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OK, so it's been A WHILE since I've done an update, and I decided I'm not selling the site, I want to keep it up, but I will be upgrading the forum software to something I've been awaiting for months. I will list all of the features once it's installed, bu here's the basics for easy reading.

-Statuses & Comments: You will be able to make comments on peoples statuses and they will be archived on the persons profile. No more losing old statuses You can view the comments straight from the sidebar, and even add the comments their too, and see them update in real time (like the shoutbox)

-Notifications: So basically, up in the top-right corner beside your name, there will be an extra arrow for notifications. This includes things like comments on your statuses, replies to your topics and other things, all of which are customizable from your user cp (so if you want to remove or add the ability to get notified from certain things, you can).

-Profile customization: Want to change your profile background to any pic you find? Well, now you can (soon). You can also have it update to your twitter background

Facebook/twitter integration: You will be able to have your status you make on the forums also auto-update to facebook, twitter, or both and have it do vice-versa, so that the status updates you make there carry out to the forum. It's really cool.

There's also TONS more things you can do, but I will update this topic throughout the day. If you're wondering when these changes will take effect, it will be sometime later today, after it's uploaded and installed. So if you have a short downtime, that's why. But believe me, it's short.

I think this will help everyone (including myself) have a bit more fun here and be more sociable and whatnot. It should increase our activity, especially with notifications, making me want to come on here more often. Bye for now!

OH and you will also be able to see who rep'ed who what. So you can see their reputation, plus when you hover the mouse over it it shows you if they -/+ it and who did.

How are you all liking the Halo: Reach beta? I personally am loving it, but it can be more than difficult to play with a broken arm. In fact, I think I actually need to take the day off of playing it because I don't want to hamper it from healing. I'm really loving the jetpack. just look at what I wrote on Noble Actual (Reach dev blog):

"Picture an mlg team, working together. Before hand, make plans to have each guy contribute to the destruction of the opposition. Have a teammate with armour lock run into the enemy swarm and use his ability to take down their shields. Have 2 allies with invisibility sweep in from the sides. Now, have the final man, in a jetpack, finishing off any remnants from a high position (either mid-air, or a crows nest some distance away). This is just one possible strategy; in its' own with many possibilities of variation. With these armour abilities, it brings to the table a new set of ways for a team to truly act like a team; instead of the FFA mind-set used on teams in, say, a COD game. And the best part is how balanced each ability is."

Agree? Disagree? Put your input in the comments below.

Looks awesome! Instead of waiting forever for the damn game to start when you've already found players, you vote while it's still searching! 3 options on gametype and map, and then a fourth option for none of the above. And, if I don't say so myself, they have very sex'ed up the matchmaking screens. Makes Cod MW2 look fail!

"You are not allowed to use that image extension on this board." I'll somehow embed them in the topic later! For now, just click on the links to the direct images.

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Awesome Game is Awesome.

Personally, I just love the modern look for the game. It makes me feel giddy with 2010 awesome technology year-ness. And sorry for being a way lately, I can do better. I'm sorry. And let's try to keep this topic argument free, eh!

Yesterday I saw on Noble Actual (A bungie blog by the creative director on Halo) that there would be a huge bomb about the Halo: Reach multiplayer dropped. Now, I'm going to show you that bomb. I was delightedly surprised, let's just say!



Can't believe they put jet-packs and rolls in it either? Discuss below!

Hey guys,

Lately as we all have noticed there hasn't been much activity from new members. I, for one, am hoping to recruit some new ones who will be actual dedicated members. So this is just a heads-up for you guys to really try and ask your friends to check out the site. I know it's hard, when we're not repaying you directly in return, but we are providing you with an amazing website with some great tutorials all for free. Plus, more members makes for booming popularity meaning more and more tips, tricks, and tutorials. In a way, it's a win-win.

All I ask is that you tell just one or two people on your Live friends list to come onto DG. If we all do this, we can hopefully start seeing tons of new topics and posts soon.

Also, let us know if there's any suggestions you want to see!

Here is a video of iTz Lupo getting banned for being hueg cocksucker.



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Oh the rumors, the precious rumors. We all know what rumors I'm talking about: the Apple Tablet.

Called the "iSlate" and "iTablet" by numerous reporters, the world has been on its toes waiting for its release. Finally at 8 AM this morning, Apple showed us the iPad.

The iPad is an exact copy of the iPhone; it has a dock, a SpringBoard, and a little Home button at the bottom. The iPad will run all of your favorite iPhone applications, and will resize any of your current ones, to fit its new massive display. Not only will it include already in production iPhone apps, but native applications as well. Picture playing Call of Duty on a 10" screen...and just tapping your next victim. Or browsing the web and touching what you want to read. That's the purpose.




The iPad will have some revolutionary new features. With iWork on board, you can create stunning documents, spreadsheets, and slideshows with a swipe of your finger. College students will love it, as they'll be able to take notes on a broadcasted Congress Address through the iPad in their lap; then send it right to their professor. And with the built-in iBook, you can easily download and read just as with the Kindle, and feel like a book is in your hand.



There are no ends to the possibilities to this new device. Even Moms will love the amazing speed in downloading a recipe straight onto its little device, and have it cooking along side them. It obviously is not meant to defeat the purpose of the iPhone, as no one wants to carry a 9.7" display in their pocket. Nonetheless, it is amazing for home and office use.

Prices start at $499 for a 16GB device, ranging up to $699 for a 64 GB device. The iPad will also be sold for $130 more for a 3G version (plus an extra $14-$29.99 a month for AT&T's 3G service. **Note no contracts, so can be cancelled at any time and enabled straight from the device). Both versions will remain in standby mode for about two months.


Source: Apple Announces the iPad: WiFi, 3G, iWorks and an E-Book Store ($499 and Up)

Do you like making movies? Then this contest is for you

Gather up your friends and make a short video (1-3 mins) about how awesome Decadent Gamer is! Make sure to include humor to make it interesting to watch.
The winner will receive a custom signature. Examples of recent ones I have made:









Michael and I will judge the videos and decide on a winner. Contest deadline is one week (January 29^th). Get going and have fun

Aaron.

"The iPhone saved my life." - The person who said this wasn't a techie who just discovered how much better the iPhone is than his old Motorola Flip phone. Nor was he a geek who is too overly obsessed with the latest gadgets. In fact, he is a Haiti earthquake survivor, and he wasn't kidding.

Dan Wooley, while filming a documentary of the poor, struggling conditions of Haiti, had been crushed by a landslide of debris. He turned to, yes, his iPhone for help. The first thing on his list: find a proper place to wait for help. Using his iPhone camera, he took pictures of the surrounding area to view just exactly what was around him. After a few minutes, he pulled himself to a safer area for the time being.

While using the app Pocket First Aid and CPR, this young man had treated a leg and head wound....all alone....through multiple aftershocks....in an elevator shaft. The app also alerted him the dangers of falling asleep, as it could cause potentially fatal problems. Using iPhone's basic clock, Wooley had an alarm sound every 20 minutes to keep him awake.

64 hours later, Wooley was saved.


If you would like to donate to Haiti, please visit Yéle Haiti, or text "HAITI" to 90999 (USA). Haiti earthquake victims need all the care and support they can get in this struggling time of need.



Source: http://www.wired.com...Stories+2%29%29

John has been a loyal member for a very long time. There have been some rough times a very long time ago. But people move on, and forgive each other. John also makes very authentic posts that he not only writes himself, but includes good grammar.

Without further ado, Congratulations on our new moderator: John.

He never has asked me to be a moderator, and is just an overall good member. He has earned a position as a valued member of the community. I understand some of you are active and try to post often, but posting the fastest you possibly can is not what will give you moderator.

Part of it is the quality of your posts, and the objectivity rather than just opinionated replies. Johns replies weigh both sides of a post rather than 'taking sides' and furthermore entrusting him as exceptional staff member. While listening to what is a requirement of staff members, I believe he will also take in the members' needs as well.

EDIT: This is the xbox portion check other post for full keynote. To see the full version (previous post) click here.

It's that time of year and everyones favourite electronics show is back! CES kicked off today and to celebrate, I have a CES wallpaper on my computer (link to it)!

Here is the much anticipated Mircosoft press conference. I haven't watched it yet but i will comment once i have finished.



I have two essential comments
1. he never said anything about FPS games and natal. hopefully we'll find more out about that.
2. "Buy games on your xbox and play them on a pc" He's probably referencing the game room, but maybe he means more than that. doesn't hurt to be hopeful.

After following the construction of the Burj Dubai for a couple years, it was a surprise yesterday to find out that it was officially open up to the public (or at least the owners of inner real-estate). It's been in construction since 2004, and was to be opened either early 2009 or 2010.

The developers have unofficially claimed the tower to be 818 metres, with about 160 floors. It will also be the first to feature the worlds tallest night club. It will feature various exercise facilities, a shopping centre, indoor and (unnervingly) outdoor pool.



Figure 1: The name Burj Dubai literally stands for Tower Dubai, or in English (flipped), Dubai Tower, seeing as Arabic is written backwards compared to english and other languages. Its name matches the Dubai Fountain, the worlds largest fountain.



Figure 2: Mid-near end construction on Dubai Tower [Burj Dubai]



Figure 3: End construction/opening. Did they accidentally forget to name it 'Pimpin' Tower'?


I'll speak for all of us here -- I would hate to be the one(s) cleaning those windows. Oh, and this picture looks awesome.

The SNES 360 we thought was so cool a while back is now released to the public, provided you have a homebrew 360 or an XDK.

http://forums.xbox-s...howtopic=700896

Discuss.

Happy 2010, DG! From where I am, it has officially ben 1 hour and 47 minutes from the time this was posted since the switch from '09 to '10. It's gunna be weird dating papers as all throughout my school years there's always been an '0' before the year haha.

Anyways! I thought I might as well list my New Years Resolution. My resolution is to have a cumulative member count of 1000 or more, by this time next year. If we just so happen to have 1250 members or more and are gaining revenue, then I will personally prize a Retail Xbox 360 to a random active member.

Besides dealing with the site I hope to have a better year, not only on the site, but at school, etc. Seeing as I have final exams coming up, it would be cool to do alright on them (math is the only important one). What's your resolutions? And can you help to spread the word of our awesome community?!

Kinda funny that I actually missed the new year because I was watching District 9 (on blu-ray ), but lets hope it will be a great year! For the site, I'm sure it is. Now, lets have less drama.

After I dont know how long, the Demon is back. So if you want your high speed torrents again head on over to demoniod.com. Also, it appears that they didn't lose too much because a lot of the stuff I searched for was there.