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Gaming news sites rush to print strawman lies in defense of Diablo 3

taltamir — Thu, 17 May 2012 9:47:14 AM -0400

Scathing reviews are abound of Diablo 3. And the gaming media immediately rallied to bash consumers who make their displeasure unknown. By printing strawman arguments and then "debunking" them.

The strawman is that people are entitled whiners who cry about DRM that was necessary to stop the EVIL PIRATES! TM. Even though the real reason for it being online only are obviously the micro transactions from the real money auction house, as well as the destruction of second hand market.

But if th...

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xiegolf — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 7:06:47 PM -0500

First-round leader Trevor Immelman caught two birdies, shot 70, even par, two score of 134, six under par, on a separate third bit. Titleist Golf Since the United States Master in 2008, Trevor Immelman has not been achieved victory, his wrist injury to his big hit. RocketBallz Irons If he can enter the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational lineup, it will be great.Trevor Immelman said, "I want to go there. Left Hand Ping G20 But I have not thought about that problem." Scott Stallings, 65 p...

Will there be a sequel to Political Machine 2008? PM 2012?

WilliamJenningsBryan — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:31:04 PM -0500

I would imagine the Stardock is cooking up the next game as I post this, but as the next election season draws near, I am curious if there have been any announcements or developments in the next edition of this amazing game?

I have a few suggestions, if they would be considered valid and would love to hear some feedback from other interested fans.

I appreciated the addition of the scenarios. I thought they were great and suggested this years ago, I am sure this wasnt new under the sun, but...

Battle for Wesnoth

TorontoRock — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 12:57:33 AM -0500

I have been looking for a turn based strategy game with a classic fantasy theme for awhile (preferably a hex-grid system like the old panzer general series), and am looking forward to Elemental when they finally finish it (hopefully it turns out to be a home-run). I was lookimg through the Civ forums the other day and discovered a link to a game called Battle for Wesnoth. It's pretty much exactly the kind of thing I was looking for and it's FREE. It has ability to play multi-player...

Does anyone here play Starcraft II?

CharlesCS — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 6:46:59 PM -0400

Haven’t seen much talk about this game on these forums, does anyone here play Starcraft II? Care to share your stats? Maybe your experience with the single player mode? I enjoy the single player much, am currently trying to beat it in Brutal difficulty. Let me say it’s not easy, especially for a guy who is not very experienced in the online multiplayer. All those keyboard shortcuts I haven’t learned yet would make the Brutal level so much easier.

What about Starcraft II casting, does anyon...

Gaming Piracy : Set your priorities straight

Cikomyr — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:30:35 PM -0400

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Innovative Game Ideas

dream-er — Mon, 22 Aug 2011 2:15:30 AM -0400

So, it's been a very long time since I have posted anything on the SD forums so I thought while I had time, I might try to get back into the swing of things...

So, while I have been preparing for my upcoming school year (a Master's in Game Development), I have been playing through my game library again. This lead to many revelations on the interesting things game developers have tried to make games in common genres different. Some of these ideas have worked well while others...

Duke Nukem Forever, what’s the big deal?

CharlesCS — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 12:23:18 PM -0400

What’s with all the hype? The game looks like it sucks. All this time and this is the best they could come up with? Even the graphics look crappy for a game being developed for this long and with all the graphics that games like MW3 and Battlefield 3 have. Can anyone point out what’s the deal? Does anyone really think it’s worth buying? I surely don’t. To be honest I’m sick of the advertising, all the attention from every tech site I visit, good and bad. I think this game will bomb and only the ...

Playstation Vita–Thoughts?

Island Dog — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 7:36:43 AM -0400

I was watching the Sony E3 press conference last night where they unveiled the latest portable gaming system – the Playstation Vita. The graphics looked pretty good in the demos, and saving to the cloud and resuming on the PS3 was also a nice touch. I’m not a big portable gamer, but I’d definitely like to try this one out.

World Of Warcraft exploitation of a different kind

CharlesCS — Thu, 26 May 2011 2:07:10 PM -0400

Who would have thought that someone would use a game like World Of Warcraft (WoW) as a tool for exploitation? Who would have thought anyone would be forced to play a game like WoW and somehow the enforcers would financially benefit from it.

According to this Endgadget article that is exactly what a former Chinese prisoners complained about as he explained how the guards would force the prisoners to play WoW for 12 hours a day and then take the loot collected in the games and sell them onlin...

Die2Nite - Boorish Bay of the Hunted

Brackard — Wed, 18 May 2011 10:43:29 AM -0400

So, I am current in the late stages of another town, the Boorish Bay of the Hunted. We ran into a fairly solid group of players, most of whom wanted to work together. We are already confirmed to see Day 7, and possibly a few more depending on how the attacks go, and whether or not I decide to go camping - I haven't decided quite yet.

It's been a learning experience for me, no doubt. I've taken lead on what to construct when, and the town has cooperated for the mo...

Die2Nite - Extreme Camping Day 2

Brackard — Fri, 13 May 2011 11:36:13 AM -0400

Ok, so it's been a bit more than a week since our sleepover in the desert. No, I didn't keep up, but yes, I do have the update!

So, Lordmoore and I decided to make the trip to town. How did we get there? Easy, we both purchased hero! Hero gives a lot of fringe benefits. Not necessary to play the game, but enough to make it worth it. I have to admit it IS a tad expensive, although not when you break it down to $ / day. Obviously I won't get...

Die2Nite - Extreme Camping Day 1

Brackard — Thu, 05 May 2011 12:29:29 PM -0400

So....it's been a couple of days and I've been in a new town with my coalition mate, Lordmoore. I've known Lordmoore for ages, too long actually, and am not quite sure if that's a good thing or bad thing. Regardless....

It was day 3. The town defense was 70, and there were 100+ zombies incoming. Some people were going to die. This wasn't a possibility, it was a fact. I decided to take fate into my own hands and do some extreme camping. I came prepared...

Die2Nite - The Meta

Brackard — Fri, 29 Apr 2011 6:39:08 PM -0400

So another town, another hopeless venture. There's some pretty good people playing, but we just finished Day 3. I spent the last few hours lighting torches in an attempt to hit close to the maximum (and succeeded) only to find this upon returning:

Yes, we lost ELEVEN people. Three died outside, two died of infection, and six, count them SIX died of dehydration. That means they didn't take a drink in three days. We just lost 25% of our potential workers....

Die2Nite - Day 5

Brackard — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 12:24:04 AM -0400

Die2Nite - The Wood of Puss Finale

So, I took my chances with about a one in three of living. How'd it turn out?

Not so well. Seven people died in town. That left the two people in the wilderness and one person in town for the following day.

Not much more to say here other than it was to be expected.

So, how much further did the town go?

Chanks, the player who stayed in town, earned last man standing at day 5. He got eaten the next night. The ...

Die2Nite - Day 3 - Day 4

Brackard — Tue, 26 Apr 2011 1:10:01 PM -0400

So, Day 3.

It's sad when I'm already thinking of my epitath while on Day 3. The town was overrun, understocked, and misguided. My thoughts were that I had enough on hand to last another two to three days. So I head off for camping. Now, it was a pretty quiet day in all honesty. I worked my way through zombieless zones, searching for anything useful (didnt' find anything). There were others who decided to do the same. I think there were seven of ...

Die2Nite - Day 2

Brackard — Mon, 25 Apr 2011 12:58:53 PM -0400

Day 2 Starts, and I nearly immediately head out into the wilderness to scavenge. We need more stuff if we're going to make it through another night. I would check in on the town throughout the day just to see what, if anything, was going on. Again, I wasn't overly optimistic. We simply didn't have enough active people in the town and the building of additional defenses was moving slowly.

My personal searching, however, was interesting. I found liquor, drugs, a cr...

Die2Nite - Day 1 Results

Brackard — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 11:29:04 PM -0400

So, we're back. There are so many different items to bring to attention, and not nearly enough time that I'm falling behind providing exactly what happens on EVERY day on an up to the moment instant. I will continue to provide updates, but they will be delayed vesrsus when they actually happen. For instance, today started Day 3, but I'm still covering events that happened on the conclusion of Day 1, and start of Day 2. So we'll get there, it just won't be QUITE real time....

Die2Nite - Day 1

Brackard — Sat, 23 Apr 2011 10:28:52 AM -0400

Not every family is perfect. And so is the same with towns. I'll have a listing out of things to watch for in random towns here in a few days, assuming we last that long, but here's a prime example of things NOT to do assumig you want your town to be successful, and well, in this case, assumnig you want to live.

1) Building a hovel. As stated previously, action points (AP) are one of THE most precious rescources in the game, ObscuryT has decided to invest 4 of his ...

Die2Nite - The beginning!

Brackard — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 9:09:49 PM -0400

So recently, I was introduced to an online browser game called Die2Nite. (www.die2nite.com)

It is online and cooperative revolving around surviving in a zombie apocalypse.

You've got me sold! The objective of the game is simple enough. You and your 39 closest friends, or complete strangers as the case may be, team up to last as long as you can against a rising zombie apocalypse.

I am a new player in this game, having just completed my third town (none of which lasted a...

Over-the-head vs behind-the-head, what type of headset do you prefer?

CharlesCS — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 2:53:09 PM -0500

OK, so I am in the market for a new set of headphones with a mic for my PC gaming. My previous headset got busted which is why I am contemplating wireless. I tend to lean toward Logitech as their products have always served me well with the exception of one set of headphones I got several years ago which I returned because the whole noise-cancelling feature only canceled my like for it. I ended up getting the Logitech ClearChat Style Headset and it worked perfectly except the cable eventually ga...