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    Like Adventure games? like Tim Schafer? Like Double Fine?

    Gave $15. This is great to see. Side question: when the hell is/was Stacking made available on PC?
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    If Mass Effect 3 requires origin...

    Honestly, it could require much worse and I'd still keep my preorder - as bad as that sounds. This is one of a few series for which I'd make such an exception.
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    Deus Ex: Human Revolution

    Caved and bought it, although I might not have time to play it... Thanks guys!
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    Deus Ex: Human Revolution

    Hey all, Quick (generic) question. To my everlasting shame, I still haven't played the original (and I avoided the second as reviews weren't so good). Would this make Human Revolution a stretch to play? How deep is the connection between the games? Thanks!
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    New Full Tower Case-Air Cooling

    You'll hopefully see the RV-02/03, FT-02 mentioned somewhere. I don't think you'll find much better for air cooling, although they're generally closer to $200 than $100.
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    Silverstone Raven 3

    Have a Raven 2 - a little curious regarding relative performance as they seem to have downsized the case a bit. Happy enough with this case that I don't expect to switch any time soon, however.
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    Test Drive Unlimited 2 will be released immediately for Windows.

    Yea, kind of a travesty. This *should* have been a game I'd love to sink hours into, but I haven't even bought it yet. I wouldn't want to put a number to the amount of time I spent with the original.
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    Bulletstorm ending AKA the worst case of blue balls in the galaxy

    I never had to buy bullets o.O. But I, too, enjoyed the hell outta the game.
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    Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Temp Question

    I don't think temperatures increased for me very much simply because I didn't have to fool around too much with increased voltage - and it's quiet the vast majority of the time. Depending on how you're controlling the fan speed, of course. It's only ever noisy when I run Prime95, etc. That...
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    Zalman CNPS10X Extreme Temp Question

    Are you overclocking at all? That may be about right, I don't remember where temperatures were for me on my i7 860 at stock... but @ 3.675GHz, I hit the low 70's at full load.
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    Better than FT02?

    If you've seen the FT-02, you're probably also aware of the RV-02 - it's cheaper and has essentially the same internals, but without the same quality of materials on the outside.
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    Which 120Hz?

    I recently bought the Asus VG236 (without 3D kit, as I'm an AMD user at the moment), coming from a 2209WA. At first I was a bit put off by the way the desktop looks on a TN panel, but I've gotten used to that and frankly don't notice the color shifts at all in games or movies. What I do notice...
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    What will you do when you get angry while playing video games?

    The stuff that really pisses me off happens in single player games - instances where I'm not even given a chance, I just die/fail/whathaveyou without warning and have to replay segments. This happens surprisingly often :o. I generally swear and/or punch my leg (wouldn't want to damage anything...
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    The beauty of a Silverstone FTO2B-W

    I think the dimensions in that area are identical to the RV-02. I bought myself one of these when it was on sale: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-222-_-Product And it's identical in length to my old DVD-RW, so it would fit in the top spot. I'm just too lazy to switch them.
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    Assassin's Creed : Brotherhood available for pre-purchase!

    I'm on a 5870 and am seeing the shadow issues, but none of that flickering. Using the 11.4 preview drivers.
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    Do you multi-game?

    I prefer to stay with a single game as mechanics can somehow slip my mind in between. The one exception was ARMA 2, which at certain points was so broken that I had to give up D:.
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    So Dragon Age 2 is really bad on the PC and consolized?

    ME2 was critically better received than any of the Baldur's Gate games. Whether or not that means anything is up for debate, thus my phrasing. I was more into FPS at its time of release (to my everlasting shame :( ), and I've tried to go back and play them (bought boxed copies of each title on...
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    So Dragon Age 2 is really bad on the PC and consolized?

    If we're taking personal opinion into account then any discussion of 'trends' is utterly pointless. ME2 was one of the highest-regarded games of all time (controversial statement: Bioware's best game to date), and I loved it. DA2 is widely regarded as decent, and I enjoyed the crap out of it...
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    The beauty of a Silverstone FTO2B-W

    Indeed. I went with the Raven 2 as well, only because this case was (at the time) delayed and I was itching to do a new build. I like the styling of the FT-02 a bit more.
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    ** Official Star Craft 2 Multiplayer Thread **

    This used to be a big issue, but I would hope its been fixed by now (I know Blizzard was talking about it).
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    Crysis 2. Anyone buy it and currently playing it?

    I'm sure it's been done to death, but here it is anyway. *Not every review is paid off. The game, by all accounts, seem to be decent, as butthurt as we PC gamers might feel.* *You're not going to get a feel for a game by playing some random 10-minute segment.* I haven't started the game...
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    So Dragon Age 2 is really bad on the PC and consolized?

    Since when is Bioware trending downward? They make one merely decent game and people are up in arms. I'm not worried about ME3 at all.
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    Dragon Age II (All formats) - $39.99 shipped @ Amazon

    FWIW, I loved Origins, and I don't think I was ripped off paying $50 for DA2. 60 hours and most of the hallmarks you expect from a Bioware title, although not nearly without fault.
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    Medal of Honor (the new one) $7.50 download

    Apparently the issue was that I had multiple - FIVE, somehow o.O, but all mine - usernames associated with my single e-mail address. All that particular login screen gave me was "Error." Logging in elsewhere within IGN allowed me to fix this.
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    So Dragon Age 2 is really bad on the PC and consolized?

    Having just finished the game - 58 hours, fwiw - this is probably my biggest problem, and it's a shame (as I've said before) as it could have been fixed with a few more months development time. The game could have been excellent, or at least more than 'good.' However, a lot of the bashing that...
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    Medal of Honor (the new one) $7.50 download

    Good deal, but goddamn their login system is a mess (at least for me).
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    Who's getting Bulletstorm?

    Ahh, okay, thought you were referencing the simplification part (which is bad in RPG's, but often good in FPS). Strange that going back-to-basics can have such different meanings between the two genres.
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    Who's getting Bulletstorm?

    Different genre, different audience.
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    So Dragon Age 2 is really bad on the PC and consolized?

    Re: Hawke's mother, I thought it was actually pretty interesting :p. If you look back at how the quests progressed, specifically something that she mentioned (if you took the time to talk to her) in between, there were some small hints in there.
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    Dragon Age 2 thoughts

    I'm playing through on Hard, and I've had issues with most fights including a mage... But I don't remember this one o.O. I play as a rogue, and typically, I'll stun, backstab, followed by twin fangs - and that kills most of the mages I've faced, or at least knocks them down. There's a talent...
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    So Dragon Age 2 is really bad on the PC and consolized?

    Indeed. The High Dragon pissed me off for a while... ...Then I remembered DA:O, equipped my mage with a staff that *doesn't* rely on fire damage, used some fire protection runes and such, and forced my rogue (main) to use a bow even though he's set up for daggers - the healing was just too...
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    Looking to Quiet Down System, Advice?

    I haven't heard much about that cooler, but for a while now (maybe this has changed?) the Cooler Master Hyper 212+ (quick price check, $21, but not at Newegg) has been the best budget cooler around. I've seen reviews that have it competing with the high-end stuff. Generally cases do...
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    ** Official Star Craft 2 Multiplayer Thread **

    Thinking about it, I guess it's mostly people making mistakes. Given that I play as random, people don't always wall off... If they don't, the game's over. If they do, I sometimes (if I'm feeling like ending the game quickly, for better or worse) push out a few banelings and have my protoss...
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    So Dragon Age 2 is really bad on the PC and consolized?

    I'll give it that, certainly. And (to my everlasting shame) as my first Bioware RPG, I loved it.
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    Speculations on Blizzard's "Titan" MMO?

    The return to RTS for Warcraft, which I'm not sure we'll ever see given what's been done to that 'world.' I know any MMO Blizzard does at this point will do well for them, but those are games I stay away from - hard to do with any Blizzard title :o.
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    ** Official Star Craft 2 Multiplayer Thread **

    Thing is, he's right. I play as random, and I'm pretty much equally good with every race, but with Zerg I end up with the most wins simply because it's (as you've said) easier to maintain map control. Speedling/Muta harassment is pretty damned easy. Too bad Blizz doesn't balance for team games...
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    Speculations on Blizzard's "Titan" MMO?

    Sigh, another Blizzard MMO. Guess it's not surprising, but I'd much rather see work on other projects -.- .
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    So Dragon Age 2 is really bad on the PC and consolized?

    I don't see how you could give Jade Empire a higher grade than DA2. Granted, I've enjoyed both. I guess it comes down to preference, but far too many of those who're spending their time bashing DA2 are acting as if there aren't differing opinions on the subject. I've personally enjoyed most...
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    New Asus IPS and MVA Monitors

    I've been looking for a decent MVA panel for the better black levels, but most apparently have response times that would be a downgrade from my 2209WA. I've been considering the Eizo Foris FS2331, which is supposed to be released in NA on April 1, but that's probably going to be in the $500...