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[quote name='CaptainJoel']

Also Amblix, dat ME3 cover looks badass. I hope that becomes a Power Up Reward. I'd grab it.[/QUOTE]

I wouldn't be surprised if they sold it for 10 like they are the Bioshock Infinite one..odd that the Portal one is only a reward.
 
Great... so apparently, Cave might not put Dangun Feveron on XBLA, and might stick it on the iPhone instead.

I swear, iOS is the worst thing to happen to gaming since your family.
 
Yeah, I like my iPad 2 for the most part, but would never do any serious gaming on it. Fine for time wasters like Words with Friends, Angry Birds, Solitaire etc., but that's it.

I mainly use it for reading the news, reading PDFs of research articles for work, surfing the net on the couch etc.
 
I actually really like iOS gaming even though I hate Apple. I do hate the platform though with the way updates/firmware/versions/etc works. But that's nothing new when it comes to Apple.
 
Yeah, there's a lot a dislike about Apple.

I'm hoping MS finally does a good job with this tablet OS they're supposedly working on for 2012 as I'd really like a tablet with a tablet version of MS office (none of the current options like docs to go, iWorks etc. are very good in terms of not screwing up formatting etc. when going back and forth), usb drive support etc.

Hopefully they can get it right and not just try to shoehorn Windows 7 onto a tablet and have it suck like past tablet pcs. It doesn't need a full OS. Just a lite OS that's fully compatible with windows, MS office etc. so I can get some real work done on the road without having to lug my heavy Thinkpad.
 
Try a netbook. Sure the screen might be small, but the battery life and MS office support helped me get through college and such. Best part is the price, Costco sells them for under $250.
 
Netbooks are too small for me. :nottalking:

Bumping knuckles together while typing? fuck that.

My 6 year old Dell Latitude D610 is slowly dying. Might need to upgrade soon.
 
[quote name='j-cart']Try a netbook. Sure the screen might be small, but the battery life and MS office support helped me get through college and such. Best part is the price, Costco sells them for under $250.[/QUOTE]

I considered it many times. But I don't really travel enough (5-10 times a year) to buy one when I'd never use it around my house where I have the laptop and iPad already. I'd have loved one when I was in college though, but now the laptop never leaves the house other than when going out of town.

So I'm hoping someday I can get a tablet that's similar to the iPad in size, battery life etc. but has enough functionality that I can do some basic work (word docs, powerpoints etc.) on it when at a conference etc. I really like having a full sized/powered laptop at home for work and other stuff, and a tablet for reading and lite websurfing, casual games etc. I can't see having a full sized laptop, tablet AND a netbook. Just too much redundancy there.
 
Speaking of iOS gaming, I downloaded Chu Chu Rocket today since it's free, and so far it really seems like my kind of game. I've never played it before, and I'm really liking it.
 
[quote name='diddy310']I wouldn't be surprised if they sold it for 10 like they are the Bioshock Infinite one..odd that the Portal one is only a reward.[/QUOTE]
Huh? A lot of the major Game Informer covers have become powerup rewards.

Looking at the site they have new Tomb Raider, Portal 2, Bioshock Infinite, Halo Reach, Epic Mickey, Arkham City, and that giant best characters in gaming poster.

[quote name='hankmecrankme']Netbooks are too small for me. :nottalking:

Bumping knuckles together while typing? fuck that.

[/QUOTE]
I agree. I hate fucking Netbooks. My hands are way too big for that shit.
 
[quote name='FriskyTanuki']iOS and iTunes gets a lot of things wrong that makes it an okay gaming platform at best.[/QUOTE]

I actually feel that iTunes isn't actually that big of a problem when it comes to iOS gaming. For the most part, they seem to get it right. At least compared to other systems.
 
Yeah, iTunes doesn't bother me for gaming. I mean you don't even really have to use it since you just download directly from the App store to your device.

I'm just not much of a fan of touch screen controls for anything other than simple games like Angry Birds or Scrabble etc. where it makes sense. I can't stand the games where you have a simulated joystick on the touch screen etc.
 
[quote name='ihadFG']I actually feel that iTunes isn't actually that big of a problem when it comes to iOS gaming. For the most part, they seem to get it right. At least compared to other systems.[/QUOTE]
I'm talking about the fact that you don't own the games you buy and that saves are erased for apps when backed up to iTunes. There's no excuse for saves to only be tied to that instance of the app on my Touch. Either have cloud saves or separate the saves from the apps.

I had to restore my Touch when it was filled with over 4 GBs of garbage data due to synching and now I'm starting over in every game, except for the brilliantly-designed Flight Control.
 
[quote name='CaptainJoel']
I agree. I hate fucking Netbooks. My hands are way too big for that shit.[/QUOTE]

What size netbook? 10.1 is the smallest I can use comfortably... my 10.1 Asus EEE 1018p's keyboard is almost full size (same as the 15" or so work laptop I have). The only parts that trip me up is having a few of the keys be slightly smaller than normal, but 98% of them are good to go.

I just made sure to try my friend's 9" netbook before buying one... after trying his, I knew 9" was too small and went for the 10.1".

[quote name='panzerfaust']i wonder what anime shepherd will look like[/QUOTE]

Probably pretty close to he does in the digital comic for ME2 on PS3?
I'd imagine it's the "tom brady space marine" drawn in the style of that comic.
Could be way off, but I'd bet on that being most likely.
 
I can type fine on a 10" netbook. I just don't travel enough to need one in addition to my laptop. And I'd prefer to use my 15" Thinkpad around the house as size and weight aren't an issue there--and I need the power and hard drive space to do my work at home.
 
Chu Chu Rocket is the game where you lose friends. Spent way too many hours playing this game drunk with friends.

My hands are big too, but my netbook has grown on me. Now that I got my desktop (and two monitors!) up and running, its use is basically for trouble shooting and light web surfing. Though I do bring it to work everyday.

You already have a laptop, I can understand why you wouldn't need one. For me, a netbook is what a laptop should be. Small, compact and have along battery life. Mine even though it is now 2 years old can last over 9 hours (wifi off) and can play over 6 hours of video playback.

Anime Shepard doesn't matter to me. Why? Because my Shep is the most beautiful man alive. Dude has a jaw line Brad Pitt wish he could have and a chin that Kirk Douglas model his after. Buzz cut 1 Shep is not my Shep.

I hate itunes too. I only have it because I won a 120 gig iPod. Besides that I have never bought an Apple product. The first will be the iPad 2 for my dad's bday.
 
[quote name='ihadFG']Speaking of iOS gaming, I downloaded Chu Chu Rocket today since it's free, and so far it really seems like my kind of game. I've never played it before, and I'm really liking it.[/QUOTE]

Where did you see it as free? It's showing up as $4.99 for the iPad version and $2.99 for the iPhone/iTouch version in the app store for me.

Edit: Nevermind. I see the iPhone version shows up as free in iTunes. Odd that it showed up at $2.99 in the app store on the iPad. Oh well, I hate iPhone apps on the iPad so I'll pass.
 
[quote name='j-cart']
You already have a laptop, I can understand why you wouldn't need one. For me, a netbook is what a laptop should be. Small, compact and have along battery life. Mine even though it is now 2 years old can last over 9 hours (wifi off) and can play over 6 hours of video playback.
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Yeah, my issue is we don't have room for a 2nd desktop in addition to my girlfriend's, so I need a laptop that has enough power and storage space for all my work stuff (stats analysis on big data sets, gis mapping etc.) so I can work at home.

So I have that as my main computer (like your desktop), and have the iPad for the long battery life (10 hours) for the simple tasks you use the netbook for.

As far as iTunes. I don't mind it much personally. I only use it for my music and backing up my iPad and it's fine for those tasks IMO. I agree the issue about not backing up game saves raised before sucks though.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Yeah, iTunes doesn't bother me for gaming. I mean you don't even really have to use it since you just download directly from the App store to your device.

I'm just not much of a fan of touch screen controls for anything other than simple games like Angry Birds or Scrabble etc. where it makes sense. I can't stand the games where you have a simulated joystick on the touch screen etc.[/QUOTE]

Yep, I completely agree. I am not a fan of virtual joysticks. I much prefer a game that tries to adapt it's controls/gameplay to the device it is on, rather than trying to recreate another console virtually.

[quote name='FriskyTanuki']I'm talking about the fact that you don't own the games you buy and that saves are erased for apps when backed up to iTunes. There's no excuse for saves to only be tied to that instance of the app on my Touch. Either have cloud saves or separate the saves from the apps.

I had to restore my Touch when it was filled with over 4 GBs of garbage data due to synching and now I'm starting over in every game, except for the brilliantly-designed Flight Control.[/QUOTE]

Ah, that does sound like a problem. Luckily I've never had to deal with it though. I was talking more about the interface, store, and the way it is all set up, which encourages good, simple, cheap games.

[quote name='hankmecrankme']I fucking hate iTunes.

Devil's program, that one.

Windows version anyway.[/QUOTE]

I've always used iTunes on my Windows PCs and never have had any real issues with it. But I'm also not trying to do anything special with it either other than store my music/apps and buy stuff, and then sync it all to my iPod.
 
[quote name='dmaul1114']Where did you see it as free? It's showing up as $4.99 for the iPad version and $2.99 for the iPhone/iTouch version in the app store for me.

Edit: Nevermind. I see the iPhone version shows up as free in iTunes. Odd that it showed up at $2.99 in the app store on the iPad. Oh well, I hate iPhone apps on the iPad so I'll pass.[/QUOTE]

Hmm, maybe it isn't free anymore. I downloaded it this morning.
 
I'm lazy, I usually roll with iTunes since I prefer it for ripping discs.
Foobar2000 annoyed me at some point when I tried it. I have winamp installed as my backup.
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']What size netbook? 10.1 is the smallest I can use comfortably... my 10.1 Asus EEE 1018p's keyboard is almost full size (same as the 15" or so work laptop I have). The only parts that trip me up is having a few of the keys be slightly smaller than normal, but 98% of them are good to go.

I just made sure to try my friend's 9" netbook before buying one... after trying his, I knew 9" was too small and went for the 10.1".
[/QUOTE]
Any Netbook for me, I've tried a few different sizes and all of them are wayyyy too small for my hands. My hands are almost always as big as the screen if not bigger.

Man, this whole government shutdown thing is making the base go fucking crazy. People are running around buying every loaf of bread possible, making death threats to Congress, and a lot of Service Members are making their families go live with extended family because they won't be able to support them if a new bill doesn't pass by tomorrow morning. The kind of things that are happening on base makes everything seem like the Apocalypse. Everything except the PX and Hospital close tomorrow if the bill doesn't pass. That's everything. Even the Pharmacies will be closing.
 
[quote name='ihadFG']Ah, that does sound like a problem. Luckily I've never had to deal with it though. I was talking more about the interface, store, and the way it is all set up, which encourages good, simple, cheap games.[/QUOTE]
I only use my Touch to buy/download apps, so by iTunes, I was referring to it as a app storage/management program.
 
Ill take anything apple does over anything nintendo does gaming wise. Thankfully, the world also agrees.

Ive never seen a company shit on its loyal customers so much as nintendo has. Apple doesnt do anything but provide platforms, they dont have a horse in the race, which is why they're better for the casual gamer. No agenda other then to make money, which is what all companys want to do, bottom line.
 
[quote name='blitz6speed']Ill take anything apple does over anything nintendo does gaming wise. Thankfully, the world also agrees.

Ive never seen a company shit on its loyal customers so much as nintendo has. Apple doesnt do anything but provide platforms, they dont have a horse in the race, which is why they're better for the casual gamer. No agenda other then to make money, which is what all companys want to do, bottom line.[/QUOTE]

WAT

You applaud them for only wanting to make money? And you say they shit on their loyal customers less than Nintendo? Tell that to my 2nd gen iPod Touch that can't play a bunch of the good games that have come out since then. Apple leaves it's customers in the dust unless they are willing to shell out the money for each new iteration of their hardware. Nintendo on the otherhand, releases updated versions of their hardware that doesn't leave owners of previous hardware behind. The original DS could play games just the same as DS Lite or DSi.
 
GameStop still continues to fail me. I bought 2 games getting one free (I only did because Golden Sun Dark Dawn dropped price today). One PSP game was in great condition and played great, the other one had its UMD cracked (where the front casing goes in) causing the UMD to not function properly. Looks like I'll have to exchange it (4th GS incident in less than 2 months).

I'm absolutely loving Tom Clancy on 3DS. The strategy is so much fun, could be my 1st or 2nd favorite game (along with Ridge Racer 3D).

Starting Third Birthday right now.....so far epic. :D
 
[quote name='blitz6speed']Ill take anything apple does over anything nintendo does gaming wise. Thankfully, the world also agrees.

Ive never seen a company shit on its loyal customers so much as nintendo has. Apple doesnt do anything but provide platforms, they dont have a horse in the race, which is why they're better for the casual gamer. No agenda other then to make money, which is what all companys want to do, bottom line.[/QUOTE]
Apple shits all over its customers with the way they've applied phone release schedules to devices that are not phones and expect people to buy the new models at least every two years. If you don't want to keep paying them money to get good support, you're dropped and ignored after about two years.

The money I've put into my PSP and DS have given me Sony and Nintendo's full support to be able to play all games released for the system for as long as games are released.
 
[quote name='The Mana Knight']Looks like I'll have to exchange it (4th GS incident in less than 2 months).[/QUOTE]

Haven't you learned anything from this?
 
Twisted Metal and Skyrim on 11/11/11...hopefully K-Mart will break out the same deal they are doing for Portal 2/Mortal Kombat day.
 
[quote name='ihadFG']WAT

You applaud them for only wanting to make money? And you say they shit on their loyal customers less than Nintendo? Tell that to my 2nd gen iPod Touch that can't play a bunch of the good games that have come out since then. Apple leaves it's customers in the dust unless they are willing to shell out the money for each new iteration of their hardware. Nintendo on the otherhand, releases updated versions of their hardware that doesn't leave owners of previous hardware behind. The original DS could play games just the same as DS Lite or DSi.[/QUOTE]

This is true.
This is why I switched to an Android OS phone and abandoned iOS.
This is also how I got "Jobbed" 32 days into my new contract by VZW.

That said, I refuse to believe that Apple will not release a new model of the iPhone 4 this June. They claim they won't this year, that they're focused on iOS and OSX. However, neither of those really *sell* hardware and make them money. Just doesn't seem like Apple would pass up the chance to do an iPhone 4G now that VZW has LTE and ATT is pushing 4G with the Atrix.
 
[quote name='diddy310']Twisted Metal and Skyrim on 11/11/11...hopefully K-Mart will break out the same deal they are doing for Portal 2/Mortal Kombat day.[/QUOTE]

I swear my reader said that TM was 10/4.
Minecraft is 11/11/11 with Skyrim.
 
[quote name='corrosivefrost']I swear my reader said that TM was 10/4.
Minecraft is 11/11/11 with Skyrim.[/QUOTE]

Yea, I remember TM specifically being in October.
 
[quote name='distgfx']So, I haven't heard any Pokemon talk lately.[/QUOTE]

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Skyrimjob will be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.
 
"[Microsoft and Nintendo] are starting to run out of steam now in terms of continuing to be relevant in 2011 and beyond. I mean, you've gotta be kidding me. Why would I buy a gaming system without a hard drive in it? How does this thing scale? Motion gaming is cute, but if I can only wave my arms six inches, how does this really feel like I'm doing true accurate motion gaming? Our view of the ‘Game Boy experience’ is that it’s a great babysitting tool, (but) no self-respecting 20-something is going to be sitting on an airplane with one of those. He's too old for that."
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- Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Jack Tretton
 
[quote name='hankmecrankme']
Skyrimjob will be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeet.[/QUOTE]
True story. I think I'm gonna play some Fallout New Vegas now. I kinda lost my heat on Deadly Premonition. I wanna play a game to play a game now. Enough story time.


[quote name='Chacrana']Well, he's right that I don't play video games in public.[/QUOTE]
I play my DS on planes and buses all the time. I don't give a fuck.
 
[quote name='linkpwns']True story. I think I'm gonna play some Fallout New Vegas now. I kinda lost my heat on Deadly Premonition. I wanna play a game to play a game now. Enough story time.[/QUOTE]

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