Leaked Wii U pics with list of launch titles

Rainboom_Dash · 9 days

Most likely PPC, the same architecture used by the GameCube, Wii and Xbox 360.

Angry_Giraffe · 11 days

And if you don't know the basics of C++, I suggest Accelerated C++, although it assumes you already know the basics of programming (which you might be able to pick up entirely from this book, but I'd been coding for years before reading it, so I'm not really qualified to say).

pcmattman · 15 days

The word you're looking for is asynchronous. It's big now that games are on mobile phones and aimed at casual players.

DTKT · 15 days

You're right, I only ever used Windowblinds and went to their (Stardock) website for themes.

Being able to buy tons of games wasn't an option for me until recently, and I've been looking for alternatives to Steam. GOG looks good, but they don't have many newer games (which is fine by me).

DTKT · 16 days

Holy shit, that's what happened to Impulse?!

;_;

jerryconnelly · 22 days

Where did the idea of "Half-Life 3" even come from?

Valve have announced that the episodes will be a trilogy so it wouldn't make sense to make the full sequel until then.

Mileskitsune · 26 days

It's safe to say you can erase "goto" from your mind. ;)

Mileskitsune · 26 days

You're best off starting with an existing game engine and making a mod for it, given your artistic background. Coding a mod is easier than the low level junk you have to deal with when coding a game from scratch, and Unity is one of the better engines out there for indies and hobbyists.

1338h4x · 26 days

True, this theory requires the number of people who say they're ditching Windows if Steam was available for Linux to be huge, although I'm still sure that the app store being a threat to Steam is what Gabe was hinting at.

Valve likely do have numbers for people running Steam via WINE, and Gabe is probably hoping that everyone else finds Windows 8 as horrible as he does.

Personally, I think the Steambox scenario is the most likely reason.

jabberworx · 26 days

Going both ways, you just get used to it. A few years ago, I used to work on a 7" eeePC (just basic webdev) after a small adjustment period.

Recently, I got a second 24" screen and I'm still doing almost everything on the primary screen out of habit, occasionally with online references open in a small browser window on the second screen.

1338h4x · 26 days

Along with all the other things people have posted, Gabe Newell mentions (in the same interview linked by GP) something along the lines that the app store (and Microsoft's equivalent whenever Windows 8 ships) is one of the bigger threats to gaming.

I think what he really means is they're the biggest threats to Steam, as developers would prefer the exposure from a distribution system that is included with every new computer.

jabberworx · 26 days

It's good practice to use constants instead of putting "magic numbers" everywhere (or in this case "magic strings"), in case you mistype one of the values and more importantly to give some context to the value.

if (camera.y  > 1024)

is harder to understand at a glance compared to:

if (camera.y > LEVEL_HEIGHT)

and somewhere at the top of the file (or a common file) you can put:

const int LEVEL_HEIGHT = 1024;

which would allow you to change the level dimensions quickly and easily instead of replacing 1024 everywhere (which could accidentally result in modifying a "1024" that represents something else).

nadav256 · 28 days

I'm so glad Intel simplifed their naming scheme from the confusing "Pentium X" nonsense.

StevieWonderDriving · 28 days

I'm still upset that there's only one touch controller per console. Especially because the games ported from other consoles will probably not support local multiplayer without the awkward classic controller adaptor.

danchan22 · 29 days

You control the chicken you were attacking, for a few seconds.

HoustonTexan · 1 month

Also http://www.humblebundle.com/

HoustonTexan · 1 month

Also check out http://www.khanacademy.org/#computer-science there's a few videos on "dry running" code (which is stepping through it on pen and paper) which helps on understanding the concepts.

gigapixels · 1 month

What do you think of the keyboard only menu replacement in 12.04? Having to type menu commands seems like a step backwards, especially when it comes to learning new apps - one of the main advantages of having a GUI in the first place.

gigapixels · 1 month

He said something along the lines of "I've been working with the Linux guys a lot lately" when asked where his moveable desk is currently located. This can only mean good things for Linux users.

jensklit · 1 month

This happens in all large subreddits. For every person who downvotes or leaves a comment disapproving the post, there's 100 shitmunchers who just upvote because it gave them a minor chuckle.

iWriteYourMusic · 1 month

Perhaps it's a nod to the original (JP) Super Mario Bros. 2?

grachasaurus · 1 month

Futurama. At the end of the episode titled "How Hermes Requisitioned His Groove Back"

TheMasterJohnson · 1 month

Yeah this post is really dumb. Makes me wish you could see who upvoted a particular post.

snipersteve · 1 month

Everyone's a genius at 12. Then at 13, they discover masturbation.

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