Patters

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  1. Books, books, books...

    George Martin writes books?
  2. Formula Thumb

    Ok fair play, see you in a bit.
  3. Formula Thumb

    We could Co-op something and roll Forza tomorrow if Wrestle can't play?
  4. L.A. Noire

    Yeah, Euphoria is the animation engine, used in GTA IV, RDR and Force Unleashed. I'm not certain of any of this but it is possible that parts of that or RAGE were used in LA Noire.
  5. L.A. Noire

    From what I've heard a bunch of assets and code was taken from Euphoria. As well as the faces wouldn't have worked in Euphoria.
  6. L.A. Noire

    Yep, Bondi had built their engine before Rockstar got involved with the project.
  7. EA are totally in their rights to do this, however the people are completely allowed to be angry at EA for this. It's like iTunes exclusive EPs, Store exclusive products (I cannot get a PC copy of Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions). I buy a lot from Steam, but not Exclusively, both D2D and EA are options I use, as well as Physical copies. I will likely buy BF3 on a disc as I did with BFBC2. Also don't forget that EA have published physical Valve Games for a long time now.
  8. Yes, but the difference with Steam was that there was not a similar service when Steam was released, let alone one which has such an incredibly high user count. Which is what I said in more words. Valve however introduced a new type of service, which people are very invested in, many people have north of 100 Steam games, and people don't want to go somewhere else to get their games.
  9. Nintendo 3DS

    No that was oracle of ages/seasons.
  10. Valve did that with Steam, the problem is that they are not offering their products on a proven service, which many PC gamers are fully subscribed to.
  11. Nintendo 3DS

    The colour just didn't look right. Also I did finish the original version, which I bought in WHSmiths for £15.
  12. Formula Thumb

    Damn straight I am, assuming my internet isn't being shit.
  13. Nintendo 3DS

    Link's Awakening should be black and white, anyone who disagrees can go die.
  14. Duke Nukem Forever Canned [and then not]

    Yeah, but at least I can say I saw Snakes on a Plane on a plane.
  15. Movie/TV recommendations

    X-Men First Class: It seemed to be lacking something. The first half was passable at best, what with retreading of old ground. It got better as other characters came in, though parts of the weaker second half were apparent. Also Havok is Cyclops YOUNGER brother. Not particularly impressed by it, parts were very fun though. Thor was much more enjoyable for me. Green Lantern: Emerald Knights: In preparation for Green Lantern, which I am cautiously optimistic about. It's a quite good collection of corps tales, clearly aimed at a younger audience but very fun. Also Nathan Fillion as Hal Jordan was an excellent decision.
  16. The Idle Thumbs Acheivements Leaderboard

    Denial probably.
  17. Life

    Goats are jerks.
  18. The Dancing Thumb (aka: music recommendations)

    The happiest album coming out tomorrow: http://soundcloud.com/workit/sets/dananananaykroyd-tiaw/s-0Vcpt
  19. The Nintendo Wii U is Great Thread

    There were a few games which used the connectivity excellently: Pac-Man VS used a brilliant system, Crystal Chronicles was pretty good too.
  20. The Nintendo Wii U is Great Thread

    Oh I forgot to ask. Do I get a new four swords adventures on this thing? If yes then I'm very very happy. This could well be the next step from the GC/ GBA connectivity, which I really liked.
  21. Obligatory comical YouTube thread

    Nope, it just all went to DotA and HoN.
  22. The Nintendo Wii U is Great Thread

    Heh, I'd just emulate them. Dolphin does some really nice upscaling, you can jailbreak your wii to make roms of your games too.
  23. Obligatory comical YouTube thread

    If you're interested in Korean E-sports Razer made a decent documentary a few years back http://www.razerzone.com/past-campaigns/haxlife. None of the Koreans in MLG Columbus 2011 were featured, but Boxer is MMA's mentor who was one of the big guns of SC BW, where he earned something like $400,000 per annum.
  24. Obligatory comical YouTube thread

    The FPS gg, is still around. It's usually only used on servers people play regularly though. I used to be really into UT ending in about 2007 and I play CS with shackers weekly where gg is still alive and well (as well as saving some god damn hostages. In SC and SC II there are a bunch of ways one can be bad mannered, or BM. These extend from the gg ideas to aspects of game play. Some particular Terran ones are lifting off your buildings an putting them in the corners of the map when you have lost the game. Or calling down a Mule during a battle you are winning, though it's often something the crowd will cheer for. Finally there is the infamous /dance command. hq5xZhCUrAM
  25. Obligatory comical YouTube thread

    If that is not a response to their gg, it is considered bad manner. In a tournament the typing of gg means that player has lost.