yes, but it requires you to be online for the next 48 hours & pay a server usage fee because someone else saw the site before you.

1:) N/A. I live in a rural area where the best ISP I can hope to get is ADSL (3MB/s DL, 1.5 MB/s UL, 50-150 ms latency). Any time there's series flooding I loose my ISP because they have to go and repair all the damaged line. Also, I know there are many parts of the world where gamers simply don't have a stable or…

so... about 12"-13" for those non-metric people out there :P

*BZZZT!* PSOne had conVEX sticks. In fact, there's very few cases of any sony-brand PS controller having a concave stick. Mostly, it's just 3rd party controllers that had them.

It may also take a cue for the 360 in terms of console ID being tied to a download. Think of the last time you had to replace your 360. Redownloading was fairly simple; at first, that is. Because it's a new console, the box sees the downloads as invalid until it goes online to verify that the account is correct. If…

It really depends on the grade & composition of the plastic used. Also, if you watch he's using a steel rod (about 1" I think) on the core. The plastic is mostly as a cover & helps make it more comfortable to hold. Well, as comfortable as a 75 lb block of metal CAN be...

It's not that the SDK would be used to make new games. The SDK can be used to reverse engineer an emulator.

having a digital version of a manual isn't the same. I can't say for the WiiU specifically, but I'd imagine you can't open the manual while the game is running? That was part of the appeal of a physical copy; I could simply have the book sitting next to me while I played. Although TBH I usually had the game unwrapped…

Escorting after a mass lay-off like this is actually fairly common. Unfortunately, people often picture it as Giant Armed gaurds carrying people in tears out with their box of stuff. Most of the time it's just a calm security desk guy sitting in the corner making sure that the employees aren't vandalizing everything &…

so taking an hour to make something custom for himself is a waste of his time or skills? Or is it that he made something you don't like? Personally I think it's great he's made something like this. Hell, with the right licensing, he could actually make some good money in a buisiness model.

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I thuought the same thing. Currently I'm reading thru the manga. This looks in line with the manga art style too.

but it does have some to do with technology. PS3 does have limits on how much it can process at one time. Killzone 3 they focused on making the character & enemy models high res, but limited the action in the background. THAT'S going to be the biggest difference now with graphics power increases.

I agree Aome. While everyone is focusing on the polygon count image, their overlooking the final point. Once graphics reach a certain point, it's nearly impossipble to see a difference. Now it's moving towards simultaious multiple processes (making every character on screen look that good while having umpteen million…

I've got a Cloaking Sniper figure of this guy stalking around the side of my desk right now. He's hunting Elder Etzio who's hunting a giant Hellbug...

Not a zombie. Rather, a prick PK hiding in bushes waiting for a newbie to come strolling down the street...

Actually with Witcher 2, I would recommend just installing it from GOG any way. The steam version has some weird launcher connection bugs that are a PITA to get around.

but it closes by saying that Ranger mode is $5 fo all non-preorders. Regaurdless of how they're doing it (here it's pre-order to get the free upgrade to L.E.), it's still shisty in my mind.

it IS a pre-order bonus. It says so right in the article ("...why is it a preorder bonus and not in the main edition?"). Even the steam page shows it as a preorder bonus.

This leaves me rather conflicted. I know pre-order is a great way for companies to start building their income ahead of time & giving some kind of exclusive is a great way to entice buyers to buy early. However, this feels just wrong. They're basically admitting to removing something from the launch game & putting it…