September, 2010 -

Gaming Podcast 191: Puppy Mill of GamesGaming Podcast 191: Puppy Mill of Games

September 28, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:17 pm

This week we’ve got all three hosts back to get down to business. This was a full show with lots of content from news, to flashbacks and listener game ideas. We didn’t get a history segment this week, we just had two much information to cover. Here is the news for the week:

Activision CEO thinks EA is a failure
Another version of You Don’t Know Jack is coming
Atari creating the new Atari Go initiative
Direct 3D 10/11 support coming to Linux
Microsoft admits PC Gaming could use some attention

This weeks gaming podcast question of the week: What do you think will spur on PC game developers, is it Microsoft’s concept of “showing developers there is a market” or do they need more inspiration?

Gaming Podcast 190: Down With The SicknessGaming Podcast 190: Down With The Sickness

September 21, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 6:14 pm

We’re pretty beat up this week, sickness is running wild so Don and Derrick blow through some news items while Jennifer remains offline being ill. We’ve shortened the episode so that we can cover everything we have with enthusiasm before falling over in an ill stupor. The news includes three items:

Intel wants you to spend more money to get more power
Digital sales of pc games are outselling retail versions
THQ moves into social gaming

The gaming flashback this week is DuckTales for the NES. This weeks Question of the Week, put on your game designer hat and tell us what you think would be a great game design. Would it be more social network gaming, casual gaming or something more complex?

Gaming Podcast 189: Fort GayGaming Podcast 189: Fort Gay

September 14, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 4:59 pm

So this week we’re busting out a new flashback of an old game: Ironsword: Wizards and Warriors II. We’re covering a bit about some gaming history and a few key news articles of the week including:

Microsoft bans user because of town name
John Romero doing casual games consulting
Sony fighting jailbreaking too
Apple taking a leap into social gaming with iOS 4.1

This weeks question of the week, what do you think is the top selling video game genre of all time, not just the last few years.

Gaming Podcast 188: How Old Am I?Gaming Podcast 188: How Old Am I?

September 7, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 3:07 pm

This week we almost forgot about the episode due to Labor Day! We thought we had a day off, but alas, no! Here is the news of the week, community comments and a complete gaming history and flashback. Today’s industry news included:

People protesting New Metal of Honor Game
Gamestop will not sell Metal of Honor in Military stores
Sony’s next console will still use physical media
Duke Nukem Forever May Get released

This week we’re starting our first round of questions for episode 200, a trivia quiz for Derrick and Don. Please send your trivia questions to Jennifer (e-mail in show).