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Extra Credits has moved again, they can now be found on Penny Arcade TV. http://penny-arcade.com/patv/show/extra-credits All old episodes are also archived there. This would have been a great thing to be able to edit.

Does Tropic Thunder count as a spoof movie? It doesn't spoof a movie specifically, but mostly Hollywood as a whole.

A monster made out of torn off human faces taking the shape of another huge face tried to kill me. How was yours?

The limit can sometimes lead to double posting, but on another board I once saw double posts getting merged together. That's a good solution, I think.

Been cleaning my desk for three straight hours and it doesn't show any signs of becoming anything less of a mess.

And there's the cynic beyond redemption. Watching Your Higness. It's got a bad case of mood whiplash at some points, but still hilarious.

It's true though. I had to sign a contract with the same clause for a three month internship. So even as a student, I wasn't allowed to do my own stuff while employed there. And that wasn't even a large company.

This is true and also odd, because the second one has so much less buttons, creatures, rooms, etc. You can see design philosophies behind everything, everything has a purpose, and yet it somehow seems less cohesive.

I remember asking you this question, Morgoth.

Subverted because I'm actually not that much of a gamer, I mostly play games to see how they work and tinker with them.

Well, that's the thing, I usually recognize him because I've watched Stardust a billion times. Sherlock Holmes, Kick-Ass, etc., but I had no idea he was Sinestro. That really confirms how good an actor he is, if you put a bit of make-up on him he's unrecognizable because his voice and manner changes completely with the character. I didn't even have any "that voice sounds familiar".

That was Mark Strong!?

I was going to say that the belt snapped and in its flailing smashed a plastic mill on the inside, so I had to get those and replace them which I couldn't do unless I took the whole damn thing apart, but instead I'm going to stick with Wals' story for the lulz. >_ It's a huge personal victory for me because I don't know **** about electronics.

Well, I make a point of unplugging everything while I have my fingers inside it. That sounds naughty.

I buy plenty of CDs. In fact, I bought Mike Doughty's new release "Yes and Also Yes" earlier today. I know it's just a nostalgic argument, but I like that if I own something I can actually hold it in my hands. I really hate buying "data", despite the fact that when I buy a CD I know that I'm still just buying data, except on a different carrier. I also like album covers and being able to show off collections, which just loses its charm completely when it's just a list of files. Anyway: FIXED MY DRYER MOTHER****ER. Took me four hours and a trip to the hardware store, but I fixed it.

I feel awkward because back when SC2 came out I was all hatin' it over similar reasons, but after a while I realized most of these things only made the game better for me. For example, because it holds on to my progress, I can just uninstall the game whenever I need some extra space (I work with enormous video files) and when my space is free again I can just reinstall it and continue.

So... we love it because we get set on fire?

Err. May have misread this because I'm not sure what you mean with "throw", but I'm pretty sure WoW had an open beta, three weeks before official release was an open beta and stress test (and it in fact hammered their servers in the first week). I'm pretty sure because that was the first time I played it. Also, I doubt there will be a mass exodus from WoW. If you ask most WoW players why they play it, the answer isn't the setting, or because they think it's fun, the first answer they usually give is "because my friends play". So for most WoW players it would take a large part of their friends to migrate to TOR along with them before they would consider it. Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying TOR won't do good or can't at least steal a portion of the WoW user base away. I think TOR has a better chance at this than any MMO had before. I'd play it if I had the time or money and it will probably be the best performing MMO since WoW. I'm just saying, I don't think it will hurt WoW that much and Blizzard will still be printing money from that for years to come.

Hm, past my edit point. Sorry about the double post, but I'd like to note that Extra Credits has left The Escapist and are now working via YouTube. You can find them here: http://www.youtube.com/user/ExtraCreditz

Yeah, the Zerg are just not very versatile compared to the other races. You can't really make that many strategic plays because of it and it becomes extremely defensive and reactionary, which is just not what the Zerg are supposed to be about.

That trailer is really interesting. If it wasn't an MMO, I'd be excited. I have to agree with Tale here. This thing's got style, which is more than I can say for most games coming out these days.

It's a kind of magic.

What's phys? Physical excercise is as close as a google search can bring me, is that correct? Spent most of the night trying to get my ladyfriend to recover from a nervous breakdown because people keep being jerks to her. It's just her rotten luck being one of the few people without thick skin to get all the **** against her. I have the thickest skin in the world, but even I would feel ****ty after the **** she gets put through on a daily basis. Thankfully I am a master of dealing with emotional damage, and I also have two extremely cute cats at my disposal.

Well, Blizzard said that it wouldn't be full price so it'll be below $60, but it'll have a full campaign and more content compared to most Blizzard expansions, so I figure it's still going to have a pretty big price tag. I'm guessing somewhere between $40 - $50.

I've recently watched all the "Extra Credits" videos on The Escapist, and honestly, they offer such an in depth look at video games that I think they qualify as helpful resources for developers. http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits I'd hoped someone would have answered this by now, because I can't. I don't know how normal commercial applications get developed. I'm just an animation monkey. EDIT: You know, I debated adding this because it's right on top of this board, but I really think that one of the best starting points for beginning game developers is Sawyer's Tips For Modmaking. http://forums.obsidian.net/index.php?showtopic=8168 Props to Sawyer, who is completely awesome.