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    Image of Chalkdust Chalkdust
    12/29/08

    In reply to Wired's Annual Vaporware List In Need Of Retiring Or An Overhaul
    So did someone actually get paid to make this list? How can I get this job, damn. This makes other lists seem worth reading, worth writing even.


    And Home isn't a game, so calling it one is a fail.

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    Image of Captain K'nuckles Captain K'nuckles
    12/29/08

    In reply to Wired's Annual Vaporware List In Need Of Retiring Or An Overhaul
    If we're going to pick a game, couldn't we have gone with Alan Wake? God knows it's taking it's sweet, sweet time.


    And yes, this is a largely mediocre list across the board. I've always understood vaporware to be that which disappears from the radar for years at a time, not mere months.


    The less said about SC2's inclusion here, the better.

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    Image of Hellmark Hellmark
    12/29/08

    In reply to Wired's Annual Vaporware List In Need Of Retiring Or An Overhaul
    Duke Forever was removed a few years back when getting the Lifetime Achievement award, however after it sat out 2004, enough people complained and forced Wired to add it back to the list.


    I just hope it isn't like Chinese Democracy. We waited for 14 some odd years for that, and it blew when it finally came out.

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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    12/29/08

    @Randomeis: They have opened up the Wii to allow Devs to read/write directly from SD cards.


    It's been most noteably put to use by Activision to allow GHWT DLC.

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    Image of ryangreen01 ryangreen01
    12/29/08

    In reply to Wired's Annual Vaporware List In Need Of Retiring Or An Overhaul
    Home is NOT a game. Don't call it one because you are just perpetuating stupidity.


    I don't think having a vaporware list for the sake of is that necessary. If there is something that is both sought after AND will likely never see the light of day, then throw it out there.

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    Image of Gaff Gaff
    12/29/08

    @Ryan Green: This.


    Just because you use a controller and it's on your console doesn't mean it's necessarily a game.


    Oh, wait. Maybe they mean "failing to live up to the hype or promises made earlier"?


    Well, then my first place would be a certain annual Vaporware list.

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    Image of TRT-X TRT-X
    12/29/08

    In reply to Wired's Annual Vaporware List In Need Of Retiring Or An Overhaul
    Why doesn't Home deserve to be on here? It was listed as one of the "top gadgets of 2008" and will likely never see a full-on release.


    Seems like Vapor to me.

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    Image of excaliburps excaliburps
    12/29/08

    In reply to Wired's Annual Vaporware List In Need Of Retiring Or An Overhaul
    Wow that Myka setup box is/was very interesting. Though it skirts on a lot of gray areas which I don't think I want to discuss here.=)


    Starcraft II really? How is is vaporware? Oh and IE 8? I stopped using IE when it allowed viruses and other crap to anally rape my PC...I think it was a couple of years ago.


    Well to be honest, DNF is a very easy cop-out to use...Though it's been on these kinds of lists every year.

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    Image of A Pimp Named DaveR A Pimp Named DaveR
    12/29/08

    In reply to Wired's Annual Vaporware List In Need Of Retiring Or An Overhaul
    Duke Nukem Forever is the Chinese Democracy of the game world. Discuss.
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    Image of Tyheam Tyheam
    12/29/08

    In reply to Wired's Annual Vaporware List In Need Of Retiring Or An Overhaul
    Seriously, who ever expected Starcraft 2 to be released in 2008?
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    Image of thegreatpablo thegreatpablo
    12/29/08

    @Tyheam: They announced at Blizzcon that SC2 would be on hold until Diablo 3 was released...perhaps that's what got it on the list?
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    Image of denki denki
    11/20/08

    In reply to Unofficial Half-Life Remake Looking Prettier By The Year
    I only hope that this version will contain the same bug that that I got when I installed HL on an antiquated machine- all the npcs would suddenly die in mid sentence or when you turned your back to them. Made progressing through the game impossible (hard to open doors with locks when the dead npc has the key), but possibly the funniest HL related thing I've ever seen.


    "Good Morning, Gor..AACK!"


    "Morning Mr. Uuuggghhh"


    "Wond...uuaaaaaaaaww!"

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    Image of ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council. ShaggE wants to join the Egg Council.
    11/19/08

    In reply to Unofficial Half-Life Remake Looking Prettier By The Year
    "jigglebones"?


    I so have a new name for my next pet.

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    Image of Strangelove Strangelove
    11/19/08

    In reply to Unofficial Half-Life Remake Looking Prettier By The Year
    Looks pretty good, but I hope it gets released before Half Life 3 and Source 2.
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    Image of Nirolak Nirolak
    11/19/08

    @Strangelove: Well, since Valve isn't releasing Episode 3 until at least July 2010 and has said they never intend to make a Source 2 (though somehow I doubt they will stick with that statement) it shouldn't be too hard. :P
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    Image of Strangelove Strangelove
    11/19/08

    @Nirolak:


    I seriously doubt they never intend to make a new engine. Source is looking seriously long in the tooth.

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    Image of DigiMish DigiMish
    11/19/08

    In reply to Unofficial Half-Life Remake Looking Prettier By The Year
    I think it's clear that upon release of the mod, Valve will just hire them and release it themselves.
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    Image of Tom Clancy's Samuraidino Tom Clancy's Samuraidino
    11/19/08

    @DigiMish: I dont think thatd go so well,theirs people from all around the world working on the project,a friend of mine here in ireland worked on it for a little while,and I could see a lot of individuals getting slightly upset that something they worked on for free,and expected to be released for free is making money for someone who hasnt had any involvment in the game itself.
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    Image of Dejanus Dejanus
    11/19/08

    In reply to Unofficial Half-Life Remake Looking Prettier By The Year
    I have been looking forward to this Mod for a very long time, and I had almost feared it dead with the lack of info in the last few months.


    Thanks for the update, and Im glad I won't need the Orange Box to play it as I bought that for the 360 in a rather foolish move on my part.

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    Image of Spoony Bard Spoony Bard
    11/19/08

    @Dejanus: Guns N Roses Chinese Conspiracy is finally coming out.


    Anything is possible! :D

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    Image of enabler118 enabler118
    11/19/08

    @Spoony Bard: I thought it was Chinese Democracy? Perhaps I'm misinformed...


    Also, I think we'll see DNF:Source before DNF.

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    Image of Spoony Bard Spoony Bard
    11/20/08

    @enabler118: *Facepalm* Yes, you're right.


    It's been a LONG night.

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