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11 percent of gamers have unopened games [News]

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According to recent survey figures, around 11 percent of gamers have games that they still haven't opened after six months.

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Publish Date: Wed, 29 Oct 2008 13:45:09 +0000
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I have an unopened copy of world in conflict that I got free with UT3
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I've got a couple of unopened freebies, like Championship Manager Quiz and (until I opened it to throw away the box) Ultima Online.
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I don't seem to have any unopeneds. I have lots of mangleds though.
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I've got an unopened boxed Doom III, bought it after I swept a copy and thought it was good enough to play.

I've also got another copy on my Steam account when I bought the ID pack. Might have to sell the boxed one, but it's worth nothing really.
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I've got an unopened 60-day WoW time card - I was at work when I discovered my initial time had run out and and was too impatient so signed up on the website. I think you only need the code that's inside it, so I might toss it in the prize pool for the 5punk awards.

I think there's some PS2 RPGs that came out very late that I never got around to playing, as well as some of the others that were in a series (Shin Megami Tensei, Wild Arms, Atelier Iris, .hack, Xenosaga)

In a bout of nostalgia I bought a Dreamcast and a bunch of games I'd enjoyed playing from when I had a borrowed one back in 2001, I've never gotten around to replaying them, indeed some I already had newer, other-console versions of.

It's more about me wanting to complete my collection than actually playing them.
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FatherJack wrote:It's more about me wanting to complete my collection than actually playing them.
I have a good many unopened DVDs like that. I like having them so I can watch them if the whim takes me and so that people browsing my library can see which films I like. Probably a little vain, but everyone has their vices.
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Gunslinger42 wrote:I have an unopened copy of world in conflict that I got free with UT3
:( you should play it, it's really good.
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I've got a few filums in wrap still, but all the games I've ever bought have been played, even if it's only for a few hours because they turned out shit.
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deject wrote:
:( you should play it, it's really good.
You have a great taste for crap games. :P
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Post by buzzmong »

Actually, I'm with bubbles on this. WoC was alright, nothing special in my eyes that hadn't been done much better before. Not to mention the constant push in places and respawning enemy until you moved really sapped some of the "realism" from it.
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They're not "respawning," the ruskies just have a shitload of guys. They keep throwing more of them at you. I thought it lent to a great sense that you're just performing a tiny part in a massive battle, and that what you accomplish makes the fight just makes your position just a little bit less fucked.


Wait, why am I justifying my opinion? I had a lot of fun playing it. Just because you guys are Philistines doesn't mean I should like it any less.
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They are respawning, especially on the New York Island maps, the bigger 2nd one...that really broke it for me when tanks kept spawning from one building (even if you destroy said building) until you complete the objective.

Spoilt it for me, otherwise yes, it's acceptable on other maps and even fits with the story, but not when the "characters" have been bleating on about a small horse of Spetznaz occuping some islands and robbing the defensive vehicles.
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I now have an unopened copy of Fallout 3 on my desk. Probably won't stay that way for long though.
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HereComesPete wrote:I've got a few filums in wrap still, but all the games I've ever bought have been played, even if it's only for a few hours because they turned out shit.
:above:
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Post by fabyak »

I got the expansion pack for beef when I got beef itself but while it's been opened due to living in the same box, it's never been anywhere near my PC. Does that count?
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Ive got some games that are still in their .rars, does that count?
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Joose wrote:Ive got some games that are still in their .rars, does that count?
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Post by Fear »

I had a quick look, I don't have any unopened games, but I do have unopened films, including the star war trilogy box set.
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