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Posted by: Mike Stedman at November 16, 2009 8:05:25 AM

At a young age, the GDNet Daily was abandoned by its real parents and raised by wolves. This has damaged its social acumen somewhat, considering all of the butt sniffing and hairballs that are involved with such an origin.

You'll need a beefier machine for Dirt 2's DirectX 11 mode, featuring awesome stuff like flapping flags, thermos-toting rally fans, and fording groundwater. Denis Dyack thinks there will be fewer publishers in the future, and Modern Warfare 2 has outsold everything ever made at launch. You may also want to check out this freshly discovered new secret level from one of the World War II Call of Duty games. It's hard to tell, since they all blend together. Interplay's rumoured Fallout MMO might actually be bearing fruit.

Do you have a laser engraver? I wish I did - so I could make it play the Mario theme. And also engrave stuff, I guess.

What would you say if I told you right now you could be playing a videogame featuring Nazi dinosaurs? Well, you can. I genuinely can't think up anything witty to say about that. It's World War II freakin' dinosaurs, man.

On the indie circuit, check out the droolworthy tools that are getting used in the creation of Overgrowth, the sequel to rabbit-punching classic Lugaru. I want and or need those tools in my life.

Finally, before we go, I understand it that some Starcraft fans will enjoy looking at this image which appears to be of a giant thing beating up other things.


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Reply Quoting This MessageEdit Message Moe     Member since: 1/24/2000  From: Calgary, Alberta
 Posted - 11/16/2009 4:00:31 PM
I'm surprised Dirt 2 isn't recommending a 58xx card as a minimum.

I think my idea for a movie called "Attack of the Killer Robot Zombie Dinosaurs From Space" is awesome. Same with the sequel: "Return of the Killer Robot Zombie Dinosaurs From Space".

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Reply Quoting This MessageEdit Message swiftcoder     Member since: 7/3/2003  From: Boston, MA
 Posted - 11/16/2009 5:23:17 PM
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I'm surprised Dirt 2 isn't recommending a 58xx card as a minimum.
That would lead to mighty slim sales at the moment, given that there are reported to be shortages on 5xxx parts. Not to mention that the 57xx cards are likely to be much more widespread, and don't differ much from the late 48xx cards with respect to performance...

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Reply Quoting This MessageEdit Message Moe     Member since: 1/24/2000  From: Calgary, Alberta
 Posted - 11/17/2009 10:30:37 AM
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I'm surprised Dirt 2 isn't recommending a 58xx card as a minimum.
That would lead to mighty slim sales at the moment, given that there are reported to be shortages on 5xxx parts. Not to mention that the 57xx cards are likely to be much more widespread, and don't differ much from the late 48xx cards with respect to performance...


Hmm, good point. I had forgotten that the 57xx cards had similar performance to the 48xx cards. It makes me wonder - how common are the 48xx cards?

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Reply Quoting This MessageEdit Message swiftcoder     Member since: 7/3/2003  From: Boston, MA
 Posted - 11/17/2009 11:21:55 AM
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Hmm, good point. I had forgotten that the 57xx cards had similar performance to the 48xx cards. It makes me wonder - how common are the 48xx cards?
A low-end 4830 can be had for $80, a mid-range 4870 for $150, and the top-of-the-line 4890 for under $200. Comparable NVidia cards are a bit more pricey, but overall, they aren't that expensive, and most gamers seem to have a comparable card by now.

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Reply Quoting This MessageEdit Message Black Knight  GDNet+   Member since: 1/1/2002  From: Toronto, Ontario
 Posted - 11/17/2009 12:41:49 PM
Can't wait to test Dirt2 on my 5850 :) I have a steam code with the card so yay for free game :)

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Reply Quoting This MessageEdit Message Moe     Member since: 1/24/2000  From: Calgary, Alberta
 Posted - 11/17/2009 2:23:09 PM
I've been eying up the 5770 to replace my 4350, but I'm suspecting that the prices will drop some time after Christmas. That, and I really haven't done enough gaming recently to justify the upgrade (yet).

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Reply Quoting This MessageEdit Message swiftcoder     Member since: 7/3/2003  From: Boston, MA
 Posted - 11/18/2009 1:39:48 PM
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I've been eying up the 5770 to replace my 4350, but I'm suspecting that the prices will drop some time after Christmas. That, and I really haven't done enough gaming recently to justify the upgrade (yet).
I have a 4870 - just imagine how much more justification I need to upgrade

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