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Reader Comments (55)
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:04PM Ulver said
"...and a long, quiet ride home in mom's minivan." lol!
Yay, a tourney at gamestop...how long will it take till the store smells like B.O.?
Yay, a tourney at gamestop...how long will it take till the store smells like B.O.?
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:11PM Dave Hinkle said
How long will it take for them to sell the first Halo Wars strategy guide? That's my question!
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:15PM (Unverified) said
trick question.
the store already smells like B.O.
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the store already smells like B.O.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:09PM Jettic said
I find it interesting how they aren't having a Killzone 2 tournament for it's launch...
Discuss..
Discuss..
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:14PM Karmastocracy said
Halo Wars > Killzone 2?
Halo Wars Profit > Killzone 2 Profit!
Success! Seriously though, the original post made me laugh. Very quiet ride...
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Halo Wars Profit > Killzone 2 Profit!
Success! Seriously though, the original post made me laugh. Very quiet ride...
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:24PM (Unverified) said
Yes but it's been well hyped, you'd figure there would be some party or something.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 9:12PM (Unverified) said
Its obviously because GameStop is teh b1a53d against the PS3 and are too busy sucking Bill Gates cock to realize that Killzone 2 ill be better than the 2nd coming of Christ!!11!!!1
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Posted: Feb 24th 2009 12:52AM (Unverified) said
@ki
Killzone 2 has not been well advertised. Not on the level of Gears 1 or even Assassin's Creed, F4D, Fallout 3, etc.
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Killzone 2 has not been well advertised. Not on the level of Gears 1 or even Assassin's Creed, F4D, Fallout 3, etc.
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 5:35PM (Unverified) said
wait, when's it coming out in canada?
and someone help me choose; Halo Wars or SF4
and someone help me choose; Halo Wars or SF4
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:23PM (Unverified) said
Yay! A nice, quiet ride home in mom's minivan (the best part!)
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:26PM (Unverified) said
either they are bias or microsoft paid them to do this because no one wants to play halo wars we want some Killzone 2. All in a effort to Kill some sales out of the zone
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 9:03PM (Unverified) said
*Goes to Gamestop.com, sees Killzone 2 as the BEST SELLER* LOL WUT?
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 9:10PM (Unverified) said
Considering that a two player Halo Wars fight lasts half an hour while a two player Killzone 2 fight lasts half a minute, I think they'll get just a little more mileage out of the Halo Wars tourney.
I don't think Halo 3 had a prerelease tourney, so I don't see why the Sony fanboys are getting so upset. Their sacred parity has been maintained.
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I don't think Halo 3 had a prerelease tourney, so I don't see why the Sony fanboys are getting so upset. Their sacred parity has been maintained.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:30PM SoulBlade said
how long is a typical halo wars match?
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:36PM iSwarm said
I don't know I can't seem to get excited for either Killzone 2 or Halo Wars. How bout a Fallout 3 RTS! You can play as the The Brotherhood of Steel against the Super Mutants! I'm excited just thinking about that!
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:39PM Ribs said
Based on Skirmish in the demo, around a half hour to an hour
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:42PM (Unverified) said
speaking of Gamestop
http://kotaku.com/5159031/gamestops-how-to-talk-to-women-and-shill-wii-non+games-training
this video is making me want to go on a murderous rampage.
http://kotaku.com/5159031/gamestops-how-to-talk-to-women-and-shill-wii-non+games-training
this video is making me want to go on a murderous rampage.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 9:10PM (Unverified) said
good god, I'm glad I've never had to watch a video like that.
pic unrelated:
http://failblog.org/2009/02/19/graffiti-win/
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pic unrelated:
http://failblog.org/2009/02/19/graffiti-win/
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:51PM Jinn35 said
So, do i stand a good chance of winning if i have never played the game before?
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 8:57PM (Unverified) said
I might play. =]
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 9:25PM (Unverified) said
Sweet, there's a tourney going down in my town. I'll sign-up. I'll get pwned in the most pornographic of ways, but it'll be a fun time I'm sure.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 9:27PM (Unverified) said
I'm going to go and win the copy.
Then trade it in....for cash.
Then trade it in....for cash.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 9:28PM (Unverified) said
Is this single elim? Otherwise could take a long time.
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 4:13PM (Unverified) said
As I can almost guarantee I will not win, should I purchase it? I'm still going back and forth with my decision.
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 10:30PM kentuckyfried said
Halo Wars...Feb 28th release date.
Sounds suspiciously like a ploy to try and steal another game's thunder. I wouldn't expect anything less from MS...
Sounds suspiciously like a ploy to try and steal another game's thunder. I wouldn't expect anything less from MS...
Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 11:00PM (Unverified) said
Love the Sony Clones/Drones/IGNORANT rants and crying us a river why no KZ2 luanch at midnight bwhahahah.
It would be so funny if a RTS on a console beat KZ2 in sales!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Hey, here is a thought, maybe the PS3 should have the startup sound to the tune of an infant crying, they would be more in touch with there fanbase in this manner. ;P
It would be so funny if a RTS on a console beat KZ2 in sales!
WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
Hey, here is a thought, maybe the PS3 should have the startup sound to the tune of an infant crying, they would be more in touch with there fanbase in this manner. ;P
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 12:50AM (Unverified) said
Its a legitimate question. The answer is probably because A. It has the word "Halo" in the title and B. Microsoft went into some kind of deal with gamestop.
Also, its entirely reasonable that Halo Wars will outsell KZ2 simply because it has the word "Halo" in the title.
I know your trying to sound hip and cool in your statement but that shouldn't stop you from actually thinking it through.
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Also, its entirely reasonable that Halo Wars will outsell KZ2 simply because it has the word "Halo" in the title.
I know your trying to sound hip and cool in your statement but that shouldn't stop you from actually thinking it through.
Posted: Feb 28th 2009 4:34PM Karmastocracy said
That and the fact that Killzone 2 was over hyped and it's popularity has dropped off at an exponential rate after it's release.
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Posted: Feb 23rd 2009 11:50PM Zamzoph said
Long tourney is going to be loooooooooooooooong.
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 1:41AM SpeeGold said
Yeah, seriously, how do they expect to finish this? Let's say the maximum of 32 people show up. And let's say each match is a half hour (unless everyone rushes, this is still a pretty low average). There are 16 matches in round 1, 8 in round 2, 4 in round 3, 2 in round 4 and 1 in round 5. That's 31 total matches played times 30 min. That's 15.5 hours. If they start at 2:00pm (they probably won't though, I'm sure they'll start late), they won't be done till 5:30am the next day. And I can't imagine it being a two day thing cause some states (like NJ) require stores to be closed on Sunday.
Okay... so after that waste-of-time comment I just wrote I went and looked at the rules and saw this: "There are no time restrictions in the tournament." Seriously? That's ridiculous. I was so proud of Gamestop for laying out specific rules for the tourney (unlike the mess that was the Brawl tournament) and then I see this shit. If I can get my friends to enter and we face each other, we can just stall the entire time and ruin it for everyone... actually that sounds like fun... >=D
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Okay... so after that waste-of-time comment I just wrote I went and looked at the rules and saw this: "There are no time restrictions in the tournament." Seriously? That's ridiculous. I was so proud of Gamestop for laying out specific rules for the tourney (unlike the mess that was the Brawl tournament) and then I see this shit. If I can get my friends to enter and we face each other, we can just stall the entire time and ruin it for everyone... actually that sounds like fun... >=D
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 4:44AM helioprotus said
i dont think stores are even open long enough to pull off something like this. if the employees are busy running this thing whose running the store? guess there is a chance of getting even more free. muah ha ha ha!
i say its best to just buy the damn thing.
i say its best to just buy the damn thing.
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 8:01AM (Unverified) said
I'm on the fence about getting halo wars. Im not THAT crazy about it, and if i get it, i'll feel like im just paying $65 for the mythic map pack, which i'll be playing instead of the halo wars itself.
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 9:23AM NeoK 182 said
actually the matches should only be 15-20 minutes since they'll be deathmatch and not skirmish.
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 1:28PM mikepaul said
Ah. I don't think we get to practice Deathmatch in the demo but I'll look again.
I'm #3 on the list at the closest GameStop that's participating, so maybe I'll get to learn something while waiting.
Meanwhile, I kinda hope the signups do tail off quick...
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I'm #3 on the list at the closest GameStop that's participating, so maybe I'll get to learn something while waiting.
Meanwhile, I kinda hope the signups do tail off quick...
Posted: Feb 24th 2009 2:26PM (Unverified) said
Holy sht this sht is full of fanboys. My god. Marketing sombies. now bash me. I love str games but I stay on wow for now.
Posted: Feb 25th 2009 10:03AM (Unverified) said
I checked the website. Winners will not receive it early, they still have to wait till 3/3/09.
Also, tons of people are saying it will take too long... I called my local gamestop and I'm so far the only person signed up =P
Also, tons of people are saying it will take too long... I called my local gamestop and I'm so far the only person signed up =P
