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General Gaming / Re: Xbox720 - that's 2 full revolutions - not till 2014? ~Rumor/Speculation Thread~

« on: May 20, 2013, 12:00:13 PM »

Sounds like MS is saving most of it's "game" lineup announcements for E3 so tomorrow it's most likely just going be the hardware reveal and the "known" games coming like the next Halo, Forza, ect.

Don't expect to see to much surprises for software until e3.

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TalkBack / Re: No EA Games Currently in Development for Wii U

« on: May 17, 2013, 02:34:07 PM »

"Does it bother me that EA is choosing to not support Nintendo"

Actually EA stopped production on all platforms that aren't selling--Vita on the sh!t list, 3DS, and Mac as well.  When 95% of your sales come from PS3/Xbox360/PC you can see why they wouldn't even bother with making ports that generate no profit for them.
 
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And it really doesn't matter about release dates neither--Injustice was released same day and it's sales are still 1/10th of ps3/xbox.  Nintendo has to increase the Wii U userbase and you really can't see it improving anytime soon, maybe in the fall. 
 

 

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Frostbite 3 ported to mobile platforms

« on: May 16, 2013, 08:22:44 AM »

Sigh,

Frostbite 3 is not the same as Frostbite Go.  Go is supposed to bring "Frostbite" experience to the mobile devices but it's not going be the same caliber as the source. 

Kinda like Infinity Blade, sure it used UE3 but it's pretty limited in scope.  It's not like they were able to port over something like GoW to the Ipad.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Amazing Deals for 3DS, DS & GBA

« on: May 16, 2013, 02:18:42 AM »

Kingdom Hearts 3D $10 from Best Buy daily deal--6/16

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TalkBack / Re: Ace Attorney 5 Coming to North America and Europe This Fall As eShop Exclusive 

« on: May 13, 2013, 09:36:47 PM »

Glad to be getting it but I usually rent or purchase cheap these types of games do to the fact there's little replay valve.  The last Ace game took about 12-13 hours so for me that's like a worthy $20 worth.   

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U to miss out on 15 EA Games

« on: May 11, 2013, 09:43:46 AM »

Oh yeah, but PowerPC is still more similar to Risc than Cisc. 

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Wii U to miss out on 15 EA Games

« on: May 11, 2013, 08:54:04 AM »

"All three console have similar architectures, so "

To lazy to type but WII U is an ARM chip vs PS4/PC/XBOX? which is x86. "ARM is a RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computing) architecture while x86 being a CISC (Complex Instruction Set Computing) one."

ARM is pretty big with mobile devices since it saves power but it's still weaker than it's X86 counterpart.  Take an Arm chip with the same cores and the same MHz it's going lose to the x86 chipset in terms of power. 

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TalkBack / Re: Eternal Darkness Spiritual Successor Slated for Wii U Release

« on: May 04, 2013, 10:00:35 AM »

"As a Canadian taxpayer, I've been burned by this chucklef**k before. If you give him money, you're an idiot."

Yeah, I'm pretty sure he still OWES money to the Canadian government too.  And not to mention the 4.5 million owned to Epic.

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TalkBack / Re: Madden Skipping Wii U in 2013

« on: May 02, 2013, 10:18:32 PM »

Madden 25th (aka 14) is only coming to PS3/Xbox 360--so there's isn't any vita/pc support for the game neither so it's not like EA's baised.  EA picked the two platforms that sold the most and is focusing on them vs platforms were sales are less profitable if any.

BTW:  Why is this new?  We knew about this for a couple of months now.

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General Gaming / Re: So nobody likes GameStop?

« on: April 26, 2013, 09:52:10 PM »

That's CDs...not DVDs....different format.  DVD's are 1.2mm think which the read layer at .6mm.

Here's a nice pic:http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=cd+optical+cover+layer&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=TCK30m74if0d9M&tbnid=WPpMUSN1OFEOjM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.clir.org%2Fpubs%2Freports%2Fpub121%2Fsec3.html&ei=my97Ua-OF4j00gGq6IGACQ&psig=AFQjCNEHqiKRRZlMKvBnr6VWoqOSOPR8Xw&ust=1367113743703308

 

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General Gaming / Re: So nobody likes GameStop?

« on: April 26, 2013, 08:34:03 PM »

No, GC/DVD works the same way and it's in a grove system (layer).  You would have to scratch all the way throught the damn disc from the label side to effect any of the grooves.  Hense why you can use sfuff like lightscribe on the label side--doesn't hurt it at all.

CD's are a bit more picky since they have deeper grooves that's closer to the label side so yeah you can scratch though a damage the reflective side--basically hold it up to light and if you see light though it then toss the disc because it's beyond repair.

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General Gaming / Re: So nobody likes GameStop?

« on: April 26, 2013, 07:16:27 PM »

Scratches on label side doesn't matter.  As for your noise issue, that's common with games that had been resurfaced--most likely the disc's still have "errors" in so it's not being read 100%.  Since you just got them I would exchange them  GS or have them "try" to resurface the disc again.

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TalkBack / Re: Nintendo Not Hosting 'Large-Scale' Presentation at E3 2013

« on: April 25, 2013, 07:19:47 AM »

Kinda shocked myself.  E3 coverage is massive--my local paper even covers it (though it's usually just a page or two) and without a big show both MS and Sony will get the most attention which is going show up in overall sales.  A good example would be Sony's Vita--little to no coverage at e3 last year = poor sales thoughtout the year.

Was expecting the opposite from nintendo--expected to see a BIGGER show, an all or nothing, since the WII U is struggling so much especially with third party support.  But it sounds like nintendo didn't have the "cards" to play so they aren't even going try . 

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General Gaming / Re: Official THQ Auction Results (Studios and IPs)

« on: April 23, 2013, 09:19:33 PM »

"Gearbox Software bought Homeworld for $1.35 million"

NOOOOOO!!!!!.....

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TalkBack / Re: 3DS-Focused Nintendo Direct Coming This Wednesday

« on: April 15, 2013, 03:20:57 PM »

Give me Bravely Default :0.

Also kinda want a dates for Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, Ace Attorney 5, and Shin Megami Tensei 4.  Still upset we didnt' get Miles Edgeworth (WII) so maybe a port of that game too while I'm making my wishlist.

 

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General Gaming / Re: I want to build a PC and run every good and maybe the next gen stuff. Advice?

« on: April 13, 2013, 07:45:01 AM »

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819116504

$10 cheaper and a bit more power.  I5 2500 is a bit older (hell I was considering it when I built my PC three years ago--was expensive then).

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For $100 more you can get an decent I7 or if you go cheaper route; $20 less you can get an 8-core AMD (actually $40 less since there's an $20 rebate) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16819113284

Part of me says to go with 8 cores since next generation is heading that way meaning software is going be written to take advantage of multiple cores much better so you might get an advantage over 4 cores.  And it's cheaper .

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Fire Emblem Awakening

« on: April 12, 2013, 08:16:14 AM »

Depends on if you ever played an FE game before.  Some maps are just death traps waiting to happen and you'll have to deal with the whole lucky dice roll. 

Think I perfer casual mode myself that way I can try out everyone without having to worry about their lack of experience and skill.

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Just ran into my first street pass team fight and got rolled.  Most of my party was lvl 22 (20 base class + 2 levels in masterclasses) but theirs was unknown other than the fact he/she didn't have a single masterclass (so I guessing they had reclassed a couple of times on the same characters).

Anyhow their lvl 3 (cough) thief pretty much killed my entire party without me taking 1/2 his HP.

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Fire Emblem Awakening

« on: April 11, 2013, 10:03:07 PM »

Yeah just ran into a store that had Reeking Box so I ended up leveling up most of my characters to at least level 20 just so I can use master seals to get get class upgrades.

Have at least one of every class now minus a few like Bow Knight and those special classes that are locked in story mode.  I'm at mission 14 now after spending a few hours grinding.

If I really wanted to I could just have beaten the game with my "dream team" but I like mixing up my playing styles a bit and trying different classes--right now my best fighter is the thief Gaius--had to level him up since he started at an level three thief class.  Turned him into an assassin with high luck and speed making him extremely hard to hit.  With him and the tricksteer Anna my team is pretty much unstoppable. 

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General Gaming / Re: I want to build a PC and run every good and maybe the next gen stuff. Advice?

« on: April 11, 2013, 08:05:50 PM »

You really can't go wrong with neither an AMD 7870 or an Nvidia 660 Ti cards--both around $200 and can ran at full 1080P with high settings with every game out there.  Both cards are around the $200-225 range.

Just about everyone recommends the I5 (quadcore) series for CPU ($150-200 depending on model). 

I would go with 8GB 1600 DDR ram though, you can get them cheap $50-60. 

For PSU get a brand name (generic ones seem to die or not carry the correct voltage).  You can get a good Brand name PSU for about $50 to $60 for 600 watt models.

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A big part of me says to wait for the first UE4 game to release prior to building an gaming PC.  Usually when a new engine is released a flood of new graphics cards come to the market and you usually can score a better deal that way and also future proof your system since engines tend to last a few years at least.

Also why the sudden need for a gaming PC?  The PS4 is an x86 system which means just about everything that's going be released on the PC will likely coming to the PS4.  Might as well get an PS4 and save yourself $500 for more games . 


 

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General Gaming / Re: I want to build a PC and run every good and maybe the next gen stuff. Advice?

« on: April 10, 2013, 09:28:57 PM »

A few things we would have to know:

1.)  What resolution do you plan on playing on?  720P/1080 or higher.  If you're stuck on a lower resolution then you wouldn't exactly need a top of the end graphics card.

2.)  What's your budget going be?  Do you have any parts from your current rig that can be reused (keyboard, mouse, power supply, ect).

3.)  Are you planning on overclocking?  Heat a big issue with any PC so you have to plan ahead on what to buy.

I would suggest going to Anandtech forums and looking at some of their recommended builds (they have them for every budget).

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General Gaming / Re: Have Nintendo ceded a legacy?

« on: April 10, 2013, 06:59:12 PM »

Metroid doesn't sell in Japan--hense no love from Nintendo.  Last in house Metroid game was Metroid Prime Corruption 3 in 07' and I doubt we're going see another one anytime soon.



 

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Fire Emblem Awakening

« on: April 10, 2013, 02:48:54 PM »

Finally gotten around to starting the game; reached chapter 10 so far and here's a couple of my thoughts:

Not enough random battles .  You'll have to purchase maps (DLC) just to get everyone up to the same levels.  No arena that I come across which sucks because I need the gold as well.

Critical hits are always a pain in the arse.  I always seem to get them at the wrong time.

I ended up restarting the game in casual mode, think I'll go back and try hardcore during new game+. ----

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Nintendo Gaming / Re: Amazing Deals for 3DS, DS & GBA

« on: April 09, 2013, 06:17:27 PM »

Stratos don't forget about nintendo's promotion going on.   

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TalkBack / Re: Project X Zone Dated, Crosses Over Into North America on June 25

« on: April 06, 2013, 08:51:05 PM »

Glad to see one of these X-crossover games finally coming to the US. 

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General Gaming / Re: Amazing Deals!

« on: April 05, 2013, 09:38:10 AM »

Amazon has some PC Download sales going on (both redeemed by steam):  One day sale 4/5

Borderlands 2 + Season Pass $25.
Borderlands 2 standalone $20.
Or Just the Season Pass for $10.

Also:  Dead Island GOTY Edition for $5.