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Cptn.PaxtonAstypalaea(Corsair)
10/22/09

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..... Wait, isn't that a character from Time Splitters? That Groovy Spy character who was the focus of a level in the last game at least.
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the7k
10/21/09

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Wow, they really haven't made anything since PAIN? I just assumed that they also made High Velocity Bowling, considering that game gets similarly pimped out with DLC.

With almost half of their team gone, it seems like Idol Minds is doomed to go the way of the dinosaur at this point. A real shame.

Sharing the sentiments of many here, if they had made a reasonably-priced Coolboarders for PSN (I'd say about $20) with online multiplayer, I know I would have given them money again. PAIN was fun for a while - and still is for parties - but it just gets way too old when playing solo, and way too quick. #idolminds
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gordiehowe5
10/21/09

@the7k: That was Ramrod Studios, so something like that, that made High Velocity Bowling.

I never made the connection between this Idol Minds was the same studio that made Coolboarders since it's been so long since they touched that series. #idolminds
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the7k
10/22/09

@gordiehowe5: Yeah, I know it was made by a different company now, I just didn't think to look it up until now. I just assumed it was handled by the same people, because they have a similar flood of useless DLC.

Much like how I never made the connection that they were the ones that made Coolboarders. If whoever is running Idol Minds was wise, they would have reminded us of this. Maybe they could have used that PAIN DLC income to fund that reminder. #idolminds
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Acorn Pop
10/21/09

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Does this mean we won't ever see the Octo-mom launcher dlc? :( #idolminds
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Foxstar is in love with Kotaku's two Brians.
10/21/09

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What were the sales figures? I would think with the NIS level of DLC, they would do better. #idolminds
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Ad-hominem
10/21/09

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You know what would be really funny? Making a joke implying that the layoffs would involve flinging the employees out of window, using a giant slingshot. I bet NOBODY's thought of that before. #idolminds
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(Starman) Starman
10/21/09

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Wha?? I actually enjoyed playing PAIN!… though that may have been the destructive/sadomasochist side of me talking. ;)

Sad to see this company getting hit with lay-offs, though that is the domino effect for ya. #idolminds
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Handsome Al
10/21/09

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I'm sure the news of a layoff, rumor or not, must be PAINful. #idolminds
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(Starman) Starman
10/21/09

@Handsome Al: I'm sure their Idol Minds should help them out of this situation. ;) #idolminds
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Neko_Tech
10/21/09

@Handsome Al: I see what you did there you cheeky bastard :p.

It would probably helped if they released a bundle pack (character/map) and made the standard game cheaper. I only got it when it was on summer sale on PSN way back and I did buy one expansion for it but overall I thought HvB was more appealing in the long run.

I do wonder about the online server though since Calling all Cars server will be shut down beginning of next year. #idolminds
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Vedli
08/13/09

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Hmm, All I feel look at this character is a primal urge to murder him.

Or watch him break down crying in the mud when it's raining. While I'm Looming over him like a serial killer from Sin City... or Watchmen.

How odd.
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NoelleBlue
08/13/09

@Vedli: I support this comment, as it made me giggle.

It also expresses quite wonderfully precisely how I feel whenever someone comes within 50 feet of me wearing Axe Body Any-friggin-thing.

So perhaps not so odd.
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Lt. Archer
08/13/09

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What deoderant do you think Solid Snake would wear? Because I would buy that shit up in a heartbeat.
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EnigmaNemesis
08/13/09

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How are you outraged when it is free? And *gasp* optional.
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bakagaijin
08/13/09

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I don't see what the big deal is.

It's a free character download. They aren't forcing you to download it.

A free, optional download is one thing, but ads in a game like Wipeout, or a paid service like XBL is what we should really be worried about.
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Yossarian
08/13/09

@bakagaijin: Agreed.

It's not like the character is completely ridiculous and make of chocolate or something.
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NoHoldsBarred
08/13/09

@bakagaijin: The comparison of the Wipeout thing to XBL is kinda weak since Wipeout was a game people had already purchased before ads had been put in place, while XBL has had them for as long as I remember. Besides, they are always adding new stuff to it so ad revenue to support new content makes more sense than hiking the membership fee.
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EnigmaNemesis
08/13/09

@NoHoldsBarred:

Dont try and sugar coat it. PSN is always adding new things ad lite edition.
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Alessar
08/13/09

@bakagaijin: It's really not too different from the Toyota Prius you can download for the Sims 3. He actually fits the game's visual theme pretty well.
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bakagaijin
08/13/09

@NoHoldsBarred: Actually you're right, it is weak.

Wipeout removed the ads. XBL did not, but continue to add them.
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OW-Holmes:Bringer of Fear
08/13/09

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Someone should tell him that he forgot to button his shirt.
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Yossarian
08/13/09

@OW-Holmes--Serious Face.: Sorry, he can't hear anyone over the sound of how awesome he is.
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omgwtflolbbqbye
08/13/09

@Yossarian: Or he's too busy think about last weeks episode of Entourage.
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Modus_Operandi
08/13/09

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What a waste of advertising and marketing money on Axe's part. I mean honestly who the fuck plays PAIN?
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Đipic
08/13/09

@Modus_Operandi: Wasn't one of the highest selling games on PSN for a while. I personally think the game is terrible but I know there a lot of people who would disagree.
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Yossarian
08/13/09

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Outrage? How can you be outraged at a face like that?

I haven't been this smitten since Brad Pitt stared longingly into the camera while doing opium in China in Legends of the Fall.
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Malfunktion v2
08/13/09

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Axe has had a very strange marketing run. I originally hated the commercials where the girls were trouncing the guy who sprayed himself with the stuff, but eventually came around to the more humorous ones. I really liked the recycling commercial and a couple like that. Then they fell downhill again with their more recent chocolate man and crappy body detailer. As for the spray itself I haven't used it since I was 12. I'd rather smell like BO than BO and axe
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CitizenInsane27 (Would like to eat your soul please.)
08/13/09

@Malfunktion v2: I only use one type and it's because I like the way I like it smells. My girlfriend also claims it works. Whatever the hell that means.
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Jbourne37
08/13/09

@Malfunktion v2: That recycling ad is funny, but Axe is patchouli for preteens. If I'm going to wear any type of cologne, I want some subtlety. You shouldn't be able to smell it until you're right up against me. Hell, I've been using the same small bottle of A&F Fierce since I was a sophomore in HS, and I'm now 21.
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Malfunktion v2
08/13/09

@Jbourne37: A&F cologne was axe for preps. the only difference was it made you smell like BO and a rich asshole instead of a poor asshole.
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ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
08/13/09

@Jbourne37: That's the problem. People buy stuff like Axe and they empty half of the can in one continuous spray.

Of course, given the choice, I'd take Stetson or Old Spice over Axe any day. Or better yet, sandalwood oil. Diluted, it makes an incredible cologne. It's just hard to find around here, since it's usually sold in new age shops, and this is a heavily Christianized area. :(
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Jbourne37
08/13/09

@Malfunktion v2: Yeah, stoopid preps. I hate them. Hot Topic rulz. Korn. Black eyeliner.
I think you might want to get a nice antiperspirant for your BO problem. Or maybe shower in the morning.
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Malfunktion v2
08/13/09

@Jbourne37: Start up the hate machine! I never said I wasn't one of those A&F assholes( I wasn't, but I sure as hell wasn't part of your beautifully painted picture of your clique). And I don't know about you, but I sweat just like very other human. The BO part was about the axe itself, not my pits. I'm a non-sweating alien just like you.
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Jbourne37
08/13/09

@Malfunktion v2: No hate, just a little ribbing. And I don't sweat, because I am Smooth Jarvis.
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