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11-01-2012 12:56pm#1
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Pretty sobering news story showing the cost of human life that goes with consumer electronics. That factory has set up nets all over it's buildings to stop workers commiting suicide which happens a lot in the plant.
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Foxcon also supplies a lot of hardware for iPhones and the news of suicides and troubles at their plants is unfortunately not new
On a different note, Razer just sent me this in an email:
I'm not convinced. I think it's a slightly better prospect than that utterly nonsensical gaming laptop they came out with last year but I can't see this being cost effective enough to make it a valid choice.0 -
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Foxcon also supplies a lot of hardware for iPhones and the news of suicides and troubles at their plants is unfortunately not new
On a different note, Razer just sent me this in an email:
I'm not convinced. I think it's a slightly better prospect than that utterly nonsensical gaming laptop they came out with last year but I can't see this being cost effective enough to make it a valid choice.
button placment just does not make any sense! so ever time i need to press a button i will have to have take my thumb off?
after that laptop i just lost faith in razor. they just should stick to what they good at: gaming mouses...0 -
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They're now denying it thankfully.
It probably wouldn't have affected anything already announced but there was still the Guillermo Del Toro game and the title being developed by their new Canadian studio being headed by Patrice Desilets (former Creative Director of Assassins Creed) to worry about.
As for Relic, they're probably one of their biggest assets so I couldn't see them being mistreated too much. Metro also proved surprisingly profitable for them too so I can see the relationship with 4A being protected, despite them being independent.
We'll see anyway I guess, THQ aren't the most reliable bunch when it comes to ****ing with their internal studios so hopefully none of them get shafted in any potental shakeup.
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The state of the MMO industry at the moment might mean it gets cancelled. The only model that seems to work is free to play unless you are WoW or SWOR and the 40K MMO would have to go free to play to succeed. THQ would probably do well to cut their losses if the budget so far has been way too high.
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lol, bit harsh... sounds like your jelly tbh !
From my understanding... unopened collections are usually worth a **** load more than opened/used ones !
Where's the fun in that though, so you can look at it and feel smug. Also you'll never know if they actually work. Plenty of bad batches of games get out on ebay sealed.
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A man claims to have every PS2 game sealed.http://www.gameranx.com/updates/id/4668/article/collector-has-every-playstation-2-game---sealed/
Hope nobody forgot to tell him the PS3 is already out.
ha ha ha! I laughed really hard at that.
That's cool. Although if i collect things I'd wanna play with them
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Going from bad to worse with Game.
Not stocking Mass Effect 3 and it looks like they aren't able to get their hands on Nintendo games either.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-29-game-not-stocking-mass-effect-3-or-ea-games-past-ssx
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-29-game-group-not-stocking-mario-party-9
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-02-29-revealed-games-memo-to-staff-on-mass-effect-3-cancellationEurogamer has been sent the internal memo emailed to GAME and Gamestation staff this morning which broke the news that the company will not be stocking Mass Effect 3 at any of its stores.
The first half of the email is for store managers explaining the situation, while the latter includes a list of instructions for how to break the news to pre-order customers who have already given GAME their money.
GAME will not stock EA titles as the company is "committed to only stocking products on which we could get the right credit terms", something it has apparently failed to do for Mass Effect 3.
As a "gesture of goodwill", customers will be able to claim £5 worth of Reward Points and a full refund - although previous information provided to Eurogamer suggests this refund will be store credit, not cash.
The memo also states that the company will not take any further deposits or pre-orders for forthcoming EA titles FIFA Street, Tiger Woods 13 and Sims 3 Showtime.
The full memo lies below.
"Last week we held an event for our publishers in the industry and explained the challenges we are facing in the short term - and we asked for their support.
"We asked them to trade with us using manageable credit terms, and for them to continue to do that whilst we work through the strategic review and refinancing of our business.
"We gave the industry commitments - we committed to integrity and openness in our dealings, and working with everyone equally.
"We committed to only stocking products on which we could get the right credit terms, regardless of the title or the supplier. We will not stock products if the terms are not right for our business - a position we believe is critical to our long term health as a business - we have taken the very difficult decision to not stock EA's March releases, including Mass Effect 3.
"As a specialist retailer dedicated to games and gaming, it is never easy to make a decision not to stock a title, particularly one with such a strong fan base. But it is imperative that we treat every supplier evenly, that we stick to our commitments, and that we don't sign up to payment terms that will hamper us further in the future.
"It is even more critical that we manage this appropriately with our loyal customers. We know that they will be disappointed regarding Mass Effect in particular and in recognition of this, we will be contacting our Mass Effect pre-order customers and as a gesture of goodwill we will be offering them £5 of reward card/ elite points.
"I know that many of your will have to manage customer and supplier feedback directly, and I would like to thank you in advance for your support and am happy to answer any questions you have directly - just grab me as I walk around.
"- Tom Devine
"For Preorder Customers Keep it simple
"Unfortunately we are not in a position to supply you with your copy of Mass Effect 3. As dedicated gamers, we know how disappointing this will be for you, and we apologise sincerely for the inconvenience that this will cause.
"We'd like to offer you the following gesture of goodwill. We value you as a customer very highly and want to demonstrate that to you by adding £5 worth of Reward points to your balance and, of course, if you have placed a deposit with us, you'll receive a full refund."
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^^^^^^ What gizmo said.
Love the Skyranger dusting down and the guys hoping out, game has some very nice cinematic styling to it.0 -
I would say they, like every player of lionhead games are sick to death of Peter molyneaux visions for games.Former Fable devs form Another Place Productions
If I was a betting man, I'd say Lionhead are on their way out.
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jagged alliance, now this...
did they remembered that old grumpy old schoolers still exist?0 -
Well it`s not Dreamland Chronicles, but still. Also, it only makes sense that it took a God-like creature like Sid Meier to rescue the Rebelstar Raiders legacy.
News Of The Year for me (hint in the nickname
I still do refuse to believe the combat is actually turn-based until I see it running on my comp though (sorry but JA reference is invalid for that reason)0 -
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