Or you could have a system like Bioware. You register your game using your CD key and that way if you ever lose it, you can just log on and get it back.
Problem is, CD keys are extremely easy for pirates to circumvent. Even Mass Effect, with it's highly intrusive version of SecuROM, was cracked inside a week, thus negating the whole point of the new version of SecuROM and it's "activation" policy.
Yeah, but WoW has had plenty of content added that wasn't released as an expansion. In fact, since the last expansion, they've added three major instances and voice chat. I really don't see expansions as any kind of metric for content.
Blizzard doesn't need the 20+ hour a week gamer to be happy. They need all of their customers, gamer or not, to be happy. That's why WoW completely trumps EQ2 in subscription numbers. And when it comes to a games success, nothing really says it better than how many people paid for it.
I haven't slept in two days, and I still got that reference.
Nobody did any hacking in Hackers, though. They just randomly typed things while colors swirled around the screen and text shot around.
Last time I used RapidShare, they had a CAPTCHA that not only had distorted letters, but dogs and cats behind them. They were very simple, but enough to distinguish between the two. These dogs and cats are blended into the letters and to pass the CAPTCHA, you have to put in the characters with cats.
There are a few schools in my area (Southeast Michigan) that have fast food in their cafeteria. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, etc.. It's far from universal, but it's becoming more prevalent as schools try to cut costs and increase revenue.
Internet memes aside, Nehalem has been confirmed to have GPU cores glued together in the same package as the CPU. That means you could have a Nehalem chip with an Intel X4500 (or even the memory controller) in one package. Considering Intel is currently the largest producer of graphics processors and seems to be more capable of developing and launching such technologies than relatively-small AMD, I would not be surprised in the least if Intel's technology beats out AMDs Fusion technology to the market.
Umm... Someone makes a survey that has a question along the lines of "Do you search for yourself on Google?" and another that says "If so, how often?"
Doesn't seem horribly complex to me.
Actually, there have been updates to console versions. They don't need to update the DVD, they just put the patch on the hard drive. When the game starts up, it sees the patch on the hard drive and it applies it then or it simply uses the patch data instead of the DVD data. It's not a new concept. It was done on the Xbox.
It supports all sorts of new DRM, specifically HDCP and similar methods that prevent or degrade playback for non-authorized devices. It's a poor attempt to close the analog hole, I guess.
Actually, drinking it may not be illegal, but being underage and possessing it will get you in trouble. Last I checked, if you're under 18 and are caught with alcohol, you have to wait until you're over 18 to get your license. And if you're under 21, you just pay a fine and spend time in jail if you're a repeat offender.
100,000 pre-orders filling up for a Japanese RPG in Japan doesn't sound that far fetched. From anecdotal experience, I've found Japanese friends to be big on bundles. They are equally big on Blue Dragon, mainly because of the creator. Hironobu Sakaguchi is bigger with the Japanese than John Carmack is with FPS fans altogether.
Also, try not to explain away the numbers by using the idea that these people would try to save trips. The Japanese are more mobile than Americans. Going to the game store isn't going out of the way. It's just part of another trip.
Oh, and according to Wikipedia:
On October 19, 2006 all 10,000 Blue Dragon preorders bundled with a limited edition Xbox360 Core system were sold-out in Japan. 90,000 additional Xbox360 sold the same day.
They want Blue Dragon badly. And they don't care what system it's for.
My guess is a simple test involving doors and colors. The food will always be behind color X, so they train the mice that way. Then they switch the doors around and if the mouse can see again, they can find the door with the food.
Of course, IANAS, so I don't know what exact process they used, but really, it's not that hard to find out. You could substitute the colors for shapes on the doors or any other visual cue. I mean, they must have had some kind of test to see if they were even blind in the first place...
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Or you could have a system like Bioware. You register your game using your CD key and that way if you ever lose it, you can just log on and get it back. Problem is, CD keys are extremely easy for pirates to circumvent. Even Mass Effect, with it's highly intrusive version of SecuROM, was cracked inside a week, thus negating the whole point of the new version of SecuROM and it's "activation" policy.
Yeah, but WoW has had plenty of content added that wasn't released as an expansion. In fact, since the last expansion, they've added three major instances and voice chat. I really don't see expansions as any kind of metric for content. Blizzard doesn't need the 20+ hour a week gamer to be happy. They need all of their customers, gamer or not, to be happy. That's why WoW completely trumps EQ2 in subscription numbers. And when it comes to a games success, nothing really says it better than how many people paid for it.
Not I. My girlfriend plays DnD with me. Although, she doesn't think pretending to be a wizard with a "Sexuality Wand" +3 is too exciting in bed...
Sometimes a "life" sentence isn't actually for life. I believe some states define a life sentence as something like 30 or 40 years.
I haven't slept in two days, and I still got that reference. Nobody did any hacking in Hackers, though. They just randomly typed things while colors swirled around the screen and text shot around.
Last time I used RapidShare, they had a CAPTCHA that not only had distorted letters, but dogs and cats behind them. They were very simple, but enough to distinguish between the two. These dogs and cats are blended into the letters and to pass the CAPTCHA, you have to put in the characters with cats.
Saviour of the Universe! Er... I think Queen was a little optimistic.
There are a few schools in my area (Southeast Michigan) that have fast food in their cafeteria. Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, McDonald's, etc.. It's far from universal, but it's becoming more prevalent as schools try to cut costs and increase revenue.
Or, ya know, 20 cores...
O RLY?
Internet memes aside, Nehalem has been confirmed to have GPU cores glued together in the same package as the CPU. That means you could have a Nehalem chip with an Intel X4500 (or even the memory controller) in one package. Considering Intel is currently the largest producer of graphics processors and seems to be more capable of developing and launching such technologies than relatively-small AMD, I would not be surprised in the least if Intel's technology beats out AMDs Fusion technology to the market.
Umm... Someone makes a survey that has a question along the lines of "Do you search for yourself on Google?" and another that says "If so, how often?" Doesn't seem horribly complex to me.
Actually, there have been updates to console versions. They don't need to update the DVD, they just put the patch on the hard drive. When the game starts up, it sees the patch on the hard drive and it applies it then or it simply uses the patch data instead of the DVD data. It's not a new concept. It was done on the Xbox.
Madness? This. Is. AMERICA!!
No, it makes you a Terran.
You would have been real upset before San Francisco was taken off the list.
I would tell you, but I was raised to believe that answering a question with another question is rude.
It supports all sorts of new DRM, specifically HDCP and similar methods that prevent or degrade playback for non-authorized devices. It's a poor attempt to close the analog hole, I guess.
Actually, Cisco has released an iPhone already. Not too long ago either. Here is an announcement.
Ask and ye shall recieve.
It's actually not a half bad sounding little gadget, either.
Actually, drinking it may not be illegal, but being underage and possessing it will get you in trouble. Last I checked, if you're under 18 and are caught with alcohol, you have to wait until you're over 18 to get your license. And if you're under 21, you just pay a fine and spend time in jail if you're a repeat offender.
Also, try not to explain away the numbers by using the idea that these people would try to save trips. The Japanese are more mobile than Americans. Going to the game store isn't going out of the way. It's just part of another trip.
Oh, and according to Wikipedia:
They want Blue Dragon badly. And they don't care what system it's for.
Umm... You could see your feet in Halo 2.
My guess is a simple test involving doors and colors. The food will always be behind color X, so they train the mice that way. Then they switch the doors around and if the mouse can see again, they can find the door with the food.
Of course, IANAS, so I don't know what exact process they used, but really, it's not that hard to find out. You could substitute the colors for shapes on the doors or any other visual cue. I mean, they must have had some kind of test to see if they were even blind in the first place...