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It's only a 27 hour drive, get some Red Bull and man up, sleep is for wussies.

You only need to be online once for this whole shebang. Otherwise, this is what the CEO said:

I still don't get why you would deprive yourself of a game because it runs through Steam, particularly those who claim they are going to buy the console version instead. It is nonsensical because the consoles have been running their own versions of Steam for the last generation. You are signed in as soon as you turn the console on, you launch the game from their OS, and it keeps track of stuff whether you are online or not. Currently I'm running Steam in offline mode. I've launched a few games with no issues. I've tried to disconnect my internet mid-game, I've even started it in offline mode. It has run smoothly the whole time. I'll admit, Steam had its problems with the offline mode originally, but they seem to be a thing of the past. So I don't get it. It seems like Steam DRM is less obstrusive than Starforce and all that last-gen stuff. It is easy to exit out of Steam, and it makes patching games easy (but not required.) In terms of ownership, it is again just like a console. What happens if Sony or Microsoft decide to shut down all of their servers? You are going to have trouble playing your game, just like if Steam shuts down. But the likelihood of that happening is super tiny, and if that did happen, there would probably be a quick fix in a matter of hours. It just seems like a lot of bluster.

I tried to get into UFO: Extraterrestrials. It's basically a tribute game to Xcom, but it lacks the charm.

I could guess a lot more with a multiple choice test, but trying to remember name spellings is not easy for a fantasy game.

Unfortunately there aren't a lot of forum members in that area between Sactown and Iowa. You'd have to go out of your way considerably. On a side note, Wal-mart has a policy that allows you to spend the night in their parking lots legally.

A friend right after the end of the world cup sent me a link to an online news source that had two articles up, each indicating a different team had won the world cup. So I think the answer is "Yes, nobody edits these online newspapers." It is standard in the news industry to do that for major sporting events, basically they create all the headlines ahead of time, then choose the right one (hopefully) at the last minute and plug in the story.

I don't understand why a book series that revolves around unique characters that get killed off frequently and political conspiracy would be a good fit for an RTS.

I don't complain about Bioware's stories because they are one of very few developers that is at least trying to tell a good story.

It's a video game, not life and death.

I have automatic updates turned off due to a weak connection, I just choose when I want to update specific games. Also, Steam has done well for itself. Maybe 20 years down the road, it won't be as strong and will have to shut down. But be honest about the lifespan of your hardcopy games...games that pre-date 1990 are very difficult to run on modern OS's. I think it is more likely that Steam will be even stronger in 20 years as high speed internet becomes even faster and social networking becomes part of the everyday experience.

You should never sleep with your flatmate, it always makes for a bad situation.

I've always found it is best to avoid forums on games whilst playing them. When I have finished it and feel satisfied with the entertainment I received, I then go read threads about how miserable I should have been.

Granted, but I still have the physical copy - wich I am quite certain will last longer than your Steam copies. Wich I did touch at in my previous post. I doubt that. Getting old games to work on new computers is a crap-shoot. At the least, you will need to jump through a few hoops to get the game to work. Your Steam library, on the other hand, will move forward with the technology.

I get the whole physical copy thing, I really do. If I'm going to pay $50, I want a nice box and a DVD. But protesting against Steam completely strikes me as cutting off the nose to spite the face. Steam has a ton of great games on it, many for insanely low prices. It has had technical problems, but I've seen a very steady improvement in the software since it was launched. It is extremely successful, so if you are worried about losing the games you have on Steam, that is crazy. It makes it easy to buy and play games. I'm not sure what else you folks need.

*gasp* The horror!

I didn't notice too many bugs, I finished Awakenings last night. I felt a bit uncertain about whether I made the right choices, which I suppose is a nice touch. Despite my best efforts, Oghren is managed to survive. Lame.

That is why I enjoyed The Princess and the Frog so much.

I just started the Rain Wilds chronicles, which is the conitunation of the Liveship series. Great so far, Robin Hobb is definitely one of my favorite authors. I hope she returns to the Soldiers son world, I thought it was pretty great.

Hilarious double-post. This thread reminds me of Shark week, for some odd reason.

Legion - Meh. How the heck did they get so many decent actors to do this B movie? It was almost interesting in parts.

Some pretty darned good pitching in that All-Star game.

Never heard of the guy before you posted it. Ask the french instead. He also clarified that his relations were not with children, unlike Polanski.

Playing through Dragon Age: Awakenings. It took me awhile to get into it, but it has finally caught my attention after a few months of sitting on my hard drive. I'm glad I read the books, it clears up a lot and means I don't have to read the cumbersome codex very often.

These numbers have to include Chinese software companies as well as outsourced Indian software support developers in the average? I would say they are based solely on US numbers, actually.