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  Red dead redemption gets my vote. : supermonkeyballz
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    All jokes aside, has R* completely abandoned PC's? I mean GTA4 was the last PC release. I still hold ou... : coyoterys
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      RDR is the only one they haven't released on PC though. : justwr!ght
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        L.A. Noire is not planned for PC either. : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
        • They aren't developing it! : justwr!ght
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        GT4 was barely a PC release. It runs like shit. I played multiplayer mods for GTA:SA that beat the shit o... : BeowolfSchaefer
        • GT4 GTA4 : BeowolfSchaefer
• 1. Deus Ex; play it 5 times. : devpaul
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  Carmageddon five times : Crabs Jarrard
  • Carmageddon was a formative part of my childhood : Empyric
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  1) Deus Ex 2) Half Life 3) Starcraft 4) Xcom 5) Freespace 2 : MercFox1
  • seeing all that one on line before clicking your post it looked like Deus Ex 2 (wat) and Half Life 3 (dou... : MamiyaOtaru
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  Half-Life The Sims RollerCoaster Tycoon StarCraft Civilization IV : DrWaffles
  • Switch out Starcraft with...AOE2 or something and this is my list. : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • These aren't a personal preference, really. I can't pick just five. Quake (III Arena), Black and White,... : DrWaffles
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    The sims? WTF? : razlebol
    • Seriously, who would ever play that dumb game. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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      Do you have any fucking idea how big the original game was? Yeah, most of us dicked around in it for 30 ... : DrWaffles
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        I doubt the majority of gamers here played and liked this game. It was mostly a casual game for people wh... : razlebol
        • What was casual about it? : Happy Doodle Muffin
        • It's a game for women, that's why it gets no respect. : sanchez
        • I disagree with this entirely. It was a great sandbox style game. : thetangent
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        Daikatana, extreme paintbrawl, lsl: magnum cum laude, farmville, and ski free. : SolveChrist
        • Oops, meant for root of course. : SolveChrist
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  Duke3d.exe DOOM 2 DAY OF THE TENTACLE Deus Ex Grim Fandango : CrustaR
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    Wait, I must replace Grim Fandango with Full Throttle...! : CrustaR
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      You must not....! : SpaecKow
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        Okay, I'll trade Full Throttle with ...uhh...Deus Ex! : CrustaR
        • Replace Doom 2 with Baldur's Gate 2! : locater16
        • Because playing it through a second time is still worth a spot on the must play list! : nwillard
    • Full Throttle instead of Grim and this is my list! (Grim is #6) : Smoochy666
  • Fucking executive. : zebosausamite
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  Half life Half life 2 Portal X Com Duke3D : uglysad
  • Mine are all FPS except xcom... Interesting. I guess I think FPS for pc and console for platformers : uglysad
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  1) Planescape Torment 2) Homeworld 3) Duke Nukem 3D 4) Grim Fandango 5) Penumbra Overture/Black Plagu... : SpaecKow
  • PST needs to be on more of these lists. Fallout 1 or 2 and Baldur's Gate 1 or 2 would be acceptable, bu... : lechuck59
• Diablo, Monkey Island, Quake, Starcraft, Half-life. : razlebol
• Deus Ex Duke 3D Carmageddon II Terra Nova Baldur's Gate II : roushimsx
• Diablo, Shogun Total War, Quake 2, Doom2, L4D2 : james_austintx
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  Half Life Deus Ex L4D CSS WoW : justwr!ght
  • valve fan boy 4 lyfe : justwr!ght
• Doom Quake Baldur's Gate 2 Half Life Team Fortress 2 : zipr
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  System Shock 2, Fallout, Half Life, Quake 2, Deus Ex : shortbuscaptain
  • I can't believe I forgot about Homeworld. : shortbuscaptain
• Diablo Starcraft UT99 Quake III Arena Half-Life (1 or 2, either one is excellent) : Ambient80
• Just Civ IV BTS. It counts as five. : Thick Axelrod
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  BC2, GTA IV, Uncharted2, WoW, Rockband2 : gyokuro
  • sorry i didn't read it right : gyokuro
• fffuuu I've spent 10 minutes revising my list and I can't do it. FIVE ISN'T ENOUGH : duffman03
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  Monkey Island Fallout Doom Half-Life 2 System Shock : Sapiens
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    one in that list is not like the others : umegastar
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      Just one? : Sapiens
      • Well, only one of them is monosyllabic. : Happy Doodle Muffin
• Homeworld, Grim Fandango, Psychonauts, Civ4, and Portal. : TylerJSmith
• Doom2, Tie Fighter, System Shock 2, Minecraft, Half Life 2 : watcherxp
• Deus Ex Baldur's Gate (1+2) Diablo(1+2) Ultima Online Half-Life : nukewinter
• Deus Ex, Grim Fandango, Half-Life 2, either Max Payne, UT99 : moonbreaker
• World of Warcraft - Grand Theft Auto 3 - Diablo 2 - Quake 2 - Starcraft : harvord
• elder scrolls: daggerfall deus ex grim fandango starcraft : entropy
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  Doom II, Quake, TIE Fighter, Interstate '76, Tribes : riptyde
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    Good list : twifosp
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      I76 is my favorite soundtrack ever. And the multiplayer, especially if you hex edited your car, was super... : riptyde
      • i loved i76. I hope someone makes a good Car Wars game. : hirez
  • Not bad list here : watcherxp
  • Yeah, this is good. : reelbk
• Quake. Counter Strike. Civ 3. Command and Conquer Red Alert. World of Warcraft. : boarder2
• Great question. Baldur's Gate II, Half Life, Deux Ex, Tie Fighter, Max Payne : Navy Spitfire
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  System shock2 Deus ex Freespace2 Quakeworld Total war Rome : twifosp
  • Just picking 5 is hard. I left civ 4 off this list : twifosp
• yikes... well if you want to get a taste of the best of the best from as many genre's as possible 1. ... : DewFuel
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  Magicka : OverloadUT
  • Wort wort wort : exit button
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  Planescape: Torment Half-Life Grim Fandango StarCraft Civilization IV : lechuck59
  • WINNER! umegastar approves this list : umegastar
  • Great combination though I'd switch Half-Life for HL2 and StarCraft for SC2. I second this list being exc... : LoioshDwaggie
  • Damn good list. : DewFuel
• Deus Ex, Operation Flashpoint, BG2, SS2, HL2. : pgharavi
• Bejeweled 2, Peggle, that flash game where you're freeing Vikings trapped in ice, System Shock 1, Syndica... : Dave-A
• I made my top 5 list, but then realized you only wanted pc games :[ : TheVietSpecial
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  Planescape, Fallout, C&C Red Alert 2, Doom, Freespace : sasquatchxing
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    Woah woah - Red Alert (the FIRST one) was the "must play" of the Red Alert games. : thetangent
    • yeah i was split between them. : sasquatchxing
• X-COM Deus Ex Diablo 2 Half-Life Battlefield 1942 : Code RedBeard
• Top 5 so far (rough estimate) Deus Ex, Half Life, Baldur's Gate 2, Doom 2, Starcraft You guys love ... : locater16
• Battlefield 1942. System Shock 2. CNC Red Alert. Doom 2. Half Life. : limpossible
• A Lucasarts adventure game (Monkey Island, Day of the Tentacle, etc) Tie Fighter Half-Life Diablo2 Ci... : agcrouton
• Sam'n'Max Hit the Road, Quake, Deus Ex, Thief 2, System Shock 2. : Conan
• Thief : Rag and Bone Man
• Relentless, Twinsen's Odyssey, Alone in the Dark, ultima 7, fallout 1 : mista mista
• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S_uSKdZXJT8&feature=player_embedded# : VivaMachete
• Bejeweld, Farmville, Minecraft, Shacknews, Wikipedia : Dong Patrol
• In no particular order quakeworld team fortress, duke3d.exe, doom.exe, half-life 1, need for speed 3. : CaptainSurly
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  UO, Everquest, Asheron's Call, Dark Age of Camelot, WoW. Just kidding. : darkT
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    Everquest, yes. Everything else, no. : lotus2133
    • lol at how wrong you are, even picked the worst one in the list : graceofdragons
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  Silent Hill 2 Portal System Shock 2 Shadow of the Colossus StarCraft : s2jason
  • Oh, oops, *PC games* Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory Portal System Shock 2 Diablo 2 StarCraft : s2jason
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  Ultima VII, System Shock 2 OR Deus Ex, Insterstate '76, Max Payne 2, Battlefield Bad Company 2. : AxeMan808
  • Oh shit! Diablo 2! But I have no room for it! : AxeMan808
• Ultima Online Starcraft Diablo 2 Team Fortress 2 Final Fantasy 7 : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
• You just can't fit anywhere near the amount of MUST PLAY PC GAMES into a 5 game list! You just CAN'T do i... : MercFox1
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  F29 Retaliator (1991, Ocean Software) : Tech T
  • fuck yeah best game ever made : kabex
  • Only combat flight sim I actually played. It seemed complexe enough for my 12yo self. : guigr
• 1. Deus Ex 2. GTR 2 3. Baldur's Gate 2 4. Planescape Torment 5. Rainbow 6 : MPLStagger
• You Don't Know Jack volumes 1-4 and Chip's Challenge. : dmason
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  This http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TI57HHO_Apg&feature=related (Quarantine) : NGFodder
  • oh and Tie Fighter : NGFodder
• Sam and Max Grim Fandango Duke3d.exe Unreal Tournament Half-Life 2 (episode 2 if you have to choose a... : davislovestacobell
• #6 Star Control II : watcherxp
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  1. Alpha Centauri 2. Deus Ex 3. Alpha Centauri 4. Deus Ex 5. Tie FIghter : DonkeyPopsicle
  • This is the exact same as my list, but replace tie fighter with Freespace 2 : Chipwarrior
• carmageddon, ut 99 or 2004, kotor, hl2, any one of the gta games (3-4). A decent mix of mind blowing g... : itsjames
• Wing Commander: Privateer, Soldier of Fortune, Hitman: Blood Money, Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom, ... : Cliffzorz
• Star Control II X-Com Starcraft Civ 4 Duke 3d : retardhumper
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  Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing. There is nothing else. : greasyjohn
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    Best gamespot review I ever saw : Mondo
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      Whoa now God and Generals was pretty damned good. : greasyjohn
      • I forgot about that! : Mondo
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  I'd be hard pressed to narrow it down to 20 : dognose
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    Really, this right here. There have been a whole bunch of games that I would call "must play" for anyone ... : thetangent
    • How about "What are the 5 MUST PLAY pc games that have come out in the past 20 years"? : Cliffzorz
• Planescape Torment, TIE Fighter, Command and Conquer, Civilization IV, and a tie between Homeworld and St... : thetangent
• Portal, Warcraft 3, Battlefield 1942, Mass Effect, Diablo 2 : lotus2133
• Ultima VII – X-Com – Diablo II – System Shock 2 – Half-Life 2 : CecilPhilpot
• 1, Everquest 2, WoW 3. Quake (qw) 4. Tie Fighter 5. Descent : shackwack
• Kind of depends if you are looking to take a history lesson in PC gaming, or if you want to actually enjo... : ramshot
• XCom | Quake | Tie Fighter | StarCraft | Civ4 : threeup
• http://www.scoutshonour.com/digital/ : TimeDoctor
• 5 games? Jesus, that's way too hard to decide. : Rice-Rocketeer
• homeworld 1 Fallout =_='' ( can i nominate the whole series =___________=''''' .... fallout 1) Freespac... : Gapyro
• XCOM BG2 for sure : bolneze
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  Results with 5 or more votes so far: Deus Ex 18 Half-Life 15 StarCraft 12 TIE Fighter ... : s2jason
  • i flicked through this new book at the airport: http://kotaku.com/5555559/1001-video-games-you-must-play-... : radula
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  I would call these games genre defining, where if you played only these games, you would have been expose... : Boring Writer
  • pc games // but good list But for adventure/puzzle list tat include console // resident evil 1 has... : Gapyro
  • I don't think an MMO is a good "genre defining" example of RPG's. Something like Planescape Torment or th... : thetangent
• Half Life, The Witcher, World of Warcraft (by numbers alone!) MDK, Doom II.. but god there are still so m... : HL3dsx

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  she asked you to show the funniest one : RikiTiki2
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    ^^^ : ElChuy
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      Which is Amazon Women in the Mood. : Prozium
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        this! why would you show her the saddest fucking epsiode. Just go in order and let her love the characte... : Galadriel07
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          thinking either Luck of the Fryrish or Amazon Women in the Mood next : wtf242
          • really? Luck of the Fryrish is not one you want to follow Jurassic Bark with. You seriously should start... : Galadriel07
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        Allow me to counter with the 80s guy episode with Boneitis. : reelbk
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          This thread is making me wish I had brought my Futurama DVDs to the hotel with me! : Galadriel07
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            Hey hotel buddy! I'm stuck in one until Friday. Project on the left coast. : reelbk
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              I am currently in Ventura because Ratalon is drilling for natural gas here! :D : Galadriel07
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                OMG the people in the next room over were watching Futurama and I heard the opening sequence so I flipped... : Galadriel07
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                  Looks like every episode except for this most recent season is up for instant streaming on netflix. : Prozium
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                    I really need to get Netflix. Is there a limit on how much streaming you can do in a month? : Galadriel07
                    • pretty sure the only limits are isp imposed, which is :( for most of us canadians : Milleh
        • ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ : Milleh
      • Agreed. : Mad Brahmin Disease
  • he shoulda dropped his pants : sanchez
• Come to side bar : whistletits
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  I was never a fan : skelom
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    I watched one show : dognose
    • I watched less than one i'm cooler : VivaMachete
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  that is the least funny episode : dantastic
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    its the best though : wtf242
    • it was best AND funniest as implied, not OR. : Sailor of Fortune
    • It's the most touching, but I don't think it's the best. : Halen
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  Roswell That Ends Well Time Keeps on Slippin' Future Stock : Volatris
  • Those and I would add Godfellas too. : Sailor of Fortune
  • You know, that dance really wasn't all that safe. : sogelegos
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  "The Late Philip J. Fry" and "The Prisoner of Benda" are the best new ones. Google "Stream Futurama" and ... : locater16
  • SPAMMER-oh hey you're right : nwillard
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  Jurassic Bark isn't especially funny. The Farnsworth Parabox, Fear of a Bot Planet, Roswell that Ends Wel... : Happy Doodle Muffin
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    Oh oh oh and Fry & the Slurm Factory. : Happy Doodle Muffin
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      omg yes! I love that episode! : Galadriel07
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        Party on, contest winners; party on... : reelbk
        • Party on, Slurms : Galadriel07
  • Yeah, I think my fave is the Farnsworth Paradox : moshman
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  For a while I was obsessed with it but it hasn't aged well. : greasyjohn
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    STFU the new season was so awesome I almost forgot to watch Venture Bros : locater16
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      After the first movie I've tried to forget those exist. : greasyjohn
      • I did the same. I saw the first movie and wrote off the new ones. I figured the same thing that happened ... : sogelegos
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  Snu snu!!!!!!!11!!one!! : kallanta
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    Snu Snu or Roswell that Ends Well : royalally
    • Both are excellent. : Mad Brahmin Disease
• why did you start with Jurassic Bark? Yes it's good but mostly because we know and love the characters. S... : j0nchan
• Sad... until you find out later on that Bender indirectly killed the dog, then it was kinda funny. : Edges
• You did a pretty terrible job of showing her the funniest episode. : OverloadUT
• i guess the plan was to make her think the show was NOT funny. : siknsyko
• funny episode right. complete fucking fail : xsii
• Poor choice, you should have shown her Luck of the Fryish instead. : matthaeus
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  80s guy boneitus : Milleh
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    Fuck i just came back to read this thread, 80's guy was awesome! : royalally
    • His only regret was that he had boneitis. : royalally
• dude roswell that ends well : thewindcriesmary
• Poorly done. Roswell That Ends Well. Also, the Star Trek one. Also, Attack Of The Living Brains. : AxeMan808
• I have and continue to maintain that it is the worst of the episodes and the least of what made Futurama ... : seven
• The worst part about Futurama is how they keep trying to bring modern day references into a show that's f... : tedv

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• TalkRadar and GameSpy Debriefings. They're both "about" games. : Fenring42
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  You can probably search for a previous thread discussing this but I'll suggest Radiolab. Seriously, get s... : Delithio
  • sounds cool.. : disembodied potato
  • ^ Great Cast ^ : Jenings
• Depending on your sports team, there are a couple really good sports podcasts usually produced by the tea... : Demius
• The Giant Bombcast. It's really the only one I listen to and it's mostly for the humor : deKaf
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  Listen to the entire oeuvre of Idle Thumbs : bipolar
  • This. It doesn't matter that they're old episodes, because they never talk about games newer than Far Cry... : BlackCat9
  • Yes, quality content. : dael
• Retronauts for old games. : fsck
• I hear MT Ironstag is totally boss. : MurrayTheSkull
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  Gaming: Idle Thumbs, A Life Well Wasted (although there is annoying music edited in) Comedy: You Look Ni... : StolenNosferatu
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    Did A Life Well Wasted ever get any more episodes after Robert moved? I really liked that show. : Fenring42
    • No :(. There are still only six episodes. : StolenNosferatu
  • My weekly lineup includes: RadioLab A Way with Words Skeptoid Skeptic's Guide to the Universe Wait... : JonathanBedrava
• This American Life, Stuff You Should Know : BouillonCubes
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  comedian bill burr : http://www.billburr.com/podcast/ - helps start off the week... "oh jeezus" : siknsyko
  • oh forgot why, just because i enjoy his comedy and its almost like a standup session but more on the fly. : siknsyko
• Econtalk (economics): http://www.econtalk.org/ Radiolab (science/awesome): http://www.radiolab.org/ All... : DonkeyPopsicle
• This Week in Tech for technology. : airrob
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  The "Joe Rogan Experience". : Cateroth
  • ^^^^^ this times a thousand. : -=kodiak=-
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  The Thomas Jefferson Hour : Galadriel07
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    What is this about? I love that man. : King Kavik
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      it is hosted by Clay Jenkinson and David Swenson. Clay portrays TJ at various speaking engagements aroun... : Galadriel07
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        Sounds awesome : D. I will check this out! Thank you! : King Kavik
        • I love it and HIGHLY recommend it. You can get it easily on iTunes. : Galadriel07
      • I love that you refer to him as TJ! Haha! : thechunder
• http://thehistoryofrome.typepad.com/the_history_of_rome/ : action wombmate
• If it isn't in the Hour of Slack I don't need it. : steauengeglase
• A Life Well Wasted - people involved with videogames to some extent or another. Updates super infrequent... : Agrona
• Three Moves Ahead, Joystiq, Gamers With Jobs and I like GamerDork as well, nice to have a cast from this ... : dael
• Radiolab : OrkO
• Adam Carolla show : thewindcriesmary
• GiantBombcast is the best podcast on the internet, without question. : abrasion
• The Moth : stgulik
• I like to think my favourite podcast is Youtube. In my mind - that's sort of how I see it. I know that so... : seven
• Giant Bomb, every Idle Thumbs, the old GfW podcasts - can't remember the exact names it went through but ... : mrwolf710
• State of the game (sc2), weekend confirmed, giant bomb are my favourites right now. also shedding a tear ... : razorblade79
• Savage Love : datoo

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• /join shacknews : rodneystubbs
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  Is there someone I can message for this? I asked in the shacknews channel and got no response :( : Thud
  • tried all night yesterday, same thing : watcherxp
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    The problem is once people get into the guild, they leave the chat channel because there isn't much reaso... : AgentPothead
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      well, I can admit that I miss a lot of the channel chat in general. I don't mean to, but the brain just ... : JuffoWup
      • Pretty sure they fixed it so now we all can invite for this last day of beta. It was supposed to be like ... : AgentPothead
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  I don't know why every shacker isn't able to invite into the shack guild. It's a beta. : rodneystubbs
  • cause guild invites are srs business! : rmjackson
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    Thats my fault. I gave the first 5 people who signed the charter and activate it to ability to do that, t... : Visceral Monkey
    • Done. Heh. : Visceral Monkey
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  also how do i leave the local chat? so much annoying chatter i assume thats why the shacknews channel get... : smacknca
  • /leave <whatever number the channel is> : kikilupo
  • I just added a new chat box and went into the settings for the chat box and checked/unchecked the shit I ... : OhSnapHighFive
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  So I found this item called Chalice of the Bat after beating a rift. You consume it, and it turns you int... : Xevo
  • Ha! Awesome! : chadg033
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    It took me several seconds to realize that wasn't WoW... what a clone of ui design : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
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      Reminds me more of Asheron's Call 1, but what do I know. http://jcmc.indiana.edu/vol11/issue4/steinkuehl... : AgentPothead
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        Pothead, if you had to compare Rift against LOTRO, are they even comparable? : OhSnapHighFive
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          Hmmm, that's a good question. I think they are definitely comparable, but different. Lotro seems to have ... : AgentPothead
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            that was informative! and you're lucky...I've had consistent CTD every time I log out, and about 20% ... : OhSnapHighFive
            • Glad to help! That sucks about the CTD though. Everything updated driver wise? I know ati just released a... : AgentPothead
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            Rift is very very stable. The game does seem pretty fun, but I'm looking forward to Republic just becaus... : Scotty22
            • The only thing kotor is bringing to the table is voices. Their idea of "end game content" is to roll a ne... : AgentPothead
          • I did my first dungeon today, IRON TOMBS It was pretty fun, the last boss was easier than getting to him... : Xencer
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      why change what works? : OhSnapHighFive
      • why change what works players are comfortable with? : OhSnapHighFive
    • Everybody rips off things that are good.... Look at this place. So many awesome posts here. This isn't on... : erebus
    • You can also move and resize every single ui element : rodneystubbs
    • UI is actually more, you know, like all those games that WoW copied, or were you not alive before 2004? : thewindcriesmary
    • Maybe you need glasses. : Techy007
    • nice troll, but for some reason I didn't expect it from you : graceofdragons
    • it looks like valueWoW : bolneze
  • I had a crab man one of those, it was awesome. : Visceral Monkey
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    Kill Abyssal Cabalists and Commanders 0/3 Kill Abyssal Demolishers 0/6 Kill Shellback Thrashers 0/8 ... : DrFlammable
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      I've noticed you level much quicker doing the public quest stuff with everyone else. When you get tired o... : Visceral Monkey
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        where do i find that stuff? i got to like level 8 twice and did both side's tutorials and i think i'm pre... : DrFlammable
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          Yeah, it's mostly after level 10 between the Ark and Merdian, the Defiant city. It really picked up for m... : Visceral Monkey
          • It really picked up for me when I leaped into stonefield. It started out calm enough, but the first real... : JuffoWup
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  What realm? : hoov1185
  • Server:Wolfsbane Faction:Defiant Guild: Giant Communist Robots : OhSnapHighFive
• Alright I finally decided on a melee class and am heading in! : AgentPothead
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  ATI Men. I posted this on the technical Rift forums, it might work for you. It's a better AA solution ... : Visceral Monkey
  • Note: The latest ATI drivers allow you to use Morph AA without the Radeonpro tool for 5x00 cards, but it'... : Visceral Monkey
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    Sweet. Totally gonna try this. Better AA is always good! : boarder2
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      Post back and let me know how (if?) it works for you. It seemed to make a good difference for me without ... : Visceral Monkey
      • I'll try to update tomorrow if I get a chance to try it. : boarder2
• Tanking: I tanked Iron Tombs tonight with some Shackers. One was a level 24 bard healing me. Since it see... : Nighteyes

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  so you disabled vsync in the game and then did what? Did you create a game profile? : pancake humper
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    Yeah NVIDIA Control Panel 3D Settings->Manage 3D Settings Programs settings, Add, deadspace2.exe ... : JMro
    • Thank you very much for this dead space tip! : bombay
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  Well ill be... I've been playing at 30 FPS this whole time :( : ashkie
  • Yeah they probably default to that because of the console versions : JMro
  • You didn't notice. You're no pc gamer. You should be able to tell the difference between 70 and 73. : kingdepork
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    surprise! you weren't having fun! : EvilDolemite
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      Hahaha pretty much. "This game is great! The FOV was what?!" *Dizzily pukes all over the house* : kingdepork
      • "Man, I loved that game! What? HOW DARE THEY!?!? FUCK THAT GAME!" : EvilDolemite
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    You should prob start over, think of all the frames you missed : veras
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      He missed half the game already. : fsck
      • Both of you got LOLs from me. : Wikus Van De Merwe
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  Any anti-aliasing this time? (Yeah, right) Does forcing it from the nvidia control panel work? : Tech T
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    You can force it now in the old one on the latest drivers... They added support with the last WHQL drive... : Shadowdane
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      And btw it looks awesome with FSAA - http://shadowdane.shackspace.com/Dead%20Space%2016X%20FSAA.png : Shadowdane
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        Nice, better late than never hehe. I'm gonna have to load that up again and check it out. Thx for the t... : Tech T
        • I think the only reason it got added was because of Dead Space 2. : Shadowdane
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        Interesting, Just tested it on an EVGA GTX 480 / w 266.58; still aliased. (overrides tested @ x4 / x8 / ... : Tech T
        • no GTX460, actually you might need a custom profile for it. I completely forgot I had to modify the pro... : Shadowdane
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  I really should have bought the first Dead Space when it was on sale but I'm a pussy in horror games. : Vegtro
  • I really should finish it. : SuperKoopa
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    I am playing through it right now but it makes me uncomfortable and anxious to the point where I can't de... : mwasher
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      I stay away from that stuff most the time not because of the scares, but because I despise silence, silen... : Entity
      • Watch foreign horror films. What you describe is the American style. : Wheatloaf
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  This game is so good! : BouillonCubes
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    Just finished Chapter 1. Awesome so far, some great scares. Already better use of the stasis powers tha... : JMro
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      no over the top bro-isms so far? it's not gears of xenomorphs right? : EvilDolemite
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        Not at all. Isaac talks now, but nothing he says is anything but appropriate. : JMro
        • What a terrible sentence. : JMro
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        Anytime Isaac is saying motherfucker, I'm doing the same. So it's fair. : kingdepork
        • Yeah haha. I usually don't like it when games having swearing (it usually sounds out of place), but i ad... : choppp
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      I'm in chapter one. It's so good just like the first one. :) : baconisgod
      • wait...there is hacking now? fuuuuuuu : baconisgod
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  anybody know of a good deal on the PC version? : smax
  • $49.99 from Newegg PC - http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16832130263 Code: EMCKJHE... : pancake humper
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    http://www.g2play.net : enyakk
    • That's pretty cheap. They don't unlock keys until Friday though it looks like. : pancake humper
• So is it locked at 30fps by default? : Cliffzorz

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• Riddick, meybe : devpaul
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  DIE BY THE SWORD : DonkeyPopsicle
  • First thing that popped into my head too : CtrlFrk
  • ^^^ THIS X2 : Vimn
  • yep, this : bombay
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  I really enjoyed the combat in Oni, although obviously that was a pretty mediocre game. : Sexpansion Pack
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    oh shit. Oni had pretty sick combat lol. Controls were a little confusing, but you could pull off pretty ... : chickdigger802
    • In my mind there were two things that sunk Oni. Not having a lock-on targeting system and terrible level ... : ucanbfuzzy
  • Indeed. It was too bad the level design was atrocious, and that they introduced projectile weapons in the... : GreatGooglyMoogly
• Chronicles of Riddick was pretty good, so far as I can remember. : dumb.
• Enter the Matrix had the coolest moves. : greasyjohn
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  MGS3 > * : roushimsx
  • mgs3 came to mind here as well : Foxhawk
• Breakdown. : niiftyniichy
• Mount & Blade is best for manual control, not really hand to hand focused, more melee weapons. : sanchez
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  Zeno Clash? : nwillard
  • yeah, this is probably the best so far for an FPS : crummynz
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  Assassin's Creed 2 perhaps? I will say I am constantly amazed by the free running animation in that ga... : Rag and Bone Man
  • yeah the AC series is really amazing for this. : dirge23
• I was playing Path of Neo recently until my saves got erased. Shelved it because of that :( and I wanted ... : shirif
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  Bushido Blade : AssGoblin
  • Man that had some epic battles in it. : zakazi
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  There's a move Dairou does in the last few Mortal Kombat games, one where he grabs an opponent's arm and ... : Happy Doodle Muffin
  • Oh, you said no fighting games. The egg on my face! : Happy Doodle Muffin
• Demon's Souls : David Craddock
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  Breakdown : Haku-Jin
  • I am pleased with these multiple Breakdown posts. : Borzoi
• I think the most impressive thing about the Uncharted series is it's animation. : Boxelder
• Arkham Asylum's combat was super fluid both visually and in practice. Moving between opponents as you fo... : alexkward
• Ninja Gaiden : drazz
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  BAYONETTA. The move interpolation is some of the best ever. Hit detection and collision is 100% perfect. : Borzoi
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    Here's someone good with my favorite combination of ice skates + whip: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7... : Borzoi
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      I played the whole game with the default weapon. Buying other weapons was just too expensive : ( : shirif
      • wha? what were you buying instead? you get plenty of money just fighting. : Borzoi
    • Damn, so much weird stuff going on in this Bayonetta videos. Looks fun though. : alexpr
    • What the hell is going on there! I finished this only a week ago and don't recognise 2/3 of the moves bei... : abrasion
• The animations in Chaos Theory were great. Super fluid. There were some funky transitions but the overall... : coldfusioncs
• I liked path of neo when it came out but now it looks wonky as shit : VivaMachete
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  Overgrowth 2 might be interesting to you. Check out at 1:30 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVWZbxGFGiA ... : uberartist
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    Overgrowth, its Lugar 2, but not Overgrowth 2 :P : Machinaeclipse
    • Lugaru 2*, which, Lugaru 1 had some pretty cool melee/hand to hand/kung fu combat goin on for it's age an... : Machinaeclipse
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  Batman:Arkham Asylum! : SolveChrist
  • ^^^^^ : dissembler
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  The Warriors on PS2 is an awesome beat 'em up. : Tech T
  • Such an awesome game! : WootheDave
• I liked how it looked in Mirror's Edge. It wasn't the focus, and it was all canned (though I didn't mind... : MamiyaOtaru
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  Ninja Gaiden black & 2, Batman AA : skelom
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    NG2 had some shockingly bad hit collision if you were attacking enemies near walls. I was seriously scan... : Borzoi
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      Ninja Gaiden 2 was an all around worse game than the original (XBOX) game, except for the gratuitous bloo... : Discrete
      • Sadly, I agree. It lacked so much of the finesse the first game demanded. : SqueegyTBS
• Tetris. : omnova
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  Batman: Arkham Asylum had absolutely stellar combat animation. Hit detection was a little bit strange du... : kallanta
  • Was just about to post this. The animation in that game was incredible. I wish there were more guys to ... : burning eye
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  Karateka or Bruce Lee: Way of the Exploding Fist : The Wilhelm Scream
  • you listed 3 separate games by the way. Way of the Exploding Fist being the best : gyokuro
• For a lesser known game, Urban Reign had some really great grappling and special move mechanics (not to m... : Borzoi
• Darksiders has really good looking combat.. Not as cool as Batman:AA, though. : master_disaster_17
• ĈONDEMNED END OF THREAD : Milleh
• golden axe : Pandilex
• Def Jam : Fight For New York has some of the most brutal animations. Nothing like kicking a guys face in ... : nodebug

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  Is the PSP2 the same as the PSP phone device? : dmason
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    Separate device. : smackpiece
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      is that for certain? : RikiTiki2
      • All rumors leading up to this point have most people believing so. I guess we'll find out for sure soon. : smackpiece
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        Yes. 100% : Fenring42
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          and you know, how? : RikiTiki2
          • Time machine. : Fenring42
          • all the reports on the internets seem to say so : Chandler55
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    I assume the Sony gaming parts inside will be the same, but the units themselves will be different and pr... : Entity
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      so theyll be offering 2 whole new devices to not buy LOL : spiderfill
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        Sucks for you, PSP had some of the best overall releases for 2010 of any other platform. : lcizzle
        • All two of them were great. : Fenring42
• ooo thanks for the reminder : veras
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  Ghetto Phone Stream http://www.ustream.tv/channel/kotaku-japan%E5%AE%9F%E6%B3%81 : smackpiece
  • Japanese Only :( : smackpiece
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  is the kotaku chatlog thing the best of these? the others weren't refreshing quickly enough for me : RikiTiki2
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    I like engadget's page the best : Chandler55
    • oh engadget's has a lot of pics. i'm switching over : RikiTiki2
• god that psp phone is going to suck. i really hope not, but i fear the worst. : virus
• So is this going to be a 3D PSP? : pigvomit
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  hmm they're addressing the rise of smartphone gaming : RikiTiki2
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    "Playstation Suite?" : RikiTiki2
    • content for android devices : RikiTiki2
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  Android PsP phone, duh : Xencer
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    looks like they're opening to more androids or something, not just theirs : RikiTiki2
    • Yeah, the PS Store for android! : Xencer
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  OHH SHI : Cashh
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    AW YEAH GET IN THAT DUAL ANALOGS ASSS : smackpiece
    • Look track/touch pad on the back whhhhhaaaaaatttttt : lcizzle
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      960x544 resolution : lcizzle
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        is that around what the iphone's is? : RikiTiki2
        • Yeah, Wikipedia says iPhone is 960×640 : Fenring42
        • oh iphone 4 is 960x640 : RikiTiki2
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          Yup, but less pixel density since it's a larger screen : SolrFlare
          • Sold. There's something oddly comforting about being able to see the pixels on a screen when playing game... : Cliffzorz
        • same but 16:9 i think : kabex
    • looks like realish analog sticks too, not nubs =D : veras
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  what would cause mass hysteria is if they showed this thing take a phone call : RikiTiki2
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    Haha, 3g, really? : Xencer
    • Also a touchscreen on the front and back O.o : Xencer
  • ... it has 3G data. so it's already on cellular networks? : RikiTiki2
  • DOGS AND CATS LIVING TOGETHER : Masem
• 950x544 5in OLED screen : ant_hillbilly
• physical media! NON MECHANICAL PHYSICAL MEDIA! : veras
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  FIve minute battery life. : omnova
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    haha this^^^ everyone was worried about 3DS battery life. I bet this gets like 1.2 hours max. : lcizzle
    • I call 5 hours! : Xencer
  • It's the Game Gear all over again! : Sailor of Fortune
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  UNCHARTED?! I just came. TAKE MY MONEY SONY : smackpiece
  • Yup , Im buying one. : Cashh
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  lol that touch pad looks stupid. looks like they are scratching the psp's ass or something while playing. : lcizzle
  • a little bit unwieldy perhaps : biofrog
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    it has both front and rear touch, right? : RikiTiki2
    • and touch screen! All you can feel. : biofrog
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    I don't really see the point of it =\ It seemed like they put it on there just to tout : Xencer
    • maybe it doubles as a solar panel to extend battery life. : lcizzle
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      i think it's because one gripe about iphone gaming is that your fingers cover the screen, so if your fing... : RikiTiki2
      • ^^ useful for angry birds and shit : kabex
• looking pretty sweet! : MikkleThePickle
• This thing is going to cost a fortune. : omnova
• Can't wait for the price announcement. : SigmaDraconis
• I can touch my LiveArea with two fingers. :/ : Borzoi
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  Seeing how a "weaker" smartphone costs $600-$700 I can't see how this thing is going to be affordable. : kabex
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    t yeah the xperia play can be sold for $600 because it has a contract. how can the psp2 have way better h... : Chandler55
    • This PSP2 is rumored to have a "Quad Core Vortex 9" processor. : lcizzle
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    Iphone 4 was sourced at $200, and consoles are subsidized. I wouldn't be surprised at a $200 pricepoint, ... : locater16
    • PSP was pretty expensive when it launched in japan. I imported one for $369 from lik-sang release week. : lcizzle
    • No. : abrasion
  • I don't think a smartphone really costs $600. They probably price them like that to entice people to go w... : Prozium
  • Smartphones don't have $60-$100 apps to recoup expenses. This will do fine. : MeestaNob
• So I'm just guessing this will require a subscription, right? How else could it be constantly online? : Fenring42
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  Just waiting for the monster hunter announcement so I can start throwing money at Sony. : lcizzle
  • WOW 4 million copies of Monster Hunter Portable 3rd have been sold. : lcizzle
  • lol he just got your money : RikiTiki2
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  So, do PSP games have to be ported to Android or do they run natively? I can't really see developers maki... : BlackCat9
  • i'm guessing that the Playstation Suite thing they're talking about is what will run on the android devic... : Break
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  I love you Nagoshi. Please give me RGG NGP. : smackpiece
  • YES! YES1 YES!!!11 : smackpiece
• These demoes look good for a portable. I wonder what John Carmack could do with this thing? : locater16
• DEMON'S SOULS ++ PLEASE! : lcizzle
• haha, touchscreen dynasty warriors. I wonder if you can win if you just rub your fingers all over the scr... : Prozium
• oh shiii Hideo! : lcizzle
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  Hurry up and announce ridge racer. A system isn't real without a ridge racer launching. : chickdigger802
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    Or WipEout. : SigmaDraconis
    • WipeOut was listed in the list of games in the UI screens : pancake humper
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  OMFG screen with "Touch the enemy!" http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2011/01/sony-tokyo-even... : locater16
  • It's popular over here. I think we're up to Dynasty warriors 10 and samurai warriors 5 and then the 3rd w... : Prozium
• MGS4 on PSP2! : millakazuya
• 20fps for the MGS4 cutscene O.o Newer optimization/better utilization of PSP2 architecture, and we mig... : locater16
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  UE3 o_O : RikiTiki2
  • Mass Effect for PSP2 plz : Cliffzorz
  • Epic Citadel! : Xencer
  • wow tim sweeney came all the way here just to show epic citadel lol : Chandler55
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  wtf could you do with a 3g connection? I guess those psp life or w/e games, but ps1 titles can get fairly... : chickdigger802
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      I've tried to play fps on iphone over 3g. Not pretty. : chickdigger802
      • Probably because AT&T haha, I've played NOVA multiplayer over 3g and it worked fine. : Xencer
  • samething you do with a cellphone and a kindle/nook. Content delivery. : lcizzle
  • They can get fairly large but most probably aren't more than 100-200mb. Much of the size was probably due... : Prozium
  • you can get a decent amount of content down with 400 kb/s or so ... should be fine ? : imperator
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  CoD on PSP2, insta sell : Xencer
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    Depends on what Call of Duty... I like 3d, but I'm already liking the PSP2 more than Nintendo's "play ... : locater16
    • If only they'd announced any new games for the 3DS : justwr!ght
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  I'm pretty :| about all this. It looks like a great piece of kit, but we come back to whether I want to b... : SiW.
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    I'm a gamer, and I play games. In the end I buy everything because every platform will have something wor... : lcizzle
    • Oh, I agree completely, and that's why it always saddens me when someone outright dismisses a system. I ... : SiW.
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  Based off the stuff they showed today. The launch lineup will probably be meh =/ Besides hotshot and ... : chickdigger802
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    Launch lineup will be meh? 99% of you don't own a PSP so jump on PSN and buy some PSP 1 games that you di... : lcizzle
    • can it run PSP1 PSN games? : RikiTiki2
    • like kingdom hearts bbs? Oh wait. : chickdigger802
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    Not to mention the product is still a year away. : lcizzle
    • < than a year away. I do hope they will show more during e3. : chickdigger802
  • I thought they showed Killzone, and I know they showed Uncharted. : Fenring42
  • SINCE WHEN IS MGS4 MEH?!?! : Xencer
• I wonder how this is going to sell in 2013, we'll have an iphone7 that will probably have a cpu/gpu that ... : Chandler55
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  Are those real analog sticks? Or the same piece of shit nub? : fsck
  • something in between it looks like : Chandler55
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    http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2011/01/photo3.jpg : Vegtro
    • my god, they are really real. I cant wait to see some proper footage of some of the demos they showed at ... : purekillforce
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  some technical specifications CPU: ARM Cortex-A9 core (quad core) GPU: SGX543MP4+ (quad core) extern... : emacs
  • Damn. Battery life and price is going to be laughable. : ant_hillbilly
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    It'll be impressive, but I love how Sony thinks this is still an arms race. Price and battery will kick t... : node
    • with the ds clocking, what was it, 3-5hrs? and being sold for around £200? im sure sony will get ab... : purekillforce
• quad-core processor reports engadget : cellx25
• God damn its 2004 all over again. This time ill go 3ds first, than pick up a psp2 a few years later. : chickdigger802
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  It's like Sony hasn't learned anything since the PSP launched- introducing yet another expensive tech hea... : Atma Weapon
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    Well, Nintendo thinks it's a good idea. : Cliffzorz
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      All the good games on the DS are pretty original, even if they are using established franchises. : BlackCat9
      • arent they all remakes? lylat wars? pilotwings? zelda? thats just off the top of my head. i must have lik... : purekillforce
    • The DS and the Wii were different enough specs-wise that the developers had to plan games around their re... : Atma Weapon
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    The "rather play on a big TV at home" is the important part. DS games I could see playing on a bus becaus... : Fenring42
    • Maybe Sony's targeting the 18 hour first class flight with power jacks in the seats sort of situation. : Cliffzorz
  • What if it lauches at 250$ or 300$? The 3ds is 250$ so if they can price it close to it, they will probab... : razlebol
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  Looks pretty but there's nothing there that really wow'ed me. The idea of a back facing touch pad seems ... : Zips
  • simple gestures and taps could be quite effective. : purekillforce
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  Size comparison pic. http://m.kotaku.com/5744563/lets-see-how-big-this-psp2-really-is : Prozium
  • thank fuck it's a little larger. I can't use the top trigger style buttons of the PSP for any amount of ... : moshman
• Hm, looks like a really sleek and powerful piece of hardware, having all the things I care about (dual an... : tcs

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  I completely disagree. Playing on my 360 is much less of a hastle. : OverloadUT
  • Not that console is always better, but I find that it is more oftan than not. : OverloadUT
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    Not being able to MyFreeCams from inside my current game is too much hassle to handle. Also buying a new ... : Crabs Jarrard
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      I don't understand this. I CERTAINLY have to upgrade my PC more often than my Xbox 360. Games for the 360... : OverloadUT
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        That bit on PA about porting MNC to the pc indicate that no matter the sensitivity of your thumbstick, th... : locater16
        • Here's that post: http://www.penny-arcade.com/2011/1/24/ : LoioshDwaggie
        • Oddly enough, the superiority of one device over another has very little bearing on how fun it is for a l... : Haxim
      • The games I would actually play do not range from 1-60. The titles that don't launch at a lower price poi... : Crabs Jarrard
  • Hassle free gaming! : Dschinghis Khan
  • Playing on my 360 pc is much less of a hassle. Especially since I'm on my pc more. When Jimmylegs wants t... : locater16
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    I'll agree that it is less of a hassle, but it is also less rewarding. It is a trade off like everything ... : steauengeglase
    • How do you mean less 'rewarding'? : Haxim
• disagree. : roushimsx
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  Actually its usually the worst. Pc's get shitty ports of multiplatform games all the time. : JohnnyRey
  • Yes, control schemes have been suffering with the focus on dual-stick controllers. : the archvile
  • I wouldn't say shitty. People are just used to some shit and they don't like it. Say for instance Dead Sp... : Dschinghis Khan
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    yeah, fucking L4D and TF2 sucked on PC. : watcherxp
    • Thank god Valve are the company that do all PC ports! My god can you imagine if they weren't!??!!?!? : SpaecKow
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    Yep, you're right. Batman, Call of Juarez, Street Fighter 4, Resident Evil 5, Bad Company 2, Dead Rising,... : Crabs Jarrard
    • Hahahaha. Bingo. : Link.
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      Good job. Those were good ports. There are also 50 billion terrible ones. : JohnnyRey
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        Could you list 5 that came out in 2010 that were terrible? : Crabs Jarrard
        • Halo 2 : grandmasterlee
        • borderlands : Gapyro
  • ^^ this.... console to pc port are typically so bad, esp with the current trend of console-centric dev... : Gapyro
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  I'd argue the cheaper part. Yes the individual games often are cheaper, especially if you wait for thing... : SolrFlare
  • Depends on how many games you buy, the more games you purchase the better the pc's overall "price" is. Ha... : locater16
  • when 360 launched, definitely true. Like Garnett mentioned however that balance of cost is quickly conver... : malloc
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    What about all the add-ons for all the different consoles regular controllers $50 each PS3 M... : sasquatchxing
    • I've bought 1 wired controller for my 360 5 years ago. Unless you really go crazy, there really is no co... : TheVietSpecial
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      That's a moronic argument. IF any of those games (Rock Band, Wii Fit, Kinect games) existed for the PC, y... : OverloadUT
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        Wait, what? Your "IF" is moot since those games DON'T exist for PC and you DON'T buy the peripherals on t... : thetangent
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          I really don't think it is, unless you want to add up all the peripherals you can buy for a computer. I ... : TheVietSpecial
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            When you're talking about the cost of a system, you have to include all of the costs. If you build your o... : thetangent
            • I thought you were saying that, whether you purchased it or not, you should include peripherals in the pr... : TheVietSpecial
      • Eh, i just always find it funny stuff like that get's ignored for cost of a system. Yeah not everyone... : sasquatchxing
    • You could say the same for the PC. Those extra controllers allow others to play. It's rare you can get fo... : Mmmmmoo
    • lol : shirif
  • I dunno man, I can do a LOT of gaming on my laptop with a Geforce 330M Gt.... building a desktop with a g... : nukewinter
  • One of my friend just bought a new pc a few months ago that cost him 800$. He never had a gaming PC befor... : razlebol
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  Eh. Depends on the game and what kind of experience I'm looking for from it. For single player cinematic ... : BlackCat9
  • yes I certainly agree and should have put that in my statement. For the types of games I like to play PC ... : malloc
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  Despite being a PC fan who frowns at gamers with opinions like those held by dantastic, I think I am goin... : Dr_Cube
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    True, but Steam has made shit like and patching and now, if you have an AMD card, even updating your driv... : Dschinghis Khan
    • PC gaming would be fractured and dead if not for Steam. The easy installation, auto patching and updating... : Dr_Cube
• really? i just remember shitty ports : dantastic
• Rarely. PC versions tend to be rickety, annoying motherfuckers. : SpaecKow
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  The only multiplayer experiences that are better on the pc than, say, a xbox are rts, mmo, and sometimes ... : TheVietSpecial
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    It's just such a hassle to try and get a group together, find a decent server, be able to have everyone c : SpaecKow
    • Because games that I play regularly rarely have any kind of party system on the PC. Where you all can jo... : TheVietSpecial
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  I'd pretty much disagree, too. There are rare cases where games like Mass Effect and MNC that are tweake... : DrWaffles
  • They could have done a much better job for MNC imo.. The interface is bad and the controls should have to... : razlebol
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  As long as I'm having fun I don't care which platform it's on. : phate81
  • ^^ this guy knows what's up : peat
  • I completely agree. : reZaun
• I'm not going debate the finer points of PC vs. consoles. Sure, they each have their strengths and weakne... : at0micgarden
• maybe when "multiplatform" was a game being on pc and mac : maulla
• Real servers. Mouse+keyboard. Modding and user levels.Optional high end graphics. I can live with tech su... : thebigbeefsandwich
• Cheaper is definitely true $1000 can buy you a state of the art sandy bridge. When I was in high school ... : llamameat
• It's not always the best thanks to some shitty ports but it sure is my favorite when well executed. : razlebol
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  These are always great threads. Play on what you like and stop giving a shit what other people do. : boredguy
  • Amen, brudda. : Dschinghis Khan
  • But there are people that are WRONG on the INTERNET!!! : TheVietSpecial
• It's disappointing that controller support in PC ports isn't a priority. : Cliffzorz
• I'd play shooters on my ps3 if they let me use a damn keyboard and mouse. : DM7
• i evaluate each game based on genre, developer track record on different platforms, gameplay, and multipl... : EvilDolemite
• im so fucking bored of this. can we have a pc fags vs console twats tag so i never have to see a thread l... : disembodied potato
• I do straight 360 and only do ps3/pc if it's an exclusive. I will buy Bethesda games on sale for pc to s... : kingdepork
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  Wow...you guys just played right into his hands didn't you? : The Wilhelm Scream
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    Continuing this tradition, I'll pose that consoles are basically Macs for PC users. They just work. But y... : The Wilhelm Scream
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      Also, Ipads are huge Iphones without the phone part. : The Wilhelm Scream
      • I just don't get The Big Lebowski. : The Wilhelm Scream
  • void *post = (void *) malloc(sizeof(MASSIVE_TROLL)); : reelbk
• Sure, but it's all relative - a brand new base model 360 can be had for $100. My two recent computers ... : Milleh

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  I still have mixed feelings about it - I think the novelty wears off pretty quickly and the lack of a loo... : FiReaNG3L
  • did you play it with friends? It doesn't sound like you did. : JohnnyRey
  • Fuck those $10 games and their limitations! : etherboy
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    If a loot system was added to this game, it would be ruined. : Herman Toothrot
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      Loot could work if it complemented the magic system. A hat that gives you a bonus to a certain magic elem... : Modulus
      • Random levels I can agree with but I think it has the right kind of loot system right right now. If it h... : Herman Toothrot
  • Loot system unnecessary. Random dungeons... would be cool. : NexusOne
  • It's an ACTION game, not an action rpg even though it looks like one. : Porkasaurus
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  Now, if only your post included "and make it not have a bunch of bugs". >:( : BlackCat9
  • And make it not have checkpoints spaced all fucked up. : rodneystubbs
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    I've actually had very few problems! Although I'm only doing local multi : OverloadUT
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      I've had two random crashes, one during a multiplayer game and one while trying to browse for a lobby. Al... : BlackCat9
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        I don't understand the complaint about using staffs. Whenever you have a staff and can use the spell, an ... : OverloadUT
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          If I picked up, like, the fear staff, I don't see anywhere that says where to use that. Sometimes when I ... : BlackCat9
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            Sounds like you are using the much infrior mouse and keyboard control scheme! If you are using a controll... : OverloadUT
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              Well, that's just another problem entirely, isn't it? If you designed your game to use a controller and f... : BlackCat9
              • In today's patch notes it looks like they might have added an icon for exactly what I'm talking about, wh... : OverloadUT
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          It doesn't say the button to press (does it?) -- I seem to recall it just says the name of the effect, li... : taronish
          • That's what I remember. : BlackCat9
        • I do wish I could throw my staff away somehow and go back to my basic one. Like when I got the staff of ... : Herman Toothrot
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  Is this PC only or is it out on xbox/mac? : foo
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    PC for now, Xbox soon. Mac, probably never because it uses the XNA framework. :( : BlackCat9
    • xbox now plz : foo
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      Too bad, mac would be really cool. : Johnnsen
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        Damn right, but that's true for every game. At least things are getting better with Steam, as long as we ... : BlackCat9
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          What was wrong with the Assassin's Creed 2 port? (I already have it for 360, otherwise I would have bough... : Fayk
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            On the Mac, the minimum system requirements are twice as high as on the PC, but even if you meet them, th... : BlackCat9
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              Haha, it would be hilarious if they just wrapped it in an emulator. : Herman Toothrot
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                A lot of ports on the Mac and Linux do that! It's what WINE and Cider are (essentially). But it's usually... : BlackCat9
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                  Wine isn't an emulator, it's a wrapper for Windows libraries. It attempts to present a windows environme... : Herman Toothrot
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                    In fact, the name specifically means "Wine Is Not an Emulator". : Herman Toothrot
                    • I know that! That's why I said essentially. I didn't want to bother typing out all the stuff you just wro... : BlackCat9
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                    Pine is not email :) : spazzium
                    • Gnu's not Unix. it's worse : MamiyaOtaru
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          or maybe you could admit macs are terrible :( : ibrokn
          • Great post, dude. : BlackCat9
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  Interesting. I beat the stages in the last area and the game just quits on me. I can't seem to beat the... : DHAvatar
  • Ok, it's consistent. Can't beat the game as it crashes at the same spot every time. : DHAvatar
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  I got a M60 machine gun. Boss at the end of level 3, if you save all the houses, the villagers give yo... : NexusOne
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    I've heard people say that it's awesome but you should ditch it because you end up not needing to use any... : OverloadUT
    • the following level you start to run into armored enemies that it's almost completely useless against : Goncyn
  • well ok NOW I'm sold : Downforce
• I wish I wasn't so busy. I want to play this game with some friends! : Link.
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  Game crashes during the boss fight at the end of chapter 6 since today's patch. Someone screwed up an ass... : Goncyn
  • From the forums, it sounds like you can hack around this by copying and renaming a file. Haven't tried it... : taronish
• It's downloading for me right. I wanna play later :( : sKetchflow
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  guess i'm done for the night; the game crashes loading a chapter. one of other such post on the steam fo... : Foxhawk
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    yeah, seems like they rushed today's patch and screwed some stuff up : Goncyn
    • * N O T C H E D * : boring gegtik
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      That's exactly why I thought the 24 hour patches are stupid. no testing. They should have run a beta like... : GoldfishInAJarOfPickles
      • Absolutely, this is worse than a lot of beta games, and they're calling it release quality... I mean i... : etherboy
• Played it as soon as I got home tonight. I got a couple hours in and played half of chapter three, no pro... : JynnanTonnyx
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  Anyone know how to get the Fear book at the beginning, near the Grease book ? : Disarray
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    I had an idea about this. In a full 4 man game, 1 person with shields / resistances up stands in front o... : Tech T
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      This isn't the way you're supposed to do it. It is however awesome. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0... : nem00
      • hahaha thats fucking awesome. so you're suposed to get it later in the game ? : Disarray
      • Nice! I figured it needed mines; didn't think it could be done solo however. : Tech T
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  How do you stop the yeti's in the arena around wave 13? : Porkasaurus
  • i dunno how they attack in the arena, but, speaking from sp experience, I'd try to use haste to funnel th... : Foxhawk
• I would be up for some prancing in the forest if anyone else was, my steam name is NG Fodder : NGFodder
• I picked up a crowbar in the arena when it wasn't crashing, nice touch : exit button
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  what is the second symbol in rain or the middle one in the meteor shower? I can't figure out what it is. : byorn
  • steam, fire + water : Foxhawk
• Trying to play co-op with some friends but I keep CTD :( Then his comp crashed I think... Such a fu... : etherboy
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  by the way how do i get my stupid dlc for this game? : spaceless
  • nevermind i found it : spaceless
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    Whatnow? : BlackCat9
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      If you buy it before the 31st, you get some extra content. When creating your character, you can choose a... : OverloadUT
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        I missed that. How do I redeem it? : BlackCat9
        • appeared automatically in my game, just use the arrows either side of your wizard when customising colour : nodebug
  • ah Wizard Hat? : watcherxp
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  I'm going to give the demo another shot. They didn't update the demo did they? Do the controls get 'go... : Nixx2004
  • Once I got used to them I started really liking them. It makes me work to create spells and I like that.... : Herman Toothrot
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  Still can't play. Tried installing XNA and then uninstalling and reinstalling the game. Nada. : riptyde
  • I was able to get it running by this but caveat emptor. step 1. uninstalled every .NET installation ste... : CrimsonHandHiro
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  oh thats neat; I just tried out the 360 controller. I was wondering how they were going to map all those.... : hirez
  • It's a lot of fun, although definitely a bit slower than using the keyboard. I like how frantic it feels : OverloadUT
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  Did anybody else see a ghostbusters reference in the "be careful when crossing the beams" helptext? : Flinz
  • Theres a reference in almost every line of that game. : Chipwarrior
• I'm so utterly sick of the demons pushing me off fucking staircases after Khan, so sick. : abrasion