InBlack wrote on Mar 18, 2013, 11:00:
Well with the 3d TV you need a really expensive 3d TV

wtf_man wrote on Mar 17, 2013, 12:09:

Beamer wrote on Mar 16, 2013, 21:22:
I don't see why people keep fighting this.

It's after a certain consumer. Yes, it needs a Bluetooth keyboard, but saying "then you may as well buy a laptop" is idiotic.

I travel. Often. Having something much lighter than a laptop that can do anything a laptop can is extremely desirable. When I'm in the airport or on the plane the keyboard can be stowed away when I don't need it and I can just consume. Or it can come out and I can do work. That's significantly easier than carrying around a laptop AND a tablet.

Or, when I'm on the couch, if I'm consuming then I can just use the tablet. When I'm working I can use it in laptop mode.

It's trying to capture the best of both worlds, and that's entirely possible. Did it do it? No. But I can see it doing so within 2 more generations.

Ok, since you seem to want to twist the whole point...

You go spend $1200 on a Surface pro... I'll go spend half the amount on an ultrabook. I'll gladly trade the alleged convenience of not being able to stowe my keyboard separately for an extra $600 in my pocket.

We can figure out who is being idiotic, later.

Klaus Flouride wrote on Mar 16, 2013, 21:37:
The Surface, both, were meant to show what the mobile Win8 version could do. It wasn't meant to compete against the iPad or Android device.

Jerykk wrote on Mar 16, 2013, 06:15:
I feel like they should have spent more time on this. It began as an expansion, then was switched to a sequel once THQ realized that they were running out of money and needed to generate more hype. Everything I've seen in the trailer looks like an expansion pack. The superpowers could be fun but I don't think they'll be enough to justify this entry to the series.

DangerDog wrote on Mar 16, 2013, 18:11:
Everyone knows this is about DRM, and as far as I know it seems to be working.

Fantaz wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 15:33:

Beamer wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 08:45:
I'd argue it was best before Valve was at all involved.

In any case, yeah, it's his claim to fame. It's a huge claim. When you created at least 50% of one of the biggest games of all time, that's a big deal.

I think he worked on more for CStrike than Cliffe did... and Cliffe got to work at Valve instead of Gooseman! That's unfair... Regardless, those two who created CS are legends in their own right. Now when will we see a true sequel to CStrike? (CStrike2?)

Verno wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 12:08:
There's another explanation you're ignoring, that they want to sell larger city sizes later on in an expansion pack.

InBlack wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 10:51:
Is Volition now part of Deep Silver or did they just buy the IP? Im going to hold off on any preorders and I advise everyone else to do the same.

NKD wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 10:41:

Beamer wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 10:35:
But not giving people something they pay for?

That's why we shouldn't do something so stupid as to buy DLC that doesn't exist and hasn't been announced on the promise that you might get something for your money some day.

I buy DLC as it is released, and only if it's worthwhile for the price. Some "Season Pass" that may or may not pay off? As a great man once said, I call that getting swindled and pimped.

Verno wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 10:24:

xXBatmanXx wrote on Mar 15, 2013, 09:57:
Not a good sign from the Joystiq article:

Cancelled DLC from 3 will be "rolled into" new game....wtf.

eh, they can say what they want. Been worked on since before sr3 came out? Bullshit. Something that we already paid for with a Season Pass for 3 was now moved to a new game. I have gone from super excited to super skeptical....

It was more due to THQ at the time. The Dominatrix expansion is also so big that they eventually felt if they added more to it then it would be a legitimate product of its own so they decided to roll it into SR4.

I do agree it was fucking bullshit that they said it would be included in the season pass and then it wasn't without any compensation. Worse, they made additional non-free DLC afterward too. Unfortunately THQ isn't really around for me to blame anymore and Volition only does what they're told.

jacobvandy wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 21:53:
I know he likes to take credit for Counter-Strike, but I don't have much faith in lightning striking twice for this guy...

JohnnyRotten wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 17:37:

Beamer wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 17:31:
Why is that crazy? Who wouldn't expect older versions of a franchise to explode when there's interest for the new?

Heck, RollerCoaster Tycoons 2 and 3 are in the top 20.

If the successor beats the old game in quality, no one buys the old game. So I would think no one expects any sim game like or comparable (RC Tycoon) to be on the charts at this time. That they show up at all is another sign of fail for EA.

Also internets. Because.

JohnnyRotten wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 17:25:

wtf_man wrote on Mar 14, 2013, 15:49:
And it'd be hillarious if somehow Sim City 4 suddenly outsold Sim City 2013. Mybe EA would get the message.

...Nah.

Holy crap - not that far from the truth:

Amazon Digital Download Best Sellers

Simcity - #1
Simcity 4 Deluxe - #2 <----- CRAZY

Cutter wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 17:02:

RollinThundr wrote on Mar 13, 2013, 15:12:
Yep democrats are so concerned with citizen's rights, they keep making efforts to remove said rights and make people more reliant on them, The Government. Welfare for votes, "free" medical on the backs of everyone who works for a living. Keep living the lie that either party gives a fuck about you. The Rand filibuster was a perfect example of it. Can the President use drone strikes on US citizens on US soil, easy answer, according to the Constitution? No. Still took a 13 hour filibuster + weeks of asking the Dictator in Chief for an answer.

Between the lesser of two evils they're the definite lesser. You're wrong on just about everything else, as usual though, so no great revelations there. However, yes, people do need to look for - and find - alternatives to the two party stranglehold of the elites. Jesse Ventura is a good way to go for a start.