Marek

Seconded. Sandpit is great fun!

With AVP note that: - It plays differently from most shooters, so it takes a little while to get familiar with the strength/weaknesses of each race. - A lot of people aren't yet playing it properly in the demo. Lots of aliens walking on floors and predators not using their cloak. As people figure out how to play these races (which is starting to happen) the fun increases enormously. - The demo is deathmatch but there are more modes in the full game that are awesome. I found that AVP multiplayer is capable of creating really cinematic moments at times, and playing as marine in Infestation mode can be properly intense.

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I was personally also concerned that I'd be annoyed by the hypersexuality but in the context of the game it's absolutely fine. Everything in Bayonetta is over the top and totally absurd and at no point does the game take itself seriously. The game made me laugh out loud many times, and it's all in an awesome ridiculous spirit.

Yes this was amazing. Sorry for idling after a while and then disappearing. I'm still alive!

will be there

That ban as well as the temporary closing of the forums altogether happened during the turbulent emo years of Idle Thumbs. It was possibly warranted (I honestly can't remember) but definitely best not to think about anymore.

I saw you. (...on XBL listed as playing 1 vs 100). I wanted to check it out to see how it works but I couldn't find it in the Xbox interface.

Got distracted by a thing. Will try to make it next time!

Oh, umm, yes!

Have a good time everyone.

Just saw a thing (non-wizard) that made me think of Idle Thumbs. I was playing A Kingdom for Keflings (XBLA) and when you get an achievement it has a "hooray for me!" button. Hooray!

ALRIGHT FINE THEN. wooooo

Plz, it's designed so you can play Bayonetta while driving.

There's even a one-handed "automatic" mode that's even easier. I'm sure you'll love the game. Buy it! SEEEEEEGA.

This game got a perfect 40/40 score in Famitsu, a perfect 10/10 score in Edge, and a 9/10 on Eurogamer. Buy it if you like good games.

My definite 2009 gotys (despite still not having completed any of them): - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Shadow Complex - Uncharted 2

I dunno about this game. It doesn't feel like an homage to Zelda, it feels ... creepy.

Always sad to hear news like this. I think it's a talented studio, though the closure is also understandable given EA's situation. EA bought Bioware/Pandemic for Bioware. Pandemic meanwhile has a history of games with fair or mixed critical reception, and I'm guessing sales are good but not great (or they would have kept them around). EA is evidently trying to cut or reduce the studios that are weakest in their eyes (Pandemic, Mythic, EA LA, etc.) regardless of whether they work on new IP or existing IP.

We never tried cars + sticky bombs did we?

It might be OK to hate gamers.

Related editorial on gi.biz: http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/stark-contrasts-tagopt-brief-feature-type-newsletter-editorial

I don't know if the real story here is "EA has problems because gamers don't buy new IP". You really think that because Dead Space and Mirror's Edge didn't sell gazillions they're now firing 1,500 people (following 1,000 layoffs about a year ago)? I think you should be careful not to oversimplify. Also remember that EA successfully launched Army of Two, Spore, Skate as new IP franchises. EA is one of those very large oil-tanker-size company that's been trying to re-calibrate itself since around 2007. I don't claim to have the complete picture on why they're not doing so well right now but I strongly suspect the picture is more complex than this thread makes it out to be.

I'm also up for Gay T.

I kill you!11