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  zomgtehstupid : TheStupidOne
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    fuckk I forgot I spelled it "right" on my xblive account. zomgthestupid : TheStupidOne
    • I should have thought about using that! :) Great idea! : Sylvanus
• *crickets* : SlingBlaze
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  Blockhead Brown And yes, I know about gamewith.us BTW, the following people haven't replied to my f... : Sylvanus
  • add me! Ernewein : SlingBlaze
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    take the hint :P : biskits
    • LIES! ;) : Sylvanus
  • I'm pretty sure papaboo didn't resub to live. : FormerHPB
  • This for Xbox live? : voodooraze
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  When are they going to increase the friend limit so that we can all just be a friend of the shacknews gam... : Haxim
  • Outed! Maybe that's why the Shacknews gamertag owner hasn't added me. :) : Sylvanus
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  Mine's full, a concept which is retarded. : Begawkiness
  • Agreed. There's part of me that wouldn't be surprised if it's eventually expanded at a cost of 400g per ... : Sylvanus
  • seriously : riptyde
  • you're too popular : skelom
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    I figured your name would be something else... : CrustaR
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      didn't we have this conversation earlier? : skelom
      • Yes...yes, we did. : CrustaR
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        (I thought you would have changed your name by now) : CrustaR
        • too much legacy... but my motto on 360, now you may like that : skelom
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  EepOppOrkAhhAhh : NastyJack
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    Worst gamertag ever. Every time I see it, that damned song dances through my head for at least 10 minutes... : Dusty_Slim
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      what song? : skelom
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suafkk2vWNI : pandastrong
        • haha awesome i forgot about this : skelom
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        http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suafkk2vWNI : Dusty_Slim
        • Holy shit i remember that episode. : Dschinghis Khan
    • hahha then you must mean best gamertag ever! : NastyJack
  • lmao, I love it! This is the correct name! : Ambient80
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  I can dig that. Looks like a game the 15 year old me would have loved. Why not. Also, you really think De... : gooblerampling
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    Think about it for a minute - Gunther represents all the classic 1980's Cyberpunk cliches, superhuman cyb... : SpaecKow
    • I see your point. I still would enjoy this game as escapist fun though. And maybe it was deliberately "re... : gooblerampling
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      So how does JC Denton (trenchcoat, sunglasses, and generally wired-all-to-hell grim protagonist) fit int... : ZTac
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        You didn't notice Navarre make fun of his dumbass wraparound sunglasses? Frankly JC looked like shit and ... : SpaecKow
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          I think that's just supposed to be a personal insult at JC, not a critique on the genre. In general it s... : ZTac
          • Yes, and JC as a personality is, visually at least, a walking cyberpunk cliche. Navarre making fun of him : SpaecKow
          • They commented on the black trenchcoats making them look bigger than they really are, as well. : Marrbe
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      I think you're reading of that is wrong. For one thing, the actual fiction in Deus Ex contradicts it - th... : Conan
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        Those parts of the game fiction do not contradict what I'm talking about. The game obviously still loves ... : SpaecKow
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          Eh, I think you're reading your own views into it. : Conan
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            Eh, I think your face is a butt. : SpaecKow
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              And there's the strength of your argument illustrated. Thanks. : Conan
              • I thought we finished arguing. Was I supposed to actually respond to that one liner? : SpaecKow
            • He's right, you're full of shit :D : midgetherder
    • In the classic cyberpunk ethos, Soviet Bloc cyberware was reliable and tough, but oversized and primitive... : AxeMan808
• Having just read Neuromancer and currently re-playing Deus Ex, I gotta tell ya, I don't exactly agree wit... : kershner25
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  Here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lrYD11XmdbQ I don't see how Deus Ex laughed at Neuromancer... : nomaad
  • That's not actually the video that was up earlier. It was several minutes of gameplay without interruptio... : Conan
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    If it had laughed at it, would it have been a cyberpunk-ish game? Sure it would have. You can take t... : SpaecKow
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      The problem with that is that it's not how the world worked even in classic cyberpunk. Yes, that's how it... : Conan
      • lmao what is even your argument anymore? Yes, that's how it was in the areas the novel took place in, : SpaecKow
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        lmao what is even your argument anymore? Yes, that's how it was in the areas the novel took place in, : SpaecKow
        • Well this is weird. : SpaecKow
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  I want to play Invisible War, I remember being somewhat far a long into it back in the day and never fini... : dael
  • it's a decent, perhaps good, game. It just wasn't the original. : DonkeyPopsicle
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  Someone uploaded the stuff to youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aR6hB9mgSQ4 : Conan
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    ARgh. I still haven't been able to see the gameplay vids yet. : pyide
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      Next time I see one I'll throw it on my shackspace. : Conan
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        <3 : pyide
        • <3: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=UQV0UPBC : Farouk
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          Here you go: http://conan.shackspace.com/pics/dx3-vid1.flv http://conan.shackspace.com/pics/dx3-vid2.... : Conan
          • Thanks to both of ya! : pyide
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  the new footage looks promising, like they took the original Deus Ex and made the graphics way better. I ... : jvox
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    Apparently the interfaces aren't done, but they've said the inventory will be a grid like the original, b... : Conan
    • sadly I bet you won't be able to mess with the in-world cutscenes any more.... In the original if you kne... : jvox
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  you people are clowns. Pretentious clowns. : SniperWolf22
  • SpaecKow has some of the weirdest interpretations of everything. He views Deus Ex as a parody? Christ, th... : MercFox1

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  Apologies to spectre/snot3353 by the way for ignoring those messages. That wasn't me! The reason my Xb... : [fry]
  • It's ok. I forgive you my son. I was pretty drunk so I think I sent you about 14 invites last night. : snot3353
• Came out too close to E3, anything is lost near that period. : abrasion
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  I have way too many other games to play right now :( : maulla
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    Don't give a shit. Stop being anti-social. Can we expect you this evening? : [fry]
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      sorry. im still mostly nursing my unhealthy addiction to MW2 : maulla
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        Haven't you played that damn game enough? : h o s t i l e
        • nope :/ 11 days and counting : maulla
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  how high are you right now : Kombit
  • Jesus Christ! I smoke in the evenings! It's Monday morning! Work time! I'm stone cold sober buddy! : [fry]
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  Get the game for $20: http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=2084184 : mechanicalgrape
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    No PC deal? :[ : CrustaR
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      $21.99 at Amazon: http://www.amazon.com/Blur-Pc/dp/B002AQNT96 : MeenMunky
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        WH0A!!!!!!!!! : CrustaR
        • the $20 coupon is for PC as well, brings the 40 buck game down to $20 : watcherxp
    • the blur game promotion coupon works for any version of the game in store. 20 bucks off : dantastic
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  PS3 Blur sub-thread: ADD MEEEEE --> : Rehevkor
  • I never considered getting this for the PS3. That's odd. I'm not knocking it either. When I get Split/... : Sylvanus
• How would you rate it next to RF: Gorilla? : ieGod
• Demon's Souls was a bit of a sleeper hit : grandmasterlee
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  6 of us played last night for 3 hours or so. Damn good fun. : kikilupo
  • I'm Blockhead Brown on LIVE. I saw you guys last night! I was dozing off, though. I decided to try and... : Sylvanus
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    I'm still coming for you kiki. PS eat a bowl of dicks : baffula
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      IM GONNA FILL YOUR MANHOLE : kikilupo
      • Saying that in the pub chat was AWESOME! : Ratalon
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  When can we come over to play? : Just A Girl
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    Wendy's birthday is this week so we're all getting together Saturday night. Also Erik is moving out o... : [fry]
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      Holy shit! Its been as year since the last time we celebrated Wendys birthday? Damn that went by quickly.... : Just A Girl
      • Yeah she's getting hideously old. Would love to trade her in for two sixteen year olds. : [fry]
• There's a 360 multiplayer demo for people on the fence. I probably spent 2-3 hours playing it last nig... : walker270
• I bought it this weekend and its awesome. Very very fun and very intense. Its PGR on cocaine : bozer
• I joined one of your games over the weekend. I must have entered the lobby right as the race started bec... : pandastrong
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  Isn't this out on PC? Is it on steam? Any sales going on? : bling1bling
  • It is on Steam, but there's no sale. It's only $40 though. : IndigoAK
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    Just FYI, the PC online community is tiny (50-150 players online at a time) and I have spotted cheaters u... : Rehevkor
    • This would probably be a good gamefly rental for my 360 then. Thanks for the heads up. : bling1bling
• Funniest Xbox LIVE name EVER. : Phil
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  racing game with weapons. hasn't this been done a thousand times? : kainen1
  • Yes, though with varying degrees of awesomeitude. This one is up there. Not quite a Mario Kart, but s... : walker270
  • To different extents. I would say that this combination of a kart racer with the slightly more demanding ... : snot3353
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  I got Blur for my birthday yesterday and I was playing it with my dad and we were both just laughing our ... : jasonepowell
  • Split/Second was great fun, but I'm done with it and moved on to Blur now. They are very different games. : mancide
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    Go online and "hilarious" will become "murderous frustration". : snot3353
    • Yeah, fuck those guys that save up 3 Shocks and use them all at once. Fuck. Them. : Rehevkor
• I can probably make 9pm for a few races. : mancide
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  Holy crap, anyone have the $20 off coupon they could link? I'm at work and I can't install that coupons.... : FormerHPB
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    It doesn't actually link, it just pops to the printer from that program. : Rauol Duke
    • yeah i think the coupons have unique barcodes on em : dantastic
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  My LIVE Gamertag is Blockhead Brown and I also have Blur}b on 360. : Sylvanus
  • And... I shacktagged myself. Back to the grind! : Sylvanus
  • Vistrix on 360 add me! lets get it on! : sticktastic
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  Fry, have you noticed that you can get your Blur stats online? http://www.blurgame.com/stats/profile/x... : snot3353
  • I blew off doing this last night because I didn't figure it'd be worth it. Now, I've just registered and... : Sylvanus
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    this is really cool. thanks. : [fry]
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      shit i can't do it unless i'm on the xbox, eh? : [fry]
      • Get your code from there first then go to your PC to seal the deal. That's what turned me off last night... : Sylvanus
• I live stream this for the ENTITLED PC. You can see videos on my jtv feed. : LoioshDwaggie
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  I kicked ass the whole first group of races, but from the second on I'm really getting my shit pushed in.... : Rauol Duke
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    Defense. Try not to think of the game as a pure race with you fucking people up in front of you. You ... : [fry]
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      What Fry said. Once you're out front you pretty much want to grab, in order of priority: (1) Shields ... : snot3353
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        Have you noticed the level 50 guys who get winstreaks always, always use the fuck out of shields and shie... : [fry]
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          I run with that shield mod. : mancide
          • I generally go with the shield mod that increases the time it lasts and lets it absorb an extra shock. If... : snot3353
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          Do shields slow you down at all? : Medster
          • Nope. : [fry]
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  buddy of mine just got it at BB for $11.79 with tax. lol. : FormerHPB
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    How? : bling1bling
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      http://slickdeals.net/forums/showthread.php?sduid=0&t=2084184 : mechanicalgrape
      • Sweet thanks. Hopefully I won't get spammed to death if I join the reward zone bullcrap. : bling1bling
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        Anyone have a PDF of this coupon? :( : pancake humper
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          If you have a RewardZone Card, you should be able to sign up for free. Signing up for the RewardZone is ... : Sylvanus
          • Signing up for RZ - go to Best Buy and ask about it. Sign up. Then get online. : Sylvanus
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            I understand all that. I don't want to install a coupon printer to print out a coupon. I want a PDF of... : pancake humper
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              SM your email address to me. : Sylvanus
              • pancake, throw it up on your shackspace : fishbone
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        nice, I'm gonna try it. the $20 off coupon requires some "printer" software to actually print though :( : BongSlayerB
        • WTF is printer software? Is this future malware problems? : bling1bling
  • Ditto, but that's what I did. : Sylvanus
• Don't shackhype me into this game damn you.....printing coupons. : hirosushima
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  i dont know if i'd call that a mini shackbattle. we had quite a few people in the xbl party last night : dantastic
  • Not to mention ratalon's play by play. He is the madden of blur. "If I would have picked up the nitro I... : baffula
• Mount and Blade Warband : cptstern
• Hm! Think I might pick this up tonight. I've got some games to play with a friend before that, but 9-9:... : sevogajre
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  9pm CST, assholes. If you're not there at 9pm CST tonight you should delete your shack account and kill y... : [fry]
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    Looks like you bastards are trying to hurt the CS:S community tonight : _jon
    • there is probably little overlap between the regular CS:S players and the 360 community : dopeman
  • All this game needs is a euro team release (date) >:( : ysbreker
  • I'll be on at 8 or so if you guys wanna get some practice and warmups in too! : [fry]
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  Just picked it up using the Reward Zone and manufacturer coupons. $12 plus tax. Two weeks ago I went int... : laidback
  • god damn it... i really don't need any more games. But for $12 is soo tempting! : Shadowdane
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  Sold out at the local BB. :( I'll have to try again in a few days. : FormerHPB
  • I got mine at Target (they price matched the ad, and accepted the $20 off coupon). : dedgecko
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  Have you tried Split/Second yet? Even more fun than blur. : digital_d
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    Split/Second makes me rage. The rubberband AI cheats like no other; you can be ahead for an entire race, ... : Head Rush
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      I've not found that second part to be true. The AI does stick to you and that's fine, plenty of racing ga... : Maarten Goldstein
      • I had it happen yesterday, literally feet from the finish line. AI didn't trigger an event, it rammed me ... : Head Rush
  • is SS 20+ bucks off? : dantastic
  • I'm really enjoying it. I just wish I could do more damage... : Snif DeCrac
  • S/S is a great $40 game. Not $60, unfortunately. Blur feels that it has much more replay value. : Masem
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  my favourite part of blur is hitting some shacker with a forward mine. if you got someone lined up and wi... : dantastic
  • and no incoming warning either. : dedgecko
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    Yeah, I love forward shooting the mines. : kikilupo
    • i also like droppin them when you're tailgating me :) : dantastic
  • Yeah, mines are fun. I like planting them on Nitros and near the walls of the sharp turns no one brakes f... : Rehevkor
• I managed to get the game yesterday for around 12 bucks at Best Buy. Used the manufacturers coupon along ... : aggro crag
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  any PC love for this game? : watcherxp
  • Also, is this anything like the old game Hi-Octane? : watcherxp
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    Only if you want to play only with only 100 other people, half of which are cheating :/ : snot3353
    • ^^^ This, sadly. The devs are pretty much ignoring the PC version. : Rehevkor
  • See above: http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23275350#itemanchor_23275350 Rehevkor and I play it regu... : LoioshDwaggie
  • What's the capability for private games? This and Paradise need good PC shackbattles. : MercFox1
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  Reminder: Add DollHands to your Xbox. I'll be online at 8 or so to get some games going. Do not dis... : [fry]
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    How high are you going to be? : pancake humper
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      I'm mostly down to kief at the moment so.. very. : [fry]
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        You need to make sandwich bowls out of the kief/weed : pancake humper
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          I'm intrigued. Continue. : [fry]
          • Well kief burns really fast. This is what I like to do: Bottom layer of weed to prevent kief dropping ... : pancake humper
  • You might have convinced me to get this on the way home : Just A Girl
  • I'm going to try and be on, but I have a friend in from out of town so I may not be able. : Rauol Duke
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    Reminder: Ratalon requested to be your friend last night, and invited you to many games. Today I left yo... : Ratalon
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      I hope it was you rambling about your VW Beetle and pink Camaro SS again. I think I'm going to play again... : snot3353
      • That was certainly a highlight last night, along with kikilupo breaking a dead silence yelling "This game... : Head Rush
  • I added you. you better play tonight. : hirosushima
  • I will be there, but probably not till 9 CST. Xbox live name same as shack name. : Nali4Freedom
• PC FRIENDS!!! r1x0r222 <- add this bitch : rick
• I'm putting Penumbra up there, because it got 78/79% and I think it deserves at least a 90. : Mr. Goodwrench
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  My local Blockbuster is closing and they have a copy of Blur for 20% off. I'm going to go by there again... : o0JediBeavis0o
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    Why not get 50% off with the best buy coupon? : Nali4Freedom
    • 69.99 -> 9.99 = 86% off : Ratalon
  • I skimmed the thread and totally missed that! Looks like it's in stock too, so I'm headed there after wo... : o0JediBeavis0o
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  Added everybody who sent a request. I believe in you all. : [fry]
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    I'm going to add this to the Shackbattle calendar with your XBL as contact info. : mancide
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      http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=55sqn81dskp3v6bjgvp42eqvkk%40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Ameri... : mancide
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        Cool, thanks. : [fry]
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          Let me know if you want me to repeat this weekly or whatever... : mancide
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            Make that same offer after I've completely fucked up this thing tonight. : [fry]
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              Is there a way to make a private lobby that you can invite shackers to or are you just going to get a par... : snot3353
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                I'll start creating the party at 8 CST. Whenever we have a few people we can do some practice races or wh... : [fry]
                • i will be there! im excited, i sent you a request btw : sticktastic
• Just picked it up. BB wouldn't let me use both coupons, so I used the $20 off one. I really like it so f... : BongSlayerB
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  I kind of want this game but I don't have time to play it. Too many in my backlog at the moment. : Haku-Jin
  • It's a good game when you just want something else to play. You can jump in for 15 minutes as easily as ... : hiloopy
• BLUR for PS3 aquired! (they wouldnt take the reward zone $10 coupon, oh well, $20 is still awesome) : hirez
• 360 Blur acquired! Add me: ProtoPunch : ProtoPunch

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• I'm liking it as well. Makes me use the MIlestones keyboard less but, meh. Easy typing. : tboomer2
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  Yea it is great. I just worry how we'll be able to get it after the beta is over. : wurt
  • It comes pre-installed on a lot of phones. I imagine it will eventually be a paid app for most others. : ConfusedUs
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  Any one who's on android needs to try this shit out. Works awesome! : JT
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    One question though, where's the speech to text button? : JT
    • Yeah, I miss that button when my hands are full : Just A Girl
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  I'm still having a hard time getting it. I have to stop between every word and think about how to do the... : Clasifyd
  • I was hitting space between each word before I realized you don't have to. That gave me a second to thin... : Just A Girl
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  How does it predict, why is it not on my iphone (don't answer that) : abrasion
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    I've only had to type in a few words, otherwise its been almost perfect for me. : Just A Girl
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      Apple are incredibly ridiculously stubborn - even if every other phone on earth takes this up, they would... : abrasion
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        Nah, they'd "reinvent the gesturing keyboard" with some subtle change that makes people go "oh yeah, that... : SiW.
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          This. hahah : boomstickah
          • He is pretty much right. Shit like this is why my iphone bugs me. : abrasion
  • it's amazing, too bad you iphone suckers will never get it :) : cltcprd
  • There's an app but obviously it's not that useful there. : derelict515
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  Yeah,i just got it last night so far so good, except for double letter words like god/good : FS|Archangel
  • Just do a little swirl on the double letter : Just A Girl
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  Seems rather half-assed. There is no feedback until you complete an entire word, and your finger obscure... : vigilante
  • Not having to wait for feedback on each letter is the whole point, it's definitely an acquired skill to d... : Zek
  • Of course not, because the idea is that it only decides what to write after you do the entire word. If yo... : zehh
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  How bout us apple users?? : m0rfus
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    http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23275244 : abrasion
    • :'-( : m0rfus
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  Only for English? : dael
  • I see Spanish and Italian on mine, as well. : Clasifyd
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  Hold up, hold up.... Are you a chick? : mace
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    We've been over this before. Yes. : Just A Girl
    • Pics? : fsck
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  this thing is going to take quite a while to get use to. : -=kodiak=-
  • It's not that bad, really. : Just A Girl
  • It takes a while for you to start getting confident about it (I'd check every word to see if it was right... : zehh
• fuckyes : dopeman
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  it's flaking out on me for some reason. i think i installed it correctly.. but it won't input anything f... : dopeman
  • Mine was doing that after I installed the newest froyo patch on my N1. I re-installed Swype and it worke... : cltcprd
• Some of the options don't work for me on the evo like the autospace after each word. Other than thatit wo... : TigerRei

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  Memento. Your character resets every 10 minutes. : Masem
  • Better yet, you start at lvl 70 and lose 10% of your XP every 10 minutes. : zehh
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  RIFTS. I actually lobbied Paladium for this (pipe dream). : Lucien Irenicus
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    Are they still in business? I remember something about Siembieda asking for money from fans because some... : TheMongbat
    • Yeah it would have to be core book only for an MMO. Plus the whole "mega damage" issue would be a fiasco... : Lucien Irenicus
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      iirc Kevin got ripped off by his accountant or business partner or something. Guy just took a shitload o... : Rotten Deadite
      • still doomed? I see gamebooks coming out. It's a fun game to read the sourcebooks for, but it seems lik... : TheMongbat
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  Fallout and Elder Scrolls should pretty much be at the top of the list by default, I think, with preferen... : skizl
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    Shit I totally didn't read the last part of your post. These would actually be good. A horrible one would... : skizl
    • I forsee many such replies. : SockMonkeh
• Pee-Wee's Playhouse MMO : grandmasterlee
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  Bad MMO: Loony Toons Awesome MMO: Kingdom-Hearts-style treatment of Disney worlds. : LoioshDwaggie
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    I would pay for a Kingdom Hearts MMO : LoioshDwaggie
    • It would be awesome to be able to play as a nobody or heartless on top of being a keyblade master. : one random winner
• half life would be pretty badass if you started it right before the start of Hl2 : deadfish
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  Blade Runner : ass-street
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    I could see this as a Bad MMO and also as a Good MMO. : trove
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      i probably wouldn't play it but it would kind of work...i guess. : ass-street
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        I have no idea how Blade Runner could work as an MMO. I mean, a story about the nature of sociopathy and ... : Wikidd
        • You could probably extend out the concept of the Off World Colonies or something. Clearly the replicants... : trove
• Big Rigs MMO : slax0r
• Forrest Gump MMO : Head Rush
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  Toy Story MMO : reZaun
  • Zaun MMO : Dschinghis Khan
• beaches mmo : Kombit
• Cheez Whiz. : Alice O'Connor
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  MechWarrior EOT. : Shivawn
  • agree! : R@zzle
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  1) Firefly 2) Firefly 3) Firefly : DrWaffles
  • I like all three of these responses. I also think Fallout would make a great MMO if done right. Yes, I... : snot3353
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    This was originally supposed to happen, but I think the company handling it went out of business or somet... : IndigoAK
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      Umm, there was an announcement about this last week. : hbalce1
      • plus beta sign ups : Kombit
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        A link to the announcement of a Firefly MMO + beta signups? : IndigoAK
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          I think hblace and Kombit were confused. The Firefly MMO was cancelled. The FALLOUT MMO just had ne... : pixelat3d
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            er yeah, i didnt read what indigo said i assumed it was about the fallout mmo. : Kombit
            • I'm more amused by this than I probably should be. : IndigoAK
• Ant-farm Left 4 Dead Michael Jackson's Neverland Tom & Jerry + Road Runner universe : GoodBoy
• Tad Williams' Otherland Made by a company that will actually finish the game. The people who currentl... : IndigoAK
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  World of Warcraft : _jon
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    Troll fail. : Scotty22
    • they have decent racials but yeah, the models are terrible :( : Majuju
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  It's time for another Good Idea / Bad Idea. Good Idea <ding> Making a MMO about a popular IP like D... : breadsticks
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    I loved those, makes me miss Tiny Toons. : one random winner
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      god I miss animaniacs and tiny toons. : JuffoWup
      • I miss freakazoid, animaniacs, and tiny toons. : ImageOmega
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  Last of the Mohicans MMO : Navy Spitfire
  • *You acquired: Dandruffy Scalp x2 *Your skill in Scalping increased by 5 : IndigoAK
• Super Mario. : akirabob
• Populous. : Marrbe
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  Superman 64 MMO : guido anchovy
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    E.T. MMO : one random winner
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      Everyone is walking around falling in holes trying to figure out what the hell to do. : guido anchovy
      • And it takes 10 minutes to climb back up out of one. Although they've added a hole avoiding and climbing... : one random winner
• 90210 - The MMO. Brenda thinks she's pregnant, now you must go on a fedex quest to the mall to buy a ... : pixelat3d
• Shacknews MMO : retardhumper
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  The last thing we need is Another MMO. : CrustaR
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    We shall call it YAMMO : rosewood
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      Yet Another MMO: The Ultimate MMO to end all MMOs. Now you can grind away all day! YAMMO contains a lev... : CrustaR
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        Each expansion will add a minimum of the following - Hundreds of new fetch quests! - Thousands of use... : one random winner
        • YAMMO contains a new feature where there is an actual storyline with in-game cinematics* *for the firs... : CrustaR
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  An MMO about people who play MMO's. The true epic adventure.... of sitting. : mattavius
  • second life? : akirabob
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  Doozer MMO /Fraggle Rock : cerealSAM2
  • Seconded - that would be so cool! : dumb.
• Elite.... wait : dael
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  Why do people think MMOs are the pinnacle of gameplay? OMG IMAGINE A SUPER MAERIO MMO! *jizz* MMO'... : manero
  • They print money when successful. : one random winner
  • Is anyone here suggesting MMOs are the pinnacle of gameplay? : cerealSAM2
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    you may not have read the full OP but this thread is about the WORST mmo franchise ideas, not best : electroly
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      clearly i didn't read the entire OP and should be shot. I am an asshole : manero
      • at least you recognized that all the suggestions were terrible. it would've been worse if you were like ... : electroly
  • I'm not sure they do? There are some things that MMOs do amazingly well and others that they do piss-poor : pixelat3d
  • I hate MMO's in general, and am very disappointed that certain game series KOTOR are being bent towards t... : thetangent
• Plumbers Don't Wear Ties MMO : Dschinghis Khan
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  1.) A Transformers MMO where you can only play as a human character 2.) SPECIAL OLYMPICS ONLINE 3.) ... : Omaha
  • *You've been accidentally stepped on by a Transformer. *You have died. : IndigoAK
  • Wouldn't Special Olymics Online (SPO) just be a bunch of dudes on an instanced track playing QWOP? : pixelat3d
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  Castaway : SolveChrist
  • OMG this might be the winner.... : TheMongbat
  • rofl, an mmo where you can't even interact with other players? In a similar vein but maybe a little more : semaphore
  • Minimally Multiplayer? : riptyde
• IT Tech Call Center MMO : Scotty22
• High School Musical MMO Kazaam: The MMO : oO SilentK Oo
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  The MMO Love seems amazing : Boring Writer
  • Love is fascinating, but they seriously need a better introduction (or any introduction) + tutorial, guid... : LoioshDwaggie
• Glee : riptyde
• the crying game? oh that wont make things more confusing when it comes to avatars lady-boys pretending... : cptstern
• TERMINATOR : NFXFSX
• Boxing Helena : bipolar
• Smurfs! : frogopus
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  did you used to be MardukMongbat? : biskits
  • YESSS! I did! I think I even had a username for Shack that was MardukMongbat, but I lost it when I move... : TheMongbat
• castaway. you are on the island alone : Grayman222
• Airplane : dookiebot
• Spaceballs: The MMO : guido anchovy

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  Why the fuck don't you have a PS3 yet? Cmon man jesus christ there's some good games on the platform >:( : abrasion
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    For one, I have issues with the controller. The tumb sticks are in a bad place for someone with only one ... : baron calamity
    • I am sorry about your hand man, it makes me sad / angry every time :( To be honest, how you do as well a... : abrasion
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      Forgive me for asking, but what's wrong with your hand? : stelth
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        My right side is paralized from a stroke I had while I was undergoing heart surgery at the age of 6 month... : baron calamity
        • Jeeez. That's rough. :( : stelth
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    their are great games on 360 and if you already have a decent library of games and friends on that system... : purekillforce
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      I agree if he's heavily invested in a 360, it seems logical to maintain that investment but I would also ... : abrasion
      • there are some games ive seen and thought, could be interesting then found out they are ps3 exclusives. i... : purekillforce
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  6 machines? how odd. I wonder if you have some sort of bad/dirty power that kills 360's. I had issues wi... : metalremains
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    I plug it into a good ups. Same one my Wii is connected to and I still have my launch Wii. : baron calamity
    • lol, the day my wii is used long enough for the processor to heat up is the day i accidently leave it on ... : purekillforce
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      That's why. MS specifically states not to plug their console into a UPS. It's in the manual. : pancake humper
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        No, it really isn't. Powestrips and UPS' are not causing 360s to fail. : walker270
        • all power rook same anyways after it goes through the ac/dc converter in the brick : gmd
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          oh ok. Except he has had 6 break all in the same UPS. Silent Wolf had 10 break and was plugged into ... : pancake humper
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            The vast majority (95%+) of home theater components are plugged into some sort of power strip/conditioner... : walker270
            • yeah mine has been plugged into a panamax conditioner and I had 2 red rings, but I would never blame that... : gmd
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          Most UPS units output current as a square wave rather than the sine wave which is what if your devices ar... : Bold
          • which is what you would get if your... : Bold
      • Yes because it already has a surg protector in the power brick and cheap UPS often do not condition power... : baron calamity
      • haha what? how does the massive power brick not take care of that? : mikecyb
    • You need an APC Smart-UPS or similar unit with "true" sine wave output. Chances are you have an UPS that ... : YerMothah
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      why would you plug it into a UPS when the 360's brick is already internally surge protected? : -=kodiak=-
      • It doesn't condition the power. anything more complex than a toaster acts really weird if I plug it direc... : baron calamity
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    Wasn't the failure rate up near 45%? : zebosausamite
    • over 50% last I checked : Topsiderover
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  Your six 360s were probably all the same 360 being repaired again and again. And you just got unlucky wit... : Zek
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    Two were refirbs, the other 4 were new. Xbox 360 #1: original - new: Launch to 2 years (RROD got #2) ... : baron calamity
    • didn't silent wolf have a UPS involved and he had ~12 replaced xboxes? : kgargs
    • I've heard of some electronics not doing well with UPS boxes. Something having to do with the simulated ... : AlphaMaj
    • that's too many. it's gotta be something environmental. : dantastic
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  6?? damn. i had 2 die. one i got replaced from the shop (it was the xenon (1st G) model), my second was a... : purekillforce
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    There was another person that posted their slim died, http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23269438 I d... : aethyr
    • my worry was that just after they seemed to be clearing the RROD fiasco, they would release a smaller mod... : purekillforce
• That sucks a lot dude, I've seen a bunch of these stories. I wonder if it's just the usual DOA proportion... : node
• Wow, that is messed up! I'm on my second unit for a while now, knock on wood... : stophelping37
• Good lord...6? Something has got to be wrong with your set up at the house. Either that, or I wouldn't ... : CaptainDawg
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  My third just died ), I was hoping the new models wouldn't be pieces of shit. Damnit : MagicWishMonkey
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    On the plus side, maybe if you get one that works, it will last. back in the day, it was said that most e... : baron calamity
    • I. Just want one that will last, if spendiing full price on the new one wont improve the lifespan I might... : MagicWishMonkey
• Get an Elite. Mine is quiet and cool to the touch. : jingletard
• Pretty much every retailer is clearing out all remaining fat 360s in stock. I'm tempted to buy a second ... : TwiLyght
• I'm returning my slim today -- I posted this last night: So I think I may have to take my 360 'slim' b... : pandastrong
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  I can't believe my launch is still working perfectly. I hear so many bad stories on the shack. : handofthrawn
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    I said that too and mine broke a week later. You doomed your 360. : DM7
    • Mine also RROD'd last year shortly after a similar comment. : Topsiderover
  • My launch Elite is still driving strong. : Sailor of Fortune
• I could be wrong, but wasn't there a third party controller for the PS3 that had their sticks closer to t... : Bailers
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  God all these horror stories about the slim are seriously making me reconsider buying one. : wurt
  • Every electronic device will have horror stories, and the internet just makes it appear more prevalent th... : walker270
  • Same here, I have one coming next week at Gamestop, this sounds like the original release all over again. : TabsAZ
  • haven't been paying attention, but what other stories have been popping up? : waxthirteen
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    Mine is perfect. : YerMothah
    • Don't be an idiot and plug it into a cheap UPS that keeps killing every 360 like baron calamity has. : YerMothah
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  man who did you piss off in a former life? : red2lucas
  • Either Tesla or Edison would be my assumption. : baron calamity
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  Have you ever tested the power lines in your house? : Rigg5
  • step 1: shut off circuit breaker step 2: remove outlet plate, strip electrical wire of all insulation an... : gmd
• I'm on my 2nd Xbox Elite! : not work safe
• Oh man i can't tell you how disappointing that is :( I'm sorry Baron, i honestly know your pain and confu... : Silent Wolf
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  suckbox : Mr.SEX
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    microshit suckbox pee shitty : gmd
    • i am going to add you onto my psn friends list and there's nothing you can do about it : Mr.SEX
    • Blowme GayStation Pee : stelth
• Did you update your dri... OH CONSOLE GAMING LOL! just kidding, I'm sorry for your loss :( : etherboy
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  The next generation of consoles is aiming to be a Couch Potato Killer with all this motion control hullab... : gakera
  • But where will the CoDs and Halos go!?!?!? Not back to PC. : one random winner
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  The new 360 does not have a red light, even if something is wrong it only flashes green. http://www.giant... : serenj
  • ugh scratch that. They've updated the story and apparently it does its just a different look. : serenj
  • No, it says that the power indicator turns red when it fails. : stump
• Insert "At Least they fixed the red ring" joke in 3, 2, 1...... : SolrFlare

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  I am not going to view that but I am going to assume that there was a bug in the beta? WHAT THE FUCK A... : Big Luke
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    It's not a bug, someone hacked it. I don't understand your point, in any case a beta that crashes your PS... : Dontdrop
    • I'm not going to read your post, but WHAT THE FUCK, HE POSTED A GOOD POINT! : zebosausamite
  • lol maybe you should watch it : onji
  • no its nota bug but wallhacks and aimbot : oldschoolbob-o
  • better to open your mouth and remove all doubt : boring gegtik
  • I am not going to read your post but, maybe you should turn off your computer. : TheNiXXeD
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    I am not going to view that but I am going to assume that there was a bug hack in the beta? WHAT THE ... : Big Luke
    • It's very unlikely that they will be able to kill hacking if it's already happening in the beta. : Zek
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  theres something wrong with it anyway. I was able to see peoples shadows through the ground on the combat... : maulla
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    How does the game feel in general though? Is it more like Cod or BF? : d3tached
    • CoD for sure. its like a mashup of CoD4 and BC2. the movement and gunplay is very similar to CoD4, but th... : maulla
    • its mw2.5 really : Iwannaacura
• do these guys write some complex tracking algorithms or what? : gmd
• Think of it as beta-testing, right? I mean, these vulnerabilities get exposed early and then patched so l : reZaun
• Aimbots honestly aren't that hard to code. A crude aimbot that just reads the screen for certain color p... : TheStupidOne
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  Ok I love DICE and stuff, but is anyone really hyped for this game? Seems more of the same. : RyDogg1
  • I am. It's bc2 infantry combat done right. : Sgt_Boomstick
  • I don't even know what game people are talking about when they say "Medal of Honor". So confused. I tho... : trove
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    I just realized that MoH MP is why they're releasing Vietnam DLC for BC2. They're doing the assets for Mo... : AxeMan808
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      What? different eras and teams surely. : node
      • Yes : -efx-
  • i am, is the 360 beta open yet :( : dantastic
  • Really looks like a BC2 clone. During E3 Sony Press conference they showed some footage of the multilayer... : TOnez
  • not really, i'll probably skip : onji
  • seriously, after modern warfare 1 every single war fps seems the same to me. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Ya, I saw some of these hackers first hand last night. : Sgt_Boomstick
• On a side note, anyone enjoying this game? I am! It's like MW2 with less bullshit and jet rape. : node
• Can we declare these guys terrorist organizations and blow them up with a UAV hellfire? : pigvomit
• I definitely felt like there have been hackers already when I've been playing. There are players who are... : deject
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  there a pc beta for this? : chilln
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    is this a serious question? : deject
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      yes... haha, ive been working alot. : chilln
      • Ah, I preorder and get a beta key, got it, ill bite. im bored today and its raining. : chilln
• sigh.... : moe6
• one of the funniest things in MW2 is when the OMA backpack clips through walls, and I shoot the person be : Downforce

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• I want to see video of this. : VictoriouSecret
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  no need to run. Just do it when the person is drunk and on the floor. : grabbie
  • They can't run after you, it's going to bang against their skull like whoa. : Lunatic Angelic
  • Then you may as well tie him on a pole with a chain. : MatzL.E.
  • Costs too much to get drunk on $6 PBRs : riptyde
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  Why not just punch them until they die? : not work safe
  • You're funny. : voodooraze
• I'd attach a tow truck chain to it. : mystifier
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  lol : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I'd also attach chains and cinder blocks at the ends. : Godhatesfatpeople
• Bleh, why do people do that to their ears. : Snuffles-
• lmao : mrvandelay
• I saw a guy a month or two ago with holes in his ears so big I could have projectile vomited through them... : jet-poop
• that will look awesome when he's 60 : cptstern
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  I think if you called someone with ear plugs a hipster, you would be bleeding from the mouth. : IrreverentDiscourse
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    What would you recommend they be called? : [fry]
    • pussies! wait... i don't know. : IrreverentDiscourse
  • Doubtful, they hit like faggots. : not work safe
  • You're a tough guy for putting your earrings in sideways. : ArB
• hahaha, me too. : chilln
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  doesn't sound like someone with the nickname 'thewickedend' has much room to talk about 'hipsters' : gx8
  • but he's holding a guitar! : packav
• Sad thing is, most of them will probably see it as an improvement. : kelzmelzer
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  Yeah, do that. Great fucking idea. : virus
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    why don't you settle down instead? i think it's one of those jokes, from the internet. : xxiv
    • from where? : conandan
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      Why don't you settle down there tough guy? : virus
      • MOMMY DADDY STOP FIGHTING : Ebu
      • Why don't YOU settle down there TOUGH GUY? : slickdoody
      • hey guys let's settle these internet posts down : das_runt
• I think those earrings are going out of style - wish someone had that idea 5 years ago. : Porkasaurus
• 6 months later they're all wearing one too :( : Overbyte
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  pff most padlocks can be picked in less than 30 seconds, probably not by most hipsters though. : Turd Ferguson
  • Or while they're on your ear. : JarEme
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  http://i.imgur.com/aeDSh.jpg : cetra00
  • "circle of invulnerability" ha : Godhatesfatpeople

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  Sort by Genre! : ryuuseki
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    Word Games Card Games Crap Games Fun Games! : pyide
    • Is that third one "bad games" or "games I play while taking a crap" because if it's the latter that doesn... : OverloadUT
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  can you do folder within a folder : Chandler55
  • you can not : Chandler55
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  12 apps per folder. : CoRDS
  • You are correct. : marmite
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  You're not supposed to have so many games you : datoo
  • Nerd! (accidental post fail) : datoo
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  Can you even have multiple Games folders? : derelict515
  • Yeah. I've got games 1, 2 and 3 and deleted some I don't play. I organised them but what I play the most.... : marmite
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  i thought it was 12, but in any case i can see why they did it, It would be kind of counter productive if... : Arsenal
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    Really? So the current situation is better because instead of flipping through pages in a folder you get ... : derelict515
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      you can see the icons of apps in the folder thumbnail : Maarten Goldstein
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        Can you really make out 12 icons in a thumbnail reliably? Especially on a non iPhone 4 screen. : derelict515
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          You only see 9 max and yeah you can tell what they are. : pyide
          • ok, so it still breaks down since you're not seeing the full contents of the folder. It's not a huge issu... : derelict515
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      Well it works for me, i have less than 12 games that i play even semi-regularly, so they go on in one fol... : Arsenal
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        I guess I don't see how it'd be messy. It's perfectly orthogonal with the rest of the UI. You're in a fol... : derelict515
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          Seems like the whole point of the folder system is that you don't have to swipe to access tons of apps fr... : pyide
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            To a degree yes, I'd say it's about minimizing swipes. Instead of 9 pages I have 2 with 2 pages in each f... : derelict515
            • From a UI point of view you then get questions like 'do you make it so the next time you open a folder yo... : Arsenal
          • Well it's probably more to accommodate and help people organize the hundreds of apps they might have in a... : pyide
      • Yeah, if you want more than 12 items in a folder you might as well give them their own page or two which ... : pyide
    • You can rename the folders : Dave-A
• Categorize? : genom
• I split mine into quick play games you can jump in and out of and dedicated games that you'd play for mor... : Speed-
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  http://www.shackpics.com/files/iPhoneUpload_k3ybugp7sk11hkt2pm8a.jpg : Kentor
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    How'd you get the battery displayed as a percentage like that? Mine doesn't have it http://www.shackpics.... : marmite
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      I think you need the 3GS to get that voodoo magic going. : Mmmmmoo
      • I have a 3Gs : marmite
      • Or JB. : Sgt_Boomstick
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      go to settings ---> general---> usage---> set it to percentage. : chilln
      • Thanks! : marmite
• HIJACK am I ok to just leave multiple apps running or should I be closing them? : marmite
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  so what exactly does this do for my 3G? I made some folders, now what? Seems everything worthwhile only w... : re4ctor
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    There are ways to get multitasking working for your 3G. : BouillonCubes
    • http://pixelatedgeek.com/2010/06/ios4-jailbreak-and-multitasking-now-available-for-iphone-3g/ : BouillonCubes
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      Having jailbroken and used multitasking and wallpapers on my 3G i can safely say there was good reason Ap... : Arsenal
      • Yea, it's super slow. : BouillonCubes
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  The update available for the iPods yet? : legato17
  • Yep, had it since the afternoon. : Lone Swordsman

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  I'm guessing we're not getting ours on release day. Chase put a hold on my card for suspected fraud on t... : boarder2
  • i had a similar thing happen to me, and i'm wondering if that pushed me to the back. weird though becaus... : FrayLo
• Mine shipped too. However I'm having a tough time getting super excited :( nit sure what's wrong with me.... : speedy3d
• I ordered mine a day or two late so it won't get here until like the 16th =[. : irrerno
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  I'm waiting for the CDMA iPhone 4 in the fourth quarter; FUCK ATT. : massdev
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    lol have fun waiting for a phone that won't come out in the US : pancake humper
    • The stock price already reflects 20 million iphone units sold this year projected based upon access to Ve... : massdev
• mine has shipped as well! : zerog83
• \o/ GOOOOOOAAAAAAAALLLLLLL :D : copy paper
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  Ordered from AT&T's website, and no shipping notification yet. : liqker
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    I ordered from AT&T as well. Apparently I was one of the very first ones. : Matto357
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      Nice! What time did you order? I got mine in around 8:30am EST : liqker
      • 4 a.m. ish. : Matto357
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    I ordered from AT&T in store at like 6PM that day and it shipped, however I ordered a 32GB version and I ... : copy paper
    • Yea, I snagged a 16gb at 8:30est :( : liqker
• got my email this AM. Printed out my slip for them to leave it for me. : topkatz
• My iPhone 4 has shipped, weeeeeeeeee!!!! : EricZBA
• Apple is holding delivery up until Thursday though :/ : pancake humper
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  HIGHJACK What is everyone doing with there old phones? Im thinking about whipping mine out, jailbrak... : topkatz
  • Selling mine for sure. : Matto357
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    I'm doing the same but the question I wonder is should we upgrade them to iOS 4? Is there an unlock/jailb... : copy paper
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      do not upgrade : pancake humper
      • rgr pancake humper, maple syrup out : copy paper
    • Yeah, jailbreak is out but the carrier unlock is not. If you upgrade to OS4 it also flashes the baseband ... : jingletard
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    giving it to my gf : xxiv
    • ahhh yeeeuuuuh. : Phil
  • selling mine : zerog83
  • Ebay for $600 Alex : abrasion
  • Trying to sell mine on eBay/craigslist for $150. Possibly more since it's OS4 & jailbroken. : jingletard
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    Giving it to my daughter, it will be her first phone. : funnynamehere
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      Talk about setting unreasonably high expectations for all future mobile devices. : copy paper
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        My first phone was a Treo 600 and it sure as hell made it hard to tolerate the Windows Mobile phone I bou... : copy paper
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          lol. I figure she will have it for two years and then get the iPhone4 that I will have been using... She ... : funnynamehere
          • More than likely she will lose it before that happens. : flubba79
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    Giving it to the wife. : RyDogg1
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      YEAH BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR OLD PHONE? : abrasion
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        boo-yah! *head nod* allllllllll riiiiiiiiight : copy paper
        • giggity : bolneze
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    viking funeral : gmd
    • top gun goose is dead / dog tags into the ocean scene reenactment would be better. : xxiv
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    Giving it to my mother, who is still using a razr : Head Rush
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      YEAH BUT WHAT ABOUT YOUR OLD PHONE? : abrasion
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        Selling that shit on Craigslist, are you crazy? : Head Rush
        • Maybe she pulls a good price! : abrasion
  • Giving it to my bro but I'll have to jb and unlock since he's overseas. : prime8
  • Keeping it. Until someone earns the right to have an awesome phone. : m0rfus
  • it's probably going to sit and collect dust like my 3g is doing. the 3g's screen would randomly go white... : valael
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  Ordered mine from the AT&T store and just checked and it says shipped but the tracking number doesn't hav... : prime8
  • At least at my AT&T store we were warned against shipping to an address other than the one linked to our ... : copy paper
  • Wow...my AT&T order shipped, too. I'm actually kinda shocked. : owly
• Mine is still "processing" =( I ordered at like 6:30 AM though so I'm sure it'll ship soon : tashtego
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  mine still shows processing... ordered 7:00 am via AT&T premier : inc77
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    i also ordered via "premier." still waiting. : FrayLo
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      premier here as well, still waiting. : liqker
      • Still nothing D: : liqker
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    What's ATT Premier? Some baller cellphone shit? : eseiat
    • Usually a corporate plan with a FAN discount It's also annoying because Apple cannot process iPhone o... : pancake humper
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  Mine has shipped. Ordered ~8:00PM via the Apple store. : Colleton
  • Was yours shown as part of the 07/02 batch? : jake
• i can't actually see what the status of mine is since the link won't load anymore. anyone else? maybe... : xxiv
• Mine shipped a couple of days ago from CHINA!!! : Tripps
• I hate everyone in this thread. : jingletard
• a question! For anyone using iOS 4 or who might know. I have three different exchange accounts (two excha... : copy paper
• mine shipped yesterday : gmd
• http://grab.by/530A WEEEEEEEEEEEEE : zuff
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  I've not looked into iPhone 4 at all. I'm new to AT&T and the iPhone since December, can I upgrade at som... : at0micgarden
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    Every 2 years for contract renewal. Go to Apple.com/store and try to preorder the phone. It will tell you... : jingletard
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      Excellent..."You may qualify to purchase this iPhone for $299.00 on: June 18, 2011" : at0micgarden
      • So basically looks like you are getting next years model refresh, hooray. : ant_hillbilly
      • Iphone5 with custom sms tones! : fsck
• YES, I have received my shipment notification! I ordered from Apple store at 6:30pst on Jun 15. Has a... : freshyk
• Yup :D :D :D : opengl128
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  What's with the sim cards? They use micro sims right? I don't think we have them here is Australia yet. : Big Luke
  • it will be included with phone : Iwannaacura
• Jun 20, 2010 9:39 PM In transit LANTAU ISLAND HK : yakz
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  Dumb question but.. Thursday is the Apple instore pickup day right? : loboca
  • Yep. : jasonepowell
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  I like how the shipping status says picked up SHENZHEN CHINA : gmd
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    Same place the iPad and my new MacBook Pro came from.. Must be there main factory in that city. : Tripps
    • Good guess! http://www.digitaljournal.com/article/292578 : ionic.airblast
• Did any of you in-store pickup guys get a confirmation number or anything like that? All I got was a... : jasonepowell
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  i'm a bit worried about getting the iPhone 4 on June 24th but not being able to buy a case/screen protect... : Korban
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    Zagg.com shipped my iPhone 4 invisible shield on Friday. http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/apple-iph... : EricZBA
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      ah sweet! this is perfect. this should work perfectly with the bumper too. : Korban
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        I'm doing the same thing... I feel like a bumper + invisibleshield is a pretty sweet solution : copy paper
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          An expensive as shit solution, but yes, a solution... : aggressor
          • I'm likely to use whatever I buy or the life of the phone. I don't mind paying for the better setup that ... : copy paper
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    Do you live like a barbarian? I have never used a case and it has been fine. : gmd
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      i'm just very cautious when it comes to my electronics. sorry :( : Korban
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        Well if you're cautious, what's the problem? : SiW.
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          cautious meaning i take any step i feel necessary to prevent damage to my toys. those steps include scre... : Korban
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            The glass on the new iPhone is supposed to be stronger and harder than Superman's erection : hussdelrio
            • unfortunately I have kryptonite keys. : copy paper
• Omgomgomgomgomgomgomg MEE TOO!!!! : m0rfus
• I hate everyone that has preordered. It sounds like our release date is going to slip even further back d... : Arsenal
• Ugh, July 14th here...couldn't get through to order for like 48 hours. : eseiat
• Fedex says mine will be delivered by the 23rd 10:30am. I wonder how long until that changes to the 24th :... : aggressor
• I'm glad i didn't order from AT&T! hahahahahahah : m0rfus
• WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE! though my friends shipment says he's getting his on the 23rd! : Omning
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  My 32GB started off in Shenzen, CN, and is now in Lantau Island, HK, due to be delivered Wednesday. My... : genom
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    Will they deliver early like that? I am skeptical. : aggressor
    • I'm not sure. This is my first time ordering for launch day rather than waiting in line. I'd like to kn... : genom
    • No, they are going to hold shipments until Thursday. : pancake humper
    • nope, they always hold them : opengl128
  • They'll hold it on Wednesday and deliver on Thursday. They do that everytime. : zuff
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  HYJACK: How are you doing with selling your old ones? Gazzelle and Nextworth dot com are both offerin... : squigiliwams
  • craigslist netted me $200 for my 3G 16GB : aggressor
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    I wonder if I can get $50 for my edge iPhone : FrayLo
    • I sold mine on ebay for $150 2 weeks ago : sludge vohaul
  • Im still wondering what happens to all the phones these places get. Returned to apple to be refurbished? : bolneze
• HIJACK AGAIN So how many people weren't able to pre-order and are going to line up on Thursday morning? ... : hussdelrio
• any of you looking to sell your 3GS cheap? i and two friends are each looking to buy one. : biskits
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  ding, got my apple instore pickup email : askedrelic
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    Did you just get the email? I'm still hoping for an email for instore pickup. : loboca
    • no. I received an instore pickup email on pre-order day. If didn't receive it that day, I don't think you... : askedrelic
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  ugh. Any AT&T Premier accounts get their shipping notifications yet? : liqker
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    not yet : FrayLo
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      Well, at least I'm not alone. Which phone did your order and what time did you get the confirmation e-mai... : liqker
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        order status: Email: June 15, 5:35am PT, 32 GB Status last updated: June 16, 2010 - processing : FrayLo
        • I'm in the same boat, but, I also think they get shipped either two-day or overnight so I'm not too worri... : tashtego
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    yes, got my notification this morning from an AT&T Premier account : sicko
    • what time did you order, and which version of the phone? : liqker
  • No word for me either. : rossimo
  • WOO! Did one last check @ https://www.wireless.att.com/order_status/ and it's got a tracking number! The ... : liqker
• AT&T. Ordered on 6/15 around 4PM PST (finally go thru). Shipped date of 6/21 w/ FedEx tracking #, which d... : gdestiny
• Mine has been "prepared to ship" for the last 30 hours or so : valael
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  Mine just made it to Alaska! : opengl128
  • Same here. : genom
• Sweet! My iPhone 4 32GB has shipped! : AltZero
• FUCK YOU AND YOUR FUCKING IPHONE. Failed to preorder like 4 times, and now I get to star wars it Thursda... : SqueegyTBS
• I was primed and ready to order but due to the AT&T ordering debacle I was never able to get through. So ... : whodares

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  In its current iteration, I wouldn't even consider using it. Attaching a price to a game that is close to... : nodebug
  • I think they have a bad pricing system. Also, from looking at Gizmodo's review, it seems that it suffe... : TheNiXXeD
  • Agreed. : Sylvanus
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    This is why OnLive is perfect for me. I have a 6 year old laptop with a GPU that overheats whenever I pla... : lukej1337
    • You really need some mods for JC2 to really shine. : Beady
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  They have the prices for games there, but what's the cost of the onlive subscription itself? : Haxim
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    Thought I read somewhere that you get the first year free or something. : TheNiXXeD
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      Yeah, and a reduced rate on your second year if you're a "founding member". What I want to know is what t... : Haxim
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        Wait these guys are supposed to be streaming video on demand at all hours of the day and night and their : Schnapple
        • hahaha thats great : nodebug
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          website is fine right now... : slickdoody
          • Yeah it's back : Schnapple
        • whole different set of servers/architecture on the web side of things, even with plenty of bandwidth you ... : dael
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  https://dl.dropbox.com/u/57328/1276911102285.jpg : guido anchovy
  • Haha I've expected this! : pigvomit
• LOL If I could have access to all games for like 10-15 a month and it didnt suck I would consider it, but... : oldschoolbob-o
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  I wonder what happens if you subscribe, 'buy' some games then let your subscription lapse for a month. Wh... : losimagic
  • Yeah you still have access to them, and if you decide you wont use it for 6 months you can stop paying yo... : nodebug
• if they had a real rental system, like "pay per day", rather than this "pay 75% of the retail price and g... : electroly
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  Who is going to play $20 for UT3 at this point? : JMro
  • people on Steam? : MamiyaOtaru
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  need more strategy games damn it. :( : yoonix
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    Also, I'm content with the PlayPass idea. Buying a game seems ridiculous to me, but paying to play is fin... : yoonix
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      Buying a game seems ridiculous to me From OnLive or in general? : Schnapple
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        From OnLive, duh. What, you think I'm advocating piracy? : yoonix
        • Nah, just thought you were maybe complaining about the prices of games in general. And you probably wo... : Schnapple
    • it is ridiculous, because you're not actually buying a game. Even there, they say you have the games unt... : aethyr
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  this doesn't really make financial sense for me to use this service now, but i still think it has a lot o... : Mr.SEX
  • ^yea, still too expensive. : askedrelic
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  Also, supposedly if you allow your subscription to lapse for a full year, your account is closed and all ... : Zek
  • Wow, that is fucking shit. No thanks OnLive, your idea will live on, but your company will not. : pigvomit
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  How good of an internet connection does this require? I just see the same market who would pay for this b... : chilln
  • Good. I'm at work right now on a 30/20mbps link. I just tried to get into OnLive and they wouldn't let... : yoonix
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    According to this blog, it's a steady 700kb/s http://blog.wolfire.com/2010/06/Thoughts-on-OnLive Al... : Schnapple
    • Yeah, I tricked it by bridging wireless+wired at home, but there's something up with Win7 when that happe... : yoonix
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  Unless they can override the laws of physics, upgrading one's rig will always be > * : Marrbe
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    What laws of physics define theories about upgrading your computer? Their service works, it just may n... : TheNiXXeD
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      Neweggtonian physics : sgtsanity
      • haha : papaskot
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      The speed of electrons moving through cables. How are they gonna fix that? : Marrbe
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        good point. but what about in 50 - 75 years when the entire internet is composed of fiber? Yes. when I'm ... : lukej1337
        • At that point we'll be using home quantum computers that can simulate real world lighting, geometry and p... : Marrbe
        • then you'll have the speed of photons moving through fiber? unless they have centers all over the place ... : MamiyaOtaru
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        How fast do they move through cables? Honest question. : freakynipples69
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          Something like a few millimetres per hour. Marrbe doesn't know wtf he's talking about though, what he mea... : uncleanmonkey
          • and that's about half the speed of light, no? Admittedly this sounds a lot faster than it actually is. Th... : Klebold
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        http://www.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=1000+miles+at+the+speed+of+light+ Yeah those 5ms must really thro... : uncleanmonkey
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          The internet is much slower than the speed of light in a straight line between two points. It all depends... : Zek
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            Uh... yes, nobody has said anything different. The fact is that you can find tons of servers with 15ms pi... : uncleanmonkey
            • What about multiplayer? : Marrbe
      • Don't be that guy. Read the reviews on it, people are saying the lag isn't that big of a deal but the com... : TheNiXXeD
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  To be fair, their real market people is people who don't have PCs nice enough to game on it. So you ha... : sgtsanity
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    The problem is that 90+% of PC games that require a better-than-budget PC to run are also on consoles, wh... : bipolar
    • where their = OnLive : bipolar
    • Well if thier microconsole is free or about $50 onlive will be a pretty attractive console to many mainst... : lukej1337
    • and apparently RROD quite often hah. actually truth be told, i know quite a few people who have not bo... : Demius
  • The concept of losing your games from stopping your subscription is pretty weak. The info about having a... : kingdepork
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    i'm aware that those people are the target market, but it seems kind of limiting since i think a lot of p... : Mr.SEX
    • Yeah they're kinda screwed no matter what they do. Their service is going to go through mad growing pa... : Schnapple
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  A la carte subscriptions like Gametap or rentals are the only way I would consider using this outside of ... : Serpico74
  • Exactly, Onlive plays more towards subscription rather than purchases. It should be considered a service... : pigvomit
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  It's for hotels and ghettos. The quality isn't there and no one here would have a use for it. : Visceral Monkey
  • Wow - you hit the nail on the head. This would be the PERFECT hotel console. : lukej1337
  • I would definitely have a use for it because I don't own a desktop PC for gaming. All I use are laptops. : yoonix
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    lol. Their technical FAQ says it requires a 5mpbs internet connection. I have never, in my entire life,... : riptyde
    • I think they mean it would be a good system for hotels to have in rooms for guests to use, in which case ... : nakedsavage
• I figured it out, OnLive is the rent-a-center of gaming. Can't afford a new rig? No problem, for just $10... : darcspeed
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  I'm actually really enjoying it so far. I got in the beta a week or two ago and got the free year members : ColoradoCNC
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    but for someone without a dedicated gaming system OnLive could be really useful If they don't already ... : freakynipples69
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      BS. Some people want to play games but don't want to make a huge investment into it. I don't own a TV, an... : yoonix
      • Plus the fact that if that iPad thing works well, I could see people opting to buy something like Civ5 vi... : Haxim
    • That's horrible reasoning : ColoradoCNC
• I was hoping the micro-console would bring PC quality graphics to my living without the need to purchase ... : freakynipples69
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  What ridiculous pricing. You're basically paying top dollar for games that you don't own, can't trade in,... : -JLN-
  • Well is it any wonder why publishers love this thing? You get to buy all your games again, you can't do a... : Schnapple
• They gone fucked up. : massdev
• A full subscription would be better. Something akin to $x a month and full access to the entire library.... : Wombat Woo
• 30 for what comes out to a 2 year rental.... If i traveled a lot, sure i would do that. For everyday use.... : rmjackson
• OnLive will be OffLine if they stick to that pricing : packav