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Well that looks fantastic. Little odd to see Adrian Brody in an action role, but I think he will make it work. Definitely looks like it will destroy the AvP movies.

Wait...you start your complaint by saying the game is near unplayable on your computer? That may be the root of your game play issues. Seriously, your complaints have nothing to do with the game and everything to do with how it runs on your PC. That is the peril of playing PC games.

We could tell you, but an internet search would be much more awesome.

I'm pretty sure they were going for a slight 50's TV show feel with the trailer. But I don't remember the graphics being a problem in Bioshock either.

I don't know what disturbs me more... The fact that middle school students had to get their wangs operated on, or the fact that they shared the precise nature of their wang-related ailment with their teacher. Also, best of luck with the boy, Hurl. There are a few various health reasons to remove the foreskin. The risk of an infection is low, but we decided it was best to go with it. It is fairly common in the States. The parents are the ones that keeps sharing that information. They send me an email asking for homework because there child will be out a few days. I know, I'm a bit surprised they disclose that, but it has happened twice and my wife has had it happen once as well.

I'm actually an alfalfa sprout grower, and I thought it was the new software on the best growing methods and how to handle alfalfa emergencies. Imagine my surprise!

Actually I've had a few students that have gotten infections in Middle School and had to have the foreskin removed then. That seems more traumatic, so we opted to do it now.

I'm a bit worried. Last night my newborn son wasn't getting a high enough glucose level, so they took him to the Newborn ICU and had him use an IV. His glucose level stabilized, but they still want to observe him. They are feeding him formula, which he had a little trouble keeping down. But between the IV and the formula, he isn't really into breastfeeding, and so they want to keep him in the NICU for observation. They are also concerned he might have an infection, so they are running tests and already gave him some antibiotics. To be honest, he looks like he's doing fine though. His color is great, he is looking around a lot, and his temperature and other vitals are good. They just won't let him come back to the room yet and he's got all these dang wires attached right now. Hopefully the tests will work out right and he will be able to come home with us by Saturday or earlier. He gets his circumcision tomorrow too, and he peed on me earlier, this boy stuff is a bit of a change form a girl.

I think it looks great. I'm a huge fan of the originals and I still hope for a TB strategy game some day, but this looks like a very promising FPS with a neat setting. I admit the black goo looks a bit odd, but hopefully they will also have the more traditional aliens to blast.

I am at the hospital, and my wife is getting ready to deliver our son. Pics will come later.

I'm excited because it is an Obsidian game. If it was Gas Powered Games, I probably would pay it little heed, as I never got into the original DS.

This is the first time that i heard about that. But i come from a country where you learn to read subtitles from the moment you start to watch cartoons. Shouldn't it be possible to overcome something like that with some training? She can get by if she really wants to watch a movie, but it is difficult depending on subtitle speed, amount of dialogue, and all that. It isn't enjoyable for her. Learning disabilities are somewhat common. She struggled in school for a number of years, until she decided to get tested in college. After a fairly rigorous test, it was determined that she had some sort of delay, I can't recall what it is called exactly. Anyways, she was classified as having a disability and was given certain accommodations on tests for the rest of her time at college, and it made a huge difference. Now she has a Masters in Kinesiology and is doing quite well. It wouldn't be such a big deal, but I absolutely hate dubbing. So we just avoid watching foreign films together.

The punchline is that it doesn't really have a setting beyond "generic fantasy" so if they want to make something out of it, they will pretty much have to make it from scratch. @Slowtrain: I'm not really complaining about the DS setting, other than it being yet another generic fantasy world, but about the baggage that the DS IP has. There are two mediocre Diablo clones, one horrible spin-off in space and a horrible movie attached to it. The name doesn't really have any positive connotations associated with it, the best you can hope is that no one will remember those any more. Having the Obsidian name on it will probably help a bit, but most people don't know/care who Obsidian is. I think you are overestimating the critics of Dungeon Siege. Sure, the more hardcore RPG fans may not have a lot of respect for the IP, but it sold well and even managed to attract a major motion picture. Not only will it garner more attention than a new IP, Obsidian gets a chance to work with Gas Powered Games and Square-Enix, two very successful players in the video game world. In fact I see the whole GPG advising as a very nice complement to the skills of Obsidian.

I heard the DS movie was the least horrible of Uwe Boll's portfolio.

Why does everyone keep saying this is going to compete with Diablo III? Did I miss some release date talk? We don't even know when Diablo III is coming out, and Dungeon Siege III will likely be released afterward.

My biggest concern is will this find an audience on the consoles? These types of action-RPG's remind me of the RTS genre, in that they've had a lot of success on the PC but much less on the consoles.

If the film's good enough, you sort of don't notice them, just read them by default. Nikita is a good example. All the same I thought it was best to mention it, for some subs are a dealbreaker and I didn't want to waste their time. My wife has a learning disability, and reading subtitles fast is just extremely difficult for her. So there are legitimate reasons why some people avoid them. I didn't suggest that there weren't. I wasn't accusing anyone, just offering an explanation.

My students have a funny, if slightly messed up way of defining the different math levels. The low math is white math, the mid level is Chinese math, and the advanced class is Indian Math.

First off, Obsidian is a company, and if they are offered money to do a major project, then yeah, it isn't desperation. The big complaint with Dungeon Siege has always been lackluster story, dialogue, and characters. Obsidian is fantastic in those departments. So this might work.

Is the ice in Antarctica really growing? Huh...why don't we just move the Polar Bears down there then?

In my area, math is being pushed very hard, much harder than it was when I was a student.

If the film's good enough, you sort of don't notice them, just read them by default. Nikita is a good example. All the same I thought it was best to mention it, for some subs are a dealbreaker and I didn't want to waste their time. My wife has a learning disability, and reading subtitles fast is just extremely difficult for her. So there are legitimate reasons why some people avoid them.

Swiper no swiping!

I wasn't actually the one to originally compare Splinter Cell and AP. In fact I think the better comparison is Deus Ex to AP. But I believe the original comparison came up because we were talking about gameplay mechanics. I agree with most of what you said though. Were you cut off in mid sentence?

There are major releases every month, I really don't see how RDR affects AP at all. They are very different products. I can see the argument that the new Splinter Cell game might be an issue, as they are both spy games.