Wait...when did they make a comic book out of the Spiderman movies? I hope they didn't mess up the characters or plot too much; everyone knows that movie-to-comic-book transfers are always disastrous (except, of course, for Fantastic Four).
Man, those sentences almost hurt to type; but I guess it was all in the interest of comedy, so it was worth it.:P
Are they just realizing this now? Hell, I remember modding Wolfenstein3D when I was younger. I made a Castlevania mod, if you were wondering (and I know you were).
Point being, user-generated content has always been a big part of all the best PC games; FPS's, Strategy games, you name it. When users can mod the game, they become attached to it and it develops a much more cohesive and less fickle user-base and expands the longevity of the product.
Dracula X Chronicles features a remake of one of the best Castlevania games: Rondo of Blood plus -- get this -- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the best Castlevania game ever.
Phew...for a minute there I thought this was going to be an all-new Castlevania and I was going to have to buy a PSP. And SoTN the best Castlevania game ever? I mean, it was good, and it ushered in the "modern" CVs, but best?
That raises an interesting point...why is Columbine more taboo than 9/11? I mean, people still get all up in arms about this little Columbine game, but 2 9/11 movies didn't raise nearly as much controversy (that I heard anyway); as far as I heard, the media just went around asking people if it was too soon, there was no banning from theaters.
And, to do what everyone else who has replied to the parent has done:
Modified Freenet, Tor, AND PGP? That's going to be the slowest website EVER. And add the slashdotting to the equation and no one will ever be able to get to it...
No graphics drivers yet? Ah, well, it can make an awesome BBS or MUD server, anyway.
I love putting Linux on things, especially when it isn't destructive in any way. Even with XBox the only problem was that you can't use XBL anymore...and it required you to find and reload the original dashboard.
If I were ever to buy a PS3 it would be for this...and Guitar Hero III.
Good for them; I've never understood all the hoopla about licenses, anyway. FOSS has become way too rigid, IMO. What ever happened to "here's my software. here is (maybe) my source. don't sell this without my permission."? I mean, is it possible that the FOSS movement has gone too far in trying to protect free software?
Anyway, back on topic, they just didn't want to be locked into a license that has yet to be finalized. I'm okay with that.
My top 3 of the year (and by "year" I mean the part of the year I can remember clearly):
(3) Warrock (PC). Chances are it didn't start in 2006, but it's when I found it. It's a nice mix between Counter-Strike-like and Battlefield-like games.
(2) Rayman: Raving Rabbids (Wii). I put off buying this for a few of my many Best Buy trips following the Wii release beause I already had Wii Sports and Super Monkey Ball, and what more could another mini-game game bring me? A lot, it turns out. Hours of fun with friends.
(1) Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii). I can't describe how much fun I had playing this game. Me and my roomate finished it in 36 hours, and are going through and finishing the various side-quests and going after Ganon again.
I remember when I used to be a "hardcore" gamer, giving a large chunk of my day to the game du jour before moving on to the next big one (though I'd always find myself back at Counter-Strike after a while). Can't say I miss those days...
"iPod generation"? WTF? How is that name relevant to...well, anything?
Anyway, I'm in that age range. I can tell you that space exploration is as exciting as it ever was, but I'm indifferent (or, rather, have negative feelings) towards NASA doing it. Wasting all kinds of money on projects that are either never finished or are spectacular failures that could be used for more useful things.
Redundancy? Of course it will have redundancy; they're going to put an unencrypted copy of the database on every single DoJ laptop and desktop, unencrypted and accessable from the web.
Cue the "640k RAM" jokes...oh no, I'm too late, they've already begun.
Anyway, it seems to me that Sony are betting on the mystique of the Cell Processor to get people all excited about it and give it an edge over the 360. I don't think it'll work because people who know about the hardware aren't going to buy into the hype, and people that don't will make decisions based on how the games look, not the promised potential of how the games COULD look.
Because if I'm the average consumer the "Reality Synthesizer" may sound intriguing, but if I can get what is essentially the same thing (with a larger library of games) for shorter money, I'm going to go for that.
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I clicked the link. I got as far as the word "screamo" and stopped.
Didn't I read a comic book about the SLEDucator? He used his mighty Sledge Hammer of Justice to teach criminals that crime doesn't pay, right?
Well what are you waiting for, then, let me see ya grillz!
Oh, God, did I actually just say that?
MOD PARENT DOWN: -1 REDUNDANT
:P
What? He asked for it!
pssst...I think you should go back and re-read GP.
And the readme's are in sanskrit. Expect 6-8 weeks for delivery of the stone tablets.
Psh, Lynx. Get with the times, man, everyone is using links2 (perhaps links2 -g if they want to be on the bleeding edge).
...like the comic-book hero Spiderman's.Wait...when did they make a comic book out of the Spiderman movies? I hope they didn't mess up the characters or plot too much; everyone knows that movie-to-comic-book transfers are always disastrous (except, of course, for Fantastic Four).
Man, those sentences almost hurt to type; but I guess it was all in the interest of comedy, so it was worth it.
Are they just realizing this now? Hell, I remember modding Wolfenstein3D when I was younger. I made a Castlevania mod, if you were wondering (and I know you were).
Point being, user-generated content has always been a big part of all the best PC games; FPS's, Strategy games, you name it. When users can mod the game, they become attached to it and it develops a much more cohesive and less fickle user-base and expands the longevity of the product.
Additional reply saying the exact same thing as all of the above replies.
Dracula X Chronicles features a remake of one of the best Castlevania games: Rondo of Blood plus -- get this -- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, the best Castlevania game ever.
Phew...for a minute there I thought this was going to be an all-new Castlevania and I was going to have to buy a PSP. And SoTN the best Castlevania game ever? I mean, it was good, and it ushered in the "modern" CVs, but best?
That raises an interesting point...why is Columbine more taboo than 9/11? I mean, people still get all up in arms about this little Columbine game, but 2 9/11 movies didn't raise nearly as much controversy (that I heard anyway); as far as I heard, the media just went around asking people if it was too soon, there was no banning from theaters.
And, to do what everyone else who has replied to the parent has done:
Leftover Crack CD
Modified Freenet, Tor, AND PGP? That's going to be the slowest website EVER. And add the slashdotting to the equation and no one will ever be able to get to it...
*nix on tires? What a great idea! Then you can write a shell script that controls the speed and direction of your "spinnerz" hubcaps!
No graphics drivers yet? Ah, well, it can make an awesome BBS or MUD server, anyway.
I love putting Linux on things, especially when it isn't destructive in any way. Even with XBox the only problem was that you can't use XBL anymore...and it required you to find and reload the original dashboard.
If I were ever to buy a PS3 it would be for this...and Guitar Hero III.
Good for them; I've never understood all the hoopla about licenses, anyway. FOSS has become way too rigid, IMO. What ever happened to "here's my software. here is (maybe) my source. don't sell this without my permission."? I mean, is it possible that the FOSS movement has gone too far in trying to protect free software?
Anyway, back on topic, they just didn't want to be locked into a license that has yet to be finalized. I'm okay with that.
He can bust Hippie skulls instead of Nazi skulls!
Oblivion? Really? Okay...
My top 3 of the year (and by "year" I mean the part of the year I can remember clearly):
(3) Warrock (PC). Chances are it didn't start in 2006, but it's when I found it. It's a nice mix between Counter-Strike-like and Battlefield-like games.
(2) Rayman: Raving Rabbids (Wii). I put off buying this for a few of my many Best Buy trips following the Wii release beause I already had Wii Sports and Super Monkey Ball, and what more could another mini-game game bring me? A lot, it turns out. Hours of fun with friends.
(1) Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (Wii). I can't describe how much fun I had playing this game. Me and my roomate finished it in 36 hours, and are going through and finishing the various side-quests and going after Ganon again.
I remember when I used to be a "hardcore" gamer, giving a large chunk of my day to the game du jour before moving on to the next big one (though I'd always find myself back at Counter-Strike after a while). Can't say I miss those days...
"iPod generation"? WTF? How is that name relevant to...well, anything?
Anyway, I'm in that age range. I can tell you that space exploration is as exciting as it ever was, but I'm indifferent (or, rather, have negative feelings) towards NASA doing it. Wasting all kinds of money on projects that are either never finished or are spectacular failures that could be used for more useful things.
Redundancy? Of course it will have redundancy; they're going to put an unencrypted copy of the database on every single DoJ laptop and desktop, unencrypted and accessable from the web.
Hmmm...
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Risk: http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/11/10
RTS: http://games.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/08/10
Though it does seem like the RTS link is down, it may still be around somewhere...
Title and summary contradict one another: "Quake in Taiwan Cripples Internet" and "Human casualties, however, have been low so far."?
You'd think with so many people running around with Rail Guns and Rocket Launchers in DM3, there'd be plenty of dead space marines...
The Game|Life article led me to believe there was a Column View mode (like Opera does on PDAs/Phones). Could be wrong...
Along with a video and screenshots, Game|Life links to a comic by Opera explaining how to get it working:i /comic/
...yeah
http://www.opera.com/products/devices/nintendo/wi
Video: http://www.opera.com/nintendo/wii/video
Pictures: http://www.opera.com/nintendo/wii/screenshots
Cue the "640k RAM" jokes...oh no, I'm too late, they've already begun.
Anyway, it seems to me that Sony are betting on the mystique of the Cell Processor to get people all excited about it and give it an edge over the 360. I don't think it'll work because people who know about the hardware aren't going to buy into the hype, and people that don't will make decisions based on how the games look, not the promised potential of how the games COULD look.
Because if I'm the average consumer the "Reality Synthesizer" may sound intriguing, but if I can get what is essentially the same thing (with a larger library of games) for shorter money, I'm going to go for that.