Posts by Izuno

FLETCH:

Yes, the music does not seem like what the typical gamer would expect to hear. Most gamers probably don't remember the original Tears for Fears song, and probably not the Donnie Darko soundtrack cover of the song (which is better than the original anyway)

However, when targeting the non-hardcore nitpickers of the world (which GoW will need to appeal to get anywhere close to Halo sales numbers which it won't anyway but that's another topic...) Microsoft and its ad agency needed something risky that went against conventional gamer ad wisdom.

So they chose the Mad World cover. The lyrics clearly match the emotional intent of the visuals: lone guy running, fighting on in what seems to be the end of the world against impossible odds. The intent is to create an emotional hook which to some degree actually works. I personally like the song and it made me go to iTunes to look for it. My fiance instantly found it interesting and said "are you getting that game? maybe you should get that?"

Trust me, we may think the ad is laughable, which it is, but it's going to work. A year from now GoW will have sold at least 1.8 million units on 360 in the US alone.

Think about your level of anger after watching that ad vs watching a PS3 ad where a rubiks cube explodes. That ad pissed me off.

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I think with the physics in HL2, They Hunger in source will get the proper gameplay palette it needs. Still, I am hoping it will be more than just an amped up Ravenholme.

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Me and some friends did a little LAN party this weekendI WAS NOT AMUSED!

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No that's Beck.

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well finally!

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Now if I have a card with dual-dvi out and don't use any of the other options, would it be a wise investment?

My cousin has a dual DVI out Nvida card of some kind, but he runs it on his MacPro (he's film/video editor). And he uses it to power dual Dell 20" flatscreens. He got them both for about $360 each from Dell. I think they are the same basic screen as the Apple 20" cinema display.

I think I may be upgrading to some Dell widescreens soon.

Anyway, my current ATI card is 1 DVI, 1 analog output but the analog as my secondary monitor is like looking at a bucket of puke compared to the digital.

So get a dual dvi imho.

Splinter Cell Double Agent on 360. just got started with it but so far I'm enjoying it.

http://www.mapcore.net/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6744

So this kind of effect works as well in Digital as it does on film? Sorry for noobing your thread.

Great pictures, btw.

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I dont get why it is wrong forum? I checked all forums to see where it could fit but i found this to be the best. But i'll check again though.

I moved it here from Off Topic. This is bonnafied game discussion...

Quote from Fletch

Well I think at this point it simply comes down to the fact that Sony knows they can get this much money off of stupid fanboys, so they're going to charge $700 a pop. When bluray costs come down, so will the PS3, and they'll start taking market share. The real question is how well the 360 and the Wii can claim market share in the meantime.

Yep.

To exactly your point, I got my PS2 in May 2002, not at console launch in Oct 2000. But damn I defintely liked the PS2 back in the day.

bummer, man. Sorry it didn't float your boat.

is that the Jolly Green Giant?

The funny thing is that a lof of the banking and market research firms covering the video game industry are still betting that Sony will "win" this generation of the console war as they did with PS1 and PS2, where "win" means "sell the most." Their main point is that the ridiculous power of the Sony brand (worldwide especially) is going to give the PS3 a huge advantage regardless of pricepoint or launch line up or lack of exclusive GTA IV. But also from within this branding arguement we must note that this launch will be rockier than PS2, mainly because X360 is in a lot better shape than the Sega Dreamcast was relative to the PS2 for also having launched ahead of time against a Sony console.

Can't wait to get a Wii.

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Is that serious?

yes it is.

In Soviet Russia, liquor can't hold you.

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Yes finally the game is looking pretty solid for Q1 07 release.

Tonight while watching Lost there was an ad for Sears. A kid who appears to be around 12 (he was clearly under 17) was talking about his favorite video games, mentioning Need For Speed Carbon or something, another innoculous game and then he mentions Halo and Halo 2 as being is other favorites. At the end of the spot they show an Xbox 360.

Now, I'm just curious if any pundit or games industry watchdog will comment on the fact that Sears is having a kid who's clearly under 17 talking about some of his favorite games being M-rated. With all the recent flubber about that in the U.S., why would Sears of all places have a 12 year old kid talking about M rated games?

I'm not personally bothered, and there is a good chance no one will notice or care, but for an industry that is trying to stay self regulated, shouldn't we just avoid having retailers not navigate the ESRB minefield?

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so old this is what the original mario game was based on

ok thx