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E3 Wrapup
If you read Slashdot with any sort of regularity you probably noticed a lot of game posts last week - new stuff being shown off at the Electronic Entertainment Expo. Let's wrap up the last few submissions and put the Expo to bed for a year. Neil Yates writes "210 pictures, 56 booth babe shots, spread over five pages - what more can we say; this is the killer E3 Expo pictorial feature - only on Envy News. Dial-up users beware - this is broadband territory!" angkor submits a link to a NYTimes story noting that sales of video games were way up last year, no doubt driven by the new consoles. And we had another submission, but the link seems to be broken, so I guess that's about it.
In case y'all haven't seen it...
Doom III gameplay video - not very good quality, 11 minutes long. It's best, I think, to look at screenshots first and then watch the video.
The video is amazing. You should definitely download it.
this is not true as members of what like to call themselves "gaming generations" grow up the addictions they've developed for games has continued, it could be beceuase of gaming stopping an imagination of any form from forming so bored with life they turn to games or beceause they developing their social interactions of chat rooms waiting fiding people to play online with they can't live otherwise or it could just be that they have found games to be an enjoyable passtime. while waiting to meet a friend nearby a game rental place i saw numerous people reaching 30 going in and hiring games and discussing with the owner who was outside having a smoko what games are good. this shows that games way be a childs apsstime but they are not exclusivly for people with childrens ages. personally i think that it is someone that so many people are growing upo with that while they may begin to play them less they will never stop even if they can hardly find the time with work.
I *really* look forward to Doom 3. Does anyone know if it will be released for Linux?
Doubtful. The marketing of video games closely resembles that of cigarettes - get 'em hooked while they're young. Almost everyone I know who played video games while they were young still play them, if not regularly. I'm taking about people ranging from early 20's to late 30's, people who have the money to spend on games. I don't think the market is going anywhere but up.
Well, if it's E3 babes you want, it's E3 babes you shall get! ;)
Honestly, who cares which year's E3 it's from?
Beware: In C++, your friends can see your privates!
Ok, here's some more booth babe links here they are! and here! more and more here too here's a documentary on the species and here's an interesting article including interviews with the babes
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The game is free, except for the fact that you have to be within the ages of 13-34 to get them to send it to you; some posters have previously pointed out that the age 13 minimum may because of COPA (the Child Online Protection Act), but there's absolutely no reason for an age 34 maximum. That doesn't make me proud to be an American, it makes me afraid to have anything to do with it because I don't want them to draft my ass immediately the next time there's a war and say "Oh, you got the highest score in your area, so we pushed you through to recruitment asap..."