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AusGAF 3.0 - Double the price, region locked and refused classification
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Gazunta said:Hey guys, I've been offline for a few days finishing up something.
And that something is this:
Final Say PR - Public Relations and Media Management for independent video game developers.
You make great games. We get the word out. It's that simple.
I'll have the press release out later tonight, but basically: if you have made a game, especially one for Facebook / App Store / Android Market, XBLIG etc, and you don't know how to get everyone talking about it, then come talk to us
I think this is a great idea and a great niche.
Good luck man. I would totally love to speak to you about this, because I've been brewing an idea for Kotaku that would be perfect for your potential clientele!
Anyone else think that AusGAF is like the Peach Pit in the original run of Beverly Hills 90210 but instead of the place being a conduit for relationships and dating it's a conduit for behind the scenes industry management and dissemination of information and instead of Luke Perry and Shannon Doherty we've got Mar and Rez?
Just me?
Just me?
reptilescorpio
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2 posts below the one asking for information is this post.Stackboy said:
http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showpost.php?p=27402099&postcount=1176
Edit: Too young to know 90210 sorry Bern
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Deleted member 30609
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On scale of Shannon Doherty to Shannon Doherty, I'm Shannon Doherty.
ONE MILLION DOLLARSYdahs said:Sounds like something that can really grow. I might give it a go once I have my iOS game out of the planning stage
Any indication on the cost of the service?
Just kidding. Drop us an email to tell us more about it. It's geared towards indie devs - not rockstars
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I mean Shannon who
reptilescorpio
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Yours certainly is that of a Charmed life.Rez said:
Sorry Bern, I am only aware of the tumultuous times of the Wilsons at West Beverly Hills High. Probably more related to the short attention span and constant amnesia than anything else.
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I was going to drop a Rose McGowen reference but thought that was one step too far down the rabbit hole.
Here's a list of things that are great:
Stacking + Hobo King DLC
Real Racing 2 HD on iPad
McSweeney's app on iPad
The New Yorker on iPad
Wired magazine on iPad
The Apple iPad
I've also been enjoying sufficient exposure to board games to know what I really like in a game. Not one for tiered lists, but the following are dear favourites:
Dominion + various expansions (my go-to game; great with any number of people; never had a boring game).
Weinhandler (game mechanics are sooooo simple, but there's plenty to think about)
Carcassone (an oldy but a goody and always fun)
Cosmic Encounter (the best example of a game that plays 'outside of the box'; discussions drag on forever, alliances are forged broken and renewed, and every turn is packed full of twists and surprises)
Plus a bunch of others but those four are rocking my world right now. I also have a list of games I'm not too fussed on. It's not important what those games are, and by sharing their names I'd be a namby-pamby glass half empty antisocial pessimist, but the important thing is that I've now played enough board/card games to appreciate what makes for a good core system and can recognise what kind of games I know I'm gonna like.
Stacking + Hobo King DLC
Real Racing 2 HD on iPad
McSweeney's app on iPad
The New Yorker on iPad
Wired magazine on iPad
The Apple iPad
I've also been enjoying sufficient exposure to board games to know what I really like in a game. Not one for tiered lists, but the following are dear favourites:
Dominion + various expansions (my go-to game; great with any number of people; never had a boring game).
Weinhandler (game mechanics are sooooo simple, but there's plenty to think about)
Carcassone (an oldy but a goody and always fun)
Cosmic Encounter (the best example of a game that plays 'outside of the box'; discussions drag on forever, alliances are forged broken and renewed, and every turn is packed full of twists and surprises)
Plus a bunch of others but those four are rocking my world right now. I also have a list of games I'm not too fussed on. It's not important what those games are, and by sharing their names I'd be a namby-pamby glass half empty antisocial pessimist, but the important thing is that I've now played enough board/card games to appreciate what makes for a good core system and can recognise what kind of games I know I'm gonna like.
Taken from the cover of the book which is on my lap, it has a preface by Peter Molyneux, the contents were selected and written by leading international critics and the general editor was Tony Mott.Stackboy said:
Flipping through the book I really do like it, it's made me want to play some classics I've missed (EarthBound) and I've found games I loved as a kid but forgot (The Neverhood) but there's also some strange choices - PAIN is an example.
There's actually a list of the contributors in the back of the book.
Chris Baker
Tom Benjamin
Owain Bennallack
Brandon Boyer
Jason Brookes
Jamin Brophy-Warren
Matthew Castle
Mike Channell
Chris Dahlen
Christmas Donlan
Martin Davies
Joao Diniz Sanches
Nathan Ditum
Kieron Gillen
Sam Grant
Duncan Harris
Mitch Krpata
Mathew Kumar
Keza MacDonald
Gus Mastrapa
Ben Maxwell
David McCarthy
Jim McCauley
Alec Meer
Simon Parkin
Jim Rossignol
Jamie Russell
Ben Schroder
Rob Smith
Richard Stanton
Tim Stone
Keith Stuart
John Teti
David Valjalo
Ben Wilson
Alex Wiltshire
Almost all, if not all contributors are journalists, ex-editors of magazines etc.
It's a good book to own.
Gazunta said:Hey guys, I've been offline for a few days finishing up something.
And that something is this:
Final Say PR - Public Relations and Media Management for independent video game developers.
You make great games. We get the word out. It's that simple.
I'll have the press release out later tonight, but basically: if you have made a game, especially one for Facebook / App Store / Android Market, XBLIG etc, and you don't know how to get everyone talking about it, then come talk to us
That sounds really cool. Is this a personal thing you're doing or have you got a little team working on it?
Wow, cool stuff, Gaz.Gazunta said:Hey guys, I've been offline for a few days finishing up something.
And that something is this:
Final Say PR - Public Relations and Media Management for independent video game developers.
You make great games. We get the word out. It's that simple.
I'll have the press release out later tonight, but basically: if you have made a game, especially one for Facebook / App Store / Android Market, XBLIG etc, and you don't know how to get everyone talking about it, then come talk to us
I wish you all the best with this and hope to see many awesome, otherwise unknown, indie game come out of this.
FormallyMegadrive
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jambo said:
You gon' hate?
Planet_JASE
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...ummmmm... someone named their kid Christmas. Not cool. It sounds like a Yuletide practice or perhaps a culinary treat for Christmas Day.Madrical said:
"So... who's bringing the Christmas Donlan this year. Yum!"
PS- 167. although that is slightly to be expected since there seems to be a high number of PC games on the list; I've managed to play a few of them (Diablo, Rise of Nations, Civ, X-Wing vs Tie Fighter, etc) but my list mainly came from the console listings.
I may have cheated and selected games that are in my current backlog to play.
reptilescorpio
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I see RPS men in this list, maybe I should pick this book up instead of just remain puzzled at a lot of the choices in the chosen games.Madrical said:
Also I would love to get on PSN soon Sony. Hint hint.
Fuck yeah Aussie dollar. Now trading at a buck o' eight. Highest in 29 years.
codswallop
Member
388 games. I've let the team down.
Marshmellow
Member
I watched the 1st 2 episodes of Game of Thrones the new tv series based on a song of ice and fire books. Its been an excellent read so far even though i'm only around 50 pages in, but after watching the tv show i was pleasantly surprised. Its done brilliantly, i loved it. I would definitely recommend you all watch it if u like that kind of thing, its medieval type fantasy setting. It is very raw which could be a downfall for some more reserved viewers but its done in such a way that it fits with the setting.
Other than that this long weekend has gone quite nicely. Portal 2 did not get as much love as i originally planned to give it so that will have to be rectified soon.
Other than that this long weekend has gone quite nicely. Portal 2 did not get as much love as i originally planned to give it so that will have to be rectified soon.
lol
apple for FUCK SAKE do something right for once.
it's beyond belief how much they fuck things up. They have stopped the reservations program they had now and its again a free for all hopefully you walk in when they have some
the reservations program was @ least half decent (not as good as last years mind you)
apple for FUCK SAKE do something right for once.
it's beyond belief how much they fuck things up. They have stopped the reservations program they had now and its again a free for all hopefully you walk in when they have some
the reservations program was @ least half decent (not as good as last years mind you)
Probably because the iPads aren't selling out as fast as Apple thought they might. I'm guessing everyone who REALLY wanted one has done so by now and it's just random enquiries.
Good to see PSN is royally fucked. I wonder if you can change your password online somewhere? Even though you can't access PSN itself.
Good to see PSN is royally fucked. I wonder if you can change your password online somewhere? Even though you can't access PSN itself.
Marshmellow
Member
evlcookie said:
i wasn't really reading up on internet news over the break. but i did get my psp back and was ready to get FF9 on it and do some other stuff with PSN. couldn't connect online on Saturday and was freaking out thinking wireless was fked or something, spent 2 hours fiddling with sh*t only for my mate to come home and tell me about the PSN issues. was not happy
So if AusGAF did a cumulative games played for the 1001 titles on the list, then we could spend a weekend playing the handful or so of unplayed games and then bask in the limelight and adulation that comes with having completed such a feat. I'd be much more interested in that.
We'd need like, a spreadsheet or some shit.
We'd need like, a spreadsheet or some shit.
Marshmellow
Member
Bernbaum said:
Can someone bring me up to speed on this? If what i have gathered so far is correct i would be up for testing games/playing set titles. RL achievement unlocked Bern?
Best part of this idea is someone else doing all the work.Mar said:
Show of hands?
We could also do some fancy whizz bang statistics shit and see the most frequently played games. To be super fucking rad cool, we could insert the year of release of each game and see from what era AusGAF as a collective played most of their games from and then laugh at the skewed normal distribution from the older members.
Marshmellow said:
Well for starters it'd be interesting to see if we've already got the list covered. I'm guessing we could clear like, 800-900 games. Then we can start on our path to glory.
evlcookie said:
There's been a few times in the last couple of weeks where I've wished I still had an iPad. So tempted to just put aside some money this pay and then get one the pay after that!
evlcookie said:
I completely forgot it was down until last night when my housemate and I were going to check the Rock Band store and it threw up an error >=[
codswallop
Member
As I was checking the million boxes my first thought was that I'd love to see a bunch of graphs showing me the year (or decade, or generation) that most of my played games fell under, along with which platforms.Bernbaum said:
I like stats.
well playstation is dead to us now. PS3 and NGP are now dead. No one will trust sony.
sony admits massive privacy breach
Valued PlayStation Network/Qriocity Customer:
We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this intrusion, we have:
1. Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;
2. Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full and complete investigation into what happened; and
3. Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our network infrastructure by re-building our system to provide you with greater protection of your personal information.
We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and efficiently as practicable.
Although we are still investigating the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID.
It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained.
For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email, asking for your credit card number, social security number or other personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information, you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them, as well.
To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and to monitor your credit reports. We are providing the following information for those who wish to consider it:
U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.
apparently its also gone out to SCEE users (which means us)
anyone get the emails?
sony admits massive privacy breach
Valued PlayStation Network/Qriocity Customer:
We have discovered that between April 17 and April 19, 2011, certain PlayStation Network and Qriocity service user account information was compromised in connection with an illegal and unauthorized intrusion into our network. In response to this intrusion, we have:
1. Temporarily turned off PlayStation Network and Qriocity services;
2. Engaged an outside, recognized security firm to conduct a full and complete investigation into what happened; and
3. Quickly taken steps to enhance security and strengthen our network infrastructure by re-building our system to provide you with greater protection of your personal information.
We greatly appreciate your patience, understanding and goodwill as we do whatever it takes to resolve these issues as quickly and efficiently as practicable.
Although we are still investigating the details of this incident, we believe that an unauthorized person has obtained the following information that you provided: name, address (city, state, zip), country, email address, birthdate, PlayStation Network/Qriocity password and login, and handle/PSN online ID.
It is also possible that your profile data, including purchase history and billing address (city, state, zip), and your PlayStation Network/Qriocity password security answers may have been obtained. If you have authorized a sub-account for your dependent, the same data with respect to your dependent may have been obtained. While there is no evidence at this time that credit card data was taken, we cannot rule out the possibility. If you have provided your credit card data through PlayStation Network or Qriocity, out of an abundance of caution we are advising you that your credit card number (excluding security code) and expiration date may have been obtained.
For your security, we encourage you to be especially aware of email, telephone, and postal mail scams that ask for personal or sensitive information. Sony will not contact you in any way, including by email, asking for your credit card number, social security number or other personally identifiable information. If you are asked for this information, you can be confident Sony is not the entity asking. When the PlayStation Network and Qriocity services are fully restored, we strongly recommend that you log on and change your password. Additionally, if you use your PlayStation Network or Qriocity user name or password for other unrelated services or accounts, we strongly recommend that you change them, as well.
To protect against possible identity theft or other financial loss, we encourage you to remain vigilant, to review your account statements and to monitor your credit reports. We are providing the following information for those who wish to consider it:
U.S. residents are entitled under U.S. law to one free credit report annually from each of the three major credit bureaus. To order your free credit report, visit www.annualcreditreport.com or call toll-free (877) 322-8228.
apparently its also gone out to SCEE users (which means us)
anyone get the emails?
DualShadow
Member
jambo said:
Choc at it again :lol
Marshmellow
Member
Just went through the list for a measly total of 219 games
Choc said:
It's a fault, It's not like it's the first CC flaw in a system ever to have happened. Once it's fixed and up running again no one will have any issues putting in their CC information again.
Not a single thing will happen except sony saying sorry and they have improved their security blah blah. It will continue to get used like normal.
i think its times like this we should (i already subscribe) consider subscribing to mycreditfile.com.au
they alert you everytime someone tries to or adds something to your credit file (including when you do it yourself signing up for a phone for example)
$49 a year, tax deductible.
they alert you everytime someone tries to or adds something to your credit file (including when you do it yourself signing up for a phone for example)
$49 a year, tax deductible.