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Signed On Dec 16, 2003, 17:42
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News Comments > Penny Arcade Episode 4 Next Month, Episode 3 Free Today
11. Re: Penny Arcade Episode 4 Next Month, Episode 3 Free Today May 21, 2013, 05:54 ViRGE
 
Gadzooks wrote on May 21, 2013, 04:08:
All out of codes?

Thats bogus

It should say "Limited free copies while supplies last"

To be fair, they've had codes available all day long. I didn't grab one until the evening and I was still able to get one. It would be nice if they didn't run out, but most people should have been able to get one by the time they ran out.
 
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News Comments > Batman Arkham Origins Trailer
2. Re: Batman Arkham Origins Trailer May 20, 2013, 11:51 ViRGE
 
I'm trying hard not to be unnecessarily negative here. But what's the point of a 5 minute CGI trailer? How many millions of dollars did they waste on that?

It seems like that in the last few years, CGI trailers are reaching an absurd prevalence. They're the video form of a bullshot.
 
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News Comments > etc.
1. Re: etc. May 19, 2013, 20:34 ViRGE
 
Nothing else about Origins really makes sense. But at least they had the sense to get Conroy.  
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News Comments > Trion Layoffs
5. Re: Trion Layoffs May 17, 2013, 21:49 ViRGE
 
Squirmer wrote on May 17, 2013, 20:39:
Anyway, if 80% is anywhere near accurate, they must have had a huge number of people working on Defiance, and it pretty much tanked. I'm surprised the TV show was renewed, guess it's doing a little better.
It's the highest rated scripted show on SyFy, even if it is below 2mil. Given that and the amount of money SyFy has put into it, it's the show that was most likely to be renewed.

The only other scripted shows renewed are either dirt cheap (Being Human), or are getting an abbreviated final season (Warehouse 13).
 
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News Comments > Evening Consolidation
1. Re: Evening Consolidation May 17, 2013, 21:45 ViRGE
 
"Nintendo to showcase E3 games at Best Buy this year."

IMHO, short of releasing the demos to the public, this is the smartest thing any publisher has done in ages. Why limit playable demos to E3? If you want your game seen by the public, let everyone play it.
 
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News Comments > Morning Tech Bits
6. Re: Morning Tech Bits May 17, 2013, 10:40 ViRGE
 
Acleacius wrote on May 17, 2013, 09:42:
Wondering if covello has ties to intel/nvidia and/or this is just strait up fraud.
Why would this be fraud? AMD's stock was up 82% in a month for no good reason - in fact they had just recently reported that they lost money on the quarter yet again. This doesn't seem to be anything more than him pointing out that AMD's stock was overvalued, and the stock reacting accordingly.
 
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News Comments > Morning Consolidation
3. Re: Morning Consolidation May 17, 2013, 09:34 ViRGE
 
nin wrote on May 17, 2013, 09:22:
EA has no Wii U games in development.

Brain's foggy...didn't EA ignore the gamecube as well?

According to Mobygames they published 92 Gamecube games: http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/gamecube/electronic-arts-inc/

Which is more than the 59 they published for the Wii: http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/wii/electronic-arts-inc/

As compared to 224 for the 360: http://www.mobygames.com/browse/games/xbox360/electronic-arts-inc/ (though the list is somewhat dupe-heavy due to special/collectors editions)
 
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News Comments > Morning Consolidation
18. Re: Morning Consolidation May 16, 2013, 20:44 ViRGE
 
RollinThundr wrote on May 16, 2013, 18:09:
EA does something right and you're all still crying. Unbelievable, oh wait this is Blues, carry on the status quo.
Oh don't get me wrong, I'm not crying. I'm just very confused. This doesn't make any sense from EA's perspective at face value. They're giving up free money.
 
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News Comments > Batman Arkham Origins Teaser Trailer
1. Re: Batman Arkham Origins Teaser Trailer May 16, 2013, 20:42 ViRGE
 
They're teasing a trailer? Oh FFS!  
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News Comments > Morning Interviews
4. Re: The story of NeoGAF part two: scandal and control - VG247. May 16, 2013, 17:31 ViRGE
 
Fantaz wrote on May 16, 2013, 14:06:
I have to say NeoGAF is really bad, and I always avoid that place like the plague. Making the forums invite only or have account review before activation won't help it.
Indeed. I've never understood the appeal of NeoGAF; it's a badly threaded forum with a terrible signal to noise ratio and a lot of hot-headed nerds.
 
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News Comments > Morning Consolidation
11. Re: Morning Consolidation May 16, 2013, 17:29 ViRGE
 
LurkerLito wrote on May 16, 2013, 09:52:
Pretty sure online pass was killed because the new consoles allow developers to decide if their games will be "locked" to a single console. Given EA's history I would assume every single one of their games will be locked to the first console that plays it.
I don't like conspiracy theories, but that's one of the only things that would make sense. Otherwise I don't understand why EA would get rid of Online Passes. Of course they suck and no one likes them; but I don't know anyone who stopped buying (original) games because of them. Online Passes only screw over the second-hand market, and EA wasn't getting any money out of that in the first place.
 
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News Comments > On Metro: Last Light Development
4. Re: On Metro: Last Light Development May 16, 2013, 17:22 ViRGE
 
Xil wrote on May 16, 2013, 02:29:
nin wrote on May 15, 2013, 23:25:
That was a great read - I hope the game does well for them.


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News Comments > Star Wars Focused DICE Studio Coming
26. Re: Star Wars Focused DICE Studio Coming May 15, 2013, 13:12 ViRGE
 
Tumbler wrote on May 15, 2013, 12:38:
Someone mentioned that a Star Wars themed Mirror's edge sequel would be awesome! I got excited by that.

Then EA said, no this studio making all these fine metal of honor game, that is who will make our star wars games!

I guess we can hope that this studio won't be the only one making star wars games...
Are we sure this is Danger Close Games? The article says it's a new studio; DCG is already open, and the kind of employment numbers they're talking about would be lower than what DCG already has.
 
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News Comments > Star Wars Focused DICE Studio Coming
5. Re: Star Wars Focused DICE Studio Coming May 15, 2013, 09:36 ViRGE
 
What makes a studio a "DICE" studio? DICE is in Sweden. This seems like it's just a branded EA studio, to ride on the coattails of DICE's good name.  
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News Comments > Evening Mobilization
3. Re: Evening Mobilization May 15, 2013, 00:02 ViRGE
 
Fantaz wrote on May 14, 2013, 22:43:
raVen wrote on May 14, 2013, 21:54:
Frostbite for phones, but not Wii-U? Hahahahahaha.

that's actually a pretty funny observation there... well, nobody likes the Wii U i guess?
It's the only current-gen device with a PPC processor. I doubt they want to take the time to maintain a PPC codebase.
 
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News Comments > Ships Ahoy - Borderlands 2: The Psycho Pack
14. Re: More Big Picture Details May 14, 2013, 20:10 ViRGE
 
HorrorScope wrote on May 14, 2013, 18:15:
DangerDog wrote on May 14, 2013, 17:03:
I haven't finished the first playthrough and I doubt I would have any interest in doing another playthrough.

$10 for a new character seems a little high.

Neverwinter wants $40 for their high end mount... The only thing new it does is moves 60% faster, no other skills.

If you are big time into BL2, $10 isn't so bad. Is this free for those with a season pass?
No. The Season Pass is only the 4 content expansions; it doesn't include the new characters.

"The Borderlands 2 Season Pass, which bundles four campaign add-ons and the Ultimate Vault Hunter Pack at a discount, does not include additional characters like Gaige the Mechromancer or Krieg the Psycho."
 
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News Comments > Morning Safety Dance
1. Re: Morning Safety Dance May 13, 2013, 14:43 ViRGE
 
"More U.S. Teens Killed Texting While Driving Than Drinking."

And yet the population as a whole still raises holy hell whenever anyone suggests seriously enforcing bans on texting while driving.
 
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News Comments > The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Video; Previews
8. Re: The Bureau: XCOM Declassified Video; Previews May 13, 2013, 14:38 ViRGE
 
Alamar wrote on May 13, 2013, 11:37:
I think their definition of 'gameplay' differs from mine...

I mean, there were 3 non-consecutive seconds that might be gameplay.

-Alamar
Ditto. It's more of a teaser with some quick shots of in-game cut-scenes thrown in. Which makes it very hard to evaluate the gameplay in any way.
 
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News Comments > Square Enix's "Extraordinary" Losses
15. Re: Square Enix's May 13, 2013, 14:36 ViRGE
 
Cram wrote on May 13, 2013, 14:15:
Jerykk wrote on May 13, 2013, 12:27:
Step 2: Cancel all Final Fantasy games.

Curious to see Final Fantasy XV's reveal at E3. Will I laugh, or cry?
You'll laugh until you'll cry.

In all seriousness though, as much as I hate to berate FF, between 13 and 14 Square seems to have gone completely off track. And I don't think they really understand why that is.
 
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News Comments > Morning Legal Briefs
3. Re: Morning Legal Briefs May 13, 2013, 14:30 ViRGE
 
It seems a bit absurd at first, but sure enough, they're using a clear facsimile of the ESRB logo as a cornerstone of their marketing campaign. I've seen some weird advertising strategies in my times, and this is definitely near the top of the list.  
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