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It's 4 players for campaign mode as Voodoo says, but I think it's 8 players for versus mode with 4 players as Survivors and 4 as Infected bosses like Hunters and Boomers. I don't know how much different performance would be for what is being proposed ("a bunch of dedicated servers on the same machine"), but 8 for versus mode should be the max for any one game. As for those who didn't preorder Left 4 Dead yet, Circuit City is advertising $39.99 for the PC when it comes out as opposed to $44.99 on Steam. Not much of a difference with sales tax (I don't know if there's free shipping if you order online), but you could save a dollar or two. Hopefully there is still a Circuit City around your area if you think about buying it there; they're running ads here on television declaring they are shutting down a number of stores in my area. GC gave me the heads up beforehand though: http://www.gamrs.co/forums/in...hl=circuit+city I'm thinking of getting Left 4 Dead if I can get the $39.99 deal, although sometimes I'm lucky and can get recent games for $24.99 at Best Buy; they sometimes slash prices for certain PC games in half during December for fairly recent releases (I got BioShock about a year ago for that price, even though it was released in August 2007 roughly). They may end up doing it for a game like Dead Space instead and not for Left 4 Dead since the release date is too close to the holidays.

I get that message too sometimes (server enforcing map consistency), but once I get booted, I just join the server again, and the map downloads. EDIT: Whoops, didn't see that edit in General J's post. My bad.

Aw, that's really bad. Hope you and your family are safe though.

Hey, I was wondering what kind of graphics card to upgrade to. I currently have a BFG Technologies 7600GT that I bought 2 and a 1/4 years ago (roughly) at $163.99. I was looking at a BFG 9800GT below: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx...N82E16814143151 I've read articles that say that the 9800GT is just a slightly modified 8800GT card that's a little cheaper, but I'm not an expert. Here are some things I'm using as criteria: 1. I'm not looking to buy more than one graphics card (no SLI). 2. I don't overclock either (there's a BFG OC version of the 9800GT on newegg too. It looks cheaper at first at $99.99 after the mail in rebate, but shipping is added so it's only $108.24 versus $109.99 for the non-overclocked version with no shipping charge.). 3. I'm not looking to spend over $200. 4. I have a small monitor (15inch LCD with 1024x768 max resolution), so I won't need maxed out settings for a 17inch+ monitor or widescreen or anything like that. 5. I don't upgrade often (hence the old 7600GT), so I'm wondering what kind of card to get that can "adequately" run games for the next 2 years or so (maybe). If necessary (I don't think it is, but I could be wrong), here's some of my specs: Pentium D 820 2.8 Ghz 4GB DDR2 SDRAM PC2-4200 Windows XP Media Center Edition 2005 ASUS Motherboard 250GB Samsung HD PC Power and Cooling 470W Silencer I'm kinda new to this section, so I don't know a lot about computers like some posters here obviously do. If I'm missing some info, let me know. I also have never built a computer before, so if you think I should do that before or with a new graphics card purchase, let me know that too. The above computer was actually an HP Pavilion a1440n desktop before I swapped some parts; I replaced the graphics card and power supply and added 2 GB of memory. Yes, I can hear you laughing...

http://www.upi.com/Odd_News/2008/11/03/Tee...90361225751268/ Haha. I love the look on his face in the photo.

This story reminds me of this story I read recently: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/...s-prove-it.html WARNING: The article has a photo of the guy's head with stitches. Not graphic or bloody, but not exactly pretty-looking. Now that's a guy that should be tested for steroids.

Lol, I'm in the same boat as exile. I keep watching videos of the game on YouTube, until I can try it out next Tuesday. I call the Uzi! (It probably stinks in the game, but I have a reputation to protect.)

Cool vid, Jackie. What do you think of the game so far? Looks like I'll have to wait a couple days before I can download the demo. Save me a spot!

You must have voted for DRE 700 then, ilovetomatoes. http://www.noob.us/humor/voting-machines-e...n-as-president/ (I kid.)

Found this video today, don't know if it's been posted before. It's kind of a silly movie that makes fun of political stereotypes. Considering that the election will be over very soon, I thought it might lighten the mood. (There's one or two spoken swears, but the major one is bleeped out. They're heard in the "If McCain Wins" segment.) http://www.noob.us/humor/if-the-other-party-wins/

Cool stuff. Looks like your haunted house was put together very nicely. Hopefully, you didn't get alot of hecklers at your place.

Too late, Shaftiel! I read all your posts about me, and I'll say this: Heh, jk.

Lol. I love the part where it says you can add it to your profile in facebook; too much information, I think. Let your friends (and everyone who views your profile) know when its that time of the month!

Hey, I don't know if this has been posted on here before (date on it looks fairly recent). Found it on www.newgrounds.com, a Flash Animation website. The page says that the author is Wei Xing, so I hope I'm attributing it to the right person. It's kind of a funny Flash, and it should at least have 1 or 2 laughs in it. It has some language in it that might be offensive; most of it is in print, not really spoken. http://www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/465817 (You have to click "Watch movie" in the upper right for a popup window.)

Thanks for the replies. I heard about Dead Space too, but I've read the PC controls might be hard to maneuver... http://whatifgaming.com/dead-space-pc-vers...ot-fluid-enough Hopefully, it's not as bad as the article says it is. If the controls are that bad, I'd have to find out if I can adjust to them before buying. Still not sure about GTA4 or Saints Row 2. I'm leaning towards Saints Row, but we'll see.

http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3170182 Link to news about PG-13 cut and a Rated R DVD version. Not very specific, just a little bit of information. It may or may not affect whether or not you watch the film. Most reviews I've read about the film haven't been very encouraging.

Has anyone played this game yet? It's not really gc material in terms of being "clean," but I was wondering if anyone tried it out. There's supposed to be a PC version coming in a couple of weeks, but the console versions should be out already. I'm (possibly) waiting for the PC version. I've read mixed reviews, mostly positive but with some hangups. Supposedly the game has some graphical glitches and has crashed sometimes for reviewers. On the other hand, it's open ended and has some crazy stuff for the player to do. Some people compare it to GTA, but I haven't played the GTA series, so that doesn't really matter to me. Any thoughts?

Cool stuff. The cinematic implies that the girl is formerly a Little Sister, due to the small figurine of the Big Daddy she holds and her adolescent figure. It looks to be more of a sequel than a prequel (I heard suggestions a while back that BioShock 2 could be a prequel set in Rapture, where you are a protagonist caught up in the downfall of the city prior to the arrival of the protagonist in the original BioShock. That may be unlikely if we take the cinematic literally.), but it could just be a teaser that goes for a feeling rather than revealing any information about the sequel. If it does take place after the first BioShock, I wonder where the story would take place? Sea of Dreams sounds intriguing though.

Happy Birthday.

There's alot more information at the Diablo 3 website now. They posted a new character class, screenshots, etc. Thoughts on the new stuff they revealed?

These kinds of polls are hard to do. Usually, you would go with random polls to avoid biases; web polls can be biased since people choose themselves to participate rather than the poll taker choosing someone. I can understand why you chose to do a web poll though since it would be very difficult to track down gamers in a limited time frame, and then from that pool randomly pick people based on some non biased system. The real positive part is that you tried to get people from different parts of the country since most of us live in different areas (at least that's what the map generally shows on HLStats). I hope you get an A, but the teacher may call you out on some of these issues. Good luck though. EDIT: I deleted the part about double blind. I think that only applies in experiments.

Not a typo unfortunately. It is literally 121.82% as printed on my statement.

Judging from this post, it looks like all kinds of banks are getting sloppy and/or greedy. My Chase credit card recently screwed me over. Claimed I was late on a payment (I didn't believe I was, but I had no evidence to prove it), although I think it's more likely they cashed my check late. Proceeded to increase my Effective APR from 0.00% to 121.82% and added a finance charge of $1.00. I've had this card for more than 5 years, always paid on time, and never had a problem until now. Bogus.

I think ewoklover is right. It speeds up their heart rate I believe.

Judging by the trailer, Snyder seems to be able to replicate many of the scenes from the graphic novel (not surprising considering his attention to visual detail). Other than that, it is difficult to tell whether or not he will adhere to the ideology of Alan Moore. As excited as I am about a Watchmen movie, I am also skeptical. Film adaptations of Moore's works has so far been relatively unsuccessful in terms of staying true to his material; they either suffer from faulty characterizations (League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003), Constantine (2005)) or contrived plots (V for Vendetta). The "problem" with Moore's stories is that they are so epic and ambitious that a lesser filmmaker/ screenwriter is not able to grasp its full worth. Don't get me wrong; I enjoyed parts of Constantine and V for Vendetta, but I also acknowledged the fact that certain things were not fully explored or were cripplingly "dumbed down" for a general, mass audience. Understandably, parts of Watchmen's story will be cut to fit a running time of (most likely) 2-3 hours, but I am only concerned with whether or not the social/ political critique will be retained. I find Watchmen to be the most critical of society after V for Vendetta, which was depressingly effective in describing fascistic governments. Terry Gilliam was once tapped to direct Watchmen, but later he reneged, citing the fact that it would be more realistic to make a television series. Moore himself did not think a film adaptation was plausible and has cut his ties to Hollywood after being accused of plagiarism by a writer(s) [i.e. complete jackhole/ biggest idiot in the universe] who was adapting League of Extraordinary Gentlemen for the screen. Hopefully, Snyder, who has gained Hollywood's trust so far with the financial success of 300, will take the time to explore the character stories behind the major players in Watchmen. The trailer is a bit misleading (unintentionally) in that it seems that the Watchmen is an action film, which it is not in terms of the graphic novel. There are very few action scenes in the book. On a final note, I will say this: if Rorschach is not as sadistic as he is in the comic book, I will not watch the film.