It's an article about a stunningly awesome bit of engineering and technology... and I see the last line of the summary, and can only think "Hey! Free jet!"
Oh, I know you from somewhere... You were the guy who said he'd move to Canada after every election that didn't go your way. You're the guy who said you were switching to satellite after your cable provider raised the prices again. You were going to switch to Verizon after AT&T charged you a lousy service fee, take the City to court after they didn't plow your street well, never use UPS again because your package was damaged, never eat at McDonalds again since your burger had pickles on it, never go into a Walmart because you couldn't return your opened copy of Madden '96, switch to ATI because you got a DOA NVidia card, and always buy Durex because you had a trojan rip on you once, and now you have a kid that you're inflicting your empty-threated wisdom upon. Nice to see you again. Though you said you'd never speak to me for as long as you'd live.
They tried this back in 1867. The doctor would pass his instructions by telegraph out to the coast, where someone would use semaphore flags out to a ship, where a spotter would interpret to an operator of an all-brass, steam-powered robot, through in intricate system of valves and gear shifts. It was a failure, after the spotter had to look up the letter P, and failed to relay the command "STOP" while the robot was sawing through the patient's chest. It was all the way through to the operating table by the time the command was received. Moral of the story? Lag sucks, but human error kills.
'We have a responsibility to our kids and our communities to protect against the effects of games that depict ultra-violent actions, just as we already do with movies.'
Protect against the ol' ultra-violence? But that's the most horrorshow part of a game. We already have enough developers getting tolchok'ed in the gulliver over even implying a bit of in-out-in-out.
Well, these guys did work on the iPad. I'm sure after working for Apple long enough, one really starts to lose track of capitalization rules, product names or otherwise. iMac, iPad, iPod, iPhone, etc.
Because we all know there's so much money to be made in developing for Linux, especially compared to apps for the iStore, or, hell, even flash games... -sigh- It doesn't help that you have recent generations of developing students realistically going through childhood never exposed to Linux proper, or don't realize they're using something Linux-based. Most developers want to play with the things they've used their whole lives, things that their friends or family can appreciate. You could make a Linux application, and have most people never hear of it... or you could develop the next Facebook or Twitter, and become billionaire talk-show-material.
But this feels a bit much like an overreaction. I do feel bad for you, but... This is like saying I'm going to buy a car, and the window sticker says that, since I run the risk of, even if I roll up the windows and use the locks, that my vehicle could be stolen. It then says that I should not keep anything of any noteworthy value in the car, that all CDs I have inside should be a second copy purchased for my car, and that I should inject quick-set cement in the keyholes and take out the battery when I park it. Or... well, there are plenty of metaphors for it. The truth is, even with some of the most clever ideas in the world, bad things happen, one way or another. And most people are willing to run the risk of not having certain precautions in place in order to enjoy the convenience of not having those bogging things down. Having a separate account just for your debit card would be one of those obtrusive precautions, and still puts you in a lame spot if you encounter an emergency expense.
You say that as if most kids who have a 360 and would get Gears of War actually end up having to save up money to buy any of it, rather than just having a parent buy it for them, as was the majority case when I sold games as a job. Not to say that all kids aren't responsible, and more power to the ones that are, but if this was the case... I'd say the year's gap was to plan birthday and Christmas lists accordingly, or know when to play cute with their parents, or know when to start nagging for the game, without interfering with another game's release-nagging.
Now with more front-page game announcements than 1up and IGN could ever dream of! Seriously though, it seems that the Game section has been bleeding over heavily into the front page lately, and with some of the most mundane announcements. Heroes of Newerth enters open beta! You can try Global Agenda now! FEAR 3 is going to have a different developer! And now this... a game as clever and compelling as a scorched coffee pot, with a quote as nauseating as taking a swig of stagnant brew from said pot.
Yes, that means you, Mr. Indie Game Developer, can make your own Running Through Well-Rendered Trees simulators, and even skip the monotonous shooting parts that Crytek seems to stick in between your times of admiring the trees!
So that one player who kept typing "power overwhelming" every match wasn't just bragging about his skill in broken English? Wow, I thought it was just his catchphrase...
Before you think VCR recording is dead, work in a Walmart electronics department, and watch how often you order more cases of blank VHS tapes. I swear, those things still sell about as well as blank DVDs.
Wasn't Fracture kinda rather awful? Weren't the FEAR ports kinda disappointing when compared to the PC version? Weren't the MechAssault games made WITH the original MechWarrior people? Isn't Monolith, the company that does NOT get to do this the people behind such brilliant games as Condemned, No One Lives Forever, and Shogo, as well as the original FEAR game that eventually leads to this news story? I'll watch this with tepid spirits...
Now that I've been given the option to disable the one surprisingly unobtrusive advert on your page (which I kept on anyways), all I have to put up with for advertising is the increasing amount of plug-stories! Thanks!
Go find the opening mini-series to the more recent Battlestar Galactica series, and watch the Cylons against the squads of Viper MkVIIs... There you go.
I heard something about how, in Thailand, they're including blood samples in their census. Yup, the news was just talking about how the citizens are pretty much taking their blood right to the steps of the capitol...
Oh, and... I wouldn't really class this as an RTS. Seems more of a tactical game, almost squad-based. Sure there's some RTS'ish elements, but I think half the reason it's getting called that by default is just because it's based on a mod for an RTS.
Really? I had to do a double-take, both to see if this was in Idle, and then to see if this actually Slashdot, and not some mocked-up promotional. I wouldn't be so grouchy about this if it wasn't for the fact that this hit the front page, and is, relatively, a minor game.
Is it just me, or have we seen one of these at least every six months or so for the past five years, at least? Have they ever become popular? Supported? Even available to the common bloke? Nope. So why do they keep trying this out?
My friend was just telling me the other day that some bloke was almost done working on a way to unlock the entire PS3 hardware to Linux, rather than the reduced power it's forced to run at as is, which would allow, among many other things you can do with a powerful Linux computer, running the Dolphin Wii Emulator on the PS3, essentially giving the PS3 full Wii capabilities, too. Anyways, that was due to be ready soon... and now this? Interesting....
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It's an article about a stunningly awesome bit of engineering and technology... and I see the last line of the summary, and can only think "Hey! Free jet!"
Oh, I know you from somewhere... You were the guy who said he'd move to Canada after every election that didn't go your way. You're the guy who said you were switching to satellite after your cable provider raised the prices again. You were going to switch to Verizon after AT&T charged you a lousy service fee, take the City to court after they didn't plow your street well, never use UPS again because your package was damaged, never eat at McDonalds again since your burger had pickles on it, never go into a Walmart because you couldn't return your opened copy of Madden '96, switch to ATI because you got a DOA NVidia card, and always buy Durex because you had a trojan rip on you once, and now you have a kid that you're inflicting your empty-threated wisdom upon. Nice to see you again. Though you said you'd never speak to me for as long as you'd live.
They tried this back in 1867. The doctor would pass his instructions by telegraph out to the coast, where someone would use semaphore flags out to a ship, where a spotter would interpret to an operator of an all-brass, steam-powered robot, through in intricate system of valves and gear shifts. It was a failure, after the spotter had to look up the letter P, and failed to relay the command "STOP" while the robot was sawing through the patient's chest. It was all the way through to the operating table by the time the command was received. Moral of the story? Lag sucks, but human error kills.
'We have a responsibility to our kids and our communities to protect against the effects of games that depict ultra-violent actions, just as we already do with movies.' Protect against the ol' ultra-violence? But that's the most horrorshow part of a game. We already have enough developers getting tolchok'ed in the gulliver over even implying a bit of in-out-in-out.
Well, these guys did work on the iPad. I'm sure after working for Apple long enough, one really starts to lose track of capitalization rules, product names or otherwise. iMac, iPad, iPod, iPhone, etc.
...that when I saw this headline, for some reason my first thought was "Oh, Frito-Lay is gonna be pissed, Google is moving in on them now..."
Because we all know there's so much money to be made in developing for Linux, especially compared to apps for the iStore, or, hell, even flash games... -sigh- It doesn't help that you have recent generations of developing students realistically going through childhood never exposed to Linux proper, or don't realize they're using something Linux-based. Most developers want to play with the things they've used their whole lives, things that their friends or family can appreciate. You could make a Linux application, and have most people never hear of it... or you could develop the next Facebook or Twitter, and become billionaire talk-show-material.
But this feels a bit much like an overreaction. I do feel bad for you, but... This is like saying I'm going to buy a car, and the window sticker says that, since I run the risk of, even if I roll up the windows and use the locks, that my vehicle could be stolen. It then says that I should not keep anything of any noteworthy value in the car, that all CDs I have inside should be a second copy purchased for my car, and that I should inject quick-set cement in the keyholes and take out the battery when I park it. Or... well, there are plenty of metaphors for it. The truth is, even with some of the most clever ideas in the world, bad things happen, one way or another. And most people are willing to run the risk of not having certain precautions in place in order to enjoy the convenience of not having those bogging things down. Having a separate account just for your debit card would be one of those obtrusive precautions, and still puts you in a lame spot if you encounter an emergency expense.
You say that as if most kids who have a 360 and would get Gears of War actually end up having to save up money to buy any of it, rather than just having a parent buy it for them, as was the majority case when I sold games as a job. Not to say that all kids aren't responsible, and more power to the ones that are, but if this was the case... I'd say the year's gap was to plan birthday and Christmas lists accordingly, or know when to play cute with their parents, or know when to start nagging for the game, without interfering with another game's release-nagging.
Now with more front-page game announcements than 1up and IGN could ever dream of! Seriously though, it seems that the Game section has been bleeding over heavily into the front page lately, and with some of the most mundane announcements. Heroes of Newerth enters open beta! You can try Global Agenda now! FEAR 3 is going to have a different developer! And now this... a game as clever and compelling as a scorched coffee pot, with a quote as nauseating as taking a swig of stagnant brew from said pot.
Yes, that means you, Mr. Indie Game Developer, can make your own Running Through Well-Rendered Trees simulators, and even skip the monotonous shooting parts that Crytek seems to stick in between your times of admiring the trees!
So that one player who kept typing "power overwhelming" every match wasn't just bragging about his skill in broken English? Wow, I thought it was just his catchphrase...
Before you think VCR recording is dead, work in a Walmart electronics department, and watch how often you order more cases of blank VHS tapes. I swear, those things still sell about as well as blank DVDs.
Yeah, but FEAR 2 was Monolith, the people not doing this game.
Just proves why I enjoy The Economist as much as I do. Remind me to renew my subscription...
Wasn't Fracture kinda rather awful? Weren't the FEAR ports kinda disappointing when compared to the PC version? Weren't the MechAssault games made WITH the original MechWarrior people? Isn't Monolith, the company that does NOT get to do this the people behind such brilliant games as Condemned, No One Lives Forever, and Shogo, as well as the original FEAR game that eventually leads to this news story? I'll watch this with tepid spirits...
Now that I've been given the option to disable the one surprisingly unobtrusive advert on your page (which I kept on anyways), all I have to put up with for advertising is the increasing amount of plug-stories! Thanks!
Go find the opening mini-series to the more recent Battlestar Galactica series, and watch the Cylons against the squads of Viper MkVIIs... There you go.
I heard something about how, in Thailand, they're including blood samples in their census. Yup, the news was just talking about how the citizens are pretty much taking their blood right to the steps of the capitol...
Oh, and... I wouldn't really class this as an RTS. Seems more of a tactical game, almost squad-based. Sure there's some RTS'ish elements, but I think half the reason it's getting called that by default is just because it's based on a mod for an RTS.
Really? I had to do a double-take, both to see if this was in Idle, and then to see if this actually Slashdot, and not some mocked-up promotional. I wouldn't be so grouchy about this if it wasn't for the fact that this hit the front page, and is, relatively, a minor game.
At least, for now, they're targeting people who downloaded some shitty movies. Anyone who wasted their time on Far Cry's movie deserves to get sued.
Is it just me, or have we seen one of these at least every six months or so for the past five years, at least? Have they ever become popular? Supported? Even available to the common bloke? Nope. So why do they keep trying this out?
Oh, forgot to say, the unlock isn't the hardware mod that has already been out there.
My friend was just telling me the other day that some bloke was almost done working on a way to unlock the entire PS3 hardware to Linux, rather than the reduced power it's forced to run at as is, which would allow, among many other things you can do with a powerful Linux computer, running the Dolphin Wii Emulator on the PS3, essentially giving the PS3 full Wii capabilities, too. Anyways, that was due to be ready soon... and now this? Interesting....