Jerykk wrote on May 23, 2013, 23:57:
Dead Island + Minecraft + Mirror's Edge. Sounds good to me. Hopefully Techland will make sure it's polished and ready before release.

Gib007 wrote on May 23, 2013, 17:09:
Running it without a hitch on two overclocked MSI Twin Frozr III GTX 570s in SLI. The process to upgrade drivers need to be (to avoid issues):

1. Ensure "NVIDIA" folder is deleted from drive C: root.
2. Uninstall any overclocking software (e.g. MSI Afterburner).
3. Uninstall current one from Control Panel. Reboot.
4. Uninstall anything left (e.g. HD Audio Driver). Reboot into Safe Mode.
5. Use "Driver Sweeper" to scan for "NVIDIA - Display" and clean everything. Reboot into Normal Mode.
6. Install new drivers. Reboot.
7. Configure drivers to your liking (e.g. enable SLI).
8. Install any programs for overclocking (e.g. MSI Afterburner). Reboot if asked/recommended to do so.
9. Configure overclocking to your liking. Reboot for good measure.

If this is followed each and every time you upgrade drivers, you're guaranteed no problems. I've never even had issues with Beta drivers using this method. If problems are encountered, I suggest you look at either your card(s) or whatever mess Windows is in on your computer.

NKD wrote on May 23, 2013, 20:44:
It's really unusual that they've spent so much time and money basically redoing the game instead of just flushing it down the toilet. I wonder if it's any good now?

The abstract describes a camera-based system that would monitor the number of viewers in a room and check to see if the number of occupants exceeded a certain threshold set by the content provider. If there are too many warm bodies present, the device owner would be prompted to purchase a license for a greater number of viewers.

Cutter wrote on May 22, 2013, 18:45:
Try thinking outside the box for once. Domes are far more aesthetically pleasing, far cheaper and easier to build and maintain, and hold many advantages that standard dwellings do not. Your options are keep building the same stuff to get destroyed repeatedly or housing that people can't afford when far cheaper alternatives already exist? You're the one being ridiculous here.

Cutter wrote on May 22, 2013, 17:13:
I don't know of any that have been put to the tornado test but more than one have survived the hurricane test, that much I know. And if you're doing lightweight materials at least you can strike your home before the event hits and thus, save it. More solid materials? Depends on a lot of factors really. So no, there's nothing ridiculous about it.

Cutter wrote on May 22, 2013, 15:46:

Mr. Tact wrote on May 22, 2013, 14:24:
Uh, they have never built them to withstand an EF5 tornado...

Geodisic domes do, that's why I pointed it out yesterday. They survive hurricanes too. No flat sides means nothing for the wind to catch. So in those zones that style of housing would be infinitely wiser to build. Same as having stilt houses for people who live in flood prone areas. That would all make sense though.

While Phil [Harrison] discussed many potential scenarios around games on Xbox One, today we have only confirmed that we designed Xbox One to enable our customers to trade in and resell games at retail," a Microsoft rep said. "There have been reports of a specific time period — those were discussions of potential scenarios, but we have not confirmed any details today, nor will we be."

Xbox One instantly boots from a rest state.

nin wrote on May 21, 2013, 19:01:
Has to be online once a day.

Verno wrote on May 21, 2013, 18:36:
I still like consoles so I will get a PS4 most likely but I am definitely not getting this, that event was a train wreck. The football pandering was obnoxious and I am still in disbelief that they aren't challenging the unquestionable advantage Playstation Plus now has. It is a no brainer if the PS4 interface is improved which it has every indication of being.

PropheT wrote on May 21, 2013, 18:25:

Beamer wrote on May 21, 2013, 18:01:
Which, likely, wouldn't be much. What would Coke or Proctor & Gamble actually get from knowing what you do while you watch TV or Xbox? How much is that kind of data really worth to them, relative to the cost for Microsoft to provide it. Put yourself in the shoes of a brand manager for Sobe or Pringles or whatever - what could Microsoft possibly tell you that you don't already know and that would be worth an eight figure deal?

Like I said earlier, though, they're already doing this. They might not be checking in on you with a Kinect camera to see if you're drinking a Dew and playing Halo IV, but if you enter the codes from a bottle into your account and play the game then they can certainly track that and have the marketing information available to say that Tom Smith drinks Mountain Dew and plays Halo IV, along with the demographic information from his Gold profile, and so on. The programs for market data statistics are already there and have been in use particularly with the 360 for years now, and tied with general user information from their Gold profile and Home screen they can target ad data on the Xbox, or feed information back to their partners like Pepsi so that they know just how popular those Halo IV codes are among people of that targeted group.

The Kinect thing I think is sort of irrelevant, it's just a more high tech way of this sort of advertisement data that they've been doing for years already. Given that the console seems to be designed around the idea of on-demand content replacing standard ad-driven cable/broadcast media, then yes; it's absolutely worth a lot of money to get their foot in the door on what could well be the future of what the television commercial evolves into in a tech market designed around on-demand content over cable or broadcast TV.