This is an extension to a system that is already in place. Having pills was not a sufficient reason for Left 4 Dead 1 to be RCed for example.
It would vary on a) the type of drug and b) how the drug was used in game.
Fallout 3 for example was initially refused classification because they used morphine to heal the player rather than one of the made up drugs they used in previous fallouts. Once they changed it to one of the made up drugs it went through without issue.
The company can then also appeal the decision and it goes to a different set of people who get to examine the game. Even bureaucrats are not that bad, this is not some proposed new system, you can see how these decisions are made by looking at what they have already done not by just assuming they are robots.
Funny you should mention that. The reason why you have "stimpacks" and "jet", etc in Fallout 3 was because the original plan to use genuine drug names such as Morphine had it refused classification.
Fictional drugs tend to be classed as okay.
Also only a fairly small number of games have been RCed. Most games have ended up released here under M15+
I don't think that everyone is sick of zombie novels. Feed was well written, as was the sequel Deadline and the votes bear this out. In the final votes for best novel Feed only came second by 26 votes. Feed had the most votes for the first 3 rounds until they were eliminated. Which means that if everyone is indeed sick of zombies then Feed must be doing really well to be rated that highly.
I agree, I really like the interface and the general look and feel.
Unfortunately it lacks two applications I really want on my phone. Latitude and an SSH client.
I use latitude a lot with and really miss it when that is not there. Not knowing where those friends who have it are when I am attempting to time things or contact them.
I use SSH even more for irssi on a remote server. I am rather surprised that I simply have been unable to find any apps at all that handle that.
In Australia most kids do not live away from home when they go to University unless the travel time is rather large.
The issue is the degree of content.
An R18 rating is a much stronger message to parents than an M15+ title, a parent willing to jump one category because they decide their child is can cope, may not decide to go with an R18 rating.
As things stand however, every single game in Australia has to be acceptable for a 15 year old to view. Games that based on ratings for other places are not are making it through with an M15 rating. This is not acceptable for various parental groups. That games also do not make it through uncensored is unacceptable for adult gamers. Clearly a solution is to add the rating.
Another solution would be to make the rating system optional, which also would allow games where getting them rated is impractical (such as downloadable games, especially via the iTunes store) to have an official position rather than just a "We haven't yet decided to enforce it" stance that is currently in effect. I don't see this happening any time soon however.
And you can have Steam track time spent playing the game as well as chat to friends through Steam whilst you are playing. Which I consider perks in any case.
Yes, because Xbox Live in 2002 completely resembled a content delivery platform rather than a method for online multiplayer gaming.
I would argue that Xbox Live only became a real content delivery platform when games became available for purchase via the service.
No it doesn't. I had various login troubles whilst playing DAO but even when I was not logged in, it still knew what DLC my account had and I could still play. Whilst trying to log in though, I could not start my game, so I guess it does check if you are online or transitioning to online.
The PC market is not (last I heard) shrinking, its growth may be outpaced by individual consoles, and certainly is if you add all of the consoles together.
Note also that the PC market is increasingly shifting into the digital distribution space, making retail numbers unreliable, and of course that the entire world is not reflected in NPD sales, most sales charts pretty much show numbers for the US, UK and maybe Japan.
Says you, games here cost $90-110 AU new at retail (thanks EA for deciding that new PC games should cost the same as console games).
They cost US retail prices in most cases on Steam, so I can save myself a good $40+ on a game purchase. Unless the publisher on Steam is being a terrible company and raising the AU price. Which some do, such as THQ and Southpeak for example.
I don't know, I've never actually played Monopoly with the full rules as written. That is to say I've never played with the rule which requires that a property goes up for auction if not purchased.
It seems to me that that would speed up the game and greatly increase the amount of strategy available to a player (Do you think you can let it go for auction and get the property at a lower price, do you think you can drive up the bidding to increase the amount of money your opponents use, do you want to bid on that property someone else let slip).
Quite frankly I didn't find out that that rule even existed until a couple of years ago, and I haven't played monopoly in about 6 or 7 years.
It becomes less useful when these apps default to the wrong dictionary. I'm sorry Colloquy and Chrome I am not going to start spelling colour incorrectly just because you keep highlighting it.
Can I say whomever decided to not put numerals for the values on US coins is almost as much of a git as the guy who decided that your 10c pieces should just say dime.
I found it surprisingly unhelpful because coming from a country that doesn't nickname it's coins and being used to size order of value in the sub $1 coins, I had problems initially sorting out my change. I had difficulty remembering whether it was a dime or a nickel which was 5 or 10 cents and my initial hunch was of course dead wrong since the 5c coin is larger than the 10c coin which doesn't show a value.
Made me pretty happy with my own Aussie coins which have large numbers prominently displayed on the tails side.
Well, I admit this isn't the newest test, but Win 7 was already beating XP in build 7000, heck it is worth noting that Vista vs XP comparison is not particularly bad either.
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Max Payne was released in Australia unedited. It was rated MA15+
So no, it is not that simple or stupid.
This is an extension to a system that is already in place. Having pills was not a sufficient reason for Left 4 Dead 1 to be RCed for example.
It would vary on a) the type of drug and b) how the drug was used in game.
Fallout 3 for example was initially refused classification because they used morphine to heal the player rather than one of the made up drugs they used in previous fallouts. Once they changed it to one of the made up drugs it went through without issue.
The company can then also appeal the decision and it goes to a different set of people who get to examine the game. Even bureaucrats are not that bad, this is not some proposed new system, you can see how these decisions are made by looking at what they have already done not by just assuming they are robots.
Funny you should mention that. The reason why you have "stimpacks" and "jet", etc in Fallout 3 was because the original plan to use genuine drug names such as Morphine had it refused classification. Fictional drugs tend to be classed as okay. Also only a fairly small number of games have been RCed. Most games have ended up released here under M15+
You mean the Bing Toolbar which is explicitly stated as being installed?
I don't think that everyone is sick of zombie novels. Feed was well written, as was the sequel Deadline and the votes bear this out. In the final votes for best novel Feed only came second by 26 votes. Feed had the most votes for the first 3 rounds until they were eliminated. Which means that if everyone is indeed sick of zombies then Feed must be doing really well to be rated that highly.
Then what if I don't download?
You select your OS when you purchase, you can also change it later on.
Can someone on a non-windows OS check to see what is checked by default?
It might be determining your OS and automatically checking it. I know that for me it checks windows, but that is accurate.
I agree, I really like the interface and the general look and feel.
Unfortunately it lacks two applications I really want on my phone. Latitude and an SSH client.
I use latitude a lot with and really miss it when that is not there. Not knowing where those friends who have it are when I am attempting to time things or contact them.
I use SSH even more for irssi on a remote server. I am rather surprised that I simply have been unable to find any apps at all that handle that.
I don't know about you, but the kindle fits in my pocket (only just, but it does)...
In Australia most kids do not live away from home when they go to University unless the travel time is rather large.
The issue is the degree of content.
An R18 rating is a much stronger message to parents than an M15+ title, a parent willing to jump one category because they decide their child is can cope, may not decide to go with an R18 rating.
As things stand however, every single game in Australia has to be acceptable for a 15 year old to view. Games that based on ratings for other places are not are making it through with an M15 rating. This is not acceptable for various parental groups. That games also do not make it through uncensored is unacceptable for adult gamers. Clearly a solution is to add the rating.
Another solution would be to make the rating system optional, which also would allow games where getting them rated is impractical (such as downloadable games, especially via the iTunes store) to have an official position rather than just a "We haven't yet decided to enforce it" stance that is currently in effect. I don't see this happening any time soon however.
No they don't, the sheet order is random for this reason.
Not just the G1, they also did a similar thing with the Nexus One.
And you can have Steam track time spent playing the game as well as chat to friends through Steam whilst you are playing. Which I consider perks in any case.
There is also at the least the Fighting Fantasy series on the iPhone which are recreations of the old books.
You'll have to make your own maps, but the game keeps track of your inventory and stats.
Yes, because Xbox Live in 2002 completely resembled a content delivery platform rather than a method for online multiplayer gaming. I would argue that Xbox Live only became a real content delivery platform when games became available for purchase via the service.
Gah, that was me by the way. I don't know why it posted AC when I logged in.
No it doesn't. I had various login troubles whilst playing DAO but even when I was not logged in, it still knew what DLC my account had and I could still play. Whilst trying to log in though, I could not start my game, so I guess it does check if you are online or transitioning to online.
The game market includes consoles.
The PC market is not (last I heard) shrinking, its growth may be outpaced by individual consoles, and certainly is if you add all of the consoles together.
Note also that the PC market is increasingly shifting into the digital distribution space, making retail numbers unreliable, and of course that the entire world is not reflected in NPD sales, most sales charts pretty much show numbers for the US, UK and maybe Japan.
Oh totally.
Just like game retailers and distributors in Australia seem to have decided that 1AUD = 0.5USD.
Says you, games here cost $90-110 AU new at retail (thanks EA for deciding that new PC games should cost the same as console games).
They cost US retail prices in most cases on Steam, so I can save myself a good $40+ on a game purchase. Unless the publisher on Steam is being a terrible company and raising the AU price. Which some do, such as THQ and Southpeak for example.
I don't know, I've never actually played Monopoly with the full rules as written. That is to say I've never played with the rule which requires that a property goes up for auction if not purchased.
It seems to me that that would speed up the game and greatly increase the amount of strategy available to a player (Do you think you can let it go for auction and get the property at a lower price, do you think you can drive up the bidding to increase the amount of money your opponents use, do you want to bid on that property someone else let slip).
Quite frankly I didn't find out that that rule even existed until a couple of years ago, and I haven't played monopoly in about 6 or 7 years.
It becomes less useful when these apps default to the wrong dictionary. I'm sorry Colloquy and Chrome I am not going to start spelling colour incorrectly just because you keep highlighting it.
Except that you can locally host and run a Left 4 Dead server on a LAN, you can even run your own dedicated L4D server at a LAN.
Can I say whomever decided to not put numerals for the values on US coins is almost as much of a git as the guy who decided that your 10c pieces should just say dime.
I found it surprisingly unhelpful because coming from a country that doesn't nickname it's coins and being used to size order of value in the sub $1 coins, I had problems initially sorting out my change. I had difficulty remembering whether it was a dime or a nickel which was 5 or 10 cents and my initial hunch was of course dead wrong since the 5c coin is larger than the 10c coin which doesn't show a value.
Made me pretty happy with my own Aussie coins which have large numbers prominently displayed on the tails side.
Where did you get that $29 price for the 10.5 upgrade?
It cost you $129 to go from 10.4 to 10.5, or the price of a new apple machine.
Well, I admit this isn't the newest test, but Win 7 was already beating XP in build 7000, heck it is worth noting that Vista vs XP comparison is not particularly bad either.