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  1. Cantatus

    Helix - apocalyptic series from Ronald D. Moore

    Really? She was about the only character I liked, primarily because she seemed to be the only one with a personality.
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    Helix - apocalyptic series from Ronald D. Moore

    Yeah... watched the first episode and I'm not sure if I want to watch the second. The whole thing felt terribly cliche, particularly down to the secret government project. I expected more. And did it seriously not occur to anyone that the reason Peter took that guy's hand was because of his...
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    SimCity

    I'd love to see an interview with EA where the writer calls them out on this just so we can see what kind of mental gymnastics they have to go through to explain how they are able to magically dissolve the cloud and move all those horribly complex calculations to our machines without causing...
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    If you guys want to do trading a little easier, you can add a trade offer link to your post. Go to your inventory, click the "Trade Offers" button at the top, click "Who can send me Trade Offers?", and the URL will be under "Third-Party Sites". This will allow you to offer trades without...
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    Wildstar Launch Thread - Server: Stormtalon | Faction: Dominion

    Twitch disabled private streams a couple months ago.
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    GMG occasionally gets flagged as a gambling site, presumably because of the fact that "gaming" is in its name and the fact that it's based overseas. I had it happen to me the first time I bought something there, but fortunately, I haven't had a problem since.
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    You can also get Scribblenauts Unlimited and Scribblenauts Unmaskedin a bundle $10.49,which is cheaper than buying both of them individually - and the lowest Unmasked has been.
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    Homeland

    I think it could go either way. They have the benefit of basically starting over next season since they've tied up a lot of the storylines and have been able to jettison the characters that weren't originally intended to go beyond the first season (ie the Brodys). It's just a matter of whether...
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    Community

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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    Dunwall City Trials is really only worth it if you like challenge modes (some of them are pretty fun and unique), and Void Walker Arsenal is just a bunch of pre-order bonus crap. However, the other two DLC (The Knife of Dunwall & The Brigmore Witches) add a lot to the game as they let you...
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    Judging by past sales, the fact that it lost the vote is irrelevant. It'll almost certainly show up in another vote, as a daily deal, or as a flash deal. It's been rare that a game that loses a vote doesn't show up at the higher discount later. As with every Steam sale, unless it's a daily...
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    Yeah, Amazon has gotten to the point where they almost always match Steam's deals. But the advantage of buying through Amazon over Steam will be the $5 voucher for Editor's Choice games you'll get in January. From what I recall last year, there were some really good deals to be had with those...
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    Homeland

    The thing that keeps saving Carrie's ass is that she's always right in the end. The CIA was going to have the Mossad agents kill Brody, but Carrie screwed that up by informing him, which led to Brody actually finishing his mission. She consistently proves to have insight to things other people...
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    Homeland

    My interpretation wasn't that Brody ran to Nazir's widow with the intention of finally carrying out his plan. He really didn't appear to make up his mind until Akbari mentioned that that was "where it all began" with Nazir. In fact, it did seem like hewasturning on the USA up until that point...
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    38 studios Auction Nov 14th and 15th.

    It wouldn't surprise me if that's the attitude that kept a deal from being made. Since Rhode Island apparently knows so little about game development, they are probably looking at this as selling off something that had millions of dollars and years of work put into it that just needs a little...
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    Homeland

    Brody was never pardoned so much as he was given an ultimatum: Work for the CIA or be sent to Gitmo for the rest of your days. It was the same sort of deal Javadi got after killing his ex-wife. As far as the truth ever getting out, I'm sure Saul has considered the possibility, but I think...
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    Community

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    Homeland

    Not to mention, about the only person who would believe an innocent American was killed would be Carrie. The people who knew Saul's plan believed he re-defected and had really damning information that would blow the other part of the plan (ie Javadi), while the rest of the country would likely...
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    Yeah, that's true. The patrol and traffic desks appear to mainly be designed as a way of getting you familiar with how the game works and its characters. Once you reach homicide, the story really picks up and the missions become a lot more interesting.
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    I enjoyed LA Noire, but I think it's the type of game you have to know you're going into primarily for the story. A lot of people seemed to assume it was just going to be GTA set in the 1940s when it's more like a GTA/adventure game hybrid that has a much heavier emphasis towards the adventure...
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    Homeland

    Akbari obviously put a lot of trust in Nazir's widow since he had her vet Brody and, up until that point, her intuition seemed to be correct. I could see where Brody showing up at her doorstep convincingly acting like someone was trying to kill him (since they were), claiming to have important...
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    They've been doing 4 deals (plus one bonus deal) every 4 hours, but I can't say as I've seen much that's been notable.
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    Steam is also no longer the only player in town. We used to eagerly anticipate the Steam Winter Sale because it was the only way to get really good deals on digital games. Now, we regularly have Steam's competitors either price matching them or even doing better and over more points during the...
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    The DLC was better just from a story standpoint. While I enjoyed the gameplay (a ghost/clean hands play throughischallenging), I was surprised how much people hyped up a game that had such a generic and predictable story. And it's unfortunate because the world it was set in seemed like it was...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    EverQuest 2 and FFXI both had a decent middle-ground. They had an Auction House that was a little more limited than what you usually see, but they also gave you the ability to set up your own shop. It was a decent compromise where people looking for convenience could dump their loot on the AH...
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    The Elder Scrolls Online

    It's because nearly every MMO has instead opted for global auction houses. It makes it easier for them to keep an eye on the economy if all transactions are done in one place, plus I imagine it's less taxing on the server than allowing each player to keep their character logged in with their...
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    Homeland

    I really didn't mind the montage just because it shoved a lot of progression into one episode, rather than forcing us to watch Brody slowly and inevitably get stronger over the course of several episode. It was a little more complicated than that. Not only was he working with an Israeli spy...
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    I've read you can get around that with a fake American address, but I can't verify that personally. If you have a friend in America, they should be able to buy the game and give the key to you.
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    Steam Deals and Digital Sales

    It depends on the game. Some games can be registered to Steam, some to Origin, and some to uPlay. What service the game uses is usuallylisted at the top, under the publisher. However, the ones that require none of these can just be downloaded to your system and launched like normal. There's...
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    Suggestions for a new author / series of books for me to read?

    For something fantasy related, I'd recommend theAcacia Trilogyby David Anthony Durham. I really feel it's one of the most unique fantasy series to come out in recent years, but it's sadly not gotten the recognition it deserves. It also has the advantage of being a finished series, so you don't...
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    Fallout 4

    That's why I generally preferred FONV's story to FO3. Obsidian does a much better job portraying the grey areas of morality and that not everything it so cut and dry. I had to put a lot more thought into the decisions I was making and often found out that things didn't go as expected. A lot...
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    Homeland

    I think it'd be a little cheap and contrived to have her miscarry only a couple episodes after we find out she's pregnant.
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    2013 VGX Awards (Formerly known as the VGAs)

    I feel a little bad forThe Last of UsandBioshock: Infinite. Any other year, I think they'd easily win game of the year, but we all know GTAV is sure to dominate that category. I don't know. Considering what it's become, dropping the "A" for "awards" seems appropriate.
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    Homeland

    Putting a hit on the senator is too straightforward for Saul. He's the type that goes for the long game, which is why I think he's not too worried about the demotion. As we've seen this season, he's constantly thinking a few steps ahead of everyone else.
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    The Killing Season 3

    It's back...
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    Dragon Age: Inquisition (Plot Details in Spoilers!)

    When DA2 was being shown off, there were a lot of people who complained about the switch from DA:O's more strategic based combat in favor of a more action based one. That's one of the reasons people would sarcastically refer to the sequel as "Dragon Effect". It looks like they're going for...
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    Chuck - Now on Netflix

    Zachary Levi was originally cast in the role, but had to drop out due to his commitment toChuck, so they recast Josh Dallas in the role... who had to drop out of the sequel due to his commitment toOnce Upon a Time.
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    SteamOS

    Either he's just pretending GFWL didn't happen or this quote gives some real insight into that disaster. Microsoft failed taking on Valve on their home turf (a turf Microsoft lost in the first place due to negligence), so I really have to wonder what those at the top are thinking about Valve...