Sorry to resurrect the old, but we (my son, GF and I) just finished the first series.

Fantastic family TV.

On a related not, it now seems I need to buy comics to get answers.

Recommendations?

http://www.buzzfeed.com/donnad/the-mystery-of-zukos-mother-continues-in-avatar-the-last-air

It's not a preview of an unfinished game. That is the crux of the argument. It's a deliberate attempt to misrepresent their game.

In short, it's false advertising. And that is something that holds liability in the country they choose to run their business in.

Yeah. I'd love to see a Crackdown 3 that didn't rot while it was on the "new release" shelf, or even an Avengers-based freeroaming game (where you could switch between characters, and tear up a city scape in the name of protecting people).

Another nice-to-have would be a Mech game (MechAssault, Mechwarrior ) or a full and engaging remake of Interstate '76. Hell, Crimson Skies would be a welcome game ... imagine having the illumiroom offering better perspective as to the horizon and the beautiful vistas and exciting dogfights.

:sigh:

I'll be reareading this thread come Dec 2013, and be disappointed with myself. Launch titles are generally let-downs, and the fact that the tech is called "console" which could also be pronounced con-sole' as in ... I just bought this hardware, and will play crappy game A, B or C to console myself.  I've yet to see a console launch give compelling games that aren't blown away by the next years releases due to being rushed to market. Unless you loved a franchise (Halo 1, I'm looking at you as the exception for _me_), Early adopters pay full price for bragging rights to AA games.

The 360 and PS3 had decent launch games, but they aren't the ones that survived the life of the system (in my house, anyways).

I know I'll still go next-gen. I'm an early adopter. I will likely go 360 based on the shift to a better kinect experience and illumiroom (unless they suck). But I'll have a pre-order in for both, because if MS *does* decide to shoot themselves in the foot, I won't limp along with their product.

If Respawns new FPS is compelling, then it may well sate me enough to not regret waiting a year.

Remember when we were kids and our parents told us not to sit so close to the tv?

but that was back when they thought the shows on the TV were transmitted by evil spirits who would try and steal our souls.

Didn't they, CeeKay? DIDN'T THEY?!

Remember when we were kids and our parents told us not to sit so close to the tv?

I don't remember ever meeting your parents.

What consequence would you suggest they face, when they knowingly defraud the public?

If you were to go into a car showroom, and for them to show you video of the car you're standing in front of performing great feats, and then making the purchase of the car a closed transaction (no back-out) and no trial, only to find out that the car video was all CGI, how would you feel?

Swindled would be the word. If there was a "concept" video, or a "demo only, may not represent the final product" then yes, they'd be fine. As I understand it, this is simply comeuppance for selling a bill of goods.

Xbox Infinite? That's actually quite clever. 360 is a circle after all, so what do you get if you have two circles? The infinity symbol.

Which is just stupid because a circle is infinite as well without all that extra bullshit.

What, the third dimension? A Moebius strip is a 3d representation, and there is a single flip. on one side, thus you travel infinitely on both sides of the strip. A circle is a simpler representation of no end. It is the next logical step. I wonder if they're going to have to fight Disney for the rights.

Their exclusives list in the past 3 years has been pretty barren. Regardless of the shooter status, it's a good thing that they're trying to cultivate some exclusives (for their business).

but can they beat AC/DC's Big Balls?

Tiger Woods can.

WRT this poor guy, I totally agree - I'm glad he got help. That's got to be a tough burden to carry (no pun intended).

[Spoiler]

What a lame time.  Nothing is coming out until mid-May, and even then it's just The Last Metro.  Not sure there's anything I want in the whole month, and it hasn't even started yet.

Sounds like you need a backlog.

Oh, I have a backlog.  The problem is none of those games are new and shiny.

Might I suggest heavy drinking till you're blotto so you forget you had the games and ...

Spoiler for Hiden:

That hat is actually on the top of the head of my conjoined twin...

Kuato?

Clearly he does Caribou as well.

Sorry hep, I just puked in your cowboy hat.

Hope you have a spare.

Read the edits. Frankly, my last message didn't have any heart in it.

I did. I totally saw that coming. So you're saying I can't put it on an ottoman or my game-box that holds all my RB crap? What is the wood to screws to glass to metal requirement? Will it work on any coffee table? What if I only have a tea-table?

Putting it on a moose is unlikely - a moose's back alone is over 5'. Perhaps strapping it to it's belly would be fine, but given the angle of view, you'd be sitting on a couch staring into a moose's anus, which is no fun. (*ask Bullwinkles' proctologist ... he's got some particularly stirring tales for you to digest)

Interesting .... I didn't get to listen to the audio - I'm at work and have the sound off.  I suppose illumiroom won't work well with Kinect games, as your legs would be obstructed (or you'd be standing in front of the projector). Illumiroom is currently one of the things that intrigues me most about the next-gen. Offering peripheral stimulation would be fantastic.

I have Beatles Rock Band that gets no play.
Also, I think I have LEGO Rock Band.

My RB3 ain't going anywhere though.

nah-dah.

I don't know if you have to place it on a coffee table. It seemed like Kinect technology was involved with "looking" at your setup.

Plants Vs. Zombies.

:sigh:

Nah, Red Skull will be the next Avenger's villain.

We've got Thanos, Red Skull, Loki.

Both the Gauntlet and Cube are currently in Asgard, no?

I'm afraid of moose... and not the kind that is dating Midge, either.

They have very big noses, and I always want to ask them, Why the long face?

:sigh: GodMode. Review grind on this one, which has been surprisingly popular, considering it's ranked as one of XBLA's top games (based on the Games tab in the XBLA interface - Major hasn't released numbers yet) - I'll also be finishing up the storyline on Sacred Citadel (which I bought). I could see this as fun in co-op, but I've yet to find an online game.

I dunno man. Seems to me like Hep ain't afraid of being funny.

A Canadian saying that only bolsters my case, Purge.

Clearly Xenophobia is also one of your undocumented quirks - I find that odd since you've invited me to move to Raleigh. Do you live there, or are there people there you hate?

[least of all whether or not it will offer ANY advantage over the PS4]

So, one option costs $499 then, and the other $539. Too bad tons of people are going to see nothing but $299 and think "oh, that's cheap!". Subscriptions are never cheap. It might be easy to say "I would have had Xbox Live anyway", but that's one hell of a thing to assume that you'd want for two years when we don't even know how it will work for the new console, least of all whether or not it will offer ANY advantage over the PS4.

You're begging the question with this statement. Person interested in buying X is not necessarily interested in buying Y. There are reasons not to want to buy _either_ product that have nothing to do with competition - so a base comparison doesn't match.

In terms of purchase history for myself, for instance, I bought games in the following order:

PC
_
_
Xbox360
PS3


Wii didn't factor in at all, even though there were multi-platform titles that hit all three or four platforms.


We're not privy to the details yet, but from a Gold account holder, I can see where 299.99 could be a viable option. If I were to consider purchasing a Durango at the 499 price point, and then spend another 60/year on Live, I would be spending 620. At 300 + 240, I'd be saving money assuming I was going to keep a gold account.

FWIW, my gold account has been active (and well used) over the past 10 years since beta.

I dunno man. Seems to me like Hep ain't afraid of being funny.

Wonder if this is passing the Avengers arc over to Thor and then back again with Loki's machinations.

Well its more like the rockets are jumping me

Can't say I blame you, though if you squint, you can see four pairs of legs... thought that was something you're afraid of?

This is why I no longer eat fries. I can't handle the carbs OR the chaos.

Sony is a capable company with some fantastic sharp-shooters.

Too bad their spotters keep getting them to aim at their own feet. I really hope that Sony can walk tall this release. As for MS, well, let's hope they have the hardware down pat this time. Floating chips for the lose.

I'm afraid Kato is going to poke my eye out.

Your attention span is worse than mi.... ooo shiny!!

gratz on your purchase.  I strongly suggest that if you plan on streaming media, use the PS3 Media Server software. It's not perfect, but it transcodes fairly well. Just. Don't. Ever. Do. Anything. Other. Than. Play. Or. Pause.

The 360 is the second worst console for streaming media (unless you're using Netflix - which I haven't tried). The PS3 is a better choice, though it's not worth it for that feature alone. XBMC on a PC is far better than that, or you could even get a media streaming box on the cheap that will generally work better than what they offer, depending on the work you're willing to put in for a setup you want.

Lastly, I'm thinking mid-november for the next Xbox (it seems to be the MS launch window), and I could see Sony putting theirs out 3 weeks in advance of them. So yeah, 7 months. Neither company is going to miss the Black Friday / Christmas rush.

$ 4.99 - Front Mission Evolved
$ 9.99 - Final Fantasy XI (Ultimate, Seekers Ed.)
$ 3.74 - Red Orchestra 2 (Heroes of Stalingrad DD edition)
$12.49 - Tropico 4 (collectors edition)

18 hours left for these Deals of the Day.

Gearbox has done a lot right (ignoring DNF - that was a stinker before they were handed it), so I'm going to remain cautiously optimistic.

It's the price you pay to get an arts degree.

You mean it's the price you pay for HAVING a fine arts degree, right?

No. That's just cold, man.

I thought we were discussing Canadian delicacies.

and as long as you've stepped away from the SAD (Standard American Diet)

Says the guy from a country that considers french fries covered with cheese and gravy to be a national treasure...

Poutine and beavers, buddy. Problem is, I don`t eat potatoes.

Might as well eat the box that it came in, too.

That`s what SHE said!

Ew. You`re gross.

I find that portion-control diets are not the best.  Ketogenic diets where you aren't measuring everything but instead watching the amount of carb intake works much better for me.  But yea....6oz of chicken is kinda nuts.  In terms of calories you could eat 5x that in lean turkey for the same 'spend'.  

This.

Caloric deficiency is important to short-term weight loss, and as long as you've stepped away from the SAD (Standard American Diet) with a low-carb maintenance plan, then you should be able to "keep it off". How you climb down the weight though - I'd rather do it with bacon over corn/wheat infused food as a means to avoid the word "fat" (because, in my experience, eating fat has never made me fat). Saturated or otherwise.

Also, 6oz of chicken is horrible waste of a meal, esp. if you're talking white meat. Might as well eat the box that it came in, too.

Ancient Celtic warriors used to go into a berserker rage in battle.  I do the same thing...but with food.  Who knows what I did.  As far as I know, there's a cashier at McDonalds missing a hand right now.

As someone intimately familiar with fast-food employees, I'm pretty sure the soul-crushing depression of their current predicament far overshadows the chance that they'd even notice. Also, it may have been any one of the people before/during/after you.

It's the price you pay to get an arts degree.

It'd be worth watching again.