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Comment: Re:Why? (Score 1) 368

by heartless_ on Monday June 16, 2008 @10:39AM (#23810541) Attached to: Intel Shows Off Quake Wars, Ray Traced

See World of Warcraft, see puzzle games, see online mini-games.

The problem with your argument is that you are basing it off inept data collecting, like NPD stats, that DOES NOT account for MOST OF THE revenue in PC gaming (MMO subscriptions, game advertising, website games, etc.)

Graphics sell BOX copies of games, and I don't know if you noticed, but box sales have been on a decline for years.

Seriously how many more major development houses and games do we need to see fail before people understand that expensive, top-of-the-line graphics do not sell games.

+ - A linux cluster in a IKEA Helmer cabinet. 0

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on Wednesday June 04, 2008 @08:01AM

z80 writes "This guy built a Linux rendering cluster for his 3D rendering business with standard off the shelf parts in a IKEA Helmer cabinet! See more at http://helmer.sfe.se/"

+ - Linux is in Bed with Mom-> 0

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heartless_

on Tuesday May 20, 2008 @10:23AM

heartless_ writes "Heartless Gamer pontificates and speculates about embedded Linux and the recent announcement of Ulteo.

While Linux may not be sleeping with our mothers quite yet, Linux is everywhere. Users just may not know it and thats a good thing."
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+ - Acer plans to join the console market-> 0

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Heartless Gamer

on Monday March 17, 2008 @10:50AM

Heartless Gamer writes "The taiwanese Notebook manufacturer Acer plans to enter into the console market. This communicated the senior Vice President, James T. Wong, on a press conference. Most current consoles are closed and proprietaere systems, which machine" on PC technology based "game machine"; from Acer is to set against it on open standards. This could mean that game developers would not have to pay license fees for the publication of plays on this system."
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+ - Portal 2 Confirmed!-> 0

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on Friday February 22, 2008 @08:57PM

Heartless Gamer writes "Portal 2 has been confirmed. Valve's acclaimed puzzle-action hybrid Portal will be given a sequel, according to the game's lead designer Kimberly Swift. "Well, I believe Doug Lombardi who is our lead marketing director at Valve, has announced Portal 2," said Swift in an interview with G4TV. Lombardi had previously stated that more Portal was on the way, but Swift's comment is the first mention of a true sequel to be made thus far."
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+ - Noah Webster, Benjamin Franklin, owning IM speak-> 0

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on Wednesday February 20, 2008 @02:48PM

Heartless Gamer writes "I expect that in some cozy coffee-house in heaven, Noah Webster and Benjamin Franklin are having a good laugh together over this. From Noah's Dissertations on the English Language: With Notes, Historical and Critical, to Which is Added, by Way of Appendix, an Essay on a Reformed Mode of Spelling, with Dr. Franklin's Arguments on That Subject (Boston. 1789), pp. 393-98:

2. A substitution of a character that has a certain definite sound, for one that is more vague and indeterminate. Thus by putting ee instead of ea or ie, the words mean, near, speak grieve, zeal, would become meen, neer, speek, greev, zeel.

Noah Webster and Benjamin Franklin, owning IM speak since 1789."
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+ - Gen Con Files for Chapter 11-> 0

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on Monday February 18, 2008 @11:33AM

Heartless Gamer writes "Gen Con LLC announced today that it has filed for Chapter 11 protection in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the State of Washington. This action became necessary as a result of significant unforeseen expenses associated with attempts to expand its core business to encompass externally licensed events. Gen Con's flagship show, Gen Con Indy, remains a vibrant, profitable event. Gen Con Indy will take place as scheduled August 14-17, 2008, in Indianapolis, Indiana."
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+ - Valve Release: Steamworks-> 0

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on Wednesday January 30, 2008 @05:21PM

Heartless Gamer writes "Valve are rocking the boat in a really big way, especially for PC gaming piracy. They have just announced the release of a complete collection of publisher power, called Steamworks, available to developers and publishers completely free. Valve describe it as, "A complete suite of publishing and development tools — ranging from copy protection to social networking services to server browsing — now available free of charge to developers and publishers worldwide.""
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+ - New Jersey Denies Internet from Sex Offenders-> 3

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eldavojohn

on Friday December 28, 2007 @11:45AM

eldavojohn writes "New Jersey just passed legislation making it illegal for sex offenders to use the internet. NJ congresswoman Linda D. Greenstein said, "When Megan's Law was enacted, few could envision a day when a sex offender hiding behind a fake screen name would be a mouse-click away from new and unwitting victims. Sex offenders cannot be given an opportunity to abuse the anonymity the Internet can provide as a means of opening a door to countless new potential victims." While they still can search for jobs, this is a major expansion over the prior legislation which barred them from social networking sites like facebook or myspace."
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+ - 2007: PC Gaming Hardware Wrap-up-> 0

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Heartless Gamer

on Friday December 28, 2007 @11:17AM

Heartless Gamer writes "YouGamers.com has a wrap-up of the year that was in PC gaming hardware (captured via 3DMark06). Not surprising, Nvidia's 8800 series of cards leads the pack, while ATI lags behind significantly. A little surprising, Microsoft Vista and DX10 has had a steady year of growth. In a year of cheaper-than-normal memory, the average amount of RAM per PC is up. Overall, a great analysis of the PC gaming platform."
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Blade Runner's Influence on Videogames 74

Posted by Zonk on Friday December 28, 2007 @11:14AM
from the i-knew-the-nintendo-characters-weren't-human dept.

A 1up feature looks at the influence that Ridley Scott's amazing cyberpunk film Blade Runner has had on gaming. In addition to outlining the (underappreciated) late 90's direct game adaptation, the article discusses the film's subtler touch on tone, music, and content in other titles. "Try as William Gibson might to distance himself from Blade Runner's influence, the game adaptation of his seminal novel ironically takes a lot of its visual cues from Blade Runner, particularly in its realization of the urban sprawl. Even better, we got a little proto-cyberpunk musical influence in the soundtrack. Neuromancer boasted a technically impressive, if scratchy, Commodore-synth rendition of Devo's "Some Things Never Change" playing over the title. Truth be told, the song is actually much improved by the necessary excision of all the lyrics except for the chorus."

PC Mag Slams Cheap Wal-Mart Linux Desktop 671

Posted by Zonk on Friday December 28, 2007 @10:37AM
from the not-all-that-the-penguin-could-be dept.

An anonymous reader writes "PC Magazine reviews the $200 Linux desktop wonder sold by Wal-Mart. This desktop sold out quickly and has been cited as proof that consumers are tired of the Windows tax and ready for Linux. Not so according to PC Magazine, which gave the gPC a 1.5 star rating." Previous discussions we've had about system reviews were realistic but not quite so harsh; is this just nitpicking or is the 'shiny' starting to wear off of the cheap Linux PC concept?

+ - Zapak set to buy Sony Online Entertainment?-> 0

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on Sunday December 23, 2007 @12:26AM

Heartless Gamer writes "Zapak Digital entertainment, the online gaming company promoted by Anil Ambani-led ADAG group, is all set to buy out Sony Online Entertainment (SOE) for around $300 million. This acquisition is in line with the future plans of Zapak Digital, which is planning to enter the gaming space in China by early next year. "This makes perfect sense for us, as around 80% of content in the gaming industry is manufactured internationally. Buying out Sony, will not only give us access but also expand our reach in the global market," said a senior Zapak Official."
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+ - Valve: New Maps, Fixes, Machinima Tool for TF2-> 0

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Heartless Gamer

on Wednesday December 12, 2007 @10:58AM

Heartless Gamer writes "In emails sent to individual fans, Valve employees have given clues as to what new content Team Fortress 2 owners can expect in the near and more distant future. New maps are in the works, as is an imminent Xbox 360 patch and, surprisingly, the tools Valve uses to create its lauded character class videos."
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+ - WAR Beta hits 500,000 sign-ups-> 0

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Heartless Gamer

on Tuesday December 11, 2007 @07:59PM

Heartless Gamer writes "The Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning (WAR) beta sign-up counter reached the half-million mark today and with the talk lately of "beta invites as an advertisement" I wanted to make sure one of 2008's most anticipated titles doesn't get left out of the mix."
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