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Off-Topic Discussion => The Classics => Topic started by: Japong on September 28, 2005, 11:21:01 pm
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Original Article (http://www.xbox360news.com/Blogs/News/hqs/blr_615.aspx)
All these unconfirmed but highly anticipated titles just showed up on a picture of a game list named “Full Release List”.
This list was submitted to us by a reader and at the moment we don’t have any info to go along with it, so I want to stress that we don’t know if the list is real or not. However, the games listed, amongst them Killer Instinct 3 , Mortal Kombat 7, Ninja Gaiden 2, Fable 2 and Halo 3 are all unconfirmed games that the fans have been hoping for. As soon we find out the source of this list, we will let you know.
(http://s87054502.onlinehome.us/4815162342.jpg)
My apologies if this has been posted before.
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AH SCREW IT.
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Are you serious?!?
Goob, you made the front page of XBox360News.com! :lol:
That image was a photoshopped fake made by our own Goober5000. The list is legit, but that one entry was added in. I'm just curious as to how it got off of this site.
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What??
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Bwahaha that is gold :D
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Oh jesus tapdancing christ... Words can not define how embarassed I feel right now.
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Wow. We've corrupted the news cycle.
Hey Goob, next, can you get some fake news on the cover of the New York Times?
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:lol: :lol:
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Shoud we tell them??
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No way. Far too cool :D
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LMAO thats class
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:lol:
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why don't we point them here? ;)
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Unbelievable :lol:
Edit: There's actually a few comments related to it. I'm guessing at least one or two were some incognito work :p
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:lol:
I still say it's FreeSpace not Freespace :sigh:
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Originally posted by FireCrack
Shoud we tell them??
Nah... but someone should pimp the SCP in there somewhere. :nervous:
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Hahahaha, maybe we should tell them just in case :lol:
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Lol! Go Goob, Go Goob!
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:lol:
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Art.
Goob FTW. :D
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:lol: Evil, truly Evil.
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Misleading the press 4TW! :D
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You do all realise now that we're going to have a bunch of X-Box fans coming here all the time now asking us when FS3 will be out don't you? :D
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Originally posted by karajorma
You do all realise now that we're going to have a bunch of X-Box fans coming here all the time now asking us when FS3 will be out don't you? :D
Fresh meat for the grinder......... :devil:
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LOL! This is rich! Rich I tell you!
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Originally posted by karajorma
You do all realise now that we're going to have a bunch of X-Box fans coming here all the time now asking us when FS3 will be out don't you? :D
:lol:
Comments on the article:
34 - Freespace 3
Unregistered - Anonymous Coward 09.28.2005 09:16
First mention I've EVER seen of Freespace 3. Anywhere. If they bring that out on 360 I'll be a happy camper indeed.
35 - Ref 34
Gill 09.28.2005 09:26
This probably makes me sound like a complete noob, but what is Freespace?
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Unregistered - Anonymous 09.28.2005 09:47
Looks extremely dubious that this is in any way official.
More like a fanboy's wet dream.....
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Unregistered - Anonymous Coward 09.28.2005 09:51
resident evil series is old and boring
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Unregistered - Anonymous Coward 09.28.2005 09:54
now what could FREESPACE be? oh c'mon!
39 - KI3 will own DOA4
Unregistered - Coward 09.28.2005 10:04
rare back in the game, wohoo!!
40 - Freespace 3
Unregistered - Anonymous Coward 09.28.2005 10:36
Descent: Freespace and Freespace 2 were Sci-Fi space shooters for the PC. Published by Interplay and developed by Volition (now working with THQ) they were considered the best space shooters released (except by Wing Commander fanbois)
It has begun... :shaking:
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67 - Freespace 3
Unregistered - BD 09.29.2005 01:46
HAHAHAHA
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I just couldn't resist you know.
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Originally posted by karajorma
You do all realise now that we're going to have a bunch of X-Box fans coming here all the time now asking us when FS3 will be out don't you? :D
You mean someone will actually like Deepblue's threads?
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Oh god ...now HLP has started its own internet spoof.
Pure comedy gold :lol:
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Haha, nice Goober :lol: :lol:
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Way to spoil our fun, whoever it was. :p
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hahahahahahahhhahaha
It was pretty golden to open the thread.
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Hi guys. Damn you all. I think you only had one person going there. I seemed to be the only one who knew what Freespace 3 would be, but damn you got me good.
Since I noticed that title there, I've googled for other mentions of FS3 and noticed somebody was considering buying the rights from Interplay. Did anything ever come of that?
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Let's just say it wasn't a Smart move on that person's part.
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From my FAQ
When is FreeSpace 3 coming out?
Without a doubt this is probably the most common question asked by people entering the Freespace community. They see how brilliant FS1 and FS2 were and they find it hard to believe that FS3 isn't already available for people to play. I can't say I blame them. I found it hard to believe myself but the main reason FS3 isn't out already is because FS2 didn't sell that well.
Despite widespread critical acclaim the sales of FS2 compared to FS1 were actually quite poor. The community puts this fact squarely at the feet of FreeSpace's publisher, Interplay. Quite frankly Freespace 2 was hardly advertised at all so it's hardly surprising that it didn't sell.
Volition, (Simply known as [V] by the fans), the makers of Freespace later struck a deal with another publisher THQ and no longer work for Interplay but Interplay retained the rights to Freespace. The really annoying thing about this is that [V] have made several statements that show their programmers are willing to do a third Freespace game but can't since Interplay hold the licenses and THQ prefer to own the rights to any games they make.
The Freespace community has tried various methods to bring about FS3 including petitions and mailings to [V] and Interplay. None of these have had much of an effect because since Freespace 2 didn't do very well so Interplay doesn't wish to stick their neck out and hire someone to write a third.
A while back an announcement by Derek Smart (creator of the BattleCruiser 3000 series) that he was attempting to purchase the licence caused widespread consternation amongst the community. The quality of his other games, the attitude with which he treated the community when suggesting this and the fact that he showed no intention of asking [V] what they had planned for the storyline of FS3 left the community up in arms. Fortunately the situation appears to have normalised since then with Derek Smart deciding to leave FreeSpace alone and make up his own universe instead.
While the occasional juicy titbit from [V] or Interplay (The fact that Interplay has been hovering near bankruptcy for the past two years for instance) occasionally stirs interest the general consensus of the community is to not mention FS3 at all unless there is something new to say about it. Comments about FS3 are generally unpopular amongst the veterans because we've seen them all before. If you have something new to contribute people will generally receive it politely but posting questions about FS3 that we've all seen a hundred times before generally results in a terse answer and a link to this site or the Wiki at best.
Anyway :welcome:
You're obviously a fan of the first two so feel free to stick around :) And if you have a copy of FS2 look at the celebration of freespace thread and then head to the SCP forum so you can do that on your own PC. :D
BTW Derek Smarts "I want to make FS3" thread is third post on a search for Freespace 3. We really need to get something from HLP higher than that.
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Yeah, I still have the first two (FS2 still installed. \o/). I never really got into the mod scene but after having a look at some of the shots on the "Celebration of Freespace" thread, I am gonna have a quick flick through. :nod:
Meanwhile, thanks for the warm welcome.
(And no thanks for getting me all excited over nothing. :P)
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:wakka:
I never in my wildest dreams thought it would get off this site, let alone that far. Now I'm glad I stayed up to Photoshop it. :DOriginally posted by StratComm
Goob, you made the front page of XBox360News.com! :lol:
I wonder if I can put that on my resume? :D
I'm surprised it managed to find its way over to the XBox guys, considering that that thread (http://www.hard-light.net/forums/index.php/topic,33304.0.html) was posted three months ago and the Photoshopped picture is right alongside the original.
EDIT: Aha. The original picture must have been removed, leaving the Photoshop fake as the only surviving link. :)
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Lawl! Soon our influence will spread far and wide (http://warpstorm.com/community/Smileys/warpstorm/sid.gif)
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Oh. My. Soul. :wakka:
Someone add this and the original thread into the Classics section, quick! :p
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*Gunnery Control - target Vulak'Aerr. Fire hte Welecome Beam*
(http://dynamic.gamespy.com/~freespace/forums/images/welcome2hlpbb.gif)
Welecome to the HLP station cadet! You will find flamethrowers under your seat, but they are practilcy allways empty (gas bills you know) so you'll have to either bludgeon someone to death with them or buy your own napalm. Plasma rifles can be fund in the security lockers, but they can only by opened by an Admin, [V] or a hyperintellignet shade of blue.
Be carefull when moving around the station - trolls and n00bs can often catch members by surprise. If you see a shivan moving around the air vent it's probably just Carl. Just give him your launch and he'll (hopefully) leave you alone. Avoid the mention of the Holy FS3 or the Unholy Derek (Un)Smart for your own safety.
Hope you'll enjoy your stay - the hangarbay doors are malfunctioning and An0n chrashed our last transport so you're stuck here anyway.
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Besides the obvious pun involved, the world of FreeSpace has not been involved with the console arena has it. Kinda interesting that this is the first time anything FreeSpace has been mentioned for a Next Gen console.
BTW, Good work Goob
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I hate to burst the bubble, but how many people who read that list-- no, scratch that-- how many people, period, know what Freespace is?
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Whooops.... I posted the list on several sites but since the previous one had gone down I used the one Goob hosted figuring that no one else really cares about FS3...
:nervous:
Never thought that would happen.
*Goes to post to say that Freepspace 3 is Frame City Killer...*
EDIT: I see that someone has already corrected the article.
:nervous:
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Well, it still features constantly in magazines top xx games of all time features, so they'll be a few people who know what it is. To a degree.
Originally posted by Deepblue
Whooops.... I posted the list on several sites
Get good pay?
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Well, it still features constantly in magazines top xx games of all time features, so they'll be a few people who know what it is. To a degree.
Get good pay?
No.
:rolleyes:
I posted a comment on Joystiq in the Turok article because the announcement of a new Turok pretty much proves its authenticity (apart from Goobs slight modification).
I posted the same thing on Gamespot as well as the Bungie.net forums. :nervous:
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Originally posted by aldo_14
Well, it still features constantly in magazines top xx games of all time features, so they'll be a few people who know what it is. To a degree.
Get good pay?
:lol: :yes: