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Ruthless, If you let me
08/21/09

In reply to Our Favorite Kotaku Posts of the Week
It's a shame Kotaku is firewalled here at work. Not even Fleshbot gets that kind of treatment (at least from the last cross-post.) I miss a lot of stuff trying to catch up on their posts when I get home.

There is a workaround thanks to some Jalops, but it is not 100%.

Thanks for the rundown Mark, there was definitely stuff I missed in here.
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Nintenboy01
08/21/09

@Ruthless, If you let me: I can't access Kotaku at work either. What is this workaround you speak of?
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Ruthless, If you let me
08/21/09

@Nintenboy01: In the links that Mark provides it shows the full URL for the story. All you have to do is use the same URL, but replace "kotaku.com" with "gizmodo.com"

As an example: The diablo story.
If you use "gizmodo.com/5340558" It should reskin the story in Gizmodo colors, with Giz top/side banners, but with the story by Mr McWhertor and Kotaku comments.

It only works if you know the URL for the story though. You don't need to know the last part of the URL, just the post number.
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Dunny0
08/21/09

@Ruthless, If you let me: Very interesting. I've just been reading Kotaku through the RSS feed, but I may have to give that tip a try.
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Save me
08/21/09

@Dunny0:

Keep in mind that you can also get fleshbot this way if you mess around the numbers. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not, if you're accessing that from work.
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EBone
06/19/09

In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
Makes perfect business sense. Activision has to turn a profit. If they spend too much money developing for the PS3 and don't move as many titles as they do for the 360 or Wii, it just makes sense to stop developing for the PS3.

Only Sony can fix this by getting a bigger installed user base, and that will only happen when the PS3 price drops.
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aZn sensaZn
06/19/09

In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
Honestly, this may get me the ban-hammer.

You are what is wrong with news media. How in the hell does consideration of support for the PS3 and PSP give you the sense to say they are "threatening" to leave?

A threat would have been something like "If Sony doesn't release a new SDK, then we're out!" However, the CEO of Activision is saying "Supporting the PS3 and PSP just may not be viable."

You are a prime example of how the news media just fucks things up by taking normal news and making it some intensely important and violent bit of news.

After Hideo Kojima makes his next Metal Gear Solid game and says he's probably done with MGS, how about you write an article stating "Hideo Kojima threatens to leave Kojima Productions if another Metal Gear Solid game is ever made."

If it weren't for your douchebaggery, people wouldn't get so crazy when they watch/read the news. How about you do your god damned job and provide us with factual or speculative news, because this is neither; it is flat out misinformation.
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DennyCrane
06/19/09

@aZn sensaZn: @avconsumer2: I'd also add that the chances of Bobby Kotick making a public statement blasting the PS3 like that is slim to none. Sometimes journalism means you have to wade through corporate-speak to figure out what people are really saying. Clearly (to me anyway) Kotick said what he said as a message across Sony's brow.
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VihoDia
06/19/09

In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
One problem is that Blu-rays standalone players are much cheaper and as that market grows so to does the benefit of buying the console as their asking price. My 360 and blu-ray combined was still less than 1 PS3.
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DennyCrane
06/19/09

@VihoDia: THIS. When the PS3 first came out it was touted as the cheapest Blu-Ray player on the market. Now they're as low as $150, and the PS3 can't use that as a selling point.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/19/09

In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
Er, it's bad if the PS3 goes under (or if there are no games for it), since that would mean that Microsoft would have the only this-gen gaming console (the Wii is more like a kids' toy). I'm not ready for MS to dominate both PCs and video games..
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Dillinger23
06/19/09

@Hello Mister Walrus: Yup, it would probably be the worst thing to happen to console gaming ever. I could see games going up about 10 bucks, just cause they can.

No competition = MS Windows...
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diabolusunknownTheSecond
06/19/09

@Dillinger23: Thats a stupid prediction. Game prices are determined by the developers making them and what the market is willing to pay for them. Software has never had this issue.

Just because Madden is the only football game out there doesn't mean its more expensive for it. Its the same price as all games, and EA holds a monopoly on the franchise.

Now hardware is a different story. There is the potential, but considering Nintendo isn't going anywhere, Microsoft will always have competition. Hell, they are undercutting the Wii by 50 bucks with the Arcade. Nintendo is Microsoft's new competition.
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Hello Mister Walrus
06/19/09

@diabolusunknownTheSecond: $10 is a bit much, but why would game prices not increase by some incremental amount? Let's say PS3 dies. This situation might result:

MS: So, we want $2 per game you sell, instead of $1.

EA: That's ridiculous! Fuck you!

MS: Fine - go make games for our non-existent competitor. We can survive for some time on Windows. You will just die.

EA: Shit.

It won't be as dramatic as that, as MS will get sued for antitrust violations. However, if they really succeed in cornering the market, it's realistic to believe that they will appropriate some profit from their new found bargaining power.
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clumsy_bludgeoning
06/19/09

In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
i say xbox 360 and wii consoles sell more because they are cheaper and you can play pirated back-up games on them. the ps3 is still a badass console/media center and there's no fee for online gaming. suck it xbox 360.

now back to my search for a cheap, used 360...
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robinandtami
06/19/09

@clumsy_bludgeoning: The 360 is the better media center. It actually is a media center extender that can be used to watch and record live television. Also it's streaming isn't subject to the constant DLNA errors that many PS3 owners have.
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thechansen
06/19/09

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Cue the 360 fanboys pointing and laughing in 3, 2, 1.....
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No_So_Secret_Landfill
06/19/09

@thechansen: Can we start calling it Mobile OSX?: I call for a ban on all posts containing the following.

"cue"

"fanboys"

"3, 2, 1..."
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Kaiser-Machead
06/19/09

@notsosecretlandfill: Be careful friend; that could open a floodgate of bannable phrases, such as "I call for a ban on all posts containing , and ultimately a ban on the word floodgate, ban, and Adam Frucci.
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Webran61
06/19/09

In reply to The Biggest Game Publisher Threatens to Ditch PS3/PSP
I doubt he would truly take action. Of all the consoles, the PS3 is undoubtedly the most future-ready. If I were Sony, I would not let a game studio bully me; it would set a bad precedent.
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Webran61
06/19/09

@chefgon: Wiis and PS2s are flying off shelves mainly because everyone in the world is broke right now. When all is said and nearly done (read: the future happens), the PS3 will be the last man standing. Does Activision really want to risk that?
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Kaiser-Machead
06/19/09

@Webran61: What good is a "future-ready" console, if the corporation that produces the console isn't quite that future-ready itself?
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Voyou_Charmant
06/19/09

@Webran61: You're just pulling things out of thin air.

1. PS3 didn't sell well at any point in time. Maybe a little high mark when it was first released, but the limited game catalog and high price has kept its sales low and not, contrary to your statements, "the world" being "broke right now". I'm not broke, I own PS2, 360 and Wii and have little to no interest in PS3 because it's simply too expensive and the couple of slightly appealing exclusive titles just don't do it for me.

2. The previous point of dying out still stands -- If something dies before the future, it doesn't matter how well equipped it is (was).

3. Your "future-ready" ready statement has still not been quantified. The PS3 hardware does not have a significant advantage and as Wii has illustrated, hardware advantages don't really matter to the consumer-base that actually matters.

Hardcore gamers, who actually nerd-out over system specs, are not a large enough demo to actually push something in one direction or another.

The two things that matter ,to vast majority of consumers, catalog and affordability. And with that, PS3 loses handedly.

Also, the PS3 is ugly as sin.
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MasterSauce
04/25/09

In reply to World of Warcraft Runs on iPhone... Mostly
Well, I "played" WoW on my touch through VLC awhile back. There's really no chance to effectively "play" WoW on there, but checking mail and doing some trades I guess MIGHT work. Shrug.
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metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal
04/25/09

@MasterSauce: Yeah. I feel bad calling this project wasted quality effort, but unless while using the company toilet you need to get your fix by checking the auction house or taking a flightpath for lulz, then there really is very little use.
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Linux chief hardware engineer
04/25/09

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Hater: The iphone will never be a gaming device

Me: Why not? With such a great distribution method and amazing graphic abilities, its a gaming god.

Hater: Well it doesnt have buttons and its made by apple so there! hahaha you just got told Apple fanboy!
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Sherwin Souzankari
04/25/09

@Linux chief hardware engineer: Gaming god? Amazing graphic abilities? What have you been smoking??

They do have a good distribution method, I'll give them that much. But not only is the hardware lacking graphics wise, there isn't nearly enough battery life, buttons, and the hardware itself is VERY prone to damage.

Looks like YOU need to lay off the Kool Aid.
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Linux chief hardware engineer
04/25/09

@Sherwin Souzankari:

Iphone battery life is amazing and is better than any other phone on the market, what u been smoking? Pick one up.

Yes, amazing graphic abilities, much better than any other phone... but maybe you were comparing it to a desktop..?
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frigg
04/25/09

@Linux chief hardware engineer: How does this work? When there's a vaguely Apple related story that opens its legs to an injection of unadulterated fanboyism, do the hairs on the back of your neck stand on end? Does saliva froth at your mouth with pavlovian anticipation? Does your computer awake from sleep and sound an alarm? Are you a subversive Google employee's 20% project? Are you buried in a hatch abandoned by the Dharma Initiative? Are you a person or an app?
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Hello Mister Walrus
04/26/09

@Linux chief hardware engineer: You can't just think about this generation of iPhone. They get updated every year. Think about how much the smart phone market has changed in the last 5 years. The iPhone (and other smart phones) are not really phones any more - they are portable computers. There is no reason that they will not become more and more versatile as they get more powerful.

And if you want buttons, you can bet your ass that they'll be making add-on controls eventually.
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roflwaffles is attempting hipster irony
04/26/09

@Linux chief hardware engineer:

since when is "better than any other phone on the market" even close to beating out a couple other phones?
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Linux chief hardware engineer
04/26/09

@roflwaffles:

Since when is 'a couple' and 'most' the same?

Dont twist my words troll.

@Hello Mister Walrus:

Agreed, i believe, and correct me if im wrong, that the iphone 3.0 software now allows developers to write software that will work with outside controls. So let the flood of devices start :)
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frigg
04/26/09

@Linux chief hardware engineer: trollishness aside, iPhone 3.0's ability to control external peripherals is, IMO, its most significant feature by far. Everyone is all hung up over things like cut and paste, but the new External Accessory Framework is like the app store, a sleeping giant.
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EBone
04/21/09

In reply to The WoW Pod Brings Porta-Potties to Azeroth
Wait...why does the toilet part need digital surround sound?
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jackbling
04/21/09

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depends on how you look at it, blizzard, as a company, is genious.

they develop a game with unnoticeable time sinks, in game social status driven by the posession of items garnered from time expenditure, progressive content. the whole game is designed to keep you playing....and somehow the raids and social aspects maintain some semblance of fun......

lol been playing off and on since beta, have tried vanguard, age of conan, warhammer(lots of fun, just no population), and still go back to wow. went to wow after the nre for starwars galaxies, and will prob play wow til the kotor mmo hits. it acts as nice filler between game releases
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metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal
04/21/09

@jackbling: Use Firefox. It will make you look like a better speller.
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Sol-Corp
04/21/09

In reply to The WoW Pod Brings Porta-Potties to Azeroth
what happens when the wow player stays in there for a year or two and puts on a few hundred pounds and then can't get out of this little depressing hut?
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metal face eagle premium is not from So Cal
04/21/09

@Sol-Corp: Then science will work to uncover how 32 (assuming) 'food paks' and two bladders of 'refreshing spring water' were responsible for sustaining a human for more than one year and in a continued state of hyper weight gain
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gadam07
04/21/09

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There's actually a toilet in it? That's terrible. They should at least provide a curtain for privacy, in that case.
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qbxk
04/21/09

@gadam07: oh so you're "friends" don't see you? I think that that's "covered" already
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Nefilim
04/21/09

@gadam07: I think privacy is the least of their concerns if they plan on owning one of these.
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Rabid Penguin
04/21/09

@Nefilim: The Horde don't care about privacy. In fact, they relish the idea of someone watching them.

FOR THE HORDE!!!
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