THE BORE
General => Video Game Bored => Topic started by: Joe Molotov on April 23, 2008, 07:02:35 PM
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http://www.quakecon.org/
Will any of you console tards be attending this glorious orgy of PC gaming? It's still several months away (July 31 - August 3, Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas), but advance registration for the BYOC (Bring You Own Computer) starts April 30th, and will probably be full by April 31st. It always fills up fast. It's worth it to try and get in though, and even if you miss out on the advance registration you can generally still get in if you just show up. There are no fees to get in, it's all totally free.
I went last year, and it was amazing. Hundreds of people playing every flavor of FPS (and the occasional RTS) simultaneously for 72 non-stop hours, fueled by nothing but energy drinks and pizza deliveries. And if you need to take a break, you can hop on the DC++ server with over 100 Terabytes of movies, games, anime, and of course pornography for the having. It was nerd heaven, and I can't wait to get back. This year's going to be awesome with Team Fortress 2 and the full version of Quake Wars being out. They usually have a Guitar Hero tournament, hopefully this year they'll have a Rock Band tournament, that would be great.
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brink back some info on the new castle wolfenstein
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Hopefully, there will be some. Last year they just teased it, along with the Wolfenstein movie announcement that made everyone groan. :lol
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wow they let people watch porn there? please tell me no one jerks off in public
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wow they let people watch porn there? please tell me no one jerks off in public
They do. :lol
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I wait for the day when I can by a multi-terabyte drive.
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Man I went to PAX this past year and I now remember why I dont fucking go to these shows anymore.
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wow they let people watch porn there? please tell me no one jerks off in public
They do. :lol
I didn't see anyone JOing last year, but I did see some people watching pr0n (plus, some guy left his computer unlocked and his "friends" put Meatspin on it and put his monitor on top of his tower :( ). There's usually at least one cop there, so that's probably enough to discourage most wankers.
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texas in august? NO THANKS.
even if it is indoors.
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I'm sure they'll have some.
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I wait for the day when I can by a multi-terabyte drive.
I saw a 1TB WD at Costco. The year before they had the same model only at .5TB. It shouldn't be too long until multi TB are available!
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Looking forward to downloading the keynote from John Carmack. And some more Rage engine details, of course.
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wow they let people watch porn there? please tell me no one jerks off in public
people get caught every year.
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Registration is up...!
...and then their severs melted before I could get in. :'(
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http://www.quakecon.org/
Will any of you console tards be attending this glorious orgy of PC gaming? It's still several months away (July 31 - August 3, Hilton Anatole, Dallas, Texas), but advance registration for the BYOC (Bring You Own Computer) starts April 30th, and will probably be full by April 31st. It always fills up fast. It's worth it to try and get in though, and even if you miss out on the advance registration you can generally still get in if you just show up. There are no fees to get in, it's all totally free.
I went last year, and it was amazing. Hundreds of people playing every flavor of FPS (and the occasional RTS) simultaneously for 72 non-stop hours, fueled by nothing but energy drinks and pizza deliveries. And if you need to take a break, you can hop on the DC++ server with over 100 Terabytes of movies, games, anime, and of course pornography for the having. It was nerd heaven, and I can't wait to get back. This year's going to be awesome with Team Fortress 2 and the full version of Quake Wars being out. They usually have a Guitar Hero tournament, hopefully this year they'll have a Rock Band tournament, that would be great.
If you're going, and you run into John Carmack, tell him to get the Quake Live team to put in Wii controls for it. It's supposed to be browser-based, right? It would be tits if I can log into Quake Live with the Wii Browser, and I can use the Remote/Nunchuk combo to play with the mouse/keyboard guys. :-*
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Less than a week away until Quakecon 2008. :hyper
If you can't be there in person, you can still watch this 27 minute video/documentary about Quakecon 2007, and revel in all of it's nerdy glory.
http://www.vimeo.com/1408935?pg=embed&sec=1408935
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I can't imagine ever going to this thing. I'm moving to Houston tomorrow, and the damn heat index is 105. The eastern half of Texas is absolute shit in summer. Not 1 minute of the day is bearable b/c of the fucking humidity.
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http://www.vimeo.com/1408935?pg=embed&sec=1408935
looks kinda awesome
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why must this be in texas? :-\
you could have set up id in New England, Carmack. Or the West Coast. The Seattle grunge area.
but you chose this stinkhole
the heat :'(
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quakecon was started by quake fans (from tx) and only later did Id jump on board. Id was founded in tx. behind california, texas is basically the second best state for technology and gaming. but yeah, the heat here sucks.
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Quakecon's still run by fans mostly. Id handles the corporate sponsorship and the arranges the venue, but the actual event is organized and run almost entirely by unpaid volunteers. And that's why it's completely free, just like the original Woodstock (after the hippies pulled down the fences). :rock
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Quakecon's still run by fans mostly. Id handles the corporate sponsorship and the arranges the venue, but the actual event is organized and run almost entirely by unpaid volunteers. And that's why it's completely free, just like the original Woodstock (after the hippies pulled down the fences). :rock
oh i know. i haven't volunteered but almost all my friends going are.
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Got just about everything packed up for Quakecon '08. It's gonna be awesome this year, no doubt.
Looking forward to pirating multiple terabytes of anime. And I'll probably play a few games too.
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I can't imagine ever going to this thing. I'm moving to Houston tomorrow, and the damn heat index is 105. The eastern half of Texas is absolute shit in summer. Not 1 minute of the day is bearable b/c of the fucking humidity.
SW Houston :rock
we should "meet up" :-*
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*edit*
Didn't see how old this was.
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SW Houston :rock
we should "meet up" :-*
:heartbeat
I posted incorrectly earlier. It was 105 this weekend when i moved in. No telling what the heat index was. Have fun in Dallas you crazy sweaty nerds.
PS I'll pay big dollars for lock of Carmack's hair. Bonus paid if curly.
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PS I'll pay big dollars for lock of Carmack's hair. Bonus paid if curly.
I'll check the urinal after he's used it and see if I can find you a curly one. I'm going to lick it first though.
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http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/20479
new trailer for wolf
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:omg jetpacks
:omg a whole room full of bloody giblets
:omg cold meals
:omg doing the pee dance, can't wait
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The Wolf booth babes were awesome, they were dressed like SS girls from some 70's nazispoitation movie.
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pics plz
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Extended RAGE trailer: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/37832.html
WOW
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115 GBs downloaded. 135 GBs uploaded. Countless noobs owned in TF2.
:bow QuakeCon :bow2
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http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/20509 (http://www.gamevideos.com/video/id/20509)
Shame tarps for everyone!!
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Rage looks so dreamy. Wolfenstein though :(
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Yeah, from a graphical standpoint Wolfenstein isn't looking too hot.
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Between the two though, I honestly think I have more confidence in Raven's ability to create a good game. I guess I'm in the minority here, but I thought Quake 4 was a pretty good game within the confines of the Quake universe, and certainly a more complete game than Doom 3. Would be nice if we could get some unedited gameplay footage from both games.
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I thought both Quake 4 and Doom 3 sucked. Both have had great games in the past, but those two games were such a let down.