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12/01/09
I heard a lot of bashing of him when I worked at a Marin GameStop where we had EA and LucasArts guys coming in all the time. They thought he was a total hack. So my opinion of him is rather low.
But I'll still call.
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It would be much appreciated.
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@Friedhamster: Cheers, much appreciated.
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I'm under the impression that I would cause too much of a ruckus, being able to call in and all. I stare at the phone, and think to myself about how if my first question would be 'can I swear', then I probably shouldn't be calling in.
12/01/09
"The English language is a brick wall between you and me and 'fuck' is my chisel"
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But yeah, it's just a typical Irish thing though, swearing. Wouldn't you wonder how everyone in Fair City can try so so hard to not swear? It's just part of who we are, embrace it I say. Typing's easier to compose yourself because you can just stop when you can't thing of something instead of... ah, what's the feckin' word for it now?... stumbling over a conversation like that.
12/01/09
I always thought that was the reason the acting was so bad.
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I'll be getting it off iTunes anyway as I always do every week. #kotakutalkradio
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@James Henderson:
Done and done. I've called in two weeks now and plan to do so again. If I get a chance to talk to the man himself I'll be sure to ask about a PC port and the jump button.
The main thing I want to talk about this week:
-Emotions in video games: Why I've cared about some deaths and not others in games. Tim being there makes this good because I'll bring up Brutal Legend with this, FFVII, and CoD: MW2. #kotakutalkradio
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Get a long distance calling card... you must have those there, I know from experience that they have them in the Netherlands, France and Greece. No reason they wouldn't in Ireland. #kotakutalkradio
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09/08/09
Also whats 1pm in Kotaku time?
And the logo thing from a few weeks back. Any follow up?
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[kotaku.com]
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I see no lies.
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"I promise you, there is no secret plan about the PS3 that we're keeping from people. There's no PS3 development going on that we're hiding. There's lots of stuff that gets into game code, plans change over time and we got an exclusive deal with Microsoft ... that's not a Rosetta Stone discovery."
09/08/09
"I promise you, there is no secret plan about the PS3 that we're keeping from people. There's no PS3 development going on that we're hiding. "
This means that at the time he was asked the question, there was no PS3 version in development and there were no plans to make one. You can not confirm otherwise, so this remains a fact.
"There's lots of stuff that gets into game code, plans change over time and we got an exclusive deal with Microsoft ... that's not a Rosetta Stone discovery."
Code was found in the PC version that alluded to a PS3 version. Development originally started on both platforms, and then they got an exclusivity deal. The details of the deal are unknown to anyone outside of either company (which would presumably include you). At the time the deal was active, thus 'we got an exclusive deal with Microsoft'.
This is all very simple stuff to digest. If anything he said was a lie, you have no basis for the accusations other than the fact that there is now a PS3 version. That does not mean one was secretly in development at the time he made the above comments. You assume so, but that does not make it so.
True he could be lying, but based on the facts and evidence, I see no reason to believe he was lying at the time. You don't know if the PS3 version was being made at the time of his comment, and I don't know why you assume that's the case. Assumptions are pretty useless in the realm of facts and reality.
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@TaylorEatWorld:
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KEN LEVINE
DEAD OR ALIVE, YOU'RE COMING WITH ME
09/08/09
"Son, we live in a world that has walls and those walls need to be guarded by men with controllers. Who's gonna do it? You? You, sircuddles? I have a greater responsibility than you can possibly fathom. You weep for BioShock and curse the X-Box; you have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know: that BioShock's port, while tragic, probably entertained millions and that my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, entertains millions. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like countdown clock, pre-order code, exclusive. We use then as the backbone of a life trying to defend something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very interactive experiences I provide and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said "thank you," and went on your way. Otherwise, I suggest that you pick up a controller and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to."
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:)
09/04/09
Pick his brain about Ayn Rand novels and the complexities of brow sweat related currency. Should be good for a laugh or two.
And an appearance by John Q!
09/04/09
Otherwise I can see a lot of: Is BioShock 2 gonna be good? Huh Ken, is it?!
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Seriously, Ken, you're better than that. Kick the idiots in the face with a thoughtful game again.
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