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Char Ell

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Posted in: Getting to know each other
  Char Ell
06-16-2007, 10:15 AM
#874
Indeed. Welcome to LucasForums, simon92! :wavey: You're familiar with quite a few languages, Bee Hoon. I have a hard enough time with English and Chinese. I try to keep rudimentary skills in Spanish but most of the time it comes out in Chinese. :giv...  [Read More]
Posted in: Getting to know each other
  Char Ell
06-16-2007, 9:35 AM
#871
It literally means dirty in Malay (which is a language! Hehe)! As in covered with mud/dust/whatever.I see. You did say that it was Malay in your first post but I somehow missed that. Guess I'm still waking up. :p Lol, all the "Y"s in it see...  [Read More]
Posted in: Getting to know each other
  Char Ell
06-16-2007, 9:03 AM
#869
Yes, you're no longer a noob, Bee Hoon, but I for one won't hold that against you. ;) Hobbies: Reading, KotOR 1 and 2 (in Malay, kotor=dirty -.-'''), a bunch of other games, drawing ghastly drawings that shouldn't be called drawings and singing out o...  [Read More]
Posted in: If Family Adventure Has a Name, It Must Be LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Videogame
  Char Ell
07-27-2007, 11:48 PM
#1
If Family Adventure Has a Name, It Must Be LEGO® Indiana Jones: The Videogame (http://www.lucasarts.com/company/release/news20070727.html) LucasArts and TT Games Don Their Fedoras for the Next Great LEGO Gaming Experience SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- July...  [Read More]
Posted in: When does media sensationalism go too far?
  Char Ell
08-01-2007, 1:01 AM
#8
So, sensationalism in the media and why we buy what they're selling. Thoughts? How exactly do you define sensationalism? In the case of the two news helicopters colliding while covering a police chase, it seems to have become a journalistic requireme...  [Read More]
Posted in: Limited edition Star Wars PSP from Sony in ceramic white with Darth Vader silk-screen
  Char Ell
07-13-2007, 8:51 PM
#1
Sony Computer Entertainment America to offer limited-edition entertainment packs with newly designed PSP® (Playstation® Portable), starting this Fall (http://www.lucasarts.com/company/release/news20070712.html) New PSP to Feature Sleeker Look, Vide...  [Read More]
Posted in: Force Unleashed - special preview on ET
  Char Ell
07-12-2007, 9:02 PM
#6
Very nice, DM. That showed much better on LA's website than it did on Entertainment Tonight! :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: Force Unleashed - special preview on ET
  Char Ell
07-12-2007, 8:05 PM
#4
:freakout: Exciting news! Hopefully we'll get a good idea of how TFU is going to look. I should skeedaddle on home so I can watch this but I'm guessing this trailer will be posted on various websites shortly after it's shown on ET. ;)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gas Powered Games making action RPG "Space Siege"
  Char Ell
07-07-2007, 5:57 PM
#3
I never played Dungeon Siege so I wouldn't know about the whole "spiritual successor" bit but I most definitely respect your informed opinion. ;) I find this game of interest because it looks to be a sci-fi RPG which is my gaming genre sw...  [Read More]
Posted in: Gas Powered Games making action RPG "Space Siege"
  Char Ell
07-07-2007, 2:05 PM
#1
Sega and Gas Powered Games announced yesterday (http://www.sega.com/corporate/corporate.php?item=pr_20070706b) that GPG is developing a "spiritual successor" to Dungeon Siege. OUT OF THE DUNGEONS AND INTO THE STARS – SEGA ANNOUNCES SPACE...  [Read More]
Posted in: LucasArts' Thrillville Goes Off the Rails for 2007
  Char Ell
07-04-2007, 12:09 PM
#1
posted on LucasArts' website on July 3. LucasArts' Thrillville Goes Off the Rails for 2007 The No. 1 Original Children's Franchise of 2006 Expands Into the Next Generation SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- July 3, 2007 -- LucasArts today announced that Thril...  [Read More]
Posted in: LucasArts' Jim Ward confirms Wii lightsaber game in the works
  Char Ell
07-01-2007, 3:20 AM
#6
I also wonder if LA is going to announce a version of The Force Unleashed for Nintendo Wii. I find it interesting that TFU's official website lists LucasArts as making the game for "Next-Generation Consoles" whereas Krome Studios and n-Spac...  [Read More]
Posted in: LucasArts' Jim Ward confirms Wii lightsaber game in the works
  Char Ell
06-28-2007, 9:40 AM
#1
When asked about the possibility of a lightsaber game for the Nintendo Wii during a Hollywood & Games Summit (http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=14500) panel discussion LucasArts President Jim Ward responded, We’re all over t...  [Read More]
Posted in: Graphics Card: What do you have? What do you run?
  Char Ell
06-25-2007, 10:22 PM
#14
OS: WinXP Pro SP2 RAM(system): 2 GB Card: GeForce 7800 GTX Games most commonly played: KotOR 1&2, Jade Empire, Deus Ex, SpyHunter (Midway Arcade Treasures :D) - all played at 1024x768 with max settings for the game. Unfortunately I still play on...  [Read More]
Posted in: Indiana image released
  Char Ell
06-22-2007, 10:04 AM
#2
Harrison Ford still looks like Indiana Jones to me. :D I noticed the "blood" on his knee too so at least we know that Indy's still a scrapper, in spite of his geriatric age, heh-heh-heh. :lol: This should be a fun movie to watch next year....  [Read More]
Posted in: Need for Speed
  Char Ell
06-16-2007, 1:28 PM
#6
I've never played any Need For Speed games. I want to play one so which one would y'all recommend I get? Sounds like Sabretooth thinks its NFS 3....  [Read More]
Posted in: Intel planning to enter discrete graphics card market
  Char Ell
06-13-2007, 10:22 AM
#6
my forecast: they'll put up a good fight since they have the resources, but i just can't see them stealing thunder from ATI or Nvidia anytime soon. I agree with your short-term assessment. It's the long term outlook that I'm concerned about. lolz...c...  [Read More]
Posted in: Doesn't work well on the 360
  Char Ell
06-27-2007, 9:13 PM
#3
Though I don't have an Xbox 360 I have read posts on other forums from users that do have Xbox 360's and they seem to have similar problems. It's seems that whomever designed the emulator package that allows KotOR to run on Xbox 360 didn't do a very...  [Read More]
Posted in: TFU for PC?
  Char Ell
07-28-2007, 12:51 AM
#55
If they're making a PS2 version there's no reason why they can't make a PC versionI agree with your reasoning however TFU's Project Lead doesn't see it that way. :smirk2: While The Force Unleashed will be coming to higher-end consoles like the Xbox 3...  [Read More]
Posted in: TFU for PC?
  Char Ell
06-22-2007, 9:59 AM
#37
Interesting. IMO this is likely a goof by Amazon UK. Notice they still have the game's release date as November 30, 2007. It's been known for at least 3 months that the game was pushed out to Spring 2008. The Force Unleashed for PC sure would be nice...  [Read More]
Posted in: Galaxies II in the works?
  Char Ell
07-03-2007, 9:39 AM
#13
EGM also revealed a couple of other BioWare rumours... and that the as-of-yet unspecified DS game already in development at the studio will be a new instalment in the Baldur’s Gate franchise. Source: MCVUK Considering how we now know that BioWare...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mass Effect
  Char Ell
07-12-2007, 11:12 PM
#93
Wow! BioWare wasn't kidding when they said this would be one massive game. (pun intended) It just seems like you can play this game for hours and hours and hours and still not see everything it has to offer. I thought Dr. Zeschuk's hairstyle was rat...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mass Effect
  Char Ell
07-10-2007, 11:53 PM
#88
Microsoft's Peter Moore just announced Mass Effect will be released this November. Chris Priestly posted a confirmation on BioWare's BioBoards. <link> (http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=574050&forum=104)...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mass Effect
  Char Ell
06-30-2007, 9:18 AM
#87
Well, it's official. MassEffect will be shown at E3. Chris Priestly from BioWare has officially announced this today. Interesting. IIRC BioWare's top execs said at the end of last year or the beginning of this year that they weren't going to showcas...  [Read More]
Posted in: Star Wars: Path of Destruction *Bane novel*
  Char Ell
07-03-2007, 1:55 AM
#47
I picked up the paperback version of Path of Destruction last week. Definitely an enjoyable read and I look forward to the sequel whenever it comes out on paperback. I thought Mr. Karpyshyn did an excellent job of showing us how Dessel became Darth B...  [Read More]
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