Yep, it's being developed and published by Sony.Quote:
Originally Posted by bac0n
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Yep, it's being developed and published by Sony.Quote:
Originally Posted by bac0n
Yes. Developed by Sony Computer Entertainment Studios and distributed by Sony Computer EntertainmentQuote:
Originally Posted by bac0n
edit. didn't read Saya's post.
http://www.destructoid.com/elephant/...in%20Image.JPG
Awesome. Love how they are making fun of the old US box art.
Based on the box art for the original game, I am still surprised that I ever bought it. What was it about that box that made me plop down my $50 of hard-earned allowance at Toys R Us so many years ago? And back then, the box art and the screen caps on the back were all we had to go by. Crazy!
I've heard Sean Elliot, from the GFW podcast, mention Ray Kurzweil and the singularity a couple of times. Thinking that he might be fascinated by these ideas, I sent him a message with a link to Vernor Vinge's original essay he wrote, as a professor of mathematics and computer science at San Diego State, on the subject.
Sean wrote me back saying that I misunderstood. Apparently, Sean thinks that Kurzweil is a "crackpot" and that he has no time for that kind of nonsense.
I wrote him back with the following:
For some reason I thought he might be into crap like this.Quote:
I didn't misunderstand anything. I just thought you might be interested in the ideas behind the singularity theory, and where our modern definition of it originated from.
Apparently I was wrong.
Kurzweil may, or may not, be a "crackpot" (I am a little shocked by your extremely judgmental attitude), but Vinge is most definitely not (retired professor of mathematics and computer science at San Diego state - yes, I know, even professors can be "crackpots").
You probably haven't, and your mind seems to be made up already, but have you read Kurzweil's book, The Age of Spiritual Machines (1999)? Becareful, it's full of crackpot ideas, such as (from wiki - I know, not a credible source, but it is a good launching point):
"Perhaps of even greater importance, Kurzweil presaged the explosive growth in peer-to-peer filesharing and the emergence of the Internet as a major medium for commerce and for accessing media such as movies, television programs, newspaper and magazine text, and music. He also claimed that three-dimensional computer chips would be in common use by 2009 (though older, "2-D" chips would still predominate), and this appears likely as IBM has recently developed the necessary chip-stacking technology and announced plans to begin using three-dimensional chips in its supercomputers and for wireless communication applications."
You may also want to look up the Kurzweil Reading Machine (and voice synthesis) as an example of how one of his "crackpot" ideas has changed the world. I believe he won an award from MIT for this. What a "crackpot."
Oh yeah, he also invented the first musical synthesizer that could duplicate acoustic instruments. Electronic music? What a "crackpot."
Anyhow, back to Vinge...
Look him up, perhaps *SHOCK* even read his essay and *SHOCK* take a listen to the interview. He himself doesn't say that the technological singularity will happen - he is simply speculating, and speculation leads to invention.
But no, he's probably just a "crackpot".
People also thought that human flight and human space travel were crack pot ideas. It was barely 60 years when the idea of a "personal computer" in every home was patently absurd. People in the early 1990s said that graphics in video games simply couldn't get any better. People with 486s wondered why anyone would EVER need a more powerful computer.
Crackpot ideas often give birth to future reality. There were probably some who thought that harnessing the power of fire was crazy and downright insane.
Now here is the important part...
Personally, I don't think we'll see this stuff in our lifetime, but I have no doubt that humanity will eventually reach a point similar to what Vinge describes. But whether or not we ever do is not the point. The point is this: esoteric knowledge and speculation is fun! It keeps the brain working, thinking, and keeps the mind young and sharp. Try it sometime before writing people off as "crackpots". It's good to dream big ideas.
Sorry to bug you with cool stuff.
d.
We'll see how he responds...
The new POP game for DS looks like it might be pretty cool.
I don't really like the art style, but the gameplay looks kind of fun.
http://www.gametrailers.com/game/9592.html
I am so digging WoW.
Such a fun game. I can't believe it has taken me this long to get into it.
Did you just start?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Davis
My 360 red ringed a few days ago so i've got a few weeks of no 360. The only pc game i ever played was WoW but for some reason i've been hankering to play Diablo II so i downloaded it last night. Hopefully I can dive into it tonight.
Sorry to hear about that. :( 3 Weeks to send it to Microsoft?Quote:
Originally Posted by EyesWideOpen
Well the box from them already arrived and i sent it out on monday to be fixed or replaced. They estimate 2-3 weeks for service.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dukefrukem
A couple of months ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dukefrukem
L-button on my DS bit the dust. Nintendo's sending me postage so I can send it back to them. Should have a replacement/repair 7-10 days after sending it in. Gonna miss it.
Get out now!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Davis
In all seriousness, do you find yourself staying up late at night trying to get to the next lvl?
:)Quote:
Originally Posted by Dukefrukem
No - not really. Let me put it this way: only when I can, that is, when I have the day off or something (although sometimes I'll stay up too late...)
I've never been one to shirk responsibility or health for games. Sometimes I will request a day off from work if a certain game is getting released - I will just take a personal day, but it will be scheduled so that I don't leave people hanging.
I like games, but they're just games, just hobbies, and even as hobbies they come pretty low on my "to do" list.
1. reading
2. playing music
3. writing
4. playing board/RPG games
5. watch movies
6. play video games
That's how I roll.
no screwing the wife?Quote:
Originally Posted by Daniel Davis
That's not a hobby - that's a necessity.
Blizzard is now also introducing achievements within WoW. They come with the new expansion and there are a lot of them.
http://wotlk.wowhead.com/?achievements
Some are pretty funny:
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Make Love, Not Warcraft
Emote /hug on 10 dead enemies before they release corpse.
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The Cake Is Not A Lie
Bake a delicious chocolate cake.
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My Sack is "Gigantique"
Equip Haris Pilton's "Gigantique" Bag.
^Hilarious
Also...
nearly 5-minutes of direct feed PoP in HD, single player walkthrough.
http://xbox360.ign.com/dor/objects/8...rsia_hd_1.html
Holy crap. Best looking game I've ever seen. The art design is just stunning.
:eek::eek: Wowowow, that looks amazing
So, I finally got my XBox hooked up all the way, my XBox account set up (gamertag=bac1n - some bastard already snatched up bac0n) and settled down to play me some Bioshock.
Wow, this game is something special, but I suck at it something fierce. I love its look and feel, though, kinda claustrophobic, dark and damp like the industrial complex in RE4, with a strange 50s art-deco vibe to it. Very cool. And the sounds makes very good use of the surround channels.
Alas, I press on, for the plasmids beckon.
My 360 has been sitting in a Texas post office for three days now due to adverse weather conditions.
yeah, I never played the original, but this looks very interesting.Quote:
Originally Posted by Saya
I think I may need to pick me up that prince o' persia. that fight with the gooch was flat-out awesome.
Hey dudes with PS3s, the PixelJunk Eden demo is out and it's one of the greatest things EVER MADE. Certainly the best game I've played on the system, as well as the most engrossing, fulfilling, and spiritually-nourishing game i've played since the almighty REZ HD.
PJE will be the second game I get when I get a PS3 - the first will be Everyday Shooter.