Herd of Cats

Carmageddon is BACK, and this time, you could be in it! Stainless Games has re-acquired the rights to the brand, and is launching Carmageddon: Reincarnation as a KickStarter project, with a pretty ridiculous list of contributor rewards. Yes, you could get multiple copies for cheap on Steam, but why not invest a few hundred more, and actually appear in the game as a pedestrian, or even an opponent!

Check it out:

And other cool stuff on their site too

Schematics are included on the site

http://jonaspfeil.de/styrofoamrobot

Gearbox shows everyone how to make an ultimate edition

The Ultimate Loot Chest Limited Edition ($149.99 MSRP) packs

• an exclusive SteelBook case
• numbered certificate of authenticity
• creatures of Pandora wide format ID chart
• four lithograph postcards with a Marcus Kincaid bobble head
• hardbound art book
• cloth map of Pandora
• comic book download
• four sticker set
• all packed in a replica loot chest!

They had me at Borderlands 2 and then totally oversold me with the "all packed in a replica loot chest."

Replica loot chest...

Scout was barely with us. A kitten that Rolly and us picked out in December 2011. She was with us long enough for all of us to become attached.

She passed on from an ailment that the Vets were unable to diagnose. She lost the ability to use her back legs at first and it moved through her body. Steroids and antibiotics were ineffective. For the last week we have been providing extensive palliative care hoping to provide the necessary time for her to recover. Sadly it was not to be as she passed away peacefully last night surrounded by family.

She left us with many fond memories. Curling up in the bay window with Playful wrapped around her. Sitting on the red chair next to Rolly. Her incredibly soft fur. Chasing Graybush jr. around in circles until they both fell over from exhaustion. Demanding we go to bed so she could crawl under the sheets and lie down next to us.

Thank you Scout for your brief but memorable stay. We will miss you.

Nerf launcher + Arduino + Portal turret = OMG

UPDATE! EBGames phoned back

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Remember as I mentioned that I know and like the staff at this EBGames? This demonstrates why.

The EBGames' manager went ahead and phoned around all the other local EBGames stores and found one where a Ghost Recon: Future Soldier Ultimate Edition pre-order had been cancelled. This copy is on hold and the EBGames' manager is driving over to the other store on his day off (he mentioned this) to pick up the extra copy. For me. So yippee! I'll have my copy of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier and I will have my awesome USB controlled missile launcher.

So all is ending well as EBGames fixed the problem. Although it was pointed out to me that he could have done all this before phoning me the first time and I never would have been the wiser of any problem. I suspect my appearing in the store at the exact moment the error was discovered may have led to them sharing the problem before they attempted to fix it.

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I've lost track of how many...

So I'm starting this off with some notes. I know the staff at this EBGames fairly well. They did give me three days warning of my Future disappointment. It was a staff error, not a corporate error. Things were not helped by the holiday Monday.

Anyway...

With the holiday Monday this week EBGames received their Tuesday releases in the Friday shipment. So far, so good. They checked the manifest of the received shipment and signed for it.

This store only received one pre-order of the Ultimate Edition because only one person was crazy enough to want the Nerf style USB controlled missile launcher. Yes. Me. Who did you think?

Today, Saturday, someone at EBGames managed to actually open the boxes that they had already signed for. Any guesses what wasn't in it?

Not that I expect it to be good or anything

I'm still looking forward to watching it.

There's a trailer! Included after the break, which I have not watched yet.

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This is in response to SeanMCR's post.

For reference Rmeas, we all do, we all do.

She's purdy.....but I still feel like I'm holding C3P0's privates in my hands with the controller....so I'll just keep using my halo 3 controller instead.

Episode: DYAC submission (clean version) Longer (dirtier) version available upon request

A conversation with Revek

That's my gaming thumb

That is two puncture marks on my thumb that mysteriously match those of my cat's teeth. Very mysterious. There is a matching puncture just next to my thumb nail on the other side as well.

She had a good grip and it took a bit of work to detach her from my hand. Significant yelling was required.

So my gaming skills may be a little below my usually standards. Not that you will be able to notice.

I got little sympathy from Guba until she ran into a little misadventure of her own. With the same kitty.

"That's my golfing thumb!" was her complaint.

Ha ha ha. I say again. Ha.