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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
one word…KILLZONE 3 (well and a number)

This game looks awesome!

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Have you been playing the beta at all?[/quote]

No I haven’t. I don’t like play beta’s to be honest just because I prefer to wait for the end product as free from glitches as possible. Beta’s have always been a turnoff for me.

I am gonna download the demo next week though. [/quote]

There were bugs at first not being able to play online. Other than that the game runs very smooth. I think the demo is the beta? Or is that a new single player type deal?

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[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
one word…KILLZONE 3 (well and a number)

This game looks awesome!

[/quote]

Have you been playing the beta at all?[/quote]

No I haven’t. I don’t like play beta’s to be honest just because I prefer to wait for the end product as free from glitches as possible. Beta’s have always been a turnoff for me.

I am gonna download the demo next week though. [/quote]

There were bugs at first not being able to play online. Other than that the game runs very smooth. I think the demo is the beta? Or is that a new single player type deal?[/quote]

From what I gather the demo is just one of the levels from the single player.

The only thing about the game I’m kind of pissed about is there isn’t going to be an online co-op just split screen co-op. At least that’s what I’ve read. I don’t get that at all either. If you’re gonna make the campaign co-op why just split screen? Does anyone even play split screen anymore?

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I wish the game was as cool as these videos.

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[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:

[quote]Fuzzyapple wrote:

[quote]usmccds423 wrote:
one word…KILLZONE 3 (well and a number)

This game looks awesome!

[/quote]

Have you been playing the beta at all?[/quote]

No I haven’t. I don’t like play beta’s to be honest just because I prefer to wait for the end product as free from glitches as possible. Beta’s have always been a turnoff for me.

I am gonna download the demo next week though. [/quote]

There were bugs at first not being able to play online. Other than that the game runs very smooth. I think the demo is the beta? Or is that a new single player type deal?[/quote]

From what I gather the demo is just one of the levels from the single player.

The only thing about the game I’m kind of pissed about is there isn’t going to be an online co-op just split screen co-op. At least that’s what I’ve read. I don’t get that at all either. If you’re gonna make the campaign co-op why just split screen? Does anyone even play split screen anymore?[/quote]

Ya, you think every game would have this now a days to fit everyone’s needs and wants.

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http://www.tvguide.com/News/Michael-Rosenbaum-Smallville-1029232.aspx

Rosenbaum back from smallville finale, sweet.

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My son followed this tutorial on how to fix an overheated PS3 and it actually worked! My question is for how long.

Just wondering if anyone here has had to fix their PS3 using this method and how long it’s been working since the fix.

Thanks,

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I watched “Batman: Under the Red Hood” last night. Thought it was pretty good. Kudos to the writer who wrote the Joker.

Best line (Joker): “I’m going to need a big truck. And guards… but not these… because they’re… dead.”

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http://images.t-nation.com/forum_images/4/e/4e441_ORIG-hr_The_Amazing_Spider_Man_9.jpg

Should we be excited??

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[quote]RSGZ wrote:
For any tech geeks:

Nokia & Microsoft have just partnered up in the mobile phone department.

The above pic represents my opinion on the matter, it’s gonna be big. [/quote]

Yep. I did a presentation on Nokia in the fall. They manufacture a new cell phone EVERY 11 SECONDS.

Not sure what the smartphone figures are, but that speaks to their capacity, period.

And the top model N phone (with 12 MP cam) has the best camera of any cell phone in terms of image quality. Nokia can do hardware pretty well.

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[quote]Big_Boss wrote:
Should we be excited?? [/quote]

After seeing some on the set pictures, no.

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^ Such as? Spiderman was never one of my favorite’s anyway, but what makes you negative about it? Just curious.

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[quote]DJHT wrote:
^ Such as? Spiderman was never one of my favorite’s anyway, but what makes you negative about it? Just curious. [/quote]

Posted one of the pics on the first page of this thread. Scrawny spidey plus high school drama meh, if people thought spidey 3 was to emo get ready.

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[quote]Johnny T Frisk wrote:

[quote]DJHT wrote:
^ Such as? Spiderman was never one of my favorite’s anyway, but what makes you negative about it? Just curious. [/quote]

Posted one of the pics on the first page of this thread. Scrawny spidey plus high school drama meh, if people thought spidey 3 was to emo get ready.
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I remember seeing it but the story line starts in HS. Now the emo thing of course could be what they are going for, ready for Spidey/light, or Sparkle/Web.

Have you seen anything about the script?

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[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:

[quote]RSGZ wrote:
For any tech geeks:

Nokia & Microsoft have just partnered up in the mobile phone department.

The above pic represents my opinion on the matter, it’s gonna be big. [/quote]

Yep. I did a presentation on Nokia in the fall. They manufacture a new cell phone EVERY 11 SECONDS.

Not sure what the smartphone figures are, but that speaks to their capacity, period.

And the top model N phone (with 12 MP cam) has the best camera of any cell phone in terms of image quality. Nokia can do hardware pretty well.[/quote]

It seems a lot of people are hating on this partnership, I think they’re either bitter or worried. A lot of Symbian and Meego fans are upset.

It’s going to take a while still, but the platform should be pretty strong in about 2 years.

Nokia needs the platform, and can back up WP7 with it’s production of phones - something all the other OEMs have largely failed to do.

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[quote]DJHT wrote:

[quote]Johnny T Frisk wrote:

[quote]DJHT wrote:
^ Such as? Spiderman was never one of my favorite’s anyway, but what makes you negative about it? Just curious. [/quote]

Posted one of the pics on the first page of this thread. Scrawny spidey plus high school drama meh, if people thought spidey 3 was to emo get ready.
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I remember seeing it but the story line starts in HS. Now the emo thing of course could be what they are going for, ready for Spidey/light, or Sparkle/Web.

Have you seen anything about the script? [/quote]

Main villain is The Lizard. My main concern is that Avi Arad is still on board as producer after pressuring Raimi into cramming Venom into Spidey 3 when he didn’t want to use him - Arad is all about business, and they may well fuck this up again because of that. With the success of Twilight, they may well be tempted to ‘moodyify’ Spiderman - I’m only surprised that they didn’t throw in Morbius and make him a petulant teen with a crush on the girl next grave for the vampire element.

Spoilers (for those few not familiar with the comic book).

Expect to see PP’s parents die relatively late into the movie (Campbell Scott plays his dad, so he’ s going do some acting), plenty of reason to mope around, slouch and kick rocks. Don’t expect wisecracks due to Parker being too occupied with feeling sorry for himself. Oh, and the director is called Marc Webb. With a surname like that, he can’t afford to mess this up.

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Does anyone own a Nintendo DS/i/lite etc?

Would you recommended owning one?

I’m thinking about buying one, mainly for the good number of rpg’s that have been released + the adventure/puzzles that are available. (Castlevania, Valkyrie, FF, Dragon Quest).

They’re also pretty cheap atm.

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[quote]undecimber wrote:
Does anyone own a Nintendo DS/i/lite etc?

Would you recommended owning one?

I’m thinking about buying one, mainly for the good number of rpg’s that have been released + the adventure/puzzles that are available. (Castlevania, Valkyrie, FF, Dragon Quest).

They’re also pretty cheap atm.

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3DS is on the way, albeit not for a while.

I personally don’t like them, but loads of people swear by them. Certainly no problems with the devices, have you considered a PSP?

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[quote]RSGZ wrote:

[quote]undecimber wrote:
Does anyone own a Nintendo DS/i/lite etc?

Would you recommended owning one?

I’m thinking about buying one, mainly for the good number of rpg’s that have been released + the adventure/puzzles that are available. (Castlevania, Valkyrie, FF, Dragon Quest).

They’re also pretty cheap atm.

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3DS is on the way, albeit not for a while.

I personally don’t like them, but loads of people swear by them. Certainly no problems with the devices, have you considered a PSP?[/quote]

Thanks for replying, how come you didn’t like them?

I borrowed a PSP from a friend of mine and while it was pretty cool, it grew old very quickly.

The 3DS should be pretty interesting considering its 3D without glasses, but theres the chance that the visibility could suffer if you were to have it on particular angles (fuzziness etc.) Starfox 64 is going to be a title on it, so I’m hoping that its good.

Considering the long list of PC/Platform titles that are coming out this year(DA:2, ME3, Skyrim, DE:3, Crysis 2 etc) I might wait a bit.

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Anyone heard anything about the Sony Ericsson Xperia?

I’m thinking about getting one. I’m not much for blackberry’s or the Iphone, but this seems pretty cool.

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[quote]PonceDeLeon wrote:
And the top model N phone (with 12 MP cam) has the best camera of any cell phone in terms of image quality. Nokia can do hardware pretty well.[/quote]
I bought the N8. Fantastic hardware, “meh” software. Great camera, built in FM transmitter (I like getting my music on the car stereo), good GPS, and you can connect USB flash drives and keyboards to the phone, which kind of makes it a small computer. With WP7, they’ll probably capture a big part of the “business man” market segment. I like where this is going. The competition will have to work harder as well.