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    Avenger Controller Makers Donate $10k to Offset Bad PR

    Well, they made up by donating to charity. Is it a shame they did that? That's what you're saying? If they had to face a lawsuit and pay damages, yes, it would be a shame. Right now, it's just good practice. Their money isn't wasted. At all. No shame there.
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    Name Game: Podi Puss Plural

    I am Greek. In modern Greek we call it Htapodi (plural: htapodia) with a very strong "h". Just thought I should get it out there. But yeah, Octopus is a Greek word, indeed (too lazy to explain how it became Htapodi from Octopus, but the similarities are there).
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    Poll: This is a simple poll. It won't prove anything about TF2 or Call of Duty.

    That's Your Eternal Reward. It's not that powerful, since you have to give up the ability to disguise in the first place. I have it (it dropped, I didn't pay for it, probably the spy you faced had it dropped too), but I never use it. And spy is always FUN to play, but never, ever overpowered...
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    Poll: This is a simple poll. It won't prove anything about TF2 or Call of Duty.

    Paid content has hardly ever been overpowered, since for most classes the default gear is all you need. And if something is overpowered are usually the melee weapons, which aren't all important in the game. Besides, there's nothing you can't craft or find. You can get everything, without paying...
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    Poll: This is a simple poll. It won't prove anything about TF2 or Call of Duty.

    Even though I shouldn't have anything against Blops, this poll makes me glad. It's good to see that TF2 has value beyond its price and its hype. It's an amazing product with unparalleled character. I don't get why the CoD franchise is so popular and I don't get why you need to buy a slightly...
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    Poll: This is a simple poll. It won't prove anything about TF2 or Call of Duty.

    A question arose in my mind the other day. Sure the Call of Duty franchise sells a lot and it has made Activision tons of money. But TF2 seems like it's a pretty good business model as well. It's been out 4 years now, it's constantly updated and has recently become free two play only to attract...
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    Greek Island Angry at Portrayal in Videogames

    uhm... /sarcasm? I actually read the source. It still says that one guy was complaining to one paper about the game. It's not that there are protests around Lemnos wanting to ban the game. And to be honest, I am distrustful of newsblogs as much as I am of traditional media.
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    Greek Island Angry at Portrayal in Videogames

    You do realize that it's not the Lemnians that have a problem, but just one guy? I bet that over 90% of the island's population have never heard of ARMA (should I do this 99%? I probably should). Generalizations like that are dangerous and show ignorance bigger than the Lemnians' (who...
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    A technical question...

    Well, if you have a laptop you probably (99%) can't change your graphics card. I am sorry. But you can spend ~500 dollars and buy a PC that can run crysis (not that well, however...). I hope this helped.
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    Rock bands that would be better if their leader decided not to be the singer as well...

    It's not uncommon. The leader/songwriter of a band also wants to be and actually is its singer. His/her voice is not all that great, though and you can imagine that someone with a better voice would do better justice to a brilliant song. My contribution: Radiohead, Nirvana, Foo Fighters...
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    Valve Introduces Hat-for-Game Trading

    Actually, I emailed Robin Walker once asking him if the crates came with the contents pre-defined or if there was a die roll at the point of uncrating. He answered that the second is correct, which was a bit disappointing...the crates don't contain anything. They just give you the opportunity to...
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    Valve Introduces Hat-for-Game Trading

    I like the idea. I'm the only gamer among my friends (well, almost, but those that are are peculiar cases), so I have the extra HL2 and HL2:Ep.1 lying there for years, since I bought the Orange Box. I am sure I can trade these two away for another game or lots and lots of hats in TF2 (I am...
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    The Escapist Is...Columns

    I just use the rss feed and I never have to visit the first page. In fact, I had to click on "Home" to check what you were talking about. Think about it. The feed has the title and the lead from every story, so you can choose what to read. OT: I think the columns on the escapist are among the...
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    Less Crime in U.S. Thanks to Videogames

    The way I read the article, it says that the "other" studies don't factor in the incapacitation factor: the fact that those screaming douchebags don't have time to commit the crime since they're too busy playing video games. Besides, think about it. Even if you are right, the elimination of...
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    Less Crime in U.S. Thanks to Videogames

    RandomMab says it true: http://xkcd.com/552/ Also: I can't see how this is good news. It's not like it says that games draw people away from violence because they can make them more tolerant or they can release their anger through them. It says that young people don't turn to crime because...