NextGen. How long has it been since I’ve heard that terrible phrase? And with it the mountain of fanboy technobabble – polygons, gigahertz, ridiculous touch screen wiggle controllers, and social media synergy. We’re one week into this and I already want to vomit.
News: Kinect for Netflix, Gamefly Lawsuit Settled, Nintendo’s Rumored Next-Gen Console with Tablet Controls, Sonic Generations Will Probably Suck, M-Rated Games Again Under Fire, Sony Discontinues PSP Go, Darkspore Might Not suck
Judgement: Portal 2, then we forgot about it. Oops.
Also, this weeks’ show was a bit of a doozy with all the NextGen goo dripping from every news story, so we’ll catch back up on Feedback next week. But keep em, comin!
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LINK: BDPE-Episode76.mp3
You get older. You get crotchety. It just happens. What was once your favorite franchise has now become hackneyed and trite. You try to keep an open mind, because it’s hard on account of your drinking problem. You start shouting at children on the street about the good old days when you could buy a memory card for a haypenny, and the only downloadable content you needed was the Sega Channel. Then you forget what you were talking about and figure you should probably go to the liquor store before sunset. That’s when the goblins come out.
News: SSX Deadly Descent nominated for worst title ever, GeoHot apparently still a hot news topic, Does Zelda suck now, Gaming too mainstream, Wii price drop imminent
Judgement: Torchlight (360/PC/Mac)
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LINK: BDPE-Episode75.mp3
Some people like math. Other people like to drink. While Miller and Fic might fall into the first category, Blake falls squarely into the second category. And what a category it is…
News: Japanese Gaming Industry only Slightly Affected by Quake, Hackers Targeting Executives, Charlie Sheen Moving into Gaming?, Live Action Mortal Kombat Series, Burnout Crash Leaked, New NBA Jam Announced,
Judgement: Death Rally (iPhone and iPad), Nintendo 3DS Impressions
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LINK: BDPE-Episode74.mp3
Sometimes it is important to develop the finer aspects of your game: art direction, soundtrack, story, atmosphere, etc. Other times, it’s important to just CUT. Rarely do games ever get both right, yet somehow Sword and Sworcery seems to do just that.
News: Mortal Kombat Require Kode, Fighting Games Still Good?, Kojima now VP, New GTA V Deets, Nintendo 3DS Sells Like Gangbusters (Allegedly)
Judgement: Sword and Sworcery EP
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LINK: BDPE-Episode73.mp3
