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I've noticed that over the last few years it's been very hard to find a good game to play, especially something with high re-playability. I've been playing video games as long as I can remember, starting with the original nintendo and the first mario. Even played atari while visiting my grandparents since they had my uncles old one in the basement. Owned a sega genesis, super nitendo, nintendo 64, playstation... and then I got really into computer games over consoles once I found Warcraft 2.

That developed into a love for BW to satisfy my strategic needs and counterstrike to satisfy my shooting needs. Those 2 games were my staple games for ages. I'd always play them and try to get better, and as new games came out I'd play for fun, often just the single player, and then move on.

Well it's been nearly 15 years of those 2 games and as much as I love em, they definitely feel old. And then I found MW2 to replace CS and the beta came out to replace BW. Same shit different games.

But for the last few years before MW2 and the beta came out, I've been hunting for new games. Only a few have been any good and all of them have only been good for single player. Once the game was beaten it was shelved. I started buying lots of new games looking for something awesome, either to replace CS/BW or to at least give an experience like halflife did, but very few were up to par. I blew quite a bit of money on shitty games and realized I should be playing demo's first. heh

Anyway, here are the few good games i found over the last several years. Sad how short the list is:

Batman: Arkham Asylum (fun game and gives you a fun few days feeling like you're Batman, but once you beat it no desire to replay) Farcry 2 - (Almost super awesome but not enough attention to detail, especially with AI) Bioshock - (entertaining at first but I never finished it) Gears of War - (great single player but never got into multi, then it stopped working cause Microsoft games are stupid) Portal - (super fun single player but once it's over it's over)

And here are the games I tried and either hated or the game fell short:

Call of Juarez - (crappy cowboy game) S.T.A.L.K.E.R Shadow of Chernobyl - (hated) Left 4 Dead - (repetitive) ARMA: Combat Operations - (Sucked) Company of Heroes - (Boring) Empire: Total War - (Snooze) Lost: Via Domus (and I loved LOST at the time I played it but still pretty meh) Sniper Elite - (good idea, mediocre execution) FEAR - (meh) Newest Tomb Raider - (they still haven't figured out controls imo, she's an idiot and annoying to maneuver) Mass Effect - (just started it and it's pretty mediocre, and all FPS suck compared to MW2 lately) Call of Duty World At War - (but I got it on Wii which probably fucked it up) Fallout 2 - (I like the idea, hate their execution of a FPS / RPG, as their FPS sucks) Ghost Recon - (a newer one which sucked, but my comp also couldn't handle it very well so didn't give it a fair try... still, felt like it would suck even with a good comp)

I know I missed a few (good and bad ones) but I think that gives a good list. Have any of you guys played any of these games??

Oh, and I'm thinking of trying the newest Resident Evil - anyone play it?


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Oh I hate you so, yet I love your software/rakeback too much to leave you


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My volume has really sucked this month. I'll of played about 77 hours of poker and about 55k hands when june 30th rolls around and that is really not enough. I have spent time studying and stuff but still..

I'm feeling a lot better about pretty much everything so.. I will shoot at 25 hours/week next month.. need to at least be playing 100 hours/month for sure. My standard volume was 100-120 hours a month last year so I can definitely do it.

Just a thought.



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the moderation on tlnet is absolutely abysmal

i wrote a 2 page review of the tlnet moderation but my laptop thinks everything i press the mouse bar is a back button

read through the banned thread on tlnet. some people are banned for jokes, some for memes, some for truncation, some just because the mod doesnt like them, some because the mod doesnt like their tone, some because the mod misunderstands them (SOOOO MANY), some because the mod thinkss they are worthless but dont realise they have written 2000 pages in other threads eg Foulcout.

u know my favourite bans? when someone posts a blog entry that is significant to them, but the mod doesnt like it or thinks its dumb because theyre too fucking elitist and stupid to figure out why something is interesting or has the potential to be interesting.

WANT A CLUE MODS?

WHEN A THREAD IS MADE, IF NO ONE POSTS IN IT THEN NO ONE IS INTERESTED AND IT FALLS OFF THE FRONT PAGE. THIS, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, IS A GOOD WAY OF FINDING OUT IF A THREAD IS WORTHY OR NOT.

i am honest to GOD when i say that it feels to me like teamliquid is literally months away from enforcing censorship of swear words.

tlnet 5 years ago was a good forum. tlnet now is like reading Woman's Weekly.

it was 6 months ago that tlnet made the official rule that "NO THREADS ARE TO BE MADE ABOUT RELIGION EVER".

shit has gotten worse and worse and worse since then


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Deviance
of
Winning.
Not
Sure
Why
I
Never
Get
Stacks.

Fuck you June.


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GG nba for the next 6-7 years
you heard it here first


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for las vegas tommorow, gonna play the main event and maybe 1 or 2 side event depending on my mood lol

see you guys there ~_~


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Last few days have been on the worst run ever at the 57s, 115s and some 230s, but just got 2nd on the ultimate luckbox tourney ($102 Hyper HU) for the downswing breaker!! Feels good to run well again. Wish I ran a lil better a the end+ Show Spoiler +

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PokerStars Game #46039247516: Tournament #284560992, $100+$2 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round VII, Level I (50/100) - 2010/06/27 1:41:09 AT [2010/06/27 0:41:09 ET]
Table 284560992 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: jetblackx (880 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1120 in chips)
jetblackx: posts the ante 20
Hero: posts the ante 20
jetblackx: posts small blind 50
Hero: posts big blind 100

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
jetblackx: raises 760 to 860 and is all-in
Hero: calls 760

Flop (Pot : $1,760.00)

   

Turn (Pot : $1,760.00)

   

River (Pot : $1,760.00)

   

Showdown
Hero: shows (a pair of Deuces)
jetblackx: shows (a pair of Deuces)
Hero collected 880 from pot
jetblackx collected 880 from pot
Hero said, "awww"

Summary
Total pot 1760 | Rake 0
Board  
Seat 1: jetblackx (button) (small blind) showed and won (880) with a pair of Deuces
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and won (880) with a pair of Deuces

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PokerStars Game #46039263000: Tournament #284560992, $100+$2 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round VII, Level I (50/100) - 2010/06/27 1:41:52 AT [2010/06/27 0:41:52 ET]
Table 284560992 1 2-max Seat #2 is the button
Seat 1: jetblackx (880 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (1120 in chips)
jetblackx: posts the ante 20
Hero: posts the ante 20
Hero: posts small blind 50
jetblackx: posts big blind 100

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
Hero: raises 1000 to 1100 and is all-in
jetblackx: calls 760 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (240) returned to Hero

Flop (Pot : $3,520.00)

   

Turn (Pot : $3,520.00)

   

River (Pot : $3,520.00)

   

Showdown
jetblackx: shows (high card Ace)
Hero: shows (high card Queen)
jetblackx collected 1760 from pot

Summary
Total pot 1760 | Rake 0
Board  
Seat 1: jetblackx (big blind) showed and won (1760) with high card Ace
Seat 2: Hero (button) (small blind) showed and lost with high card Queen

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PokerStars Game #46039280463: Tournament #284560992, $100+$2 USD Holdem No Limit - Match Round VII, Level II (75/150) - 2010/06/27 1:42:40 AT [2010/06/27 0:42:40 ET]
Table 284560992 1 2-max Seat #1 is the button
Seat 1: jetblackx (1400 in chips)
Seat 2: Hero (600 in chips)
jetblackx: posts the ante 30
Hero: posts the ante 30
jetblackx: posts small blind 75
Hero: posts big blind 150

Holecards
Dealt to Hero
jetblackx: raises 1220 to 1370 and is all-in
Hero: calls 420 and is all-in
Uncalled bet (800) returned to jetblackx

Flop (Pot : $4,720.00)

   

Turn (Pot : $4,720.00)

   

River (Pot : $4,720.00)

   

Showdown
Hero: shows (two pair, Fours and Threes)
jetblackx: shows (a flush, Ace high)
Hero said, "gg run better"
jetblackx collected 1200 from pot
Hero finished the tournament in 2nd place and received $2070.00.
jetblackx wins the tournament and receives $3450.00 - congratulations!

Summary
Total pot 1200 | Rake 0
Board  
Seat 1: jetblackx (button) (small blind) showed and won (1200) with a flush, Ace high
Seat 2: Hero (big blind) showed and lost with two pair, Fours and Threes

, but oh well, cant complain.

http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/8586/2nd102.png
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Still up for the week tho:
http://img97.imageshack.us/img97/5554/weekk.png

Me running good again can only mean Brazil will start pwning again, gogogo!!


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Strikeforce spoilers below
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My $100 on JPN vs your $175 on Paraguay. (Or any smaller increments) Any takers?


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Hey guys,

I have recently started grinding NL10 6-max and getting a ton of breakeven sessions. PTR says I'm 33% tighter than optimal.

I'm basically playing a robotic style with pf opening like below:

Suited connectors: Raise 3x on button, else fold
KJ/KQ/AJ: Raise and fold to raise/3bet
AQ: Raise, 3-bet in position, fold to 3-bet OOP
22 - 77: Raise, 3-bet in position, call up to 3-bet OOP
88 - JJ: Raise, 3-bet in all positions
AK/QQ: 4-bet, fold to 5-bet

Anything out of the ordinary here?


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Hey guys, it's been a while since I've blogged. I'll probably make a big update in a week or two when I've got nothing else to do sitting on a plane or in the airport, but for now I have a question.

I'm gonna be studying in Sydney at UNSW this next semester, and I couldn't help but wonder what the live games were like. Are the best games found at casinos? Which are the best ones? I'm 19 so I can't play in casinos in the States, but I'm pretty sure you can gamble at 18 in Australia, no?

Basically I just wanna have somewhere fun to cooldown/unwind on a weekend or two and maybe play some low stakes soft games and pay for the next week's drinking while I'm at it.

Also if anyone wants to hang out or something I'll be arriving July 5th and I'm not gonna be doing much for the first few days except checking out the city. I'll be staying in Coogee Beach.

Uh I guess this is how blogs work:
NWS
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Anyone in Vegas tomorrow that can sell me about 1500 cash? Willing to pay a vig, PM me with contact info please!


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just watched an epic series Leta vs Kwanro (tvz) i recommend it

i also recommend epic Snow vs Shuttle (pvp).

from his very first games i immediately sensed a great potential in snow, even though he was failing miserably youtube.com/watch?v=V-ECVAY3ODg (self commentated game). i am sooo excited to be right about him and to see the rewards of my trust develop.

leta vs kwanro
http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/42985_Kwanro_vs_Leta/vod
http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/42986_Kwanro_vs_Leta/vod
http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/42987_Kwanro_vs_Leta/vod

snow vs shuttle
http://www.teamliquid.net/tlpd/korean/games/42994_Shuttle_vs_Snow/vod


lastly is epic interview with a head in marketing for korean air who helped bring us that sponsor

http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/viewmessage.php?topic_id=131731


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I liked the note circles stuff for PokerStars, but I use the Slick Dark theme and not hypersimple and such, so I wanted something similar. I saw that there was something out there to change the frame color, but I didn't think that was easy enough to see at a glance, so I took a few hours and made my own theme that looks a lot nicer imo. Anyway, just thought some of you might find it useful so here's a zip with 2 themes for it (One for Slick Dark, and one for Slick Dark with Chairs):

http://tec27.com/SlickDarkNoteGlow.zip

Install instructions (also in the zip):

To install if you have no other custom themes installed, simply copy the XThemes directory to your main PokerStars directory. If you already have a custom theme installed, you will need to take a few more steps: First, extract the zip to a temporary directory. Next, open the XThemes directory and copy all of the contents EXCEPT for XThemes.ini to your PokerstarsXThemes directory. Then open XThemes.ini in your PokerstarsXThemes directory with a text editor and add all of the text from the XThemes.ini in this zip.

Screenshot:
http://tec27.com/noteglow.png


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at plo25 =| i think I'm going to stop playing now as I'm overall down 6 BI at PLO25...

but the good thing is that I'm doing well in nl200 and i'm up 10BI so far. =)

Coming back to america tomorrow so I'm going to have fun in america =)


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So I had been running kinda bad the last week and I took the only sensible option and got drunk and played 25nl

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/8907/graphr.jpg

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lil' bugger fought the pill and won - talk about resilience lol.
looks a lot like me but has chinky eyes (from my chinese wife)
my 3rd and last kid, finally a boy! i still run good in some areas it seems haha, and having this kid kinda gives me some perspective and hope IRL. ill post some pics when im not too tired, stayed at the hospital for 4 days and just got home along with the wife and kids. gl lp ppl


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4th 180sng today I push OTB and the BB wakes up with fucking QQ+.

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Well here in about an hr it will be my bday dont have much planned so far going to go out tomorrow and chill and party at the beach in the day time and have a cook out and shit then its off to the bars...and since its such a tourist town where i live all these ppl come on vaca and they dont care very much about the money so im going to see how drunk i really can get on others dollars hopefully its a good fun night turning 26

ps to top it off itd be nice to FT an mtt and crush it for a bday present come on stars ONE TIME!!! lol jinx haha


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