shopped at Costco? Need to watch it, been letting it load. : Nixx2004
    • He doesnt shop with the plebes : bolneze
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  Man, that interviewer is so painful to watch. :| : CrustaR
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    Yeah that dude is the definition of a fucking tool. Just terrible. Didn't seem to slow Conan down at a... : gnomish
    • it's probably Virus : cltcprd
  • Just the first part. It picks up once Conan is allowed to talk without the Google Tool. : CRasterImage
  • It picks up pretty quickly. : byorn
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  FYI the interviewer is Vic Gundotra, an ex-Microsoft guy who's the VP of developer relations or something... : Zero|DPX
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    I couldn't get past him, I turned it off :/ Marissa Mayer is annoying enough too, but I can stand her ... : askedrelic
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      Good news is Andy steps in half way through : bolneze
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        Wow, glad I went back. This is actually picking up! I love his morbid sarcasm and underlying loathing ... : askedrelic
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          i thought you were gonna go to sleep early tonight :P : biskits
          • I passed out for a few hours and just woke up! : askedrelic
        • I miss the upbeat Andy from Andy Barker PI =( : getfrisky
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    wow tell us how you really feel : GloriousCow
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      are you in fifth grade? : biskits
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        do fifth graders ask that a lot? : GloriousCow
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          yes. that is a phrase used by children. : biskits
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            i don't think i've ever heard a child say it : GloriousCow
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              that is apparent :) : biskits
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                "please mister let me out of the trunk, I miss my mommy," sure... but not "tell us how you really feel" : GloriousCow
                • I used to say this to my parents a lot... : Amnesty_intl2
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    he does indeed fucking suck : biskits
    • oh christ. i just saw the ending, and that guy is a COLOSSAL douchebag. he's the kind of guy that would m... : biskits
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    are you sure it's a good idea posting this? : sanchez
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      Oh shit, Google indexing is too good. Search for Vics name and this thread is on the first page! Hope he : Nixx2004
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        I'm sure some asshole shacker would try sending this to someone at google. Who was it that can canned fro... : sanchez
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          That was skold :( : yosemiteclimber
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            what now? I don't remember this : filthysock
            • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=10744934#itemanchor_10744934 : yosemiteclimber
    • i'm sure he knows he's a douche. Hell, conan told him to his face that he's a douche : filthysock
  • Please come see me in my office on Monday morning. - Vic : dengar65
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    I don't work at google so I'll carry the torch. VIC GUNDOTRA RAPED A SMALL BOY. : soggybagel
    • The weekly Vic Gundotra Birther Movement meeting will be held at the Lincoln Conference Room at the publi... : owly
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    Googler? Seriously? : Haxim
    • It's not Googler, it's Goggalor! He hates the children! : Kub666
  • Yeah dude, he seems like the type of guy who is a level 500 Toastmaster's Club kind of public speaker. Ev... : reelbk
  • It's actually vikramwillrock. You've known him all along. : moe6
  • he's a VP of... something involving social skills? I am getting angry just listening to him speak, he's s... : Supine
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  Damn, that guy's small. : Danny5225
  • Conan is REALLY tall. : byorn
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  Interesting how his dream used to be to get The Tonight Show at 11:35, but with all that's happened this ... : Nixx2004
  • i'm guessing he would actually trade it for not having gotten dicked over in the first place : GloriousCow
• haha, "The most condescending man I've ever met." : reelbk
• Conan. Designed to be funny. : lukej1337
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  MVECEB-JWMH-VV7BZK-EKYG-PXXC8D GVWDJH-GMMZ-FXJRM6-JJ8J-TTXZVY Enjoy. : Jimb0v2
  • Whats this code for? : Darkfox76
  • shiiiiiiit, i realized what this was way too late : MrBig0
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    haha, that's sly : moshman
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      i like how nobody has claimed them yet, or at least said thanks. : Hoax
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        I bet they were taken in the first couple of minutes of the post being up, by lurkers : moshman
        • yeah thats probably the case. which really is a dick move. at least say thanks per pm you assholes. : Hoax
• that was hilarious, thanks for the link : MikkleThePickle
• hahaa jim! oh jim! you shouldve just said his name in the first place! : Chandler55
• Awesome. I didn't think I'd make it all the way through that video at first, especially with that guy as... : contentious roy
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  dear god, that "interviewer" is a massive prick. I hope this lowers his profile by a lot : moshman
  • but Conan is pure awesome : moshman
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    everything i have seen from "googlers" (and other tech folks i have worked with for the most part) indica... : Hoax
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      You're extrapolating from evidence of a single guy who's bad at interviewing that all google employees ha... : Conan
      • For one you might want to take a look at the other videos/interviews to get an idea that this is but a sa... : Hoax
  • He eventually kinda just sits back and lets people talk. : Conan
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    he's awkard but how exactly is he a prick : GloriousCow
    • he's a prick at the end : filthysock
    • arrogant : moshman
  • I love how he talks to the audience like they are a classroom full of 8 year olds : maulla
• I've been skipping through it and so far the best part looks to be @ 23:00 where the girl proclaims it's ... : project13

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  i'm not a car expert but i've been really happy with my 01 civic. good gas mileage and reliable, although... : jipey
  • Seconding '01 Civic, I have 91k miles and no problems, even after multiple incidents of other people hitt... : Zero|DPX
• Be a man and get a Pontiac G8. : Crabs Jarrard
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  This should help you get a feel for toyota: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwBhKzFEVi4 : SolrFlare
  • Haha, i wish a carolla could go that fast. : KxRook
• I paid $18,500 + tax for a 2010 Mazda 3 Hatch. I read you get get the base model sedans for ~14K. : ahk-med
• I'm telling you man, take a look at some Subaru's. A 2006-2007 Impreza can be had for under 16k easily ( ... : Ctrl-Phreak
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  Depending on your area, you could likely find a well-maintained Mercedes E-class or BMW for 15k or less. ... : sogelegos
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    I'll add that I've taken the '95 from ~40k miles to 170k miles, with no incidents to speak of except for ... : sogelegos
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      BMW's were a lot more reliable before all the gizmos. : mystikal
      • Yeah they were, but they're still very reliable as long as you maintain them properly. : Reeves
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  A used prius with 30k miles (no options really) would fit your budget of $16k. : mystikal
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    With that said, you can get a Honda fit for $14k or a Civic for ~$16k. : mystikal
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      (Buying new is retarded though). : mystikal
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        Not interested in buying new, couple years old for cheaper suits me fine. : KxRook
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          Yeah, buying new is generally a waste of money because of the instant depreciation. This is why I rec... : mystikal
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            (The gas mileage difference between the Prius and Civic over the course of 100,000 miles is about $3400 @... : mystikal
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              My commute is 4 miles, I'm more worried about reliability than gas mileage, but I'll keep my eye out for ... : KxRook
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                Then it's not worth it to buy a Prius =). Get a fit or a civic. Fit will hold it's value more than the... : mystikal
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                  I get 50+ mpg in the city with the Prius where the Civic delivers 25. However, my company pays for it... : mystikal
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                    I remember one time I was at the gas station and there was a Prius there. As i'm filling up, this the sil... : Ellissd
                    • Yeah it's really weird. Def took a while to get used to. : mystikal
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    I would never buy a used prius. Aren't the maintenance costs outrageous? And you'll end up spending more... : weevil bob
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      Nope. Friend of mine drove one to 210,000 miles and sold it. Never talked about any expensive maintena... : mystikal
      • You pay like a 3k premium to get the prius over civic...5k at high end model. But u get a tax deduction o... : mystikal
• Scions are also cheap and in that range if you want 2d, we got our scion Tc, '05 w/ 28k for just about 15... : dravalen
• get a civic if you don't really care and want something truly reliable. : moe6
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  At least in my area, you can get a Honda Accord V6 EX-L for around that. The Acura TSX is another good ch... : TrptJim
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    When I priced out leases on cars, here is what I found. All 36 months, 12k miles. All had navigation, ... : mystikal
    • ( This was based around IL tax rates in Mclean county). : mystikal
    • Sorry, I should have clarified that those prices are for used cars, around 2004-2007. : TrptJim
• My Hyundai Elantra was just over 14K new 10yr/100K : watcherxp
• Depending on where you live, you could probably get a Subaru Legacy or Impreza for around that much. : boarder2
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  Used Bentley or Mini Cooper!! : bling1bling
  • ^ this : mystikal
  • Coming from someone named bling1bling.... haha I wish man. : KxRook
• FORD FUSION : YerMothah
• 3000gt : Xencer
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  carmax.com :D : packav
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    Thats where I've been looking. 25 miles of 90245. : KxRook
    • expand your search, they have free transfers same state, usually : packav
• Hey I'm in the market of getting a new vehicle too. I've been looking at 2010 Civics. :> : DM7
• Suzuki Samurai : Sole.exe
• IF i was in the market right now, I would get a hyundai sonata new : Rageaholic

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• This remake is gonna suck ass, even the name is terrible. : ovrlrd
• oh what the fuck, this movie does not need to be remade, my memory of it is perfect DO NOT RAPE THIS PLEA... : Milleh
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  There's no reason to remake Let The Right One In, except to get the "eew reading subtitles is gay." crowd... : SpaecKow
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    And they probably are going to remove the twist at the end. : Fred Garvin
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      What was the twist at the end? I don't remember a twist. : Vincent Grayson
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        That it wasn't a girl. : Fred Garvin
        • that wasn't really "at the end"... you figure that shit out in the apartment scene where he gives "her" n : OhSnapHighFive
  • Well, the cat scene could've used a bigger budget. : Lone Swordsman
  • Agreed. It's like remaking [REC] -- there's no way the remake will be as good as the original. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  I honestly don't get why this movie has to be made. Can't we just sit through a foreign language movie ev... : steauengeglase
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    The director said Americans have a hard time reading subtitles. I lol'd. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Fuck it, I'm gonna go get drunk. : steauengeglase
    • Americans have a hard time reading subtitles : nurglich
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      They're remaking Martyrs for Americans too. There is no way an American remake will be able to capture... : IndigoAK
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        WHAT : dognose
        • when's the english language Irreversible coming? bleh. : Borzoi
    • They also have a hard time following a black puck on white ice. : Rag and Bone Man
    • It's funny because it's true. : Ellissd
    • A harder time than non-native speakers? : Marrbe
    • There used to be a brisk trade in books translated from foreign market to English in America. Not so much... : The Key
  • I think remakes really need to take on a life of their own. Homage or "inspired by" films can be quite g... : action wombmate
  • Because it's a chance for everyone involved to make money. Need you even ask at this point? : Home Nugget
• Watch the original. It's pretty well guaranteed this will suck in comparison. : Fred Garvin
• So not only will this be shitty, it will have bullet time, shaky cam and Will Smith. : jingletard
• What a waste of time. : Link.
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  Yes yes yes. the remake will suck. This was more of a post about Dognose's latest infatuation. : hatchet165
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    You do realize I like her in the same way I like Stallone, Schwarzenegger, Chan and Li right? : dognose
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      ewwwww : NastyJack
      • What? You haven't seen kickass have you? I like action heroes. : dognose
    • Oh i know.. : hatchet165
• sigh, I forgot they're remaking this. SSSIIIIIIIIIIGGGGHHHH : moe6
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  Yeah, im fairly upset this is being completely remade. I hate that we live in a culture that "can't read ... : pixelat3d
  • How have they "clearly" changed a lot about the film? :| : dodob
  • It's very distracting and I can somewhat understand, however remaking a recent movie is retarded. Howe... : Amnesty_intl2
• REMAKE REMAKE REMAKE SEQUEL SEQUEL SEQUEL : dodob
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  Even after reading the book, I don't understand the title, why the "...right one..."? : Ender.Wiggin
  • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aKsKxr768xw : ThrillKill
• Wow, I just watched her interview on Jay Leno, she is far far too composed for a 13 year old. Crazy. : zuga

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  If it wasn't for hot girls, I'd have deleted my facebook account a long time ago : kill9
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    There are hot girls on my Facebook, but they're either related to me, married, or close enough friends th... : IndigoAK
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      Aren't you married? : ArcKnight
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        I'm not sure what your point is. : IndigoAK
        • What the fuck does their closeness to you matter if you're already attached? : ArcKnight
      • Married. Not dead. : master_disaster_17
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      Post pics. It'll make you feel better. : Mmmmmoo
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        Oh, man. I am so going to regret this later. http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs456.snc3/26087_385181981... : IndigoAK
        • Attn: Phil 3rd pic, far right. she looks about 12. : epit
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          Your wife is the one with thighs toned from squatting. : edgewise
          • Actually, wife is the one to her right. Close though. : IndigoAK
        • First pic totally reminds me of http://a3.twimg.com/profile_background_images/92372057/gary.jpg : BlackCat9
        • I thought you said hot : skelom
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  I'm cool with people wanting to make money. But when you deliberately go out of your way to get around fi... : DerHuhnTeufel
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    Who's doing what? : Clay
    • I'm pretty sure he's saying that Zynga was using tricks to get around blocks set up by Facebook. But I do... : OverloadUT
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      Farmville and pretty much every other game these jackasses put out. It used to be you could hide the game... : DerHuhnTeufel
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        why do you blame Zynga? blame the company providing the service that provides an interface to do those t... : mwasher
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          That's dumb. I don't blame Visual Studio for what people make with it. : OverloadUT
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            That's not a completely fair comparison of course. If what DerHuhnTeufel is describing is not against Fac... : OverloadUT
            • oh I guess I should reload : mwasher
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            lol what? : mwasher
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              Well you were saying that you should blame the API, not the person who uses the API to do something bad. : OverloadUT
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                I don't use facebook so excuse my ignorance, but is it not possible for the person playing the games to d... : mwasher
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                  Yes, but my point was that they are getting around that by making it appear as an actual update from the ... : DerHuhnTeufel
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                    right, but can the person whose account the updates are appearing from disable them? if so blame them fo... : mwasher
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                      Sadly most of the time you don't get a say when an application posts something to your wall. It's an "all... : OverloadUT
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                        that is dumb and something maybe facebook could add to help out? : mwasher
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                          It's probably in Facebook's best interest to let companies be as annoying as their userbase will tolerate... : BlackCat9
                          • That's really shitty and dumb on facebook's part, it seems as if the people who run it are totally dumb. : Amnesty_intl2
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          Oh right and rather than blame pop up ad providers I should blame the people who make web browsers that a... : DerHuhnTeufel
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            Blame the web standards people for making popups possible in the first place! : Arcanum
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              The web would be a stupid place if standards were made to try to prevent anything that could possibly use... : OverloadUT
              • That was sarcastic hyperbole. : Arcanum
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  if blowing real money on farmville shit wasnt already a big enough waste. once zynga leaves facebook, tho... : jarek99
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    No they wouldn't; All of farmville is run off of Zynga's servers. Facebook just provides an interface. ... : OverloadUT
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      I know that as of a few months ago, the traffic on Farmville's servers alone dwarfed the total traffic fo... : BlackCat9
      • Lol. Amazing. : edgewise
• This seems like a bad move for Zynga. : OverloadUT
• I don't think it will work. They have good games, but only in the context that the user is "already there... : yaystuff
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  Doesn't sound like they will be leaving. They have more to lose than to gain by leaving. Besides, if they... : Mmmmmoo
  • Yeah, it would be dumb for them to leave. I don't think most of the people on Facebook would follow them... : Arcanum
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    Something tells me that Facebook needs Zynga more than Zynga needs Facebook. Facebook wanted to get Zynga... : BlackCat9
    • Well I don't think Facebook is getting 30% of the profits from in-game purchases right now. From the soun... : OverloadUT
    • but it's Farmbook today, a year ago it was mafia wars. these things dont last. : Slowtreme
• Reads like a giant knee jerk. : omnova
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  doesn't hamachi work for them? : cltcprd
  • That's my understanding. : edgewise
  • yes : mwasher
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  Smart to do it now. Get it over with. Cant have a multibillion dollar company completely dependent on ano... : edgewise
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    I agree. All the companies I see that are piggybacking on Twitter I see as being incredibly short-sighted... : BlackCat9
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      tell me how you feel about Apple's AppStore : derelict515
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        Any business that's 100% focused on someone else providing a service is on pretty shaky ground, but there... : BlackCat9
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          You're the only one who mentioned Twitter. You first agreed with edgewise that Zynga divorcing themselves... : derelict515
          • I don't see a contradiction in anything I said, if you're trying to point one out. I mentioned Twitter be... : BlackCat9
          • I don't think the app store is a similar situation at all. Nothing prevents developers of apple apps from... : edgewise
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  I for one hope Zynga leaves so I don't have to see 20 farmville updates a day. : hbalce1
  • ^^^ This!!! : metldude
  • Hmm I block it and haven't seen one since. : edgewise
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    Keep using the Hide button and it becomes much less annoying over time. : BlackCat9
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      Yup. I initially mourned the loss of Facebook Lite, which blocked all apps across the board, but after l... : electroly
      • Yeah this you know what time it is. : pres589
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      Or better yet use the Facebook purity greasemonkey script. : datoo
      • datoo you are on the roll with being smart-type : Deathlove
  • Click the upper right hand corner, then "hide app", problem solved. All you old people complaining ab... : mysled
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  Good for them, fuck facebook. : yosemiteclimber
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    Did FB kill your dog? : Fred Garvin
    • It was far worse Ryan that. You want an invasion of privacy? There was complete invasion on yosemite's d... : Dessicator82
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  Good luck with that. I believe that whole market is in a bit of a bubble. If Zynga thinks people will see... : Fred Garvin
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    dunno about that.. a mobile version of their games might be very successful. : fatman
    • Frankly, I'd be more interested in their games if they had nothing to do with Facebook. : edgewise
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    Fred Garvin, tech sector analyst. : haiku
    • for hire : the city
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      And haiku, professional peanut gallery. : Fred Garvin
      • Aren't you in QA or something? : Phreakin
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  Okay, I see the Farmvilles et al keeping people on Facebook, but who the hell joined Facebook for these g... : SiW.
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    I doubt a lot of people joined Facebook for the games, but I bet a lot of people keep coming back for the... : BlackCat9
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      or their friend's ask them to harvest their crops or whatever. : baconisgod
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        I listen to female co-workers talk about how they will deal with each other's crop rotation all day (we b... : steauengeglase
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          I guess it's not too different from us sitting here talking about BC2 and shit all day. : baconisgod
          • Nah, there is a distinct difference. We talk about games, obsess about games and bitch about games. For t... : steauengeglase
      • My 12 year old son texts me every day: "dad, can you harvest my crops?" /sigh : Phreakin
  • I didn't join for them, but I did play for a long time. Finally got off the treadmill a few months ago -... : Ride-My-Rocket
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  Zynga and Mark Pincus can get fucked: http://techcrunch.com/2009/11/06/zynga-scamville-mark-pinkus-facebo... : Ride-My-Rocket
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    his company is valued at $5 billion :( : baconisgod
    • With any luck, success won't follow Zynga when it leaves Facebook. : Ride-My-Rocket
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  It still blows my fucking mind that people are spending millions on literally nothing (zynga game currenc... : talonite
  • you should take a hard look at your own lifestyle before you make those kinds of criticisms : gyokuro
  • You dont ever buy those 60$ video games? : suicidemachine
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  huh. i wonder how that will net out. : dahanese
  • My guess: Profits ^%50 up by the end of the year, gg apple iphone. : Amnesty_intl2