Show Notes: Episode 25
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SEGA Spills Guts on New Releases
Posted by Ty Colfax - Friday, June 06, 2008 3:51 PM
The fall looks to be a big time for SEGA as they’re letting fly many a title, in many a various gaming style in that stretch of time warming up for the holidays. Then, some biguns in the first quarter of 2009. Take a look upon the jump!
Beijing Olympics - June 27, 2008
Space Siege - August 22, 2008
Pictoimage DS - August 29, 2008
Golden Axe: Beast Rider - September 8, 2008
Yakuza 2 - September 9, 2008
Sonic Unleashed - November, 2008
Alpha Protocal - Q1, 2009
Madworld - Q1, 2009
Aliens: Colonial Marines - Q1, 2009
Empire: Total War - Q1, 2009
btw, watch what you’re tickling, there, Sonic.
WASHINGTON — A global legal battle between the two largest makers of computer processors took an abrupt turn this week when the Federal Trade Commission opened a formal antitrust investigation of the Intel Corporation.
For years, Advanced Micro Devices, a smaller rival of Intel, has been scouring the world in search of regulators in Europe, Asia and the United States who would agree to prosecute Intel for what A.M.D. maintains are anticompetitive pricing practices.
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Rumor: Ex-Lucasarts Staffer Talks KOTOR 3, More Indy, Wii Lightsaber Game
We’ve continued to receive e-mails throughout the day from folks who it seems are now formerly in the employ of Lucasarts, telling us this and that about the circumstances behind their departure from the company. But few are as revealing as one we were sent earlier this evening. One former employee has told us not only how he was immediately sacked after six years of service, but how wide-ranging the layoffs appear to be, and the impact they’ll supposedly have on many of Lucasart’s upcoming projects. Some of them as-yet-unannounced. Projects like KOTOR 3, a Wii Star Wars title and the non-Lego Indiana Jones game.
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‘Age Of Conan’ Ships One Million Copies
Funcom sent out a press release announcing that Age of Conan has shipped a million copies in the first 3 weeks in the market, making it the most successful PC game in the western world, including the US, UK, Germany, and France. With critical acclaim, huge sales numbers, and a very large install base for a new MMO, it’s no wonder they’re so proud.
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Analyst: Xbox 360 in Trouble in Europe
David Cole, an analyst from DFC Intelligence, believes that the Xbox 360 will “struggle” in Europe during 2008
He claims that it is because the Xbox 360 has an “urban, irreverent adult male feel; so it hasn’t gained traction in the more casual gaming markets of mainland Europe such as France, Spain and Italy, where it’s stalled.”
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Meet The WoW-Playing Politicon
Jeanne Stevens, Republican candidate for the Connecticut legislature, is a World of Warcraft player, and she sat down with the Wandering Goblin blog and got hardcore about her characters. Here’s a breakdown on her MMO-steez:
Faction: Horde
Play-Style: Carebear (usually she doesn’t PVP, helps her sons lower-level characters)
Server: Alexstraza
Characters: Lvl 70 Orc Hunter, lvl 58 Troll shaman, lvl 53 Blood Elf Rogue.
Thanks, future Senator Stevens. You’ve got our vote!
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This week, we have a very special treat for you, our dedicated fans. Casey is something of a Dungeons and Dragons enthusiast, as you may have seen in his review of the 4th Edition ruleset he got to play a while back. Well this week we take you even deeper into the dark, lightless cave for an in-depth look at the 4th Edition, as well as the new online component, D&D Insider.
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Secret Apprentice Joins ‘Soulcalibur IV’
We’ve heard the news that Darth Vader and Yoda will be playable characters in upcoming fighting game Soulcalibur IV, but another Star Wars dude will be in the game as well. Will we be blasting fools as Han Solo? Jet-packing around with Boba Fett? Doing nothing while Jar Jar Binks is beaten into a bloody mist? Nope! Better! The new character is the much beloved Secret Apprentice!
Wait, who?
The Secret Apprentice! The star of The Force Unleashed! The apprentice of Darth Vader! If you haven’t heard of him yet, but you will. That’s him in the pic above. He fights with a lightsaber, and is available in both the 360 and PS3 version of the game, so it’s marginally cooler than if they had made, say, Lando Calrissian a playable character, but not as cool as, say, Chewbacca.
Soulcalibur IV is dropping on the Xbox 360 and PS3 on July 29. Star Wars: The Force Unleashed is coming for the PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable, and Nintendo DS on September 16.
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Top-Selling Games Of All Time
Posted by Stephen Johnson - Friday, June 06, 2008 8:00 AM
Forbes.com put together a list of the best-selling videogames of all time and revealed something about the national character of America. While the Japanese may go in for Final Fantasy-style RPG action, we ‘Muricans like our videogames violent, salacious and blow-up-tastic!
Also: Games are not for kids. Not a single kiddy game or Nintendo cute-fest broke the top 10.
The top-selling game of all time (in pure terms of units sold) is, surprise, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas, but as for the rest of the list, here’s our challenge to you: Guess as many as you can before you click the cut.
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Guitar Hero III: Legends Of Rock
Madden NFL 07
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Madden NFL 06
Halo 2
Madden NFL 08
Call Of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Grand Theft Auto 3
Madden NFL 2005
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Zelnick: Expect BioShock Film Alongside BioShock 3
Don’t expect the BioShock film to launch simultaneously with BioShock 2, Strauss Zelnick said on the company’s call to investors today.
“It’s more likely that it would be released coincident with BioShock 3 - that also remains to be seen,” he added. Looks like we can expect a BioShock trilogy, at least.
An analyst also asked Zelnick whether Take-Two has any creative control over the film. Sticking strictly to financial terms, Zelnick said, “We definitely did structure this deal so that we have no economic exposure or risk… the economic exposure or risk is being borne by… Universal Pictures.”
No financial risk would suggest little to no creative control, but he declined to disclose specifics of the agreement.
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The Sims prepare for a sociable future
The maker of the best-selling computer game is exploring ways of letting players interact with one another via the web
The Sims - the best-selling computer game of all time and one of the first to experiment with the idea of virtual communities – may part with tradition and let players interact with one another using the web.
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GTA Doubles Take-Two Profits, Sales In Q2
Publisher Take-Two has announced the results of its second quarter, with Grand Theft Auto IV predictably dominating sales, which more than doubled to $539.8 million, as profits rose to nearly $100 million following losses of $50 million the year prior.
Sales rose from $205.4 million in 2007, while profits totaled $98.2 million in the quarter ended April 30th. Take-Two notes that the quarterly results include $12.4 million in stock-based compensation expenses, nearly $4 million in legal fees related to EA’s acquisition offer, and nearly a million dollars in reorganization costs.
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