DuffMan

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    It's caused by when the hardware can't load and render the textures quickly enough. In most cases it's nothing wrong with your hardware, it's more that the game is too graphically intense and/or is poorly optimised.

    It wasn't such a problem in GTA IV because it had low-res textures for the ground which could be loaded more quickly, followed by the full resolution textures. This is why you sometimes see the road turn blurry and then become sharper all of a sudden.

    Older consoles can start to slow down so you may see it happening more often, but there's not a lot you can do about it.

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    1. & 2. Hardware limitations mean they can't fill the world. I don't get how you can complain about constantly crashing and then say there isn't enough traffic. You can't have both.

    3. Damage models take up memory. Was GTA IV really that bad? Of course they'll be improved but you aren't going to get a crash dummy simulator. Though when talking about video games, I think people's perception of "realism" is somewhat skewed and short sighted...

    4. You never played GTA IV then?

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    Just finished playing the XBLA demo. It's fun, and I like the perk-less, balanced gameplay a lot - it's refreshing to go back to basics. I just see it getting repetitive. I guess I'm not the gamer I used to be.

    One thing I thought was cute was how you get called a proud american by fully grown adults for any of the following:

    - Not killing someone

    - Being killed

    - Taking someone elses kill

    - Taking out a camper

    - Camping

    - Killing someone

    - Owning the whole game

    And yes, I got all of that within 45 minutes.

    The BF3 (Formerly CoD) crowd has moved to it.

    Yeah I had to play a few games of Classic with some Irish guy telling his equally Irish friend how it was "like Search and Destroy" (and took about five attempts to get him to vaguely understand what was going on).

    ... As you may have guessed, I bought it this afternoon. Won a game of Arms Race on my third attempt. It's great playing a simple shooter on XBL where people don't crap out mysteriously short-fused grenades after they've died, or people you have to kill twice. Perks and constant flashy things are boring/distracting/imbalanced.

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    Just finished playing the XBLA demo. It's fun, and I like the perk-less, balanced gameplay a lot - it's refreshing to go back to basics. I just see it getting repetitive. I guess I'm not the gamer I used to be.

    One thing I thought was cute was how you get called a proud american by fully grown adults for any of the following:

    - Not killing someone

    - Being killed

    - Taking someone elses kill

    - Taking out a camper

    - Camping

    - Killing someone

    - Owning the whole game

    And yes, I got all of that within 45 minutes.

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    I was thinking it was just a stretch of elevated road. It appears there's a sheer drop with a waterfall, meaning the road would have to climb to the same level as the clifftop.

    Also is that a laser sight in the first pic? It seems to carry on through the back of the gun and onto the guy holding it. Are you sure it's not a sniper in the helicopter aiming at him?

    Yeah it's from the helicopter. There's another one in the Infernus pic. Now you know when you're being aimed at, and where from.

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    B O _ D G/C E?

    It could be some kind of play on of Dodge.

    It's very difficult to get it readable though. I'll keep playing and see what I get.

    Hmm, interesting... I am definitely leaning toward this being a new vehicle - I checked a list of vehicles in the IV universe for six-letter names, none seemed to be a match.

    It could be the name of the manufacturer rather than the model. The Turismo in GTA IV had Grotti written in the engine bay iirc, and the Dodge Challenger IRL has Dodge written on the back in a similar central location.

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    dude who gives a fuck about building comparisons just enjoy the pictures and pray for a 2012 release date or have you got that much spare time on your hands you find the need to go through every picture released and compare everything GET A FUCKING LIFE

    Welcome to a GTA fansite. We like to try and find the subtle things.

    If you just want to admire the screenshots, go here: http://www.igta5.com...ial-screenshots

    If you want to troll, find another forum.

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    The laser sight is coming from the helicopter in both shots. The idea is you know when you're being aimed at, and where it's coming from. Whether we will have laser sights on player weapons remains to be seen but I'd say it's pretty likely - at least in multiplayer anyway, when those huge deathmatch games can get pretty confusing if you're being shot from all directions.

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    Multiplayer = Xbox 360

    THIS THIS THIS.

    Firstly, the community is much better. You still get a few kiddies screaming down the mic like a spacker. But the extra cash for online generally stops there parents buying live so you don't see as many of them.

    It's also more reliable. I had live in 2008 and on my internet (think back then it was 5MB internet) and I rarely had issues. The few times I did my internet connection was just being poor. Similarly in 2008 a friend brought a PS3 over. It dropped connection during/after about 3 games of FIFA and Call of Duty 4, EVERY TIME. We'd then turn on the 360 and try online on that. No issues whatsoever. I think it was just at PSN's end and it may have been fixed but it was definitely a turn off. I didn't get a PS3 until the next year, and even then it only cost me a fiver because it wouldn't read games (Blu-ray movies were kosher) and somebody had beaten the shell with a katana.

    Oh, and I much preferred the 360's controller. It doesn't feel as cheap and light and is much more precise with the analogs. The dualshock 3 analogs feel very loose and also get the issue where they wont center properly far more, (I've never seen an issue with the xbox controller not centering correctly, and I used to play 360 7 hours a day, daily.

    You say this like its a fact. Its opinion and personal experience.

    I rarely meet a screaming kid online, and I feel the community is great. You cannot say that community is better on Xbox. It's different people, different experiences so you cannot compare.

    I have rarely had connection issues on PS3. Again, not a fact that Xbox is better for that side of things as well. You bought a beat up PS3 and base your opinions off that?

    I prefer the PS controller.

    All of what you just said is your opinion. You stated it like it's all fact when its all about PERSONAL OPINION AND EXPERIENCES.

    If you're confused, I'm sure you can find a Firefox extension that automatically adds "IMO" or "IME" to the end of every sentence of forum posts. The nature of posting under a password protected account makes it pretty obvious that the content of said post is going to come from that person's opinions and past experiences.

    Just a suggestion, as the rest of us can get by perfectly well without it.

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    both are equal because by now natural selection would have chosen only one of them to survive as they are competing in the same environment but both of them survived so they are both fit anmd good. or maybe it needs more time for one of them to die out. x

    That's probably the most intelligent post I've ever seen in any of these kinds of threads, and I don't see how anyone can disagree. Well done sir.

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    If I'm being picky, it's a shame that, as with the previous screens, the sand/dust kickup just appears to be a grainy blur filter rather than something with real volume. It looked better in the trailer though so maybe I'm being too quick to judge.

    The open window to the mansion in the tennis court shot looks promising.

    And I'm glad to see parachutes are back, and in the main game. Hopefully it means the game takes itself less seriously from the outset - GTA IV was a bit too serious, TBOGT was much better balanced.

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    Hitman: Absolution prequel paperback.

    http://www.amazon.co...keywords=hitman

    Already preordered! Crack that sucker open Oct. 30th.

    Duffman I know your gonna want it too ;)

    Pfft, I can't read.

    i hope they create a few dummy levels for multiplayer... it sounds more like you'll be playing a mission from the game, only the targets will be who you choose... sounds cool in concept, but playing a previous level could get old... what would be cool is if they released multiplayer maps for hitman afterwards... it might be the first ever map pack i buy...

    plus, if there' a few of us here messing around with it, it would actually add to the game... i doubt any of my friends would buy this...

    Firstly, fuck off talking about map packs already.

    Secondly, I agree. I know you can set requirements for the hit as well as the targets themselves, but there is going to be a point where it gets old.

    Then again, it's still fun to play missions from the old games. As long as there are lots of ways of eliminating each target, it should be okay. Hopefully IO will release some decent scenarios of their own throughout the year; holiday themed missions could be pretty fun.