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.
Episode 602: Nintendo Directionless
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Episode 362: Getting PoliticalEpisode 362: Getting Political
This week’s episode gets a little political as certain factions get into the videogame discussion and have some interesting ideas about them, which is enough to get Paul a little angry and a lot disappointed.
This week’s news includes:
- Rust creator: “I’d have done the same thing” on Mojang deal
- Conservative group issues video lambasting gaming’s feminist critics
- Trade your violent games in for ice cream in California
- Xbox games may soon be streamed to PC
This episode also features the Question of the Week discussion about preorders and bonus content.
Episode 246: Computer SpecsEpisode 246: Computer Specs
CES 2012 is going strong, as Jonah and Jordan do tonight’s podcast without Paul, who is packing for a trip. This week’s Gaming Flashback is the notorious Custer’s Revenge, and a punch of intriguing news and rumors comprise this week’s topics:
- Fallout MMO rights belong to Bethesda as Interplay settles
- Pachter sez there’s “zero chance” of PS4 at E3 2012
- Rumor: Next Xbox tablet-based?
- Rumor: Kaz Hirai to return as president of Sony
- Diablo III release held due to South Korea (from GameFront)
Plenty of Reader Feedback this week, which is good because we forgot to include a Question of the Week this time.
Will Wright is Right: E3 is DeadWill Wright is Right: E3 is Dead
Imagine that, a well known game developer finally says what everyone has been thinking, “it’s the walking dead.” Will Wright, famous for TheSims, SimCity and upcoming Spore believes E3 is in a state now where we’ll never see the old E3 and we’ll never accept the slimmed down anorexic thing we’re getting now.
End result is simple: it’s time to move on and create a new event and begin our arms race anew. Or, bring a version of the Game Convention over here from Europe and allow a new convention group to see what they can do with it, booth babes and all.
It’s hard to argue with the sheer amount of money that was spent to “compete” at a PR level with each major publisher and console maker. However, allowing E3 to die and starting a brand new design means people will be able to think ahead of “what’s to come” before re-igniting the exact same brand under a new name. We need something as exciting and invogorating without the massive hommoraging of cash.
(Thanks, GameStooge)