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I say damn it because:

1) I actually had this idea
2) I can see all the spam I am going to receive, which is why I dropped the idea!

http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57364875-1/wotwentwrong-on-that-date...

Actual site: http://wotwentwrong.com/

As I was posting this morning. In the "Random HoC Image thing this pic came up:

Of course I was curious because I thought I have never seen this before and there is some kind of writing on it so perhaps it will make me laugh (it did). However, uh, why me?

http://www.herdofcats.ca/node/4942

I am proud to say that I am old enough and geeky enough to understand this photo...

From: The panic attack diaries

From: George Takei's Facebook page

Pretty sure it's fake but still fun to watch!

Though I did laugh at this in the beginning.

I can see how this can be a motivator or inhibit "friendly" competition in a work place.

These were my favorites:

from: http://channel9.msdn.com/achievements/visualstudio

This makes me look forward to it even more!!
Revek, SeanMCR are you ready?

Having played some of it for ourselves at CES last week, it's clear that BioWare's done a good job of getting the technology to play nicely with its sci-fi shooter action sequences. Pretty much everything you choose to do can be done from the radial menu with your voice. And in a nice touch, you can say "quick save" to make the game, well, quick save. Take that F6 key!

But there is something odd about voice commands in Mass Effect 3. It's something that makes you take a step back and think, "Maybe I should tone it down a bit." See, you're supposed to be role playing as Commander Shepard, right? So isn't it a little weird to shout "shotgun!" to switch to your boomstick, or "incendiary ammo!" to switch to fire bullets? At that point, aren't you kind of yelling at yourself?


The Kinect voice commands are great for issuing squad orders. If James is playing it too safe, you can yell "James attack!" and he'll charge forward just as you commanded. If you need to get at an enemy pinned behind cover, you can shout "Liara lift!" and she'll instantly turn your foes into a bunch of helplessly floating bull's-eyes. It works; it feels natural. You're Shepard commanding your troops like the space general you are.


But yelling at yourself to open a door instead of hitting the A button per the giant onscreen button prompt? That's a little weird. There's some mild mental instability bubbling beneath the surface there. But, hey, maybe it's just us. Take a look at the demo below and let us know what you think of Mass Effect 3's voice commands in the comments.

EDIT: I guess I should have mentioned there is a video on the link below


From: http://www.gamespot.com/mass-effect-3/previews/commander-shepards-kinect...

Found on: http://www.gamesradar.com/randy-dragon/

http://mindfull.spc.org/vaughan/talks/ns_assignment/Zombification.pdf

no longer science fiction.

I, for one, am happy we've been training. I think I'm going to play Dead Island tonight....

There are more

from: http://www.visualnews.com/2011/12/31/online-superheroes-battle-for-the-i...

Kuma CEO Keith Halper previously told Gamasutra the release had an impact in Iran: "There were hundreds of thousands of downloads in Iran. We were denounced by name in the newspaper controlled by the supreme Ayatollah as a possible precursor to real US policy, which is absurd on the face of it, but speaks to the great power of real-time video games as a storytelling medium."

Halper also admitted to Kotaku editor-in-chief Stephen Totilo in 2006 that his company has previously accepted contract work to develop training software for the U.S. army as a side project. However, he did not state that the developer is bankrolled by the CIA or any other U.S. government organization to produce the Kuma\War series or other titles that Kuma released for consumers.

In addition to his confession that was published by Tehran Times, Hekmati appeared on Iranian state television in December and claimed to have been sent to the country by the CIA. He said his mission was to infiltrate Iran's intelligence ministry by providing them with information, gain their trust, and eventually report his findings to the U.S.'s own intelligence agency.



From: http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39542/Video_game_designer_sentenced_t...

I wonder who will be the first HoCer to get these?
Revek? Blackwalt? whoever?

No real date yet....but this is good news. If it's not news to you, why didn't you tell me!!!

On a side note, traded in the last 15 games I have played. Didn't realize until I got back to work...but I traded in Black Ops. So no more zombies for me I guess :/

On the plus side...my special edition of Mass Effect 3 is fully paid :)

How many of you will get diagnosed with this?

from: http://pictureisunrelated.memebase.com/2011/12/15/wtf-photos-videos-livi...