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Episode 239: This Episode is DRM-freeEpisode 239: This Episode is DRM-free
This week, Paul is too busy unpacking in his new home in California, so it’s just Jonah and Jordan, as the news mainly deals with DRM. The Gaming Flashback this week is the Activision racer The Great American Cross-Country Road Race, while this week’s Gaming History doesn’t focus on a video game company or developer, but a fictional character instead, Mario’s favorite mount, Yoshi.
The news this week includes:
- EA forum bans cause game bans
- Research film states piracy’s up 20% in past 5 years
- GOG sez customers hate DRM
- Steam user database cracked
- Uncharted 3 launches with 1.1M sold in first week
All that plus Reader Feedback and the Question of the Week, “What DRM would you tolerate?”
TD Gaming Podcast 105: The Sound of MusicTD Gaming Podcast 105: The Sound of Music
This week we had a huge gaming podcast but we managed to get it all down to 60 minutes of content but it wasn’t easy. We’re digging through some old history, Yoshi’s Story is our gaming flashback and we covered gaming history on The Biography of Yoshi. This weeks news includes:
No new Rock Band in 2009- FTC looking for consumer response to DRM
- Microsoft says there won’t be an Xbox 360 equipped with a Blue Ray player
- Nintendo filing a patent to make game certain games easier
This weeks soap box segment, we’re looking at game audio and which music made the game experience, what game music we best remember. What’s the theme music you remember best?
Also, checkout the TFC information for DRM technologies and comment.
Interview at Casual Gamer Chick with SomaTone.
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TD Gaming Podcast 96: Nobody Wants To Give Me Their SkinTD Gaming Podcast 96: Nobody Wants To Give Me Their Skin
This week we’re looking at some crazy news articles, looking back at Jungle Hunt and covering our review of the casual game, Bejeweled Twist from Popcap. This weeks news includes:
- Activision considering charging for user-generated songs
- Little, BigPlanet Content being “moderated”
- Grand Theft Auto DLC probably won’t be released this month
- Epic weighs in on used games sales
This weeks soapbox tackles the question, “would gamers be interested in non-violent cooperative games?” This weeks podcast ends with a new contest to give away two copies of Bejeweled Twist on the gaming podcast and another two copies in our gaming podcast forums.