Evening Reading

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  Link the comic. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2010/6/16/ : daVinci1980
  • OK that's pretty fucking funny. : Arctic Fox
  • that really is a damn good one : Downforce
  • Seriously. What the fuck Mr. Nippes? You have to go OUT OF YOUR WAY to link directly to the image. : Ebu
• so hilarious : PixelPie
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  I haven't watched any of the presentations but I'm assuming the general consensus is that Nintendo had th... : Mmmmmoo
  • yessir : PixelPie
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    In terms of overall presentation, microsoft won by a land slide. The shit they pulled, in front of the pu... : haiku
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      ha, you could be right. : Godhatesfatpeople
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        I lost it when the yoga girl said "namaste", but truly the highlight for me was the two asians who spent ... : haiku
        • I think when you do put in that perspective it does make it that way. Oddly enough I see this still helpi... : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Did you see Konami's today? It could also have been a form of performance art. : Conan
    • I like to think of it as on-stage TV commercial LARPing : 60days
  • they couldn't have possibly fucked up more than last year's. : Professor Darkness
  • Only if your name isn't valacan_s : Haxim
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    Other than the 3DS, no way. And there was no way for them to demo the 3DS effectively in the conference ... : LemonJoose
    • I think most people will disagree with you. If anything, Nintendo had the most hardcore-gamer centric sho... : Conan
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      And like it or not, that Kinectimals game is going to fucking sell a lot of Xbox 360's and Kinects to fam... : LemonJoose
      • Gives Daddy a perfect excuse to buy a 360 instead of a Wii, too :-) : LemonJoose
      • I watched a few people play it today and it definitely looks like it's gonna be extremely popular with ki... : ColoradoCNC
      • Just like Viva Pinata sold a shit load...oh wait, they bombed? All of them? You DON'T SELL KIDDY GAMES ... : critch
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      other than the 3DS... and Zelda, Metroid, Kid Icarus, Donkey Kong, Goldeneye, Epic Mickey, Dragon Quest, ... : Korban
      • oh, and not only did they let people demo the 3DS, but they had hot bitches walk out with them attached t... : Dimmona
    • Nintendo is the only conference with any substantial amount of new games (outside the new ones we saw for... : Evil Benius
  • The great thing is, it doesn't matter. The last 2 years the nintendo was the worst one by a good margin a... : notext
• nintendo, bitches. lolol : rtrson
• haha perfect! : Shadowdane
• "Nintendo, bitches! We out." perfect lol : c_man_tmt
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  I know they're making fun of Kevin Butler and Reggie Fils-Aime, but who are the guys in the first panel s... : the archvile
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    The ESPN guys Microsoft brought out. : Conan
    • I know a lot of people are (justifiably) mocking this, but is interesting as it could be a prelude to con... : hbalce1
  • Exactly. : Warlock
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    That isn't Kevin Butler, that's the head guy of Sony. Tretton? Butler came out, didn't really talk shit... : critch
    • Fuck the haters, I loved that speech. : slax0r
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  Yeah, all the NEW Nintendo stuff. It's funny how much shit other companies get for sequels and rehashes a... : Fred Garvin
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    I think the difference is that Nintendo tends to make advances with their sequels that everyone else then... : Evil Benius
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      Yes, but they are as guilty as anyone for doing re-releases with no real changes. : Fred Garvin
      • lol... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • Yeah, like Zelda. Those games get so much more awesome with each release. : Vincent Grayson
  • When someone makes a good sequel, people will be fine with it. When someone makes a shitty sequel and co... : Senate5000
  • Nintendo spent the last two shows trying new stuff and got shit for it. What do you want? : Conan
  • Nintendo=/=Activision One milks it to the grave, guess who? : nolram
  • they're fairly creative with their sequels. I do think the 3DS looks a tad port heavy though... those N64... : thebigbeefsandwich
  • Not everyone gives companies shit for sequels. As long as the IP is good, and the sequel is enjoyable... : Ebu
  • Nintendo games are consistently awesome, even when they force you to use lame ass waggle bullshit : MagicWishMonkey
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    Oh great post I was worried this thread wouldn't become a complete shit heap so thanks dude : haiku
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      It's a valid fucking point. Lots of people on the Shack whinge about about re-releases, sequels and remak... : Fred Garvin
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        Compare Wind Waker to Twilight Princess Then compare Modern Warfare 1 and Modern Warfare 2.... do you ... : MagicWishMonkey
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          Go ahead and cherry pick, but the point is still true. How many times has Nintendo released the same game... : Fred Garvin
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            people like good sequels and hate bad sequels? : boring gegtik
            • That new donkey Kong country is going to be so badass : MagicWishMonkey
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            Yeah I can. I am denying the "bitch fest" that exists entirely in your head. You know why? Because it is ... : haiku
            • wrecked : DrFlammable
            • Best At Shacknews â„¢ : slax0r
            • Two words: Derek Smart : MercFox1
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              But he's no different than any other poster. People just choose to shit on him. I'm not defending Fred,... : ra1n
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                brand matters! : haiku
                • Touche, haiku. : ra1n
              • To different degrees, you are correct, but Fred is one of the worst at this. : Goto10
              • ra1n how can you of all people claim that people single others out here, I do not believe this occurs. : abrasion
            • This haiku guy seems to be pretty good at the whole Shacknews thing. : sogelegos
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              He's kind of right though, I mean have you seen Alice complaining much about how repetitive the Pokemon s... : Amnesty_intl2
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                That's not really the same thing, though. There's a difference between a sequel, bringing out more st... : Ebu
                • And in the case of Pokemon, it's literally the same game over and over until Black/White comes out. Haven... : Vincent Grayson
              • For Nintendo Pokemon is the exception, for others it feels more like the rule. That is, to me, the key di... : zakazi
            • Don't feel bad Fred. I have similar issues as I have similar opinions, but with the subjects reversed. ... : Judicus
          • your argument is already running dry : thewindcriesmary
          • I've felt that way about nintendo for a long time. The games are fun, but it really wanes over time. A ... : kingdepork
  • Nintendo makes true sequels. Everyone else makes $60 expansion packs. : freakynipples69
  • What? Nintendo gets plenty of shit for their sequels, more so than any other console. That's almost all... : atom519
  • nintendo actually makes GOOD sequels, unlike alot of the other folks. : AMikaboshi
  • Go play Mario Galaxy 2; you'll see why they get a pass for their "rehashes". : Dimmona
• I love the middle frame. : MacemanInTW
• haha nice ... I think this surpasses his last E3 roundup of the big 3 : cap n KRUNCH
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  man i cannot do motion controls. i just can't >< : packav
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    the more I can control with the less motion needed, the better. one-click games are the best. : radula
    • Yes. This is why Picross owns. Click and drag. That's all you need. : thecray
• Exclusive pic of the new 3DS in action: http://tinyurl.com/2b6dsg8 : riptyde

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  Glad to hear? So was it just a bad trailer then? : Klebold
  • Yup. : warcrow
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  Is that a good or a bad OMG? : limpossible
  • aaaaah! : Sailor of Fortune
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  warcrow I'm looking forward to more details but I fear you are going to get swamped by the horde if you d... : Dave-A
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    guess what bitch this motherfucker is a 5X game : boring gegtik
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      more Xs than you thought possible : boring gegtik
      • more Xs than your body has room for! : ucanbfuzzy
  • Well if he explains that the game is good in a way that not a single video, screenshot, or preview didn't... : baron calamity
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  XCOM, you mean. Now tell us more. : zuff
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    You're right, thanks for that. I don't even know why I typed it like that. God, I'm crushingly tired. : warcrow
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      More I said >:( : zuff
      • *violently shakes warcrow* wake up god damn you, wake up! : niceguynick
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  Reassuring. I'm really looking forward to this game kicking ass. : roushimsx
  • I'd like it to... : zuff
• Did you see research, manufacturing and base building? : RetroRedEyeJr
• WTF is this post and run!? : bolneze
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  is that a good or bad OMG? : Agrona
  • Good, really really good. : warcrow
• can you fill us in a bit? Are there better aliens than those stupid oil splotches? : deathofrats
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  Is it turn based goodness? : Old8Leg
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    Not at all. : warcrow
    • Ban this motherfucker for bullshit. : trove
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  Without more concrete details, I'm still a meh on it. That trailer was exactly the opposite of what I wan... : edgewise
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    That trailer looked Pre-Alpha to me, it's not done, just wait, I have a feeling that this is the X-Com FP... : Amnesty_intl2
    • Xcom fps that we've been waiting for! !!! No one was anticipating such a thing : hanged_man
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  Its good? Im glad to hear it, aside from the branding it has my interests peaked and I can get over the f... : Blazer1982
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    piqued : boring gegtik
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      thanks spelling police lol : Blazer1982
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        Sarnia, ON? : ryuuseki
        • yes? why? : Blazer1982
• hmm warcrow has not posted in a while. The NDA must be really strict. RIP warcrow. : DarkWolf5
• LOL nice troll : ctlaltl33t
• That was my reaction to the trailer, in a natural disaster kind of way. : zipr
• Any customization/research stuff? : MagicWishMonkey
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  So are you going to write something more detailed or are you just rubbing it in our faces? : RetroRedEyeJr
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    It's a form of a hit 'n run post. He's not going to post anything else and is smugly watching all the je... : CrustaR
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      Yeah, these posts get really annoying. Especially around E3. We get it, you got to go to E3 and the res... : deathofrats
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        maybe he just got out of the presentation like he said and doesn't have time to sit down and write a full... : Sapiens
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          he first posted five hours ago, and has come back several times with one word quips though. : deathofrats
          • I was updating while standing in lines. : warcrow
• Posts like this should be bannable. : mechanicalgrape
• I don't believe you, warcrow. : CrustaR
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  Since he teased you all, here are a few tidbits ;) Missions are procedural and initiating from your se... : Brian Leahy
  • We love you Leahy! :D : Dave-A
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    Oh, and it's 100% an FPS shooter. It looks to play exactly like BioShock 2 w/o plasmids in terms of gunpl... : Brian Leahy
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      The trailer did remind me BioShock in that regard. : Dave-A
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        Well, they just made BioShock 2... so... yeah. : Brian Leahy
        • They sure did! They made the fuck out of it! : Dave-A
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      Sorry, yes. Got so excited for it and no time to post details guys--sorry. The meat of the gameplay, the... : warcrow
      • Oh and there is an in-game map & compass system that's a lot like the one in Metro 2033 & Farcry. : warcrow
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      Is there anything other to shoot than black goo or people covered in black goo? : Haxim
      • I hope there are more advanced aliens, different races, stuff that can really mess with you. This give... : MercFox1
      • He had an electrical gun that he was using to fire at the alien artifact/space ship, but the black goo wa... : warcrow
  • Brian you sir are the best. : Blazer1982
  • Your opening 2 paragraphs sound like Syndicate. : abrasion
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    So since it's the FBI operating within the USA, are we to presume that the aliens are only attacking the ... : Haxim
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      They didn't tell us enough for me to say what's going on outside the US. : Brian Leahy
      • Fair enough, I definitely appreciate you taking the time to share what info you can in the chatty. : Haxim
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      All they showed and talked about was the US map. : warcrow
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        Hm, I wonder how that fits into the story, is England running their own XCOM project or how does that wor... : Haxim
        • Nothing like that at all was mentioned, sorry. : warcrow
        • Everyone knows England's project is named Torchwood. : ArcKnight
    • Of course they are only attacking the USA this is a cliché thing aliens do in movies, books and games... : Lukiopimp
  • This game sounds so fricking awesome, im getting extremely excited for it. : Blazer1982
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    see this sounds great, i dont get all the early hate/fear. it looks like it could be an awesome game wit... : smacknca
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      They started off the presentation saying they wanted to convey the fear of the unknown, that is, not know... : warcrow
      • awesome, ive been longing for a game that took such attention to detail. i think bioshock one was the la : smacknca
  • Thanks this seals the deal for me bring not interested. I am sick and tired of fps games and especially a... : Chod
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  BUT WHY IS IT STILL CALLED XCOMMMMMM HNNNNNGNGHGNNN!NNNNN!!!!!!!!!11 *one* : Drewus
  • That's a great question that I couldn't ask. :( : warcrow
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    sounds like you are one of the agents/soldiers. i like the idea of being on the battlefield, instead of ... : radula
    • god, i hope you can shoot holes in the sides of buildings. : radula
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  Do developers think the modern gamer is too stupid for tactical turn-based squad combat and base manageme... : talonite
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    developers that have to recoup AAA budgets absolutely do. also, I really wish people would stop saying : dopefish
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      Well I certainly hope some dev out there takes the risk and makes a AAA X-com type game. The audience is... : talonite
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        This is pretty much speculation on my part as I don't have any numbers to back it up, but I don't think t... : Sapiens
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          We'll never know... : razlebol
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            no im pretty sure w e know in the same way that theres no AAA space sims anymore : spiderfill
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              That's because no one has tried to make a next gen space fought sim yet. I think the genre actually bene... : talonite
              • theyre just not that into you : spiderfill
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        you probably think the audience is out there for a $20+ million budgeted space sim too : derelict515
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          Freespace 3 would be incredible. Thanks for making my day. : talonite
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            http://freespace.volitionwatch.com/editorials/04-14-00a.shtml I was looking through my latest issue of : derelict515
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              How much copies did major FPS sell at that time? : razlebol
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                quake 3 sold 50k copies in 3 days : Maarten Goldstein
                • While it did sell more. It's still not a lot compared to today's sales. If a space sim is well done wit... : razlebol
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              There was zero marketing for it. : talonite
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                That's the same bullshit excuse people always use when their favorite game bombs. I'd go out of my way to... : roushimsx
                • So bitchy today, Roushi! : talonite
            • OMG :(. It's a crime that brilliant game sold so little. : Dontdrop
  • only a few hundred thousand of us can handle that sort of complexity. you want to sell millions of copie... : radula
  • This version of XCOM with research, base building (think of unlocking new sections of your base, and upgr... : kingdepork
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  I think my feelings for XCOM can be summed up in these two fantastic posts by Alec Meer of RPS : http:// : Aldebrand
  • That's why it's called XCOM and not X-COM : Drewus
  • BioShock wasn't call System Shock because it sucks in comparison... : PenicillinX57
  • probably two reasons. the devs really want to work on any kind of spiritual successor and also because co... : spiderfill
  • Typical practice. You make a new game. You paste on an old or respected IP and you win. : kingdepork
• I still haven't played Bioshock. : Godhatesfatpeople

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• World of Warcraft : sikander
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  Part time Job: Offline : ryuuseki
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    Why is it that only MMOs get this kind of response? Pretty much every video game genre can and is played ... : Freezerr85
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      If you're going to grind and do repetitive boring shit over and over again for hours, you might as well g... : ryuuseki
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        maybe you should get a part time job instead of spending time telling others what they should do with the... : mwasher
        • Maybe my part time job is getting people to avoid playing MMO's because they are more harmful than cocain... : ryuuseki
      • hey, i think i did that while playing contra4 last year, trying to beat those damned challenges. =( : mindmann
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      When people think of MMOs, they imagine some overweight kid with acne who lives in his mom's basement and... : The Grolar Bear
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        Do you? Because I don't. : Ebu
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          I am not a person, I am a bear. : The Grolar Bear
          • You go stand over there with the Cow and the Kodiak. : cerealSAM2
    • Haters : Slowtreme
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      Because MMOs are fucking stupid and real gamers fucking hate them. The shack is full of real gamers. REAL... : Wikus Van De Merwe
      • Please be sarcasm. : IndigoAK
    • Most of the time it's bitter ex-WoW players who were addicted. Many people play the game casually. : atom519
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      Because other games give you a short run for the carrot. MMO's put that carrot on a stick and make you ru... : [7]kami
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        You've got that completely wrong. MMO's are all about short runs for the carrot. Every level, every new... : fishbone
        • I was talking about the ultimate carrot (done, gg, etc). And the rest of it is just a matter of semantic... : [7]kami
• Honestly, if you've played all of the big common ones (and by this I'm not sure what you mean--are you in... : skizl
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  anyone know how Warhammer online is? Improve at all? : Lionel2b
  • I played WAR last fall and while the game is good, it all depends on the other people playing. Sometimes ... : Hemtroll
• I really enjoyed the few months that the shack had a D&D online guild running. : watcherxp
• Dawntide is in open beta right now. Although it is more like an open alpha. It is an indie mmo that is tr... : Reeves
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  Did you play LOTRO? : trOmblyj
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    Actually, never did. But I suppose that's a fairly big one currently. : Freezerr85
    • Play LotRO. It's great. : skinlab133
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  City of Heroes! The Going Rogue expansion comes out next month! : cerealSAM2
  • City of Heroes is a good choice. Try out a Fire/Energy Blaster, or a WillPower/SuperStrength Tanker : mountdreamer
  • Champions Online : uglysad
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    City of Heroes was fun, but I burnt out on it really fast (played in 2006). It had a cool premise and th... : action wombmate
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      They've added a ridiculous amount of stuff to the game, but if you didn't care for the basic combat then,... : cerealSAM2
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        What kind of stuff? : action wombmate
        • Sorry I'm late: Issue 7 was the first issue of 2006, issue 17 came out a month or so ago. http:/... : cerealSAM2
        • Except for the basic combat it's almost completely different from when Cryptic ran the game. The populati... : Hemtroll
• Eve-O? : snot3353
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  Dark Age of Camelot Well balanced game, with a lot of lore to fill out the backstory. I recommend War... : mountdreamer
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    Is it still a level grind though? I remember waiting in line to get into a Fin Group in Hib to grind. : Derringer
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      Naw they added an expansion that levels you fast. Catacombs. Were you hib Merlin? I knew a derringer on t... : RogerDandy
      • I was Hib Iseult and Alb Kay. : Derringer
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  project1999 : retardhumper
  • ^^^^ : the city
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  Age of Conan has unlimited free play in Tortage for 1-20 characters if you haven't tried it. : Sapiens
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    o rly : bolneze
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      Indeed! I'm level 14 right now and it's pretty decent so far. Plenty of quests to keep you busy, but ma... : Sapiens
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        Pity it sucks. : etherboy
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          Hey, look at that, you have an opinion. : Sapiens
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            Chances are you'll have the same opinion once you leave Tortage. : swimteampie
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              The rest of the game is far more interesting than Tortage, this myth that Tortage is so much better is si... : daedraug
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                That was not a myth at launch. I managed to make it to level 37, which was an accomplishment back then. E... : [7]kami
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                  I made it to 80 before any content patches, it was not an "accomplishment." There was a slight content ga... : daedraug
                  • Agree to disagree. :) On the instances: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23239995#itemanchor_23239... : [7]kami
              • ?? I got to lvl 80 and the last 40 levels were a pain. To get there you had to grind the "vllla quests" a... : Klebold
            • I don't mind if he thinks it sucks, but I do mind that he didn't actually contribute anything with that s... : Sapiens
      • i think at the moment the addon only is like 25 and it includes the original game and 30 days of time : xxx2xxx
      • Hmm maybe Ill check it out : bolneze
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    age of conan is not a good game. Sure it's free but is your time really that worthless? : Klebold
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      it's one of the better mmos out there. worst bugs are gone, there is lots of content and graphics are sti... : xxx2xxx
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        Is instancing any good now? It was a bit of a joke before that : 1) collision detection was more of a pa... : Klebold
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          almost all group instances are closed now. therre still is onyx chamber which is still open for several g... : xxx2xxx
          • item wise, there is lots of stuff now. not so much in the lower levels, but at 80 there is enough stuff. ... : xxx2xxx
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            are they actually fun now though? I love to tank and AoC had a fun metagame of gaining aggro (combo rotat... : Klebold
            • the "old" ones are still tank n spank. they have more complicated and really hard boss fights in the newe... : xxx2xxx
• Planetside! : atom519
• EVE i just started, its awesome. : imperator
• eve : ]pm[chem
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  Is UO still online? I think I'd have fun with that. They should really bring it back with a new engine. : anhero
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    They did a 3D engine for it awhile back that I really disliked. : braaains
    • They discontinued it. : IndigoAK
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    This one guy I work with and his wife still play it. : limpossible
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      Can I still grief proper? : anhero
      • Sounds like it. I dunno all the full fledged details but he talks about his PVP adventures from time to t... : limpossible
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  I recently got back into EverQuest 2. The new leveling area (Halas) is pretty nice. : valael
  • My obligatory question whenever someone brings up EQ2: Does it still run like crap? Honestly, have they f... : skinlab133
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  Same here. Fired up WoW again last night, without logging in (just to fix my settings). There is jus... : [7]kami
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    Was WoW your first? because i never got that feeling at all. I've become attached to WoW multiple ttime... : valael
    • Yes. WoW was my first. I resisted playing it, until bamii pulled me in. That's what friends are for. :( : [7]kami
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      After playing UO, EQ1, AC1, LotRO, and Age of Conan, I can still say WoW has been my favorite. : Sapiens
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        I've played all of those as well, and I think UO is still my most fondly remembered one with WoW a close ... : jbury
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          WoW really takes the cake for me in part because of the great guild I found. If I had found those kinds ... : Sapiens
          • I stayed with WoW as long as I did purely for the group of friends I made. If it wasn't for them I would... : Derringer

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  G4's video player doesn't seem to like Chrome much. Also, Tim Willits is lookin' pretty sharp these days! : Dave-A
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    This game looks buttery smooth and gorgeous. How is it now coming out this year? They must be going nuts ... : Dave-A
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      Glad to see the weapons aren't as limp as Doom 3 : Dave-A
      • I agree. The weapons do look a lot more interesting than the ones in D3. : Godhatesfatpeople
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      2011 is next year btw : CoRDS
      • That was a typo, CoRDles. I meant to say "not", not "now". : Dave-A
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    mrblarg linked to a Youtube video in Morning Discussion just before Evening Reading came up, but it's cra... : LeapingFool
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      you don't have to rub it in ... : mrblarg
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        Haha! Oh man, I really didn't mean it that way! I only knew about the Youtube link because you posted it ... : LeapingFool
        • lol i know, you're fine : mrblarg
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  First footage shows decapatating a mutants head. FUCK YES. : inf3d3l
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    er I should of said first minute. : inf3d3l
    • I love it when he butts the guy in the face with the gun at 4:18 and he goes staggering back around befor... : Dave-A
• Wow that looks so much better than the screenshots. : danws6
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  Fuck, gameplay using a gamepad for RAGE. :( : Matt Burris
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    id's stated multiple times that the mouse keyboard controls will be solid--they invented the standard and... : RikiTiki2
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      I know that, what I mean is that it's uncomfortably painful to watch a FPS being played with a gamepad. ... : Matt Burris
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        Have you been trapped in a coma for the last ten years? Man, things must have changed. We have phones we ... : Dave-A
        • Yes, but what are these things called "Laserdisc"? : Matt Burris
        • It's True! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IraQfhlMwi4 : pixelat3d
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    That's how I'm going to play it! Doom 3 was pretty good on the Xbox as well. : Dave-A
    • You're a masochist. : InfoBiter
• That looks fantastic. : Haku-Jin
• holy shit that looks awesome! : kainen1
• It's gonna 0wn. : eskimo spy
• Gorgeous. : theangrywaffles
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  I want to play Rage : dognose
  • I wonder if it will be playable by the great unwashed at Quakecon : Dave-A
• This looks great. : BouillonCubes
• This is looking great. After watching the mission demo I don't mind them taking another year to polish. : inf3d3l
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  It really bothers me when your main character climbs a ladder without using his arms ala Half Life. This ... : Sexpansion Pack
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    I still don't get why a lot of games think adding legs to the protagonist isn't important. It was really ... : Dontdrop
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      This was one change from L4D1 to L4D2 that I never understood. Going back and playing L4D1 makes me appre... : MercFox1
      • Thats the one thing I hated Valve removed from L4D. I want my fucking body back! : Godhatesfatpeople
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        Yeah, why the hell did they do that? I really don't like that they did. :( : SockMonkeh
        • I'm going to e-mail Gabe right now and find out. : SockMonkeh
        • They probably ran out of time. L4D1 has a bit more polish and details. I also miss that you could use the... : enyakk
  • Oh good I never noticed this, and now that you've pointed it out, it's all I'm going to notice. : Dave-A
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    FEAR 1 and Crysis did an awesome job of rendering the player-character limbs; I'm surprised that it didn'... : the archvile
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      I loved in Crysis that even picking up ammo had an animation, rather than absorbing it through your boots... : Dave-A
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        Shame that this is no longer in crysis 2, at least not in the e3 demo : hanged_man
        • Noooooo :( : Dontdrop
  • Dammit, he climbs a ladder without using his arms ala Quake 2. You philistine. : jet-poop
• interesting : shirif
• That looks pretty solid. I was hoping the world would be more dynamic with world destruction but that's j... : freshyk
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  Wow.. in the mission video go to 4 min 25 seconds and watch the mutant wall walk-jump to avoid the blade ... : inf3d3l
  • OK it also hit the mutant behind the one who dodged. I want to play this now... : inf3d3l
• So good looking. : Navy Spitfire
• Wow, that should quiet a lot of the Rage naysayers (nothing will ever satisfy all of them). : systatic
• Damn. I was sort of indifferent toward the game but that looks fantastic. : beanman101283
• Faith restored. It does look a helluva lot better in action : limpossible
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  Gotta say, I wasn't particularly interested in Rage before, but that second video looked pretty awesome. ... : Begawkiness
  • considering what we just saw was running on a 360, I assume we can get at least similar graphic on a mid ... : mnok
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  wow :o : humbleone
  • Looks awesome.. I expected it to look great - but this is even better than what I imagined. And the fram... : humbleone
• So will there be melee weapons in Rage? : the archvile
• Need HD links stat. : ant_hillbilly
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  how the hell did they get that running at 60fps? goddamn. : jujubeads
  • carmack : gmd
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  ok, I'm ready to see Elder Scrolls 5 in the Rage engine. Thanks. : mwasher
  • omfg : Downforce
  • I agree with the washer of men. Can you imagine quality animation in a Bethesda game? It's pants tighte... : RetroRedEyeJr
  • As long as it's more interactive than Oblivion and hopefully they try to make the characters feel more re... : eldiablo01
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  FUCK! Getting shot movies and blurs your screen. Why the FUCK do devs think this is NOT annoying as fuck?... : sanchez
  • Because it isn't really annoying and creates the proper effect of making it more difficult to do things w... : derelict515
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    a reason for you not to get SHOT then : humbleone
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      I thought your health meter going down was a good enough reason : sanchez
      • that doesn't affect your ability to act under fire : derelict515
  • I thought that was a nice touch, but ask me again after I've played it for an hour. : Dave-A
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    I'm trying to play through Crysis SP and every level of motion blur seems like too much but none seems to... : midgetherder
    • Turn it off. : omnova
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    What I dislike are blood effects covering my entire screen. I do like how Dice handled the explosion at y... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      A little movement of the screen is fine but otherwise anything that disrupts my view can go fuck itself :... : sanchez
      • The view stuff doesn't bother me that much; but when it slows or stops my movement I get furious. Not... : InfoBiter
  • yo lets play css ill team flashbang you every round muhaha : Chandler55
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  WTF 3 minutes on is not being played. The camera has that fakey floaty nature to it that a fps game does... : deathofrats
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    i mean 3 minutes on it's a pre-taped camera, not a live person playing the game. : deathofrats
    • I dunno, the footage they showed at QuakeCon had that same look when walking through the town areas. : ColoradoCNC
  • floaty what? : CRasterImage
• It looks interesting but so did Doom 3 in the demo's. And I ended up hating that game when I finally did ... : Godhatesfatpeople
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  Okay I'm now excited for this game. Mod support is such a refreshing thing to hear too, my jaw almost dr... : RetroRedEyeJr
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    Yes this was good to hear. Even though I won't get it for PC myself, the fact that they still care about ... : humbleone
    • Yeah I'm curious to see if they can do anything cool with it. : RetroRedEyeJr
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  Borderlands 2 should use this engine. FOR FUCKS SAKE! : Old8Leg
  • As should Surprise. DNF : humbleone
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    Fallout 4 probably will use this engine. : the archvile
    • Jesus yes. : Old8Leg
• geez. could the audience look any more thrilled? Just do without it. : happynoodle
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  yeah, well the videos and interviews of Doom3 were exciting like this. The actual game turned out to be r... : filthysock
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    my major complaint with doom 3 was the repetitive and confined nature of the environment. this appears t... : mwasher
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      lets just see how varied the bandit dungeons really are shall we. : filthysock
      • Yes, I have a feeling we shall, many shall actually. : not work safe
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  anyone here re-watched the mission video about 5 times? I have. DO WANT! : niceguynick
  • Oh yea?! I saw it erm 7 times. I heard about someone watching it 11 times - but he was in RAGE : humbleone
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  the models still look and move like blocks of clay, albeit extremely detailed. : dealie
  • bags of sand : chrisschutz
• Wow thanks a million for the link, that is freeking amazing just amazing. Man in a way I hope this doe... : valcan_s
• watched second video, doom 3 with lights? : supermonkeyballz
• so fucking awesome :) : vynn
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  Carmack said Doom 4 would push 3x this much detail, and run at 30hz on the 360. : jet-poop
  • I can't imagine being able to push 3x this much detail, but if it was all indoors.. I could see it being ... : tarsius
  • I cant wait to hear/see what comes out of Quakecon re: doom 4. : johnny rotten
  • Hopefully 3x the monsters : henrikb
• Good to hear that you can use a personal defibrillator to revive yourself, 'cause they know that dying is... : Clone42
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  fucking love pereira's dopefish reference : vynn
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    He did a good job but the other host was worthless : ctlaltl33t
    • He was too busy being blown away by it all. Sess = The Best : Zollington
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  where's the color!?! : metalremains
  • maybe it's up your ass : Boxelder
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    I assume this is sarcasm : derelict515
    • i'm guessing if you looked at this guys post history you'd find a post bitching about too much color in d... : chrisschutz
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  Hmmm...looks cool, but it's pretty standard FPS fare. I guess maybe that's what I was expecting. Well, ... : CrustaR
  • CrustaR, this game is gonna 0wn. You know it, i know it, the American people know it. : Dschinghis Khan
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    You are so jaded and edgy. : CRasterImage
    • Yeah, I think it all started when I saw the new XCom. : CrustaR
• That first link is the beginning of what they showed at Qcon last year. The second video is all new and ... : ThomW
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  looks great. coop or no? : pyide
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    The only specific things they've said about multiplayer are "Coop seems like a good fit," and "not throug... : jet-poop
    • Seems like a cool world to roam around in with a friend. The combat looked fun as well. I like how the en... : pyide
• Not bad, I'll probably get it on release. However, this is 2010 and I think id can afford animators to ma... : Fred Garvin
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  Before I watch is this running on an xbox360 because i want to save myself rage. It was bad enough watchi... : Blazer1982
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    It's on a 360 yes but other than the gamepad aiming you wouldn't be able to tell. Really impressive w... : pyide
    • Or maybe it's hard to see all the flaws because it's a low res highly compressed flash video. : pyide
  • Huurduurperduurrrrfffroooogetyduuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuurrrrrrrrrr : Rauol Duke
  • suckbox : derelict515
  • OMGLOLKONSOLES AMIRITE : Halen
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  Oblivion with guns : Drewus
  • Borderlands with a game behind it : watcherxp
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  More gameplay video: http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/30080 : freshyk
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    not working for me, but I take its the same thing above : inf3d3l
    • It's not, it's different. : pixelat3d
    • This video is 13 minutes of Tim Willits playing the game. You see the same areas but it's all new footage... : freshyk
  • haha, he didn't know who tim willits was : filthysock
  • "a number of levels you'll be able to revisit." Fair enough, will all the unique artwork being put into e... : filthysock
  • This is a much better video overall. Better quality, shows more of the engineering items. No inflatable ... : jet-poop
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    his interviewer bothers me....especially his constant head bobbing and looking awkward. I get the sense t... : OhSnapHighFive
    • It bothered me too. He looks completely amateur. : freshyk
• I must say.... I'm impressed. "IMPRESSED MY DICK OFF" even. : lcizzle
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  PC Gaming is dead man, when even Id shows the 360 version as the showcase you know its over and Microsoft... : Blazer1982
  • PC Gayming elmayo : SpaecKow
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    If you're at full fidelity @ 60 fps on the xbox 360 why *wouldnt* you demo it on that platform?? Now D... : johnny rotten
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      I highly doubt the 360 is 'full fidelity' compared to a PC with high end hardware. : aggressor
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        <shrug> They keep saying it is. They dont usually bullshit about technical stuff. : johnny rotten
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          The only way that would be true is if the developed for the 360 first and refused to make higher res asse... : aggressor
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            idTech 5 automatically exports files and creates builds for all 3 platforms when content is checked in, i... : ColoradoCNC
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              I know, I'm just saying the 'full fidelity' thing is a lie. PC is full fidelity. 360 does what it can. : aggressor
              • True, but what it does in this case is still pretty remarkable. : ColoradoCNC
      • The demo I've seen ran on the 360 and looked absolutely insane. Carmack has basically proven, once again,... : ColoradoCNC
  • stop posting : derelict515
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    You are 28 years old, dude. You should be ashamed of yourself. : freshyk
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      I have checked his profile multiple times after reading his posts and this is always the conclusion I com... : Sapiens
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        This ageism stuff has got to stop. : MercFox1
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          Well what else am I supposed to associate stupid adolescent posts with? :( : Sapiens
          • A username! :D fine time for the PRL to hit me : MercFox1
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    Why because im upset over the cookie cutter garbage that the industry has turned into that Microsoft had ... : Blazer1982
    • LOL. Douche's citing douches. The circle is complete! : pixelat3d
    • Hahahahahahaha, with that link....suddenly it all made sense. : Omega Blue
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    They don't have Carmack at gunpoint, he's written about using his position as leverage to change the dire : yakz
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      Ok you made sense there and yes their games do have a certain generic quality to them and in fact i wasnt... : Blazer1982
      • lol : shirif
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        I think modders were just more interested in other engines/platforms (i.e. Half-Life/Source), the Doom3 e... : yakz
        • I'm finding Dark Mod pretty damn compelling: http://www.mindplaces.com/darkmod/ : Conan
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          I found when I was a modder that the Doom3 tools were incredible to work with. Not as well documented as ... : -efx-
          • I've switched over to UDK from Doom 3 and am liking UDK a hell of a lot more, although sometimes I miss t... : CrustaR
        • Doom 3 was way more complex than anything done before. I think a lot of people were intimidated by it. : CrustaR
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    Seriously, NO. They're showing that the game can look horrifying good on old hardware. Showing a game o... : kingdepork
    • I seriously hope it looks that good @ 60 fps on 3 year old PC hardware(first gen dual-core and 8800gt or ... : kabex
  • Why do you people keep saying this? PC Gaming is far from fucking dead. Its just easier to demo a game at... : Dschinghis Khan
  • I apologize btw you're all good people and I should probably calm down before I post sometimes because I ... : Blazer1982
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    THE NEXT THING YOU KNOW IT WILL BE ON DIRECT X !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! : Downforce
    • i didnt just create a meme i hope lol. seriously kind of embarrased now (shies away) : Blazer1982
• Does this exist in HD anywhere? : SockMonkeh
• Do the eyes look right? : dodob
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  looks kinda generic :\ : dodob
  • agreed .Big Id fan but this looks meh : Cashh
  • Reminds me a lot of Doom 3 combat wise. Just enemeys running at you like retards. Perhaps I would be more... : bozer
  • Yeah, I'm having a hard time getting interested on this one :( : re-verse
• ON MY FACE PLEASE : pixelat3d
• God this looks sooo awesome... Do want!! : Shadowdane
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  Looks pretty good, but I don't understand why the rest of the people in this thread are shitting a brick ... : Sgt_Boomstick
  • Steve Gibson is rolling over in his grave : Boxelder
• fucking incredible : eeeealmo
• Not anything Im dying to play but it looks pretty good, and since its id you know itll be pretty solid : bolneze
• God damn that looks good. Id games always have that hearty-meaty-organic feeling to them. However... I cr... : DooBall
• I thought they were turning pussy after DooM ]|[ , but it turns out that they're still hard as steel! : Amnesty_intl2
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  Alright just saw the rerun on G4HD channel. Its nice looking but nothing mind blowing that is making me ... : ant_hillbilly
  • id designed a game with more than one type of gameplay. Mind == Blown! : Amnesty_intl2
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    Graphically it's important. Gameplay it's above standard. It's a bigger effort with more gameplay eleme... : kingdepork
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      id made all of the game developers on the shack, shut it fag. : Amnesty_intl2
      • Duke inspired them too.... : kingdepork
  • I just saw it too and it looked so much better and smoother on TV. : pyide
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  Heres to no cover system. I'm sick to death of this stop and pop shit. it has it's place but enough is ... : Boxelder
  • cover system? Even acrobatic clowns aren't safe in this game! : Amnesty_intl2
• I lucked out into seeing this (and seeing Jason and Nick!). Man, I really surprised at how good it looked : Serpico74
• Yeah, release day buy for me. Fuck unreal engine 3 and their shitty mouse lag, i want tight controls and ... : xxx2xxx

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• Civ 5, no question. : PenicillinX57
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  civ V. I know what to expect from Portal and I don't need to hear anything : Draugluin
  • mainly it's a guaranteed purchase for me is what I'm sayin : Draugluin
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  XCOM - I must know! : jayacheess
  • XCOM.... Civ 5 will be brilliant as usual; need no further info : trove
• Xcom. Especially since warcrow cockteased the shack earlier : geedeck
• I'd love to see a preview of X-COM Brian. But you'd just be making it up completely and leading us on :'( : ryuuseki
• XCOM but only if they showed you the detailed management/Tech stuff, otherwise Civilization V. : Jonathan
• X-Com! : johnshermanhoyt
• Bulletstorm. : SpaecKow
• Bulletstorm! I'm pretty amped for that and I couldn't care less about spoilers for it. I want to shoot sh... : roushimsx
• XCOM : Simulacrum
• Portal 2, baby! : Dave-A
• Civ V : Sailor of Fortune
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  BULLETSTORM PLEASE I don't have much money but I will pay you. : dognose
  • This. Please! : GrimmyD
• Portal. : snot3353
• Medal of Honor Multi : BouillonCubes
• Bulletstorm. Screw those other games. : CrustaR
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  Why would you write a 'preview' of a 15 year old strategy game? Unless you meant XCOM? : Haxim
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    http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WXezaq54mxk/SodPngFs3NI/AAAAAAAAA0I/kSimBo-_H9g/s400/shit-eating-grin-american.... : Draugluin
    • Perfect : RikiTiki2
• Portal 2! : mindmann
• Bulletstorm : sevogajre
• Dickstorm XCOM. : Lunatic Angelic
• bulletstorm : retarded talking dinosaur
• BULLETSTORM : Tattoo Trav
• Brian your the best man, because I gets no love I vote X-Com, it has my curiosity piqued (see i didnt typ... : Blazer1982
• Bulletstorm : inf3d3l
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  Did you by any chance as IO about Hitman 5 when you saw Kane and Lynch 2? : freshyk
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    I did. Basically got, 'We're here for Kane & Lynch. We have nothing to say about the Hitman franchise' : Brian Leahy
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      IO should get it's ducks in a row and make Freedom Fighter 2 dammit. :( : MercFox1
      • Fighters* : MercFox1
    • :( Soon hopefully. : freshyk
• bulletstorm cuz i dunno if i should buy that game : DrFlammable
• bulletcom! x-storm! : DeBurgo
• Bulletstorm : Zollington
• X-COM : MercFox1
• bulletstorm or portal2 is probably the best for gamefly corp LLC : boring gegtik
• BulletPortalStorm of Honor X CivCOM : the archvile
• CIvilization 5! : deject
• Civ5. : The Grolar Bear
• Bulletstorm, Mr. Leahy. Bulletstorm. : limpossible
• P2 : vynn
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  Is MoH's multiplayer as much of a clone of MW as the EA Presentation made it look? : ArcKnight
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    It's BFBC2 with different maps, different weapon customization, spawning rules, objectives. Yes, you'l... : Brian Leahy
    • It looked like mans were dying more readily than in bfbc2. Do you still need to unload full clips into pe... : chrisschutz
• Faylor's underwear : shavenewok
• Bulletstorm : stelth
• Portal 2. You monster. : Sapiens
• DNF : sanchez
• Journey. : RuffasBluetain
• X CAWM. : Wikus Van De Merwe
• XCOMMM : bolneze
• XCOM : dopefish
• Bulletstorm. : freakynipples69
• XCOM! : threeup
• Civ 5! : doctorbfunk
• Medal of Honor Multiplayer, specifically whether or not it'll be worth getting if I already own BC2. : i38warhawk
• Civ V and ban everyone who disagreed in this thread. DO IT. DO IT. : Deathlove
• Civ V! : mcduckman
• civ5!! : re-verse
• CIV 5 !!! SEEV FIVE!!! : ArtilleryMarker
• Portal 2 : Head Rush
• bulletstorm. seriously. : Downforce
• Bullet My Storm. : ImageOmega
• Civ V, please! : wretchedradio
• xcom : ballystix
• Bulletstorm : thebigbeefsandwich
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  Alright, time to tally the votes. : Brian Leahy
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    Bulletstorm wins. Preview forthcoming! : Brian Leahy
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      Everybody who voted for Bulletstorm: I hope you die. : Deathlove
      • Maybe their dicks will fall off. : Haxim
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        yeah wtf is wrong you people. Here is a bulletstrom preview It's gears of color with xp and one liners.... : RetroRedEyeJr
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          Alright, since I feel bad, here's a tidbit or two from Civ 5 -- When you capture a city you now have t... : Brian Leahy
          • Mr. Leahy you are a gentleman and a scholar. Thank you. : RetroRedEyeJr
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            Obtaining 8 of 10 trees fully opens up the Utopia Project. Build it and you get a cultural victory. : Brian Leahy
            • Might be 6 out of 8... need to check my audio recording later. but you get the point. : Brian Leahy
          • wooooooooooooooooooot : Cheeziologist
          • sounds badass. : -=kodiak=-
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            Excellent. It's so frustrating when an enemy civ (or sometimes an ally) pops a city up right on the edge ... : thecray
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              Also, wasn't this an option in a previous Civ game? Might have been Civ 1. : thecray
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                I'm almost certain you could raise in Civ 2 and probably also 3. Could you really not in 4? : Agrona
                • Maybe you can and I just never knew how. Kinda like holding alt to preview attack percentages. I just lea... : thecray
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              lol n00b. You're culture sucks. personally, i only ever find the culture victories to be the hardest. ... : -=kodiak=-
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                civ 5 doesn't have culture any more does it? : thecray
                • it does. : dahanese
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                  They removed religion iirc. : Haxim
                  • ah, that's right. : thecray
        • lol nice : bolneze
      • Seriously, does one even need more information about that game? It looks retardedly simple : sanchez
      • I second this, I hope your eye sockets are ravaged by angry dicks. : Sapiens
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      What? Aw gawd damnit. YOU VOTED THE DICK OFF ME! : Wikus Van De Merwe
      • Whatchu tallkin' about, Wikus? : Maddog_Delphi97
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      What was the count, if I may? : MercFox1
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        I deleted the notepad file, but it was roughly Civ V - 12 XCOM - 13 Bulletstorm - 18 : Brian Leahy
        • Clearly everyone just wants Brian well-rested for the critical previews. Clearly. : Johnny Law
      • Bulletstorm - 16 XCOM - 15 Civilization V - 11 Portal 2 - 7 Medal of Honor Multiplayer - 2 Is wh... : Haxim
    • Effing WOOT. : dognose
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      It's up: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/64368 : Brian Leahy
      • attn. dognose : Nali4Freedom
      • ♥ : dognose
      • Quake/Unreal feel confirmed!!! Pre-order... placed? : limpossible
      • hot. wet. maarten bulletstorm !!!!!!!!!!!!! : Downforce
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  XCOM because I already know Portal 2 will be awesome. : h o s t i l e
  • fuckin forgot to refresh. : h o s t i l e
• MoH MP : tangles
• Bulletstorm. : dodob
• Civilization 5. : Amnesty_intl2
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  Brian can you get an interview with Vigil so we can get some more info about Dark Millennium? : hatchet165
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    Yeah, I'll see what I can do. I've gotta swing by THQ tomorrow anyway. : Brian Leahy
    • Yes Brian do this; for the Emperor! : massdev
    • I love you. : hatchet165
    • horray! TY for this! : Disarray
• Civ V - by a mile. : PlanetPerfecto
• Civ V Then Portal 2 Big space The rest : Nation
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  Was Brink at E3? Or will we have to wait till quakecon for info? : RikiTiki2
  • It is. Don't know if we saw it though. Chris and I saw RAGE, but then I had to leave. Don't know if he ha... : Brian Leahy
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  I haven't even heard of this Bulletstorm bullshit you people are voting for. WTF people, Civ V is the eas... : thetangent
  • But does it scare your dick off? I'm not taking sides here, but... : Amnesty_intl2
• Portal 2 : Maddog_Delphi97

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  Missing Vibrams. Or something. : legato17
  • I can take a picture of the Panasonic Viera if that will work in lieu of the Vibram. : ra1n
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    Those, and an overblown sense of entitlement and hatred of change : Dave-A
    • I don't believe the Vuvuzeula qualifies as a tradition - seeing that it's only a 7 year old tradition, th... : ra1n
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      ra1n is not lacking in the overblown sense of entitlement department : LemonJoose
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        Whatever flaws he may flaunt, I don't think that's one that springs first to mind. : Dave-A
        • You're right. It's a mixture of honesty, hard work and self-hate that is most pungent. : ra1n
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  CS1? : aggressor
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    Alan Wake, RDR, Breaking Bad Seasons 1 and 2 : ra1n
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      (speaker) : aggressor
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        Oh, why yes it is. Good eye. Monitor 70's for the front 2 as well. : ra1n
        • And 2 wires that are not in place dangling from the TV. Classy. : ra1n
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  Nah, your account's still active. :P : zebosausamite
  • It's a race to the bottom, my striped friend. : ra1n
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  not bluray, fail. : opengl128
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    That's what I said when I opened the fucking box. I'm faced with a choice: Do I return them and wait, o... : ra1n
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      return them, the show is shot beautifully and worth seeing in HD. : opengl128
      • You're right. Why did I buy all this HD shit then. I have RDR and Alan Wake to tide me. I'll report bac... : ra1n
    • my biased (as a non-bluray owner) is that it doesnt really matter. i dont care about that shit at all re... : papaskot
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  same center channel as well, awkward : gmd
  • I'm not surprised. You're my favorite shacker. And I don't mean that in a gay way. If I was going to f : ra1n
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  WARNING: I have now used the phrase "You're right" twice in this thread. : ra1n
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    Have you watched The Wire yet? : Deathlove
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      I'm a big loser because no, and it's at the ass end of my queue because MY GF doesn't think it's interest... : ra1n
      • Dude kill her. The Wire should be the most important thing on your list. : sanchez
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  post your gfs tits, call her fat afterwards, buy a mazda 3, talk about how you only eat organic and drink... : Mr.SEX
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    the IPA's i've tried were so bitter it was like someone stuck some old rusty rebar in a juicer and carbon... : crypt420
    • i like this description. : xxiv
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/IMG00039_xynmve6eigd6iq2dspwg.jpg : ra1n
  • This was supposed to go under the entitlement stuff, but I think it looks just as "entitled" here. Maybe... : ra1n
  • Your place reminds me of Patrick Bateman's place. I like it! : h o s t i l e
• I think you're on the right track. : Senate5000
• missing fleshlight : inf3d3l
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  I'm curious as to how gay the music on your ipod was that you opted to censor it : Entity
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    it doesn't look censored to me, it just has the backlight turned on : electroly
    • But he's making a good shot at drumming up a m-m-m-monster thread! : ra1n
• what's breaking bad about? : xxiv

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• I want my iphone order to finish processing. : mwasher
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  Sell you my white 3gs. : jimmy_legs
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    I'll sell you my BLACK 3gs!! : kaddar0
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      How much are ppl selling them for anyway : bolneze
      • they are going on ebay for about 200 dollars, although there is a mass influx coming, so I don't know if ... : kaddar0
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  me too : rtrson
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    me three : mayooms
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      I have one. Its an awesome calculator, camera, email and music system. If they could make it possible t... : Lightzout
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        Oh GPS is awesome too. Skype works better over Comcast than the iphone on AT&T but I can still use my wh... : Lightzout
        • wat : bolneze
• I kinda want a Dell Lightning. The new iPhone looks awesome but I think it's time for a change. : Dave-A
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  It looks atrocious : derelict515
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    the new one looks good now that it has a white face plate. it's like a little iMac : mrtony
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      I think it looks just as bad as their last attempt to make a white one (which ended up being on only kind... : derelict515
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        it basically just a white box. I'm not sure how that can look so bad. the previous ones looked awkward ... : mrtony
        • what do you mean 'if' ? : hankyJR
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        Derelict you're the guy that refuses to play as the female avatar aren't you? : atom519
        • generally yeah but that's a completely different reason : derelict515
      • I have the white one. I got it because there was no black left. It looks pretty good and at least, it ... : razlebol
  • You're nuts. The white iPhone kicks ass. : Ellissd
  • Your face looks atrocious. Also, it looks poppin'. I always wanted to get the white PSP as well. : Shivawn
• I'll take any iphone : bolneze
• racist. : Dschinghis Khan
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  Which bumper would you mix with it? : hankyJR
  • I probably wouldn't get a bumper. It didn't seem to protect the back enough : Shivawn
• I want to own my a real Shivan Dragon. : pun][sher
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  It will be covered in a case anyway. Color doesn't matter. : jigstah
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    Bareback for life! : BioSector
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      Living on the edge!!! : jigstah
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        EDGE, that is. Damnit. : jigstah
        • Its a sexy rush not using the case until herpes its slips out of your jacket onto the asphalt. : Lightzout
    • not when you keep yours in a purse! >:( : mayooms
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    ugh. why bother with a sleek well designed phone if you're going to stuff it in a case that doubles its s... : opengl128
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      Because people drop things sometimes? : Shivawn
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        That is what the $30 bumper is for! : TreMetal
        • yeah, I'm just going to wait for the knock offs if I'm gonna get a bumper. I'm not paying 30 bucks for a ... : Shivawn
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      One of the guys at work had a Roots rubber case for his 3GS. Left it on the roof of his car by accident a... : Fred Garvin
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        so how'd the little girl fare after following the phone? : proclone1
        • Well, she's only 18 months so he locked in the cage for 2 hours. : Fred Garvin
    • Yeah, for iphone 4 I'm going back to the case strategy I used for the original iphone and getting a Sena ... : SolrFlare
    • I saw someone today with an iPhone case that made it look like the original Game Boy in color and chunkin... : dodob
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      I'm going back and forth between trying bareback this time, a full case, a bumper, or a sleeve. I have dr... : copy paper
      • I'm weak, I just ordered an orange bumper. : copy paper
• The black one actually works too : jingletard
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  I want one with sparkles. : Rauol Duke
  • Vajazzled? : loboca
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  i can sell you my white 16gb 3g or white 32gb 3gs : CoRDS
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    Previous white iPhones were dumb, they still had a black face. The new one is hot, because it's all white... : Shivawn
    • Shrivled excuse of a penis made me lol pretty hard : Amandies
• me too Shivawn. :( : atom519
• why's it gotta be white? : papaskot
• White iPride 4; sounds like Neo National Socialism to this guy. : massdev
• I would like one that is unforgivably black, much like Ajax. : lightly inclined
• BLACK POWER i have the white 3gs, but the new white iphones look strange to me. the black ones look wa... : xxiv

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  We can argue about the gameplay, but seriously, people on the E3 floors have now viewed GT5 and it looks ... : soggybagel
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    GT has always looked more beautiful than Forza; the problem has always been that GT is not as good as a s... : LoioshDwaggie
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      Except its always been the other way around. : not work safe
      • wat : Lunatic Angelic
      • No, NWS, in this regard you are wrong. The AI is significantly better in Forza; not only is this in regar... : LoioshDwaggie
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      Well people around these parts like to argue that GT5 "DOESN'T LOOK THAT GOOD." Which is outright false. : soggybagel
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        They're dumb. GT is the most beautiful racer. This has always been the case :) : LoioshDwaggie
        • The shit I saw at e3 this year looked outright phoorealistc in gt5 : chrisschutz
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  It actually looks kind of dated. : not work safe
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    I donno, it's still a few months out, but I think it looks pretty good. : devnullgt
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      i haven't been paying attention, have they actually announced a release date? : Shadowdane
      • november 2nd, then June 7th 2011 about a week before that : gmd
  • lol : gmd
  • wut : MercFox1
  • Compared to... real life? : kill9
  • I wouldn't say that, but it doesn't look as amazing as it once did. In line with other racing games I'd s... : Nali4Freedom
  • stop trolling : Ajax
  • I can't get it to play, better than NES Rad Racer? : Goto10
  • dude, come on :) it looks amazing : MikkleThePickle
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    Go back to playing pole position on your Atari 2600 : Maddog_Delphi97
    • that.. doesn't even make sense : MamiyaOtaru
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  I repeat my question. Are there any good steering wheel controllers anymore? One that has a clutch peda... : Omaha
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    Logitech G27 has full clutch and 6 speed shifter. Supported by PS3 and clutch and shifter will be support... : Blackdawgg
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      How many other racing games will that work on for PS3? : Omaha
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        Not sure but there's probably an online list somewhere : Blackdawgg
        • Yeah, trying to find some info... thanks for the tip! : Omaha
        • The wheel will work for every racing game. The clutch and shifter have to be programmed in by the develop... : Blackdawgg
    • That looks awesome, by the way. I want to get into racing games and a wheel would be great. : Omaha
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    That Prosche (?) one that has support for 360/PC/PS3 when Forza 3 was coming out looked awesome. : Sailor of Fortune
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      Facatec 911 Turbo S. It is awesome. Expensive, but fucking excellent. : boarder2
      • I hope they make more, I should have picked it up when they first announced them, they were cheaper then. : Sailor of Fortune
  • I bet when this comes out will be some awesome package by MadCatz or something : Iwannaacura
  • visit simhq.com and you can find reviews on quite a bit of them. or at least check out the racing forums... : valael
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  i care about nothing except proper car sounds. can anyone confirm that the car sounds are less obnoxious ... : Professor Darkness
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    Dude, Gran Turismo basically invented spending an inordinate amount of time capturing car audio. : soggybagel
    • yet the car sounds from GT3 on have been utter shit. : Professor Darkness
    • which I never understood why because everything sounds like a god damned vacuum cleaner. Whiiiiiiiiiiiiii... : moe6
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  copying the top gear colour grading was a nice touch. As much as I think they've been devastated by Forza... : 60days
  • I hate that about Forza. I hate that parts of the track are pitch black on a sunny day and I can't pan ar... : Blackdawgg
• Oh wow finally November 2nd : Iwannaacura
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  It's hilarious that this game isn't out yet. : daVinci1980
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    No kidding. It's a racing sim, something they've been making since gaming began. Unless the laws of physi... : edgewise
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      Dude, it's hardcore car porn. The japanese are detail freaks when it comes to cars, im sure they had to ... : deathofrats
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        But wasn't this originally going to be a launch title for the PS3, and then "soon after PS3 release" and ... : daVinci1980
        • I wonder how many copies they need to sell in order to break even : thecray
    • Probably because they keep adding stuff to it. I wonder what they had to do to get it running well in 3D? : TrptJim
  • GT5 isn't just normal GT racing though. They added Nascar, Indy, and rally racing with this game, whic... : IndigoAK
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  What song is that playing? : terath
  • I dont know, but it's catchy : devnullgt
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  I told my buddy Captain Nut that if he could beat 1:55 on his first lap with a car roughly equivalent to ... : jimmy-buffett
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    A ferarri Enzo is roughly equivalent, right? : devnullgt
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      lol I'm not even sure I'd consider a stock Civic to be equivalent. I'm hoping that they put the actual... : jimmy-buffett
      • they'll probably have it. GRID had Lancettis : Professor Darkness
• Enjoy the brand new Gran Turismo® 5 trailer from E3 No I don't want to enjoy the new TRAILER you dumb... : abrasion
• If they had in car views maybe I could get past the physics that never felt quite right and give it a try... : boarder2
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  the only GT game i played heavily, was the bugged copy of gt2 on ps1, where you couldnt 100% the game. ... : -=kodiak=-
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    gameplay feeling. even after GT5 has been out a year, no-one will be able to say which one feels better.... : radula
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      I don't even know what this means. : Ajax
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        bear said that forza played better. i'm saying that there wont be agreement on which game is better. : radula
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          Of course which one is 'better' will be subjective, but you should be able to drive the same car on the s... : Ajax
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            I already know the answer, Forza - they have the better controls with a controller, hands down. : abrasion
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              Pretend that you're using a force-feedback wheel for both games - you could fire up both side-by-side and... : Ajax
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                I've heard GT is pretty good with a wheel, maybe so - but it'll still have god awful sound effects from G... : abrasion
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                  what? are they just releasing GT3 with new graphics? : radula
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                    Listen to the sound of the tires going around the track in GT3 GT4 Prologue GT5 Prologue GT4 final ... : abrasion
                    • sqrururururururrr! : radula
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                      hahah of all the things.. I've never even thought to notice or care about such a minor thing. "You... : Goto10
                      • it was probably his awesome soundcard! :) just turn up the bass abrasion! : radula
                      • I can't help but notice a cheesey, shit, annoying noise (yes it's annoying) which has been in use for 10 ... : abrasion
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                  Abrasion, I want you to listen to the engine and tire noises in the trailed linker in the OP. Do you thin... : enyakk
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                    This is absoloutely specific to one, particular squeel sound that has been used in the GT series since GT... : abrasion
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                      Well, the squeel sound isn't in the trailer, so that's good. : enyakk
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                        That's because again fucking PD have released a bullshot trailer or in engine render (not in gameplay) - ... : abrasion
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                          So are you saying they rendered the sounds in the trailer and the actual ingame mixing is not done in 24b : enyakk
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                            You don't hear the sound in the trailer because that's all fake crap. ALL _ALL_ in game movies of any ... : abrasion
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                              Awwwwwwww shit abrasion is right for a change, this is insane! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IXQOAOi1rI : abrasion
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                                Oh noes, GT5 Prologue too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3E1d3nH3XvQ#t=0m22s : abrasion
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                                  What about the newer GT5 demo with the Nissan 370Z? : enyakk
                                  • That too. : abrasion
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                                It's the japanese way of making games. Once you establish a sound (somewhere in the 90s when they first s... : enyakk
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                                  What else are they skimping on enyakk? Because I got the Gran Turismo 5 "time trial" http://en.wikiped... : abrasion
                                  • If it were boby cotick it would be: GT5, GT5: kart, GT5: Nascar, GT5: Indy, GT5: F1, etc. All full pri... : umegastar
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  That trailer looks so awesome right up until the part where the perfectly-modeled Evo X bounces off the w... : Ajax
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    Someone can correct me on this but I recall that it costs more money in licensing to have car damage mode... : Sailor of Fortune
    • I know Turn 10 said something about getting push-back from manufacturers initially when they first debute... : Ajax
• They put the Stig in. Awesome. Now they just need Clarkson/Hammond/May to do commentary and they'll be ... : genom

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• Same, I now only have 2 pages of apps and it's great. : Goto10
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  Now with pix. http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_e6l5qq69wht7ilcb61oe.jpg And lock screen htt... : CoRDS
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    Why is texting inside a folder? Don't you use it that often? : fsck
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      Why waste 15c per text when I can email for free : CoRDS
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        This ^ With most people having phones with email these days I can't understand why texting is still j... : losimagic
        • text is instant. many don't use push email because of battery, like me. : xxiv
        • Because not everybody has a phone with email. Texting is a standard thing that works instantly for every... : DinK
  • please to be sharing wallpaper : losimagic
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  Anyone put this on a base model 3G yet? Worth it? I'd imagine there would be a performance hit with som... : InfoBiter
  • what new applications? and yep I have it on a 3G : Maarten Goldstein
  • i have it on a 3G and i *think* it is a bit more snappier than before : naabster
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    The older build ran like ass but this runs better. I still think it's slightly slower though. Can't wait ... : uncle slappy
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      It's surprisingly snappy on a 3GS, it feels exactly the same (or better) than 3 (no shit!) : abrasion
      • Oh I meant on a 3G. It probably runs great on 3GS. : uncle slappy
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  My favourite feature is the OTA notes syncing over IMAP (finally makes notes.app useful) and the increase... : ventro
  • Can you please explain, I don't understand? : abrasion
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  So only 4 apps per folder or am I doing it wrong? also, what's the deal with multi tasking? I tried t... : valael
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    nope, 12 apps per folder. also, apps have to be updated to use multitasking : Maarten Goldstein
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      I wish it was more than 12 apps per folder : CoRDS
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        Would be nice to just have one games folder for sure. : losimagic
        • Yeh I would love to be able to scroll up and down in a folder with more than 12 apps : CoRDS
      • Yeah but it's a good solid figure, if you put too many in a folder - then you'd have the same problem as ... : abrasion
    • ok, yeah, i'm stupid. I'm not sure what made me think there were only 4 apps in there. Still, I wish it... : valael
  • Apps have to support multitasking. : batkiwi
• I am doing exactly the same thing - but I'm trying to keep regularly used apps on page 1 and 2 and then 3... : abrasion
• Yeah same. Folders are great. The multitasking stuff will be nice one apps support it too. : node
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  Seriously where is this amazing threaded mail? Why do I not have it ? : abrasion
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    not sure, its not exactly something you have to turn on. It works for both my GMail and Exchange accounts... : Maarten Goldstein
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      What if I just reply to an email? Would my reply be threaded even though they haven't responded yet? ... : abrasion
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        No seriously, can someone take a photo of this magic threaded email? I don't have it or I'm looking in th... : abrasion
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          Is this threaded http://members.iinet.net.au/~scottylans/threaded.jpg ? Is that how it's supposed to loo... : abrasion
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            no, http://maartengoldstein.com/photo1.png http://maartengoldstein.com/photo2.png : Maarten Goldstein
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              I don't seem to have that - do the mails themselves look different? : abrasion
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                nope, it just shows up different like that in the inbox, looking at the mails themselves is the same : Maarten Goldstein
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                  I don't understand how this is a big feature :( : abrasion
                  • shrug. it helps a bit with clutter but other than that it's no big thing, sure. : Maarten Goldstein
                  • it's big for me. if i have an email thread with 8 responses, i don't want to see 8 separate emails in... : xxiv
• Is mail a bit broken for anyone? Sometimes on IMAP I'm getting empty mails I can't do anything with. : node
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  i cant believe thats considered a huge feature. i mean really? folders were so hard to make? : spiderfill
  • It's sad isn't it ? : abrasion
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    Custom SMS tones in iOS5! : fsck
    • Custom email tones in iOS11! How Apple can market this to business users with a straight face without ... : kek
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    I jailbroke my 3GS and laugh at people gawping at the new phone. My phone has folders, custom ringtone... : Pandilex
    • It's a shame too because the physical hardware and half of the software is absoloutely brilliant. :/ : abrasion
    • is it like a belly laugh, a snicker, or a guffaw????????? when you're laughing at people gawping the new ... : xxiv
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  why no sms tones or hiding the oem apps? i bitch and moan about this all the time....what possible fuc... : xxiv
  • by the time i'm ready to upgrade from the iphone4 if they haven't implemented those, which is a pretty so... : xxiv