Good To Be A Gamer: Recent Episodes
Jessa Phillips, David Lucier
Each week Jessa Phillips and David Lucier feed your need to know with top stories from the video game industry, Items of Interest and upcoming events.
Jessa Phillips is joined again by Chad Julian as they discuss the next generation of consoles, new games and what they are looking forward to from the E3 Expo!
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CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
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NEWS
Nintendo is not going to host a big press event at E3 2013 [Nintendo 3DS Blog]
http://nintendo3dsblog.com/nintendo-is-not-going-to-host-a-big-press-conference-at-e3-2013/
2K Games won’t have a booth at E3 2013 [2K Community Blog]
http://www.2kgames.com/blog/2k-this-spring
Bethesda Opens a Play Testing Lab in Dallas, TX [Bethesda Blog]
http://www.bethblog.com/2013/05/02/play-testers-wanted/
ITEMS OF INTEREST
PBS Idea Channel
http://www.youtube.com/user/pbsideachannel
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
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This week, Dave Lucier gets a week off so Jessa Phillips can talk about girls gaming with special co-host Bree Brouwer. In industry news, Women in Games International teamed up with the Girl Scouts of Los Angeles to develop a patch for girls interested in learning about video game development.
http://gamepolitics.com/2013/04/17/women-games-international-teams-girl-scouts-la-video-game-patch#.UXX-PbVwqSo
Find more from Bree Brouwer at her site, Geek My Life (http://www.geekmylife.net) and listen to her segment, "Behind Schedule," on the Shauncastic podcast (http://www.shauncastic.com)!
CONTACTQuestions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
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At The Con: GTBAG at PAX East 2013 http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=4954
At the Con: Pax East 2013 with Nicole Wakelin
http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=4944
NEWS
Xbox Tournaments with Virgin Gaming coming this week [Major Nelson]
http://majornelson.com/2013/04/08/xbox-tournaments-with-virgin-gaming-coming-this-week/
Batman Arkham Origins plot and gameplay details surface - Batwing, Remote Claw, Most Wanted system and more [Official Xbox Magazine]
http://www.oxm.co.uk/52083/batman-arkham-origins-plot-and-gameplay-details-surface-batwing-remote-claw-most-wanted-system-and-more/
Ex-Inside Xbox members launch new project, Thank You For Playing [Eurogamer]
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-04-11-ex-inside-xbox-members-launch-new-series-thank-you-for-playing
BlizzCon Tickets on Sale April 24 and 27 [Blizzard Official Site]
http://us.battle.net/blizzcon/en/blog/9341624/BlizzCon%C2%AE_2013_Tickets_On_Sale_April_24_and_27-4_4_2013
Xbox Video Awards Launch [Major Nelson]
http://majornelson.com/2013/04/09/xbox-video-awards-launch-today
DC Themed MOBA is a thing. Infinite Crisis
http://www.infinitecrisis.com/en
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Museum of Fine Arts Boston Partners with HappyGiant on Usagi Yojimbo Video Game [MFA]
http://www.mfa.org/sites/default/files/MFA_Samurai%20video%20game%20press%20release.pdf
http://www.mfa.org/play
Devloping for PS4 is “a really pleasant surprise” says Ubisoft Montreal [Computer and Video Games]
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/399751/developing-for-ps4-is-a-really-pleasant-surprise-says-ubisoft-montreal/
EA: “Gaming isn’t mass market yet” [Games Industry International]
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-04-10-ea-gaming-isnt-mass-market-yet
PS Vita Revisited - Video Review by JVB
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tK4tnCjwHZg&feature=share
htttp://www.talkingaboutgames.com
Digital: A Love Story: Old but surprising in many ways
http://scoutshonour.com/digital/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
PAX East is the second largest consumer gaming convention in the United States. We are blessed that this event takes place nearby GTBAG HQ. Jessa Phillips and Dave Lucier were on hand to play games, attend panels and rock out at the concerts. As we like to do, we are reporting back with all of the convention goodness for those of you who couldn't join us or those who want to relive the good times.
**CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.**
Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
PAX East is the second largest consumer gaming convention in the United States. We are blessed that this event takes place nearby GTBAG HQ. Jessa Phillips and Dave Lucier were on hand to play games, attend panels and rock out at the concerts. As we like to do, we are reporting back with all of the convention goodness for those of you who couldn't join us or those who want to relive the good times.
In this bonus episode, Jessa Phillips sits down with our friend, Total Fan Girl, Nicole Wakelin to discuss their experiences at PAX East. They discuss the games demonstrated on the show floor, panels they participated in or attended, rage quit Facebook games and embrace video games used for education.
Find more of Nicole Wakelin's work at Total Fan Girl, Geek Mom & Nerd Approved! Also, follow her on Twitter @NicoleWakelin!
**CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.**
Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Jessa Phillips here, welcoming you to this BONUS At The Con episode of Good To Be A Gamer! This is an extra special goodie for our broadcast subscribers and is only available through our broadcast distribution, meaning you won't find this content on the website.
Most of you are aware I attend and speak at many conventions. If you are a regular listener, you know I have a deep-seeded affection for DragonCon, held every Labor Day weekend in Atlanta, Georgia. At this point, we are about 6 months out from DragonCon 2013. As I am looking forward to next year's convention, I came across this audio from one of the panels I participated in from Dragon*Con 2012.
The American SciFi Classics track sponsored 8 Bit Gaming. Mike Faber of Earth Station One (http://www.earthstationone.com) moderated this panel which included Shaun Rosado of Shauncastic! (http://www.shauncastic.com), Michael Falkner of The Chronic Rift Network (http://www.chronicrift.com), Russell Wages of Retro Gaming with Racketboy (http://www.racketboy.com/retro) and myself, Jessa Phillips. Please excuse the audio quality as it was recorded on a portable mp3 recorder placed on the panelists' table.
Leave a comment and share your favorite 8 Bit Gaming memories!
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*NEWS*
*PlayStation 2013 Meeting
http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=4770*
*Expect Sony’s PS4 This Holiday Season: Sony Exec Jack Tretton [CNBC]
http://www.cnbc.com/id/100480852*
**CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.**
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Recorded 2/17/2013
This week, Dave in on vacation so I get an extra special guest host...
JVB from Talking About Games & The Entertainment Consumers Association!
Check out his podcast, the Post Game Report and friend/follow/like at the links below!
Talking About Games Website - http://www.talkingaboutgames.com
Talking About Games Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TalkingAboutGames
@JVB - http://www.twitter.com/JVB
Entertainment Consumers Association (ECA) Website - http://www.theeca.com
The ECA Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/TheECA
@TheECA - http://www.twitter/com/TheECA
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Promo: The D6 Generation - http://www.thed6generation.com
NEWS
The Last of Us Delayed [IGN]
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/02/12/the-last-of-us-delayed
GameStop Plans to Close 250 Outlets: New Stores to Open; former GAME Shops Acquired [Computer and Video Games]
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/390873/gamestop-plans-to-close-250-outlets/
Nominees Announced for 2013 BAFTA Games Awards [BAFTA]
http://awards.bafta.org/award/2013/games
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Jesse Schell: Releasing a demo harms your game sales [PCGamesN]
http://www.pcgamesn.com/article/jesse-schell-releasing-demo-harms-your-game-sales
Epic on the Industry’s Giant Leap to Next-gen [Edge]
http://www.edge-online.com/news/epic-on-the-industrys-giant-leap-to-next-gen/
EA’s money man spills the beans on its Next-gen Plans [Gamasutra]
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/186504/EAs_money_man_spills_the_beans_on_its_nextgen_plans.php
ESRB Awareness may be Maxed Out [Games Industry]
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-02-13-esrb-awareness-may-be-maxed-out
EVENTS
Total Confusion
February 21-24, 2013
Mansfield, MA
http://totalcon.com/
Intercon M
March 1-3, 2013
Chelmsford, MA
http://www.interactiveliterature.org/M/
PAX East
March 22-24 3-Day passes already sold out, individual days still available for Friday and Sunday only.
BCEC - Boston, MA
http://east.paxsite.com/
WonderCon Anaheim
3/29/13 – 3/31/13
Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA
http://www.comic-con.org/wca
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Jessa Phillips is joined by Misty Pendragon to discuss Arisia 2013. Every year, the city of Boston opens their arms to geeks of all aspects for a weekend of fun, music and parties! This year, the Boston Westin Waterfront played host again to Arisia, a convention which embraces the geek community with lots of interesting panels, fantastic artwork, plenty of shiny baubles and, did we mention, parties!?!
For more about Arisia, check out the website at http://www.arisia.org
You can find more of Jessa Phillips & Misty Pendragon on our official home at Good To Be A Geek (http://www.goodtobeageek.com).
Also check out Misty's interview with Terrence Znudich & Darren Lynn Bousman, the men behind The Devil's Carnival and Repo! The Genetic Opera, on page 431 of Carpe Nocturne's Winter 2012-2013 issue - http://www.carpenocturnemagazine.com
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 2/6/2013
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NEWS
Robin Sachs passes away at 61 [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/mass-effect-dragon-age-voice-actor-dead-6403512
Game Tax Proposed by CT Lawmaker [GameSpy]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/game-tax-proposed-by-ct-lawmaker-6403507
Sony’s Bullet Run shutting down after just 7 months live. [Bullet Run Official Site]
https://www.bulletrunthegame.com/news/article.vm?month=022013&id=108
Zynga loses $209 Million in 2012 [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/zynga-loses-209-million-in-2012-6403464
Related: Zynga to Close Cityville 2 as it shows no mercy for weak games [Venture Beat]
http://venturebeat.com/2013/02/05/zynga-to-close-cityville-2-as-it-shows-no-mercy-on-weak-games/
Sony Replaces “Kevin Butler” Ad Agency with “Axe Astronaut” Firm [Joystiq]
http://www.joystiq.com/2013/02/06/sony-replaces-kevin-butler-ad-agency-with-axe-firm/
EA Tops Metacritics best publishers [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/metacritic-ranks-ea-as-2012s-best-major-publisher-6403487
WiiU-exclusive Ninja Gaiden 3:Razor’s Edge to go Multiplatform [Eurogamer]
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2013-02-06-wii-u-exclusive-ninja-gaiden-3-razors-edge-to-go-multi-platform
Xbox Live Sees First Film Premiere [Games Industry International]
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-02-06-xbox-live-sees-first-film-premiere
FOX Reloading “Hitman” with Paul Walker as Bald Barcoded Assassin Agent 47 [Deadline]
http://www.deadline.com/2013/02/fox-reloading-hitman-with-paul-walker-as-bald-barcoded-assassin-agent-47/
J.J. Abrams and Valve “In Talks” for Collaboration [Computer and Video Games]
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/389670/jj-abrams-and-valve-in-talks-for-collaboration/
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Defiance: The MMO vs The TV Show - Fight! [GameSpy]
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/syfy-action-mmo/1226469p1.html
Everything I Needed to Know About Love I Learned from Playing Chrono Trigger [Bygone Bureau]
http://bygonebureau.com/2013/02/05/everything-i-needed-to-know-about-love-i-learned-from-playing-chrono-trigger/
3P Start
Site - http://3pstart.blogspot.com
Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/207869631538/
Twitch TV - http://www.twitch.tv/the3rdplayer
EVENTS
DICE Summit
February 5-8, 2013
Hard Rock Hotel
Las Vegas, NV
http://www.dicesummit.org
Total Confusion
February 21-24, 2013
Mansfield, MA
http://totalcon.com/
PAX East
March 22-24 3-Day passes already sold out, individual days still available for Friday and Sunday only.
http://east.paxsite.com/
WonderCon Anaheim
3/29/13 – 3/31/13
Anaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA
http://www.comic-con.org/wca
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
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EVENTS
ArisiaWestin Boston Waterfront – Boston, MA
1/18/13 -1/21/13
http://www.arisia.org
Jessa will be a panelist on 2 panels in the Gaming Track:
Gender & Gaming – Saturday, 1/19 @ 11:30am
Gaming Year in Review – Sunday, 1/20 @ 2:30pm
TempleCon
Crown Plaza – Warwick, RI
2/1/13 – 2/3/13
http://www.templecon.org
DICE SummitHard Rock Hotel – Las Vegas, NV
2/5/13 – 2/8/13
http://www.dicesummit.org
Total ConfusionHoliday Inn – Mansfield, MA
2/21/13 – 2/24/13
http://www.totalcon.com
PAX EastBCEC – Boston, MA
3/22/13 – 3/24/13
http://east.paxsite.com
WonderCon AnaheimAnaheim Convention Center – Anaheim, CA
3/29/13 – 3/31/13
http://www.comic-con.org/wca
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page (http://magnatune.com/artists/sterling) to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Week of 09/30/2012 - Recorded 10/4/2012
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2012 Podcast Awards! http://www.podcastawards.com
NEWS
No Federal charges for 38 studios, but state charges pending. [GameSpot]http://www.gamespot.com/news/no-federal-charges-for-38-studios-6397454
Cliff Bleszinski Departs Epic Games [Epic Games]http://epicgames.com/community/2012/10/cliff-bleszinski-departs-epic/
2012 Presidential Coverage Goes Live with Xbox [Xbox Live’s Major Nelson’s Blog]http://majornelson.com/2012/10/02/xbox-invites-you-to-be-a-part-of-the-first-ever-live-interactive-tv-presidential-debate/
Medal of Honor: Warfighter Open Beta Starts 10/5 [IGN]http://www.ign.com/articles/2012/10/03/medal-of-honor-beta-details-revealed
Assassin’s Creed 3 Reveals First DLC, “Tyranny of King Washington” [Ubisoft, Assassin’s Creed]http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/ac3/en-US/news/news_detail.aspx?c=tcm:19-66233&ct=tcm:6-231-32
Able Gamers Foundation Opens First Permanent Accessability Arcade [Joytiq]
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/10/03/ablegamers-foundation-to-open-first-permanent-accessibility-arc/
PSN is having a sale! [PlayStation Blog]http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/10/01/big-savings-buy-100-on-psn-in-october-get-20-psn-credit/
First Free-to-play Xbox 360 Game Releases [Games Industry]http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-10-04-xbox-live-gets-first-free-to-play-game
NBA Live 13 canceled just 6 days before planned release. [GameSpot]http://www.gamespot.com/news/nba-live-13-canceled-six-days-before-planned-release-6397616
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Kickstarters must now disclose risk, amongst other new restrictions [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/kickstarter-projects-must-now-disclose-risks-6396976
Game Industry Legends: Ron Pardo [Games Industry]http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-10-02-game-industry-legends-rob-pardo
Jake Solomon, Lead Designer of XCOM: Enemy Unknown goes Undercover to Sell his own game [2K Games YouTube Channel]
http://youtu.be/T1pyJxcETmc
Watch League of Legends World Championship Online [Twitch TV]http://www.twitch.tv/
EVENTS
Game Developers Conference 2012Austin, TX
October 9-11, 2012
http://www.gdconline.com/
New York Comic ConNew York, NY
October 11-14, 2012
http://www.newyorkcomiccon.com/
The GeekMoms Podcast, Episode #31: Is Cosplay Normal?
http://www.wired.com/geekmom/2012/09/geekmoms-podcast-cosplay/
Follow NicoleWakelin on Twitter @NicoleWakelin
Follow Andrea Letamendi on Twitter @ArkhamAsylumDoc
Geek Girls Network
http://www.geekgirlsnetwork.com
Extra Life - Gaming for CharityOctober 20, 2012
http://www.extra-life.org/
Dave’s Extra Life Profile - http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=32173
Dave's TwitchTV Feed - http://www.twitch.tv/rainedrop184
Jessa's Extra Life Profile - http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=37907
Andrew's Extra Life Profile - http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=32996
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 05/06/2012
Good To Be A Gamer is Available on iTunes!
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NEWS
Riot Closes ‘Bullsh*’ League of Legends Exploit, Bans Hundreds of Gamers [Kotaku]*
http://kotaku.com/5907635/riot-closes-bull-league-of-legends-exploit-bans-hundreds-of-players
THQ Won’t Have an E3 Booth [Games Industry]
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-05-03-thq-wont-have-an-e3-booth
Miyamoto: Vita Needs Games [Edge]
http://www.edge-online.com/news/miyamoto-vita-needs-games
Sony Virtual MSO Play Could Hinge on Comcast [Variety]
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118053341?refCatId=14
EA ‘destroying’ gaming, says Minecraft Creator [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/ea-destroying-gaming-says-minecraft-creator-6374907
The Elder Scrolls Online [Game Informer]
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2012/05/03/june-cover-revealed-the-elder-scrolls-online.aspx
Greece Goes Multiplayer in God of War: Ascension [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/god-of-war-ascension/previews/greece-goes-multiplayer-in-god-of-war-ascension-6374173/
What I Know About Call of Duty: Black Ops II [One of Swords, Dan Americh’s Blog]
http://oneofswords.com/2012/05/what-i-know-about-call-of-duty-black-ops-ii/
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Counties Work [National Association of Counties “NACO”]
http://www.naco.org/programs/countiesdo/Pages/CountyGovernmentWorksCampaign.aspx
Firefall Developer: “Consoles, I believe, are dead” [Eurogamer]
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2012-05-02-firefall-developer-consoles-i-believe-are-dead
EVENTS
Play Date NH
May 10, 2012 - 4-6pm
Manchester Public Library - Manchester, NH
http://playdatenh.wordpress.com/
Play Date NH
May 12, 2012 - 12-4pm
Rodgers Memorial Library - Hudson, NH
http://playdatenh.wordpress.com/
E3
June 5-7, 2012
Los Angeles Convention Center - Los Angeles, CA
http://www.e3expo.com/
Granite State Comic Con
June 10, 2012
Radisson Center - Manchester, NH
http://granitecon.com/
PortCon Maine
June 21-24, 2012
Double Tree Hotel - South Portland, ME
http://www.portconmaine.com/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 04/29/2012
Good To Be A Gamer is Available on iTunes!
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Good To Be A Gamer RSS Feed!
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NEWS
Leisure Suit Larry Will Come Back Again Thanks to Fully Funded Kickstarter Campaign [G4 TV]
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/723204/leisure-suit-larry-will-come-again-thanks-to-fully-funded-kickstarter/
Nintendo Adopts Retail Game Downloads for 3DS and Wii [1UP]
http://www.1up.com/news/3ds-wii-u-retail-game-downloads
Florida National Guard uses Gamification to Help Soldiers Find Employment [Gamasutra]
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/169137/Florida_National_Guard_uses_gamification_to_help_soldiers_find_employment.php?
Judge Rules in favor of Motorola over Xbox patent claims [Gamasutra]
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/169110/Judge_rules_in_favor_of_Motorola_over_Xbox_patent_claims.php?
PlayStation All Stars Battle Royale is official. [Playstation Lifestyle]
http://playstationlifestyle.net/2012/04/27/playstation-all-stars-battle-royale-is-official-coming-exclusively-to-ps3/
Sony Currently Hard at Work to Bring PSOne Classics to Vita, “Pls Be Patient” [Playstation Lifestyle]
http://playstationlifestyle.net/2012/04/26/sony-currently-hard-at-work-to-bring-psone-classics-to-vita-pls-be-patient/
Vita sales not so hot in Europe either. [Playstation Lifestyle]
http://playstationlifestyle.net/2012/04/27/vita-sales-plummet-in-europe-being-outsold-by-psp/
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Finding an Edge Against Steam [1UP]
http://www.1up.com/news/finding-edge-against-steam
The 80’s, VHS Tapes, Big Hair Bands and … Zombies [Quick Jump]
http://www.qj.net/xbox-360/news/the-80s-vhs-tapes-big-hair-bands-andzombies.html
EVENTS
Play Date NH
May 10, 2012 - 4-6pm
Manchester Public Library - Manchester, NH
http://playdatenh.wordpress.com/
Play Date NH
May 12, 2012 - 12-4pm
Rodgers Memorial Library - Hudson, NH
http://playdatenh.wordpress.com/
E3
June 5-7, 2012
Los Angeles Convention Center - Los Angeles, CA
http://www.e3expo.com/
Granite State Comic Con
June 10, 2012
Radisson Center - Manchester, NH
http://granitecon.com/
PortCon Maine
June 21-24, 2012
Double Tree Hotel - South Portland, ME
http://www.portconmaine.com/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 04/16/2012
Good To Be A Gamer is Available on iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-to-be-a-gamer/id476489256
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Good To Be A Gamer – At the Con: PAX East 2012
http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=3358
Geek Moms Podcast #19 - PAX East & Plague Town Author Dana Fredsti [Geek Mom]
http://www.geekmom.com/2012/04/the-geekmoms-podcast-19-pax-east-and-plague-town-author-dana-fredsti/
Good To Be A Gamer on EVO TV!
Dave & Jessa are proud to announce the Good To Be A Gamer podcast is available on the EVO TV Network! EVO TV is the content network for the EVO 2 line of Android consoles.
http://envizionsinc.com
Guild Wars 2 Beta Keys
We have a number of Beta keys for Guild Wars 2 up for grabs. For your chance to win, Like Good To Be A Geek on Facebook & tell us what the first promo of every show supports.
https://www.facebook.com/goodtobeageek
NEWS
BioWare Delivers Intense PvP Action with New Free-to-Play Online Game Warhammer Online: Wrath of Heroes [EA]
http://investor.ea.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=663025
Dark Souls PC to Use Games for Windows Live [Inquisitr]
http://www.inquisitr.com/218757/dark-souls-pc-to-use-games-for-windows-live/
Game of Thrones Delayed, but Here’s a New Trailer to Tide You Over [QuickJump]
http://www.qj.net/ps3/news/game-of-thrones-delayed-but-heres-a-new-trailer-to-tide-you-over.html
US Government Looking to Track Suspects via Game Consoles [Gamasutra]
http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GamasutraNews/~3/_oHwxi_tWLE/US_government_looking_to_track_suspects_via_game_consoles.php
Halo 4 Gameplay: “Master Chief can Parkour with the Best of Them [Official Xbox Magazine]
http://www.oxm.co.uk/40577/halo-4-gameplay-master-chief-can-parkour-with-the-best-of-them/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-General-RSS
Hitman: Absolution Joins the List of Games Screwing You Over With Pre-order Weapons [Kotaku]
http://kotaku.com/5901162/hitman-absolution-pre+orders-now-featuring-retailer+specific-bonuses
Sony to Cut TV Production by 40%, 10,000 Jobs to Go [TechRadar]
http://www.techradar.com/news/television/sony-to-cut-tv-production-by-40-10000-jobs-to-go-1075686
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Eidos: New IP Isn’t Crucial as Games Get Sophisticated [Destructoid]
http://www.destructoid.com/eidos-new-ip-isn-t-crucial-as-games-get-sophisticated-225567.phtml
Interview: GoG Speak Their Brains on All Things “G” [Rock Paper Shotgun]
http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2012/04/11/interview-gog-speak-their-brains-on-all-things-g/
EVENTS
Boston Comic Con
Hynes Convention Center - Boston, MA
April 21-22, 2012
http://bostoncomiccon.com/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 04/08/2012
Jessa Phillips and David Lucier are together at last! Recording in the same room for this epic podcast episode, they are joined by special guest, Kat Lucier to talk about all the video games, cosplay, panels and more from on-site at PAX East 2012.
This episode is particularly lengthy and jam packed with goodness. For the ease and convenience of our listeners, we have included time stamps below for the topics we discussed.
In the interest of full disclosure, this episode contains adult language.
00:23 - Introductions
01:39 – General Impressions
GAMES
10:40 – Lollipop Chainsaw
12:04 – Aliens: Colonial Marines
13:44 – Jack Lumber (Indie)
16:25 – Go Home Dinosaurs (Indie)
17:56 – Retrograde (Indie)
22:06 – Theatrythm: Final Fantasy
24:39 – Spelltower (Indie)
29:59 – Snapshot (Indie)
32:45 – Primal Carnage (Indie)
36:31 – Super Time Force (Indie)
40:06 – Vessel (Indie)
41:08 – Game Minder App
43:38 – Could Summer Become the Season for Indie Games?
48:34 – Kickstarter
49:01 – Miskatonic School for Girls
51:18 – Scallops
52:56 – Cards Against Humanity
53:53 – Win, Lose or Banana
54:21 – The Secret World
57:39 – Mark of the Ninja
1:01:10 – Firefall
1:07:14 – Far Cry 3
1:09:29 – Miniature Paint n' Take
PROMO
1:13:55 – The Entertainment Consumers' Association (ECA)
1:15:08 – Cosplay
PANELS
1:19:16 – Selecting Save on the Games We Make
1:21:11 – How to Make an Arcade Stick
1:21:22 - XY: Transgender Issues in Gaming
1:21:45 – Chris Avellone of Obsidian talks Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic 2
1:24:50 – Balancing Gameplay & Plot
1:28:36 – Future of Dungeons & Dragons
1:31:51 – Stuff Your Criticism, I Want a Review
1:42:30 – Education & Gaming
1:46:00 – Future of Online Gaming
1:54:19 – DLC: Continuing the Story
1:56:48 – Dragon Age: Dawn of the Seeker
1:58:09 – Epic Games
1:58:58 – Legal Issues in Gaming
2:01:44 – Omegathon: Just Dance 2
2:05:02 – Final Thoughts
Recorded 04/01/2012
Good To Be A Gamer is Available on iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-to-be-a-gamer/id476489256
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Ken Levine on Time’s Top 100 List [G4tv]
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/722212/ken-levine-on-times-top-100-list/
NEWS
It’s official, Zipper interactive closed by Sony [Edge]
http://www.edge-online.com/news/sony-shuts-zipper-interactive
Sega “Restructuring” [Edge]
http://www.edge-online.com/news/sega-restructure-loss-making-games-business
Warhammer 40K MMO No Longer An MMO [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/warhammer-40k-mmo-no-longer-an-mmo-6368810
More Concrete News on “Playstation 4” [International Business Times]
http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/322206/20120331/sony-playstation-4-orbis-rumors-games-xbox.htm
Patcher on “Orbis” not wise to block used games [Playstation Lifestyle]
http://playstationlifestyle.net/2012/03/29/pachter-on-orbis-not-wise-for-sony-to-block-used-games/
Assassin’s Creed 3 on Track to be Most Pre-ordered Ubisoft Game in History [Playstation Life]
http://playstationlifestyle.net/2012/03/29/assassins-creed-iii-on-track-to-become-the-most-pre-ordered-game-in-ubisoft-history/
PSP Game Owners Caught in Crossfire of Sony’s Vita Piracy Fight [1UP]
http://www.1up.com/news/sony-vita-piracy-fight
FBI Using Unreal Engine 3 Crime Scene Sim [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/fbi-using-unreal-engine-3-crime-scene-sim-6368256
Fallout: New Vegas dev Obsidian Could Be Involved in Wasteland 2 [Gamasutra]
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/167700/Fallout_New_Vegas_dev_Obsidian_could_be_involved_in_Wasteland_2.php?
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Assassin’s Creed for Kinect Announced [Hawk & Gamble YouTube]
http://youtu.be/7NufHsmITjM
Silicon Knights: “Devs Can’t Afford Next Gen” [Official Xbox Magazine]
http://www.oxm.co.uk/40162/silicon-knights-developers-cant-afford-next-gen/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-General-RSS
Game of Thrones 16-Bit [Doctor Octoroc YouTube]
http://youtu.be/oCruJzlWefE
Guidebook: Official PAX East app. go get it!
http://east.paxsite.com/
EVENTS
PAX East
BCEC
April 4-8, 2012
http://east.paxsite.com/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 03/25/2012
Good To Be A Gamer is Available on iTunes! http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-to-be-a-gamer/id476489256
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NEWS
Prey 2 canceled (rumor)
http://zoknowsgaming.com/2012/03/25/prey-2-cancelled-bethesda-rumor/
Socom dev to be shut down? (rumor)
http://games.on.net/article/15210/Rumour_Sony_to_Close_SOCOM_Dev_Studio
EA Shuts Down Game Servers [EA]
http://www.ea.com/1/service-updates
Silicon Knights resurrect “most requested” IP
http://www.vg247.com/2012/03/25/silicon-knights-to-resurrect-most-requested-ip/
Epic Mikey 2 Promises to Build A Better Mouse [1UP]
http://www.1up.com/previews/epic-mickey-two-preview
Announcement Trailer -http://youtu.be/p6ymMqNzTZk
Nicole Wakelin “Total Fan Girl” Reviews Disney Epic Mikey -http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=507
GameStop Goes Big on Mobile with New Business Unit, BuyMyTronics Acquisition [Gamasutra]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/167119/GameStop_goes_big_on_mobile_with_new_business_unit_BuyMyTronics_acquisition.php?
Playing Dead with Telltale Games & The Walking Dead Game Available for Pre-Order [Telltale Games]http://www.telltalegames.com/walkingdead/page1
When ex-BioWare Devs Make Their Own Strategy RPG [Gamasutra]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/165823/When_exBioWare_devs_make_their_own_strategy_RPG.php?
BioWare done with Dragon Age II [Destructoid]
http://www.destructoid.com/bioware-done-with-dragon-age-ii-224263.phtml
Darksiders II to be Wii U Lanch Title, Adds Enhanced Controls [Digital Spy]
http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a372533/darksiders-ii-to-be-wii-u-launch-title-adds-enhanced-controls.html
Adventure Time Game in Works at WayForward [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/adventure-time-game-in-works-at-wayforward-6367736
PSA: Hunger Games: Girl On Fire Out Today [Joystiq]
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/22/psa-hunger-games-girl-on-fire-out-today/
Video Games Live “Off The Grid” Tour - Coming To a Small Town Near You [Video Games Live]
http://www.videogameslive.com/index.php?story=288
ITEMS OF INTEREST
The Witness - Latest work in progress from Braid designer Jonathan Blow
http://the-witness.net/
Zynga’s CEO on Leadership, Startups & Mobile Gaming [GigaOM]
http://gigaom.com/2012/03/19/mark-pincus-interview-by-om-malik/
Get a Tattoo or Mohawk from Ubisoft at PAX East [Destructoid]
http://www.destructoid.com/get-a-tattoo-or-mohawk-from-ubisoft-at-pax-east-224455.phtml
Mass Effect 3 ending explained (by a fan) (SPOILERS!!)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ythY_GkEBck
Bioware responds to ME3 outcry
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-501465_162-57401660-501465/mass-effect-3-apology-bioware-co-founder-releases-statement/
EVENTS
PAX East
BCEC - Boston, MA
April 4-8, 2012
http://east.paxsite.com/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry athttp://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out hisMagnatune profile pageto learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Geekis licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 03/03/2012
Good To Be A Gamer is Available on iTunes!
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NEWS
Exclusive: Valve Said To Be Working on “Steam Box” Gaming Console With Partners, Could Announce at GDC [The Verge] - Dave
http://www.theverge.com/2012/3/2/2840932/exclusive-valve-steam-box-gaming-console
Experimental Gameplay Sessions Return for 10-Year Anniversary at GDC 2012 [GDC Blog] - Jessa
http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc/experimental_gameplay_sessions.html
Blizzard Laying Off 600 [GameSpot] - Dave
http://www.gamespot.com/news/blizzard-laying-off-600-6360584
Assassin’s Creed 3 Details Leaked: Gameplay, Characters, Settings, Weapons and More Revealved [G4TV] - Jessa
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/721351/assassins-creed-3-details-leak-gameplay-characters-settings-weapons-and-more-revealed/
Stan Lee Is a Playable Character in The Amazing Spider-Man Video Game [Game Informer] - Dave
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2012/02/29/stan-lee-is-a-playable-character-in-the-amazing-spider-man-video-game.aspx
New Vita Titles To Be Announced on March 9 [Andriasang] - Jessa
http://andriasang.com/con05a/vita_heaven/
New Super Nintendo Game Is In Development For 2013 [Kotaku] - Dave
http://kotaku.com/5889091/new-game-for-1991s-favorite-console-arriving-in-2013?utm_campaign=socialflow_kotaku_twitter&utm_source=kotaku_twitter&utm_medium=socialflow
OnLive Offers Free Access To IGF 2012 Nominee Demos [GamePolitics] - Jessa
http://gamepolitics.com/2012/02/28/onlive-offers-free-access-igf-2012-nominee-demos
BioShock Infinite Release Date Announced [Irrational Games] - Dave
http://irrationalgames.com/insider/bioshock-infinite-release-date-announced/
ITEMS OF INTEREST
8-Bit Funding
http://8bitfunding.com/
Mass Effect Rap [Dan Bull YouTube]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=HExOCl3YypM
Blog on “Right vs Pragmatic”
http://www.marco.org/2012/02/25/right-vs-pragmatic
EVENTS
Game Developers Conference
San Fransico, CA
March 5-9, 2012
http://www.gdconf.com/
Independent Games Festival
San Francisco, CA
March 5-9, 2012
http://www.igf.com/
MomoCon
Marriott Marquis - Atlanta, GA
March 16-18, 2012
http://www.momocon.com/
PAX East
BCEC
April 4-8, 2012
http://east.paxsite.com/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry athttp://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out hisMagnatuneprofilepageto learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
GoodToBeAGeekis licensed under aCreativeCommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 UnportedLicense
Recorded 2/26/2012
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NEWSFree Video Game Rentals This Week At Redbox [Time Magazine]http://moneyland.time.com/2012/02/24/free-video-game-rentals-this-week-at-redbox/
Netflix Available on PS Vita at Launch [Netflix Blog]http://blog.netflix.com/2012/02/netflix-available-on-playstation-vita.html
Borderlands 2 for PS3: First Gameplay Trailer, Release Date Revealed [PlayStation Blog]http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/02/22/borderlands-2-for-ps3-first-gameplay-trailer-release-date-revealed/
Killzone 3 Multiplayer Coming Free to a PlayStation Near You [Kotaku]http://kotaku.com/5887999/killzone-3-multiplayer-coming-free-to-a-playstation-near-you
Joystick Labs Incubator Program Accepting Applications [Gamasutra]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/40471/Joystick_Labs_incubation_program_accepting_applications_starting_March_6.php?
Pokemon Black 2 & White 2 Announced [IGN]http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1219443p1.html
ITEMS OF INTERESTSkyrim: Modern Dovahkiin http://youtu.be/V4bYnUsAvn0
Mass Effect 3 Extended Trailer [Wired]http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/02/mass-effect-3-trailer/
Related: Mass Effect 3 Demo: The First 20 Minutes [Eurogamer] - http://www.eurogamer.net/videos/mass-effect-3-demo-the-first-20-minutes
Dear Estherhttp://dear-esther.com/
Tim Schaeffer & Ron Gilbert Talk About Point n’ Click Gaming [2 Player Productions YouTube]http://youtu.be/re_LWmRJK-g
EVENTSIndependent Games FestivalSan Francisco, CAMarch 5-9, 2012http://www.igf.com/Public can now vote for the 2012 Audience Award winner!
MomoCon
Marriott Marquis - Atlanta, GA
March 16-18, 2012
http://www.momocon.com/
PAX EastBCECApril 4-8, 2012http://east.paxsite.com/
CONTACTQuestions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry athttp://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out hisMagnatune profile pageto learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
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TempleCon 2012, the gaming convention with a retro-futurism theme celebrated it's 7th year. Jessa Phillips was there. Nicole Wakelin joins her this week for a candid discussion about this quirky convention. Find out what you missed and make plans to join us next year!
Please check out Nicole Wakelin and support her many projects!
Total Fan Girl – http://www.totalfangirl.com
The D6 Generation Podcast – Available on iTunes & RSS
GeekMom – http://www.geekmom.com
GeekMoms Podcast – Available in iTunes & RSS
Geek Girls Network – http://www.geekgirlsnetwork.com
Geek Girls Podcast – Available in iTunes & RSS
Sith Heads Podcast – http://www.sithheads.com
You can also follow her on Twitter @NicoleWakelin
*DISCUSSED THIS EPISODE *T*empleCon*http://www.templecon.com**
*Privateer Press***
http://privateerpress.com/
*Warhammer 40,000***
http://www.games-workshop.com/gws/catalog/landing.jsp?catId=cat440130a&rootCatGameStyle=wh40k
*Ay-leen The Peacemaker***
http://beyondvictoriana.com/
*Vader's First 501st Legion*
http://www.501st.com/
*Rhode Island Science Fiction Club***
http://www.risfc.org/
YouTube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/risfc
*Persephone's Jewels***
http://www.etsy.com/shop/PersephonesJewels
*EVENTS
*PAX East**
BCEC
April 4-8, 2012
http://east.paxsite.com/
*CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com*. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Geekis licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 2/12/2012
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Dreamcast the Movie: Casting Eternal Championshttp://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2626
NEWS
DICE 2012: Is the Publising Model Broken? [GamaSutra]http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/40199/DICE_2012_Is_the_publishing_model_broken.php
Halo Dev: Don’t Block Used Games With Xbox 720: Lower Prices Instead [Official Xbox Magazine]http://www.oxm.co.uk/38702/halo-dev-dont-block-used-games-with-xbox-720-lower-prices-instead/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-General-RSS
Image Metrics Unveils Live Driver [Animation Magazine]http://www.animationmagazine.net/vfx/image-metrics-unveils-live-driver/
Gamebase to Unveil Gamebryo 4.0 at GDC 2012 [Gamers Hell]http://www.gamershell.com/companies/gamebase/955684.html
Double Fine Adventure Exceeds Funding Expectations [Kickstarter]http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/66710809/double-fine-adventure
Notch offers to fund Psychonauts 2 [Pcworld]http://www.pcworld.com/article/249593/minecraft_creator_offers_money_for_a_psychonauts_sequel.html
Fighting Fantasy coming to iOS [Digital Spy]http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a364749/fighting-fantasy-to-return-to-ios-through-epic-games.html
IndieCade 2012 Accepting Submissions [IndieCade]http://www.indiecade.com/submissions/
Dragon Age: Redemption Hits DVDs on February 14th [Joystiq]http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/06/dragon-age-redemption-hits-dvd-on-felicia-day-er-valentines/
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Forget Used Games; Some New Game Sales Don’t Support Their Creators [1UP]http://www.1up.com/news/forget-games-games-sales-don
Battleship: The Video Game Trailer [IGN Entertainment]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn1KpTRKK8U
Minecraft: Day One Live Action Web Series Projecthttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EyyCjI3JZkI&list=FLbEukwPdzZIL3D2XxuoraGA&index=2&feature=plpp_video
EVENTS
Total ConfusionHoliday Inn – Mansfield, MA
February 23 – 26, 2012
http://totalcon.com/
Independent Games Festival
San Francisco, CA
March 5-9, 2012
http://www.igf.com/
Public can now vote for the 2012 Audience Award winner!
PAX East
BCEC
April 4-8, 2012
http://east.paxsite.com/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 2/06/2012
Dave Lucier is sick. Joining Jessa this week is Gary Mitchel of Revolutionsf.com & The RevCast podcast. Please be sure to check out his projects with the links below:
RevolutionSF Website
RevolutionSF on Twitter
RevCast on iTunes
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Dreamcast the Movie: Casting Eternal Champions http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2626
NEWS
Facebook Adds New Features to Drive Game Discovery, Engagement [GamaSutra]
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/40011/Facebook_adds_new_features_to_drive_game_discovery_engagement.php?
THQ Layoff and a Salary Cut for the CEO [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6349587.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6349587
Oklahoma Lawmakers Introduce Bill to Tax Violent Video Games [GamePolitics]
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2012/02/01/oklahoma-lawmakers-introduces-bill-tax-violent-video-games
Atari Vets Form Innovative Leisure [GameSpot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6349763.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6349763
Mass Effect 3 Voice Cast Revealed [IGN]
http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1217600p1.html?RSSwhen2012-01-31_111500&RSSid=1217600&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ignfeeds%2Fall+%28IGN+Complete%29
Mass Effect 3 To Have a Mobile Presence? [Kotaku]
http://kotaku.com/5881460/whats-mass-effect-3-mobile
BioWare to Fix Error-Ladden Mass Effect Novel [The Escapist]
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115689-Bioware-to-Fix-Error-Laden-Mass-Effect-Novel
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/115588-Fans-Tear-New-Mass-Effect-Book-to-Shreds
Humble Bundle Now Available for Android [GameTyrant]
http://gametyrant.co/news/2012/2/1/humble-bundle-now-available-for-android.html
Fans Band Together to Send Valve a Message... We Want Half Life 3! [Message To Valve]
http://messagetovalve.com/
http://steamgraph.net/index.php?action=graph&jstime=1&appid=220&from=Start+Time&to=End+Time
Trion Worlds Offers RIFT Levels 1-20 Free To Play With RIFT Lite [Trion Worlds RIFT Blog]
http://www.riftgame.com/en/news/articles/02012012_rift_lite.php
ITEMS OF INTEREST
**Update: Steam Mobile App Open to All****
DIABLO III BETA: DAVE IS IN IT!
UK Science Museum Uses Online Gaming to Teach Science
http://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/onlinestuff/games.aspx
Artemis Bridge Simulatorhttp://www.artemis.eochu.com/
EVENTS
TempleCon
February 3 – 5, 2012
http://templecon.org
DICE Summit (Design. Innovate. Communicate. Entertain)
Red Rock Resort & Casino – Las Vegas, NV
February 7-10, 2012
http://www.dicesummit.org/
Total Confusion Holiday Inn – Mansfield, MA
February 23 – 26, 2012
http://totalcon.com/
Wonder Con
Anaheim Convention Center - Anaheim, CA
March 16-18, 2012
www.comic-con.org/wc/
**PAX East**** BCEC – Boston, MA
April 4-8, 2012
http://east.paxsite.com/
What the Hell? Con Guilford College - Greensboro, NC
February 8-10, 2012
http://wthcon.guilcoyachting.org/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Geekis licensed under aCreative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 01/29/2012
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Dreamcast the Movie: Casting Eternal Champions
http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2626
Poll ends February 11th. To date, Scott Speedman of Underworld fame is in the lead to play R.A.X. Coswell.
NEWS
BlizzCon 2012 Cancelled, Will Return in 2013 [PC Gamer]
http://www.pcgamer.com/2012/01/25/blizzcon-2012-cancelled-will-return-in-2013/
EA’s Origin to Add 11 Third Party Developers [ComputerAndVideoGames.com]
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/333254/eas-origin-adds-games-from-11-more-publishers/
Steam Gets a Mobile App for Droid and iOS [Kotaku]
http://kotaku.com/5879667/steam-gets-a-mobile-app-for-droid-and-ios
Game Startup Gimmie Launches Rewards Platform for Mobile Apps [Venture Beat]
http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/25/game-startup-gimmie-launches-rewards-platform-for-mobile-apps/
Related: Tapjoy’s Android Fund Reaches 130 Apps Worldwide [GamaSutra]
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39836/Tapjoys_Android_Fund_reaches_130_apps_worldwide.php?
THQ Exits Kids Market in Favor of Core Gaming Development [GamaSutra]
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/39832/THQ_exits_kids_licensed_game_business_.php?
Notch Asks Community for Permission to Track Player Data in Minecraft [Joystiq]
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/25/notch-asks-community-for-permission-to-track-player-data-in-mine/
Sony Announces PS Vita Incentives to Encourage 3G Sales [PlayStation Blog]
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/27/special-launch-day-ps-vita-3gwi-fi-bundle-announced/
Related: 3 Opportunities to Win a PS Vita Early Release Bundle from Taco Bell
http://blog.us.playstation.com/2012/01/28/it-begins-3-ways-to-win-a-ps-vita-early-only-from-taco-bell/
Wii U Controller to pack NFC, says Iwata, Create New Gameplay Options [Engadget]
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/27/wii-u-controller-to-pack-nfc-says-iwata-create-new-gameplay-op/
Nintendo Officially Announces Nintendo Network, Promises Personal Accounts for Wii U [Engadget]
http://www.engadget.com/2012/01/26/nintendo-officially-announces-nintendo-network-promises-persona/
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Mission US: A Revolutionary Way to Learn History
http://www.mission-us.org/
Artemis Spaceship Bridge Simulator
http://www.artemis.eochu.com/
EVENTS
TempleCon
Crowne Plaza – Warwick, RI
February 3 – 5, 2012
http://templecon.org
Total Confusion
Holiday Inn – Mansfield, MA
February 23 – 26, 2012
http://totalcon.com/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 01/22/11
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NEWS
Death of Hudsonsofthttp://www.ripten.com/2012/01/18/bomberman-creator-hudson-soft-lays-down-its-last-bomb/
Diablo II producer departs
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1216986p1.html
Theatrhythm final fantasy to have paid DLC, use "nintendo network"
http://ds.ign.com/articles/121/1216948p1.html
Minecraft to help change xbox live certification process
http://xboxlive.ign.com/articles/121/1216910p1.html
Resident evil 6 revealed
http://venturebeat.com/2012/01/19/resident-evil-6-rumor/
*EVENTS*
*TempleCon***Crowne Plaza – Warwick, RI
February 3 – 5, 2012
http://templecon.org
*Total Confusion***Holiday Inn – Mansfield, MA
February 23 – 26, 2012
http://totalcon.com/
*CONTACT*
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry athttp://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 01/16/11
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Dreamcast the Movie: Casting Eternal Champions http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2626
NEWS
Bethesda & Interplay settle on Fallout rights [GameSpy] http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/fallout-mmo/1216149p1.html
League of Legends Developer & Player (US Congressman) Discuss their Opposition to SOPA/Protect IP Bill [1 UP] http://www.1up.com/news/league-of-legends-dev-against-sopa Related: NVIDIA, Runic, Epic and Others Speak Against SOPA - http://www.1up.com/news/nvidia-runic-games-anti-sopa
CD Projekt RED ends the hunt for Pirates [GameSpy] http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-witcher-2/1216406p1.html
Minecraft Creator Encourages Piracy? [IGN] http://feeds.ign.com/~r/ignfeeds/pc/~3/7SBtdt6es2M/1216416p1.html
EA Reorganizes after Landmark $1 Billion Digital Year [GamaSutra] http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/GamasutraNews/~3/-iCLSNfdYcM/EA_reorganizes_after_a_landmark_1B_digital_year.php
Is Xbox.com to Blame for Xbox Live Hacks? [Edge] http://www.edge-online.com/news/report-xboxcom-security-flaw-behind-live-account-hacks
http://www.edge-online.com/news/microsoft-there-no-xboxcom-security-loophole
Mass Effect 3 Will Require Origin on PC [IGN] http://feeds.ign.com/~r/ignfeeds/pc/~3/ryNhEt5PLRA/1216562p1.html
Square Enix make Scarygirl Graphic Novel playable for consoles [Kotaku] http://kotaku.com/5876096/squares-scarygirl-is-anything-but-scary-all-sorts-of-funScarygirl Website: http://www.scarygirl.com
Asura's Wrath Demo Available on Xbox Live [Major Nelson Blog] http://majornelson.com/2012/01/10/demo-asuras-wrath/
Silent Hill HD Collection Delay Until March [Joystiq] http://www.joystiq.com/2012/01/09/retailers-silent-hill-hd-collection-delayed-until-march/
Boxer Free DOS Game Emulator for Mac [Gawker] http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/9Yaj8ass8Qo/boxer-is-a-free-dos-game-emulator-for-your-mac
Kinect Release for Windows at a Higher Price [Kinect for Windows Blog] http://blogs.msdn.com/b/kinectforwindows/archive/2012/01/09/kinect-for-windows-commercial-program-announced.aspx
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Doctor Who Worlds in Time http://www.doctorwhowit.com/
EVENTS
TempleCon Crowne Plaza - Warwick, RI
February 3 - 5, 2012
http://templecon.org
Total Confusion Holiday Inn - Mansfield, MA
February 23 – 26, 2012
http://totalcon.com/
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 01/08/2012
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Dreamcast the Movie: Super Mario Bros. Results
Mario: James Gandolfini
Luigi: Will Arnett
Peach: Jayma Mays
Toad: Nick Frost
Yoshi: 3 way tie: Andy Serkis, Seth Rogan, Jonah Hill
Bowser: 3 way tie: John C. Reilly, Brendan Gleeson, Jack Nicholson
Wario: 2 way tie: Danny DeVito & John Noble
Director: Terry Gilliam
Dreamcast the Movie: Eternal Champions http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2626
NEWS
-Microsoft Discusses Xbox Live Security Issues [IGN]
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1215973p1.html
-Major Nelson reports the top Games Played on Xbox Live [Major Nelson Blog] http://majornelson.com/2012/01/06/top-games-of-2011/
- Crysis 2, Super Mario Galaxy and Gears of Wars 3 Are Among the Most Pirated Games of 2011 [TorrentFreak]
http://torrentfreak.com/top-10-most-pirated-games-of-2011-111230/
-Finalists Announced for Game Developers Conference [GDC Site]
http://www.gdconf.com/news/game_developer_choice_awards/skyrim_bastion_lead_finalists_.html
-Steam continues to Grow & Show No Signs of Stopping [GameSpy]
http://pc.gamespy.com/articles/121/1215997p1.html
-Toxic Games Qube released on Steam [Qube Site]
http://qube-game.com/
-Asura's Wrath Story Trailer [IGN Entertainment YouTube Channel]
http://youtu.be/pAEwZ_MJd5g
EVENTS
-Arisia
January 13-16, 2012
Boston Westin Waterfront - Boston, MA
http://arisia.org
-TempleCon
February 3-5, 2012
Crown Plaza - Warwick, RI
http://www.templecon.org
-Total Confusion
February 23-26, 2012
Holiday Inn - Mansfield, MA
http://www.totalcon.com
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
After experiencing technical difficulties, we've decided it's time for a break. It is holiday time after all. Before we head home for the holidays, there are a few items we wanted to share with you.
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Dreamcast the Movie: Recasting Super Mario Bros.
Andrew Marnik has a feature posted on Good To Be A Geek, Dreamcast the Movie: Recasting Super Mario Bros. It’s a poll and we’re asking for your input. We’re taking the hollywood flop and asking you to re-imagine the film as if it were being produced today. Andrew’s provided several options for actors to play the key characters, as well as a few options for directors. Click the link below to make your voice heard.
http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2218
Geek Gifting has begun!
At Good To Be A Geek, we believe everyday is a great day to celebrate being a Geek. What better time to celebrate than the holiday season? We have procured some nerdy delights that we are gifting away . . . to you! Follow the link for more information on how to enter, complete contest rules and a peak at the deliciously geeky goodness you could win.
http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2500
EVENTS
TempleCon 2012 – February 3-5, 2011Warwick, RI
Pre-registration is open!
http://www.templecon.org
Total Con 2012 – February 23-26,2011Mansfield, MA
Registration opens in January
http://www.totalcon.com
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
This week Jessa is flying solo. She's bringing you news of Wii U development at Ubisoft Quebec, speculation about the next Call of Duty title, a Batman: Arkham City patch to resolve DirectX 11 issues, Xbox Live taking away gamer rights and OnLive's move to mobile.
Recorded 12/11/2011
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Dreamcast the Movie: Recasting Super Mario Bros.
Andrew Marnik has a feature posted on Good To Be A Geek, Dreamcast the Movie: Recasting Super Mario Bros. It’s a poll and we’re asking for your input. We’re taking the hollywood flop and asking you to re-imagine the film as if it were being produced today. Andrew’s provided several options for actors to play the key characters, as well as a few options for directors. Click the link below to make your voice heard.
http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2218
NEWS
Job Postings Confirm Wii U Development at Ubisoft Quebec [Game Spot]http://www.gamespot.com/news/ubisoft-quebec-working-on-wii-u-project-aaa-mmo-6347112?tag=updates%3Beditor%3Ball%3Btitle%3B9
Job Posting Confirms Another Title for the Call of Duty Franchise [IGN]http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1214229p1.html
Batman: Arkham City Patch Finally Provides DirectX 11 Support for Some PC Gamers [Game Spy]http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/batman-arkham-asylum-2/1214156p1.html
New Xbox Live Terms of Service Prevents Class Action Lawsuits [IGN]http://www.ign.com/articles/2011/12/07/new-xbox-live-terms-of-service-prevents-class-action-lawsuits
OnLive Mobile Brings Big Titles to iOS and Android Devices [1 UP]http://www.1up.com/news/onlive-mobile-lets-play-la-noire-ipad
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Left 4 Dead Fan Filmhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cn52ExijPcI
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
David Lucier and Jessa Phillips feed your need to know, bringing you the top stories from the video game industry. This week they're talking indie games, iOS games, Xenoblade Chronicles on Wii, Zynga going public, plus Skyrim goodness!
Recorded 12/4/2011
Good To Be A Gamer is Available on iTunes!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-to-be-a-gamer/id476489256
Dreamcast the Movie: Recasting Super Mario Bros.
Andrew Marnik has a feature posted on Good To Be A Geek, Dreamcast the Movie: Recasting Super Mario Bros. It’s a poll and we’re asking for your input. We’re taking the hollywood flop and asking you to re-imagine the film as if it were being produced today. Andrew’s provided several options for actors to play the key characters, as well as a few options for directors. Click the link below to make your voice heard.
http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2218
NEWS
5 Indie Games to Watch For [Game Spy]http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/legend-of-grimrock/1213355p1.html
Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombie App [Game Tyrant]http://gametyrant.co/news/2011/12/1/call-of-duty-black-ops-zombies-app-released-on-ios.html
Judge Dredd vs. Zombies on iOS [IGN]http://wireless.ign.com/articles/121/1213693p1.html
Xenoblade Chronicles coming to Wii in the US [IGN]http://wii.ign.com/articles/121/1213814p1.html?_cmpid=ign1392
Zynga is going public . . . or is it? [Game Spot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6347035.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6347035
Bethesda Softworks reveals what's coming for Skyrim and Address the latest Patch Problems [Bethesda Blog]http://www.bethblog.com/2011/12/01/skyrim-what-were-working-on/
ITEMS OF INTEREST
Skyrim Theme “The Dragonborn Comes” Cover by Malukahhttp://youtu.be/4z9TdDCWN7g
Time's Scar Cover from Chrono Cross by Larahttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0b8FCxtkik
Able Gamers 2011 Holiday Shopping Listhttp://www.ablegamers.com/general-game-news/ablegamers-2011-holiday-shopping-list.html
EVENTS
TempleCon 2012 – February 3-5, 2011Warwick, RI
Pre-registration is open!
http://www.templecon.org
Total Con 2012 – February 23-26,2011Mansfield, MA
Registration opens in January
http://www.totalcon.com
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Subscribe to the RSS Feed and get Good To Be A Gamer on the go at http://goodtobeagamer.libsyn.com/rss!
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
David Lucier and Jessa Phillips bring you the top stories from the video game industry. This week you can turn your iOS device into a game controller, Square Enix expands Eidos-Montreal and invests in a second studio, EA makes good on Battlefield promises, Dave reports on the beta for Star Wars: The Old Republic, rumors of a Gears of War prequel and Ubisoft says no to a PC version of Ghost Recon: Future Soldier. Plus, David and Jessa have a frank discussion on the future of video game pricing models. Is $60 too much to pay?
Recorded 11/28/2011
NEWS
Good To Be A Gamer is now available on iTunes!!!
http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/good-to-be-a-gamer/id476489256
Dreamcast the Movie: Recasting Super Mario Bros.
Following up on last week's discussion about video game to movie adaptations, Andrew Marnik has a feature posted on Good To Be A Geek, Dreamcast the Movie: Recasting Super Mario Bros. It's a poll and we're asking for your input. We're taking the hollywood flop and asking you to re-imagine the film as if it were being produced today. Andrew's provided several options for actors to play the key characters, as well as a few options for directors. Click the link below to make your voice heard.
http://www.goodtobeageek.com/?p=2218
Turn Your iOS Device Into a Game Controller with Brass Monkey [Lockergnome]
http://www.lockergnome.com/ios/2011/11/25/new-app-brass-monkey-turns-your-phone-into-a-cloud-based-game-controller/
Brass Monkey Website – http://www.playbrassmonkey.com
Square Enix expands Eidos-Montreal and opens a second studio [Game Spy]
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/deus-ex-3-unofficial-title/1213059p1.html
EA Making Good on their promises . . . PS3 owners of Battlefield 3 will receive the free download of Battlefield 1943 [Kotaku]
http://kotaku.com/5862446/ea-smartens-up-giving-away-free-copies-of-battlefield-1943
Star Wars : The Old Republic – Jedi Consular Character Progression Trailer [Star Wars: The Old Republic YouTube channel]
http://youtu.be/bA_9BiyOB1A
Gears of War 3 gets prequel DLC and rumors of a full scale prequel title to be developed [Computer and Video Games]
http://www.computerandvideogames.com/327156/bulletstorm-dev-to-make-gears-of-war-prequel-trilogy/
Ubisoft develops Ghost Recon Online in lieu of a PC release to combat piracy [PC Gamer]
http://www.pcgamer.com/2011/11/23/ghost-recon-online-being-free-to-play-is-a-counter-to-piracy-says-ubisoft-producer
DISCUSSION
Is the reign of $60 boxed games coming to an end? [Eurogamer]
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-11-25-5th-cell-boss-the-USD60-boxed-game-is-a-broken-model
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Subscribe to the RSS Feed and get Good To Be A Gamer on the go at http://goodtobeagamer.libsyn.com/rss!
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 11/20/2011
NEWS
Star Wars: The Old Republic Logs 1,000,000+ Hours of Beta Testing [IGN]
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1212670p1.html
Infinity Ward Brings Down the Ban Hammer [Game Pro]http://www.gamepro.com/article/news/225073/over-1-600-modern-warfare-3-cheaters-banned/
Minecraft Officially Released [GameSpy]http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/minecraft/1212966p1.html
Starhawk Closed Beta Starts Tuesday [IGN]http://ps3.ign.com/articles/121/1212906p1.html
Trailer -http://www.ign.com/videos/2011/10/21/starhawk-pax-trailer?objectid=14340339
Next Generation Devices Coming in 2012? [Edge]http://www.next-gen.biz/news/next-generation-arrive-2012.
HiveMind makes your reality the game [VentureBeat]http://venturebeat.com/2011/11/16/will-wright-hivemind/?volt=0
OTHER LINKS
The ECA (Entertainment Consumers Association)Membership is $19.99 per year or $1 per year for students and military with a valid .edu or .mil email address.
http://theeca.com
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Swordhttp://zelda.com/skywardsword/
DISCUSSION
Video Game Film AdaptationsVideo Games have long been fodder for Hollywood film adaptations, helping to further cement video games as an acceptable form of entertainment among the general public. Sadly, adaptations have not always done justice to video games. There appears to be a resurgence in hollywood's interest in video games, with current reports of Rampage, Dead Island, Uncharted, and of course, Assassin's Creed. We have a candid discussion on the history and future of film adaptations.
Why a Killer Deal to Turn the Hit Video Game Assassin's Creed Into a Movie Has Shocked Hollywood [Vulture]http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2011/11/assassins_creed_movie_sony_ubi.html
Dead Island Movie Now A Real Thing [Game Informer]http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2011/09/27/dead-island-movie-now-a-real-thing.aspx
Naughty Dog Approves of Uncharted Film [Eurogamer]http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-09-28-naughty-dog-approves-of-uncharted-movie
Rampage Movie Now in Planning Stages [Game Spot]http://www.gamespot.com/news/6346370.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6346370
IGN's Ultimate Video Game Movie Guide [IGN]http://movies.ign.com/articles/755/755513p1.html
*CONTACT*
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Subscribe to the RSS Feed and get Good To Be A Gamer on the go at http://goodtobeagamer.libsyn.com/rss!
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek – let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
Recorded 11/14/11
NEWS
Is Gaming as Important as TV & Film? Activision Is Out to Prove It [Game Tyrant]
http://gametyrant.co/news/2011/11/9/activision-blizzard-out-to-prove-gaming-is-as-important-as-f.html
Steam Forums Hacked [Steam]http://store.steampowered.com/news/6761/
Assassin's Creed: Revelations Trailer Released [Ubisoft]http://assassinscreed.ubi.com/revelations/en-us/home/index.aspx
Official Launch Trailer - http://youtu.be/ZqEWW4Hzb8M
Story Trailer [Game Spot] - http://youtu.be/XFjoiBevNlU
Official E3 2010 Trailer featurinng “Iron” by Woodkid - http://youtu.be/VCTtIIW1WA0
Level-5 and Studio Ghibli Partner to Bring Anime to PS3 [Game Tyrant]
http://gametyrant.co/news/2011/11/9/level-5-and-studio-ghibli-partner-to-bring-anime-to-ps3.html
Star Trek Online Goes Free-to-play [Star Trek Online]
http://www.startrekonline.com/f2p
Game of Thrones RPG In the Making [Game Spot]
http://www.gamespot.com/news/game-of-thrones-action-rpg-coming-from-atlus-6344623?tag=updates%3Beditor%3Ball%3Btitle%3B3
Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim [Rip Ten]http://www.ripten.com/2011/11/10/ripten-review-the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-xbox-360/
DISCUSSED
3P Start – Retro Gaming Reviews and Opinions by Matthew Bartletthttp://3pstart.blogspot.com
Skyrim Epic Rap by Dan Bull
http://youtu.be/j50u0zUeCmU
To the Moonhttp://www.freebirdgames.com/to_the_moon/
Burn the City
Andriod Market – https://market.android.com/details?id=com.JoshOclock.BurnTheCity
App Store http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/burn-the-city/id444525916?mt=8
*CONTACT*
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Subscribe to the RSS Feed and get Good To Be A Gamer on the go at http://goodtobeagamer.libsyn.com/rss!
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek - let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek.
Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
David Lucier joins Jessa Phillips to bring you the top news and upcoming events from the video game industry. They are feeding your need to know and delivering their take on the the week's top stories. Get your video game fix every week.
NEWS
DC Universe Online draws 120,000 new players since Free-to-play launch [Game Spy]
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/dc-comics-mmo/1211648p1.html
Modern Warfare 3 Updates Wrap-Up
- PC Version will not ship with Call of Duty Elite Access [IGN]
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1211646p1.html?RSSwhen2011-11-04_165900&RSSid=1211646&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ignfeeds%2Fpc+%28IGN+PC%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
- Modern Warfare 3 Online Multiplayer looks to be the best of both games [Xbox 360 Magazine]
http://www.oxm.co.uk/35713/modern-warfare-3-online-the-new-ac-130-and-why-they-killed-one-man-army/?cid=OTC-RSS&attr=OXM-General-RSS
- Activision Won't Ban Gamer with Early Copies of Modern Warfare 3 [Joystiq]
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/11/04/psa-you-probably-wont-be-banned-for-playing-mw3-early-we-t/
Mass Effect 3 Beta Leaked on Xbox Live [IGN]
http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1211729p1.html?RSSwhen2011-11-04_213300&RSSid=1211729&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ignfeeds%2Fxbox360+%28IGN+Xbox+360%29&utm_content=Google+Reader
Grand Theft Auto V Trailer Released [Game Rant]
http://gamerant.com/grand-theft-auto-5-trailer-benk-113903/
Resident Evil Chronicles HD Selection Bound for PS3 [Adriasang]
http://andriasang.com/comytj/
PSN Limiting the Amount of Active Devices for Content Sharing [G4TV]
http://www.g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/post/718092/sony-cuts-game-sharing-by-limiting-playstation-network-content-to-two-devices/
GAMES DISCUSSED
To the Moonhttp://www.freebirdgames.com/to_the_moon/
Star Legends http://www.starlegends.com
Burn the City
Android Market - https://market.android.com/details?id=com.JoshOClock.BurnTheCity
App Store - http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/burn-the-city/id444525916?mt=8
EVENTS
PAX East 2012 - April 6-8, 2012Boston, MAhttp://east.paxsite.com/
Carnage Con 2012 - November 4-6, 2011Fairlee, VThttp://www.carnagecon.com/
Temple Con 2012 - February 3-6, 2012 Warwick, RIhttp://www.templecon.org
Total Confusion 2012 - February 23-26, 2012 Mansfield, MAhttp://www.totalcon.com
CONTACT
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com.
Subscribe to the RSS Feed and get Good To Be A Gamer on the go at http://goodtobeagamer.libsyn.com/rss!
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music. Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek - let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the hosts and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. Good To Be A Gamer Podcast by Good To Be A Geek is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License
David Lucier joins Jessa Phillips to bring you the top news and upcoming events from the video game industry. They are feeding your need to know and delivering their take on the the week's top stories. Get your video game fix every week.
NEWS
Indie Games on Xbox Live [1UP]
Feeling the indie love, 1UP featured “8 Weird and/or Cool box Live Indie Games You Must Own.” List includes a gamer for everyone, with sports, brick-breakers, mazes, shooters and more. 1.) Downtown Smash Dogdeball; 2.) Keiten Patissier; 3.) Chieri's Accidentally Heart-Poundy Steamy Journey; 4.) Pixelbit Helicopter Challenge; 5.) Leave Home; 6.) TIC: Part 1; 7.) The Monster Hero and the Mysterious Ruins; 8.) Wizorb
http://www.1up.com/features/8-weird-cool-xbox-live-indies
Batman: Arkham City Sales & Anticipated Nightwing DLC Content [MTV News]
A week after it's release, Batman: Arkham City has received critical praise from reviewers and gamers alike. Shipping 4.6 million units worldwide during during the first week, doubling the sales of its predecessor, Arkham Asylum. The team at Rocksteady has been hard at work on the DLC content to help keep the strong sales going through the holiday season. The Nightwing bundle pack will be available for purchase on 11/01/11, followed by the Robin bundle available on 11/22/11. DLC bundles will be available on PS Network for $6.99 or 560 Microsoft points on Xbox 360 Live Marketplace. Check out the link for a sneak peek at the Nightwing DLC trailer.
http://splashpage.mtv.com/2011/10/26/batman-arkham-city-sales-nightwing-trailer/
DC Universe Online goes Free to Play [Eurogamer]
DC Universe allows PC and PS3 gamers the chance to live out their comic book fantasies. The game allows players to become a DC hero or villain as they try to save or conquer the world, alongside some popular characters like Superman, Joker and Wonder Woman. DC Universe will open their subscription model to incorporate a free to play plan beginning 11/01/11.
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2011-10-28-dc-universe-online-free-to-play-changeover-dated
The Secret World MMO Beta Draws Gamers [GameSpy & Game Tyrant]
Funcom's newest foray into the MMO landscape imagines a world where every myth, fable and legend is real and has shaped the world. Players join one of three secret societies: Dragons, Illuminati and Templars. Then they head into the world to fight monsters and struggle against the other societies for ultimate power. The Secret World is anticipated for April 2012, but beta access is open for registration. To date, more than 500,000 have registered for their chance to take a closer look, exceeding Funcom's expectations.
GameSpy -http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/the-secret-world/1210710p1.html?RSSwhen2011-10-26_073900&RSSid=1210710&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gsfeeds%2Fall+%28GameSpy+Complete%29
Game Tyrant - http://gametyrant.co/news/2011/10/25/nycc-gets-a-closer-look-at-the-secret-world.html**
Mass Effect 3 Demo to Launch in January [Game Tyrant]
BioWare confirmed access to the Mass Effect 3 demo will be available in January 2012 for single-player campaigns. Owners of Battlefield 3 will get multi-player access early when they redeem their online pass. BioWare has indicated there will be other ways to obtain early access to the multi-player demo for gamers that did not purchase Battlefield 3.
http://gametyrant.co/news/2011/10/21/mass-effect-3-demo-will-launch-in-january.html
Video Game Earning Reports Indicate a Change in Gaming Trends [LA Times]
EA boasts earnings better than expectations for their second quarter. EA attributes its success to online and mobile gaming sales. On the flip side, Nintendo earnings fall short of forecasted projections and look towards even more disappointing returns.
http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-ct-ea-earns-20111028,0,6869624.story
Sony officially controls Sony Ericsson [GameSpot]
Everyone is grabbing for a bigger piece of the mobile gaming pie. Sony staked their claim in a big way with the release of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Now, the entertainment giant is looking for a bigger piece, considering buying the majority sharehold of Sony Ericsson.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6338883.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6338883
To the Moon $11.99 -
New twist on the indie/RPG adventure genre, the story follows two doctors who have developed a way to travel through a person's memories and fulfill their last wish. Play the first hour for free. $12.00 to download the complete game
http://www.freebirdgames.com/to_the_moon/
Star Legends
A sci-fi real-time mobile MMORPG. Free to download on the Apple App Store and Adroid Market. Boasting 3D graphics, lots of customization and regular content updates, you can play on the go.
http://starlegends.com/
Dragon Age: Redemption Web Series
BioWare teamed up with Felicia Day to create this web series based on the popular Dragon Age franchise. Day portrays an elven assassin tasked with finding a powerful mage who has escaped from Templar captivity. New episodes are released every Tuesday on Xbox, Bing Video and the Machinima YouTube Channel.
Http://www.youtube.com/user/machinima
Extra Life Gaming for CharitySupport Jessa Phillips at http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&eventID=501&participantID=22486
Support Dave Lucier at http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&eventID=501&participantID=6329
EVENTS
TempleCon 2012 – February 3-5, 2011
Warwick, RI
Pre-registration is open!
http://www.templecon.org
Total Con 2012 – February 23-26,2011
Mansfield, MA
Registration opens in January
http://www.totalcon.com
CONTACT US
Questions? Comments? We want to hear from you! Feel free to post a comment on the podcast entry at http://www.goodtobeageek.com, or email us at gamer@goodtobeageek.com. You can also email David at dlucier[at]goodtobeageek.com, email Jessa at jphillips[at]goodtobeageek.com or follow Jessa on Twitter @SultryMinxZoe.
Subscribe to the RSS Feed and get Good To Be A Gamer on the go at http://goodtobeagamer.libsyn.com/rss!
Good To Be A Gamer is back with a new focus and a new co-host!
David Lucier joins Jessa Phillips to bring you the top news and upcoming events from the video game industry. They are feeding your need to know and delivering their take on the the week's top stories. Get your video game fix every week.
NEWS
Gamer plays with one hand after recovering from stroke [IGN] -Patrick Campbell suffered a massive stroke at age 14 that affected his entire right side. Because his dominant side was affected, Campbell lost the ability to enjoy his favorite pastimes, including playing video games. Through years of therapy and with an undaunted determination, he has regained his ability to walk, and even to play video games.
http://games.ign.com/articles/119/1199036p1.html?RSSwhen2011-10-08_110500&RSSid=1199036&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+ignfeeds%2Fall+%28IGN+Complete%29
A look at the trailer for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 (to be released 11/08/11) [GameSpy]-Without a doubt, Call of Duty is one of the biggest franchises in the industry. This latest trailer proves why, giving us a sneak peek at the anticipated Modern Warfare 3.
http://pc.gamespy.com/pc/call-of-duty-2011-project/1199001p1.html?RSSwhen2011-10-07_143100&RSSid=1199001&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+gsfeeds%2Fall+%28GameSpy+Complete%29
Sony considering buyout of Sony Ericsson [GameSpot] -Everyone is grabbing for a bigger piece of the mobile gaming pie. Sony staked their claim in a big way with the release of the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play. Now, the entertainment giant is looking for a bigger piece, considering buying the majority sharehold of Sony Ericsson.
http://www.gamespot.com/news/6338883.html?part=rss&tag=gs_news&subj=6338883
EVENTS
TempleCon 2012, Warwick, RIPre-Registration is Open. Pre-reg Badges will be mailed for the first time. 2012 promises even more non-stop gaming as the convention takes over the entire Crowne Plaza.
http://www.templecon.org
PAX East 2012, Boston, MADates for the 2012 convention have been announced. April 6-8th PAX East makes Boston its home for the third year. Registration is not open yet, but is expected to go live soon.
http://east.paxsite.com/
Extra Life Gaming for CharitySupport Jessa Phillips at http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&eventID=501&participantID=22486
Support Dave Lucier at http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&eventID=501&participantID=6329
GAMES DISCUSSED
The Adventures of Shuggy [Xbox Live Arcade]http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/Adventures-of-Shuggy/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258410a5c
Duke Nukem Foreverhttp://www.dukenukem.com
Star Wars: The Old Republichttp://www.swtor.com/
Deus Ex: Human Revolutionhttp://deusex.com/
OTHER LINKS
Gaming Buzz Android Widgethttps://market.android.com/details?id=com.geekyouup.android.widgets.gaming&hl=en
CONTACT US
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On the show, I go to TempleCon. EA is in hot water, Playstation has been busy and Undead Labs is having a very good week.
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On the show, I talk Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. The Nintendo 3DS gets a release date and a price tag, EA Sports is betting on Virgin Gaming, we get details on Portal 2 for the PS3 and The Walking Dead make it into a video game?
Special thanks to Sterling for the use of his music in the podcast. Be sure to check out his Magnatune profile page to learn more about him and discover more of his music.
Good To Be A Gamer is sponsored by Good To Be A Geek - let your geek run wild! Opinions expressed on Good To Be A Gamer are those of the host and/or guests and do not necessarily represent those of Good To Be A Geek. For more information and show notes, please visit the website.
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