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Sounds like 1.3 has made ruined a few things for you. I, myself, am awaiting 1.4 as it promises to be the patch 1.3 should have been, including the A.I. improvements, which are sorely needed at this point. A lot of players rolled back to a previous version, myself included. The 'no head' thing is definitely a new 1.3 issue, and should be fixed soon. Check the forums for any advice relating to that specific issue. As for the cities, this can

The amount of money I've been willing to spend in Impulse and have been unable to due to the misfortune of having been born in Australia is obscene. It's literally around 10 times what I've currently spent on Steam, where I don't buy a game unless I'm happy for it to be deleted when Valve decide they don't like me any more.

I think if 3D at home has any future, it'll be once someone figures out how to make it work without the glasses. The 3DS is a brilliant piece of tech, and made me a big fan of the 3D. If I had to wear glasses, I could see myself simply opting to not view 3D at all. I didn't realise the sets could convert 2D into 3D though - that's something I'd be interested in. How does it work?

Bah, I can't dig up those Terms. Hopefully its not something like "Let us read the review first, and if we don't like it you can't publish it." Judging from the complete lack of information regarding the in-game advertising, I think it could possibly have something to do with that - though that is pure speculation.

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="4" id="2983702"]...you should all assume FE will suck and give you cancer.[/quote] If I worked for a News Company - and I don't - this would become the following headline: "Stardock CEO declares its upcoming title "will suck"." Or "New Elemental title is so bad it has strange mutagenic properties that "give you cancer"."

For me, the choice is simple: Minecraft Crossed with Skyrim Mine-rim? Skycraft? All I know is that I'd never leave my PC again. Ever. To hell with families - I'M BUI

I bought the most recent issue of 'Australian Offical Xbox Magazine' for their Deus Ex review - they gave it 10/10. They said at every single point in the game, you're making choices - either through action or in-action. There's a lot of choices they made just by playing a certain way, without even realising it. They gushed all over the visuals, though they mentioned that it's all high-tech pre-"fall" stuff, so it's not as dirty as Deus Ex felt.<br

Sounds terrific, Brad. One question: have there been any discussions internally about the Beta process, and how to handle feedback? WoM's Beta's forum was filled with threads about things that are still being addressed today, such as AI. At the time, we were told it was all Ok in the developer's build, however the release version still housed a few issues. Has there been any talk about how better to address feedback within the context of the Beta?

There's a couple of ways to look at this. Firstly, is the slow but unstoppable march of technology. Theoretically, once Laptops, Notebooks or 'compact PCs' reach the processing power of the basic desktop PC, the centralised desktop is dead. However, as basically everyone will know, this level of portable power has already been reached. And yet the centralised desktop is still very much here. This is because of <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mo

Hahaha, this is brilliant! Fences is probably the best free program I've ever downloaded; I can't live without it now. Will this feature make it into the free version [e digicons]:')[/e] ?

[quote who="Tridus" reply="169" id="2980936"]Well, sucks for the Australians then...[/quote] Not to be rude, but you dismissed my position while using your own as justification as to why my position should be dismissed. Can I now not turn around and do the same thing again in an endless cycle? The fact is that - from my point of view - the cost of video games has increased dramatically. While this might not be true for you or your countrymen, the fact that this has occu

[quote who="wilebill" reply="6" id="2980807"]...Borderlands really flopped hard online because of a brain damaged community, illegal modded weapons, hacks, and exploits. I have hopes for Borderlands 2...[/quote] I think you'll find that Borderlands flopped online because it was a sloppy console port, and PC Gamers don't stand that. The four instances of paid-DLC, breaking the community up between the haves-and-the-haves-not, also had a pretty substantial impact. All o

[quote who="FadedC" reply="165" id="2980872"]Well I can't really speak about Crysis 2 which I never purchased. I do hate the idea of the extra map packs, especially if they were produced along with the game. However I would question your statement that you "had" to pay for them. You could have just not bought any DLC at all. Then it would have cost the same as usual. From your description it sounds like they were pretty awful anyway, so why buy them in the first place?[/quote]

[quote who="FadedC" reply="161" id="2980820"]Well I don't like DLC either but I don't think it's fair to add the cost of all possible DLC you could evenr buy to the cost of the game to determine it's true cost.[/quote] A current AAA Development Title, such as Crysis 2, often has the DLC developed along-side the main release prior to launch. This ensures the first wave of DLC is ready and waiting after the game launches. In Crysis 2's case, all 3 of it

[quote who="Frogboy" reply="2" id="2980855"]Yes.[/quote] Damn it Brad, stop being so vague !

[quote who="Tridus" reply="153" id="2980570"]Games are one of the few areas where in absolute dollars the cost hasn't budged in two decades.[/quote] Actually, Australians have seen the price of games increase dramatically . SEGA Master System games retailed for AU$80.00. At that point in time, the AU Dollar bought around US$0.65. Nintendo 64 Games retailed for AU$100.00. At that point in time, the AU dollar bought around US$0.85. Xbox 360

PC Gaming is a live and well, however it's not headed in a direction that many people enjoy. Instead of simply buying an AU$100.00 game and enjoying the average 15-20 hours of content, we get an AU$100.00 game with around 8 hours of content, and then we're charged extravagent prices for piece-meal content. Although the additional purchases are optional, it doesn't change the fact that releases today contain less 'game' than they did in previous years.

[quote who="louist" reply="2" id="2979237"]...So it seems to me, from what I have seen and read, that the game will be lacking a lot of the exploration of not only areas, but of options as well. Those were hallmarks of the first game, and my favorite aspects...[/quote] In terms of area exploration, impressions from the leaked build (which I haven't played myself) all describe large areas filled with numerous side quests and additional, optional content. Will we find an MJ12 bas

RAGE has my attention because it's from id Software, and they always deliver the goods and push the boundaries. It's their first really "console" title, however I'm cautiously optimistic and believe that if anyone can provide a solid single player balls-to-the-wall-FPS game, it's these guys. At the very least, it's got John Carmack's next visual magic under the hood, so it's going to be beautiful. I'll wait for the reviews, however I'd h

I don't normally post about the first reviews for games, however apart from Skyrim, Deus Ex: Human Revolution is literally the only PC Game I really give a damn about. PC Gamer has the honour of the first review. Scans are here . 94/1

I know I'm bumping an old thread, but I didn't feel this deserved an entirely new thread to discuss. As some people might know, Diablo III is now going to include an Auction House. Two, actually. One, allows people to put items on their for in-game gold. The other? Allows people to sell items for real money. No, this isn't a joke . <img src="http://www.diablowiki.net/images/thumb/e/e

While very pretty, all I saw here was a nice slideshow. In-game footage is all that matters. While it's nice to see people thinking in different directions, this has ultimately zero worth. I'll wait until they've got something real.

As some people are already aware, several EA Titles have been pulled from Steam by Valve . The reason is that these titles - namely Crysis 2 and Dragon Age II - have in-game options for purchasing DLC; you don't buy these games' DLC items through Steam, you buy them through the game's interal menus and/or store. This is violation of Steam's newly updated Terms of Service Agreement. What's interes

[quote who="Windexglow" reply="83" id="2972137"]...The editor felt like blizzard purposefully made it terrible...[/quote] It's a fair statement to make, as this seems to be the general consensus amongst the map making community. The restrictions are insane for a system that Blizzard hoped would give the game legs beyond the joke of a single player, and the rinse/repeat multiplayer. [quote who="Windexglow" reply="83" id="2972137"]Blizzard put in place a popularity system

For those unfamiliar with the term, "patent sitting", or "patent trolls", refers to company's who own patents that are not actively using them: they patented a concept, an idea, without actually producing something. Normally, this isn't a bad thing: in today's world, it's probably a good idea to patent something when you first dream it up, so someone can't steal your thunder. The problem, then, is when the patent granted is so incredibly vague that it's clea