Paul returns to the show to drown his sorrows in the discontinuation of a game series he loved, and the podcast ran so long it has to be split into two parts.
The first half of this podcast includes the following news items:
Stay tuned for Part 2.
Episode 425: Paul’s Return Part 1
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XBLA’s Braid Needs More SalesXBLA’s Braid Needs More Sales
XBLA offers great opportunities for the indy developer but everything comes at a price. Over the last three years Braid‘s developer Jonathan Blow spent a reported $180,000 to create the popular Braid title on Xbox Live. He’s going to need a lot more sales before he can celebrate the highly valued, highly reviewed title.
The Independent Games Festival was kind to him, giving him the “Innovation in Game Design” back in 2006, since then he’s put his money where is mouth is; his own money. There are good times and bad times when you’re discovering your dreams. The reviews surely made him feel great about the work he has done over the last three years but a review won’t pay the bills.
It may be a hard road ahead for Jonathan, hopefully at least breaking even on the project. Although he may not look back at the game as a financial success we can only imagine he’ll have a lot easier time getting funding or publishing for his next title, if that’s the path he chooses.
(Thanks, Kotaku)
Episode 445: Zelda II of the FutureEpisode 445: Zelda II of the Future
This week features some more Civilization VI talk, as well as discussion of a new side-scrolling RPG Gunmetal Arcadia Zero, which is available for a few days at a “pay whatever you want” price; basically, it’s a science fiction Zelda II.
This week’s news includes:
- Star Wars Battlefront 2 coming Fall 2017, EA suggests
- Journey and Flower studio thatgamecompany teases its next title
- New teaser sets Mass Effect: Andromeda 600 years after the last game
This week’s Question of the Week is for the Civ 6 players out there, “Which civ is your favorite in Civ 6?”
Episode 571: Good Old GalaxyEpisode 571: Good Old Galaxy
This week’s episode has no Gaming Flashback, but there is a lot of talk about how awesome the Good Old Games digital store is.
The week’s news items include:
- GOG Galaxy 2.0 now includes your gaming subscriptions
- Fallout 76 to add pets
- Minecraft city was created by a team of professional builders
- Xbox Series X design blends game console, speaker and projector into one
Let us know what you think.