Entries from March 2009

Standard Podcast:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download (501)
Join the forum discussion on this post – (4) PostsThis week’s gaming podcast covers a wide variety of news, we also argue a bit about the Wow restrictions on taking donations and cash (again) and touch on some gaming history involving The Sims and the history of Infocom. For news, we’ve tackled
EA Leaves SecuRom [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Episode · Podcast · Retro · Video
Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsIt seems Spore was the staging point for the SecuROM revolt and the massive amazon 1-star reviews and backlash have not gone on deaf ears. Electronic Arts has opted to leave SecuROM out of The Sims 3, an upcoming release for just that reason.
“We have [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Casual Games · DRM · Editorial
March 24th, 2009 · 1 Comment

Standard Podcast:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download (386)
Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsThis week we’re working with our skeleton crew, Don was stuck at work so we’re flying duelies. Speaking of duelies, we’re flashing back to Rise of the Triad and covering some gaming history on Ralph Baer, a very important person in the gaming industry. This [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Episode · Nintendo · Podcast · Show Notes · Wii · popcap
Join the forum discussion on this post – (3) PostsGameStooge, 2Old2Play and Gaming Podcast have joined forces with Telltale Games and are offering three chances to win the PC version of Wallace & Gromit’s Grand Adventures – the entire four episode season!
That’s right – you can win the entire season, a $34.95 value, which [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Contest · PC Gaming

Standard Podcast:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download (431)
Join the forum discussion on this post – (2) PostsWe’re flashing back to a holographic arcade title, Time Traveler from SEGA and take a reflective walk down memory lane with Apogee and touch on ROTT. We’ve got a light set of community comments and some good game news including:
Microsoft Settles Law Suit
Capcom charging for [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Episode · Flashback · Podcast · Show Notes

Standard Podcast:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download (402)
Join the forum discussion on this post – (2) PostsThis week we’re overwhelmed with awesome listener comments, including new ones from folks we’ve never heard from on the show. We’re also taking a flashback look at the original Diablo and some of the sequels that followed it. This weeks gaming news includes:
6,200 Reasons to [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Episode · Podcast · Show Notes · review
Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsWii Motion Plus is Nintendo’s next big hardware up sell, an add-on that should make the Wii controller more realistic and flexible when playing highly sensitive “real movement” games. The hardware has been looked at by many in the industry as fixing imperfections in the [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Editorial · Nintendo · Rumors · Wii
Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsThe iTunes App Store is jam packed with video games! There are 6,200 games in the App Store to take advantage of, with 23% of those games for our puzzle gaming friends with arcade following a distance second place with 13% App Store market share. [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Charts and Crap · Editorial · apple
Join the forum discussion on this post – (1) PostsBy now everyone is used to paying more for Rock Band than meets the eye. The game disc is usually packed in several bundles for guitars, drums and, of course, stand alone. With The Beatles: Rock Band, MTV Games plans to release one product SKU, [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Editorial · Industry News · Wii · rock band

Standard Podcast:
Play Now |
Play in Popup |
Download (359)
Join the forum discussion on this post – (3) PostsThis week we’re flashing back to Zaxxon and into a bit of a reflective history on the NES Satellite accessory. We reflect upon how bad Don sucks at Mass Effect and get tips from the community. We’re also checking in on some news this week [...]
[Read more →]
Tags: Episode · Podcast · Retro · Show Notes