This is the last podcast of 2023, as the gang just talks about the year that was and the upcoming 2024 in a long, unscripted episode.
Episode 707: Goodbye 2023
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Episode 438: League of DenzerEpisode 438: League of Denzer
As Jonah and T.J. chide Scott for going into an F-bomb rage over the iPhone’s price, the holiday season looms, and T.J. talks about his renewed relationship with League of Legends.
This week’s news items include:
- All Battlefield 4 expansions are free until next week
- Sony confirms layoffs at London, San Diego Studios
- Valve tackles dodgy devs cheating Steam review scores
- League of Legends surpasses 100 million monthly players
All this and one Listener Feedbnack we didn’t get around to listening to, so wait til next week.
Episode 256: AAAA ExperienceEpisode 256: AAAA Experience
This week’s Gaming Podcast gets down and dirty, with plenty of AAAA goodness. The Darkness II contest is still going on this week, and winners will be announced next week.
In the meantime:
- Analyst predicts 66M iPad sales in 2012
- Diablo III gets May 15 release date
- Epic: Next gen console launch titles will probably use Unreal Engine 3
- Microsoft looking for executive producer to work on an “AAAA” Xbox title
- Wasteland 2 aiming for October 2013 release date
All that, plus Reader Feedback.
The PSN FiascoThe PSN Fiasco
It’s now the US government’s turn to question Sony about its online security, which follows the UK government’s scrutiny into the company’s affairs.
In a letter addressed to PlayStation executive deputy Kaz Hirai, the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade has prepared a list of questions related to the intrusion; the list can be downloaded from the New York Times here. The letter asks several questions that Sony has not disclosed to the public, such as:
- How many PSN users had a credit card on file
- Why Sony cannot determine if credit card was stolen.
- What are Sony’s plans towards increasing its security in the future.
The Subcommittee’s press release states:
“Given the amount and nature of personal information known to have been taken, the potential harm that could be caused if credit card information was also taken would be quite significant. The Subcommittee on Manufacturing, and Trade has a longstanding interest in consumer privacy, identity theft, and industry efforts to address threats posed by unauthorized access to consumers’ personal information resulting from a data breach.”
The Subcommittee is requiring a reply by no later than May 6, as part of a privacy driven effort “to protect consumer information.”
Meanwhile, Kaz Hirai will be holding a press conference tomorrow from Sony Japan, to address the PlayStation Network hacking crisis.