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I'm buying PC games at an infinite ratio I'm finding that despite there being less games, they're tending to be better quality games IMO. I think it's what PC developers have to do now. As for Brian Reynolds, I'd imagine he's working on his sequel to Rise of Nations, Rise of Legends

My dual normal sabers will still r0x0r your normal/short saber combo :darque:

I always made the noise by going: "Whooooo....brrrrrrr"

I don't think the game meant for it to be a date. I think it was more a guys night out

A smaller and smaller number. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> True, but as it stands its still the most viable platform for genres like FPS, RTS, as well as God games like Simcity, Spore, Civilization/Alpha Centauri. Also, the new consoles coming out are going to be both expensive to develop on for smaller developers, and more complicated. I see the PC recieving the bulk of the attention from smaller developers. I can't see games like the Total War franchise, as well as a deeper RPG like Baldur's Gate or [hopefully] Dragon's Age, or a customizable game like NWN doing as well on a console than on the PC. I'll be the first PC gamer to admit that things are on the decline quantity-wise for the PC. But even still, companies like Midway (which historically have been console only) have moved into the PC market despite the shrinking marketplace. Same goes for Namco. THQ has also ramped up development. PC Gamer had an interesting inerview with THQ, Namco, and Midway as to why they've ramped up production. Steve Allison of Midway comments that "The PC has a great economic model. We don't pay any first-party hardware fees. There are some games that will always be huge sellers on PC and not make sense for console. Why shouldn't we try to create and/or publish these?". Also, I noticed that PC games did quite well at the last E3 for the non-platform specific awards. Best of Show: Spore Best Original Game: Spore Best Hardware/Peripherel: PS3 Best Action Game: F.E.A.R. Best Action/Adventure Game: Twighlight Princess Best Fighting Game: Soul Calibur 3 Best RPG: Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion Best Racing Game: Burnout Revenge Best Sim: Spore Best Sports Game: Madden NFL 06 Best Strategy Game: Company of Heroes [ohboyohboyohboy :D :D] Best Puzzle/Trivia/Parlor Game: We Love Katamari Best Online Multiplayer: BF2 Special Commendation for Graphics: Killzone Bolded games are PC games. Italicized ones are PC games that also are coming out on a console. Underlined games are the game I'm most looking forward to Ignoring the "Best PC Game, Best PS game" etc. categories, PC games were tops in 8/14 categories. Although admittedly the italicized games were the ones that I know are also coming out for console. I was surprised by the PC platform's performance, given they didn't have the usual suspects (ala Doom 3 and Half-Life 2) to go with anymore. And it also includes nothing being shown from Bioware, as well as no STALKER: Shadows of Chernobyl. I'll admit though, I am biased. And the genres where PC did poor in the nominations are genres that I don't care for (like Fighting games). I'm looking forward to the upcoming year as a PC gamer

The game development process would still need to do extra coding for compatibility testing and whatnot, at which point you might as well just release that PC game because that's what you have now. While easy to port, I think the architectual differences between the XBOX 360 and PC limit simply enabling the XBOX 360 games to run on the PC.

Yeah..Yeah...Dude looks like a laaaadaaay! :cool:

I think that the installed base alone will ensure that some games still get made for PC.

I disagree with the game "sucking." I think it will be like Sim City. A game that really, when you read up about it or explain it to someone, sounds like it is a stupid game, but has that hook and is just plain fun to play.

Your keyboard actually registers incorrect keystrokes? Ouch. I've never seen that happen before.

They could show you 100% of the game and it wouldn't matter. It's a game like SimCity or whatever, where watching someone else progress through the game doesn't really spoil anything. Besides, I doubt that 50 minutes would be 1/10th of the game anyways. Have you actually read up on Spore at all?

Then PCs will just be made with the Cell inside of them.

Activision is a publisher (although I think they may have in house studios too). They're the type of place that Obsidian would go to release their game. If I'm not mistaken, I think Project New Jersey's publisher is Activision, just like Lucasarts was KOTOR2's publisher.

Hahaha that'd be awesome! BTW Nathaniel, you need to get someone to give you a more official rank. "Level 1" just doesn't cut it :D I liked Sawyer's Obsidz VIP, but perhaps something else if you prefer?

I can see your avatar actually saying "r00fles." At the same time, I think she might also be bulemic

I think we're a little less conservative than the US personally. We're like half European Half North American :D

Hmmmm.. Not one to miss out on the story however..... :| If I'm feeling motivated I may import it, but I'll probably just get the local copy. But Farenheit is a better name that Indigo Prophecy IMO Decisions decisions....

Just to make it clear, I'm not pro-anything. I don't buy consoles unless they serve some sort of purpose for me. I skipped PS2/XBOX/Gamecube altogether. The last consoles I've owned were the N64 and the PSX. As for the PC....things will continue much like they always will I suspect. Initially the consoles will be superior, but given the dynamic nature of PCs, before the next consoles come around the PC will again reclaim the throne, only to lose it when the next consoles come out.

One of the bizarro traits of North American society. I wonder if I should import the UK version.....although I'm not worried about seeing some boobies. Is that all that's missing, or is the sex scene(s) removed entirely?

I personally was hoping for a Mike Modano :D If not just for the fact that Edmontonians hated him for being so good on Dallas, but would surely come to love having him zip around at a hundred miles an hour on OUR team Although I'd be surprised if the Stars didn't hold on to him.

Volourn's no where in sight. I'm also a weak, weak man. Although I wouldn't say so much that he's a troll as he is a fanboi.

Yeah. I'm not holding my breath on Neidermeyer either And I think that a Paul Kariya/Eric Lindros would do well in Edmonton because they'd be surrounded by a bunch of enthusiastic players, and would be the primary option on their team. Both would certainly give them a bigger threat on the power play, although I'm reserved against Lindros given his penchant for receiving concussions. I'd like Messier just for nostaliga sake personally. He'd still find a way to contribute, particularly as a leader on the team IMO. He'd get fans in the seats that's for sure (me anyways ).

Word on the streets is we're looking for a top defencemen like Neidermeyer, as well as a center (which we desperately need). The names I read in the paper for Edmonton today for offense have been Paul Kariya, Eric Lindros, and Mark Messier. I'm not sure about our goalie situation. I think if we still have Markannen and Conklin, we should be at least ok. Nothing spectacular, but both goalies could be starters on other teams, so it's not like the goalie situation is in dire straights. Plus Conklin beat the crap out of Atlanta's goalie one game :D It was crazy, I had never seen an all out brawl on the ice live on TV before, let alone while I was at the arena (w00t). At first the goalies weren't doing anything, as I think Bishai got tossed into the Thrasher's bench but was still throwing punches to the guy that slammed him in there across the boards. Georges pretty much took out two separate guys, and Chimera was flailing away. Suddenly the goalies start skating around, kind of like "Hey, I suppose we should get in on this or something" after waiting for about 5 minutes. They met at centre ice and had a good little scrap, but Conklin knocked the other guy down to the ice. It was hilarious listening to the overhead announcer read off the penalties, finishing off with "that's XX penalty minutes for Edmonton and YY penalty minutes for Atlanta by my count. I don't think I missed anyone." It was kind of funny because Atlanta's starter goalie didn't return after the first period, and after the fights and the game misconducts, Atlanta had to play the remaining couple of minutes in the game with no goalie and Stohl got an empty netter. Not that it matter, Edmonton was beating up on Atlanta.

Wow, you're gud!