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LazyTechGuys' tech and games blog that brings a fresh and irreverent perspective to the ever changing landscape of technology. Our original content is formatted in conversational media and provides answers to those who've been spiritually crippled by the crashing of their favorite devices or the burden of providing information to the technically challenged.
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16Feb 12
FF XIII-2's ugly titled DLC to be downloadable by Feb 28
FF-XIII-2 next DLC is called *Waaaaiiit for it!!!!!!*
Yes, with a question mark, making you unsure if you should buy this thing. Not sure if you guys care or not considering how Mass Effect 3 is the following week after that. I got the news straight from Square Enix PR people. Even they were shaking their heads.
Oh, there are new costumes too.
Is this the first Final Fantasy game to make major use of DLC? XIII-2 already has 2.
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15Feb 12
Hacker gets SWAT team to show up at XBox gamer's house - who's fault is it?
Not sure if you guys heard of this story or if Gamespot already produced it but here's somthing I've always wondered.
Yes, the hacker was wrong for pulling the stunt...but what about Microsoft and XBox Live, shouldn't we expect more security from XBL accounts? How about the SWAT team? Why are they being dispatched without any filtering. They got their call from a hearing-impaired message center (which can potentially be hacked as well).
What do you think?
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13Feb 12
Can Kickstarter bring so-called 'dead' genres back to life?
First Double Fine. Now Obsidian. What is interesting about this whole crowdfunding trend is just how out of touch traditional publishers are of certain types of games (i.e. anything that's not an FPS). Even more interesting is the amount of people supporting these so-called dead genres that publishers don't want to take a chance on.
When DoubleFine started their funding project, it was for 400k. Now they're at 1.7 million.
That's 1.7 million dollars of of real support to a project that might fail vs. a zillion kids asking mommy and daddy to purchase the next Call of Duty.
This is exactly what needs to happen. Developers need to go directly to the public and find out if people are interested. Nothing shows more true interest than someone betting on it with their own cash.
It maybe tougher for smaller developers that don't have the clout DoubleFine does but who says you can't at least gauge interest?
My Recent Reviews
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Call of Duty: Black Ops II
"Been there, done that" Overall, the story behind Black Ops II felt believable despite the fiction and the occasional hollywood explosion fest. Continue »
- Posted Feb 23, 2013 8:01 am GMT
- Recommended by 1 of 1 user.
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Final Fantasy XIII-2
"Almost, but not quite" Final Fantasy series has always been about the characters first then battle systems and production. Does it deliver? Continue »
- Posted Feb 1, 2012 5:47 pm GMT
- Recommended by 11 of 12 users.
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Live Debut of PS3 at Metreon
Just a debut of the PS3 at the San Francisco Sony Metreon
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Boost Mobile Skate Contest
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Apr 15, 2013 1:27 am GMTsmbius added Blacklight: Retribution to their owned game list
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Apr 15, 2013 1:26 am GMTsmbius added Warframe to their wish list
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Apr 15, 2013 1:25 am GMTsmbius added MechWarrior Online to their wish list
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Apr 15, 2013 1:24 am GMTsmbius added BioShock Infinite to their owned game list
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Apr 15, 2013 1:23 am GMTsmbius added Final Fantasy XIII-2 to their owned game list
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Apr 15, 2013 1:22 am GMTsmbius added Assassin's Creed: Revelations to their owned game list
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Apr 15, 2013 1:21 am GMTsmbius added Fable: The Journey to their owned game list
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Apr 15, 2013 1:21 am GMTsmbius added Forza Motorsport 4 to their owned game list
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Apr 15, 2013 1:20 am GMTsmbius added Tomb Raider to their owned game list
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Mar 23, 2013 9:04 pm GMTsmbius added Psyvariar 2: Extend Edition to their wish list
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