Keyrock Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 https://www.google.com/search?q=%22killed+by+a+heart+attack%22+OR+%22killed+by+heart+attack%22+OR+%22killed+by+a+heart-attack%22+OR+%22killed+by+heart-attack%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 - heart attack, killed by: 388k results https://www.google.com/search?q=%22died+of+a+heart+attack%22+OR+%22died+of+heart+attack%22+OR+%22died+of+a+heart-attack%22+OR+%22died+of+heart-attack%22&ie=utf-8&oe=utf-8 - heart attack, died of: 472k results Note that the quotes on these searches makes sure it only shows exact matches. I expected "died of" to be favored here, which it is. I differ on Keyrock's explanation, here: I think "killed" is generally used for unnatural causes of death, while "died of" is generally used for natural causes. This would explain why "died of" is favored for heart attack. One could argue a tree falling on you is a "natural" cause. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Bartimaeus Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 (edited) Um, in a different sort of sense/definition of "natural", I guess, sure. I think we can agree that what's considered "natural", at least by the vast majority of people in regards to your longevity is going to be limited to things that occur within just your nature, though. Nobody's going to say you "died of natural causes" if you were killed by a tree falling on your head. Edited March 16, 2016 by Bartimaeus Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Keyrock Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Um, in a different sort of sense/definition of "natural", I guess, sure. I think we can agree that what's considered "natural" in regards to your longevity by the vast majority of people, though, is going to be limited to things that occur within just your nature. Nobody's going to say you "died of natural causes" if you were killed by a tree falling on your head. Yeah, I was just making a really bad joke (in poor taste to boot, because that's how I roll). RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Humanoid Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes. 2 L I E S T R O N GL I V E W R O N G
the_dog_days Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes. Spontaneous combustion, what could be more natural?
Bartimaeus Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Um, in a different sort of sense/definition of "natural", I guess, sure. I think we can agree that what's considered "natural" in regards to your longevity by the vast majority of people, though, is going to be limited to things that occur within just your nature. Nobody's going to say you "died of natural causes" if you were killed by a tree falling on your head. Yeah, I was just making a really bad joke (in poor taste to boot, because that's how I roll). Yes, I was kind of thinking that as I wrote my post, but it could also possibly be construed as actually being a legitimate argument, which is why I had to refute it because I'm a humorless pedant. Quote How I have existed fills me with horror. For I have failed in everything - spelling, arithmetic, riding, tennis, golf; dancing, singing, acting; wife, mistress, whore, friend. Even cooking. And I do not excuse myself with the usual escape of 'not trying'. I tried with all my heart. In my dreams, I am not crippled. In my dreams, I dance.
Keyrock Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 It happens sometimes. People just explode. Natural causes. 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Malcador Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Killed by death is the most common Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Keyrock Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Killed by death is the most common Okay, I'll stop derailing this thread now... RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Elerond Posted March 16, 2016 Posted March 16, 2016 Microsoft will let game developers run their own e-sports tournaments in Xbox Live MS seems to want move to offer services instead of platforms
Keyrock Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 (edited) More twisted goodness from Spike Chunsoft. Vita and 3DS 6/28, PC via Steam sometime later this year. Edited March 17, 2016 by Keyrock RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Rosbjerg Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 Release date set to May 9th 2016. and a new release trailer Fortune favors the bald.
Amentep Posted March 17, 2016 Posted March 17, 2016 More twisted goodness from Spike Chunsoft. Vita and 3DS 6/28, PC via Steam sometime later this year. Hmmm, reading this made me remember I never finished 999... I cannot - yet I must. How do you calculate that? At what point on the graph do "must" and "cannot" meet? Yet I must - but I cannot! ~ Ro-Man
Keyrock Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) Ever wanted to splash a bit of T-Virus on yourself? Well, if you're in Japan, in about a week's time you'll be able to. Personally, I'm staying as far away as possible from anything manufactured by Umbrella Corp., but that's just me. Edited March 18, 2016 by Keyrock 2 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
Nonek Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 Pour Homme, Pour Femme, Pour Braaaiiiiiinnnnssss. 2 Quite an experience to live in misery isn't it? That's what it is to be married with children.I've seen things you people can't even imagine. Pearly Kings glittering on the Elephant and Castle, Morris Men dancing 'til the last light of midsummer. I watched Druid fires burning in the ruins of Stonehenge, and Yorkshiremen gurning for prizes. All these things will be lost in time, like alopecia on a skinhead. Time for tiffin. Tea for the teapot!
HoonDing Posted March 18, 2016 Posted March 18, 2016 (edited) a country so far ahead of the rest of the world... and yet so far behind at the same time. Edited March 18, 2016 by HoonDing The ending of the words is ALMSIVI.
Malcador Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 http://www.graybeardgames.com/download/diablo_pitch.pdf The pitch document for Diablo 2 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Katphood Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Wow, what a perfect way to ruin a otherwise great idea: Because this was what I had in mind: Yeah, I know...Dark Sector never turned out to be that cool in the end. There used to be a signature here, a really cool one...and now it's gone.
marelooke Posted March 21, 2016 Posted March 21, 2016 Wow, what a perfect way to ruin a otherwise great idea: Because this was what I had in mind: Yeah, I know...Dark Sector never turned out to be that cool in the end. Yeah, publisher ruined the setting from what I understand. Bummer as the original concept looked way cool but since most of that (unused) lore was recycled for Warframe I doubt we'll ever see Dark Sector as it was originally envisioned. 1
Keyrock Posted March 22, 2016 Posted March 22, 2016 Evolution Studios shut down As a result, it has been decided that Evolution Studio will close. It is regrettable that this decision will lead to compulsory redundancies. We accept that this decision will mean that we risk losing high calibre staff but by focusing on other Studios that already have exciting new projects in development we believe we will be in a stronger position going forward and able to offer the best possible content of the highest quality for our consumers. Where possible we will try to reallocate people onto other projects. If appropriate opportunities are not possible within the company, we will assist staff in any way we can, including speaking with local employers and with other development companies. RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
melkathi Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 Did anyone mention the Frozen Synapse 2 single player pre-alpha reveal trailer? Unobtrusively informing you about my new ebook (which you should feel free to read and shower with praise).
Malcador Posted March 24, 2016 Posted March 24, 2016 http://www.pcgamer.com/tropico-dev-kalypso-media-announces-urban-empire-a-new-city-ruler-game/ Hooray for more city management games 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Malcador Posted March 25, 2016 Posted March 25, 2016 (edited) Developer Ryan Green noted in a blog post that since its launch over two months ago, That Dragon, Cancer has only sold an estimated 14k copies, according to SteamSpy. That's not that much for a team of eight across the past three years. "Our studio has not yet seen a single dollar from sales," said Green. As for the existing revenue, he clarified "We decided to pay off all of our debt as soon as possible." The developer suggested that the reasons sales were so low was because many folks chose to watch Let's Play videos of the two-hour game rather than purchase it. "We underestimated how many people would be satisfied with only watching the game instead of playing it themselves," Green lamented. "If you compare the millions of views of the entirety of our game on YouTube to our sales as estimated on SteamSpy, you can hopefully see the disparity," he continued. "We have seen many people post our entire game on YouTube with little to no commentary. We've seen people decompile our game and post our soundtrack on YouTube. We've also seen many, many Let's Players post entire playthroughs of our game, posting links to all of their own social channels and all of their own merchandising and leaving out a link to our site." http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-03-25-that-dragon-cancer-has-not-yet-seen-a-single-dollar-from-sales Edited March 25, 2016 by Malcador 1 Why has elegance found so little following? Elegance has the disadvantage that hard work is needed to achieve it and a good education to appreciate it. - Edsger Wybe Dijkstra
Keyrock Posted March 26, 2016 Posted March 26, 2016 Quick quiz! Which publisher will be the first to sell a physical copy on retail store shelves of an early access game? I'll give you a minute... ... ... ... ... ... If you guesses Atari you win! We are through the looking glass, people. Next step, all games will retail as early access. The step after that, developers don't even bother finishing the games and early access becomes "full release". 1 RFK Jr 2024 "Any organization created out of fear must create fear to survive." - Bill Hicks
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