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Does Fallout 4 Robot Butler Know Your Name? If It's Fuckface Then The Answer Is Yes!

Fallout 4 is nearly upon us all and you may have been wondering about something very important. Like if the in-game robot butler Codsworth knows how to say your name? Bethesda has boasted Codsworth knows over 1,000 different names and someone at Reddit looked at the game files and the number isn't too far off at 922. Codsworth knows many names like Penelope and Timothy but also a few others like Fuckface, Han, Bastard, Bacon, Badass, DongJun, Furiosa, Indiana, Nasty, Orgasmo, Princess, Psycho, Queen, Ripley, Sexy & Zippy. Good thing they added Zippy.

Oh and yeah, Codsworth can say Jon. So yippie for that.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j3IJQXwah0E

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Travis Admin wrote on 11/10/2015 at 01:38am

I was coming here to post this! I can be Mr. Boobies but not Travis.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:24am

Well he apparently can't say Greg or GregoPeck, looks like FuckFace it is! LOL (I'm totally not naming my character that for real.)
Are you guys ready for the game?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:26am

Yeah, I am. I decided to get it tonight and I am going to load it up on my PC while I play Legacy of the Void. I might never sleep tonight.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:34am

I pre-ordered it on Steam. I don't know what time it will start to download. I'm not sure if I'm ready for it, but I'm going to jump in anyway. I've been playing the hell out of Ark for a while now and I recently wiped it off my computer and re-installed it, so I have a relatively new game there now. I'm still going to follow Ark's development, but I plan to start playing Fallout 4 when I can, assuming it all goes well.

(Travis and others should answer this, too.) Did you upgrade your PC? If so, what'd you get? If not, do you think you will? Do you intend to play it and see if you need an upgrade?

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:36am

If you pre-ordered Fallout 4 you can start the pre-download now actually. It unlocks at 9 PST and Midnight EST.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:38am

Thanks! I just got it started.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:39am

Sweet, hope you have fast Internet! I know Valve has quick servers.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:41am

24 Gigs and my Blizzard client is also downloading updates. I haven't even gotten the driver updated yet, so it's going to be a while!

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:42am

My Blizzard client seems fine BUT they are going to take Starcraft 2 down at 8p PDT for the game launch. I plan on leaving my client open as I head off to the store and hopefully when I get back it should be updated.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:44am

Yeah, I saw a bit of the "Breaking News" that they're doing maintenance at that time. Although I cannot seem to read the full announcement, it seems that LotV will be available to play right after that maintenance window. I now have Nvidia updating.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/10/2015 at 04:08am

I haven't upgraded my PC, no. If I can't play Fallout 4 on my current PC, I'll play it in June or something. Or maybe someone will give me some cash for Christmas.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/10/2015 at 03:33pm

That reddit post is removed btw, but here's the full list: https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B0o3cG8Q52tpaU9TYmNFNXFjWlk

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Get Back To Work - The New Warcraft Film Trailer

In 2006 Blizzard said it was working on plans for a Warcraft film. In 2013 Duncan Jones was attached to direct and filming started January of 2014. We got a few second trailer tease last week and today at Blizzcon Blizzard unveiled the first full Warcraft trailer. The movie seems to be a retelling of the events in Warcraft: Orcs and Humans with the Orcs leaving their dying world Draenor in search of a new home. There is some speculation as to if this is a standalone film or the first in a series of films that catalog the history of Azeroth. I imagine if the film does well we will undoubtedly see more but right now I am uncertain how well it will do at the box office.

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StarCraft II To Get Post Legacy of the Void Mission Pack Nova Covert Ops

"One of StarCraft's most memorable characters, Nova Terra, returns in a brand new RTS mission pack - Nova Covert Ops. The first mission pack will be arriving in Spring 2016."

As a huge Starcraft fan I don't mind more of the stuff I love. That said, hearing about new paid mission packs before the final installment of the series drops is still a bit odd to me. I know this is the new way of things for gaming as companies now offer you the base game or advanced edition and also the ability to buy all future DLC in the form of a season pass.

All of that aside, the new teaser video is impressive and I plan on picking these missions up as so far all single player Starcraft II... Read All

League of Explorers Announced!

#Hearthstone’s third adventure, the League of Explorers, has just been announced at #BlizzCon!

I really hope there's some cooperative play built into this adventure! This week's Tavern Brawl has been a lot of fun.j

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/06/2015 at 08:02pm

OMG GET HYPE!

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 11/06/2015 at 08:07pm

A new keyword: "Discover"
Looks like it'll be similar to the Hunter's Tracking spell?

More info at http://www.theleagueofexplorers.com/

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/07/2015 at 12:41am

All of the League of Explorers cards are on Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/Hearthstone/photos/ms.c.eJxNkdmNBTEIBDNacWPnn9gOMEM~;yV8lV3MxkTmp~_PUrZvLHLwi54pkOEM8npgMwCi~;IUewFz3uUc88PKEU5F3Ap4QQwP2KB9A~_7L~;Dq7AklAShF1BdoKR4HYBQGGOVrLKgVuweglKMMUAoHFBslAUb5ZgntBTEytBdkyNAsJZGhOQoyzij6gehpmXzBtK4HoEOTAUbZsjGt61c2qXeaKgClUPiCrqK7oJwF5Q6XsyDa4dL62CRbxfrYGgRQGXEVYJRY0NdX~;66f0UuOJIBWaDPCW9EAaCWQ4aPstLcOxTf5H3UsnEc~-.bps.a.1004494409593327.1073741880.498467596862680/1004503259592442/?type=3&theater

JaBo wrote on 11/13/2015 at 12:45am

It's live, gogogo

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/13/2015 at 01:11am

Did you pick it up? I have some guesses as to what cards will be used more.

What are you finding works well from this adventure?

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 11/13/2015 at 02:58pm

Finally beat Blackrock last night. Now I'm just a couple hundred gold away from League of Explorers :)

It seems like this came really quickly, from announcement to launch, compared to the Tournament cards.

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/13/2015 at 07:01pm

It did. I wonder if we should expect two expansions a year from now on?

JaBo wrote on 11/16/2015 at 10:26pm

I did pick it up. Waiting for week 2 content! So far the scarab is better than I expected. a 2 mana 1/1 that gets you a random 3-cost card.. I thought eh, a Novice Engineer is probably better as it gets you a card from your own deck at least. But I like the scarab a lot and lets you choose a card to fit the situation.

Summoning stone is super fun :D https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10208365040542948&set=gm.1715695421996195&type=3&theater

Reno Jackson is fun when you're at less than 5 hp and heal to full. I don't particularly like being forced to singleton cards though. Mage is abusing Reno by using the duplicate secret and the copy all creatures card. I had 4 copies in my hand one game lol, but still lost to not having a good closer.

I like Explorer's Hat, works well in the lock and load hunters deck I made to keep me up with spells to cast.

I haven't abused Djinn of Zephyrs too much yet, but I can the see value, and a 4/6 for 5 isn't the worst if it comes with free potential spells. Was awkward once when I cast control magic on enemies creature and it copied the spell to my Djinn...which then made it not able to attack that turn (treated it as just coming under my control).

AdamPFarnsworth Post Author wrote on 11/16/2015 at 11:10pm

I've attempted to use Djinn in both a Druid and a Shaman deck. I've not found it very useful yet, but I'm still experimenting.

jdodson Admin wrote on 11/17/2015 at 01:47am

I was rocked during one battle by a summoning stone. It was awesome to see.

The scarab looked like one of the more useful cards from the set. Small cards that do useful/unique things are always in style.

JaBo wrote on 12/03/2015 at 09:53pm

So I got the new Entomb card today.... so happy for it.

I used it on enemy Sylvanas today that had taunt on it... oh the joy!

Entomb: http://media-hearth.cursecdn.com/avatars/272/406/27238.png
Sylvanas: http://media-hearth.cursecdn.com/avatars/147/823/33.png

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/04/2015 at 04:28am

So am I right in reading that card in that it's a form of removal that puts it in your deck? If so... I need to pull out my best Bill and Ted voice for a "Whoa" because that's seriously cool.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=pwNrOPFFNjU

JaBo wrote on 12/04/2015 at 05:59am

haha, I made a Bill and Ted reference the other day with my co-worker because her significant other's name is Bill and our IT guy's name is Ted... she didn't get it =[

And yes, the card removes it from the board and shuffles it in... I mean, best removal card ever!

jdodson Admin wrote on 12/04/2015 at 06:31am

It costs 6, which is a lot but the effect is incredible.

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Starbound - The Path To 1.0

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Lots of us boarded the Chucklefish hype train and pre-ordered Starbound the second we could. As we played the game we all realized it was a solid foundation but didn't live up to what we were expecting. As the updates happened some of us played it and some of us lost interest. I think we all want the game to be fantastic and recently there is some great news on the game moving to a 1.0 release.

I'll clip out some relevant text, but I urge you to read the entire linked post below.

"So here we are, only a few updates left before 1.0 and I wanted to give you a run down on what to expect.

There are 3 updates planned before 1.0. The combat update, the story update and a... Read All

Bethesda Has Released Fallout 4's Launch Trailer

Here it is, the big one!

This one gives a lot of plot information that we haven't gotten before. It looks like everyone's speculations have been proven right, and a large portion of the main plot will revolve around The Institute (MIT, most likely) and their synthetic people.

Fallout 3 had a questline that introduced us to the Institute and we met a synth, and depending on our characters we helped or harmed their mission. A year or two later, people spotted some Bethesda employees taking pictures around Boston and assumed that Fallout 4 would heavily involve The Institute, and boy were they right!

It's a common sci-fi trope to have a new class of people who are... Read All

Blizzard is restoring their classic games to glory

Blizzard is hiring a new Senior Software Engineer for classic games. Starcraft, Warcraft III, and Diablo II will be optimized for new operating systems! Unfortunately, the even older titles aren't included in the list, but these three are amazing to see.

http://us.blizzard.com/en-us/company/careers/posting.html?id=15000XZ

StarCraft Co-Op Missions Look Incredible

Co-Op is one of my favorite game modes to nearly any game as I have more fun playing alongside a friend that competing with one. Competition can be fun but it's great to tank up with a friend and take on a challenge together. Blizzard recently renamed it's former "Allied Commanders" feature to "Co-Op Missions" and it not only makes more sense to me I bet it's also easier to talk about. Not sure if you can play with friends that don't have Legacy of the Void but when launch time comes I wonder if some of you might be interested in checking this mode out?

StarCraft II Legacy of the Void is out November 10th on PC and Mac.

Hi-Rez Studios Celebrating 20 Years Of Tribes By Giving The Series Away For Free

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"Welcome! Join Hi-Rez Studios in celebrating over twenty years of the TRIBES Universe! Below you will find links to download the legacy games in the series. We love these games and hope to let you share the experience of the World's Fastest Shooter."

http://www.tribesuniverse.com/

Wanted to share this with everyone as I imagine some of you have played the Tribes series of games and would be interested in picking up the back catalog for free.

3 Died On Halloween - The Seven Stages Of Console Grief

I was at the PIGSquad Halloween Horror Game Marathon when my wife texted me the news. My PlayStation 3 finally passed and it is a sad time around our house. It's been doing strange things for the past month so we kind of saw this one coming. Rebooting spontaneously and constantly needing to check itself for errors,it wasn't too happy in it's last days. Every time we'd boot it the "jet engine cooling system" would rev up and loudly proclaim it was in pain. It's nice to see it finally be at peace.

Over the last few years we've used the PlayStation 3 to play DVDs and Bluray films. I imagine that hurt 3 and deep down, 3 couldn't find a way forward knowing I had moved on to... Read All

Travis Admin wrote on 10/31/2015 at 06:58pm

You gonna replace it? I still found it to be the most affordable, capable Blu Ray player so even though I don't game on it as much as I used to, I replaced mine.

But gone are the saves. The games I played since cloud saving came around are fine, but 100% completion of LittleBigPlanet 1 and 2, I will miss you. My various Rock Band and Guitar Hero careers (which took a damn long time, mind) are at an end. GTA IV, Niko's life in New York has been erased from time. Red Dead Redemption, God of War 3, one set of Fallout 3 and Oblivion saves (but I have plenty of others on other platforms)... the list goes on.

Rest in peace, progress. You're still in my memory, but I can never revisit you again. Not the way you were.

Travis Admin wrote on 10/31/2015 at 07:00pm

3D-capable Blu Ray player, that is. You can get some cheap ones, but it seems the 3D ones are above $100, and I replaced my PS3 for $112

AdamPFarnsworth wrote on 10/31/2015 at 07:04pm

It's in a better place.

My fondest memories of 3 definitely include watching RedLetterMedia movies.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 10/31/2015 at 10:05pm

My PS3 started acting up years ago.. It would shut itself off, even after only being on for a minute or so. Then it would have to check for errors. That was years ago, I can't say how many though. I thought it would die soon. However, it's still alive and seems to be doing fine now. I haven't really been using it, especially since I got my new PC. I was using it with the PS3 media player. Vinny's used it for various games including, but not limited to, Minecraft and Terraria.

Some of my best memories of it are especially of playing Fallout New Vegas, Red Dead Redemption, Skyrim, Oblivion, GTA IV, GTA V, and Batman Arkham City.

Will_Ball Game Mod Super Member wrote on 11/01/2015 at 05:27pm

Rest in peace PS3.

Timogorgon Member wrote on 11/01/2015 at 06:49pm

Alas, poor Jon's PS3. I knew him well.

I'll always remember that one time we played Borderlands. And that other time we played RAGE and Unreal Tournament. Those were the days.

Farewell old friend, may you find peace in that big games room in the sky.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/01/2015 at 10:23pm

> You gonna replace it? I still found it to be the most affordable, capable Blu Ray player so even though I don't game on it as much as I used to, I replaced mine.

That's a really great question. I am not sure right this minute. I am going to try and see if I can open it up and see anything obvious. If I can't fix it and I really don't think I'll be able to, I am edging to just buying a nice Sony wifi Bluray player. As much as I'd like to get another PS3 or PS4 I really don't play console games anymore.

I set aside all my PS3 games the majority are on the PC. In fact, the games I enjoyed most like Borderlands, Fallout 3, The Orange Box, Borderlands 2, Rage and UT3 would be the only ones I'd want to play again and I own many of those on PC already.

Looking at a brand new PS3 they seem to start around $250 and might dip less depending. That's more than i'd want to spend for a device I only use to watch DVD and Bluray. If I go used that would be fine but it would just break again. I only know one person (well now with Greg 2) that still have their original PS3, they usually all break. So a used one isn't a great option, it's just a ticking clock till death.

So right now a fancy Bluray player but I could go another direction.

Azurephile Super Member wrote on 11/01/2015 at 11:26pm

$250? Damn! Anyway, when I researched the issue with my PS3, I came to the conclusion that the issue has to do with the thermal paste on the processor. I also had mine standing vertically, which isn't recommended, so I set it down horizontally. I did find some solutions to that issue, but none of them seemed simple. Those solutions also said that they could only extend the life of the PS3 for a little bit more until it happened again.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/02/2015 at 03:54am

Start around $250? The most expensive I can find is $219 at Best Buy.

Since you already have a hard drive you can just get a 12gb for cheap and pop in the old drive. The key is finding one now, I think I lucked out. If you're ok with refurbs you can still get them way cheap.

But yeah, if 3D isn't a factor, you can get a Blu-Ray player for like $60

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/02/2015 at 06:07pm

I just checked the 12gb has no HD mounting tray, so that option is out. I didn't check Best Buy I checked Amazon and for the new quieter PS3, they start at $250 if I want to put in my old HD. Refurb and used are not an option i'd do.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/03/2015 at 04:23am

"I just checked the 12gb has no HD mounting tray, so that option is out."

You can buy a mounting tray for $6, but you don't even need the tray.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/03/2015 at 04:25am

More detail: The mounting tray just means the piece of metal the drive sits into so that you can easily slide it in and out of the PS3. The 12gb PS3 has the ports for the hard drive, just no mounting tray. But the tray itself is super cheap.

However, all you need is a piece of something non-conductive to make a wedge, or even a piece of electrical tape to hold the drive in securely. But if you don't want to live dangerously you can just buy the cheap one.

Proof: I have a 12gb PS3 and my hard drive is living there quite happily.

Travis Admin wrote on 11/03/2015 at 04:27am

This dude goes super high-tech :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWrI6U7fMvI

Travis Admin wrote on 11/03/2015 at 04:59am

And yeah, oddly, Amazon is about the most expensive option in this case. That's very odd.

jdodson Admin Post Author wrote on 11/03/2015 at 05:15pm

That's all really good to know, thanks Travis. That does make the whole prospect cheaper. Still wondering what the chances i'll ever play a game on it again are?

Good thing Portal 2 came with a free Steam copy

Travis Admin wrote on 11/03/2015 at 07:41pm

Eh, if Portal 2 hadn't come with a free Steam copy, you definitely would have gotten it one of the few times they gave it away for free. Gotta love Valve :D

JaBo wrote on 11/05/2015 at 11:46pm

I have a backwards compatible (PS1 and PS2) 60GB HD original PS3 still working fine. My cousin took great care of it and I bought it off him a year and half or two years ago. There's hope!

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