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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This week we’re talking about some gaming news, TV and media, flashing back to Marble Madness and looking at the historical development career of one Mark Cerny. Here are this weeks news links:
- Gearbox Mad at Valve
- Iphone developer accused of Stealing
- Little Big Planet sequel would be counterproductive
- EA buys Playfish
- EA posts $391 Million in losses
Not only do we hate Halloween, but we’re asking another question of the week: what game are you looking forward to for the holidays?
Episode 437: Star Trek and Call of DutyEpisode 437: Star Trek and Call of Duty
Jonah Falcon talks about meeting stars and playing games at the Star Trek Convention in New York, while TJ Denzer talks about attending the Call of Duty XP convention in Los Angeles. All the while, Scott anxiously awaits the 8th episode of Minecraft Story Mode.
This week’s news includes:
- iPhone 7 and 7 Plus announced with water resistance, dual cameras, and no headphone jack
- Nintendo steals Apple show with game announcements
- Sony unveils new PlayStation 4 Pro
- Xbox Live Clubs and LFG arrive for Xbox One preview members
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Life Sized Gears of War Lancer, Oh GoshLife Sized Gears of War Lancer, Oh Gosh
Imagine that, the USD $139 Gears of War 2 bundle includes a life-sized plastic gun that goes “zoom zoom bang.” It comes with a removable handle clip and an adjustable side-handle but… in the end… it’s a plastic toy gun manufactured for adults.
Gears of War 2 is “Mature Audiences” only but apparently that doesn’t mean these adults aren’t ready and willing to go out and buy a bundle that comes with a collectible plastic weapon. It’s listed as an Amazon top-seller and plenty of mature audiences are going to be chasing each other around the house going “boom boom, I got you” this November.
Seriously, isn’t this just going over the top in terms of stupid toys? Somehow people seem to think this is “cool,” but how many would be straight-faced walking into a Starbucks and seeing a 40 year-old man sitting at the table sipping apple juice while playing with his GI Joe’s and He-Man action figures?
In my mind, this is a piece of junk that’s going to end up in a box under your staircase or packed in the attic within a month or collecting dust hiding from your grown up friends. But who am I to judge, Amazon #1 top-seller says it all.