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  1. Lyrics on Viva La Resolution · · Score: 3, Informative

    Lyrics:

    -Dialogue

    1: Alright, Legends and Myths?
    2: Legends and Myths.
    1: What about 'em?
    2: Alright, so we go to the Game Developer's Conference in Santa Clara and Microsoft throws this huge party to launch DirectX. And they make the mistake of giving all these game developers a Gak and a frisbee since we entered the gate. SO they start their demo of DirectX, they have us in a big theater, they've thrown a huge party, they've fed us, let us go on all these rides, and now we're going to see the demonstration, and the thing crashes.
    So suddenly, out of the audience comes a ball of gak, hits one of the Microsoft executives right in the side. Then another ball of Gak. Then a frisbee, and then pretty soon a hundred frisbees and all the Gak. And all the Microsoft Executives are diving behind their computers yelling "We gave you Gak, you can't do this to us!"

    -Song starts
    Did we do it for the dollar bills?
    Or did we do it to sharp-sharp-sharpen them skills?
    Did we do it for the Venture funds?
    Or did we do it 'cause we love- we love to have fun?
    So what? It's a little blocky.
    The power of what we're playing with might sock you.
    'Cause when the resolution comes, they'll be the first against the wall.
    They'll still be playing with their balls.
    And they'll be trying to get a piece of the magic we release.
    And the love that we increase.

    Viva La Resolution ( X 8)

    Will you use it to make smarter troops?
    Or will you use it to make great big jiggling boobs?
    Will you use it to be Hollywood?
    Or will you use it for the ultimate -ultimate good?
    Guess what? It's no longer blocky. And the power of what you're dealing with might sock you.
    'Cause when the resolution comes, they'll be the first against the wall.
    With their big cigars and all,
    And their political machines,
    And their Moneymaking schemes.
    And their love will feed our dreams.

    Viva la resolution (X 16)

  2. Re:EB Games on PSP Reception Lukewarm in US? · · Score: 1

    Sony still doesn't admit there were any problems with the PS2's original form factor, but ask anybody who's worked at a Gamestop over the past four years: they'll have encountered hundreds of systems that just start saying "Disc Read Error," and never work again. Sony has, however, admitted there's a problem with the original year of Playstations that requires you to flip some of the systems over so the underpowered motor can spin the discs. So yes, they'll probably admit that the dead pixels thing is an issue, roundabout 2011.

  3. Re:Still Doesn't Tell Parents Anything on ESRB Adds New 'Tween' Rating · · Score: 2, Informative

    Actually, justification for the rating is on the box, usually on the back at the bottom of the ratings box, in the form of qualifiers like "Cartoon Violence," "Mild Language," or "Drug Use."
    http://www.esrb.com/
    IMO, the ESRB has a much better system than film or TV: the (extremely challenging) problem is teaching people about it. They can make the qualifiers more prominent, but it's hard enough trying to teach every mom who comes into Wal-Mart what a "T" means.

  4. Meanwhile, back in reality.... on Star Wars Sith Trailer and the O.C. · · Score: 3, Insightful

    "the new trailer will be released in movie theaters beginning March 11." -And online eighteen seconds after airing.

  5. Re:The Saddest Part on EA Faced With Another Employee Lawsuit · · Score: 1

    Actually, Lord of the Rings: Two Towers was developed by Stormfront Studios, and published by EA. The rest of those titles are, AFAIK, EA internals.

  6. More of a "GBA Homebrew Plus" on Tetris DS - First Nintendo DS Homebrew Game · · Score: 2, Interesting

    There wasn't much info in TFA or the download, but it kind of looks like the pass-through and software are GBA based, and taking advantage of DS backwards compatibility. Is there a rundown someplace of the DS-specific work that went into the project?