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I'm guessing that it is similar to the "photos" of the weps, Ghosts, and vehicles you can unlock with points in the Xbox version.

Hey WK, I just realized we might be talking about 2 different things: the 1) "stand-alone" QT player and the 2) QT "browser plug-in" So are you saying that QuickTime is playing your .mpg files within your browser instead of WMP? If so, just open up QT, chose "Edit", then "Preferences" then "QuickTime Preferences". Go to "Browser Plug-in" and click the MIME settings. Uncheck "MPEG" and hopefully this fixes your problem. Also, if you really don't like QT, you can uninstall it and download "QuickTime Alternative" which allows you to play QT files in WMP. http://www.free-codecs.com/down

Here's another way: Right click on the .mpeg/.mpg file (or any other media file that WMP can play), choose "Open With ..." and then chose "Choose Program ..." Choose Windows Media Player to open the file and check the box near the bottom of the dialog window that says "Always use the selected program to open this type of file" and your WMP files should always plan on WMP from now on.

Interesting read ... http://dukenukem.typepad.com/game_matters/...cas_army_b.html

Actually, Anubis went to GDC last week and volunteered to send any GR-related news for GR Retreat if possible. Unfortunately, there wasn't much GR2 PC info to be found, but he did get some great info about BF2: http://wolfgaming.net/wgn/vB/showthread.php?t=13634

The in game name is the S9 SD. I misspoke on the video. Often, weapon names are shortened or modified based on copyright or trademark issues. ← Thanks for the clarification

The next-gen Xbox SDK was released a year ago (Feb '04) http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=14407 Actually, we now know that the ATI R420 is the X800 series. Xbox 2 should use the R520 video chip.

Outstanding article (free registration required) for those of you who are curious about what happens "behind the scenes" http://www.gamasutra.com/gdc2005/features/...andler_01.shtml

Just noticed that the "S9 SD" should be called the "SL9SD" (made by HK). Christian Allen mentioned the proper name in the DLC#1 video. Can anyone confirm that's what it's called in the actual download?

Saudi is a pretty risky place for foreigners these days. Wishing all the best to you and your family. Stay safe!

Wow, thanks for the news about JS and the link. Looks like he's doing some really cool stuff - wonder what his studio is working on for RSE? This isn't the first time that Ubi/RSE has got a "contractor" to do work on a game: they got Streamline Studios to do the intro and marketing/advertising movies for GR2: http://forums.3dretreat.com/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=5632

I would recommend just to get the PC version, which is pretty much a direct port of the Xbox version. The Xbox version is the lead development platform for all the SC games. The PS2 version will have a lot of eye candy removed because of hardware limitations. I have both PC and Xbox versions of both SC1 and SC2, and they are the same. Just check out any online walkthrough (e.g. GameFAQs) and you will see they both have the same levels. Only thing I've heard is that the auto save/load game areas are in different areas, due to the system limitations of the Xbox.

Here's some interesting news about the power cord replacement: http://forums.xbox-scene.com/index.php?showtopic=361537 Here's a pic of the new cord: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v299/JuggaloZeke/wtf1.jpg

Thanks for the update Serellan! Like NYR said, it would be great if non Xbox owners (or in my case, own an Xbox but no Xbox Live yet ) could get us some screenshots of the new maps/weps/skins too! I wonder if it's possible to get the DLC from a place like the OXM demo disc in the future ...

Hey DS, it really doesn't have to be that complicated. Like Dannik said, the config above is more for a computer enthusiast than a regular user. I'm sure that if you are just starting off doing digital video editing, a 160GB HD will be adequate for your current needs, and you can save some money for other upgrades. 160-200GB is the "sweet spot" in terms of price per GB right now when buying a single HD.

I just picked up the latest issue of Maximum PC and they have a review of the 30" Apple Cinema Display. Interestingly, a regular video card does not have enough power to drive it at such high resolutions! You need a "dual link digital signal" from a custom video card only available here: http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPLE/WebO...rnMore=M9593G/A NVIDIA GeForce 6800 Ultra DDL "DVI standard dual link digital signal specification from the two DVI ports it features. This capability is required to drive the new 30-inch LCD, high resolution Apple Cinema HD display."

I think that if you plan on installing WinXP and not reinstalling for a year or more, you don't need to do this. For those of us who take care of networks, fix/build computers on a regular basis, or just like fresh reinstalls every few months , this is very useful. I pointed out a similar slipstreaming article a few months ago to a friend that runs a computer shop and got a big thanks for it

DS, what video editing software and DVD authoring/burning software are you planning to use? I found that even WinXP's built-in Movie Maker 2 works really well in a pinch, and can encode in NTSC/PAL in several different video formats.

Dannik makes a great point here that many people don't realize. Personally, if two 160GB HD's cost the same as one 300GB HD, and you don't think you need even more HD space later, I would get the two 160GB HD's. Why? - You cut in half the risk of HD failure. If your 300GB HD dies, that's it. If one of your 160GB HD's fail, you still have the other one. - You can set up a RAID array down the road if you like - You can get better performance if you keep the HD's on different channels (and they cannot share the channel with anything else, including a CD burner etc.) That's why if your m

LCDs don't have "refresh rates" like CRTs, they're called "response times" From what I've read on the 'net, response times of LCD TVs are similar to their LCD computer monitor cousins. Most are 16-25ms these days, lower the better. You can now get LCD monitors with 8-12ms, but some say they do so while sacrificing color saturation and viewing angle. http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/20050215/index.html If you really want a large screen LCD and can afford one, your best bet is to get one of those 30" Apple Cinema Displays http://www.apple.com/displays/ Generally, using

I'd rather wait as long as it takes to make sure they've tested everything thoroughly and made the updates as bug-free as possible.

It is a "real" Windows box. Most things in a "box" and not taking up the full screen is considered a "window" in Windows. You can resize the window by picking different resolutions in the GR Options Menu. You should also be able to move the screen around anywhere on your desktop. Just "alt-tab" out of the GR game in the window and move the window around like usual. Here's a screenshot of my system running GR in a window: http://ghostrecon.3dretreat.com/dedicated_server.asp#window

That could be because some ATI/Nvidia drivers have been "optimized" for higher 3D Mark scores, and then have been "caught" by 3D Mark and forced to remove their optimizations in subsequent drivers. Also, Futuremark has tried to make the newer 3D Mark test suites focus more on the actual video card's abilities, not the overall system's ability, so it tries to give a score that doesn't necessarily reflect the CPU speed, amount of RAM etc. 3D Mark is a useful theoretical/artificial benchmark, but the best thing is to see if there are improvements with newer drivers in the actual games you l

Great news! I've been wondering what John Sonedecker and the crew at BattleBorne have been up to ...

I was waiting for Rocky to post his results before I said anything, but since this thread has surfaced again, here goes I have been running 2GB RAM (4x512MB) for a few months after runnning 1GB most of last year (individually testing both pairs). To be honest, for the apps I use at this point, it haven't really found a huge difference. I think 2GB RAM would be worthwhile for people who do - heavy duty video editing - play games with large maps (Everquest, VBS1) - like to run several resource-hungry apps at the same time Funny thing is that even with that much RAM, some programs