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<generator>Blogsmith http://www.blogsmith.com/</generator><item><title><![CDATA[What are your New Years gaming resolutions?]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/31/what-are-your-new-years-gaming-resolutions/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/31/what-are-your-new-years-gaming-resolutions/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/31/what-are-your-new-years-gaming-resolutions/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/fan-stuff/" rel="tag">Fan stuff</a></p><div align="center"><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="206" border="0" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2008/12/newyearreso415.jpg"  alt="" /><br /></div>
With the last moments of 2008 quickly approaching, we wonder: Is there anything we need to promise to ourselves? You know, gaming-wise. Are there any games we know we should be playing that we never got around to? Are there games we play too much we need to get out of? So many questions surround the New Year!<br /><br />Here's one from me, I've never finished <em>Half-Life 2: Episode 2</em>. There. I said it and now it's out there. Plan on doing it thought in 2009! What are your gaming resolutions in the New Year?<br /><br />It has been a big last few days around the X3F Offices. Make sure to check out all our Game of the Year content. Starting with our individual picks (<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/x3f-awards-2008-richards-picks/1248828/">Richard</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/x3f-awards-2008-xavs-picks/1246731/">Xav</a>, <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/photos/x3f-awards-2008-dustins-picks/1245537/">Dustin</a>) as well as <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/30/fanpoll08-categories/">your picks for 2008</a>.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/31/what-are-your-new-years-gaming-resolutions/">What are your New Years gaming resolutions?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:00:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/31/what-are-your-new-years-gaming-resolutions/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1416131/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2008/12/31/what-are-your-new-years-gaming-resolutions/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>meta-x3f</category><category>new-years-resolutions</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Xav de Matos]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2008 23:00:00 EST</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hooray for a new comment system!]]></title><link>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/27/hooray-for-a-new-comment-system/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/27/hooray-for-a-new-comment-system/</guid><comments>http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/27/hooray-for-a-new-comment-system/#comments</comments><description><![CDATA[<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.joystiq.com/category/news/" rel="tag">News</a></p><img width="415" vspace="4" hspace="4" height="396" border="1" align="middle" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.joystiq.com/media/2007/11/new-comments-ftw-415.jpg" alt="" /><br />Many of you have already noticed, but we figured it's probably protocol to announce that we have a new comment system. Those of you that hang out on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> should already have a pretty good idea of how it works, but here's a quick rundown.<br />
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    <li>Your comments will now feature your avatar image. If you haven't already set up an avatar, you can do so by clicking your user name in any of your comments. This will take you to a profile page where you can log in with your password (which can be found in comment confirmation emails if you don't already have one). Here you can edit some personal info and upload an avatar.</li>
    <li>Comments can now be voted up or down. Positively rated comments will become more visible, while negatively rated comments will become less visible. See a thoughtful, well-written comment? Vote it up! Do you see a hateful, irrelevant piece of garbage that should be expunged from all the internets? Vote that sucker down! You can also report comments that may be inappropriate.</li>
    <li>Finally, you can now reply directly to individual comments, which will make conversations (and flame wars) flow much more naturally.</li>
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There you have it folks, a comment system with personality, flair, and usability. Enjoy. Oh, and feel free to ask questions about the new system (or just try it out) on this post.<p style="padding:5px;background:#ffffcc;border:1px solid #ffff99;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.joystiq.com"><img src="http://www.joystiq.com/media/feedlogo.gif" alt="Joystiq" style="float:left;padding:0 5px 5px 0;" /></a><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/27/hooray-for-a-new-comment-system/">Hooray for a new comment system!</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.joystiq.com">Joystiq</a> on Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:30:00 EST.  Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.<br style="clear:both;"></p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/27/hooray-for-a-new-comment-system/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/forward/1049247/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.joystiq.com/2007/11/27/hooray-for-a-new-comment-system/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>]]></description><category>comments</category><category>meta</category><category>meta-x3f</category><dc:creator><![CDATA[Richard Mitchell]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 27 Nov 2007 15:30:00 EST</pubDate></item></channel></rss>
