Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox People are blowing that out of proportion. They will donate 5,000 if the game gets greenlit, if it doesn't they won't (or according to them still will). So they had a funny way of explaining it. No need to get your panties in a bunch. Yes, what they say is true. The less money you give to certain organizations the more likely a poor animal or human will die due to not getting the food, care, etc. that they need. Facts of life. People just like to get up in arms for no reason and project their own guilt.

Agreed. People are way too sensitive. But their game looks like shit so I didn't vote for it anyway.

Originally Posted by vince_carter Agreed. People are way too sensitive. But their game looks like shit so I didn't vote for it anyway.

Interesting. Either I've been a puritan or haven't been paying attention to the CAG censors.

Testing:

ass, balls, cocksucker, cunt, , motherer, piss, shit, tits.

EDIT: good to know (yes, I'm sometimes juvenile)

Earlier this thread I said Orbitron Revolution was a good game.

I was mistaken in this assumption. I officially retract this statement.

I apologize for any inconvenience.

Originally Posted by voken Interesting. Either I've been a puritan or haven't been paying attention to the CAG censors. Testing: ass, balls, cocksucker, cunt, , motherer, piss, shit, tits. EDIT: good to know (yes, I'm sometimes juvenile)

I always understood that as a video game inside joke instead of actual censorship. I believe we're free to say what we want as long as we follow the other rules.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox I always understood that as a video game inside joke instead of actual censorship. I believe we're free to say what we want as long as we follow the other rules.

Didn't realize the inside joke. Been to other forums that completely censor those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television"

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox People are blowing that out of proportion. They will donate 5,000 if the game gets greenlit, if it doesn't they won't (or according to them still will). So they had a funny way of explaining it. No need to get your panties in a bunch. Yes, what they say is true. The less money you give to certain organizations the more likely a poor animal or human will die due to not getting the food, care, etc. that they need. Facts of life. People just like to get up in arms for no reason and project their own guilt.

I agree with Fox. Furthermore, judging by this:

Lastly, does anyone really think that that we were not going to make the $5000 donation, come on folks, seriously? I've been in the industry for 20 years, I remember when it was fun, lighten up a bit and appreciate the fact that a great organization like the Humane Society is getting a ton of attention and a nice contribution) Doug Kennedy, Reverb Publishing.

I honestly think he's telling the truth. From the beginning it seemed like one of those things where even if they don't get greenlit, we would have gotten something like, "Don't worry people, we will still save the kittehs." It seems like they may have been too focussed on that punchline and overlooked the tastefullness of the actual joke.

I do agree with voken as well though, they should get someone better on PR. Something that they thought was a harmless joke (which it is IMO) has unfortunately offended alot of people. Whether their offence is legitimate or not doesn't matter, at least when you're trying to make money on your game (by getting it on Steam.)

That said, I am sure they feel more comfortable making the joke because they have given to charities involving animals, and probably care alot about them. Unfortunately the average joe may not share that comfort.

/useless post off

Originally Posted by voken Didn't realize the inside joke. Been to other forums that completely censor those "Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television"

I stand by this... If it is an actual word and has a real meaning beyond the obscene it should probably not be censored. I mean the word could come up in a conversation and it could be for its real meaning and wasn't being used in a demeaning or harmful way. But then again I also agree with some other countries broadcasting allowing them to swear on TV later into the night. But then again us in America get to see people getting killed... a lot.

For example the word "class", and anything with class in it, was censored at Gamespot.com and, I'm not sure if it still is, while I can see how it could be harmfully used it seems to be quite vital when talking about video games.

And back to something game related... Anyone that was dismissing Dark Souls here it some information for you. The game, with a patch and mods, is capable of running at any resolution (and a massive amount of down-sampling), at 60 frames per second, has a mouse fix that makes it apparently playable with one, and can have those annoying xbox 360 button prompts replaced with either keyboard or ps3 icons. Oh yeah, it also has its own Nexus.

I know some may look at this with disdain because you have to use mods and patches to make it enjoyable; and I would say you really don't... it will just be blurry and require you to use a controller. Well you also have to use mods to make any Bethesda game's UI not ing horrible in terms of size, except Morrowind. So I leave it at that.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox I think the advice was to learn how to let things go/slide. Even if you feel you are in the right or "defending" someone. What we have now is 2+ pages of pointless argument clogging up this thread when we'd only have one unnecessary insult if you just learned to ignore things.

I know, consider me shut up. If it was just a stupid insult thrown at me, that would be one thing, but it's different when someone is getting picked on for doing nothing wrong. The solution is "Let the veteran CAG be a jerk to the newbie." Alright.

So after about a few days of not having Torchlight 2, I finally got in touch with the hoster of the 4-pack. Apparently I found a major bug in Steam. So my copy of Torchlight 2 the copy I redeemed the preorder with, was sent to him and not me. He didn't know until he opened his inventory when I asked him about it.

I am just happy.

Originally Posted by Sir_Fragalot So after about a few days of not having Torchlight 2, I finally got in touch with the hoster of the 4-pack. Apparently I found a major bug in Steam. So my copy of Torchlight 2 the copy I redeemed the preorder with, was sent to him and not me. He didn't know until he opened his inventory when I asked him about it. I am just happy.

Lesson to be learned: Check with the host.

Must have been a fluke since I haven't heard of a big uproar over TL2 pre orders not redeeming right. Otherwise, Kotaku would have been all over it.

Originally Posted by CheapLikeAFox Lesson to be learned: Check with the host. Must have been a fluke since I haven't heard of a big uproar over TL2 pre orders not redeeming right. Otherwise, Kotaku would have been all over it.

The host was a good friend of mine, so it was no biggie, just an odd occurrence.

I really miss the n-word censoring to NINJA from Ninja Gaiden. That was endlessly hilarious to me.

Also, I TRIED to talk about games. I TRIED.

I love the video game censorship lol, I actually have a copy of for the sega genesis floating around somewhere. Ah childhood memories

Originally Posted by Idiotekque I know, consider me shut up. If it was just a stupid insult thrown at me, that would be one thing, but it's different when someone is getting picked on for doing nothing wrong. The solution is "Let the veteran CAG be a jerk to the newbie." Alright.

I usually take the approach of "speak my argument, insult the person, then ignore them." Don't much care who I do it to, whether online or in person; we're all just people. Just be true to who you are, dude.

My happy hour IG9 bundle finally arrived. Awesome price for so many games! I already have Alien Breed 2 from last year's Summer Camp, so I'm hiding my extra key in this post.

Originally Posted by Blade I usually take the approach of "speak my argument, insult the person, then ignore them." Don't much care who I do it to, whether online or in person; we're all just people. Just be true to who you are, dude. My happy hour IG9 bundle finally arrived. Awesome price for so many games! I already have Alien Breed 2 from last year's Summer Camp, so I'm hiding my extra key in this post.

Thanks for Skyrim!!!!

I'm disappointed in this thread. With RE6 on PC not coming until next year this could have been the one good video game thread on the internet today.

Originally Posted by Blade My happy hour IG9 bundle finally arrived. Awesome price for so many games! I already have Alien Breed 2 from last year's Summer Camp, so I'm hiding my extra key in this post.

Thank you. I've opted not to buy into this one since I already have the Broken Sword trilogy, but I accept your Alien Breed 2 key. (Spent all my Summer Sale tickets on DLC for everything else.)

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So what games are you guys looking forward to with the end of the year game release zerg? I know we are all CAG's and don't like to spend much preordering but I am curious as to what is on other peoples plates. Sometimes you find cool games you didn't know about otherwise.

Here is what I'm looking at that I can remember.

XCom, while the demo was simple it did show a lot of promise and the RTS write ups and gameplay videos have been nothing short of great imo. So I went for it and preordered it since I got a good deal on it (bought for $35 from a friend and sold the extra copy of Civ 5 I got with it for $6).

Dishonored. I am really looking forward to this one, but am waiting to get it for $40. I like the multiple ways to finish levels and such and it looks really cool. My only thing I'm worried about is length/size.

Need for Speed Most Wanted. This will be the first EA title in quite a long time I'm going to buy that isn't going to be 75% off. I loved the first NFS Most Wanted (one of my fav NFS) and this one should hopefully just be that but improved, even if it was the same damn game with a graphics update I'd want it honestly lol.

Of Orcs and Men. This RPG just looks cool, you play as an gaint Orc and assassin Goblin that are sent out to kill the Empire of mankind for trying to take over the greenskins land. I'll be picking this one up for sure before years end.

Off hand that is all I can remember, though I'm sure there are a few other titles but those are the main ones I'd say that I can think of. Seeing what others are looking forward too might/probably will add some to the list too.

I gotta say though, the last few months have been solid for gaming imo. I've preordered a decent number of games this year for great prices and haven't been let down on any of them. Dark Souls, Darksiders 2, Borderlands 2, Torchlight 2, and Guild Wars 2 so far have all be great and I've sunk a lot of time into (I'm freaking addicted to BL2 right now, help 110 hours already)

Originally Posted by KaOTiK So what games are you guys looking forward to with the end of the year game release zerg? I know we are all CAG's and don't like to spend much preordering but I am curious as to what is on other peoples plates. Sometimes you find cool games you didn't know about otherwise. Here is what I'm looking at that I can remember. XCom, while the demo was simple it did show a lot of promise and the RTS write ups and gameplay videos have been nothing short of great imo. So I went for it and preordered it since I got a good deal on it (bought for $35 from a friend and sold the extra copy of Civ 5 I got with it for $6). Dishonored. I am really looking forward to this one, but am waiting to get it for $40. I like the multiple ways to finish levels and such and it looks really cool. My only thing I'm worried about is length/size. Need for Speed Most Wanted. This will be the first EA title in quite a long time I'm going to buy that isn't going to be 75% off. I loved the first NFS Most Wanted (one of my fav NFS) and this one should hopefully just be that but improved, even if it was the same damn game with a graphics update I'd want it honestly lol. Of Orcs and Men. This RPG just looks cool, you play as an gaint Orc and assassin Goblin that are sent out to kill the Empire of mankind for trying to take over the greenskins land. I'll be picking this one up for sure before years end. Off hand that is all I can remember, though I'm sure there are a few other titles but those are the main ones I'd say that I can think of. Seeing what others are looking forward too might/probably will add some to the list too. I gotta say though, the last few months have been solid for gaming imo. I've preordered a decent number of games this year for great prices and haven't been let down on any of them. Dark Souls, Darksiders 2, Borderlands 2, Torchlight 2, and Guild Wars 2 so far have all be great and I've sunk a lot of time into (I'm freaking addicted to BL2 right now, help 110 hours already)

I'm looking forward to, hopefully on some sort of sale eventually...

Not out yet:
Dishonored
Assassin's Creed 3
NFS: Most Wanted (Criterion)

Already out:
Sleeping Dogs
Krater: Shadows of Solside
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition
Torchlight 2
Borderlands 2
Max Payne 3
Darksiders 2

I saw Of Orcs and Men on gamersgate the other day and it did look pretty cool.

Also looking forward to Dishonored and some dino game called Primal Carnage.

Also want to get Sleeping Dogs, Krater, Torchlight 2 when they go 75% off...lol.