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Yes in spite of being streamlined (specially ME), both are very enjoyable to play. Interesting stories, hard not to feel involved. That's also one of my favourites scenes, Javito. And the OST? Brilliant. One of the bests if not the best. I played both MEs, one after the other, and it was quite a gaming experience. I would like that the game (specially the second) had more RPG elements and was less streamlined, more like... Deus Ex . If that was the case it would be... perfect. Still, one of the best games I have ever played. I can't wait for the third and final chapter. EDIT: My backlog is bigger, I can assure you. Those three titles that you mention also belongs to it. I must play Planescape, BG and Arcanum. In certain circles, I'm considered a weirdo for not having played it.

The skull is a slider. Just push down the skull. Well Diablo is quite linear. I think you would love Dragon Age and Mass Effect. You should try both. Probably you'l like The Witcher's story. And yes Stalker has some nice features.

:yikes:You seem to have a special skill to get yourself locked. When you reset your IP address, that lock (this I'm pretty sure will be off). But go to youtube and query for Diablo III videos. If you want to know more information about Diablo III, just go here: http://www.rpgwatch....ws?ref=0&id=329 I bet it won't be released this year. EDIT: If you like hack 'n' slash Diablo type games, there are a lot. Just ask.

This year will be special for me for the good and the bad reasons. My main distraction now, is PC gaming. It may sound strange to some of you, but it's my way to stay afloat without getting depressed. EDIT: Here's an "exciting" list for 2011: http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2011/01/03/the-exciting-list-of-2011s-excitements/

Instant buys: OFF (Phase IV) Panzer Corps - http://www.slitherine.com/games/panzer_corps_pc Avadon - http://www.spiderwebsoftware.com/avadon/index.html Dragon Age II - http://dragonage.bioware.com/ Deus Ex: Human Revolutuion - http://www.deusex.com/ Mass Effect III The Witcher II - http://www.thewitcher.com/#news/item_5467085 Diablo III (if out) Xenonauts (if out) - http://www.xenonauts.com/ Mos probably buys: Commander - http://www.thelordzgamesstudio.com/site/games/commander-the-great-war/# Age of Decadence - http://www.irontowerstudio.com/ Elder Scrolls V: Skyrin - http://elderscrolls.com/?country=en-GB Grim Dawn - http://www.grimdawn.com/media_screenshots.php IL2 Sturmovick: The Cliffs of Dover Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad - http://www.heroesofstalingrad.com/ Some chances: Jagged Alliance 2: Reloaded - http://www.jaggedalliance.com/en/ja2-reloaded/description/ Timelapse Vertigo (if out) - http://www.timelapsevertigo.com/ Gemini Rue - http://www.wadjeteyegames.com/geminirue.htm Cities in Motion - http://www.paradoxplaza.com/games/cities-in-motion J.U.L.I.A. - http://www.juliathegame.com/ Stasis - http://www.stasisgame.com/ E.Y.E - http://eye.streumon-studio.com/index.php?page=news Dungeon Siege III (if out) - http://www.dungeonsiege.com/ IL2 Sturmovick: The Cliffs of Dover Sorry, but I can't make the list shorter.

I'm pretty sure that there will be expansions.

They need Beta testers for Panzer Corps. http://www.slitherine.com/news/

Me neither. We'll know. :)

Site: http://www.starpointgemini.com/ Gameplay trailer: Debut trailer: All voices sound like Chekov.

After 6 patches: *Fixed issue with not getting full ship control after loading *Initial Perk now saves as it should. Does not revert to default anymore. *Player can no longer fill all station docks by repeating Dock command *Increased chance of freelance mission reactivation on entering sector *Transferring command to a captured ship now works as it should *CTD due to missing video codec is now logged in the ActivityRecord.txt *Player can no longer repeatedly sell a captured ship *Fixed a bug with not being able to close in-game menu when info or trade panel was open *FIxed level requirement for campaign missions issue *Fixed numerous smaller glitches *Fixed a bug with being unable to dock on TGates and stations *Fixed a bug where pressing the home key during the opening sequence caused the game to crash *Intro sequence can now be skipped by pressing the spacebar key *Fixed an exploit with Research freelance missions (multiple scans) *Slightly rebalanced AI maneuver usage *Fixed a bug where passing through a TGate would spawn the player off the map boundaries *Fixed a bug with player bouncing off obstacles in TDrive *Game can no longer be saved during docking or undocking *Updated Activity recording *When you change ship, Grappling beam and transporter are now re-equipped. *Fixed a bug where active fighters didn't get flushed from memory when changing maps. *Sector Zero is now inaccessible, until required otherwise. *Fixed target lock instability after loading. *Fixed a bug concerning Captains log, with possible issues appearing when Log was filled to the max and Freelance missions get reactivated. *When docking/undocking HUD is now deactivated. *When docking/undocking shortcuts are now deactivated. *Gemini map shortcut now opens and closes the panel. *Fixed a bug where shortcuts could be triggered while typing a save game name. *Fixed various bugs in the Options panel *Fixed a bug where launching fighters in a sector with max ship numbers could cause CTD. *Ships that must be destroyed by quest will now self destruct when captured. *Various errors fixed in texts and panels. *Power to Shields maneuver increases Shield recharge by 15%,25%,35% per level and reduces Speed and Weapons reload by 7%,10%,13%. *Power to Weapons maneuver speeds up Reload by 15%,25%,35% per level and reduces Speed and Shield recharge by 7%,10%,13%. *Power to Engines maneuver raises speed by 40%,70%,100% per level and reduces Reload and Shield recharge by 20%,25%,30%. *Transport range is now accurately taken into account when attempting transport. *Transport is now interrupted when exiting Transport range (except when boarding ships) *Fixed a bug where switching target lock while transporting switched transport target as well. *Fixed a bug where capturing a ship didn't automatically end when the capture target died. *Fixed a bug where ships would respawn instantly. *Fixed a bug where player could get attacked while docked. *Fixed a bug where captured ship could not be destroyed. *Fixed a bug where all station docks could be filled while attempting docking during combat. *AI allies will no longer attack a ship player has captured. *Fixed numerous smaller bugs. *Implemented free rotation camera (press and hold MMB + mouse movement; tapping MMB reverts to default camera) *Fixed a number of bugs related to Search and destroy freelance missions *Tutorial can now be skipped *Saving now stores Commodities and Systems available on stations in the current sector *Made changes to enemy AI *Fixed a bug where player’s ship model would double after loading *Fixed several smaller bugs Review from Outof Eight: http://www.outofeight.info/2010/12/starpoint-gemini-review.html I haven't tried it yet but it seems to be getting better.

Maybe it was only your IP address that was banned. If it was only that , you can switch off and then turn on your router to renew your IP address. Otherwise register with a different email and everything will be all right. No drama.

I was thinking in spending this evening with my pal Jack Daniels, but I decided not. It wouldn't be a good idea. Happy New Year to everyone.

Unfortunately it seems to be relative unknown, yet. I only discovered this when I was looking for a new version of PGForever, and read that the guy who created PGForever was helping developing a commercial wargame inspired in PG. But I hope that it begins to spread there are a lot of PG fans out there. Besides they want to make a series like PG, covering this way, also the Pacific. That would be great.

One more IT facing the prospect of unemployment?! Sh*t! It seems that our profession is on the verge of mass unemployment. I was predicting this to happen when clouding would be at full strength.

That's true. In my case, and due to my own personal reasons, I'm ready for action. I'm very angry. I'm already missing the smell of cordite. That was my girlfriend at the time.

Sorry but I think then that both of you are making a mistake. We live in a democratic (and parliamentary in most of the cases) systems and nothing says that we should be rule by anything than else than by those who we elect. Democracy is the rule of the people by the people itself. If you're telling that this is an utopia, than lets talk seriously and we'll have to change the system and create a new one. But until then, we have to point them and ask for the responsibility of their acts. We cannot dismise and diminish that responsibility. It's that absence of guilty that's mining our political class. We don't have leaders anymore. All we have is this... mediocrety, that is corrupted by their own self interests. The current state of things have true faces and can be named.

They have a lot of names. I called them neoliberals boys. They are everywhere. Them and the new pseudo liberals are poisining the western civilization.

Thanks!

That speech it's not England's exclusive. I've heard 1000 times in the last years here in Portugal. This a European and above all a globalization problem. We have very bad politicians and are being governed by them. We don't have any truly statesman figures in Europe anymore (Merkel it's not a Kohl or even a Brandt). We're weak and I'm afraid we were sold to the Chinese, Indian and to high financial barons.

Merry Christmas to you all.

The DRM (securom) was creating problems. So they decided to remove DRM. Wise decision. Anyway, the game was already pirated.

Delayed? http://kotaku.com/5714067/new-deus-ex-delayed-not-ready-for-revolution

Themighty, you're problem is not trivial compare to mine. Only I'll have an extra front with which I wasn't counting for. The case has some greedy aspects. I'm paying for my mistakes and for my good will. Fully agree with you. There will be a time when there will be no money to pay for their greed. And I'm pretty sure it won't last long. And by the way there's a good documentary that portrays well, a part of the financial mayhem in which we are leaving. Thanks to everyone for your support and kind words.

I feel your pain themightysrc. I too in the end of this month will have to shut down my little business and will be unemployed. Because I'm self employed I don't have the right to any kind of social protection. I'm 46 years old , and in my country that's an old age for getting a job, they prefer to employ younger people. So I don't know what will be my future. And like if that was not enough my dear wife, thought that this was the right time (last week) to ask me for the divorce, after 17 years of marriage. The best of timings. I sure appreciate her kindness. With this I'll have to have sell the house to give her half and then will have to have money for renting. Besides the emotional problems this can get me in trouble, financially speaking, if I don't find a job in the next three months. Yes I'm angry, frustrated... It will be a nice Christmas for me too. The best of luck for you mate. Edit: Yes, we should hang the Chicago boys.

I think they are from Croatia. James Allen from OutofEight, already commented the game in tweeter. It seems that the game has some interesting features. I'll wait for some players reviews.