Posts by Thomas 4

Re: So the news is

My guess is that its to do selling content under the Apple store. Isn't there some kind of issue that prevents an app selling items without letting Apple getting a slice of any proceeds?

Re: Oh dear,

It's been a blast guys.Have my ashes put onboard Vulture 2.

@enigmatix

Damn straight. You know what this story needs to liven it up? A patent trial where Bosch and Dyson race to get each other's products banned while driving judges and jurors to drink.

Re: quite a nice breakthrough, if it, eh, breaks through

I think it's a bad idea myself. The plane takes off and the faintest whiff of cooking oil floats through the cabin, putting you in just the right frame of mind for a fry up and instead you get served an undercooked chicken swimming in a sauce technically described as "red shit".

Re: Sadly

The problem with Server Snakes and Ladders is that there's one very, very small ladder at the start which you can only use once and every single other square has a malware-riddled snake on it.

Bitter? Me?

@DJ

7a. Forced to code in Visual Basic on a ZX81 keyboard.

I forgot something!

I forgot to add the shining jewel of my obscure tech hoarding:

1 x fully boxed and working Sharp Zaurus Linux PDA.

Oops

Sorry sir, your jacket exploded and took half the room with it.

Re: Ooh, syndicate

I haven't given up hope on this one yet. Given that PC gaming critics are currently wanking themselves into a coma over the new X-COM, someone may decide that there's money to be made in high quality re-releases of old strategy games.

However, given that Syndicate is currently in the iron-clawed grip of EA, I'm not holding out a lot of hope that it'd be good....

@BillG

You're not Spartacus. You're BillG. It says so right next to the title of your post. You're fibbing to us, *on the internet*. Have you no shame sir?

Re: yeahbut

Disclaimer: I am not a Labour support, so don't read too much into the following.

So far, the only MP that has shown any kind of true enthusiasm for the games industry is a chap called Tom Watson. His name has often come up when Keith Vaz et al are trying to get something banned as the other side of the coin. I don't know what his other policies are - he might be a completely moron in all other respects. However, at least he legitimately recognises the rights of adults to play games without having to have their hobby gutted and vetted by the Mummy Brigade.

@Lockwood

If they were sourced by G4S, it would make for a remarkably dull and short Bond movie.

Re: Here we go again

Ummm...just a small question. If people won't buy WinPhone 8 handsets until they have an established user base, how will they get an established user base?

Not a shot at you personally, more highlighting a paradox that can screw over even the biggest phone makers. Remember how long it took the G1 to get Android recognised?

Re: thought police

"They really believe that by telling you what to think, you will end up thinking it. Has it ever worked on anybody on here?"

I'd reply to this but a thousand screaming fanbois have finally shown me the light and I'm now off to get an iPhone 5.

Re: Lets build it!

Better and much more enjoyable question: Why not?