I would argue that Sony's offer of repair services would be generous only if it was for free. With a fee, it's merely fair; the leak itself was mostly Sony's fault, so offering repairs to people who screwed up their PSPs with this patch would only be expected.
Rob (One would hope that Sony puts at least some of that money towards getting better security)
Never said that Sony was responsible for people installing an unfinished patch onto their PSPs. If you'll look at the original post again, you'll notice that it said that Sony had no responsibility for the patch being leaked in the first place.
The Strangerhood is much weaker than Red vs. Blue, mainly because the voice actors have to adapt their lines to the mouth movements and actions of the avatars. It just doesn't flow smoothly, kind of like a badly-dubbed martial arts movie. (The storyline also hasn't gotten anywhere yet, but that's probably not a problem with the engine they're using.)
Even with The Strangerhood being as weak as it is, though, this idea that EA's come up with is far, far worse.
So you're saying that this is a bad idea not because a TV show based on The Sims would be unadulterated crap, but because people who watch TV have bad taste? Sorry, I don't agree with you.
...then it is completely useless to me. I don't care about a reviewer's opinion simply because it is not my own, and therefore not relevant to my choice of video games. Even a reviewer who appears to share many of my tastes regarding video games cannot be fully trusted.
When I read a review, I look for information: What is the game about? What genre is it? What control system and/or interface does it use? If it's a PC game, what are its specs? Anything outside of that type of information basically gets ignored.
I played completely through Morrowind with a GeForce 3 Ti 500. I'm pretty sure a lot of other people have beaten that game with some type of GeForce as well. Saying that Morrowind simply doesn't work with nVidia chipsets would be a lot more dishonest than saying that it works with them no matter what.
Don't forget that Fox is the least conservative network on TV, with disgusting shit like "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?" Murdoch doesn't let things like "morals" and "aversion to hypocritical behavior" get in the way of making money.
People keep on making jokes about that "fake but accurate" line, but what phrase could better describe the Bush administration's opinion of the "evidence" of WMDs in Iraq?
Honestly, I sometimes wonder if anyone involved in politics isn't a complete hypocrite.
Isn't this just encouraging its audience not to buy EQ2, which is a bad idea at this point in time? I'm sure I'm not the only one who noticed this article coming right after one about WoW breaking sales records.
The meaning of a word in the past isn't really relevant to the meaning that word has today. In general, people think of sports as requiring physical exertion; therefore, that would be a criterion for the common definition of the word. Pedantry isn't going to change this fact. It's doubtful that simply calling video gaming a sport will either, since we already have a word for that type of activity, and it's right there in the name of it.
I don't believe that the original post ever claimed that the status of an activity as a sport hinged on the complexity of the physical exertion involved, merely the degree. Stop beating up your strawman.
Physical activity? Yes. Using a controller or keyboard mouse is physical.
That's just silly. By that logic, most corporate jobs would be sports. By "physical activity," the definition refers to activities which are primarily physical (take a look at the second definition for clarification). Video games certainly are not.
GS: Morrowind was a first-person, real-time, action RPG. Fallout and its sequel were isometric-view, third-person, turn-based RPGs. What will Fallout 3 be?
TH: Too early to say. We're looking at many options.
From a interview with the lead developer by Gamespot. If you have any newer information, please let us know. Besides, if Fallout 3 is first-person, at most it would be as much of a shooter as System Shock was. If the shooter aspects of System Shock were enough to turn you off of the rest of the game, there's something wrong with you.
Assuming that by "nerdy gameplay" you're referring to the pointless treadmill basis of most MMORPGs today. I would never pay a monthly fee to play a video game that I already paid retail price for, but I quickly gave up on Anarchy Online even though I could've played it free for a year due to the boring and aimless gameplay.
Mentioning the 95% win rate doesn't mean anything unless you also mention who they play against. Does anyone know if these girls play against people who aren't chumps?
You are implying that they aren't really playing their own games are you not? Because Milli Vanilli and the Backstreet Boys lipsync their performances? What other analogy could there be there?
While Milli Vanilli was indeed fake, the Backstreet Boys is a group of five talented singers (even if you don't like their music, you have to admit this) who were artifically brought together by corporate interests to appeal to the teeniebopper market. I think that was the main point that he was trying to make.
BTW, I have to wonder how much of their impressive win rate has to do with the unwashed nerds that they're playing against hyperventilating and screaming "OMG GURLZ!!!" How many games do they play where the opponents can't see each other?
Heck, that doesn't even matter, if you question whether or not they have anything to do with girls in gaming, you are directly saying they aren't gamers at all.
Not necessarily. I think it would be valid to suggest that the media (as well as the aforementioned corporate interests) isn't interested in this group because it's an example of girls in gaming, but because it's an example of hot girls in gaming. In other words, this doesn't really have anything to do with gamer girls in general.
At the forum for the warez.NFO site I frequent, the developer of that game actually asked people for their opinions about it. I'm not sure if he realized that everyone there was a software pirate, but either way he managed to guilt-trip a few people out of downloading his game. Brilliant idea, far better than most copy protection.
You must not have been hoping for much, then. Even so, I would agree that trolling like that doesn't really belong in an article blurb, but there's one problem: This particular blurb is quoted verbatim from the article. Seeing people who won't even read the first paragraph of the article that they're discussing complain about the lack of editing at/. is hilarious.
you can waste 2 billions dollars on one console and have it said succesfull because it has one best selling title
Also because it has the best graphics of the current console generation (especially important to the casual gamer) as well as third-party support rivalling that of Sony. And this is coming from a person who thought that the XBox was going to be a massive failure of a PC substitute back when it launched.
Except the Harvest Moon series is widely regarded as being very good, even among older gamers.
"Alright.. so how are we going to try and market this movie? On the internet maybe?" "Well, given the straightforward plot of the movie... we can't use the IMEWOMF." "What's the IMEWOMF??" "The Internet Movie Elitist Word of Mouth Factor. You see, you get people on the internet, claiming what 'genius' or 'understated brilliance' a specific movie is... and sure enough, as word spreads, people will generally be too intimidated by these faceless, anonymous opinions to go against the grain and form an opinion for themselves. Wes Anderson and the Wilson Bros. have been doing this for years." "They have?" "Well, let's put this way. Did you enjoy 'Rushmore' and 'The Royal Tenenbaums'?" "My God yes. Those movies have such a subtle brilliance to them. Pure genius." "Now ask yourself this.. When you were watching them. Did you even laugh once?" "Well.. no. But those movies are god-like comedies." "Comedies that never made you laugh once." "Oh my lord... The IMEWOMF." "The IMEWOMF. Hell, why do you think Owen Wilson has a successful movie career despite looking like a Rottweiler bit half of his nose off?"
(From the late great website Whatever-Dude. I'll leave it to the reader to figure out what relevance this has to the quote from the parent post.)
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Those games are bush-league compared to Tecmo Super Bowl and Baseball Simulator 1.000.
Rob
I would argue that Sony's offer of repair services would be generous only if it was for free. With a fee, it's merely fair; the leak itself was mostly Sony's fault, so offering repairs to people who screwed up their PSPs with this patch would only be expected.
Rob (One would hope that Sony puts at least some of that money towards getting better security)
Never said that Sony was responsible for people installing an unfinished patch onto their PSPs. If you'll look at the original post again, you'll notice that it said that Sony had no responsibility for the patch being leaked in the first place.
Rob
Sony's lack of security is not Sony's responsibility?
Rob
The Strangerhood is much weaker than Red vs. Blue, mainly because the voice actors have to adapt their lines to the mouth movements and actions of the avatars. It just doesn't flow smoothly, kind of like a badly-dubbed martial arts movie. (The storyline also hasn't gotten anywhere yet, but that's probably not a problem with the engine they're using.)
Even with The Strangerhood being as weak as it is, though, this idea that EA's come up with is far, far worse.
Rob
So you're saying that this is a bad idea not because a TV show based on The Sims would be unadulterated crap, but because people who watch TV have bad taste? Sorry, I don't agree with you.
Rob
...then it is completely useless to me. I don't care about a reviewer's opinion simply because it is not my own, and therefore not relevant to my choice of video games. Even a reviewer who appears to share many of my tastes regarding video games cannot be fully trusted.
When I read a review, I look for information: What is the game about? What genre is it? What control system and/or interface does it use? If it's a PC game, what are its specs? Anything outside of that type of information basically gets ignored.
Rob
I played completely through Morrowind with a GeForce 3 Ti 500. I'm pretty sure a lot of other people have beaten that game with some type of GeForce as well. Saying that Morrowind simply doesn't work with nVidia chipsets would be a lot more dishonest than saying that it works with them no matter what.
Rob
Don't forget that Fox is the least conservative network on TV, with disgusting shit like "Who Wants to Marry a Millionaire?" Murdoch doesn't let things like "morals" and "aversion to hypocritical behavior" get in the way of making money.
Rob
People keep on making jokes about that "fake but accurate" line, but what phrase could better describe the Bush administration's opinion of the "evidence" of WMDs in Iraq?
Honestly, I sometimes wonder if anyone involved in politics isn't a complete hypocrite.
Rob
Isn't this just encouraging its audience not to buy EQ2, which is a bad idea at this point in time? I'm sure I'm not the only one who noticed this article coming right after one about WoW breaking sales records.
Rob
I suppose in many corporate settings this would hold true as well
Ah, so I'm right then-
but for the purposes of this discussion your comparison fails.
Wait, what?
Rob
I believe it was "Geek, Dweeb, or Spaz?"
Oh, and he's a royal geek.
Rob
The meaning of a word in the past isn't really relevant to the meaning that word has today. In general, people think of sports as requiring physical exertion; therefore, that would be a criterion for the common definition of the word. Pedantry isn't going to change this fact. It's doubtful that simply calling video gaming a sport will either, since we already have a word for that type of activity, and it's right there in the name of it.
Rob
I don't believe that the original post ever claimed that the status of an activity as a sport hinged on the complexity of the physical exertion involved, merely the degree. Stop beating up your strawman.
Rob
Physical activity? Yes. Using a controller or keyboard mouse is physical.
That's just silly. By that logic, most corporate jobs would be sports. By "physical activity," the definition refers to activities which are primarily physical (take a look at the second definition for clarification). Video games certainly are not.
Rob
GS: Morrowind was a first-person, real-time, action RPG. Fallout and its sequel were isometric-view, third-person, turn-based RPGs. What will Fallout 3 be?
TH: Too early to say. We're looking at many options.
From a interview with the lead developer by Gamespot. If you have any newer information, please let us know. Besides, if Fallout 3 is first-person, at most it would be as much of a shooter as System Shock was. If the shooter aspects of System Shock were enough to turn you off of the rest of the game, there's something wrong with you.
Rob
Assuming that by "nerdy gameplay" you're referring to the pointless treadmill basis of most MMORPGs today. I would never pay a monthly fee to play a video game that I already paid retail price for, but I quickly gave up on Anarchy Online even though I could've played it free for a year due to the boring and aimless gameplay.
Rob
Mentioning the 95% win rate doesn't mean anything unless you also mention who they play against. Does anyone know if these girls play against people who aren't chumps?
Rob
You are implying that they aren't really playing their own games are you not? Because Milli Vanilli and the Backstreet Boys lipsync their performances? What other analogy could there be there?
While Milli Vanilli was indeed fake, the Backstreet Boys is a group of five talented singers (even if you don't like their music, you have to admit this) who were artifically brought together by corporate interests to appeal to the teeniebopper market. I think that was the main point that he was trying to make.
BTW, I have to wonder how much of their impressive win rate has to do with the unwashed nerds that they're playing against hyperventilating and screaming "OMG GURLZ!!!" How many games do they play where the opponents can't see each other?
Heck, that doesn't even matter, if you question whether or not they have anything to do with girls in gaming, you are directly saying they aren't gamers at all.
Not necessarily. I think it would be valid to suggest that the media (as well as the aforementioned corporate interests) isn't interested in this group because it's an example of girls in gaming, but because it's an example of hot girls in gaming. In other words, this doesn't really have anything to do with gamer girls in general.
Rob
Oddly enough, you see the same phenomenon in male gamers.
Rob (By "oddly," I mean "totally expectedly")
At the forum for the warez .NFO site I frequent, the developer of that game actually asked people for their opinions about it. I'm not sure if he realized that everyone there was a software pirate, but either way he managed to guilt-trip a few people out of downloading his game. Brilliant idea, far better than most copy protection.
Rob
You must not have been hoping for much, then. Even so, I would agree that trolling like that doesn't really belong in an article blurb, but there's one problem: This particular blurb is quoted verbatim from the article. Seeing people who won't even read the first paragraph of the article that they're discussing complain about the lack of editing at /. is hilarious.
Rob
you can waste 2 billions dollars on one console and have it said succesfull because it has one best selling title
Also because it has the best graphics of the current console generation (especially important to the casual gamer) as well as third-party support rivalling that of Sony. And this is coming from a person who thought that the XBox was going to be a massive failure of a PC substitute back when it launched.
Rob
Except the Harvest Moon series is widely regarded as being very good, even among older gamers.
"Alright.. so how are we going to try and market this movie? On the internet maybe?"
"Well, given the straightforward plot of the movie... we can't use the IMEWOMF."
"What's the IMEWOMF??"
"The Internet Movie Elitist Word of Mouth Factor. You see, you get people on the internet, claiming what 'genius' or 'understated brilliance' a specific movie is... and sure enough, as word spreads, people will generally be too intimidated by these faceless, anonymous opinions to go against the grain and form an opinion for themselves. Wes Anderson and the Wilson Bros. have been doing this for years."
"They have?"
"Well, let's put this way. Did you enjoy 'Rushmore' and 'The Royal Tenenbaums'?"
"My God yes. Those movies have such a subtle brilliance to them. Pure genius."
"Now ask yourself this.. When you were watching them. Did you even laugh once?"
"Well.. no. But those movies are god-like comedies."
"Comedies that never made you laugh once."
"Oh my lord... The IMEWOMF."
"The IMEWOMF. Hell, why do you think Owen Wilson has a successful movie career despite looking like a Rottweiler bit half of his nose off?"
(From the late great website Whatever-Dude. I'll leave it to the reader to figure out what relevance this has to the quote from the parent post.)
Rob