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Evening Reading
Steve Gibson
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Considering how far I am through GTA4 it is kinda surprising how few achievement points I have gotten. My life is kind of incomplete without an arbitrary scoring system to validate me. I am empty. Hold me...

As for the the videogame news around these parts:

Lastly, it has been a while but I am pretty sure the resolution for this coming year is 2560x1600! Nailed it!

Steve Gibson is the cofounder of Shacknews.com. Originally known as sCary's Quakeholio back in 1996, Steve is now President of Gearbox Publishing after selling Shacknews to GameFly in 2009.

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  • bcyde legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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    December 29, 2008 6:02 PM

    WTF I just posted my WE2008 thanks message. Reposting now.

    • bcyde legacy 10 years legacy 20 years
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      December 29, 2008 6:02 PM

      I received my WE on 12/24 right as I was about to leave for AZ so unfortunately this is a few days late.

      The box had a nice shack logo on it and my nick in big bold letters leaving no question this was my WE.

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3149384734/

      I opened it up and I could tell the sender packed everything up with care. I removed the cushioning in the package and saw that it was from a fellow sharks fan, hell yeah! Virus, with whom I have both had the pleasure of playing TF2 with and discussing hockey. One of my favorite shackers Yay!

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3148549825/

      After removing the note I could see he jacked a bunch of stuff from work.

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3149378420/
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3148543215/

      Here's a bunch of the stuff from Google (my favorite is the android stuffed animal which my dogs have been trying to steal from me):
      Android stuffed animal
      google frisbee
      google hat
      3x google/youtube related shirts
      google noteback
      google water bottle
      google clip light
      google license plate holder
      google egrips for cell phones (he stated that these were awesome so I'll have to try them out)
      google/youtube stickers

      Also included was a nice shirt from the local northern CA radio station which I will definitely rock to work when I get back from vacation:

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3148539881/

      Virus' generosity continued to surprise when I found a bunch of GAMES. I haven't played any of these (except Diablo II). Many of these I was very interested in but for one reason or another just did not make it into my gamer's budget/backlog pile. The best presents are the ones you wouldn't buy yourself, but are stuff you want, way to go man!
      Here's the list:
      Diablo II
      Earthworm Jim
      Unreal Tournament 2004
      (Unopened) Def Jam Icon
      Supreme Commander
      Call of Duty 2
      Star Wars Empire at War

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3149368704/

      All of the above would have made an excellent two or three WE packages, but there were more assorted goodies:
      Highlights include
      ipod FM transmitter
      bluetooth headset
      wireless mouse
      assorted cables
      batteries
      air heads candy

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3149362126/
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3148526781/

      Also included were some bones tied with a string. I hope no plastic animals were harmed in the making of this WE.

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3148533255/

      Again, so much generosity, but that was not all. Virus has completely outdone himself and I've definitely saved my favorites for last. Sharks/Hockey stuff:
      Sharks Seagate Black Armor promo jersey
      2 Sharks calendar schedules
      1 Cheechoo Train whistle
      1 Book "In the Bin" which details personal stories from the penalty box of the NHL.

      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3148523451/
      http://www.flickr.com/photos/bcyde/3149351654/

      Let me give a rousing, "FUCK YEAH" to Virus for EVERYTHING in the WE. All the superlatives in my limited vocabulary cannot do you justice. I am available for JO buddy action at your beck and call.

      I also messaged him to let him know that I will be in SJ to see the Sharks play the Blackhawks at the end of January so I will try to meet the man in person at least to buy him a beer for all this good stuff.

      This multi-colored post brought to you buy the stonedonkey alt post form so if anything's messed up blame him :).

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