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fitbabits
07-29-2007, 05:23 PM
Please, for all that is holy, please do not make it so that I'm without Evil Avatar for as long again. It felt like the great crash of February 2005, and we ALL know how much that sucked. Still, major kudos to Evil for getting us to where we are right now.

Are there still teething problems? Yes, there are, but patience is absolutely a virtue.

Without further ado, then, let's move on to the past week's news.

First up is Sony and news that the much-anticipated (by me, at least) Little Big Planet will feature both enemies and bosses (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33339)!

Moving on to Microsoft, and it appears that Cheap Ass Gamer (http://www.cheapassgamer.com) (hello, CheapyD) is first to break price cut news - this time it's a $50 drop on the Xbox 360 (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33345). Sticking with Microsoft and price cuts, a price cut on the HD-DVD add-on was also announced (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33345), bringing the price down from $199 to $179, this time with five free HD-DVDs.

From the "you've got to be fucking kidding me" category, EA's CEO John Riccitiello commented (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33372) that the release of All-Pro Football 2K8 for Xbox 360 (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/xbox360/allprofootball2k8) and PS3 (http://www.metacritic.com/games/platforms/ps3/allprofootball2k8) needed to be but a blip on the sporting calendar. If only Electronic Arts spent their time and energy on something more constructive...

The saddest news of the week was undoubtedly the passing of Raven Software's Glen Angus (http://www.evilavatar.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33357). R.I.P., Glen, and on behalf of Evil Avatar, our deepest condolences to the Angus family.

A sad way to end this week's roundup, but if nothing else, it helps underline the simple fact that there are much more important things in life than games or petty platform-specific squabbles.

Dr.Finger
07-29-2007, 05:51 PM
I'm telling you, we're going to have a baby boom in late April, 2008 because of this.

Vermillion
07-29-2007, 05:54 PM
I can make babies by actually doing work all day? Well, there goes that plan...

Glad to see everything is back up. Luckily, when EvAv died it looks like so did most of the relavent news in the gaming world. Coincedence? I think not...

Pluvious
07-29-2007, 06:20 PM
Not sure where to mention this.. but could you increase the font size on the yellow titles of breaking news?.. Kinda make them stand out more then the rest of the text.. thanks.

Psykoboy2
07-29-2007, 06:48 PM
Just wanted to point out the interview (http://www.ingamechat.net/index.php?id=32) In-Game Chat had with Keith Fuller of Raven about Glen.

Franjo
07-29-2007, 10:09 PM
I must admit, I fired up my computer on the weekend, of course first page is evilavatar.com...saw it was down...didn't know what to do with myself so I clicked start>shutdown.

RIP Glen

Evil Avatar
07-29-2007, 11:59 PM
Not sure where to mention this.. but could you increase the font size on the yellow titles of breaking news?.. Kinda make them stand out more then the rest of the text.. thanks.

It is on my list of things to fix. I'm researching how to fix some of our little style issues. bapenguin is going to pitch in and help also -- he fixed the logo issue today.

MacD
07-30-2007, 12:23 AM
Admins....thanks for the hard work you must have put in the past couple of days. The irony of course is that the 27th was sysadmin apreciation day, and you poor guys had to do actual restoration work on the system! I read the site with much pleasure, so guys: THANKS!

Rakael
07-30-2007, 02:43 AM
Yeah guys, thanks for the work in keeping this site great and updated. I finally got around to donating again, and will send more with my next deposit.

tiremfej
07-30-2007, 03:59 AM
Yes, I too missed it here. I like the community quite a bit. It isn't full of schlepps and morons. I've been coming here for a few months and I do enjoy the site. Where and how do I donate?

Zanzibar
07-30-2007, 10:41 AM
'Sever' upgrade. There's gotta be a joke in there someplace.