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  1. Re:A better solution on Blizzard's Warcraft Booty · · Score: 1

    Disagree. Bit Torrent, man, bit torrent.

  2. Re:Enough! on Yet More 360 Details · · Score: 1

    Further, I think it's possible to filter out Xbox stories. Since I plan to buy the console, I do appreciate the news here.

  3. Needs an Editor on Review: Dungeon Siege II · · Score: 1
    On my way to being tossed 'off-topic' or 'flamebait' or 'troll', I'd like to note that I am sure that there are better review writers among the /. audience that should be given the chance to get a thread.

    If any nobody had submitted this review, I doubt it would have been green-lit because it is very amateur - better reviews are found written by Amazon customers.

    But because the EDITOR wrote the review, here it is - up for all to be bored by. Did he even proof read it?

    Solid, satisfying combat and a worthwhile storyline mark this solid genre title.

    So the game is.... solid? That's one of the many bad buzzwords/metaphores that you find thrown into amateur review far too often.

    Please do us a favor and let quality writers do the game reviews on /. What's next - movie reviews written by editor's girlfriends? (er - never mind that last bit)

  4. Re:Hot air (corrections) on Death to the Games Industry · · Score: 1
    I am correct in the first point and stand corrected in the second.

    I know Spector didn't write the article, but the premise of the piece is a statement by Spector.

    Second, you are correct. I should have double checked that. Thanks.

  5. Re:Sales by territory? on UMD Sales Picking Up Steam · · Score: 2, Insightful
    Little anti-PSP comment here, but bare with me -

    The reason so many vids have sold is that people who shelled out $$ need something to justify all that $$ they shelled out for something that has only retread games - so they buy a video.

    And yeah, I know what I have in my sig, but I already got the Xbox and Ipod free, so why not.

  6. Re:Hot air on Death to the Games Industry · · Score: 1
    Further - take a look at the article immediatly after the doom and gloom one. Guess what it's about - 'getting rich slowly with casual games.'

    I actually paid for the indy game winner - Oasis.

  7. Hot air on Death to the Games Industry · · Score: 2, Insightful
    The industry is growing quickly, outpacing the size of Hollywood. Yet the industry is 'dying' as more and more people are now buying gaming-capable systems - not just consoles but cell phones - and the growth spreads across all demographics (older people, women) to nationalities (China).

    Just because you can make a good game, Warren, (or can you - blackandwhite) doesn't mean you are somehow an economist in of the industry.

    These wankers should stop paying attention to the 'industry' and just look at themselves and ask - 'How can I make the most money possible?' The inevitable answer is to make great games. Build it and they will come. Taking that step alone will address all of their concerns about the 'industry.'

    What better example than Blizzard?

  8. Re:Whatever happened to Kyro on Building a $1K Gaming Rig · · Score: 1

    Purchased by NVIdia?

  9. Re:Is this really a file system? on WinFS Beta 1 Released Early · · Score: 0, Troll
    Thanks for saving us the trouble of having to read your entire post to know that you are a fat nerd virgin living in your parents basement. ("^H^H^H")

    That said, there really is no reason for anyone to know where their files are. Even if they saw the whole filepath, that doesn't mean they know 'where' the file is - as in, exactly where on the platters it is.

    And btw - there is no Windows 2K3 - XP is the latest edition.

  10. Re:Who uses Office XP anymore? on OpenOffice 2.0 vs. MS Office Review · · Score: 1

    OR you can add the botton to the full customizable toolbar.

  11. Re:And actually, slightly less on Ice-Free Summers Coming To Arctic · · Score: 2, Funny
    You just repeated what the parent said in a much more difficult way.

    A fine /. tradition passed on by our forefathers.

  12. I can' t find it on The Xbox 360 Motherboard Exposed · · Score: 0, Troll
    Following in the traditional retarded tool method that Zonk usually follows in linking to a story that links to another tool, I can't find what is being talked about- just images? The offsite link is down and I can't find it anywhere on the chipmodders site.

    Full apologies to any retarded tools out there who are offended by me comparing them to zonk.

  13. Re:Some problems... on Fixing Bungie's Broken Masterpiece · · Score: 1

    He is right about the one (or maybe two) maps with the plasma pistol. It's really a race to find that thing, duel wield it with an SMG, and that's the game.

  14. Better Way to Pre-Order on The 360's Towering Pricetag Explored · · Score: 2, Informative
    You can walk into any EB Store and reserve your Xbox 360 for $50.00. You apparently can't reserve your 360 through their site without buying a $600 or so package.

    I'll be going for the $400 package and probably order one or two games (Elder Scrolls and one other shooting/blow-em-up Live enabled game).

  15. Re:Worked real well... on XBox 360 Bundles Top $700 · · Score: 1
    It was in an NDP Funworld Report.

    The site is on the subscriber-only side of their site. Here is a cut and paste on a fan-site of the Xbox press release.

  16. Re:Heh. The Circle is Complete on The 360's Towering Pricetag Explored · · Score: 1

    At best they come with one recent/new game - and the high end gpu costs about as as much as the Xbox360 400 bundle. Often they come with old/dated games, not the fresh new ones that are $50 or more at the retailer.

  17. Re:Radio isn't just about music. on Is the Net an Independent Artist's New Radio? · · Score: 1

    Sadly, that's true. I really wish my side didn't have any. It's not even a matter of being 'extreme' - I know I am 'extreme' - but I am rational and can reason with people rather than being driven by emotion and relying on cant.

  18. Re:Radio isn't just about music. on Is the Net an Independent Artist's New Radio? · · Score: 1

    Good catch. Most FR folks are alright, but they have a large percentage of nutjobs there too. Say anything they disagree with and you get labeled being a friend of 'Hitlery.'

  19. Re:Radio isn't just about music. on Is the Net an Independent Artist's New Radio? · · Score: 1

    Exactly. The number one blog on the internet is a powerful proponent of truth you don't find through mainstream sources.

  20. Re:Monopoly and Inovation on Only NFL Game This Year Gets Lukewarm Response · · Score: 1
    I somewhat agree with all of this - but it doesn't compare at all to Office. I've used every version since 95 (or the version prior to that) and each one brings new and better features.

    I was very sad that EA got the exclusive franchise because I owned the 2kX series by Visual Concepts and it was easily the better game / series.

  21. Re:Monopoly and Inovation on Only NFL Game This Year Gets Lukewarm Response · · Score: 1
    Your logical fallicy is typical of /. nutjobs. You don't see a difference between MS's supposed 'monopoly' and the US Postal Services' 'monopoly.'

    EA has no competition for NFL games because it owns the exclusive contract.

    MS has a lot of competition because there is no exclusive liscence for office software - even for running on their own OS (which you would think they would be capable of creating). There are about four other office suites out there - one or two are free -and if I felt like it, I could create one, too.

  22. Re:Hmm, why rent... on MS & Game Rentals · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    How...the hell does this get modded insightful?

  23. The Phantom Model on MS & Game Rentals · · Score: 1

    But this one at least sounds like it didn't suck a fortune out of investors.

  24. Re:Um on 20 Reasons Why The 360 Might Fail in Japan · · Score: 1

    Seriously. It's not even in the story but in the text he posts. Slashdot mirroring the descent of TechTV into G4.

  25. Re:Still bad design. on 20 Reasons Why The 360 Might Fail in Japan · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    So how exactly do you develop a game for Japanese gamers? Main characters with very small penis?