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I vote with my tax money. If I don't like a government I move to a different country

That the second one is different enough from the first to please those who didn't like the first one is a two edged sword.

I've no idea what 'Alan Wake' is, but the one that stands out in my short term memory is DA:O. It was frustrating beyond belief whenever a boss fight or similar came up, your carefully prepared sneak attack and scouting out would be "overruled" by the game and you would strut happily up in the middle of a badly concealed ambush in the worst defencible position [/rant] Yeah, cutscenes are almost as bad as QTE's

Funny thing, value. A thing is usually worth as much as people desire it. Collectors are a strange bunch "artificially" inflating values because they all agree that something (usually quite useless) is desireable to them and the more they agree, the more the object of desire gains in fame and adds to the desire, being a self reinforcing mechanism. Seriously, Mona Lisa is not that attractive.

Mortgages

Your link works fine WoD... "This is a major advance, as previous teleportation experiments were either very slow or caused some information to be lost." - Sounds like an episode of Star Trek ToS

So far I've had more problems with multi core and x64 than Windows 7. Tombraider (the original) and Carmageddon were a bit iffy to get to run and X-Com 3: Armageddon needed dos box to run properly, but otherwise I think I've had just about every game in my collection installed and run.

Ah, flag waving... patriotism... nationalism... the refuge of a weak mind and a means of escape for those unwilling to think independently

Technically this is number three. Well, it's the first time they sent me an email telling that there was a new bundle (previous emails had been about more games being added to the one I already purchased, together with download links to the new additions and free codes for steam if I wanted a copy of the games there too).

Humble Bundle 2 is out. I caved in and spent $$ on it. Curious to see what Trine and Shadowgrounds is about.

Ok... where is Worstusernameever?!?

Right >_

More books this way >_

Start of old thread End of old thread Currently reading Soul Music by Terry Pratchett. What can I say? I'm a shallow person, I enjoy it >_ (it was either that or yet another David Gemmell book in the airport store).

While some things are indeed cultural, we are instilled with an objective appreciation of beauty based on some universal proportions (lots of examples if you can be bothered searching, just listing the top google one http://www.intmath.com/numbers/math-of-beauty.php). All aspects of our looks, from body to facial proportions gets analysed independently of culture and compared to an innate known set of rules. What the media is doing is pounding those not meeting the (usually unattainable) ideal proportions and offering (often useless) remedies to if not reach those proportions then at least give the illusion of having those proportions. Then there is of course the cultural aspect, but the reason is the same as far as the media is concerned, it's about pushing as many SKU"s over the counter as possible regardless of whether there is a need or not. Those of us who are old enough did notice that recently (like the last 10-15 years) adult women show a lot more body parts that previously was covered up or at least shown less in public. We also noticed the counter reaction and an increasing sense of Neo-Victorian prudeness wave washing over the western world. No self respecting male would be caught dead watching soaps. Don't be wrong just for the sake of being different You still have your teeth? Because society never bothered to buy, much less play JE They are both made by EA Your info is outdated. D&D players are no longer publicly accused of being satanists You got me there (what is BL and MW?!?) Would you be surprised... try searching for age groups and disposable income. Explains why some publishers are horrified by the thought of M or even worse, R ratings. Face it Volourn, you are perfectly normal

Back in Action, I played Jagged Alliance, I knew Jagged Alliance, Jagged Allience was a favourite of mine. Back in Action, you're no Jagged Alliance

They are in the middle of an evolutionary shift. In a few thousand generatiosn they'll have developed fully fledged wings on the side of their heads

I'm betting on Bethesda being the 'picky' one, they've got a reputation for being very protective of their IPs, no? I would have guessed LucasArts on that one

The no DRM thing was what sold me on the GOG preorder too. Crossing fingers and hoping the game is good. @Volourn: Yeah, almost as bad as offering ME2 for free just to get you to buy DA2

Damn, beaten to the suggestion. Keep in mind that SR2 is turnbased, tactical combat rather than "action" combat like the old Elite. Otherwise X-2 would be my suggestion (way easier to get into than X-3).

Not sure how the later Age of Wonders series works, but yes, you do have a basic resource management and city grabbing aspect to it. Thats what provides your heroes with the cannon fodder that follows you into battle (and what allows you to upgrade units).

Man, that is tempting... trying to picture it next to my original Commodore 64 (I still have one in working condition)

Tunnels are just sewers without the swampy bits. Like cheeseburgers without cheese

Depends on how you feel about swamps