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| News Comments > Morning Legal Briefs |
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Re: Morning Legal Briefs |
Dec 28, 2012, 06:47 |
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| That legal warning about unauthorized lending is a default disclaimer used by certain major labels. I remember laughing the first time I read it on Soundgarden's Superunknown album... back in 1994, then I lent it to a classmate. This is not something any specific band is warning about, this is not a new warning from a label or the RIAA, though it might seem new for people who've never looked at fine print before. |
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Re: Op Ed |
Dec 27, 2012, 17:35 |
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Jerykk wrote on Dec 27, 2012, 17:12:
Unless the male gaming demographic suddenly becomes overtaken by women gamers, that isn't going to change.
Depending on what facet of the industry you look at it already happened, especially on the casual side of the fence (where most titles are either gender neutral or feature characters who are less sexualized). The games might not be as 'real' as true hardcore gamers expect but billions of dollars in revenue is still billions of dollars going into the gaming industry.
We might want to start actually catering rather than pandering to that demographic. |
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| News Comments > The War Z Trademark Issue |
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Re: The War Z Trademark Issue |
Dec 25, 2012, 12:25 |
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Wallshadows wrote on Dec 25, 2012, 08:52:
http://i.imgur.com/rmaZv.jpg
Wow, that's pretty unbelievable.
... because replacing text within a white box in photoshop is unbelievable?
I'm not saying Hammerpoint is a class act but come on, or has Titov crossed the line and gone full-on Paul Christoforo? |
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| News Comments > etc. |
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Re: etc. |
Dec 18, 2012, 17:06 |
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| Kind of disappointed the MW Mercenaries were skipped. MW2 Mercs is my personal favourite of the franchise and was also the first time the world geometry was textured (without needing the special version of MW2 that shipped with certain 3dfx cards). Seems like a mistake to skip it when showcasing the evolution of the franchise. |
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| News Comments > Morning Consolidation |
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Re: Rick band Elton John |
Dec 15, 2012, 08:33 |
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nin wrote on Dec 14, 2012, 12:10:
I'd take Croc Rock with a keyboard option...
It was already released in Lego RB, though no keyboard support. Have to assume there are licensing hassles with upgrading older tracks to support keys. Kind of lame that they're already recycling Blitz tracks as 'new' weekly DLC though. |
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| News Comments > Op Ed |
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Re: Op Ed |
Dec 12, 2012, 07:03 |
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| I'm curious. Has Blizzard ever released usage stats kind of like the Community Activity Graph on the Steam front page? I'm not seeing anything official from a quick google search. Has the downward curve flattened out yet? Do the execs look at it upside down and think they've hit a plateau instead? |
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| News Comments > On Sale |
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Re: On Sale |
Nov 18, 2012, 17:12 |
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Fantaz wrote on Nov 18, 2012, 16:27:
"SiN Episodes" is a joke... I bought into the hype, paid full price on day 1 and felt really burned.
The episode was self-contained and satisfying on its own. Yes, it would have been great to get more episodes but I don't feel cheated by the end of the chapter. The endurance mode was also rather novel too, same with the attempt to implement a dynamic challenge based on your actual skill rather than menu settings. Oh yeah, it also packed in the full version of the original.
Also, the most likely reason you were able to get a full refund on the original is because it was widely reported to be buggy as hell when it first launched, not because you didn't like it or Half-Life was better. |
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| News Comments > Borderlands 2 Patched |
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Re: Borderlands 2 Patched |
Nov 14, 2012, 06:33 |
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Creston wrote on Nov 14, 2012, 00:26:
Ton of changes, and nothing to the biggest problem with the game which is that the loot it drops is fucking pathetic. It makes Diablo 3 look like Santa Claus on a charity spree by comparison.
Hmm... in Diablo3 after a good 100-120 hours I've gotten 1 -one- legendary, they were level 9 pants (as found by a level 25 character). That's the best piece of gear I've ever found.
In Borderlands 2 I've gotten more than a half dozen legendaries before completing the main quest and they were all rather awesome. Mind you those mainly drop from bosses rather than chests. |
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Re: Vancouver video game industry.. |
Nov 7, 2012, 17:54 |
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Bard wrote on Nov 7, 2012, 10:37:
ALWAYS - ALWAYS recruit from within - promote someone capable, than bringing in some clown you don't know who doesn't know how your company works.
Does not mean it will be any better. I work for a place that only promoted from within for a long time, now we've got producer / designers who can't be bothered to write anything down and just expect projects to be made. Or their idea of a design document is a list of features. Projects are green lit based on a cool premise and hook without any clear vision through the full scope of the product. Then again, that's just how it is in the video game industry.
The biggest problem is the relative immaturity of the industry itself. The Homefront post-mortem posted a few days ago was a really good read, especially in regards to promoting from within. |
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| News Comments > Diablo III Hotfix Tomorrow |
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Re: Diablo III Hotfix Tomorrow |
Oct 22, 2012, 17:57 |
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| I think it's rather telling that a few months ago any post about D3 resulted in pages of comments by the time I got home from work (regardless of when it was posted). Now, it's just a single digit's worth of people watching that ship sail. |
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| PC Gaming > Borderlands 1 not saving progress |
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Re: Borderlands 1 not saving progress |
Oct 12, 2012, 07:06 |
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2nd_floor wrote on Sep 12, 2012, 15:41:
I am using the cracked .exe (I bought the retail DVD, not Steam version, but in order to not have to put the DVD in the drive, I use the no-DVD crack from Reloaded I think it is). There was rumour of the problem being in the cracked .exe. I have tried with the retail DVD in the drive and the original Gearbox .exe, does not fix it.
I wouldn't expect any legit tech support when you've used a crack. Did you do a fresh install before trying the legit .exe and disc combo?
Either way you should still be able to register the product code from the game on Steam and run that version (under Games\Activate a Product on Steam...) |
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| News Comments > Borderlands 3 Mentioned |
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Re: Borderlands 3 Mentioned |
Oct 1, 2012, 18:26 |
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Borderlands 3 sounds cool. But fixing the Badass Ranks in the current game would sound cooler. I know they recognize the problem but I'm not hearing anything about -when- a solution might appear. I don't really care so much about what particular stats I'd boosted more than the amount of points that I'd spent. Heck I'd be happy with a one time option to respec the whole shebang.
Also assault rifles that cost 3 ammo per shot but that shoot little grenades that act like mines if you miss are FREAKING AWESOME! |
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| News Comments > Diablo III 1.0.5 Interview |
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Re: Diablo III 1.0.5 Interview |
Sep 23, 2012, 07:46 |
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Armengar wrote on Sep 23, 2012, 04:48:
Variety is good and post release support and patching is also good. If you don't like it play something else, and I just don't understand (short of trolling) why people jump on the same argument about d2 every time
I think the issue isn't so much that people wanted it to be D2++ so much as recognizing D2 as a design plateau they could have built from rather than try to replace. Why should we have to deal with months of post-launch fixes and patches after so many years of development? For a lot of the same issues they already fixed in an older product.
Either way, I won't call D3 a bad game, but I won't call it a great one either. |
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| News Comments > Diablo III Patch Sneak Peak |
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Re: Diablo III Patch Sneak Peak |
Sep 14, 2012, 06:57 |
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descender wrote on Sep 14, 2012, 02:12:
Poor itemization in BL2 will be the first thing (Well, one of the first things... I'm sure...) everyone starts complaining about. 87 bazillion weapons and 12 good ones, just like the first game.
Difference being every class in BL can equip any of those 87 bazillion weapons. I have yet to get a wicked awesome item for the actual class I'm playing in D3. |
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| News Comments > Morning Consolidation |
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Re: Morning Consolidation |
Aug 31, 2012, 06:44 |
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| Didn't this studio close last year? Or did it just 'close' so the bulk of the staff who made LA Noire could GTFO and leave enough profit in the boss' pocket to start the same shenanigan over again. |
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| News Comments > Molyneux's Curiosity Renamed |
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Re: Molyneux's Curiosity Renamed |
Aug 26, 2012, 14:25 |
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Anonymous wrote on Aug 26, 2012, 13:57:
If he really wanted to get controversial he could call it "HOT GAY SEX" instead.
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holy crap that caught me off guard lol-ed for real |
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| News Comments > Diablo III 1.04 New Paragon Endgame Detailed |
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Re: Diablo III 1.04 New Paragon Endgame Detailed |
Aug 20, 2012, 16:43 |
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Great... so 100 more meaningless levels since you can't actually customize or do anything to your character as it progresses.
What was the actual point of that initial grind if it just placed you on the exact same plateau as everyone else who made it up to the level cap? If that's the actual starting line what's the point of grinding through the warm up? The gear was the only -player controlled- distinction so leveling up is essentially superficial.
Thanks for another 100 levels of useless dings? Did Jay Wilson learn game design at DeVry or something? Pathetic.
So glad I still have Titan Quest installed. |
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