Recent content by Uriel_51

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    Jimquisition: Used Games Have A Right To Exist

    Totally agree. A car bought is owned by the person who spent money on it. After the initial purchase, that person can do whatever the hell they want with it. It can exchange hands as many times as possible, the manufacturer of that vehicle doesn't deserve any of that money, why are games different?
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    Innovation or Invasion?

    I was wondering what was up with the new "free xbox 360 with the purchase of a new computer for school" thing I've been seeing on TV. Having read this article, it makes much more sense. Ugh... I feel better about putting my xbox away to gather dust with every month that goes by. Sooner or later...
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    id Software Praises "Always On" in Diablo 3

    Not a fan of this; gamers are like any crowd and that is to say the vast majority act like a herd. Having said that, Blizzard exists because of customer loyalty, blizzard exists because they put out products that people loved and wanted. When that changes, they loose customers. When we're gone...
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    EA Confirms No Battlefield 3 on Steam

    I kind of wonder if what they actually mean is Valve won't let them force direct connection to EA servers to play the game. I've heard no talk of this, but seeing as how Valve is known for particularly good and frequent updates/patches I think these reasons are pretty bogus.
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    The Big Tease

    Before reading further, I must simply say Anne Hathaway is, imho, one of the most beautiful women alive. I CANNOT wait to see her as Catwoman. Ok, reading continues.
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    Expert Says Blaming Videogames for Violence is Racist

    Actually I think he highlighted a very important aspect of the public reaction to events like this. In the same respect to the way we immediately assume stereotypes about people based on what aesthetic categories they appear to belong, the public wants to know 'Why?' If you guys ever listen to...
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    Oslo Murders Lead to Calls For Game Bans in Australia

    Indeed you're right. I think the point I was trying to make is that this zealous nut-job in the media craze has kind of faded away for us. For a while there any particularly outlandish statement from the religious crazies was getting a huge nation-wide media focus, and for whatever reason the...
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    Nintendo CEO Takes 50% Pay Cut

    Respect to Nintendo. Other management can take a humble look I say
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    Oslo Murders Lead to Calls For Game Bans in Australia

    I think this man's opinion perfectly illustrates the reason we in the USA feel it's so important to protect free speech, art, protest, etc. This guy claims that banning media even to prevent one such event in 20 years is worth it and I whole heartily disagree. Were games something he used? I...
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    Jimquisition: Nintendo of America

    I completely agree. I've had my eye on The Last Story for years now. If they released in the US, I'd finally have a real RPG to play that's a true spiritual successor to the old school JRPG. I've played the hell out of Lost Odyssey, this gen's JRPG that Squeenix wishes to hell they could...
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    What Should Have Happened to George Lucas

    That was pretty awesome. Glad to see the Oldboy References. If yall don't already know, check out the Revenge Trilogy.
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    Long-Haul Gaming

    I'm not going to lie, some of you guys' numbers are kind of scary. I love to game, and some long bouts can last 4-6 hours. But After school and work, I just don't have enough time in the day for more than that. I think it must be safe to assume the question asker doesn't have any significant...