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  not that I can think of. you're gonna have fun with it. everything pretty much just works. : PlanetPerfecto
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    Eh, I hope my RAM doesn't hold me back. Nothing worse than trying to avoid a complete system rebuild aft... : dedgecko
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      go for 4 gig at least and it runs perfect : mnok
      • yea, that's been a horribly sore subject matter and this mobo... Potentially have to drop from 800 dow... : dedgecko
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  Don't do that one thing that makes the computer explode that all those people were having problems with : ninjase
  • I always forget about that, fuck. You think they'd do something about it. : Dave-A
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    nah - that's in 3-6 weeks when this replacement HDD from western digital is expected to fail... : dedgecko
    • Well...that was a lot quicker than I expected. : dedgecko
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  ninite.com : derelict515
  • Seriously - listen to him, this will save you hours. : abrasion
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    oh em gee is this legit? looks very cool/useful. inf'd. : PlanetPerfecto
    • Yes it's legit. : abrasion
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      Yup, between Win7's install speed and ninite you can have a fresh PC up in all of 30 minutes. Then Steam ... : derelict515
      • you are a beautiful man. I backup my steam dir so I never have issues with that, and I maintain my apps o... : PlanetPerfecto
    • I used it, worked great. : SeaLlama
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      Yep but I can never get winamp to install correctly using ninite so watch out if you use winamp. : melkore
      • True, I do a manual install for winamp : abrasion
      • thank the gods I graduated from winamp to MediaMonkey years ago :) : PlanetPerfecto
  • This looks very useful! : phate81
  • INF awesome site : inf3d3l
  • Wow, know of any other great websites? : Jobos
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  Tweak but don't disable UAC so it won't annoy the shit out of you. Also, keep in mind that most everythi... : jingletard
  • Use start menu search and just ignore the file system (same idea as libraries really) : derelict515
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    K... now all of my media / games are on a separate HDD. Reinstalling steam shouldn't have a problem with... : dedgecko
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      nvm - everything looks playable... yay! well except for the non-steam games --- fuck : dedgecko
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        Even though my non-steam games are installed on this second hdd - i still need to "reinstall" them in ord... : dedgecko
        • yes : sanchez
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          If you export your serials and whatnot from the registry you can pretty much avoid ever having to reinsta... : Tirancul
          • Dead HDD... registry inaccessible. : dedgecko
  • I just installed win 7 yesterday, but aren't the only options on with dim, on without dim, and off? : 60days
  • I still disable UAC. It does nothing but nag : melkore
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    Disable UAC and pretend it never existed, is surely what you mean : locater16
    • yea, i'm finding it to be far more annoying that UAC in Vista. I'll give it a week or two before shutt... : dedgecko
• Fences for a cleaner and tidy desktop: http://www.stardock.com/products/fences/ : Sailor of Fortune
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  I just went from XP to win 7, and man I was disappointed when I that windows 95 TCP/IP configuration pag... : 60days
  • lol grammar : 60days
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    why were you in that screen? : derelict515
    • changing an IP address for a network with no DHCP. Noticed there was no progress towards profiles for net... : 60days
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  LOL-W...T....F.... DISK BOOT FAILURE... : dedgecko
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    do you have any external HD's plugged in? how many physical drives do you have connected to your PC [inte... : PlanetPerfecto
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      3 internal drives: 150gb Raptor (replacement from WD) 640gb caviar (2 years old) Liteon DVDRW drive. No ... : dedgecko
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        you try an F8 - > last known good configuration after reboot yet? : PlanetPerfecto
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          Not an option, its failing to load Windows... installation disc is back in the drive, trying to recover. : dedgecko
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            do you have XP on any of your other drives : PlanetPerfecto
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              Nope. : dedgecko
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                Hmmm I might have it fixed. Rolled back before audio drivers were installed, and double checked the BIOS... : dedgecko
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                  time to ditch creative, home slice. : PlanetPerfecto
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                    eh - i'm wondering if my boot order got fucked as it didn't look right in the BIOS, and I reordered the b... : dedgecko
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                      oh, you made a bios boot order change between boots or around the time of a new install? if so, lol - als... : PlanetPerfecto
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                        That appears to be the issue...installing sound driver again. We'll see what happens next : dedgecko
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                          otherwise remove all HDDs except the OS one. : Cygnus X-1
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                            otherwise remove all HDDs except the OS one. that piece of shit creative card and all their software. Fuc... : Robotic Puppy Eater
                            • gonna rip the card out and see how the on board sound is... : dedgecko
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                          GODDAMN - FUCK YOU CREATIVE AND YOUR SHITTY DRIVERS. I'm getting the error that the driver has already... : dedgecko
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                            Auzentech makes great cards based off creative hardware with drivers that don't suck ass. Seriously worth... : Robotic Puppy Eater
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                              well.. .before this whole subthread was created - I heard the goddamn creative card play the windows logo... : dedgecko
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                                I'm going to futz around and see how the onboard sound functions over the weekend - gonna put things thro... : dedgecko
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                                  Ok. But onboard sucks. : Robotic Puppy Eater
                                  • I have zero funds for a new sound card. It is what it is. : dedgecko
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    Looks like some floppies got into your hard space. Reboot the cyber RAM. : dumb.
    • lol : Mr. Goodwrench
  • * Y O U D I D I T W R O N G ' D * : usmcmueller
  • OOPS : GoodBoy
• MMX : abrasion
• It's gonna own. Win7 x64 rocks. : sonik887

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  mercs says end of stream to me : spaceless
  • help computer :( : spaceless
  • i get that quote often too. not sure why. Sounds like a common issue with java servers though. Can't s... : legsbrogan
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  Persister Mod Updated! http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1012&t=25214 : zuff
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    So.. what does it change? : Freon
    • adds changes from new client and makes you login now : Shadowdane
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  New persister link anyone? I wasn't sure what came of that in the morning thread... : nevlos
  • DURKIN DURKIN : nevlos
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  ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ I'm Dave-A, and this is my favorite Minecraft post ever � : Dave-A
  • Together, all Minecraft posts form a beautiful rainbow : Fenring42
  • Fuck stupid color issues. : loboca
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  You are missing at least two servers. Zuff and AgentPothead 420 also are running servers now. : TroZ
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    I don't have toolkits though. It seems like people logon, try to get a kit, then leave :( : AgentPothead
    • Yay I got everything working awesome :D Hopefully people will join and stay. Just trying to come up with ... : AgentPothead
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  That's right, I build a goddamn bookshelf store in NDC http://www.shackpics.com/files/mtbookstore_aimt... : MurrayTheSkull
  • Haha! Another brilliant idea from the mind of a spanner! : RustySpannerz
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  I keep getting an "END OF STREAM" error >:( : sKetchflow
  • afaik, that is because you have the new client, but the server you are connecting to is not a new server. : TroZ
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  can someone message me the password for the ts server, please? : Vividvoid
  • got it : Vividvoid
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  so I built a house on some sand somewhere and I decided I'd replace the sand floor with smooth stone. so... : mikecyb
  • sand and gravel fall when nothing is supporting them from below. : Vividvoid
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  What is the thing that's being used for making the world maps? : Fenring42
  • Minecraft Cartographer - http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=13134 : Shadowdane
  • Cartographer. Sorry, dont have a link off hand : loboca
• The Bridge, still under construction: http://loboca.shackspace.com/hugebridge.png not mine, just postin... : loboca
• I've moved on to Winecraft : _jon
• So Mercfox are you going to update your server soon since the persister has been updated? : dvldog760
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  My new server: 75.178.46.57 (Called "Zuffania" for now until a new name is decided on) Cartograph: h : zuff
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    Caszuffvania! : Dong Patrol
    • You, sir, are a genius. : zuff
    • ^^this : beedeegee
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    my kiddo is playing on your server, zuff. he digs the game and wants to see what other people have built.... : project13
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      haha, *shouldn't : project13
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        He should totally step on toes! : Hemtroll
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          gid dmanit hetroll : Dong Patrol
          • VC AN : Hemtroll
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      There's not much (yet) on mine. He may want to check out Mercs for the eye-candy and dongs. But I welco... : zuff
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        He built a cabin. : project13
        • AWE FUCK! NO HE DIDN'T! : zuff
        • Was it in the designated cabin building area and built to standard specifications? : Haxim
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  It has been decided that the bridge being built on MercFox's server near Port Wang shall lead to the new : MurrayTheSkull
  • Haha nice : Shadowdane
  • damn, why did I have to hit the update button? : Vividvoid
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  MERCFOX1 SERVER PATCHING PATHWAY: Ok, since development is pretty fast-paced right now, I'm freezing a : MercFox1
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    But they updated the Persister: http://www.minecraftforum.net/viewtopic.php?f=1012&t=25214 : Zips
    • I may call and audible and update this tonight, given new revelations on the difficulty of reverting the ... : MercFox1
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    So i had already had the updated client and persister but when i try running the old ones you posted they... : dvldog760
    • Please help me i need to build in Long Dong Cove. : dvldog760
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    Notch also added a save command to the new server: * New command: “save-all” forces a full... : Vividvoid
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      Has anybody tested the save command? Does it freeze the server up or kick people off or anything? : AgentPothead
      • I don't know, it just came out today. : Vividvoid
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    You do know minecraft.exe is just a launcher right? Real client files are in the .minecraft directory. : kaankasim
    • Also pls update the server, persister is updated. : kaankasim
    • God damn that is dumb, why in the hell would you keep your client AND the resource files in different loc... : MercFox1
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  UPDATED CARTOGRAPH MAP: http://dl.dropbox.com/u/7834948/20100812_1930.png Rendered: 7:30 PM EST : MercFox1
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    It's just a model.. : zuff
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      *CLOP-CLOP CLOP-CLOP CLOP-CLOP* : MercFox1
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        can you guys show us some closeups of your bridges and stuff? : _jon
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          This is Port Wang, and we have MANY bridges! From the road leading to Port Wang http://www.shackpics.... : CoreContingency
          • Heh, if you'll excuse me, I apparently need to update the training queue of one of my EVE alts... : CoreContingency
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    Oh damn, people are starting to explore. I hope they don't go in one direction forever >: | : Vividvoid
    • I'm kind of miffed that there isn't a super large ocean and that this is mostly scattered islands. : MurrayTheSkull
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  Morning Discussion Heads Up I have been awake for entirely too long, and at this point there is about ... : Dong Patrol
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    WHERE IS YOUR GOD NOW?! : zuff
    • drunk and passed out on the couch : Vividvoid
    • http://notch.tumblr.com/ : Johnny Law
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  Damn Merc, why does your server always seem to go down after midnight :( I was building a huge 9x9 pit an... : noxiousgg
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    ....did it back itself up? : MurrayTheSkull
    • lawl. : Vividvoid
  • Same. Im constructing something pretty big and Im hoping the last few hours were not wasted :/ : limpossible
  • fuck this was my first chance to try to get back on, I was hoping the waterslide got rebuilt. Also, Scott... : Xevo
  • because it hates me. : MercFox1
  • whoa - anyone else get completely dropped? : dedgecko
  • hmm... appears to be down.. : dedgecko

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• Hahah fuck those bikes. : soggybagel
• lolllllllll : abrasion
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  Wonder if he has a top hat or a turtle neck : Beady
  • who says he cant have BOTH? : rtrson
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  did he have a monocle? : .Jayson
  • I didn't notice a horse... Or diamonds... : but why
• The Bone Shaker!!! : reelbk
• That bike is awesome. : systatic
• That picture says so many things. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  linux customer http://www.slipperybrick.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/1118374368_f2fd875f55.jpg : Cubictoast
  • That is rad : Serpico74
  • Haha. : SqueegyTBS
  • what? really? fuck : hankyJR
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    Linux doesn't have customers, it has advocates. (Okay, it has business customers.) : BlackCat9
    • "Linux would be great if it wasn't for the fucking users." : ]pm[chem
• i say, old bean. that penny farthing of yours is quite dashing : davislovestacobell
• no need to lock that up : filthysock
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  Why the hell did they make bikes like that? : snuff
  • it's a first generation bike. they're so ancient. i mean now they have bike4's. although they still cr... : davislovestacobell
  • because they didnt have chains and gearing and inflatable tires so that was considered the most stable de... : Morgin
  • The notion of gearing hadn't been thought of w/r/t bikes as yet, so having a large wheel was the only way... : bipolar
• man cruisin' around town in a 3-piece suit and a top-hat on that thing would be so fucking bad ass that w... : kabex
• hipsters... jesus : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• I like how he added the little tote. It's a slap to the face of impracticality. : Boxelder
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  I worked at Apple a couple of times. There was this one engineer there, I never knew his name, but he wa... : yourGarbageMan
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    This should have been your duty to run him over. Then urinate on his body. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • I could have single handedly aborted the entire hipster culture. If only I had known. : yourGarbageMan
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    The other day I was hiking around and some guy came by on the trail, in full biking regalia, on what I ca... : ZombieAcademy
    • hey those guys are more hardcore than anyone. : nomaad
  • I saw a guy dodging between lanes on a busy road on a unicycle with no helmet, comon darwin. : filthysock
• jesus fucking christ : ZombieAcademy
• Hahaha : thetangent
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  haha pretty sure that's the Palo Alto one too. I live 2 blocks away and it has a pretty douchey crowd eve... : dearjamie
  • I think you win the prize. Check out the reflection of the Border's bookstore in the upper left corner o... : yourGarbageMan
• not surprising. i think the bag on the small wheel is absolute ridiculous. : arcane_

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• No way. The dude is smart. : BouillonCubes
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  I'd love to see what he could do on something like the Galaxy S. : Fred Garvin
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    I thought they were the exact same hardware specs? : ovrlrd
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      I saw some benchmarks that I can't seem to find that showed the Galaxy S is the fastest 3D phone out ther... : Fred Garvin
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        Okay did a little research and it looks like the Galaxy S has a faster GPU (the PowerVR SGX 540) while th... : ovrlrd
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          Also, whatever game is made with the engine definitely won't come out on the Android marketplace so it's ... : ovrlrd
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            So, he's ruled out other phone platforms? : Fred Garvin
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              He basically said the market just wasn't there to support it yet. He talked about it at length, actually. : Conan
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                Aren't there more Android phones being sold out there than iPhones? http://blogs.computerworld.com/166... : Fred Garvin
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                  There are more Android phones being sold, but not on the higher end like the Galaxy S. I mean shit, the G... : ovrlrd
                  • I don't think he's going to announce Rage Android tomorrow, but I bet in the next year he starts talking ... : Fred Garvin
                  • This argument doesn't make sense. If the game runs well on the orginal iPhone which has a 412 mhz arm 11 ... : thecatinthehat
                • More phones doesn't mean more money. Android doesn't have nearly the app store utilization Apple does. ... : Conan
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              From everything he's talked about, he's never mentioned other phone platforms a single time. Things could... : ovrlrd
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                He said every 6 months or so they re-evaluate it, and he also said he fully expects to be supporting the ... : GoodBoy
                • Cool! I haven't seen the keynote yet but that is nice to hear. That makes sense. : ovrlrd
                • Well, there you go. : Fred Garvin
        • It's a significant difference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PowerVR#Series5_.28SGX.29 The framerate... : Fred Garvin
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    Nothing additional. : Yanks
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      So, he couldn't make it better on a faster 3D chip with more features? : Fred Garvin
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        Possibly, but for a single phone on the market? From what it looks like he's targeting the iOS platform (... : ovrlrd
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          It's a smaller market for that one phone, but he can obviously have multiple render paths like they do on... : Fred Garvin
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            I doubt it has to do with where they will make the most money so much as that Carmack likes coding in Obj... : BlackCat9
            • Much of what id does are based on business decisions as well. Money has a lot to do with it, its why he s... : Serpico74
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              Actually, Carmack doesn't write more than a few hundred lines of ObjC. He likes the ability to use .mm fi... : Yanks
              • Do you have a link to his talk today, per chance? I'm going to go trawl the internet right now, but it so... : Danny5225
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            The biggest issues that Carmack mentioned were limits on app sizes through Android marketplace (Rage will... : Serpico74
            • That's what I figured as well. I'd say within a year he starts talking about Android. If Sony and Google ... : Fred Garvin
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            Here's the only thing I've seen. He's definitely not counting it out, but he doesn't see it as a viable g : zuga
            • Pretty much what the front page article says, too. Android's market is just too immature by whatever his ... : BlackCat9
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          He actually said it runs on the original iPhone as well, but he will probably drop support for it and rel... : BlackCat9
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            I have a hard time believing it runs "well" on the original and 3G iPhones, not without dropping settings... : Serpico74
            • I think his reasoning for dropping support for older iPhones was specifically because he would have to re... : BlackCat9
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              He specifically said it ran better than doom on the 2g, he did not say that it ran good. : imperator
              • He said it ran "just fine" on the 2G. : Conan
      • Doesn't really matter because of the CPU overhead of doing JNI and whathaveyou. : Yanks
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    I'd question whether he'd be able to do any better given Java and not much better specs. : Kentor
    • The specs are VERY different: SGX535 (28 MPolys/s, 500Mpx/s@200MHz) SGX540 (90 MPolys/s, 1Gpx/s@200M... : Fred Garvin
    • why would java come into it, I'm sure it can run compiled c++ too : moshman
  • Does that have the Three G's and the Wi-Fi? : CoreContingency
  • he mentioned he develops for iphone mainly because he has one. it was similar to when he was using his wi... : Chandler55
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  Oblibion, Fallout, Rage on iPhone.... : BlockheadBrown
  • Erm... Oblivion : BlockheadBrown
  • Yeah as soon as they rewrite all those games in is tech : PixelPie
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  That is fucking not 60fps. : mlev
  • A re-encoded stream of a compressed live stream isn't running at 60 FPS? No fucking shit. : Conan
  • really? youtube isn't running at 60fps when showing a video shot of a screen showing the tech demo? : moshman
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    http://gamevideos.1up.com/video/id/30824 : biofrog
    • Thank you for that one. This video is way more impressive. : famine101
    • Much better, thank you. I was confused because the parts of him talking seemed to be much better framera... : mlev
  • fucking not : nomaad
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    Yep, and I just noticed it's way too big to be iphone footage. I mean it takes up my WHOLE computer scre... : Sludgehead
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      /facepalm : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        /facepalm ,,,it's called sarcasm. touch it feel it love it. : Sludgehead
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          you can't tell : Mad Brahmin Disease
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            http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23711225 : BlackCat9
            • I assumed that was sarcastic. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          I think MBD must be tired, because that sarcasm was obvious from a mile away. I mean, you even capitalise... : moshman
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            In all fairness, I just woke up and am still feeling like shit. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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              who shit on you mbd? : moshman
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                Your mom : Mad Brahmin Disease
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                  unpossible! : moshman
                  • me fail English? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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                    Wait, is she dead? If yes, I'm sorry. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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                      haha, nah, she is alive and well. : moshman
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                        Tell her I said hi. : Mad Brahmin Disease
                        • she says "fuck off" : moshman
  • see biofrog's link below : filthysock
• whoa WTF : bolneze
• does he mention Xbox and PS2 in the same sentence, as old gen? : doomed
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  Such a waste, fps games on iphone are a joke to play they are so hard to control and an exercise in frust... : Pandilex
  • Well the engine is working. They don't have to make an fps out of it. : razlebol
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  So is it a real FPS or just a railshooter? I couldn't really tell. : Fenring42
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    what? : moshman
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      I didn't see him going back or anything. be just a rail you're on and just go forward, stop and look arou... : Fenring42
      • See my reply below : moshman
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        WHAT?! Watch it again please. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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          that's the kind of "what" I meant : moshman
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            It's not as obvious as sarcasm. ^ Sarcasm. : Mad Brahmin Disease
            • I hate you not sarcasm : moshman
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      like you are riding a roller coaster and you shoot stuff on the way : Kombit
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        I understand the question, I just don't understand why he would think it's a rail shooter when carmack is... : moshman
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          Well I watched without sound, so that explains it. My bad, I feel retarded now. : Fenring42
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            you should have known even without sound! YOU SHOULD HAVE KNOWN!!!!! : moshman
            • I'm sorry!!!!! : Fenring42

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  It should be called "America Fuck YEaaaaaaagaaaahhaa *splat*" : Crimsonbeak
  • Bioshock & Awe : systatic
• Yeah. Seems like a bit of a misnomer for a game set in 1912. : digital_d
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  Would you prefer bioshock infinity? I think the name will fit the plot of the game. : lukej1337
  • I was hoping for "BioShock: Dirigible". : DonkeyPopsicle
  • Bioshock Up : devpaul
  • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marathon_Infinity : the archvile
  • Bioshock Infinity and Beyond : usmcmueller
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  you'll buy it because the word BioShock is in the title : dirge23
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    I'd actually prefer if they called it something besides Bioshock. My only skepticism about this so far is... : BlackCat9
    • i was very disappointed with bioshock, knew bioshock 2 would suck, bought it anyway and only played it fo... : dirge23
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      Something like SkyShock would be a happy medium. : Sailor of Fortune
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        Sky High: The Movie: The Game : DonkeyPopsicle
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          Up(Yours)Shock : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • i like 7-up : MamiyaOtaru
    • AeroShock : Korban
  • I stayed away from bioshock 2 despite the title : chrisschutz
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  I have a strong feeling that game was going to be something entirely separate from Bioshock when they fir... : SpaecKow
  • I thought the same thing at first. : The Grolar Bear
  • Yup. But the Bioshock IP seems to be a moneymaker... Thus we have Bioshock: To Infinity and Beyond. : Gary the Llama
  • Obviously we've seen very little but the only thing I imagine them changing significantly from an initial... : derelict515
• Maybe it'll be the real Bioshock sequel. : aggressor
• I thought of Disgaea Infinite : Sailor of Fortune
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  SkyShock would have been better. I guess my AirShock didn't. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    UpShock ..hell even Icarus would have been better than trying to hang it on the Bioshock name. : deathofrats
    • Icarus would have been great... really thing the publisher forced them into using the Bioshock name on it... : TabsAZ
• It's an upgrade from their previous name, which was BioShock 720 : Matt Burris
• The game is still a few years off apparently. Maybe it will change before release. : pyide
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  I think using bioshock in the name was a bad idea. regardless of what Kevin thinks bioshock is, its audie... : happynoodle
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    Everyone who thinks using the Bioshock brand instead of a whole new IP is a good idea must be ignoring al... : derelict515
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      They could have done both by keeping the "Shock" moniker. From System Shock 2 to BioShock to ____Shock : pyide
      • Future Shock was taken :( : daedraug
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        I don't think seeing __Shock would resonate well enough with casual buyers to capture that brand. Biosh... : derelict515
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          I guess I believe people would be more interested in a new, exciting title than a third BioShock entry. N... : pyide
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            And what Ken says here about BioShock is what I've envisioned just the "Shock" to represent. http://ir... : pyide
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              Sure, that's what it means to the creative guys, marketing and branding is another beast. I think you're ... : derelict515
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                I think there is a good reason to be hung up on a name which sounds like a goofy spin-off to a series peo... : pyide
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                  So by the same token you would say these sound like goofy spin offs and not quality games worth looking f... : derelict515
                  • Brotherhood sure does because it is following an original and numbered sequel just like BioShock Infinite... : pyide
          • I think you're massively underestimating the cost to create a new brand/IP and people's affinity for thin... : derelict515
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      Take 2 couldn't give Irrational a little more freedom after already creating 1 successful IP for them? : Mecha Tofu Pirate
      • They spend a lot of money creating that IP and taking a risk. Now you want them to do it again instead of... : derelict515
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      That game was NOT System Shock, so be quiet. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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        It's an example of trying to create a new IP and seeing lackluster sales despite critical success. The fa... : derelict515
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          Perhaps Dead Space was just a better game? : Mad Brahmin Disease
          • I mean Bioshock. : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • what about Dead Space? : dopeman
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  Anyone think it's a little vain of Dahenese for them to name the main AI character elizabeth! Amirite! : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    Is she involved with this? I figured that between Mafia and Civ, she has her hands full. : BlackCat9
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      No she's not AFAIK, But I know who for certain is. : Sailor of Fortune
      • We'll see if there's any Gunga-Galunga in the next press release. : BlackCat9
    • I'm sure she'll get involved with marketing and promoting it sometime before it's out. The game isn't g... : pyide
    • I was only kidding. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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    That was what they gave her instead of a raise. : Sailor of Fortune
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      that and an RSS feed. Truly she is moving up. : shirif
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        dahanese has an rss feed? : hamachi
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          yes, it is a feed for dahanese built upon RSS : Sailor of Fortune
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            A dahanese feed, if you will. : BlackCat9
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              You mean, it's a feed that was built expressly for dahanese? : thetangent
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                guys why do you keep saying dahanese : dopeman
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                  dahanese has an rss feed. : thetangent
                  • dahanese dahanese dahanese : the_burd
  • Is this the team Sean Elliot is on? : abrasion
• it probably used to be called infinity until they were forced to bioshock it up : spiderfill
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  Is it pronounced INFINITEE or INFINIT? : Ocelot
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    It's spelled infinite. Why would it be pronounced differently from infinite? : systatic
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      Cuz BIoshock Infinite sounds like shit d00d. : Ocelot
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        d00d, your lobotomy is showing. : systatic
        • fukz ya d0000d!!! : Ocelot
• www.skyoshock.com via giant bomb twitter : sammyl
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  So you have to work with a female NPC? I hope they really, really, really think this one out because that... : steauengeglase
  • I bet she pretends to be your friend and then about 3/4 of the way through it turns out she was working a... : phate81
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    It sounds like she has the same kinds of abilities as the player, though. But I agree, any kind of escort... : BlackCat9
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      coop mechanic duh : spiderfill
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        Well, if this game has co-op, then awesomesauce, I'm definitely going to buy it. : BlackCat9
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          coop cover system fixed fov recharging health no overhead camera no quicksave ironsights no dedicated ser... : spiderfill
          • If they introduce the fov bug again I'm claiming their programmers don't use version control. : Chod
    • Oddly enough, The biggest turn-off in BioShock 2 was running around with whats-her-name at the end. She' : steauengeglase
• It's Bioshock with clouds : phate81
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  I'll buy it, sounds like a little of Deus Ex thrown in with improvements to Bioshock. Combined with their... : locater16
  • Same here, especially with regard to the setting. If nothing else Irrational made a game where I honestly... : steauengeglase
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  Bioshock 3: Shock Harder. : jayares
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    come on and shock me amadeus : spiderfill
    • BioShock the Monkey : mrblarg
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  Bioshock INFINITE JUSTICE. Marvel Super Heroes. Such a great game. : dodob
  • BIOSHOCK: CRYSIS ON INFINITE EARFS : PlanetPerfecto
• BioShock-a-lot BioShockette BioShockers: Sky Blue version Bioshock till you drop BioSky BioShock ^Up... : Amnesty_intl2
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  They should have just called it AeroShock or SkyShock and it wouldn't have been as much of a problem. Bio... : MeestaNob
  • Do we know it's not directly related at all? It would make sense to stick with BioShock if there will be ... : pyide
  • EA owns the System Shock IP. And having a franchise name represent concepts is pretty familiar to a lot... : derelict515
  • Meh : pandastrong
• I honestly figured it was an MMO. : BlockheadBrown
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  So they made a game out of the multiplayer component that no one touched. : multisync
  • are you sure you watched the trailer or read anything about this? : derelict515
• If its good, the name won't matter. I had more of a problem with the name BioShock 2, than I do with BioS... : Frozen Pixel
• Personally I'm holding out for the sequel, Bioshock Infinity + 1 : bipolar
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  Can i return this one for Chris Remo's Moonshock: Bioshock on the Moon: The Wizard? : deathmuppeter
  • Chris Remo's Moonshock: Bioshock on the Moon: The Wizard: The Movie, followed by Chris Remo's Moonshock: ... : not work safe
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  I'm trying to imagine a group of sane, rational people sitting in a room and somehow coming to the consen... : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • Sounds like you've never known anyone in marketing. : bipolar
  • I'd like to imagine Shawn Elliot is sitting at a desk wondering how far he can push a sharpened pencil up... : Dave-A
  • THI4F : phate81
• above the crowds...above the clouds where the sounds are original, infinite skills create miracles... : davislovestacobell
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  God, is that really the final name? Jesus. Bioshock has jumped the shark in 2 games. :( : MercFox1
  • PREORDER CANCELLED : derelict515
  • BioShark would be an awesome game : mikecyb
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  i gotta say: i was bored of bioshock 1 before it was even finished (i think i played through to the garde : gokart.
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    Maybe you just have a bad imagination : bipolar
    • i blame broadband access since i was 14. why imagine anything? : gokart.
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      this would seem to be the case : derelict515
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        also for all the shit you guys are giving it, it was still a very well reviewed game: http://www.gamerank... : derelict515
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          i didn't say it was a bad game; simply that once the initial hook wore off i was disinterested. that happ... : gokart.
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            That's fine, I do the same with a lot of things. You just said you can't imagine why they'd attach th... : derelict515
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              yeah fair enough. i don't don't see the correlation aside from the plasmid connection (and engine/artwork... : gokart.
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                well Bioshock 2 wasn't made by the same folks so it's not entirely surprising people realized it. And ... : derelict515
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                  this is sad to me; although i can't bitch too hard considering i only gave the original a rental. i did b... : gokart.
                  • not to worry, EA is doing the smart thing and giving Dead Space a sequel anyway. They've invested a lot i... : derelict515
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          I feel really bad for 2K Marin because (aside from the fact that I know a couple guys who work there) the... : mikecyb
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            Irrational took shots at 2k Marin over Bioshock 2? : SpaecKow
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              Have you read any of Ken Levine's interviews today? : mikecyb
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                I just skimmed the one here on Shack, didn't remember seeing anything about Bioshock 2 being crap. : SpaecKow
                • Eurogamer: What did you think of BioShock 2? Ken Levine: I think it's a very talented team, and I thin... : pyide
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    I'm not really sure that a game which replicated every major system from SS2 is "just a generic corridor ... : SpaecKow
    • Ok, I assume you never actually played SS2 and are just repeating what some clueless reviewers said? My m... : tcs
  • The final third of Bioshock 1 was when I got tired of the game and I thought the end section was pretty l... : freshyk
  • Absolutely. I finished it because I'm an achievement whore, but I stopped having fun after 3 or 4 hou... : Ebu
  • Are you kidding? Bioshock 1 sales: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BioShock#Sales By March 2010, BioShoc : thetangent
  • bioshock 1 and 2 are the only single player first person shooters that i have aggressively played to comp... : dopeman
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  who cares, looks great. Lets just hope its not the same 3 enemies over and over again. : filthysock
  • seriously, those splicers got old so fast : derelict515
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    ^^ 10000 x this : Frozen Pixel
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      +11 : devpaul
      • *^2 : 65532l
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    Are you saying you didn't like the game because of that? This is ONE reason why I didn't like Bioshock a... : sukabljat
    • That's the same guy!!!!!! </idleThumbs> : OmegaRed59
  • And it was sad because if you look through the Art Book you see that they had tons of other ideas for ene... : Crimsonbeak
• So does DonkeyPopsicle....just sayin... : VegasX
• I agree, it's a silly name. :( : Rice-Rocketeer
• This is the last Bioshock game, there is a reason why it's called Bioshock Infinty. Kind of a dig on 2k ... : i38warhawk
• Bioshock 2: Running out of Money Hats. : Omega Blue
• I just don't understand the "bioshock" part of the title. Otherwise, it looks pretty sweet, and I look fo... : thetangent
• The most interesting thing I've heard about the game so far comes about 5 minutes into this interview: ... : SpaecKow
• I would have been fine with BioShock 2.7 -- there' aren't enough decimal points in games. : Jobos
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  Captain Bioshock and the World of Tomorrow! : davislovestacobell
  • I think this will be better. : SpaecKow
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  pretty goofy? That's an understatement. : abrasion
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    The name is pretty damn retarded. : Drewus
    • Let me just fire up latestchatty so I can INF you. : abrasion
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  Alternative names? BioSky Bioshock Skies Bioshock Forever Prince of Persia: Bioshock : filthysock
  • i was waiting for the obvious Bioshock 2: electric bugaloo, but then realized there was already a 2. : davislovestacobell
  • BioSock : Drewus
  • SkyoBock : shika.art
  • CockShock : Sailor of Fortune
  • Not Rapture...infinite : davislovestacobell
  • Big Daddy 2: Hitgirl's Vengeance : davislovestacobell
  • Twilight Princess: Level 7 Dungeon : davislovestacobell
  • History Channel presents - Marvels of the 3rd Reich: Chapter 11 - Hitler's Sky Fortress : davislovestacobell
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    Sky-o-shock! : five_percent
    • Heh, I like this. : filthysock
    • Hahaha, I second this. : thetangent
    • Damiit! My idea was Fly-o-Shock : Tissen
    • In all seriousness, I really do think Skyshock would've been better. : Wikus Van De Merwe
  • Bioshock: Ad Infinitum. : edgewise
  • Castle in the Sky... oh wait. : happynoodle
  • BioShock 3: Just copying Call of Duty now. : Robotic Puppy Eater
  • Super BioShock Alpha 2 vs. Capcom: The Return (Limited Edition) : the_burd
  • AeroShock! duh! : CecilPhilpot
  • Doppelbock : dirge23
  • http://www.skyoshock.com/ : rudds
• My Big Daddy went to Rapture and all I got was this lousy t-shirt. : ShoCon
• Worst aaa game title in years guys? : abrasion
• ∞ioShock : Tissen

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  did many non-id games use id tech 4? : pandastrong
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    Quake 4, Prey, Quake Wars, Wolfenstein, and Brink. Singularity was also apparently originally on the Wol... : the archvile
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      He said non-id Software : doomed
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        None of those were developed by id. : Arcanum
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          Quake 4, Quake Wars and Wolfenstein are considered "id Games" Prey was the only non-id game that licen... : Schnapple
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            Not in my opinion. Id supplied the technology, but otherwise those games were developed by other studios.... : code-e255
            • No, I mean those games literally carried "An id Game" in badge form on the box. And they're id Software p... : Schnapple
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      I thought CoD titles were built off of an Id Tech. Probably wrong there. : Fenring42
      • Call of Duty was Id Tech 3 (Quake 3 engine), and each sequel in that series was built upon the previous v... : the archvile
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  Who really licensed their last engine, though? : aggressor
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    3d Realms : shirif
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      Who really licensed their last engine, though? : devpaul
      • you mean in a more mass market way? Besides Activision, I don't really know. Also 3dR did license it for ... : shirif
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  that seems pretty lame. forced vertical integration, gee wiz where have i seen that before? : smacknca
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    where? : spiderfill
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      where?! : shirif
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        EA and RenderWare. : Fred Garvin
        • heh i was actually even thinking as far back as the movie industry and how they ultimately broke it up : smacknca
• CryEngine 3 : Arcanum
• oh man, that'll be terrible, having to use idtech5 : Deathlove
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  Seems like a dumb decision, but id engine + Bethesda content = sounds like a good game. : _jon
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    as long as it runs on average hardware and not super computers. I can't believe that iphone video, gam... : kabex
    • isn't the megatexture thing supposed to help with performance? : _jon
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      There were plenty of gaming press saying the 360 was running Rage at a solid high framerate. If Id Tech ... : the archvile
      • Honestly I'm much less concerned about performance than I am about the game looking really friggin' borin... : _jon
• Not exactly. They're going after upstarts and independent studios not already tied to publishers. Why l... : BlockheadBrown
• I just got SO excited for the new Elders Scroll game! : warcrow
• Well at least we will still get awesome games that use id Tech 5 like Elder Scrolls and Fallout (and new ... : ovrlrd
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  ELDERS SCROLLS 5!!!!!!!! : eeeealmo
  • Ffffffffffffuck yeah! : Hemtroll
  • jeeeeeeeeeeeeesus christ. : mwasher
  • awwww snap : bolneze
  • Pah. FALLOUT 4!!!!! : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I'm voting this as a +++ for id. Basically, the engine MUST be published (for now) through Bethesda, so ... : sukabljat
  • He's talking about the current UE3 engine not having any competition. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Li... : pyide
  • Unreal Engine 3 has been available since UT3 and Gears. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unreal_Engine_3 : the archvile
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    Argh, thought UE3 was after the Gears of War engine. Guess not. Who else is a competitor for cross plat... : sukabljat
    • CryEngine 3 is trying to compete in that arena now. : freshyk
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  This also means that Respawn Entertainment is most likely not going to use Id Tech 5, since they're being... : the archvile
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    There is absolutely no way on earth that Respawn will use Unreal. 60hz, low latency is key for them. : El Guapo
    • (and PS3) : El Guapo
• Hopefully this means Bethesda is going to drop that piece of shit Gamebryo engine. : freshyk
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  The other part of this means that the PC version of Rage will probably be locked down like a console game... : the archvile
  • Huh? Both Bethesda and id have a good mod history. : filthysock
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    because user created content is free and exists for purposes such as increasing the longevity of game and... : pyide
    • other titles of entirely different games.. what does that even mean? i'm so out of it. : pyide
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      I'm afraid that they may end up using the same rationale as other companies, such as the excuse that they... : the archvile
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        And that attitude is completely contrary to the attitude both id and BethSoft have had in the past. You'... : Arcanum
        • For Christ's sake, id open sources their engines once they're past their technological prime. : Arcanum
  • Who you're willing to license an engine to for commercial game development has absolutely nothing to do w... : Arcanum
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    that's a completely baseless inference to make on the fact that they're not licensing the engine to 3rd p... : derelict515
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      If there isn't, then why do developers do things like Raven locking down Singularity PC to a binary hash-... : the archvile
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        you can give examples of games who don't allow modding or console commands all day. That doesn't change t... : derelict515
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          How about examples of games from developers who did allow modding once, but don't now? Infinity Ward com... : the archvile
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            You have still completely failed to tie this in any way to licensing decisions. : Arcanum
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              It's the next domino to fall. The next portcullis to close. The next item on Todd Hollenshead's list of... : the archvile
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                http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slippery_slope_fallacy#The_slippery_slope_as_fallacy : Arcanum
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                  Yeah, I know, but it's within the realm of possibility, and a number of other developers have gone that w... : the archvile
                  • The planet being hit by an asteroid tomorrow is "within the realm of possibility". We're getting by smal... : Arcanum
              • I think they have more important things to detail at the moment. I wager there're a few million more peop... : derelict515
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        Raven is someone who id have purposefully moved away from. archvile I see your point better than these ot... : SpaecKow
        • I'm not saying it's not a legitimate fear, but this news has no bearing on whether that fear should incre... : derelict515
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          id moved away from Raven? It seems like it was a mutual thing. : Fred Garvin
          • Okay it was mutual. That's not really important. : SpaecKow
      • What does raven have to do with a partnership between iD and Bethseda? : anhero
  • that's a pretty ridiculous conclusion to jump to : synapse19
  • give back the jump to conclusions mat right now : Yanks
  • Well if nothing else Carmack made a statement that a dedicated server with Rage will probably be able to ... : Schnapple
  • You people will reach for anything to bash consoles. It's pathetic. : Pettytheft
  • This statement has no basis in reality. What are you even thinking about? : rudds
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  But we all know that Bethesda's problem is the animators! : FlatlineDixay
  • it's really the engine that's the first problem : derelict515
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  id doesn't have the means to support a modern engine for licensing. It's a huge undertaking. : Fred Garvin
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    'doesn't want to have' might be more appropriate. I'm sure they'd have no problem staffing up for it if t... : derelict515
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      Id doesn't even want to create a new IP for the next 10 years: http://www.industrygamers.com/news/id-soft : the archvile
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        sounds pretty reasonable to me. Gives them a decent amount of space to play around with different genres ... : derelict515
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          Not sure what you mean. : Fred Garvin
          • Like Rage gives them an open world type thing with RPG elements they can explore. Doom they could go old ... : derelict515
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        I hope they at least refresh the Quake IP to add a consistent universe. That's probably the closest they'... : Frozen Pixel
        • I was hoping to see something that harkens back to the Quake 1 universe, but brings a narrative with more... : the archvile
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        does this shock you? : pandastrong
        • Not really; they only created one new IP from 2000 to 2010: Rage. : the archvile
      • idhave a weird attitude about IP. I guess it's a pragmatic business approach. I don't really think Wolfen : systatic
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      Epic has built their engine business over years. If tomorrow id decided to license their tech they'd stil... : Fred Garvin
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        certainly, but they could start (and could have in the past) if they really wanted to. They wouldn't have... : derelict515
        • Actually I don't think so. If it was such a cash cow I think they'd seriously consider it. id Tech 4 tool... : Fred Garvin
    • the problem is that carmack is the only one who really knows how the engine works, as opposed to epic of ... : moshman
  • Yep, was just about to post this. You need to at least double your internal team size to be able to suppo... : dravalen
• Is the crysis tech no good? : BouillonCubes
• ELDER SCROLLS ON id TECH 5 WILL BE AWESOME. : systatic
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    I think that's what they said about it right? They also said that it was going to be a far more fast pace... : SpaecKow
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      It is exciting :O : dognose
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        Seeing the new Doom 4 was the thing I was looking forward to at this quakecon the most :( : SpaecKow
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          I guess they aren't showing it until Rage is out. : systatic
          • Rage still looks fantastic but y'all already knew that : dognose
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            They said Doom 4 would be out before Rage. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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              Umm, really? No? : -sk-
              • uuuuuuummmmm : moshman
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              no, carmack meant it would take less time to make doom 4 than rage : Maarten Goldstein
              • Could have sworn that was a Hollenshead interview quote : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  I think it would have been smarter to just raise the engine licensing fees. : K1Bond007
  • Why would anyone pay that then? You aren't just paying for the tech, you are paying for support and as I ... : Fred Garvin
• CRYENGINE 3 : vx2o
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  ID jumped the shark with Doom 3...... : voodoo401
  • Probably. But they are building themselves back up. Plus Bethesda with this engine is a great great thi... : kingdepork
  • your posts jumped the shark even before you started posting here. go troll somewhere else : moshman
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    There was shark jumping in Doom 3? I could barely see. : Drewus
    • They probably spawned behind you and jumped before you noticed. : flooq
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  did they happen to mention "when" rage would be out? : dextius
  • Next year is all they're saying so far. : rudds

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• Fuck me, tag fail. : eonix
• Anyway, Space Marine and GIANT BOMB. Go! : eonix
• Sweet! Thanks for sharing! : BlockheadBrown
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  BONERRRRRRRRRRRRRRR : MisterPhoton
  • I think I'll go home and play DoW2 : MisterPhoton
• mascara van lierop : spiderfill
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  Okay awesome next up go make Homeworld 3 :D and DON'T do that horrible thing they said about not maki : SpaecKow
  • I can't agree with this enough. Relic can make more WH40K stuff after Space Marine, and HOMEWORLD 3. Plea... : thetangent
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  Relic is as awesome as Valve these days IMO. : justwr!ght
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    relic doing actions games and valve doing strategy games? dogs living with cots? : spiderfill
    • dogs have to sleep too you know : Degenerate
    • Blizzard made an adventure game! : Sailor of Fortune
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      those are my shoes! they don't even fit! : synapse19
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        man i haven't been to SA in years but that thread (or was it a photoshop friday?) was hilarious : strider_
        • http://www.heyokay.com/images/those%20are%20my%20shoes.jpg i lol'd for a long time at that one : synapse19
    • Mass hysteria. : Dr_Cube
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    I really wish relic could better support their games and had something that could rival bnet : dedgecko
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      Any suggestions on how to support our games better than constantly releasing patches and fixes based on c... : eonix
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        Ugh this totally sounds like I'm baiting you. I'm not, I swear. I just know the other guys are constantly... : eonix
        • Steamworks. : dvldog760
        • He mentions bnet an steam is named in the followup. The games for win/live this isn't really popular amon... : Hoax
        • As soon as you get rid of games for windows live, things get happier. : YerMothah
        • Since he specifically calls out bnet, I think he means an online system / framework to rival that where e... : Dontdrop
  • Yeah, they're one of my fav devs too. : Godhatesfatpeople
• oh god that looks so good : eeeealmo
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  Oh man, I didn't realize you work at Relic. Would have said hello if I'd known! Your office is sweet. : rudds
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    Were you here? I was in Scotland golfing when GB shot their video. In that sweeping shot of our developme... : eonix
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      Haha, rudds is the guy doing the interview. : pyide
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        Well, shit. Now I wish I was here too. I told the guys around me I was going to make my wallpaper a co... : eonix
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          WLTC : rudds
          • Oh ya? Good. Check your Shack messages. : eonix
      • Which explains the Maarten Goldstein dude in his friendslist in the Starcraft video review. : Hoax
• I say delay this game to fall of 2011. Do not release this in the spring/summer. I don't want it to suffe... : Dr_Cube
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  Fucking Vigil and Joe Mad. THQ should have given all that money to Relic. Why the fuck did it go to Vigil... : Dr_Cube
  • I know right? I really hope Vigil doesn't fuck up the MMO, : Godhatesfatpeople
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    What do Tim Vigil (Grips / Faust) and Joe Madureira (Battle Chasers / X-Men) have to do with this? : AxeMan808
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      http://www.vigilgames.com : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Oh. So yes to Joe, no to Tim. Interesting. (I saw two comicbook names, and was...excited wondering) : AxeMan808
• Very nice. : baron calamity
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  i am so stoked about this game. : theWhite
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    are you? http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65107 : Degenerate
    • Oh, sweet! : Dave-A
    • Aww shucks : justwr!ght
    • Awww. While GFW is fine. I was hoping for a full-on steamworks integration :( : Godhatesfatpeople
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      This is exactly what the post says it is: Speculation. : eonix
      • :) : Godhatesfatpeople
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        oh dont worry, I understand that. I just like seeing people get upset :D : Degenerate
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          De-jerk-arate :/ : SpaecKow
          • its totally true :( : Degenerate
        • the only thing that will upset me is if the gameplay sucks. but relic hasnt let me down yet : theWhite
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        It's as good as confirmed : fishbone
        • ...lol : eonix
      • Praise God! : PenicillinX57
    • Works for me. It was great in DoW2 for MP and I had Steam chat on the side. Also, steam needs to run a... : Sailor of Fortune
• Wooooooooo : bolneze
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  I linked the other Space Marine video to my friend his response "Cool that looks like Ghost" : Crimsonbeak
  • Did you send him the Penny Arcade comic to show your rage? : melkore
• I love you relic! Now just get the homeworld series on steam :( : jayares
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  Got a text preview up in addition to the video now if anyone wants more. http://www.giantbomb.com/news... : rudds
  • thanks rudds ps. I thought you were fatter : Nitrium
  • No seriously check your Shack messages (no cock bouquets, I promise). : eonix
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  no cover 3rd person shooter with no cover?!? hey I might like this : Frush81
  • yup and yup : shirif
  • ^^^^^ about time : happynoodle
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  Can I play Angry Marines? Yes / No : Rotten Deadite
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    They're always angry. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • >:C : Rotten Deadite
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  i heard warcraft is a ripoff of warhammer and starcarft a ripoff of warhammer 40k i am rite : HisKillSkill
  • you is rite : melkore
  • You are correct sir. Blizzard are amoral bastards. : CRasterImage
• I've been waiting for the floodgates to open up on Space Marine info and this looks great. I fucking lov... : Ely
• I fucking love Warhammer 40K, and I have to give Relic the credit for getting me into the universe in the... : thetangent
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  Relic has some awesome game design, but their execution still needs some work. I love DoW II, though. ... : Rice-Rocketeer
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    wtf, dawn of war 2 and company of heroes were blizzard quality games. Just because they weren't click as ... : crazywigga
    • They are really unresponsive though. Enough that it hurts the gameplay. RR is exactly right about Relic. : enyakk
• that looked pretty fun, i didnt have a clue about this game until now. : smacknca
• relic making a non rts?? WTF?? but i like that : retarded talking dinosaur
• Make the Space Marine transparent when aiming. He obstructs the view too much. : herradura99

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  I don't understand the love for this, can someone explain the back story? : abrasion
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    It's very referential to video games and targeted at our demographic, maybe? I never read the graphic nov : sgtsanity
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      Does graphic novel mean comic book? I knew it had to be based on a game or comic book from the trailer bu... : abrasion
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        Yeah, except it's not published on a monthly basis or anything; it was released in the form of volumes. : sgtsanity
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          It's about a Shackeresque dude and the real world is like 80's video games and they are all hipster types... : Rauol Duke
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            but we hate hipsters! : RikiTiki2
            • Who could hate wtf242? Spergers maybe? Goddamn I hate Asperger people. : Rauol Duke
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            It looks like something embarassing to watch with others but alone maybe it'll be ok. : abrasion
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              Yes I'll be huddled up in a raincoat and wearing a fake nose when I go tomorrow. How do you people functi... : Rauol Duke
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                Have you seen the trailers for it? : abrasion
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                  Yeah. I also own the books. I bought them. In public. DURING THE DAY! OH SHIT!!!!! : Rauol Duke
                  • lol nerd : cfalcon
                  • i got them from amazon :( : Deathlove
            • You are so abrasive! : lodit
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              Huh? It's going to be funny and awesome. If that's embarrassing then color my face red. : Fred Garvin
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                It looks /awful/ in trailers : abrasion
                • It's Edgar wright, it'll probably be one of the best movies of 2010. And all the real trailers make it ... : jet-poop
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                  This is awful? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wd5KEaOtm4 You are definitely off base here. : Fred Garvin
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                    This is the one I saw in the theatre before inception. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjt4vhSqtFQ I want... : abrasion
                    • That trailer is awesome, Edgar Wright = instant watch. : lodit
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                      Still not awful. Seriously, if you take it with a sense of humor it's awesome. I mean he's going to fight... : Fred Garvin
                      • I have a great sense of humour Fred, this looks dumb. : abrasion
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              So much self hatred in this thread. We're all a bunch of nerds. On a video game website. God forbid we... : nurglich
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                Hey it might be good, I'm jus sayin, y'know! The trailers look fucking terrible. Everyone I was with gro... : abrasion
                • Everyone at work loved the trailers in fact we watched the official one on the 60" in the office when it ... : Fred Garvin
                • I agree it looks bad. I'll give it a chance as a rental though if only because people whose opinions I tr... : Megara9
  • Canada : voodooraze
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  Seems like a lot of someones didn't get it. : kallanta
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    There's nothing to get in Scott Pilgrim. It's just "Hurr durr video games hehe you know those right?" : SpaecKow
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      My point exactly--it seemed like a lot of those criticisms were them dismissing it outright for being cen... : kallanta
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        that's not quite what spaeckow meant : RikiTiki2
        • Wizard needs coffee badly! : kallanta
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        I think a lot of critics might be eager to ride the Ebert video games suck train, either to suck up to on... : BlackCat9
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          I don't think any of those quotes show someone being hostile to video games fundamentally. It's just that... : SpaecKow
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            First of all, I’m not a video gamer. I have discovered more appealing ways to not have a life! : BlackCat9
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              Oh, that. Yeah, welp, I still stand by my Scott Pilgrim nerd faggot gingerbread house assessment. : SpaecKow
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                I think you're the brown abrasion. (I just assume you are brown) : Rauol Duke
                • i imagine them to be twins : RikiTiki2
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                  Nah you are welcome to hang with your nerd bros and put your hands down eachothers tight expensive jeans ... : SpaecKow
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                    Mmmmmmmmmmm............ oh yeeeaaaaaahhhh... swarthy..... like a hot roll dripping with butter. : Rauol Duke
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                      I'm 8" uncut + shaved... u want pix? : SpaecKow
                      • I drew my own. : Rauol Duke
          • this is probably my fave Kow reply ever : PlanetPerfecto
        • I don't think that has anything to do with the reviews. : soggybagel
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      Why is it in every one of these Cera movies his chick, who is always out of his league, seems to always s... : avatar_58
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        I couldn't even get through the first 20 minutes of Youth in Revolt. : DonkeyPopsicle
        • the commercials made me not want to watch it : RikiTiki2
• I agree with every single one of their comments. : red2lucas
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  I worked on some of the special effects - looking forward to seeing my name on the big screen : mankeroo
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    Congrats. What do you do? 3D work? Compositing? : gooblerampling
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      compositing / fake game design stuff : mankeroo
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        Use Nuke, AE or something more arcane? (Just curious) : gooblerampling
        • AE with heavy scripting : mankeroo
  • You work for blur? Sweet gig man. : Fred Garvin
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    really? who should we look for? : Postal
    • Michael Allen Nkerro, of course. : waxthirteen
• This is awesome! I want to do this with shack threads sometimes. gushes Dave-A 41 seconds ago : Dave-A
• My favorite: "One big exaggerated shrug, albeit one with special effects!" : Rag and Bone Man
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  Those are mostly just criticisms. Not really "INSULTING" for the sake of being insulting. HOW DARE THEY... : soggybagel
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    The fledgling critical analysis combined with the densely-allusive nature of generic critical writing* to... : sgtsanity
    • Look I am pretty much in the same boat with you and I agree about some of the "reviewing the audience" cr... : soggybagel
    • nice piece, thanks for the link : RikiTiki2
    • Very nice thanks. : Warmaker
• fuck, it's not opening here for two weeks, I'll have to keep far away from this as possible. DON'T TAZE M... : gakera
• Movie critics are right between The Gout and Bellybutton Lint on the usefulness scale. I can't remember t... : Rauol Duke
• Honestly, when people don't like things Edgar Wright makes, I'm really not sure how to interact with them... : Vincent Grayson
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  Clearly these guys have never read the comics... because pretty much it is just a compilation of awesome ... : TheVietSpecial
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    random shit happening doesn't really draw crowds : RikiTiki2
    • What about all those Friedberg and Seltzer movies? : bigexplosions
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  First of all, I’m not a video gamer. I have discovered more appealing ways to not have a life! ... : Fred Garvin
  • Oh. Mah. God. It's on nao. Whoop-dee-doo. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  It looks horrible. Not surprising. : Visceral Monkey
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    Apparently YDKWTF. : Fred Garvin
    • You're right, I don't. Enjoy. : Visceral Monkey
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  Is this the Star Wars for the hipster generation? : Godhatesfatpeople
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    No. It's (I assume) a kickass movie based on a series of graphic novels directed by easily one of my favo... : Vincent Grayson
    • Sounds like it to me. : Godhatesfatpeople
    • I really liked Shaun of the Dead and don't understand why this movie looks not very funny :/ : SpaecKow
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      They aren't hipsters in really any sense. The characters are a bunch of 20-something folks living in the... : nurglich
      • People need to figure out wtf hipsters are. : mindmann
      • Ah. I know next to nothing about the comics. My interest is pretty much solely based on it being Edgar Wr... : Vincent Grayson
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        i hope the critics are wrong, cause if the movie is about videogames culture, then the ones making it did... : barichnikov
        • It isn't about videogame culture at all. : Deathlove
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        20-something urbanites in a band... not hipsters? : RikiTiki2
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          they don't act like hipsters, so i'd say no, not hipsters. Have you read it ? : barichnikov
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            hipsters are supposed to act a certain way? or maybe you're a hipster and don't know it : RikiTiki2
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              Have you read the comics? : Fred Garvin
              • do you know whether or not barichnikov is a hipster? : RikiTiki2
  • I heard the term "Slacker" get tossed in there (from a making-of special). I'd say that a slacker can al... : Jobos
• oh God this quotes are hilarious. : Agrona
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  Need Armond Whites opinion plz : abrasion
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    He liked it apparently. Probably because he has a justified hard-on for Edgar Wright's films. : MurrayTheSkull
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      Cool, confirms I won't watch this until it's a rental. : abrasion
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        Edgar Wright deserves your money, if nothing else. : Deathlove
        • lol DESERVES : orgcaptainnemo
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          I've never heard of that person before. : abrasion
          • Spaced, Shaun of the Dead, Hot Fuzz? : SiW.
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            Spaced, Shaun of the Dead and Hot Fuzz. If you haven't seen them (especially Spaced), you should. : Vincent Grayson
            • Spaced is why I've held out hope for this movie despite my belief that live action can't do it justice. ... : SiW.
      • Your loss. : Fred Garvin
      • Well, the review was weird since he hates the type of movie this is trying to be, but loves Edgar Wright. : MurrayTheSkull
  • I wish he would die. : VictoriouSecret
  • WTF he liked it?!?! He criticized Inception for being too much like a video game, and then likes Scott P... : pigvomit
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  if the movie is that centered on videogames, it's a shame. The books were delicious because it was all ab... : barichnikov
  • The video game-allusive sections of the reviews were the most juicy, so they ended up being the punchier ... : sgtsanity
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  i've managed to dial back my worry that this will just be xkcd style "hey, remember video games? ahhahah... : Mr.SEX
  • I haven't seen it yet, but it looks more like punchy psychadelia mediated by old-school video-game style ... : sgtsanity
• I still want to see it. : CrustaR
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  Strangely, these quotes seem to highlight the film's charm, and make me want to see it. : Jobos
  • I can't comment on the film, but the books have "charm" in spades. After I read the first book I realize... : SiW.
• I saw a preview screening of it last weekend. It will wow you on the big screen with its bright colo... : Clone42
• This interview with the director convinced me to watch the movie: http://www.avclub.com/articles/edgar-wr... : the exalted macho!
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  I thought this was a good article discussing the more negative reviews out there. http://www.npr.org/blog... : gooblerampling
  • That was fantastic : Mr.Finkster
  • This is a good read ... and on the internet no less! : pixelat3d
  • I love the end Here's what I'm saying: I'm a woman, I'm in my late thirties, I can't handle first-person : gooblerampling
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  Clearly directed at an audience with generational ADD!commends The New York Observer This guy is so ... : Old_Fart
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    Actually Aspergers no longer (clinically) exists. Autism all the way baby! : gooblerampling
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      Someone needs to tell a couple of parents I know then. : Old_Fart
      • Yep: http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=123527833 : gooblerampling
• I really don't want to see a bunch of nostalgia-tard game references in movies. It's like walking into h... : kingdepork

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  Do I have to? : abrasion
  • yes, because you love it so : RikiTiki2
• I don't care. : massdev
• and it will be on steam, but mac only : harold.johnson
• *checks date* um, you're a little early for April 1st hey. : voodooraze
• Weeeee I'm going to PAX. : Fenring42
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  Also will be released simultaneously on the Verizon iPhone : jingletard
  • Don't say that, because that may actually occur. : abrasion
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  Link? I'm in the Dognose "I don't care how long it takes so long as I can play it before the universe end... : locater16
  • Err. wait. I stupid : locater16
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  Eh. It's basically impossible for DNF to be anything other than a disappointment at this point. Also,... : Arcanum
  • you're like nine years too late. : gokart.
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    It not being released is a disappointment :( : Halen
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      I suppose, but waiting more than a decade for a fairly standard shooter with 1990s sensibilities and a so... : Arcanum
      • I think expectations are pretty low at this point, so it would be hard for it to be that big a disappoint... : Haxim
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        I like guns and killing monsters, I'm not that hard to please. : Halen
        • What I'm saying is that, even if it's fun, in the back of your mind there will be a little voice whisperi : Arcanum
        • We are all already nutting over Bulletstorm And it's not even out yet : dognose
  • Eh, I think they could make a good game out of it. I would be surprised if it was a world shaker, but I t... : five_percent
• I won't believe it until I see a box on a shelf. : Slawterr
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  Someone should make a posters like from teh X-Files "I WANT TO BELIEVE" : Masem
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    Jon St John said to be involved with unveiling at PAX, possibly playable, November release date. : kaijuseijin
    • http://www.fearlessgamer.com/2010/08/07/valve-making-a-dota-clone/ : Mad Brahmin Disease
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  360/PC exclusive : Goto10
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    you mean iPhone : devpaul
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      3d Gameboy : Goto10
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        virtualboy : sanchez
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          NGAGE : Sailor of Fortune
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            I'll wait for the ZX Spectrum port. : peetabix01
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              Magnavox Odyssey will have the superior version. : Fenring42
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                Phantom : -efx-
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                  Let's keep this within the realm of reality here. : master_disaster_17
                  • this is going to be the best thing my oscilloscope has ever displayed : CoRDS
  • Gamecom! : HL3dsx
• I believe that Gearbox is going to annouce something Duke related at Pax. Will it be DNF? Will it be Duke... : baron calamity
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  i say we ban all threads saying anything about gearbox or valve working on dnf : Flynn
  • Agreed. : Super Sparker
• That'd be pretty cool. Nonetheless, I'll believe it when I see it. : Orange Pylon
• Seriously, Steve is going to have input with DNF? How funny! : Wolfanoz
• It's a 3rd person shooter and it plays/looks exactly like Gears : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  Latestchatty needs a "dumb" tag :( : abrasion
  • There is, it's called "abrasion" : Mad Brahmin Disease
• dognose will explode. : BlockheadBrown
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  Omg we need to update this: http://www.shacknews.com/shackmeet/events.x?id=1600 : fsck
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    I'm in. : Conan
    • Given a couple of months notice, I'm definitely in. : MrBig0
• God I hope they aren't changing engines again. : Sludgehead
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  ok, I'll believe you.. wait, who are you? : moshman
  • kokujin's half-sister. Putting new meaning into the term "half" sister. : Wikus Van De Merwe
• Always bet on Duke! Fuck yeah! : herradura99