NEW GEARS OF WAR MAPS TO FOLLOW HALO 2 MODEL Playing right away will cost you, but eventually they'll be free. By Patrick Klepek, 04/09/2007 Epic Games wants their additional Gears of Wars maps to be free, just like the content they've provided for all their games on the PC side -- but Microsoft isn't down with that. In the effort of promoting a profitable marketplace, however, Microsoft's compromised with the studio by deciding to follow the successful model that Halo 2 pioneered a few years ago: the new Gears of War maps will be available for a to-be-determined fee, and made free a few months from now. After speaking with our guys on 1UP Yours on Friday's podcast, Epic VP Mark Rein took to the Evil Avatar message boards to quiet the horde:
"Quite frankly Xbox Live Marketplace isn't our store. It's Microsoft's store. Like any retailer they have the right to figure out what goes on the shelves of their store and what price they sell it at. They spend the money to operate the store and deliver the content. They've also spent billions of dollars to create and build Xbox and subsidize it's the price so you can afford it and we can make games for it. As our publisher, they also invested tens of millions of dollars marketing Gears of War, and have done an awesome job for us, so they have a right to a good return on that investment." Rein rationalizes that if they were to pursue releasing these maps at retail, it would actually cost significantly more than what's being attached on Xbox Live and "and maybe we wouldn't have done it because of all the extra work and cost involved."
What will be free, however, is the new Gears of War gametype 'Annex,' which Garnett outlined for you guys this morning with his own hands-on impressions.
Here's the stickler: how will Xbox 360 fans react when Unreal Tournament 3 launches on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC simultaneously, and they're potentially the only ones paying for new content? Hmm.
Fortunately, us stoopid Brits do understand enough statistics to know that drawing conclusions about the whole population from a sample of one is unlikely to give reliable results.:-)
and, judging by your post, you Brits have a helluva sense of humor as well.:)
I agree that you shouldn't be stubborn in front of a cop, but that doesn't mean that cops can do whatever they want. The officer needs a reason to find out your identity, etc. They can't pull you over on the highway for nothing, why can they ask for ID for no reason if you are just hanging out on the side of the road. Sounds a little scary to me.
Good point...but there is also a difference between newspaper and novel writing styles. I agree that it may work well for newspaper writers. I generally write scientific papers, and it doesn't behave as nicely for me. However, as I have seen how the SR behaves, I can actually use the SR more effectively, but I have to change my writing process a bit to get the results.
For one thing, language style used in speaking and writing are remarkably dissimilar. Second, depending on how you dictate, there can be quite a bit of extraneous sounds like ah, umm, like, etc. that can gum up the works. It may be more difficult to go back and edit what the SR software interpreted than typing from scratch.
The real tough thing to get used to is that when you write, you get realtime feedback for the text. When you use SR, it lags behind your voice, and even further behind your thought processes...it tends to trip you up.
I occasionaly use SR to dictate a draft of different documents, but I do so only if I can do it fairly seemlessly (no ummms) and I NEVER look at the screen. I bet Mr. Gibson's writing style just doesn't accomodate the workflow needed to effectively utilize SR. Just my $.02.
I second that. After my residency, I did a fellowship in Medical Informatics. It is a great way to combine both field. The National Library of Medicine funds 18 training programs in the field. Check out this website. I know work in part clinical, part implementation/research position and am very happy. Given the current interest in IT in medicine, and the unique problems of adapting IT to physician workflows, the job market is on the upswing. Good Luck!
that is pretty good for a mechanical watch. The finest mechanical watches are certified by the Controle Officiel Suisse des Chronometres, or COSC. When a watch passes this certification, it can be called a Chronometer. The specs to pass this control? The range is -4 secs/day to +6 secs/day over 2 weeks (15 days actually, I believe). This is for Rolexes, Omega, and others that represent the finest watches made.
Sure, a quartz watch will lose a few seconds a year. However, I would hardly call any quartz watch a fine timepiece.
it is a difficult feat of engineering. Because a mechanical watch is a combination of skill, craftmanship and beauty. Because someone said it couldn't be done. Because it is a very geeky thing to do.
Some of the mechanical watches with complications, like a perpetual calendar (keeps track of day, date and even leap year so you never have to reset the date) that has a wheel that revolves once every four years, are truly engineering marvels. Then there are tourbillons, repeaters, etc...all great feats of skill. I would buy one of these watches just for the skill involved in designing and testing it.
I would think slashdotters would understand doing something fairly "out there" just for the sake of doing it. And these are very useful. Granted useful for a small number of users, but useful nonetheless.
Now, how about a Beowulf cluster of Timex Sinclairs?
I think there is an explanation that cuts it. Neo had a link to the matrix, even when he was in the real world. They never explained it, but my guess is that the link was there. So even in the real world, he could manipulate elements of the matrix, like the sentinels, and destroy them in the real world. At least, that's how I tied it together.
Also try abebooks.com. I did a search and found a number of copies, available both in the US and the UK. Some paperbacks, some hardcover and some as cheap as $10.
Not only does Amazon have it, but if you look, the publish date on this book is March 03, 2003 in paperback. Barnes and Noble lists a 2001 publish date and its hardcover. Sounds like an additional printing.
Hey, thanks. That's new since the last time I visited. Still seems like a bizzare way to show off the screen...from the side angle and not head on. And I am pretty sure that that is truly the ONLY screenshot I have seen.... And none of the other sites have screenshots....yet. Thanks again.
This looks like a pretty exciting device. But as far as the vaporware aspect....NONE of the pictures that I have seen of the device show the screen on, just a dark screen. My guess is there haven't been any working prototypes yet.
I have to disagree...the convergence of these devices can be extremely helpful. In my line of work, I need a pager and phone, and use a PDA all the time. That amounts to a fair amount of belt-jewelry, not to mention chargers, batteries, etc. I for one would be extremely happy to have a phone/PDA/pager and be done with it. Especially with a bluetooth headset.
I wonder if the providers realize the tack they are potentially taking...that of the drug dealer. You give some product away for free, or at a reduced price, and get the customer hooked. Then, when they come back for more, you sell at the real price. Not so hard to believe that once people become accostomed to better, more reliable bandwidth, they will pay for it.
Look at folks with cable TV, or cable modem. I personally don't want to go back to 56K after 2Mbps down...I'm spoiled. Costs go up, bandwidth doesn't, and I still pay. Sounds like addiction to me.
Slashdot Mirror
You would think that YouTube would balk at being the distributor for a university. Will they try and make money with this?
I am anything BUT a primitive proxy, thanks. ;-)
NEW GEARS OF WAR MAPS TO FOLLOW HALO 2 MODEL
Playing right away will cost you, but eventually they'll be free.
By Patrick Klepek, 04/09/2007
Epic Games wants their additional Gears of Wars maps to be free, just like the content they've provided for all their games on the PC side -- but Microsoft isn't down with that. In the effort of promoting a profitable marketplace, however, Microsoft's compromised with the studio by deciding to follow the successful model that Halo 2 pioneered a few years ago: the new Gears of War maps will be available for a to-be-determined fee, and made free a few months from now.
After speaking with our guys on 1UP Yours on Friday's podcast, Epic VP Mark Rein took to the Evil Avatar message boards to quiet the horde:
"Quite frankly Xbox Live Marketplace isn't our store. It's Microsoft's store. Like any retailer they have the right to figure out what goes on the shelves of their store and what price they sell it at. They spend the money to operate the store and deliver the content. They've also spent billions of dollars to create and build Xbox and subsidize it's the price so you can afford it and we can make games for it. As our publisher, they also invested tens of millions of dollars marketing Gears of War, and have done an awesome job for us, so they have a right to a good return on that investment."
Rein rationalizes that if they were to pursue releasing these maps at retail, it would actually cost significantly more than what's being attached on Xbox Live and "and maybe we wouldn't have done it because of all the extra work and cost involved."
What will be free, however, is the new Gears of War gametype 'Annex,' which Garnett outlined for you guys this morning with his own hands-on impressions.
Here's the stickler: how will Xbox 360 fans react when Unreal Tournament 3 launches on Xbox 360, PlayStation 3 and PC simultaneously, and they're potentially the only ones paying for new content? Hmm.
except that this one DOES have WiFi.
but seriously, doesn't that phone look like it could rock the world? I can't wait to see it in the metal!
I think you mean ENsuring.
This grammatic lesson brought to you by the letter, "e".
Fortunately, us stoopid Brits do understand enough statistics to know that drawing conclusions about the whole population from a sample of one is unlikely to give reliable results. :-)
and, judging by your post, you Brits have a helluva sense of humor as well.I agree that you shouldn't be stubborn in front of a cop, but that doesn't mean that cops can do whatever they want. The officer needs a reason to find out your identity, etc. They can't pull you over on the highway for nothing, why can they ask for ID for no reason if you are just hanging out on the side of the road. Sounds a little scary to me.
Good point...but there is also a difference between newspaper and novel writing styles. I agree that it may work well for newspaper writers. I generally write scientific papers, and it doesn't behave as nicely for me. However, as I have seen how the SR behaves, I can actually use the SR more effectively, but I have to change my writing process a bit to get the results.
For one thing, language style used in speaking and writing are remarkably dissimilar. Second, depending on how you dictate, there can be quite a bit of extraneous sounds like ah, umm, like, etc. that can gum up the works. It may be more difficult to go back and edit what the SR software interpreted than typing from scratch.
The real tough thing to get used to is that when you write, you get realtime feedback for the text. When you use SR, it lags behind your voice, and even further behind your thought processes...it tends to trip you up.
I occasionaly use SR to dictate a draft of different documents, but I do so only if I can do it fairly seemlessly (no ummms) and I NEVER look at the screen. I bet Mr. Gibson's writing style just doesn't accomodate the workflow needed to effectively utilize SR. Just my $.02.
I second that. After my residency, I did a fellowship in Medical Informatics. It is a great way to combine both field. The National Library of Medicine funds 18 training programs in the field. Check out this website. I know work in part clinical, part implementation/research position and am very happy. Given the current interest in IT in medicine, and the unique problems of adapting IT to physician workflows, the job market is on the upswing. Good Luck!
that is pretty good for a mechanical watch. The finest mechanical watches are certified by the Controle Officiel Suisse des Chronometres, or COSC. When a watch passes this certification, it can be called a Chronometer. The specs to pass this control? The range is -4 secs/day to +6 secs/day over 2 weeks (15 days actually, I believe). This is for Rolexes, Omega, and others that represent the finest watches made.
Sure, a quartz watch will lose a few seconds a year. However, I would hardly call any quartz watch a fine timepiece.
it is a difficult feat of engineering. Because a mechanical watch is a combination of skill, craftmanship and beauty. Because someone said it couldn't be done. Because it is a very geeky thing to do.
Some of the mechanical watches with complications, like a perpetual calendar (keeps track of day, date and even leap year so you never have to reset the date) that has a wheel that revolves once every four years, are truly engineering marvels. Then there are tourbillons, repeaters, etc...all great feats of skill. I would buy one of these watches just for the skill involved in designing and testing it.
I would think slashdotters would understand doing something fairly "out there" just for the sake of doing it. And these are very useful. Granted useful for a small number of users, but useful nonetheless.
Now, how about a Beowulf cluster of Timex Sinclairs?
Unfortunately, none of the satellites give reception to us here in Honolulu.
I think there is an explanation that cuts it. Neo had a link to the matrix, even when he was in the real world. They never explained it, but my guess is that the link was there. So even in the real world, he could manipulate elements of the matrix, like the sentinels, and destroy them in the real world. At least, that's how I tied it together.
Also try abebooks.com. I did a search and found a number of copies, available both in the US and the UK. Some paperbacks, some hardcover and some as cheap as $10.
Not only does Amazon have it, but if you look, the publish date on this book is March 03, 2003 in paperback. Barnes and Noble lists a 2001 publish date and its hardcover. Sounds like an additional printing.
Also interesting:
pictures of mountains 1,010,000
mountains of pictures 1,050,000
and in both cases, of was removed from the search.
Hey, thanks. That's new since the last time I visited. Still seems like a bizzare way to show off the screen...from the side angle and not head on. And I am pretty sure that that is truly the ONLY screenshot I have seen.... And none of the other sites have screenshots....yet. Thanks again.
This looks like a pretty exciting device. But as far as the vaporware aspect....NONE of the pictures that I have seen of the device show the screen on, just a dark screen. My guess is there haven't been any working prototypes yet.
I have to disagree...the convergence of these devices can be extremely helpful. In my line of work, I need a pager and phone, and use a PDA all the time. That amounts to a fair amount of belt-jewelry, not to mention chargers, batteries, etc. I for one would be extremely happy to have a phone/PDA/pager and be done with it. Especially with a bluetooth headset.
Look at folks with cable TV, or cable modem. I personally don't want to go back to 56K after 2Mbps down...I'm spoiled. Costs go up, bandwidth doesn't, and I still pay. Sounds like addiction to me.
t'pau has nice silicon t*ts -- i didn't know vulcans were allowed to get breast implants!