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Char Ell

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Posted in: Getting to know each other
  Char Ell
02-16-2008, 9:27 AM
#1033
Random Fact: I didn't care about Star Wars until a friend recommended I play 'Knights of the Old Republic'. After my first play-through, I finally sat down and watched the movies. :eyepop KotOR made you want to watch the movies, not vice versa? Ver...  [Read More]
Posted in: JVC Announces Amazing New Kit
  Char Ell
03-31-2008, 8:51 PM
#5
I wonder what the "off" button does? :smirk2:...  [Read More]
Posted in: EA to acquire Take-Two
  Char Ell
02-25-2008, 10:41 PM
#10
Looks like EA wasn't interested in conceding the #1 spot in terms of largest publisher to Activision Blizzard. :smirk2: 'Twill be interesting to see how things turn out. IMHO the odds of this deal going through are 60/40 against....  [Read More]
Posted in: Official Hardware Discussion and Advice Megathread
  Char Ell
03-30-2008, 1:37 PM
#55
Another one for the AMD list: GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H (Newegg.com) (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16813128090) GIGABYTE GA-MA78GM-S2H (Scan.co.uk) (http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/ProductInfo.asp?WebProductID=775308) And an in...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mass Effect for PC!!
  Char Ell
03-27-2008, 12:50 AM
#67
Looks like the release date for the PC version of Mass Effect may have been pushed back 3 weeks to May 27. No official confirmation from BioWare on this but some retail websites like Amazon, Gamestop, and GoGamer.com now list May 27 instead of May 6...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mass Effect for PC!!
  Char Ell
02-27-2008, 1:00 AM
#59
Chris Priestly has announced Mass Effect for PC will be released on May 6 in North America. Mass Effect for PC release date announced (http://masseffect.bioware.com/forums/viewtopic.html?topic=619732&forum=125) Uh, yeah. I have the feeling I'll...  [Read More]
Posted in: Mass Effect for PC!!
  Char Ell
02-12-2008, 10:02 PM
#25
Dreams do come true!!! Hats off to BioWare and EA for working this out with Microsoft and for showing the love to the PC gaming community. :hattip: Now where do I pre-order? :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: GameBanshee's Game(s) of the Year - 2007 Awards
  Char Ell
01-14-2008, 9:36 AM
#16
Mask of the Betrayer, I wouldn't touch with a six foot pole. Why? They fudged NWN2's storyline, why on Earth should I suspect that they did any better with the expansion? NWN2 hasn't been on my computer since a month after I first installed it for a...  [Read More]
Posted in: *cry* TSL problem
  Char Ell
01-04-2008, 10:11 PM
#4
So you're saying that you were playing an unpatched version of TSL up until you had problems with getting the Exchange to contact you on Nar Shaddaa and then applied the latest patch for KotOR II: TSL? And applying the patch didn't solve your problem...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
03-31-2008, 9:04 PM
#187
DailyTech - "Creative Says Custom Drivers Are 'Stealing,' Gets Rocked by Protests" (http://www.dailytech.com/Creative+Says+Custom+Drivers+Are+Stealing+Gets+Roc ked+by+Protests/article11297.htm) I guess Creative's Vista drivers for its Audi...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
03-29-2008, 12:56 PM
#182
AMD's already there ;) That's what I hear. Have you seen any of the new Hybrid Crossfire RS780 motherboards available for purchase yet? I'm interested in seeing what is available and if any of the h/w sites have done performance reviews yet. I'm not...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
03-27-2008, 12:23 AM
#177
Still, I agree that the efficiency of the G92 coudl be better... Though AMDs comparative GX2 effort is an also-ran as far as high end gaming performance is concerned. I can see AMD carving themselves a niche(as they always have) but they are not like...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
03-12-2008, 9:18 PM
#146
I read this the other day on bit-tech (http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/2008/02/21/g94_nvidia_geforce_9600_gt_graphics_card/2) So, given that G94 uses the same technology as G92 – just with less of it, you're probably wondering why the GeForce 9600...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
02-23-2008, 1:38 PM
#129
Samsung apparently is putting a lot of R&D into SSD technology On another topic, Yang cited explosive demand in the enterprise server market that caught his company by surprise. "At first it just sounded like an interesting idea," he sa...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
02-20-2008, 8:52 PM
#125
Agressive price cuts from AMD to counter nVidia's 9 Series (http://www.hexus.net/content/item.php?item=11904) ^ If the HD3850/3870s weren't insane bargains before, they sure as hell are now, especially since some leaked benchies show that the 9600GT...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
01-24-2008, 9:52 AM
#114
TGDaily (http://www.tgdaily.com/content/view/35641/118/) reports that Microsoft has shipped Milestone 1 of Windows 7 to "key partners." One of the features mentioned is the ability for this version of Windows to support a "heterogene...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
01-11-2008, 11:22 PM
#100
I'll jump on your nVidia 9-series bandwagon Char ;) GeForce 9800 GX2 pics leakage! (http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/601851/rumour-control-geforce-9800-gx2-pictures.html) I'll see your GX2 and raise you an ATI R680 (http://www.gamespot.com/events/ces2...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
01-05-2008, 11:50 AM
#90
^^^ Hmmm... Am I the only one who thinks people shouldn't bother with the 8800GS? I mean, why buy an 8th gen mid-range card when you know the 9th gen mainstream card is going to launch within the next couple of months? I guess NVIDIA wants to offer...  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
02-18-2008, 9:54 PM
#149
So I guess it's safe to assume that "expanded content would be downloadable for people with registered game" means that it will be downloadable at no additional charge? That is the impression I get but it's not 100% clear to me. I'm glad...  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
01-27-2008, 1:00 AM
#138
Did you upgraded Aard? It's the most useful power for that battle. On medium difficulty a Blizzard potion + Aard + strong style = 1 hit kill. Thanks for the tips, D3. It finally worked! I guess I was under the impression that I needed to slay the bar...  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
01-24-2008, 10:22 PM
#136
I started a second playthrough of this game. Of course I had a much better idea of what I wanted to do the second time, now that I know how the game flows and such. Only problem is for the life of me I can't get past the 1st level boss now. I remem...  [Read More]
Posted in: TFU for PC?
  Char Ell
01-28-2008, 11:49 PM
#134
^^^ Yeah, but they sure do seem to have a hard time just saying it. ;) I was left with the impression that Mr. Blackman was trying to come up with some reasons for not making TFU for PC that didn't sound so shallow as "we don't think we'll mak...  [Read More]
Posted in: TFU for PC?
  Char Ell
01-28-2008, 11:30 PM
#132
Here is a transcript I made of an audio recording made by Anthony Baratta on TheForce.Net (http://www.theforce.net/podcast/files/Hayden%20Blackman%20-%20PC%20as%20a%20Platform.mp3) from a recent The Force Unleashed press conference held at the Letter...  [Read More]
Posted in: TFU for PC?
  Char Ell
01-27-2008, 2:21 PM
#126
When exactly did LA start developing TFE? That depends on how you define "start." LucasArts pitched ideas to George Lucas in 2005 April and I think the Darth Vader's secret apprentice story got approved by GL in 2005 September. But it sound...  [Read More]
Posted in: News and previews
  Char Ell
02-22-2008, 8:19 AM
#16
February 21, 2008 - ShackNews - GDC 08: LucasArts Talks Force Unleashed (http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=782) Wherein it is revealed that the KotOR time period was once considered for this game and why there will be no rancor exploding...  [Read More]
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