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by Michael Kassner

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We know the present economy is such that most everybody is doing more than their share of work. But you're a tech, and we're guessing that you've played a few video games in your day. What's the hottest game right now? Is there a game that you would recommend to your peers?

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by oz_media

We usually get into games of Ghost Recon.

I call into the Annacis office, they conference with the downtown office and we get a WAN game going betwen four or five of us for about two -three hours a day.

Lots of new mods and maps keep it interesting!

by mrbill-

There's supposed to be an new version coming out I think, or is it an add-on. Love that SOCOM.

by jkaras

Presently the best online game in my opinion is Medal of Honor Spearhead (spearhead is the expansion pack that is retailed together)This is the best shoot im up game on the market complete with sounds and great graphics in a WWII environment. It is easy to play and learn. It does have cheating with mods, but that comes with the territory nowadays. If you like command and conquer games the classic StarCraft/Broodwar is still played today even online that is great fun learning strategies and building cities. StarTrek has made their version of this game called Armada II. It is very challenging complete with boarding parties massive attacks and choosing which race you want to be even Borg! Warcraft has come out with their III version and I was disappointed. Although the new expansion packs released corrected the gameplay back to the previous style of playing saved it from failure. It's one of the hottest games out right now but cant give my opinion till I see the new expansion. The mother of games to come out is the new DOOM. It is so kick a$$ that they havent the hardware available to handle the graphics in current systems. Some screen shots so just how advanced we become. If you like D&D the best is Never Winter Nights, it is great and the closest to the actual game. Stay away from Star Wars Galaxies due to having to pay for game initially and access to the servers monthly. It's not worth it to travel around and kill stupid creatures. The appeal is to hardcore fans that can create themselves in the Star Wars realm and role play vs. gaming. A great idea but too expensive and boring.
More classic games: great bargins too many to list
Max Payne matrix style shootim up in a comic book vigilante, great fun not for kids.
WarCraft II medival starcraft
Halflife a scientist trying to survive in a military base with aliens.
Aliens vs. Preditor a great game to be either hunter, so much fun
Be more specific in the style of games you like to play or interested in to focus good games for you.

by tomsal

Yes I'm an IT professional and PC gaming has been one of my hobbies for 20 years and counting...so you can insert your geek/nerd jokes in this space before I continue you bas*&d! lol....[ ]

;)

Pick your poison --

I suggest for LAN/WAN play

- Return to Castle Wolfenstein (RTCW)
- Counter Strike (but of course!)
- Ghost Recon (I agree its a great tactial shooter)
- Battlefield 1942 (Road to Rome expansion has some great maps for LAN games of 16-32 players)

The games above are what I refer to as the "old classics" (even though some are less than a full year old)...they have without the exeception of BF 1942 (just starting to get maps for that) -- TONS of maps and Mods...keep in mind that Counter Strike probably has more maps and mods for it than any other game to date.

If you like RTS games I suggest:

C&C: Generals (Good, but not enough variety of units IMHO)
Rise of Nations (Excellent)
Age of Mythology (Very good)
Empire Earth (The biggest RTS game I've ever played to date -- you can have ENORMOUS armies)

I can add more (I have over 150 games sitting on my shelf at home) if you want more suggestions...

by tomsal

I just read someone else's post and they are right..I can't believe I left out Metal of Honor: Allied Assault (MOHAA)..this is a superior game!

I hear there is a group finishing up a Band of Brothers (as in the brilliantly done HBO WWII series) MOD for this game as well.

This is a quality game.

by oz_media

Ghost recon has two band of brothers mods, one that is questionable. The best one is Battle for Foy where you get to creep around in that huge church but the Actual Band of Brothers mod is quite deceiving, it isn't BOB campaigns or maps but instead lets you play as the t-shirt and jeans clad enemy.

by jkaras

According to my local gamestop the next expansion due out for MOHAA is Pacific Assault. This has been pushed back to January of next year for undisclosed reasons so any band of brothers game is far from production. As for Spearhead the begining is straight form Band of Brothers. My favorite add on to the game was both smoke nades and mustard gas great tactical enhancement. i hope the new one has more guns to choose from or weapons like Spearhead offered. When it comes out, so long social life.

by lordinfidel

My game of choice is Unreal Tournament (03).

Although I suck; I suck even more at RTCW and Jedi Outcast. So I stay away from those 2.

I do play under the name LordInfidel and we have our own pvt gaming server somwhere hidden on our network.

by mrbill-

Sorry if this is off topic but it is funny.

ABBOTT: Ultimate SuperDuper Computer Store. Can I help you?
COSTELLO: Thanks. I'm setting up a home office in the den, and I'm thinking of buying a computer.

ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: No, the name is Bud.

ABBOTT: Your computer?
COSTELLO: I don't own a computer. I want to buy one.

ABBOTT: Mac?
COSTELLO: I told you, my name is Bud.

ABBOTT: What about Windows?
COSTELLO: Why? Does it get stuffy?

ABBOTT: Do you want a computer with Windows?
COSTELLO: I don't know. What do I see when I look out the windows?

ABBOTT: Wallpaper.
COSTELLO: Never mind the windows. I need a computer and software.

ABBOTT: Software that runs on Windows?
COSTELLO: No, on the computer! I need something I can use to write proposals, track expenses. You know, run a business. What have you got?

ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yeah, for my office. Can you recommend anything?

ABBOTT: I just did.
COSTELLO: You just did what?

ABBOTT: Recommend something.
COSTELLO: You recommended something?

ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: For my office?

ABBOTT: Yes.
COSTELLO: Okay, what did you recommend for my office?

ABBOTT: Office.
COSTELLO: Yes, for my office.

ABBOTT: Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: I already have an office and it already has windows! Let's say I'm sitting at my computer, and I want to type a proposal. What do I need?

ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: If I'm writing a proposal, I'm going to need lots of words. But what program do I load?

ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: The Word in Office.
COSTELLO: The only word in "office" is "office."

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: Which word in "office for windows"?

ABBOTT: The Word you get when you click the blue W.
COSTELLO: I'm going to click your big blue W if you don't give me a straight answer. Let's forget about words for a minute. What do I need if I want to watch a movie over the Internet?

ABBOTT: RealOne.
COSTELLO: Maybe a real movie, maybe a cartoon. What I watch is none of your business. But what do I need to watch it?

ABBOTT: RealOne.
COSTELLO: If it's a long movie I'll also want to watch reels two, three, and four. Can I watch reel four?

ABBOTT: Of course.
COSTELLO: Great! With what?

ABBOTT: RealOne.
COSTELLO: Okay, so I'm sitting at my computer and I want to watch a movie. What do I do?

ABBOTT: You click the blue 1.
COSTELLO: I click the blue one what?

ABBOTT: The blue 1.
COSTELLO: Is that different from the blue W?

ABBOTT: Of course it is. The blue 1 is RealOne. The blue W is Word.
COSTELLO: What word?

ABBOTT: The Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: But there are three words in "office for windows"!

ABBOTT: No, just one. But it's the most popular Word in the world.
COSTELLO: It is?

ABBOTT: Yes, although to be fair there aren't many other Words left. It pretty much wiped out all the other Words.
COSTELLO: And that word is the real one?

ABBOTT: No. RealOne has nothing to do with Word. RealOne isn't even part of Office.
COSTELLO: Never mind; I don't want to get started with that again. But I also need something for bank accounts, loans, and so on. What do you have to help me track my money?

ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: That's right. What do you have?

ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: I need money to track my money?

ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: Money comes bundled with my computer?

ABBOTT: Exactly. No extra charge.
COSTELLO: I get a bundle of money with my computer at no extra charge? How much money do I get?

ABBOTT: Just one copy.
COSTELLO: I get a copy of money. Isn't that illegal?

ABBOTT: No. We have a license from Microsoft to make copies of Money.
COSTELLO: Microsoft can license you to make money?

ABBOTT: Why not? They own it.
COSTELLO: Well, it's great that I'm going to get free money, but I'll still need to track it. Do you have anything for managing your money?

ABBOTT: Managing Your Money? That program disappeared years ago.
COSTELLO: Well, what do you sell in its place?

ABBOTT: Money.
COSTELLO: You sell money?

ABBOTT: Of course. But if you buy a computer from us, you get it for free.
COSTELLO: That's all very wonderful, but I'll be running a business. Do you have any software for, you know, accounting?

ABBOTT: Simply Accounting.
COSTELLO: Probably, but it might get a little complicated.

ABBOTT: If you don't want Simply Accounting, you might try M.Y.O.B.
COSTELLO: M.Y.O.B.? What does that stand for?

ABBOTT: Mind Your Own Business.
COSTELLO: I beg your pardon?

ABBOTT: No, that would be I.B.Y.P. I said M.Y.O.B.
COSTELLO: Look, I just need to do some accounting for my home business. You know -- accounting? You do it with money.

ABBOTT: Of course you can do accounting with Money. But you may need more.
COSTELLO: More money?

ABBOTT: More than Money. Money can't do everything.
COSTELLO: I don't need a sermon! Okay, let's forget about money for the moment. I'm worried that my computer might...what's the word? Crash. And if my computer crashes, what can I use to restore my data?

ABBOTT: GoBack.
COSTELLO: Okay. I'm worried about my computer crashing and I need something to restore my data. What do you recommend?

ABBOTT: GoBack.
COSTELLO: How many times do I have to repeat myself?

ABBOTT: I've never asked you to repeat yourself. All I said was GoBack.
COSTELLO: How can I go back if I haven't even been anywhere? Okay, I'll go back. What do I need to write a proposal?

ABBOTT: Word.
COSTELLO: But I'll need lots of words to write a proposal.

ABBOTT: No, you only need one Word -- the Word in Office for Windows.
COSTELLO: But there's three words in . . . Oh, never mind. *click*

ABBOTT: Hello? Hello? Customers! Why do they always hang up on me? Oh, well.

by jkaras

That was very clever of the classic who's on first gag that was brilliant writting. Even though they were before my time I used to watch their movies on the weekends after my Gozilla and USA Kung-Fu theater fix was satisfied. Thinking back at the content of diversity I watched it makes me laugh more that I could appreciate many genres at an early age. Movies today and enertainers may make cooler stuff due to technology but the quality that the previous movies had could never be topped. Wow I think I just became my father... shudder ...shudder. I think I'll give someone in the office a supreme wedgie to compensate since there is no pool to pee in.

by mrbill-

I got this in an email. I did not write it, I wish I was that witty. Whoever did write it is a Genius.

by road-dog

I wasted giga-hours playing Tribes (Havoc Mod). I like fighting, but using strategy and team tactics as opposed to the deathmatch fragfests.

Tribes also allows us slower types to leverage the advantages of 3 dimensions. There is an additional avenue of treachery there....

by tomsal

I agree with you road-dog , team play is what I like and I like games that value tactics (even if its just a little bit) and except for rare moods (very rare moods actually) I almost never play deathmatch games.

I like when there is a more defined objective than "kill everyone". You know like "kill everyone, blow up their bases, capture their flag, steal their ammo and weapons and taunt them when you win". ;)

Its a same Tribes got messed up when Sierra dropped the ball on it. Such potential.

by mrbill-

Who needs a social life anyways. Just a waste of gaming time. Of course my wife is a gamer also, that helps, you know common interests.

by beermonster

Although my employers kindly gave me a 2.4 P4 for my latest laptop, I'm still stuck with a lousy 16mb onboard graphics card. this has however led me to browse the budget titles and for a few quid (or dollars) you can get some classic games. My latest has been hidden and dangerous, cost me ?1.50 (around US$2.50)!! It has about the best multiplayer game ever for up to 4 players playing cooperatively, spent around 14 hours straight at the weekend with some friends... Other than that, lookout for max payne and half life. For full price I go for the medal of honour series (expansion pack and new complete game coming soon) and RTCW. BUT let's not forget half life 2 and hidden and dangerous 2 due out this year - waheeeeyyyyyyyyy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by john tieso

While I have little time for games, I do have a copy of a solitaire game on my PC. When things are so stressed, and the bind begins to boggle, it is tinme to play solitaire for a game or two to relax; change brain wave motion; and reconnect to reality.

by tomsal

Just an FYI you won't find the Band of Brothers mod for MOHAA at your local gamestop. Its not being developed by a "professional" design company or going through a well known publisher.

It is a mod being developed (they have been working on it for quite some time now in fact) by a group of talented programmers, graphic artists, and other tech junky types (in other words guys like us on these forums..lol) -- in their spare time (they have day jobs too).

I have the website address at home, if I remember I'll post it here tomorrow.

by oz_media

BOB for Ghost recon, as I've described above, has been out for several months.

Read posts before running off.

by mrbill-

Ok Oz give up the URL for the GR BOB mod. Don't make me come up there. I'd probibly get lost. Or stopped at the border when they ask "Anything to declare" and I'd say Critien (SP?) is a weasel and spend the next five years in jail.

by oz_media

If you came up here saying Cretien was a weasel, they'd give you a police escort to one of our finest strip clubs and probably but you a few, that is, after they laughed with all the other border guards first.

Nobody cares if you slam Canadian government officials here, we all do and even others in the supportng cabinet do. We have a sense of humor and realize he's just a guy with a job in politics. Canadian officials are not put on a pedestal and esteemed the way the US president is.

Most of Cretien's press conferences are hardly audible with all the people talking, drinking and laughing the whole time, he's just not taken seriously by most people here.

As for a URL for GR mods, just go to ghostrecon.net and look through the downloads for Band of Brothers, it's quite old now so it may be near the bottom of the list.

If you STILL can't find it, I'll dig it up and post the URL.

by zulj

This game is very similar to PhobiaII. Top down view, you're a marine and you basically fight off the alien hordes. Just what I need when I get back from the office. And it doesn't suck away my life like DiabloII did. Its simple mindless fun.

Check out the site:
http://crimsonland.reflexive.com/crimsonland/

Enjoy

by gsg

OK, I've read all these comments and I see a trend. I'm a horrible gamer. I don't have the hand-eye coordination for all these cool games, and end up getting killed all the time. For people like me, I would recommend, "Escape from Monkey Island". No skill involved, except a twisted sense of humor and skill at thinking illogically. It's worth it to play just so you can do the insult arm wrestling, the monkey battle, and hear a character say, "Oh no, NOT THE MONKEYS!" I also like the Jedi Knight games. Cheat codes are a wonderful tool for people like me. It took me over 3 months to finish JK Outcast when a friend finished in 3 days.

by amerridy

I have developed a particular liking for Civilization 3, a well-done update to Sid Meier's classic. When I'm too tired for shooters, but my brain won't slow down, Civ 3 does the trcik every time. When I have time to play (as in a couple of hours for a session) I like to have a cigar handy (glass of wine is a help too!).

by 2gigob

Any game from Blizzard is fun and we play them all. Warcraft III and the expansion get some time. Even Diablo II still get's time here...
Rise of Nations is very good as well.

by tjd

I love EA's FIFA series, buy it every year, play it all year long. I definitely get my money's worth out of it. One thing I love is that I can load it up play a match be done in < 20 minutes and get on with all the other stuff I busy with.
I can usual finish a whole match during the kids' bath time!
I never play online though, I'm happy in my deluded world where I'm actual a decent gamer. I don't have any desire to get my butt kick all over the internet. Beating up on the AI is a good enough stress reliever for me.
TjD

by jluvs2dive

After working the mind hard all the time at work, I don't feel like working hard at gaming. Also, I much prefer a joystick for navigation in gaming, so a lot of the newer games are out. I like some of the old mindless shooter games like Fury III & ID4 or racing games like NFS. Some somewhat newer games that also fit the mindless fun are a couple of Real Arcade games, Red Ace and Jetboat Superchamps. MS Flight Sim is a favorite also.

by david bernor

NeverWinter Nights is a great game. Especially if you're not into the Pay-to-Play gmes (EQ) or the FPS games of Bang - Bang - killed another one. NWN is a Dungeons and Dragons game that can be played solo, networked or on the web.

worth taking a look at.

by kthomas68

The last thing I want to do is find out that the machines in the house need another upgrade so I can relax.
PS2 for me. XenoSaga, DQ BOF, .Hack/whatever, FFX (wtg on FFX-2)....

by duckz

Well I'll play anything, particularly enjoying Q3, CS, UT, BF1942, Sims, Serious Sam1/2, V8 supercars (Aussie flavour) War3, Starcraft/Broodwars.

I have to make special mention of the free mplayer game RTCW:Enemy Territory for it's Old Skool fun, but to those who are into FPS's, you MUST GET Call of Duty by Activision. This is quite possibly the most intense gameplay in an FPS I have ever played (better then half life single player when it first came out!) Set in WWII and only a 1 stage short demo (full version this month hopefully) I have probably played this demo over 30 times in 4 days :|

It is just that damn good :)

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