Evening Reading

June 27, 2006 6:00 PM

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So after fighting it for quite a while I finally caved in and got Battlestar Galactica on Netflix. I saw part of an episode once by accident and I wasnt impressed. Given that I dont really care for Star Trek stuff I figured I wasnt missing out. Mistake... it's pretty darn cool and the production value is shockingly good. I recommend it. Do it.

- Cell phones excite the brain
- Hey another Stonehenge!
- In case you felt like there werent enough ads
- Your daily net neutrality article
- NBC + YouTube
- Here comes the Sony NAND PC

Lastly, now there is a device to help the blind read

Steve Gibson

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GeorgeB3DR

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June 27, 2006 6:01 PM

Where the FUCK is the 360 Prey Demo!
- Gauss
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:01 PM
  
  *golf clap*
- CA Flynn
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:02 PM
  
  Still no word eh? You'd think they'd have someone get in touch with you guys already...
- [deleted] 491575983
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:02 PM
  
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- [deleted] 1750374658
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:03 PM
  
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- DarkWolf5
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:03 PM
  
  Now you know how it feels!
  
  DNF please :(
  - GeorgeB3DR
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:04 PM
    
    I can't apologize enough for that one. Really.
    - ColoradoCNC
      
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      June 27, 2006 7:44 PM
      
      As long as there are strippers in the game, all is forgiven.
    - DOOManiac
      
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      June 27, 2006 9:14 PM
      
      If DNF turns out even half as good as the Prey demo, take all the time you need.
      
      Seriously, this demo has single handedly rejuvinated my hopes for DNF being awesome. If Prey can do it, so can Duke.
      
      :D
      
      </sidetrack>
- Jonathan
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:05 PM
  
  "It's not Microsoft's fault. They aren't gay. Really."
- bozer
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:08 PM
  
  My 360 really needs some loving. Since Table Tennis died out I havent played shit. Tried to finish Oblivion the other night but since I havent played in so long the load times seemed 10X more painful then I remembered and I couldnt get into it.
  - essdub
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:14 PM
    
    Hitman's pretty fun.
- marblehead
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:09 PM
  
  I love you George! :-)
- mrfunky3000
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:12 PM
  
  hahaha I love you George.
- freshyk
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:15 PM
  
  Microsoft: "When it's done."
  - drucifer
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:37 PM
    
    more like "when it's patched'
- Boxelder
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:17 PM
  
  They're probably still trying to figure out a way to charge "points" for it.
  - FushigiDenki
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:18 PM
    
    Hahah, "Go Upside Down 5,000 Times: 50 points."
- Ritual-MikeR
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:22 PM
  
  Well, I know it can take around 10 days for anything to be approved by Xbox Cert...
- [deleted] 293573417
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:27 PM
  
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- kainen1
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:29 PM
  
  I hate how MS does this. It takes FOREVER for Live Arcade! games too.
- g0nk
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:34 PM
  
  this should be +INF'd
  - sKetchflow
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:37 PM
    
    lol @ mod humor
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    June 27, 2006 6:38 PM
    
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  - El Tigre
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:38 PM
    
    hahahaha well played
  - Gauss
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:39 PM
    
    magnificent
  - creep
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:39 PM
    
    hahahaha nice
  - Chris Remo
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:39 PM
    
    Flawless victory
  - mikecyb
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:39 PM
    
    I bet that was drucifer
  - mrfunky3000
    
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    June 27, 2006 6:46 PM
    
    I actually laughed out loud.
- Prozium
  
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  June 27, 2006 6:40 PM
  
  So is the 360 demo isn't gonna support saving, right? One of the devs from human head mentioned that on the 1up-yours podcast. Something about Microsoft not allowing saves for any demos. Pretty lame on their part.
  - Postal
    
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    June 27, 2006 7:16 PM
    
    it's not especially long... and of course, the spirit world mechanic means that it'll take a really bad player to depend on savegames.
- intothefray
  
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  June 27, 2006 7:03 PM
  
  Ack, I was going "who's the impatient asshole" and then looked at the username.
- Ritual-MikeR
  
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  June 27, 2006 7:17 PM
  
  The sound of ultimate suffering is not Wesley screaming...it is the sound of a missed marketing opportunity.
  
  I heard this sound when we ended up shipping on the first day of E3.
  
  I heard this sound when the mech combat title I was working on several years ago missed Thanksgiving weekend.
  
  And now I hear this sound from George.
  
  Fezzig, we must help him.
  - TotalFusionOne
    
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    June 27, 2006 7:18 PM
    
    But he's on the Brute For... squad.
  - abrasion
    
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    June 27, 2006 8:16 PM
    
    Shipping during E3 was maximum ultra combo fuckoff stupid :( I am hoping more people pick this up but it's thunder would've been thoroughly thrashed by E3.
    
    You should do the MS trick and re-release Sin Eps "ultra edition" - exact same game, same Sin 1 and Sin MP but with the addon included (Wages) - then spam all the news sites to report it :(
  - eggnoodles
    
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    June 27, 2006 8:17 PM
    
    what i dont understand is how/if they are able to lure highly talented people over there. good productive employees know what they are worth, yet the reward at 3dr seems to be the massive amount of royalties the game might generate.
    
    however the people calling the shots over there are already rich and are under no real pressure to get the game out. it seems like they are tenative to do so because failure would ruin their cult-status. but this kind of creates a vicious circle because the less talented people you bring in, the less likely the bosses will be happy with the end product, and the more competitive industry eclipses you and makes your product look bad, the longer you delay and delay...
    
    its almost 10 years, is the average person/game still aware of this franchise? im really worried too, because duke3d was great, and i really wanted to experience the next incarnation. but i dont know if i care anymore, theres no shortage of good fps' like there was back in the day.
- jedi_27
  
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  June 27, 2006 7:19 PM
  
  no joke! i am sad :(
- rudds
  
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  June 27, 2006 7:26 PM
  
  Buncha new 360 Prey footage: http://www.gamespot.com/xbox360/action/prey/media.html?mode=gameplay&autoplay=6153265
  - kainen1
    
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    June 27, 2006 8:09 PM
    
    Holy shit dude that looks awesome! I wasnt expecting the framerate to look that smooth, granted im watching the GS feed on low rez, one can only assume the details and textures are high.
    
    i might get it for the 360 for the 5.1 and HD factor now
- mrsnoogles
  
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  June 27, 2006 7:52 PM
  
  There's a DNF joke somewhere in this.
  - mikecyb
    
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    June 27, 2006 8:18 PM
    
    dude there have already been like six made in this thread alone
    - mrsnoogles
      
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      June 27, 2006 8:44 PM
      
      Wow, I'm shocked.
- abrasion
  
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  June 27, 2006 8:13 PM
  
  They are trying to figure out the microtransaction system for playing the slot machines.
- Rich McNinch
  
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  June 27, 2006 9:10 PM
  
  I was playing SF2 half my life ago. Where is that. But also Prey... even though I'm making it a PC purchase. Does this thing come with the Preditor? Will it be much harder to map for with the portals and grav stuff?