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Episode 516: More Telltale NewsEpisode 516: More Telltale News
The massacre continues at Telltale Games, and the crew discuss the ramifications in this episode. TJ complains about the new Skype incoming call music, and the Gaming Flashback this week is the short-lived 2008 reboot of Prince of Persia. There’s also a new Gaming History, discussing an infamous incident in World of Warcraft back in 2005.
This week’s news includes:
- Telltale Games has seemingly laid off its remaining staff
- Nintendo to launch updated Switch next year
- Overcooked! 2 gets Sunny Island DLC available now
All this and Listener Feedback. Let us know what you think of the Telltale closure.
EA Listens To The Public: No SecuROM In The Sims 3!EA Listens To The Public: No SecuROM In The Sims 3!
It seems Spore was the staging point for the SecuROM revolt and the massive amazon 1-star reviews and backlash have not gone on deaf ears. Electronic Arts has opted to leave SecuROM out of The Sims 3, an upcoming release for just that reason.
“We have heard your requests over the past months and here is our plan for The Sims 3,” Sims development head Rod Humble stated on the official website. “The game will have disc-based copy protection – there is a serial code just like The Sims 2. To play the game there will not be any online authentication needed. (casualgaming.biz)
We wonder, did they do this primarily because of the Spore revolt or because the demographic for The Sims is even more casual than that of Spore? Casual gamers expect a casual experience from install to un-install because they don’t want to be hassled with silly copy protection. Or, perhaps casual games like The Sims is less likely to be hacked because it’s not a “hardcore” game?
We’re sticking with the thinking that this is a “good faith” jesture to the gamers for how they “rocked the vote” on the last title as The Sims is one of the best selling series on the PC gaming platform. Lots of sales with lots of fans, why interrupt that momentum with ugly DRM whiplash?
Episode 440: Wasteland 3 AnnouncedEpisode 440: Wasteland 3 Announced
This episode is late due to Jonah having to do some film work, but this show also has some huge news items as well.
The news items this week includes:
- inXile announces Wasteland 3 – and it’s got multiplayer
- No Man’s Sky is being investigated by the Advertising Standards Authority
- Destiny 2 rumored to be coming to PC
- PlayStation 3 was way overpriced and still lost money on each unit, former Sony exec says
Let us know what you think in the comments section.