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Yeah, it's been a really odd pre-season. Malkin dislocated his shoulder, Fedorov out, etc. Lots of players hurting even before the season starts. Every team seem to be affected. Maybe it's the speed of the "new NHL" that causes this?

I enjoyed the pet pig part.

Now this sounds interesting. Who is she?

Wish I could wait. But I am a weak creature and has had the Collector's Edition on preorder for several months already. I hate giving my money to developers that deliver buggy products, but I can't help myself

You must have a very boring life.

What is the melting point of a gorillla's head?

James Woods was fantastic in GTA: San Andreas.

Actually, come to think of it: I think I do prefer well-known actors doing the voice overs. Think Michael Ironside in Splinter Cell! Best voice ever. I wonder what it would cost to get Alan Rickman do a voice in a computer game?

I actually laughed out loud when he came rolling on that Segway.

Well, this is the first time Piranha Bytes have tried to release a Gothic to the international consumers at the same time as the german consumers. Both the other Gothic's were "betatested" by angry germans for six months before it reached international (english speaking) hands. I wouldn't mind if they postponed the game a month or so. I'm planning my next computer upgrade right now, but since the DirectX 10 compatible cards haven't arrived yet I'm having a difficult time deciding which video card to get in the meantime. If they postpone it long enough, maybe the DirectX 10 compatible cards have been released when the game arrives? )

Oh crap, problems. Apparently the german magazine PC Powerplay has received the first goldmaster (the one that was withdrawn) and tried to review it.. and failed! The game was so buggy it was deemed unplayable and thus received no rating. I'll cut & paste a snippet:

White & Nerdy - Weird Al Yankovic http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3mBGODdzzVw HAHAHA! It's sooo good ) I think I saw Hades in there somewhere

It creeps me out when Hades refers to his imaginative friends (his roleplaying characters) as if they were real persons.

What do you mean you can't rely on wikipedia? http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=...&oldid=55363645

Haha, I knew there had to be a catch.. Edit: Fixed ugly morning grammar.

Sony trying to make amends? The 20 GB version IS going to have a HDMI port. SO basically they've added a new, important feature AND cut the price. Stop it, Sony, you're making me confused! We're supposed to hate every decision you make!! Edit: Source: http://www.gamespot.com/news/6158155.html?...estnews;title;2

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060922/ap_on_...ony_playstation Ok, so it's still expensive. But a price cut already? It hasn't even launched yet!

Isn't the reason we're seeing repeating character types in every D&D game, a flaw within the D&D system and not the games themselves? I mean, the D&D rules might not be the most versatile and flexible rules to play by..

There's a video available on the 'net which shows a failed lion hunt. A lion attacks a gang of hunters and they all keep shooting at it while it's running towards them, but insanely enough it actually reaches one of the hunters and pounces on him despite being shot in the head. The only reason the hunter who got the lion over him survived was that the leader of the hunting group managed to put one right in the face of the lion just as it jumped in for the kill. That distracted it a bit.. I am sure those genetically modified monsters can take a bullet or two too. Edit: Found it: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3412NvaNvY8 It's not very nice though, so it's not for the weak of heart. You've been warned.

Yeah, but for some reason developers often opt to implement body awareness (read: sluggish controls) everytime you have a polygon body attached to that camera of yours. I rather have third person view (Gothic!) or first person view without body awareness than sluggish controls. Think Thief 3.

Gee, do you really think that's what they were going for? Huh? Who knows. They weren't exactly a wonder of game design. They might as well have been the designers vision of a terrifying presence, something which they failed horribly at providing. Big Daddy my ass, just rename the suckers Medium Sized Scuba Diving Gear. Catchy!

Oh yeah, now that you mention it: they did NOT look like they could benchpress.. anything. In fact, for something that's called a "Big Daddy" I must say they looked extremely unintimidating. They just resemble one of those scuba diving suits from the early twentieth century (which is probably what they aimed for.. kinda). I wish they would at least make the Big Daddy's bigger. With a more powerful stride. I wish they would tower over you and move like unstoppable juggernauts! None of that slow, sedated shuffling down the corridors.

Yeah, the homepage confirms this. http://www.gothic3.com/index.php?do=097099...099101110101061 But on the official forums, they're saying that this won't cause the game to be delayed. We'll see. This actually fits my plans. I am currently planning to build a new system, so a delay would only give me more time to decide (and wait for) my new computer specs.

Yeah, I saw that now (on my home monitor). For some reason, the text wasn't readable on my work monitor. PS. I want to hug the troll too.

Just a bunch of new, random pictures. Fat ogres (?) in the snow. I like. I have no idea what it is, but it looks brutal. I wanna hug it. I love the troll designs in Gothic!