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    Loooking into getting a gaming laptop

    Hello all, As the thread title suggest, I'm looking into getting a gaming system. I've been using my current laptop to play several Steam games such as Civilization V, mostly on the lowest graphics settings possible, and even they chug after a while. Over the years I've built up quite the...
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    Prey 2 Still "Not Good Enough," Claims Bethesda

    But the PS3 edition of Skyrim was perfectly fine to release? Huh.
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    Your Saddest Game Ending [spoilers]

    The Walking Dead. Sorry for being unoriginal, but The Walking Dead. Really? I think you mean Fallout: New Vegas' ending, where it provides a (kind of) epilogue to the Wasteland. It explains what becomes of the various people, groups and locations you interacted with over the course of your...
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    Poll: Books that would make EPIC GAMES!!! (how would you rate mine?)

    I was thinking of a Cloud Atlas game the other day. Could play in a similar vain to 'Today I Die', though I'd hope it'd get more variation, and offer more replayability. Imagine starting the game as a Merchant in the Republic of Venice, then having the game palette/gender/age-swap you to a...
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    Most likeable celebrities?

    Whilst not the most renowned of celebrities, I'm going to say pretty much everyone at RoosterTeeth/Achievement Hunter. All the stuff they do with their fans (RTX, open game nights, etc) is really quite touching. Also, they seem to be nice people. There are others too, such as Emma Stone who...
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    Your Favorite Quote?

    I've so many. Too many. I've considered getting many tattooed, but have yet to go through with it. Here's a few, mostly from Cloud Atlas, both novel and film: - "My life amounts to no more than one drop in a limitless ocean. Yet what is any ocean, but a multitude of drops?" - "My life...
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    Rockstar Unveils GTA V Special/Collector's Editions

    Eh, I'm not going to be missing out on much by not getting it. The blimp would be cool, but the least interesting thing seems to be the online characters. I always enjoy playing as my 'own' character, so to speak, as opposed to someone else's. But both of you cared enough to check this...
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    Poll: Arrow - The Best Show on TV Today

    Watched a few episodes, and didn't enjoy it. I felt like they rushed the island part, and forced Oliver into the Green Arrow too quickly. I also felt the lead's acting wasn't really anything to write home about, at times feeling on par with that of bit-part character in Doctor Who. T'was not in...
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    Morocco, Indonesia To Join Civilization V Roster

    Yay! I'm loving that they're adding new additions to the franchise, not just rehashing the ones from Civ IV. ... They are adding the Polish. They were the first Civ revealed for this expansion pack (followed by Assyria, Brazil, Portugal, Zulu, now Morocco and Indonesia, with two more to be...
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    Police Intervene in Star Wars-Doctor Who Convention Altercation

    I like this. It's a good indicator that us British folk have moved on since the London riots of two years ago.
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    Grand Theft Auto V Adopts Skyrim-Style Skill System

    I like they're bringing it back. I didn't miss it in GTA IV, but I think it could've been a fun addition. You mean like the one in had in the GTA III-era games? A pointless rip-off of the system they used to use in their previous games? Kind of like how Mass Effect 3 ripped of Mass...
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    Assassin's Creed's future

    Correct me if I'm wrong, but aren't all of the Assassins Desmonds ancestors? We've seen his family tree move from Palesine, to Italy, then to the USA - how can we fit in some far-East Asian ancestor?
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    Cold War Era RTS Available for Preorder

    I agree with you two, Paradox always seems to offer more in their games. One can't help but wander whether there will be a front page article when East vs. West is available to order...
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    No more Skyrim DLC

    Whilst it's a shame we never got a Shivering Isles-sized expansion, I think most of the mods have been better than the DLC. Dragon born was all right, but Dawnguard was dull, and Hearthfire had been done better by the community. I don't think it's any great loss for Bethesda to move on.
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    Update: Beta Tester Leaks Elder Scrolls Online Gameplay Footage

    Eh, wasn't great. I've never had my hopes up for this, as I wasn't really a massive fan of Skyrim, nor much of a MMORPGer, so I've not lost much. Might be worth watching a Lets Play, if only to see a little more into the Elder Scrolls Lore, which I find quite interesting. I know, their...