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Episode 304: Heart of the Swarm GiveawayEpisode 304: Heart of the Swarm Giveaway

April 3, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:46 am

Despite being recorded on April Fool’s Day, the podcast has no pranks, just a long political discussion and has Paul demanding no one say anything about BioShock Infinite. Speaking of that game, the crew announces the winner of the BioShock Infinite contest. This week has a Gaming History about the development of XCOM: UFO Defense.

This week’s news includes:

Cruel April Fool’s Joke posts fake Half-Life 2: Episode Three Steam page (see image below)
Path of Exile to feature yearly major expansions
Gamers want Assassin’s Creed every year, states UbiSoft Montreal
Former Diablo III director states the auction houses were a mistake
EA prez Gibeau: “DRM is a failed dead-end strategy”

There is a ton of feedback, plus a new contest to win a copy of Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm. The rule is the same as BioShock Infinite: listen to the podcast and comment on what is discussed.

Episode 264: This Podcast is DRM-FreeEpisode 264: This Podcast is DRM-Free

May 23, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:19 pm

This week is full of gaming goodness as E3 slowly creeps up like kudzu, but there’s still plenty to talk about this week. For one, the Gaming Flashback is the classic Infocom game Planetfall.

The news for the week:

DICE has Frostbite-powered titles for 2013 that “will require a 64-bit OS”
Actors confirm return to recording booth for Mass Effect 3
CD Projekt RED: The truth is DRM does not work
Potential $1 billion suit against EA by former student-athletes moves forward

All that and Reader Feedback. This week’s Question of the Week, “Have you ever wanted a game but didn’t buy it due to DRM?”

Episode 250: Do the Time Warp AgainEpisode 250: Do the Time Warp Again

February 5, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:50 am

It’s the fabulous 250th Episode milestone, and this particular podcast features a major surprise for longtime listeners. Not only is this one of the funniest podcasts in a long while, but there’s plenty of show to go around, too. First, the Gaming Flashback checks out the classic shooter No One Lives Forever, while the Gaming History examines the infamous Gizmondo handheld gaming console.

As for the news:

Hirai: Sony could be facing “serious trouble“
Take Two CEO states “strong become stronger” with next-gen transitions
Developer Starbreeze fears Syndicate may be “too hard“
Oklahoma state rep wants 1% violent videogame tax
Ubisoft cuts off legit players With DRM server migration

There’s no Question of the Week, but we’re definitely sure there will be plenty of comments for the podcast hosts.

Episode 247: Paul Spews BullbleepEpisode 247: Paul Spews Bullbleep

January 18, 2012| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 9:19 pm

Despite having multiple technical difficulties that were edited out of the podcast, Episode 247 is full of gaming discussion goodness, despite Paul’s constant declaration that companies are full of bullbleep.

This week’s gaming news includes:

Bioware confirms Mass Effect 3 is Origin-only
Electronic Arts passed $1B in digital sales in 2011
The Lund Report for the December 2011 NPD
Gaikai: Sony or Microsoft won’t have next-gen console
Thief 4 rumored to have multiplayer
Videogame industry companies shutting down to protest SOPA

This plus two reader mails and the Question of the Week, “What was the first multiplayer gaming you ever enjoyed?”

Episode 239: This Episode is DRM-freeEpisode 239: This Episode is DRM-free

November 16, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:32 pm

This week, Paul is too busy unpacking in his new home in California, so it’s just Jonah and Jordan, as the news mainly deals with DRM. The Gaming Flashback this week is the Activision racer The Great American Cross-Country Road Race, while this week’s Gaming History doesn’t focus on a video game company or developer, but a fictional character instead, Mario’s favorite mount, Yoshi.

The news this week includes:

EA forum bans cause game bans
Research film states piracy’s up 20% in past 5 years
GOG sez customers hate DRM
Steam user database cracked
Uncharted 3 launches with 1.1M sold in first week

All that plus Reader Feedback and the Question of the Week, “What DRM would you tolerate?”

Episode 237: Half a ShowEpisode 237: Half a Show

November 3, 2011| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 12:59 pm

This week’s episode is abbreviated due to Paul’s move to California, and various Halloween delays. That’s not to say there’s no great stuff in the show, as there are some big debates about privacy and bugs.

The news this week includes:

Electronic Arts insists that Origin is not spyware
Rumor: Grand Theft Auto V to be download only?
Dev: Sword of the Stars II is a “turnip“

All that, and Paul feels older thanks to the Reader Feedback.

Question of the Week this time is non-videogame related: What’s your favorite vacation spot?

Gaming Podcast 175: Everything Sucks TodayGaming Podcast 175: Everything Sucks Today

June 1, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 5:02 pm

Today’s gaming podcast covers some recent gaming news and hits some gaming history on Starcraft and the game designer Brian Reynolds. Hitting some community feedback and checking out a few gaming tattoo’s! Here are a couple of the submitted tattoo’s we were looking at in the show:

This weeks gaming news includes:

Blizzard weighing in on PC DRM
More Project Natal rumors
Treyarch now a Call of Duty studio
People spending more time playing games

This week’s question of the week, what’s your opinion on some really crazy achievement lists? Do they frustrate you?

Gaming Podcast 170: If Hacker’s Could SpellGaming Podcast 170: If Hacker’s Could Spell

April 27, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:32 pm

This week’s gaming podcast we’re answering some community feedback, hitting some new DRM issues and tackling some popular news stories including but not limited to:

Capcom implementing always connect DRM in PS3 games
Ubisoft’s DRM cracked for good?
Blizzard appealing the AO Starcraft II rating
First PS3 3D games will not have as good graphics as the 2D version

The question of the week, would you rather have an inferior bleeding edge technology (PS3 3D Gaming for instance) or a higher end more current technology? Do you feel Sony’s trying to break new innovative barriers or move more high tech gear?

Gaming Podcast 166: Derrick’s Childhood ScarsGaming Podcast 166: Derrick’s Childhood Scars

March 23, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:45 pm

This week’s gaming podcast we’re reminding Derrick of all his horrific gaming memories. We’re flashing back to the 1986 game, Jackal for the arcade and the Nintendo Entertainment System. We’re taking a look at one of the men behind Bioware: Dr Ray Muzyka. This weeks game news includes:

Command and Conquer using always on internet DRM?
Michael Atkinson steps down
Pikmin 3 Coming
EA to test a demo strategy

This week’s Question of The Week: What game has totally been ruined for you?

Gaming Podcast 164: Baby SealsGaming Podcast 164: Baby Seals

March 9, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:44 pm

This week we’ve refrained from beating baby seals to do a gaming podcast. Whatever that means, we’re busting through some great community feedback, cranking through the history of Boulder Dash, mashing through the game history on G.O.D – Gathering of Developers while hitting up the game news of the week:

Portal 2 has been announced
Ubisoft’s new DRM fails (big surprise)
Ubisoft’s DRM cracked
Steam Coming to the Mac
Microsoft looking for a 360 motherboard designer

This weeks question of the week, what world environment would you like to see your favorite game sequel take place in?