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DMZ - any risk?
by djw180- 1 follower
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As some of you may know I have had really bad connection issues in the past. I contacted RS support and got some quite helpful advice. Based on that (opening up some more ports on my router) the situation has greatly improved but is still not perfect. So their latest advice is "set your console to a static IP address, and assign this address to the DMZ". The reason I would like to know more about this is previously they had said assigning to DMZ was "not recommended" and just to open up a whole host of different ports on my router instead. So are they are risks associated with assigning my console's IP address to the DMZ? All I use my console for is games (just G…
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Taco Bell Contest
by Sinister- 1 follower
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Taco Bell is giving away 6000 PS4 systems from now til nov. Odds of winning are slim but the drawing is time based. Winner every ten minutes. Doesn't hurt to try. I won an iPad from a raffle once.
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So lets get into it, Region Free & Region Locked. Now when purchasing a physical copy of a PS4 Game of course the game will work on any PS4 console because their both region free, but when purchasing a DLC Season Pass, Map Pack, Codes or Expansion they are Region Locked. The problem poignantly rest upon the country that the PSN Account was set to during the creation of that PSN Account and the region of the physical copy of a PS4 Game. These two must match in order for you to be able to install those DLC'S downloaded or you will be greeted with the waiting to install message when you check your 'notifications> downloads.' A some what normal occurrence for those of …
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Oculus Rift
by JustHatched- 4 replies
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Thoughts on the leader in the virtual reality realm? I've read things and seen clips of video of Oculus, seems pretty ground breaking if it works like intended. At some point someone will put VR market if this attempt fails, and I do think by Playstation 6 we will no longer be using the console, controller, tv setup we all know, I think most games will be VR. By then I should be to old to combat roll across my living room to avoid being virtually shot.
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PS4 Instruction Manual
by revbouncer- 7 replies
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Ok during the last PL Dodge said be sure to video your best lap. I'm sure there are many more things that need to be learnt for the new people to PS4, eg party chat. Please feel free to explain how to use these features and any others that are unique to PS4. Any assistance will be greatly appreciated by myself and I'm sure some others that may not know yet how to use all the new stuff.
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OMG. I have a Samsung Galaxy Tab 3. It had a system update a few days ago and now all I'm getting is this error: "Unfortunately, the process com.google.process.gapps has stopped" and "Unfortunately, Google Play services has stopped." This has been going on all day. I've Googled the error/issue and can't seem to find a solution to solve this. I have unlinked my Google account and tried to re-sync it, but it's telling me that there was an error communicating with the Google servers. My daughter's tablet (same tablet) isn't receiving these errors. My phone (Android as well...) is having zero issues. Is anyone else getting these issues? I've reported …
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A Step Forward in Gaming
by omarcomin71- 1 follower
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Thirty years ago today the world was introduced to "Super Mario Bros". I had an Artari 2600 but this was a game changer. Instant addiction. Happy Birthday Mario!
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PS4 update 3.0 details
by SeymorScagneti- 1 follower
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PlayStation has detailed the features that will be introduced in its upcoming PS4 system software update 3.00. Codenamed Kenshin, the update will increase online storage capacity from 1GB to 10GB for PS Plus Members, introduce YouTube live-streaming capabilities, and allow direct sharing of videos up to ten seconds long on Twitter. PS4 update 3.00 will also introduce a new events hub, which will provide an overview to players of activities taking place in the games they play the most. This may highlight events such as a double XP weekend, a special enemy appearing at a scheduled time, or the launch of seasonal in-game events. Players will be able to receive notifications…
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PS3 vs PS4
by omarcomin71- 1 follower
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For those of you still on PS3 take a gander at this comparison I saw on Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/gta5pagee/videos/737087216414436/
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Need advice on what phone to get 1 2
by PrancingSkeleton- 2 followers
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So I'm getting a new phone and I was asking my friends for advice. Almost all of them said that getting the iPhone 6 is the best choice. So, I need a little more advice to really know what's the best phone. Right now, I have the iPhone 5, which I absolutely hate. I'm leaning towards Android, more specifically the Galaxy S6. So yeah, if you have any advice on what phone I should get it would be much appreciated
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I have a cellphone with a decent 4g connection. Is there a good gadget to use in order to create a wifi that I could hook up my ps4 on. I am asking in order to bring my ps4 on a vacation.
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Wii U bombing out
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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I have read this in multiple places, seems the Wii U isn't taking off the way Nintendo had hoped. http://metro.co.uk/2014/04/23/wii-u-sales-tracking-50-less-than-gamecube-one-tenth-of-wii-4706243/ We had thought of getting they kids a Wii U but went with getting them PS3's a while back. Nintendo has more kid friendly game track record than Sony but I think it was a good decision as I expect developer support for the U to drop, or at least that is what a few articles say
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Defected PS4-Sony aren't repairing/replacing.
by vishesh_91- 1 follower
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So,I've had this issue for quite some time with the PS4 where it ejects the CD on its own randomly and then I can't put it back in.Got the console sometime in October-November '14 and its happened only 8-10 times till now. Took the console to Sony in March earlier this year and the engineer said that the screw below the eject button was loose.He tightened it and gave it back to me in 10 minutes.I thought that fixed it completely,but a month later it happened again and naturally I went to Sony's Service Center again. This time they asked me to deposit the console and if they find it happening they would replace it with a new one.Now,the key thing is that the CD did…
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I just launched my website.
by n9neliives- 1 follower
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..... well not today, but about 5 days ago haha.... Been working hard on it for the past 2 weeks, as well as getting my auctions ready for eBay. I'm officially self-employed now So, go ahead and check out my website and either comment in the facebook comment box on the main page, or right on here and let me know what you think about it http://www.geodeplanet.com
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Morbidstix? Any good?
by JustHatched- 1 follower
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It finally happened to me (I went all DavidCore on it I guess), the R2 and L2 hinges are broke on my PS4 controller. I will get a new one over the weekend but also want to fix the old one since parts are fairly cheap Anyone ever ordered from these people http://www.morbidstix.com/ ? Are their parts any good?
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oldschool gaming
by ems-medik- 2 followers
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What was your first console and what was your favourite game and/or fondest memory of it? My first console was the Sega Master System and i LOVED the Alex Kidd games
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Think Geek
by xXEternalDarkXx- 5 replies
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Dude! Has anyone ever been to think geek? Went on gamestops website the other day & found out about them, they have some pretty cool shit for sale, like a goddamn usb ROCKET LAUNCHER!!!!!1 lol WOW! & I just saw a "KGB disappearing ink" pen lol (sorry, just got paid lol)
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Jalj's Not-In-Order-Always-Changing Top 10 List Number 1: Nintendo Video Games! Welcome to the first ever Jalj's Not-in-order-always-changing-top-10! I figured i can't be calling myself the so called resident list maker while not actively making list for everyone to see. Yet while i do keep busy making lists to myself and always trying to get others to list their favorite things, I have never done anything like this. I am planning on starting my very own entertainment podcast in the new few weeks and i thought it wouldn't be bad to actually start putting my list out there for others to see as well as getting input from other people to see what they like so i can have…
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Jalj's Not-In-Order-Always-Changing Top 10 List Number 1: Nintendo Video Games! Welcome to the first ever Jalj's Not-in-order-always-changing-top-10! I figured i can't be calling myself the so called resident list maker while not actively making list for everyone to see. Yet while i do keep busy making lists to myself and always trying to get others to list their favorite things, I have never done anything like this. I am planning on starting my very own entertainment podcast in the new few weeks and i thought it wouldn't be bad to actually start putting my list out there for others to see as well as getting input from other people to see what they like so i can have…
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PSN europe beta tester
by Kudisanga- 5 replies
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Is there anyone from europe interrested in become beta tester for PS4? They have open nominations and i can nominate a couple. I have been beta tester since early days of PS3. It's a casual with few must do things like obey the NDA and participate in at least one test in 3. You will have to use psn forum to access the beta forum and some times you get to test cool games but at moment it's been quiet but since they are recruiting maybe some games are coming.
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FYI: PSN Maintenance
by Jaggy- 2 followers
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Taken from the PSN status page: Planned Maintenance Reminder Routine maintenance and improvements for PlayStation™Network will be performed for approximately 1.5 hours on Monday, June 29, 9:30 PM PDT (June 30, 4:30 AM GMT) to June 29, 11:00 PM PDT (June 30, 6:00 AM GMT). Anyone who already has a PlayStation™Network account can still sign in to their PlayStation™Network profile, play games, and use most applications while this maintenance is carried out. You will not be able to access Account Management, PlayStation™Video, or complete a purchase in the PlayStation®Store during this maintenance. We apologize for any inconvenience. We recommend activating yo…
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Ps4 media server
by Kudisanga- 2 followers
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A week gone after the big surprise from the wife, and starting to thing that something fishy with sony. New generation console and you cant even stream you own music or movies files? Seriously? 2014 and you give me less quality than predecessor ps3? One of the best feature and you left out! I am not paying subs for a music service when i own a huge music library, same to amazon shit i have my own tv and movies. It was IMO the best feature any console would have. Hopefuly they will follow m$ and put the media player back on. Rant over
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PSN Connection vs Rockstar Servers
by Jaggy- 1 follower
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For those of you present last night, you know Torrid & I couldn't stay connected to the crew lobby or the playlist for more than five seconds without getting kicked. We haven't changed any settings on our Playstations for the past week. Everything worked fine, with both consoles running, until last night. We could play GTA Online just fine as long as we stayed away from the crew lobby and the playlist. So I highly doubt our connection issues have anything to do with the settings on our Playstations. I don't know where to go to check the recommendations that DC has given because I don't mess with that stuff. Nor do I really want to mess with it, again, considerin…
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PS3 Performance
by silenttigercd- 1 follower
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Since buying my PS3 and GTA V this time last year I've noticed the performance diminish. The frame rate often noticeably drops, obstacles, and sometimes buildings, have been appearing when I'm on top of them. Initially the frame rate appeared to only drop when there were lots of other players nearby and we all had a high wanted level with police choppers etc. Now it's happening all the time. Yesterday in the H2H a track had a slalom made out of tyres which didn't spawn until I entered the slalom. This happened on both laps. Is this happening to everyone else on PS3? I'm aware GTA V pushes last gen consoles to the absolute limit so suspect performance has gradually dim…
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E3 2015
by G37- 23 replies
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Really .. really surprised no one has brought up anything from the gaming conference. Outside of repetitive Mario work (which I can't stand) there were a couple things that really caught my eye. One of which is Persona. Always been a fan of these and I grew up on JRPGs (not sure how many others of you are here that like this genre). Out of everything though, this got a serious fist bump from me when I saw it: They said it'd never happen. It may be a cash grab, which is fine, because honestly, this title deserves a serious remake. It deserves to be brought into the HD era. This was a game I did grow up on and really brought to the Western market a di…
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227Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
What I Watched This Week #169 (Mar 24-30) Angel Face dir. Otto Preminger/1952/1h31m Angel Face is a film noir starring Robert Mitchum as ambulance driver Frank Jessup who, after responding to a call at the posh Tremayne estate, meets the manipulative femme-fatale daughter of the family, Diane (Jean Simmons). After becoming a driver for the family the parents are soon killed in a car accident with Diane being the sole heir. The plot for this is fairly straightforward and predictable for the most part (that ending however really shocked me with how suddenly violent it is) but the two lead performances and the prevailing atmosphere of nihilistic cynicism really make this worth watching. There's a real sense of sad desperation in Mitchum's performance as he can see the trap he's willingly walking into but he just can't help himself, with Simmons excellent as the spider at the centre of the web. The direction isn't flashy, for the most part it's quite unobtrusive, but it does make the house feel more claustrophobic as the film progresses, making us feel trapped alongside Frank and Diane. 8/10 Gentlemen of Nerve dir. Charlie Chaplin/1914/15m This early Chaplin short is set at an automobile race, with Chaplin, credited as playing Mr. Wow-Wow, causing his usual chaos alongside his partner Mr. Walrus (Mack Swain). He flirts with a woman (Mabel Normand, his co-star for many early films before moving studios and starting a partnership with Edna Purviance), gets in a fight with a policeman, and finds several new ways of falling on his *ss. This could be confused with any number of his films from this period if it wasn't for the setting of a race track. Watching these old-timey cars in action was genuinely thrilling because there are little to no health and safety precautions that I could see. Aside from that this is fairly standard fare from the Chaplin of this period. 5/10 Paris Blues dir. Martin Ritt/1961/1h38m Paul Newman and Sidney Poitier star as Ram and Eddie, American jazz musicians living and working in Paris who meet and fall in love with a pair of tourists, Lillian and Connie (Joanne Woodward, Diahann Carroll), and must soon make the decision between staying in Paris or going home to America. In terms of tone and atmosphere this is one of the coolest films I've ever seen. There's some really immersive location shooting that plunges you into the counterculture world of the jazz scene, a brilliant soundtrack, and Newman and Poitier being two of the most handsome and charismatic men you've ever seen. There's even a cameo from Louis Armstrong as Wild Man Moore who just lights up the screen whenever he appears. I feel like the story hints at something more but doesn't commit in the end when it comes to the relationships. At first it seems like Ram would end up with Connie, who is Black, saying in their first flirtatious meeting that all white women look the same to him, but eventually she ends up with Eddie and Ram hooks up with Lillian. There are also scenes between Eddie and Connie where he explains that the reason he doesn't want to go back to America is because he doesn't feel welcome there as a Black man, but again this is underdeveloped. If the film committed to actually exploring these things then I think it would be even better, but as it is this is still great. 8.5/10 Woman of the Hour dir. Anna Kendrick/2023/1h34m Watched on the strength of @djw180's review, this film is based on the true story of an aspiring actress, Sheryl (Kendrick, who also directs), who appeared on The Dating Game where one of her potential suitors is a serial killer, Rodney Alcala (Daniel Zovatto). One of my favourite things about this film is the non linear structure. The film takes place during the shooting of the show with flashbacks showing us Rodney's past crimes, escalating the tension and sense of danger. Zovatto gives a really strong performance as the killer, brimming with charisma and charm but the flashbacks give us the context to see the malice and threat behind every word. Kendrick is also very good even though she spends most of the film sat in a chair on the set of the show. What lets this film down somewhat is that it's too funny at times, feeling almost like a comedy, especially at the start. This kind of undercuts some of the tension of the film, and feels like Kendrick using her roots and experience in comedy as a crutch in what is her first film as director. I think if she showed a bit more confidence in her abilities as a filmmaker and played this straighter then this would be an even better thriller. 7/10 Koyaanisqatsi dir. Godfrey Reggio/1982/1h26m Classed as a documentary, Koyaanisqatsi - a Hopi language word that means life out of balance - is more of an experience than a film. With no narrative or dialogue the whole thing is a visual poem that seems to chart the progress of humanity from our cave dwelling days up to the contemporaneous modern world of New York City. We start with a rocket taking off, then cave paintings. For half an hour we see the natural world, no trace of human life. Then explosions, metal, machinery. Man is here. New York is overwhelming. Footage sped up so the mass of humanity flows like blood through the streets. There's a moment in all of this where we slow down and focus on the faces of strangers in the street. Shots almost like portraits, putting a face to this world. All of this set to an incredible score by Philip Glass. A modern Man With a Movie Camera, this shows how film can be used to tell a story and elicit emotion in unconventional ways and is honestly one of the best films I've seen in a long time. 10/10 Lime's Film of the Week! Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling dir. Richard Pryor/1986/1h37m Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling is the sole directorial effort from one of, if not the greatest stand up comedian of all time, Richard Pryor. It is a deeply personal and autobiographical film (though he says it isn't) in which he plays a world famous comedian who sees his life flash before his eyes as he lies in a hospital bed, close to death after setting himself on fire during a crack binge. His soul leaves his body and, after being shocked and disgusted with what he's done to himself, travels back through his past, all the way from his childhood where he was raised in a brothel, through to his worldwide fame and total breakdown, to see where it all went wrong. Like his stand up routines this is, for the most part, painfully honest, raw like an open wound, and criminally funny. Pryor, as good as he is at comedy, is almost as good at drama- see also his performance in Blue Collar where he is every bit Harvey Keitel's equal - and there are some really heart wrenching scenes here. The ending where he gives a eulogy to Jo Jo, putting all the pain of his past to rest, was really powerful while also being really funny. There are times when it feels a bit safe and conventional, like he's holding back a bit, but this is a must watch if you're a fan of Pryor. 8.5/10 Return to the Edge of the World dir. Michael Powell/1978/24m (no trailer for this, so here's one for the original film) This short documentary is the last film from one of the greatest filmmakers in British history, Michael Powell (his film Peeping Tom, released the same year as Psycho, is, in my opinion, a better and more shocking slasher film than Hitchcock's classic). Here he returns to the island of Foula, in the Shetlands off the Scottish coast, where he filmed his breakout film The Edge of the World in 1936. That film was based on a true story of an island with an aging population and the young folk all gone off to the mainland that had to evacuate and leave their way of life behind. Here he finds the local community still going strong, with a lot of the film being about them rather then reminiscing about the past. Also taking the trip with Powell is the lead actor from the original film, John Laurie (anyone of a certain age in the UK will recognise him as Private Frazer from Dad's Army and his iconic catchphrase "we're dooooooomed"). He is a wonderfully warm presence with a voice I could listen to all day. This makes for a beautiful but bittersweet bookend for Powell's career. 7/10 -
227Rate the Last Film you Watched 2: Electric Boogaloo
Delicious (2025) dir Nele Mueller-Stöfen A drama / thriller that could also be classed as mild horror. It's a reasonably original story which, judging by IMDB reviews, a lot of people just did not understand or reacted badly to what they saw as a political message they disagree with. I don't think it really had a political message. It just made use of very clear, obvious contrasts between how wealthy and not-wealthy people live. The basic plot is a middle class, German, stereotypical family (Mum, Dad, Son & Daughter) are on holiday in a villa in the south of France. Following an incident on the way home from a visit to a hotel restaurant they end up taking in a young Spanish woman, Theodora, to cook and clean for them. You can tell from the start that there is going to be more to the story that what you can see at first. You know Theodora and her boyfriend engineered the situation and it's related to things that happened in the hotel. And it's also probably related to protests going on in Marseilles that we see at the start of the film, about the cost of living for those on low paid jobs like waitresses, maids, porters etc. It has hints of films like The Killing of a Sacred Deer in that its about a young person working their way into the lives of the members of a wealthier family, and it clearly is going to end badly for some of them. The family have their issues and are not quite the ideal happy family they appear to be. It's well made, decent acting from Valerie Pachner (Esther, the mother) and Carla Diaz (Theodora). There's some nice cinematography; wide shots almost symmetric around one of the characters, sea and landscapes from unusual angles, etc. It has some good music too, a mix of classical and modern. A couple of plot elements are a little too unsubtle or implausible. I'm also not quite sure whether there was supposed to be a supernatural element to it or if certain things we see were just in a character's imagination. I enjoyed it and think it's well worth watching. 8 / 10- 1
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