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by **Herald** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:38 pm

fieldy snuts wrote:I just played the most rigged game I have ever come3 across: Monopoly for PC.

The dice is always in favor of the CPU and on one game where against all odds I'd finally controlled 3/4 of the board....I was sent to jail 4 times without passing GO while the CPU built one hotel and every time I'd get out of jail I'd land on that and then go back to jail in an cycle of 4 times forcing me near bankruptcy.

And that was my best round.

The Computer Is A Cheating Bastard!!

Most versions of electronic Monopoly will use this as a fake difficulty depending on what the ai difficulty is set at, most Monopoly games are meant to have smarter AI that makes better investment decisions when the AI is increased but most also increase the AIs luck when rolling and getting chance cards. As a result it's not uncommon for the AI to never get a negative card during the game and always skip past human players properties, but the harder the AI is set at the more likely it is that the computer will sabotage human dice rolls and make sure the human lands on tax or high value owned property turn after turn.

by **fieldy snuts** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 8:59 pm

But.....Monopoly is a game of chance. Not a game where the probability of the dice is shifted totally against you.

by **Herald** » Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:08 pm

fieldy snuts wrote:But.....Monopoly is a game of chance. Not a game where the probability of the dice is shifted totally against you.

That's why The Computer Is A Cheating Bastard.
Its Rules Are Not Your Rules!! :wink:

by **sdsichero** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 4:45 pm

'Diablo 3' beta opens its doors wide open, all weekend long

Despite the eagerly anticipated release of "Diablo 3" being less than a month away (May 15), demand among diehard fans for beta access is still quite high.

So the game's developer and publisher, Blizzard Entertainment, is sure to make everyone's weekend a good one, because it's opening up access to all players, provided that they have a Battle.net account.

The open beta weekend kicks off in just a few, at 12:01pm PDT today. It's primarily designed to be a stress test for the game and Blizzard's servers, for the next three days.

by **sdsichero** » Fri Apr 20, 2012 7:26 pm

Interesting how late they announced this. I knew it was coming for Japan but it's new that the presentation is also coming for USA and Europe. Last one was great... for Japan. Pretty lame for USA announcements.

UPDATE: New Nintendo Direct Coming Tonight

by **sdsichero** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 12:52 am

Japan's Nintendo Direct was kind o f disappointing. Nothing really new, though they showed a couple of Pokemon related things I don't remember seeing before. They announced a Kirby 20th anniversary collection and a New Super Mario 2 game.

SURPRISINGLY (though Nintendo of America sucks for not making a video, that was REALLY disappointing), announced the Kirby collection for Wii and the New Super Mario Bros 2 for USA release (August).

I was happiest that they announced folder organization for the 3DS.

by **sdsichero** » Sat Apr 21, 2012 5:13 am

Not that surprising but wow... 25 years...

by **bkthomson** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 11:34 am

My son lost xbox rights for a month. Guess who also suffers.

by **jeremiahvedder** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 5:37 pm

BOOT HILL HEROES, a spiritual successor to EARTHBOUND with 1-4 player drop-in/drop-out co-op, seeks funding for an original soundtrack, offers some pretty amazing rewards... I pledged $50 to be an NPC. They'll also swap your free Windows version of the game for an XBLA version of the game, if you prefer, but you gotta be in the first 50.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/155 ... h-1-4-play

Website · by **prozacman** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 7:04 pm

bkthomson wrote:My son lost xbox rights for a month. Guess who also suffers.

What did he do to get that punishment?

by **sdsichero** » Sun Apr 22, 2012 9:54 pm

prozacman wrote:What did he do to get that punishment?

Yes, what R-rated game did you let him play?

by **jeremiahvedder** » Mon Apr 23, 2012 1:22 pm

sdsichero wrote:
Yes, what R-rated game did you let him play?

Leisure Suit Larry!

by **fieldy snuts** » Thu Apr 26, 2012 1:58 am

Just got the Devil May Cry remastered HD collection. The restoration is nice (not brilliant though) save for one big issue which I also had with the God of War collection: the FMV's are not remastered at all which makes for some jarring moments. You never know if the cutscene about to come up is FMV or engine-based.

by **sdsichero** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 6:50 pm

Looks like Sony is doing their own "Super Smash Bros"...

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Wiki Guide

EDIT: footage

Get More: GameTrailers.com, GTTV - PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, PC Games, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360

by **sdsichero** » Fri Apr 27, 2012 7:12 pm

Nintendo Plans Full Digital Downloads For 3DS and Wii U

Nintendo is taking the great plunge into full digital game distribution. While the company has previously offered smaller games for Wii, DS and 3DS as digital downloads, starting this Fall it will begin offering simultaneous day-in digital download versions of full retail titles.

The first game to be offered in both package and digital form will be New Super Mario Bros. 2, which launches in August.