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Fallout 3 Gets Leaked, Goes Gold
Fallout 3 is due to be released in a few weeks, and Bethesda recently announced that all versions of the game have gone gold. They provided the systems specs for the PC release as well. Unfortunately for them, the Xbox 360 version was leaked onto torrent sites almost three weeks early. Bethesda is "looking into" how the game was distributed. In preparation for the launch, game director Todd Howard spoke at length with Gamasutra about the scope of the project, and the differences from their previous games, such as Oblivion. CrispyGamer recently ran a three-part series detailing their four hours of hands-on time with the game. We've previously looked at some gameplay videos for Fallout 3, and discussed the fact that no mod tools will ship with the game.
The game is a fiasco. The only reason it is not getting laughed at by the gaming press is because so many people desperately wanted Fallout 3 to be a true and worthy sequel to the previous games.
And if that wasn't bad enough the game has been gimped down to run on the outdated Xbox 360 7 gig DVDs and weak graphics hardware.
Fucking Microsoft is letting PC gaming die with this Xbox fiasco. The whole point of consoles is to combat piracy and here the piece of shit Xbox is the system getting pirated while ruining the game for PC users.
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---- Liquid was a patriot ----
Microsoft is letting PC gaming die with more and more long time PC developers either giving up on or starting to migrate away from PC exclusive titles.
Fallout 3 from all the previews looks obviously dumbed down because of having to run on the 360. But the real nightmare scenario for PC gamer is Diablo 3 which Blizzard is confirming is being designed, and obviously dumbed down and downgraded, to run on the 360.
I don't know what the hell Microsoft is thinking wasting time on the 360 mess. The system is considered the worst console ever made and it is selling just as poorly worldwide as the first Xbox disaster.
Wake the fuck up Microsoft and dump this Xbox shit and put your efforts into reviving the PC gaming market.
Yeah, right. And I'm sure all the other people downloading the file chunks from you while you're downloading it from them are treating it as a "demo" too. All these demo-ers!
Bethesda was good enough to include only a CD check with Oblivion. No StarForce, no SecuROM, none of that install-three-times-and-then-you're-screwed. Their reward, apparently, is that some assmunches rip off their new game three weeks before the release date.
Since they ripped off the Xbox360 version, though, I guess there's at least a tiny "fuck you" to Microsoft's DRM involved in this one.
"Assclown" - Funny, maybe you should look in the mirror.. You are doing such a good job of making an "Assclown" of yourself...
Ok "Assclown" here we go..
1) Opening the X360
2) Taking the DVD Drive out
3) Connect the DVD Drive to a SATA connection on your PC after finding what MFG the drive is
4) FLASH NEW FIRMWARE to Said DVD Drive (That would be a HARDWARE MODIFCATION ASSHAT)
5) Put the Drive back in the X360 after the flash is complete
Yes that IS a "hardware Modification" as you are updating the FIRMWARE with a hacked one.
Now please piss off and die
It's the same thing. With guns.
I'm not from anything. It's literally Oblivion with guns. And a combat system that gives you a 2% percentage to hit if you're more than two inches from your target.