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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?”
Episode 442: RPGs And StuffEpisode 442: RPGs And Stuff
This week’s episode is full of computer roleplaying game goodness, as well as some of the disbelief of a Nintendo-owned Harry Potter franchise. All that and Civilization VI and Turok excitement to boot.
The news includes:
- Wasteland 3 multiplayer details revealed in new Fig update
- Civilization VI offers multiple leaders for each civilization
- Turok 2 remake ‘is coming‘ according to Nightdive Studios
- Nintendo wanted to buy the rights to Harry Potter in the 1990s
Let us know what you think.
2008: The Year of Sequels? Too Much Risk?2008: The Year of Sequels? Too Much Risk?
While compiling a list of games to respond to a user question on the TD Gaming Podcast, I’ve noticed something about this years gaming lineup: their mainly all sequels! Are there any new franchises taking a risk in the market or just more of the same? Some are not really “sequels” but spin-offs of the same franchise.
A few examples of some October time frame titles: Fable 2, Far Cry 2, Gears of War 2, Rock Band 2, C&C: Red Alert 3, Saints Row 2, Rayman Raving Rabbids 3, Tekken 6, Call of Duty 5, Guitar Hero World Tour, Tom Clancy End of War, Sing Star Vol 2 and others.
There are a few original titles: Afrika for the PlayStation 3, Little Big Planet (PS3) and Huxley (360 and PC). Most of the original franchise creations seem to be PlayStation 3 related, probably because the console needs some major hits to spur more sales.
Is the market so competitive and risky that new franchises are becoming a rare breed? Last year we saw Assassin’s Creed and before that Viva Pinata and Gears of War exclusive on the Xbox 360. Consider Viva Pinata a “slight” failure in terms of excitement and Gears of War a success, that’s 50/50 in terms of risk vs. reward.