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Signed On Dec 13, 2004, 01:09
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News Comments > Evening Patches
1. Re: Evening Patches Feb 8, 2013, 22:29 Dev
 
Retrovirus was patched, but WTF was in it? Steam doesn't say. I get tired of games not bothering to put a changelog into steam (or more likely, not putting out a changelog period)  
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News Comments > RAGE Tool Kit
3. Re: RAGE Tool Kit Feb 8, 2013, 21:13 Dev
 
I just googled for info on that promised high res texture pack...

Did they REALLY say they didn't bother to have the stuff at higher resolutions so can't produce one? WTF? Then why promise one? Did you guys really make the textures at just near console res and have no larger originals?

Not exactly showing off your engine very well if the textures suck. I thought that was the main point of the engine, to have great textures that get auto adjusted to keep up framerate.
 
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News Comments > Activision/Blizzard Reveals Profits, Unannounced MMOG
19. Re: Activision/Blizzard Reveals Profits, Unannounced MMOG Feb 8, 2013, 14:39 Dev
 
Fibrocyte wrote on Feb 8, 2013, 12:10:
You basically bashed them for slave driving and not paying employees appropriately. What I am asking for is the proof that this is happening today. Feel free to cite your sources when you're done un-bunching your panties from your last response.
I cited 2 sources for one of the bits you are quibbling with, namely
"They have his thanks but not his money."
You can google for the links, they aren't hard to find. One of them is even linked in this blurb from blues at the top of this page.
 
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News Comments > Ubisoft Results: AC3 Sells > 12 Million Units; New AC Coming
12. Re: Ubisoft Results: AC3 Sells > 12 Million Units; New AC Coming Feb 8, 2013, 06:59 Dev
 
ExGemini wrote on Feb 7, 2013, 21:12:
I wonder how many more AC will they push out...
Its a business. As many as will sell enough for them to make a decent profit.
 
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News Comments > Activision/Blizzard Reveals Profits, Unannounced MMOG
9. Re: Activision/Blizzard Reveals Profits, Unannounced MMOG Feb 8, 2013, 06:54 Dev
 
Fibrocyte wrote on Feb 8, 2013, 05:49:
Cutter wrote on Feb 8, 2013, 03:29:
Record operating margins? We're slave driving like never before!

"I would like to thank our incredibly talented employees around the world for their passion, drive and creativity, which continues to fuel our success."

They have his thanks but not his money.

You know both of these things for a fact or you're just spewing jealous venom?

Aren't profits AFTER employees are paid? So thats an obvious fact (at least the latter). And don't forget all those employees who sued for unpaid wages relating to CoD bonuses.

As for the former, I have no idea if they are slave driving or not. But software industry in general tends to have horrific hours, often without overtime pay.
 
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News Comments > etc., etc.
1. Re: etc., etc. Feb 7, 2013, 21:10 Dev
 
If I was a billionaire this is the kinda thing I'd want to get myself for a Christmas present.  
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News Comments > Activision/Blizzard Reveals Profits, Unannounced MMOG
1. Re: Activision/Blizzard Reveals Profits, Unannounced MMOG Feb 7, 2013, 20:52 Dev
 
nm,
mixed up one unremarkable shooter franchise with another unremarkable shooter franchise.

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News Comments > Evening Mobilization
9. Re: Evening Mobilization Feb 7, 2013, 18:58 Dev
 
John wrote on Feb 7, 2013, 08:26:
Dev wrote on Feb 6, 2013, 22:08:
I dunno, I would have expected it to lengthen battery life, considering that it seems like every few weeks I read about some random official apple ios update that bricks phones or makes battery life tank.
iOS updates that bricks phones? I have never heard of that one and never had an update 'brick' any iPhone I've owned.
For example:
article link

From what I can tell, that particular problem was because their update servers got slammed and apple hadn't bothered putting a failsafe into the process if it couldn't contact the update server.

Just because YOU haven't had it happen personally to YOU doesn't mean it never happened for anyone.
 
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News Comments > Morning Consolidation
30. Re: Morning Consolidation Feb 7, 2013, 17:23 Dev
 
What confuses me though is didn't I read that ouya was saying they were only going to let F2P games on it?  
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News Comments > Morning Patches
13. Re: Morning Patches Feb 7, 2013, 17:19 Dev
 
nin wrote on Feb 7, 2013, 13:16:
It's fun to just chill for an hour and casually drive from Poland to France hauling some human-devouring acid for whatever evil plot the French Socialist government has come up with that time. (I find it helps to come up with background stories for the cargo. )

Role playing a truck sim - I love it!

Just need to roll some d20's. Or maybe spin them like those dice rings in that completed KS:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/critsuccess/dice-rings
 
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News Comments > Morning Legal Briefs
12. Re: Morning Legal Briefs Feb 7, 2013, 15:15 Dev
 
From my experience GW has ALWAYS been nuclear and nutso about protecting their IP. This isn't even CLOSE to the first time they've pulled something like this.  
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News Comments > Morning Consolidation
31. Re: Morning Consolidation Feb 6, 2013, 22:10 Dev
 
Redmask wrote on Feb 6, 2013, 17:27:
I know people who would buy a lot less console games if they weren't able to trade in the duds so this would only hurt them in the long run. I doubt Gamestop would take that lying down, they would penalize any system that doesn't allow used sales by denying floor space and like them or not, they're a major presence in the videogame industry.
You and I know that, but MS thinks otherwise.

Also if both sony and MS do it, gamestop won't have anyone specific to penalize.
 
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News Comments > Evening Mobilization
2. Re: Evening Mobilization Feb 6, 2013, 22:08 Dev
 
I dunno, I would have expected it to lengthen battery life, considering that it seems like every few weeks I read about some random official apple ios update that bricks phones or makes battery life tank.  
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News Comments > Morning Consolidation
24. Re: Morning Consolidation Feb 6, 2013, 14:23 Dev
 
Verno wrote on Feb 6, 2013, 13:46:
That's what makes me a bit dubious about this, there isn't much of an up side for Microsoft here other than favor with publishers.
MS loves having more control over every market they are in. See win 8 for only the most recent example.
As well, I'm sure they have the view that having activation and tying would increase sales since it would eliminate used sales (they get crazier with every version of windows with activation).
Beamer wrote on Feb 6, 2013, 13:55:
This is one of those things neither Microsoft or Sony can really do first. They either both do it or neither do it.


Odds on both doing it?
If one does, they both will I'm sure.
Like some time ago all the big hdd companies reducing warranties to 1 year from 3, all within a few weeks of one another. You can't tell me that was a coincidence.

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News Comments > Metacritic Game Publisher Rankings
3. Re: Metacritic Game Publisher Rankings Feb 6, 2013, 14:19 Dev
 
Creston wrote on Feb 6, 2013, 13:48:
Dev wrote on Feb 6, 2013, 12:39:
EA getting it makes me wonder if its just because of their sheer size they are likely to have some good stuff, or because they have the juice to get a lot of good reviews. More probably a mix of both.

If by "juice" you mean "Advertisement dollars", then yes.
Well that and everything else that marketing does to boost scores. I was thinking of the more shady stuff when I said that. I'm sure it all goes into the marketing budget.
 
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News Comments > Metacritic Game Publisher Rankings
1. Re: Metacritic Game Publisher Rankings Feb 6, 2013, 12:39 Dev
 
EA getting it makes me wonder if its just because of their sheer size they are likely to have some good stuff, or because they have the juice to get a lot of good reviews. More probably a mix of both.  
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News Comments > Morning Consolidation
17. Re: Errr... Beamer? Feb 6, 2013, 12:30 Dev
 
Beamer wrote on Feb 6, 2013, 12:16:
Your post had me so confused. Timestamp, words that weren't mine, phrases that I'd never use... I had no clue what was going on.
It's from a comment on the linked website. Presumably from your response, its from a different Beamer.
 
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News Comments > Morning Consolidation
15. Re: Morning Consolidation Feb 6, 2013, 12:28 Dev
 
Comments are talking about always on being for ads, I find it more likely it will be primarily used for copy protection and control. Perhaps to lock games down to a specific user/console so there's no more used sales, etc.

Edit: And now that I RTFA, thats what they said too

 
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News Comments > McDROID and Demo Released
1. Re: McDROID and Demo Released Feb 6, 2013, 12:17 Dev
 
Looks to me to be some sorta tower defense hybrid.

Which is fine, since I like tower defense
 
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News Comments > Newell Entering AIAS Hall-of-Fame
7. Re: Newell Entering AIAS Hall-of-Fame Feb 6, 2013, 01:54 Dev
 
Steam, all on its own, would make valve/gabe worthy of being inducted into just about anything thats even faintly related.  
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