This thread is for stupid GAMING questions that don't deserve their own thread
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eot
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People tend to use the GPU panel when a rendering option can't be set within the game itself. If you can set AA within the game then there's no reason to do it in the drivers unless you want to force some specific kind of AA the game doesn't explicitly support.
I found this link through the website. There's a "store" option.
http://as00.estara.com/OneCC/200106299243/mailform.html
Alternatively, visit another local store and ask for the District Manager's number.
Professor Beef
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Does Gamestop have an option to deliver a game to your home, but pay them in-store first?
Last Baron
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Ordering from the website?
Professor Beef
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Not in-store pickup, but the other way around. Like, head to the store and pre-order something then have it delivered to my home.
No I don't think so. But you can go to the store and buy a gift card, then use that to buy something on their website. You can use the internet at a library or something if you need to.
I dunno if someone cleared this out before, but I can't seem to find an answer.
I got my hands on a PS+ code through a promotion on Facebook, but it doesn't seem to have an expiration date. (Click here if you're interested. EU only, I think.) Can I wait a bit for some games that interest me to hit PS+ or should I assume it has an expiration date and use it ASAP?
I got my hands on a PS+ code through a promotion on Facebook, but it doesn't seem to have an expiration date. (Click here if you're interested. EU only, I think.) Can I wait a bit for some games that interest me to hit PS+ or should I assume it has an expiration date and use it ASAP?
Can I review a game without ever playing it? I.E. watching a full playthrough?
archnemesis
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You could, but I would find it unethical. Playing a game feels very different from watching someone else do it.
archnemesis
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I've only played the PS3 Atelier games, but I don't think they have any connection to the PS2 games. They're divided into different sub-series with their own characters and settings.
EagleBurnn
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Sure, it's even one of IGN's credentials.
woo and indeed hoo
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Two Wii consoles: one that is homebrewed for sexy USB hard drive loading of retail games; t'other that has all my VC & WiiWare games.
Problem: my tv only has one port for component input and using an RGB Scart for one of the Wiis makes my eyes want to cry, the screen quality is so blurry in comparison to the component input.
Solution?
Is there a component switch box type device that will allow me to connect both Wiis to the single tv component port and switch between them?
Or could I connect one of the component leads to a spare HDMI port with an adaptor?
Help please AV nerds, you're my only hope!
Problem: my tv only has one port for component input and using an RGB Scart for one of the Wiis makes my eyes want to cry, the screen quality is so blurry in comparison to the component input.
Solution?
Is there a component switch box type device that will allow me to connect both Wiis to the single tv component port and switch between them?
Or could I connect one of the component leads to a spare HDMI port with an adaptor?
Help please AV nerds, you're my only hope!
I believe there are boxes like that which plug into the coaxial port.
woo and indeed hoo
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Yes, something like that, thank you
.I could just get up and manually switch the component lead from the back of one Wii to the other if I wish to play on that Wii but a modest outlay would be worth it to avoid all that irritating fumbling with the lead and the port.
So if anyone else has any suggestions, I am all ears!
Isn't Blood Curse pretty cheap on PSN, or is that just in Europe? Anyway, Blood Curse is a lot better than the original Siren, I recommend getting Blood Curse.
I think it's like $29.99 on NA, but okay then, I'll keep an eye on that. Thanks.
Escape Goat
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I plan to get the Hitman HD trilogy thats coming out later this month after playing Absolution. My question is about the police in this game. Are they bad guys? It seemed the first few levels they were normal police and then once I get to North Dakota they're the corrupt kind. Should I feel bad for killing these people or do they all have it coming?
Just started my first foray into PC gaming and I have a few questions:
When adjusting the graphics settings, what should I tweak first? I'm just sorta randomly turning things on and off and not sure what sort of effect it's having. TXAA? FXAA? (I'm running a stock i5 2500k, Radeon 7850 w/8 GB of RAM BTW).
Is there a good central source for game mods? Never done this before.
When adjusting the graphics settings, what should I tweak first? I'm just sorta randomly turning things on and off and not sure what sort of effect it's having. TXAA? FXAA? (I'm running a stock i5 2500k, Radeon 7850 w/8 GB of RAM BTW).
Is there a good central source for game mods? Never done this before.
You know those sites where you can purchase extremely cheap foreign cd game keys for Steam and Origin etc. ? Far Cry 3 for 23 € for example. I know the keys work, but am I allowed to use for instance russian cd keys ? The only downside is that sometimes you have to download a English language pack.
archnemesis
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There have been cases where people have had their accounts suspended for trying to circumvent region restrictions. Steam games drop in price pretty fast. Just wait a little while or use on of the 20-30% off discount vouchers over at Green Man Gaming.
Well, no steam sale is gonna give me blops 2 + nuketown for 30 at this time. Why aren't the keys region specific ? I don't have to use a vpn connection or something like that to activate the game, just the language is wrong, but the site even provides the language packs and instructions on how to install them.
archnemesis
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I don't decide Steam's policies. Here is some more useful info: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showpost.php?p=29898141&postcount=12
I'm not a super expert, but generally the first thing I turn down is Shadows if I'm having performance issues. They're computationally complex and can drag down performance.
Reducing or turning off anti-aliasing can also improve performance.
If tearing doesn't bother you, turning off V-Sync can also help.
Of course, the ultimate performance improvement is reducing resolution. But that's something you will immediately notice.
Andrefpvs
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Can you elaborate on why you think this? I mean, just recently Street Fighter x Tekken had exclusive characters for the PlayStation platforms.
As a Sony consoles owner (but as a Capcom fan, too) I really feel Capcom do not deal with us on the same way they do with the other platforms, at least since PS2. Yes, as you pointed Capcom offers some minor exclusives like those characters, or some B- low budget games. But if you compare this with SEGA Dreamcast support, GameCube initial support (they ended porting mostly of GCN games because of sales, but it wasn't their initial puropose). Some games like Devil May Cry started as dismissed beta of Resident Evil 4 which finally became a new godly franchise. All we know PS2 has some Capcom exclusives, but is true too, many of them are cause user base, something that even happens with XBOX1 (f.e. Dino Crisis 3)
At the beginning of this gen we saw the great partnership they shared with Microsoft, as a result one great exclusive as Dead Rising 1 is, and this continued during all generation with some of 360 games with exclusive modes, time exclusive, etc... I can remember how hard was they announce Lost Planet port. (That poorly Vita support :_()
The term just kind of stuck after 1up originally popularized it (if I recall correctly).
woo and indeed hoo
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I believe it is a portmanteau of Metroid and Castlevania.
Metroid and post-SOTN Castlevania are the most prominent series in that category and there's no other established term that I can think of besides 2D action, which is too broad for what they are. Doesn't surprise me that it stuck.
Lucky Forward
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When a game offers screen resolutions of 1920x1080x16 and 1920x1080x32, what do the 16 and 32 indicate?
taizuke
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What i do is copy/paste info (usually trophy related stuff) and i send it to my sis' account (but it can be anyone). I choose my sis' because she can just delete it (we share the same PS3) and when i'm playing a game and i go to the XMB i go into my "sent messages". There i find all the messages with the info i've sent. Of course, you're kinda limited with how much info you can send and you'll probably have to do a "message 1, 2, and 3" but it gets close to what you want i think.
BTW, any plans for Bioware giving a discount on ME 3's DLC on PS3? Cause i'd love to get them all right now but i don't have $35 worth.
weekend_warrior
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You can view pictures from the XMB when playing a game can't you? I'd just save the txt files as images to view them that way.
Seventy_X_Seven
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You can send a message to yourself on PSN.
You can only view the thumbnails from in-game, so unless you want to do a lot of squinting this wouldn't work.
Why don't games let you change your character name after you start? You may ask why would you want to, but it just doesn't seem like something that needs to be set in stone. You might name Cloud in FFVII something like EmoDick for fun and then start regretting it as the story gets dark...
woo and indeed hoo
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I don't know but my solution is to use a bland name for the first playthrough e.g. Link in Zelda games and then something ridiculously rude for the subsequent playthroughs. Not much use if one only wants to play the game once admittedly but there you are.
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