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The ghost of gaming future?
February 23rd 2004, 10:38 CET by Gunp01nt No doubt you have all heard about Infinium Labs and their infamous Phantom console. First announced in 2002 as a grand collection of big promises, the Phantom console has been the victim of a lot of skepticism, ending up third in the Wired Vaporware Awards of 2003. I'm sure most people have also read the revealing HardOCP article in which Infinium Labs' CEO Timothy Roberts turned out to have a very shady business past. Infinium Labs is now threatening to sue HardOCP over this article. What surprised me was that the driving force behind the lawsuit is apparently not CEO Tim Roberts, but Chief Operating Officer (COO) Kevin Bachus. Bachus, who seems to have become the main spokesperson for Infinium Labs, used to work for Microsoft, promoting the DirectX and XBox gaming platforms among developers. Bachus is reported to have personally persuaded over 200 game development companies to develop for the XBox. There was a long time when the Phantom did seem nothing more than empty promises to lure in investor cash. But under Bachus' guidance, the project finally seems to be taking shape and is expected to be fully demonstrated at this year's E3. many skeptics have been silenced by the mere fact that Infinium Labs is no longer operating under radio silence, but actually seems to be producing something. Myself, I've been wondering what the involvement of Kevin Bachus could do for the console. What do you think? Could this hotshot who's proven himself in the past, lift this console into the market? Could Infinium Labs establish a beachhead between Sony, Microsoft and Nintendo? What would it take for this to happen? And more importantly, is the Phantom console and its on-demand delivery of games a glance at where computer gaming is headed, PC gaming included? |
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Bloo rocks! Thanks! That's a beautiful way to go. Shot by Yot. In more ways than one. -mgns
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Who's the real puppet here? American society is a rigid, dichotomized instrument of repression which ensures that its members behaved like clones, marching through life with mechanical, assembly-line precision and no tolerance for ambiguity.
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/urk! Who's the real puppet here? I got my new Border Collie puppet today. It rocks. Her name is Puppalow. The monkey is Pico. The troll in the middle is me. American society is a rigid, dichotomized instrument of repression which ensures that its members behaved like clones, marching through life with mechanical, assembly-line precision and no tolerance for ambiguity.
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rocking badge that *cracks up laughing* Do not go gently into that good night.
Old age should burn and rage at the close of day. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. |
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#47 yotsuya This looks like the law firm G-Man should work for, since he already has proven time and time again he is a mofo. SEEN IT. Also I have a reason to be a bastard. I'm now working three jobs, am on a journal and am going to law school fulltime. All I have time for is my girlfriend, the occasional asshole post and UT2K4 pickup game.#61 Sgt Hulka I got my new Border Collie puppet today. It rocks. Her name is Puppalow. The monkey is Pico. The troll in the middle is me. You should play Ape Escape 2. It is really good and you can get it on ebay or from me for like fifteen bucks. |
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Does Wudi re-submit his topic every few hours, or is there another reason I've been able to vote no about 20 times? -Jeremy
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I think he re-submits it everytime it gets voted out. |
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You're not supposed to talk about the trolls. But since you BLEW IT, he's been resubmitting. Dood.
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FUCKING TROLLS THEY'RE RUINING IT ALL FOR THE REST OF US Intergalactic Turnip Festival Destroyer
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^ | | Fucks sheep for peanuts. "No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating." - Harold Rosenberg
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Bailey, is that gun finished yet? The media doesn't educate, it sensationalizes. That's why there's no learning curve, just repeated bouts of gross stupidity. Bailey
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#69 VeeSPIKE I... don't get it. My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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You'd have to motivate me in some way, Vee. Less damn kids on my internet seems like a good thing. Only as much as you deserve.
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There would be fewer kids. Granted, the ones I will remove will be the DDoS vermin, and not the IRC 'tards, but still - less overall. The media doesn't educate, it sensationalizes. That's why there's no learning curve, just repeated bouts of gross stupidity. Bailey
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Can't we do both? Only as much as you deserve.
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YES My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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as long as #pc stays up, who the fuck cares about irc My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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All the cool stuff gets linked on #pc. Only as much as you deserve.
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newztime.com is it? Plan to hitch a ride with the river
Cuz deep down plumbing life is too cramped for me |
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'sup lwf. Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
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That planet is awfully wet. Can I play a human with gills and webbed feet named Kevin Costner? I'm fighting terrorism by playing violent video games!
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#53 jafd Today's Penny Arcade: very funny. Everyday's Penny Arcade: Never Funny Like Sand in the Butt Crack, These Are the Trolls of our Lives
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The Honeymooners Buyer: Paramount Logline: Modern retelling of the classic TV show, concentrating on the actual honeymoon. Side Note: Deep River Prods. to produce for Paramount. Barry Blaustein and David Sheffield have come aboard to write. Danny Jacobson wrote the original script, and Saladin Patterson did a rewrite. Hal Ross will executive produce. John Schultz will direct. Cedric the Entertainer and Mike Epps will star as Ralph Kramden and Ed Norton respectively. Like Sand in the Butt Crack, These Are the Trolls of our Lives
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Jeet Wrong thread, dutchie. Only as much as you deserve.
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Pass the dutchie! I'm fighting terrorism by playing violent video games!
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er, on the left hand side! I'm fighting terrorism by playing violent video games!
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Former id programmer Brian Hook got mentioned in King Kaufman's Sports column today for his QB rating system. I remember reading his football .plan rants. Has anyone played those Pyrogon games? Fighting the war on weapons of mass destruction-related program activity.
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I would like to take this opportunity to officialy say the nobody cares, dammit. I'm fighting terrorism by playing violent video games!
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Yes, "the" nobody! Um.....yeah, a mysterious and shadowy figure full of mystery and intrigue! Fuck. I'm fighting terrorism by playing violent video games!
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Is The Nobody kind of like Not Me, of Family Circus infamy? Only as much as you deserve.
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The Nobody and the Stranger go around fighting evil, or something. They are known as the "ambiguous (ly gay) duo". -DKI(ID
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There's nothing ambiguous about this thread or anything in it. Only as much as you deserve.
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And poor Jeet was just ranting in the other thread about crimes against the language. Dood.
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I want this monitor set up My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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(yes, I know it's just a mockup... but still) My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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Try clicking on that link squeak. |
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#94 CheesyPoof Try clicking on that link squeak. i get an image My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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what do you get? My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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#92 Squeaky That room would be a tad warm for me. MY FATE KEEPS INTERFERING WITH MY DESTINY. THAT IS KARMA.
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So EA is finally going to shut down Origin. I guess in the end, Pirt Snikwah really does win. "Because apparently, Link should be visiting strippers and getting his rocks off every time he blows the magic flute." - LPMiller
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halfway down the page My name it is Sam Hall an' I hate you, one and all. An' I hate you, one and all. Damn your eyes.
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what do you get? A picture of a hammer that says "Tom's Hardware Guide", like they don't allow the linking of pictures. |
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halfway down the page Oh, thanks. SEEN IT! |
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#92 Squeaky Let me be the first. SEEN IT. "No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating." - Harold Rosenberg
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Son of a bitch robot. "No degree of dullness can safeguard a work against the determination of critics to find it fascinating." - Harold Rosenberg
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LOSE! |
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I see a large, pixellated picture of a hammer halfway down the page. Oh, that crazy Tom. Only as much as you deserve.
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Ctrl-F5 I want a horse that ribbits and a frog that neighs... oink oink oink
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Not his fault, the image on the page is screwed up as well. The media doesn't educate, it sensationalizes. That's why there's no learning curve, just repeated bouts of gross stupidity. Bailey
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One of GameSpy's web coders has six 19" monitors on one machine. Duals on the AGP card and then 4 PCI video cards. -chris |
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