My local Best Buy has them caged up in the front of the store, surrounded by three tables worth of games. At _my_ last count, they had over 60 left, although I don't know how many were initially ordered.
I'll likely pick one up once they release a game I can't live without. Having a huge game launch is great, but when all the games are PS1 ports and crappy sport titles, I'm inclined to pass.
It's still like that, only I've heard people have left the Planes of Power... There's a new hot bind point to get buffs, etc.
I completely agree with every last word you said. I remember back in the day, when it was an adventure to go from Qeynos to Freeport to complete a quest... granted, that quest was probably broken, but...
I think Planes of Power really changed EQ for the worse. On the bright side, the Mac version never got ANY expansions or updates. If you long for the Good Ole Days, you might consider getting yourself a Mac!
I think it's interesting the victim makes a note of buying stuff online as rarely as possible, and the CC fraud occurred via snail mail.
Why does everyone fear online shopping? A 128 bit encrypted site like Amazon is a hell of a lot safer than the mailbox sitting in my front yard. Am I wrong?
Gee, slashy, thanks for that wonderful spoiler warning. I knew just when to stop reading to avoid the huge spoiler that Riker and Troi might be making an appearance. You know, just cause the show sucks, doesn't mean I want it spoiled! And this isn't the first time this has happened. Grr.
When I was in Vegas over New Years, I kept seeing all these really nice cars. There was this red Ferrari just PARKED in a parking garage! I remembered how easy it was for CJ to steal a car, so I figured this would be just as easy for me!
Good thing my friends were there to talk some sense into me (read: drag me away from the car). I told them we could take it to the docks in San Francisco and load it onto the boat. It's gotta be worth $100,000 -- easy -- and if we split that three ways... but they said no.
I think they're probably walking through Bakersfield now. It's not too much further to Sacramento! Honk if you see them!
Did you happen to see the list of movies they're accused of pirating? Dodgeball, 50 First Dates, and Catwoman, to name a few. How sad.
I'd hate to be his mom. "You went to jail for WHAT?? Couldn't you have been doing something I wouldn't be embarrassed to tell my book club about, like drugs or attempted murder!?"
Let's not forget, a movie ticket costs a FIFTH of what a video game costs. So you need five people to see a movie for every one video game sold... I'd like to see number of units vs. tickets sold, that'd be a fairer comparison. Of course, no one cares about units, just the cash.
""Did I, er, uh, hear the sound of a, uh, briefcase opening?" -Mayor Quimby"
One: Will the torrents be Bittorrent torrents, or some other type. The last thing we need are 18,000 different Bittorrent-like torrents, and none of them working together. That doesn't help produce a huge, decentralized network, IMO, which I thought was one of the Bittorrent goals. No?
Two: Will it be encrypted? Or something similar?
Three: Will it be free and open sourced?
I realize there may not answers to my questions at this time, but I still thought I'd ask. I did not get the chance to RTF Web Page, since it already appears dead and gone. Go us!
I agree -- the end was a disappointment, however, I preferred it over fighting the space/4th dimension aliens in HL1. However, I knew this was the end of the game, and I was ready for it. I was getting a little tired of fighting the same skinned enemy over and over. How many of those commando guys does one need to kill to get a little variety?
However, this seemed like a "Star Wars" ending to me. The first game wraps things up fairly well, like Episode 4. However, Episode 5 left the door WAY open to the final chapter, and I get the feeling this is what Valve did with HL2. It's only a matter of time before we see HL3...
I don't think playing it "at a friends for a few minutes" is giving the game a fair chance. The whole thing with both Half-Life's is the scripted scenes and story. You need to be at home, alone, lights off, and then play it. You need to let the game take over your mind for a few hours. You'll eventually come up for air, wonder what happened to the last six hours, then dive in for another six.
What you did, it's like watching a scary movie in the park on your laptop on a sunny afternoon with 20 friends huddled around you. Of course you won't get the full effect of the movie in that kind of situation. Same with this game. You have to treat a game like this as a movie, because that's what they're slowly becoming -- an interactive movie.
With that said, HL2 does have room for improvement, but not much. It really is a damn good game. I've yet to hear from anyone who's played it all the way through to be disappointed. The "disappointed" folks are like you, who are expecting this mind-blowing "i ate the red pill" kind of thing, and it's not that -- that's the HL:VR game, due to be released in 2055. Until then, HL2 is the best game out there.
I got my DS in the mail from Amazon on Tuesday. It had a dead pixel out of the box. Of course, my first thought was I'll return it to Amazon, but they don't have any in stock. What's a gamer to do?
On a whim (before hearing anything about this article), I called Nintendo Customer Service yesterday. I told them I had a single dead pixel, and wanted to know if they'd fix it. Being employed as a high level tech support guy for a fairly large computer company, I've turned down several people wanting their displays repaired for one, two, even three dead pixels. It really sucks, I have a hard time justifying these things myself, people usually go away pissed, swearing to just return the product, but I have no choice. The company sets the standards, and if I don't follow them, I don't get to buy any more games. (Although the irony here is I have a lot of free time to play those games I can't buy. Heh.)
I was fully expecting to get the same response from Nintendo.
I almost dropped my DS when the phone agent said, "We can replace your unit."
I had to make sure he'd heard me: "Wait, I said there was only ONE dead pixel. Just ONE. You're going to replace my whole unit for ONE dead pixel?"
"Yes," he replied. "Nintendo wants to be certain you have a great gaming experience, and if there's a pixel out on the screen, that could interfere with the game, so we want to fix that."
In less than ten minutes. he had setup the replacement. The new DS will be in the mail Friday, and 2 - 3 days later in my hands. I use the return shipping label they provide (read: paid postage) to send my unit back. The guy I spoke to was pleasant, asked about what games I was looking forward to for the DS (he said he'd already played Mario Kart DS, and that it's really fun with the touch screen -- "a whole new game") and we were done.
I'm fully impressed with Nintendo on this one. I haven't had to call Nintendo in over a decade, and it's great to know they're still the same rad company they were when I was a kid. If you've had your eye on the DS, go buy it. It's a awesome little gaming device, and although a bit heavier than the SP, I have no real complaints. At least, not anymore!
I'm not sure Doug read's slashdot, so I think it might be best to email him your thoughts and opinions of HL2 and Steam. He can be reached at lombardi@valvesoftware.com . I'm certain he'd appriciate your feedback.
Most of the time, the end user doesn't know they're installing the software. Hence the name, SPYware. It slips into the user's PC, and stays there. Very rarely can one uninstall it without the use of third-party software or (worst case scenario) erasing the drive.
This isn't about taking away our freedom. I see it as forcing a dishonest company out of my computer. If I need their service, I'll ask for it. Tell me this: what right do they have installing pop-up ads on MY computer, if I never asked for it, and was never told I was getting it?
Ron Paul has been officially removed from my Xmas card list. This is a win. Plain and simple.
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...As this gives a whole new meaning to the phrase "They made me do it!"
9.75, actually.
If not p0rn, then "sin city filetype:torrent"...
For some unexplainable reason, I feel highly compelled today to shop at Thinkgeek today...
I'll likely pick one up once they release a game I can't live without. Having a huge game launch is great, but when all the games are PS1 ports and crappy sport titles, I'm inclined to pass.
It's not just you.
It's still like that, only I've heard people have left the Planes of Power... There's a new hot bind point to get buffs, etc.
I completely agree with every last word you said. I remember back in the day, when it was an adventure to go from Qeynos to Freeport to complete a quest... granted, that quest was probably broken, but...
I think Planes of Power really changed EQ for the worse. On the bright side, the Mac version never got ANY expansions or updates. If you long for the Good Ole Days, you might consider getting yourself a Mac!
I still pray to Superman every night that Freespace 3 will be coming out soon...
Why does everyone fear online shopping? A 128 bit encrypted site like Amazon is a hell of a lot safer than the mailbox sitting in my front yard. Am I wrong?
OMG LOL TM & © AOL Time Warner. All right reserved.
Sigh. Where's Gim when you need it?
Gee, slashy, thanks for that wonderful spoiler warning. I knew just when to stop reading to avoid the huge spoiler that Riker and Troi might be making an appearance. You know, just cause the show sucks, doesn't mean I want it spoiled! And this isn't the first time this has happened. Grr.
Good thing my friends were there to talk some sense into me (read: drag me away from the car). I told them we could take it to the docks in San Francisco and load it onto the boat. It's gotta be worth $100,000 -- easy -- and if we split that three ways... but they said no.
I think they're probably walking through Bakersfield now. It's not too much further to Sacramento! Honk if you see them!
I'd hate to be his mom. "You went to jail for WHAT?? Couldn't you have been doing something I wouldn't be embarrassed to tell my book club about, like drugs or attempted murder!?"
""Did I, er, uh, hear the sound of a, uh, briefcase opening?" -Mayor Quimby"
But, no, seriously... BWAHAHAHA!
One: Will the torrents be Bittorrent torrents, or some other type. The last thing we need are 18,000 different Bittorrent-like torrents, and none of them working together. That doesn't help produce a huge, decentralized network, IMO, which I thought was one of the Bittorrent goals. No?
Two: Will it be encrypted? Or something similar?
Three: Will it be free and open sourced?
I realize there may not answers to my questions at this time, but I still thought I'd ask. I did not get the chance to RTF Web Page, since it already appears dead and gone. Go us!
However, this seemed like a "Star Wars" ending to me. The first game wraps things up fairly well, like Episode 4. However, Episode 5 left the door WAY open to the final chapter, and I get the feeling this is what Valve did with HL2. It's only a matter of time before we see HL3...
The easy answer? Slashdot simply shouldn't have posted the article until 8:00pm PST.
What you did, it's like watching a scary movie in the park on your laptop on a sunny afternoon with 20 friends huddled around you. Of course you won't get the full effect of the movie in that kind of situation. Same with this game. You have to treat a game like this as a movie, because that's what they're slowly becoming -- an interactive movie.
With that said, HL2 does have room for improvement, but not much. It really is a damn good game. I've yet to hear from anyone who's played it all the way through to be disappointed. The "disappointed" folks are like you, who are expecting this mind-blowing "i ate the red pill" kind of thing, and it's not that -- that's the HL:VR game, due to be released in 2055. Until then, HL2 is the best game out there.
I got my DS in the mail from Amazon on Tuesday. It had a dead pixel out of the box. Of course, my first thought was I'll return it to Amazon, but they don't have any in stock. What's a gamer to do?
On a whim (before hearing anything about this article), I called Nintendo Customer Service yesterday. I told them I had a single dead pixel, and wanted to know if they'd fix it. Being employed as a high level tech support guy for a fairly large computer company, I've turned down several people wanting their displays repaired for one, two, even three dead pixels. It really sucks, I have a hard time justifying these things myself, people usually go away pissed, swearing to just return the product, but I have no choice. The company sets the standards, and if I don't follow them, I don't get to buy any more games. (Although the irony here is I have a lot of free time to play those games I can't buy. Heh.)
I was fully expecting to get the same response from Nintendo.
I almost dropped my DS when the phone agent said, "We can replace your unit."
I had to make sure he'd heard me: "Wait, I said there was only ONE dead pixel. Just ONE. You're going to replace my whole unit for ONE dead pixel?"
"Yes," he replied. "Nintendo wants to be certain you have a great gaming experience, and if there's a pixel out on the screen, that could interfere with the game, so we want to fix that."
In less than ten minutes. he had setup the replacement. The new DS will be in the mail Friday, and 2 - 3 days later in my hands. I use the return shipping label they provide (read: paid postage) to send my unit back. The guy I spoke to was pleasant, asked about what games I was looking forward to for the DS (he said he'd already played Mario Kart DS, and that it's really fun with the touch screen -- "a whole new game") and we were done.
I'm fully impressed with Nintendo on this one. I haven't had to call Nintendo in over a decade, and it's great to know they're still the same rad company they were when I was a kid. If you've had your eye on the DS, go buy it. It's a awesome little gaming device, and although a bit heavier than the SP, I have no real complaints. At least, not anymore!
I'm curious how one pirates a FREE game? Cstrike is available for free, LEGAL download, folks. Always has been, and it always better be.
I'm not sure Doug read's slashdot, so I think it might be best to email him your thoughts and opinions of HL2 and Steam. He can be reached at lombardi@valvesoftware.com . I'm certain he'd appriciate your feedback.
Not true.
Most of the time, the end user doesn't know they're installing the software. Hence the name, SPYware. It slips into the user's PC, and stays there. Very rarely can one uninstall it without the use of third-party software or (worst case scenario) erasing the drive.
This isn't about taking away our freedom. I see it as forcing a dishonest company out of my computer. If I need their service, I'll ask for it. Tell me this: what right do they have installing pop-up ads on MY computer, if I never asked for it, and was never told I was getting it?
Ron Paul has been officially removed from my Xmas card list. This is a win. Plain and simple.
sigh.
But they are my photos, you insensitive clod!