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Much to my surprise, this game is now live. I kept thinking we had until Friday, but I had forgotten about the 5 day head start for most preorders. I jumped in and created my Redguard named Taranto. So far so good, they changed things a bit from the beta, namely that the whole world is opened up right away.

Just bought Hitman Absolution for a few bucks on Steam. I remember a fair amount of vitriol about it when it came out, but it had a pretty decent rating and I loved Blood Money, so it's worth a risk.

It's an even year, so I look forward to watching the Giants win the World Series.

First pic is that girl from LOST.

I just beat up some gnomes in South Park in a very uncomfortable setting.

That seems like a decent place to go with the series, although I dread what they will do to the history.

A trifle? That's a bit of an understatement.

Am I missing a thread somewhere? The response has been pretty reasonable from what I've seen in this thread. Some people are uninterested, some are curious, some are excited.

Now I want a piroshki, which is near impossible to find.

I'm guessing they will make money the same way every other free 2 play game makes money. It isn't exactly an uncommon business model in today's industry. That being said, it does make it likely that this is a smaller project for Obsidian, much like how Dungeon Siege 3 was smaller and came in at a lower price point. This is going to be the first Obsidian game that is not an obvious RPG. Weird.

I did not win a billion dollars.

The game itself is kind of uninteresting.

They're the developer. This is their other big game announcement. Huh... Where the heck is the press release?

If this is anything like their Skyforge deal, than it is a low risk project for Obsidian that helps keep the money flowing in. Nothing to really be worried about. It's a bit odd to think what their role is in this though.

Pretty much in love with Beck's "Morning Phase" It's super calming.

If they're in the same industry they're competitors. Apples and oranges are both fruit. If oranges want to succeed, people have to buy less of every other fruit. Not really. They are literally apples and oranges. There is plenty of room in the marketplace for both, they are both successful independently and they work together well in juices and salads. I doubt apple farmers spend any time at all worrying about the strength of the orange market, or vice versa. It would be entirely different if Obsidian and Bioware were on a similar release schedule, or their product were a closer match. But Dragon Age and PE are very different products that have been marketed in very different ways.

I've never really thought of Obsidian and Bioware as competitors. Given that they've shared two different IP's, I doubt anyone in the two companies thinks of their relationship as adversarial.

With that type of criteria, good luck finding any Presidents that don't meet your definition of a tyrant.

Gollop is is one of those guys that deserves my pledge just because he had such a huge impact on my gaming life. I've already pledged most of the Sierra people for the same reason. I think the only other guy I would just throw money at regardless of the idea is Ian Curry.

1st one from the right looks really tasty. Well done. I only get to take one of them home, but I'm pretty happy about that.

I gave it a try and realized I'm not much of a trekkie.

We are back home from Vegas, it was a fantastic few days. Hockey was a bit rough, I had a couple points but we went 0-3 for the tourney. With that out of the way, the rest of the weekend was fantastic. We ate at a tapas place called Julian Serrano in the Aria, it was excellent. I'm not a big raw fish guy, in fact I avoid it, but this stuff was perfectly made. I had a great ceviche, tuna in a cone, and some rice that was cooked in squid sauce. It was all delicious. Last night we went to a show called Pin Up, and it was really well done. Here's a pic: We went to the top of the stratosphere and had a drink in the lounge, it was very much a New Vegas experience. There were no robots though.

I am having a great time in Vegas. Last night we ate at a tapas place and I had some amazing seafood. I do not normally like the stuff, but it was done right. I had some sort of rice in a squid ink sauce that was crazy good. The hockey has been a bit rough. Some team from Edmonton ran roughshod over us yesterday. We are definitely missing the champ game. Still, it has been a blast.

It's a standard MMO move. $20 would be bold!

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