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We already know that you no longer build additional bases so that's not entirely true. That doesn't really bother me. As I said, it is getting the Civilization treatment, which means they change a few things here and there but the overall design stays the same. I have no reason to doubt Firaxis, they manage to make every Civ game different without losing the addictive quality.

Yeah, I'd say he's confused. This Xcom is turn based and has all the strategy elements of the original. Basically it's getting the treatment the Civilization games get, which is simply awesome. The shooter was put in limbo last year. Hopefully it stays there.

Your plus/minus stat is more important than how many goals you score.

Xcom has a release date. Already have it ordered. http://www.2kgames.com/blog/xcom-enemy-unknown-release-date-special-edition-and-more

Yes, but does it all have to be non intellectually stimulating stuff? The gaming marketplace seems overloaded with it.

After naysaying it initially, I balked and decided to pre-purchase the game. I even gave the original a whirl to refresh my memory and make sure my names are reserved.

QFG2 is the only text parser game, and it was actually remade by fans and is available for free if you don't want to deal with that. I remember as a 10-year old it was pretty tough having to type everything in! QFG3 is a big jump in graphic actually, I thought it was a beautiful game.

I'm surprised you didn't just go for the VGA version, it is pretty slick and eliminates the need to type everything out. It came with your purchase. Taking my character from QFG1-4 is still probably the most rewarding character progression I have ever had in a game. Eat your heart out Mass Effect, Sierra nailed it 25 years ago.

My original Droid is a Motorola, it's been pretty awesome actually.

Your years of doing that in video games have clearly paid off.

My planet is nice and full, but I started on a different server when 1.2 came out so I can't compare it to before. The patch has improved the low level game for me tremendously.

Why does everyone keep bringing up the subscriber loss as some sort of big deal? It is standard for almost every MMO to have a drop off after the initial free months. They are still running at over a million plus subscribers.

Obvious troll is obvious, dood. We all get forced to wear uncomfortable outfits at one time or another. That dog has probably got a better life than all of us.

Yes, and AP allowed you to avoid brutally killing everyone you came in contact with, a big plus for me.

Anyone else feel he has more point than he should? I really do agree with that. Don't get me wrong, I enjoy sophomoric humor and frenetic action scenes on occasion, but the older I get the less tolerant I am of that stuff. The fact is the age demographic for gamers is getting older, but games still seem to resist growing up. LA Noir is a great example, that game would have been better without the numerous chase scenes. A well done crime drama should be enough. Dragon Age is another example, the whole blood soaked thing is just silly to me, it isn't funny silly either. It's just bad.

I haven't really seen EA do anything very negative in a number of years. This Origin offer for Kickstarter developers is another smart move.

Today I've been getting the house ready for a beer tasting party we are having. Basically you bring a large bottle of something you think is interesting, and then we all taste them and rate them on a 100 point scale. I'm serving sausages and pretzels with the event. It's also been a great excuse to clean up the house. It is also my 9-year anniversary with my wife, so it's a fun way to celebrate.

Rift and Trion Worlds seems to be doing quite well. They can join Turbine on the list of developers who figured out how to make an MMO without breaking the bank.

Personally I have just been varying the class split by faction, so my Inquisitor is a sorcerer and my Consular is a Shadow. My trooper is a tank and my Bounty Hunter is a DPS class guy. I plan on continuing that. I'm not really worried about how they play at the end game, given that in time I'll have enough characters there to choose which are my favorites to play.

It's not like she was at some park enjoying herself. She was clearly part of a protest. I'm actually curious if it was even the bubbles that led to the arrest, the camera cuts out and then cuts in later. As for any type of charge, it is most likely an illegal protest and that would be the biggest charge she would face. It's more likely they took her information down and then released her, which is standard procedure for protesters. edit: When she said "My heart bleeds" am I the only one who wanted to punch her?

Yep. The sad thing is that is a fairly reasonable number for a new IP, especially in the RPG genre. That basically should have been their expectation, but it looks like they were banking on a million plus in sales. A new studio with a new IP shouldn't expect to sell Bethesda/Bioware numbers out of the gate.

Very true, I'd say the MMO is to blame for that overly large team. Turbine manages multiple MMO's with a team of about 100. It should be possible to run one with a reasonably sized group, they don't all need to be WoW/TOR sized.

Sure, in presentation. The CGI videos, sound and voice, and overall art of today's games have definitely come a long way. Of course this doesn't replace a solid game play experience, which has little to do with giant budgets and people.

Wow, the main bit that stood out in that article is that 38 studios employs 378 people full time. That seems way too big for a studio like this. It's a shame because KoA is a solid game and I think they have potential, but they basically put all their eggs in one game and hoped it turned into a blockbuster. Bad business. They really should be running with about 100 employees, I would imagine.

Dumb hippy. He explained to her exactly what was going to happen. Don't antagonize the police, yo.