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Ooh, that's not good. I loved Canabalt.

Yes, i cant wait

I tend to study my games before I purchase them, but in the rare case I bought pre-ordered Epic Mickey on Amazon.  
 
What a disappointment.  
 
It had such a interesting idea that was applied terribly. 

I realize that someone put one together previously, but it seems to end at 2009. I was curious if anyone has been working on a "Best of" or compilation of the greatest moments during the Bombcast.  
 
I know that the Joystiq podcast and the Xbox 360 Fancast have episode 0s. While I've only listened to the Joystiq Podcast one, I thought it was brilliant, and a great way to catch up on podcasts without listening to the entirety of each podcast. 
 
I'm sure most of you have thought of this and probably have brought it up here, but is anyone actually thinking about making one? We have the community here that would probably go back and cut out clips. 

I'm getting a "This video is unavailable" but I found another video of the same thing here.   

What I miss most in terms of written content, is that, in the site's infancy, in lieu of the usual news posts, they basically wrote aboout current releases, events and news as it pertained to them.  Ryan wrote a news story on his experience with MGS4 so far and Jeff wrote about his impressions of RE5's setting and that whole controversy.  The news stories were basically editorials and opinion pieces.  They probably don't have time for that kind of thing anymore, but I always thought that was a really cool alternative to other sites.

" This isn't Kotaku and it doesn't need to be. There is already one Kotaku (one too many, perhaps), and a billion other sites that post whatever irrelevant nonsense they encounter. Do you really need the Giant Bomb staff to address that that junk as well, or would you rather they spend their time creating their own quality content of a standard that you won't find anywhere else on the internet?  The Giant Bomb forums compliment the editorial content and vice versa, but I don't think it's essential that there be an abundance of news in order to maintain a healthy community. Similarly, don't feel that because you have pledged your allegiance to the Bomb that you are forbidden from browsing elsewhere. Feel free to fraternise with whatever enemies you might encounter, then return here to tell wonderful stories of your adventures.  "

While I'm not highly knowledgeable about the differences and subtleties of Windows 7 32-bit versus 64-bit, I do know that I've had no big problems while running 64-bit for awhile now.   Every now and then I'll run across an application that doesn't support 64-bit, but usually I've been lucky enough to find a beta version that works. I've also used a lot of 32-bit programs that seem to work fine. I haven't had any problems with game installs, although this laptop lacks a DVD drive so it's strictly Steam for me.  
 
I'm probably not much help, but thought I'd give you a generalization of what I've been experiencing, because originally I was speculative too.

The first of what I would call the “next-generation” consoles has officially hit the U.S. market this Sunday. Of course I’m talking about Nintendo’s newest foray into the third dimension, the Nintendo 3DS. The 3DS is the first Nintendo console that takes anything other than games seriously. It’s also the first system in a long time that attempts to break down the online multi-player boundaries that plagued the DS and the Wii: by eradicating the need of a different friend code for each game. Nintendo has obviously chosen to forget their past values and move onto the new generation of video game consoles, but do these upgrades suffice?

Sure, you could argue that 3D entertainment is where everyone is going right now, and I wouldn’t disagree but does that warrant a $250 ticket into a new hardware era? Looking at the actual graphical power inside the 3DS is quite shocking. The smart phone in your pocket is nearly as powerful, and if it isn’t, it probably will be before the 3DS enters it’s second anniversary. You’re right, you can’t play Mario on your iPhone 5 or your Motorola Atrix, but you can play Tiny Wings, Doodle Jump, Angry Birds, and Dead Space. You can even make phone calls, text your friends, and browse the Internet over 3G (or even 4G). The problem and point I’m trying to bring out here is that consoles have a very different upgrade cycle compared to phones. Sony was smart enough to unveil their PlayStation Suite and Xperia Play additions to the market. Whether or not it fails doesn’t matter, Sony sees that mobile gaming is becoming increasingly popular and vital to the future of gaming.

There are those that will say they are “pure” gamers and will never touch a small bird in a giant slingshot, but for the companies, the money doesn’t lie. Developing a game for the 3DS costs more than it would for iOS, or Android. The typical $0.99 - $1.99 price tag is attractive no matter how new (or old) the concept is-- people will buy it.

Suddenly the 3DS doesn’t sound so good anymore. Not when you can get games that constantly innovate on a platform that is doing the same.

What about innovation on the home console front?

I think everyone will agree that full support of 1080p resolution is a must for any of the home consoles. An Xbox Live-like service would be a wealthy addition to Nintendo’s next iteration, and an overhaul of the PlayStation Network would be welcome. Sony is stepping in the right direction with cloud-based saving. It would be nice for them to focus on making PSN a better experience overall.

Processing speed is a given, but not something that I am necessarily in need of. I am by no means a heavy PC gamer, so I have never witnessed any of the most recent games at their maxed out settings. After recently watching Giant Bomb discuss this topic, they made a great point, reinforced by Crytek’s newest computer conqueror Crysis 2.

Crysis 2 looks beautiful on a fully-loaded PC running at some crazy resolution that I can only dream of, but it looks nearly as good on an Xbox 360. “Nearly” is a relative term, but apart from some slow-loading textures and a severe drop in framerate, it’s essentially the same game. It’s because of games like these that graphical power is not a must for me. I don’t know about you, but I would gladly play another year of games that look like Uncharted 2.

The dude(r)s at Giant Bomb also talked about this idea of Nintendo playing their own game in this console “war” (I really hate that term). It’s the notion that Nintendo makes consoles with small technical upgrades, usually with a well-advertised gimmick and the same titles for every new generation of gamers to have the games they can say “they grew up with”. Playing Ridge Racer in 3D doesn’t change the fact that it’s 2011 and you’re still playing Ridge Racer on a newly released console. Mario and Link are on their way, ready to take advantage of the newest gimmick that Nintendo has to offer.

Motion-gaming is a whole other topic that I’m not sold on yet. Microsoft would disagree while they wave their “4 million Kinect units sold” in my face. I’m sure those people are happy playing Dance Central, and only Dance Central during their monthly dinner party.

If it makes any difference I’m not buying the 3DS, at least not until it gets a re-design. I have thought about purchasing a smart phone though. For me, the Xperia Play will be an interesting event to watch unfold, but I have no interest in participating in Sony’s new idea. Now this , has me all excited. If someone smart enough takes that idea and runs with it, we could see mobile gaming come into it’s own.

The “next-generation” of consoles are coming whether we like it or not. The current generation has lasted a long time, more than every previous set. It’s going to be hard to keep them around for so long again with so many choices for improvement. That is unless you’re content with flailing around with your friends on a bus, in front of a camera, shoving one dollar bills into a console, wearing glasses on a plastic skateboard.