My company produces little American flags that people can stick in their yards/centerpieces to celebrate the Fourth of July. I can definitively say that there is at least one company that is NOT targetting the Chinese market.
There is, however, red on the flags, which may be construed to be some sort of communist reference, but I categorically deny all such claims.
Except that if Stallman had been in that car for a while longer, he would probably have been injured severely or killed. What I really was saying is that Stallman nearly being in a big car accident is at least somewhat noteworthy; he is an icon, after all.
I'm not sure, but I think more people know Richard Stallman and his work and thus, news of his death may be more meaningful to a larger group of people. It's sad to hear about someone dying, but I've never heard of Hans Bakker, while I've read some of Stallman's speeches.
On Xbox and PlayStation, Battlefront offers a distinct style of play that has not yet been exploited or overdeveloped as it has on the PC. On PlayStation 2 and Xbox, all this works extremely well, despite its inherent AI and longevity shortcomings. On PC, unfortunately, the problems are all amplified by an overwhelming amount of competition that simply makes Battlefront look a bit simplistic.
It's not that the PC version is worse, it's just that the PC already has Battlefield 1942, Vietnam, etc., so Battlefront isn't breaking new ground on the PC, like it is on the PS2 and Xbox.
Steam is not distributed at all; there is a master server (cluster?) that makes it all work. Additionally, downloading games instead of purchasing physical CDs IS NOT the same thing as Steam.
You should go grab yourself an updated American Dream Checklist and then immediately go out and purchase a plasma TV, an LCD computer monitor, and an iPod or similar MP3 player.
He's suggesting that important data be stored in multiple places so that a single natural disaster won't cripple the company. It's very unlikely that a hurricane will hit the East and an earthquake will hit the West in the same week.
I think if the US courts system has proved anything it's that rich people can get away with whatever they want as long as they have enough money for an unbeatable legal team. The rich people know this and that's how we end up with situations like the OJ Simpson trial (assuming he was guilty; I didn't follow the trial at all).
To answer your question: yes. Rich people will continue to get richer, settle out of court, and bribe their way to the top.
This article highlights the need for a change in marketing language and I think that an industry-wide switch to ebonics is just what the market doctor ordered. Software developers could immediately begin to start selling overpriced software to the lucrative "wigger" segment; they obviously have more money than they should ever rightfully need.
Strategy and teamwork don't automatically make a game fun. I tried all the different modes and played a few LAN games on them. Don't get me wrong, UT2004 is a decent game and I initially had some fun playing it with my friends.
That being said, UT2004 is not the ground-breaking title that every reviewer seemed to think it was. The game has been overhyped to the point that it bothers me when people point to it as the best shooter ever created.
I was just trying to highlight the fact that UT2004 is not a good game for everyone. Someone who likes to spend their time shooting people on the same maps over and over would love UT2004.
I'm not sure what I was expecting from UT2004 looking back on it, but I disliked the game even though I enjoy Quake III: Arena.
Some people really like UT2004, I found it to be a chore/waste of time.
UT2004 is a complete waste of time. If you liked Unreal Tournament (the original) enough to play it again with slightly updated graphics, then go ahead and waste your money (or just download the demo that has just as much gameplay diversity as the entire game). It runs well under Linux.
But that game has no depth and I feel sorry for my friend who paid cash money for that 5 CD sleeve of crushed hopes.
they may well take the "piracy fukced us"
i for exmaple pay for the games i pirate if they're any good
So you pirate games and then don't pay for them if you don't like them? Whereas if you couldn't pirate them, you'd buy them and then just be upset that you wasted money? Sounds like you're demonstrating that piracy eats into sales.
So you're saying that John Carmack, the best graphics guy in the industry, is responsible for games not being fun for you anymore? Jedi Knight II uses the Quake 3 engine that Carmack is responsible for.
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The games "going gold" doesn't mean that they've sold a single copy, it just means that the game is ready to be mass produced.
Gravity gun.
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That looks awesome, but screenshots would better help me decide if it's what I'm looking for.
You forgot the news reports from the North Korean media: Kim Jong-Il Single-Handedly Defeats Capitalist Infidels in Yet Another Competition.
My company produces little American flags that people can stick in their yards/centerpieces to celebrate the Fourth of July. I can definitively say that there is at least one company that is NOT targetting the Chinese market.
There is, however, red on the flags, which may be construed to be some sort of communist reference, but I categorically deny all such claims.
I thought my name sounded pretty ghetto, but I guess it's not an officially licensed Ghetto Name(TM).
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Except that if Stallman had been in that car for a while longer, he would probably have been injured severely or killed. What I really was saying is that Stallman nearly being in a big car accident is at least somewhat noteworthy; he is an icon, after all.
I'm not sure, but I think more people know Richard Stallman and his work and thus, news of his death may be more meaningful to a larger group of people. It's sad to hear about someone dying, but I've never heard of Hans Bakker, while I've read some of Stallman's speeches.
From the IGN review:
It's not that the PC version is worse, it's just that the PC already has Battlefield 1942, Vietnam, etc., so Battlefront isn't breaking new ground on the PC, like it is on the PS2 and Xbox.
Give them to me.
Steam is not distributed at all; there is a master server (cluster?) that makes it all work. Additionally, downloading games instead of purchasing physical CDs IS NOT the same thing as Steam.
You should go grab yourself an updated American Dream Checklist and then immediately go out and purchase a plasma TV, an LCD computer monitor, and an iPod or similar MP3 player.
If every combination of 14 numbers and letters was a valid CD key, then Valve would have a very weak key system.
I'm not sure where he got that number from, but your number is kind of ridiculous as well.
He's suggesting that important data be stored in multiple places so that a single natural disaster won't cripple the company. It's very unlikely that a hurricane will hit the East and an earthquake will hit the West in the same week.
And all you need is a really fast Internet connection! I assume such a connection comes free with Steam, correct?
I think if the US courts system has proved anything it's that rich people can get away with whatever they want as long as they have enough money for an unbeatable legal team. The rich people know this and that's how we end up with situations like the OJ Simpson trial (assuming he was guilty; I didn't follow the trial at all).
To answer your question: yes. Rich people will continue to get richer, settle out of court, and bribe their way to the top.
This article highlights the need for a change in marketing language and I think that an industry-wide switch to ebonics is just what the market doctor ordered. Software developers could immediately begin to start selling overpriced software to the lucrative "wigger" segment; they obviously have more money than they should ever rightfully need.
Strategy and teamwork don't automatically make a game fun. I tried all the different modes and played a few LAN games on them. Don't get me wrong, UT2004 is a decent game and I initially had some fun playing it with my friends.
That being said, UT2004 is not the ground-breaking title that every reviewer seemed to think it was. The game has been overhyped to the point that it bothers me when people point to it as the best shooter ever created.
I was just trying to highlight the fact that UT2004 is not a good game for everyone. Someone who likes to spend their time shooting people on the same maps over and over would love UT2004.
I'm not sure what I was expecting from UT2004 looking back on it, but I disliked the game even though I enjoy Quake III: Arena.
Some people really like UT2004, I found it to be a chore/waste of time.
UT2004 is a complete waste of time. If you liked Unreal Tournament (the original) enough to play it again with slightly updated graphics, then go ahead and waste your money (or just download the demo that has just as much gameplay diversity as the entire game). It runs well under Linux.
But that game has no depth and I feel sorry for my friend who paid cash money for that 5 CD sleeve of crushed hopes.
Also, Chromium BSU is a fun game.
Best post I've read to day. Lurk less.
So you pirate games and then don't pay for them if you don't like them? Whereas if you couldn't pirate them, you'd buy them and then just be upset that you wasted money? Sounds like you're demonstrating that piracy eats into sales.
Who said it was going to increase sales? They didn't release the demo before the game for this very reason.
So you're saying that John Carmack, the best graphics guy in the industry, is responsible for games not being fun for you anymore? Jedi Knight II uses the Quake 3 engine that Carmack is responsible for.