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Char Ell

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Posted in: Getting to know each other
  Char Ell
11-04-2007, 11:30 AM
#983
Welcome Deke Shasy, Uilleand, Jvstice, and anybody else I might have missed! Yeah, everyone is moving to Alberta these days. :eyeraise: Interesting. Perhaps this is caused by a heretofore unknown characteristic of the "Mass Effect?" :p...  [Read More]
Posted in: Tech News and Gossip thread...
  Char Ell
10-30-2007, 9:16 AM
#25
I'm happy to see that the 8800 GT made progress in reduction of power consumption, probably due almost entirely to the shrink to 65 nm process. I'm also pleased that NVIDIA is also supporting more video decoding formats on the hardware side, like the...  [Read More]
Posted in: Star Wars Battlefront®: Renegade Squadron™ Now Available Exclusively for the PSP®
  Char Ell
10-13-2007, 1:29 PM
#1
Star Wars Battlefront®: Renegade Squadron™ Now Available Exclusively for the PSP® System Next Installment in Best-Selling Star Wars Battlefront Series Introduces Customization and Expands Multiplayer Options San Francisco, Calif. -- October 9,...  [Read More]
Posted in: EA to acquire BioWare
  Char Ell
10-26-2007, 11:48 PM
#108
And now Bethesda's parent company is getting USD$300 million from a private equity firm in exchange for preferred stock. <link> (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6181767.html?om_act=convert&om_clk=newstop&tag=newstop;title;7) So it seems t...  [Read More]
Posted in: EA to acquire BioWare
  Char Ell
10-18-2007, 10:21 AM
#94
And if BioWare is going to be allowed to retain their autonomy for the most part, I fail to see why EA taking over is a bad thing.(emphasis mine) That is the key issue for me, will BioWare have enough autonomy to be able to tell their soon-to-be par...  [Read More]
Posted in: EA to acquire BioWare
  Char Ell
10-18-2007, 9:11 AM
#91
Well, it's time to get some answers! Ray Muzyka and Greg Zeschuk, founders of BioWare, are having a Q&A about the company's future, and there's still time to post a burning question of your own right here (http://forums.bioware.com/forums/viewtop...  [Read More]
Posted in: EA to acquire BioWare
  Char Ell
10-14-2007, 11:38 AM
#68
I believe I read somewhere that JohnR was recruited to the Bio/Pandemic owner company (VG Holding) from EA, where he was an exec before. Thus he's had his part in making EA what they are today. (If you want to bring out the tin foil hat you could al...  [Read More]
Posted in: EA to acquire BioWare
  Char Ell
10-13-2007, 9:19 PM
#65
I mean, I would rather see NO kotor3 at all than some EA-quality product. A lot of people are either unaware or have forgotten that EA got a new CEO earlier this year. John Ricitiello headed the group that acquired BioWare and Pandemic Studios back i...  [Read More]
Posted in: EA to acquire BioWare
  Char Ell
10-13-2007, 1:49 PM
#61
^^^ This announcement has no impact on the KotOR franchise or any other Star Wars game franchise other than the almost foregone conclusion that BioWare and Pandemic Studios won't be making any more Star Wars games. Bear in mind that LucasArts is a c...  [Read More]
Posted in: EA to acquire BioWare
  Char Ell
10-12-2007, 10:47 PM
#55
Damn! I take a day off and miss a nuclear bomb of an announcement. :mad: A disconcerting move, no doubt. And I very much agree with the analyst who questioned how two companies that were purchased for somewhere north of USD$300 million in 2005 doubl...  [Read More]
Posted in: Download STAR WARS Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures from Direct2Drive
  Char Ell
10-01-2007, 11:29 PM
#1
Did I miss something or is this the first time LucasArts has offered a game for purchase via download from a 3rd party reseller? STAR WARS Galaxies: The Complete Online Adventures with Exclusive Bonus Items! download This product is only available f...  [Read More]
Posted in: More AMD/Ati news...
  Char Ell
10-02-2007, 10:51 PM
#19
All the Intel fanboys that have been predicting AMD's demise since the stone age must start to realise that they're here to stay...Intel can't live off the vaunted C2D technology forever, there's another round coming up soon. :confused: Um, I don't s...  [Read More]
Posted in: More AMD/Ati news...
  Char Ell
09-28-2007, 9:13 PM
#10
that makes sense..... the 89xx series is still based on the g80 http://www.theinquirer.net/en/inquirer/news/2007/02/15/geforce-8900gtx-and-8950gx2-details-listedBut as far as I can tell NVIDIA never released any GeForce 89xx cards so that makes me w...  [Read More]
Posted in: More AMD/Ati news...
  Char Ell
09-26-2007, 10:44 PM
#2
Yes and NVIDIA is supposedly releasing their G92 chip in November (http://www.custompc.co.uk/news/601250/rumour_control_nvidia_g92_to_launch_in_november.ht ml) as well though I don't think CustomPC is right when they call it a GeForce 9800. I'm guess...  [Read More]
Posted in: Amusing Jade Empire Lines
  Char Ell
09-24-2007, 10:07 PM
#8
Qui the Promoter had some great lines. I loved his edumacated vocabulary. I especially enjoyed his "Mysterious... Stranger" comment when you're picking a name for your PC to use when fighting in the arena. A fitting tribute to KotOR's han...  [Read More]
Posted in: Announcement: Lynk Former
  Char Ell
09-20-2007, 11:47 PM
#5
I hope Lynk will still drop in from time to time. I already miss his Aussie charm. :D...  [Read More]
Posted in: (The) Intel Strikes Back? (smugly as usual too!)
  Char Ell
09-20-2007, 11:15 PM
#6
Intel to make high-end GPUs ^ More competition can only mean less spendage :) So Intel has at long last officially confirmed they will be entering the discrete graphics market. 'Twill be interesting to see how they do in the gaming graphics segment a...  [Read More]
Posted in: AMD announces TRIPLE core CPU!
  Char Ell
09-18-2007, 11:47 PM
#6
Yes, well, I do like how AMD can still throw Intel (and the rest of us) a curve ball instead of the anticipated fast ball. This definitely makes things more interesting. :brow:...  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
11-08-2007, 11:25 PM
#46
The camera is also good: easy to control, rather good angles...I wish the guys at Obsidian would have come up with something like that as the nwn2 camera almost made me throw my monitor out the window a few times.:eyepop Dang! Darth333 was on the ver...  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
11-04-2007, 11:33 AM
#37
That's a great write-up for the 1st chapter, tk! As as result I've got some questions but I think I'll wait until you're done playing the game before I ask them....  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
11-01-2007, 8:58 PM
#35
tk102 = researching machine. :D Thanks for all the great info. I hope CD Projekt finds a way to let Canadian players get the extra goodies. I will await your take on the SDK whenever CD Projekt releases it....  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
10-27-2007, 12:53 PM
#29
The first patch (http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=82192) is out. :doh: DOH! CD Projekt has released a new patch to replace the patch they released this past Thursday. The Witcher Patch 1.1a (http://www.thewitch...  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
10-26-2007, 11:27 PM
#23
The first patch (http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&threadid=82192) is out. :eyepop Wow. CD Projekt released a patch on the day of the game's European release? That move says rush job to me... But at least they are suppor...  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
10-20-2007, 12:18 AM
#16
Gamespot says (http://www.gamespot.com/news/6181303.html?tag=latestnews;title;4) The Witcher will be available in Europe on Oct. 26 and in North America on Oct. 30. I did notice on Atari's website that the game will also be available for purchase vi...  [Read More]
Posted in: "The Witcher" by CD Projekt
  Char Ell
10-08-2007, 9:51 PM
#10
System requirements for The Witcher have been posted here (http://www.thewitcher.com/community/en/game/system_requirements.html). Interesting that the recommended requirements are a dual-core CPU as that makes me wonder if the game is multithreaded....  [Read More]
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