The podcast is back this week after being knocked out by Hurricane Sandy hitting New York City hard. As the Kickstarter continues to struggle to find donors, Jordan discusses his hands-on experience with the new Microsoft tablet, the Surface, in lieu of a Gaming Flashback.
This week’s news items include:
- Civilization MMO being developed in Asia
- Yoshida: PlayStation Vita sales are below expectations
- DICE giving away Battlefield 1942 for free on Origin
- Redding: βlower-case aaa” games where the industry should be heading
- Microsoft and 343 Industries taking hard stance on sexism
All that and Reader Feedback. This week’s Question of the Week, “What do you do for fun when you canβt access the internet?”
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Yeah, they did it as a Fathom event in Portland and I went… good stuff. Nice seeing what Fable and Avowed might look like when they come out.
The Internet is already talking about “No Man’s Skyrim”. I’m cautiously optimistic. It seems VERY ambitious. Between ship building, habitat building, space travel, trading, combat, a room full of sandwiches, it’s a lot…
Hi guys.
Thanks for this huge episode! Sadly i know nearly none of the games π
I heared about SF6, but you skipped it π
You mentioned one Metroidvania game coming, which should look very good, but i did not get the name. It was very early in the episode … could you please tell me the name? I love Metroidvania games π
I am playing the hell out of Diablo 4 … and the words i choose were not intended to describe it π
And as always some Magic the Gathering. Nesides thsi the ummer is coming and so are the concerts and festivals i enjoy in staed of sitting at my pc or console … i need people around me at the moment -.-
Thanks for your effort and i promise i try to listen to the podcast more often and comment it … as i did the last years <3
Greetings from germany
Ralf