This week’s episode covers a wide variety of topics, with no set news list save talking about Nintendo Direct’s oddly uninspiring conference. There’s no news list, so feel free to discuss what you found interesting or frustrating about Nintendo’s stream or anything else mentioned in the podcast.
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The news this week includes:
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- Analyst: Downloadable titles make up 92% of PC games market
- Driveclub was delayed due to a ‘huge technical issue,’ says Yoshida
- NHL 15 will be missing some features on Xbox One and PS4
- YouTube subscription plan leaks: Offline play, no ads, 20 million songs
This week’s Question of the Week is based on the Minecraft convention scam from last week, which the podcast discusses, “Have you even attended a convention devoted to a game?”
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This week’s news includes:
- Star Wars: The Old Republic going free-to-play in Fall
- Report: Next Xbox console will support Windows 8
- Paul Dini no longer penning Rocksteady Batman games
- 2K exec thinks photorealism is necessary for emotional games
- Borderlands 2 worldwide release will be “uncut“
This week’s Question of the Week, “When was the first time that you really got into video games?”
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- WoW Remote Auction house
- Fallout New Vegas getting big changes
- Senior vice president of public relations at SCEA weighs in on used game sales
- Sony unveiling a premium PlayStation Network?
This week’s question of the week, what would you expect to get out of a USD $70 subscription to a console network like the PSN?