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Gaming Podcast DelaysGaming Podcast Delays
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.
Once power is restored and we’re back online we’ll schedule a time to record the show. Until then, we’re offline until the electric company gets to our area. Hopefully we’ll be on the power grid today so we can record in our normal schedule but that’s more of a dream than an ETA.
Gaming Podcast 128: ProducaGaming Podcast 128: Produca
This weeks gaming podcast tackles the history of Full Throttle and the history of the SCUMM script system created for Maniac Mansion. We’re also hitting up some game news, talking a bit more about games that have changed our lives and taking to heart some great user comments.
Activision and Sony battling it out- Lord of the Rings Online, Userbase Growing
- Bad Wording by Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer makes People Think New 360 Coming
- Konami Women Demoted For Being a Mother
- Licensed iPhone Commadore 64 Emulated Rejected by Apple
This weeks question of the week is of the user-submitted style! Krud asks, “If you could only play four games (w/o new DLC for the foreseeable future), what four would you choose?”
Episode 241: Air QuotesEpisode 241: Air Quotes
This week features a long podcast, as there’s a ton of news to report. Jonah tries air quotes on a pure audio podcast, while Paul refuses to believe The Legend of Zelda: Skyword Sword failed to hit the top 10 in software sales.
In addition, the Gaming Flashback checks out the JRPG Ys.
This week’s news includes:
- Ubisoft polling gamers for next Assassin’s Creed setting
- Electronic Arts bans a user for saying “badass”
- Newell: Piracy is “almost always a service problem” and not price, DRM agitates
- Christwire makes mock petition asking Pres. Obama ban Skyrim
- Holiday shopping madness sees woman pepper spraying for 360
- Microsoft refunds victims of Marketplace phishing scam
All this, and a bunch of reader feedback, as well as the Question of the Week: “Did you buy videogames as holiday gifts for friends and family?” Let us know.