Believe me, I left AOL in the dust years ago. I still know a lot of people that just won't switch away, unfortunately... Some folks just stay attached to that eight-year-old, spam-riddled email address, I guess.
..."Yucky" I guess would be the best word. Not just the fact that they're planning a corporate sponsored mecca of kiddie porn, but things like this too.
AOL, for instance, plans to check e-mail attachments that are already being scanned for viruses. If child porn is detected, AOL would refer the case to the missing-children's center for further investigation, as service providers are required to do under federal law.
Sounds like one of those 'good on paper' ideas that later spins itself into a slavering monster that eats half the internet. What's to say they don't start scanning for other things? Is the RIAA going to be knocking on my door because I sent an AOL member a Metallica MP3?
I've always been a bigger fan of the Long Wolf series myself, but CYOA books were what got me into reading in the first place. I wonder how they'll fare in the face of the almighty Playstation, however. Maybe they could stand to have some technical sprucing up as well -- I could see these being done as cell phone games, for instance.
One of the things that we're betting on is... more and more of the [next-generation] games are going to need some form of open-world game-play. And the reality is that open-world game play is just a much more significant undertaking than we would have imagined. But to rush it out and not get that right doesn't get you the learning you need. And I think we made the right decision to do that with Godfather, and I think the reviews and the product sales show that. We are pushing the envelope.
It sounds to me like the basic premise for their 'innovations' is that they plan on tacking GTA-style emergent gameplay onto ever title they can. Granted, it's a nice touch in certain titles but for God's sake, don't just shove it into games where it has no purpose. Going from one marketing gimmick (yearly sequels) to another (go wherever, do whatever) just because your original tactic is failing miserably doesn't make you save any face in my book.
And this just brings us right back to the oldest antivirus solution in the book: if you don't know the sender, DON'T OPEN THE FILE. You'd think people would catch on by now...
...that more people are interested in pirated copies of their software than their actual brand? I'm far from an expert at the workings of search engine toolbars (hate 'em), but doesn't that particular function bring up the most popular searches for that keyword?
I had every intention of purchasing this console. Now there's a snowball's chance in hell of that ever happening. Nintendo is going to be my camp for this generation of consoles now.
Yeah, we're getting into fois gras/escargot territory. Stuff that may be fancy but no one in their right mind would want to eat.;)
Sorta like caviar, eh? Speaking of which, for the cost of the high end PS3, you could get about 7 ounces of Russian Imperial caviar. For a Wii, you could get about 50 foot long subs.
Well, my suggestion to you would be not to purchase it, then. That's the nature of the sandbox game; build something and play with it. If that's not the kind of game you enjoy, it wouldn't be worth your money.
Speaking as someone who keeps a small tub of Legos by the computer, I think I can probably say that I've got it preordered!
It is also clear that Take-Two corporately and its senior officers, including CEO Paul Eibeler, individually, must now be prosecuted criminally for the knowing distribution of "sexual material harmful to minors" which is a felony in most states and nationally. The undersigned intends to work toward that end immediately.
I was only a teenager when I played Daggerfall and you couldn't turn a corner without running smack into a square pixel nipple in that game. Didn't have the slightest effMURDERMYPARENTSect on me at all.
In America? Naked women. A boob is a thousand times worse than seeing a human being gutted, ripped in half and having both chunks set on fire. Make sense? Not really, but that's the way this country works.
"EA's ambitious goal is to create more such innovative, internally developed games while lessening the company's dependence on professional sports and Hollywood movie franchises."
But when questioned about the recent exclusivity rights to NFL teams and the James Bond franchise, the PR rep paused briefly before screaming "Look, behind you!" and bolting out the door.
Perhaps I'm just in a lousy section of Orlando, but every single Game Stop and EB within easy driving distance of me now has one single 2' standing rack of PC games. Typically, these will include titles released in the last 6 months (longer if it was from a brand with selling power or they just can't liquidate them, like LotR/Half Life or the City of Villains collector's edition). Yet surrounding me are entire walls dedicated to a single console per 12' span.
PC games are dead here because I can't freaking *BUY* any of them...
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Third time's the charm, right?
Believe me, I left AOL in the dust years ago. I still know a lot of people that just won't switch away, unfortunately... Some folks just stay attached to that eight-year-old, spam-riddled email address, I guess.
AOL, for instance, plans to check e-mail attachments that are already being scanned for viruses. If child porn is detected, AOL would refer the case to the missing-children's center for further investigation, as service providers are required to do under federal law.
Sounds like one of those 'good on paper' ideas that later spins itself into a slavering monster that eats half the internet. What's to say they don't start scanning for other things? Is the RIAA going to be knocking on my door because I sent an AOL member a Metallica MP3?
'Lone' Wolf, that is. Accursed spell-check, you've foiled me for the last time!
I've always been a bigger fan of the Long Wolf series myself, but CYOA books were what got me into reading in the first place. I wonder how they'll fare in the face of the almighty Playstation, however. Maybe they could stand to have some technical sprucing up as well -- I could see these being done as cell phone games, for instance.
Ahhhh. I see it now. They could've worded that a little better in the article..
It sounds to me like the basic premise for their 'innovations' is that they plan on tacking GTA-style emergent gameplay onto ever title they can. Granted, it's a nice touch in certain titles but for God's sake, don't just shove it into games where it has no purpose. Going from one marketing gimmick (yearly sequels) to another (go wherever, do whatever) just because your original tactic is failing miserably doesn't make you save any face in my book.
And this just brings us right back to the oldest antivirus solution in the book: if you don't know the sender, DON'T OPEN THE FILE. You'd think people would catch on by now...
...that more people are interested in pirated copies of their software than their actual brand? I'm far from an expert at the workings of search engine toolbars (hate 'em), but doesn't that particular function bring up the most popular searches for that keyword?
I had every intention of purchasing this console. Now there's a snowball's chance in hell of that ever happening. Nintendo is going to be my camp for this generation of consoles now.
Sorta like caviar, eh? Speaking of which, for the cost of the high end PS3, you could get about 7 ounces of Russian Imperial caviar. For a Wii, you could get about 50 foot long subs.
I know which I'd take!
Speaking as someone who keeps a small tub of Legos by the computer, I think I can probably say that I've got it preordered!
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*sob*
I was only a teenager when I played Daggerfall and you couldn't turn a corner without running smack into a square pixel nipple in that game. Didn't have the slightest effMURDERMYPARENTSect on me at all.
Naked Mario is the least of your problems. Think of what it could do to the little goombas!
In America? Naked women. A boob is a thousand times worse than seeing a human being gutted, ripped in half and having both chunks set on fire. Make sense? Not really, but that's the way this country works.
So how long until someone finds a way around that limitation?
Ah, I gotcha. It's pure shenanigans either way, I suppose.
Back in the olden days of 2004, we used to call it "cybersquatting." Kids these days and their crazy terminology. And their music.
So Matt Lauer will take a break from reporting the news of the morning to tell us about Quaker Oats now?
For every unstoppable wall of protection, some jackass'll find a way around it. It's only a matter of time.
But when questioned about the recent exclusivity rights to NFL teams and the James Bond franchise, the PR rep paused briefly before screaming "Look, behind you!" and bolting out the door.
PC games are dead here because I can't freaking *BUY* any of them...
I figure it's some guys name...some guy named Gabbo.
So... In theory... If you put this and a Nintendo DS together, would they keep each other entertained?