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Kobun
11/09/09

In reply to Capcom's Flock! Claims Major Award
So this is kinda like a Who's Who of Scotish Media Developers? An award for existing more or less? #capcom
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Michael Dukakis
11/09/09

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Fra-gee-lay... must be an Italian award. #capcom
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Owen Good
11/09/09

@Michael Dukakis - Curse you baseball gods!: Maybe it's the deed to a bowling alley! #capcom
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Etheris
11/09/09

@Michael Dukakis - Curse you baseball gods!: SONS OF BITCHES #capcom
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Instant_Awesome
11/10/09

@Etheris: BUMPUSES!!! #capcom
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Modus_Operandi
06/17/09

In reply to Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
"was there really no way it could have been done by one of the studios Microsoft shut down...?" Um no genius. Theyre shut down.
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Stru
06/17/09

In reply to Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
It isn't like this new developer should have to lasso the moon to live up to any expectations. The first Crackdown was a sloppy, generic, story-less game that would have sold about 25,000 copies if not for the Halo 3 Beta being included. i think it held most peoples interest for about a week or two.
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peacefuloutrage
06/17/09

@Stru: I think not. Crackdown was loads better than games like Assassin's Creed, which I paid full price for and haven't complete the first level. If you don't feel like playing the story mode, just blow stuff up or have rooftop races, car races, go exploring, or "superhero" across town for fun. One of my favorites is to ride on the back of an AI controlled car and see how they freak out because I'm riding on the back.
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jlarimore
06/17/09

@peacefuloutrage: Interesting. I'd argue Crackdown may be the best game of this gen so far.
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Toasticus
06/17/09

@Stru: Oh no. You take that back. You take that back right now.
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Kobun
06/17/09

@jlarimore: Yeah, I gotta agree even though it seems like such a stretch compared to the more "big name" action releases out there. It's just a ton of fun and not tied down to tedious, repetitive side mission garbage plaguing too many other titles seemingly inspired by Crackdown.
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Cranker
06/17/09

In reply to Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
Sounds more like he's worried they will screw the game up.

We'll see, Dave, we'll see.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
06/17/09

@Cranker: Bullshit. I might have thought his feelings where pure but look at that awesome burn he gave MS for the closed studios... that's rife with bitterness :D He's just slinging mud everywhere with little regards to who it hits... not very professional but perhaps honest (maybe a little too honest).
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Flabyo
06/17/09

In reply to Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
The argument that having another studio in the town makes it harder for them to recruit is a false one. There are at least 5 studios here in Guildford, and it doesn't make it any harder to find people...

Game developers go where the work is, for the most part.
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Toasticus
06/17/09

@Flabyo: Yeah, seriously. It actually helps with recruiting because potential hires know that if your company ends up being a hellhole, they won't necessarily have to sell the house to get their next jobs.

It's not like there was some big pool of potential employees that can't afford bus tickets out of Dundee. Dur? Sounds like someone is afraid of a little competition.
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kobeashi
06/17/09

In reply to Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
He needs to paint half of his face blue and charge in there with a giant sword. That would teach 'em...
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
06/17/09

@kobeashi: But no one stole his freedom :( The elasticity of his anus... now that's nowhere to be found :(
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Str8_Jihadin
06/17/09

In reply to Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
Uhh...didn't Ruffian come from Realtime Worlds? Why would they be hatin'?
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Smiley Massacre
06/17/09

In reply to Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
Seems more disappointed about the news. Sounds like he wanted a more well known company to pick up on the franchise, so that he can sleep better at night that one of their babies is being taken care of. This is more like Microsoft sold their kid for crack.
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
06/17/09

@xAnarChisTx: MS asked Realtime to make Crackdown two ages ago. The passed it up since they were busy on APB. I guess this may have something to do with the split... business is ugly most of the time :(
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kidko
06/17/09

In reply to Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
smoldering with generic rage!
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wadeanderson
06/17/09

@kidko: Let me remind you that Ruffian Games is from Realtime Worlds. Soooo, I think it's much more an underlying, displaced jealousy. I think he's jealous through his stupidity of working on an mmo which is slowly declining in interest and lost the ip to his former co-workers.
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Tyr4nt
06/17/09

@Wade Anderson: Or could it be that it's going in a weird direction with monster mutant things attacking the city? Seriously that's a bit jarring when you think back to the first game having nothing of the sort so I'd be worried about them ruining it too, and I am.
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Kobun
06/17/09

@Tyr4nt: Mutants attacked the city in the last few campaigns in the original Crackdown. While I'd say the tone of the sequel's trailer does seem darker than the original game, it's still a pretty natural extension of the story.
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benji3001
06/17/09

In reply to Former Crackdown Devs A Little Upset Over Current Crackdown 2 Devs
poor guy.

I'm Scottish and was really proud to see that Crackdown had come from Dundee, to see that the sequel is going somewhere else is, for want of a better Scottish phrase, utter pish
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Luke Plunkett
06/17/09

@benji3001: Uh...Ruffian are in Dundee. That's part of his problem.
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jonomcleish
06/17/09

@benji3001: I'm Scottish too, and I applied for a web dev job with Realtime Worlds - didn't get it though... :(
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jonomcleish
06/17/09

@jonomcleish: Would have been fun to find out the inside 'crack'!
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Gossy... Fortune and Glory
06/17/09

@jonomcleish:

www.instantrimshot.com
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06/17/09

@Gossy... strictly 4 my ninjas: I thought it was instantrimjob-dot-com
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Paladin58
06/17/09

@okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under): What but I'm 12 I don't even
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che-che
05/27/09

In reply to Former Guantanamo Inmate Helping With Guantanamo Game
thats bullshit, on getting the terrorist to help them out with floor plans. are these people not creative enough to create an original environment. its just a gimmick to get buzz. its all a gimmick.
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Koztah
05/27/09

@che-che:

Alleged terrorist. In the same way that if I accuse someone of humping sheep, he's allegedly into beastiality.
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Southrncomfortjm
05/27/09

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Sounds terribad. I have a feeling this may get shut down for national security reasons. Maybe, who knows. Oh, and North Korea is probably pointing nukes at us. That's fun.
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Koztah
05/27/09

@Southrncomfortjm:

A game being developed in Scotland has no business being shut down for U.S. "National Security reasons".
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I_Hate_This_Place
05/27/09

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I wonder if Guantanamo will be closed by 2010? If it isn't closed, is it really a good idea to have 3-d floor plans of the place out for the general public?
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cyruss
05/27/09

@I_Hate_This_Place: i somehow doubt it is that sensitive, floor plans... for one, a prisoner probably wouldn't know the floor plans too well, only allowed to see what they want him to see.

secondly - since he was released, i dont think there is anything stopping him from talking about what it was like in there -- freedom of speech n all that... no different than how any prisoner can leave any prison and describe what the conditions were like
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Koztah
05/27/09

@cyruss:

Considering Gitmo seems to be all chainlink fence and tarp, there's probably quite a bit he can see.

@MooglesInMyFace:

What's "classified" in the U.S. is not necessarily classified in other countries. For example, I can go to Nepal and project detailed plans of the Pentagon on the side of Mt. Everest and there's nothing the U.S. Gov't can legally do about it - unless, of course, the Nepalese government provides U.S. officials with some measure of authority in Nepal.
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EnigmaNemesis
05/27/09

@Koztah:

No, but you would be hunted down by CIA officials or the like, and tried for treason.
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neoguyver
05/27/09

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How about if he creates works against the perversions of radical Islam?
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okenny :) ...building bridges (to hide under)
05/27/09

@neoguyver: Why that would get him killed :(
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