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  Whatever you do don't send it into their mail it repair. It's crazy backed up, mine has been sitting in a... : copy paper
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    Sometime's hours is trivial when you need something done sooner than later. : mastermike569
    • yeah I genuinely wish at this point I'd just driven it. : copy paper
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  that sucks, of the 4 people I know that got iPhone 4's on release day, 3 of them have had to be swapped f... : maulla
  • This is consistently the case - the quality of the initial run of 3Gs was appalling, but Apple managed to... : peanut-
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  Did you try rebooting the phone, maybe after pushing on the SIM a little to make sure it's seated? I occ... : Arcanum
  • Aye, have done the basics at the hardware level :( : pancake humper
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  didn't you have tons of issues with your sim card on your last iphone? Even replacing it and doing all ki... : slickdoody
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    yeah. They had a 5yr old SIM card attached to my account when I was trying to activate the iPhones. It wo... : pancake humper
    • holy crap that sucks : slickdoody
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      I think my 5y/o SIM is what bricked my iphone too. When I took it to apple dude pulled it out and said WT... : Slowtreme
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        I didn't actually have the 5yr old SIM in my phone. They listed like 12 SIM card #'s for my account. Shit... : pancake humper
        • Mine was literally many years old. BUT the good thing was they took the beat up 3gs I bought for $200 off... : Slowtreme
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  You are to iphones what silent wolf is to x360's. : FormerHPB
  • hahaha yeah, damn inverted midas' touch : Nitrium
• Can we start comparing them to 360s or Onkyos yet? =) : Clasifyd
• is that stock iphone wallpaper available for download anywhere? I kinda want to use it on my hero :( : maulla
• I think I need to get a new one as well. mine crashes at least twice a day suddenly. I've even restored a... : zerog83
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  You should get an Incredible! I'm still on my first phone (second battery though) : ThomW
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    I thought you were going to switch to another model. : Nitrium
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      I never said that. Some people yesterday misread something to think that I could move to a Droid X for f... : ThomW
      • I'm not saying that you said that - I thought you'd move to another model because you hated your Incredi... : Nitrium
• oh noes! now we can't FaceTime! : Korban
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  silent wolf user error syndrome : gmd
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    yeah god damn me for trying to listen to the Bombcast and play Words with Friends! : pancake humper
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      you and him are both doing something to break them, you have technology Stockholm syndrome : gmd
      • haha : [fry]
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  put a sim it it, also how do you get it to display Battery %? : Slowtreme
  • 1. Click Settings 2. Click General 3. Click Usage 4. Toggle Battery Percentage to ON : nakedsavage
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  I don't understand, what is wrong with it? : kainen1
  • oh wait I see it. : kainen1
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    use your eyes for once : pancake humper
    • oh yeah well i hope your next iphone breaks too. 5 is a good round number : kainen1
• :-( Sorry to hear that. : packav
• Not sure if its related but I have been seeing a ton of Blackberry 9700's randomlly get the "NO SIM" issu... : bozer
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  Are you sure it's not the SIM card giving problems? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Yeah Pancake you should try multiple sims. I bet you ATT is not provisioning it right. Seen it so many ti... : bozer
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      having a micro-SIM in these iPhones make it impossible to just try multiple sims. I would have to go to A... : pancake humper
      • You don't know anyone else with an iPhone 4? In my small 6 person office there will be 4 of us at least t... : Arsenal
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  Thread Jack How long do you guys think it will be before I could walk into an Apple store and pick up an... : giant boy detective
  • On Tuesday you could have walked into my local AT&T store (Woburn, MA) and bought one up until about 7PM.... : nakedsavage
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  Goddamn that resolution is nice. I like the super spiky Settings icon! : Phil
  • it's sweet as fuck phil : [fry]
• You are the Silent Wolf of iPhones : tashtego

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  Deadly Shadows is a great game for $3. : slax0r
  • Oh my! I am buying this! : ConsFEARacy
  • yeah, i may get that so I don't have to dig out the disk. : Pneum0
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    This is the one with Shalebridge Cradle, right? If so, I am definitely going to purchase it since I've he... : Gary the Llama
    • Yep. : Arceihn
  • I think I might end up buying this one too... : Begawkiness
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    Buy this game guys! It's worth it just to experience one particular portion of the game, the rest just ha... : warcrow
    • that's it, I'm sold : kainen1
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  San Andreas for $3.74 :/ Going to be hard to resist that. If i thought Vice City and GTA4 were meh but... : snot3353
  • Yes. Stop being lame and play it. : Dschinghis Khan
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    It's the same as the games you already mentioned.....I mean Grand Theft Auto I really do believe is eithe... : kainen1
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      I kind of agree, the GTA series never really "clicks" for me. I can play GTA IV a bit and dick around, m... : aethyr
      • same but I think it's more because the games control like ass and there's no interior exploration - it's ... : kainen1
    • There was a pretty big difference between GTA:SA/GTA:VC and GTA IV. Both in style and gameplay. Mission f... : thetangent
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    Hard to say, but San Andreas is by far my favorite entry in the GTA series. : JonathanBedrava
    • Mine too by far. It sucks the 360 controller doesn't work right with it, even with all the freeware progr... : at0micgarden
  • Well, that's a tough call. Vice City (yes I know a lot of Shackers love this one) and GTA4 are my least ... : Begawkiness
  • I played thorugh a lot of SA, and thought it to be crazy fun. The missions get retarded (I didn't get to... : hatelull
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  Titan Quest complete for 5 is awesome. : massdev
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    ^ seconded : aethyr
    • ^ third : JuffoWup
  • yeah but that's already included in the insanely priced THQ bundle. : usmcmueller
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    Yeah that's a great deal for sure, though not when compared with the THQ pack. : Begawkiness
    • If you already have enough of the THQ games Titan Quest suddenly becomes a much better deal : Hemtroll
  • IAWTP : goldaryn
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  This sale is the worst one yet. :[ : CrustaR
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    Some entitled disgruntled jackass has said this every god damn day of the sale. It only sucks if you happ... : Duffman8369
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      Dear Duffman835669382542, Bite me!!! Sincerely, Entitled Disgrunted Jackass : CrustaR
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        You left off the @aol.com that most people use to make fun of my name. : Duffman8369
        • I think you should have gone with the username Cobra69. : CrustaR
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      CrustaR always bitches about games. It's what he does. : ArcKnight
      • CrustaR PC Gamers always bitches about games. It's what he does they do. http://www.shacknews.com/lary : Schnapple
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      His pants are pretty shitty. : Arceihn
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        Hey, these are $60 Express jeans. I'd say they are rather stylish. : CrustaR
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          I don't like how Express jeans fit me (i'm wearing some right now...bleh) : Scotty22
          • What kind do you prefer??? : CrustaR
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          Where do you buy shirts? : The Grolar Bear
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            Macy's/Calvin Klein/Express : CrustaR
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              I go to the GAP and Banana Republic, but that's only because I got tricked into getting a GAP card by my ... : The Grolar Bear
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                I don't really like the fit of the Banana Republic button down shirts. They seem way too large and non-f... : CrustaR
                • Hmm, I'm a big guy (6'4"), so that might be why I go there. I'm trying to expand my horizons, though. : The Grolar Bear
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          Haha I didn't know express had a men's section : chrisschutz
          • They have a separate store, actually. It used to be called Structure, I believe. : CrustaR
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    One of the best so far if you ask me... well except SWG. That game fucking sucks. : snot3353
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      Actually, that one a couple of days ago was the worst. This is only the second worst. : CrustaR
      • What exactly is so bad about it? It seems like today's deal covers a lot of genres with low prices. : denixen
    • Yep I agree, some great deals in this one finally. : node
  • Only Shackers would complain about cheap games. : phate81
  • C is Complaining : smoove
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  I really wanted DA:0 under 20 bones :( : Jinxplayer
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    Wait until winter! I know I already have too many games to play. : pyide
    • Dude, your telling me. I'm in no hurry. : Jinxplayer
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  X3: Gold 10.19 : watcherxp
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    Valve listens! : eldiablo01
    • I took the ethers and called this last week. : massdev
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    Is it anywhere close to Tie Fighter or Crimson Skies in SPAYYYCE or anything? : Lunatic Angelic
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      It's 4x type strategy game in space. You can fly anything from small fighters to large battleships and ev... : eldiablo01
      • Really? I like games where I can build a "trading empire" vs. a fighting empire. : aethyr
  • Great fucking deal : RetroRedEyeJr
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    Fuuuuuuuuuck! I got Reunion, but missed out on Terran Conflict. Should I buy this Shacknews? : MercFox1
    • yeah Terran Conflict is way better than reunion. : RetroRedEyeJr
    • Terran Conflict is supposed to have an improved interface as well as improved gameplay mechanics. I'm sti... : eldiablo01
  • did this get removed?! : Crazy Hawaiian
• Notice: This expansion pack requires the Steam version of Dragon Ageâ„¢: Origins in order to play. : Kentor
• BioShock $5 - SOLD PB Snifferbottoms - SOLD : pyide
• Thief is MINE. : The Grolar Bear
• hmm DA:O w/ DLC + DA:O A for $54. That might finally be the strike price for me : Cheeziologist
• So I picked up, San Andreas, X3 Gold, and TQ Gold for a hefty 18 bones. I already own TQ Gold and X3 Gold... : massdev
• hot damn I can finally play thief3 maybe someday when I finally remember I bought it : mikecyb
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  Is Bioshock better on PC or 360? Might get it along with Thief. : OmegaRed59
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    I played through it on both and I preferred the PC version. : .Jayson
    • Thanks, picked it up for $5. : OmegaRed59
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  A fucking steal for Thief 3 : megarust32
  • but where the shit is thief 1 & 2? not even on steam :( : pyide
  • That it is, might pick that one up. Does anyone know if it supports a gamepad? : asylumn
  • get it? It's a fucking steal : kainen1
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  I would like to get Thief, but I know it won't run on windows 7, at least not without a ridiculous amount... : Thornfist
  • NOOOOOOOOO I was going to get it and I don't feel like messing with stuff like that :( : OmegaRed59
  • Oh really? I guess I won't get it then, fuck that. : Begawkiness
  • Well, I can confirm that it works on Vista 64, but I've no clue about win7. : denixen
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    really? :( : mikecyb
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      According to the Steam forums you have to do registry hacks and shit to get it to work in Win7x64. : Thornfist
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        and you call yourself a PC gamer. oil up son, cmon : kainen1
        • Oh, I'm capable, just lazy. : Thornfist
      • I don't see it anywhere :( but that's lame, I guess I will save myself three dollars :( : mikecyb
      • Ok wow, that just killed my mood. =( : The Grolar Bear
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        Here are the steps to get it working on Win7, found on the Steam forums: 1: Install and patch to 1.1 i... : stoned wallaby crop circle
        • le sigh. : Thornfist
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          blah, playing old games on a PC :( : mikecyb
          • It's not even an old game! :'( : roushimsx
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          that actually doesn't sound too bad. : slickdoody
          • I'm not actually sure what any of those steps do. The only one that seems like it's actually relevant is... : aethyr
        • Thanks for posting this! :) : warcrow
        • thanks. gotta love it : kainen1
        • or uh, just launch it it's working just fine for me. : valael
        • someone get this on gog.com problem sovled : happynoodle
        • Wow. That is insane : byorn
        • oh, tagged for thief deadly shadows later on : kainen1
  • oh fuck, too late :( : pyros
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    It worked perfectly on my windows 7 64bit system with a radeon 5770. Absolutely no tweaking necessary. ... : treefingers1
    • and who really cares about eax anymore anyway? : RikiTiki2
  • It works fine for me on windows 7 64-bit. : Beaginator
• P.B. Winterbottom eh? Hmm. Think I'll download the XBLA trial version to check it out first. (Praise b... : Johnny Law
• No excuse to not buy Winterbottom for $2.50. That game is Awesome! Also snagged Thief. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  What kind of gameplay is Thief? Stealth-based? Is it fun? : amrbean
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    Yes to both, you big dumb Space Marine! : The Grolar Bear
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      Bought'd w/ Winterbottom. You all better be right! : amrbean
      • Thief 3 is a bit consolized compared to 1 and 2 but its still a good game. Also has one of the eeriest le... : swimteampie
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    based on the name, it's probably plays more like quake : valael
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      What? Not at all. It's still a very great Thief game. : slax0r
      • yeah, i know, i finished it. i just thought it was weird that someone was asking if a game named thief w... : valael
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  Is the Digital Deluxe Edition of Dragon Age worth the extra money? : mechanicalgrape
  • I need answers people! : mechanicalgrape
  • You get some extra items for your characters, that make them a little more powerful. Some of them can on... : Matt Burris
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  SOMEONE POST THE GOD DAMN LIST! From what's been mentioned, DA:O, TQ, X3:Gold, PB Winterbottom, and th... : MercFox1
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    Thief: Deadly Shadows - $2.99 Bioshock - $4.99 40% off all Dragon Age Origins GTA- San Andreas - $3.7... : Thornfist
    • Tits, I'm going to end up buying half of that list. : MercFox1
  • Star Wars Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures - $4.99 Madballs in Babo:Invasion - $1.99 BioShock -... : Begawkiness
  • Bioshock is $5. I might pick that up. : thetangent
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  What was the consensus on DA: Awakening? : Earl Greigh
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    I liked it a lot. all new characters, definitely a worthy expansion. good missions, good length. : Downforce
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      If they did the same thing with Mass Effect 2, I would love them so much. But I think they are going the ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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        I don't fault them for that. everyone is doing it. they still have a very robust game core, which is impo... : Downforce
        • I don't either, I've bought all of them, just want the impossible (a huge amount of new content for me to... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • I liked it. Not as much as the original, but I definitely was happy with my $40. : valael
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  Ugh, these sales make me cry because my pc is starting to show its age and can't run most of these games ... : stophelping37
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    Wow most of the games on sale here are a few years old too :/ : dumb.
    • Well, for reference, i can run Torchlight so-so, and i originally bought Mass Effect 1 on pc when it was ... : stophelping37
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  Titan's Quest for $5. Sweet. I've been wanting to play this... : saunders45
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    It was a fun game, I might pick it up again since I gave it to a friend a while ago : maulla
    • Yeah I bought it and gifted it to a couple of friends for that price. Should be fun! : saunders45
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    It's still the best Diablo 2 since Diablo 2. : AxeMan808
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      Torchlight was here, titan's quest is a loser. : repeat2k
      • not if you want online multiplayer. : pyide
• is a second expansion pack for DA:O in development? : ]pm[chem
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  Tropico 3 Steam Special Edition for 7.49 Worth it? Is it fun? : pimpium
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    I think tropico is a lot of fun. The soundtrack alone is worth $7. I say go for it. : Thornfist
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      as long as you like sim-city type stuff. : Thornfist
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        I usually do. I played the first Tropico but not the 2nd one and was just wondering if it was fun. : pimpium
        • I'd still recommend playing Tropico 2. It was the best of the three IMHO. : thetangent
  • Yes, absolutely worth it at that price. : Captain Loco
  • Yep! As long as you like city-building and being an evil dictator. : prokat
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    Yes, very fun. And the various scenarios add a lot to it. : thetangent
    • What about the Absolute Power content? : pimpium
  • I bought it the other week for 15 when it was on sale and I would have paid 50 for it. Really fun game i... : twifosp
  • Tropico 3 fucking 0wns, get it! : Rehevkor
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  Dragon age: compelling main quest or not? I need your opinions on this! : treefingers1
  • it's good. : Clay
  • It's one of the few games I actually finished in the last year. : boarder2
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    best rpg since Kotor, period. : graceofdragons
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      better than me2? heresy! : retarded talking dinosaur
      • by about 5 magnitudes of awesome, ME2 is good but really really shallow : graceofdragons
  • I loved every minute of it : chungathebunga
  • yes. : valael
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    I liked Dragon Age overall but it did not seem like a true spiritual successor to Baldurs Gate. I guess ... : mastermike569
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      did you play it on PC? on PC it feels exactly like that, but I must applaud their ability to seamlessly t... : graceofdragons
      • I did play on the PC, I didn't want the watered down version that was provided on the consoles. I'm a ... : mastermike569
  • yeah its pretty great : grendel
  • Absolutely YES. : thetangent
  • I finished it but I can't say I liked the game or that I would even recommend it to anyone. Not sure why... : mrwolf710
  • I really liked it, although it has its slow parts you wish are over soon, but all around it is a very awe... : Wikinger
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  bah - i need to stop spending so much money on games via Steam. I think I'm going to stay away from thes... : dedgecko
  • I think that every sale but they are always so fucking good! : Hemtroll
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  Is Dirt 2 worth $13? Does it play well wth a 360 Controller? : JMro
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    why dont you buy dirt 1 and see if you like it.. it's very cheap i personally have bought lots in this... : goldaryn
    • so far i have bought: l4d2 (part of a 4 pack) bioshock bioshock 2 (part of a 4pack) dirt puzzle kig... : goldaryn
  • It is GFWL so it is made for a 360 controller. I just bought it a few days ago while it was $10. It's ... : zyklonbee
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  Tell me about thief 3. Do I need to have completed/remember the story from 1 and 2? Does it have zombies ... : marmite
  • No, Yes, No. : slax0r

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• soft supple skin, mmmm. : mindshot
• Wow. I had recently saw the previous release and this looks so clear. : pimpium
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  Not even a baby's ass is that smooth, and I've seen my share of baby's asses. : Omaha
  • pedo : CRasterImage
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  i would fuck that man : ArcKnight
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    no homo : ArcKnight
    • hahahah : DJ Clipdat
• Would you rather they run it off the original ? :P : Rigg5
• I think it looks incredible, but I can see what you mean about it almost looking too clean, considering t... : riptyde
• what a beautiful bicep, i just want to take a bite out of it : GloriousCow
• Looks good to me, the grain in the original DVD release was fucking nasty. : Rehevkor
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  i'd say in any given day i probably quote that movie once or twice. GET OUT OUT OF THIS HOOOLLLLLLLLLL... : [fry]
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    The man's losin' it. Losin his cool. : [fry]
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      i know dis man. green berets out of fort brahgg : xxiv
      • YOU THREW IS INTO A MEAT GRINDAHHH : Jinxplayer
  • You're ghosting us man. Give away our position one more time and I'll bleed you. Real slow. : riptyde
  • I wouldn't trust that on a broke dick dog. : Waffles!
• I don't mind the old bluray. I don't get what people don't like about it, but I "only" have a 42" tv and ... : razorblade79
• Sexy. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• When did Justin Bieber beef up? : Alice O'Connor
• It's like I'm really there! : silentbobuk
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  Yeah it looks like it was shot on modern tech suddenly, weird. How the hell do they clean stuff up like t... : node
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    Higher res scan of the original film? : ShadowRam
    • ...would simply accentuate the grain even more. : dopefish
  • signal processing is pretty cool stuff : Enraged Pineapple
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  I wish they had some DVD shots for comparison. : ThomW
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    http://comparescreenshots.slicx.com/comparison/62745/picture:1 vs the original bluray : Jenings
    • Thanks! That looks like a huge improvement. I hope it looks as good in motion. :) : ThomW
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      That's horribly overdone. It's almost like someone slid the surface blur filter in photoshop too far. The... : Alco23
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        He's heavily backlit. That halo is in the original image as well, you just can't see it as much because t... : chrisschutz
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          That's not from backlighting. It's from over-processing. Look at how they even iron out the creases on hi... : Alco23
          • I'm not saying it doesn't look like shit, I'm just saying that haloing is pretty normal with a backlight. : chrisschutz
    • So bad; just incredibly bad. : c0bra
    • Wow, the new transfer looks ridiculously over-processed in that shot. :( : mn3m0n1c
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  jesus christ, they completely ruined it, that's unfortunate :( when are the studios going to learn that n... : OrkO
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    JESUS CHRIST, you're wrong : Jinxplayer
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      jethuth chrithhhh! : manero
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        Ive got such a raging clue right now : Jinxplayer
        • Oh, I've shot clue glue everywhere! : Gojirah
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    How is that ruined? I think it looks great. : ShadowRam
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      they've stripped the film of all it's detail, Arnold looks like he's made of wax, and it has no film-like... : OrkO
      • I'm with you OrkO, this denoising shit is a fucking travesty. They did an incredible amount of work to c... : dopefish
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        Yeah this looks like hilariously bad photoshop work: http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/screenshot.php?movi... : steelsamurai
        • he has no pores : riptyde
        • Yeah, it's overdone I agree. : Alco23
        • hahaha : Chandler55
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      All the texture in his shirt is gone. His facial hair is now just darker patches of skin. Nobody has an... : qsylvr
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        All those things that you couldn't see before because the film quality was too low are gone? : daVinci1980
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          Don't be ridiculous. Film grain is different from frame to frame. Yes it makes it "noisy", especially i... : qsylvr
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            The obvious answer is that if de-noising the picture is done per-frame then a moving image will not lose ... : OMGzImBurning
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              That is a completely false statement. Your shirt has a texture on it. Film noise is random per frame,... : qsylvr
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                But if you denoise on a multiframe basis which is definitely feasible (I work on tech to do this), you ca... : daVinci1980
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                  Sure, this whole abortion of a subthread is here only because someone tried to day that the original had ... : qsylvr
                  • That was me, I was kidding. :D : daVinci1980
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    OH NO MOVIE RUINED BY MAKING IT LOOK BETTER... forget the plot... the action... the suspense... its all r... : conandan
    • OH NO MY YOUR DICK IS EXPLODING QUADE! : conandan
    • plastic face is not looking good. : steelsamurai
    • You don't get it. : skinlab133
• Arnold in his true and perfect form! : conandan
• ive.... got... hoes. diff'rent area codes.. she's always calling me! : beastrabban
• Wow, that looks really nice. : Colleton
• The fuck, we don't like film grain now? Whyyyyyy? : action wombmate
• you people are nuts, you want the blu-ray to represent how the movie looks on FILM, as it was FILMED, as ... : OrkO
• That's...weird. I think I'm happy with the BR release I have. : Conan
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  way to asperger up the thread, guys. jesus christ. some people like it grainy and original and some pe... : [fry]
  • well... actually you can be right or wrong. It was filmed. The original image has grain. Nothing in th... : dopefish
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    you're uptight today. run out of weed? : riptyde
    • fuck i was about to post this. : orgcaptainnemo
    • lol http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23336889 : derelict515
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      feel like this shit morning. i'll try to be happier. : [fry]
      • see. i can't even type. i'm a wreck. we have weed so i have no excuse : [fry]
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        if it helps, you look like shit too : riptyde
        • hehe good one man :) : [fry]
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    ASS-BURGER! : ShadowRam
    • burga fo yo ass : MrBig0
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    A condition of the Blu-Ray release is that all pre-existing copies of Predator must be destroyed. WE CAN... : MaxPete82
    • The problem is the original bluray, while it looks better than any prior release, still isn't an incredib... : Conan
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      This is true, but I still find it to be artistically reprehensible. What's wrong is that they've gone an : action wombmate
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        it's not guided by artistic ethics. anything that isn't modernized to be resold is broken by DEFAULT. : Downforce
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          Yeah, yeah. : action wombmate
          • the high res rebooting already underway, then the 3D rebooting, etc etc etc. it's broken because it's no... : Downforce
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        Did you just use "artistically reprehensible" in reference to Predator? lol : Halen
        • No, in reference to display methods. It could be Citizen Kane or Dude Where's My Car? and I'd be making ... : action wombmate
      • For a good example of a proper Bluray cleanup, you can point to Blade Runner: Final Cut. This predator c... : ucanbfuzzy
  • I love you : TheMonkeyWench
• they should add 3D and people will *LOSE THEIR SHIT* : Downforce
• His red shirt looks weird as hell in the first shot. Part of it looks almost like a vector drawing. : Arceihn
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  The review said it killed all details and in motion looks like the lens was smudged : gmd
  • I would completely agree... there is no detail in the picture at all. It looks like they applied a bl... : Shadowdane
• What's the matter gmd? Shacknews have you pushing too many posts? Had enough yet? : phate81
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  The predator cloak looks terrible now. http://images.blu-ray.com/reviews/2984_17_1080p.jpg : ant_hillbilly
  • Whoops. : CrustaR
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    that's how it always looked? : mikecyb
    • ugh he was invisible before, duh : gmd
    • Correct. I don't see the issue with it. : pimpium
  • It's the same thing. That's when he's coming out of the cloak effect. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  WTF, if you want it grainy just get the dvd, and save a couple bucks. : topkatz
  • grain is generally not visible on DVD, the low resolution and high compression makes it unvisible : OrkO
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  THREADJACK: I've been thinking of upgrading my DVD drive with a Blu-Ray one. My monitor is a Dell w/1680x... : zipr
  • (fail.) : zipr
• http://www.highdefdiscnews.com/?p=46500#more-46500 : lukej1337
• http://www.thedigitalbits.com/#mytwocents : lukej1337
• http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/609/predator.html According to the review the original picture quality w... : stophelping37
• meh looks horrible... extremely over processed : Shadowdane
• not going to pass judgement until I see it, moving video does not equal a screenshot. : cap n KRUNCH
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  I like it. I didn't mind the film grain but whatever. Film grain on NEW material is unforgivable though, ... : ieGod
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    film grain is unforgivable on new material? wtf? even if it was filmed... on film? when things are shot ... : OrkO
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      In this day and age with my amazing television I don't want to see grain. That's a technology limitation.... : ieGod
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        you are so wrong.. when you go to the movie theater, and film is projected unto to the screen, you see gr... : OrkO
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          Riiiiight...except when the movie is recorded digitally, and the projector is a digital projector. Good ... : OMGzImBurning
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            you do realize most movies are still filmed on film, not digitally? and most movie theaters have film pro... : OrkO
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              I don't know where you live, but every theatre around here boasts a large number of "digital projectors" ... : ieGod
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                THE MOVIE IS STILL SHOT ON FILM : Jimbo Ro
                • Your face is shot on film. : ieGod
          • Both of those still have noise (assuming its a DLP) : 60days
      • If its shot digitally definately I'd want a great quality clean image, but not at the cost of actual deta... : Shadowdane
      • Image makers reserve the right to use film grain, 3D, and any other tool we damn well please whenever we ... : Wheatloaf
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    You might not be aware of this, but film looks NOTHING like real life. At all. There is a color respons... : qsylvr
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      ^^ grain is an aesthetic quality as much as an artifact, like lens flare, or underlit scenes, or... : 60days
      • (all though in this case the original was a particularly bad transfer) : 60days
    • I'd say the dynamic range difference has become virtually non existent. I haven't personally walked all ... : Wheatloaf
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  that second pic makes me wanna go lift the shit out of the gym : arizona bay
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    check out Pumping Iron: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pumping_Iron : Jinxplayer
    • I feel like ahm cumming all thah taym! : chrisschutz
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    I need to cut, this stronglifts is making me huge : gmd
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      What is that, the 5x5 thing? : Dynotaku
      • yes : gmd
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        gmd does 50x50 : riptyde
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          my atg squat is stalling but I am already at 225 bench reps after 2.5 weeks : gmd
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            lol at the 12th week i was benching 185. i am weak. : riptyde
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              well I obviously scaled it : gmd
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                P90X isn't as fun as 5x5. I need to go back and do squats again. They hurt so good. : riptyde
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                  too bad I still have a massive gut, I think I am stuck with it for life no matter what I do it won't go a... : gmd
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                    http://xxiv.shackspace.com/workoutclub/girlmax.jpg : xxiv
                    • I could squat her, maybe I just need to do cardio on my off days instead of sitting on my ass playing nin... : gmd
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                      holy shit : arizona bay
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                        right? : xxiv
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                          I wonder how much she actually does for reps, maybe she is only 4 feet tal : gmd
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                            she probably only does like 95lbs but still those quads are rock solid. : xxiv
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                              mine are pretty sexy and hairy : gmd
                              • i have a sweet scar on mine that runs like 6 inches around my leg : xxiv
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                    u gotta start cutting bro. stop eating that fatty cafeteria food, or at least go for healthier options. : arizona bay
                    • I haven't eat nearly as bad for a few months now, once a week I will eat something atrocious but on a who... : gmd
                    • im going to take the stairs for 1 month and see how jacked I get (5th floor office) : gmd
                  • same. age has not been kind to my metabolism. : riptyde
    • i dont do powerlifting anymore. im doing like, circuit training and a ton of cardio. and my next car ... : arizona bay
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    That second pic is one of the reasons have totally fucked up my shoulder ever went to the gym in the firs... : Dynotaku
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      i have a chronically bad shoulder from a year and a half ago, i still train. i cant put up more than 225... : arizona bay
      • my left shoulder is starting to feel achy when i lift, fine right now. it's like a dull pain that i feel ... : xxiv
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        Well be careful. My shoulder starting hurting like hell last week (I went though 17.5 Vicodin in 2 days u... : Dynotaku
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          im not really pushing myself anymore. im happy with where im at, just trying to lean down and get real j... : arizona bay
          • same, I was huge until like 23-24, so fat. Maybe 240 but all fat : gmd
• Predator the vaseline edition : scanline
• The film grain was pretty horrible on the original, I'm fine with them getting rid of it : shred.
• I just went and bought this after seeing this post.... scoooore! : sticktastic
• those are some shiny biceps : crypt420
• put that sucker on a 240hz tv and itll look like a fucking home video awesome BILLEEEEEEEE : spiderfill
• haha his skin is ridiculous : bolneze
• They released it on Blu-Ray twice? Wtf. : breadsticks
• Somewhere, a Serpico74 weeps : scythide
• Hmm, I don't think I've seen this movie.. : reZaun
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  gmd the first time we meet we'll do that 2nd image handshake : kgargs
  • gmd would crush your hand like an empty beer can : ArcKnight
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  Uncanny valley : chazums
  • Arnold in terminator salvation looked more realistic. : DarkWolf5
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  No real man has skin that smooth. Real men are pockmarked wretches with acne scars and cigarette burns on... : c0bra
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    I've been trying to cultivate an Edward James Olmos texture on the ectodermal tissue of my cheeks : Dave-A
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      With a little Danny Trejo around the eyes : Dave-A
      • I bet you're neck-deep in fine honies. : c0bra
• What's the matter? The CIA got you pushing too many pencils? : cpt_gloval
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    I must be broken b'c I think the 2nd image looks better. : kgargs
    • hell yeah it does. They could have left *some* of the grain in maybe, but it looks great : GloriousCow
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      that was taken in a wax museum : gmd
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        I really doubt that : kgargs
        • doom3 engine : Snuffles-
    • Well it is standard operating procedure to airbrush on your camo face paint. : DarkWolf5
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    http://comparescreenshots.slicx.com/comparison/62745/picture:0 This looks good to me. The other proble... : Godhatesfatpeople
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      that 2nd photo tab is a god damn tragedy. : dopefish
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        Yeah, the first one looked good (though the difference was barely noticeable), but the second looks awful... : Begawkiness
        • the difference in the first is pretty slight, although you lose all detail in clothing and the whites of ... : dopefish
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      The grainy version actually seems more detailed. : BouillonCubes
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        yah it definately is... the other one looks like they blurred it then used a sharpen filter. yuck : Shadowdane
        • In the second image it looks like Arnold has cgi face. There's no texture to his skin and it looks weird... : BouillonCubes
      • thats because it is : opengl128
      • it clearly is, look at the white of his right eye. : cpt_gloval
      • Noise removal always removes details - theres no foolproof way to determine the difference between small ... : 60days
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    I'm surprised they couldn't meet somewhere in the middle judging by these comparisons : stophelping37
    • Theres still film grain even in the cleaned up versions. It's just not as blatant. : Godhatesfatpeople
• That first pic in particular looks computer-generated. : Arcanum
• Why is comparescreenshots.slicx.com not working for me? :( : Ebu
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  Here's the final word you faggots. Both look like shit. The grain on the original is fucking cringe wor... : orgcaptainnemo
  • The nice print is on the Predator home world. : pimpium
  • Maybe the film grain doesn't look good but it certainly looks right. : action wombmate
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    nobody was arguing the old version looks good, they do both look bad as you said. The old one is mainly ... : OrkO
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      and the new one is a metric fuck-ton of wasted potential : OrkO
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        What is the ratio of conversion from metric fuck-ton to imperial shitload? : Marrbe
        • you just divide by zero : OrkO
        • If the Great Satan would just switch from imperial to metric like the rest of the galaxy we wouldn't have... : Satyric0n
• way to AVSforum up the place GMD! : stgdz
• This matters little to meatheads who can't be bothered to calibrate their shit correctly in the first pla... : My Documents
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  I actually like the grain :( : hobosapien
  • most film fans do. http://www.thedigitalbits.com/mytwocentsa155.html#grain : aethyr
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    It depends on the movie. 300 obviously, relied on grain heavily, and it worked. The House of Flying Dagge : Home Nugget
    • Grain != mastering for home video. If you look at the film negatives themselves they would have grain on... : aethyr
    • HOFD just had a shitty transfer, like most of the early Sony blu-ray releases. : Prozium
  • Right, it makes movies look like movies and not like this http://www.jamesgunn.com/2007/09/26/retouched-p... : skinlab133
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  I'm awaiting Serpico74's input on this one : opengl128
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    Hi. There is a right way and a wrong way to do restorations. The best are like the Criterion Blu Rays, th... : Serpico74
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      Have you seen the Wizard of Oz restoration? I've heard it's pretty damn amazing. : Prozium
      • Sitting right here but I haven't seen it yet : Serpico74
    • PS - LOL http://www.blu-ray.com/movies/screenshot.php?movieid=11375&position=7 : Serpico74
• It looks like Ron Harris Studio fucked about with it. : Rizob

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  smug alert : EvilDolemite
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    there is nothing smug about the fact that the infrastructure of this town can't even handle the amount of... : mwasher
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      If we don't build it, they won't come. : daVinci1980
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        was that their plan in the 80's? it didn't work. :( : mwasher
        • It was. I voted for a woman (I have no idea what position she was running for, or whether she was a dem o... : daVinci1980
    • i meant the car owners but yeah this place is too crowded : EvilDolemite
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      It would help if your stop lights were not measured in days. : DarkWolf5
      • Or people drove the fucking speed limit on the highway instead of 45 mph. : daVinci1980
• only north austin I hope. : packav
• Are you suggesting people would move to Austin for a fucking car? I find it hard to believe it would be ... : MaxPete82
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  Isn't it a big college town anyways? Aren't people constantly moving there? : not work safe
  • There are nearly a million people here, and UT has like 50K students, give or take 10K. And most of the k... : daVinci1980
• This is good, If all your driving consists of parking on 35. : MeenMunky
• HAVE THEY STILL NOT RELEASED THIS SILLY THING??? : cpt_gloval
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  Could be worse. You guys could be getting California refuges. : pigvomit
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    "What's up with all this rain?" == "Hi I'm from California, I moved here because it seemed pretty inexpen... : cpt_gloval
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      hahah : wtf242
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        "I've NEVER seen a rain storm like that before.. WOW" and it's some pussy storm with a little thunder : wtf242
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          Austin natives are pretty bad about this too, especially while driving. And our newscasters as well, alt... : slax0r
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            ground is so dry there doesn't some moderate rain affect a risk of flash floods? : cpt_gloval
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              it's not that dry. we get quite a bit of rain usually... couple years back we got rain every single day f... : wtf242
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                that was so awesome. i hate the fucking sun. : mwasher
                • It was pitch black on Tuesday at 4 pm. That was crazy. : slax0r
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                  you'd love it here this summer : cpt_gloval
                  • pacific NW is in my 5-7 year plan. hope to take a trip up around portland and seattle within the next ye... : mwasher
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                welcome to our summer up here in the PNW this year :( : cltcprd
                • can't get up or down the west side of the cascades without getting wet this year, it seems. : cpt_gloval
                • Ahaha no shit. We're just going to skip summer this year are go straight into fall. : xylothan
              • Holy shit, I forgot about that. It was sort of amazing. : BoKnows
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    California natives have gotten used to people moving here, doesn't bother us. I've noticed Austinites ca... : MaxPete82
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      because you stomp on indigenous culture and drive up the cost of living. : biskits
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        indigenous culture of rich white college students : gmd
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          gmd you don't even know what the fuck. quit shitting up austin threads with your nonsensical bullshit. : biskits
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            you think austin is some special oasis it is hilarious. : gmd
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              hey do you know who lives in Austin? go ahead, guess! http://www.shacknews.com/search.x?type=comments... : mikecyb
              • don't be jealous sweetie :( : mwasher
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                each one, directly descended from the original natives, bound by blood. : gmd
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                  we have tribal meetings once a month at the local hipster hangout : mwasher
                  • Chief Sherman ! : gmd
                  • but really tho it has more to do with there being a good group of active austin shackers, as opposed to j... : mwasher
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          oh look, gmd showed up : mwasher
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            mwasher are you going to buy a chevy volt and ruin the infrastructure? : gmd
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              no, i am still not sure what the volt has to do with anything, but the "infrastructure" really can't hand... : mwasher
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                chevy volt will require more power stations to be added thus increasing the need for more workers (mostly... : gmd
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                  Doesn't the Volt have a gas motor to charge the batteries? : cltcprd
                  • yeah but not a V8 : cpt_gloval
                  • only if you don't charge it before the 40 miles is up : gmd
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                It sounds like Austin has a rapidly growing tax base, they should take some of that money and do somethin... : MaxPete82
                • It takes 10 years just to revamp an intersection exchange around here though. See Ben White and IH-35 fo... : slax0r
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                  they should, shouldn't they : mwasher
                  • Apparently. I don't know WTF : MaxPete82
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        "Oh god, you don't even have grilled cheese and cupcake stores here?! How pedestrian! And why can't I fin... : biskits
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          i had a client i was working for that just moved here from california and he had bought a condo downtown ... : wtf242
          • and his attitude was just like "whatever... i'll buy 5 houses. it doesn't matter. they are so cheap" : wtf242
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        I do? Oh sorry, my bad. I meant that California natives in CA are used to people moving to CA. It fe... : MaxPete82
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          We would except that they can afford to live here more than we can these days. :( : slax0r
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            I guess if you own a house you aren't complaining about the rising prices as much. Renters get royally f... : MaxPete82
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              I don't even own A house, let alone many houses that would facilitate the need... wait, that quote doesn'... : slax0r
              • I'm inclined to think 242's example is an outlier. I expect the majority of people relocating can't affo... : MaxPete82
  • We've already had plenty of those in the last 10 years. : slax0r
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    Where are you at? California sucks right now, a lot of people are leaving or thinking about leaving. He... : Delaric
    • I feel like California is one of the only places in the US that DOES have jobs. Don't really have any ... : MaxPete82
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      mexican gangs? where do you live? : edgewise
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        Magic Mountain maybe : dognose
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          sesmaster got beat up there by them : cpt_gloval
          • Lot of people did :/ : dognose
        • haha. : edgewise
      • he's talking about day workers. they are kind of in a gang! : mikecyb
      • Well honestly I haven't had first-hand experience with them. I just assumed the mexican mafia and other ... : Delaric
• http://jalopnik.com/5420509/the-chevy-volt-song-no-were-not-kidding : the archvile
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  • As did the segway before it. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• Wait do you think there's going to be a huge influx of people into Austin eager to buy a Volt? : fishbone

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  85.26 Ghost Master $0.95 81 55.65 Chrome $1.24 69 51.48 Commandos 2: Men of Courage $1.69 87 50.00 Por : aethyr
  • Oh wow, this is a lot of work on your part. I was hoping somebody would compile a list like this, thanks. : The Grolar Bear
  • You compiled it metacritic/dollar! Perfect. : one random winner
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    Nicely done sir. : kek
    • I agree. Excellent work. : at0micgarden
  • way cool! : kingfish
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    You list Darwinia/DEFCON/Multiwinia/Uplink for $5 each but you can get all four games in the introversion... : pyide
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      it doesn't look that way. : dopeman
      • If anyone wants to compile a list of games in the bundles, it would be easy :) The hard part is actually... : aethyr
  • wow that's pretty neat! nice correlation : Downforce
  • Is this love I'm feeling? : Hemtroll
  • great work. Might get some games now.. just because of your list. : TPSReport
  • This is awesome. Thank you. : Senate5000
  • And which of those have a Mac version? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Any way to limit that to games that came out in the last 3 years or so? : spectr3
    • Ya, I was thinking some kind a 'age of game' scaling has to be factored in somehow. : ShadowRam
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      Unless there is a steam database of games with that info, probably not. I basically had to copy + paste ... : aethyr
      • er, I just saw that has a "released" category... maybe tomorrow I'll add something with that. : aethyr
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    Wow Chrome is terrible. No way it deserves a 69. : Dynotaku
    • Artificially inflated game reviews. They go from like 50-99% : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
  • Nice! : prime8
  • I need to buy DiRT 2. : Ajax
  • Thanks for this, I didn't know Port Royale 2 was on sale. bought! : RetroRedEyeJr
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  For those that care more about scores than price, this gives more weight to games with higher scores, the : aethyr
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    lol at Grey's Anatomy: The Video Game at it's rightful spot in last place. : chrisschutz
    • with AvP not far off. : ShadowRam
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  AWESOME! Could you try to do something like this for bundles? There's a lot of bundles and I can't fig... : yoonix
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    I'd have to get the average score for each bundle... it is doable, let me see. : aethyr
    • sorry, I don't think I have time to do it now, maybe tomorrow. Ideally what you would want is "most good... : aethyr
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  Thank you sir. I went ahead and grabbed Ghost Master, Shadowgrounds, and Chrome. : CrustaR
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    Shadowgrounds is quite fun. It's like Alien Breed, but from the people who made Trine and 4 or so years o... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • I played through Shadowgrounds: Survivor recently and enjoyed it. I never got to play the first one, how... : CrustaR
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  Three more games purchased. I have so many games now in my backlog its ridiculous! Can't resist all the... : impulse25
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    What'd you buy? : CrustaR
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      nothing you'd like :( poor crustar :[ : Downforce
      • WHAT THE : CrustaR
      • Get me a deal on RE5, AvP, and Wolfenstein, and I will be most pleased. : CrustaR
• if puzzle kingdoms had a metascore it'd top both. it's a fantastic game, for 85p it's the deal of the cen... : goldaryn
• Did you use this for reference? http://didimatic.com/dd/en/onsale/steam : Schnapple

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• Heh, I just started a book thread myself, but read Brandon Sanderson's Elantris if you want something rel... : jasonepowell
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  Just got done reading this series a few months ago: http://www.amazon.com/Assassins-Apprentice-Farseer-Tr... : qwpeoriu
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    A Song of Ice and Fire (the series that Game of Thrones is part of) is not what I'd call easy to read nor... : jasonepowell
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      I think it's much easier to read than Malazan (which is what the OP just finished). There are a billion c... : The Grolar Bear
      • On second thought, it might be comparable to Malazan in terms of characters. : The Grolar Bear
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      It has a ton of characters, you are right about that. But it's not a hard read at all. The only thing you... : qwpeoriu
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        robin hobb is actually megan lindholm : cerealSAM2
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          Yeah i know that is her pen name, did I miss something earlier in the thread ? I'm not sure I understand ... : qwpeoriu
          • i just like to be helpful : cerealSAM2
    • Agreed. Just be prepared to come to a dead stop a few books into the series. : Ride-My-Rocket
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    There's nine books in it? I thought the third one was the last one. Feh. : Deathlove
    • I would consider it a 9 book series, yes. There are 3 trilogies, the middle one does not deal with Fitz. ... : qwpeoriu
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    STAY FAR AWAY FROM THIS SERIES. It's utter fucking crap. The main character never, ever learns anythin... : ArcKnight
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      Nonsense, I can understand if you don't like the series, but you're not even offering a good critique. I : qwpeoriu
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        He left to go live on his own because he couldn't go back to the city because everyone thought he was dea : ArcKnight
        • I was going to recommend Ship of Magic as my 4th novel. That book is a split from the Assassin's series a... : LoioshDwaggie
        • That's not really true though, it would have been easy for him to go back, he allowed everybody to think : qwpeoriu
  • This is very good! I really like all of Robin Hobb's work, but the Farseer Trilogy is far and above he r... : nukewinter
• A Song of Ice and Fire? Relatively few characters (to Malazan). and quite low magic. : loboca
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  His Majesty's Dragon!! http://www.amazon.com/Temeraire-Vol-1-3-Bonus-Poster/dp/0345489241/ref=sr_1_3?i... : Galadriel07
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    Seconded! And thank you for pointing out the free Kindle version of the first book, I've been plowing ... : jra101
    • I am only on the third book right now... I am about halfway through the book and so far it is pretty awes... : Galadriel07
  • This series is awesome. : umcpwintermute
  • I'm glad to see there are other shackers readin this series. It has it's ups and downs but I love the set... : nakedsavage
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  The Sword of Truth. : Marrbe
  • You would like that. : ArcKnight
  • Great book, but definitely tons of magic. : jra101
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  His Majesty's Dragon - Naomi Novik It's basically "master and commander" with dragons! No magic, no el... : Mister Groin
  • damnit, i need to refresh threads more often..lol. : Mister Groin
  • Chances are, either Loiosh or I will have mentioned this book in any book thread as soon as we see it. :... : Galadriel07
• The Wind-up Bird Chronicle by Haruki Murakami has some fantastic elements, and is very very very very ver... : sgtsanity
• I just started R.A. Salvatore's the Crimson Shadow. It's dopey fun. : cerealSAM2
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  I have 3 recommendations for you, Capn. I'll make them in reply with a little detail about each book/seri... : LoioshDwaggie
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    Easiest Read: The Magicians' Guild by Trudi Canavan: This is one of those rare coming-of-age books that c : LoioshDwaggie
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      Final Recommendation: Warded Man by Peter V. Brett: This novel follows a young nobody farmboy trapped in ... : LoioshDwaggie
      • CapnCrunch don't miss this when you return. Good stuff most Shacker's haven't read here. : LoioshDwaggie
• I just finished the First Law trilogy by Joe Abercrombie, amazingly well written. http://www.amazon.com/B... : ArcKnight
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  Neil Gaiman's American Gods, perhaps? : daneloire
  • Or Good Omens. : Deathlove
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    Or Neverwhere or Stardust? : Gary the Llama
    • Or The Graveyard Book, which is completely awesome and has won a ton of awards. : Gary the Llama
• Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever : bipolar
• The Crown Conspiracy. ( I just finished the 3rd book in this series, I think they're great) Also, I love ... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  The Lies of Locke Lamora. GO GO GO GO : Thornfist
  • Also, other recommendations: Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey Name of the Wind by Patrick Rothfuss : Thornfist
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    Fucking this. This so much. And then get the sequel, Red Skies Over Red Seas. One of my favorite ongoi : ArcKnight
    • I'm 90% of the way through it and I fucking love it. Doing a drive to SF tomorrow from SD, and I pla... : Thornfist
    • Fucking signed! I got really upset when I finished Red Skies Over Red Seas and realized that I had to ... : Duffman8369
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  Magician:Apprentice by Feist, and then there are like 12 other books in the same world that follow the st... : Jinxplayer
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    These are good, but I'm not sure I'd classify them as low fantasy. : Thornfist
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      Well there are only a handful of magic users on Mikdamia, and that was his qualifier. : Jinxplayer
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        True. Loved these books, recommended. : Thornfist
        • Yup, im on my 2nd read of the entire series..its been a few years since i last read them and they are jus... : Jinxplayer
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        That's only for the first few books, though. : cerealSAM2
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          Well in Magician:Master, when he is on Tsuranni he is surrounded by magicians, but it isnt as if every ba... : Jinxplayer
          • You do get into some pretty epic stuff, though. With Pug and Thomas. : cerealSAM2
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    I think the Krondor games take place in the same world, no? : The Grolar Bear
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      Yep. They do. The Magician's Apprentice is the very first Krondor book tho. : Thornfist
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        It's "Magician: Apprentice." The second is "Magician: Master." There's a release of both that's jus... : cerealSAM2
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          Then silverthorn is the 3rd and darkness at sethnon is 4th and final in the Riftwar Saga : Jinxplayer
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            I checked out after the Riftwar saga. I assume I didn't miss much after that. : Thornfist
            • You missed a lot of great books. It seriously is as good all the way though. I havent read the daug... : Jinxplayer
            • They vary in quality, as you might expect. Some of the ones after the first four get a little long in t... : cerealSAM2
    • Yup. They are based on the books of the same name I believe. : jra101
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  The Dark Tower series. : thetangent
  • I need to finish these someday : nevlos
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  Belgariad : gigaduck
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    Ugh. A siege every 20 pages. Eddings loved his goddamn sieges. : Thornfist
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      I tried to re-read the Belgariad and the Mallorean again recently. I had loved them when I was younger bu... : snot3353
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        Yes. There are books I enjoy re-reading, but Eddings' are not them. : cerealSAM2
        • I enjoy re-reading them becaue they were the first fantasy books I read, but I acknowledge their flaws. ... : gigaduck
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  Eregon LoLOLOLlOLlOLOLOLOLOLlllOl : packav
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    I read all three of the Eragon books last year. They were pretty average and generic. : snot3353
    • That's about right. It's impressive that they are as good as they are given the age of the author though... : jasonepowell
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  More sci-fi than fantasy but you should read The Unincorporated Man. : akirabob
  • This book has a sequel, BTW -> the unincorporated war : LoioshDwaggie
• If you want something really light and humorous, check out http://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-Dames-John-Zak... : mindmann
• This is probably not what you're looking for but I'm reading a book called Drood right now. This is the d : NastyJack
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  Hijack! I posted this earlier, but it got buried by this thread. Can you guys recommend some really... : jasonepowell
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    Larry Niven & Jerry Pournelle - CoDominium/Known Space. Ringworld, War World, Man-Kzin Wars, etc. : AxeMan808
    • That's like 25 books right there. : AxeMan808
    • Ringworld was good. I haven't read the rest. I'll check those out, thanks. : jasonepowell
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    Chung Kuo - David Wingrove. I have only gotten through about 4 of the series that follows Chung Kuo and t... : Stoned Gargoyle
    • They are VERY good, if you have the patience. Thick books, and VERY dense writing. I was gonna say more, ... : AxeMan808
• The 3 best newish fantasy authors that I've read lately are Patrick Rothfuss, Brent Weeks, Brandon Sander... : mrwolf710
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  I find the lack of Glen Cooke's The Black Company series quite disturbing : Modica Sol Solis
  • Ha! I was JUST scanning to see if someone had mentioned this. Also, Thieves' World Shared Universe - it H... : AxeMan808
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  I recently watched The Green Mile by Stephen King... damn that man knows how to spin a yarn. Such good s... : proclone1
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    The Dark Tower books. It. The Stand. Salem's Lot. Different Seasons. These aren't the only good Stephe... : NastyJack
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      I got incredibly bored with the DT stuff after book IV. I tried to start Wolves of Calla many times but ... : hatelull
      • I liked them all. : NastyJack
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      The ones I haven't read are things like Dolores Claiborn, Cujo, Bag of Bones, Duma Key, Lisey's Story, an... : proclone1
      • Also, perhaps my favorites of his are the short stories. It'd be hard to pick an absolute favorite, but ... : proclone1
  • Salem's Lot is the very best Stephen King book ever. : hatelull
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    great movie, one of the only ones i know of that follows the book almost to a T : graceofdragons
    • Shawshank Remption is pretty damn close to the Novella that appears in Different Seasons. In addition, : hatelull
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    Should they make a movie based on The Jaunt? : Marrbe
    • half an hour for the buildup and ending, then 2.5hours of the kid mutely screaming in white space : proclone1
• there's no magic or ascendancy in The Big Sleep : RikiTiki2
• Perhaps the classics! http://www.amazon.co.uk/Conan-Chronicles-People-Fantasy-Masterworks/dp/185798996... : Johnny Law
• Just wanted to say thanks for all the suggestions. I've read A Song of Fire and Ice which was also excell... : CapnChaos

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  Ebert says 0 redeeming qualities : Arctic Fox
  • well he didn't actually say it : jonin
  • Ya I had seen his review and the tons of other ones on RT. Was curious what people who actually saw the ... : Senate5000
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    Also Ebert thinks Last Airbender is art while VG's are not. Interesting. : kainen1
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      He's retracted his video game comment, keep up : Arctic Fox
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        Yes but it was more like an apology, I'm not sure he changed his mind. : Slowtreme
        • I dunno, I kind of felt that he acknowleged that he really wasn't in a position to comment, one way or an... : Arctic Fox
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      Yeah it's interesting how you think just because Ebert believes film is an art form that must mean he thi... : NastyJack
      • Yes indeed. Dare I say.....compelling! : kainen1
    • It may be art, just not very good art. : Lone Swordsman
• it's the latest thing to get dogpiled on. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/last_airbender/ Despite : Downforce
• From RT: "The current national priorities should be as follows: reduce carbon emissions and stop funding... : ryuuseki
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  Wow, 7% on Rotten Tomatoes. : The Grolar Bear
  • That killed it for me and the wife. We don't usually see movies in the theater that are under 60. : daVinci1980
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    :'( I was really looking forward to this movie. Still going to watch it but seriously. :( : cookblaze
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      You were expecting something better from M. Night "I haven't made a good movie since Unbreakable" Shyamal... : Lone Swordsman
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        Unbreakable good? I beg to differ. : GreatGooglyMoogly
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          Have you watched it more than once? I thought it was lame at first, but it grew on me. : Geoffrois
          • Nope. I couldn't really stomach the thought of watching it again. : GreatGooglyMoogly
      • I loved the show though, so I had some hopes :( : cookblaze
  • Ouch, some of the previews made it look pretty cool but...that is unbearably low. : Begawkiness
  • it's up to 8% now!! only can go up from here!! :) : g0nk
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    Why do they keep letting M Night make movies? He obviously isn't good at it. : freakynipples69
    • He used to be, that's the killer. : Lone Swordsman
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      He can make movies, he just needs a producer to knock him down a couple of notches and force him to take : one random winner
      • He needs to stop writing and stick strictly to directing. Let a more talented writer do the job right. : freakynipples69
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      his movies scores on IMDB are hilarious 6th Sense - 8.2 Unbreakable - 7.3 Signs - 6.9 Villiage - 6.... : mikecyb
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        actually it's not that frowny :( http://chart.apis.google.com/chart?cht=lc&chd=t:82,73,69,66,58,52&chx... : mikecyb
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          6th sense wasn't his first movie though, I think mikecyb was talking about his entire line. : one random winner
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            I was just talking about movies he wrote/directed, though I guess there are two others but they don't rea... : mikecyb
            • I guess I'm wrong then :p : one random winner
      • M Night S. is actually a time traveler living his life in reverse. He keeps getting better at making mov... : elathan
      • Check out his graph on RottenTomatoes: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/celebrity/m_night_shyamalan/ : Ride-My-Rocket
    • From talking to some guys that worked at ILM on this film doing VFX work, he's also completely incompeten... : FlamingGimp
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  Got tickets from Fandango for tomorrow showing for me and the girlfriend! We're stoked! : g0nk
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    lol tunnel vision much? : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • you may not know this, but i'm the only one on the Internets that is a HUGE Shyamalan fan!! Loved all his... : g0nk
  • Its going to be awesome g0nk!! : chungathebunga
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  io9 didnt like it. Spoilers of course. http://io9.com/5576076/m-night-shyamalan-finally-made-a-comedy : pimpium
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    I like this part. Nicola Peltz, who plays Katara, has one line of dialogue over and over through the m... : pimpium
    • It sounds like he wrote the script based on the Emerald Island Players episode by accident. : BlackCat9
• Mouth breathers every agree, "It's spec-tac-tuwo-lor!" WHAT A TWIST! : Old8Leg
• It's horrible. There was nothing worth while. Skip it. : Fenring42
• It really annoys me that more people will see this piece of shit than the awesome show it's based on. : Geoffrois
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  I will say that the last Shayamalan film I saw was 'The Village', which I liked. However, this bothers : Xin Jing Client 1a
  • Noah ringer is asian, or very, very high: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iy1oeEdkbs : grandmasterlee
• The NYT was brutal: http://movies.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/movies/01last.html “The Last Airbender : Home Nugget
• I dont know about the movie, which I will see in the theaters this weekend. BUT, the anime was AWESOME! I... : X Fuzion
• well, at least it'll make good fodder for RiffTrax. : waxthirteen
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  I just wanted this movie to do well enough that we get a second one with Toph. :( : BlackCat9
  • Wait, Toph isn't in the movie? What. The. FUCK? : Ride-My-Rocket
• when are people going to stop giving money to M. Night Shyamalan? : SniperWolf22
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  M. Nightshamalot :[ doomed from start : deadfish
  • I prefer M. Night Shamwow. : elathan

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  1293 hours of TF2, maybe 50 of that is idle time : goldaryn
  • crikey! : niceguynick
  • Great googly moogly!!! : CrustaR
  • Great SCOTT : node
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    That's 153 consecutive days of playing TF2 8 hours a day. : Bamtan
    • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTkVeSZB6Oc&fmt=18 : niceguynick
    • i did do this for many months.. : goldaryn
  • HOLY MOLEY : Vincenoir
  • lol at the reactions. if only there was some way of retrospective seeing how much time i plowed into d2. ... : goldaryn
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    i have similar numbers, kind of wish i spent 1293 hours on beating like 50 games instead : Chandler55
    • That's how I felt about WoW, so I unsubscribed and played through my single player games. : Sixcos
    • You could beat far, far more games in 1300 hours than 50. Probably closer to 150 games. : roushimsx
• Arma 2 @ 76 hours. Definitely not right. I know at one time I had 142 hours in TF2 now it says only 2.... : zuff
• Steam says I've played Fallout 3 the most at 60.8 hours but in game i've played it over 200 hours. : baron calamity
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  CSS, my steam stats are FALSE! : technotica
  • Ive got 18 hours on CSS (i thought it was only six, though its still wrong, i know ive got at least 100 f... : technotica
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  GTA4 - 115 hours. : CrustaR
  • (Probably about 5 or 10 of that is that Rockstar Social Club running in the background) : CrustaR
• Battlefield says 50 hours, but if this tracked Trackmania United Forever (Don't have Steam version) it wo... : PointlesS76
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  CSS at 180 some, but a majority of my hours are before Steam tracked that. :( CSS, BC2, GTA4, L4D2 are... : MercFox1
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    oh, when did steam start tracking stats? I may have played a ton more then.. : niceguynick
    • I dunno, but I've played probably on the order of 600-700 hours in CS:Source between high school and comp... : MercFox1
• L4D2 : flagg209
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  Without a doubt l4d2 wins with 310 hours, followed up by 130 hours of l4d1. Single player games? Probably... : warcrow
  • noob. : rms
• 1787 hours (74 days) World of WarCraft : LoioshDwaggie
• Plands Vs Zombies @ 19 hours - but I don't think it's counting right. I know I've played more TF2 than th... : Schnapple
• 77.3 hours on Fallout 3. : The Grolar Bear
• Any way to sort all games by hours played, I have a lot of games there. : dael
• 770 hours TF2 & 136 hours BC2 I probably played L4D more than BC2 but they didn't record playtime for ... : Viprime
• 497 fm2010. : massdev
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  Dawn of War II - 401 hours played. Thats 401 hours of intense, hair pulling micromanagement. I could have... : Klebold
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    oh and 126 for chaos rising. Feels like longer though :S : Klebold
    • So... What's your TS rank? Steam says I've dumped the most time into DoW at 116h.. But actually it sho... : Gylis
• L4D2 : Milleh
• My 3 top WoW chars total over 100 DAYS play time :( : Vincenoir
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  1053 hours in TF2. : omnova
  • http://www.shacknews.com/profile/greatgooglymoogly !!! : CrustaR
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  Looks like Titan Quest at 49.1 hours, though I know that I have definitely spent far more time in both Co... : Begawkiness
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    Does anyone have a bunch of games in their "All games" list that they don't own? I even went and checked... : Begawkiness
    • Mods, duders. Synergy, Dystopia, Zombie Panic, Smashball, and PVK are all mods that I know of. Americas A... : MercFox1
• Fourty million hours in Civ 4 BTS. I usually have some kind of marathon diety + game running. I'll of... : twifosp
• TF2, 508 hours. No regrets! : Happy Doodle Muffin
• TF2 by a long shot. I reset my stats once, but it's still in the mid to high 100's of hours. : digital_d
• where's the details button? : edgewise
• around 700 hours of TF2. I don't use idling proggies. : OMGzImBurning
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  Does anybody else's Steam playtime seem wrong? I know for a fact I've put over 150 hrs into Fallout 3, bu... : Bean
  • I played Overlord for about 2 hours on Sunday and when I was done it said I had played for 0.1 hours, so ... : Begawkiness
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    It only started tracking in March(?) of last year. : Happy Doodle Muffin
    • ^ this is it : crummynz
  • Me too. Day of Defeat Source should be my highest at around probably 2 or 3 hundred hours. And it says ... : mrwolf710
  • I have the same issue, but I'm using a lot of mods for Fallout 3, which I think are the root of the probl... : Kentor
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    Yeah, says I got 19 of 22 achievements in 12 minutes in episode 2. So hacked by chinese. : My Documents
    • Plus I know I've sat in gmod way more than 80 mins. My "Hand of Dog" alone probably took about that, if ... : My Documents
• L4D2! I need to start doing the Shack tourney on Tuesdays for TF2! :D But seriously who's up for some ear... : Koral06
• Unreal Tournament 3 with 80 hours, but that's only because of UnrealEd, although I played UT3 a lot with ... : freakynipples69
• CS:S, with 80 hours. Honestly, I'm surprised it's that low. : Orange Pylon
• 223 hours in EVE : thejay247
• ~520 in Eve Online : melkore
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  Not a steam stat, but Xfire shows 5100+ hours in WoW : briareos99
  • Oh my. : krym3
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    how accurate is that? wow : kgargs
    • /played in game is completely accurate and it is terrifying. : Piett23
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  If I can check at work I can give much better numbers, but, I'm sad to say: TF2: Before I accidentally : noobja
  • When you reset your stats. Your playtime isn't reset. : Godhatesfatpeople
• 195 hours of TF2. 8 days. : zipr
• GRID - 174 hours. : DJ Clipdat
• TF2 at 314 - but it should be noted that the times on that page are wrong. My play time for TF2 is closer... : K1Bond007
• On Steam? 92 hours in MW2 : dael
• Team Fortress 2 11.3 hrs last two weeks / 2417.2 hrs on record I've probably put twice that on 1.6, b... : Teleporting Muffins
• I don't trust these, it says only 2 hours of TF2, but that's definitely wrong. I played that for almost a... : ieGod
• 397 hours of l4d 213 TF2 : RetroRedEyeJr
• Dragon Age: Origins. 38 hours. : TheVietSpecial
• 131.5 on DA:O : shakybonez31
• 69 hours in Sacred 2, L4D2 comes in second with 67 hours. : BongSlayerB
• 343 in Left 4 Dead : GoS-CPT-Stewart
• probably IL2 but steam doesn't track multiplayer : valael
• 156 hours of Civ IV, but that doesn't count the copy I had before I bought it through Steam. If they had ... : Rooster Cockburn
• L4D2 in the past 5 years...if we go further than that I bet CS 1.6 still has it beat. By a long shot. : givemesnacks
• Garry's Mod with 234 hours. Mostly on those roleplay servers. : dvldog760
• I have 239 hours clocked into Football Manager 2010. : aggro crag
• 492 hours in tf2 : theWhite
• Borderlands at 176 hours. : Matt Burris
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  If you want more accurate hours recorded, check out Wakoopa: http://wakoopa.com/ It runs in the backg... : Matt Burris
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    Is GOM Player what you use for porno? : DJ Clipdat
    • No, it's what I use for general movie and video watching. It's like VLC but personally I like the interf... : Matt Burris
• 50 on FO3. I did a reformat on my HD before I installed win7 a while back and I believe it has fudged up ... : limpossible
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  205 hours in achievement_idle : My Documents
  • hahaha! : VictoriouSecret
• I've put 170 hours into SC2 beta according to Xfire heh. : MovingTarget
• Quake, ha ha ho. Followed by TF2 I imagine. : Johnny Law
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  Team Fortress 2 - 2222 hrs : Godhatesfatpeople
  • 22222222222 much? : niceguynick
  • 207 hours :\ : skinlab133
  • holy shitballs : Arctic Fox
  • This is more TF2 than I've played WoW (1787 hours in WoW over 6 years for me) : LoioshDwaggie
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  210 hours on GTA IV? That doesn't seem right. Only played through it once... Perhaps I left it idle on... : Zakko
  • Before they patched out the desktop Social Club sign-in. If you had it just running in your system tray. ... : Godhatesfatpeople
• Civilization 4, Beyond the Sword. 282 hours, though the actual number is surely much higher if you add al... : JonathanBedrava
• Counter Strike:Source at 606hrs, Killing Floor at 478hrs. That's just ridiculous. : AxeMan808
• 1. Left 4 Dead 2. Left 4 Dead 2 3. Torchlight But there's a lot games I play that I don't have on Steam. : ShoCon
• CS:S 726 hrs, that's the only steam game i have anyway. cs4evar, console for everything else. : gdestiny
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  FO3 - 671 hours.. but I am currently working on a mod for it, so that explains a lot of the time. : stygian_whisper
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    You are a patient, patient man putting up with GECK. : freakynipples69
    • hehe, I do a TON of it in Fo3Edit... which is more of a hex editor, with a shell UI... its much faster th... : stygian_whisper
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    661 hours testing/tweaking? 10 hours playing? : paulatreus
    • lol, not that bad, but I admit the playtime from actually testing changes and making sure scripts functio... : stygian_whisper
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  I only have about 110 hours on TF2, but ive been playing EVE for four years + : m0rfus
  • last time I checked I was over 1,000 hours on Eve :-X : zerog83
• 184 on Bad Company 2 plan on adding a few more tonight. : i38warhawk
• 182hrs of Fallout 3 in a span of 2 years (according to save games, haven't touched DLC content yet tho) ... : azuvatar
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  Luminies Plus - 23 minutes : roushimsx
  • About the same for Steam but well over 100 hours on xbla version. : dael
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  STALKER: Call of Pripyat 164 hours : Nighteyes
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    Holy wow, I'm about 3/4 through the original STALKER and at about 20 hours... how do they compare? : dael
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      I felt like SoC was scarier, CoP was more polished. Overall, I think I liked SoC more, but CoP was still... : valael
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        But still, 164 hours... how long did you spend on SoC? : dael
        • I can't remember, it was a long time ago. I know that CoP shows 55 hours, but I bet 15+ of those were me... : valael
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          I played it twice and am actually only partially through on my second playthrough. I did all the little s... : Nighteyes
          • Oh and I think the original STALKER is way more awesome. If it had the polish that CoP has, it would be o... : Nighteyes
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  All of your scary numbers tell me that even when I thought I was a hardcore gamer.... I clearly was not. ... : hiloopy
  • I built up insane hours playing EQ (I want to say 200+ days /played between all characters). I haven't b... : valael
• EVE Online, 130 hours. : Link.
• 60.8h for Civ IV BtS according to Steam. 548h for EVE Online according to Raptr. (I didn't even have tha... : ErikTehRed

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• Nomination Results: Soldier of Fortune 2 MP Test - 20 nominations Mechwarrior: Living Legends - 7 no... : MercFox1
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  NOTE: I can confirm SOF2MPTest works in Windows 7 x64. Last night, when I noticed it was winning, I loade... : MercFox1
  • woohoo this works! thank you! : sanchez
  • Yay! works : watcherxp
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  If someone wants to make a regular MW:LL shackbattle, Alco and I already have a server. It probably needs... : Arctic Fox
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    It's updated and ready to rock. Midget says he's going to post and set up a regular shackbattle day. : Alco23
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      EFFF YEAH! I'm going to grab a Warhammer and 0wn some IS LACKEYS : MercFox1
      • You only roll Clan because they have better weapons, you're so entitled. sign me up : ArcKnight
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  Bippity bump : MercFox1
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    Bumpity bip : MercFox1
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      bumpity bump : MercFox1
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        stop that meow : wurt
        • awww yeah : MercFox1
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  FAIL : wurt
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    WIN : MercFox1
    • Put them in the iron maiden. Excellent!!! Execute them!!! Bogus... : jimmy_legs
    • I'm just playin, i wouldnt mind SoF2 MP !! although i would have loooooooooved qw ;] : wurt
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  Alright bitches this is your chance to relive Quakeworld so vote it in. : ieGod
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    I voted for it. It is gonna lose bad though. :( : jimmy_legs
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      Well with that attitude :( : ieGod
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        Well I know a lot of the guys have never even played it, so of course they'd never vote for it. It makes ... : jimmy_legs
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          YOUR BACK WILL FEEL THE IMPACT OF THAT ONE IN A MINUTE : MercFox1
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            Aww jeez mercfox. Would you ever vote for qw or what? : jimmy_legs
            • Q2 was interesting. Quite the snap shooter, but I'll need to come back to it. : MercFox1
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            You were 7 or 8 while were were playing qw :( I remember rushing home from community college so I coul... : boomstickah
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              I was 7 or 8 when I was playing Wolf 3d and Descent 2. :O : MercFox1
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                were you born in the 90s? : boomstickah
                • 89 sucka. : MercFox1
              • I was playing GoldenEye at 7-8. We didn't have a computer back then. :( That is why I think these thro... : ConsFEARacy
    • I was going to vote for QW, but I want to play some SoF2 MP test before it. : Nitrium
  • i voted for quakeworld : X-GOUKI
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    I voted for a free game so more people can play. ieGod you are so elitist and entitled it makes me sick. : Duffman8369
    • Quakeworld all the way : boomstickah
    • Quality over quantity. : ieGod
    • entitled PC gamers thread! BLAME THE CODERS! : Cheeziologist
    • Quakeworld is free. What's up now. : jimmy_legs
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    • 1) Quakeworld comes with Quake, if you bought it on Steam. If you didn't you can download it from Filesha... : ieGod
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  Anyone still play MWLL? I'd like to give it a try. If people play it, please add me: Navy_Spitfire : Navy Spitfire
  • See up above, looks like we're going to make a shackbattle or two for it : Arctic Fox
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  Sof2 MP Vote or Die. : ant_hillbilly
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    Just tested the fairplay thing and it works. I forgot this game has lean. : ant_hillbilly
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      Not balanced for lean! : Duffman8369
      • It takes a second to lean!! : ant_hillbilly
• Afternoon bump! : MercFox1

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• First Person Platformer? First Person Portaler? First Person Protrusion? Fist Person Phallus'? : technotica
• First Person Adventure. : umcpwintermute
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  The teenage fantasy shit I find I can ignore, but it is the reason I feel slightly embarrassed that I pla... : 60days
  • Yes, the immaturity in video games is the reason why game stores feel less like boutiques and more like d... : gooblerampling
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  D-fer, what do you think of the Gears of War dudes? It's hard to ignore them. : CrustaR
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    They're very silly. I think can find something to like in Marcus Feenbot because he's voiced by the guy w... : Dave-A
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      What did you think of that subplot in the second Gears of War with that dude's wife? I thought that was ... : CrustaR
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        Conceptually it was interesting, but the execution was typically hamfisted. I don't think there was any w : Dave-A
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          Yes, Dave-A, but none of those dudes you spent 2 hrs mowing down had names, or even mothers. Garza and Ja : Bean
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            And the game will never see the light of day. :< : Bean
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              It would probably be littered with Quicktime events anyway... : CrustaR
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                PRESS A TO NOT CRY : Bean
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                  Dammit, I pressed the left trigger, that's no where close to A : one random winner
                  • Oh shit, now you just beat your wife in a fit of alcohol-induced rage because you suspect she's been havi : Bean
          • So basically Brothers the Video Game but with some creepy stalker added? : ArcKnight
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            what about when he finds out the wife cheated on him with his best friend superfly? : gmd
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              Silly gmd, everybody knows you can't ever leave the zone without your friend Superfly! : Bean
              • http://gmd.shackspace.com/superfly.jpg : gmd
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  Try The Void. : deadhorse
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    That does look cool, I will check it out. Thanks. : Dave-A
    • Yeah, that's a unique one. : CrustaR
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  FPF - First Person Fiddler : niceguynick
  • Activision presents Fiddle Hero: Céilidh Carnage 2011 : Dave-A
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  You know what game I thought was terrific right up until the moment in turned into a typical shooter? Cal... : NastyJack
  • Bioshock : CrustaR
• I dunno, despite being a First Person Shooter I still think System Shock 2 is the holy grail of immersion... : TheStupidOne
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  No one hates Kratos, NO ONE DAVE-A : gmd
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    I AM ANGRY AND I HIT THINGS oooooh look boobs... RARRRRRRRRRRRGHHHH!!!! : Dave-A
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      We know how you moderate shacknews but we were talking about Kratos so don't change the subject. : NastyJack
      • NastyJack I was obviously referring to gmd in my post. : Dave-A
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  Mirrors Edge did a good job with this. You could fire weapons after taking them from people, but it was ... : SgtPepper78
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    not really, for multiple parts it was a lot easier if you grabbed a gun from somebody and took a bunch of... : Mr.SEX
    • So much better. It was like an snl skit turned into a movie. : not work safe
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  However, as I posted recently, I'm getting really tired of shooting things all the time. Portal was a rev : SpaecKow
  • I was waiting for you to bring up Deus Ex and Thief! Now I can leave the house a happy man. Laters! : Dave-A
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  When I play the Halo series, for example, I'm never really thinking about my character. And when I said M... : The Key
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    I think he's a great fit for the games, because he's such a nothing character. : Dave-A
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      I was thinking about it yesterday and all the criticisms redlettermedia had about the Star Wars prequels ... : The Key
      • The difference is that Han Solo is a character in a movie, whereas Master Chief is a blank agent by desig... : Dave-A
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  Another reason I don't write about "women in gaming" much is that it's a ridiculously complex issue inter... : Alice O'Connor
  • You'd be surprised how much he hears that. the second part. : Klebold
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    To explain further, but not in enough depth to be enlightening, "women in gaming" is an issue falling squ... : Alice O'Connor
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      Do you think other mediums suffer from similar issues? Or is it more pronounced in video games because of... : Dave-A
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        Not just mediums. Almost everything. http://www.google.co.uk/#hl=en&q="women+in" : Alice O'Connor
        • Or, http://www.google.co.uk/webhp?hl=en&fp=1#hl=en&source=hp&q=women+in&aq=f&aqi=g10&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&fp... : Alice O'Connor
    • I thought the issue might've been because most female characters aren't generally portrayed in any way ex... : Rotten Deadite
  • Thus I propose a narrowing of focus to some specifics. What they are don't matter, but it will be a bette... : Dave-A
• Playing through Red Dead Redemption, i felt the exact same. The only way you interact with the world is v... : Klebold
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  it can all be solved with having both genders enabled under the "FP" part ?? What I don’t enjoy : Downforce
  • Why do you assume that having a female protagonist automatically means the game's been 'sexed up'? They d... : Arceihn
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    Also, you've misunderstood the issue. I wouldn't think replacing male models with female ones would solve... : Arceihn
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      have I? please tell me how I misinterpreted that quote, then. What I don’t enjoy is always havi : Downforce
      • Great quote. Now read the rest of the article that discusses how every part of so many games are aimed at... : Arceihn
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  The Hitman games feature only a limited amount of shooting, every mission can be finished with a single b... : NexusOne
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    It's not necessarily the shooting though. The act of killing and being a hitman is targeted towards males... : renegade732
    • bullshit. women kill, they just do it slowly, tortuously, with their lies and trickery. : NexusOne
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  I love God of War and I have a vagina. I think I'm more man than you. time to go play some Little Big : TheMonkeyWench
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    I'd probably get over my Kratos-distaste if I liked playing those kind of games, but they're not for me. : Dave-A
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      They're so much fun, just leaving a trail of bloody limbs and viscera behind you. I can understand that n... : TheMonkeyWench
      • I have a fine appreciation of bloody limbs and viscera, but I find that style of game restrictive. I pref... : Dave-A
• Wait, Alice is a girl? I figured it was Alice, like Alice Cooper. This changes everything! : Caoster007
• I agree with you. But not for the specific reasons you list. I've been watching a friend play through God... : Modica Sol Solis

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  Microsoft has the worst marketing department in the world. : Fred Garvin
  • It's pretty horrible for a company of that size. : one random winner
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    disagree. look at the magic they pulled with Windows 7 : zerog83
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      And then look at Vista. The fact that they did those blind tests with people with Vista and told them it ... : Fred Garvin
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        They did it a lot better with 7. By giving everyone access to the beta, it let just about everyone try it... : Dontdrop
        • How much of that was the marketing department and how much was just tech driven. MS does free betas all t... : Fred Garvin
    • Most of the popularity around Windows 7 I have seen was passed by word of mouth. I thought most of their ... : VictoriouSecret
    • God, I hate those commercials. : razlebol
  • nah. Verizon's data charges killed this phone. It's a great dumbphone, but had to be priced like a smartp... : eggnoodles
• From what I've seen of it: It was the first product, that if someone paid me to use it, I wouldn't. ... : Amnesty_intl2
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  LOL 500 sold?! : Derps2UberMoist
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    It's the UT3 of phones. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • Ouch :-) : Lukiopimp
• Wow that sounds like an interesting device I wonder why it didn't sell oh huge subscription fees hey micr... : silent prophet
• First time I ever hear about it. : melt_core
• Thing is, John Herrman as much as predicted this in an editorial about the Kin he wrote recently: http... : Scrimbo Obeer

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  No one needs Ebert to like games. : Marrbe
  • Exactly. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  ever since this guy lost his ability to talk, I find every thing he says to be wrong. : Slowtreme
  • His lower jaw got out while the getting was good. : guido anchovy
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  lol...I like that he at first says that games might be art SOMEDAY. : byorn
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    And he litters the article with shitty screenshots from Jericho. : guido anchovy
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      (because the whole fiasco kicked off in a debate with Clive Barker about video games) : NastyJack
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        Yeah, but fill the entire article with them? I'd have picked some other shots after a point. : guido anchovy
        • Yeah, they were pretty clearly chosen to make a point. Showing nothing but pictures of horrifying monster... : Zek
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      Amusingly, in his reply to some of the comments he claims that he picked those images because he thought ... : Johnny Law
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        Somebody should show him Mass Effect 2 in HD : MercFox1
        • The death scene in CoD4. You know the one. : AhmNee
• One of the problems with intelligent people is that they think too much. The only thing I can take away f... : qwpeoriu
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  "The entry had expressed everything I had to say without going to the extreme of actually playing a game.... : nevlos
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    He was being tongue in cheek. Maybe you didn't read the entirety of the article? I had to be prepared : NastyJack
    • I did post that before I finished, but seriously, it took him too many words to say what he did. : nevlos
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  games are not art : pancake humper
  • I'm convinced. : omnova
  • Games can be art, but often times they're like me ripping off Andy Warhol. : walker270
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    Flower, Eden. : abrasion
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      I could argue that geometry wars is more like art than flower. : Klebold
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        You would be kidding yourself tho. : abrasion
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          In my opinion which is more like art for you: http://www.artnet.com/Magazine/features/kostabi/Images/kos... : Klebold
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            Eden. : abrasion
            • I'm glad that the kids in watford are probably going to mug you. : Klebold
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            This description of art is downright terrible. : walker270
            • The particularly irritating thing is that the interpretation of art is completely personal and irrefutabl... : Klebold
  • what? they absolutely can be : kainen1
  • I agree that most are not, or are at most bad art -- even games I like to play. Some are absolutely art. ... : systatic
  • even bad art is still art. : Jimb0v2
  • Most games are complete fucking bullshit, but that doesn't mean they're not art. Unless you're using Art ... : Orange Pylon
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  Ebert is fast turning into John Dvorak by writing articles which sole purpose is to rile people up so the... : twifosp
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    At least he hasn't gotten as bad as Armond White yet. : VictoriouSecret
    • he doesn't have the stones armond white does. : crypt420
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  I agree that games alone aren't art. Tow it's like saying baseball is art. Perhaps the stadium is beaut... : BouillonCubes
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    The sports analogy doesn't work. Sport doesn't tell fictional stories, and not all games are competitive. : Arceihn
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      Not all games tell fictional stories either. I think the fact that you play a significant role in the de... : BouillonCubes
      • How about this: Is a session of dungeons & dragons art? It has art involved (dm guide, pewter figures). ... : BouillonCubes
• this whole thing is such a catty goofball flame war. : crypt420
• Is trolling the entire internet an art? I think so. : twifosp
• Boohoo he doesn't like videogames. I don't know why gamers still care. : thebigbeefsandwich
• games are games, who cares, it's entertainment it doesn't need to be art : tunis5000
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  The admission itself is nice. People don't like eating crow, so it's rare that they do. : SpaecKow
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    Hey look it's someone who read deep enough into the article to realize it's an admission he was wrong. I'... : NastyJack
    • It is sad how dumb most of the replies in this thread are and will be :( : BouillonCubes
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      He said he made the mistake of saying it, but he still stands by what he says. Thats what I gathered anyw... : hatchet165
      • As far as I'm concerned he's entitled to his opinion, as is everyone else. : one random winner
      • Read the last paragraph again. : NastyJack
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        I disagree; he's actually saying that he lacks the knowledge to answer the question adequately, so he's c : mn3m0n1c
        • What the fuck dude. Read. Yet I declared as an axiom that video games can never be Art. I still belie : pixelat3d
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      That's what you took away from the article ? His admission was nothing more than a gambit to get people t... : qwpeoriu
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        I'm afraid I don't see the problem with continuing a civil debate that has spawned more talk than anythin... : NastyJack
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          I didn't see it as him admitting he was wrong, all I saw was admission that he shouldn't have posted it i... : nevlos
          • that's all it was, as a matter of fact in the first 3 sentences he flat out says he maintains his current... : pixelat3d
• Games are meta-art. They both contain art (images, music, etc...) and are art themselves (the combinatio... : genom
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  If you had to sit him down and make him play one game to prove to him they are art, what game would you p... : baconisgod
  • daikatana : gmd
  • SotC : one random winner
  • SOTC : riptyde
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    Braid, not just because it is great but because it is really short. I doubt you could get him through a F... : ZombieAcademy
    • Braid's a tempting choice. I'm not sure that it's good art, but I do think it's a useful example of the k... : Arceihn
  • Superman 64 : guido anchovy
  • Rez : hbalce1
  • Atari 2600 ET, he's not going to change his mind so we might as well get some satisfaction out of it. : Lunatic Angelic
  • ICO : K0LM
  • I wouldn't. HE'S AN OLD MAN. He'd be flummoxed by the controls and end up walking into a wall for 10 minu... : NastyJack
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    Heavy Rain. It's not my favorite game at all, but I think it's the closest thing that he'd be able to as... : Ecks
    • One of Ebert's arguments in this discussion was that games can only approach 'art' by imitating other med... : Arceihn
  • burger time : kainen1
  • metal gear solid 4 : flagg209
  • Seaman or Endwar : pigvomit
  • Paperboy. : ejectorpod
  • Postal 2 : enyakk
  • Duke3d.exe : Dschinghis Khan
  • Yours are both good. I'd also be tempted to show him Homeworld, if for no other reason than it's amazing ... : thetangent
  • the void the void the void the void the void the void the void the void the void the void the void the vo... : kgargs
  • Both good choices. Definitely a 1st-person game - 3rd person would give him an excuse to say he wasn't id... : mn3m0n1c
  • Lips : EvilDolemite
  • Mass Effect 2... : Tripps
  • portal : xxx2xxx
  • Chrono Trigger. : geedeck
  • Nintendogs : fletch_
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    Honestly, those are probably the worst games to show him. Although, he is a film critic, and is expecting... : freakynipples69
    • It's why I chose SotC, the story is conveyed through action more than pretty much anything else. The gam : one random winner
  • Any bioware game (Mass Effect1/2, Dragon Age, Baldurs Gate) Should be an easy sell. : bigend1an
  • Another World ----->â–“ ----->â–’ ----->â–‘ : devpaul
  • Tron 2.0 : stgdz
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    who the fuck cares what Ebert thinks? : mikecyb
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      but I would make him play Karaoke Revolution : mikecyb
      • ok i think everybody missed the joke up here ^^^ : NastyNorman
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      Way to contribute mikecyb : kgargs
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        No, he's right. Ebert is not an authority on games in the least. : Marrbe
        • sure he is. if he rated games, the lemmings would instantly take heed. maybe not the same weight as his m... : Downforce
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          maybe because he's an influential critic in an influential industry and his baseless criticism outside of... : kainen1
          • who the fuck cares what kainen1 thinks about what ebert thinks? : handofthrawn
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      there are at least 2 shackers that would probably suck his dick. : dopeman
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        he's a fucking windbag with nothing really relevant to say, especially on this subject. who gives a fuck... : mikecyb
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          You care, you keep posting about it. : BouillonCubes
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            we like talking about video games. fucking crazy huh, since this is actually a dating site. : qwpeoriu
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              fucking lol. mike's right for saying his (Ebert's) opinion doesn't matter, but he's wrong for telling ... : MercFox1
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                no, because the only attention this is getting is from gamers. some douche who has admitted on several o... : mikecyb
                • dude mike, there's plenty of potential for discussion about games here. you're just getting caught up in ... : MercFox1
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            I have never once posted about Ebert and his stupid opinions on games, and the only reason I posted in th... : mikecyb
            • It's probably easier to just scroll past the thread. : BouillonCubes
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              that's great, well I don't give a crap that you don't care that we care about what he cares about. : kainen1
              • owned! : kainen1
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              So, you care!! YOU FUCKING CARE BRO!!!! : soggybagel
              • no, never! don't look at me!! : mikecyb
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      seriously, i never did. I personally dont give 2 shits what a jawless ebert thinks.... about anything. : -=kodiak=-
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        you have to admit, he probably gives a really mean BJ right about now : qwpeoriu
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          *shudder* but really, video game nerds are probably the most overly sensitive douchefucks on the entir... : -=kodiak=-
          • Maybe because the medium is the current and latest patronized scapegoat in the line of books/radio/TV/roc... : Marrbe
    • that doesn't answer the question : RikiTiki2
  • Conker's Bad Fur Day : riptyde
  • something like Machinarium maybe? : Veegeezee
  • Flower. The best answer largely depends on his view of "art," so coming up with a game without knowing : walker270
  • Within a Deep Forest, Flower, Geometry Wars, Darwinia : MercFox1
  • Toejam & Earl : DJ Clipdat
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    Planescape: Torment. : The Grolar Bear
    • Yes, excellent choice. : thetangent
    • While I love Planescape: Torment, and it's one of the most emotionally gripping games I have ever played,... : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Red Dead Redemption. : DoNotResuscitate
  • Planescape: Torment. One of the few games that does what (imo) art is supposed to do -- explore philosop... : bipolar
  • The questions is flawed: If you have to force someone to experience a work of art to prove that it's art... : Arcanum
  • rockband, he can be the singer. : monikerdaven
  • Deus Ex, Half-Life 2, Max Payne 2, Mass Effect, Morrowind and Oblivion, Dragon Age : tunis5000
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    Flower : beanman101283
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      The problem with lots of the games listed here, including Shadow of the Colossus, is that they would be f... : beanman101283
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        Flower isn't so much a game as a toy. You play with Flower and it does cool things and then you put it d... : Rotten Deadite
        • Well, I disagree about it not having a narrative but that's not really important. The point of games is t... : beanman101283
        • I dunno, if he would dismiss anything without a narrative then he couldn't say that sculptures, paintings... : Beaginator
    • this is a good suggestion. : dopeman
  • In recent memory, possibly Bioshock, because it speaks in somewhat meta-terminology about the nature of o... : Rotten Deadite
  • Half Life 2 for sure. : dextius
  • Fallout. Great story/characters, good action, somewhat impressive graphics if you can scale them. All the... : PhoenixArisen
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    Mass Effect 2. It's a lot like a movie. It would show him. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • And by show him, you mean proving his point. : My Documents
  • None, I think art is something you mostly experience passively. The best retort to my own view, and the ... : BouillonCubes
  • Every Day The Same Dream http://www.molleindustria.org/everydaythesamedream/everydaythesamedream.html : systatic
  • I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream or Braid : AhmNee
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    Okami or System Shock 2 : TheStupidOne
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      Okami is beautiful, but I'd say it's the visuals more than the game as a whole. : one random winner
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        Plus it's boring. It's a good game but it feels like it thinks too highly of itself. Any game with a 20+ ... : qwpeoriu
        • Fortunately you can skip a lot of the bebe text. : one random winner
  • Postal 2, so that he makes up his mind for good and shuts up about something he knows as well as Stephen ... : Marrbe
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    Probably Deus Ex, simply because it showcases gaming's ability to be a collaborative (between designer an... : Orange Pylon
    • This is the best answer, w/r/t the especially enabling part of games. : sgtsanity
    • Ebert wouldn't get off the Liberty Island pier if he tried to play DX. : Beaginator
  • these are some lame ass choices i am starting to think hes right : spiderfill
  • Portal, Homeworld and probably Trine. : Lukiopimp
• why is the article littered with images from game(s) that I have no idea wtf they are (is it Clive Barker... : dedgecko
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  HIJACKOooh, he posits an excellent dilemma! Keep all of Shakespeare's works, or all video games. Choose... : cerealSAM2
  • Videogames, because eventually some millions of monkeys on type writers over millenia will recreate it al... : one random winner
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    I would have all of Shakespeare's works destroyed to feed a single hungry child for a day. Wow, making p : nevlos
    • I wouldn't. I wouldn't even destroy all Rap music to feed a single hungry child for a week, and I hat... : Ebu
  • Having to choose between art is stupid, regardless of what your two choices are. I could never choose ... : Conan
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    That's a terrible dilemma. You cannot reduce an argument down to "this or that" unless you are just plead... : qwpeoriu
    • And too much of an attention whore to just let it go. : thetangent
  • That's just so fucking stupid. : pigvomit
  • Keep Shakespeare... duh. We still have board games. : Grumbeld
  • Videogames hands down. Fuck Shakespeare. : thetangent
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    How about we make video games of all the Shakespeare works complete with every verse. Ah ha Ebert, meet ... : pigvomit
    • DAMN U! : cerealSAM2
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      Every time a character dies, they give a speech first. This could be hilariously interesting. : thetangent
      • That could be used to massively annoy the player. : one random winner
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        Someone needs to mode duke3d so that every time a bad guy dies he starts reciting one of Shakespeare's fa... : pixelat3d
        • mode = mod* : pixelat3d
      • Metal Gear did it first. : JonathanBedrava
    • That's what I thought!!! :D : Rice-Rocketeer
  • Obviously, the answer is to make video games of Shakespeare's plays! I vote for Titus Andronicus the Ga... : cerealSAM2
  • Man fuck Shakespeare, never understood any of his crazy ass stories anyways. : pukerat
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    HIJACK Would you fuck a donkey for a million dollars, and nobody would ever find out? : ArcKnight
    • No, next hijack. : one random winner
    • Only if that donkey was you. : cerealSAM2
    • What would you dooooOOoooo, for a Klondike barrrrrr? : Wolfanoz
    • are we talking a boy or a girl donkey? : Halen
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      For a million bucks I couldn't care less if people found out. : riptyde
      • i'd fuck anything *living* thing for a million bucks. : valael
  • Videogames. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Video games. Easily. Shakespeare's so overrated. Nice flowery language, but absolutely shitty plot, st... : uncleanmonkey
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      I just /facepalmed in real life. : walker270
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        Ah, I see you're one of the 99.999%... Read fucking Hamlet and tell me that wouldn't be a B movie at b... : uncleanmonkey
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          I don't claim to like Shakespeare at all, but what you're saying is downright stupid. : walker270
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            That's why you have so many great counter-arguments then. Have you read any of Shakespeare? I concede : uncleanmonkey
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              I kind of agree with you, I'm not a huge fan of shakespeare and think he's really overrated. It's kind of... : qwpeoriu
              • I don't see why you can't appreciate and acknowledge his influence, while also pointing out that by today... : uncleanmonkey
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              I'm sure you are just trolling but I guess I'll bite. You do realize that Shakespeare wrote for the thea... : trove
              • Yes, I do realise that, and it's entirely irrelevant. : uncleanmonkey
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              What's the point of giving you counter-arguments? You're either trolling, or completely ignorant. Neith... : walker270
              • But video games ARE made in the 21st century, so we ARE comparing Shakespeare to current mediums of enter... : uncleanmonkey
            • ^^^^^^^^^^ The reason why almost all games are puerile and culturally disposable : Kentor
            • Look, I'm no great fan of Shakespeare, but you've got to take into account the audience. The audience Sha... : thetangent
            • I agree with your anti-Shakesperean sentiment, but not for the reasons you toss out there. I personally t... : Modica Sol Solis
        • hahahahaha : Halen
        • How the HELL can you say THIS is a B movie? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCVc5TaPpe8&feature=related : ucanbfuzzy
    • I agree with you, the Beatles are the same story only with music : boring gegtik
  • To wii, or not to wii : bashildy@speakeasy.net
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    ...I really don't see how posing this dilemma is constructive in any way. : Orange Pylon
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      Is this your first day on the shack or what? It was just a goofy question. : cerealSAM2
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        Actually, right after hitting the submit button I thought "What the fuck is this stupid shit and why did ... : Orange Pylon
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          I probably shouldn't have posted my dopey question in a hate-filled thread. : cerealSAM2
          • I'd keep all video games. I respect Shakespeare a great deal, but at the same time, FUCK HIM I WANT MY CO : Orange Pylon
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  that dude knows how to troll. he should review Uwe Boll movies as some kind of super synergy cooperation : razorblade79
  • he should say that they're art, while maintaining that the source material could never achieve that lofty... : skryte
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  He should have just let this go. After reading this "apology" I now understand that he's somewhat of a Lu... : pixelat3d
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    He's very respectable, I actually love his opinions on a lot of things. He just doesn't know what he's ta... : qwpeoriu
    • If he is going to apologize for raving about something he (admittedly) knows nothing about, confirm that : pixelat3d
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  so what does he think all the people in game credits with silly titles like "Artist" and "Art Director" s... : busdriver3030
  • not really the point, but regarding games I see the designer as the actual artist, while graphics/music a... : razorblade79
  • He's said before that he's quite happy to accept games as a craft. When he says art he means Art. You kno... : Arceihn
  • Craftspeople. Part of the problem with this debate is he is talking about Art Art. Art with theory. Not t... : systatic
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  i decided long ago even before ebert brought this upon himself that arguing about what is and is not art ... : GloriousCow
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    What do you think about arguing over Dune references being obscure or not? : kgargs
    • Sorry, I don't read science fiction. It isn't truly Literature. : GloriousCow
  • and let's not forget, also argumentative. which is really the point here : qwpeoriu
  • ^^^^^^^ ding ding ding : FrayLo
  • I wouldn't say it's pointless, since if something IS art but treated as if it isn't, it might be kept fro... : Lone Swordsman
  • I think it can be an interesting discussion, and I'm sure he's enjoying having it with some of the people... : systatic
  • hear hear!! : cap n KRUNCH
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  I'm surprised no one has mentioned Shadow of the Colossus. I thought that was one of the best examples of... : RoboticHam
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23364382#itemanchor_23364382 http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=233... : one random winner
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    I dunno. It has art in it. It has a story, though it is vague. It has pretty landscapes and quality an... : BouillonCubes
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      I think the gameplay of SotC is art, which is something few games can do, and even less can do well. : one random winner
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        So you would accept that baseball is art, or chess is art, or football is art, or a game of dungeons & dr... : BouillonCubes
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          I'd say it depends on the players point of view as to whether or not it is/was. I personally wouldn't sa... : one random winner
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            I guess I think it's worth having a definition of art if you're going to brand some things as art and oth... : BouillonCubes
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              To clarify, I mean having your own personal definition, not a formal definition on wiki that everyone agr... : BouillonCubes
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                To me, art is a subjective and elated experience of feelings and/or enlightenment. As exceptionally broa... : one random winner
                • Whoops, insert between "a" and "subjective" "thing that brings about" : one random winner
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      It's "art" in the respect that it's pretty to look at. And it's "art" in the respect that it allows the ... : Rotten Deadite
      • I feel Bioshocks story told a message more than its gameplay though. It was a message about gameplay tho... : one random winner
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        One advantage of games, come to think of it, is that they allow you to form your own narratives, or more ... : Lone Swordsman
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          IIRC that was kind of Ebert's argument against games as art, wasn't it? : Rotten Deadite
          • Yes. : NastyJack
          • Yeah, although I really think that argument falls apart when considering music (especially lyricless) and... : one random winner
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    I'm surprised no one has mentioned Shadow of the Colossus (from article in OP) There was no agreement : action roommate
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      He should post that video on youtube : Ebu
      • justin.tv stream so we tell him how much he suxxorz : Merconium
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  He's never been the same since Siskel died. He completed him. : Sailor of Fortune
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    Not to mention his body has been disassembling itself since then. Isn't he unable to speak and has this ... : crimrOw
    • his carotid artery burst while he was talking to a doctor and he shot blood out of his mouth... what a h... : crypt420
• Hey look! He's bringing up one of his most contentious topics again for no good reason. It surely could... : mrwolf710
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  Crap!! Well...who're we going to go after now? : warcrow
  • The Australian and German governments? : one random winner
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    Let's go back to harassing that lawyer whatshisname who thinks videogames make kids kill people. : Geoffrois
    • Barbara Bush? : warcrow
    • I thought he got disbarred and moved to Arizona. : one random winner
• Probably even more sorry that he can't officially change the definition of Art to match his suggested ver... : crimrOw
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  Funny, you guys love him when he shits on a movie you hate that you haven't seen yet. Hate him when he sh... : Godhatesfatpeople
  • I don't think I've ever liked him. As a child my parents would watch his show and I found both him an Si... : crimrOw
  • A person can't agree with his taste in movies, but not his opinion on games? So if we disagree with someo... : Orange Pylon
  • I would think his reviews spark critical thought. Which requires taking each situation for what it is, no... : qwpeoriu
• I'm getting sick of this. All of it, the Games as Capital-A Art debate, and all of the nebulous bullshit ... : Orange Pylon