That's what I'm gonna do too. I'm gonna put up a flyer on my campus bulletin board offering 40 or 50 dollars plus more for games/extra controllers once the 360 comes out. I'm planning on using wording like this:
"Need money for drugs, alcohol, prostitutes, or gas? Sell that old, outdated XBOX your parents bought you!"
Hey, I indirectly got a GBA from a girl who wanted drinking money. Best $10.00 I ever spent.
How much do the artists actually make from the sale of a CD, though? People say I/we/they are stealing money from the music industry, but don't most musicians make most of their money from clothing, concert ticket sales, and putting their names on brands?
So, for example, if I pirate an entire CD from a band (a whole, what, 9 songs nowadays?), and then buy a hat, cologne named after them, and go see them in concert, wouldn't that make me a bigger supporter of them than someone who bought the CD, but didn't buy the paraphernalia?
So, in theory (if they don't make much off of their CDs), wouldn't it be better for the bands to release their music online, and then reap the profits of all the music fans who have that extra $10-$15 to spend on their labeled stuff?
So, really, all I'm hurting is the faceless corporation who paid to promote them in the beginning, right?
What if I 'steal' their MP3s, and then buy their sweatshirt if I like them? Wouldn't that encourage them to make better music? How about I just give each member of the band a frickin' dollar? They'd still make more money than the sale of my new CD.
If a no-name band gets a record offer, they have to sign. It's their only chance at stardom. But with blogs, message boards, and ravenous fans, it doesn't have to be.
Of course I want to support my favorite artists. Of course I want them to make more stuff.
I don't mind paying for a shirt.
But giving way too much of my hard-earned money to do-nothing, fat, old guys? That hurts.
I think, in the end, it's the fault of the fans who listen to whatever's 'hot'. If you rely on the record lables to advertise the best stuff, then you have to give the devil his due. Brainwashed fans, mass market pop stars, cliche rockers, and the greedy industry that promotes them hurt both the artists and the fans, leaving only the RIAA corporations the money.
You really wanna support the music industry? Don't 'steal' MP3s. Go find independent record labels you like. Bands who let you listen to their music for free, make and sell their own CDs, sell their own shirts, and get most of the money, and then write about them in your blog (admit it, you have one), tell your friends about them, and buy their stuff.
THAT is supporting the music industry.
(Plus, if you decide you like local bands, you get to see them play for, like, $4.00)
That phrase has always bothered me. If it were true, then robbery would be 9/10th legal, right?
Or maybe robbery itself would be illegal, but once you possess something, it's yours no matter how you got it.
What about copywrite infringement? Plagerism?
"Well, that paper I copied is at least 9/10th mine. You better just give me a 90% on it."
Either way, it's clearly a faulty phrase.
I was campaigning in the last election. We were calling all the Kerry supporters, making sure they did indeed support him, and then calling the day of the election to try to get them to vote. I've found that a lot of people don't think their one little vote will amount to anything, so why bother? They do have a point, in that one little vote really won't change an election, but if you really care about something, then you really should campaign for it, and try to get as many votes as you can. If you work hard at it, and spend hours putting in the hard work, you could get hundreds or even thousands of votes. That's way better than you one little vote.
Wouldn't we all? But I thought you had to point it at the screen to be able to control it. Otherwise they couldn't detect the angle and distance from the screen, right? Maybe I'm wrong, because I saw some people in the Gamespot video using it like a baseball bat. Can anyone enlighten me?
Wow! MORE racing games? That's so great. And football games? Yeah, we totally need more than one of those for each console! Did they tweak the rules any? Add in a couple of robots, ninja, or deathtraps on the field? No? Still the same game with different voices and 6 new players? Wow. Sounds like a real buy.
How about those WWII shooters? Got those covered? Oh, going for Vietnam now, are we? That's pretty great, I guess. What's that, the 67th war based FPS out this year? Defintiely a must buy.
How about fighters? Oh yeah, I know you got us covered there! Every fighting game needs a sequel that just adds a few moves on to a player, and adds a couple less-than-stellar characters into the mix. But graphically, you're still topping the charts, right? I just love to see the same game with new graphics. Playing through the exact same level over and over, from generation to generation, really lets you look at how far, graphically, we've come.
Well, time to blow the old paycheck.
I'm really excited about this new console generation. With all these fancy new graphics, mysterious controllers, and all this news coverage, there will be tons of people going out to buy XBOX 360s and PS3s. What does this mean for me? I'm going to buy an XBOX for a fraction of the cost they're at now from someone who just spent $400 dollars on a new box with fancy graphics and strange controllers!
If you don't mind the slightly outdated graphics, you're about to be able to buy a whole lot of cool games really cheap.
Don't listen to this guy. If you go and download Mystic Quest, you will be forever turned off of FF games. You need to play FF5, and then FF4. Then, maybe, FF6. FF6 and 7 are overrated, but still pretty good. Also, don't play the original three games for the Nintendo. And just forget about those lame-ass GB games. Otherwise, the series is pretty good.
Yeah. I totally agree. Spending most of their time at either work or school, a lot of these little hooligans think they deserve off time playing their violent video games. POPPEYCOCK! They need more hard work! Discipline! Some kid thinks he can buy and play a violent video game a YEAR earlier than he's legally supposed to? THE DEATH PENALTY!!
Also, I think it should be illegal to have sexual relations before marriage!
And what's with this 'separation of church and state' thing? Sounds like them gay jews are trying to overstep their legal boundaries to me!
Prison for parents who let their kids watch to 'bad' games or movies? It'll never happen. Instead we'll throw the EBgames clerks, theatre employees, and rap singers in prison.
Actaully, I was thinking "SHUT THE FUCK UP AND MAKE SOME FUCKING GAMES!" Why should these idiots tell game designers how to do their job? Since the writers obviously know all about the entertainment industry, game programming, design, and marketing, so why don't they make their own games and let the public's pocketbooks do the talking? Having problems with a game is one thing, but laying down "rules", "laws", or "player's rights" is ridiculous.
Nothing's wrong withabsurd levels of violence. Mild sexuality, on the other hand, is completely over the edge. Take GTA:SA. Killing hookers? Who cares. They're immoral wastes of oxygen anyway. Exposing little Billy to sexual situations, assuming he has expensive modding hardware and really great technical skills? That's a little out there, don't you think? Anyway, I think making Best Buy employees responsible for our nation's youth is a great plan. Parents already dump their kids on the demo machines all afternoon, leaving their supervision up the the clerks and shelf stockers, so this isn't that big of a leap.
...And people keep buying this stuff. We know they're exploiting Mario and friends, but it's the same thing they've been doing with every other character or logo in any other industry. Batman action figures, costumes, and clothing. Mario breakfast cereal, TV shows, and game spinoffs. Nascar logos on everything.
It's all the same. It happens with everything, and it's been happening with everything. I mean, seriously, who here doesn't have mario sheets, cups, lunchboxes, and clothes?
They just opened an arcade here(that I have yet to go to) called 1984. You pay $5.00 to get in, and all the machines have their coin slots replaced with buttons to add more quarters.
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That's what I'm gonna do too. I'm gonna put up a flyer on my campus bulletin board offering 40 or 50 dollars plus more for games/extra controllers once the 360 comes out. I'm planning on using wording like this:
"Need money for drugs, alcohol, prostitutes, or gas? Sell that old, outdated XBOX your parents bought you!"
Hey, I indirectly got a GBA from a girl who wanted drinking money. Best $10.00 I ever spent.
They do it with CSS, dumbass.
I have a friend who's big on it. Personally, I think it's just silliness. Nothing wrong with silliness, but it gets old pretty fast, in this case.
I was looking through the MOG website, but I couldn't find the Counterstrike or WOW flash games.
Link?
Interesting forum thread. Well, the last post is.i mentaldiscussionboard.showMessage?topicID=58.topic
http://p198.ezboard.com/feudaimonia38580metaexper
I'm not going to post the contents in a futile attempt to stay almost on-topic.
How much do the artists actually make from the sale of a CD, though? People say I/we/they are stealing money from the music industry, but don't most musicians make most of their money from clothing, concert ticket sales, and putting their names on brands?
So, for example, if I pirate an entire CD from a band (a whole, what, 9 songs nowadays?), and then buy a hat, cologne named after them, and go see them in concert, wouldn't that make me a bigger supporter of them than someone who bought the CD, but didn't buy the paraphernalia?
So, in theory (if they don't make much off of their CDs), wouldn't it be better for the bands to release their music online, and then reap the profits of all the music fans who have that extra $10-$15 to spend on their labeled stuff? So, really, all I'm hurting is the faceless corporation who paid to promote them in the beginning, right?
What if I 'steal' their MP3s, and then buy their sweatshirt if I like them? Wouldn't that encourage them to make better music? How about I just give each member of the band a frickin' dollar? They'd still make more money than the sale of my new CD.
If a no-name band gets a record offer, they have to sign. It's their only chance at stardom. But with blogs, message boards, and ravenous fans, it doesn't have to be.
Of course I want to support my favorite artists.
Of course I want them to make more stuff.
I don't mind paying for a shirt.
But giving way too much of my hard-earned money to do-nothing, fat, old guys? That hurts.
I think, in the end, it's the fault of the fans who listen to whatever's 'hot'. If you rely on the record lables to advertise the best stuff, then you have to give the devil his due. Brainwashed fans, mass market pop stars, cliche rockers, and the greedy industry that promotes them hurt both the artists and the fans, leaving only the RIAA corporations the money.
You really wanna support the music industry? Don't 'steal' MP3s. Go find independent record labels you like. Bands who let you listen to their music for free, make and sell their own CDs, sell their own shirts, and get most of the money, and then write about them in your blog (admit it, you have one), tell your friends about them, and buy their stuff.
THAT is supporting the music industry.
(Plus, if you decide you like local bands, you get to see them play for, like, $4.00)
Clever. But not as clever as THIS!!
AAAHAHAHAHAA!!!
That phrase has always bothered me. If it were true, then robbery would be 9/10th legal, right? Or maybe robbery itself would be illegal, but once you possess something, it's yours no matter how you got it. What about copywrite infringement? Plagerism?
"Well, that paper I copied is at least 9/10th mine. You better just give me a 90% on it."
Either way, it's clearly a faulty phrase.
Helicopters.
I was campaigning in the last election. We were calling all the Kerry supporters, making sure they did indeed support him, and then calling the day of the election to try to get them to vote.
I've found that a lot of people don't think their one little vote will amount to anything, so why bother?
They do have a point, in that one little vote really won't change an election, but if you really care about something, then you really should campaign for it, and try to get as many votes as you can. If you work hard at it, and spend hours putting in the hard work, you could get hundreds or even thousands of votes. That's way better than you one little vote.
It was probably Linux.
Wouldn't we all? But I thought you had to point it at the screen to be able to control it. Otherwise they couldn't detect the angle and distance from the screen, right? Maybe I'm wrong, because I saw some people in the Gamespot video using it like a baseball bat. Can anyone enlighten me?
I'm not rooting for anyone untill I see the Revolution's controller. Then we'll talk.
Wow! MORE racing games? That's so great. And football games? Yeah, we totally need more than one of those for each console! Did they tweak the rules any? Add in a couple of robots, ninja, or deathtraps on the field? No? Still the same game with different voices and 6 new players? Wow. Sounds like a real buy. How about those WWII shooters? Got those covered? Oh, going for Vietnam now, are we? That's pretty great, I guess. What's that, the 67th war based FPS out this year? Defintiely a must buy. How about fighters? Oh yeah, I know you got us covered there! Every fighting game needs a sequel that just adds a few moves on to a player, and adds a couple less-than-stellar characters into the mix. But graphically, you're still topping the charts, right? I just love to see the same game with new graphics. Playing through the exact same level over and over, from generation to generation, really lets you look at how far, graphically, we've come. Well, time to blow the old paycheck.
I'm really excited about this new console generation. With all these fancy new graphics, mysterious controllers, and all this news coverage, there will be tons of people going out to buy XBOX 360s and PS3s. What does this mean for me? I'm going to buy an XBOX for a fraction of the cost they're at now from someone who just spent $400 dollars on a new box with fancy graphics and strange controllers! If you don't mind the slightly outdated graphics, you're about to be able to buy a whole lot of cool games really cheap.
Don't listen to this guy. If you go and download Mystic Quest, you will be forever turned off of FF games. You need to play FF5, and then FF4. Then, maybe, FF6. FF6 and 7 are overrated, but still pretty good.
Also, don't play the original three games for the Nintendo. And just forget about those lame-ass GB games.
Otherwise, the series is pretty good.
Yeah. I totally agree. Spending most of their time at either work or school, a lot of these little hooligans think they deserve off time playing their violent video games. POPPEYCOCK! They need more hard work! Discipline! Some kid thinks he can buy and play a violent video game a YEAR earlier than he's legally supposed to? THE DEATH PENALTY!! Also, I think it should be illegal to have sexual relations before marriage! And what's with this 'separation of church and state' thing? Sounds like them gay jews are trying to overstep their legal boundaries to me!
Prison for parents who let their kids watch to 'bad' games or movies? It'll never happen. Instead we'll throw the EBgames clerks, theatre employees, and rap singers in prison.
Actaully, I was thinking "SHUT THE FUCK UP AND MAKE SOME FUCKING GAMES!"
Why should these idiots tell game designers how to do their job? Since the writers obviously know all about the entertainment industry, game programming, design, and marketing, so why don't they make their own games and let the public's pocketbooks do the talking?
Having problems with a game is one thing, but laying down "rules", "laws", or "player's rights" is ridiculous.
Nothing's wrong withabsurd levels of violence. Mild sexuality, on the other hand, is completely over the edge. Take GTA:SA. Killing hookers? Who cares. They're immoral wastes of oxygen anyway.
Exposing little Billy to sexual situations, assuming he has expensive modding hardware and really great technical skills? That's a little out there, don't you think?
Anyway, I think making Best Buy employees responsible for our nation's youth is a great plan. Parents already dump their kids on the demo machines all afternoon, leaving their supervision up the the clerks and shelf stockers, so this isn't that big of a leap.
Anyone who wanted it was going to find it anyway, and they had to verify their claims.
Gasp! How could they be dumb enough not to link you to a torrent on the news article?
...And people keep buying this stuff. We know they're exploiting Mario and friends, but it's the same thing they've been doing with every other character or logo in any other industry.
Batman action figures, costumes, and clothing.
Mario breakfast cereal, TV shows, and game spinoffs.
Nascar logos on everything.
It's all the same. It happens with everything, and it's been happening with everything.
I mean, seriously, who here doesn't have mario sheets, cups, lunchboxes, and clothes?
And people are complaining about the high prices of the XBOX 360...
They just opened an arcade here(that I have yet to go to) called 1984. You pay $5.00 to get in, and all the machines have their coin slots replaced with buttons to add more quarters.