Battlefield 3 : Unboxing, Downloading, and Hardcore Mode

November 3, 2011November 3, 2011RobotPirateNinja Game Reviews, gaming, nerd, reviews, war Tags: Battlefield 3, Downloading, EA, Hardcore Mode, Origin, Steal-alike, Unboxing, war Leave a comment

RPN is officially up to spec when it comes to games. It has been something of a struggle to keep up in the ever crushening economy, but as per, it’s worth it. Proof of point is in the following two videos. This is significant as to the level of “virtual reality” 12.4 GHZ of processing power tied together with 8GB of superfast memory (2 of it dedicated solely to drawing and physics) can create in real time (for under $1G, mind you, 27″ monitor included ). Computers of similar abilities will cost about half this much in 18 months, and be called consoles once again.

But enough preamble, RPN Gaming is live once again. Here’s the proof.

Normally I like to try and finish a game before doing a full review. In this case, if you think about war as hardcore mode. Here’s my full Battlefield 3 experience.

NOTE: The above video is also a nod to the curious, and some may say “flippant” nature of the curious crossover of the content of this site…that is…international politics and video games. While the events portrayed and the re-imagined in the gaming world are never to be confused as the real thing, they can often offer a visceral insight into the nature of certain real life events.

Hardcore mode…IRL there’s no turning it off.

SIDENOTE: For some damn reason EA makes you install Origin (their “Steam-alike”) in order to install and play Battlefield 3. This is, IMHO, utter crap. It crashed updating, and wouldn’t let me install from the DVD’s forcing a 5-hour download of a game I bought at the store. Not to mention that, as present, Origin is in freaking BETA. For those not familiar with software code words, that means “it crashes a lot and for no apparent reason, use with caution.” As that software is the foundation of the B3 experience…right now it sucks.

Former Lobbyist known for partying, sexual harassing, now blames Government official for reminding people about it

November 3, 2011November 3, 2011RobotPirateNinja Uncategorized Tags: Herman Cain, Lobbyist, serial liar, sexual harasser Leave a comment

Cain Cites Perry for Harassment Story Leaders Want Explained http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2011/11/03/bloomberg_articlesLU34IJ6K50YH.DTL

As Cain was pressed to disclose more about his past, a picture emerged of the former chief executive of Godfather’s Pizza operating in a free-wheeling, free-spending culture during his 1996-99 tenure as chief executive officer of the restaurant association.

Former employees of the association told Bloomberg News that work-related outings frequently featured heavy drinking as lobbyists entertained board members and lawmakers.

Cain was known for lavish spending, they said, racking up cell phone and travel bills that drew accountants’ attention and angered some board members. He won over employees by giving generous raises to many, said three people who worked for or with the group and spoke on condition of anonymity.

Update: The story changes once again…

Politico reported Thursday that one of the women who accused Cain of sexual harassment during his time at the National Restaurant Association received a payout of $45,000 to settle the matter and keep quiet.

Previously, the New York Times reported that a second woman received a severance of $35,000—which for her was a year’s salary.

The Politico report would seem to again put Cain’s credibility at issue. He has said the woman’s complaint is one that he recalls, but has described it as “baseless” and first said she received a negligible “termination” settlement of perhaps two or three months’ salary.

He later shifted his account, saying the amount could have been larger, up to six months.

I don’t know if shunned remembers American Beauty and/or Fight Club, but it usually takes something fairly significant to get a year’s wages as severance.