Is this free as in "clean" freeware? I'm talking about non crippleware (ohhh you wanted to PRINT your file you made, sorry you gotta pay for that), non spyware/dialer funded (honey, what are all these calls to... Horny Grandmas R Us?), non adware?
2 comments in and the page is already loading slow;)/.ed anyone?
I'd been an nvidia fan for years but my last system came with an Ati so I tried it out and to be totally honest it's not bad if a mite underpowered for the latest games (Radeon 9600XT 128 MB).
Anyone heard when the X850XT will be available in stores?
I'm only 26...
You're correct that clans are groups of gamers working together (teams, if you will).
Fragdolls are a group of beautiful women put together by Ubisoft (expenses paid of course) to go to gaming events and promote their games. Slashdot story on them.
So the FBI and CIA know my mother's pissed that I haven't given her any grandkids yet? There goes my presidential hopes.
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You want the female gamer? Fine! Stop shoving corporate sellout Barbie lookalike clans like the FragDolls down their throat and give some real all-girl clans some press once in awhile. You know, the clans where the girls don't look like Playboy Bunnies.
I played it for awhile, and frankly now I'm tempted to start it up again...
Most popular at the moment seem to be the teen woohoo mod (no pregnancy) and teen woohoo mod (pregnancy possible).
Someone made a mod where you can invite anyone (regardless of age/gender) to move in with you. They should have called it the Michael Jackson mod.;)
We have the Fragdolls, an obviously corporate tossed together group of women who seem to be decent gamers (and of course, eye candy).
They're in the 18 - under 30 age range, probably have student loans, etc to pay off, know their looks won't last forever and have been tossed together into a corporate sponsored clan.
It's easy for people to post (Corporate whore!1!!!111) and say they wouldn't take the money to be Ubisoft's marketing eye candy (something akin to BoothBabe+).
Let's face it, marketing has done the "corporate" formula before to great success (Morning Musume in Japan, New Kids On The Block, etc). Should anyone really be surprised that they used this in gaming?
Are there non-photoshopped non 38D girl gaming clans who deserve a lot more attention than the FDs? Of course. Are these girls role models? Mmmm, it depends on what the girls viewing this want. The fact is, the majority of gamers are male and if you happen to be both a gamer and female (and hot) you could likely find 20 companies willing to toss you the same type of deal the Fragdolls got.
There's nothing saying girls can't be successful at gaming. At the first LAN party I ever got taken to I went to take a break from BF1942 (snack machine trip) and passing by the CS room there was a girl (bout 16) in there PWNING the guys at CS.
To wrap up I guess what I'm trying to say is that while I support women standing up for themselves and saying "hey dammit, we've got as much game as you guys do!", I would rather see the attention pointed at your average gaming girl (maybe not the hottest woman on the planet, but lots of skill) than corporate sellouts. And yes, I'll probably get flamed, and yes I likely would have taken the money too had I been in the same situation (free games + professional website + money + etc etc etc). That doesn't mean I have to respect it.
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Okay.... How Hong Kong uses electronic identification. Any HK /.ers here to tell us how well/bad their system works?
So... we'll take our +4 Holy Sword of Pepsi into Chryslertown and go on a killing spree inside the IPod store?
Most of them would settle for a bigger "chest" slider. Darth Parton pwnz j000
Ya I really want my grandkids finding the 60 year old pr0n pix/vidz of grandma the day before we go into the home.
Is this free as in "clean" freeware? I'm talking about non crippleware (ohhh you wanted to PRINT your file you made, sorry you gotta pay for that), non spyware/dialer funded (honey, what are all these calls to... Horny Grandmas R Us?), non adware?
2 comments in and the page is already loading slow ;) /.ed anyone?
I'd been an nvidia fan for years but my last system came with an Ati so I tried it out and to be totally honest it's not bad if a mite underpowered for the latest games (Radeon 9600XT 128 MB).
Anyone heard when the X850XT will be available in stores?
Fragdolls are a group of beautiful women put together by Ubisoft (expenses paid of course) to go to gaming events and promote their games. Slashdot story on them.
The sad thing is I hate to think what some people have said while on hold.
"Dammit, Bob, that's not how you make crystal meth! Hold the phone for a sec, Janice. Eugene! Put that blunt away, it's mine dammit!"
So the FBI and CIA know my mother's pissed that I haven't given her any grandkids yet? There goes my presidential hopes.
You want the female gamer? Fine! Stop shoving corporate sellout Barbie lookalike clans like the FragDolls down their throat and give some real all-girl clans some press once in awhile. You know, the clans where the girls don't look like Playboy Bunnies.
I played it for awhile, and frankly now I'm tempted to start it up again... Most popular at the moment seem to be the teen woohoo mod (no pregnancy) and teen woohoo mod (pregnancy possible). Someone made a mod where you can invite anyone (regardless of age/gender) to move in with you. They should have called it the Michael Jackson mod. ;)
I wonder how much the first models will go for and how long it will take before Joe sixpack can afford one without selling a kidney.
Nude patch
Since HP & Compaq went together... hmmm I'm going to have to say pass, sorry.
As a long time player of both console and pc based games I can say it's about damn time.
I do wonder what they'll eventually decide on to implement this with... PHP/mySQL?
We have the Fragdolls, an obviously corporate tossed together group of women who seem to be decent gamers (and of course, eye candy).
They're in the 18 - under 30 age range, probably have student loans, etc to pay off, know their looks won't last forever and have been tossed together into a corporate sponsored clan.
It's easy for people to post (Corporate whore!1!!!111) and say they wouldn't take the money to be Ubisoft's marketing eye candy (something akin to BoothBabe+).
Let's face it, marketing has done the "corporate" formula before to great success (Morning Musume in Japan, New Kids On The Block, etc). Should anyone really be surprised that they used this in gaming?
Are there non-photoshopped non 38D girl gaming clans who deserve a lot more attention than the FDs? Of course. Are these girls role models? Mmmm, it depends on what the girls viewing this want. The fact is, the majority of gamers are male and if you happen to be both a gamer and female (and hot) you could likely find 20 companies willing to toss you the same type of deal the Fragdolls got.
There's nothing saying girls can't be successful at gaming. At the first LAN party I ever got taken to I went to take a break from BF1942 (snack machine trip) and passing by the CS room there was a girl (bout 16) in there PWNING the guys at CS.
To wrap up I guess what I'm trying to say is that while I support women standing up for themselves and saying "hey dammit, we've got as much game as you guys do!", I would rather see the attention pointed at your average gaming girl (maybe not the hottest woman on the planet, but lots of skill) than corporate sellouts. And yes, I'll probably get flamed, and yes I likely would have taken the money too had I been in the same situation (free games + professional website + money + etc etc etc). That doesn't mean I have to respect it.