TJ covered — and also competed at — EVO 2022 this past week, and likewise, many of the news items today are about the lastest fighting game news out of the event.
If you’re a rock band fan, you’ll want to checkout their new hype wagon trailer. Nothing new here, really, looks like they’ve added some “70’s style” effects to the character animations on certain areas. The Rock Band 2 title seems to adopt much from its original game in terms of graphics, rendering and overall design.
Notice the fret board looks the same, they’re sticking with the “square” pattern matching boxes for playing specific notes/beats. Some folks prefer the Guitar Hero “circle” patterns but so be it, they’re sticking with their current design. Hopefully, they’ll glow the hammer-ons or make them a bit more apprant because many Guitar Hero folks have a steep learning curve with the smaller notes for hammer-ons.
This week’s episode is unremarkable. Don’t expect any surprise guests or news, just a lot of chatting about comics and wandering way off the topic of video games.
The news items for the week are:
Valve implements methods to curtail Steam review bombing
Gaming Podcast is back after being off for a week. This time out, there’s a Gaming Flashback as Jordan and Jonah discuss The 7th Guest, which was coincidentally just released on Steam.
This week’s news includes:
Xbox One and PlayStation 4 headsets compatibility issues
Dark Matter abrupt ending blamed on failed Kickstarter drive
Rockstar New England working on “next version of famous IP”
Fassbender on Assassin’s Creedfilm: it’s “definitely happening”
