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apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 4:52 pm

Haven't played it, but in general the control systems for rts games on consoles can be a bit difficult (compared to mouse and keyboard)...

deviant · Post by **deviant** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:14 pm

yeah, I can imagine it being a bit nerrr

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Nov 12, 2009 5:16 pm

The controls are actually quite good for console. Great game!

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Nov 17, 2009 5:53 pm

Google Chrome is about to get extensions. About bloody time!!!

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Wed Nov 18, 2009 8:09 pm

Zune marketplace on xbox seems to stream 1080p pretty well!

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 10:16 am

Google finally announces chrome os: http://googleblog.blogspot.com/2009/11/ ... ource.html

edit: wrong link...

Post by **system** » Fri Nov 20, 2009 11:10 am

Amick wrote:Google Chrome now has extensions. About bloody time!!!

corrected.

Post by **breaksRbest** » Mon Nov 23, 2009 6:21 pm

bought myself an XBox yesterday!

quick question: I want to have the sound running through my amp/speakers & not the TV. If I use a HDMI cable for the vision & then plug the Red & White RCA's into my amp will that work?

I only have the lead that came with it and all three RCA's are bound together & can't be split up

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Tue Nov 24, 2009 1:32 pm

breaksRbest wrote:bought myself an XBox yesterday!

quick question: I want to have the sound running through my amp/speakers & not the TV. If I use a HDMI cable for the vision & then plug the Red & White RCA's into my amp will that work?

I only have the lead that came with it and all three RCA's are bound together & can't be split up

yes it will.

I do the same to plug the HDMI into my mixer, and then run through that into my monitors.

will work fine.

Post by **huge** » Fri Nov 27, 2009 9:05 am

http://store.steampowered.com/early-holiday

Steam's Early Holiday, Five-Day-Long, One-Day-Only Sale!

mental savings if anyone is interested

eN · Post by eN » Tue Dec 22, 2009 11:11 am

Bioshock 2 wallpaper by Boris Vallejo and Julie Bell

http://www.2kgames.com/cultofrapture/ar ... bjectdelta

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Sat Jan 09, 2010 11:38 am

Picked up Bayonetta this week. It's pretty mental, it's basically Devil May Cry on angel dust. Story is confusing as fark (though it doesn't really matter) and there's a bit of a learning curve, but it looks stunning and the action is superb. The combat system is fantastic and just feels great to play. A million different power ups and techniques to obtain, should keep me going for a while.

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Sun Jan 10, 2010 11:53 pm

finally (due to new tv) got my ps3 up and in use again (didn't use it for like 6mths cos cbf using with pc monitor and tv was standard def)

got uncharted2 and loving it.

ive seen FF13 is in EB for preOrder now, tempted but $120! prob go ebay
only other game i want is also yet to be released, MAG - 64player online etc
will have to get a good wireless headset for it, im thinking 7.1 gaming styles. anyone got any suggestions?
Razer have a pretty sweet usb one but aparrently doesn't work with ps3 (no drivers) so might have to get the sony bluetooth headset/mic thing plus a separate wireless headset with optical audio in on the dock.

1more thing; not sure whther to get fifa10 or not prob not worth it 09s still fine for the odd game and there might be a worldcup special ed one anyway?

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 11:48 am

Sloggin through Mass Effect for i think the fifth or sixth time... Amped for the release of ME2 at the end of the month

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Mon Jan 11, 2010 12:58 pm

^nice. didnt play ME much but might get number2

also that reminds me i have to play MGS4 through again on my tv

eN · Post by eN » Thu Jan 14, 2010 2:33 pm

FunkyJ wrote:I'm finding the combat in Dragon Age to be a little tedious and repetitive.

But it's a great story and has some full on decisions to make.

Such as whether or not you should seduce that male elf?

http://www.n4g.com/gaming/News-433258.aspx

In other news I need some help with something. I've got a customer with an Asus netbook who's win xp died and won't boot. None of the bootloader options work. I can boot to recovery partition but if I proceed with that it will wipe the drive. The lady has some photos on there of her new baby and doesn't want to lose them.
Of course this stupid thing doesn't have a cd drive so I've been trying to find some files to create a bootable USB so I can boot into DOS or something to copy the files. I've tried a couple of different options I found on the web but none of the ones I tried seem to work so far.. Anyone have something they can suggest I use?

*Edit - Gay elf sex link fixed

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:25 pm

External DVD drives are your friend.

eN · Post by eN » Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:37 pm

mecka wrote:External DVD drives are your friend.

Yeah maybe I'll just sell her one of those instead.

Hardy · Post by **Hardy** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 6:44 pm

Kaiproject wrote:
ive seen FF13 is in EB for preOrder now, tempted but $120! prob go ebay

It won't be more than $100 at JB, prob less than $90

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 7:14 pm

I spent 3 days on the xbox playing the following

Guitar Hero II-V
Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon 2
GTA IV
Heroes Over Europe

It was nice to get my nerd on again. I'm fairly decent on GH now...finally!

Now the question is should I buy an xbox 360 and become a hermit?

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Thu Jan 14, 2010 8:36 pm

Yes.

Considering that Mass Effect 2 is coming at the end of the month. Then Bioshock 2 next month. Then Battlefield: Bad Company 2 in March.

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 12:41 am

console fps so shit...
im gonna get one of those Splitfish Dual SFX Frag Pros just so i can play MW2 and MAG without throwing controller at tv...

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Fri Jan 15, 2010 2:06 am

when it comes to FPS, mouse + keyboard over console controller any day of the week.

mecka · Post by **mecka** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 10:17 am

Fucking hell this looks BRUTAL.

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

Also, this. Next week.

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

C.I.A. · Post by **C.I.A.** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:56 pm

So excited about Bioshock 2

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Tue Jan 19, 2010 2:59 pm

mecka wrote:Fucking hell this looks BRUTAL.

Watch the posted video on YouTube.
Also, this. Next week.

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

I'm comin over!

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Sun Jan 24, 2010 11:12 pm

All spark cube Xbox mod.

http://www.walyou.com/blog/2010/01/21/t ... x-360-mod/

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:01 pm

Hey guys, for anyone who is keen... Apologies if it appears a bit spammy, but should be fun...

Battle some Legendary Madmen!
Community Playdate: Play HALO 3 with Madman Entertainment – February 26, 8pm.

Celebrating the release of HALO LEGENDS on March 3 on DVD and BLU-RAY.

Seven stories from the heart of the Halo universe, by the best creators in Japan!

Send a friend request to MadmanLive01 and look for Gunstar Red, apophenian and other Madmen on the night!

http://www.madman.com.au/halo

Amick · Post by **Amick** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:02 pm

NEERRRRRDS!!!!!

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Fri Feb 12, 2010 2:07 pm

I have a feeling I am going to have my ass handed to me by snotty 12 year old cosplayers for the duration of this event...

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Tue Feb 23, 2010 2:47 pm

Amick wrote:when it comes to FPS, mouse + keyboard over console controller any day of the week.

i got a Bannco Fragnstein, fraggn awesome! Not quite the same as mouse/kb on a pc, but way better than ps3 ds3 control and i can just kick back on the couch with the feet up and a mousepad on my ottoman

only tested it with uncharted2 last night online, was getting kills way easier, felt more natural and fun.
jeez uncharted2 is the BEST game i've ever played by far, single player rocks and multiplayer is good fun although lag due to playing with yanks is annoying.

next to test with bioshock 1 which i'm playing through before i get bioshock2 bcos i never did. anyone got 2? thoughts?

also trying to decide whether to get COD4:Mw2 or just wait for bad company2...meant to be nuts

overall enjoying console gaming way more than i ever did pc gaming. all the nerding out on specs and gfx cards and constantly spending $ to upgrade just to get a decent framerate is absolute bollocks

Post by **system** » Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:06 pm

holy shit

Watch the posted video on YouTube.

Post by **JAMESSSS** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 2:39 pm

WOAH!

FoundationStepper · Post by **FoundationStepper** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 10:07 am

for ps3 users

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/br ... 5835953397

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 3:19 pm

hehe weird.

just pre-ordered FF13 and BF:BC2...can't wait. even tho ill struggle to find the time to play em

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:20 pm

Really looking forward to God of war III

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:49 pm

oh yeah... should download the demo of that.
wow...release march18 in oz....too many sweet games coming out atm!!! wtf how am i sposed to afford yet alone get time to play em...
bfBC2, FF13, bioshock2, heavyrain, darksiders, gow3 etcetc

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Mon Mar 22, 2010 10:40 am

God of War 3.

OMG.

Epic.

mixtress · Post by **mixtress** » Wed Apr 21, 2010 11:48 pm

Hope someone has some answers cause this puzzle is shitting me off big time.

I used to have Nero 7 Essentials on my putie, and it worked perfectly burning from DVD Shrink. Now that I've loaded Nero 9 (offically purchased software), when it comes time to select where the image will go it no longer gives me the option to burn to Nero, and in fact it say "if you want to burn with Nero, please load it"

Checked all the options and clicked "enable burning with Nero" but no joy. Does anyone hav any hints for me?

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 10:11 am

This looks pretty handy...

http://www.hengedocks.com/index.html

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu Apr 22, 2010 12:30 pm

Yeh taht looks very handy indeed.

Might get one in a couple of months time.

Direkt · Post by **Direkt** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:38 pm

apophenian wrote:God of War 3.

OMG.

Epic.

Got myself a PS3 last week, with GOW3... so awesome. Loving it.

Kaiproject · Post by **Kaiproject** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 2:43 pm

i'd get it but will take me all year to get thru ff13 (due to lack of time to play)
and i kinda wanna get GoW1+2 first (there's a ps3 remastered pack of them you can get for like $40 on ebay), but again there's the time to play em, it'd be 2012 by the time i got to GoW3

Post by **huge** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:10 pm

mixtress wrote:Hope someone has some answers cause this puzzle is shitting me off big time.

I used to have Nero 7 Essentials on my putie, and it worked perfectly burning from DVD Shrink. Now that I've loaded Nero 9 (offically purchased software), when it comes time to select where the image will go it no longer gives me the option to burn to Nero, and in fact it say "if you want to burn with Nero, please load it"

Checked all the options and clicked "enable burning with Nero" but no joy. Does anyone hav any hints for me?

create iso with dvd shrink then burn with imgburn

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Fri Apr 23, 2010 5:46 pm

alternatively, recreate the entire movie live using sock puppets and your imagination.

Post by **huge** » Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:43 pm

man red dead redemption looks pretty awesome.

apophenian · Post by **apophenian** » Fri Apr 30, 2010 12:21 pm

This game looks pretty funny - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naughty_Bear

Lil MiSbreaks · Post by **Lil MiSbreaks** » Wed May 19, 2010 8:42 pm

Im trying to find a free avi to mv4 (or whatever, ipod playable) download for mac. Im not having much luck.

Any recommendations????

Thanks.

mrj · Post by **mrj** » Thu May 20, 2010 9:45 am

they definitely exist, i have one.

just google OSX Avi player free. bouind to come up with matches.

Post by **system** » Thu May 20, 2010 1:51 pm

huge wrote:man red dead redemption looks pretty awesome.

true that. tempted for tomorrow.