October 14, 2008 -

TD Gaming Podcast 92: Apples to RaisinsTD Gaming Podcast 92: Apples to Raisins

October 14, 2008| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:46 pm

This weeks gaming podcast covers some fun hot news topics and a gaming flashback of ClayFighter. We also cover a bit of the history on Vicarious Visions some game news, including:

128MB Xbox 360 Fall Update [ Today’s update ]
Starcraft 2 Trilogy
Fallout 3’s been pirated on Xbox 360
November Spore Expansion Pack Coming.

We’re also asking the question, is the Sony decision to NOT drop the price of the PlayStation 3 for the holiday a big mistake?

Bejeweled Cookies Arrive From Popcap: Twist?Bejeweled Cookies Arrive From Popcap: Twist?

October 14, 2008| schommer| 0 Comment| 5:36 pm

I arrived at home tonight to find the most peculiar yet creative marketing message from Popcap. Not knowing what it was, I tore it open to examine the contents. It’s a secret message made of pastry. Yes, it’s a box of cookies! Holiday treats made of bejeweled pieces.

How cool, now this is marketing we can eat up! A poster, a press release paper or even plastic figures cannot compare to edible treats. We’re guessing this is all about Popcap’s Bejeweled Twist which arrives soon. Excuse me, but I think I’m hungry….

Read on for Bejeweled Twist press release information

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World of Warcraft 3.0.2 Update – Live!World of Warcraft 3.0.2 Update – Live!

October 14, 2008| schommer| 0 Comment| 3:18 pm

Echo’s of Doom will be live when the systems come back for maintenance. WorldofWarcraft.com was down for a bit today, probably to revamp and push the Lich King messages (which now splash the homepage prior to landing).

This patch brings a crap ton of content to the game including a lot of the lich king updates for character classes, user interface changes, calendar and other crazy awesome stuff. When you start the client, now, you’ll notice the front screen has changed to promote the Lich King content; it now resembles the client for all those in the beta.

The only downfall to the beta will be, once again, re-distributing your talent points. It’s free, so now is your time to re-spec and get ready for battling death knights in our near future!

Check out the full 3.0.2 Echo’s of Doom patch.

Storage Solutions for Fall UpdateStorage Solutions for Fall Update

October 14, 2008| schommer| 0 Comment| 12:18 pm

Are you one of those that have a diskless (or low flash disk) based Xbox 360? We’ve been wondering, ourselves, what Microsoft was going to do to “fix” the fact that the upcoming Fall Update is going to require 128MB of disk space.

It seems they’re going to hand you either a 512MB memory card or a 20GB Hard Disk for the price of $20.00. If you’ve got the $20.00, this would be the best route to go as 20GB is way more than a free 512MB flash card. You’ll be hard up to find 20GB anywhere for a buck a gigabyte – definitely a good deal.

Unfortunately, tonights gaming podcast will still have us pondering the news as we’ve already recorded it and asked the question “what are they going to do?” If you want to see if your console qualifies for the storage upgrade, head to Microsoft’s website with your serial number and console ID handy.

(Thanks, GameStooge)