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Rogue/Rouge bugs me to no end, but that's because I frequent comics forums where you'd expect fans of the character Rogue to actually KNOW HOW TO SPELL HER CODE-NAME!!!!

At 13 (or was I 11?), in one of the few DMing sessions I ever did, I had all the players quit on me when they met an elephant in a cavern. In my defense, when I put the elephant in the cavern it made sense to ME, I just could never get that across to the players.

They were - afaik - independently contracted to help develop the core concepts with the Transformers US incarnation (they did the same with ROM, Micronauts and GI Joe). Marvel only owns the original creations they made in creating/telling the stories, while everything else is owned controlled by the toy owners (and is why Bug and the Spaceknights can still kick around the MU) Frank Quitely is a pretty good artist, IMO. Although I can understand why people don't like his style. Loeb's always been a bit hit or miss for me.

Well certain niche games do seem to exist as is; heck at this point we could probably argue that anyone making games solely for the PC are making a niche market game. But even beyond that consoles get those Japanese Turn Based strategy games like Nippon-Ichi and a few other companies make and put out despite the fact that turn-based gameplay is radioactive for most US based game makers. But the games that get over here already have met success in another market so that mitigates the localization costs which is probably makes them viable when a US produced (for example) turn-based game might never find success in its prime market to be worth finding a place in other markets. or something.

Movies have a lot of markets to get revenue from; while both media offer world-wide distribution, movies have multiple markets - theater, home, premium cable, basic cable and broadcast markets to play with. I know games have a home market, and I guess online downloads could be seen as akin to basic cable, but I do wonder if low budget/low-to-mid return video games can find a niche in the market that would make them worth producing? Most low budget movies are either niche movies (like low budget horror) or they're prestige pictures (lots of drama) or their locally produced. But its cheaper to shoot a low budget film, I'd think, than to develop a game beyond the very simple. Although thinking about it, maybe those ad supported web games are the equivalent to low budget production. Be an interesting question to have answered.

Bought the gifts, wrapped them and they should all be sent by the end of this week. Otherwise I'm ready for the two week break...

Well when it started I basically saw it as an attempt to do the same type of serial superhero storytelling that modern superhero comics do. But then as someone who already read the things maybe I was more prone to seeing that analogy. Only after a shaky first season they seem to have wronged everything they did right instead of righting everything they did wrong.

Well I'm not sure if they are giving (or taking away) powers or if they're interfering with something that is giving them powers, but...yeah. It does seem kinda silly. And this from someone who regularly reads superhero comics, a genre in that media which epitomizes silly science.

Video gamers + Internet = must be upset about something. Its funny because its true. It does sometimes seem that people on the internet - not just video gamers but in any online community - react to things they don't like as if someone came into their house and slapped them in the face.

Ultimately it doesn't matter to me if they necrotise an old beloved title if the resultant game is fun; they can call it "Baldur's Gate 3: Even More Bald Gates" and if its a good game that's what will get me to buy it.

Because he's evil... again. Only problem I saw with the solar eclipse thingie was Adam. How did he survive through them across the years? I thought his encounter with Petrelli dad made clear that his regeneration was the only thing what could keep him alive. Well eclipses only last a few minutes so all he had to do was not get hurt during one. Except Krezack - I gave up on the series after season one. My brother watches it and tries to get me interested in it, but nothing he's told me about season 2 or 3 has made me think it'd be worth returning to.

for frak's sake, am i the only person on this thread who can actually read? he didn't say they would revisit BG or NWN, but "the likes of" BG and NWN. it's a hopelessly vague statement that most reasonable folk would read as an indication that they want to make games like BG and NWN in the future, but not necessarily direct successors to those games and not in the next year. personally, i think it's deeply unlikely that we'll see a BG3 (pointless as it would be) and i have strong doubts about even an NWN3: no developer in their right mind would want to add to the code as bequeathed by NWNs 1&2 and few would want to spend the time to start a new engine afresh. That's why I think - as I mentioned - that if they do another Baldur's Gate at this point that its most likely going to be set in and around Baldur's Gate as opposed to a continuation of the previous series. It'll be a new game from the ground up beyond that. I imagine that - as Neverwinter Nights is fairly recent its less likely that they'll do a NWN3 that isn't in the same format as the current one. So I'd guess that it'd be more likely that Atari would dust off an old name (Baldur's Gate, Icewind Dale, Decent to Undermountain, Pool of Radiance, Treasures of the Savage Frontier, Eye of the Beholder, Warriors of the Eternal Sun or some such) for a new game just for brand recognition if they felt they needed something more than slapping "Dungeons and Dragons" on it. Dibs on Culham Lock Footbridge

Hahaha, well there is that. But I have liked a number of their classic games over the years, so I've always kinda had a soft-spot for them.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081202/media_...dstone_midway_1 Thought this was kind of interesting. Although I've liked a number of Midway games, if Redstone and National Amusements isn't doing well, it does make me wonder about its stake in Viacom/Paramount/CBS. Also wonder what the new majority owner, Mark Thomas, has in mind for the company.

If we're flinging about existing RPG IPs for setting, I'd dig a good Deadlands game. But really, I don't care so much about the setting than that its a good game.

A NWN3 would not be NWN3 without a toolset. That's the entire point heh. Wasn't the original Neverwinter Nights an AOL MMORPG? Seems to me that the series could change again to something other than a toolset create your own adventure game. I'm not really sure that there is a feel for NWN or BG or IWD other than using the initial setting (at least for the OC).

Sounds interesting, doesn't look quite as realistic as the hype seemed to indicate. Also the gameplay mechanics described will either be fun or head-banging worthy by the sounds of it...not sure which yet.

Well I don't hate MotB (although I hate the feeding bit)...I just haven't finished it. I guess maybe I'll give it another go after I finish SoZ...

Weird, I feel like the odd man out because I'm so far enjoying Storm of Zehir better than Mask of the Betrayer (which I never finished - I hate games that force eating mechanisms into the gameplay ). Also not had a problem with the voice acting either (maybe its because I really don't listen to it as I can read faster than most VO actors talk and get bored waiting for them to finish?)

I dunno, the wine one seems to be a case of a proper interpretation of the law in question. I'm sure if people don't like it they could petition the government to amend the law in some way (or, alternatively, I suppose the hair salons could apply for a license to sell alcohol or whatever). The arsonist I'm with Rosbjerg, they asked a medical professional and followed the medical advice given. The bit with the hat seems a bit of overkill not sure how it rates as a health risk unless the idea was more to prevent others risky behavior trying to emulate or top the prank.

The Creeping Terror quite possibly the funnest (and funniest) bad horror film not directed by Ed Wood.

Guns on armored horses! w00t!

Interestingly enough I haven't noticed the buffs disappearing after a battle and return to the overland map, personally. Guess I don't pay enough attention to how long they should last.

I've had the lurch since the beginning playing NWN2 OC - always figured it was because my comp doesn't actually meet all the specs.

Its not uninstalled my OS yet, so maybe not totally like PoR2. So far I'm personally really digging it. Love wandering to overland map, having monsters spawn, nearly kill me, and then running back to town because I used all my health stuff to survive the encounter, often fleeing from various monsters.