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Sim City – Still Unplayable, Still Sucks

Posted in DRM, EA Games, PC Games, Sim, Uncategorized by VGB Admin on March 7th, 2013.

So I bought SimCity – Limited Edition on Amazon for $40 after the $20 promo credit (great deal, eh!?) and tried to play it last night–it wouldn’t even let me join the tutorial. Today I tried again, with the following hilarious results. It looks like those (currently) 1,135 1-star reviews on Amazon are well deserved, despite reassurances from EA on twitter that everything is well and good:

@SimCity: We are working on the servers 24/7 – expect performance fluctuations. Our fans are our number one priority. Thank you for your patience.

First it wouldn’t let me connect to the server:

Then it lost its connection (North America East):

Then we go into the “blank loading screen, failure, retry” loop:

Finally it loads the tutorial!

Only to fail on the “click on the feedback balloon” quest, probably lost connection yet again. I’d hate to be in my real city and lose hours of play at this point … and I am only 5m in!

Trying to go back to the main screen, just blackness :(

Is anyone having a good experience with this at all?

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PS3 Reveals Lair [Screenshots + Trailer]

Posted in Action, Official, PS3, Previews, Sony, Uncategorized by admin on September 22nd, 2006.

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Lair, an action-adventure game designed for the PS3, pits you as a dragon-riding warrior.  Here are some of the key-features, as detailed by Sony:

· Engage in a struggle on an epic scale as your civilization repels the onslaught of an unrelenting army.
· A seamless combination of vast battles in air and on the ground, against other beasts, and armies of thousands.
· Unleash your might through large-scale battles that span both the sky and ground.
· Turn the tides of war with your ferocious dragon. Scorch the ground with flames and command the skies against vicious enemies.
· Immerse yourself in a living, breathing world of voracious beasts, a deep storyline and visceral gameplay.
· Fully supports the PLAYSTATION®3 motion sensitive controller.

 Here are some of the official screenshots:

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 Take a gander at the official Lair trailer:

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UT:2007 Trailer Released

Posted in Uncategorized by admin on August 27th, 2006.
Unreal Tournament 2007 Video –

 

Check of Unreal Tournament 2007’s trailer.  UT 2007 is fueled up, and more explosive than ever.  Trailer features in-game footage.

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Joystiq Sheds Light on Burning Crusade Expansion

Posted in Blizzard, Expansion, Online, PC Games, Uncategorized, WoW by admin on August 13th, 2006.

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The Burning Crusade, the official expansion to Blizzards epic MMORPG World of Warcraft (WoW), is chock-full of long-awaited goodies.  Besides flying mounts and the increased level cap of 70, there’s also plenty of PvP modification:

  • The PvP system is the first big change that our players have been waiting to hear about for a long time. … The first is the arena combat system. You’ll be able to join a team: 2v2, 3v3, or 5v5. There are two different modes you can play: One is called practice mode to hone your skills and the other is competitive mode, which is level 70 only.
  • We also want to get world PvP flowing again in WoW. A lot of players missed it, so every Outlands zone was designed with a major PvP objective in mind, so that’s the second of the big PvP announcements.
  • The third thing is a revamp of the honor system. We’re not going to do away with the honor system, but we’re going to fix many of the flaws with it. The first thing players will really care about is that your honor points will no longer decay. Honor points will now become the like the PvP equivalent of a PvE experience. Honor points are just something you accumulate and then we’ll introduce gear to the game so you can purchase that by spending your honor points.
  • We are actually lowering the raid cap which is now at 40. All the expansion raids will be 25 or less. The reason we are doing this is that we can still make the raids feel epic and difficult, but we just wanted to take some of the logistical headaches out of it. We’re also introducing a 10-man raid, as well.

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    Bynari, Inc. Delivers Quality Products

    Posted in Exclusive, Official, Reviews, Uncategorized by admin on July 27th, 2006.

    Bynari, Inc., is not a company of ordinary software developers.  Not only do those at Bynari specialize in the field of email integration, but they also excel in it.  Some of their latest products include the Insight Server, Insight WebClient, Insight Connector, and Insight AddressBook for Microsoft Outlook.   

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    Their innovation has its roots in Linux technology, and the products are aimed at increasing efficiency at the small to mid-sized corporate level.  Both the architecture and positive reviews of Bynari’s products are testimony to its value.  Another point to be emphasized is the ability of their Linux-based email servers to talk to Outlook versions 2000-2003, as well as to other IMAP servers like Cyrus and Courier.  Check out their Outlook Groupware here.  Finally, the affordability of Bynari products truly makes the choice a cinch.

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