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The Perlman voice has been confirmed as new. It was in the press kit that came along with the teaser. I have to say, I really hate the look of that power armor. I don't know, I seem to remember it making people a little giant-like in the original games. Or maybe my powers of observation have failed me in regard to the comparitive size of Fallout character models. Plus, it just doesn't look that great rendered. And what was up with that gun?

Color me interested. Warren Spector talks like Steve Jobs, but he doesn't wipe his ass with his employees (hopefully)

OOOO I bet the online community's smarting over that one. That song was Tim Cain's original choice for Fallout 1's theme music. Couldn't get the rights. I really do not like the game engine. But we know it'll be out in '08. That's all I could ask for. Now let's continue with Sand's debate over whether or not everything that flies is a bird.

The environments in Doom3 were nice, but the creature builds suffered the same block-plastic-itis that were endemic of graphics in the 90s. UE3 is also generally guilty of this (Bioshock looks pretty good, but Gears of War had the problem in spades) I much prefer the Source engine. HL2-E1's intro scripted sequence was probably the most awe-inspiring sequence I've seen from a computer game.

Every time a new RPG comes out, I usually binge like that. I really miss the days when I could binge for any game I liked. Oh Baldur's Gate 2, where have you gone...

No, it's pretty much a mess of a game. Rule #1 of game storytelling - If you're going to break your plot up over three games, make damn sure you can release all of them. It's like if they released Dead Man's Chest and cancelled At World's End.

Streets of Rage 2, and by extension, Shenmue.

On - Soluble Words Danko Jones - Lovercall Just Jack - No Time (ah, I'm reminded of Jamiroquai) Also... GUUUUH.

Too nerdy, Cant. Too nerdy. You have attracted the attention of the terrible rodent. Buh Buh BUUUUH. Feel the burning stare.

May your child have THE POWER OF THE WARRRIAAAAAAH

ARRRRRGH GUNDAM NOOOOOO

NO GUNDAM ARRRRGH

They'll never, ever top 2000.

That was Ogre from Skinny Puppy and Pete Steele from Type O Negative, if I'm not mistaken. Their Descent soundtrack is to Trent Reznor's Quake soundtrack what System Shock was to Doom.

Would be called, if they were making it.

I've got mp3s of the BG/BG2, Diablo/Diablo 2, Fallout 2, Half-Life 2 and Starcraft soundtracks. If anybody wants something specific I can put it up on the Obs fileserver. So yeah: Blizzard games IWD BG BG2 Fallouts Half-Lifes Deus Ex Hunter Hunted (old sidescroller with a neat industrial OST) V:TMB STALKER

NO GUNDAM ARRRRRRGH

Knocked Up - Saw it, very much enjoyed it. It's really refreshing to see a comedy completely free of cynicism (I believe they call it "honesty") and even though there are some moments that dance on the edge of preachiness (in particular, when the sisters are denied entrance into the club) there's enough real humor there to make it feel natural. "Natural" is the best word I think I can use to describe these Apatow comedies. They're sappy, I guess, but they're far from saccharine. A Lifetime movie this ain't. The leads are both great, although I admit I'd rather see a movie made about Seth Rogen's 40-Year Old Virgin character than his sweet-hearted buffoon here. Katherine Heigl is gorgeous and I thought she really pulled her weight in both the comedic and dramatic moments, which is great. I think the real strength of this movie, as it was in 40YOV, is the great supporting cast. Paul Rudd doesn't get much screentime but he slays as the man whittled away by his marriage. However, the cast of friends here isn't as good as 40YOV's. I prefer smart tech store workers to wry stoners, I guess, but I think that has more to do with the fact that I know a lot of guys who are exactly like that, so I don't feel like I need to spend time with the characters. Not as consistently hilarious as 40YOV, but probably the more mature and solid movie as a whole. I really liked it, and it'll stay with me for awhile. Once again I'll bring up David Mamet's criteria for movie greatness: I enjoyed it so much I didn't want it to end, even with closure. As for the abortion issue that seems to be riling some people up about the movie, it's handled pretty well here. The woman just says "I've decided to keep the baby" and that's all it really needs, frankly.

NO GUNDAM ARRRRRRGH. Anywho, I'd be more enamored with China, what with it fitting somewhere closer to canon. Didn't MCA write about power-armored Americans in mainland China that were alive after the bombs fell?

The last thing I want is Fallout: Gundam Wing. No thanks.

It's a large, anthropomorphic lump of sugar.

Nah, as an American, the most peculiar thing about British television, aside from the numb quality of it, is its unwillingness to milk a series for all its worth like we do here in the States. Some people say the Office was the best comedy show ever and it only ran for 2 seasons.

I don't think that's the point of STALKER so much as survival is. The point isn't to kill ****, it's to prevent your own death, which usually entails killing ****. You've got limited amounts of everything and you have to make the best of it, and there's no sport in killing, it's all tactical. I'd say it shares more with Resident Evil than it does with Doom. All it really needs is a severe deficit in the quantity of ammunition and playing FPS-style, guns blazing, would no longer be a viable option. In your average FPS, such a deficit would effectively break the game. That it wouldn't break STALKER (since conservation and planning are already a part of the game) indicates to me that lumping it together with Half-Life or Halo would be rash.

Huh. I was just thinking out loud about that aborted Ultima. Then again, I don't know if Obsidian would be considered a "major RPG development house". They probably went to Bioware first, heh.

GENTLEMEN, I BRING YOU.... CORN