LostInSpace

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: VU need the money; so they won't sit on HL2. I'm hoping that's the case and that spitefulness doesn't take over their reasoning. Anyway VU needs to be careful cause S.T.A.L.K.E.R. is on the horizon Q1 2005 and that's one game that can more than easily give Half-Life 2 a run for it's money.

Oh crap!! Half-Life 2 held hostage? Court filings show VU Games has the right to sit on finished Half-Life 2 code for up to six months. Could it be deja vu all over again?. You know SC I think you would be better off to go the electronic route in distributing your games as you made mention of in another post. Again, it's the gamer that's getting the short end of the stick. Maybe it's time for Gamers to start a Union and get after these publishers and their games . Hmm, A Freelance Gamers Union. Sounds intriguing.

Still a Phantom Delay implemented to give retailers more lead time to promote game service, says company pres. Infinium Labs today said it would delay the launch of its on-demand game service from November 2004 to an unspecified date in 2005. . The SC post said March 2005 now it's an unspecified time.

Unless the Government makes it ilegal. I was watching something before I fell asleep last night don't remember the channel or program (I was almost asleep) but something struck me about a comment "Homeschool kids are not as good in math and science than public schooled children" They then had people who said pull the other one and others that said it's true. Be prepared if they use comments like that to try and pass bills that make it tougher to homeschool (like only handicapped, medical reasons etc..).

Well here's one to start off with September 24, 2004 -- A Manhattan jury has awarded $28.5 million to a student whose leg was mangled and head crushed when she was hit by a subway train as she knelt to pick up her Bible. This folks is why each of us have to pay more and more each year for things. I'm sorry for her pain and suffering but this was totally her fault. I'm no fan of the MTA but this is just crazy. Let me explain why: I ride the subway all the time and let me tell you that these trains just don't pull into a station open the doors close the doors and pull out in lickedy split time. 1:when Huang got off an F train at West 23rd Street and Sixth Avenue and dropped a Bible she'd been reading for a School of Visual Arts class. 2:Huang, who was then standing on the platform, had bent down to pick up the book - which was lying on the ground near the closed car door - when the train suddenly started pulling out of station and whacked her in the head, her court papers say. 1: What a ditz. You drop something that close to a train you 1: either kick it further towards the center of the platform 2:you wait till the train pulls out (if you don't want to do step 1). 2:This is how it works. The train pulls in comes to a stop the conductor opens the door the people exit he looks back and forth closes the door presses a button twice that buzzes to the train drivers cabin that it's okay to proceed. Now look at the above evidence the doors were closed when she decides to bend down to pick up that stupid book which means that the conductor had already sent the all clear to the train driver which means the train driver had started the move process for the train. No matter how attentive the conductor was these massive weight trains cannot stop on a dime (law of physics here too). Once she bent down she started down that road and it was too late.

NEW YORK (AP) -- The fallout from CBS's doomed story about President Bush's National Guard service most endangers a woman few viewers know but who played a key role in two of the biggest television stories of the year. ........... Mapes, 48, was described by colleagues on Tuesday as a dogged and talented journalist who made no secret of her liberal political beliefs. ........... John Carlson, a former commentator at KIRO-TV who is host of a conservative radio talk show in Seattle, remembers Mapes as a talented producer with whom he often argued politics in the newsroom. Mapes was "quite liberal" and disliked the current President Bush's father, he said. "She definitely was someone who was motivated by what she cared about and definitely went into journalism to make a difference," Carlson said. "She's not the sort of person who went into journalism to report the news and offer an array of commentary." Ah well, so much for impartial Journalism. CBS News CBS statement: "It is obviously against CBS news standard to be associated with any political agenda." Hah, what a load of crap and a laugh. If anyone believes that, hey I got the Brooklyn bridge to sell ya. Lets see how many heads roll at CBS. Probably only Mapes (the scapegoat) if CBS has anything to do with it.

quote:Originally posted by Supreme Cmdr: *sniff* don't you just love dirty laundry? It will be interesting to see how this plays out though.

NPD reports July sales that sizzle "Total sales for July were $350 million, helping year-to-date revenues that track 4.6 percent ahead of last year's sales at this time" Goes to show it's not the season that matters but the games that are released. Yeah, that old rehash about the Christmas V. The Rest of the Year. One can have a stellar year (other than the supposed Christmas boost) if good to great games are released.

ATI introduces new Radeon X700

quote:Originally posted by Tac: Those in Lostinspace's link look like the guys from Sealab 2021 Yup kind of like a tribute to that era of cartoon making. Anway, are you kidding? Most of those cartoon people from the 60's and 70's all looked and acted like clones. Sometimes the the only way to tell them apart was to know what you were actually watching ahead of time.

quote:Originally posted by Tac: no clue what movie you talking about chief. Common! I hope you are joking. The Fantastic 4. The Fantastic Four / Hanna-Barbera

I can't wait!

Developer V. Publisher. Now where have we seen that before?

quote:Originally posted by Soback: Who here want's to ask for tech support in political section? I do, I do, how many Flip-Flop circuits does Kerry have?

"Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe said: "In state after state, Nader has become an extension of the Republican Party and their corporate backers."" Did anyone catch the Kerry's 9/15 address on Economic Policy. I've been looking for a transcript of it but can't find any yet. I'd love to properly pick apart his address to pieces. I did watch it on C-span and most of it didn't jive with me. No specifics on any plan he just kept saying I will do this, I will do that. How obscure can he get. Anyway one of the comments in his address was about cutting taxes except for the most wealthiest which he said he will raise that on them and he also threw in "I will also give a 5% corporate tax break". Hmmm, are these the same corporate backers the DNC is griping about with the Republicans. I don't think Corporate America is buying his promise of a 5% tax break.

and you should have also stated what OS you are using and has it been fully updated with all the latest patches, fixes and drivers etc...

You should have titled this thread LIFE AFTER DEATH . Good story though, Classic.

Another Blow for the Kerry bid for President: The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that maverick politician Ralph Nader can be on ballot papers in the November US presidential election. The decision is regarded as a blow to Democratic Party candidate John Kerry. In the 2000 election Mr Nader attracted enough left-leaning voters in Florida - a key swing state - to cost the Democrats the presidency, analysts say. The Democratic Party unsuccessfully argued that Mr Nader's Reform Party was not a genuine national organisation. The Florida Supreme Court said it was not clear what constituted a national party, and that therefore it could not bar Mr Nader from running in the state.

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - The U-shaped steel bike locks that cyclists have relied on for years to keep thieves at bay just had a gigantic hole blown through their reputation, as bike lock maker Kryptonite scrambled to reassure customers that it is working on a solution.

Now that just made me barf!

Valve officials confirm that the long-delayed shooter is thisclose from gold status. After years of missed launch dates and release mishaps, the Half-Life 2 saga is entering its final chapter. Doug Lombardi, Valve's director of public relations, confirmed to GameSpot today that the release candidate for the game has been sent to its publisher, VU Games, for approval. "Yes, the release candidate went to VUG yesterday," he said.

This game looks quite interesting Super Power 2

CNN: BERLIN, Germany (Reuters) -- German broadcaster Deutsche Welle has added Klingon, spoken by the bumpy-headed aliens of the "Star Trek" television series, to the 30 languages used on its Web site, the network has said.

Thanks for the update on this game. I've been busy with other games right now and haven't checked up on it or others in some time. Game development in Open Source thread.

quote:Originally posted by Jaguar: Thanks LIS, I didn't know about this, but after using thier little tool, it turns out that I don't have any graphics programs that can be used for this. I killed the microsoft Image program as soon as I built this machine. LOL . I downloaded the update just to be on the safe side myself.