Gaming Podcast’s Jonah Falcon and Shack News’ T.J. Denzer do a totally-not-ripping-off-Zero-Punctuation’s-Let’s-Drown-Out video of the former playing Gears Tactics as they discuss some of the news of the day.
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Episode 349: Better LateEpisode 349: Better Late
In this episode, Paul arrives in time for the letters, with some audio issues on his phone.
In the meantime, Jordan and Jonah cover some of the week’s news including:
- Nintendo skipping E3 media briefing again
- E.T. cartridges unearthed in New Mexico
- Sony Online Entertainment rolls out All Access Program
- Star Wars: Episode VII cast announced
- Skype group calls now free on Xbox One & PC
- Analyst: PC gaming now brings in more money than console gaming
All this and Listener Feedback.
2M Users Sign Up for COD: Elite Beta2M Users Sign Up for COD: Elite Beta
Activision’s Dan Amrich posted in his One of Swords blog that two million users have signed up Call of Duty: Elite‘s beta, who said the number “blew his mind” when “they hit that number in less than two weeks. That should give the dev team at Beachhead plenty to work with to kick off the beta, which officially starts July 14.”
“The official start of the beta is a month away, so there’s still plenty of time for you to sign up. When the studio head at Beachhead said this would be a live beta, he was not kidding — your participation really can make a difference in how Elite evolves,” added Amrich, “And don’t be discouraged by the big number, thinking you shouldn’t bother because they already have enough people — two million volunteers among 30 million Call of Duty players is a small amount. More would be even better. Once you’ve signed up, just watch your email inbox for an invite.”
The 2M beta applications aren’t necessarily an endorsement for Elite. Rather, users are probably curious to see the beta and if it pleases them. The paid subscription portion reportedly only represents 10% of Elite, anyway, and is aimed at more “professional” and “hardcore” gamers, aka clans.
Users can apply for the beta here.
Episode 231: Plus One PaulEpisode 231: Plus One Paul
Paul has some angry comments, Jonah has some angry comments, while Jordan just chuckles and makes a Freudian mistake. In between complaints, the Gaming Flashback looks at the Amiga classic Syndicate, and the following news items:
- The Lund Report: August 2011 NPD
- Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12 PC controversy rages
- THQ: Next-gen consoles will be discless
- Quantic Dreams claims they lost 10M euro on used games
- 3DS sales jump 260% following price drop
- Syndicate reboot finally confirmed and unveiled by EA
Finally, the Question of the Week: What was the most disappointing remake or reboot of a game you’ve played? All that and Reader Feedback, too.