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    Gabe Newell thinks Windows 8 will be a catastrophe?

    Here's a link (http://www.amazon.com/Daves-Original-Insanity-Hot-Sauce/dp/B0000DID5R) ... :D My $0.02 on OP: Yes. It does sound like the Gabe PS3 freakout, which means that soon enough, Windows 8 will be getting all his love. I'm kinda worried that Microsoft might be heading for the...
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    Poll: Will you be bored by this article?

    It does a variety of different things with the second screen (inventory, sniper zoom-in so you aim with the second screen, bioscanner-thingamajig, keypad when opening locked door, etc.). Only one of those features would be possible with a second monitor. Also, while using a tablet sounds like a...
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    Poll: Will you be bored by this article?

    Thank you for your input. It's appreciated. Would you say that the idea itself is boring or is it my representation of it? Similarly, do you normally read articles about video game technology? A dual screen game like ZombiU hasn't ever been done on the PC or the other consoles (at least to...
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    Poll: Will you be bored by this article?

    Dear Fellow Escapists, If I could borrow a few moments of your time, please read the following article idea, and tell me if you think you would be bored by the full article. Thank you. "ZombiU was probably the best demo of the WiiU technology at the 2012 E3. Permadeath, arcade survival...
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    Enemies Lacking Basic Competence

    Disclaimer: I wanna make it clear that the following has nothing to do with how the AI is coded. It has to do with the portrayal of the enemies in a recent Battlefield 3 demo which is likely reminiscent of that in the final product. OK ... so I was watching the new coop footage for...
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    Favourite thing about your least favourite game.

    I don't really like Starcraft but I love how each of the factions play completely different from the other two.
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    If I didn't like Fallout, will I like Skyrim?

    OK ... so I haven't read the other responses and ... here's my $0.02 Loot is an important part of an RPG. You don't have to carry around things you deem useless. Just chuck em if they don't have a use/value. New Vegas was not developed by Bathesda Softworks. I won't say Bathesda games are...
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    the best fps games ever!

    I love the original Half Life. If a game can still suck you in more than a decade after its release it has to be doing something right.
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    A queston about KOTOR 2 and piracy

    Though apparently you can buy KOTOR 2 brand new so ... scratch my earlier remark.
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    A queston about KOTOR 2 and piracy

    This is kinda similar to the "Gears of War PC broken by games for Windows live" incident. For those not familiar the aforementioned issue made all legal copies of Gears of War PC unplayable for a stretch of time but if you used the crack you were fine. Also several developers recently have...
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    [Steam] What the dip?

    Interesting. I wasn't worried, just fascinated :)
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    [Steam] What the dip?

    So I have this habit of looking at the nifty graph Valve provides for number of active users on Steam. It's normally a rather predictable and continuous curve. A few minutes ago I looked at it and there was a really drastic dip in it (close to 2 million users disconnecting over a half hour). You...
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    Why all modern games take place in the same feaking setting?

    Like I said, all these stories are US against "evil" ... when telling that story you can't paint the US or its allies as "evil." I was particularly pissed at Homefront for its portrayal of North Korean soldiers as "inherently soulless bastards." God forbid a studio ever bring light to any war...
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    Why all modern games take place in the same feaking setting?

    It's called Metro: Last Light and it's coming out in 2012. Find a first teaser here http://store.steampowered.com/app/43160/?snr=1_4_4__13 I loved Metro 2033 despite all its technical faults and some rather stupid design choices. Hoping the new one will fix all that :) I don't understand...
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    Why all modern games take place in the same feaking setting?

    I think Skyrim is fairly different from Tolkien's settings. The upcoming Deus Ex has a unique setting (it doesn't matter if geographically you spend some of your time in the US, the "setting" is fairly unique and different from most modern games). Mass Effect also has a unique setting. The...