Comment Re:To Everyone... (Score 1) 655
So cheer up, all you WoW players. Your WoW-filled lives aren't any worse than a guy who has millions of dollars and bangs supermodels!
...eehh...
The LHC, the Higgs Boson, and the Chicago Cubs 194
Following up our earlier discussion of the theory that the Higgs boson might time-travel to avoid being found, reader gpronger notes an interview with MIT (and LHC) physicist Steven Nahn, in which he comments on Nielsen and Ninomiya's unlikely-sounding theory. "The premise is fairly crazy, but many things in physics are constructed that way... The difference here is that... previous 'crazy' ideas gave consequences that were clearly testable and attestable to the new nature of the theory, in an objective manner, and involved the behavior of inanimate objects (i.e., not humans). However, in this case, the consequences seem quite contrived... Exactly in line with their argument, I could say that Nature abhors the Chicago Cubs, such that the theory which describes the evolution of our universe prescribed Steve Bartman to interfere on October 14, 2003, extending the 'bad luck' of the Cubbies."
Comment Re:US Centric website? (Score 3, Funny) 1233
"This whole thing is wildly inaccurate. Rounding errors, ballot stuffers, dynamic IPs, firewalls. If you're using these numbers to do anything important, you're insane."
Comment Does it really matter? (Score 4, Funny) 452
They're never going to be released in my lifetime anyways...
AMD Previews DirectX 11 Gaming Performance 103
An anonymous reader writes "AMD invited 100 people up to their private suite in the hotel that Quakecon 2009 is being hosted at for a first look at gaming on one of their upcoming DirectX 11 graphics cards. This card has not been officially named yet, but it has the internal code name of 'Evergreen,' and was first shown to the media back at Computex over in Taiwan earlier this year. The guys from Legit Reviews were shown two different systems running DX11 hardware. One system was set up running a bunch of DX11 SDKs and the other was running a demo for the upcoming shooter Wolfenstein. The video card appears to be on schedule for its launch next month."
Comment Re:I think we're on the wrong track (Score 1) 1120
I think what we should be looking for is games that had a great idea but went off in the wrong direction. Where the original idea was novel, stunning, the foundation of a truely great game, but the game itself was lacking in some way.
If you didn't type that with Freelancer in your mind, I'm stunned.
Comment Re:Let's see what ubisoft's successful games are.. (Score 1, Insightful) 377
<p>Really? You couldn't do 3 seconds of research? Aside from essentially the entire Tom Clancy catalog of games (which is easily one of the most valuable IPs in the game industry), Ubisoft owns Assassin's Creed (potentially huge IP), Brothers In Arms (pretty big IP), and Beyond Good & Evil (great game, "meh" IP). When you combine those IPs (that's not all of them, but that's what 3 seconds of research got me) with your previously mentioned FarCry IP and Prince of Persia IPs, maybe you'll begin to realize that Ubisoft, as a developer, is still one of the top-tier powerhouses in the industry, right alongside Blizzard and Valve.</p>
<p>That's just as a developer, too; as a publisher, they rival Microsoft Game Studios, EA, Activision Blizzard, Valve, and Bethesda (amongst others). Simply put, Ubisoft is a monster, and is one of the biggest players in the industry - I'm pretty sure that their CEO isn't fooling those stockholders.</p>
<p>*Sigh*. Sometimes I wish there was a -1, Misinformed mod. </p>
<p>That's just as a developer, too; as a publisher, they rival Microsoft Game Studios, EA, Activision Blizzard, Valve, and Bethesda (amongst others). Simply put, Ubisoft is a monster, and is one of the biggest players in the industry - I'm pretty sure that their CEO isn't fooling those stockholders.</p>
<p>*Sigh*. Sometimes I wish there was a -1, Misinformed mod. </p>
Comment New anti-piracy tool, eh? (Score 5, Insightful) 377
Here's your best anti-piracy tool: Drop the price on new PC games to $40, and ffs, stop treating your customers like thieves.
Comment Re:Poor Title (Score 1) 829
I know, replying to myself is bad form, but someone wanna explain to myself why that quote didn't work? Also, I fail for immediately approving that preview.
Comment Re:Poor Title (Score 1) 829
<quote><p>This isn't starcraft. There are other things to spend money on besides weapons.</p></quote>
Supply depots?
Supply depots?
Comment When the going gets tough... (Score 4, Insightful) 406
The tough sell out. As would I. That fine's gotta get paid somehow.
Comment Oh man (Score 5, Funny) 339
I just don't know if I can deal with all this math-debating.
Comment Maybe this time (Score 2, Interesting) 61
They'll actually put out a game instead of a fucking tech demo. The first game was pretty awful.
Comment This sucks (Score 4, Insightful) 231
What the hell happened to the continued post-release support of L4D? TF2's community has been growing steadily thanks to the fantastic updates being constantly released for it - yet L4D's map editor isn't even out yet? Simply put, this is a grab for money - they're cutting the legs out from under L4D, and releasing what quite simply should be free updates. I mean, honestly, this isn't even that much new content - the gameplay is exactly the same, the graphics are just barely better, and the setting, well, kind of sucks.
As far as I'm concerned, Valve just got downgraded from premium status in my book. This game is a mistake.
As far as I'm concerned, Valve just got downgraded from premium status in my book. This game is a mistake.
Comment Re:just anecdotaly... (Score 1) 102
I play games I buy much more than games I pirate simply because I can actually use the multiplayer component, which both extends the joy of the game, and often prevents me from blowing straight through the singleplayer.
