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flippo · Post by **flippo** » Tue Oct 09, 2007 11:57 pm

speedball! tha game ruled! faaark flashback

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:51 am

A Lonely Pyro

Post by **huge** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:31 pm

Working RV670, Phenom system pixellated

Post by **huge** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:12 pm

oh yeah and Crysis specs

Minimum System Requirements

* OS: Windows XP or Windows Vista
* Processor: 2.8 GHz or faster (XP) or 3.2 GHz or faster (Vista)
* Memory: 1.0 GB RAM (XP) or 1.5 GB RAM (Vista)
* Video Card: 256 MB
* Hard Drive: 12GB
* Sound Card: DirectX 9.0c compatible

Real Recommended System Requirements

* OS: Windows XP / Vista
* Processor: Intel Core 2 DUO @ 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon 64 X2 4400+
* Memory: 2.0 GB RAM
* GPU: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS/640 or similar

Supported Processors: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz (3.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, Intel Core 2.0 GHz (2.2 GHz for Vista) or faster, AMD Athlon 2800+ (3200+ for Vista) or faster.

Supported chipsets: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT or greater; ATI Radeon 9800 Pro (Radeon X800 Pro for Vista) or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Integrated chipsets are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:20 pm

sweet. I'm over spec'ed. Although I don't think much of the game so far.
Going by the beta.

Post by **huge** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 1:22 pm

single player will shit on it.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 3:42 pm

The dialogue in Halo 3 is hilarious.

That is all.

Post by **fooishbar** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 6:37 pm

huge wrote:Working RV670, Phenom system pixellated

meh, rv670? just stick to r600

Post by **huge** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:32 pm

meh!

oh yeah. anyone who has steam (or not) and wants a free copy of half life 2 and episode 1 prove yourselves!

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:45 pm

w00t! Phantom Hourglass on DS tomorrow!

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 11:55 pm

I'm gonna run down and pick up the Orange Box tomorrow.

Having a frustrating issue with Crysis where the game crashes every 5-10 minutes. I've patched updated and basically stripped my system dry of anything unneeded to run the game.

Post by **huge** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:30 am

you gunna get pc or xbox?

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:50 am

PC, sif play an FPS other than Halo on Xbox.

keyboard + mouse = win.

Post by **huge** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 11:31 am

had a quick crack at portal last night.

very cool.

L-J · Post by **L-J** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:02 pm

is crysis going to be worth getting?or should i just wait for C.O.D 4 or even farcry 2

Post by **huge** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 12:17 pm

most def.

sorry i havent got around to posting any links for you to read up on new hardware yet! study bleh!

Post by **huge** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:08 pm

http://redline-oc.spaces.live.com/blog/ ... !228.entry

Intel Core 2 Extreme QX9650 OC'd to 5.44GHz

37,095 points in 3DMark 05 and 27,542 points in 3DMark 06

blimey

Post by **huge** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:11 pm

mare.

copy and paste if you feel like it huhu

Post by **huge** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:12 pm

new update for the Wii is pretty handy.

upgraded usb keyboard support, enhanced everybody votes channel. some updates to opera.

nice.

Post by **system** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 8:18 am

zomg mario kart wii. now you can grab motorcycles.

(the update was a bit wanky, still want a clipboard for opera.)

flippo · Post by **flippo** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 10:18 am

Stray wrote:So you wanna be a professional video game player?

A really good article following a halo 2 team.

"We have groupies," says pro gamer Ben.

"There's a lot of girls around," adds pro gamer Tom "Tsquared" Taylor. "I honestly find them annoying. Because I'm not here to talk to you. I'm here to play 'Halo.' I'm not going to give you a hug. I'm going to my station to play."

"I give them hugs," Jackson interjects. "I'm not going to lie."

BAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!

you give them hugs?! hugs!!!

pro-gamers = the new rock stars.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:27 am

EA Buys Bioware, Pandemic

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:35 am

NOOOOOOOOO

EA will fuck Bioware.

Post by **huge** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:21 pm

omg portal is so awesome.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:22 pm

Call of Duty 4 demo is out.

Post by **huge** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 12:34 pm

yer saw that. rad internode are hosting. (b/w) free download for me!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:27 pm

mecka wrote:NOOOOOOOOO

EA will fuck Bioware.

I don't know about that.. they've had a good track record with takeovers.

Post by **system** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:35 pm

(mario kart wii)

(mario baseball)

(naruto: clash of ninjas revolution)

and, courtesy of my housemate's ps3:

(simpsons) - the feeling of playing inside the actual cartoon is awesome.

Post by **huge** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:52 pm

sweeeeet

Post by **system** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:25 pm

i really wanna get hold of the wii version of the simpsons, but i get the feeling that it'll pale against the ps3/xbox360 versions.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:27 pm

system wrote:i really wanna get hold of the wii version of the simpsons, but i get the feeling that it'll pale against the ps3/xbox360 versions.

Judging by every other cross platform title that has been released I'd say you are correct!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 2:28 pm

My company has officially changed it's name from IR Gurus to Transmission Labs.

Let the jokes begin!

Post by **fooishbar** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:37 pm

Stray wrote:EA Buys Bioware, Pandemic

ha! some of the original guys at pandemic are my ex-housemate's family.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 7:15 pm

Went out this arvo and bought World in Conflict. Excellent game.

Alternate history WWIII scenario in which the Soviet Union invades US soil via Seattle.

Needs heaps of strategic thinking, looks good and runs nicely on my rig.

Post by **system** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 9:40 am

finally picked up zelda: the phantom hourglass for the ds. (along with a good little storage upgrade, hehe.)

whoever the got to do the artwork has done an inspired job. the interface and control system (i.e. use of the stylus) is really well thought out.

good for the 5 minute break crew!

Post by **huge** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 2:15 pm

unreal tournament 3 demo

http://games.internode.on.net/filelist. ... ails=12338

Post by **huge** » Sat Oct 13, 2007 3:07 pm

COD4 is mad.

Post by **huge** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:49 am

portal is so sweet

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3iKnKQJEzv0

quick you would love this game.

quick · Post by **quick** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:19 am

looks intense

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:49 pm

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/article ... ion-Halo-3

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:54 pm

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/article ... n-BioShock

These are awesome

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:05 am

For Hardy, remake of Bionic Commando featuring...

Taking its inspiration from its 8-bit namesake released on the Nintendo Entertainment System back in 1988, Bionic Commando features Nathan Spencer (voiced by former lead singer of Faith No More, Mike Patton), a government operative who represents the ultimate fusion of man and machine. After distinguishing himself in a fierce conflict against the Imperials, Spencer is betrayed and falsely imprisoned by the very people he unquestioningly served.

sneak · Post by **sneak** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 3:33 am

mmmmm Mike Patton grrrrowl
his name merely needs to be whispered in passing and millions of girls worldwide cream themselves without knowing why.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:15 pm

He's doing lots of games these days. His voice in the darkness is awesome!

Post by **system** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 12:17 pm

Stray wrote:His voice in the darkness is awesome!

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:18 pm

The government is fucking clueless.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 2:23 pm

What the fuck... they tell you that a wide range of goverment programs to benefit the gaming industry, then promptly tell you that games are not eligible?

what a crock.

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:16 pm

The GDAA Seeks Out AU Senator
The 40% rebate demand for developers continues.
by Patrick Kolan, IGN AU

Australia, October 16, 2007 - The Game Developers' Association of Australia (GDAA) has continued to push forward with its demands for the 40% rebate for local developers, after a couple of knockbacks at other levels of government.

Today it was announced that the GDAA and a number of CEOs from Australia's major game development companies will meet with Senator Stephen Conroy, Deputy Leader of the Opposition in the Senate, on Monday 22 October to provide the Senator with insight into the association's call for a 40% rebate for the games industry in Australia.

CEO of the Game Developers' Association of Australia (GDAA) Greg Bondar commented, "We are extremely pleased to see that Senator Conroy is prepared to take the time to listen to us, to find out more about our concerns regarding the state of the industry and learn more about our vibrant and productive industry."

"Not only will we be able to talk about what our industry is doing and explain how significant a 40% rebate would be for the future of our industry, we will also be able to demonstrate to the Senator, first hand, the capabilities that our Australian game developers have to produce world class products."

"When you consider the fact that a game like Halo 3 made over $300 million US in the first week since its launch and over $170 million of that was made in the first day of trading, you can see the potential that our industry has to make significant economic contributions," he added.

Senator Conroy will meet with Gregory Bondar, CEO of the GDAA, Tom Crago, GDAA President and CEO of Tantalus Interactive, Chris Moseley, GDAA Treasurer and CEO of Redtribe and a number of other CEOs including Mike Fegan of IRGurus.

Mr Bondar went on to say, "With the government's support by way of the same sort of rebate that they have extended to our film industry, we know that we will be able to compete on the world stage, attract work to our shores and in turn, positively influence the level of skills and employment within our industry in Australia.

"The absence of the same sort of rebate that other countries like Canada, Germany, the UK and China are able to offer to attract business is what is holding us back from a positive future. With a 40% rebate, the sky's the limit for our industry here in Australia," he concluded.

Charlie73 · Post by **Charlie73** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 7:52 pm

Herro

Ah i am an ISS Fan, although am tempted on the new FIFA cause it has A League.....

So has anyone played Championship Manager?? I used to waste hours on teh damn thing when i lived in Bristol......

Stray · Post by **Stray** » Wed Oct 17, 2007 8:57 pm

woot! I bought speedball 2 on xbox live arcade and it's teh rad!

Ah memories..

Hey charlie, apparently in fifa 2008 you can play as one player at a time.
Like a first person mode. Apparently the developers are heading towards a version where each player is played by a different person online.
Which would be crazy!