Foolz said:

You wouldn't do something as silly as go to a Batman premier.

It's finally OK to joke about that?

Seriously though, I'm avoiding midnight screenings FOREVER. Unless they are showing some sort of double feature of horror or exploitation films.

Foolz said:

Killerjuan77 said:

It's finally OK to joke about that?

Seriously though, I'm avoiding midnight screenings FOREVER. Unless they are showing some sort of double feature of horror or exploitation films.

About Batman sucking? Yes.

Who is joking? Batman does suck.

And Satan, bullets don't work on you. Believe me, I tried. If a priest bursted in and sprayed holy water. Then maybe I would have been worried!

Dvader said:

If someone really wants a gun they woul be able to find a gun, laws would just make it harder. That said we are too lax, my dad has an arsenal, I am talking CoD stuff. You can get it all in gun shows or online.

That's because you've had guns littered about the country through years of no gun control. Here if you want a gun you have to be in the police and only in the armed division, or you have to live on a farm or the countryside and prove why you need a gun. Then you can only get a buck shotgun and you need to have background checks and psychological checks, past history and all that. Otherwise there are gun clubs but they are rare and strictly controlled. Real criminals will find a way to get guns but because our police are not allowed to carry guns they know they do not really need them. It's safer all around. We still have shooting sprees, more recentely but usually less people die compared to other countries. Look at that Brevik fuck, one man stomped about an island with a couple of guns and slaughtered like 72 people. Without a gun you could have kicked him in the crotch or smashed a rock in his face.

edgecrusher said:

There's been guns for a long time. Why is this only becoming a major problem now? I think it stems more from people being under too much pressure in this age of fast paced modern life than anything else. Even little crappy jobs nowadays have people walking on eggshells, wondering if they're gonna get fired or be able to GET another job, or even a 1st job to sustain any kind of life. Income is low and people are living paycheck to paycheck...companies are treating employees like they are robots that shouldn't have feeling or question anything. Some people are just fucking snapping and going nuts.

IMO that's why you need gun control. There's always someone out there who will snap and it's better if they snap with a baseball bat or knife than a gun.

edgecrusher said:

Bottom line is, when people start treating people better, things like this will stop happening so much.

The guy dressed up like the Joker. There will always be psychos in this world.

Archangel3371 said:

Meh. I'm not going to change my mind on Rare, I think their games are as good now as they've always been and I still think that MS treated them fairly. Just because some ex-employees feel different doesn't necessarily make it true. I also think that MS acquiring and keeping Rare is a necessity for diversifying their system.

From what the articles say it's not that they think they were treated unfairly, but that MS did not know how to manage them and changed internal structures and systems which changed the culture of Rare. From the sounds of it, from what Ken Lobb said it was MS's fault that Nintendo had to let them go, due to the bidding process and then the Stampers had this huge windfall of cash and lost all motivation to excel with the company, sitting out their contracts as the employees said. Rare also thought they were hot shit at the time and didn't realise how influential Nintendo had been in the partnership.

Basically Nintendo had the first option to buy the remaining shares but they had to match what others were offering. So MS and Activision were in a bidding war, Activision dropped out suddenly but then MS bid really high so that Nintendo couldn't match them and exercise their first buy option.

gamingeek said:

From what the articles say it's not that they think they were treated unfairly, but that MS did not know how to manage them and changed internal structures and systems which changed the culture of Rare. From the sounds of it, from what Ken Lobb said it was MS's fault that Nintendo had to let them go, due to the bidding process and then the Stampers had this huge windfall of cash and lost all motivation to excel with the company, sitting out their contracts as the employees said. Rare also thought they were hot shit at the time and didn't realise how influential Nintendo had been in the partnership.

Basically Nintendo had the first option to buy the remaining shares but they had to match what others were offering. So MS and Activision were in a bidding war, Activision dropped out suddenly but then MS bid really high so that Nintendo couldn't match them and exercise their first buy option.

Nintendo COULD have matched MS...they just didn't WANT to. If there's any truth to the rumors about them trying to get them back, its only because they have a lot less value now than they did 10 years ago. So they can get them cheaper.

Has anyone ever tried the Mercenaries 2 hair gel? Its quite pleasant.

EA Anti-Trust settlement is likely the biggest story of the week (story above).

EA is seeking to settle the matter, which was brought over their NFL, NCAA and AFL (Arena, not Australian) exclusivity deals.

They propose not licensing NCAA and AFL exclusively for 5 years and giving back $27 million to people who bought the games. Of course, they are doing whatever they can to not change anything relating to the NFL.

Judge gets to decide if the proposed settlement is fair this week.

_Bear said:

How about the "there is something about Mary hair Gel"?

bugsonglass said:

PS Raven, I'm very happy you are alright.  I thought about you being in Colorado the minute I heard the news and hoped you were OK

Thanks, bugsy. I live about an hour away from where it happened.

That EA story is so awesome. I get a few bucks cause they killed NFL2k. Not enough, I want more.