Aimless
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As it might be of interest to the above, the original Borderlands is now available to download for PlayStation Plus subscribers. No DLC included, although it's all half price. I have Borderlands 2 pre-ordered for 360 so it would seem I get to avoid being a fifth wheel.
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No idea. I expect we'll get clarification once there's been time for interviews, but conceivably they could restrict Vita codes to accounts that are linked to the PS3 version. As for memory cards, take this for what it's worth: I heard from someone, who has a friend at Sony, that Sandisk have signed a manufacturing agreement.
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I'm pretty sure it wouldn't work with Kinect unless you moved the camera so it was closer to floor, but then you'd likely be too close for body tracking to work anyway. That was a pretty great conference, really. Probably the best one I've seen in many years, as everyone's been in the habit of stuffing them up lately.
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Nintendo aren't making it.
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Somewhat ironically, I'd completely forgotten about Adrift. Glad to finally see it make a proper appearance.
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The PS3's PlayTV might be of interest, Ashley. I suspect you could get a Freeview tuner for PC and then watch it on your Xbox via Media Centre. That's probably a bit too deep into "can't be arsed" territory, though.
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My mind jumped to instead, which I suppose is quite telling. I find the "chemical imbalance" stance to be rather short-sighted. Not to say that I disagree with the science or consider the feeling mystical, but everything can be reduced to brain chemistry. If you're going to discount love on the grounds of neuroscience you're setting yourself up for a pretty nihilistic existence, and ultimately do the mechanics of it really matter? Presumably we all play games here and they're pure fakery, yet you valued them enough to sign up here to talk about them. I'm not advocating "one true love" sappiness, but I think a common mistake is swinging hard in the other direction, which frankly tends to come off as posturing.
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Whilst I don't have personal experience — or time to play it at the moment — it's supposed to be great. Apparently the singleplayer is quite RPG-like. A second-hand recommendation, then.
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Seems like the free option will be a good fit for you, then. Speaking of which, The Secret World is free to play this weekend. If you want to see an MMO with a decent story I'd definitely recommend checking it out; the writing and characterisation are excellent.
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Well, if you enjoyed the experience enough to pay for it at the time it's no more a waste of money than, say, buying a console game at launch rather than waiting 8 months for it to hit the bargain bins. There are advantages to having subscribed, by the way.
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Why would you be angry? I'll definitely dive back in once it's free. I've no real interest in end-game content so the limitations don't look like they'd impact my experience much, plus I don't mind laying down a little money if it's for a feature I'll actually use.
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I believe Rock of Ages is going to be inclusive for European Plus members, alongside something else. Presumably we can expect official word fairly soon, though. Speaking of things to expect, apparently a new sale will start on Wednesday. Hopefully it's good as I think it's what we're getting instead of the PSN Play promotion, unless they're simply being exceptionally tardy in announcing the promotion for our side of the pond.
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Bear in mind it's a preview build and more than likely running off the disc; installing on 360 should improve performance. I've ordered the PS3 version as the footage I've seen of it seems to run a bit better, but who knows how the finished products will compare. GMG are currently running a promotion for those in the UK: £30 on console, £20 on PC. I think they take money upon ordering rather than dispatch, but it seems unlikely you'll see it cheaper pre-release.
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It was, for 24 hours.
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"Hate" implies an irrational response when I'd say the opposite is true. OUYA more than warrants some healthy scepticism.
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Because this new one will be cheaper to manufacture, thus cheaper for consumers. The PS3 has about another year of rude health ahead of it, so now's the time to start mopping up potential customers. That might be people who already own a 360 but would be tempted by a cheaper PS3, families being marketed the likes of Wonderbook or just people interested in a machine to play Blu-rays and streaming video. You could feasibly be looking at £120 for the 16GB model which could be very attractive, especially if Sony were smart enough to throw 3 months of Plus into the bargain.
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Seems odd they wouldn't use the Chief's normal voice given his actor is going to be stuck behind a visor anyway.
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The importance of the choices aren't the outcomes so much as the fact you had to choose. It's a bit like a magic trick: you know it's all smoke and mirrors, but the enjoyment comes from the suspension of disbelief.
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I've been getting this a lot lately. I even switched from a wireless to a Homeplug connection to see if it would sort it, but no joy. I assumed it was something on my end, but perhaps not.
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You shoot a lot of things in Dead Space and its sequel. About twice as much as either game needed, in fact. Personally I think Dead Space 2 had much better pacing than the original, which was very tense but also never let off the pressure; a lot of people had trouble playing more than a chapter at a time as a consequence. Unfortunately it's hard to see if the third game will invert past mistakes by making something that's all release all the time.
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Sorry, the value talk was more aimed at dr4hkon. I should have been clearer. Worth mentioning that Space Marine and Chime will be cycled out of Plus come July 18th to make way for two new games, so be sure to 'purchase' them before then.
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Spelunky is out tomorrow. Having snagged an early code I can say it's one of the best games on XBLA, so you should definitely check it out. For the uninitiated:
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It's not free, it's inclusive. I guess that doesn't have the same buzz to it, though. I'm pretty sure I've saved more than I paid for Plus purely through discounts, let alone the inclusive content. Obviously your mileage may vary, but for a heavy user it's an amazing deal.
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Perhaps I wasn't explicit enough: if you play the game singleplayer there is no AI companion. The guy will meet up with Isaac at points throughout the game, but he goes on his way so you're still on your own. It's fair to be concerned about this game given what they've shown, but the inclusion of co-op isn't what you should be worried about.
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If you aren't playing DS3 co-op then scenes are adjusted to accommodate that. They don't lump you with an AI companion. So far I think they're doing a terrible job of selling this game to me, but then it seems to be the in thing to show your game off publicly and then tell everyone it wasn't really representative of what the game is really like, they just wanted their game to be noticed by making it look like everything else. We'll see.
