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For me its:
1. Counter-Stike:Source first in my list
2. BattleField 2
3. Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas
4. Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory
5. S.W.A.T 4
BattleField 2 is the best one this year, but that bux thing kills the whole online experience...
Mr. Solanky
10-16-2005, 03:28
what do you mean, and I believe there is already a thread on this subject
nouse4aname68
10-16-2005, 03:41
the only games i have are call of duty and guild wars, but once my mac arrives, im getting every game!! i ordered it a week ago and i dont get it for 2 weeks :(
street racer 275
10-16-2005, 17:40
All the battlefield games, A Bridgr too Far, Sudden strike... Some oldies in here ohh well they are good!
smitty61
10-16-2005, 18:39
The olny games I play on my PC are:
The Sims 2
Diablo
Diablo 2
Age of Mythology
Halo
Motocross Madness 2
Star Trek Bridge Commander
Star Trek Armada 2
Star Trek Armada 1
Need for Speed Hot Pursuit 3 (a classic)
Ski Stunt Simulator (great for a laugh)
South Park Super Mario Bros. (free, just search it on google. Great game)
Labyrinth (a basic game, but because I've got a tablet PC with an accelerometer, I'm able to put it in tablet mode and tilt it to get the ball through the maze! Great for showing off :D !!! Any of you that don't know what a tablet PC is, this is the one that I bought: http://www.toshibadirect.com/td/b2c/cmod.to?seg=HHO&coid=-26373&sel=0&rcid=-26367&ccid=1291021 )
Perfect Sin
10-16-2005, 20:54
Halo CE
PSX
Project 64
KOTOR
...Madness Interactive
hoverbike
10-16-2005, 21:02
Top 5 are I have right now are:
1. GTA2
2. The Sims
3. UT 1
4. Bejeweled 2 Deluxe
5. Resident Evil 2
speedyguy
10-16-2005, 22:44
Top 5 are I have right now are:
1. GTA2
2. The Sims
3. UT 1
4. Bejeweled 2 Deluxe
5. Resident Evil 2
the only games i have are call of duty and guild wars, but once my mac arrives, im getting every game!! i ordered it a week ago and i dont get it for 2 weeks
I thought macs werent for gaming because there not compatible with every game. : :?:
Didnt mean to quote you hoverbike, first time using the quote feature. :twisted: :twisted:
yea that Table PC looks crazy, we all need one of those...darn things get more and more expensiver now-an-days....
skizofenic
10-23-2005, 02:47
WORMS ARMAGEDDON IS THE BEST GAME EVER. ENDLESS REPLAY IN TWO PLAYER. 1 PLAYER COULD BE BETTER THOUGH. THE A.I. NEEDS TO BE TOUGHENED THOUGH. WORMS 3D DIDNT FUFILL MY HOPES.
Smily0012
10-23-2005, 03:08
For me its:
1. Counter-Stike:Source first in my list
2. BattleField 2
3. Grand Theft Auto:San Andreas
4. Splinter Cell:Chaos Theory
5. S.W.A.T 4
BattleField 2 is the best one this year, but that bux thing kills the whole online experience...
I must say that I have all of those games and I didnt think that BF2 was worth the hype nore was SWAT4. CS:S is alright, its exactly the same as CS just with better graphics. I also must say there are lots of glitches last time I played it, so thats why I stick with just regualr CS.
yea that Table PC looks crazy, we all need one of those...darn things get more and more expensiver now-an-days....
I've got a tablet PC. The Toshiba M200. That model is being phased out by the Tecra M4 though. Unfortunately, I somehow broke my screen, and the brightness control stopped working, so I won't have it back for a month. The tablet feature doesn't work for games though.
MassaCh13f
10-25-2005, 06:17
Top 5 Right now:
1. UT2004 (still some of the best multiplayer on PC)
2. Half-life 2 (Gravity Gun ROX)
3. CS: Source (though technically it comes with HL2)
4. Call of Duty (and United Offensive)
5. Battlefield 1942 (the O.G.)
street racer 275
10-27-2005, 22:03
All of the Battlefields are my favorites...
I get bored of PC games in a day (2 the most) so there are no favorites! :lol:
Although the longest I played a game was couple of months and that was Age Of Empires 2. :idea:
StrikeMaster Ice
10-30-2005, 17:38
The only PC game that I played was War Craft 1 and I don't think I beat the game.
jlippone
10-31-2005, 08:07
1. Master of Orion 2
2. BBC Elite :wink:
3. -
4. -
5. -
I have games like Fear, halflife2, doom3 and some others.. but i don't consider them worthy to current top5.. :oops:
EXPIERIENCE WORLD WAR 2
FEAR
BATTLEFIELD 2
BATTLEFIELD 1942
ZSNES
The House
11-06-2005, 18:32
rise of nations
roller coaster tycoon 3
nba 2004
backyard basketball 2004.
i want to get battlefield 2, fear, age of empires 3 but i need a new video card so thats why iam waiting until boxing day to purchase a 6800 for 100$, i hope.
CompGeek
11-24-2005, 05:27
COD2
FEAR
CODUO
BF2
Far Cry
StarCraft: Brood War :D
FEAR
Guild Wars
Dawn Of War: Winter Assault
UT 2004
Mael Duin
11-24-2005, 07:09
Not in order:
Warcraft 3 and Frozen Throne
Natural Selection
Half-Life
Unreal Tournament (owns :P)
hAwT~wAtEr
11-26-2005, 01:55
well I dont even think I own 5 but here goes nothing!
1. Dawn Of War (Warhammer 40,000)
2.Gunz
3.Starcraft
4.Team fortress classic
5.Counter Strike
Playstation3 4 Lyfe
11-27-2005, 10:50
:gta:call of duty 2 big red one!!! :D :) :( :o :shock: :? 8) :wink: :idea: :| :arrow:
Criminal
11-27-2005, 20:07
1. Counter-Strike: Source
2. Half-Life 2
3. Half-Life
4. Star Wars: Battlefront
5. Far-Cry
JustinPinter
11-28-2005, 17:41
1.StarCraft BroodWar
2.Half Life
3.WarCraft 3 Frozen Throne
4.Rollercoaster Tycoon w/expansions
5. Age of Empires 2 w/expansion
6.Command and Conquer Red Alert 2 w/Yuris Revenge
7.Sims
8.NBA LIve 2004
9. Empire Earth w/expansion
Coldfire
11-29-2005, 22:14
...Madness Interactive
HAHA, Best game ever! if anyone has not played go download it, its free...you will be happy you got it
Nowheresgone16
11-30-2005, 23:17
COD2
Black Hawk Down
All i own :(
half-life2 +counter strike source
call of duty 2
nfs most wanted
battlefield 2
prince of persie: 2 thrones
MavSkipper
12-11-2005, 22:50
hmmm top 5
1. Battlefield 2
2. Unreal Tournament 2004
3. CS:S + DoD:S
4. Civilization 4
5. Lineage 2
1. Fear
2. NFS: Most Wanted
3. Quake 4
4. Half Life 2
Heh, haven't got a fifth game installed. :lol:
Blu-ray vs HD DVD: What's best for me?
By: Justin Pinter
With Blu-ray and HD DVD fighting for the title as the number one high definition video format, this causes a problem for the consumer. Which format provides the better features? Which format has the better movies? These are questions many people will be asking themselves when looking at these two new successors to DVD. Well to help answer some of these questions, PSU.com provides a look at what each format has to offer, and what our thoughts and predictions are for the future.
When looking at the hardware provided in both these formats, people should know that the average high definition movie without compression takes up 22GB of storage. This is without the extra features, multiple languages, and multiple audio soundtracks. Just the movie itself. Moving onto multiple discs can increase the manufacturing cost and so as the size of movies continues to creep up - with its higher potential storage capacity - Blu-ray has a clear advantage starting with a single layer 25GB disc to the 50GB dual-layer (250GB Blu-ray disc is being prototyped (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fforums.e-mpire.com%2Farchive%2Findex.php%2Ft-61227.html&ei=netoR8zUHaDUpgTq0vnSBA&usg=AFQjCNHuIt7CEIwZkqrlkLrMG7tbidlr_g&sig2=OzhG3uSBGyCUV1yPjkEH7Q)). Then you have HD DVD starting out with single layer 15GB discs up to dual layer 30GB (51GB triple layer being tested (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2007%2F02%2F28 %2F51gb-hd-dvd-disc-gets-official%2F&ei=TuxoR9HSI5impATYuoDUBA&usg=AFQjCNGd0-tmEbhopOa8SPrliiHcVQ3THg&sig2=O53HO2CNBXY3zgtW25gJzg)).
http://www.psu.com/media/articles/blu-hd_01_small.jpg (http://www.psu.com/media/articles/blu-hd_01.jpg)
Sources: Blu-ray.com (http://www.blu-ray.com/), Blu-raydisc.com (http://www.blu-raydisc.com/), HD DVD Wiki (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FHD_DVD&ei=Ey9oR-GlCoO4pgTnmbCTBA&usg=AFQjCNGgvf7nWYGmaUh44s-gW2OV41zU-Q&sig2=Y5EpP-4mLZ26XqS_1BM1gg)
Consumers must look at what movies are best for them and their family. Since some studios have decided to be exclusive to one format, this is one of the toughest choices people must make when deciding their next gen format. If you enjoy movies by Pixar (Cars, The Incredibles, Ratatouille), Disney (Pirates of the Caribbean, National Treasure, Sleeping Beauty), Sony (Spider-man, Resident Evil, Surf's Up), or 20th Century Fox (Die Hard, Star Wars, Ice Age) than Blu-ray is your format. If you are interested in movies by Dreamworks (Shrek, Old School, The Ring), Paramount (Transformers, Mission Impossible, Star Trek), or Universal (King Kong, Jurassic Park, The Mummy) than you should look at going with HD DVD. Click here for a full list of Blu-ray (http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/releasedates_historical.html) releases, here for HD DVD (http://hddvd.highdefdigest.com/releasedates_historical.html).
However, you can find some of the movies by Paramount (Sleepy Hollow, Italian Job, Disturbia) and Dreamworks (Blades of Glory) on Blu-ray as it was until just recently that they moved to HD DVD exclusive. Rumors suggest (http://www.blu-ray.com/news/?id=722) that Microsoft was behind the move, as Paramount and Dreamworks were offered $150 million (http://www.nytimes.com/2007/08/21/technology/21disney.html?_r=1&ref=business&oref=slogin) from the HD DVD camp to become exclusive. Their deal with the HD DVD camp expires sometime in January of 2009, and the deal excludes any films by Steven Speilburg (Indiana Jones, Saving Private Ryan, War of the Worlds).
What are our predictions for the future? Well, in our honest opinion your best bet is Blu-ray as it's supported by more studios and manufactures. Also the fact that the PlayStation 3 offers Blu-ray support as standard provides a much needed user base to create higher sales for the industry. With a few studios (Warner) still ridding the bar, having a larger install base and higher sales will increase the chance of the publisher moving to one format.
(http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=2&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.engadget.com%2F2007%2F12%2F07 %2Fwarner-could-join-blu-ray%2F&ei=uNtoR7WaBYqopwSfoqHRBA&usg=AFQjCNGpKL4QD5fwIeDJliruphQI7mKZiQ&sig2=nYigaQA22j1qjJML2wg2lw)
If you like to rent your movies instead of purchase them, the industry is already seeing a turn towards Blu-ray as Blockbuster, a major movie rental store, has announced that they will become Blu-ray exclusive. Also, stores like Target (http://www.engadget.com/2007/07/26/target-to-only-sell-blu-ray-players-in-stores/) and Woolworths (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.playthree.net%2F2007%2F07%2Fw oolworths-go-blu-ray-exclusive-drop-hd.html&ei=QNtoR9SvIaXqpASa98XWBA&usg=AFQjCNG_aUIsQsyC5cxhMSjbl7uklPCBdA&sig2=VSBKpPkkjsaUeyoXRXbTwg) have announced that they will only sell Blu-ray players and movies.
As the format war continues, we are starting to see that Blu-ray is slowly coming out on top. Such industry analysts as Understanding & Solutions have predicted that Blu-ray will become the winner as "58% of the of the high-def market comes from Blu-ray-exclusive business." (http://www.afterdawn.com/news/archive/10813.cfm) Another company, known as Nielsen VideoScan (http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&ct=res&cd=1&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.videoscan.com%2F&ei=KtloR4zzJaXqpATM9-nWBA&usg=AFQjCNGTpWDpA1omPr84mvpdrOflCCAUBQ&sig2=FNNOl8Z_MtTzfq2IhsEnEw), has also produced data which supports that Blu-ray is leading the market, showing for the year of 2007, Blu-ray holds 65% of high definition movie sales.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2007/12/nielsen_120907.png
However, at the end of it all, it comes down what fits you best. What features you want and movies you like. Just keep in mind the information we provided, and hope that one format emerges as the accepted universal high definition format soon, as it's much easier and cheaper on you, the consumer.
If you already own a Blu-ray player, whether it's a stand-alone or a PlayStation 3, or are thinking of picking one up this holiday season be sure to check out our PSU's Holiday Buyers Guide for Blu-ray (http://www.psu.com/PSUs-Holiday-Buyers-Guide--Blu-ray--a0002085-p0.php). It should help you in deciding which movies are best to pick up this Christmas.
What all did you want me to cover Seb?
I was thinking hardware features, price, sales, movie studios/movies, and our predictions for the future.
ps3 Wanna be
12-16-2007, 11:22
For a start call it HD DVD (not HD-DVD). I'm such a spelling nazi lol.
should include this nice thing too.
http://www.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadgethd.com/media/2007/12/nielsen_120907.png
I am still working on this....if you guys can...could you help by checking my information, so that we have a second opinion on stuff.
ps3 Wanna be
12-18-2007, 16:33
Looks good justin but did you make that comparison image yourself? If you got it from somewhere else you need to provide the source.
Kotaku recently used images from someone's blog (from neowin.net)...people found out and Kotaku eventually paid $200 as a good gesture for stealing (cropping, editing) the images - we don't want to be doing that lol.
yeah I made the image in Excel
what do you guys think so far?
so far so good. I can't see the image because I'm at work so I don't know how that ties into the article, but yea.
Hey Mike could you have a look at this when you get the chance. It's a really important article as Sony want it put up as the new link on the top picks where the current 'PS3 Online link' is.
I had a quick look at it, and I think it just needs touching up here and there, but its generally a very good article.
Many Thanks.
The_Only
12-19-2007, 10:14
Yup, i'll get on with this now Seb.
Here are the image for the flash (on the server already):
http://www.psu.com/media/articles/blu-ray_hddvd_small.jpg
http://www.psu.com/media/articles/blu-ray_hddvd_large.jpg
Top Pick and Thumb:
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a177/nousemercenary/blu-hddvd_top.jpg
http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a177/nousemercenary/blu-ray_hddvd_thumb.jpg
The_Only
12-19-2007, 11:44
edited & live.
As Seb said, it was a solid article, only needed a few edits to tidy it up.
However, I am unable to remove the PS3 Online top pick - it doesn't show up for me in the 'edit main top picks' option, so Seb or someone else will have to do it or show me how.