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Here's mine:

]]> Xbox 360 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:25:17 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/nxe-avatars-t112.htm#478 http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/nxe-avatars-t112.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/bush-dodges-shoes-in-iraq-t117.htm IceMan
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/7782422.stm]]> General Discussion Sun, 14 Dec 2008 21:35:57 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/bush-dodges-shoes-in-iraq-t117.htm#521 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/bush-dodges-shoes-in-iraq-t117.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/colin-mcrae-dirt-2-t109.htm IceMan A coworker was just discussing DiRT 2, how we would love to see one. Today I found out that our wish is granted, with DiRT 2 on the way in 2009. The previous DiRT dropped "Colin McRae" from the game's title, although DiRT was the latest in the Colin McRae series, but according to my source article Colin McRae's name is again part of the title out of respect to him after his death last year. Colin McRae: DiRT 2 is supposed to boast dramatically better graphics than the previous ... Xbox 360 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:37:08 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/colin-mcrae-dirt-2-t109.htm#475 http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/colin-mcrae-dirt-2-t109.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/don-t-install-halo-3-to-your-hard-drive-t111.htm IceMan Bungie has a whole lot to say about this, so rather than paraphrasing I would just assume you read all that they had to say about this, but basically you are much better of not installing Halo 3 to your Xbox 360 hard drive after NXE enabled us to do this. Read about it here: http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=16252 Xbox 360 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:48:00 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/don-t-install-halo-3-to-your-hard-drive-t111.htm#477 http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/don-t-install-halo-3-to-your-hard-drive-t111.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/race-pro-t114.htm IceMan I thought I had already posted a thread about this, but I guess not. Race Pro is the latest from SimBin, known for making racing simulations. Currently the game is slated for a January 27, 2009 release, so we shouldn't have much longer to wait for it. While SimBin has produced many of these racing simulations for PC, this will be their first for home consoles, and Atari will be publishing this one. Here's some videos: http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/14254925/race-pro/videos/race_pro_081808.html http://www.gametrailers.com/game/9218.html Xbox 360 Tue, 25 Nov 2008 04:40:47 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/race-pro-t114.htm#481 http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/race-pro-t114.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/soopa-dave-t106.htm IceMan I'm sorry that I didn't get to post this earlier, but things have been bad and busy lately. This past Saturday, David Malone, known here as "Soopa Dave", passed away. I have funeral information already posted in the events section and of course these are visible on the calendar, but his viewing will be from 4:00 PM to 8:00 PM on Wednesday at Mayhew Funeral Home in Jackson, Ohio, and his funeral service will be on Thursday at 1:00 PM. I have made him an honorary administrator here. For ... General Discussion Tue, 28 Oct 2008 08:17:09 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/soopa-dave-t106.htm#466 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/soopa-dave-t106.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/96-of-video-games-are-failures-t113.htm IceMan In an interview with Forbes, Geoffrey Zatkin, President of Electronic Entertainment Design and Research (EEDAR), said that only four percent of video games sell enough for the developers to make a profit. This means that the other 96% are failures, at least from a business perspective, as they fail to earn enough money to even cover the cost of development. A developer's safest bet is to "milk a franchise", making sequels and remakes of existing properties rather than developing new ... General Gaming Tue, 25 Nov 2008 03:36:48 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/96-of-video-games-are-failures-t113.htm#480 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/96-of-video-games-are-failures-t113.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/fantastic-contraption-t100.htm IceMan Victory is mine! I have just completed the last of the levels available in Fantastic Contraption; well, the twenty-one levels available for free, anyway. You have to pay to play in user-created levels and to create your own. For those unfamiliar, it's a free puzzle game you can play through your web browser and you can check it out here: http://www.fantasticcontraption.com/ General Gaming Tue, 07 Oct 2008 11:57:57 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/fantastic-contraption-t100.htm#446 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/fantastic-contraption-t100.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/sonic-unleashed-t93.htm Sam Dalton I don't know if anybody cares, but there's a new Sonic Unleashed trailer. Unfortunately, I can't embed this one, so here's the URL. http://www.gametrailers.com/player/39900.html Wait! Found it on YouTube. General Gaming Mon, 15 Sep 2008 03:12:40 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/sonic-unleashed-t93.htm#407 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/sonic-unleashed-t93.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/super-obama-world-t116.htm Clan Jade Falcon

http://superobamaworld.com/]]> General Gaming Wed, 03 Dec 2008 18:15:46 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/super-obama-world-t116.htm#513 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/super-obama-world-t116.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/happy-thanksgiving-t115.htm Sam Dalton

]]> General Discussion Thu, 27 Nov 2008 18:27:55 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/happy-thanksgiving-t115.htm#508 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/happy-thanksgiving-t115.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/president-barack-obama-t107.htm IceMan I would like to extend my congratulations to Barack Obama on a decisive victory in the 2008 election and on being our President Elect. My wife and I both voted for him, and we watched the live coverage as the votes came in. It was nice to see such a clear winner early on rather than waiting for days or even weeks for concrete results as we had to do in 2000 and 2004. While the previous two elections were basically 50/50 (the toss of a coin, basically), Obama won with roughly double the electoral ... General Discussion Wed, 05 Nov 2008 07:39:43 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/president-barack-obama-t107.htm#467 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/president-barack-obama-t107.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess-wii-gcn-t102.htm IceMan The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess publisher: Nintendo developer: Nintendo genre: action/adventure US release: November 19, 2006 platforms: Wii, GameCube reviews: Wii version: 100% = 23 reviews 90's = 51 reviews 80's = 8 reviews 70's = 1 review average = 94.4% GameCube version: 100% = 5 reviews 90's = 11 reviews 80's = 1 review average = 95.3% IceMan's mini-review: (Wii version) Review in progress. Graphics = 8.5 This ... Reviews Sat, 18 Oct 2008 02:30:33 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess-wii-gcn-t102.htm#459 http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/the-legend-of-zelda-twilight-princess-wii-gcn-t102.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/fable-ii-360-t108.htm IceMan Fable II publisher: Microsoft Game Studios developer: Lionhead Studios genre: Action RPG US release: 10/21/2008 platforms: Xbox 360 reviews: Xbox 360 100% = 2 reviews 90's = 40 reviews 80's = 19 reviews 70's = 3 reviews average = 89.0% IceMan's mini-review: (Xbox 360 version) Fable II is an action RPG that is a sequel to the previous, original Xbox title, taking place 500 years after the first Fable but having no major connection to the previous ... Reviews Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:32:13 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/fable-ii-360-t108.htm#473 http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/fable-ii-360-t108.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/gtaiv-dlc-t110.htm IceMan USA Today has broken some news regarding Grand Theft Auto IV downloadable content. Evidently it will be due out February 17th, named "Lost and Damned". The story of the DLC is said to revolve around a character by the name of Johnny Klebitz, member of a Liberty City biker gang by the name of The Lost. Vice President of Creative Development, Dan Houser, promises "that the story will show you a different side of Liberty City". Source: http://www.xbox360achievements.org/news/news-1885-GTA-IV-DLC-Details-Emerge.html Xbox 360 Thu, 20 Nov 2008 17:45:00 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/gtaiv-dlc-t110.htm#476 http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/gtaiv-dlc-t110.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/sports-f19/2008-formula-one-t17.htm IceMan So far in 2008 we have seven out of eighteen Grands Prix completed; the most recent being the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. Defending world champion Kimi Räikkönen has been doing very well in 2008, but not the point leader. As of late I have had my eye on Lewis Hamilton, who has generally been doing very well and even became the point leader a while back at the close of the Monaco Grand Prix, wherein Räikkönen had a wreck that dropped him back to ninth place for the race. Going into the ... Sports Fri, 13 Jun 2008 10:19:27 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/sports-f19/2008-formula-one-t17.htm#32 http://iceman.azureforum.com/sports-f19/2008-formula-one-t17.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/sony-f7/sony-s-controllers-t103.htm IceMan I'd have sworn I had a topic about this around here somewhere, but I guess I don't. I just looked over my MySpace blogs and I found it in there, so I'm going to start off by doing a copy-and-paste from there. - - - - - - - - - - Debates about controllers have arrisen on occasion on forums and I’ve had to make the same points several times already so I figured I’d make a blog about the issue. First, let me drop an image for future reference. At top-left is the DualShock ... Sony Sun, 19 Oct 2008 06:01:11 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/sony-f7/sony-s-controllers-t103.htm#461 http://iceman.azureforum.com/sony-f7/sony-s-controllers-t103.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/mgs4-to-360-t101.htm IceMan Yes, we've all heard the rumor that just won't die; that Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots will be ported to the Xbox 360 even though Konami has consistently insisted that they won't do so. I hated the rumor just as much as anybody else, and probably much more so. However, now it seems that there may yet be a ray of hope for those entertained by the notion of a port. Kotaku reports on a stock investor bulletin that addresses the issue of a possible 360 port of MGS4, which allegedly ... Xbox 360 Wed, 15 Oct 2008 09:13:02 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/mgs4-to-360-t101.htm#457 http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/mgs4-to-360-t101.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/latest-bush-impeachment-information-t81.htm IceMan Soopa Dave has sent me a barrage of Yahoo messages about Bush's present impeachment process, so I figured I'd post about it a bit, just to put this crap to some kind of use. Many Americans have talked about impeaching President Bush for years, and there have been lengthy lists of reasons justifying impeachment. Any one of them would work. From the sources David has thrown at me, it looks like impeachment is still going through Congress at this time. According to the sources he's thrown ... General Discussion Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:14:57 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/latest-bush-impeachment-information-t81.htm#351 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/latest-bush-impeachment-information-t81.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/2008-election-t98.htm Clan Jade Falcon So who we voting for this year? I am undecided I think. General Discussion Sat, 04 Oct 2008 22:54:01 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/2008-election-t98.htm#424 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/2008-election-t98.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/metroid-prime-3-corruption-wii-t99.htm IceMan Metroid Prime 3: Corruption publisher: Nintendo developer: Retro Studios genre: first-person adventure US release: August 27, 2007 platforms: Wii reviews: Wii version: 100% = 3 reviews 90's = 45 reviews 80's = 16 reviews 70's = 2 reviews 60's = 1 review average = 89.6% IceMan's mini-review: (Wii version) The Metroid franchise is an old one, dating back to the original game released in Japan in 1986 and in the United States in 1987, now more ... Reviews Sun, 05 Oct 2008 05:06:16 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/metroid-prime-3-corruption-wii-t99.htm#435 http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/metroid-prime-3-corruption-wii-t99.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/wiispeak-channel-t96.htm IceMan Nintendo will be offering a WiiSpeak channel as a free download after the release of the WiiSpeak peripheral. The peripheral will be bundled with the upcoming Animal Crossing: City Folk and also sold separately. Users will have to unlock the download by submitting a code that will be included with the WiiSpeak peripheral. Up to four groups can chat at once through the channel, with each group represented by a Mii, and the Mii's mouth will move when that group is speaking to indicate who is ... Wii Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:07:30 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/wiispeak-channel-t96.htm#418 http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/wiispeak-channel-t96.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/profits-and-losses-t94.htm Sam Dalton Trying to contribute more topics here. Iceman usually posts everything. This is just for a single year. Sony's losses from PS3 are much higher than the figure shown here, but this is just their losses from April 1st of 2007 to the end of March of 2008, which is still $1.255 billion. In contrast, Nintendo shows a profit of $2.594 billion for the same period. Nintendo made twice as much profit as Sony lost. Nobody even comes near Nintendo. That was interesting, but ... General Gaming Sat, 20 Sep 2008 02:11:30 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/profits-and-losses-t94.htm#411 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/profits-and-losses-t94.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/forza-motorsport-2-360-t95.htm IceMan Forza Motorsport 2 publisher: Microsoft Game Studios developer: Microsoft Game Studios - Turn 10 Studios genre: racing US release: 05/29/2007 platforms: Xbox 360 reviews: Xbox 360 100% = 5 reviews 90's = 55 reviews 80's = 19 reviews average = 90.0% IceMan's mini-review: (Xbox 360 version) I used to be turned off by racing simulations like Gran Turismo and Forza Motorsport, mainly because I wanted entertainment and these simulations felt more like ... Reviews Sun, 28 Sep 2008 03:48:18 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/forza-motorsport-2-360-t95.htm#416 http://iceman.azureforum.com/reviews-f22/forza-motorsport-2-360-t95.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/where-everyone-is-t88.htm boomheadshot so. where be all the people at???? it ben quite lately General Discussion Sun, 17 Aug 2008 00:48:00 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/where-everyone-is-t88.htm#379 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/where-everyone-is-t88.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/several-wii-games-t97.htm IceMan Information and images of some upcoming Wii games are getting around. These games are newly announced this week. Sin and Punishment 2 This is the sequel to a game for the Nintendo 64. I remember seeing images of the original and reading about it back in the N64 days, and I remember it looking great for an N64 game, but it was never released outside the United States until it has relatively recently appeared as a Virtual Console download late last year. Unfortunately, from the images ... Wii Fri, 03 Oct 2008 02:16:11 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/several-wii-games-t97.htm#419 http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/several-wii-games-t97.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/hey-visit-my-husband-s-city-t5.htm Amanda http://city-oficeman.myminicity.com/]]> General Discussion Mon, 02 Jun 2008 06:41:31 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/hey-visit-my-husband-s-city-t5.htm#5 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/hey-visit-my-husband-s-city-t5.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/introductions-f5/hello-t90.htm moon

Hello everyone!

My name is Luna,
I am italian,
I like art and travel
and have a lovely lion's head bunny.
I am happy to join this forum.]]> Introductions Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:35:06 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/introductions-f5/hello-t90.htm#388 http://iceman.azureforum.com/introductions-f5/hello-t90.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/gift-t92.htm moon

Which kind of gift have you given to your friend?
My idea is to give an oil paintings reproduction, she likes Gauguin...
I think it is special.]]> General Discussion Mon, 01 Sep 2008 13:02:47 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/gift-t92.htm#390 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/gift-t92.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/wii-fit-t91.htm moon

Someone has a Wii Fit?
What do you think about make sports with it?
It is a good trainer?]]> Wii Mon, 01 Sep 2008 12:43:32 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/wii-fit-t91.htm#389 http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/wii-fit-t91.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/july-npd-t89.htm IceMan In June, all consoles and handhelds saw increases in sales, especially all Sony platforms including PS3, PS2, and PSP, with the exception of Wii which still outsold the competition but did see a tiny drop of just over a percent. In July, all console sales dropped off, though Wii still outsold PS3 by more than two-to-one and the latter saw the biggest decline in hardware sales of the bunch. Joystiq wrote:- DS: 608K175K (-22.35%) - Wii: 555K111K (-16.7%) - PS3: 224.9K 180.1K (-44.5%) - ... General Gaming Sun, 17 Aug 2008 16:09:34 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/july-npd-t89.htm#383 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/july-npd-t89.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/emergency-sandwich-911-call-t87.htm IceMan Associated Press wrote:JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) - Jacksonville police say Reginald Peterson needs to learn that 911 is not the appropriate place to complain that Subway left the sauce off a spicy Italian sandwich. Police said the 42-year-old man dialed 911 twice last week so he could have his sub made correctly. The second call was to complain that officers weren't arriving fast enough. Subway workers told police Peterson became belligerent and yelled when they were fixing his order. ... General Discussion Mon, 11 Aug 2008 02:21:20 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/emergency-sandwich-911-call-t87.htm#376 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/emergency-sandwich-911-call-t87.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/after-nearly-three-full-years-t74.htm IceMan I've had my Xbox 360 since it launched back in 2005, and during the past three years I've watched countless others complain about their 360s suffering the dreaded Red Ring of Death (RRoD), but mine had soldiered on... until now. It has fallen victim to the infamous RRoD. Xbox 360 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 04:09:54 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/after-nearly-three-full-years-t74.htm#297 http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/after-nearly-three-full-years-t74.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/google-game-t61.htm Sam Dalton
I'll start with an image result for "sprite":


Next word:
climate]]> General Discussion Wed, 09 Jul 2008 17:43:15 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/google-game-t61.htm#232 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/google-game-t61.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/3rd-party-games-do-sell-on-nintendo-hardware-t86.htm IceMan Denise Kaigler, Vice President of Coporate Affairs for Nintendo of America, at E3 told GameDaily BIZ "There is an assumption out there that just simply isn't true... We're setting the record straight. This is fact," and presented a chart (below). "We are selling third-party games and they are doing very well, and better than our competitors." According to the chart, which shows monthly US sales data from the time all three platforms were available (19 months), ... Wii Fri, 08 Aug 2008 05:33:20 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/3rd-party-games-do-sell-on-nintendo-hardware-t86.htm#375 http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/3rd-party-games-do-sell-on-nintendo-hardware-t86.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/sports-f19/lewis-hamilton-hat-t83.htm IceMan I bought me a cap online. This is a terrible picture of it, but the cap I bought is a replica of the one Lewis Hamilton wears on race weekend. It's the orange one he's often photographed wearing. It has their main Vodafone sponsor on the front, McLaren-Mercedes on the visor, the Union Jack (Hamilton's home flag) on the back, and Hamilton's signature embroidered into the side. It was available from the store at Formula1.com. It is priced at £21.27 (British pounds), which ... Sports Sun, 03 Aug 2008 05:31:57 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/sports-f19/lewis-hamilton-hat-t83.htm#361 http://iceman.azureforum.com/sports-f19/lewis-hamilton-hat-t83.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/playstation-3-f12/state-of-the-playstation-t85.htm IceMan To date, PlayStation 3 has sold about 14.5 million units worldwide. This is in a span of 21 months (nearly two years) from the November 2006 launch until now, early August of 2008. This isn't bad for a console that launched with a MSRP of $500 to $600 per SKU, but in the same time period it has been only half of Wii's sales which presently sit at 30.4 million. This is pretty pathetic on PlayStation 3's part because Sony has a much larger fanbase than Nintendo does, by far. To date, PlayStation ... PlayStation 3 Tue, 05 Aug 2008 03:05:46 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/playstation-3-f12/state-of-the-playstation-t85.htm#373 http://iceman.azureforum.com/playstation-3-f12/state-of-the-playstation-t85.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/ea-admits-betting-on-wrong-horse-t84.htm IceMan During some Q&A with Electronic Arts (EA) CEO John Riccitiello, he confessed that EA had backed the wrong horse by focusing on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360, since Wii has made a joke of both. John Riccitiello wrote:One thing that's different is we typically figured out who the market leader was going to be before the start of the cycle and bet with our development resources on that platform. We made the wrong call there (by betting on the PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360), which made this transition ... Wii Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:09:59 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/ea-admits-betting-on-wrong-horse-t84.htm#362 http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/ea-admits-betting-on-wrong-horse-t84.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/nintendo-f6/nintendo-developing-next-gen-storage-medium-t80.htm IceMan (I'm just going to do a copy & paste of a blog I posted on MySpace yesterday.) InPhase Technologies and Nintendo are named as joint applicants for a patent regarding holographic data storage. "... disclosure is herein made that the claimed invention was made pursuant to a Joint Research Agreement as defined in 35 U.S.C. 103 (c)(3), that was in effect on or before the date the claimed invention was made, and as a result of activities undertaken within the scope of the Joint Research ... Nintendo Fri, 01 Aug 2008 18:07:22 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/nintendo-f6/nintendo-developing-next-gen-storage-medium-t80.htm#350 http://iceman.azureforum.com/nintendo-f6/nintendo-developing-next-gen-storage-medium-t80.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/doom-4-t82.htm IceMan From what the folks at Id Software say, Doom 4 will be different from Doom 3, namely in that while Doom 3 went for "scary" Doom 4 will shun that in favor of more action. I liked the "scariness" of Doom 3 a lot and hate to see it go, but as long as they can make the action of Doom 4 a joy to play, I'm game. I'll quote the article and link below: Quote:During an interview with Shacknews, id Software president John Carmack described Doom 4 as being "significantly ... General Gaming Sat, 02 Aug 2008 18:48:21 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/doom-4-t82.htm#354 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/doom-4-t82.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/evolution-of-the-controller-t79.htm IceMan I just thought it might be interesting to take a look at how game controllers have evolved to become what we're gaming with today. Early generations of game consoles employed some control devices that are basically unrecognizable from today's controllers. Take for example Atari 2600's joystick and paddle controllers. They don't look much like modern controllers, do they? The first incarnation of what would become the controllers we know of and game with today was the Famicom ... General Gaming Sun, 27 Jul 2008 18:51:23 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/evolution-of-the-controller-t79.htm#347 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/evolution-of-the-controller-t79.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/great-charger-news-t78.htm IceMan The Wii remote does not and never has included a built-in rechargeable battery, so you either have to go through heaps of disposable batteries, use regular rechargeable ones that you have to remove and insert into a wall charger, or buy a third-party rechargeable battery pack and charger specifically for the Wii remote. I did the latter, buying the Nyko charger kit which includes battery packs that stay inside the controllers and a charging dock that can charge up to two remotes simultaneously, ... Wii Sun, 27 Jul 2008 17:54:19 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/great-charger-news-t78.htm#346 http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/great-charger-news-t78.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/final-fantasy-xiii-t71.htm IceMan For me, one of the biggest tidbits of news to come out of E3 was that Final Fantasy XIII, previously a PlayStation 3 exclusive, is now also coming to Xbox 360, and is supposed to release on the exact same day as the PS3 game. This is great for me because I do not presently own a PS3 and don't have $500 to blow on one at the moment. I don't think this game needs any introduction. Any gamer knows the name Final Fantasy, and it's one of the longest-running and most inappropriately-named ... Xbox 360 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:42:17 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/final-fantasy-xiii-t71.htm#293 http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/final-fantasy-xiii-t71.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/favorite-game-controller-t77.htm Sam Dalton I would include the mouse and keyboard in this, but that's not a "controller" and it would probably get the most votes, so we're just going to focus on console controllers. So, what's the best current console controller? Wii Remote (with or without "nunchuck") Wii Classic Controller DualShock 3 Xbox 360 controller General Gaming Sat, 26 Jul 2008 22:09:57 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/favorite-game-controller-t77.htm#344 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/favorite-game-controller-t77.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/entertainment-f20/weird-al-t76.htm IceMan A while back David bought us a pair of tickets to see "Weird Al" Yankovic in concert in Columbus. We started out earlier in the day, but soon ended up behind schedule. We were to join up with his girlfriend up in Columbus and catch a showing of The Dark Knight in the IMAX theater up there (already saw it a couple nights earlier in Jackson but didn't mind seeing it again), and on the way there we had trouble with her mom's car, which had part of the skirt dragging after being damaged ... Entertainment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:00:16 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/entertainment-f20/weird-al-t76.htm#324 http://iceman.azureforum.com/entertainment-f20/weird-al-t76.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/madworld-t68.htm IceMan Nintendo and the games for their platforms are stereotyped as "kiddie", but flying in the face of this image is the game MadWorld. It obviously employs a very stylized art direction resembling something like Sin City. Wii Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:11:34 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/madworld-t68.htm#290 http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/madworld-t68.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/fable-ii-t70.htm IceMan One of my most-anticipated games, Fable II, was shown off at E3. One new feature in Fable II is your canine companion. I'm not sure what all he does, but I know he was seen following what appeared to be a sent trail. He also found a hidden item, which he dug up and that item turned out to be a rubber ball (evidently more of a big treasure for him than for yourself). The game takes place 500 years after the original game, and some old locations return but obviously very different, like ... Xbox 360 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:37:25 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/fable-ii-t70.htm#292 http://iceman.azureforum.com/xbox-360-f15/fable-ii-t70.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/power-outage-t75.htm IceMan Well, I haven't been online for a couple days on account of the power outage. This whole area pretty much lost power early yesterday morning (around 4:00 AM or so) and have been without power for over half a day to a day and a half, depending on where you live. I haven't been able to be on much over the past weekend either on account of my brother being in the hospital and doing a bunch of stuff like watching The Dark Knight and seeing Weird Al in concert. So, yeah, I'm still alive. General Discussion Wed, 23 Jul 2008 17:20:45 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/power-outage-t75.htm#323 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-discussion-f1/power-outage-t75.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/far-cry-2-t72.htm IceMan I think one of the more visually-pleasing games at E3 was Far Cry 2, but it also sounds pretty appealing in terms of gameplay. The environments are destructible and flammable, allowing for different options in terms of strategy. An example used at E3 was that players could start a brush fire that will spread out of control and enemies may run to try extinguishing it. Players may use a fire like this to corner enemies and mow them down in their panic. General Gaming Fri, 18 Jul 2008 02:56:06 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/far-cry-2-t72.htm#295 http://iceman.azureforum.com/general-gaming-f18/far-cry-2-t72.htm http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/animal-crossing-t60.htm IceMan Evidently we should be seeing Animal Crossing at Nintendo's press conference at E3 next week, according to a blog comment and editor from the UK's Official Nintendo Magazine. "Those of you who have read the new issue of Official Nintendo Magazine should already know that Animal Crossing Wii will be unveiled at the conference." source: http://kotaku.com/5023094/animal-crossing-wii-at-e3-already-confirmed Wii Wed, 09 Jul 2008 15:53:44 GMT http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/animal-crossing-t60.htm#231 http://iceman.azureforum.com/wii-f9/animal-crossing-t60.htm