Shadow Physics Deluxe
Found here: http://technology.todaysbigthing.com/2009/04/28
From Kindergartner to Rocket Scientist
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detnap
Uncharted=Earl Grey. (Earl Grey is not my cup of tea)
I have an xbox 360. That is more than enough for my gaming needs. Sure, there are a few titles that are exclusive to the PS3, but they are mostly avoidable giving the length of time an average person has to live. I can only play through so many games so even if I do miss a few big titles, it’s not a problem because my list of games is ever increasing, not shrinking.
Recently though, I picked up a PS3, partially due to its media playing abilities. I’ve ranted against the PS2 and the PS1, even though I’ve owned both, so the PS3 would be no different really. I don’t have anything against it technically (unlike the PS1 and PS2 which were weaker in terms of pure 3d hardware than their contempories) but I felt the expense and the bumbling Sony did during launch did detract from it.
Now, I think it’s a solid system, and in a closed ecosystem (ie, none of my friends have a 360) I would say that it’s nice. It has a few advantages (bluray) and a few things missing (media center extender) compared to a 360, but I would be able to live with it.
Now, one of the exclusives that I keep hearing about is this Uncharted. (More …)
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detnap
World War Z. A Post Modern History of the Zombie Invasion
Zombies are fun. Recently, there have been a lot of good material where zombies have re-entered our lives. They are so delightfully cliche that no matter where you see them, there is a familiarity that is enjoyable. Between Walking Dead and Left 4 Dead, that’s a lot of different mediums with Zombies. You would think that a “history” book, without all its fancy pictures and graphics would be left out of the zombie fun, but we see that books can still be enjoyable.
World War Z is an oral history of the Zombie invasion. Written by the same author as the one who wrote The Zombie Survival Guide, this book is based on the premise that a Zombie Invasion had happened, and in the aftermath, someone interviewed various survivors of the event and recorded their stories. It is a great concept and he gives his characters their own unique personalities. While I was reading though, I always had the author in the back of my mind.
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mike andersen
dude, that is pretty good. i’m saving the poster.
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Phokal
Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack – Sale
I delayed posting this, just because I assumed those interested would buy it, and others would pass.
But, some may be missing out. Originally 800 points, it was reduced to 600, and now on sale for 400 for a couple more days.
http://majornelson.com/archive/2008/12/01/xbox-live-marketplace-holiday-deal-of-the-week.aspx
This is needed to play on a variety of the ranked playlists in Halo 3. I’ve got it, and definitely enjoy the maps they included. While I don’t like the price point of these map packs (at $10), Bungie has stated they aren’t giving this one out for free. I tried to dig up a link on it, but haven’t found the statement. (And I’m posting this in under 2 minutes).
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Phokal
Games for Windows Live 2.0
Interesting. Microsoft has finally released the GfW Live client as a stand alone application.
Anyone had a chance to try this out yet? Can you message people on “their desktop”? What does their status look like when they boot games or applications, Live enabled and not? How does it handle simultaneous logins (xbox and idle on windows)? Messanger integration (unlikely)?
Guess I’ll have to test this out later.
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Boramis
According to 1Up, it’s basically just the marketplace. Still no useful friends list stuff.
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Phokal
I'm beginning to undig this layout of t …
I’m beginning to undig this layout of the site. You may see it reworked again over the weekend.
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Phokal
pLayday: 7/8 – Coop We'll see who co …
pLayday: 7/8 – Coop
We’ll see who comes today. If it is a low number like the last two times, then we may be able to do some Halo achievement hunting, co-op campaign with scoring, gta co-op.
I’m thinking next week, or the week after, we should shoot for some Diablo 2 co-op (up to 8 players). Who’d be interested in that? The battlechest goes on sale for $20. Is it available for that anywhere this week?-
hintzilla
i want my 360 back
i finished MGS4, but can’t bring myself to start resistance knowing that i’ll have to return my brother’s ps3 in another week and half. COD4 doesn’t feel right on a PS3 controller (yep, blaming my suck on the controller), and all i’ve been doing is playing the skate demo over and over and over. serious withdrawals here.
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Phokal
Hey, I’ve been looking into a PC solution for pLayday as well. Do you have steam (DoD:s for $5 through tomorrow)?
Also, we may be getting a Diablo 2 game together.
And I’d be up for MGS4 Multiplayer. It’s quite fun once you actually get into it.
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hintzilla
i’ve got steam and TF2 on my work computer (they brought back wednesday game night, even bought TF2 for all of us), but my laptop has less than a gig of space left on it, so i can’t really put anything on it.
however, i still haven’t tried the MGS4 mp yet, so i’d definitely be up to try it out some time. i’ve also been meaning to try warhawk, which i got as part of the trade as well, so let me know if you want to try either of those. i’m using my own PSN ID now, Hintzilla.
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Boramis
For anyone that needs Diablo 2, this site was posted in the CheapAssGamer forums: http://www.g2buy.com/index.php?gOo=goods_details.dwt&goodsid=17775&productname=
Apparently they sell you the CD keys but not the media, and Blizzard now has some sort of downloadable service (for a scant 2GB download). I haven’t tried it yet, but a bunch of people in the thread said they had luck with it, and it’s only $5 for D2+LoD.
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phokal
hmm. that looks very promising. Any info on the download service to get the media?
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Boramis
Downloads are available direct from Blizzard with a valid CD key at https://www.blizzard.com/login/login.xml
Here’s the original CheapAssGamer post: http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showpost.php?p=4547333&postcount=18
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Phokal
Irony?: I don't own Mario Kart Wii M …
Irony?: I don’t own Mario Kart Wii
My friends, friends of friends, even the manager at the Subway I frequent, all have Mario Kart Wii. Everybody seems to have played it for at least a bit.
Craig and I (we both own a lot of video games) do not. Does that qualify as Irony?
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detnap
Irony. I’ve been to college for 7 years and I still can’t define it. As far as I know, irony means:
1. Irony, adj. To have iron like properties
2. Irony, adj. To be in the state of having 10000 spoons when all you need is a knife
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phokal
Well, that’s a perfect definition then.
1. I am Iron Man.
2. I have 10,000 games, when all I should have is Mario Kart Wii.
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Phokal
Hulk Review SMASH Hulk film!
I saw the Hulk (more on that later), but here is a pretty humorous review done entirely in Hulk-speak.http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2284938,00.html
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Phokal
A useful facebook app? Wii Friend Code organizer
This may be the best use of facebook, yet. While I may get laughed at for the Wii Code in my phone, I’m also the only person to ever actually give someone a Wii Code. It’s not like anyone has the damn thing memorized.
Now, this technique may become a thing of the past.
http://apps.facebook.com/wiifriendnumber/
Props to Zazzman for finding this. Now I won’t have to tattoo my friend code on my forearm.
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Zazzman
Thanks for the props. If everyone can use this app and get Mario Kart Wii (cough…phokal) we can do some sweet playday mario kart action. I haven’t figured out how we would chat with each other (maybe skype or a 360 chat room), but I’m sure we’ll figure something out.
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phokal
make. up. your. damn. mind.
I buy too many games. Or I don’t buy enough.
And yea, as soon as I *FIND* it I’ll pick up a copy.
Apparently I’m the only one who doesn’t own it. Even the manager at Subway has asked me about it…
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Boramis 2:57 pm on April 30, 2009 Permalink |
Looks interesting, but they definitely have their work cut out for them in getting the controls and appearance right. Didn’t surprise me at all when he said they were still 1-2 years out.