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Games / Nintendo Wii U - Release date and prices announced.
« on: September 14, 2012, 12:41:34 AM »
Nintendo finally gave out some information, for a few regions. The Wii U will be sold two in bundles, a "Basic Set" and a "Deluxe Set."

Release dates:
NA November 18, 2012
EU November 30, 2012
AU November 30, 2012
JP December 8, 2012


The "Basic Set" starts at $299.99.

(exclusively white)

The "Deluxe Set" starts at $349.99. (I was predicting this price tag!)

(exclusively black)

As for games, I believe NintendoLand and New Super Mario Bros. U were the only confirmed launch titles, however a few websites suggest these will also be day-one launch titles. Also, its games will typically have the $59.99 price tag.

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Launch titles:
• FIFA 13 (EA)
• Mass Effect 3: Special Edition (EA)
• New Super Mario Bros U (Nintendo)
• Nano Assault Neo (Majesco)
• NintendoLand (Nintendo)
• Rayman Legends (Ubisoft)
• Trine 2: Directors Cut (Warner Bros)
• ZombiU (Ubisoft)
Additionally, these titles were confirmed to be part of the new system's launch window. They could be released anywhere from day-one, to March of next year. (or further in the year, really)
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Launch window (Nov 18th 2012 to March 2013)
• 007 Legends (Activision)
• Aliens: Colonial Marines (Sega)
• Assassin’s Creed III (Ubisoft)
• Batman: Arkham City Armoured Edition (Warner Bros)
• Ben 10: Omniverse (Namco Bandai)
• Cabela’s Dangerous Hunts 2013 (Activision)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops II (Activision)
• Darksiders II (THQ)
• Disney Epic Mickey 2: The Power of Two (Disney)
• Family Party: 30 Great Games Obstacle Arcade (Namco Bandai)
• FIFA 13 (EA)
• Game & Wario (Nintendo)
• Game Party Champions (Warner Bros)
• Just Dance 4 (Ubisoft)
• LEGO City: Undercover (Nintendo)
• Madden NFL 13 (EA)
• Marvel Avengers: Battle For Earth (Ubisoft)
• Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate (Capcom)
• NBA 2K13 (2K Sports)
• Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge (Nintendo)
• Pikmin 3 (Nintendo)
• Rabbids Land (Ubisoft)
• Rise of the Guardians (Namco Bandai)
• Runer 2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien (Gaijin Games)
• Scribblenauts Unlimited (Warner Bros)
• SiNG Party (Nintendo)
• Skylanders Giants (Activision)
• Sonic All-Stars Racing Transformed (Sega)
• Sports Connection (Ubisoft)
• Tank! Tank! Tank! (Namco Bandai)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 Wii U Edition (Namco Bandai)
• Transformers Prime (Activision)
• Warriors Orochi 3: Hyper (Tecmo Koei)
• Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2013 (Ubisoft)
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Other information regarding the system, its controllers, and other features has been released too.
http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu
http://www.nintendo.com/wiiu/buynow
http://kotaku.com/5942980/whats-inside-the-wii-u-lets-get-technical (system specs)
http://kotaku.com/5942991/everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-wii-u-that-nintendo-was-willing-to-tell-us



Personally, I'm excited. I'll definitely shell out the extra $50 for the Deluxe version. The only reason I might pre-order is if Pikmin is a day-one launch title (or perhaps AC3). Otherwise, most of these launch title games don't interest me, unfortunately.

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Games / Metal Gear Solid: Ground Zeros - HOLY loving stuff BALLS
« on: September 01, 2012, 08:28:12 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L5IVOs5Pxh8&hd=1 (~11 minutes)
http://www.ign.com/videos/2012/09/01/metal-gear-solid-ground-zeroes-extended-14-minute-demo (same thing with extra gameplay)

for PS3, demo was on pc so perhaps it'll be released on PC, and 360

it's a prequel to Metal Gear Solid 5, you play as an old Big Boss, open world and all that awesome stuff
my god it looks beautiful


POSTER

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Off Topic / Reviewing Pizza!
« on: August 31, 2012, 03:37:47 PM »
Me and my brother decided to order three medium hand-tossed plain cheese pizzas from three different pizza shops from our area.
Why? 1) Wanted pizza, 2) Felt like reviewing/criticizing them, 3) Seriously for the hell of it.

This was our experience.

Boring facts:
Ordered simultaneously online at 1:15pm.
Arrived in this order: Pizza Hut (1:33pm) > Papa John's (1:38pm) > Domino's (1:43pm)
Each arrived literally five minutes after another.
Distance to house: Domino's (roughly 1mile) > Pizza Hut (roughly 1.5miles) > Papa John's (roughly 2miles)

Price: $45 (Pizza + "convenience fee" + tax + tip)
Pizza Hut
Papa John's
Domino's
= $7.00 + $2.49 + $0.94 = $10.43 (tip = $4.57)
= $9.99 + $2.00 + $1.08 = $13.07 (tip = $1.93)
= $7.99 + $2.99 + $0.99 = $11.97 (tip = $3.03)
(We gave $15 to each, mainly because we didn't want to do complicated math and just rounded it)

Here's a terrible ipod picture of the three.


My thoughts:
Which tasted best: Papa John's > Domino's > Pizza Hut

Pizza Hut: It was lukewarm when it arrived, almost cold. It tasted awful, hard to describe at that. It tasted like some odd meat combination of bacon and something else was cooked in it/around it that stuck to it, though being a pizza shop other toppings like pepperoni and whatnot are bound to be cooked with it. Still, whatever it was killed the overall flavor. I think it almost tasted overcooked too.

Domino's: It wasn't terrible but good god their new recipe is awful, far too much garlic that overpowers the entire pizza. Much more sauce than normal, almost too much. Just enough cheese to cover it, but it was like a thin blanket.

Papa John: The best way to put it is it didn't taste the worst out of the three. Not an overabundance of sauce (which is odd, the last few times I've had pizza from this place there was quite a lot), not overly seasoned crust, decent amount of cheese and such. Out of the three, this was the only one I returned to for more.


In the end I'd say we got what we paid for. Two friends are staying over, they and my other brother also dug in and criticized the pizzas too. Everyone agreed that Pizza Hut had the worst.

A definite waste of $45 (which me and little brother split), but it was a very fun and humorous lunch all the same.

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Suggestions & Requests / "Enviroment" Interface Keybind
« on: August 11, 2012, 10:58:47 AM »
Rather self-explanatory and essential, I think. "Open Environment Window", add one to the existing Gui section of the Controls menu!

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Off Topic / Furby is back.
« on: July 06, 2012, 06:43:15 PM »
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwKw6SGqRpI


oh god lol
it's coming out later in the year

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Suggestions & Requests / Build Properties Wand/Item
« on: February 22, 2012, 10:03:01 PM »
A simple idea. Using a wand/item model, you hit a build and a GUI appears giving you a list of the bricks used.

For example, let's say you made a box out of 2 4x2s, 2 2x2s, and 2 4x4fs. After hitting a brick, the GUI would show up with a list:
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Bricks:

2x2 - 2
2x4 - 2
4x4f - 2

 (Done)
I'd assume incorporating a scroll-bar is possible if the list got long. Larger builds would probably have more bricks of different types and sizes.

The purpose of this idea? Build-statistics aside, it would be useful if you wanted to re-create a build with real LEGO bricks, or other uses.

It's pretty simple and probably wouldn't be very popular, but I'd enjoy having one.
Like past suggestions, I don't know how the script-side of this would work so I don't know how possible or easy it would be.

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Games / Ace Attorney 5 has been announced!
« on: January 29, 2012, 12:21:20 PM »

This is one of my favorite handheld series, and I've been waiting for years for it to simply be announced and today is that day.
Other fans around here will share my enthusiasm.

link 1, link 2, wiki page

Very little information, no images other than the logo.
At current, there is no known date or knowledge of if it will be brought outside of Japan, but I'm hopeful.

I'm rather giddy about this announcement, I really want to know what happens with Apollo Justice since his first game.

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http://live.lmgtfy.com/


This was the first my first experience, captured this once the "Let me google that for you..." disappeared.

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mdWkool kids klubSckNk

I enjoy Kevin Butler and his funny-commercials, but I find this to be better.

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Off Topic / 5000th post.
« on: October 02, 2011, 03:10:50 PM »



so yeah, apparently Aeschylus is me and he wants credit for 5000 posts. have at it.
personally, I don't care about my postcount. it's not really high enough to be making a fuss over.

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Modification Help / Blender looping/cycle animation problem.
« on: July 17, 2011, 12:45:09 PM »
Right now I am trying to create a propeller animation. Looping the animation forever and whatnot.
The problem is for some reason it acts like a windup toy. The moment it reaches the end frame, it rewinds back to the first frame and loops.

I want it to simply restart at frame 1, not appear to create an extra frame to rewind itself.
If you've ever seen the Stunt Plane's looping rudder, you'd get the idea.



This is what the animation tab and export settings look like.




Obviously, this is in Blender (2.49b).
Any ideas, or known solutions?

Thanks.

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Off Topic / YouTube - Your Reaction?
« on: June 10, 2011, 12:09:38 PM »


Come on, what the hell.
This is worse than when they added the Like/Dislike options. Now they are just encouraging stupid abbreviation-memes.

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Games / Electronic Entertainment Expo - 2011
« on: June 04, 2011, 02:14:23 PM »

E3 is coming soon, and this year promises to be interesting.
Starting June 6th and ending June 9th, coverage of Nintendo, Sony, Microsoft, and third-party developer's newest junk that satisfies our empty lives will begin!

Last year, we caught a glimpse of Nintendo's new 3DS handheld system, Sony's PlaystationMove, Xbox's Kinect, and many games.
Some of which have yet to be released, and are eagerly awaited.

Links:
Official Website
Wikipedia Page
G4 Coverage Page
Nintendo-Only Coverage Page (live online coverage, courtesy of and only for Nintendo)
GameTrailer's E3 page
GameSpot's E3 page (Complete with countdown!)
IGN's E3 page
E3's YouTube Channel

E3 Schedule
G4 TV Schedule
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E3 2011 Live TV and Online Streaming Schedule

(All Times EST)

Monday, June 6th
12:30 PM         MICROSOFT Press Conference (Online Only)
3:00 PM         E3 2011 LIVE Preview Show
This first day of E3 goodness includes a LIVE HANDS ON DEMO of Modern Warfare 3, commercial free coverage of the Ubisoft & Sony press conferences, plus WORLD PREMIERES for Gears of War 3 (exclusive campaign demo), Saints Row: The Third, Dead Island (exclusive Multiplayer demo), and Prototype 2. Live guests include Cliff B & Ice-T. And we’ll have the exclusive reveal of Ice’s character “Griffin’ from Gears of War 3.
3:30 PM         EA Press Conference (Online Only)
5:00 PM         UBISOFT Pre-Show
5:30 PM         Spotlight: UBISOFT Press Conference
7:00 PM         UBISOFT Post-Show
7:30 PM         SONY Pre-Show
8:00 PM         Spotlight: SONY Press Conference
9:30 PM         SONY Post-Show


Tuesday, June 7th
11:00 AM         NINTENDO Pre-Show
12:00 PM         Spotlight: NINTENDO Press Conference
2:00 PM         NINTENDO Post-Show
2:30 PM         Spotlight: MICROSOFT Press Conference
4:00 PM         E3 2011 LIVE
The first day of the convention begins with LIVE COVERAGE from Nintendo followed by a commercial free presentation of the Microsoft press conference at 11:00am ET and runs through 9:30pm ET. We’ll have an exclusive two part Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim HANDS ON DEMO from Todd Howard. Then the legendary Hulk Hogan joins us on stage, a new look at Bioshock Infinite plus HANDS ON DEMOS of The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Uncharted 3, Assassin’s Creed Revelations, Twisted Metal, Mass Effect 3, Battlefield 3, and several unannounced mega hits.


Wednesday, June 8th
6:00 PM         E3 2011 LIVE
G4's E3 2011 LIVE show on Wednesday focuses on EXCLUSIVE HANDS ON DEMOS and INTERVIEWS from the G4 stage at the convention center. Coverage begins at 6pm ET and runs through 9pm ET, with a special E3-themed episode of Web Soup at 9pm ET. We’ll have LIVE HANDS ON DEMOS of Batman: Arkham City, WWE 2012, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Tekken X Street Fighter, Resistance 3, SSX Deadly Descent, plus a FIRST LOOK AT HORDE MODE for Gears of War 3 and many more.


Thursday, June 9th
6:00 PM         E3 2011 LIVE
Our final day of LIVE E3 COVERAGE begins at 6pm ET and runs through 9pm ET. We’ll have HANDS ON DEMOS of Forza Motorsport 4, Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Rage, Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City, Madden NFL 12, and MORE UNANNOUNCED GAMES.

Read more: http://www.g4tv.com/e3-2011/tv-schedule/#ixzz1OKDKZJEj



Rumors, expectations, and announcements:
Nintendo:

This year, Nintendo is planning to show their hand in HD with their latest system known as "Project Cafe".
Last month, rumors started surfacing about this new console. It has been rumored that it will either be on par, or better than PS3/360 systems as well as a new controller with a form of touch-pad in the center.
Nintendo has also confirmed this sweet thing will be out in 2012.

Unofficial, and possibly fake "leaks" of the prototype system and controller designs:

(Click on images to enlarge in new tab)

Quite interesting. It's exciting to me because I can't help but think of an HD Zelda title.
What excites me more is that Nintendo has confirmed that it WILL be at e3, and it WILL be open to the public to play with!
Officially, practically nothing has been said about this new console, so it's hard to determine what we shall see. But that also makes it more unnervingly exciting to see what they will roll out as demos and whatnot.

But enough about that lovey gray box. The 3DS and the Wii are not dead yet.
It has been confirmed that many 3DS games are to be shown, and at least Skyward Sword will be shown off for the Wii.

For the 3DS, we've got quite a few first-party titles. Mario Kart 3DS, Super Mario 3DS, Animal Crossing 3DS, Paper Mario 3DS, and more. It excites me that they will finally be getting some first-party titles out and about for the 3DS, as it lacks it ever so much. Personally, I find most of these confirmed titles to be a must-have for the 3DS.
The 3DS is also lacking in many promised features, such as an internet channel and eShop channel. Perhaps more details of these features and more will be revealed during their presentation.

Although last year we saw Skyward Sword on the Wii, the demonstration was butchered with technical difficulties. It makes sense that we would see more of it again. As a huge Zelda fan, I'm excited to play any they release and the combination of Wind Waker-Twlight Princess graphics makes me drool.
Other then that, not much is known of what will be shown for the Wii. But Zelda is better than nothing in my book.

Overall, Nintendo has got much to show, and probably many surprises to be unveiled (perhaps Pikmin 3, a new Star Fox, or maybe a Yoshi game). Time will tell, but Nintendo appears to be the most exciting of the trio showing off this year.


Sony:

Unlike Nintendo, Sony and Microsoft do not plan to bring out any new home consoles for at least another two or three years.
With their recent embarrassment with PSN, perhaps they can regain some trust with something interesting this year.

The most talked about thing with Sony, other than PlayStation Network (I laughed as I wrote that, poor Sony), is currently known as the Next Generation Portable, or PSP2. Sony's successor to Playstation Portable.
It was officially announced at the end of January, and has been quite interesting to look at. Some footage shows that is obviously the most advanced handheld device in the gaming industry. Although it does not have glasses-free 3D as the 3DS has, it's graphical and processing capabilities are by far superior.
It has been said this thing is just under the capabilities of the Playstation 3.


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Kotaku's Various NGP Topics Compiled into One

Game titles for this system are scarce, but with LittleBigPlanet, "Untitled Hideo Kojima game" (no doubt a Metal Gear Solid title), and a handful of First-Person-Shooters, it's probably already popular.
No doubt this will be their main course this year, with many demonstrations and game titles. I'd assume something related to PSP will be talked about as well, it's not completely dead yet.
Personally, I don't care about it. I never liked Sony's handhelds.

NGP aside, they still have some games to get worked up over, if you're into them at least. Fans of Ico and Shadow of the Colossus will be excited to see The Last Guardian at e3 this year. Twisted Metal, Ratchet & Clank, and Uncharted will be shown off, and I can't help but expect a few surprises.

Sony needs to get back in the game if they want to keep their fanbase, otherwise many more will migrate to Xbox.
Good luck to you, Sony.


Microsoft:

Again, unlike Nintendo, Microsoft won't be bringing home big bacon this year.
For the most part, they've called this "Xbox 360 E311 Media Briefing". Sounds boring, probably filled with charts and stuff gamers don't care about. I'd at least assume something interesting about Xbox 360, the future, or Kinect. Microsoft isn't one for handhelds it seems, but hell they might go that far.

First-party wise, not much is confirmed with the games. Gears of War 3 is confirmed, and some sports racing game. Since this is the first E3 where Microsoft owns Halo, I'd expect to see a something there. They've already decided to make an HD-remake of Halo: Combat Evolved, so perhaps we'll see that this at E3.

Unfortunately, Microsoft keeps its secrets so their section in this topic is dry. On to the next.


Third-Party developers:

This section is dedicated to the various games to be expected by developers such as Square Enix, SEGA, Activision, Ubisoft, and so on.
This is usually juicy and filled with stuff that can be exciting. But I'm not going to make it look that way.

I shall start out by letting you down before I amp your spirits. Valve is not showing off anything, so let that sink in and we'll continue.

2K Games will be showing off Bioshock: Infinite, and Duke Nukem Forever(lol).
Konami will be showing Silent Hill: Downpour as well as Metal Gear Solid: Rising. (yay!)
Activision will please some with another Call of Duty, Modern Warfare 3, as well as a couple DC Comic games and such.
Capcom has Megaman Legends 3, Street Fighter, and Resident Evil (I personally am hoping for something related to the Ace Attorney series).
EA is bringing Mass Effect 3, Need for Speed, and Star Wars: The Old Republic.
SEGA has something new called Binary Domain, as well as Sonic Generations (< hopeful for that one).
Square Enix wants to show us more Final Fantasy, as always, and a hint of Tomb Raider.
Finally, for my list off, Ubisoft will be showing off Assassin's Creed 4, Driver: San Francisco, and other things.

That is just a taste of confirmed titles. Surprises always happen with third-party, I expect some interesting stuff.
Most of these games are for PC, 360, and PS3, so most will be playable for all.


tl;dr - Nintendo's show promises to be awesome, Sony has NGP, Microsoft is in the dark, and third-party games are abound.

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Games / Blastdown wants to play a Conquest-type game.
« on: May 13, 2011, 10:19:46 PM »
problem is I don't know of any, old or new, decent or not.
any suggestions (preferably a console game for PS3/360)?

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Would anyone happen to have a mirror of "DTloveporter_0964.zip", or one close to that number?
This new one, BlenderDTloveporter_097beta3. zip, isn't working for me.

To elaborate, the update seems to duplicate the joints and causing it to export mount0 to a name like mount0 (1).
I don't know if this is a bug, or if there is some way to fix this, but currently there is nothing about it so I'd prefer to just have an older version until then.

If anyone happens to have it, or knows of a mirror that I was unable to find, I'd appreciate a link.

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