Recent content by cgaWolf

I utterly disagree. The inverse argument to that would be only certain companies/people should be allowed to make games, and that equals an occupational ban - for no other reason that you didn't like what Tom, Dick and Harry had to say about Random Product X? That doesn't work for me, an...

I'd like to scream and swear about the current generation of kids, then i remember that it's my generation that raised them into what they are. This whole "everyone's the same, everyone's special" bullshit we were raised on surely hasn't done the next generation any favours.

Don't worry about it too much. They still phone & text, make good music players, and it's nice to have the option to go online in case of emergencies, or having a GPS & google maps on you. It's not like you have to become one of those people who glue their phones to their forehead & hook up...

Since we're on a gaming board, and simply indicating i'm currently wearing a BG longsleeve would be a lot content post, i would like to point out they did the soundtrack for Sacred 2, including in-game quests to find their instruments which culminates in an ingame concert...

That's Austrian, although it was originally imported from Italy & rebranded :P That's also Austrian, and should be made into a Wiener Schnitzel. :D The whole show. The language is technically german, although both germans and austrians would be offended at the suggestion that we're speaking...

While not what you're looking for (especially since it's missing the "easy speech pattern" part), i can recommend 'A Night in lonesome October' by Roger Zelazny ( ISBN-10: 0380771411 ISBN-13: 978-0380771417 ).

Weird bug, that; and i generally agree with the 'convincing customers' stance. Reflects my line of arguing in the always-on DRM vs. Online+good discussion (that we were having in another thread somewhere).

Sounds to me like you're on the receiving end of the minor-protecting german (?) laws, and suffering for it because most publishers will self censor, or simply not offer the uncensored versions, before getting into trouble. That the restrictions are easily circumvented by anyone of average...

They might have gotten footage, but it was not secured as evidence during the primary investigation. It may turn up still, but i wouldn't bet on it (da tum tssss). Obviously very sloppy work by the police & state attorneys -- not completely out of character for the austrian executive or...

Guys shooting 2 football fields worth of LASERs on a pinhead sized target -- it's like mythbusters, but with awesomesauce & insanitypeppers.

Yes, for a very simple reason: Fossil fuels are finite vs. an exponential growth of energy requirements. Even if opinions differ on just how much oil there is left, how much coal and gas is left, etc... there is one thing we do know is a fact: the supply is limited. The problem everyone...

ok, i lol'ed ^_^ While we're on the 12 days topic, is that something american? I mean, i do partake in the differing 12-days sales/offers at times, and ofc i know the song, but i never really got where that came from.

All the time, negative & positive. I believe aimed feedback (mail/forms) has a higher chance to be heard than random ranting/flaming on a forum. Worst case, i spent 5 minutes & nothing happens, but i can rationalize those 5 minutes easily. That said, whether you make a difference is harder to...

The problem with this argument is that it's only valid in a model where only a single sale happens over an extended amount of time, and where that money doesn't get reinvested into the same category of product; whereas the reality of game guying is that we all like to buy sequels in franchises...

Which - considering we have no data on the subject - makes it probable my relative statement is more accurate than your absolute stance: It's more likely that some of the money gets used this way, rather than all or none of it. Further on, the existence of transferable warranty laws is just...