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As far as I know I'm curious with how the story immediately follows up the scene.

They don't want to trade him due to injury. In fact, the deal was proposed by Baltimore, the Padres were just interested in acquiring a new pitcher. My comment wasn't directed at the fact of alleged "punishment" (even though they still found a way to work him into the roster in their last game), but at the fact that apparently the team thinks he's a crap player because they want to trade him.

I felt that given Joe Thornton's injury, it was still awfully gutsy of him to still play in the playoffs. He's still relatively young, and I think he's going to be a scary performer throughout his career.

And when you hit level 15, make sure to talk with Kreia on the Ebon Hawk.

It's still an adventure style game, so I'm fairly confident it won't be too short. And I am hoping that the rest of the game will have the level of detail that the opening scene does. I actually got arrested in one version of the game :D I also kinda liked the opening scene where the director comes in (in game) and tells you a bit about the story

http://sandiego.padres.mlb.com/NASApp/mlb/...xt=.jsp&c_id=sd And my bad about misreading your "any job" line. Never saw the 'in' there any time I looked at it. EDIT: I don't think you can say that it's just about the team thinking Nevin is a crap player (despite Nevin being team MVP three years in a row at one point), especially when it was the Orioles stating Nevin would be a good exchange for Ponson, the pitcher San Diego was interested in.

Many of those game types could easily support product placement. In fact, any game set in a modern or futuristic time frame could support it fine. There's nothing saying Pepsi isn't going to be around in 30 years, so there's no reason for a game 30 years in the future to not have this sort of arrangement. In fact, lets say I go down to Time Square New York, I would think it'd be stupid to not have the huge Coca-Cola sign and other stuff like that. And the playstyle (IE First Person Shooters) has nothing to do with it. It's all about setting.

Except he only has 9 home runs. The number should be more towards 20, except for the fact that he was injured and has been struggling since. The trade was offered because it would give Nevin more opportunity to play. Even then, they still found a way to squeeze him into the lineup, playing him at catcher in their most recent game. Yes, because the Oilers traded Gretzky because they thought he was a crap player He's an expensive player, that's struggling and certainly doesn't seem to be playing to the form that netted him his $10 million contract. It's clearly for the love of the craft, when people state that their going salary is $20 million dollars. Gaming industry is a different story, because people making games don't make a lot of money. In their situation, it's clear that they don't do it for the money, as virtually every other programming job out there would actually get them more money. Then don't say stupid stuff. Ad hominem. It doesn't matter if you don't care how much mine union employees make. I'm not the greedy one, I'm not the one making the money. Nor do I care to. In fact, I want to be a game developer....clearly it's not about the money. I don't just think about the price tag, I just don't live in some fantasy world where I say "people do it for the love of the game" yet cry when they willingly leave a team because that team couldn't offer them enough money than a different team. Yes, because Jeremy Roenick is the defacto class act. He always says stuff to get the media and whatnot rieled up. It still doesn't change the fact that if it was so unfair, then they wouldn't need to play in the NHL. Something has to keep them there, and it's not just the love of the game. They can play hockey anywhere in they wanted in the world. Considering your attacks against anyone that uses hyperbole, I'm just going to leave this one. Besides, you shouldn't be so hard on yourself. Yes, I'm sure that's exactly why they're happy

Same here. Good demo. With this and Dreamfall in the works, it might be a good year for adventures. They need to do something about the interface, though - honestly, the left/right quick clicking thing is ridiculous. They also need to make sure there's a decent game to match the story. I just finished Still Life - nice characters, nice story, where's the game? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> I think they're trying to keep it relatively simplified, where the game will be based upon the choices that you make. Apparenlty how you play through the opening scene as Lucas dictates how the investigation goes, when you take over control of the police investigator investigating you. For instance, my first play through I hid the body and washed up. Almost left without paying, I also tried talking to random people, which in hindsights was dumb because people would then get a good look at my face. But I didn't clean up my mess, and left the murder weapon at the scene. Tsk tsk. My second attempt, I just bolted from the scene. Made a big ruckus and scared the crap out of the waitress. So she's got positive identification, plus the crime scene is virtually unaltered. Things that could maket things interesting in the investigation. I like the idea of playing both the fugitive and the investigator. So far I have high hopes that it's going to be a pretty solid story. I'm also curious how his stress level is going to affect the game. EDIT: And I didn't mind the clicking interface. It's a simple enough interface, that mimics the second analog stick of the game controller.

You guys might want to take a peek at the demo for Farenheit/Indigo Prophecy. It's an adventure game, that definitely seems to be story first. It has a simple intuitive interface and was quite simple to play. The demo was quite short in actual length of the story, but it is lengthend by the fact that there's a whole bunch of different things you can do in the story.

Could probably add Farenheit/Indigo Prophecy to that list of mine. I just played the demo and it seems like a neat story.

In any case it doesn't really matter. The game isn't that hard.

Hmmm, in my experiences, the only people that have said the scene on Kashyyyk looked "bad" was AFTER they had learned that it was CG. Until then, no one said I word about how bad it looked. I think people are anti-CGI simply for the sake of being anti-CGI. The scenes on Kashyyyk were remarkable IMO. I was surprised when I heard that all scenes on Kashyyyk simply did not exist. They were all CG.

Althought that's where I start to disagree I wouldn't like to see a Pepsi add in my fantasy RPG

Go take a peek at Battlefield 2's specs. Then your statement will have to be modified :D

Although Belfour's stellar play got Toronto past Ottawa last year. I still think Eddie's got skillz.

Game testing, from what I've heard, is a pretty basic entry-level position. I can't think of any skills that you would specifically require to get the job, but you would certainly need an enthusiasm for gaming, as well as good communication skills and perseverance.

I've heard a Master's Degree can actually be pretty helpful getting into the industry, mostly because getting the Masters is a reflection of having a good amount of programming skills. Computer Science is more than just learning how to program, it's also a study of algorithm design and logic, and is pretty mathematically intense. One thing that might help would be approaching one of the counsellors of the Computing Science Department.

Which is too bad given that he was born here Although a talented center I imagine #1 concern for the Oilers. Would be cool of Scott Neidermeyer came to town though :D

Friends. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Someone clearly likes cats and dogs. Imagine the backfire if you sent that to someone that was down, but hated cats and dogs!!

I am actually not against in game advertising. I'm not someone that goes "OMGOMGOGOMGz0rs they're just trying to make money and selling out" or some crap like that. Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory already did this. In fact, I found the game world to be MORE immersive as a result. I liked the fact that the computers had a little Athlon 64 boot screen and stuff like that. And the neon Axe bodyspray sign that I zipline from is so appropriately placed that I would expect to see one like it on a real building. The same goes for the music in the game. It was real bands using it to get additional exposure. I liked it (mostly because I liked the song) and it certainly didn't destroy the atmosphere....just added to it IMO. As opposed to being taken out of something when I see Cooky Cola or Sorny Entertainment or something like that.

Is that musicians not free-playing, or ammunitionless weapons not sticking? <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Both actually! And no, no lawsuits as far as I know. I took a few days break to let him forget I exist, so that when I send stuff it'll be from a whole new person! Silently killing him unfortunately, would just make him a martyr. I'd have to put a twist on it someway that it wasn't because of his videogame crusade. Or maybe put a twist on it that it's BECAUSE of his crusader. There are theories out there in social scientists that suggest that people act out a certain role because they are told that that's the role they should be acting in. So by repeatedly stating that people that play violent video games become violent murders, could actually cause someone to think that that's the role they are supposed to play :ph34r:

You, said this: Look at the bolded part. Your words. No, but you persistently state incorrect stuff, and related it to real jobs. And I didn't say YOU said that trades were illegal. I said that if players signed specifically with a city, then a trade would require a contract revisal, which they don't. Clearly players do not sign with a city as you indicate. Odd, just extrapolating his home runs would not get you 25, more like 15. 20 with a stretch. When the team is in a slump, coaches always mix stuff up. It's just like Hockey, Baseball, whatever. Nady is batting .303 in his last 13 games, and .353 in his last 7 games, and .364 in his last 3 games. He's hitting more consistently during the streak. He's also slugging for over .500 in his last 13 games. Sweeney has been slugging aroung .600 in recent games, in addition to batting close to .400. In his last 8 games he is batting .400. Since his return from the disabled list, Nevin hasn't found his groove. I agree to let players play through things, but benching players batting .400 would be dumb, particularly while in a slump. Magic Johnson was a Point Guard that started at Center one game. Doesn't change the fact that those two players were spending time at first base. Well, then you're just speculating, which is hardly evidence at all. His limited playing time is also a factor when perhaps he's still not fully 100% after coming of the DL. Furthermore, if it was crap, then why is he so happy about his decision to stay? Because if it was just for the love of the game, a salary cap would not piss them off. They already make huge amounts of money and are financially set for life unless they just blow it all away. I added that tidbit in there so you couldn't come back and say "Players want more money because owners make fat coin." And stop with the analogies to everyday businesses. Mining Unions don't have employees that make 7 figures on average. And in your own words, "it isn't in any job" so stop comparing them. You make gross analogies like players being treated like cattle, when the working situation they endure is much better than 99.9% of the other jobs in the cities they play in. You don't hear players or anyone bemoaning that they play in the NHL and how life is so tough for a pro-hockey player. Oh woe is them.

Sorry. Not friends anymore.

/me is an avid player of CS Source. No jamming.