Feeding The Machine » Gaming http://www.feedingthemachine.com Gotta keep the fires burning so those gears will keep on turning. Fri, 09 Jul 2010 04:34:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 Losing my gamer cred? http://www.feedingthemachine.com/2008/11/losing-my-gamer-cred/ http://www.feedingthemachine.com/2008/11/losing-my-gamer-cred/#comments Mon, 24 Nov 2008 23:15:00 +0000 q http://www.feedingthemachine.com/?p=164 So, I was browsing through The Tech Reports Christmas System Guide today, and this phrase in the section about the Econobox struck me:
“This card should comfortably handle the latest games at intermediate resolutions like 1680×1050 with graphical detail turned up and perhaps a dash of antialiasing.”

The hell? When did 1680×1050 get to be an “intermediate” resolution for gaming? Or for damn near anything else, really? I mean, it’s not quite full-on “HD”, but it’s close! Calling that an “intermediate” resolution is like calling a Civic SI a “family car”. I mean, sure, it’s not exactly a dyed-in-wool sports car, but give it some credit!

Maybe this just means I’m getting old…

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You scored as True Neutral, A True Neutral person has two faces- either these people are merely apathetic, preferring to focus their minds on more important things, or these people truly believe in a balance of all things. To these people, there can be no light without some darkness. These people also have no dedication to, or intrinsic distrust of, laws.

True Neutral
85%

Neutral Good
75%

Lawful Evil
70%

Chaotic Good
65%

Chaotic Evil
60%

Lawful Neutral
55%

Neutral Evil
50%

Lawful Good
45%

Chaotic Neutral
30%

What is your Alignment?
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