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Currently the nForce3 250 boards are preferrable over the VIA boards for Athlon 64. They come with better onboard features and their PCI lock hasn't been as flakey as VIAs if you want to overclock at some point in the future. If you intend to keep the board for awhile and do a processor...

Sounds pretty reasonable to me. RC1 is expected on Aug 5th, they'll go through a few iterations, RTM late Aug to early Sept.

http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=17444 No, I'm not an nVidia fanboy or ATI-hater. Originally I was annoyed with nVidia for their FX-series fiasco and was planning to buy ATI for HL2, but it's looking as though the 6800 series is simply a better card. The inquirer article says the Farcry...

What Intel prices are out of line? If you ignore their Extreme Edition crap, all the Intel chips are cheaper than the 3700+, and they all perform worse in games than the 3700+. If anything I'd say the FX, 3800 and 3700 prices are out of line, AMD is taking advantage of the fact that Intel has...

Two pages and nobody knows what Ricochet is for? It's the sample mod they developed for the SDK. All the source for it will be included in the SDK so mod authors have a place to start from. I always think its funny when people say Ricochet is lame. Of course it's lame, it was only created...

did you read the posts above? they're probably contractually bound to a price so as to not undercut their publisher. not to mention that they need to recoup the investments they've made in Steam, that shit ain't cheap

The russian voice talent sounds surprisingly similar to the english Gman, well done. Does anyone else think that this clip gets played when the player discovers some kind of easter egg? us_gman03.wav

re: the 'next generation' of games I think undeniably, games will continue to become more like interactive movies and less like pacman. After HL2 people will start to realize that creating 3D shooting galleries like Call of Duty (not that it isn't fun) is not the only way to make a first...

^^ They said before they expected it to start on the RC1 date

One thing about the hostages I just do not understand: They're still dumb as s***. You'd think that in a game where bots can learn maps, perform mission objectives, work as a team, and mimic human players very convincingly that the friking hostages could follow you through a doorway without...

You are nuts, CZ has probably the best bots ever created. Except for a few minor problems and idiosyncracies (trouble rescuing hosties sometimes, don't hurry enough when bomb is ticking, looks in the wrong direction when entering rooms sometimes) they're almost indistinguishable from human...

Valve is probably reading this thinking "The runaround?!? GAAWD, how could we possibly be more clear?? 'No other multiplayer games', now they think HLDM is a MODE, not a GAME?!?"

I don't think Valve is really into deathmatch anymore, since CS changed the whole online action genre. You're right, it would be easy to make... which is why there will be a dozen HL2 DM-mods a week after release. I'm sure Valve believes that if they make a product they should put some time...

I think we can safely assume that if HL2DM actually existed, it would fall under the category of 'multiplayer game' which cliffe explicity denied would ship with HL2.

Probably because A) They already own the most popular online action games in the world, which have to be ported to Source regardless. B) They're already a year late with their game and you're asking them to add more?!? C) Two weeks after release there will be a dozen HL2DM mods available for...

Ok, I'll say it more simply. Cliffe said "Right now, we do not plan to include any other multiplayer games with Half-Life 2." It would be pretty nuts to assume that he meant "Right now, we do not plan to include any other multiplayer games with Half-Life 2. (except of course for the...

Do you guys have reading comprehension problems? "Half-Life 2 will come with CS: Source. Right now, we do not plan to include any other multiplayer games with Half-Life 2." It would take an incredible level of blind denial to interpret that statement as "we also may include another...

You crackheads. The CS:S beta is for testing out the Source engine before HL2 is released to manufacturing, not for 'delaying' HL2. Unless you call testing the engine 'delaying'. The nerf-brain who wrote that post on warp2search.net is high on something. "this step is to reserve the...

Of course CS:S is going to be on the RC disc they give to Vivendi. If they want it released along with HL2, it has to be QAed by Vivendi first. Let me explain how RCs work: Valve has agreed to produce RCs on certain dates, or in certain intervals, until Vivendi is satisfied with one of them...

Well, money can do things to organizations too, like Vivendi's money and the ESRB organization. In the movie business, studios will lobby and barter with the MPAA to get the rating they want. I'm sure it happens with games too. And remember this: There are no strict rules on what content...