The "Random Thoughts" Thread

[Shawn Zipay]

MAchinima are a bunch of bastards and assholes

I like how the "What's New?" at the top ignores the color tags used. :p

But I'm not sure who to blame more here. EA? They obviously gave the green light for this distribution of that many copies to Machinima. They are also the ones that put an embargo on reviews to some time this morning, well after the Machinima people put up media over the weekend and well after the game was released at midnight last night.

Do I blame Fortyseven Communications instead? They are the ones who act as the go to for press inquiries for EA. It's absurd. This comes about a week after I got screwed over on Medal of Honor. Meanwhile, someone else who isn't even part of the press got keys for both MoH and Need for Speed and he didn't even ask for them! Someone at EA that he knows just GAVE keys to him! Even better is the fact that he got those keys the day of Medal of Honor's release, while I had my request in for these games at least a few weeks in advance!

So for anybody to sit there and tell me that they have "limited availability" on review copies is a flat out lie. I'm tired of being fed those lines.

Edit: Wow, I actually just heard back from someone at 47 about this and they apparently work with clients (in this case, EA) to hand build distribution lists. Nice to see that TGN isn't important enough to EA for a key that they can make for free or that someone can simply add to my Origin account so that I can do a review for their product. Even bigger kick to the nuts considering TGN is owned by MyIS, a GSP that does a TON for EA's multiplayer.

[jimykx]

Wow, I don't even know what to say. I really hate machinima for the fact that it is so big already and it blocks small channels ( that most of the time have much better content) from evolving and getting more views

[SgtMattBaker]

Just updated to windows 8 with the promo Zips posted. Smooth install.
And that Xbox Live integration is great.

[jimykx]

Happy halloween!

[CptainCrunch]

Happy November 1st!

Time to start thinking about the Holidays. Its all downhill now.

[Stev0esque]

dude, I need to be thinking about work, but my parents don't have jobs yet, and because they don't finding a place is hard, and because I don't drive, I can't start looking for work until they have a place so I know where I can work that is viable to my transport situation... moving to california is hard...

[jimykx]

Damn, I feel like buying ns2 so badly

[CptainCrunch]

When the Zombie Apocalypse happens would you give people who've been bitten a chance to be quarantined until they turn, would you force them out, or would you kill them then and there or would you let them pick?

Now before you answer kill them then and there, really think about doing that for real. Someone you know. Its easy to say that you would, but would you?

[SgtMattBaker]

Depends.

If they insta-turn into zombies, I'd probably kill them on site. Remember this line "They are not the same person that you knew".

If it takes days for them to turn I'll let them stick around, but chained to a pole or something. Give them as much time as possible to see if there's a cure.

[Shawn Zipay]

http://mashable.com/2012/11/02/rip-marty-nyan-cat/

[Stev0esque]

Can't wait for this election to be over.

[SgtMattBaker]

Just finished watching the mid-season of Breaking Bad, shit got real.

[jimykx]

If I knew the person I'd let her stick around (with supervision of course) for as long as possible too.

[Shawn Zipay]

Tonight's episode of the Walking Dead.

HOLY SHIT!

I don't know what to expect any more, they've deviated from the comics so much already. It's such a great season.

[DunkinSPE]

Election Day...about effin time.