This 90 minute episode is all about the PC Gaming Show and the PlayStation 5 Showcase — plus a rumor about the Xbox Series X. You might say that the entire podcast is next generation.
Let us know what you think.
Episode 576: PC and PlayStation 5 Showcase
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Episode 772: Just a FableEpisode 772: Just a Fable
Vampire Crawlers getting PC and Xbox demo on February 23, and the Gaming Flashback is Jonathan Blow’s The Witness. The guys also cover the Xbox Developer Direct.
The news includes:
- Ubisoft closes two studios and cancelled six projects
- Marathon soars to Steam’s Top Sellers after release date reveal
- Nintendo president is ‘carefully considering the situation’ around memory prices as research firm predicts Switch 2 price hike
Let us know what you think.
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Episode 372: Sony and The InterviewEpisode 372: Sony and The Interview
After a week off, Gaming Podcast recounts the eventful week that saw Song kowtowing to cyberterrorists over a Seth Rogen comedy, while Jonah and Paul have mixed opinions on the controversy.
The news this past week were also big, including:
- Massive patch for Assassin’s Creed Unity issued
- Blizzard considering gold-for-game-time trades in World of Warcraft
- Valve returns Hatred to Greenlight after removal
- Humble Bundle has raised over $50 million
This week also sees new Listener Feedback, and the Question of the Week: “Have you used Humble Bundle?”
Users Pwn MetaCritic Review SubmissionsUsers Pwn MetaCritic Review Submissions
Although we’ve found Metacritic a userful resource for game reviews, many folks have gone on a user submission rampage to discredit games that haven’t even launched yet. Their first attack was on LittleBigPlanet followed by Resistance 2, now their hitting Gears of War 2.
While Gears of War 2 has a Metacritic score of 94/100 the user’s have reviewed it to be a 3.5 out of 10, with a bright red box around the user review due to its low nature we’re sure. Although users are free to give their own honest representation of the game from their perspective, Gears of War 2, as of the review dates, hasn’t been released yet – these reviews are bogus.
This style of attack was popularized in Spore, when Amazon got nailed with poor reviews of the game because Spore’s “Draconic” DRM made people angry. However, it’s more reasonable for people to voice their opinion on a known issue with a game; Gears of War 2 review spamming is just mean.
We use Metacritic as guidance when we do our gaming podcast to understand what games are rated in the industry, but we don’t use user reviews as our main guide. There are plenty of folks out there that may utilize these reviews in more seriousness because they may feel journalists reviews are tainted by advertisers or “the man” and want the common gamers opinion.
The common gamer cannot possibility be reviewing Gears of War 2 before the title has arrived. This is bogus. Metacritic has this to say:
“My advice for our faithful users is to focus your attention on the Metascore for this game and not the thousands of user votes, most of which have been submitted before said users have played the game. This is a gaming community, and if people want to stuff the ballot box, there’s not much I can do at this point. When we upgrade the registration requirements for participation on the site in the near future, this type of thing won’t happen. We’ll post the full legitimate user reviews upon the game’s release. As always, thanks for using the site.” (1up)
So, to those looking for holiday gaming gifts, keep this in mind while you start hunting down games you’ll want to buy.