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  1. Re:NWN is piles and piles of fun on Bioware Announces New Neverwinter Module · · Score: 1

    NWN is full 3D where you have full control over the camera. The Baldur's Gate games are isometric; however, that's what used to be called 2.5D unless my memory is failing more than I thought it was.

  2. Re:Smoothwall anyone? on Download Torrents With Your PC Turned Off · · Score: 1

    Yes it costs more than the KuroBox, but it supports more out of the box. The KuroBox is $150, a 160GB HD is ~$50-60, 10/100 4 port switch will run ~$25, WAP ~$50. You come out ahead with this router and everything should just work out of the box without all of th esetup needed for the Kuro.

  3. Re:Yup, those were PS2 games on Bioware Announces New Neverwinter Module · · Score: 1
    You can get it at GoGamer.com for $15+s/h. http://www.gogamer.com/cgi-bin/GoGamer.storefront/ SESSIONID/Product/View/001BALGCI

    I recommend playing through the original first. It's a little bit easier to get into, and you can import your character into BG2. BG2 took a little longer for me to get into, but the story grew quickly and drew me in about a 1/4 of the way through the game and I had a hard time putting it down.

    Finally if you find you like those games I also recommend you pickup Planescape Torment. It was made by Black Isle using the original BG's engine and has one of the best stores ever in a computer RPG. Black Isle is the company that also made the Icewind Dale series and Fallout series. They were killed off by Interplay and became Obsidien Entertainment which is working closely with Bioware. The new company producted Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords and they are also the ones developing Neverwinter Nights 2.

  4. Re:NWN is piles and piles of fun on Bioware Announces New Neverwinter Module · · Score: 4, Informative
    You mentioned Baldur's Gate and Champions of Norrath. I have to assume that you are referring to the console Baldur's Gate which where action hack and slash games. The Baldur's Gate games you'll hear people talking fondly of are PC only, and they are 2.5D and will run on an older computer than Neverwinter Nights. I highly recommend picking up both games, You can get a pack that includes both Baldur's Gate 2 it's expansion for $20 and will give you 200+ hours of gameplay. There is also a pack for Baldur's Gate 1 and it's expansion, but it's a little harder to find.

    There has been user created content for both games; however, nothing on the scale of Neverwinter Nights which was create with this in mind. But if you like a good store I highly recommend checking them out.

  5. Re:Backup plan? on Wii Version of Twilight Princess to Require Wiimote · · Score: 1

    Since the Wii version is going to have additional features, that sounds extrememly unlikely. I'd recommend holding off on the purchase and trying out the game in a demo unit at a store before you buy. But note that the controls will become more natural with time.

  6. Re:wasn't quite there for me yet on The State of DS Homebrew (it rocks!) · · Score: 1

    If you haven't yet you might want to check out Mario and Luigi - Superstar Saga for the GBA which will play just fine on your DS. It's the perquel of sorts to Mario and Luigi Partners in Time. There is also the Paper Mario series on the consoles which is simular to Mario RPG but not as simular as the Mario and Luigi games. Paper Mario 2 for the Gamecube is still an awesome game those and worth playing though.

  7. Re:Be careful what you choose... on The State of DS Homebrew (it rocks!) · · Score: 1

    The makers behind the M3 and G6 have released a FAT library which will work with the M3-SD and G6. You can find it here: http://forums.maxconsole.net/showthread.php?p=2192 03#post219203

  8. Re:Mocking? on Apple vs Microsoft- Who's the Copycat? · · Score: 2, Insightful

    As a matter of fact they do. And it's even GUI driven.

  9. Re:Follow the money! on 40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted · · Score: 2, Funny

    It sounds like your mother-in-law might need the services of Cesar Millan. You can reach his website here/. Your mother-in-law needs to learn to be more dominate, and your brother-in-law learns to not be such a little bitch.

  10. Re:Headline imcomplete. on 40 Percent of World of Warcraft Players Addicted · · Score: 1

    The Broadway show is called Avenue Q and the whole soundtrack is great.

  11. Re:Why Memory Units? on New Xbox Live Game Every Week · · Score: 1

    Both versions of the PS3 will come with hard drives that will allow game saving. The premium model of the PS3 will include a built in card reader to support SD and CF. The cheaper model of the PS3 will be upgradable to support an external, probably usb card reader. The Wii will also support SD.

  12. Re:Shadows of the Empire on LucasArts Reaffirms Commitment to All Consoles · · Score: 1

    Yup, Rebel Strike had mediocre 3rd person on the ground parts, but it did include split screen game play of all of the levels from Rogue Leader. It's still not as good as having full online multiplayer with multiple allies and enemies.

  13. Re:My Bad Experience with XBox Live on The 360 - Online, Japan, HD-DVD · · Score: 1

    It could be worse than the WoW example. I wonder if you would also be looked out of any content you purchased with your account if it is closed. Who knows what kinds of license they have with downloaded content. I do remember Valve locking people out of their steam account and access to Half-Life and Counterstrike after they tried using a pirated Half-Life 2 cd-key that it is rumered that Valve seeded to several pirate community sites.

  14. Re:Old... on How America Changed the Mario Brothers · · Score: 1

    I still remember playing my old US copy of Zelda 2 and I remember being able to go down to the option marked cancel. This let me save the points I had and but them into something else at the next level up.

  15. Re:Next-Gen aside on Gaming Mags Worth Their Ink · · Score: 1
    Gamer's Republic was one of the best magazines. The articles were well written and they also covered anime and other geek culture. I found some good information about the forming and closure of the magainze at http://www.magweasel.com/wiki/Gamers'_Republic.

    It's a shame they only made it to 36 issues.

  16. Re:Whaa? on Games For the 360's Japanese Comeback · · Score: 1

    The Japanese public's interest in the PS3 has been declining since E3 with Sony announcing Pricing. Through interest in the Wii is sky rocketing over there.

  17. Re:However.... on Want Security? Make The Switch · · Score: 2, Interesting

    And Windows XP defaultly does the same thing with anything you download. Exploites to run the software automatically can happen, but there is no reason this also couldn't happen on a Mac. A user that will download anything from a IM or email their "friends" sent them will just confirm either way depending on what system they are running.

  18. Re:I kinda wish... on Wii-mote In Action · · Score: 1

    And they did. The Wiimote will plug into a shell which will work just like your standard everyday controller. Also turning the Wiimote sideways makes it look a lot like the old original NES controller layout which will be nice with the Virtual Console.

  19. Re:Same story, second verse, same as the first on Senators, ISPs, and Network Neutrality · · Score: 1

    Install a packet filter on your end that would analyze and prioritize VOIP and game traffic over HTTP traffic. You're more than welcome to due with your packets as you wish, but someone else's packets should have the same priority on the network as a whole.

  20. Re:20 dollars? try 12.99 retail on Review of Episodic Content, Half-Life 2 Episode One · · Score: 1

    I can't say that the boxed version includes those "extras". But you already have all of them if you have a copy of Half-Life 2.

  21. Re:Gameplay time & price way too unproportiona on SiN Episodes - Emergence Review · · Score: 1

    I don't know. I did the side quests and my timer was over 120 hours after beating all four games, and thats without doing the boring collect one of every item quest you unlock at the end of the game. Still I got over 120 hours from just Oblivion by itself though.

  22. Re:Pulling numbers out of asses on Japanese Gamers' Post-E3 Reversal · · Score: 1

    I have to agree with you on Nintendo taking Europe or at least doing better than 1%. Look at the Sony Europe division's Eyetoy games for the PS2. While they were never a major hit in the US, they were very big in Europe. Nintendo could easily get picked up by that market.

  23. Re:not free on Google Releases Picasa for Linux · · Score: 1

    There already is a GSpot though, so G-Spot might just appear to be a ripped off name. It is a pretty cool application that will analyze video files and tell you what codecs it is using and if the codec is on the machine your testing on. It can come in handy with some of those wierd videos from Kazaa that people seem to get and are impossible to play.

  24. Re:Dubious Test on Core Duo Reaches the Desktop · · Score: 1

    Ya because having a pinto with N20 beat out a stock Mustang is a fair comparison.

  25. Re:Until Conroe on Core Duo Reaches the Desktop · · Score: 1

    Vista 64 which hopefully won't be a steaming pile of shit like Windows XP 64.