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Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
Jackaluichi and 5 others reacted to Brandon H for a topic
what games have flopped now? Their games like Portal 1 & 2, L4D 1&2, Team Fortress 2, Counter Strike, not to mention all of Half-Life, have all been wildly successful.6 points -
Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
Jackaluichi and 4 others reacted to Brandon H for a topic
HLA is HL3 no, it's a prequel to HL2 so it's more like HL1.5 If you want to be literal then we're on like HL6 because of the games being broken into parts.5 points -
Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
Jackaluichi and 3 others reacted to n_K for a topic
"The original Half-Life, Valve's first game and one of the most critically lauded PC titles ever, has sold an average of one million copies every year ever since it was first released in 1998. That's an average of one million copies per year, for ten years, without counting digital sales. Wowzers. Half-Life 2 meanwhile, which was the first game to launch predominantly on Valve's Steam service, has sold more than 6.5 million copies in just four years and is still clocking up retail sales. The Orange Box has managed to sell 3 million copies at retail ever since that was released just last year and Left4Dead is currently on track to beat that record by more than 500,000 copies." https://bit-tech.net/news/gami...-half-life-sales-figures/1/ Yeah... that sure hasn't sold well at all has it...4 points -
New iPhone 7 jailbreak lets you run Android on your iPhone like you clearly wanted
Geezy and 2 others reacted to n_K for a topic
"There's a new jailbreak out for your old iPhone 7, and it lets you run Android on it" That's not how it works. That's not how any of it works... smh3 points -
Tech feature that is on its way out that you wish was revived
Ve7878 and 2 others reacted to Jim K for a topic
User replaceable batteries... /thread (just kidding)3 points -
Major Google Photos redesign rolling out on Android, gets rid of the hamburger menu
fuzi0719 and 2 others reacted to tvcat for a topic
What is the relation with this news?3 points -
Apple now lets App Store apps send ads through push notifications
MS Bob 11 and one other reacted to Tarrant64 for a topic
Nooooo! You were the chosen one! It was said that you were going to destroy them, not join them. Bring balance to the apps, not leave them in darkness...2 points -
Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
+E.Worm Jimmy and one other reacted to George P for a topic
HLA is HL3 no, it's a prequel to HL2 so it's more like HL1.5 If you want to be literal then we're on like HL6 because of the games being broken into parts. HLA is HL3 if you base it on what a Half Life title is. Groundbreaking and revolutionary in some way. HL1 was FPS storytelling, HL2 was physics, HL3/HLA is VR By your logic, HLA is HL1.9, not 1.5. And episodes were expansions, not full games. Half-Life 2 ended on a cliffhanger. Having Half-Life 3 be a prequel would be ridiculous, it doesn't continue the story. It's a moot point anyway; it's not named Half-Life 3, so it isn't. That is why it is not called HL3, but technically it is HL3. It is a 3rd mainline entry. So yes, we got HL3. If you go by that logic it should be Half Life 5 since Episode One would be HL3 and Episode Two would be HL4. Besides that I see Alyx as more of a side story anyway. EP1 and EP2 were not mainline games but standalone expansions. Would you count Opposing Force as HL2? No, it is still HL1. Ep1 and 2 followed and are sequels to the HL1 and 2 story line though, so how are they not mainline games? Anything that progresses the storyline should count, the eps are sequels to HL2.2 points -
Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
Skyfrog and one other reacted to Thrackerzod for a topic
What alternate universe are you from and how did you get here?2 points -
Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
dead.cell and one other reacted to Skyfrog for a topic
HLA is HL3 no, it's a prequel to HL2 so it's more like HL1.5 If you want to be literal then we're on like HL6 because of the games being broken into parts. HLA is HL3 if you base it on what a Half Life title is. Groundbreaking and revolutionary in some way. HL1 was FPS storytelling, HL2 was physics, HL3/HLA is VR By your logic, HLA is HL1.9, not 1.5. And episodes were expansions, not full games. Half-Life 2 ended on a cliffhanger. Having Half-Life 3 be a prequel would be ridiculous, it should continue the story. It's a moot point anyway; it's not named Half-Life 3, so it isn't.2 points -
Tech feature that is on its way out that you wish was revived
goretsky and one other reacted to tsupersonic for a topic
Phones: Headphone jack User replaceable batteries Infrared sensor Notification LED Laptops: User replaceable components: batteries, memory, storage, WiFi module2 points -
Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
LoneWolfSL and one other reacted to forster for a topic
"Don't give me hope" - Hawkeye2 points -
Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
Jackaluichi and one other reacted to Brandon H for a topic
if there's any game of theirs that would be interesting in VR, Portal 3 would be a fun gut-churning experience lol2 points -
New PC not working. Help!!
fastcat and one other reacted to Jim K for a topic
Couple of things. You do not have an on-board GPU so the motherboard video connections will not work. The fan on the 1650 doesn't matter. A lot of GPUs will run passively until a certain temp is reached...though they will usually spin up briefly when the computer is turned on. When you post ... what does your Debug LEDs show (CPU, DRAM, VGA, BOOT) That motherboard does not natively support the Ryzen 3rd generation series. It came later with a BIOS update...your motherboard could have it loaded but if the LED is red next to CPU than it probably doesn't. If the LED is red than you may need to contact MSI customer support for a boot kit (or they will point you to AMD for a boot kit). The boot kit comes with a supported processor which allows you to boot for the purpose of updating the BIOS (since you need a supported processor installed to update the BIOS on this board). I respectfully disagree with this. His processor is the low 65w Ryzen and the GPU is only 100w. He has plenty of watts to spare with just a 600w PSU for that build. Not saying the PSU isn't the culprit ... but it isn't because of the specified wattage.2 points -
In response to coronavirus, Google and Microsoft make it easier to work remotely
waysidesc and one other reacted to Nick H. for a topic
Thanks, I needed a good chuckle this morning.2 points -
In response to coronavirus, Google and Microsoft make it easier to work remotely
waysidesc and one other reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Covid-19: mortality rate of 2-3% Flu: 0.1% Weak flu-like virus? What do consider a not weak flu-like virus?2 points -
In response to coronavirus, Google and Microsoft make it easier to work remotely
Osiris and one other reacted to cryptic for a topic
I vote everyone works from home (those who CAN work remotely of course) think of less traffic, reduced chances for accidents, less fuel consumption. Less, less, less. It really should be a change to consider permanent. Of course when I do I tend to be Less productive soooooo......2 points -
New iPhone 7 jailbreak lets you run Android on your iPhone like you clearly wanted
macoman reacted to Jazmac for a topic
I wouldn't do it if it's your primary device but if it's just a secondary or backup device then what's the worst that could happen? I'd imagine you can still throw it into DFU mode and reload fresh by connecting to a PC. At least I would hope this doesn't screw up DFU I just don't trust it... even If I have a backup iphone 7... the iphone could end up without getting back to factory settings. Just broke my IPhone 8 Plus last night. Getting back to factory shouldn't be a problem. At least its never been before. But I won't be running Android on it because its flat stupid. Especially since almost none of the reasons you have the phone for, like the camera, music, Bluetooth etc, don't work.1 point -
Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
dustojnikhummer reacted to Brandon H for a topic
HLA is HL3 no, it's a prequel to HL2 so it's more like HL1.5 If you want to be literal then we're on like HL6 because of the games being broken into parts. HLA is HL3 if you base it on what a Half Life title is. Groundbreaking and revolutionary in some way. HL1 was FPS storytelling, HL2 was physics, HL3/HLA is VR By your logic, HLA is HL1.9, not 1.5. And episodes were expansions, not full games. Half-Life 2 ended on a cliffhanger. Having Half-Life 3 be a prequel would be ridiculous, it doesn't continue the story. It's a moot point anyway; it's not named Half-Life 3, so it isn't. That is why it is not called HL3, but technically it is HL3. It is a 3rd mainline entry. So yes, we got HL3. If you go by that logic it should be Half Life 5 since Episode One would be HL3 and Episode Two would be HL4. Besides that I see Alyx as more of a side story anyway. EP1 and EP2 were not mainline games but standalone expansions. Would you count Opposing Force as HL2? No, it is still HL1. Ep1 and 2 followed and are sequels to the HL1 and 2 story line though, so how are they not mainline games? Anything that progresses the storyline should count, the eps are sequels to HL2. really we're just arguing semantics though. It's Valve's game and they say it's not 3 so it should be accepted at that1 point -
Tech feature that is on its way out that you wish was revived
Ve7878 reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Key words. In title. “On it’s way out”. Id say none of those are wrong, even when it comes to high-end laptops.1 point -
New PC not working. Help!!
Luiz Loyo reacted to Brandon H for a topic
At this point it will be easier to just contact MSI for the boot-kit since you already have the board. they'll usually send it to you free of charge and you just send it back after you get the BIOS updated. That way you don't have to spend more money on another board + dealing with the return of this one.1 point -
Valve plans to make more Half-Life games after Alyx
forster reacted to Jim K for a topic
No doubt. I would like a "proper" (meaning non-VR) HL3 game that starts where HL2 EP2 ended... ....not getting my hopes up though.1 point -
Tech feature that is on its way out that you wish was revived
goretsky reacted to Mindovermaster for a topic
This belong in Hardware Hangout? Laptops: PCMCIA slots...1 point -
What happen to Neowin last night
adrynalyne reacted to Brandon H for a topic
lol I never claimed to be good at spelling spell check has let me down1 point -
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In response to coronavirus, Google and Microsoft make it easier to work remotely
waysidesc reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
Covid-19: mortality rate of 2-3% Flu: 0.1% Weak flu-like virus? What do consider a not weak flu-like virus? Spanish Flu, mortality rate 2-3%. 1.7% of the population died. However, we talk about a flu that started before the globalization. 🤦🏻 Did you even read what I said? Sometimes I forget that all the replies must be to contradict some argument. Sometimes I forget people are socially challenged in how they word their reply. Read the question. Apply your answer. Explain to me how it makes a bit of sense in the context. If you are going to answer a question posed to someone else, at least word it in a way people will get what you are saying.1 point -
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YouTube Music adds dedicated lyrics button and more to its redesigned playback screen
AmazingRando reacted to Atoqir for a topic
‘Rolling out to a device near you in the next 37 months’1 point -
Major Google Photos redesign rolling out on Android, gets rid of the hamburger menu
ShahinD reacted to dontbeevil for a topic
funny there was windows phone 7, with bottom bar and pivot, but people wanted the hamburger menu ... now guess what? XD1 point -
Microsoft cancels in-person MVP Summit thanks to coronavirus fear
zhangm reacted to goretsky for a topic
Hello Brony, I have heard that complaint before, but it is important to understand that a lot of people can have the same underlying problem, even if the symptoms vary from computer to computer. Providing people with guidance such as a checklist of steps to triage a problem is not unusual but rather sold troubleshooting methodology. Microsoft MVPs are not employees of Microsoft but volunteers, and should not be making statements about what is or is not a bug, apologizing on behalf of Microsoft, or defending Microsoft. As an MVP, I had an unprecedented view into how the organization works, so I got to see all the work they did to ship stable, working products, as well as meet some of the folks involved in those activities. Of course, the whole software development process model has changed over the past two decades from waterfalls to other processes (agile, iterative, scrum, etc.) and this includes Microsoft's products and technologies, one positive of which is that it can allow buggy updates to be stopped from shipping faster, as well as get fixes for problems out much faster as well. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky1 point -
Microsoft cancels in-person MVP Summit thanks to coronavirus fear
zhangm reacted to goretsky for a topic
Hello Soder, Microsoft actually has built all sorts of telemetry into its products over the past decades to assess what sorts of issues its customers are having, as well as their own support forums, however, Microsoft MVPs provided an important curatorial function. One of the most important things I did as an MVP was informing Microsoft of emerging issues that I was seeing, as well as respond to questions about the scope of issues they were seeing. However, what got me into the MVP Program in the first place was the fact that I was helping users nearly every day with solving problems they had with Microsoft technologies--something I have done since 1989 (e.g., far longer than I was in the program). You might want to take a look at this page on Microsoft's web site which explains a little more about the program, https://mvp.microsoft.com/en-U...what-it-takes-to-be-an-mvp, as you seem to have a misunderstanding of what the program is for and how it helps all of Microsoft's customers, not just the MVPs. Regards, Aryeh Goretsky1 point -
In response to coronavirus, Google and Microsoft make it easier to work remotely
Brony reacted to Sensi for a topic
I wonder what the record was for the outbreak to occur before a crackpot conspiracy theory popped up... It's always a conspiracy until it turns out to be true isn't that how the media controls the masses? 🤦♂️1 point -
Don't know If I hit a parked car
Kayla1254 reacted to adrynalyne for a topic
It happens. Don’t worry yourself to pieces over it. If that’s possible of course 🙂1 point -
Thoma Bravo buys anti-malware firm Sophos for $3.9 billion
Squuiid reacted to dead.cell for a topic
lol. no. I've worked actually worked at a thoma bravo owned company. They don't have fire sales with asset strippers. They usually only take on well off companies who are already managed well and profitable, but are looking for more capital to expand faster than they're capable of without an investor. They don't just strip things for parts to make a profit off of, they build their purchases up and invest the time and money to grow them, which seems to pay off. I hope that's the case. Dell's purchase of SonicWall was a disaster. Hoping this means a better future for Sophos, as I welcome better competition.1 point -
WhatsApp's dark mode is now rolling out to all users
spikey_richie reacted to tvcat for a topic
Just use the dark mode add-ons for your browser. I use Dark Reader on Firefox, work wonder.1 point -
Stardock announces political strategy game The Political Machine 2020
Azilgath reacted to (Account no longer active) for a topic
So this is actually a neutral game/simulator? Not biased in any way? Very rare for 2020. Keep America Great!1 point -
Major Google Photos redesign rolling out on Android, gets rid of the hamburger menu
ShahinD reacted to George P for a topic
Because I try to stay away from Google services as much as possible I don't use photos, I'd get rid of it from my phone if I could. I've been backing up my pics to OneDrive since the start and am grandfathered into 40GB free so it's better for me in the end.1 point -
Major Google Photos redesign rolling out on Android, gets rid of the hamburger menu
Brony reacted to shockz for a topic
Glad the hamburger menu is going way. Hopefully more follow.1 point -
Xerox makes official tender offer for HP at $24 per share
matthiew reacted to derekaw for a topic
Thanks, i read it and about 10 seconds later the light bulb above my head lit up because i got the joke.1 point -
Thoma Bravo buys anti-malware firm Sophos for $3.9 billion
dead.cell reacted to shockz for a topic
lol. no. I've worked actually worked at a thoma bravo owned company. They don't have fire sales with asset strippers. They usually only take on well off companies who are already managed well and profitable, but are looking for more capital to expand faster than they're capable of without an investor. They don't just strip things for parts to make a profit off of, they build their purchases up and invest the time and money to grow them, which seems to pay off.1 point -
Let's Encrypt to revoke certain certificates on March 4
stadii reacted to Depicus for a topic
Is your certificate affected ? Did you read the story ? Only some certs are affected and emails have been sent out asking you to renew which even if you are caught isn't exactly the hardest task to do. If you need more warning maybe buy a cert and stop moaning about a free service.1 point -
Linux Mint to get local network sharing tool and new theme colours
zikalify reacted to cork1958 for a topic
FWIW, it seems MS is always wanting to change colors and redesigning stuff for icons also. Here's one time recently they announced such stuff: https://www.neowin.net/news/mi...-10-icons#comment-598523998 As far as the comment about fixing the billion things you still need to use the command line for, I think that's way over exaggerated as I very seldom have to, but still don't like having to. I agree about a full proof way to transfer files between OS's would be good.1 point -
Find my iPhone only 24 hours WHY?
goretsky reacted to Astra.Xtreme for a topic
Probably because data about a lost or stolen device that's older than 24 hours is likely useless. The 24 hour snapshot has always been this way.1 point -
Apple agrees to pay $500 million to settle lawsuits for slowing iPhones
matthiew reacted to cork1958 for a topic
$25 per phone? Holy crap!! That has to be twice what the owners paid for them new, huh? /s Lawyers getting way to much and Apple trying to get away with paying way to little. Isn't life grand?1 point -
The Facebook app has disappeared from the Microsoft Store [Update]
domboy reacted to DramaInc for a topic
Thats the biggest letdown tbh. There are lots of nice 2-in-1 devices that people rarely ever use in tablet mode because there's not much to do in that state. My old Spectre was only in tablet mode maybe once every 3 months.1 point -
Valve showcases Half-Life: Alyx gameplay with three new videos
dukeofhurl reacted to dustojnikhummer for a topic
There are people who experience motion sickness with smooth locomotion. Good on Valve on providing all 3 options.1 point -
GNU/Linux Desktops: 1Q 2020
forster reacted to Mindovermaster for a topic
I have more bookmarks and tabs than you... LOL1 point -
5 things to do before selling your Android phone
TreaK reacted to waysidesc for a topic
no mention of wiping free space?1 point -
Jif and GIPHY team up on peanut butter that will show you how to say GIF correctly
Thrackerzod reacted to MrSinister for a topic
Wow this is pretty silly, because it actually is Gif with a soft G, as per the creator.1 point -
These are the deals for pre-ordering a Samsung Galaxy S20 in the U.S.
Azilgath reacted to tsupersonic for a topic
Little correction: It's two major Android updates, and security updates for generally 3 years. I've received two major Android updates for my S8+ (released 2017), and still gets security updates monthly (currently on Feb. 2020 security patch). Wish every Android phone could get more support for updates, but it's the world we live in. Last point about bloatware: have you used a modern Samsung device on OneUI or Samsung Experience? It's not like the Touchwiz days at all. It's hard to go back to 'stock' Android as it is missing some really useful features that Samsung has baked (like screenshot features) Flagship phones have gotten way too expensive, regardless of Android or iPhone.1 point