Talk Amongst Yourselves
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You’re welcome! But remember that FatShady organised the whole thing because he’s a legend!
Btw FatShady, how much do I owe you?
It is our honour Mr Serrels. 🙂
Yeah FS where’s my little bill for pitching in? 😉
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Anything to do with our server will be managed via e-mail to keep it off this site.
I will send an e-mail over the next few days.
I will however say that i have had some very nice offers from a few of the team to pay one or more months in full, so i will communicate this to the group also.
If others want to join in i am all for that. Even though we have 10 slots available we have never hit 10 users at once, so theoretically we could have more than 10 involved.
Just make sure you msg me before you try to connect.
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Now that Qumulys has hooked me up with the game I should probably try out this multi-player thing. So send me an email at batguy dot kotaku at gmail dot com if/when you’re looking for substitutes, even if only temporarily.
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You, sir, are a legend! 😀
shady thats awesome. Love it!
I would have joined the fun this weekend, but it was just too damn hot to do anything :\ Really wish we could get back to sub 30 temps again.. this is killin me!
must be the home pitch for Central Coast Mariners, no-one is there
Don’t play minecraft, but that is so rad.
Words cannot express how beautiful that is! Very nicely done FS!
Thanks FS
I wish I had superhuman give-me-anyhting-I-want admin powers too 😛
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I said to some of the others if you are working on a large project and need specific resources i would help out. Yout pitch idea was just too cool. I am thinking of building the stadium up larger and then even do a car park with some cars in it. Let me know if you want to and if so, what resources will you need. Happy to help.
Wow. It’s pitch perfect.
Sweeeet! I love the stadium! I’ll finish my project this week, will jump in shortly. 😀 To Mark, hope you manage to join in with us soon 🙂
What server type/mods do you run?
I have my own server that, if I can figure it out, I might make public and let some people in. Having a few problems with persmissions that need to be sorted out first though.
I’m running Bukkit with Permissions, Essentials, Minecart Mania, Multiverse, Worldedit, IConomy, Movecraft.
I think my favourite has to be movecraft for the ability to make vehicles. I’m also hoping to get a good NPC shop mod up and going when I find a suitable one.
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Fatshady organised our server, which still is having some teething problems. We all chip in, but I think all our spots are filled up at the moment. Although your add-ons sound pretty neat! 😀
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Stock standard mc for us with a simple multicraft control panel. Mods or plugins would only increase lag issues so trying to keep it simple.
Also I just wanted the single player experience just with more people.
Wed always offer some help testing if you wanted.
I have no idea about all this server stuff. I just get stuff done (my work motto).
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Yeah I imagine lag would be an issue, I only run my server over a lan at the moment and get my friends to come round to play it. Vanilla survival would be fun to go back to, but now that I’ve played around a bit with the ability to just give people items my users have built some truly epic structures.
I’m not sure if I could go back to normal survival now, I might post up some pictures of some stuff that I made with friends on the server if you guys would like.
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I once had a lan server set up for me and my younger brother, I used Hey0 server mod, the precursor to bukkit. I used movecraft, which was fun, but i couldn’t always get it to work…
Craftbook was my favourite mod, you could make gates, bridges that could be turned on and off, and elevators.
Nice work FatShady, and good work to lambo too, for his idea.
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I want to make sure i didnt take credit for this. Lambo had such a cool idea but didnt have resources. I have super server resource powers to helped myself. I kind of hijacked his idea and feel a bit bad, but it was such a cool idea i couldnt stop!
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Are you one of those people that just decides they’re going to commit themselves to an insane goal and then terminator your way to victory? I totally get that sense.
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Check out my Trials HD wiki link below as another example…. I think you got it in one!…
If anyone has done/seen a Myers/Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), Im an ESTP.
ESTP’s are interested in everything going on around them – activities, food (FAT-Shady), clothes, people, the outdoors and everything offers new experiences. Because they learn from doing than from studying or reading, they tend to plunge into things, learning as they go, trusting their ability to respond resourcefuully.
It also says that i irritate people by acting too quickly and relying on improvisation, using biting humor and sarcasm and precipitating crisis for the ‘rush’ they give.
I did that about 4-5 years ago and every line in the 6 page doco i got has me spot on. Thought i’d share that.
Interested to hear if anyone else has done one and what you thought?
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I’m an INTP.
According to the test I just did, I’m about 90% introvert (which I think runs from a theoretical -100 to 100, but whatever).
So, I’m thoroughly introverted, slightly intuitive and I have a moderately thinking personality, with ok, but not great perceiving skills.
I’d love to do a proper one, but I’m far too lazy.
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According to my research, I’m dangling on the precipice between INFJ and INFP. Wonder which way I’ll fall….
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All introverts huh??? Interesting.
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While I am an extreme introvert, by “societal” standards, I am actually an extrovert under the biological definition. Biology wise is all artsy fartsy, and it’s about whether or not you draw “energy” from yourself, or others. I was very confused, given normally biolology (sic) is straightforward and logical (ish), but this definition is wank.
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Don’t feel bad, I don’t mind you building the stadium, all I want to do is mess around with my electronics. I’ve got a scoreboard working at one end of the field, which is good. 😀
Soooo… how about that TopWare allegedly blacklisting reviewers for not giving Two Worlds II favourable scores?
And then replying back with “HAHA WAT U MEAN?? NOTHING OF THE SORT” whilst emailing back some of the people they threatened apologising about saying they’d revoke their press access?
Classy.
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Classy indeed. A fine bunch of Gentlemen. And Scholars. And idiots. Seriously though, Reality Pump Studios, they aren’t exactly names every gamer knows, and their line up of games isn’t this best thing either, so doing something like this really isn’t going to help their rep with reviewers, the ones who made me aware that Two Worlds 2 even existed.
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Can you give us the source?
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Destructoid has a (large) summary of the happenings (http://www.destructoid.com/allegations-sleaze-treachery-a-tale-of-two-worlds-194521.phtml)
But the original story seems to have come from Beefjack. http://beefjack.com/news/source-publications-blacklisted-for-low-scoring-two-worlds-ii-reviews/
Then with a second article with TopWare’s response: http://beefjack.com/news/topware-denies-blacklisting-allegations-more-info-leaks-in/I remember Wildgoose talking about this once long ago. Interesting reading.
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Hello all, spending a chilly sunday afternoon in the hotel, will probably snow tonight. Now i know i have previously professed my love for hip hop, but i will actually listen to anything.
So I went and saw David Garret on Friday night.
http://david-garrett.com/
Dude was frickin amazing. He played Master Of Puppets on the violin, including the solos!
Went to a comic convention on Saturday, met the dude who played Chewy, saw some amazing artists at work and got some bargains.
Could one of my fellow M&Mers give me a quick update on whats been going on? Tried logging on but makes my netbook sad 🙁
@ Jimu
i can grab you a copy of DragonQuest6 if you have an original DS (they assure me it will work but not on lite or xl)
And you said Absolute V for Vendetta right….?
I got this sweet softcover called DC Universe Origins by various artists so you don’t call me a heathen again 🙂
@ Strange
replied to your Twighlight bit last week….
and just to make you drool more
http://www.bk.com/en/us/menu-nutrition/category1/menu-item2002/index.html
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Not much is going on in M&M, we don’t really have anyone to kill so I guess everyone is just building quietly.
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Olympian tried to snatch lambo’s city last night, but littleJJ totally trounced his face.
But apart from that, nothing much apart from the previously mentioned quiet building.-
Now thats what i like to hear neighbourino!! ( you too Jo!)
Somebody congratulate littlejj for me.
Quiet building eh….First Alliance to get a Tear is just going to get raged i think…. -
The M&MMMO works in Aus now? Why was I not informed?!
Starting now if you’re interested in another ally
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Wait! Go via link so you start near us.
http://mm-hk.com/referral/ea2bdb776f9441246abfcb3dd320625e06d1c32c
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Nooooooooooo
Already started. I’m in The Dragon Legacy – Ocea. Is the same world close enough or should I register again?
I’m only clearing out my starting area at the moment so I’m not too deep to start again.
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I would start again, that way we can trade with you and all that.
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There’s a small new town just inside the Kotaku AU alliance territory, to the north, near Salem.
Cauldrons boil and Wizards toil,
Flying stone monkeys take to the sky;
The magic courses and the golems walk,
Now Kotaku AU will make men die.
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I recommend starting again. Not sure if Alliance can take any more members, but if you close we can at least offer some protection. I think single players are getting pillaged as soon as newbie is up, cos most people are in alliances….Then again i haven’t been on for a week..
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Dude you should go on even just to check on your gold.
I didn’t check for 3 or 4 days and somehow my main city maxed out. $375,000 being the max :0Oh and we have 1 free spot.
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My city is in safe, capable, responsible hands….
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Warm, tender hands, forever caressing.
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Olympian tried to take Lamboman’s old town, but littleJJ fought him off and pwned his ass! Now she’s gonna take it and give the town to someone else 😉
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I have a badass army now so let me know what you want me kill.
NO HAnDLE!
Thanks for all the offers but I cannae afford nuthin.
Just bought a few things like the Absolute Planetary. If I spend any more cash my wife will stabe and divorce me and then stab some more!
Thank you muchly though!
So i had a thought over the weekend.
My new issue of game informer arrived with an Interview with Ice-T, whom i have a new found respect for as a gamer due to the article. Quite the intelligent man, i say.
But this got me thinking… if i was a rapper… what would my name be??
So i have it…
Biggie Coles
Because once mother fuckers are down, they’re staying down – ya dig?
What would your rap name be?…
I mean besides Fatshady.. yours is obvious 😛 lol
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MC Runs..
cos you know I talk shit..
you love my verbal diarrhea
my raps are so sick
they gonna give to gonorrhea-
err to = you :0
see… told you i talk shit 😉-
LOL did you mean to use actual real rap lyrics?
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real rap lyrics? Is that part of a song already? I was just being stoopid, so i guess.. no.. i didn’t mean to.. if they are already part of a rap song, perhaps I should take up rapping :0
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I’m pretty sure it’s an old Camron freestyle. Least you have a back up career if the IT work slows down 🙂
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Well, after Notorious B.I.G, you could say I have some ‘big’ shoes to fill……..
😀
“No use crying over spilt milk muthafucka.”
*BAM*
“It’s only a dollar a litre”
Beatty Jay
Cause that’s my initials, and it sounds cool
B T J
😀
Hmm, ummm, Que-Bo-Diddly?
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I know Qbert…. no wait he’s a dj
How bout Q-tip.. no wait he’s a rapper already
How bout Q T….no wait thats a cartoon character
I think Qumulys is a pretty sick name for an MC IMO
Because I’m a nerd rapper.
Yo, Big-Lagman here.
You try to play a game,
but you’re just a noob,
So I blast you off,
with my mega noob-tube.
(I have no idea, shut up)
So people who read comics around here, Yes I’m looking at you Jimu and jamesmacvomittedonmyhandle, best place to start??
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MARVEL ZOMBIES!!!
hehehe
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Preacher. Series from the 90s.
Amazing.
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I’ve read a handful of comics over the last year, one of the starting points I was given was Kingdom Come. It’s easily my favourite comic, so I would recommend that.
I also read some Ultimate Marvel, starting with Spiderman, which is a good place to start if you’re more familiar with the film versions of the Marvel characters and don’t want to get bogged down with decades of continuity.
Joss Whedon’s run of Astonishing X-Men is also worth a read. Not being too familiar with main universe X-Men continuity, it still all made sense to me and is actually a pretty good read.
On the DC side, there’s the Sinestro Corps wars, which focuses on the Green Lantern characters. It starts with a reboot of Green Lantern, so you can familiarise yourself with Hal Jordan, and then goes on to Blackest Night/Brightest Day, which is one of the big crisis crossover series.
As a one off comic, like Kingdom Come, set outside of the main continuity, there’s also Red Son. Which is a story about how the world would be different if Superman was raised in the USSR instead of America.
That’s the big ones, but if you’re not after the big super heroes and villains stuff, there’s always Sandman (by Neil Gaiman)and Preacher (by Garth Ennis).
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Ok, so I didn’t mind Kingdom Come, but the artwork was what really put me off. And for graphic novels, artwork is fairly important, imo. Marvel Civil War was kinda like Marvel version happening of Kingdom Come, and I quite enjoyed that.
Also, I haven’t read Preacher by Garth Ennis, but Ennis’ run on the Punisher is freaking awesome. Get onto his ‘Welcome Back, Frank’ run, and his ‘Punisher: Born’ run. Both good stuff.
Also, for Batman, you must read – The Long Halloween, then the Dark Victory, both by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale. Then read Hush, by Jeph Loeb and Jim Lee.
You must definitely read the Dark Knight Returns and maybe the Dark Knight Rises Again by Frank Miller. And if you enjoyed that, All star Batman and Robin the Boy Wonder, by Frank Miller and Jim Lee.
Alan Moore is also awesome. So you must read ‘The Killing Joke’ (which is more of a Joker Origin). Read Watchmen (there’s no question, you have to read it.) Also, V for Vendetta by Alan Moore. Moore also helped a reboot of the Swamp Thing, his run on it was pretty good as well.
And that’s about it.
No wait, read Sin City as well.
Yep, that’s it.
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I’ve got to disagree about the art in Kingdom Come. Alex Ross’s work is amazing and one of the many things to attract me to that story.
I haven’t read Civil War, the Marvel Ultimate Alliance video games were enough of that story line for me, especially after I heard some pretty scathing reviews over the treatment of Iron Man and Captain America.
Jeph Loeb’s work in general is pretty good, although anything from about 2005 onwards really dropped in quality. The guy went through a pretty rough patch with the death of his son, so it’s best to just skip his work written around then.
Also, the DC Animated Universe stuff is generally pretty good, Jamesmacusedmyhandle mentioned it in a comment below. Justice League and Justice League Unlimited, Batman, Batman Beyond, Superman and if you’re into the stuff aimed at younger audiences, Teen Titans (it helps to skip the opening song on this one).
There are movies that vary in quality, Under the Red Hood was good, as was Return of the Joker (technically a Batman Beyond story, but focuses on Bruce Wayne era Batman).
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I was kinda on the fence bout Alex Ross but i just got Absolute Justice and The Worlds Greatest Superheroes and his style fits the stories.
@ Rocketman
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Don’t worry Jimu, i still prefer it dirty 😉
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He he
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I quite liked Ultimate Spiderman, and love the concept of sort of ‘rebooting’ the storylines of a bunch of the series. I had considered moving on to read Ultimate Xmen but had heard it wasn’t as good. I was also a little disappointed by the art change in Ultimate Spiderman, and haven’t really read it since.
If you’re completely new, go for either a full graphic novel, or some trade paperbacks of a series that interests you.
I’d definitely recommend reading Watchmen.
Also, The Killing Joke and The Dark Knight Returns are excellent Batman ones.
Batman: Year One.
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I concur.
You need to start with something that is good and will keep you interested but isn’t too cerebral and will put you off. Unless of course you have a history of reading other full on books.
Even though I love Promethea, I wouldn’t recomend you start there because it’s full on.
I would suggest Ultimate Spider-Man, fantastic Script and art and easy to pick up and understand.
Do you have a fav superhero or character that features in comics? Maybe I could tell you the best run to read…
For those who have an extra $900 to spend, Big W has an epic pack open for sale:
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You’re back Tadmod!
I won’t have to sit here, bored as our post counter creeps slowly toward 600 on a friday.
Thank god.
Also, welcome back, all that jazz, I wish I had the cash for that deal.
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So how bout O-Week? Still going with suave evil genius.
O-Week pimpn’
OOOHHH YEEAAHHH
I really only seriously got into comics in the last 6 months or so. I mainly go for deluxe editions and collections. Easier to look after and keep up with “continuity”
Batman Hush – Loeb/Lee/Williams
Batman Year One – Miller/Mazzucchelli ( In fact anything Frank Miller)
Batman Killing Joke – Moore/Bolland ( In fact anything by Alan Moore)
Superman For Tomorrow – Azzarello/Lee/Williams
Daredevil – Miller/Bendis/Mack/Brubaker
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Stupid Hotel Wifi!!! This was supposed to be a reply to Rocketman.
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AAAAARRRRGGGHHHH! Why do i keep disconnecting mid-comment!!!
That list was much longer and not as bat-centric, but everyone has posted pretty much everything that was on it above.
The DC Animated Series and Movies are pretty sweet to and lots have stories lifted from the comics.
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I’ve collected comics for years. It gets to a point when you realise trades and absolutes are just easier to look after and find on the shelf.
I now have a new favourite artist(music artist that is) 😀
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Ahahahah, brilliant! Didn’t know he was still doing his thing!?
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Better than that, he’s touring next month!
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Weird Al is Awesome.
My favourite song of is is horoscope for today. The Love Hina video clip makes it even better.
I’m also partial to White and nerdy for some reason I can’t quite put my finger on…
Well I had a better weekend, finished ME2 (Paragon) and Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days on the train home on Friday. So now I’m doing ME2 again (As my imported badass this time), using the original Shephard model. It feels good getting the original guy and corrupting him in the first one, maybe it should be good here too. On my DS, I’m finally starting the latest of the Golden Sun era: Dark Dawn. So far I’m interested, though the necessity of using the stylus in certain points kinda annoyed me. I never liked the stylus lol, but that’s just me. I usually play on the train and I enjoy holding the DS with both hands, not one hand and one hand using stylus, it might drop from my hands after a small jerk from the train moving. Or worse get easily swiped cuz I’m on a Melbourne Frankston line train, not exactly the smart thing to do holding the DS in one hand.
Kingdom Hearts 358/2 Days was pretty good, but I don’t know… it still felt really bland in terms of telling a story like KH1 and 2 did. In terms of the story’s setting, I was hoping for more depth between the characters, not talking about the normal guys you hung with, but the whole society in total. I was hoping to learn more about them all but it just left me with near nothing more than what I already learned. Gameplay was pretty much the same, which is great (Never change it, EVER!), minus the camera control which I never ended up using cuz it was a real headache.
ME2, I loved the ending, did not see that coming at all. Despite the control shortcomings for PC playing, I still enjoyed it a lot, so much that I started my new playthrough right away. I just wanted more of it.
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Where in GS:DD do you have to use the stylus?
When I was first playing it, I used it for all the psynergy puzzles (Which, I agree, is just tedious to do when you’re only using the stylus for a second), but later on, I found out that you can use the D-Pad for moving stuff, and for things like Growth, Douse, Arid Heat, Whirlwind, you only need to aim in the general direction (using either the D-Pad or L and R) and press A.-
Yeah the synergy and when selecting text during conversations. I had to keep pulling out the stylus to do that stuff, which kinda got annoying. You saying I don’t need to use it? I was fiddling with Move for about 30 seconds till I realised I had to use the stylus to continue, argh!
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Yeah, I think it’s all about range. I remember thinking having to use the stylus at the beginning as well, because I couldn’t use the D-Pad, but if you get nice and close, the little glowing dot will automatically hover over the move-able object and you should be able to D-Pad from there.
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Have you played the ME2 DLC yet?
Lair of the Shadow Broker is amazingly brilliant/epic/awesome.
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I dunno if I’m able to or whether I need to pay more (FRACK YOU DLC!), cuz my Steam copy gave me a Cerberus key as well as a normal game key. Does that count?
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The Cerberus Key gives you some of the DLC, but the three big mission packs (Overlord, Kasumi and Lair of the Shadow Broker) will probably cost money.
Out of the three, Lair of the Shadow Broker is definitely the best value.
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The biggest problem I’ve found with 358/2 Days (and pretty much any spinoff title developed for a Nintendo handheld) is they tend to be pure fan-service, but not contain much in the way of new storyline content. I understand the appeal of fan-service, but if we get yet another spinoff without any actual new storyline content instead of Kingdom Hearts 3, I’m going to flip my lid (and yes, I am certainly aware of KH 3DS and plans for Birth by Sleep 2).
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The last KH I played was 2, I love the intro and ending stuff but couldn’t care less about the disney stuff inbetween.
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Actually 358/2 days DOES fit in with the original KH story. It’s not actually a spinoff, just the prequel to KH2, and it tells Roxas’ story. If you remember…
***SPOILER ALERT***
In KH2, the whole thing with Axel near the beginning, was what he saying all true or all a trick? 358/2 Days shows Roxas’ time within Organization XIII and includes the blindfolded Riku, what he was up to while Sora was asleep, you even relive the actual fight between Riku and Roxas that you only see as cutscenes in KH2. I liked that a lot, that it did actually fit into the original story.Though you look at ones like Kingdom Hearts Re:Coded and the new 3DS Kingdom Hearts being planned… THOSE are spinoffs that make little sense
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Success! I totally didn’t waste 3 hours last night finding Blast Shard #349 and #350 in inFamous. Also, I got full Negative karma powers trophy. Only one trophy away from victory! I kinda went on an inFamous high over the weekend, seeing as the Hero Edition was announced. It was priced as $US99, but no local price was announced. The DNF Balls of Steel Edition was $US99 and is $AUD149, so I’m hoping that price will translate over to inFamous 2. But seeing SCEE’s track record with liking to screw us over, I have a bad feeling. I don’t suppose you could shoot Sony an email, could you Mark? It would be much appreciated 🙂
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Our pack has a couple of minor differences though, minor in that we get a tiny bit more, so that will be the justification if they raise the price higher…
Still… It’s already bought even if the statue is crappy, it’s still boss!
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Yeah, that’s what I’m worried about. We get the inFamous 1 skin, and the lenticular cover. I figure SCEE will justify it and say, You’re getting more, therefore, $AUD200 is the best value EVAR!
Oh well. I suppose Play Asia will still be a viable option if it’s anything more than $AUD150.
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Waste, Global Warming/Climate Change, Greenies. Pfft to it all, but it does kind of have morals which I think could be applied to games.
I’ve recently been tooting about in Test Drive Unlimited 2. Yes, its not what it could of been and has a whole herd of problems, but I tell you something, the amount of art work in the game is quite awe inspiring. The size of the two islands must be a mammoth of an effort to prepare. I mean you can drive over the whole thing.
So I started thinking what a waste it all was. Why is it practically all of these games we play treat the artwork/environment as yesterdays jam? Its just tossed away.
So why don’t studios arrange two completely different games using the same created world? If you’ve played TDU2, imagine how fun of a place it could be if used for a mmorpg? Or even some kind of FPS? Perhaps it would be fun to be used as a Red Bull Air Race???
I just think some environments could easily produce a few genre’s worth of entertainment, not all of us like racing or mmo’s, but I’m sure multiple camps could/can appreciate great artwork.
Thoughts?
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It’s not a bad idea, so long as they were upfront with it at the start. For instance I’m currently playing a bit of Crackdown 2 which feels like the exact same map as the first one. In which case I ask what they spent all their time on as I’m not really seeing any improvements.
Re-using the same area would make people expect to see a game out sooner, and if they didn’t admit they were doing it during development, then people would probably feel gipped when they see the game.
However I still think this could easily work, as the Red vs Blue guys have spoken about, imagine if Rockstar said ‘Hey we have this great city, and we already have the system for people to go online and play in it together, let’s just fill the thing with zombies and make a game of that’
That could turn out to be a really fun game and so long as they said from the start they would be re-using the same map, I wouldn’t mind at all.
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Oh yeah, the colaboration should be made clear from the start. I just think its a shame tdu2’s environment wont be enjoyed by those who dislike racing games (or good racing games..).
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I guess, as well as many other problems, from a game design perspective, you would suddenly go from a map designed around, say, racing, and then you would have to make it work for something else (which would probably work for an open world shooter or something, but maybe not a physics based puzzler).
While it wouldn’t be impossible, I imagine it would be quite irritating. One thing that I think I’ve seen in some Xbox developers is the re-use of shaders, so you just take what another company did to make decent water(for instance), and copy it (with permission, of course), and I imagine that at least helps a little with reducing dev time (or else all of them just suck at making water, and suck in exactly the same way).
Still, I understand your point.
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Any Prototype fans out there? I really liked Prototype, despite its flaws, because I found it endless fun. The freedom of running up buildings and jumping from one to another, launching of the top of one and dropping to the street, turning my arms into weapons and cutting down military and infected alike. The over the top abilities and powers, the fun of jumping onto a helicopter mid-flight and taking it over.
I also liked the plot, though I have heard it criticised by some. Even though it was a little cliche, and it did take some time to put all the pieces together, I enjoyed it and really enjoyed the character. For once I wasn’t the total do-gooder that saved the world, but I wasn’t the mindless villain that just tries to kill everything. Alex Mercer felt like a complicated character part saviour, part terrorist, part hero, part murderer.
This is why I hate the idea of being a character that is trying to kill him in Prototype 2. I really liked Alex Mercer and don’t want to hunt him down. Anyone else feel this way?
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Played and finished it. I enjoyed it also. Once you got powered up you felt unstoppable. I’d def play another one.
I have not read anything about the next plot but it doesnt bother me. He’d be a tough opponent. I think sometimes a story runs it’s course so it makes sense to change. I’ll play it either way.
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Yeah I enjoyed prototype but I can see why someone would want to hunt down Mercer, especially someone from the army.
(Spoilers)I did not find him complex so much as hypocritical. From memory he moaned about morals and the greater good but he was the one who unleashed the virus and his solution was pretty much kill everything that moves.
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I enjoyed the game but can’t say that I liked Alex. By the end I had very little empathy for him and felt that he deserved everything that happened to him!
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I really loved Protoype, I just got the feeling that it should have had another two months of polish. There were lots of parts of it that just seemed like placeholders, and then the graphics at times were just arse.
Still, so long as the sequel doesn’t take itself too seriously it should be good.
Anyone else getting tired of the editing fails coming from Kotaku US? With the demographic of petulant nerds like me I wonder if they’re doing it on purpose. Either way it’s grinding my gears.
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I used to be a regular commenter over on Kotaku US, had a star for a while, then lost it over a joke in poor taste (a similar joke was given Comment of the Week that same week) and then given another one for a pun that made Comment of the Week, before losing it and being banned in the “Kotakulypse” after getting sick of the really poor standards over there.
So, in my experience, I would say that they aren’t doing it deliberately, but more that they are both incompetent and stubborn. Crecente does not respond well to any criticism and the majority of the team just isn’t very good at what they do. Especially Brian Ashcraft, who apparently cares less about games and more about anime boobs.
I used to go there for the community, but that was falling apart shortly before my ban, so now I come here instead. Where I can ignore the poor US content and enjoy Serrels’s excellent work.
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There the ones who write all the articles without doing the proper research. Sends me nutty.
Real obvious stuff too, like the colour of the original Gameboy screen.
Maybe it was an honest lmistake, but I was getting the impression it was written by a 3 year old who truly beleived the first Gameboy was the pocket.And the pic with the article was a GREEN screened GB…
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Ok.. shirt ideas… i have 2… until i get the net back at home i won’t be able to put them together, however.
Delorian… text above saying “how about you and me take a timeless trip..”
text below in BttF font, “BACK TO MY BEDROOM”
another…
Spider silhouette
Text above “the above-average”
below “arachnid guy”
also possibly adding at the bottom “Fighting crime and copyright protection sice 2011”
I’m also planning a few non-geek related ones, so yay…
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How about more with limited/no text? Shirts with text tend to be good for a while, but after a few wears, even the funniest joke will make you cringe. Shirts with only a picture are just classier.
Having said that though…”BACK TO MY BEDROOM” made me giggle. 😀
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Yeah i was going to do a couple delorian ones – one with text and one a lot more simple.. ie. tiny amount of text or none at all..
although, the idea of a Delorian with Xzibit next to it saying “yo dawg, i heard you like time travel, so we put a flux capacitor in your car so you can travel time while you spend time travelin!”
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-1 for the xzibit tee.
Pimp my Ride pretty much ended Xzibits career and credibility. Those of us that care, would pretty much prefer to forget the whole mess ever happened.
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Ugghhh!! That came across as a bit prescious, i think it’s funny, but i’m with Strange in terms of those types of things dating very quickly.
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lol, great ideas, love the arachnid guy one 😀
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How about “Your Amicable Community Arachnid Guy”?
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How about a minimalist BttF shirt – essentially just featuring the twin stripes of flame or some such?
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Oooh, and then you could maybe add the caption
‘… you’re gonna see some serious shit.’
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I feel somewhat obliged to inform you, Loops and TadMod, there’s a de Blob 2 competition on. Check under the competition or de blob 2 tag, I’m sure you’ll find it.
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Also, if either of you win because of this, I will be sad. Very, very sad.
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There’s 400 bloody comments on that. Dreading choosing the winner. Stakes are too high man!
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If you picked a top 50 or something, and made the community vote then no-one could blame you when they didn’t win. 😛
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You know, that might not be such a bad idea. I WANT TO DISAVOW ALL RESPONSIBILITY!
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yeah, i don’t envy poor Marky Mark…
see mate.. maybe massive comps should be limited to one entry each.. LOLA top 50 may be too much to vote on… maybe a top 20?
Also make it that you can’t vote for yourself…
Then again, letting the community vote may go awry, especially if someone is a nominee and just has all their friends come to the site for the first time ever just to vote for them… doesn’t really seem fair, especially if someone has a much superior entry
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Yeah, I don’t think I would actually do it. But it would be nice to have someone else choose.
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I have an idea for you Mark, why don’t you just choose the very first entry?
And then discount the person who was arrogant enough to simply reply to my entry with their own when they had nothing to say in relation to my comment! *glares*
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Sorry, my mistake.
People.
On the bright side, I’ve now raged against them, so I’m feeling good.
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Get Elly and/or Seamus to do it, then as you reveal the competition winner subtly imply that you would’ve chosen someone else without giving specifics.
Sure, someone feels bad… but they’ve just won an awesome prize and everyone else can be deluded into thinking you would’ve chosen their entry.
Everybody wins! 😛
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Ooohh, that’s devious.
Have you ever considered a job in middle management or human resources?
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Just get me to pick the winner 😛
I’ll probably be the only one happy with my choice though 😀
haha thank Notty-R
Thanks to Mark’s warning very early last week, i was keeping an eye out for it, wondering what it could be. Friday afternoon, i simply typed in “competitions” and lo and behold i found it and promptly shat my dacks.
What a seriously awesome comp – by the time i got my first entry in i was already up to 300 posts… i got my second in this morning before work, and it was over 400 posts then… i don’t like my chances lol
Honestly, as awesome as finally getting a PS3 is, i would be more than happy to just win the game.
I saw one entry where someone used math to ACTUALLY MAKE a new color… now that shit was impressive, i’m tipping him for the win…
Thank again for the heads up, though – it is really massively appreciated. 🙂
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Not trying to be mean or anything, but there was practically no real math in that entry…
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You were one of the chaps i was referring to. Not sure if you actually know what your talking about but from the sounds of it you have some sort of super brain!… I want your help with the Trials HD wiki… Let me know if you have some spare time.
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… and im not saying i doubt you at all, I just know that it was mostly over my head!
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I’ll probably have a look at those Trials things over the next few days, and see if I can help.
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Oh… well idon’t feel dumb for not understanding a single bit of it..
*phew*also, i’m suddenly less impressed
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There’s another reasonably ok comp on at Gizmodo… Not as cool as Kotaku’s mind you.. Its just a whole car….
:-O
So you might want to put your name in for that one too!😀
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Damn you Broughill… you cannot buy our love!
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Just need to share some of my pain.
I created a wiki last year to assist the Trials HD community to solve the Trials HD Riddle. Essentially there are a bunch of easter eggs that are complex on their own to figure out, but are all connected. We are still now (15+ months later) only just figuring out what eac of them mean, let alone the larger riddle.
I noticed some of the discussion about light and colour in the de blob comp was way over my head science smarts so I wanted to see if anyone else here wanted to contribute to the project.
You don’t need the game as we have slowly been updating the site with hi res images of the secrets.
The wiki can be found here:
http://trialshdsecrets.wikia.com/wiki/Trials_HD_Secrets_Wiki
If you need to know where to start, just let me know. I need all the help i can get. Also the devs have offered up custom made t-shirts that will be exclusively provided to the group that contributes and solves this (there are only about 4-5 contributors to date).
To give you an example, and explain why my heads hurting, here is one we only solved this morning.
There is an easter egg on a track called Donkey Business in the first DLC. It is binary code.
The binary code reads:
1011110100111
10011110101101
It also looks like the right plank of wood may be covering something.
Binary to decimal (decimal used primarily because the numbers are prefixed with a ’10’ and this is also the method used in the 42 puzzle to decipher binary code)
Line 1: 1011110100111
Binary to decimal 6055
Line 2:10011110101101
Binary to decimal 10157
Converted using http://easycalculation.com/binary-converter.php
Then go to: http://www.fcc.gov/mb/audio/bickel/DDDMMSS-decimal.html
Long 60.55 Lat 101.57
Converts to: 60° 32′ 59.9994″, 101° 34′ 11.9994″ which is a location in the middle of Russia.
I have investigated the Tunguska event and i have found this site for the approximate epicentre of the event. http://toolserver.org/~geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Tunguska_event¶ms=60_53_09_N_101_53_40_E_
You will notice that the coordinates for this location are: 60° 53′ 9″ N, 101° 53′ 40″ E
Pretty close to the ones we have which suggests that this is what the clues are pointing to.
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Perhaps the mystery is determining where the Trials warehouse is?
That place is pretty spooky so the site of an alien landing would make sense!
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Looks to me like the characters hidden behind the wood in that screenshot are ‘N’ and ‘E’ respectively, lending credence to the use of the binary numbers as lat/long coordinates.
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I can’t relate the overall connection, however the cave paintings used in Mother Of All Jumps may simply be used as a way to reference the petroglyphs found in Moab, Utah, as the name references the Mother Of All Bombs, or the MOAB.
Some examples can be found here: http://www.acclaimimages.com/_gallery/_pages/0103-0606-2221-0108.html.
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If you have a look at the cave painting that is supplied in the investigation section, I think it pretty much maps to the one in the game. I will however keep that link and see if there are any other matches.
I will be putting together a summary page that only highlights the actual easter eggs rahter than every track.
Cheers,
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I’m fairly sure that none of them would match up, I however thought it might be wise to consider the more obtuse angles.
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I’m (literally) going to sleep in about 2-3 hours time so I can get up at midnight and go into the city to watch two big, stupid ships in the same general vicinity.
So, to make up for a lost night of gaming, what can I do in Darling Harbour between 2-8am on a Tuesday morning? :/
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This is an insight to my youthful drunken nights…
Urinate off Pyrmont bridge with two other people, one of whom you only just met. I feel weird even mentioning it, but you don’t forget a night like that!
It is a funny story that you can tell your kids/internet friends about.
Hey FatShady, you damned bastard, getting me addicted to Trials. I finished Inferno 2! It nearly killed me, but I goddamn did it! I felt so… happy, joyous, relived, all at the same time.
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As mark will confirm that is freaking amazing.. how long have you had the game. It took me a few months to get past that i think. I just put it down for a few weeks then tried again, rage quitting at every turn. I just hate it when you get past the wooden planks, make a few crazy hard jumps, then there are a few pipes just sitting there, unlike anything else you have ever seen.
Well played mate. Gold medal time?
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Those pipes were fun (in a good way). Worked out how to do them pretty quickly but only had about 60 seconds left to do them on my first approach. Mainly because of those %@#$@#^@ near vertical sections.
Reckon that gold on the groundhog one is a definite possibility.
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GROAAAAN! Tell me about it! I was stuck at that bit just before them for ages… just after you drop down between the tyres, and you get the three planks in a row, the second and third on angles. Took me aaaaages to get the third one, with enough speed to land on the stupid barrel on the other side. The first time I did it I was so happy… then I was faced with an impossible slant upwards. With a small wall. And another impossible slant after that. I cried for a few minutes.
Pipes were very much wtf, but didnt take long to figure it out.
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Haha thanks. I got gold up until I think the last hard track. Then it’s bronzes in extremes. I tried to get gold on the tournaments but the last 3 or four I can’t.
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I should get stuck into the extreme tracks.
I have been trying for silver in all the hard before moving on but the last two are proving tricky.-
Just skip forward… I finished the extreme tracks, looked back at my achievements and realised I hadn’t finished the hard tracks yet 🙂
The vertical climbing skills you pick up from the extreme tracks make the hard ones a piece of cake e.g. on that one with all the tires.
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Nice work Sughly 😀 Can you add me on your friends list so I have another Trials rival? (live id Qumulys)
On the weekend I finished all the tracks including Hard. I finished the first Extreme track, but got cranky and tired when attempting track 2 (is that inferno 2?).-
Adding, I shall do! Inferno 2 is the last track on extreme, but all of them were quite challenging indeed. Inferno 2 though was in it’s own realm of I-want-to-take-this-game-and-throw-it-at-something-but-I-cant-because-its-a-digital-title frustration.
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Wow. Went out for lunch, ended up getting a new phone.
It’s ok though, because it’s a sexy Sony XPERIA X10i.
Any ANDROID app download suggestions?
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I want one of those! They’re so pretty. *sigh*
I only really use my phone for texting and as alarms to make sure I don’t forget to pick the Kid up from school though, and only spend about $15 every few months so there was no justification for getting one.
I did make my husband get one though, he loves it but hasn’t really grapped any apps.
So yeah, that’s my long-winded way of saying I can’t help you.-
Um, I mean ‘graBBed’.
Hmm, “grapped” should have been a name for a colour in the De Blob comp.-
I already picked up Angry Birds for free (yes FREE! Suck it, iPhone users!) and a tonne of other stuff!
I’m absolutley stunned at how well google goggles works though. My mind is blown…
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Titanium Backup is a must. You can back up everything (Including your phone settings, contacts, messages, calendar, etc) to your SD card and easily restore it using a simple batch command that comes with it. Even moves all your user apps to your SD card with one batch command, very useful for making space on your phone to install more 🙂
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Hmmm, I can’t seem to find it… :\
I’ll keep looking!
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The full name is Titanium Backup root, made my MatrixRewriter. You should be able to search for it using Android Market.
It’ll look like a yellow gear with a grey “Ti Backup” written on it if you want icon too xD
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Banking apps are always useful.
WhatsApp is a pretty cool messaging service (works like SMS, but free).
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Alas, I do not have a bank account, so any banking service would be useless.
As to WhatsApp, looks quite nifty, so I’ll give it a shot! 😀
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Did that come with the Happy meal?
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Kongregate app for sure
Eek!
Big storm classified as “very dangerous” on it’s way. It’s starting to look like midnight around here.
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I just came home from driving around shopping. It looked like the end of the world :'(
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Quick! Charge up any and all portable gaming devices, even if they’re phones!
Nothing like playing a DS in pitch black during a blackout! -
I was on the crapper when it hit and all this water started blasting through the windows and front door. I could do nothing because I was…well…
Anyway, nothing was damaged, phew. And it cooled the house down!
So… I competed at the Mount Barker comps on Sunday, we lost… but that’s not what I’m going to talk about.
If anyone was in Adelaide yesterday, they’ll know it was cold and sometimes rainy, and mainly overcast.
In Mount Barker it was freezing…
Until the exact moment the Drum Major called us to attention… for the next twenty minutes I was sure I could feel my skin cooking.
Regular readers will recall that I’m a redhead with pasty skin… and so I got burnt so, so badly.
I’m in freaking agony… and I’m aloe-ing up every two hours.
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I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. AHAHAHAHA, silly pale people.
*Cough*
I mean, try and find Steroid cream, you can most likely get it from a pharmacist, works absolute wonders on sunburn (just don’t overruse it or you get mega-bad scarring).
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Sunscreen man, sunscreen!
Cancer is bad and, if rumours about redheads are true, the lack of a soul means you have to hang onto this life as long as possible!
That or invent a way to clone humans and implant your current consciousness on your new doppelganger.
On second thought I like the cloning idea better. Forget the sunscreen.
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But what if his doppleganger is happy with his current consciousness 🙂
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Then you clone the clone before you overwrite the mind of the first one. Only fair way to do it.
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Nice ‘n’ Icey if you can find it.
The Nivea cooling aftershave balm (solid white bottle) is awesome to if you really cooking or need to sleep.
Batguy the server details were sent tonyou XBL account. Cheers.
I’ve decided to get the new Pokemon game but i’m presented with a problem.
Pokemon Black or Pokemon White?
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Black is what all the cool kids are getting! xD
Unfortunately, I’m not getting either, so I am rank “Urkel” 🙁
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I wasn’t sure what you meant by rank “Urkle” so I googled it and found this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BTeOcVelYi0
My eyes. They bleed.
I think I’m going to go black because I like the idea of dragon/fire combo better then dragon/electric for the exclusive.
Though that may mean everyone will want to trade with Jimu as the only person with white on kotaku.au
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Pokemon White!
I’ll be getting Black, so I need someone to trade with. 😛
Curious thing, though. When it was first announced and I was choosing which one to get, rather than say, doing something sensible and looking at the exclusives that appealed to me, I noticed a pattern in what I played. Over the first four generations, I chose Red, Silver, Ruby, Pearl. Going by the common order of referral of games in each gen (so, RBY, GSC, RSE, DPPt), I noticed I alternated between the first and second referred game each generation. As such, with Pokemon B/W, having chosen the ‘second’ game referred to in Gen IV, it only stands to reason that I choose the ‘first’ referred to game in Gen V.
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I got white for the forest and the little girl end boss.
Black has the city and the old man end boss.
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I’m getting White because that’s what the coin toss told me to get.
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Stupid asari with their damn nay-saying..
As i’ve always said “the only good asari is a naked asari”
*hmph*
Ok, so:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-02-21-the-boy-who-stole-half-life-2-article
An excellent article about the person who downloaded an unfinished copy of Half Life 2 and his reasoning behind it. Great article, Mark, you should make it a feature post.
http://www.gametrailers.com/video/documentary-minecraft/710787
A 20 minute documentary about Minecrack, sorry, Minecraft. It’s made by 2 player productions, who have also made some awesome behind the scenes videos for Uncharted 3 (The Reveal Trailer), inFamous and inFamous 2. They’re looking to raise money to create a feature length documentary about Minecraft, donations are made here:
http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2pp/minecraft-the-story-of-mojang?ref=live
If you donate a certain amount, you’ll get a certain something. E.g. $30 donation means a DVD copy of the film, $60 means a DVD and a creeper toy etc. You should also make this a feature post Mark 🙂
Not sure if it’s any good.. but i know there are some of you who actually like cricket, so with that in mind..
Cricket Revolution is just 99c on steam today
http://store.steampowered.com/app/25500/
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I dont like cricket, OH NO!!
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you andf me both, buddy
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Success! I finally silvered the last of the hard tracks in trials last night.
Not only that but I blitzed the previous second place holders on my friends list.
The extreme tracks are pretty crazy, but fun as they are frustrating.
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Nice work! I still think there’s a bronze in there at the end of the hard’s for me actually… I’m not sure which one, but it obviously has some obstacle at some point that I haven’t been able to get my head around.
So fellow Trials playa, you should add me on XBLA, mt tag is just Sughly. And while I’m here… FatShady, whats yours?
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You suck!
I made a decision today to quiet down a bit because well, ive been making heaps of noise and i don’t want to be ‘that’ guy that thinks every detail of his life is interesting… SO as a starting point, I was going to see if i could read about Trials and not post… then you ask for gamertag!
FatShady live
Anyone else want to add me, feel free.
Well, my plan did not go to well. back to my dark corner. (I am also crazy busy testing for the next few weeks).. damn! there i go again.. no-one cares!
Crap.. now this sounds like a cry for attention. Double crap!
Speaking of crap.. Jimu’s post that he was in the ‘crapper’ made me lol!
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kekeke! I will summon you at MY will, not yours!
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FR sent mate.
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WOOHOO!!!
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Husband just sent me this link about Alestorm playing in Brisbane:
http://www.moshtix.com.au/event.aspx?id=44421&ref=RSS_hifi&skin=hifi
I watched the video (having never heard any Alestorm before) and now I’ve got piratey voices in my head. “Yo ho ho!”.
Could be a fun night out, but I don’t know about that price.
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GO AND SEE THEM!!!!
I went and saw Alestorm in the middle of last year – on their first ever trip to Aus.
THEY WERE PHENOMENAL!!! it was easily one of the most entertaining shows i have ever been to and well worth my $50.
I just looked on moshtix and i’m really disappointed they aren’t coming back to vic… like really really disappointed!
Alestorm has been one of my favorite bands for a long time… do yourself a favor and go and see them.
As a clincher.. many of the people in the crowd will also be coming dressed as pirates – what a heart warming sight that is!
AMbrose Iv
I checked the PO Friday…no Ass ass in screed.
I wont be able to check again til this Friday.
Just so you know.
Everyone else:
I commented a plenty on page 1. Answered some various Qs and such, Sorry I wasn’t here yesto was doing laps at Germside Shopping Centre(with the pram).
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Jimu, ever since your Facebook connect episode your posts have been less, shall we say…literate than I’m used to from you.
I think aliens may have hacked into your brain, you may want to look into that….-
Been a bit busy, tryin ta comment quick…
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That’s Just what the aliens would say!
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Argh, my samsung washing machine just died with a bang and a puff of smoke after a measly two years service. There goes any game purchases for the next six months.
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In SA you get a $200 rebate for most frontloaders, don’t know if this applies elsewhere. I had the same thing happen to me. $700 machine on 6 months int free, when you pay the rebate off works out to less than $100 per month.
I actually went to Harveys, screwed them on the price, got $300 of price matched games(NEVER pay Harvey Prices) as well as washing machine and put the lot on 15 months int free…..-
We had that in QLD just ask the sales man to hook you up.
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For those who like cat videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kdmd5fenroU&feature=player_embedded
Anyone else think of Hook and his favourite crocodile when the watch that?
Haven’t had time to check Kotaku yet so just in case:
http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/02/21/final-fantasy-rap-album-random-mega-ran-lost-perception/
FF7 hip hop!
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So i go into Midtown Comics to get my Absolutes and a few things from the Jimu folder….. I sepnt so much they gave me $100 voucher ….soooooooo if you want Absolute V it’s yours buddy. I wouldn’t have known half the awesome that i got if you hadn’t answered my questions. And Dragonquest6 is $29 brand new…not trying to push but i’m sure we could work something out since i’ll have to post you stuff anyways….
How bout you tell her you have to pay for the postage for the book? (which you don’t, i’ll write it off against the business)-
You ser are a CHAMPION among champions(see what I did there, means me and evryonr else here are champions).
If I were single and …er…more of a hoar, I would polish your Knob good and shiny!
Contact me big boy:
mijsixtynineunderscoreninetysixjimatyahoo.comthe numbers are numbers and the underscore’s one of these_(an underscore).
Hugs and kisses(purely platonic) for you!
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Dammit that “.” should be a “DOT” any help editor?
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Thanks for the help yesterday with the comic suggestions. I purchused batman year one graphic novel we will see how I go from there.
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And so it begins…. 🙂
As everyone said yesterday collected editions and graphic novels are the way to go. I might get a few “real” comics when Flashpoint starts up in a few months though…. -
Tell me what your into and I’ll point you in the right direction. Doesn’t have to be superheroes, there are many genres available.
But if it is SHs all the easier!
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Yeah well i thought i would start with something i’m familiar with and work from there. Most of the story’s I’ve seen are superheroes stories. Besides batman I also would like to start reading the flash or green lantern stuff. Any though’s on them?
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Rebirth
GL Rebirth
Flash RebirthBoth written by Geoff Johns and both excellent jumping on points, though I hear flash isnt as…FLASH.
Not sure about the old stuff, Im a Marvel kid.
There are good looking collections that feature the “important” oldschool GL stuff, I think one’s called Emerald Dawn…I really like what Johns is doing these days, was even buying it for a while. Happy with my libarary GLs at the moment though.
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From what Trjn said yesterday, Sinestro Corps Wars is a good place to start with Green Lantern (thanks Trjn, will be picking up tomorrow)I’m keen to hear where to start with Flash, but get onboard for Flashpoint
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I disagree. Start with Rebirth and then read through to Sinestro Corps war. Johns was laying the groundwork for that even back then.
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Actuall yeah…what Jimu said. Man it gets confusing round blackest night…..
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I probably should have made it clear that the place to start with Sinestro Corps War is Green Lantern Rebirth, but I actually blanked on the name when I made that comment yesterday. My bad.
I was actually looking to read some GL stuff, which I hadn’t read before, as research for a story I’m still in the process of writing (it’s a superhero story and one of the characters is a fan of Hal Jordan). A friend told me to start at GL Rebirth and work my way through to Brightest Day.
So I did, and was able to follow everything reasonably well.
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Mr Chuloopa
I saw this ad on TV here and thought you would get a giggle…
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You just rocked my world…
That was… AWESOME!
Hi Mark,
2 things.
1. Can you please update the editors links.
2. The ad on the front page says the DragonAge Demo is out now… but it’s not.
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1. I’ll hassle Mark.
2. I’ll hassle our Ad Ops guy.-
Thanks El.
How’s the house hunt going?
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Found one, finally. I’ll be a resident of the inner west 🙂
EDIT: Actually no, I’m still homeless. The guy just found out that his ex-girlfriend is pregnant with his child and she’s causing all sorts of trouble.
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Apparently the demo will be available at some point today: http://www.world-gaming.com/component/content/article/6-general/2476-dragon-age-2-demo-on-the-horizon.html
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OH MY GOD YES! DRAGONGASM!!!!
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http://dragonage.bioware.com/da2/demo/
Prolly in Au tomoz, I guess…
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SQUEEEEEE!
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I think the Dragon Age II demo is meant to be out this week, so maybe it’ll be up whenever the XBLM and PSN update?
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It’s supposed to launch on the 22nd… so technically it’s right, but I think it’s 22nd in the US… which is 23rd here.
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It’s nearly 10:30PM on the 21st here so should be up in a few hours…..
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Did you get my above message nohandles?
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Ignore the above, Just replied!
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Sure did 🙂
Sent you an email
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Is it worth buying the full version of Minecraft? I have been hitting the free version pretty hard lately and i want to know would my $20 be justified.
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There is a free version? What is the difference?
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You cannot save anything…
Also, it’s missing a bunch of the advanced stuff, and I havent seen zombies.
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Well if you are enjoying it and think you will continue to play it for a while then yes it would certainly be worth it.
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YES! You must buy the full version.
The free version is just creative mode(unlimited blocks, but no crafting, redstone, mobs). Creative mode is *almost* nothing like the full version.
I’ve always wondered:
http://thechive.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/motivational-pics-2.jpg?w=499
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Dude… I love ‘The Chive’.
DAR is the business.
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MMMMMMMMMM, that was some tasty falscience.
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Wait,what?
Strange telled me off in th FFX post…
I sowwy, ma’am…
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LOL, least she told off the other guy to.
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I almost thought about putting this in… WWE fans I’m sure you’ll love this xD
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FFS… it was working while I was at work and it doesn’t at home… fail!
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I mostly wanted to tell the other guy off for completely over-reacting, and not bothering to understand your context before jumping in with the grammar nazi moves, and having the hide to suggest you leave when you contribute more to the community than he does…but then I realised you’d called Totilo a bad word, and Totilo was just reporting what the other guy said, so I had to tell you off too. 😛
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Oh crap, looks like I need to “learn to grammar” too…the first “other guy” I just mentioned is Andy, the second “other guy” was the gameinternals guy who wrote the original article.
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Yeah I was suffring from some bad FF rage…as I do.
I don’t think he’ll ever read the comment anyway.I learned from the comments that the US had no advanced sphere grid…poor poor bastards. It was much more fun to take my own path…such as it was.
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PS: That was the most MOTHER sounding comment I have ever read of yours!
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Right up until the mud-wrestling part it was the kind of thing my sister would say, and she’s a teacher.
But that’s why small kids prefer me, that, and because I let them hit me repeatably with their hands that somehow manage to be smaller than mine.
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Just bought flash and green lantern rebirth from ebay. Hopefully these turn up trumps. Thanks guys
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Nice. How much? Did you go Absolute for Green Lantern?
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$30 for the flash and 35 for green lantern. Nah I didn’t get absoulte. Whats the difference?
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ABSOLUTEs are BIG GIANt HARDCOVERS. They are massive!
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You can’t go wrong with these. They both retell the old stuff while creating the new direction.
Tell us what you think of Flash, have yet to read it.
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I read it almost a year ago and my memory is that it’s great if you like Barry Allen but not as great if you were looking for a retelling of his origins similar to Green Lantern Rebirth.
I went in expecting the wrong thing and was initially disappointed, but overall it isn’t too bad.
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Mark, the TAY link on the editor’s picks box is linking to last weeks TAY instead of this week’s one.
Just thought I’d let you know. 🙂
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YEAH!
I’m sick of reading Madtod requesting Mark be his Valentine…
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I fixed it this morning!
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Wooooooooooooooooop!!!
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Hi. I work at a public library in Melbourne. We have a Wii and an Xbox 360. I am looking to buy some more games for the Xbox 360. The kids mostly seem to like sports, racers and multi player casual games. We mainly get primary school kids playing, but do get the occasional teenager. We are not allowed the MA15 games though.
Currently the most popular games being played are Ashes Cricket, Fifa 11, Forza 3 and Toy Story 3.
Can people please suggest some games to buy?
Thank you!
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Sonic and the Sega Allstars Racing, good family multiplayer fun!
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The Sega all stars racing might be a good idea. Although a 8 year old boy keeps pestering me for the new formula one game, although he would probably be the only one who would play it!
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LEGO anything
Lego:
Batman
Indiana Jones
Star Wars
Harry PotterThese games are very fun for all ages and a second player can join in or quit at any time, perfect for the library!
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Hi. Thanks Jimu. We have Lego Starwars and Harry Potter on the Wii, so I tend to keep the Lego games on the Wii. Thanks anyway.
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You can pick up Mashed pretty cheap. It’s sort of like Micro Machines 2, (Ironically it was made by the same company), and it supports up to four players.
Oh, and it’s great fun in multiplayer, I will say that for a fact.
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Hi. I have never played ‘Mashed’ before but loved the micro machines game. Is the same top down view? I did a google and found an old xbox game called ‘Mashed’ is that the game you are talking about?
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Yes. Yes it is. 🙂
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I second both of Jimu’s posts. Sonic & Sega All-Stars racing is really easy to pick up and play, with nothing in the way of potentially bad content. The Lego games are always good fun, and anybody can pick up a controller and have a bash without having to know anything about the game.
With the Lego games, I’d probably suggest going with the Star Wars branded ones. Not only are they much cheaper as they are older titles in the series, but I can’t imagine any parents having issues with the game based on preconceived notions of what a Star Wars game might contain (although Indiana Jones dumbs down or cuts out any of the violent scenes from the films, and Batman is made to be pretty PC, both are tougher games generally and parents can be quick to judge).
Beyond that, a lot of the licensed Pixar and Dreamworks films based upon 3D children’s movies tend to be void of any objectionable content and has the added bonus of the characters that kids know and possibly like. The newer ones are obviously going to be a little more expensive, but some of the older ones you can find on the cheap at retailers that deal with second-hand games (GAME, EB Games, JB Hifi, Revolution CD, etc).
Just a little tip: some chain stores that sell video games like Big W, EB Games and JB Hifi may have promotional copies of some of these games that were to be given away with old Xbox 360 console bundles (the last one I remember that would be relevant was a double pack of Lego Indiana Jones and Kung Fu Panda). If you enquire nicely, and don’t push the issue, you might be able to score a free copy or two. ^^
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Hi Neil. Thanks a lot for your in-depth response. We do have the Lego trilogy on the Wii and the Lego Harry Potter one as well.
We have a Kids PC as well, except it does not have many games. Mainly because only some games would allow us to install them and play them with out the disc in the drive. One of the most popular of those games is ‘Shrek’. I hope to get some PopCap games to install on it. It’s the easiest for the kids to play as they don’t have to bring up their library card to borrow controllers or anything.
Oh yeah the promotional game packs that come with consoles, that is an idea. We have an account with JBHIFI. Although it’s a pity we can’t buy games from overseas. We would get a long more bang for our buck. We have a system through the council of pre-ordering games and once we are invoiced and receive the products then we pay them. I know they use the Book Depository overseas I wonder if there are any retailers in the UK who do that for games? Hmmmm…
Thanks for your advice.
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This is probably a predictable response from me, but have you looked at the xbox live arcade titles. They are download only but are ordinarily cheaper than the retail games and can be as much fun. I am thinking games like Trials HD, but I am sure others around here will point you in the direction of other games on the arcade that may be just as good.
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I’m guessing they don’t have a system in place to pay for LIVE games.
If they did I would say Banjo Kazooie
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Hey Jimu. We do have Banjoo Kazooie as well! Cheers!
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Banjo Kazooie: Nuts and Bolts is also worth a look. It’s kinda like building vehicles with LEGO. It’s also pretty cheap online, I think it was $20 at EB in this week’s Cheapskate gamer?
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Hey FatShady MBA. Yes we have an internet connection with both the Wii and the Xbox 360 but we don’t have a gold live account, so they cannot play online. We do but credit for xbox live store and the wii and have bought games. We have many live games. Castle Crashers has proved to be the favourite of the xbox live games. Yes we do have Trials HD. I find that I have to point the kids at the games or advertise that we have the games on the hard drive. Although some kids down load lots of demo’s.
Thanks FatShady MBA.
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A fun game on the 360 is Dynasty warriors 6. It’s easy to play if you have never played before, as on easy mode you can get away with only spamming one attack button, yet is very satisfying. It’s also 2 player coop.
It carries an ‘M’ rating as it contains mild violence. You do ‘kill’ people, but a kill results in them lying down and disappearing. No overglorified gore in this one.
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Yeah, no blood just shint sparks!
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Hmmm Dynasty Warriors 6…. Interesting choice. I have seen it played, if the is a demo I could down load it and see if the kids take to it. Thanks HindenLagen.
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Anyone had any issues with Back To The Future telltale game? I started to play it the other day, and now I log in, hit play, and nothing happens :\ If there’s no fix, I’ll re-install, but hopefully I wont lose my save.. Stoopid game!! grrr!
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Right-click the launcher. Run as Administrator.
Problem solved.
This happened to me the other day, too.
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Pure genius! Thankyou sire!
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Oooo Kinect Windows SDK coming soon!! Can’t wait to see what sweet treats are developed with this!!
Hey MarkyMarkMarkMarkMarkyMarkMark, I’ve sent you emails in regards to how awesome I was last week, doing a wonderful job for the community, and all that, but you haven’t replied.
Was your Valentine love for Tadmod so strong that you’ve forgotten about the rest of us, or have my emails just been eaten by the spam filter king?
Dragon Age 2 demo available to GOLD LIVE members only…disgusting.
The DA2 demo is up! ^___^ On PS3, PC, Xbox 360 now.
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…. it’s only for Xbox Live Gold Members. Sigh. Silver gets it a week later, apparently.
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Bad move Microsoft, during their get to a million promotion. And on a game that won’t support multiplayer…GUH!
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Damn, forgot to set it downloading before I left for work.
I just wanted to offer a big group hug to the entire Kotaku community.
Seeing Mark Serrels used my left off some steam submission made me feel really good and the kotaku.au community is probably the only place on the internet I’d feel comfortable posting something like that.
I’ve also been writing a book for my own enjoyment and, even though the two don’t really have anything in common other the then English language, the positive comments on let off some steam give me confidence that one day it might be enjoyed by more than my close friends and family.
Hooray Kotaku!
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Did you do the pokeeworlker one?
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Yup, that was me. I’ve been working night shift so I didn’t find out it’d been used until just midnight this morning. Also means all my comments tend to get posted about 6 or 7 am when the moderators get back to work.
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Eeeeek, fellow TayCrafters, my minecraft updated this morning, now its all borked! Any ideas on how to fix it?
Oh and Shady’s Treasure, is mine!!! mwhahahahahaha
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Lamboman!!! You will probably be most interested in this as our resident electronics MC guru. MC 1.3 has added new redstone abilities, a delay and a repeater. Not sure what that can do to help your scoreboard??
FatShady, with the 1.3 update, all my existing worlds need to be updated as the game saves files in a new format. Will this affect our world in any way???
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Thanks, I’ve been following development on MC for a while now, so I’ve known about the diodes(that’s what the delay-repeater is called) for a few days now, but thanks anyway.
The update shouldn’t affect our world, luckily. I tested out converting worlds with a few of my old lan servers this morning, and everything worked fine.
Let’s hope FS’s server get’s updated quickly…
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I imagine this is how drug dealers feel when a shipment is discovered and supply dries up! I already got an e-mail from lambo at 8.05am and you are posting at 9am…Notch only announced the update 4 hours ago…..
You are all MCJunkies!
Anyway.. here is what i have done already.
I have backed up our world on the server. I cant get it because i need an FTP program but i can get it off the server tonight.
As for the update, I think that the server company will be responsible for this as they manage the server side of things. I have posted a message on their forums already and will raise a support ticket when i get a second (you know.. work!)
Apart from that my hands are tied.
I don’t set up the server, just arrange for it to be paid for.
As soon as i get word back, i’ll let you know.
As i have told others, if yo need a minecraft fix, go into the street and punch a tree until it falls over. It should be sorted out before you are done!
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Fists….bloodied…
Must make, leather cap….
To take the man pain…..
*breaks down sobbbing*
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I am returned from San Francisco! It was amazing! Anyone want to fill me in on what I missed?
Oh, and Jimu, went in to a bunch of comic shops and not ONE had any of the absolute editions. Sorry. On the plus side, when you buy a comic book they bag and board them! For free! And ask if you want a couple extras!
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Thanks for looking, I ended up buying Planetary anyhoo.
Cheers
anyone who’s been waiting to grab Half Life 2 Ep 2.. today could be your day! $1.99 on steam!
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For the better episode of the two, that’s pretty darn good!
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GOD DAMN YOU VALVE WHERE IS HALF LIFE 3
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Well I made a pact, no Half life 3, not buying any valve game anymore, and stuck to it 😛
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So we have a week to reach a million DLs of the DA 2 demo, but it won’t be available to Silver members on LIVE for…a week.
Do I need to DL it on PC to support Bioware and get my freebies?
If I don’t log in will it count?
Prolly isn’t going to run on my craptop!
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I have all the same problems…
Stupid Microsoft.
There’s a chance you’ll still get the bonus items if you log in with your EA/Bioware account on another version (PC) of the demo. In the past items I’ve unlocked have been unlocked for all 3 versions.
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Theres a few that don’t but they were PS3 anyway.
Good old Strange has gifted me with a free month so all should be well!
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they now have beds in minecraft. Awesome
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I like a good bed. Sleep ois fantastic.
I just found some beds in Pokemon that when I sleep, my Pokemon’s life and PP refill. That’s a good bed!
I was ready to get up this morning and mow my lawn.. as difficult as it is with my back, I’d prepped myself for it to make the mrs happy. So I wake up this morning, and it’s raining!! DAMN YOU!!! *shakes fist*
Oh well.. guess I’ll just have to enjoy my morning off playing minecraft or something :0
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I wonder if they’ll ever make it rain-capable in minecraft. Would be interesting to see what additions would come from rain, such as flower spawning. It would probably invite gardening as a possible thing to do in minecraft, maintaining your garden. if there’s no rain, get water into a sprinkler (So like a bucket) and water your plants 😛
MC SERVER IS ONLINE!!!!!!!!!!!!
YAAAAAAAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
MC ADDICTS REJOICE!!!!!!!!!
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NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
IT’S STOPPED WORKING!!!!!!!!!!!
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IT”S UP AGAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
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cool, thanks. have not ha da chance to even check their forums.
Good news.
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Going to put a little fuck you xbox 360 live service for thinking downloading demos should be an exclusive right to gold members…
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The demos are only timed exclusives for Gold members.
It’s Microsoft’s service, and they are well within their rights to enforce timed exclusives as benefits for the people who actually fund the continuation of said service. If you want it free, download it on PC, or wait a week.
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Bad choice with the DA 2 promotion happening
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Very, very bad. *shakes fist*
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Did everyone get an email from Brian Kent from the classification branch of AG’s?
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Yup. Haven’t actually read it yet, looked a lot like a template response.
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Hello [insert name here]
Thank you for your enquiry RE {insert topic here}.
We at [insert name here] pride ourselves on [insert bollocky BS here] and would like to extend [more bollokky BS].
If any[bollocky bullshit][even more bollocky BS][Now it’s just getting ridiculous].
We thank you for your continued support, and hope to hear from you again when pigs fly and hell freezes over.
Regards
[bollocksfacemcpoojabber]
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Lol @ the last line xD
My god he’s got a copy! That’s authentic right there
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I’m thinking about going blonde. Apparently we all need to do it at least once in our lives?
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Yes. Being blonde won’t necessarily make you have more fun, but you should definitely try it if only to experience the different way people react to blondes.
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I thought it was supposed to be red at least once.. almost every woman I know has tried red at least once before!
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No. No, we don’t. Blonde is overrated. I supported an ex girlfreidn through the blonding process, which included numerous trips to hairdressers to repair funky non-blonde colour outcomes and months of regret.
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If you wait a few weeks, you could probably do it for World’s Greatest Shave (10-12 March).
http://www.worldsgreatestshave.com.au/-
Great idea! I participated in this when I was 16 – shaved my head to a #1 buzzcut. My dad refused to look at me without a hat on :-/
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No don’t go blonde, be brunette (If you aren’t already). Brunettes are way cuter and not taken as stupid by stereotyping 😛
But if you’ll be doing it anyway, take before and after pictures so we can make a proper assessment 🙂
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I’m also with Tech Knight, brunettes are cuter.
Also, if you go Blonde, you’ll inevitably become evil: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/BlondesAreEvil .
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Maybe for women.
For a guy, going blonde is either a sign of being a guido wanker, and then it’s only blonde tips, or it’s the sign of a mid-life crisis, where you are trying to regain your once youthful appearance, clinging to the hope that you have made your life worthwhile, while secretly knowing that it was all inconsequential.
Well, that’s my opinion anyway.
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Or in my case, because I was a 15 year old Lions supporter going to the Grand Final and my hair was too dark to temporarily colour maroon, blue and gold stripes in. Well, the gold was provided by the peroxide.
Oh to be young and foolish again. Well, younger and more foolish.
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Wait, the Lions have supporters?
Wow, I’m surprised.
Anyway, that was for a sporting event, which, like parties, allows for any sin. Well, not quite ay, murder is still off the table, but I’m sure you gather what I mean.
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Sooo… all this xbox live gold and demo business… is there any way for me to, I dunno, gift a demo to someone? I have gold but don’t really care to get this demo myself.
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You should grab the demo to help the promotion!
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I’ll have a look when I get home this afternoon – I might have one of those 48-hour trial codes lying around somewhere if you’re interested Jimu.
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I will give you a virtual hug if you do.
And if you like I can play multi on the weekend.
My Multi list includes
Perfect Dark HD
Duke Nukem 3DAnd that could be all..
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If I get Perfect Dark will you play multi with me…? 😀
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Damn strate brutha.
I am free evenings after 7 or 8 when the boy sleeps!
Strange has gifted me with a month! WOOHOO!
You wanna co-op or kills each other or co-op kills bots? Or both?
I had a free month a while back (when it was a dollar) and I couldn’t find ANYONE to play with!
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Woo! Well, I don’t actually have it as yet but I have the points and was considering it for a while anyways. Thing is though I suck at FPS’ with the dual control stick setup, so might take me a while to get used to it… I haven’t played many FPS’ since the days of 64 :'(
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I was the same at first, in the end I realised it is far better played this way.
You get used to it.
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I am doing this for the promotion also.. no interest in the game but if everyone else gets free stuff im keen. Ill get it. No gifting.
I don’t think there is a way but it would be good.
OH! That reminds me…I’ve got a whole bunch of 1-month and 3-month free Gold subscription cards, mostly from RROD repairs. I should use one of those so I can grab the DAII demo on 360 instead of PS3 because I played the first one on 360.
Hmmm…Jimu(and others but I’m not sure how many I actually have)…if you want one of the codes send me an email at smitemeisterathotmaildotcom.
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I send you Crrrrrrrrrrrraaazeeeee email!
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You’re not joking…it was definitely “Crrrrrrrrrrrraaazeeee”. I’ll reiterate my concern from before and suggest you check for aliens before it’s too late. 😛
I sent you a 1-month code. Which is lucky for you because I just used one of the 48-hour codes and it didn’t work. It told me it had worked and I was now Gold for a limited time, but obviously something went wrong because I still have no Gold privileges, which means no Dragon Age 2 demo. 🙁
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NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!
And thank you.
I’m crazy because I care…
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I’ve been out, but hoping you still have a code left? 😀
Sending an email, and my eternal gratitude/servitude. Thanks!
[Warning, blatant self promotion incoming]
About a week ago, I set up a website over at Trjn.net to use as a personal blog and put up a post about playing Demon’s Souls. I have some more content ready to put up along the same lines but wouldn’t mind a little feedback before I go ahead with it.
Basically, is this something people around here might be interested in reading?
And yes, I know I’m still using a default WordPress layout. That’s due to a combination of laziness and indecision.
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I like it, you can write well and you did so in an interesting way.
I like the tongue-in-cheek attitude you have and the retro game reference was excellent.
I could see myself reading more of that.Don’t have any constructive critisism, liked what I saw.
What do you think is wrong with it?
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Thanks for the feedback. I don’t really think there’s anything wrong with it, but it always helps to get an outside opinion or to see if there’s a better way to approach it.
Anyhow, depending on how things go this evening, I’ll probably put the next part up tonight and post here to let anyone interested know about it.
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I liked it. You have a good ‘voice’ when you write.
Also, I’ll read almost anything about Demon’s Souls so hurry up and continue Princess Buttercup’s adventures…and watch out for R.O.U.S’s. 😉-
Thanks.
I don’t think there are any R.O.U.S’s in Demon’s Souls. There might be a few mosquitos of unusual size though, so that might have to do for now :p
Luckily, I bring my laptop with me to work, so that I can write on the train. So I wrote up a few hundred words during my lunch break. I have a few things I have to do tonight, but odds are I can finish the next post and get it out there for you guys.
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Good work, I look forward to the escapades of Buttercup.
This guy has a pretty sweet gaming collection:
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Your username is fitting for the words that escaped my mouth when I saw it. 😀
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Damn straight! 😀
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Did anyone see the story about Sony “trying” to make a hack-proof PS3?
It took a fair while (I think) for programmers to be able to “hack” the current PS3, but I doubt it will ever be hack proof.
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We having a saying (me and 1 freind) and it is inspired by Jurassic Park’s “Life Always finds a way”
it goes:
Hackers always find a way.
And it’s true.
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Although in the case of Splinter Cell 3 (I’ve forgotten its subtitle), it took them something like four years, which for a single disk, is a fecking long time.
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Speaking of which you see the latest?
http://www.engadget.com/2011/02/22/playstation-hackers-reportedly-able-to-unban-selves-ban-others/
It’s now getting truly pathetic! Why do humans like these exist!?
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If that’s true then I am not happy!
I couldn’t care less if someone rips off a major corporation, it’s when they start ripping off fellow gamers that I get pissed.
Boo to you hacker, boo to you!
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They updated it saying it’s “theoretical”… whatever that means… and for now anyway. But yeah I’m not happy either
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@ Gorzilla
I did some replies to your replies in your Pokewalking steam let offing!
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Thanks Jimu (and Strange). I was wondering if anyone would even read my comments because they don’t go in until the following morning at the moment.
I can defiantly recommend trying motorbike riding, it’s good fun. Though you have to be very aware that other drivers often won’t see you. If I ride into work every day for a month the odds of not having to take evasive action when someone decides they want to be in your lane are something like the odds of successfully navigating an asteroid field WITHOUT ANY OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS ON BOARD!
I’ve been told the nickname ambulance officers have for motorbike riders is ‘Donor.’
MARK!
Concern over your filter of SPAM.
I sent you a work related email, you get?
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Yeah, got it dude. [winks]
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[insert elaboratly drawn face with ecstatic smile here]
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He replies to you, nice and promptly, but not to me *runs off crying*!
I kid, I should really stop acting like a needy ex, but it’s so much fun.
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Nah
This is the second time I posted, got completley ignored in Ask me Stuff -
I’m not into Naruti (have just never seen/read it) are there other anime/manga you dig?
I read Love Hina until Vol. 5 and Love ye olde Masamune Shirow!
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Can’t beleive I wrote “Naruti” makes me sound like one those dads that tries to sound cool in front of the kids and completly screws it up!
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Well I guess I am a DAD now, and I do tend to ramble…
And my words often trail off to nothing…
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Me?
– Hajime No Ippo
– Monster
– Pluto
– Bakuman
– TTGL
– Sayonara Zetsubo SenseiI watch a lot of anime and read a lot of manga…
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I was torkin ta Blaghman, he wanted to chat.
I used to watch a metric tonne of ANEEMEEE, but after I saw FLCL it’s never been the same.
It’s like I got the ultimate hit and everything else just can’t compare.
I do love Now and Then, Here and There, though.
Which came before FLCL(i think) but I saw after.
That optimistic little protagonist is so how I wish I was, instead of the jaded old fart I am.Also GiTS 2 Innocence BLEW MY MIND.
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I don’t know why I thought that was directed at me.
Anyway – sent out community kudos prizes and there’s something in there that might get you back into anime. [wink]
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I wish I could guess what it is so I could do a fake
“If it’s (blabla) then I’m gonna gut you Serrels!”I like fakehating!
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It’s alright Mark, I often have people talking over me *does something moody or dramatic, I’m too lazy to think something up*.
Jimu though, I honestly don’t watch that much Anime/read much manga anymore, I used to a lot, but only ever fairly mainstream stuff. I read Naruto, haven’t watched it in aaaagggeeeessss, but I used to watch Bleach and Inuyasha (you’re allowed to shun me for that), I watched the first 3/4 of Death Note, then lost interest (highest quality animation I’ve ever seen though), and I watched the original Hellsing, read most of the manga for it, and have been meaning to watch the newer one, which was actually based on the manga.
Let’s see, what else…
Full Metal Alchemist, I love both versions, and I’ve been meaning to steal the manga off a friend.I’ve watched some Ghost In The Shell, which was really well done, but I never saw enough of it to really get into it (just enough to know that Oni was essentially a decently made game version of it).
That’s about all, so really only mainstream stuff, and I’ve enjoyed all of them, even if I get distracted easily/ don’t have good access to them.
Oh yeah, just remembered. 666 Satan, by the twin of the writer of Naruto, similar style to it, and it gets really weird at the end (it’s pretty short, 60ish umm episodes? whatever they’re called for manga (issues?)), but I’d recommend that one.
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Since we’re talking about anime/manga, I figured I’d bring this up.
A friend of mine was telling me about one that he’d watched, in which the author would change styles, and do the little introductory thing in different styles for each episode (or something, my memory is pretty shit), and the producer was a character in the show, who I think appeared as a Deus Ex Machina from time to time, and then near the end the producer gets killed, so because he doesn’t have any restrictions the rest of the episode is filled with gore and excessive blood…
OK, so I imagine that none of you have any idea what I’m talking about, but if this sounds familiar to someone, would they be able to tell me what it is? The idea is pretty intriguing…
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I’ve no idea… Bakuman does a lot of meta stuff like that…
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Yeah, I mentioned Bakuman, said that he’d probably enjoy it, and that’s what led him to mention that show thing whatever it was.
*Sigh* Damn my inconsistent memory.
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I hadn’t really been exposed to that much anamai and I’ve never read magna (nor any real comic books either, unless Garfield and footrot flats counts). Then about a year ago a friend of my lent me the Love Hina dvds and GiTS Stand alone complex.
I don’t think I stopped laughing through the whole thing. I particaly liked how well the tune for the opening song seemed to capture the essence of the series, so quirky and zany.
GiTS: Stand along complex had one of the best stories of any series i’ve ever watched. Animated or otherwise. I practically like the way each episode had its own story (able to stand alone, as it were) but were woven into the plot as a whole.
Since then i’ve been going on an amami bing and have been watching anything I can get my hands on. A few of my favourites ;
Blood+
K-on! (don’t hate me just because I’ve developed a weakness for moeblobs)
Fullmetal alchemist: brotherhood
Trigun
I’m currently watching Mobile suit Gundam 00 and enjoying it so far.And let’s not forget the first one I ever watched. Pokemon.
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@Gorzilla
Yeah, what I watched of Stand Alone Complex was great, but it made so much more sense when I found out that certain episodes were designed as “Stand Alone” episodes, and that others were “Complex” and woven into the overarching plot. You can tell which is which by watching the opening credits, apparently there are differences between the two.In relation to FMA:Brotherhood, are you watching it dubbed or subbed? FMA is about the only anime I can stand the dubs for, not only because the VAs are good, but also because it makes slightly more sense in the setting (although, they should really be speaking more german-ish than English).
Finally, which Gundam one is that? Because I watched some of what I think was the most recent series, something about space elevators or something, but it had a good fix of big robots smashing each other, so it as all good for me.
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I cant’ be certain but I think I watched Fullmetal subbed.That sounds like the Gundam one I’m watching. The world split into three super powers centred around as many space elevators, then a mercenary group declare war on war which I found to be a fun idea.
I didn’t realise there was any difference with the GiTS opening credits. I’ll have to pay more attention next time and see if I can spot the difference.
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@Gorzilla
I doubt you’ll read this, given it’s a fair way back, but whatever.
I’m fairly sure they had a difference, but maybe I’m just getting it confused with teen titans (which used the japanese song to represent a “silly” episode).
I think I’m right, but then, I think a lot of things, but seem to actually think very little.
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I was a bit like that after Last Exile. Then I started watching Gantz and was so confused, disgusted and hooked all at the same time I got over my Last Exile depression.
Not sure what would get you over your FLCL slump though, something with the right amount of weirdness and juvenile humour I guess.
On the subject of anime, one of my favourites and the first series I watched is Berserk but no-one else seems to like it as much. Have you seen it?
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Berserk was actually one of the ones I saw before my current binge. A friend put it on for me and I don’t think she’ll ever show me any of her favourite shows again because I destroyed it forever for her by pointing out all the homosexual references through it (many of which now undoubtedly imagined or exaggerated by me for comic effect, but the part with big strapping men having a watertight with their shirts off squealing at each other was too easy a target)
I did enjoy it though. The show, not just the homoerotic water fight.
In related news apparently they are currently working on some sort of movie for it as well. Not sure if it will be new content or a reworked version of the series.
Am I the only one who thought FLCL was really not great?
I think I need to watch it again…
I’m not ignoring you!
[waves hands crazily]
Serrelicious, you need to understand, being needy and annoying is fun, I like to call it “chucking a Sasuke.” It’s where you ignore your friends, then claim you have none, whinge a lot, and wear your fringe over your eyes.
I’d recommend that you try it, but I’m not sure we’d all appreciate posts for a day that were covered in black and stained with mascara.
Chucking a Sasuke. I like it.
Sounds kinda like chucking a Batman!
I had an English oral a few years back, talking about Phantom of the Opera, and I started talking about the Primadonna, so I flicked up a picture of Sasuke as I did it. Sadly only one person in the class knew the reference well enough to get it. :/
Work related… intriguing…
ATTENTION POKEFANS
Went down to JBHIFI at lunch and got one of those free promotional books on Black and White. Has lots of shiny pictures and words of some description…niiiiiiiiiiice.
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GAAAAASP! And I nearly went to JB today too…
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So what’s the wurd Sugher, when do we PD?
I should be available tomoz cos tonight I will surely be playing the DA 2 demo.But I may be convinced otherwise…
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WHAT WHAT
What is this shinyness?
What is it about?
What purpose does it serve?
I was near a JB today!
DAMMIT I WANT SHINIES-
They did seem to be tucked away out of plain site.
Don’t know how I spotted them really, I guess I’m on full pokemon/DA2 alert at the moment.
*Jimu Shudders because of his anticipation.
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hIfZla1VWGI/SqGB2oQqLWI/AAAAAAAAFOU/xQB5c9HHMSg/s400/453.jpg-
I’m still dying to preorder pokemon black.
anyone know where the cheapest one is? at the moment i was thinking of ordering on the game online store or maybe the EB one for the pokemon case.-
Dick Smith has the game itself (with no bonus) for $50. It’s in their latest catalogue, valid until 14th March.
I was going to pre-order from them, but I figure that Pokemon probably isn’t something retailers understock or have to order specially (like CE/SE editions), so if I rock up early, I should be able to grab one. -
Thanks for the tip. I’ll probably get it from Dick Smith then. $20 doesn’t seem worth it for a case when my DS tens to go ‘bourn free’ anyway.
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Sooo I just went down to maccas for a late night angus chipotle wrap. There was a post op transexual doing a full striptease on the counter to the pet shop buys “West End Girls”. Only in New York…..
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I dunno… sounds like something you might see in Kings Cross too!
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I can’t stop giggling at the casualness of this comment!
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Ho hum.. that was an interesting way to spend most of my quiet day at home.. Got a notification that Windows 7 Service Pack 1 was available, so I set about installing it. Seemed to go according to plan, then rebooted. “Configuring Updates Stage 1 of 2″… then.. “Service Pack configuration failed. Reverting settings”. It took about 30 seconds to fail, then about 20 mins to revert the changes 😐
So it finally reverts and reboots, then starts the whole thing again. That happened 3 times, and then finally it let me back in to windows after checking my HDD and finding a crap load of errors and orphaned files. So obviously it placed the file somewhere on the HDD it didn’t like, and as a result, corrupted the file.
So having repaired the hdd errors, I try to do the update again.. Tell windows update to download and install, and it just sat there at 0% for like an hour… 😐
Cancel, reboot, find the update on microsoft site and download. Install manually.. took 2 hours! :0 Finally I’m back though! Everything running sweet again.. but damn.. what a nightmare :\ So much for my morning of having fun in minecraft!
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I only had about 80mb to download and then it took ~15 minutes to install without any problems @_@
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Shizpickle!
Hey FatShady! You might have super-human uber give-me-anything-I-want-when-I-want-(or-give-lamboman007-128-diamonds) super-powers, but I can manipulate the space-time continuum! 😀
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I don’t know what that means???
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I’m talking about beds 😛
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Btw. I gave 128 cake as a joke. No diamonds for you.
Sughly – I just sent you an email about something you may or may not find interesting.
^_^
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Replied! Thank you once again for thinking of me 😀
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Oh that reminds me, have you seen this Sughly?
http://store.smithmicro.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=15539
or to basic?-
PS i know you have mad skillz already, but supposedly there are some cool features for existing works…..
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Why thank you! 😀
No I hadn’t heard of this, but some of the features look interesting. Thanks for the heads up!
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I was going to reply, but my connection dropped out and the email got lost in the aether :/
In short – Totally understand and good luck with [REDACTED] 😀
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I feel kind of bad for saying this, but I’m finding it nice that TAY has more recently become less about hitting post numbers. Sometimes manoeuvring through the massive amount of posts if I don’t get to TAY before mid week was extremely painful, and would generally turn me off bothering until the next week.
Not that I have a problem with TUS. I love it, and I also appreciate that Mark gets involved with the community too. But the sheer amount of posts (some of which was really only there to hit post milestones) was difficult to deal with. I’m very much enjoying what TUS has evolved into now.
And now, back to your regularly scheduled program!
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Kotaku AU Weather Forecast
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Tomorrow, there is an increased probablitity in server lag. This will be caused by the 200 or so competition entrants reloading the main page every five minutes(hopefully in synchronisation)
This should start at 9:00AM when judging commences and continue to about 5:00PM when Mark announces the winners for the TV comp…
After that, the site will be clear and sunny for the rest of the week, with a slight build up cloud near the Community Kudos post.
And that’s this weeks weather forecast.
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You expect Mark to announce the winner tomorrow? Don’t hold your breath. He may be a manchine (sic), but he’s still mostly human.
Unless he just decides to pick the very first entry…
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Recent speculations have speculated that this increased amount of lag may continue for the next week… SO GET YOUR ACT TOGETHER MARK!!!! YOUR GOING TO BE THE DOOM OF US ALL!!!!! *cough* Sorry about that, no offence intended…
😛
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You know what I find really sad; about 99% of the people who entered the competition will never post again.
I know it sounds shallow, but it’s almost like they’re here exclusively for the competition. Sure, they may read kotaku, but still.
I know Mark said specifically he wanted “as many people as possible” to enter this comp, so I’m not really sure why I’m whinging. I’d just like it if people inputted their thoughts more often rather than just waiting for big competitions to come along…
Anyways. I’ll stop my shallow trolling here. May the best colour win!
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Yeah, I know exactly what you mean.
I really want someone from the TAY community to win, but deep down, I also know that I don’t like that many people entering because my god, some of them will be *shock, horror* better than me. It’s a sad state on the greed of humanity. Or just the greed of me. Probably the latter. What a wanker.
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Addendum:
They don’t have to be TAY community, I somehow managed to forget about all the people who are Kotaku regulars without being involved here.
OK, to be honest, the only one I ever recognise is Braaains, but still.
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I always enjoy reading Braaains’ comments on the articles he comments on, mainly cuz he says what I’m thinking a lot of the time, especially when shutting down those “I religiously justify hacking my ps3 for pirating” idiots, always makes me chuckle
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Yeah, Braaains never fails to make me laugh or think, or both.
I hereby nominate Braaaains for this weeks’ Kudos. He/she’s been particularly on form this week.
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Playing DA 2 demo (thanks Strange).
Just crashed! Hope the full version is more reliable…
Played as a Rogue and then as a Mage, Mage seems more fun.
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Just saw this. I am jelly. 🙁
Mark – I’m guessing we email you at the ‘tips’ addy at the top of the page? Or is there another one we should be using? The ‘Goose generally messaged through facebook so I forgot what the Kotaku addy was.
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Yeah, those emails go straight through to me anyway.
Preacher movie anyone?
http://www.comicbookmovie.com/fansites/Wolvie09/news/?a=30609
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Maaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaybe
So. I have a chance to see a movie tonight.
‘I Am Number Four’ or ‘Unknown’?
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Unknown.
I watched it on monday night.
It’s not the best movie, but it is definitely worth seeing!
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I haven’t seen either but everyones raving bout Unknown over here.
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Personally I’d go for I am number four, but that’s because Unknown is… unknown to me :0 I am number 4 looks pretty groovy from the ads
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Try Unknown.
I Am Number Four sounds… blegh :/
“There were nine of us. Three are dead… I am number four”
I dunno, it might be okay…
…on a semi-related note, I saw 127 Hours last night. Not the best movie (a couple of things I didn’t like) but it’s still very good and James Franco nails the role – everyone should go see it!
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Surely there are better otpions than these two? Have you seen Black Swan yet? Or 127 Hours? True Grit? Since I havent seen your suggestions I can’t factually claim it, but these are much better suggestions.
Hey Mark
I missed Ask Me Stuff yesterday (damn time difference)
How has traffic been on the site latley???
I assume it’s up but is it because of
1 The tv comp
2 The bungie scoop
3 the fact that the US site is dogsballs
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It is up a bit, but mostly for reason 4. Mark is awesome.
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Well we already knew that 😉
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Did McWhertor jack your story?
http://kotaku.com/#!5762663/is-destiny-the-next-game-from-the-creators-of-halo
Couldn’t they have just put up your post like AU does with the US ones?
So yesterday I posted a link to my blog wherein I detailed the Adventures of Buttercup. Well, yesterday I managed to type up the next entry, which anyone interested can view here: http://www.trjn.net/?p=10
Sorry about the length, my original plan was to play for a bit, write 500-1000 words and then play some more. Instead I played for a lot and wrote two entries so far totaling just under 3000 words, with a bit left to go before we’re caught up to where I am in the game.
So hopefully anyone who stumbles across this shameless self promotion enjoys it.
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I haven’t had a chance to read your stuff, I’m far too illiterate (lazy) for that (I’ll probably get on that tonight), but I’m curious.
How do I say your name?
Currently I’m doing it as kind of “Trujin” pronounced rather similarly to “trudging” but I’m honestly not sure.
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I treat his j as an overly active i, therefore pronounce it as trin.
works 4 me
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I lost my original reply somehow, that’s what I get for being distracted by work.
Anyhow, my name makes more sense when you know the origin. When I was a wee kid stomping around cyber space, I went through a few handles before settling on Trojan Rabbit (yes, from Monty Python). Over time, my 1337ness increased and the name evolved into TrjnRabbit. Then I grew out of that phase and somehow the part of the name that stuck around was Trjn.
I do have a lot of fun watching people struggling to work it out, my personal favourite attempt is “Trijin”.
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I like your stuff Trjn. Keep it up 🙂
Even though i’m secretly cursing you for being another person on here who makes me want a PS3
***GLARES AT NOTORIOUS R***-
Cheers.
If it makes you curse me slightly less, my PS3 is generally so neglected that every time I turn it on, I have to do a dozen lengthy updates :p
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Wait, what?
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Hehe
I got nothing but love for the Notoriousaur, but you are one one of the main offenders in making me NEED a PS3 🙂-
Then do it do it do it do it do it do it do it.
Uncharted 3, LittleBigPlanet 2, Killzone 3, inFamous 2, Journey, The Last Guardian, Ico/SoTC, Twisted Metal – And that’s everything coming out this year. And then there’s the pre existing exclusives, like Uncharted 1 and 2, inFamous, Heavy Rain, God of War, Flower, MGS4 and oh god I can’t be bothered.
Go get one.
Now.
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Can’t wait for Journey. Flower is one of my favourite games this gen. Maybe even my favourite.
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Do you know when it’s released? I know 2011, that’s it. I don’t think they’ve even given a bracket, like Q3 or American Summer.
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Really? It was cool but… not that cool. I suppose if it was longer it would’ve made more of an impression now that I think about it. I loved it, but it was over so fast! That said, bring on Journey.
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I guess I just liked playing a game for a different reason. Hard to explain.
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There really is no excuse not to get one unless you hate gaming.
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Damn you NotoriousR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That EB deal is too tempting…….
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You know you want to.
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Stop it… I don’t need one!
I don’t!
I don’t…..
$398, mmmm *rubs chin*
No, stop looking.
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If it’s one thing EB always does well, it’s their beginner packages like that. I got my PS3 package from EB, with a free HDMI 3m cable, Assassins Creed, Uncharted 2 and GT5 Prologue at a pretty reasonable price (I think it was $600 for a 250GB slim back in October last year). I call that a win
I just bought Minecraft – if Kotaku turns to shit it’s your fault. Yes. YOU.
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Step One of my plan to become editor of Kotaku is complete. Hahahaha, HAHAHAHA, MWAHAHAHAHAHA!
^(uses a really weird, creepy voice, probably how you imagine my voice as anyway)
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Well it’s been great to have you around Mark. Do we get fulltime Elly now?
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yeah but at least you can kill a virtual chicken to stop your frustration at kotaku going to shit.
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And these chickens don’t fight back?!?
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Joining us on FS’s server? 🙂
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Absolutely. That’s the reason why I caved.
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awww just tried to log in to minecraft and i can’t connect to the server.. not Shadycraft, but the login server 😐 How Rude!!
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I had similar probs welbot. In the end, I had to delete all my previous worlds, remove all the .minecraft folder contents and re-download it all again.
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HALT THE PRESS! I’ve been premature! I also cant login now…. So ignore what I wrote above, I probably just cocked up the 1.3 update therefore requiring the new start. I’d say its a MC issue itself which will resolve itself.. Which better happen fast, as I have things to do today which I’m trying to avoid.
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haha yeah i was fine getting in yesterday.. just minecraft.net is fubar this morning.. damn it!
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eeeee *girly squeels* It’s BAAAAAAAAAAAAAAACK!
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Welcome.
If you can send me an e-mail with the username you gave yourself that you use to log into MC. I have to add you to the white list on the server.
Also, tell us when you will be on and we can show you around. Batguy only joined last night so there are a few projects we can show off.
A maze
Craftephant II
Craftephany II curry run (this is an anus based rollercoaster) that Qbo made.
A Pantheon
A HUGE hole
Mario and Goomba
Soccer field
various houses and a telephone booth in town.
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lol. A huge hole!
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I told a few people that i had hidden treasure. gave out some clues and Qbo lost his s**t. He dug such a big hold that i died twice falling over the edge. He must have spent hours on it… but he found the treasure!!!
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Qumulys went a bit crazy with the digging to find the treasure
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OMG, its my pit of shame… All to find the legend of Shady’s Treasure. Once found, I shared some of its goodies. Which was a good thing, because last night, I lost all the goodies I kept in a slight misjudgement around copious amounts of TNT.
Also, the Curry Run in Crafterphant II was made by FS who did an incredible job. I made the Crafterphant though. We should do a gallery of all the things we’ve made so far.
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I’m making another treasure hunt, I’ll leave the first clue on the message board after it’s complete
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This I gotta see!
Didn’t notice the hole or the town before, will have to go find them later today.
I feel left out.
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x2 i’m sooo jumping on board when i get home!
Btw Jo how will you fit this in with M&M, you always on! 🙂-
You can do both at the same time: do some digging while you wait for things to happen in M&M
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I built the telephone booth. 😀
I built it around Qumulyus while he was afk talking on the phone 😛
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I seriously come off the phone, and I was like, what the hell???? I’m in a glass box… ahahaha very funny *mumble* then I get outside and see it was a phoone booth all I could think of was how brilliant it was 😀
Man I’m tired.. I spent most of last night sitting up in my chair as everytime I lay down, I ended up with stomach acid in the back of my throat 😐 It was the most unpleasant night I’ve had in quite some time. Specially since I was so tired I couldn’t even bring myself to play a game while I was sitting there.. Just sat and stared at my monitor for like 3 hours 😐
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Mate… 2yo kid, 3-4 hours a night in 3-4 different periods for the past 5 or so nights.
I am running on caffine only!
I have watched Mickey Mouse clubhouse so make times i can’t help but sing the hotdog song!
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Man, my sleep debt’s so huge I doubt I’ll ever feel well rested again.
For the first 20 or so months of my 2-yr-old’s life he’d wake me up every two or three hours. My husband is impossible to wake up once he’s asleep so it was all up to me to deal with it.-
You guys are all addicted to sleep. I’ve been trying out polyphasic sleep, which means every 3.5 hours, I sleep for about 20-25 minutes. So I sleep from 0000-0030, 0400-0430, 0800-0830, 1200-1230, 1600-1630 and 2000-2030.
It means about 2-3 hours of sleep a day, but there is so much more time int he day, you can do whatever you want. I’d imagine it’d be dead useful if you had a kid. This is just so I can get more work done once uni starts next week.
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Not so good for parents either, the amount of mischief my son gets up to in the minute it takes me to go to the bathroom or get dressed is phenomenal. I’d hate to think what I’d wake up to if I closed my eyes for 20 minutes!
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You need to get some Yo Gabba Gabba Shady!!!
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Lol at least you were exposed to something half decent! My sister walks around all day singing bloody Wiggles songs cos her kid watches them so much! Drives me bonkers! I’d much rather listen to songs about hot dogs than chuggin big red cars and fruit salad yummy yummy! :0
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My son turned 2 on Saturday, and we took him to Dreamworld.
Which mostly meant spending stupid amounts of time in the Wiggles World section. “More Big Red Car” was the catchphrase of the day, second only to “more see tigers”. 😛
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I know the PC hasn’t been the main focus of gaming for a while now but the other day I saw a small proof of this that I found really Depressing. I was in Dick Smiths and noticed that the Joysticks were now regulated to the table with novelty items such as children’s play pedicure salon thingy.
Oh PC How far you have fallen.
Still nice to see dragon age and battlefield doing things right though.
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I don’t think it’s fallen necessarily.. more just taken a detour. I think the pc is still doing fine, but the market it’s hitting is a very different one to that of years ago. It is a sad state of affairs, but I think we’ll see a resurgance in time. Especially once we start getting more awesome games like Duke forever coming out! Developers are just greedy about pc and if you’re not paying a subscription, they don’t seem to want to know about it for fear of piracy, but I’ve found that these lulls seem to go in circles. There’s always a period where there seems to be nothing around for pc, and then all of a sudden, you get a huge chunk of awesome releases that make you feel happy you’re a pc user again 🙂
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Valve still loves us.
You know, when they’re not pissing me off by not saying anything about Half Life 3.
Sure it’s a little sad that PC gamers are now the ones getting the mediocre console ports instead of the other way around, but whenever I look over at Steam and how phenomenally well it’s doing, it raises my spirits.
I don’t think anybody had pointed this out yet, but this week is Talk Amongst Yourselves #100!
Surely it’s time for a greatest hits montage… get cracking!
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The numbers are messed up. The TAY from Feb 5th was #102, January 8th was #111
It would be interesting to know just what number we are up to….
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I’ll never forget the time I was trying to get the first “1000th” post, and Mark stole it off me with a snipe.
But alas, he was not quick enough for my spamming skills, and I did indeed get the first ever Kotaku 1000th post on any article ever! xD
I ♥ Mark’s reaction time. 😀
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That was amazing. That whole week was insane. I think it was just a combination of everyone being back at work after christmas, and no one really wanting to do any proper work yet.
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There’s only one thing to do… celebrate!
Okay people, I’m all out of Xbox Live Gold codes.
Well not exactly out, but I just can’t find the last one. Maybe my 2yo “posted” it somewhere.
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Awww that sucks.. I dunno when my sub runs out.. i finally caved and payed for a gold sub last year sometime, and I’m glad I did, but I’ve hardly used it lately. Still, when time comes to renew it, I more than likely will, cos I’ll probably feel naked and under privelaged if I don’t :0
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Thanks Strange! I’ll give that 48 hr one a go later on today, hopefully it works.
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I hope it does, I’ve already got ideas on how to put your eternal servitude to good use. 😛
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I’ve got a 48 hour one left… although I have to check the expiration on it yet.
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Wow! that is very cool indeed! I’d actually go to live theatre again if there was more of this sort of thing around!
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I would go to that live SO HARD.
No real point to this comment, just agreeing with you.
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That was pretty darn cool! 😀
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pfft, I can do a pretty mean rabbit shadow puppet.. Actually, it was pretty cool 😛
After the insane public demand totalling one whole person, I’ve decided it’s time to dislodge the collective socks of Kotaku again and do a sequel to my Australians in video games Photoshop project.
Seeing as these things usually take me in the reigion of about 40 hours to do, stay tuned for it on Monday-ish.
You’ll be surprised at just how many totally stupid characters (and some awesome ones) made it into games.
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I have no idea what this is, but the premise sounds awesome – expect public support to swell.
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http://www.kotaku.com.au/2010/07/a-pictorial-history-of-australians-in-video-games/
Doing a part two of this. Featuring not one, not two, but three degenerate alcoholics.
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The reason why the aussie appears awesome in Uncharted 2?
2 words.
Claudia.
Black.
She is one of the reasons I’m excited for Gears 3.
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Eh. Certainly, she was very talented in Uncharted 2, just like the rest of the cast, but a lot of that magic seemed to happen because of how well the entire got along and contributed. I doubt Gears 3 will take Mocap and Voice acting as seriously, so it probably won’t be as good.
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I just love the sound of her voice.
There is no way Gears will be able to match the movement and facial animations of uncharted, that’s a given. But her voice. Oh yeah. She was one of the best VAs in Dragon Age, although, a lot of that was related to her character, so she never really had the “suddenly switching moods sentence to sentence” that others got, and she was solid for her brief appearance in ME2. So, yeah, I’m biased, due to my love of Farscape, but still.
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I like Claudia Black too, but I’ve always found her accent weird. According to Wikipedia, even being raised and living in Australia, New Zealand and America, it’s just one of those accents that I don’t think are any of them, and it’s just hard to pin.
Also, Chloe’s model in Uncharted is weird. I was playing co-op with a friend, and he kept complaining about how her posture makes her look like she is a little constipated and how she just moves weird (he explained this in fairly great detail) and it’s one of those can’t unsee things for me now.Also, Farscape was rad.
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You know what? I love Farscape too, maybe sometimes even more than I love Firefly and that’s saying a lot, and I love Claudia Black to bits but I really thought Dragon Age was her worst work.
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I assume you’ve finished it, but I found that her voice got better a few hours in, or maybe I just got used to it, I dunno. To be honest, all I heard was her voice, kind of like thingummy, with the french accent, her voice acting was terrible, if you sat down and looked at it, but I didn’t mind, because I’m a teenage male, and her accent was hot…
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Just bought Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit, played one race, and Batguy is already beating me.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU…
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lolol. It’s funny caus it happens to me too.
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Man, that Autolog.
I’m not a big racing game guy dude; I don’t memorise how tracks bend and curve, I’m not at all techincal, can’t drift for beans, and use railguards as braking mechanisms.
So sometimes when I finish a 6-minute track after a few tries, I’m all excited and pumped that I managed to finish.
Then Autolog comes up with times that are 2 minutes less then my time and I cry.-
Luckily, Batguy is my only competition, so I don’t have that much to worry about, I’ve played three races thus far, and he’s beaten me on two of them, so I’m happy with that.
I’m a bit of a racing game tragic. I don’t like all the “racing simulation” ones, like Forza, Grid, or GT, but man, years back, playing Burnout 3 at my friends house. Sooo good. So, I suck at this, particularly given I play it like Burnout, but at least it’s fun.
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Add WC Spook to your friends list. I have some competitive Autolog times 😛
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PLEASE tell me you bought it for PC, I’m so lonely not having any friends on my autolog… :'(
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Sorry, I’m not buying any games for pc until I get myself a new comp, it’s just pathetic watching my computers trying to run games atm. I have it on 360.
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I really have to get that game but ozgameshop is out of stock 🙁
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I’d say the autolog is really good, as it means you don’t have to buy it straight away, but you still get a chance to “compete” with your friends, so with that in mind, while I recommend it, there’s no real urgency to it, unlike some shooters or whatever, where the online dies after a few weeks.
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Hey guys this goes out to everyone. My PS3 Slim just started acting up in that it shuts down completely after running for about 20minutes, i have to pull the power cord out and then try again. I called tech support and since my PS3 is out of warranty its gonna cost me $250 to get a refurbished model.
Does anyone know a good repair company, in Victoria preferably, that i can trust to repair my PS3? I do not want to spend that much on a refurbished console. I would prefer to buy a new one
76748 in Tiny Wings.
Suck it Mark.
But also, damn you. This is what I’ll be doing in lectures for the next month.
http://www.bethsoft.com/elder_council_wallpaper/
Also, Skyrim nuts can count down ’til the first trailer with ingame footage.
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I think I might need some new pants…
SKYRIM!
Ahem.
Sorry about that. The Elder Scrolls make me all giddy.
When’s the winner of that tv/ps3 comp going to be announced? Not that I think I’m in with a chance, but I can hope at least!
http://www.gog.com/en/gamecard/psychonauts/
So tell me, is it worth it?
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$2.49! HELL YES!!
I’m really starting to hate humans now, at bowling last night I had 60 dollars swiped from my wallet that was supposed to be hidden in my shoe, gonna be keeping it in sight at all times from now on. Not happy. >.<
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about a year ago a friend of mine lost there whole wallet keys and phone that was in his shoes at bowling unlucky for u mate.
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Yeah I take that stuff off to make it easier to bowl, better that than having full pockets 😛 Done that before, that was annoying.
Looks like I was right about not being safe anywhere in Melbourne… stupid Victorian justice system… needs to be five hundred times more strict and brutal to regain order. Too bad the ones that have the power are too chicken to admit that.
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Yeah, humans do suck. Luckily for you we’re all semi-sentient aliens here….
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Or cybornetic organisms like myself and welbot xD.
Also, we love aliens, isn’t that right Loops?This makes me feel right at home lol
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I tend to keep my stuff in my pockets where possible, despite the awkward bulk. Stories like this are the reason why.
Still, must have been a crafty bugger to pilfer through your shoes without anyone noticing…
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To quote a certain TadMod:
Blind. Mown.
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I couldn’t have said it better myself!
That is SOOOO funny! xD
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ROFLMAO.
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Haha very nice.
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Nice! Fatshady we have your Mickey Mouse replacement!!
If any hip hop heads are interested there is a cool remix with the O.G. Frank Sinatra
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Thats excellent!
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HAY.
Do we have profiles now? What’s with this awesome black bar at the top of the page?
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I don’t have an awesome black bar…
I’m so jelly… 🙁
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I can’t actually do anything with it, but there are 3 options. “Edit My Profile”, “Dashboard” and “Log Out” – plus a search bar. If I click on anything I get a 401 unauthorised error after a log-in screen.
Not sure if it’s a Facebook connect thing or a Kotaku thing…
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Curse you, you facebook-linked fiend!
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What he said.
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What she said.
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What they said.
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What I said!
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Combo Breaker!
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Hey Mark,
Promise me you’ll read EVERY entry into the colour competition!
I know my entry won’t win, I just want you to read it 😉
page 11 😉
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I just posted a new one on PAGE 16. WTF. PAGE SIX TEEN.
This is ridiculous, I really do pity you a little bit Mark.
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Honestly, I’m dreading it! I can’t even skim read them, because they’re in depth and abstract.
FUUUUUUUUUUUUU
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You could just, I dunno, split the pages up to people, get the to choose the best 2 or 3 from that page…
I call page one…
No? You think that would be biased, unfair, and I’d just choose my own, twice? Damnation, you’re good at this.
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I’m doing it the hard way. Wish me luck folks. And don’t get too pissed off if you don’t win!
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I promise nothing.
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Yes Mark, I’ll just be happy that I had the best (worst) entries, you were just too busy to read them in all their glory. This is called being an idiot.
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Yeah man, you really should have put a word limit on the entries…
I mean, some people are writing essays on their colour…
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Next time Mark, you do what Goose did with the Alan Wake Xbox competition. Every time you approve a comment, you read it, if you liked it, mark it down. Come judging, you’ve significantly reduced your entry numbers.
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As I recall, that did work really well.
Goose made a shortlist of entries that piqued his interest, and then only had a few dozen to go back to instead of hundreds.
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I’ve kinda been doing that. But I think next time I’ll be a bit stricter. Wasn’t expecting the insane numbers we got.
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I didn’t enter, purely to save you some effort.
Sure, it’s a token gesture but deep down isn’t it the thought that counts…?
P.S. Do I win something for being so considerate? 😀
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Yes, yes you do.
P.S. You only win something if I win something for supporting you.
We kid Mark (I really pity you).
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You my friend under estimate the power of free sh*t.
One entry per person.
Strict short list collection as you approve each post.
Review the short list on the last day and select the winner.
(oh and if its a photoshop or video contest, make the ‘K’ be mandatory… I just liked that one!)This is the winning forumla.
I also had another thought.
I got frustrated last time there were allegations about favouritism and it is also hard for you, where there are a number of regulars that you know, as you explained about loops winning the DS comp where you don’t want to exclude us from winning, but it is hard when we are all hanging out here so often…
I was going to suggest that the shortlist is done without names or has them hidden some way so that (unless you remember all of them) you are selecting entries on their merits, rater than having a layer of complexity.
Most of the regulars around here will enter comps because we also like free stuff… but as you know dont want special treatment. At least this way you can just select the winner, then find out who the lucky person is!
Just my thoughts.
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Hey Marky, what’s with this grey bar at the top of my screen? It says Braycen Jackwitz at the left and has a search box at the right.
When I hold my mouse over my name, three options appear, Edit my profile, Dashboard and Logout…
It only appears when I’m also logged into facebook…
Is it something to do with WordPress?
The 48-hour XBL Gold code didn’t work with the DA2 demo – thanks anyway, Strange. I can wait a week until it comes out on Silver.
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Oh crap. Sorry. 🙁
Did the actual code work though?
My code worked and told me I had Gold access but I didn’t actually have Gold access even though it told me it had worked.-
It seems that 48 hour codes let you play matchmaking only. They confer no other Gold benefits. What a bummer.
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Haha, matchmaking. That sounds fun!
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Yeah, what Cracks said.
The code worked and gave me time-limited Gold access, but not any of the actual benefits. So no demo. 🙁
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Damn mobile phones to hell!!! My phone’s buggin out something fierce, so I set about looking to upgrade my plan etc. Cos I’ve got like 12 months left on my contract, it’ll cost me $500+ to upgrade 😐 Looks like I’m stuck with this POS for a while longer yet 🙁
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Call your carrier if you got the phone through them. Tell them they gave you a phone that is unfit for use for the contracted period. Bang on about how if they are going to lock you into a contract for x amount of time that the phone should work for that period. Say that you have spoken with the telecommunications ombudsman, that you know your rights and that you know that if a phone is unfit for the length or purpose of the contract that the contract can be terminated without you bearing the cost. From then you can either say you are willing to resign to a new contract with them if you want to stay, or they should let you go and you can choose another provider. You should be on a corporate plan now that you selfemployed anyway and phone is a business expense. At the very least if you make enough noise they should give you credit on your bill. 🙂
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hahah yeah.. i don’t go down without a fight. You might recall last time I tried this on with a telco over my wifes phone. They ended up caving and giving me a good deal!
I was successful again yesterday arvo! After telling them that no amount of warranty was going to fix the shoddy coding in the phone and knowing my rights etc, they decided to cut the early termination free from $555 to $300, and let me pay it off over 12 months of the life of the new contract! Score!! So yeah…As of last night, I now have a phone that actually works! w00t! Sure it’s gonna cost me a few bucks extra for the next year, but it’s sooooo worth it to get rid of that buggy old doesn’t want to charge unless i wiggle it around for 10 mins, turn itself off at random intervals throughout the day, interface locking up piece of crap!-
Write it off. It’s a business phone now 🙂
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Speaking of phones (and rants), I bought one from the UK 2 weeks ago (ZTE Blade/Orange San Francsisco – remarkably good Android phone for ~$150-200AUD)
Registered Airmail, took 3 days to get to Australia and it was handed over to Aus. Post after one day in customs… a week later and it still hasn’t been delivered – now I’m inbetween phones and move back down the coast for uni next week.
Australia Post are really shittin’ me at the moment… -_-
…but that sucks too, welbot, and is also why if I can’t purchase something without a contract I’ll avoid it outright. Can you ditch the phone for something else without officially upgrading? :/
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I could have just bought a new phone outright, but that would have cost me around $750-$800 unless i wanted somethign worse than what I already had!
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I put this up in de Blob competition to give Mark some relief but in case anyone missed it
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Classy!
Best idea for a DA2 Male Hawke name ever? (Stole this from Twitter, sadly didn’t think of it myself.)
Ebon. Ebon Hawke. 😀
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That’s awesome!
If you want a politically motivated character, you could name him Bob.
Or a movie star could be called Ethan.
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I am SO doing a playthrough as Bob Hawke.
An old Rogue, fond of ale and damsels in distress. Backstabbed by his best friend?
THE POSSIBILITIES!
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Mike.
Think about it.
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I think about it far too much already :/
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Blaghman
That Anime you were asking about is called Excell Saga
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OH! Thank-you! It sounded familiar when I was reading Blaghman’s vague description but I couldn’t figure out what it was and it was bugging me.
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Vague description what are you talking about? *rereads original comment*
Okay
Fair point.
It made sense in my mind.
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Thank you so much, you have made my day.
Admittedly, since it’s 1am and I just realised that I ballsed up the pantheon, that isn’t that hard, but still.
Day = made.
OMGOMGOMG I’ve disappered for way too long!!
I’m back my fellow Kotaku-ans! 😀
Been back in Aussieland for about a week but I’m back to Kotaku now.
Just want to ask, is anyone going to the Armageddon Expo at Sydney Olympic Park this sat & sun? Has anyone been to the previous ones and are there any good? I’m there mostly to support the Red vs Blue booth, since anime/manga don’t really interest me.
If you’re going, let me know as we can hang out there!
Missed you all <3
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aww welcome back dawdle! you have been missed! it was only yesterday I was wondering to myself where you had gone to! 🙂 Good to hear you’re ok!
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I won’t be there but I know a lot of people who will.
My best friend is in the R2D2 builders group…he’s the one with the eternally unfinished R2. He keeps wanting to put everything but the kitchen sink in, I think there’s even a 360 or 2 inside his R2. 😛 -
Hai dawdle! Haven’t seen you in ages! D:
And have fun at Armageddon – I’d like to have gone, but I only remembered about it a few days ago and already committed to moving back down to uni this weekend… :/
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Thanks for the warm welcomes!
I got to head out now, and KotakuAU loads strangely on my phone, so talk to you guys later. : )
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Hmmm, Dawle leaves, Plainview appears.
Dawdle comes back, Plainview goes missing.
*rubs chin*
Interesting.
Damn you Bethesda.
I have stayed up until 2am, just to get this glimpse of Skyrim, and the webpage isn’t working…
NNNNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!
Alternately, it makes me feel like Luke in this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gIChsFrdf00.
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Website is still down, I imagine by the time you read this it’ll be up, but just in case, apparently this is what they were going to show.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSRtYpNRoN0&feature=player_embedded#at=162
Disappointing from a gamepaly reveal perspective, but ohgodIwantthisgamedespiteknowingcrapallaboutit.So, good work Bethesda.
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Dicks.
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I saw the gameplay trailer too!
I’m thinking it still looks kind of vague at the moment, and they may still make major changes to it, so I’m not keeping my expectations up at the moment.-
My expectations are moderate, however my hopes are ridiculously high.
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It’s possible the shouldn’t have given a count down until the new Skyrim trailer. Elder scrolls Skyrim web page appears to have crashed.
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lol poor suckers! I was able to watch it upon getting out of bed.. no hassles at all! 😉
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Fortunately I was awake anyway as I’ve been starting work at midnight all last week. I wouldn’t stay up all night just to see a trailer for any game I can think of.
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Hey Mark, I know you’re going about chossing a winner the MAN’S way, but we’re still gonna help you.
What we’ll do is if we could each check 2 pages of entries and choose our most favourite entries, That’ll give you a list of the entries the community thinks are great.
Perhaps then we could vote to reduce that number even lower. Here are the rules for everyone who’ll help me, No choosing your own entries(so no shameless self-promotion), you can choose between 10-15 entries per 2 pages(that’s in case there are way too many funny entries for anyones good on your 2 pages :P).
Please put your chosen entries in this format:
PAGE
*NAME*
Entrie
Also, if you could first say which pages you’re going to do before you do them, so that we don’t end up with everyone doing pages 1-2 or 3-4. Thanks
And here are the top ones from pages 1-2
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*BLAGHMAN*
Known simply as Blurg, this name itself is far too interesting for this colour. Descriptions for it typically describe it as a kind of grey-brown, however, that does not truly capture the true essence of just how boring it is. This is the colour of accountants and commercial lawyers. To look upon this colour is to feel your very soul being sucked away through ever pore in your skin.
Blurg: Like falling asleep.
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*SRG*
Charbuul: The color of the fumes emitted from Uncle Owen and Aunt Beru’s smoking corpses immediately after we- er, “somebody” -killed them.
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*BLAGHMAN*
Reedy:
A colour, similar to red, which is seen by those raging against those who wish to simply propel their comment to the top of a list with the vain hope that it will make their comment noticed more by the editor, because he is clearly far too lazy to care enough about the community and fairness in a competition to *shock, horror* read through every actual entry.
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*BRENDAN*
Ragigo: That distictive colour that forms around the face of an enraged gamer as he screams “hax! you cheating hack!”. It should be noted to create this colour the accused hacker must not actually be hacking, and is just a better player.
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*JOHN MYERSON III*
Bachelor White – not to be confused with off-white, eggshell, cream, beige, ecru – is the colour achieved by non-separation of whites and colours followed by repeated bleachings which never quite bring that shirt back to white. But the shirts clean so you wear it anyway.
(Not an actual entry)
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*ALEX CULLINAN*
“Conditions of Entry: Ownership of one (1) DeLorean DMC-12; one (1) flux capactior; one point twenty-one (1.21) jiggawatts.”
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*HINDENLAGEN*
Invisibool: The colour of Mark Serrel’s pants.
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*DAVID FERRIS*
My second entry: Andkog.
One cannot, in nature, comprehend additional colours in the visible spectrum of light. We each have three receptor cones capable of sensing colour in our retinal sensors, each one observing a different range of the spectrum. This is because the radiation hits those sensors and creates a potential difference within them, which our brain interprets as colour. Given this, then, it is impossible to “create” a new colour which can be shown to other people, as they have no way of seeing it. Instead, we can comprehend additional colours by applying the opposite potential difference to the optical sensors. Thus, rather than the brain receiving that there is red being sensed, it will in turn sense an inverse of what we perceive as red. To attempt to comprehend what such a colour such as this would look like is impossible, as the natural realm is unable to conjure up such images.
In 1987, the United States commissioned several experiments to incite this kind of stimulation, but at the time the technology was insufficiently advanced to surgically attach wiring to individual sensors on the eye. As such, they attempted to perform the surgery on the entire eye. Prisoners were used in these trials, but all attempts were failures and they turned completely blind as a result.
More recently, in 2006, experiments attempting to restore sight to the blind were performed. Their eyes were directly connected to cameras which parsed the visual information into a form they could comprehend. These experiments met with undeniable success, and each of the 40 volunteers were able to perceive some of the stimuli. While it may be impossible to let the sighted see the impossible hues, it is ironically only the blind who can observe the Inverse Spectrum.
However, these people could not properly explain what they saw. As difficult as it is to explain the concept of colour to the blind, it was equally frustrating to them as they had no words to describe such things. The experimenters logically named the colours Anti-Red, Anti-Blue and Anti-Green. Such colours cannot be turned into a paint, of course, as they do not correspond to physical colours. They were directly fed to the participants’ augmented optical nerves from a computer interface, one which was designed to turn the data into electrical signals that they could comprehend. This worked well, and the colours mixed as one would expect in the visible spectrum: Anti-Red and Anti-Blue formed Anti-Purple, and so on.
However, Anti-Red, when mixed with Red, turned to black, and similarly with other colours. Such comprehensions were difficult for the scientists to conceptualise, but the blind, who had only known sight as science had gifted them, took such perceptions as standard. They then thought to introduce a colour in an abnormal format. They passed information to the nerves which violated the typical Red, Green and Blue notation that computers use most frequently to represent colour. In their implementation, they did not use a byte for each colour’s magnitude, but 32 bytes. This was how they had formed the negative colours, after all. Their representation as a “long” integer meant a greatly expanded array of potential colours.
They planned a set of testing colour codes for the subjects. #FG0000 was the first of the Ultra-Reds to be found, similarly, Ultra-Green and Ultra-Blue. However, there were points of each colour cone at which the subjects would scream uncontrollably until the colour was removed from their sight. Upon recovery, they explained that this was not because they were feeling pain, but simply a reflex panic response from their bodies. For Ultra-Red, this colour was #&K0000, the Ultra-Green Limit was #00O=00, and Ultra-Blue’s was #0000G/.
They united these theoretical hues into one input, #&KO=G/, colloquially referred to as Andkog from this Unicodal Representation.
When the colour was passed to the subjects, though, the response was completely unexpected. Rather than inciting the panic response that each of the individual colours had caused, this colour resulted in the subject becoming nonresponsive. Their brainwaves were detected as in the Gamma phase, which was traditionally associated with those of people deep in meditation. The scientists were shocked with the first result, but assumed that it was an anomalous reaction to the colour. After a day of attempted resuscitation the subject was still unresponsive, and so they tried it on two further subjects. These had similar results, bringing the scientists to the conclusion that Andkog would cause these symptoms in all of those who perceived it. The participants in the experiment were returned to their homes, and the experiment was completed. However, those who had seen Andkog remained in their catatonic state for five more years. They were kept alive in hospitals through feeding tubes. None of these three had any immediate family, and nobody came looking for them. Their brainwaves were monitored continuously for this period.
On the fifth anniversary of their involvement – the Seventeenth of February, 2011 – the Gamma Waves being detected by the machines monitoring their health were replaced by Alpha Waves. These signals are known to be related to the networking that the brain performs between its many systems, and interestingly, all of the Andkog recipients’ waves were oscillating in near-harmony. While this information on their neural activity implies that they should be awake at present, they remain completely unresponsive to all external stimuli.
Due to these recent developments, further Andkog research will be forthcoming in the next few days.
(Just had to choose this one :D)
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*ANDREW*
“The Great Depression”. The colour is already widely used, known primary as the brownish tinge that is layered over the graphics of ‘realistic’ games in the past 5years.
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*NOTORIOUSR*
Entry 2 – I call it Valvinium. It uses a colour to represent Valve time, and more specifically, the delays that are associated with it. It looks like Orange, but it really isn’t. And we can see the effects it’s had on its games. TF2, HL2, The Orange Box, Portal 2 have some hint of ‘orange’, or Valvinium on it. Think about it.
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*NOTORIOUSR*
Finally, for my third entry, which took a while (I’m not that great at limericks, but here goes):
I have made a colour called chull
Which makes everything look so dull
So they lose their coolness
Just like a George Lucas
Who made Kingdom of the crystal skull.
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*KYALL*
Colors are nothing more than waves of light that are of specific lengths. The formula for light is as such:
λ = X
Where λ is the lambda symbol representing wave length, and X is a unit measured in nanometers. For example, red would be λ = ~625-740nm. Where 625nm is the lower limit for red, and 740nm is the upper limit.
λ(x,y,z) = x√(-1) + y√(-1) + z√(-1)
In this equation, you can see that the length of the light wave for my new color, is a function of x,y & z. The x, y and z are multiplied by the imaginary number √(-1). In mathematics this represents a theoretical three dimensional light wave, a light wave having lengths in three dimensions.
My new color, using the above function ( λ(x,y,z) = x√(-1) + y√(-1) + z√(-1) ) , is as follows:
λ(~700-870nm,~85-135nm,~800-900nm)
I call this color, cosmic twist, and its peculiar features include: the appearance of being orange-red when the light particle hits the eye at an angle parallel to its X-axis, the appearance of being invisible when it hits the eye at an parallel to its Y-axis, and the appearance of being a deep violet when it hits the eye at an angle parallel to its Z-axis.
Of course this color, in fact 3D light waves in general, haven’t been found to exist in nature (as yet so far), but I imagine a 3D television would greatly assist me in my efforts to find an instance of such a light particle.
Thank you, and I hope you enjoy my theoretical color.
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*ANTHONY MASSINGHAM*
Confuseage.
Depending on ambient light, can easily be mistaken for other colours. Commonly used to colour bomb defusal wires.
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*DAVEMANC*
‘Assange’ similar to Orange only in pronunciation – ‘Assange’, from the lesser known ‘controversial’ end of the spectrum, has a silvery tone but what makes it so unique how it makes other colours react – able to draw out the darkness from the red white and blue.
Another unique property is it’s the only colour to envoke a sound, people have said to have heard the sound of a ‘whistle’ blowing when they see ‘Assange’
but don’t try and paint your walls with it, it’ll leak everywhere.
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*WOOSTY*
Retrowoah!
That colour of absolute awesome that can only be seen on dimensions “8″ and “16-bit”! It is the colour entirely responsible for the miracle of gaming being created and henceforth loved. Yet with great games come the terrible few, console warring and trollface; and so it was written retrowoah would be in constant turmoil with itself, able to display legends of a simple man with a pack as well as terrors such as the extraterrestrial. In other cultures and concepts, retrowoah embodies the constant sparring of paradise and purgatory, with man in the middle deciding just which game he shall play today!
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*MATT CLAY*
1) Smurple – Just like purple, except slightly different to avoid trademark issues with Cadbury, 3M and Prince
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Holy crap! Thanks for the effort man! But don’t worry – I got this!
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*passes Mark a Leather Cap.
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awesome comment.
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Best possible response ever!
Unfortunately, only people in the MC server will get it 🙁
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Maybe that’s why I don’t get it!
You guys going on Minecraft tonight?
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I won’t be able to! I’ll be packing for a weekend trip to Canberra, so I guess I’ll see you guys on the server next week.
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You’re coming to Canberra?
Quick, the city will have to prepare for something interesting to actually happen!
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I’m expecting a parade including a float which has KRudd rapping about his backstabbing.
Make it happen, Blaghman. xD
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I might be able to get Marcus Rudd (K. Rudd’s son), is that OK? I kind of knew him when I was in college…
And the parade will consist of my Guinea Pig lying in a heap like the lazy sod that he is.
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I won’t unfortunately, I’ll be on this morning, maybe this afternoon a bit, but then I won’t be on till Saturday night…
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I will no doubt be in there for a while tonight I should think. Not much can keep me from it atm.. not even my new toys!! 😉
…you were talking it down/running game and he (accidentally) called your bluff, or you stayed up all night sifting through them? 😛
Ill take you for a tour if no-one else is around. I usually get on about 8ish???
SKYRIM SKYRIM SKYRIM!!!!
I AM SO FRACKING PUMPED!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSRtYpNRoN0&feature=player_embedded#at=162
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Music is epic. I loved Morrowind, barely touched Oblivion (and by barely touched I mean put six hours in!) but I’m looking forward to this. Big time.
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Yeah. The music blew my mind!
It does look more reminiscent of Morrowind than Oblivion, which, to me, is a good move!
I’m way too pumped for my heart’s good! xD
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I agree, the music is probably my favourite part of the trailer, which given how much I love pretty much everything in it, is saying a lot.
When I first viewed it, there was a comment on youtube with someone criticising the water used, now, it’s no Uncharted, but I really wanted to hit them.
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Have to sign in? Really?
That is far too much effort for a Friday morning.
Okay, guys… I’m in a dilemma.
Should I get de Blob 2 or Marvel vs Capcom 3?
I played MvC3 at JB and loved it, but I’m really intrigued as to how de Blob 2 plays.
Somebody, please help me! D:
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Wait to see if you won the De Blob 2 comp first, maybe?
I’d say MvC, though.
Deblob will probably come dwn in price quicker…
It’s already $59 at target 🙂-
Woops… De Blob is from an Autralian game company.. so buy that and support the industry, i’d say 🙂
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I never entered the comp, I’m too lazy. 🙁
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I’m playing MvC3 and loving it.
If you like the comic-y feel in games, you should get it!
I can’t check this link at work so sorry if it is wrong, but the developer for Trials HD Redlynx posted a teaser vid recently about a game that is going to last for 1000 days???
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eEUrgNEpGTY
I am interested. I have a huge amount of respect for the dev team so i am confident that this will be quality, but NO idea what it will be… thoughts?
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Well, they’re talking about heroes, and it’s on the iOS, so umm, procedurally generated rpg where the worlds are based around the heroes they release?
I dunno, my guess, is it will use something like what that adorable bird game thingy that Mark mentioned yesterday does.
DUDBROS!!!
Just got a delivery from cash converters online.. 😀
4 360 games… FOR $18 POSTED!!
Scored perfect dark, the darkness, ghost recon 1 and project sylphseed…
None of which are classics editions either!
SO STOKED!!
On a side note, the biggest DVD release of the year for us is arriving shortly, so i probably won’t be on much, or at all, at least not until later in the day. So i just want to say to everyone that i hope you all have a killer weekend and i love you all like ‘woah’
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Ok i’ll bite.
What’s the biggest DVD release this year?-
Toy Story 3.
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Close…
On The Pipe 6, actually.
It’s possibly one of the biggest moto vids around.. there has been a 3 month delay on it too, so people are pretty rabid about it..
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On The Pipe 6 you say.
Waiting for video to load (stupid hotel wifi!!)
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Yes – I would pay very good money to see this, actually.
Unfortunately, it’s not T_T
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Yeah – crash sections are always the best bits.
We have a DVD which is nothing but ATV crashes – some are seriously nasty too.
Some kid takes out all his damn front teeth…But yeah, with OTP6, we’re a little pissed off. The retailers haven’t got a perio of exclusivity, in fact it went on Itunes BEFORE it was released on dvd..
Itunes – $7
Retail – $45.95Hows THAT for bullshit.
Worst part, is that even as a distributor we’re getting screwed on price – our margins on this release are the smallest on any OTP title…
Oh well, not much that can be done.. stupid americans… lol
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“DUDBROS”?
Obviously you’re not talking to me. Me sad now.
Oh, and in case you’ve been too busy to notice, I ordered a Kotaku shirt off you last week. I’m crossing my fingers it arrives before Wednesday night as it would be fun to wear it to the Coheed and Cambria/Slash gig. If it doesn’t, I’ll just have to wait and wear it to the Alestorm show you inspired me to buy tickets for.
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Is “DUDECHICKS” any better?
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ABORT! ABORT!
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It’s too late. I’m sorry.
Tell my wife I love her very much. She knows. -
Ground control to Major Tad,
Your circuit’s dead, and that’s just bad!
Can you hear me Major Tad?
Can you hear me Major Tad?*David Bowie – Space Oddity
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Ashes to ashes, funk to funky, we know Major Tad’s a junkie, strung out in heaven’s high, hitting an all-time low.
My mother said to get things done.
You’d better not mess with Major Tad…
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I was actually waiting for a “hobros” comment. 😛
Don’t worry Strange, you’re totally one of the “DUDBROS” 😛
Coheed and Cambria AND Slash.
Mad jelly!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Why was i not informed, Oh thats right i live in Adelaide (And i’m OS anyway)
No, you’re 110% a Dudbro!
Not a dudebro, but a total dudbro – like the rest of us!
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and i did see the order the other day and was wondering if it was you.. lolApparently i made 10c on the freight… lol
Thank you 🙂
Oh, and i’m glad to hear you’ll be attending alestorm – you won’t be disappointed!
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A whole 10c? Yay!
Now I feel bad for not choosing Express post….
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I’m know you crazy busy Mark but have you gotten BOTH my emails this week?
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I think I just replied to one?
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Sent the other again just in case 😉
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This week, for Community Kudos, I nominate:
Mark Serrels.
I think Mark deserves the Community Kudos prize for being a champ and leather-capping* his way through the (literally) hundreds of entries recieved for the “de-Blob” competition.
Sign “Aye” below if you agree!
*I made it 10 minecraft days before I got bored and gave up. I remember getting past an absolutely massive cliff (about 60 blocks from sea level) 2 days before giving up. Did anyone go farther?
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Totally agree.
And, for your prize, you get to take home Seamus for a week.
…actually, that should be the prize for winning Community Kudos – winner gets Seamus for the week (Perhaps mail him out Express, ’cause it wouldn’t be any fun if he was broken/dead on delivery)
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Screw that!!
Send Elly 😉-
I’m with the king here.
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Ooh! Now I want to win so I can give him a haircut and dress him up!
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PLEASE – FOR THE LOVE OF GOD – SEND HIM TO STRANGE!!!
He needs all those things oh so drastically… at the very least someone nominate him for a queer eye makeover! 😛
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I swear… I thought that thing was a toupee’
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Yeah, I’m curious about what went on there too…I feel left out because I don’t play Minecraft or M&M. 🙁
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Joinnn ussss…
M&M is good for the soulll…
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And it’s not as time consuming as some MMO’s. Really only need to check in a couple of times a day. Kinda like TAY. (don’t forget to ask for link if we are convincing you)
Not that it doesn’t stop some of us spending waaaay to much time on there. Kinda like TAY.
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Also, I assume by the time you were doing it, mobs were turned off? If so, it makes it a tad simple. With them on, I made it to, like 3400x or something, which was the record so far as I’m aware.
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But I’m not retracting my nomination for Braaains…that person totally deserves Kudos. Just made me laugh yet again in Luke’s Skyrim article.
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I’ll also back up a nomination for Braaains, he is consistently funny, and he might feel slightly left out given he isn’t a TAYster.
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thirded..ed Will be good to give something to a non Tay-er who regularly comments on stuffs.
So my omNomNomination for DOS is also Braaaaaaaaaiiins!
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I just read that BAHAHAHAHA! xD
I love reading comments from that person, always such witty remarks xD
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Close Enough.
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Nay.
Wait, which one means yes? Because I mean the one that means yes.
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So… Dragon Age II demo. Thoughts? I’m a bit dissapointed at this stage, the combat was boring and the dialogue options were really naff.
Jimu? I know you’re a fan of DA:O.
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Jimu has been a bit MIA this week 🙁
but i think he might say…..“Playing DA 2 demo (thanks Strange).
Just crashed! Hope the full version is more reliable…
Played as a Rogue and then as a Mage, Mage seems more fun.”
Check this post later. Dude gets back to everyone!
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I actually liked parts of the conversation. Mostly the snarky parts, where you say that Castillion isn’t a very happy man and should pick another hobby.
But blimey, that first environment. Nothing but brown. So bland. Not a very good place to showcase in a demo.
And as someone who plays NWN and DA:O from the top view/tactical/whatever perspective normally, I gotta say that I dig the combat. It felt a bit clunky trying to readjust how I controlled characters, but the battle animations just make fights more fluid, rather than you feeling like all you’re doing is selecting skills with awkward pauses between them.
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Not keen on having to tap attack all the time.
Although made being a warrior a bizillion times more fun.Love the new “artier” design.
Smart move on the radial menu, much easier on the 360.
Have played it through as all three classes.
Dissapointed that my BUSTY sister karks it if I choose mage.-
Oh and the dialogue options had best be more world forming in the full game.
Felt like it didn’t matter what I was saying…
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I too enjoy having busty sister as my companion. It’s wrong, but it feels so right.
Also, I don’t know if it’s the case on 360, but on PC, if you attack an enemy, it keeps doing normal auto-attack moves until the targeted enemy dies. Unless you meant that you have to keep tapping attack because there are so many enemies thrown at you that you have to keep reselecting.
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Nope, plays more like an action game on 360. Have to press attack FOr>>EVERY>>>ATTACK…
It’s dumb, High level boss fights will get tedious quick and my thumb will be sore and I will be tired and I don’t like it.
Hoping in the full game there is an option to change it back, if not I will make a stern post on the Bioware Forums!
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If you have ever had any love for Schwarzenegger, you must watch this video.
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AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
I just wish there was a “It’s NAAHHHT A TUUUMAHH!!!” line. xD
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I just checked out the rest of the channel. Instant-Subscribe! xD
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GET IN THA CHOPPAH
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Standing Ovation(TM)
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He sounds like Kermit the Frog for most of it. 5 stars.
MARK YOU’RE NOT ALLOWED TO READ THIS! 😛
So with the talk about Kudosing Mr. serrels – it got my brainjuices flowing (still waiting for the bloody dvd to arrive)
What if we did up a community gift basket as a “thanks for being awesome”
We all pick something small.. Either handmade or bought for a small amount, along with a note – send it to a community member whom collects the whole lot before shipping it all off to Mr. Serells in a big ol’box o’joy!!
Oh.. and we can’t forget Elly… Maybe we could all include a signed photo of ourselves for her?
Instant Kudos from the community!
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That’s a really good idea.
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Or we chip in for this 😛
http://www.thinkgeek.com/geektoys/collectibles/9fc6/-
I’m Commander TadMod, and this is my favourite idea on the TAY.
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But can we integrate that into pants somehow?
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We could probably afford that with ten or twenty TAYers. No price is too high for an object of such magnificence! 😛
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What about one of these:
http://www.entertainmentearth.com/prodinfo.asp?number=NC42022I saw it on special the other day in one of the little shops, in one of the weird alleys in Sydney!
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Mmm I’d so be in that for the 3650 version if my wife wouldn’t rip me a new one for buying it :0
Having just got my new phone, I don’t think I’ll be allowed to buy anything for a while… even though I didn’t pay anything up front for the phone.. in her eyes, it still counts as a purchase 🙁 -
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Just bought for 360. Damn you, loops!! I love your heads up, but hate it at the same time!
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Ever since I got married the word seemed to just leave my vocabulary…
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No, it was replaced with secretbuy!!!! 🙂
I know, I know.
***Hands Jimu pen to sign divorce papers and a stab proof vest***-
Eeeeek!
I am no way inferring Jimu should get a divorce!!!
I was just alluding to the consequences of secretbuys.-
SO you hand me the vest and runners and my wife the knife and papers.
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I’ve been trying to -force- my husband to buy himself a game for months.
Ever since Red Dead he’s been moping around. I bought him Arkham Asylum for christmas and that did the trick for a while but he’s back to moping again.-
You’re husband sounds like my wife.
Managed to convince her to buy herself some new clothes the other day.
And she tells me how little I may spend on her gifts.
She is happy when I can get a good deal on her gifts too!
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Force him to get something to do with cars. All guys like cars, right? (Note, I don’t care about cars, but I love smashy smashy car games)
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Hey Strange
you could always try Wii Dare 🙂
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See, now i was thinking something like that, or the AMAZING solid snake replica i saw a while ago.
Only problem is getting enough people to chip in AND the freight is normally INSANE from the states.
Think geek are especially bad for gouging on freight 😛
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Snake replica, you say? Go on…..
Ok.. so I’ve been talking about my new phone etc.. Some of you might be curious, some might not.. for those who aren’t.. well.. fine! 😉
So I got a Samsung Galaxy S, and it came with a Galaxy Tab aswell. So.. my question to you guys is.. what are the good games for these things? Especially in the range of $0 so I don’t piss off the wife! I know about angry birds already.. I mean that’s a no brainer, but what other gems have you guys discovered?
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Game Dev Story!!
And i know you got minecraft in exchange for Littlejj’s M&M sub,but that’s a one off purchase against a monthly expense, so surely you can get NBA Jam and a few Android Games…
The phone was a work related expense so that doesn’t count. (write it off, write it off)
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Haha yeah.. it’s being written off for sure.. don’t really have a choice in that, cos to get the plan with the galaxy tab, I had to register it with an ABN! So it’s 100% business owned! w00t!
Lol at you freaking over her army size though! She certainly is a force to be reckoned with! In game and out! :0 I might be able to swing a couple of android games if I’m lucky, but I’m really not sure bout the NBA Jam.. my only hope is the fact that she used to be in love with Michael Jordan.. she loves basketball.. well watching it anyway.. dunno bout playing.. but perhaps if I show her the old NBA Jam on mame she’ll come around 😉 That’s a damn good price.. and free shipping! Hard to pass up!-
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Michael Jordan you say….so NBA2K11 is an easy win!-
hehe perhaps you can join the fight and hound her a bit in M&M.. tell her she’s missing out on all the goodness that NBA Jam brings! 😉
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Done!!! Just try to look surprised when she asks why i keep sending her in game emails that say nothing but BOOM SHAKA LAKA!!!!
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Ooo just found out I get a free copy of NFS Shift for the Galaxy Tab!! SCORE!!!!!
Joke time!!
Husband picks up a case of beer, and the wife says, “We can’t afford it.” He says that it’s on sale for only 10 bucks. A few aisles further the wife picks up a 20 dollar jar of face cream. He says, “Put that back…” and she replies that it makes her beautiful. He argues, “So does the beer and it’s …10 dollars cheaper.” :0
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hahahahaha, never gets old that one xD
Man vs Wild Spoilers!!!!
(Don’t laugh, i’ve already been told off once for telling a mate what happened)
Dude just skinned a fricking seal, climbed into it to make a wetsuit!!!
Had to cut himself out of it when he was finished.
Sir Serrels, I feel for you. You’re a brave man.
You’ve just set a precedent for super-long entries in competitions to win. Imagine reading 500 1000-word entries for the next huge comp. Eek!
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WHAT HAVE I DONE!
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Do I get points for making my entries so short? I explained myself quite sufficiently with only one line!!
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I was totally giving preference to the short ones this time round! I just want to make that clear!
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I was so hoping I could come up with a brilliant entry, all:
“: Something related and insulting Gerry Harvey!”In about that space, but since I wasted one entry on raging against people who don’t have enough faith in their own abilities or that of the editor, I didn’t really have a chance.
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Yeah, a 100 word limit or so might be a good idea next time. Forces people to think rather than randomly rant, makes it easier for you to judge, and gives us all a chance against Plainview!
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Oh I believe you [wink]
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Come to Canberra, we have the drugs you need.
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Don’t tempt me. I’ve been in the US for nearly two weeks (with one week to go) and i would do strange and unusual things for a splody, a winfield gold and a farmers union iced coffee!!
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Make sure to tell “Plainview” to buy MGS4!
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My wife was sick so I was looking after the boy.
3 hr meeting this morning…
Will check through TAY after I lunch and will be @ work til 5pm Brisbatime today.
So if there were any more Qs for me…THEY WILL BE ANSWERED.
On a sad note, comics is late this week cos the shipment stops off in Christchurch, OH THE HUMANITY!
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Jimu – I dunno if AC2 has turned up yet, but I had to ring up Aus. Post for something else today and I discovered two things:
1) They have some unspecified delays and said that might be why you didn’t get your package – could’ve filed a lost parcel claim, but it takes 2 weeks for them to get back to you and I’m hoping it might turn up.
2) Apparently customs also have delays (on another pacakge I ordered) and they initially blamed them for your delay 😛
So… fingers crossed!
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I won’t get there today.
Will have to send a mate …maybe.
Will get back to u when I know wots ‘appinin’
So just finished reading through the 2 and a arf pages of TAY I missed.
Seems the only thing I was required on was the Anime discussion I started and then dissapeared early on.
So a note on FLCL.
Silly u say?
Juvenile u say?
Not great u say?
Need to watch it again u say?
FLCL is a hell of a lot more deeper than it seems. Pay close attention to what they are talking about, cos sure yeah it’s a coming of age story that mentions foolin’ aroun’ a little more than is needed.
That whole thing about the company that is ironing out brains, stopping free thought? That is GOLD.
Remember it’s not the size of a brain that makes it smart but the more wrinkles/folds in it…
So by creating a giant iron to flatten your brain they are making you stupid.
SOOOOOO good.
Theres more to it but it’s literally been years since I watched it.
I also love Evangelion, so deep people hate it. Will be watching these remake/sequel movies when I get the chance.
Don’t see a need for a remake, cos FECK that is an outstanding series.
Never did watch much GiTS SAC. 50 odd episodes? I don’t have the time, would have eaten it all up a few years back.
Top TEN ANEEEMEEEE, no patic order:
FLCL
Evangelion
Ninja Scroll
GiTS 2 Innocence
Now and then , Here and There
Haibane Renmei
Lain
Perfect Blue
Paranoia Agent
Macross Plus
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Nice list! I’m on the FLCL bandwagon, it’s truly something special. I love it to bits. Was following the blu ray release closely but the quality of the screens I’ve seen look a bit crap to say the least.
Eva is awesome, no matter what the haters say. The remakes are um… a bit lame. Well, the animation is amazing, and the action scenes are worth the watch alone. But they butcher the story and kill off the pacing and slow burning development that really gives the series its character. That’s not even mentioning the new girl they introduced in 2.0… *shudders*.
Still haven’t seen HR, I think it was you who recommended it to me too! I watched ep one a while back and have been meaning to watch the rest…
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Oh yeah and Lain is the shit too. Speaking of Perfect Blue, I’m halfway through a book on Satoshi Kon which is well worth the read, gives some interesting analysis of his works… this is the first link I could find: http://www.amazon.com/Satoshi-Kon-Illusionist-Andrew-Osmond/dp/1933330740
Actually that reminds me… I think I’ve posted these before, but back in the day I used to make AMV’s, and did one for Perfect Blue. The last one I was making was for Lain, but I never quite finished it 🙁
PB AMV is here though (keep in mind I was just a teenager): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HEUXEbVvX2E-
If I find the time I will check dat chitt!
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I think I shall just have to accept differences in taste.
I don’t see a show as being good because you could wright an essay on the amount of supposed analogies, if it’s not enjoyable to watch it’s not enjoyable to watch.
Evangelion too, I am sure it had a truck load of phycological “depth” but like FLCL the characters were just annoying and the plot incoherent.For me a story with depth is one with an intricate plot and characters with realistic personalities, history and interaction, not an animated theoretical psychology paper with stereotypical characters.
This goes for GiTS too though I have only seen the first movie ages ago.
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Yeah! poopoo to you.
I loved the characters and had no trouble following the story. Except the end episoded of Eva, but I just kept rewatching them. Those last two that were just colours and voices?
LOVED THAT!What are you into?
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Man…Twin Peaks used to scare the shit out of me when it was on TV ( I was eleven or twelve i think). The soundtrack creeps me out to this day. Then when i was bout 13 my mum let me watch Blue Velvet and we went and saw Eraserhead at the cinema!
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Holy crap… I’m not sure I’d show Blue Velvet to a 13 year old. That’s one disturbing film.
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LOL….it was on TV so pretty heavily edited. Saw the full version bout two years later. I was reading Thomas Harris at twelve though.
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I saw Blue Velvet at age 4!
Have you ever seen “The Straight Story” the one he did for Disney?
It’s so normal that it seems wierd cos you know it’s Lynch, but it’s straight up a family flick with a strong message about family.
Makes me respect him a little cos it proves he can make a film without being whack!
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Don’t get me wrong, I don’t think either was bad, just not deserving of the godlike accolades people bestow on them.
For me Eva was ok up to those last two episodes which seemed like it just ditched the story for some distilled psychobabble. I should watch the movie but I really don’t have the motivation.Naruto and Bleach for simple entertainment.
I like FMA and only just realised there was a second one.
Macross Frontier was cool, thanks for the hint that there is more 🙂
Code Geas is good.
Death Note was entertaining but seemed to drag on a bit in the end.Ill have to check out your top ten when I have ten time.
I have not seen Twin Peaks, what’s it about?
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Just watch it Jo (it’s not anime though)
Words won’t do it justice.
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The last two epis of Eva were done that way cos they ran out of time and money. You only need watch the second movie to see the “real” ending to the series.
Unless you meant these new movies which I have yet to watch.Do you mean Macross Plus? Plus came out in the early 90s, has the feel of anime from that period and HANDS DOWN, THE BEST soundtrack of any anime EVER.
A poster for Aphex Twin appears in the background of a scene for a second.Twin Peaks was an old american TV series with …allusion to psycho babble(?).
David Lynch who I think is well over rated, I know he could fart out the biggest lump of shit and the arthouse crowd would get down on there hands and knees and inhale it without even for one second stopping to check if he’s about to take ’em from behind, violently.
I like his stuff, Twin Peaks was fun, just wanted to see, s’all.My fave movie of his is DUNE, which he hates cos it got the shit cut out of it and naormalfied, but it rules.
No one will ever do those books justice and I think his take(cut-up even) is as good as it will ever get.These other Anime you mention are too normal for me, for my normal stuff I prefer the SuperHero comic. Give me a big dose of obvious Spider-Man and I’ll be happy.
I highly recomend everyone read Ultimate Spider-Man.
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@nohandle.
I sure did, Lynch politely told him to F off didn’t he?
Why choose Lynch for a sci fantasy?
It just aint deep enough, Love Star Wars but Lynch would have screwed the pooch on that one!
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He sure did. Thank Goodnes!
Didn’t know bout Lynch doing Disney, will have to check out.
No, Macross Frontier. According it Wikipedia it is the sequel series to Macross 7 which is the sequel series to Macross Plus which I think is the sequel OVA to the original 80s series Super Dimension Fortress Macross.
DUNE is one of those movies/books I know I really have to check out some time.
Comics don’t really grab me so I can’t chat with you on that front I’m afraid.
Although I’m sure you mentioned some titles previously, I’m too lazy to backtrack – what are some of your recommendations? Out of curiosity 😀
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Who’s recomending what to who now?
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If you meant comics, you should check out Skottie Young’s artwork. Espesh what he did for Wizard of Oz.
Right up your alley.I will recomend writers later…after PD multi!
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Haha, my query was directed towards JO, and got lost amongst all the other replies within replies. Since JO was putting down your excellent recommendations, I was intrigued to see what JO’S recommendations were.
That said… I should get in on some of these recommendations you’ve been making wildly. After some multi indeed! Not tonight though – going to a Ghibli double a palace cinema in the valley tonight. Mononoke and Nausicaa – original japanese audio too and not the horrible, horrible dubs! 😀 😀
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I am jelly
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Sughly
Whatever happened to Perfect Dark?
Change yo brains?
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No I’m getting there… eventually. Though you don’t have long on LIVE, so I should hurry! D:
I’m getting my but kicked by the ladyfriend for spending too much time on Trials atm, would be my best excuse really. That, and I still have to learn the dual sticks :3
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We do some Co-op on easy first , I wash yo bek!
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http://www.comicsalliance.com/2011/02/23/dustin-nguyen-art-gallery/
Woh! These roooooooooolz
He did a buch of Batman comics with Paul Dini if anyones cares(nohandle!).
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I’ve seen, it’s amazing!!!
I got Heart of Hush and Leviathan today!!!
Just need House of Hush now….-
I aint read those. The ones I have read were good though. They were cartoon like in format but delving into topics the cartoon prolly wouldn’t get away with!
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Agreed! It’s what Dini does best. Really pushed the envelope in some of the cartoons, you would be surprised.
Can’t wait to see how he treats Spidey!-
Ive seen a lot of that cartoon, watched it growing up .
Loved what I saw, saw some again a few years back and it was BETTER than I remembered!
Doesn’t happen too often with me…
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Hey FS, I’m getting some error from the minecraft server, I thought it was saving rather frequently, so I logged out, now when I log back in, I get a whisper from the “console” telling me I don’t have access to the server, and then shortly after I get kicked. Thoughts?
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“mmmmmmmmm TWIRL!”
Oh wait..you mean thoughts on the problem??
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No, I like your answer.
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And, it looks like it’s working again, so nevermind.
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Aaannddd, it looks like that last statement was premature. Man, this makes me look even syupider than I already am.
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Ahh yes, nobody wants to look syupid.
*sigh*
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AAAAAnd aaaaaaaaand, KIT KAT CHUNKY!
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OM NOM NOM Thins Light & Tangy chips NOM.
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I forgot to post
MS is doin that LIVE deal where you get a Month for a DOLLAR.
Sneaky bastards on the week of DA2 demo.
Just be careful wit da credit details cos it renews automatically and you will have to call them direct to tell them “NO!”.
I learned that here, on Kotaki!
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Yeah the jerks billed me a years worth without me knowing.
I hate M$ so much. -
As tempting as some of their deals are, the automated credit card renewal at full price makes it look much less appealing. I just stick to buying year-to-year vouchers from http://gamecard.com.au/ . Current price is $54.40.
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It took a while last time but the woman was nice enough and even offered to let it run out at the end of the month rather than have it cancel straight away, which was nice.
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AMBROSE
No luck on the package, my mate was saying because of all the various floods etc that shit has been really slow recently. I just got something from the US quicker!
Nohandle it was my USM HCs, Im soooo excited!
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YAY!!!
I read Vol 1 this week, hunting for 2. I only got softcover though.OH
and RIP Dwayne McDuffie
I had only just bought All Star Superman (movie)when i found out.-
You buy Vol 2 and I have vols 3 and 4 wit your name on them, we work it all out when u get back!
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Done!!! got it today.
I got this for $45 on sale too
http://www.amazon.com/Icons-Wildstorm-Art-Jim-Limited/dp/B004HIG6KY/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1298671229&sr=1-2
It is AMAZING!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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FatShady you goon! you’ve stuffed the server!! Blaghman and I are getting messages from a console whisper that says we dont’ have access to the server, then a few secs later we get kicked by admin!
Anyone else hitting up the Ghibli double in the valley at Brisvegas tonight? Gonna be awesome times infinity 😀
Link for anyone in the area interested: http://www.palacecinemas.com.au/movies/cultcinemaanimeprincessmononoke/
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awww damn! I totally would, but the mrs just got home with massive stomach pains 🙁
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When the boy is old enough I will sin-e-mar again…
Mortal Kombat was banned in Australia? And #r18AU is trending on Twitter? Huh.
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Crap. Just saw the GIGANTIC Kotaku story about it. Forget I posted this.
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Posted what??
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the comment above 🙂 I hadn’t seen the Kotaku post about Mortal Kombat when I posted that.
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Prexacndeed.
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From our vassal/client state, Gizmodo:
http://www.gizmodo.com.au/2011/02/you-cant-beat-an-old-man-lightsabre-fight
Can’t breathe. Laughing. Too much.
Picked up Bulletstorm last night, why does it not register and of my ball shots?
Fun game though – dialogue is equal parts corny and amusing, action is non-stop and the leash is my favourite FPS innovation ever.
Eeee! My first Saturday job! I know it’s kinda strange to be excited about working on the weekend, but for some reason, it just doesn’t seem so harsh when you’re your own boss! I don’t think I’ve ever looked forward to working on a weekend before! :0
hey mr.fatshady, if you are alright with it, may i join the minecraft server?
i will be willing to donate for server costs if needed
my email is grandmasterbfunk(at)gmail(dot)com
I dont normally join in here but, has there been any word about whether Kotaku AU will be getting the same makeover as the US site??
I really hope not as it’s horrible.
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I believe Serrels has previously stated that while we will be getting a makeover, it won’t be the same one as the US site.
Mark, any chance that you can confirm whether I’m talking out of my ass or not?
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I can confirm we won’t be using the US design – you’re exactly right. Were working on our own redesign, but the basic layout of Kotaku won’t change too much. It’s more about accessibility and making commenting easier.
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Great, thanks for replying to this, Mark. 🙂
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Can someone answer this question – I would like to buy an XBOX360 so I can play Marvel vs Capcom 3 and teken tag tournament when it comes out but every store with Xbox 360 only seems to offer Xboxes with a kineect in them. I don’t want a bloody kinect I just want the console and a game or 2 to come with it, is there any where that actually just sells Xboxes in Brisbane?
If I get an overseas Xbox will it work and will the online features work?
Help please… I am confused?
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You might want to ask this again on Monday when the new thread opens up again, but most stores (as far as I know) should offer a deal with just an Xbox. JB HiFi, EB and GAME should all have console-only deals, unless they’ve changed a lot recently.
http://planetbattlefield.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=164408
Interesting as article.
Heading out to Armaggedon Expo now!
If you plan to be there, I’m wearing a black t-shirt with two cartoony style cats on them and jeans. O_o
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… also I’m a short Asian girl if you don’t know by now…
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I’m back!!
Bought some stuff but it’s time to take a nap first lol
*sigh*
Minecraft authentication servers are down, can’t get into Kotaku AU server…
And Notch is off holidaying in America…
:C
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