Many, many good points in that article.
Whats more, out of the 4 online pass requiring games I've purchased used 2 have had codes in the box that worked :D
Not only does that look nothing like the Half Life logo, this has to be the deepest I've ever seen a news site scrape.
@tengobotas: Um. No he does. Cuban cigars are famous around the world.
@The Moof: I don't think it would happen without at least secret UN and US approval, and permission from South Korea.
Whether North Korea and China are allies is irrelevant. The alliance doesn't benefit China one bit but it is vital to North Koreas survival. The problem for China though is not only does it not benefit them, it costs them financially and makes them look bad when they have to get up on the world stage and defend their ally yet again for another pointless provocation.
You only have to look at Chinas reactions these days to see they're growing weary. They don't defend the North any more, at least not like they used to. Now they'd rather wait for the evidence or condemn both sides.
Either way, the North Korean problem won't be solved by either US, UN or South Korean intervention. Either the regime will collapse from internal pressure/s or China will do it.
Whether North Korea and China are allies is irrelevant. The alliance doesn't benefit China one bit but it is vital to North Koreas survival. The problem for China though is not only does it not benefit them, it costs them financially and makes them look bad when they have to get up on the world stage and defend their ally yet again for another pointless provocation.
You only have to look at Chinas reactions these days to see they're growing weary. They don't defend the North any more, at least not like they used to. Now they'd rather wait for the evidence or condemn both sides.
Either way, the North Korean problem won't be solved by either US, UN or South Korean intervention. Either the regime will collapse from internal pressure/s or China will do it.
@Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.: Yeah but Cuba never isolated itself from the rest of the world like North Korea.
And despite what many Americans may think of old Fidel, he's no Kim Jong-il
And despite what many Americans may think of old Fidel, he's no Kim Jong-il
To be honest, at this stage I would be ready to accept Chinese occupation of North Korea.
While I have no love for the fascists in Beijing, at least they're predictable and for the most part, on our side.
Still, it's not up to me.
While I have no love for the fascists in Beijing, at least they're predictable and for the most part, on our side.
Still, it's not up to me.
@gurfinki: You're absolutely right, it's your property.
@gurfinki: Digital Millenium Copyright Act. A piece of anti-piracy legislation in the US I believe.
@gurfinki: Agreed entirely, however, you don't have a right to change that hardware in such a way that it gives you an advantage in a game, and then actually use that advantage in a live setting.
That would probably have you breaking multiple ToS's and EULAs or whatever they're called these days. Those prohibitively long documents that you "agree" to and have little weighting in a court of law.
That would probably have you breaking multiple ToS's and EULAs or whatever they're called these days. Those prohibitively long documents that you "agree" to and have little weighting in a court of law.
@shufflemoomin: You don't pay for game services such as stat tracking?
Thats funny, because you pretty much only pay to play the games, everything else is available on silver. So if stat tracking isn't a feature of the game then what is it? A gherkin?
Thats funny, because you pretty much only pay to play the games, everything else is available on silver. So if stat tracking isn't a feature of the game then what is it? A gherkin?
@aka_mich: Who said anything about PSN?
@KaneRobot: Yes they did. Congrats on shelling out money to for services that will just get yanked after 2 years.
@KommanderKeith: They did. In the article.
@Veit: I'm not condemning anyone.
And you people pay a subscription fee for this dickery?
@jShazBot: Theres the thing, you're playing in 480p.
I'm playing in 720p, but one of my younger brothers is playing on an old SDTV in 576p and it looks waaaay better than on my HDTV (Black Ops that is).
I'm playing in 720p, but one of my younger brothers is playing on an old SDTV in 576p and it looks waaaay better than on my HDTV (Black Ops that is).
@Veit: Yeah but people get in fights and stuff over the deals. IIRC sometimes a couple of people get killed?
@JinFei3: I neither said nor implied that I was that I was above either.
When consumerism is so popular, it's a wonder that anyone bothers to hold onto traditional religous faiths.
True salvation comes from cheap electrical goods that have been manufactured under near slave conditions in China, not from some bearded preachy bloke.
True salvation comes from cheap electrical goods that have been manufactured under near slave conditions in China, not from some bearded preachy bloke.
@jShazBot: Um yeah...actually they do. Frostbite and Unreal easily load as fast as IW4.0 and it's not like the games that use them run at 15fps or anything, theres really not a great deal of point in going with 60fps over 30fps.
Personally, I'd much rather have something that makes a large graphical difference i.e. a higher resolution or AA than get a largely worthless extra 30 fps.
Personally, I'd much rather have something that makes a large graphical difference i.e. a higher resolution or AA than get a largely worthless extra 30 fps.
