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This Week in Games

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I don't know if any of you listen to T.W.I.T. but I thought T.W.I.G. would make a funny name for a podcast or something. Somebody get on that. 
 
In the mean time, games! Tomorrow is the release day for two more games from my 4 weeks of awesome list. Supreme Command 2 is pre-loaded at home on the PC and ready to play when Steam unlocks it. And I just got word from amazon that my copy of Bad Company 2 has shipped and is expected to arrive tomorrow. 
      

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I played through the SupCom 2 demo a few times over the weekend and I have to say I like the streamlining they've done to the game. It feels more focused on what it's good at: large scale warfare. I like that they removed the mass and energy caps they had in the first game. It was tedious building extra storage space. I also like that the new research and upgrade system. The game picks up in pace a lot quicker than its predecessor since you don't have to upgrade your factories. I've been reading that they dumbed down the graphics, but personally I haven't really noticed. What I have noticed, is that it runs smooth on the same setup I had when the original Supreme Commander came out. 
 
But I really can't wait to get my hands on BC2. I had a lot of fun playing through the demo with my brothers. I think we should try and set up a GB community game. Somebody doing that already?
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I don't know if any of you listen to T.W.I.T. but I thought T.W.I.G. would make a funny name for a podcast or something. Somebody get on that. 
 
In the mean time, games! Tomorrow is the release day for two more games from my 4 weeks of awesome list. Supreme Command 2 is pre-loaded at home on the PC and ready to play when Steam unlocks it. And I just got word from amazon that my copy of Bad Company 2 has shipped and is expected to arrive tomorrow. 
      

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I played through the SupCom 2 demo a few times over the weekend and I have to say I like the streamlining they've done to the game. It feels more focused on what it's good at: large scale warfare. I like that they removed the mass and energy caps they had in the first game. It was tedious building extra storage space. I also like that the new research and upgrade system. The game picks up in pace a lot quicker than its predecessor since you don't have to upgrade your factories. I've been reading that they dumbed down the graphics, but personally I haven't really noticed. What I have noticed, is that it runs smooth on the same setup I had when the original Supreme Commander came out. 
 
But I really can't wait to get my hands on BC2. I had a lot of fun playing through the demo with my brothers. I think we should try and set up a GB community game. Somebody doing that already?
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Hang on, SC2 is already coming out? O_o I need to shape up on my news. Anyway, SC2 sounds pretty good so far, I liked the first one but it didn't exactly do anything really special for me. Since they've streamlined it though I guess it should be a lot better then it's younger brother. The graphics in the first game was good but it just never really gave me a sense of scale. Hope they do something to fix that.
 
I know there's a PS3 meet up for BC2 but I'm not sure if there's a 360 one. Pretty sure there is one though I haven't found it yet.

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Us PS3 users have a dedicated thread, but I'm not sure that the 360 players do as well.
 
We made the PS3 thread because there frankly are not nearly as many PS3 players, and only a fraction of them have mics. This might be why no 360 thread was made, since there is an exponentially larger amount of players, and most of them have microphones.
 
That said, I didn't see any 360 thread at any point, so if you are interested in doing the same thing as us, I totally encourage it. Maybe you could name it the same thing as us, but substitute your name? That would help keep the board nice and orderly, I think.
 
For reference, our thread is called "PS3 Player Meet-Up".

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Damn you and your Limited Edition BC2. My mom wouldn't let me pre order on Amazon to get the $20 off deal because she thinks Amazon will steal her credit card and ruin her life.

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@natetodamax said:
" Damn you and your Limited Edition BC2. My mom wouldn't let me pre order on Amazon to get the $20 off deal because she thinks Amazon will steal her credit card and ruin her life. "
She's right.
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If you were getting the PC version, I totally would have been up for some multiplayer.

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@gpbmike said:
" @natetodamax said:
" Damn you and your Limited Edition BC2. My mom wouldn't let me pre order on Amazon to get the $20 off deal because she thinks Amazon will steal her credit card and ruin her life. "
She's right. "
Perhaps, but that could have saved me $20 on Final Fantasy XIII that just so happens to come out a week after BC2.
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I can see the excitement for this game. I'm so old and stuck in my ways when it comes to online games. It's usually a time thing and the ability to pause the action.