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| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=22308 |  superchan (34) Nov 16, 2009 - 10:42 pm
| I'm a CRPG guy (not the MMORPG stuff, I prefer them SP), and I was feeling all doom and gloom for awhile because of consolization as well. Especially after Bioware made JE and ME, which were far too consoley for my taste.
But DAO sounds promising, and KOR is looking good too. I don't really play fighting games, but Capcom did great with SF4 (pirated to all hell though).
I need an upgrade this December to play anything, but it's not all bad. IW sold out. Fine. As long as there are good PC developers out there, I'll spend my money elsewhere. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=18953 | superchan (34) Jan 03, 2008 - 12:13 am
| C'mon JCal, you know exactly why Mass Effect won't get to PC for 2 years, assuming it ever does. Same strategy MS has been using since X-Box launch to force people to buy their console. The better the game, the longer the delay, KOTOR notwithstanding because Bioware had previously announced it for PC, and they weren't absorbed by MS like Bungie.
I also thought the Witcher should've been mentioned. But I guess FS hasn't gotten around to playing it yet. Flag this | Edit this post |
| Siteseeing Link » /news/siteseeingarticle.asp?searchid=4429 | superchan (34) Dec 18, 2007 - 06:38 pm
| "For five years, the boob oglers presented a lower blood pressure, slower resting pulse rates and decreased risk of coronary artery disease."
I hate studies like this because there's no control group. More likely the group that promised abstinence had elevated blood pressure, etc. because of the stress caused by not looking at boobs. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=18424 | superchan (34) Nov 21, 2007 - 11:03 pm
| Well, there are different levels of unimpressiveness, so the real question is: how unimpressive is it?
Is it Dead Or Alive "not great but worth renting if you like that sort of thing" unimpressive?
Or is it Uwe Boll "gouge your eyes out and give yourself a concussion to forget" unimpressive? Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=16716 | superchan (34) Jul 31, 2007 - 12:00 am
| The survey noted that 68.1 million people used a console in June, but the survey only polled 12,000 households.
PC data was collected from 1200 users/week on some web site, and of course web sites are totally non-biased.
Cripes, I thought Nielson was respectable... Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=16263 | superchan (34) Jul 01, 2007 - 02:12 pm
| Lesson for the day: the word "retarded" can be a noun or a verb.
When used as a noun, it refers to a type of handicapped person. When used as a verb, it refers to a person AS BEING LIKE a handicapped person. Neither of these are derogatory when used normally.
However, when someone calls a normal person retarded for failing a quiz, doing something ill-advised, or otherwise pulling a Homer, the word is now derogatory. When used with a derogatory tone, it may be construed as being offensive to real retarded people, or their families.
Chris Benoit's child was retarded, and it led to tragedy. The word should not be misused.
They could've just used the word idiot. Flag this | Edit this post |
| News Link » /news/newsarticle.asp?searchid=16247 | superchan (34) Jul 01, 2007 - 01:58 pm
| Good article. People need to remember this is NOT a ban, and IMO it is not censorship.
The game was AO rated. Rockstar/Take Two chose to skirt the AO boundary with this game. They KNEW what the rules were and chose to push them.
Consoles and retailers refuse to carry it, but they reserve the right to do so. They are protecting themselves, maybe because they don't think AO games sell, maybe because they want to maintain a family-friendly image. Rockstar/Take Two have known that all along as well.
In short, Rockstar/Take Two have nobody to blame but themselves.
The most negative aspect of this debate is that adults who want to play AO games can't get them easily. Well, too bad. We can't complain about Blockbuster not carrying hardcore, so why should anyone complain about Best Buy not carrying Manhunt 2? Flag this | Edit this post |
| Matrix Blog Link » /matrix/blog.asp/61866/436 | superchan (34) Apr 15, 2007 - 02:00 pm
| Article doesn't mention resolution or AA/AF. Must have cranked the latter up, because I have a similarly spec'ed PC getting better numbers. I get about 30 FPS on T3 outdoors at 1280x1024 on high settings, but AA/AF turned off. With 33 processes including Norton, to boot.
Not that I'm defending the 6600GT or anything, I know I need to upgrade. But there must be something wrong with your PC if you can't run '04/'05 games acceptably at 1024x768 with middling AA/AF. Flag this | Edit this post |
| Siteseeing Link » /news/siteseeingarticle.asp?searchid=3027 | superchan (34) Jul 04, 2006 - 11:39 am
| There is plenty of evidence to suggest a link between industrialization and global warming, but the only proof we'll have takes time.
People in western nations consume like pigs, myself included, the rate is increasing with the population, and many other countries are industrializing quickly (e.g. China, which happens to have 4 times the population of the US).
Given that nobody can provide undisputable proof either way, seems to me we have to weigh the risks. Scientists have given us the doomsday scenario of consuming as we do. Nobody has provided any risk assessment of cutting consumption. Flag this | Edit this post |
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