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Episode 329: Back AgainEpisode 329: Back Again
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 Creed film: it’s “definitely happening”
- Struggling Scrolls may go free-to-play
This week’s Question of the Week, “What was your favorite adventure game?”
Episode 418: Potter RageEpisode 418: Potter Rage
This week’s episode runs pretty long as TJ Denzer returns from his bowling trip. Scott goes ballistic over the Harry Potter franchise with Twilight, and other than that, a lot of pop culture discussion.
This week’s news includes:
- Nintendo deletes every stage by prominent Mario Maker speedrunner
- Telltale’s take on Batman will be M-rated, launches this summer
- Original Diablo design docs show it was to be a classic turn-based rogue-like
- 30 launch titles for Oculus Rift revealed, each with “Comfort” ratings
- Mass Effect developer wore new IP on T-shirt, says no one noticed
This week’s Question of the Week, “What game editors have you used?”
Has Rare Lost Touch With The Gaming Industry?Has Rare Lost Touch With The Gaming Industry?
In an interesting interview this week at 1up.com, Peter Moore, now at Electronic Arts, believes the skillset that Rare holds is a bit dated for our gaming industry. Moore, best known in his role of VP at Microsoft in their Interactive Entertainment Business division, understands how great Rare and their games once were but seems to believe the industry has passed them by.
Looking at their latest Microsoft titles, mainly Perfect Dark Zero, Viva Pinata and Kameo: Elements of Power, it’s not hard to believe his statements as fact. None of the titles have blown away a market full of Grand Theft Autos, Halo’s and other top selling titles. None of their games hit the epic review scores of Bioshock or Crysis. It’s not all first person shooters are taking the big sales numbers; Spore was given rave reviews by online review sites (sans Amazon) and that’s a completely different style of game.
Popcap’s Peggle has had more fame and glory than some of the bigger titles from Rare, probably made with less money. Is Rare a dying breed of developers with no good direction to react to the changing ways of the game industry?