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  Holy fuck that looks awesome. : briareos99
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    Ah, the kiss of death for a thread. My skills are potent as ever. : briareos99
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      Nah, it's early and a repost is all. : Moonbase Commander
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        This is indeed a repost, but I wanted to make sure those who did not check the chatty during the Friday N... : trOmblyj
        • Didn't mean any dispect, Kinship Leader (I, in fact, am also looking forward to Firefall), was just point... : Moonbase Commander
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  I wanted to check this out, but it had a line, so I played Rift: something of something, another mmo from... : Fenring42
  • But this actually looks pretty cool. : Fenring42
• Thanks for the tip. Signed up at their forums. : Link.
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  Does look amazing, very Borderlands'ish, but that's definitely not a bad thing as Borderlands was a great... : sreyes22
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    Yeah, I agree. Looked like Borderlands. : Rice-Rocketeer
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      ...(which is awesome). Hopefully it has a good PC port. :D : Rice-Rocketeer
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        Wait, what? I thought this game was a PC title. : Moonbase Commander
        • It is, people assume it will be on Xbox, so far there has been no indication whatsoever that it will be. ... : Nighthawk0110
    • How does this look like borderlands? It has more of a Blizzard game feel to it. : mobab
• that looks interesting!! : xxx2xxx
• This is my most anticipated game right now. Just looks so good. : wurt
• Wow, that looks like fun. I can definitely see myself playing this. : Rotten Deadite
• P R E O R D E R E D ' D : MatzL.E.
• oh god please be as awesome as it looks : eeeealmo
• NIce. Registered! : Rehevkor
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  hahaha may i direct you to this forum post in which their CEO gets banned on their own forum for trolling... : xxx2xxx
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    oh of course the link http://www.firefallthegame.com/forums/showthread.php?457-Not-an-MMO : xxx2xxx
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      Was the post removed? : Trips
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        i can still see it : xxx2xxx
        • I see one post from the CEO and it's not trollish at all. The OP right? : Trips
  • You may. Thank you for asking. : wurt
  • Just means I must buy this game! : Visceral Monkey
• I liked what I saw. :) : BlockheadBrown
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  Sweet, can't wait for the beta! : FlameNut
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    Fall 2001 :( : Visceral Monkey
    • That must be a long beta. : pimpium
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  OMG that is HOT! GearBox better make Boarderlands 2 real soon :) or announce it. : valcan_s
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    between Brink, RAGE, now this, a possible brdrlnds2 ... next year is already awesome for shooter players! : xxx2xxx
    • ^ pretty much this : inf3d3l
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      Totally, its nutz, can not wait :) Don't forget DNF : valcan_s
      • HE FORGOT ABOUT DNF : Rotten Deadite
      • +BulletStorm : devpaul
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  I lost interest when I read its micro transactions. : Johnnsen
  • Yeah this is concerning for sure : Begawkiness
  • that's generally what free to play means : derelict515
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    yeah, I'd rather not support a game that uses micro transactions : bad_fish
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      They are saying that the game will be free and that none of the micro-transactions would give you a compe... : trOmblyj
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        Because we must be outraged about change. Games should be $50 out of the gate with all the content ever d... : derelict515
        • PREORDER CA.. oh wai : xxx2xxx
        • ^^Give this one a job at 2k games. : Tech T
      • Everyone says that and it almost always ends up not being the case. : LoioshDwaggie
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        I wonder what sort of bonuses they will be able to offer (and that people will buy) which would give play... : bad_fish
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          err wouldn't : bad_fish
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            people love customizing the look of their avatars in services and games. You just need a top couple perce... : derelict515
            • If the game is good and I spend a lot of time there then sure as hell I'm going to buy some pimping for m... : xxx2xxx
      • Yeah yeah I heard that one before. In the end all the cool or fun things cost money. : Johnnsen
    • Then don't buy the silly hats. : imperator
  • Yeah pass, fuck microtransactions. : Viprime
  • i lost interest when he got to the 'shops' portion of town. Then lost more interest when i heard it was m... : lukej1337
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    If it's free and no monthly fee, I wouldn't mind dropping ten bucks here and there on some awesome shit i... : shortbuscaptain
    • ^^ this! : MatzL.E.
    • Pretty much. LoL is tyhe same way for me. : wurt
    • It probably would end up costing less per month too : mobab
• now with Shacknews frontpage goodness: http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/65468 : trOmblyj
• It's pretty intriguing, I like the idea of it .. registered for the beta. : ghost hacker

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  I would say at least 3 millions accross all platforms... that's what Borderland sold, I don't see why it ... : mnok
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    Borderlands sold 3m?? Jeez I'm pretty out of touch. I would never have guessed that. Ok I am probably way... : haiku
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      Yes, but I think borderlands had the advantage of television advertising and some other advertising going... : Maddog_Delphi97
      • Well I think DNF get's talked about much more than your typical game. Even non gaming sites were talking ... : mnok
      • It also had the advantage of being co-op heavy, so you'd get entire groups of people buying it instead of... : DinK
    • iirc it was 2m written on one of the last DNF / Gearbox related articles in the Shack : doomed
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  Seems like it depends greatly on how much advertising they do. : Modulus
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    If Borderlands was any indication I won't be able to open my eyes without seeing a DNF billboard or flash... : indosauros
    • Oh wait, I was thinking of RDR. Nevermind : indosauros
  • I imagine Gearbox is going to parrot the hell out of having Duke Nukem. : MercFox1
  • Im sure the advertising will be pretty sweet using the youve waited for over a decade and hes back type s... : pimpium
  • I'd say this is the big factor. On its own, I'd say much less than 500,000, maybe 20K total after piracy.... : steauengeglase
• I'd say your number is the safest bet. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  At what price point? : theghostofsmdever
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    launch pricing appears to be $50 PC, $60 360, $60 PS3 : Cheeziologist
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      Fuck that. I will wait a few months to buy a used copy for 30. : theghostofsmdever
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        :( : dahanese
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          If the game industry would figure out how to produce things at an acceptable price point, people would no... : theghostofsmdever
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            It blows my mind that anyone can imply that video games are not at an acceptable price point, even brand ... : snot3353
            • Yea I know my math fucking sucks. 20 hours at $60 would be $3 and hour, not $2. You get the point anyhow. : snot3353
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              Well the thing is there are a zillion other things competing for my $60. In this age of austerity $60 see... : theghostofsmdever
              • Just play it at a friend's house first, or wait for people to play it whose opinions you respect, and see... : noxiousgg
              • There are only a few games I don't see as a risk at that price. Is this about games pricing or the chance... : flooq
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              Agreed. New games only seem expensive compared to other, cheaper games. Compared to most other forms of... : DinK
              • Its not so much the price to hours-of-fun ratio, its more the risk that if you buy it and don't like it i... : g3dHorse
            • Assuming all fun is equally as fun as another. And all hours of fun of one activity stays at the same le... : SlingBlaze
            • The problem I have is games are either $60 or crappy budget $30 games. I only pay $60 for games I know I ... : OmegaRed59
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            I'm always amazed when people can't tell you're trolling : ColoradoCNC
            • Quiet you!! : theghostofsmdever
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              i never take sm seriously, even when i am serious. you just need to give him a big internet squeeze. ... : dahanese
              • Nah, I know that you've learned the ways of smdever, it's all the people who get up in arms at his posts ... : ColoradoCNC
            • I happen to have a pair of the glasses from They Live and can see through his posts to the lizard demon h... : deathofrats
        • Worry not, dahanese, for cyber mike and I will preorder the mofo at full price! : CrustaR
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          *shrug* there's a reason why the used game market is so huge : Halen
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            the shrug in your comment makes me feel angry at you. why do people do that? i do the "i bet you want... : dahanese
            • no, shrug is because "well, i agree, who cares" type deal. don't be so moody. : virus
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              I hardly ever do it, so I don't really know. I did it because I probably would shrug irl if I said the s... : Halen
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                ah, okay. my :( was kind of lighthearted, since i didn't think sm was being serious. : dahanese
                • I guess if I had to replace the shrug with something to say it would be "it kinda sucks but are you gonna... : Halen
• 2-3 million units. : Link.
• A "modest" run is something like 1.5 million across all platforms, less than a million copies would be go... : SpaecKow
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  they should really go for the adult only rating anyway : HisKillSkill
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    If so, why bother with Xbox 360 and PS3 versions, given that no one would sell them? : MorrisatCNN
    • duke nukem fans are old shnucks by now anyway : HisKillSkill
    • MS and Sony won't even certify games that get an AO rating. it's literally impossible to make a console ... : mikecyb
• Gonna throw up a random 2 million. : inf3d3l
• three fiddy : manero
• haha is that a lifetime estimate or first week? : mikecyb
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  I am more curious as to what platform will sell the most more than all together. : inf3d3l
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    I can tell you that right now. 360. : pyide
    • That's what I figured as well. : inf3d3l
  • im betting computers, kids like halo and dont give a shit about duke nukem : HisKillSkill
• I'd say a lot depends on whether I am working or not by then : dognose
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  I think it will really depend on whether they can market it as something people give a shit about. None o... : Morgin
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    the problem with snakes on a plane was that it had basically no traditional marketing. it was entirely i... : mikecyb
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      That and it was pretty retarded. : Morgin
      • Oh I skimmed your post so I didn't see that you said this already! : Morgin
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  Peak Duke hit years ago, now all the Halo/COD kiddies have no clue what Duke is. Unless the marketing is ... : mavmavv
  • this. : HisKillSkill
  • That is a very good point. Also, how many copies did the original sell? : inf3d3l
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    isn't the average age of a gamer like mid 30s? I think the people who remember Duke are the ones with al... : mikecyb
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      and who probably dont give a shit about videogames anymore since they got kids etc : HisKillSkill
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        yes, people who identify themselves as gamers in their 30s don't give a shit about games : mikecyb
        • no i meant the majority of gamers who played duke3d back then are now old and dont play games anymore : HisKillSkill
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          Would you buy it if your girlfriend weren't marketing it? Don't bullshit me cyber. Don't bullshit. You ca... : haiku
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            I have no idea (I probably would because wtf it's Duke Nukem Forever) but neither you nor I are the targe... : mikecyb
            • Yeah, I mean, Halo and GoW and even GTA are all encrusted with seriousness, and I can see how it would be... : eldersveld
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              This honestly describes why after I played Metal Gear Solid 2, I decided to stop caring what other people : Amnesty_intl2
              • I think it's possible to enjoy games for a variety of reasons. I love me some artsy indie bullshit games... : mikecyb
    • I am 32 and have some disposable income and to be honest, Duke seems like a distant memory. : theghostofsmdever
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    Are you kidding? they are going to market this in a way that will bring duke into the homes of all kid : dedgecko
    • as easy as marketing bone storm from the simpsons. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHpwVeL1xXk : varsindarkin
    • Exactly. A large chunk of the dudes who ate Duke3D up way back when were mostly likely in the same age gr... : pyide
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      Same marketing as BMX XXX! : Lionhart32935
      • lmao : zombie man
    • This is probably true. If you live in a major city you definitely know how good Take Two has gotten at pe... : rudds
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    That's where my low estimate comes in. I just don't think anyone will think the Duke brand is cool. 2K ha... : haiku
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      haiku you do realize the plots of both Gears of War and Halo are 'one dude vs aliens' right? : mikecyb
      • they also have prettier graphics : HisKillSkill
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        Yes, and that is kind of my point. The larger market already has their version of guy vs aliens. Duke Nuk... : haiku
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          They should market "gay fucking haircut" into the commercials somehow. : Godhatesfatpeople
          • lmfao : zombie man
        • more like Douche Nukem, right? : zerog83
        • Just replace Mickey Rourke in the wrestler with Duke Nukem right? Duke will be sitting there on his stain... : Morgin
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          the engine isn't that dated. it's not remarkable looking but it's fine. I mean Modern Warfare 2 looks l... : mikecyb
          • Modern Warfare 2 looked pretty great on my computer : zombie man
          • Actually MW2 looks fantastic. : the city
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          Duke 3d lampooned 80's action flicks. Duke Forever will lampoon modern gaming as it has a bigger impac... : dedgecko
          • Thread-Jack List what you want Duke to make fun of here. : dedgecko
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            God I really hope they don't. Then it's going to be like those Scary/Epic movies Hollywood shits out ever... : Godhatesfatpeople
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              ...welcome to saturation. Scary Movie 1/2 were hilarious, everything after that, not so much. The sam... : dedgecko
              • Postal : Godhatesfatpeople
              • Nathan Drake is a chatty faggot! : SpaecKow
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            Someone just MADE a game lampooning 3d action heros that lampoon 80's action flicks. And it sold abysmal... : deathofrats
            • What? : dedgecko
            • Matt hazard? : abrasion
            • Matt Hazard? I heard that game was awful. like explain your jokes terribleness and completely boring an... : mikecyb
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      I think what duke has going for it is the protagonist actually having a personality. Every other game's h... : Chandler55
      • Are you saying Marcus Fenix has no personality. Look at this faggot. Look at him. http://www.ripten.c... : haiku
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        He is a caricature of an action hero. Let's hope he gets updated but come on a few outdated one liners is... : Morgin
        • The main character in bioshock is a complete void... : Conan
        • I don't remember your character saying much at all in Bioshock. Same with Half Life. All you have is ho... : exigence7
      • I think you're letting your nostalgia get in the way here : synapse19
      • duke nukem has only slightly more personality than Doom Guy : zerog83
    • I don't think people will be turned off by Duke's style, but they may not be totally enamoured with him a... : SpaecKow
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    I'm not convinced. Duke is still well known, to some if only for being infamous. But he's out there. : Marrbe
    • Or... I'm not convinced Duke is still well known. It's a relic from gaming past. Should I be excited for ... : AlvinKlein
  • Being that DNF is mostly aimed at console gamers, I'd say you're spot on. I can't see this being a very ... : Matt Burris
  • An awesome duke trailer of him, strippers, tits, blood, big weapons, aliens, harsh language will attract ... : freakynipples69
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  I'd say close to 1M on 360, 500K on PC and 250K on PS3 over the next year. : Fred Garvin
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    A lot depends on the marketing money 2K puts behind it. : Fred Garvin
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      You know Fred this is one of those cases where I don't even think more money on marketing = more sales. ... : Morgin
      • Word of mouth will be a big deal for sure, but if they spent GTA style money on an ad campaign it would g... : Fred Garvin
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      Judging by the PAX turnout and trending #1 ww on Twitter, does it even need that much marketing, or does ... : GeorgeB3DR
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        And we all saw how well internet hype did for movies like Scott Pilgrim and Snakes on a Plane right? : deathofrats
        • or Diakatana.... : cncpun
      • This is delusional george. Retweeeting a fucking tweet doesn't mean a sale. : abrasion
      • what if they be pirates?! ARRR!!! : happynoodle
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  I'd say at this point it's only the hardcore gamers who really even know, much less have played, Duke Nuk... : deathofrats
  • old school hardcore gamers, i mean to say. : deathofrats
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  i wonder how many copies it would have to sell to make money : deadfish
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    probably not too many since the majority of the funding was done by 3DR for 13 years and they're gone now... : mikecyb
    • 3DR has spent about $20 million developing DNF, you know this, right? This information was from a wire... : Amnesty_intl2
• What did Myst 2 sell? I bet its around that. : not work safe
• That's a tough one. haiku, you hatah. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• well, we know it's gonna 0wn. World's first 1 billion copy selling video game. Also, zero piracy due to ... : vitaminzach
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  haiku how do you think DNF will fare against Bulletstorm which appears to be gunning for the same market ... : boring gegtik
  • bulletstorm have prettier graphics : HisKillSkill
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    The question is, how will Bulletstorm fare against Painkiller. : Marrbe
    • isn't it made by the same developer only this time with the goddamn unreal engine? : Hoax
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    you are asking him that like he knows anything about video games. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      your so hardcore : boring gegtik
      • I wish. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • I would purchase DNF over Bulletstorm - which looks retarded. : dedgecko
  • I completely forgot about this game somehow, damn 2011 is going to be GOOD : inf3d3l
  • I'd imagine they'd release DNF far away from Bulletstorm. : freakynipples69
• I just don't see it doing that well : AlexXdude
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  How much did Duke Nukem 3D sell, anyway? Do you think that was off the strength of the brand (from the pr... : Dave-A
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    duke had pseudo-3d gameplay and that was a pretty big draw (aiming up/down) also the one liners and st... : boring gegtik
    • Also one of the first FPS games that supported higher resolutions. I can't remember what I ran it at, b... : Shadowdane
  • I don't think the previous Duke games made much of a difference in the sales of Duke3D. It was a good FPS... : synapse19
  • 1.5M according to Wikipedia which seems to be retail sales from when it came out, not including sales fro... : mikecyb
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    Either way, the strength of the brand became so huge it's probably one of the most ported games and IPs o... : Halen
    • I don't feel that's true at all, but I have no evidence to back it up. Maybe it's a strong brand for '90s... : Dave-A
  • It was a totally different era, when there was less competition, no raunchy games and no competition (no ... : abrasion
• 4 million : kaijuseijin
• Judging by the fact that the oldest game series on this chart of largest "week one" game sales ( http://... : Amnesty_intl2
• depends on the reviews, but since daikatana moved 400.000 alone on the pc and console users are suckers f... : Hoax
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  3 million. I think it'll almost tank but not quite. It's a curiosity at best and everything about it soun... : brickmatt
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    I don't think Duke will be as huge a novelty as he was back then, cutesy things like getting shrunk down ... : SpaecKow
    • Those are like all Bioware. I think Duke will flop. : brickmatt
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  will it appeal to new / newer gamers? or will it be everyone who remembered the original : dignan
  • I have a hard time seeing it attract gamers that aren't already in the club. : slax0r
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  50k after it gets delayed again : gmd
  • They go to a new engine. A 2D engine. : Godhatesfatpeople
• One for every 18-80 year old man on the planet. : pigvomit
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  Duke3d has sold over 230k copies on live arcade so I'd think 500k for a new duke over all platforms is lo... : sigpro
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    It's also like $5 and I'm pretty sure dognose bought 20% of those : MagicWishMonkey
    • I've actually probably bought less than 20 copies of Duke3D. Close though. : dognose
    • lmao : inf3d3l
    • It's $10 : pyide
• ...is the game actually good? Some of us won't be just buying it because of its name and I'm yet to see d... : Viprime
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  With Steve Gibson doing marketing. how can it possibly fail. : CoRDS
  • He's never gonna give marketing up, never gonna let Duke down and desert him. : JT
• 2m maybe : maulla
• 3-4 million across all platforms. : edgewise
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  It will sell well because there isn't anything else as raunchy as Duke is and tweens eat that shit up. F... : jingletard
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    i'm really curious about the raunch factor of the game. I mean, sure duke3d was pretty dirty, but that wa... : mindmann
    • hopefully it has as many tits as Dante's Inferno. That game throws naked tits in your face every 5 minute... : thecray
• Depends on how much money they dump into the marketing budget. : MagicWishMonkey
• It's impossible to say without seeing what the marketing on it is. I'm guessing the brand has virtually n... : sammyl
• I don't have any numbers but I will predict that sales will be disappointing. If it's released when no ot... : freshyk
• I'm gonna wait another year after it's released (if it's released) to make sure I get all the content for... : Tech T
• halo3/cod6/gears sell probably a lot because of their multiplayer component, I wonder if kids will look a... : Chandler55
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  1/2 that. : abrasion
  • 1/2 this. : massdev
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  Now imagine how many copies would have sold if Mr. B. had sold it to Valve. : Tech T
  • 10x on a good steam sale : reZaun
• Will reserve judgment until I see more. : Freon
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  guys guys guys. Duke will be fine, who care if the kids don't who he is. Nobody knew what a Halo was or w... : nyranger66
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    Both of those games had Microsoft's massive marketing muscle to force those games down everyone's throat ... : freshyk
    • T2 and 2K ain't no wimp either! They've sold a bunch of video games too fyi. : nyranger66
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    Gears of War had that Mad World commercial running 10394875943 times a day during primetime : synapse19
    • ...and Halo was THE major launch title for the Xbox : synapse19
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      I'm not saying it's gonna sell a gazillion copies, but it's also not gonna flop. My guess is it will come... : nyranger66
      • probably the biggest thing that will hurt it sales wise are the reports that it looks outdated. : nyranger66
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        I don't think it's going to flop either, but I personally don't know many people that are real excited ab... : synapse19
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          Maybe within your group of friends, but it was the #1 topic on twitter that day. That's gotta count for s... : nyranger66
          • Snakes on a Plane : MagicWishMonkey
          • The Twitter numbers would also include everyone who merely mentioned that it was finally coming out. And ... : synapse19
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      and it was the first really big shooter for the 360, and it was the big holiday release (apart from the l... : flooq
      • But the marketing made it a day-one purchase for people who had never heard of it before : Schnapple
• Depends on when it's released, if there's a demo, and what it's up against. It's got quite a bit going ag... : Goto10
• I hope its enough to steam rush sequels and other duke games. : freakynipples69
• 50million : PixelPie
• post-reviews? 10,000 : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• Is this game coming out day 1 on steam or not btw? This will make a HUGE difference for piracy rates. I s... : abrasion

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  Poop, dick, fart. : soggybagel
  • This made me laugh more than it should have. : _jon
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  My buddy bought a bunch of open box/return stuff and he's selling it for 50% of MSRP. He has a legit webs... : phipple
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    GREAT THANKS FOR LINKING : yoonix
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      The first half of the link will be in the next reply, the rest will be in a reply to the reply reply. : dumb.
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        I think phipple might still be rolling with 640x480 so anything longer than 2 sentences requires "in repl... : yoonix
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          Ic. : one random winner
          • put that shit in reply! : yoonix
  • Thanks for sounding like a shady used car salesman. I am very interested. : Link.
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    lol HEY EVERYONE SEND THIS GUY YOUR CREDIT CARD # : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • I think I sent him my SSN by mistake. : The Grolar Bear
    • I'm meeting him to discuss terms of my apartment complex sale later on today. : Link.
    • LOL! Yeah hurry! LOLOMGSERIOUSLY! : phipple
  • guys.. what part of "legit website" don't you understand? : [fry]
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    Even if this is 100% legit, I cannot help but to laugh at how sketchy this sounds already. : MercFox1
    • Best Buy auctioned off a bunch of software. I don't know how else to tell you he bought a bunch of stuff ... : phipple
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    I HAVE MY WALLET OUT AND IM READY : Phil
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      Hey dude, I have some speakers in my van that are brand new. YOu want them? : soggybagel
      • You seem like a cool guy so I'mma cut you a deal on them just don't tell my boss, ok? : Rooster Cockburn
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    Yeah... so i forgot to post the link, but since you guys are being pieces of shit as usual, let's just le... : phipple
    • just link it, at least. freaking blueballs : yoonix
    • Extended warranty? How can I lose?! : DJ Clipdat
    • Is he a Nigerian prince? : The Grolar Bear
    • Will you give me your cash for my gold? What's the 1-800 number? : Link.
    • Hahahaha : spazzium
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      You aren't even new here and you somehow expect different? : Ecks
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        Actually I've been here since 1998. My old screen name had a format that didn't work with the new system,... : phipple
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          continuing the trend... he said you AREN'T new here, so you SHOULD have expected us to all act this wa... : riedlos
          • I do understand that. Still didn't think it was going to turn out this way. I guess I was in denial. :P : phipple
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      thanks.xls : jcrockerman
      • lol.txt : goatjc
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      nigerianprincesoftware.com : Entity
      • i lol'd way too hard at this : the city
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    pics of buddy : _jon
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      hahah this made me laugh. : phipple
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        How about a sideboob shot? : phipple
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          _jon will make do : Merconium
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            full frontal tarpsquats plz : _jon
            • what flavor of Boone's Farm? Or should I go Maddog 20/20? : Merconium
  • I did this back in 2005 or so, I bought a pallet of circuit city software returns. http://acidravelamp... : acidravelamp
  • Just say it feel off the truck like everyone else would say in this situation. No need to invent a new fi : noxiousgg
• this has got to be the shadiest thread EVER : lukej1337
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  Here's the link you fuckin' jerks. :P It's not like I'm making money off this. Jesus. http://www.mydig... : phipple
  • I only posted this because yoonix asked. :P Reply to this thread if you want dibs, just list out what you... : phipple
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    hahaha it's a spreadsheet... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
    • Yeah it's just a bunch of software and it doesn't have a place on his website. He doesn't sell software, ... : phipple
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    http://www.resellerratings.com/store/MyDigitalDiscount : DJ Clipdat
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      ouch : boring gegtik
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        quote: "This is a fraud company!" haha and the site seems to be down also. daaamn : g3dHorse
        • heh, I thought it was just my work firewall being over-zealous : sanchez
      • This is my site : pancake humper
  • W32.PoopTrojan detected : _jon
  • open box/return software = cd keys stolen, no thanks : sanchez
  • That's even shadier! The middle man always makes money. : mobab
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    As shady as you've managed to make things sound, I bought a runcore ssd from mydigitaldiscount a while ba... : CrazyPants
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      ^^^ MyDigitalDicount plant. : noxiousgg
      • lmao : zombie man

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• Note: playing while drunk does not count : Omaha
• I have done the former a million times though not completely intentionally. Basically there is a very lar... : InfoBiter
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  Yes, but typically when the other person is boasting easy too much. I'll also sometimes hold back in sit... : DrWaffles
  • easy Fucking autocorrect : DrWaffles
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    Same. I don't intentionally do it, but if someone is acting high and mighty, I'll gladly knock them out o... : TheNiXXeD
    • oh god yes. me too lol. : barichnikov
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  I've done the latter many times. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w55YRH64C8M : The Grolar Bear
  • Man I haven't watched these in a while. Such a great series. : zuff
• I do that last part when playing "family oriented games" just so they have some fun. Often I'll do what ... : one random winner
• Hell yes! Dominated people at a lan center in cs. They split us up into bad, ok, and really good. I went ... : hobohun7er
• I've done the latter, mostly with good friends, when I feel bad but know that if I unleashed I could dest... : Omaha
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  I was a Mortal Kombat god in my community, so my friend once got the bright idea to go to the arcade and ... : David Craddock
  • I imagine the guy to look like Danny Trejo and this story is awesome. : Omaha
• i surprised a bunch of shackers in some L4D VS once. i was known as no-mic-norman. then i bought a mic an... : NastyNorman
• Yes, and yes. All the time. Soul Calibur 2. : The Kazlor
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  Kinda, I guess. I got to a point in my CS career where I'd only use the TMP or pimp shotgun and pretty mu... : SockMonkeh
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    The TMP is a badass headshot machine. : noxiousgg
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      The pumpshotty owns too, at least in Source. I cant remember back to the old school days anymore. : noxiousgg
      • Yeah, I actually really like both of those guns. If used well, they are pretty badass. They just really l... : SockMonkeh
  • The TMP made for good times. Use to have TMP and Shotty matches all the time. Made for hours of fun. : inf3d3l
  • When I played CS or CS:S I played with only the deagle :O : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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  I used to go to the bar and hustle people at pool all the time. Throw the first few games, make some outl... : spiffymc
  • Sup Fast Eddie? : Omaha
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    did you ever get in fights over that? We did that for beers and got into a few tussles when we pulled th... : redfive
    • I never got into a fight over it but people sure got pissed off : spiffymc
• I always adjust my level to my competitors, if I know them. We're playing to have fun, so we do. It's jus... : barichnikov
• The latter regarding GoldenEye/Perfect Dark on N64. Couple good friends were over one time and they want... : Piett23
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  Super Smash Bros Melee has made me well over two thousand dollars over the course of my life for this exa... : Modica Sol Solis
  • I <3 Melee. Samus4lyfe. : ucanbfuzzy
  • i would love to play you on melee. me and a friend of mine are pretty closely matched but our other frien... : purekillforce
• This was always fun to do on CnC Generals, and damn near every RTS game ever made. : dedgecko
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  I always play at "less than full strength" against friends. They just suck really bad and I hate making ... : Edges
  • I played Halo 2 with some suitemates my 1st year in college. 2v2 on some map that had a giant DirecTV sat... : HamChowder
  • yeah i used to play call of duty 2 splitscreen against my friends and had to switch my controls to lefty ... : homeboyJim
• Playing half-assed is an absolute must when the majority of your friends are non-gamers or casual at best... : reelbk
• Haha yea, half life 1 deathmatch. I was a wizard at that shit and there was an elite in the community I m... : Druuge
• By all means, I'm no master at SC, but I did it a few weeks ago. Hahaha, being humble had never been so ... : mobab
• Sure, Goldeneye for both. I'm a fucking beast at that game, as I'm sure many of you fine shackers are... : unholydonuts
• I used to deliberately "throw" games of Starcraft when playing with friends. A friend of a friend starte... : .Jayson
• NBA Jam back in the day. Good times. Good times. : Deathlove
• I don't want to brag, but I had some gamepro record times in Mario Cart Beat (Snes). I used to play a fe... : JPMcWhiskers
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  I do the latter a lot, especially at work LAN parties. If you're too good then people won't want to play... : Begawkiness
  • Oh and in CS back in the day one of my friends would come over and I would go on my dad's much older PC w... : Begawkiness
  • Hahaha! Yes! I'd call them "secondary objectives" and make a game out of it. : one random winner
• Never with video games, but definitely with sports. : eseiat
• Did this with KI on the SNES : rosewood
• my friend ahmed did this to me in tetris after I bet him all my sierra games. fucker. : GloriousCow
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  All the time. I give matches away to the smack, sleepy, and frush in SSF4 so they won't stop playing. :[ : My Documents
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    I do that in Wipeout to keep people playing as well. I will also do things like not use weapons, or do a ... : haiku
    • I wish the cpu racers would stop using weapons and late start for me too, sometimes. :[ : My Documents
• yes. killer instinct, arcade. I would wreck anyone at that game. including having folks pick who I'd play... : Downforce
• I used to tone myself down in Street Fighter II because my brother would get angry (at me) when I did goo... : lukej1337
• I did that all the time during MKII. : redfive
• I remember when I was at a friends house, and him and another friend were having an online The Specialist... : -JLN-
• All the time in TF2. : omnova
• I try out new strategies and stuff when I am playing an opponent I know I can beat. : cpt_gloval
• I did it to Tom Cruise once, playing online pool. True story. : Dschinghis Khan
• Of course! Expert Rock Band guitar!!! : Hazeman25
• Quake 2. one of my college friends talked shit all the time about how he was great at the game. this ... : zerog83
• No. I simply tell them I'm going to beat them. Then I do. : Jobos
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  No : _jon
  • Ha! I was gonna post "_jon doesn't" : AxeMan808
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  I don't ever play at less than full strength, but if I end up in a situation where I'm much better than t... : DianeOfTheMoon
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    I used to do that but most the people I play with find it humiliating or more embarrassing than an outrig... : VictoriouSecret
    • My roommates and I did this once in our dorm. We went something like 50-4 using only melee attacks and t... : Agrona
• When Halo first came out I got in the habit of having almost weekly LANs with friends on the weekend. We ... : VictoriouSecret
• no. sometimes though I'll play with a handicap or something, but I never do it outright, I usually pla... : DeBurgo
• I find that I have an anti-win switch in me. If it seems like I completely outclass the opponent, I can'... : barcibus
• I owned the Virtual On arcade machine at the nickel arcade : fletch_
• Yes, Soul Calibur 2, 3, and 4. And Gran Turismo 3 and 4. : ucanbfuzzy
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  When my wife was a kid she used to do this unintentionally in arcades. Guys would see a little asian gir... : Finestaut
  • you are required to purchased an xbox 360 if you do not already own one, along with a copy of super stree... : riedlos
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  Yeah, a guy I knew who talked so much shit about how good he was at Q3A. My FPS skills peaked in late 199... : Old_Fart
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    I Can Win : _jon
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      We can fight. : Dschinghis Khan
      • I'm too young to die. : _jon
  • I once beat my best friend 30 to 0 in doom2, I felt bad and guilty after, I camped the mega health :( : Chandler55
• Oh, and in the arcade days I had the city record for Pac Man, Track & Field 2, and second high in Battlez... : Old_Fart
• I did it quite often at Goldeneye. I knew all the spawn locations of all the weapons on most of the le... : Beady
• No to the first because stomping people is boring and yes to the second because stomping people is boring... : synapse19
• Reading this thread has reminded me of the glorious hay day of the arcade along with my fascination with ... : FuryVII
• no, I hate losing so I can't intentionally play shitty. if i'm playing like shit, it's because I am shit... : valael
• Yeah, the latter. I've been playing shooters running around with the worst possible weapons only, and I h... : SilverSnake
• Ms Pacman :[ : drucifer
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  I used to be able to beat people at Street Fighter 2 on the SNES with my toes : grandmasterlee
  • i used to play turbo on 10-star speed so that when i played people normally it seemed like slow motion : boring gegtik
• We had a group of 4 dudes who used to do this at the arcade on NBA Jamz, then one of our group turned tra... : AxeMan808
• I did it for Counterstrike back in the day with my college buddies so I could get them to play. They blo... : HaitianSens8ian
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  Only the occasional RftG game against Deathlove to keep him interested. : Haxim
  • D: :( : Deathlove
• Yes, I pretended I had never played Carcassonne, but in reality I am an internationally ranked profession... : edgewise
• Street Fighter 2 in the arcade when i was 10. Guile's handcuffs. : sreyes22
• Wasn't this rampant in StarCraft, and known as "smurfing"? As for playing less than full strength deli... : the archvile
• Haha I totally did this with Dance Dance Revolution. It was at some big "game day" a friend of a friend u... : OverloadUT
• None of my friends have ever been any good at Mario Kart. I would not win to keep them interested in play... : shyguy74
• CRUSH EVERYONE ALL THE TIME : DrFlammable
• Arcade SFII (Ken/Ryu/Guile) & Mortal Kombat (Johhny Cage, Raiden, Scorp, Liu Kang) Would pwn for hour... : Tech T
• I play poorly in the (rare) cases my wife plays Super Mario Kart with me, so the races are close and she ... : Zero|DPX
• Super Smash Brothers Melee, for serious. : heartsauce
• I haven't played any EA Fifa games in a few years and my buddy recently asked me to play some World Cup 2... : Navy Spitfire
• I do this all the time- although holding back my levels of true ownage is akin to keeping a lid on an act... : PlanetPerfecto
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  I had a girl do that to me on a date with the Daytona USA arcade game. She was all HOW DO I PLAY GAME and... : Dave-A
  • c'mon, we all know the last time you dated was during the pole position era : EvilDolemite
• I constantly play down from my abilities when playing Madden with friends. It's not fun whooping your fr... : virus
• This was the normal thing to do back in the arcade days : Drewus
• i always let my buddies pick map and matchup in Starcraft. It just means I can beat them with all races ... : MamiyaOtaru

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• well that's a pretty good pitch : lukej1337
• "He's not going to get away with it." lol : Clay
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  Does this mean he's going to make Malick's The New World with aliens? That sounds oddly entrancing. : sgtsanity
  • That movie was sooooo bad : datoo
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  They're talking about new Alien movies and they pitch Ridley Scott as the director of Gladiator? I guess ... : Dynotaku
  • eh you know. Just muckin' round! : Godhatesfatpeople
• Fucking awesome : .frame
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  "Avatar? FUCK that shit Jim, I got some real, O.G. Aliens and we gonna show you what's up. It's on now... : das_runt
  • I like Aliens more when they want to eat you. : MagicWishMonkey
• Hopefully he gets to do it that way : ctlaltl33t
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  I think he's losing his touch after Robin Hood. : darcspeed
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    A Good Year wasn't a big enough hint? : sgtsanity
    • I can give him a pass for fucking up a drama, but an action epic with Russell Crowe should be insta-gold. : darcspeed
    • I'm pretty sure A Good Year was a paid vacation in France for Russell Crowe and Ridley Scott : CrimsonHandHiro
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    If Russell Crowe is in the Alien films, I won't be seeing them : ctlaltl33t
    • Agreed. : datoo
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    Eh tbh i think its been downhill since (and including) Gladiator. Don't get me wrong, they're not terribl... : disembodied potato
    • Tony Scott isnt the same either. His editing is horrible. : pimpium
• I hope it's old Ridley Scott and not new Ridley Scott. : pimpium
• that shouldn't be hard : ass-street
• I fucking hope it's better than Space Smurfs. : Godhatesfatpeople
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  meanwhile the new robin hood movie was fucking TERRIBLE. did anybody like it? i know SOMEBODY did but ... : [fry]
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    It looked retarded so I didn't watch it. Plus Robin Hood is gay as fuck. : MagicWishMonkey
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      dude even has a chick name. : xxiv
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        Robin Hood is about as interesting as Zorro : MagicWishMonkey
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          I liked Zorro. It could have been the fact that I was 12 + Catherine Zeta-Jones though : FlamingGimp
          • It was a badass movie and anthony hopkins is badass : SpaecKow
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      hahah Robin Hood is and awesome character. Not the Scott movie though. : pimpium
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        I'm just not a big fan of watching dudes prance around the woods in tights. : MagicWishMonkey
        • Ok. : pimpium
  • I havent seen it yet. : Godhatesfatpeople
  • It was weird and the opposite of epic. Plus the music sounded like something you'd put on a youtube video... : TheMonkeyWench
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    It was kinda 50/50, some people liked it and some people thought it was big dumb and boring. Vantage like... : SpaecKow
    • I thought it was enjoyable with some really stupid parts. Definitely not up to his usual calibre of film... : Vantage
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    I liked the take on the story. But it wasn't dark or anything. I do like Max Von Sydow! : chungathebunga
    • the twist of the story was entertaining, but then it got hammy and horribly predictable. : dedgecko
  • It had some good stuff going for it but overall was pretty blah. : action wombmate
  • It was enjoyable, doesn't hold a candle to the Prince of Thieves though. It tried to come off more light ... : shortbuscaptain
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  He's just pissed cuz nothing will top Aliens. : Edges
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    I say Alien > Aliens. ... Essentially two very different movies. But I like the first one better. It wa... : ghost hacker
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      2 did have it's moments of scary. Like the sentry gun scene and when Bishop starts coughing up semen. : Godhatesfatpeople
      • Coughing up semen will scare the hardest of men. : FlamingGimp
      • Ash coughed up semen in the first one. : TickHeadDog
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    I love Alien for the type of film it is. I prefer Aliens though simply because of the characters and acti... : pimpium
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      I'm glad and hope he does take them back. They've shitted on this franchise through the years after Alien... : Godhatesfatpeople
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        But if I was forced to pick between the two. It would easily be Alien just for the sheer creep factor and... : Godhatesfatpeople
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          You dont think Aliens stands the test of time better? Suspense was awesome but watching it 2, 3 times an... : Edges
          • In the effects area it does. But with Alien, it did so much with so little. Remember how little you saw o... : Godhatesfatpeople
          • This pretty much. As for Scott being back, i only said that since he has not been the film maker he on... : pimpium
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  I would just as soon he not pay Avatar any mind. This film won't need any of what made Avatar special. : jvox
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    3D! : pimpium
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      I don't see how 3D will make it any better. it's kind of a distraction really. : jvox
      • An alien coming out of nowhere and eating your face would be pretty awesome in 3D : MagicWishMonkey

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  hurrrr try maximizing the window hurrr : _jon
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    So Chrome is slightly bigger when run in a window (the correct way unless you are on a netbook) and sligh... : aggybong
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      why is that orange Firefox button up there in a row of transparent space, all by itself? why? : _jon
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        so you have a place to click and grab the window if you want to move it around or make it active? : mikecyb
        • it's what I've always wanted : _jon
        • I never thought about that. : Nali4Freedom
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        You know what's cool about Firefox? You can change pretty much anything. Try this out and then figure ... : aggybong
        • I DON'T CARE IF YOU CAN CHANGE IT. I WANT TO KNOW WHY IT'S THERE! ALL BY ITSELF! AGGYBONG! : _jon
  • look at this terrible post by _jon : boring gegtik
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    I wonder what percentage of web people browse fullscreen. : dumb.
    • I do. : mobab
    • You'd be surprised. : Alastayr
    • look how many people still have 1280x1024 as their main resolution on the desktop on the valve hardware s... : Hoax
    • I browse full screen or half screen because I have three widescreen displays. Why wouldn't I? : MrBig0
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      i do unless i'm cramped for window space while working which isn't too often : dantastic
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        ive got dual displays 1920x1200 and 1440x900 : dantastic
        • I browse in 3D : _jon
    • I hate that mac fullscreen is like 70% of the screen : Chandler55
    • I do. : David Craddock
    • I usually do : OverloadUT
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      I used to, but after owning a macbook for a while I stopped doing that and now have several different win... : yakz
      • Yea, that's exactly why I stopped the full-screened stuff. Most websites are designed for 1024x768, so ha... : aggybong
    • I never do : Code RedBeard
    • I do. : NFXFSX
• it can't possibly take up more space than the old UI which is like a big fucking space hog... from space : mikecyb
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  It's impossible to make a UI change to anything without someone complaining loudly about why it's terribl... : derelict515
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    unless the original was horrible and everyone hated it... regardless it doesn't matter because in a coupl... : mikecyb
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      I wonder if IE9 will change that. I guess it won't for the poor folks stuck in compatibility hell :| : aggybong
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        The IE9 tabs-on-same-row-with-address-bar UI makes me ill. : Zero|DPX
        • See, that wouldn't annoy me since I don't open more than 3-4 tabs at a time. What really matters is how t... : aggybong
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          oh have they released shots of the actual UI yet? I've only played with the test renderer thing which wa... : mikecyb
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            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4QPxbubSug : Conan
            • wtf weird : mikecyb
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              Links opening in new windows BARRGFFFF : _jon
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                To be fair, he's clearly doing that intentionally so that he can show more content. : Conan
                • When has this ever been about being fair? : _jon
            • Look at all that unused space above the address bar. : rock elf
        • I can't see how it'll work if you have more than, say, 3. : Conan
      • IE9 looks promising as far as support for HTML5/CSS3 and speedier javascript goes, which is awesome... bu... : mikecyb
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    Fixed: It's impossible to make a UI change to anything without abrasion complaining loudly about why it's... : Zero|DPX
    • I knew someone would infer that one but there are others as well : derelict515
    • QQ in the hizzouse. : abrasion
  • This post has modified this thread and it is terrible and has made my view of it OBJECTIVELY WORSE. : Rooster Cockburn
• Some people are complaining about the space above the tabs, which is indeed larger. Other people are pro... : Zero|DPX
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  Because it's something to complain about. : inf3d3l
  • also, chrome : inf3d3l
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  You do have small icons on in that FF screenshot, but then again, Chrome offers no such option. By def... : rock elf
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    Anyone who is concerned with space will have them set to small, so... : aggybong
    • dot dot dot... I already acknowledged that. : rock elf
• I just don't like how the transparency effect is much larger now. : m0nkz
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  Is Greasemonkey working with Beta 4 yet? : cetra00
  • yah it works fine here : Shadowdane
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  when is firefox 4 out? are we talking months? : niceguynick
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    Not long it looks like Beta 5 hits today, with Hardware Acceleration - http://www.ghacks.net/2010/09/07/f... : Shadowdane
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      Actually its out now - http://www.mozilla.com/en-US/firefox/all-beta.html : Shadowdane
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        I just installed it and now all the website text looks really odd, like it's over anti-aliased or somethi... : aggybong
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          I'll have to see what it looks like when I get home, thankfully it looks like you can turn it off in the ... : Shadowdane
          • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23923689#itemanchor_23923689 : DrWaffles
          • Some look normal (or even better), like Anandtech, but the Shack chatty fonts look really bad. : aggybong
  • RC1 in October, final in October/November. : aethyr
• It is poorly laid out because it is too dense. It draws more attention, and therefore it seems bigger. ... : qsylvr
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  Firefox's lack of an X to close in the upper right is annoying. You have to turn on the Menu Bar to get a... : Entity
  • Eh? Mine has an X : Nali4Freedom
  • There's an X there. Something's wrong with yours. : Conan
• default layout has always sucked, I always just customize it, then it's fine. /shrugs I'm glad FF4 is ... : PlanetPerfecto

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  the guy who made that really nailed the music : itsjames
  • it's from an old, really, really, really good Russian parkour video. go to ~2min in this video. http://ww... : PlanetPerfecto
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  what is this shit boring gegtik http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23920431#itemanchor_23920431 : pancake humper
  • oh fuck : SpaecKow
  • oh shit : itsjames
  • HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHA : PlanetPerfecto
  • rofl : pyide
  • hahahahahahahahaha : RetroRedEyeJr
  • Who's cuter now? : Godhatesfatpeople
  • Oh... I... Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain! : aethyr
  • lmfao : zombie man
  • Owned : rosewood
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    oh God, so busted. : Mad Brahmin Disease
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      on second thought, I think we've been had. : Mad Brahmin Disease
      • No Masem, noooo! : pyide
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    nooooooooooooooo : boring gegtik
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      i will plead in my defense that i took part in no lolcattery : boring gegtik
      • Charges will be dropped if you name three others who have forwarded I CAN HAZ emails to you. : SpaecKow
  • you dun got called out, boy! : SolveChrist
  • lolllllllllllllllll : Milleh
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    wow, pwned : lonepie
    • more like pawned. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • OWNED! : greenbergMD
  • BOOM HEADSHOT : CrustaR
  • Cold BUSTED. : deject
  • shoulda clicked the gay link bro. : snuff
  • called the fuck out lol : proclone1
  • hahaha you fag : virus
  • You just got CALLED OUT. : Fenring42
  • thief!!! : sanchez
  • oh hell naw! : prime8
  • I love it : YerMothah
  • hahahahaha : Downforce
  • FLAWLESS VICTORY : homeboyJim
  • douche chiiiill : bad_fish
  • Oh. Snap. : el_bandito
  • So sir are #1 detective : Trips
  • roflcakes : PixelPie
  • YOU DUN GOOFED he backtraced it. : .ka`boom.zZz.
  • Holy shit, thank you lol script. : spazzium
• Also this was hilarious : RetroRedEyeJr
• the cg cat has some really bad animation. : Turd Ferguson

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  No LAN party. No. : zebosausamite
  • Pretty much. : pimpium
  • This. : smoove
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    Go to Quakecon then. : ThomW
    • I will next year... if I can. : zebosausamite
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    A few points: - I think most people would probably like to play some games while they're there. Rock B... : BlackCat9
    • All of this stuff is very much in the works. Basically what we are saying is that we don't think a lot of... : laurgasms
  • I wish there was an alternative to Quakecon. The LAN party aspect sucked ass this year. : guido anchovy
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    This is how I feel. : Chunks
    • Hey, I miss our D&D session too by the way. :) It was too bad we weren't able to get a few more in. : zebosausamite
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    I can see both sides of the issue For LAN - it's the shack. Gaming at a ShackCon is basically implied... : action roommate
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      If we're going to do a LAN party, let's go to some middle of no where place and rent a big warehouse. No... : zebosausamite
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        Why? The only reason Vegas is the destination is because it's the cheapest place to get to, on average, f... : OverloadUT
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          I think it seems like a point that a lot of people are going to push but not a lot of people are going to... : laurgasms
          • I see that image from some Shackmeet where it's a bunch of guys standing around a single computer. I t... : zebosausamite
    • laptops and portables. no desktops (consoles maybe) : RikiTiki2
  • Exactly. : biskits
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    If some people want to have one, why not? However, in all likelihood very few people will have the resour... : mysled
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      Yeah, I'm not sure why everyone is against this. If even 25% of the people who fill out surveys come, it... : ejectorpod
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        It just seems silly. Again, it's not like we're saying it's off the table, we're just kinda saying... rea... : laurgasms
        • Oh I agree, I mean if it was going on and a lot of people were into it, I'd probably play for a few hours... : ejectorpod
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        I don't know what else we can do with a group of 200+ people but have a big room to play video games. : BlackCat9
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          Meet them. Talk with them. Hang with them. Dine with them. Drink with them. Party with them. Bu... : omnova
          • dude, you're getting a lap dance at Spearmint Rhino. pack a nice suit and plan to get hammered. : biskits
        • Haha : FrayLo
        • Seriously? : zebosausamite
        • what. : nyranger66
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        Let's just meet in an AOL chatroom. : The Wilhelm Scream
        • Skater? : delataur
  • I agree, No LAN party. Too nerdy, too hard to run. : askedrelic
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    I mean it doesn't have to be a full-blown LAN party but one of the reasons we are having this is because ... : Mad Brahmin Disease
    • Perhaps one of the Vegas local shackers want to host? : Mad Brahmin Disease
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    Honestly, if you haven't ever been to Quakecon and you're qq'ing the idea of a Shackcon without a LAN par... : ThomW
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      Wait... I am saying.... "NO LAN PARTY" then I am adding an additional "NO" to reiterate my desire for t... : zebosausamite
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        Hint: he's addressing people who would disagree with you. : omnova
        • Pro-tip: Comparing his two posts that were replies to me made me think otherwise. : zebosausamite
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  Oh yeah well I wanna call it Dukemas :[ : laurgasms
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    Who's in charge of this thing?!? : nyranger66
    • No one, we are doomed. : laurgasms
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  If we stay in the same hotel, people could just do a LAN on the hotel's netwook. And if we are celebratin... : Fenring42
  • I'm always down for some netwookie : wurt
• Can a mod un-inf the old post, and inf this one. Meloveyoulongtime! : nyranger66
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  This won't get nearly the same attention since you don't have tits. Or do you now? I can't ever keep up w... : rosewood
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    I let him borrow mine. : laurgasms
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      ATTN: This thread officially titty-endorsed! : mysled
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        I like how it was INF'd after you posted this. : laurgasms
        • shacknews is such a slut : mysled
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    even if did have tits, she'd still be waaaaay prettier then me :( : nyranger66
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      pretty much going to have to demand photos of you in drag now : Deathlove
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        http://www.makli.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/a2050TilaTequila.jpg : ThomW
        • Oh my god lol. : laurgasms
        • congratulations, thomw, on winning internet today : Deathlove
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          Jesus Christ Wetzel : rosewood
          • I'm changing my name to this. : ThomW
        • thumbs aren't up, not him. : trOmblyj
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          what. : nyranger66
          • lol. : laurgasms
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        You already have last batch, why are you complaining? : nyranger66
        • too...stained. need fresh copies. : Deathlove
  • I have nipples, greg, could you milk me? : .frame
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  I'd like to do some type of dance competition. I find dancing much more interesting than a karaoke contes... : Fenring42
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    hahahaha, oh man, a bunch of nerds (mostly white, at that) in a dance competition? Please tell me you are... : action roommate
    • Racist. : omnova
    • if there is a dance competition i may show up and have a danceoff with nyranger and sleepy : FrayLo
    • i assume he meant dance central? right? video games? : Deathlove
    • Well I am vaguely skilled at dancing. If need be, we could Dance Central it. : Fenring42
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      I will be DJ. I have an extensive hip hop collection. : mysled
      • but how good are you at punching boobs? : Hemtroll
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      You should know I've played my fair share of DDR. : crummynz
      • i'll take you on : mayooms
  • Someone bring that Dance Kinect game and I'd be willing to make a fool of myself. : Freon
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  I would not pay to be because it would cost me alot to travel there. I think the Evil Corporate Overlord... : amrbean
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    We are contacting them to see if they are interested in helping out, but it most definitely will not be a... : laurgasms
    • This ShackCon (Dukemas) message brought to you by AXE AXE -- It keeps your BALLS BALLS BALLS clean : Zollington
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    Huh? Id sponsors Quakecon, but that doesn't mean they pay for your plane ticket. : action roommate
    • I thought he meant he isn't willing to pay for a ticket to the event itself, since his travel costs are a... : adodric
    • You miss understand. Maybe I wrote it out bad. I would be opposed to paying for registration to the eve... : amrbean
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    LOL what? Hahahahaha : ejectorpod
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      Yea, I agree. It is very funny. There aren't any free conventions out there with corporate sponsors, wh... : amrbean
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        You should probably conserve your snarkiness because you're really not going to win this argument. : laurgasms
        • ^^^listen to this gal, she knows wtf. : ejectorpod
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          Quakecon isn't free? : amrbean
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            YOU WIN, QUAKECON IS FREE! But this isn't QuakeCon, so I win. Wanna keep going? : laurgasms
            • maybe we can get sponsorship and then get justin bieber to perform a few songs for the shack : FrayLo
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              I think you misunderstand the original argument. Let me spell it out for you so that it is clear. eject : amrbean
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                You said you weren't willing to pay to attend because your costs were too high and that you think GameFly... : laurgasms
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                  ^^^This is actually what I thought was funny. I've been to many conventions, most weren't free but some ... : ejectorpod
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                    I would like you to cite where I said the convention should be free. : amrbean
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                      Oh god, now you need to shut up man. This is ridiculous. You talk about free conventions twice, and now... : ejectorpod
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                        The state of reading comprehension in this country is abhorred. : amrbean
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                          You said you wouldn't pay in your survey response and in the comments for that, and I don't know if I'd g... : laurgasms
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                            I <3 you. : ejectorpod
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                              It hasn't been an hour. : amrbean
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                                You didn't shut up. : ejectorpod
                                • Nice comeback, seriously dude. You have great debate skills. Very good argument. : amrbean
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                            Everyone makes typos. I thought it was clear that be = go in my OP and didn't feel the need to post a co... : amrbean
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                              Oh in that case, to answer your question about where you said the convention should be free, it was an in... : laurgasms
                              • This whole argument was based on an assumption you made. Classic. : amrbean
                    • http://tinyurl.com/yebzc4m : omnova
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                  I never said they should. You should probably read my original post. Also, I said I wouldn't pay becaus... : amrbean
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                    I laughed at the idea that, as you said, Gamefly should sponsor our community event planned by shackers, ... : ejectorpod
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                      First off, as I said before, I would love for you to cite where I said GameFly SHOULD sponsor the event. ... : amrbean
                      • hey dudes how about we go back to arguing about lan parties : FrayLo
• Also, I think I would only go if the WH/ D&D crowd went and we got games in. : amrbean
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  why not get Gamefly or Gearbox to sponsor you and have a big ass Texas LAN party. even better George can ... : NukemFornever
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    We do Quakecon in Texas; Why not have Shackcon some place easy to fly to? : rosewood
    • Also California is closer to Las Vegas than Dallas. : Jonathan
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      We'll I'm just saying it because it started off as a DNF thing, and now it looks like its just a shack th... : NukemFornever
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        It's a Shack celebrating DNF thing. We have no idea of knowing when DNF will actually be released, and b... : laurgasms
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          ^^^this is why I'm glad you're organizing this. keep your eye on the prize! : ejectorpod
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            ejectorpod you sure do post a lot now compared to the past, how is the political world treating you : FrayLo
            • It was pretty crazy prior to the primary, but now I'm spending more time in my office doing computer and ... : ejectorpod
      • At one point DNF took place in Vegas and maybe it still does. Fuck if I know. But I assumed thats how DNF... : rosewood
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  wait is this the same survey from the weekend? : jenisthebest
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    Yes, we're re-posting because we figure a lot of people weren't around this weekend. Today will probably ... : laurgasms
    • oh okay cool. i was confused because it said "survey 2" but then i started to fill it out and i was like... : jenisthebest
• Might be fun. I could bring the family, let them enjoy the local shit and hang our with shackers... : Visceral Monkey
• whoa now : d fluke
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  z-ideaâ„¢:Maybe we could get something going on where we do some gambling for worthless chips. At th... : zebosausamite
  • i was going to suggest this too, its great fun : dignan
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  It is Convention of Cock? : limpossible
  • Sausage. : laurgasms
  • It will be representative of this website : zebosausamite
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  who else wants to do some drugs?!? : filtersweep
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    alternately, I would also fight anybody that wants to throw down : filtersweep
    • i would like to, as you say, 'throw down' : FrayLo
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      while on drugs? : cltcprd
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        How about both? : filtersweep
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          Sounds like fun! : cltcprd
          • Dibs on PCP! : ryuuseki
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      i want to have a knife fight : pandastrong
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        let's do it : filtersweep
        • FUCK YEAH : CoRDS
    • Ultimate Shack Fighting Championships : thejay247
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      street brawl, pencil break or knuckle thumps? : dignan
      • we can start with leg kicks back and forth and go from there : filtersweep
  • excuse me, sir, but a weekend in vegas is neither the time nor place for such shenanigans : Deathlove
  • It seems like a given. Especially if my wife doesn't come. : Vincent Grayson
  • i´m in : moshman
  • burning shack-con : itsjames
  • Should be fun. : fleabug
  • http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23923261 : hashd
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  I will go, and will hand out between periods of gambling, drinking, drugs, and naked women. Some of yo... : mwasher
  • you're going to be that dude handing out porn on the strip? : Deathlove
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    thank god for another voice of reason! http://www.shacknews.com/laryn.x?id=23915970 : biskits
    • This is ridiculous. Seriotously contemplating whether to have a LAN party????? : mwasher
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  No LAN party in Vegas. That would be a horrible, horrible idea. : ColoradoCNC
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    you want to bring your computer to vegas? : dignan
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      I think he's saying he doesn't want a LAN? I don't know. His post (like mine above) could be read multi... : zebosausamite
      • yea, i've been confused by more than one vote, you can read them multiple ways. : dignan
    • Ambiguous wording on my part...I think having a LAN party in Vegas would be a horrible idea. It's kinda t... : ColoradoCNC
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  bugger.. I'll be in Chile. Ohwell : Megara9
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    nice! what part? went on a 3 week vacation to Chile back in '07. : happynoodle
    • in Santiago. I'll be taking some classes and interning at a law firm down there. I'm told it's gonna be c... : Megara9
  • We can reschedule it! : dognose
  • Bring it with you. : omnova
• Cool, signed. You know what would be rad if we would plan that all of us going to the Shack DNF would fir : valcan_s
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  $40 for all you can eat Buffet of Buffets... http://www.harrahs.com/buffets/buffet.html "Loosen your : zebosausamite
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    perfect. we all walk in, grab chairs and then just sit at the buffet : dignan
    • Then we leave and go to the next buffet. : zebosausamite
  • The best buffet in Vegas is at The M Resort. : H@rvester
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    Is there a Asian one? : dognose
    • Not sure... I've never been to any of these ones... "Begin at Le Village Buffet inside Paris or Plane... : zebosausamite
    • the one buffet i went to in vegas had all different styles of food, seperated by type. yes there was an a... : nyranger66
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  Is there a way to see the percentage results from the poll? If not, will you be posting them so we have a... : adodric
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    I don't really know the best way to handle this. There are more to the results than just percentages... W... : laurgasms
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      Yeah I didn't think about the various attendance selections and the impact of that on the remainder of th... : adodric
      • I never released the results of my last poll because I didn't want people to complain if I had to pull a ... : ThomW
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      You are going to organize this thing into oblivion and disappointment. : mwasher
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        Only if to avoid meeting you. : laurgasms
        • You'd be missing out my love. : mwasher
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        thanks for the words of encouragement manwasher. : nyranger66
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          Oh I'm sure it will be fun. But not because of a preplanned ballroom party or lan party, but rather the ... : mwasher
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            did...did you even read my OP? : nyranger66
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              I...I'm not just responding with regard to your ideas from your OP. : mwasher
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                (Always, I hope you do get some awesome big things planned, but I would be surprised if there really are ... : mwasher
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                  There's probably going to be like only one banquet, and ~100 shackers filling up a hofbrau doesn't sound ... : nyranger66
                  • I was talking about the banquet hall idea I heard mention, not an awesome restaurant / beer hall. That w... : mwasher
                  • A beer hall would be the perfect place IMO. Giant beer and sausage. win win : ant_hillbilly
                • do you know how hard it would be to organize 10-20 people into getting tickets for a show on the day of t... : Galadriel07
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                mwas... mwasher, why are you being so saucy today? We should go to Gingerman this weekend! : Delithio
                • Agreed. Or any day ever. : mwasher
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                Like you're going anyhow >:( : dognose
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                  I told ThomW I'd be there over a year ago when it was first discussed. : mwasher
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                    I just called Las Vegas, they said you aren't welcome there >:( : dognose
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                      Did they say why??? : mwasher
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                        Too gay. Also when you do a vanity search, do you also search for manwasher? : nyranger66
                        • yes. and with a space. some people can't get it right. : mwasher
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                        dognose IS Las Vegas :( : laurgasms
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                          then who is dognose?? : mwasher
                          • Lady Gaga. : laurgasms
                          • Chuck Greene : Dong Patrol
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                            We all are : rosewood
                            • Chuck GaGa + Lady Greene = Dream Team : Lightzout
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                          i spent a weekend in dognose with Tastywheat + galadriel07 +felicia +ctrlphreak : CoRDS
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                            what happens in dognose, stays in dognose. : laurgasms
                            • i heard that sometimes it dribbles out : CoRDS
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  Are you guys gona hire strippers(with special DNF thongs), and let me throw money at them and say "Shake ... : valcan_s
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    I think this is why dognose doesn't go to the strip club. All he would know to say is "Shake it baby" and... : rosewood
    • and then he may try to kick them to death to save on the ammo : rosewood
    • LOL :) that would be awesome, though. We really need this venue setup I know almost all of us would wa... : valcan_s
    • and then kick them in the face with a straight boot lol : proclone1
• I said maybe to video games and that's just because it is the shack. Chances are I would be far to intoxi... : hashd

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  I had a great time! It would be great to have some feature in BFBC2 that would let you pause the gam... : zebosausamite
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    IDEA? Since there aren't time-limits, we could just have a chat-based "pause" at the start of each round.... : zebosausamite
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      Sounds good to me. Since K/D aren't tracked, users can suicide if they need to switch kits without any r... : trOmblyj
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        This makes me want to play right now. I like the idea of going over a strat. in a bit more detail before... : zebosausamite
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          SERIOUS BUSINESS! Knowing the maps would help. Being able to call out locations by a name or general lo... : trOmblyj
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            Would be cool if there were maps with specific locations marked so everyone could be on the same page. He... : Hemtroll
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              When I played DoD:S competitively we made up memorable names for specific areas of the map so it was easy : Alco23
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                I'm down with doing some of this or even just hijacking the server with some of you and walking thru the ... : trOmblyj
                • I'd help for sure. I like the srs bsns but it's hard to properly alert people to dangers when all you've ... : Hemtroll
                • Good idea! We can throw them up on the Shack Wiki. : zebosausamite
                • Overhead maps available on the official site here: http://www.battlefieldbadcompany2.com/downloads Not... : Hemtroll
                • Decent overheads here: http://battlefield.wikia.com/wiki/Valparaiso The newest map packs dont have a v... : ZenzenTen
                • OK, I'll probably be looking around in the server this evening once I get some stuff done at home. I'll ... : trOmblyj
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                Competitive DoD:S? Does not compute. : Dschinghis Khan
                • I think he's talking about competitive drinking. : mrblarg
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  Need more UAV : MercFox1
  • Fuck your UAV : trOmblyj
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    It's just so hassle free! : Dschinghis Khan
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      Where were you last night, faggort? My triumphant return to Shacknews Video Games News Battles ended with... : MercFox1
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        Ugh, fucking work to do. Don't even get me started (shut up!) on last night, bro. : Dschinghis Khan
        • :( :( :( : MercFox1
• Additionally, thank Alco for hosting the server. Donation link is here if anyone wants to contribute: htt... : trOmblyj
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  Super cool games every night! If we're going to stick with the 9 PM timeslot I vote to have at least one ... : Hemtroll
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    ...so that's why I can never hit you! : dedgecko
    • The power of socialism protects me! : Hemtroll
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  These games were the highlight of my weekend. A couple of the maps were really close, coming right down t... : Goncyn
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    Sniping jerk. And don't stab me when I'm camped with a MG just under your sniper roost. : zebosausamite
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      You moved as I dropped down and I almost missed. Almost. : Goncyn
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        When you dropped down I shit myself. : zebosausamite
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          I was like, "Where the hell is that machine gun fire coming from? Who is that? Hey he's on the other team... : Goncyn
          • I got like a five or six kill streak going until you ruined it! RUINED!! : zebosausamite
• i'm still burned out on this game. looking forward to getting back into it again after i recover. : wendigo
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  Suggestion Want to just shoot for 9PM every night? Either you show up in TS or you don't. Thursday the... : trOmblyj
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    I think people are going to get tired of it pretty quickly if we try to play every night. I'd rather keep... : Goncyn
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      That was my worry too. But no one has yet offered a night to play again on. : trOmblyj
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        I still really like BC2 by itself and I like these games even more. I would be ok with trying every night... : Hemtroll
        • Gonna try to get a game in on Saturday as long as it doesn't collide with anything else, like the Duke3D ... : trOmblyj
      • you faggots should play on Wednesdays. As far as I know, Throwback gaming died when Minecraft came out. : _jon
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    OK FORGET THAT IDEA Next game is Wednesday, 9PM Eastern. Football/Drunken shackbattle is on Thursday an... : trOmblyj
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      I like Wednesdays! Good deal. : zebosausamite
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        Add this to the ShackBattles google calendar. : zebosausamite
        • I need to do some updating of that, like putting MNC on there, Realism battles, the impending Duke3d batt... : MercFox1
    • I am down with this. Good times last night! : ZenzenTen
    • Sounds good. : Goncyn
    • sounds good to me : Nitrium
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  FYI bump : trOmblyj
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    Terrorist fist bump : Dschinghis Khan
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      RUSSIAN FIST BUMP : Downforce
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        RUSSIAN TERRORIST FIST BUMP : trOmblyj
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          Bumpist Fission Tist Rump : zebosausamite
          • Coolo band name : Dschinghis Khan