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(Msg. 1) Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 7:32 pm
Post subject: PC gaming is dead... it just does not lie down...........
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Here is a sample list of this month's upcoming releases from GoGamers
list, mostly PC exclusives ! Something for everybody here, except
maybe hard-core adventure types.
Battlefield 2142 (Oct 17)
Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (Oct24)
Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Oct 24)
Flight Simulator X (Oct 17)
Guild Wars online: Nightfall (Oct 26)
F.E.A.R: Extraction Point (Oct 25)
Gothic 3 (Oct 20)
NWN 2 (Oct 31)
( Some of these may be UK imports. Gogamers import prices are normally
no higher than the expected US domestic prices )
Also with the intense push in PC gaming support on Vista from
Microsoft, it seems that the death certificates on PC gaming are a
little premature. Certainly the incredible number of PC on-line gamers
stated by Microsoft gives considerable reassurance. Remember that the
PC is still the most UNIVERSAL video-gaming machine on the planet.
See: http://tinyurl.com/lyzgb
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:16 pm
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> Also with the intense push in PC gaming support on Vista from
> Microsoft
Now we just need the laziest company in the computer biz, Intel, to
actually build reasonably quick integrated video circuitry into their
motherboards, so these new games will actually be runnable. Intel is
probably the single greatest impediment to PC gaming currently.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 8:16 pm
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rms wrote:
>>Also with the intense push in PC gaming support on Vista from
>>Microsoft
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> Now we just need the laziest company in the computer biz, Intel, to
>actually build reasonably quick integrated video circuitry into their
>motherboards, so these new games will actually be runnable. Intel is
>probably the single greatest impediment to PC gaming currently.
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I would put them at #2, behind microsopht. Intel only makes the chips,
ms makes the unstable, resource-piggy, insecure os, and then makes deals
to force people to use it if they want to play the new games.
And we all thought soviet-style oppression was dead!
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Learn about spam: http://www.seige-perilous.org/spam/spam.html >> Stay informed about: PC gaming is dead... it just does not lie down........... |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:03 pm
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"John Lewis" <john.dsl DeleteThis @verizon.net> wrote in message
news:4522b55e.15366992@news.verizon.net...
> Here is a sample list of this month's upcoming releases from GoGamers
> list, mostly PC exclusives ! Something for everybody here, except
> maybe hard-core adventure types.
>
> Battlefield 2142 (Oct 17)
A definite buy - despite being stung by BF:Vietname, this one looks cool.
> Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (Oct24)
More dwarves and beards. No thanks.
> Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Oct 24)
Might on budget - enjoyed the first, but had little replay value.
> Flight Simulator X (Oct 17)
Yeah. Unless they've introduced the deathmatch mode, I'm out.
> Guild Wars online: Nightfall (Oct 26)
More beards.
> F.E.A.R: Extraction Point (Oct 25)
Maybe. Wait for what's said on here.
> Gothic 3 (Oct 20)
??
> NWN 2 (Oct 31)
More beards.
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> ( Some of these may be UK imports. Gogamers import prices are normally
> no higher than the expected US domestic prices )
>
> Also with the intense push in PC gaming support on Vista from
> Microsoft, it seems that the death certificates on PC gaming are a
> little premature. Certainly the incredible number of PC on-line gamers
> stated by Microsoft gives considerable reassurance. Remember that the
> PC is still the most UNIVERSAL video-gaming machine on the planet.
>
> See: http://tinyurl.com/lyzgb
>
> John Lewis >> Stay informed about: PC gaming is dead... it just does not lie down........... |
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Tue Oct 03, 2006 11:04 pm
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In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action John Lewis <john.dsl.DeleteThis@verizon.net> wrote:
> Also with the intense push in PC gaming support on Vista from
> Microsoft, it seems that the death certificates on PC gaming are a
> little premature. Certainly the incredible number of PC on-line gamers
> stated by Microsoft gives considerable reassurance. Remember that the
> PC is still the most UNIVERSAL video-gaming machine on the planet.
maybe a few more years of cheapskates like you only buying games out of
the bargain bins and we'll finally get that nail hammered in.
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 2:34 am
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On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 23:04:29 -0000, i own a yacht <me.TakeThisOut@privacy.net>
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>In comp.sys.ibm.pc.games.action John Lewis <john.dsl.TakeThisOut@verizon.net> wrote:
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>> Also with the intense push in PC gaming support on Vista from
>> Microsoft, it seems that the death certificates on PC gaming are a
>> little premature. Certainly the incredible number of PC on-line gamers
>> stated by Microsoft gives considerable reassurance. Remember that the
>> PC is still the most UNIVERSAL video-gaming machine on the planet.
>
>maybe a few more years of cheapskates like you only buying games out of
>the bargain bins and we'll finally get that nail hammered in.
>
Actually, my most recent purchases have been some new games from
GoGamer (www.gogamer.com, shipping only to the US), taking advantage
of a couple of recent "48-hour madness" offerings, besides some very
interesting imports from the UK at the normal GoGamer price (such as
the complete Splinter Cell Trilogy on DVD for $39, not yet distributed
in the US). If that makes me a cheapskate in your eyes, then you need
to urgently make an appointment with either your eye-doctor or your
shrink. No doubt you went out of your way to ensure that your car,
dinghy, etc, etc. and all their contents were purchased new at the
full manufacturer's recommended retail price, refusing all
discounts....
John Lewis.
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>my meds." -Jim Vieira >> Stay informed about: PC gaming is dead... it just does not lie down........... |
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:35 am
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 3:26 pm
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On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, flightlessvacuum.TakeThisOut@gmail.com wrote:
> Schrodinger wrote:
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>>> F.E.A.R: Extraction Point (Oct 25)
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>> Maybe. Wait for what's said on here.
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> Demo is pretty cool but short, seems to run better than the original
> too.
Is there anything new in the demo that we don't already know from FEAR?
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 4:31 pm
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Wed Oct 04, 2006 7:01 pm
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On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:32:54 GMT, john.dsl RemoveThis @verizon.net (John Lewis)
wrote:
>Here is a sample list of this month's upcoming releases from GoGamers
>list, mostly PC exclusives ! Something for everybody here, except
>maybe hard-core adventure types.
>
>Battlefield 2142 (Oct 17)
>Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (Oct24)
>Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Oct 24)
>Flight Simulator X (Oct 17)
>Guild Wars online: Nightfall (Oct 26)
>F.E.A.R: Extraction Point (Oct 25)
>Gothic 3 (Oct 20)
>NWN 2 (Oct 31)
Don't forget Football Manager 2007 (Oct 20), which is going to be
massive in Europe.
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(Msg. 11) Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 12:38 am
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Werner Spahl wrote:
> On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, flightlessvacuum.RemoveThis@gmail.com wrote:
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>> Schrodinger wrote:
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>>>> F.E.A.R: Extraction Point (Oct 25)
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>>> Maybe. Wait for what's said on here.
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>> Demo is pretty cool but short, seems to run better than the original
>> too.
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> Is there anything new in the demo that we don't already know from FEAR?
>
New weapons, new enemies, new locations, new chapter to story. What
exactly are you expecting or hoping for? >> Stay informed about: PC gaming is dead... it just does not lie down........... |
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(Msg. 12) Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 7:15 am
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On Tue, 03 Oct 2006 19:32:54 GMT, john.dsl DeleteThis @verizon.net (John Lewis)
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>Battlefield 2142 (Oct 17)
>Dark Messiah of Might and Magic (Oct24)
>Splinter Cell: Double Agent (Oct 24)
>Guild Wars online: Nightfall (Oct 26)
>Gothic 3 (Oct 20)
>NWN 2 (Oct 31)
I will be getting all of these. BATTLEFIELD 2142, DARK MESSIAH, GW:
NIGHTFALL, and NWN 2 this month and the rest later.
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(Msg. 13) Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 10:34 am
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"Shawk" <shawk DeleteThis @clara.net.3guesses>
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> Werner Spahl wrote:
>> On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, flightlessvacuum DeleteThis @gmail.com wrote:
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>>> Schrodinger wrote:
>>>
>>>>> F.E.A.R: Extraction Point (Oct 25)
>>>>
>>>> Maybe. Wait for what's said on here.
>>>
>>> Demo is pretty cool but short, seems to run better than the original
>>> too.
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>> Is there anything new in the demo that we don't already know from FEAR?
>>
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> New weapons, new enemies, new locations, new chapter to story. What
> exactly are you expecting or hoping for?
Gravity gun! >> Stay informed about: PC gaming is dead... it just does not lie down........... |
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(Msg. 14) Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:04 am
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2006, Master Baiter wrote:
>> Werner Spahl wrote:
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>>> Is there anything new in the demo that we don't already know from FEAR?
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>> New weapons, new enemies, new locations, new chapter to story. What
>> exactly are you expecting or hoping for?
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> Gravity gun!
No, that's more for puzzles and wouldn't fit to FEAR. But I would like to
see new weapons that are really different besides caliber and firing rate,
new enemies that don't just seem to wear another uniform, and most of all
new levels where each room doesn't look like the one you just left  ...
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(Msg. 15) Posted: Thu Oct 05, 2006 11:04 am
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On Thu, 5 Oct 2006 11:04:28 +0200, Werner Spahl
<spahl DeleteThis @cup.uni-muenchen.de> wrote:
> and most of all
>new levels where each room doesn't look like the one you just left ...
That above all else. I've never, in all my years of playing shooters,
ever been so frustrated by the lack of environmental variety in a
game. Every time you did get outside in F.E.A.R it was night time too.
I did actually finish the game in the end and found the second half to
be better than the first. I rate it as a decent game that could have
perhaps been great if it had just been less tedious to traipse
through.
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