Gaming

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

fabulouscoops — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 22:53:03 GMT

As some of you may already know, this highly anticipated sequel to Infinity Ward's popular shooter, COD4: Modern Warfare has become the latest casualty in the console vs PC gaming wars. Infinity Ward has announced that the game will not have dedicated servers like all of the previous COD games and instead will have "listen servers" like console games. (ie. anyone can host a game from their home PC) This effectively eliminates clans and modders from enjoying the game. An online petition has over 111,000 signatures (Infinity Ward forums) but the company has rebuffed the PC community and refused to allow modding and dedicated servers. Many are cancelling their pre-orders and the move could cost IW millions of dollars in PC sales.

What is your take on this development? If you were planning on getting MW2 does this change your mind?

Worst PC game you have ever played?

whitelotus — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 15:16:25 GMT

So we've heard and seen the best, but what about the worst?

Let's give it a little space here

Discuss and state why.

Dumb gaming question on installs

schemer — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:36:10 GMT

I am not much of a gamer but my step dad is so I have been buying him some games for xmas from ebay. I just want to make sure I am not wasting extra $$ and that brings my question. When a game like Far Cry 2 PC says you can install on 5 machines at one time and you don't need the disk to play, does that mean if we have 1 copy that 3 of us could play on the LAN in my home on the holidays? Or do I need 3 copies?

Thanks,

schemer

How old are we?

dante — Tue, 10 Apr 2007 17:41:51 GMT

I'm freakin old. (30.5) I've always wondered what the average age of most gamers are out there. Is gaming something that's mostly stuck with my generation or am I just old and immature?

xbox 360 E71 error code

fitzy5814 — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 03:14:21 GMT

Hey guys, I've had my console for awhile now, It's been opened so I can't send it in for repairs

but I have this E71 error code now, I've done the x-clamp fix because I had the RRoD awhile back, but now this is troubling me

I've tried to rollback the updates on the console so please don't say go to memory then hd then xx lb rb xx,

I was wondering if there is any other way I could get rid of this error code

thanks!

Full screen window mode

Acdcpwns — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 02:30:42 GMT

Does anyone know any shortcuts to put a game into full screen window mode? I set up a second monitor and i've been playing call of duty and some other games but i cant get the mouse off the main screen without minimizing the game. The only game i can get to the other monitor playing is WoW because i have it in full screen window mode so im assuming that would work with any game. i did a few google searches and i couldnt find any that say how to put a game into fullscreen windowed mode if its not in the options. I know how to get a game in window mode by changing the properties on the shortcut but is there anyway to make the game cover the whole screen so i dont have to deal with the taskbar on the bottom?

Also is there a way to hotkey a button so that when i press it the cursor switches to the second monitor? Something like pressing f8 would make my mouse switch monitors so i dont have to scroll over?

S.T.A.L.K.E.R : Call of Pripyat - thoughts?

Rattletrap — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 02:15:29 GMT

So a while back ago GSC announced that they were working on the third installation of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. GSC released a teaser trailer recently and it shows off some of the game's graphics. While not a complete makeover it does look quite a bit better. The trailer can be found here:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/stalkercallofpripyat/videos.html?tag=tabs;videos

What is everyone's thoughts on this?

What is the best joystick for flight gaming?

schemer — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 03:44:56 GMT

I built my step dad a new i7 Win/7 64 bit rig and the MS Sidewinder Force Feedback joystick most likely won't work so I have to find him a good replacement joystick. Any top dogs out there?

Thanks,

schemer

Sales Boycott over Modern Warfare 2-steam trojan

patrick82 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:47:26 GMT

i just wanted to add my two cents to the COD debate - i have not decided if i will buy it or not, and right now its looking like NO.... i skipped the "world of war" for the same reason..... i dont want 3rd parry software to be installed on my pc... and i am NOT a fan of steam..

yahoo article below... check it out, i am sure most of you have read it by now....

Steam, it seems, may finally have tromped across the proverbial bridge too far. The online PC games storefront with the sales leverage of a lion but the transparency of a two-way mirror reportedly signed a deal with Activision to load its Steamworks technology into retail and digitally distributed PC copies of Modern Warfare 2, and online sales competitors are bristling.

Don't call them nonplussed, though. Key digital storefronts Impulse,Direct2Drive, and GamersGate--all three boasting comparable games software catalogues--have responded by stating they simply won't carry Activision's first-person modern military shooter, which arrives next Tuesday. Their rationale? Put it this way: Would Walmart sell retail products that required the customer periodically drop by Kmart or Target for service, support, or just basic use?

"We don't believe games should force the user to install a Trojan Horse," a spokesperson for Direct2Drive told games blog Kotaku. The company's Modern Warfare 2 store page no longer offers pricing or game information, and instead displays the following notice:

At Direct2Drive, we believe strongly that when you buy a game from us, you shouldn't be forced to install and run a 3rd party software client to be able to play the game you purchased. Because COD MW 2 requires you, the consumer, to do that, we aren't able to offer the game via Direct2Drive at this time.

"We share some of the same concerns as Direct2Drive over the bundling of the Steam client with the game," an Impulse spokesperson told Voodoo Extreme. "The most obvious issue is the forced inclusion of a competitor's store that blocks us from carrying the game."

Steamworks, it's important to note, isn't synonymous with Steam. Steam comprises Valve's combination online storefront and social gaming network, a relatively low-impact wrapper that embeds itself in your operating system and puts its tendrils into your gaming environment. The Steam client is necessary not just to purchase games from Valve, but also to play them thereafter. Without the Steam client and steady online access, games can't be purchased, downloaded, played, backed up, or restored.

Steamworks, by contrast, is a separate (but related) set of development tools--an API, if you will--designed to help publishers keep games up-to-date, handle DRM, and manage saved games.

It's not yet clear which of the above components come bundled with the PC version of Modern Warfare 2, and whether you'll be forced to access the Steam client and/or storefront itself every time you want to play the game. In either case, it raises questions not just about fair market competition--this is unambiguously a hostile move on Valve's part--but also digital rights management (what's the difference between Steam and something like SecuROM?), application-encapsulating (how many "fail points" should we tolerate?), and privacy rights, i.e. the traditional right to play a game without feeding back unlimited "User Generated Information" to a company that brazenly states it "may share aggregate information and individual information with other parties" in its privacy policy.

Update: According to Impulse, Steamworks does include the Steam client, as well as the requirement that a user create a Steam account to be able to play the game. In other words, anyone buying Modern Warfare 2, whether the retail or online version, will have to install, access, and log into the Steam client.

Another day, another Modern Warfare 2 controversy. Before this, it was terrorist gameplay. Before that, it was dedicated multiplayer servers. And last but not least, who can forget Washington in flames?

Is WoW worth It

jifears — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 04:45:36 GMT

Hey guys, i'm on my way to finishing a pretty decent computer and i'm trying to figure out what games i would like to play. I already know what shooting games i would like to play, but as far as MMO-RPGs, i been thinking about whether or not i would like to play it. So my question is is it worth it. Does i take long o get fun, is it hard to make friends, and any thing else that might sway my thinking. Also suggestions for any other MMO-RPGs would be great. THANKS

has marriage or relashionships affected ur gaming?

distancia — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 23:56:54 GMT

yea i have a girlfriend, she's a gamer too, but mostly wii stuffs.....sometimes she would certainly whinning that i've been spending more time on gaming than her......and even if i had a chance to spend as long as I need to, it won't feel comfortable while she's at home

anyone else experiences the same thing??

Dragon age:origins Question

infernomage — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 04:09:11 GMT

Hey guys,

I've been thinking of pre-ordering this from newegg but from what the description says on the site, doesn't tell me what the collecters edition comes with, i was wondering if you guys knew at all what it comes with, like from gamestop theres some exclusive things, and from d2d theres other things... just wondering if you guys heared anything.

thanks alot,

chris

Anyone use the Razer Naga for gaming?

Rattletrap — Fri, 23 Oct 2009 03:17:59 GMT

   Has anyone gotten a chance to use the Razer Naga mouse? I'm curious as to how well it works.

   How well does it work on non-mmorpg style games?

   Can it be used without add-ons?

   Without DPI buttons, how is the sensitivity?

   How well does it fit large and small hands?

   Can I order pizza with it?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16826153054&cm_re=naga-_-26-153-054-_-Product

http://www.razerzone.com/gaming-mice/razer-naga

Warcraft Movie

distancia — Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:01:45 GMT

Blizzard has confirmed Sam Raimi as the director of the world of warcraft movie.....http://warcraft.moviechronicles.com/

with legendary pictures and sam raimi signed up I think this could be a really awesome movie in the making...

"The story takes place about a year before World of Warcraft begins," Blizzard creative director Chris Metzen explained at the time. "You're likely to see a lot of races you've played, the lands you know. The story really is a number of main plot points kind of rolled into a really strong two, two and a half hour tale...thematically it's about cultures and conflict."

Red Faction: Guerrilla

Shmole — Sun, 31 May 2009 20:25:11 GMT

is anyone going to buy it? i have played the demo the online play is amazing i reserved the game at my local gamestop i am an avid player of 1 and 2 on the ps2 my personal opinion is the game is worth the buy but everyone has their own opinions on things but it is something to look into to buying or play the demo and decide

need help

yeahda1 — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:38:21 GMT

I built my pc last spring with everyones help just so I could run cod4 . everything went above expectations game runs excellent. now the problem my grandsons have cod4 on xbox360 and when I go there it takes me so long to get use to the controller it is time to come home today I was told that I cold hook up this usb controller to the pc and it would play cod4 sililar to the x box i installed ms software and tried the game pc says it is there but the game ignores, it mouse and keyboard still control game i did go to ms website and downloaded latest version but still the same (running vista 64 bit)

Must Play PC Games

Hype — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 05:28:46 GMT

My first build is almost done and I'm looking for some games to play. I'm planning on playing some crysis and COD, along with others but is there any games that you must play at least once. I'm new to pc gaming so I'm open for anything. So let's hear em.

cant run BF2,or its patches. please help!

headhunter — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:35:34 GMT

I tryed to install BF2 on my computer.But whenever I start BF2 up, the screen turns different shades of black for a few seconds,then my computer shuts down. When I turn it back on it says "your computer has recovered from a serious error".My computer should be able to run this game really well,3Ghz CPU,Radeon 4870. Eventually somebody told me I needed the 1.5 patch for BF2,unfortunitly the computer I have BF2 on isnt connected to the internet.I tryed to download the patch to this computers desktop,and then burn that to a disc.For some reason though,whenever I put the disc into the computer with BF2 on it,the shortcut wont work.I can click it and stuff,but an installer window wont show up. How do I get the patch on there?Do i need to install another patch?If anybody has any idea about what I can do to fix this,please let me know.

Thanks

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the game with best music

distancia — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 22:22:43 GMT

sound effect and music do play a very important role while gaming....so...of all the games u've played, which game in your opinion has the best game music or soundtrack?

for me FF series would be my instictive answer...FFX especially.....fatal frame rocks too

A quick MMO question....

Cshady — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 14:25:41 GMT

Keep in mind that I'm not a Trekkie(Trekker) or Star Wars fanboy, but is anyone out there interested/excited about Star Trek: Online and Star Wars: The Old Republic? IMO they both are looking pretty good. Any thoughts?

Want to play with your fellow Egg heads online?

root — Thu, 28 Feb 2008 20:58:14 GMT

I'll keep this post updated as people post up. This is geared towards people that play online, that would like to team up with fellow Eggxpert members... or even start their own clan if they feel so inclined. Post up the type (PC, XBOX360, PS3), game and username.

Format of the list:

System
- Game
  - EggXpert SN: Gamer SN

Please keep to this format when you post up your screen names (including your own EggXpert SN).

Platform

o PC

§ Age of Empires (and The Rise of )

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (and The Conquerors)

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Ages of Empires III

§ Sidicas: Sidicas

§ Age of Mythology (and The Titans)

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ America's Army

§ KillerGator:[SwAT]Kill3rGat0r (2.8.3 2.5, 2.6, 2.3)

§ PROACEX1:PROACEX1 (2.8.3.+)

§ Battlefield

§ kevlarorc: kevlarorc

§ Battlefield (BF) 1942

§ DeSniper: =MBG= De Sniper

§ BF 1942: Desert Combat Final

§ DeSniper: =MBG= De Sniper

§ BF 2 (BF2)

§ defiledfrog: InTheCheeks

§ Velmeran: <EsP>Mr. Red

§ BF 2: Project Reality Mod

§ kevlarorc: kevlarorc

§ BF 2: Demo

§ TFJ: black.pearl91

§ BF 2142

§ caKed: DaGreenMann

§ Captainduck: duck_ii (most often) or duck_i

§ danidani: XblackulaX

§ IronMan77: DeckMaster

§ KillerGator:[MIA]K!ll3rGat0r

§ Tracer76: Tracer76

§ wirelessmike: Penndragan (most often), WirelessMike (every once in a while)

§ TFJ: black.pearl

§ Battlezone II

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Call of Duty (COD)

§ defiledfrog: InTheCheeks

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Call of Duty 2 (COD 2)

§ defiledfrog: InTheCheeks

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Call of Duty 4 (COD4)

§ auden: seraya

§ caKed: DaGreenMan or caKed

§ Cyrodox: _Loaded

§ danidani: CoMbaTron

§ danidani: XblackulaX

§ daniel88c: daniel88c

§ defiledfrog: InTheCheeks

§ fabulouscoops: Coops, Syn Coops, Roy G Biv

§ ImmortalBlade: ImmortalBlad

§ kevlarorc: {WC}kevlarorc

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ RoddyR: [un1son]NRK

§ sic: sic

§ slmclarengt: BnD | Sleeper @ bndclan.com, BnD | Sleeper, Slmclarengt

§ StylezRips: stylezrips (wanting to make a clan)

§ Velmeran: <EsP>Mr. Red

§ Server #1: EsP HC Kill house (will post ip later, runs base maps, TDM in HC)

§ Server #2: EsP Modded HC Loven (again will post ip later, runs custom maps, ModWarfare mode, various game types in HC)

§ Civilization 4 Warlords

§ TempestKing: TempestKing or Paladinaero

§ Company of Heroes: Opposing Fronts

§ pittposum: MortadelaXD

§ pittposum: P1tt_Posum

§ pittposum: Pitt_Posum

§ pittposum: SalameXD

§ Command and Conquer 3

§ daniel88c: daniel88c88

§ ElectricRflxn: ElectricRflxn

§ Counter-Strike (CS 1.6)

§ coll1de: coll1de

§ daniel88c: daniel88c88

§ slmclargent: BnD | Sleeper @ bndclan.com, BnD | Sleeper

§ Server #1: 64.94.101.52:27015 (wc3.bndclan.com)

§ Server #2: 216.224.123.44:27015 (gg.bndclan.com)

§ Tracer76: Tracer76

§ Counter-Strike: Source (CS: S)

§ caKed: caKed

§ Cyrodox: _Loaded

§ defiledfrog: InTheCheeks

§ IronMan77: DeckMaster

§ litlpnoi: litlpnoi

§ nadcicle20:nadcicle and nadcicle2

§ pittposum: Pitt_Posum

§ sic: (sic)

§ slmclarengt: BnD | Sleeper @ bndclan.com, BnD | Sleeper

§ Toxic: Toxic^

§ Tracer76: Tracer76

§ Server #1: 64.182.244.140:27015 (Custom Maps)

§ Server #2: 64.182.244.141:27015 (Gungame Mod)

§ Server #3: 64.182.244.142:27015 (ScoutzKnivez - 100 Tick)

§ Vinas: [VOA] Vinas

§ Server: cs.voanet.com

§ Web: www.voanet.com

§ Crysis

§ kevlarorc: kevlarorc

§ pittposum: Pitt_Posum

§ sic: sic

§ Toxic: Toxic^

§ Crysis: Warhead

§ Max9k

§ Diablo 2: LOD

§ TempestKing: Tempestking / Lekanatt / Aerostin

§ Far Cry 1.4

§ fabulouscoops: Coops, Syn Coops

§ Server #1: Synergy Condor's Nest

§ Server #2: TAW

§ Freelancer

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Guild Wars

§ daniel88c: Warrior Cheng

§ GRID (Race Driver)

§ Mark9k: Maximum9001

§ Half Life

§ CowboyJMB: ProtoJMB

§ Half Life 2 Death match.

§ CowboyJMB: ProtoJMB

§ sic: (sic)

§ Tracer76: Tracer76

§ Halo: CE

§ kevlarorc: kevlarorc

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Rise of Nations

§ TempestKing: TempestKing

§ TFJ: KillR

§ : Total War (and Barbarian Invasion)

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Toxic: Toxic^

§ Stalker

§ defiledfrog: InTheCheeks

§ Star Wars: Empire At War (And Forces of Corruption Expansion Pack)

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Star Wars: Galactic Battlegrounds (and Clone Campains Expansion Pack)

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

§ Team Fortress

§ CowboyJMB: ProtoJMB

§ Team Fortress 2

§ caKed: caKed

§ CowboyJMB: ProtoJMB

§ Cyrodox: _Loaded

§ danidani: CoMbaTron

§ Orin27: Delta

§ pittposum: pittposum

§ slmclargent: BnD | Sleeper @ bndclan.com, BnD | Sleeper

§ Toxic: Toxic^

§ UT2004

§ defiledfrog: InTheCheeks

§ UT3

§ Rukkus: RUKKUS

§ Warcraft 3

§ Toxic: Toxic^

§ Warcraft 3: The Frozen Throne

§ Toxic: Toxic^

§ Sidicas: Sidicas

§ Stefan: ltcaine

§ World of Warcraft

§ auden: Seraya (Horde - The Forgotten Coast)

§ X-Wing vs. Tie Fighter

§ PROACEX1: PROACEX1

o PS3

§ COD4

§ KillerGator:Kill3rGat0r22

§ GRAW2

§ KillerGator:Kill3rGat0r22

§ NCAA Football 08

§ KillerGator:Kill3rGat0r22

o XBOX 360

§ COD4

§ Pollhead: Pollhead

§ root: holymanwithgun

§ slmclargent: GflighTS, [WSU]GflighTS

§ Stefan: Magicaho

§ Halo 3

§ eab912: Reddiver87

§ kevlarorc: kevlarorc

§ Stefan: TunaSalad9

§ GH3

§ Stefan: TunaSalad9

§ GT

§ thefuzzyfatbunny: Saint Inferno

§ Team Fortress 2

§ Pollhead: Pollhead

Communication

o Xfire

§ caKed: dagreenman

§ Captainduck: nomadjackalope

§ CheapAsianGamerGuy: CheapAsianCamperGuy

§ CowboyJMB: ProtoJMB

§ Cyrodox: Cyrodox

§ daniel88c: daniel88c

§ defiledfrog: inthecheeks

§ DeSniper: killingfiend

§ eab912: Reddiver87

§ fabulouscoops: fabulouscoops

§ kevlarorc: kevlarorc

§ PROACEX1: proacex1

§ RoddyR: w4rg (please note you are an EggXpert member beforehand)

§ sic: sic

§ StylezRips: stylezrips

§ Toxic: beretta92f

§ Max9k: Max9k

o Steam | Unofficial Steam Group (Thanks IronMan77!)

§ caKed: caKed

§ CowboyJMB: ProtoJMB

§ daniel88c: daniel88c88

§ gametracker - defiledfrog: inthecheeks

§ IronMan77: DeckMaster

§ kevlarorc: kevlarorc

§ sic: (sic)

§ Toxic: knightcam or vikingsfreak911

§ Max9k: KillCodeEx505

o Gametracker

§ defiledfrog: inthecheeks

o Teamspeak

§ DeSniper: =MBG= De Sniper

PS: And feel free to use this thread to communicate when you are getting online, seeing if anyone wants to pick up a game or three.

XBox 360 version or PC?

Cshady — Tue, 29 Sep 2009 19:37:05 GMT

I just wanted to pose a quick question and get a concensus. I've been looking forward to DragonAge Origins for awhile now. The problem is this: I have a 360 and my new rig will be finished next week. So which platform would you buy it for? I personally would like the acheivements for the 360, but I think it'll look better graphically and I still like the idea of playing RPG's with mouse and keyborad for the most part. As of right now I'm on the fence. Of course I could get it for PC and rent it for 360 too, lol. Anyways, which would you choose for this game or any cross platform game for that matter?

FC2 Bugs?

Penewab2007 — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 00:25:42 GMT

Got FC2 with the Fortune Pack from Steam. Been playing it quite a while no problems with the game itself. last few weeks, been getting increasingly worse, first when the FP goes near anyone that AI starts bobbin around like they got Parkinsons. Now though, some will just start rising up into the air, and when they get to a certain height they just drop and die. sort comical really, but the bad thing is, it'll happen like in a safe zone, and you know what that does, it triggger a full attack against the FS. I mean, I was in the office with the leaders there, one time, and while waiting to press the "E" to accept the assignment, the "escape the safe zone" popped up, like one of the guards outside went up and poof down, again, triggering the frontal assault. lol.

Crazy thing, it'll happen to certain AI far far away from the scenario. For instance, I had a "hit" to do at one of the villages (Dagon or whatever it is) and I was still like down the river, and BAM all of a sudden the "mission Complete" window pops up. It's like the assassins target went up in the air and died. saves one the trouble, but not really the point of the game now is it? lol.

Anyways, just wondering if anyone else expereincing stuff like this, and if any fix.

Peace, Peneaught

Will any SDHC card work with the Wii?

apobull — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 18:46:22 GMT

I'm thinking of purchasing a 32 GB SDHC card to use with my Wii and just wanted to make sure that any SDHC card (up to / including 32 GB) would work. If so, anyone in particular from Newegg / this page that is recommended? I was thinking either Sandisk's Ultra II 32 GB or OCZ Class 6 retail.