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I'm not sure about that, he looks like a fairly unhealthy guy, I don't see how he will make it a decade.

Rift is a pretty good example of how there is space for MMO's to succeed in a world with WoW. But I am pretty concerned about the huge budget that was apparently spent on TOR.

They are throwing in a ton of in-game stuff in the collector's edition, but that is worthless to me. I'm really confused what they were thinking charging $90 for a few trinkets. It will probably sell like hotcakes anyways, some people here about in-game rewards and freak out. To me it seems about as valuable as monopoly money.

I think that's business as usual for Star Wars fans. That's a pretty crazy price. I was pretty set on getting the collectors edition, but I don't plan on swinging $150 for it. It's a bummer because I have a few collector's editions that I love. I've got WoW and LotRO sitting looking great next to a bunch of cool books. My daughter uses my Fallout 3 lunchbox for pre-school, and I use the GTA4 cash lockbox for car washes at the school. But nothing in the TOR collector's edition strikes me as worth an extra $90. I also noticed that it is $60, instead of the typical $50 of most PC games. I guess that isn't a surprise.

What an absolute a-hole.

http://jezebel.com/5822662/when-sesame-str...he-beastie-boys Sesame Street/Beastie Boys mash up.

I was pretty shocked by the Fitzgerald hate. I was also shocked that Tolkien was called a bad writer. I can understand being bored by a great writer's choice in subject matter, that is all about personal taste, but there are reasons these folks are legends of literature.

I'm really sorry to hear that Nightshape. Take care.

You're probably right. I think I was excited to see anything at all.

Nobody is really saying you are wrong Volourn. I don't remember anyone claiming that DS3 is a success yet. But the numbers are still fairly uncertain, and I, like a few here, are hopeful that they will turn out well in the end. I mean, I would think that everyone here would want Obsidian to succeed, so there is no reason to be so aggressive about what might turn out to be a bomb for them. I for one am very hopeful for DS3, it is a great addition to the Obsidian stable of games.

What do you base that on? (not sarcastic) I haven't been able to find any data on it's sales figures and I'm actually curious if it did well or bad. You should know by now, Volourn doesn't need facts. He just knows things and we should take his word on everything. I bet he even knows who really killed JFK but refuses to tell us. ooh I know that one too! Lee Harvey Oswald did it.

Exactly. I buy games that interest me, who makes them is irrelevant. Yeah I don't get that. I mean I get it as an overall philosophy, but you both spend a lot of time on the OE forums. Obsidian provides these forums for their fans (and a few trolls). If you enjoy these forums and want them to stick around, there is really only one way to show that, and that is buying their products. They are trying to run a business after all, not a social network. Now I don't think that means you need to buy every one of their products, but I do think they all deserve your consideration. If their products really aren't worth your consideration, then I don't see why you would hang out here. Do you bring your own beer when you go to a bar?

Are you set with two, or do you plan on having more? My wife is 36 and she says no more for her. But we ended up with a boy and girl as well so I think that's just about as perfect as you can get.

Dark Knight Returns looks fantastic. They showed a brief bit of Bane.

Actually I'd say he pretty much ruled it out with what he said. It's like when you start a sentence out with 'no offense' and then go on to say something offensive.

It is not too late to repent, sinner Nepenthe! It really is too early to call it on DS3. It hasn't hit the bargain bin yet or anything, so if it can keep selling at a steady rate for awhile, it should do fine. Looking at that list, it's clear that quality has little to do with sales. I get that Zumba Fitness is for a specific audience, but all those movie license games in the top ten are frighteningly bad.

DS1 was revolutionary, the engine was fairly amazing for the time. But I compared it to the movie Independence Day once before, it was a great looking game released at a very good time, but it hasn't held up as an important piece of software or anything. Although I was fairly surprised to see the number of "Dungeon Siege in name only!" posts when DS3 was released DS3 is just Alpha Protocol with swords!

Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows part 2 - I enjoyed the books, but this might be the first of the movies that eclipsed the reading. As a series of movies, I thought the first was good, but the next few dragged a bit. Starting around the 5th movie though, they began to get better with each one. The acting really hit its stride as these young characters began to be fleshed out, and the themes began to be a bit more mature. Also, the person in charge of casting in these films deserves a bloody Oscar, it has been perfect from start to finish. Now the 7th film set the stage for this finale, and a few complained about it, but what it allowed the 8th to do was be an absolute thrill ride from start to finish. It was an epic conclusion. Both the last book and this movie made me emotional at a certain point, and that is always a plus in my book. The book and the movie share the same events, but I would even go so far as to say the way they were presented in the movie versus the book left me in a more positive mood. So I'd just say it was a great ride, from movie 1 to 8, and it ended phenomenally.

If you look at Metacritic, Dungeon Siege 3 has fairly decent scores. In fact it only has 1 negative score and almost 50 good scores from critics. In comparison, Alpha Protocol has quite a few negative reviews and did very poorly when reviewed on the consoles. DS3 is definitely better received than AP. I'm not talking about user reviews, I'm talking about actual published reviews. But that really doesn't have anything to do with sales.

The only real thing at stake here for Obsidian is the chance to work with Square Enix again. The quality of the game and the critical response is good enough that I can't see how it would affect Obsidian's reputation with fans or other publishers. FO:NV shows that with proper targeting and advertising, Obsidian is capable of developing a hit.

I wouldn't go that far. Also that 100K is it just for 360. Ah see, that makes a big difference. So if it did 100k on the 360, and maybe a little less, like 80k on the PS3, and then maybe around 30k on the PC, suddenly we are over 200k. Still low, but with the international numbers it might get closer to 300k. Which is a bit more respectable in the first month. These are all made up numbers, of course, but apparently so is the 100k number everyone is bandying on about.

Is that 100k number really confirmed?

Thanks GD, they were lucky and seemed to get mostly my wife's genes

I can't tell, but is there actually a difference between Battlefield and the MW games? Battlefield games generally have longer SP levels and are less dependent on creating a "cinematic experience" by herding you along a single path from one scripted encounter to the other.* *(Based on my experience of Bad Company 1 and 2). They are extremely different in multiplayer. Do they even have vehicles in MW3? You can load a full crew into a chopper in the Battlefield games and make it rain lead. You can roll into the enemies base with tanks. I only played the original MW, but the pacing of the action in the two games is quite different.

You potty trained at 7 months? That is pretty amazing. Every kid is different though, good luck with the next one. My daughter was pretty easy at 2.