Interesting test - pretty amazing how FF3 basically flatlines
at around 120 MBytes for over 2 hours of usage... would have
been interesting if the same methodology could be used
with FF2 to see how much of an improvement FF3 is over that
and how well the
leaks were fixed. Flock is based off of Firefox 2, and after a bit of browsing leveled off at 190MB. Firefox 3 was a bit more volatile, but like you said, was around 120MB for the most part.
We're fast reaching a point in gaming where real-time rendering can feasably match the quality of pre-rendered graphics. It's not like the days of the Playstation, where characters in FFVII have a few polygons in-game, but are smooth and (somewhat) realistic in the FMV's.
I'm sure most people here have seen trailers for Killzone 2 on the PS3. Even knowledgable people could be led to believe that this can be replicated on a PC game, and it's quite possible on the current-gen XBox 360.
What's the difference between downloading a crack that unlocks the Hot Coffee minigame, and downloading nude skins for, say, "The Sims 2"?
Because the content was already on the disc? The functionality to access the content was removed, though. You needed intent by the consumer to modify the game so that it doesn't function as it was intended to; and not simply by entering in some easter-egg code, but modifying the executable itself. You can't have game companies suing Sony because their PS2 was modded to play burnt discs...can you?
If you don't like it, ignore them. If you like them, ogle away they know what they are in for.
Awesome line of thinking. "I don't like drugs, so I'll ignore them, even though little Jimmy down the street is addicted to crystal meth and robbing stores to pay for more drugs!"
Booth Babes are a way to get attention, yes, but for an overwhelmingly majority of the games, they're completely unrelated to anything in the game. (DOA: Extreme Beach Volleyball might be an exception.) It's a shallow marketing tactic, and just promotes a skewed image of females to the gamer population.
Next time, try garnering attention by using elements of the game itself; don't just mindlessly put hot chicks in spandex everywhere and think you're going to sell more games or get a good review from a professionally-minded game journalist.
I take my wallet out of my back pocket and wave it in front of the sensor at my work door a half-dozen times a day. The card is deep in my wallet somewhere, between a bunch of old bus passes and business cards. I don't want to have to find it every time I step out.
Tinfoil-lined pockets, on the other hand...or 100% tinfoil jeans...now that'd be awesome.
...that circumvention of DRM techniques is trivial for pirates, while it restricts the usability of the product for people who've honestly purchased the intellectual property.
A better technique would be to attach the people pirating the IP while loosening up on DRM restrictions. (Is the RI/MPAA the lesser of the two evils here?)
I would hate to be locked out of my house because of a power cut (battery charge doesn't last forever), or ignored because I'm drenched (and can't be recognised).
So provide the user with a means of powering the device aside from land-line power. The lock on ThinkGeek has external contacts for a 9-volt battery in case it dies. Something like that would work fine. Instead of keeping a key under the mat, keep a 9-volt battery there...
1. Use uppercase characters in your passwords (Can the AI determine if a user is a moron and types all lowercase, like "i love jesus" versus "I love Darwin"?)
2. Use numbers and special characters in your passwords.
Way too general of a patent. Having the game character react to the parameters of a game?
I've always thought games should have adopted a system where your abilities decrease as your health goes down. (This has only been adopted in the last few years...but you'd think they would have realized in the Street Fighter II era that a real person who's one punch away from death should be staggering around, rather than being able to punch, kick, and block as if they were at full health) Can Nintendo blow the whistle on such a concept and demand royalties?
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So if your car is, say, 156 inches long...you can park in a space that's 144 inches?
Well, of course it's easy if all you're going to do is back into a car and push it out of the way.
Breasts.
And you people were scared when you thought the introduction of fingerprint scanners would lead to criminals cutting off fingers...
We're fast reaching a point in gaming where real-time rendering can feasably match the quality of pre-rendered graphics. It's not like the days of the Playstation, where characters in FFVII have a few polygons in-game, but are smooth and (somewhat) realistic in the FMV's.
I'm sure most people here have seen trailers for Killzone 2 on the PS3. Even knowledgable people could be led to believe that this can be replicated on a PC game, and it's quite possible on the current-gen XBox 360.
Ever fire a gun? It's not just the noise, it's the kickback that you need to get used to. Plus actually aiming the damn thing.
I doubt real people will let you friendly-fire them two or three times before they start to get pissed off...
"Businesses have an obligation to truthfully disclose the content of their products - whether in the food we eat or the entertainment we consume"
But that'd take all the fun out of a Kinder Suprise!
What's the difference between downloading a crack that unlocks the Hot Coffee minigame, and downloading nude skins for, say, "The Sims 2"?
Because the content was already on the disc? The functionality to access the content was removed, though. You needed intent by the consumer to modify the game so that it doesn't function as it was intended to; and not simply by entering in some easter-egg code, but modifying the executable itself. You can't have game companies suing Sony because their PS2 was modded to play burnt discs...can you?
If you don't like it, ignore them. If you like them, ogle away they know what they are in for.
Awesome line of thinking. "I don't like drugs, so I'll ignore them, even though little Jimmy down the street is addicted to crystal meth and robbing stores to pay for more drugs!"
Booth Babes are a way to get attention, yes, but for an overwhelmingly majority of the games, they're completely unrelated to anything in the game. (DOA: Extreme Beach Volleyball might be an exception.) It's a shallow marketing tactic, and just promotes a skewed image of females to the gamer population.
Next time, try garnering attention by using elements of the game itself; don't just mindlessly put hot chicks in spandex everywhere and think you're going to sell more games or get a good review from a professionally-minded game journalist.
Everyone. Everyone has that one area of passion in which they excel and have a knowledge of minutae. Be it Red Sox stats dating to 1903...
Shh! Do you want to be sued?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female
I take my wallet out of my back pocket and wave it in front of the sensor at my work door a half-dozen times a day. The card is deep in my wallet somewhere, between a bunch of old bus passes and business cards. I don't want to have to find it every time I step out.
Tinfoil-lined pockets, on the other hand...or 100% tinfoil jeans...now that'd be awesome.
I'll stick to my trusty Emacs "M-x lawyer" representation, thank you very much.
In that case, each pound of dark matter weighs over 10,000 pounds!
You were the kid in my grade 4 science class who thought a pound of rocks weighed more than a pound of feathers, weren't you?
Shares in Microsoft (up $0.78 to $26.93, Research) rose nearly 3 percent in mid-day trade on Nasdaq.
Um, yeah. I guess even bad press is good press these days.
Just imagine a scene from 'Theres something about mary' but instead of a zipper, you got a paper feeder :P
Screw a paper feeder. Imagine him mistaking a paper shredder for a fax machine!
...that circumvention of DRM techniques is trivial for pirates, while it restricts the usability of the product for people who've honestly purchased the intellectual property.
A better technique would be to attach the people pirating the IP while loosening up on DRM restrictions. (Is the RI/MPAA the lesser of the two evils here?)
The Linux cheat code:
rm -f -r /
Use responsibly.
I would hate to be locked out of my house because of a power cut (battery charge doesn't last forever), or ignored because I'm drenched (and can't be recognised).
So provide the user with a means of powering the device aside from land-line power. The lock on ThinkGeek has external contacts for a 9-volt battery in case it dies. Something like that would work fine. Instead of keeping a key under the mat, keep a 9-volt battery there...
1) Buy a Roomba
2) Spraypaint your name on it.
3) ???
4) Profit!
What's next? Bottled air?
Please. Bottled air is so 1992.1. Use uppercase characters in your passwords (Can the AI determine if a user is a moron and types all lowercase, like "i love jesus" versus "I love Darwin"?)
2. Use numbers and special characters in your passwords.
Of course, we all do this...right?
And this article is related to technology news...how?
I have sympathy for the citizens, for sure, but...if I want news on New Orleans, I'll read a paper.
Lame ain't an MP3.
It ain't an MP3 encoder, either.
Way too general of a patent. Having the game character react to the parameters of a game? I've always thought games should have adopted a system where your abilities decrease as your health goes down. (This has only been adopted in the last few years...but you'd think they would have realized in the Street Fighter II era that a real person who's one punch away from death should be staggering around, rather than being able to punch, kick, and block as if they were at full health) Can Nintendo blow the whistle on such a concept and demand royalties?