No, that’s not a clever pun. For whatever reason, the opening intro is missing from the file. It’s just not there – perhaps the recording software was late in starting.
Regardless, the crew discuss the Palmer Luckey scandal before moving head with a new segment, just to discuss random stuff they’ve seen that isn’t on the news docket.
Speaking of which, the news includes:
- Beyond Good and Evil 2 is happening, original game free on PC next week
- The Witcher 3 success “marred my books,” claims author
- October has arrived, and the Nintendo NX has not
- Fallout 4/Skyrim mods are back on for PlayStation 4, with one big caveat
All this and Listener Feedback!
Midway’s been around the industry for years, has decided to lay off up to 90 people and cut the Criminal project from their lineup. This is a long term plan of cost reduction by the board of directors to get down costs and keep the company running smoothly.
Thanks to the New Hampshire’s “State of Emergency” it looks as if we’ll have to delay the podcast a bit this week. We have had no electricity in four days and continue to have to deal with lack of power in our day-to-day life.