I am Dasme. I am a Podcaster, Speaker, professional geek, and a father of 2 living in Winnipeg, CANADA.
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After a short delay due to Corey’s crazy schedule we are here to finally talk about Corey’s game, it’s Kickstarter campaign and more! We hope you enjoy this historic 14th episode of the Full On Indie podcast!
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After a short delay due to Corey's crazy schedule we are here to finally talk about Corey's game, it's Kickstarter campaign and more! We hope you enjoy this historic 14th episode of the Full On Indie podcast! Audio Links Talked About In The Show Clandestine: Anomaly Kickstarter Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Follow FullOnIndie Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
Loads of news this week! Sorry for missing last week’s show folks, we hope this newsplosion makes up for it!
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Loads of news this week! Sorry for missing last week's show folks, we hope this newsplosion makes up for it! We hope you enjoy the show! Audio Video Soon... Show Notes What We Are Playing Lloyd Hannesson: The Amazing Spider-man, Super Mario World Stephen Munn: Tiny Tower (android), Fez, Find Mii, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate (WiiU), Resident Evil Revelations (3DS) News Nintendo Direct tomorrow about WiiU spring/summer games. Another coming before E3 about games that are coming later in the year. Shadow of the Eternals now on Kickstarter ZombiU 2 appears to be in the works Nintendo claiming let’s play videos on Youtube Scribblenauts Unmasked is, unmasked 3DS Software doing OK Phoenix Wright Dual Destiny lauching as a digital only release Squids coming to the 3DS and WiiU eShop! Japan gets a cool 3DS add on Devs reverse engineer WiiU’s gamepad Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
We missed a week, but we are back with some ToG goodness! First off I give you all my mini-review of my new Pebble watch! Spoiler alert, I love it We then get into some iOS news and end with a couple reviews of a couple great games. Enjoy!
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We missed a week, but we are back with some ToG goodness! First off I give you all my mini-review of my new Pebble watch! Spoiler alert, I love it :) We then get into some iOS news and end with a couple reviews of a couple great games. Enjoy! Audio Video soon... Show Notes What We're Playing Lloyd: Zoombies, Gun Commando, RIP Rally, Bombcats Jared: Eclipse, The Tribez, Pixel Kingdom, Heroes and Castles News Pebble Review My watch face! Crabitron: Crabstarter EA porting it’s Frostbite engine to iOS Ron Gilbert’s new game announced Reviews! LLOYD: Zoombies: Animales de la Muerte! - $2.99 - 5/5 JARED: Cut the Rope: Time Travel - $0.99 - 5/5 Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.comToG #125 - Walking Dead: Assault, Mutant Mudds and Raiden Legacy
We have a shorter than normal episode for you guys this week.. and even so it’s pushing an hour! Yeah, we like to hear ourselves talk. I think we covered some great news in this episode, we hope you do too!
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We have a shorter than normal episode for you guys this week.. and even so it's pushing an hour! Yeah, we like to hear ourselves talk. I think we covered some great news in this episode, we hope you do too! Hope you enjoyed the show, be sure to send in your feedback and why don't you join us for the next live recording? We record this show LIVE every week at 10PM CDT at VGPodcasts Live! Audio Video soon... What We're Playing Jeff: Skyrim (Xbox 360), Minecraft (Xbox360), Civilization Revolution (iOS) Lloyd: Thomas was Alone (PS3) New Releases Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon (Xbox 360, PS3, PC) Ragnarok Online 2 (PC) Zeno Clash 2 (PC) Soul Sacrifice (PSVita) Might & Magic Heroes VI - Shades of Darkness (PC Expansion) Fez (PC) BearShark (3DS) Reviews / Previews Nothing in this episode! News An Eternal Darkness sequel may actually happen Meme creators are suing Warner brothers Katie Couric is a moron Nintendo of America doesn’t want you to see this girls ass Call of Duty Ghosts announced Nintendo really wants you to buy a WiiU Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
There is loads of news to talk about this week on the Nintendo Pulse, and Stephen Munn and I try to fit it all in. From sales forcasts, to presser cancellations to Fremium titles.. the Nintendo news is flowing fast!
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There is loads of news to talk about this week on the Nintendo Pulse, and Stephen Munn and I try to fit it all in. From sales forcasts, to presser cancellations to Fremium titles.. the Nintendo news is flowing fast! We hope you enjoy the show! Audio Video Soon... Show Notes What We Are Playing Lloyd Hannesson: LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins, Luigi’s Mansion, Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Stephen Munn: Fez, Find Mii II, Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story News Nintendo UK giving away games Nintendo will not have an E3 press conference this year, instead going with Nintendo Direct Satoru Iwata says Pikmin 3 and other delays are due to short staff, is evasive on WiiU system power, etc WiiU patched, adding new features (including screen size fix). Virtual Console launched with anemic lineup. Nintendo is profitable again but still underperforming Rayman Legends WiiU Challenge App launched Nintendo sends a WiiU promoting message to Wii owners, “time to discover WiiU” Freemium Tank! Tank! Tank! hits the eShop Madden skipping the WiiU/Nintendo for the first time in 20+ years Tiger Woods rumored cancelled as well Facebook campaign kicks off to get Ni No Kuni on the 3DS/WiiU Fan translator offers localization files to Nintendo for free Nintendo censors latest Fire Emblem DLC in the US Hacking group reports that it has cracked the WiiU Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
It’s a great week to be an iOS gamer! It’s also a great week to be a ToG fan as we have a huge show for you! Not only do we have 3 reviews for you, but we have loads of great news to share. So settle in and bash in some iOS gaming awesomeness! We hope you enjoy the show!
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It's a great week to be an iOS gamer! It's also a great week to be a ToG fan as we have a huge show for you! Not only do we have 3 reviews for you, but we have loads of great news to share. So settle in and bash in some iOS gaming awesomeness! We hope you enjoy the show! Audio Video soon... Show Notes What We're Playing Lloyd: House of the Dead Overkill, Lego Batman: DC Superheroes, Star Wars Pinball, Star Command Jared: Cut the Rope: Time Travel, Nimble Quest, Eclipse: New Dawn for the Galaxy News Angry Birds Friends hits the Appstore Apple announced 50 Billion apps promotion LEGO Star Wars the Yoda Chronicles launches 2K to release new Sid Meier game Frozen Synapse launching on iPad Namco wins the crazy competition Reviews! LLOYD: The House of the Dead: Overkill - The Lost Reels - $4.99 - 4/5 JARED: The Tribez - FREE - 4/5 JARED: Mr. Crab - $1.99 - 4/5 Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.comToG #125 - Walking Dead: Assault, Mutant Mudds and Raiden Legacy
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Hope you enjoyed the show, be sure to send in your feedback and why don't you join us for the next live recording? We record this show LIVE every week at 10PM CDT at VGPodcasts Live! Audio Video soon... What We're Playing Jeff: MLB 13 The Show (Vita PS3), The Worlds Hardest Game 2 (iOS) Lloyd: The Simpsons Tapped Out (iOS), Borderlands 2 (PS3), LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS) New Releases Dead Island: Riptide (PC, PS3, XBOX360) Stardrive (PC) Star Trek The Video Game (PC, PS3, XBOX360) Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen (XBOX360, PS3) Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine (PC, MAC) Fire Emblem: Awakening - The Radian Hero DLC (3DS) Assassin’s Creed III - The Redemption DLC (PC, XBOX360, PS3) Reviews / Previews LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS) Tomb Raider (XBOX360) News Wii U system update and Virtual Console now released. MiiVerse on the Web too Nintendo not doing a big presser at this year’s E3? ... Reports losses Sim City 2.0 Update, fixes lots, ruins more! Next Xbox revealed May 21st! In a Bonus Stage exclusive Trevor already says it’ll suck and the PS4 will be better. Call of Duty: Ghosts box art leaked/accidentally put up on online store? RUMOR: Next Scribblenauts is set in the DC universe Video Game movies are a thing that’s happening again R&C More EA restructuring, layoffs Twin Galaxies again accepting score submissions, for pay Modders have Skyrim running on the Occulus Rift Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
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Hope you enjoyed the show, be sure to send in your feedback and why don't you join us for the next live recording? We record this show LIVE every week at 10PM CDT at VGPodcasts Live! Audio Video soon... What We're Playing Jeff: MLB 13 The Show (PS3, Vita), Tomb Raider (Xbox360), Cross Country Canada (DOSBox) Lloyd: Borderlands 2 (PS3), TMNT Rooftop Run (iOS), Simpsons... New Releases LEGO City Undercover: The Chase Begins (3DS) Pandoras Tower (Wii) Injustice: Gods Among Us (Xbox 360, PS3, WiiU) Victoria II: Heart of Darkness (PC) Darkfall Unholy Wars (PC) Dishonored: The Knife of Dunwall (DLC - PS3, Xbox 360, PC) Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Summoner - Soul Hackers (3DS) Call of Duty: Black Ops 2: Uprising DLC (Xbox 360) Reviews / Previews MLB 13 The Show - PS3 Review Call of Duty: Black Ops 2: Uprising DLC News Earthbound is coming to Virtual Console in NA!!! New Zelda on the 3DS! Animal Crossing: New Leaf getting a 3DS bundle Wii U Spring update hits next week. faster loads, background downloads etc.. Wii U getting virtual console Is the Wii U’s biggest problem the 3DS? Analyst projects Bioshock Infinite sales People returned Bioshock Infinite because of Baptism Scene Nore more Skyrim :( Bethesda’s new game, The Evil Within, get’s a grotesque, horrific, disgustingly, AWESOME trailer! A QBASIC game just made the Steam Greenlight Play Tetris on your Pebble Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
In this week’s Nintendo Pulse Stephen and I go blow by blow through Nintendo’s latest Nintendo Direct. There was a bevy of 3DS news released, and some WiiU crumbs released.. a few megatonne bombs dropped by Nintendo as well. So settle in for an hour and 20 minutes of Nintendo goodness!
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In this week's Nintendo Pulse Stephen and I go blow by blow through Nintendo's latest Nintendo Direct. There was a bevy of 3DS news released, and some WiiU crumbs released.. a few megatonne bombs dropped by Nintendo as well. So settle in for an hour and 20 minutes of Nintendo goodness! We hope you enjoy the show! Audio Video Soon... Show Notes What We Are Playing Lloyd Hannesson: Luigi’s Mansion, Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion Stephen Munn: Terraria, Castlevania, Find Mii 2, Puzzle Swap, sent fiancée a 3DS and she’s great with Swapnote, 3D Mark Ice Storm on my Nexus 4 ROCKED News soon... Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
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We hope you enjoy the show! Audio Video soon... Show Notes What We're Playing Lloyd: Simpsons, Nimble Quest, The Other Brothers, Out of Water, Mr. Crab, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rooftop Run Jared: The Tribez, Mr. Crab, Nimble Quest News Rubicon’s Next Game is Combat Monsters Supercell makes a pile of cash Trism 2 details leak out Reviews! LLOYD: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Rooftop Run - $1.99 - 4/5 JARED: Motor World Car Factory - FREE - 4/5 Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.comToG #125 - Walking Dead: Assault, Mutant Mudds and Raiden Legacy
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Hope you enjoyed the show, be sure to send in your feedback and why don't you join us for the next live recording? We record this show LIVE every week at 10PM CDT at VGPodcasts Live! Audio Video soon... What We're Playing Jeff: MLB 13 The Show (PS3 and Vita), Tomb Raider (Xbox 360), Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 (Xbox360) Lloyd: Guacamelee (Vita), Luigi’s Mansion (3DS) News Square-Enix announces restructuring plans/losses Does Metacritic have a place in the industry? Minecraft 360 disc version delayed Crytek CEO says graphics are 60% of game experience Castle of Illusion remake is probably most likely coming Adam Orth no longer employed by Microsoft Batman Arkham Origins announced Batman Arkham Origins Blackgate announced IGN’s pro league bought by Blizzard Game Developer Magazine shutsdown Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
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We hope you enjoy the show! Audio Video Soon... Show Notes What We Are Playing Lloyd Hannesson: Luigi’s Mansion Stephen Munn: Castlevania and Castlevania the Adventure on 3DS VC, Puzzle Swap, Find Mii, Terraria News soon... Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
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We hope you enjoy the show! Audio Video soon... Show Notes What We're Playing Lloyd: Simpsons, Nimble Quest, Badland, The Other Brothers, Dragon Blast Jared: Nimble Quest, Slayin’, The Tribez News The Simpsons updated with whacking day content Rayman Jungle Run updated Real Racing 3 Updated Star Warfare: Black Dawn released, gouges, is pulled Star Command submitted to Apple this week Reviews! LLOYD: Slayin’ - $0.99 - 3/5 JARED: Solarian Tactics - Free - 3/5 Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.comToG #125 - Walking Dead: Assault, Mutant Mudds and Raiden Legacy
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Hope you enjoyed the show, be sure to send in your feedback and why don't you join us for the next live recording? We record this show LIVE every week at 10PM CDT at VGPodcasts Live! Audio Video soon... News PS+ April games announced Minecraft sold its 10 millionth PC copy last week Angry Birds made some money last year... Next Xbox will require an internet connection to start games. And will always be on Disney shuts down Lucas Arts, cancels games Jedi Outcast and Academy source code released Sony’s PSN game compilation Borderlands 2 Level cap DLC available Kickstarter: Shovel Knight fully funded Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
On this weeks show it’s just Corey and I. We talk about the goings on from his trip to GDC. Talk about Indie development with big corporations, the OUYA and Oculus Rift! It was a great show, and we hope you enjoy it!
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On this weeks show it's just Corey and I. We talk about the goings on from his trip to GDC. Talk about Indie development with big corporations, the OUYA and Oculus Rift! It was a great show, and we hope you enjoy it! Audio Links Talked About In The Show Music Played In This Episode DJ Cutman Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Follow FullOnIndie Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
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Hope you enjoyed the show, be sure to send in your feedback and why don't you join us for the next live recording? We record this show LIVE every week at 10PM CDT at VGPodcasts Live! Audio Video soon... News Battlefield 4 Announcement Mojang hired women to talk to guys at Minecraft party? No Unreal Engine 4, or Frostbite 3 for Wii U. Big problems for any EA games. OUYA shipping on June 4th, gets emulators Tomb Raider sold well Microsoft announces Play to Earn promotion Skullgirls kickstarter ends well Darksiders’ creators want to buy the game back Designer designs game to be played in 2000 years Retron 5 Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
In this episode we have some great reviews for you. Listen to us gush over Nimble Quest! If you would like to join fellow Touch of Gaming listeners in the game, be sure to join the Nimble Quest guild ‘ToG’. We are doing quite well, but can always use more help
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In this episode we have some great reviews for you. Listen to us gush over Nimble Quest! If you would like to join fellow Touch of Gaming listeners in the game, be sure to join the Nimble Quest guild 'ToG'. We are doing quite well, but can always use more help :) We hope you enjoy the show! Audio Video soon... Show Notes What We're Playing Lloyd: Simpsons, Ridiculous Fishing, Quantum Legacy HD Turbo, Dungeon Plunder Jared: Heroes and Castles, Kitten Sanctuary News X-Com Enemy unknown coming to iPad!!! Gameloft announces Ironman 3 Dungeon Hunter 4 Plants vs Zombies 2 coming in early summer Multiplayer comes to Minecraft, kinda Apple now labels FREE apps with IAP in the store Reviews! LLOYD: Nimble Quest - FREE - 4/5 JARED: Megapolis - FREE - 2/5 JARED: PWN: Combat Hacking - $1.99 - 3/5 Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.comToG #125 - Walking Dead: Assault, Mutant Mudds and Raiden Legacy
Hiatus mode over! We are back! After his whirlwind tour of the planet, Stephen Munn is back to join me for another episode of the Nintendo Pulse. In this episode we talk about LEGO City Undercover, Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate and much much more Nintendo news. Enjoy!
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Hiatus mode over! We are back! After his whirlwind tour of the planet, Stephen Munn is back to join me for another episode of the Nintendo Pulse. In this episode we talk about LEGO City Undercover, Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate and much much more Nintendo news. Enjoy! Audio Video Soon... Show Notes What We Are Playing Lloyd Hannesson: LEGO City Undercover, Castlevania: LoSMoF, Luigi’s Mansion Dark Moon (+free game) Stephen Munn: Paper Mario Sticker Star, new phone, MOGA etc News 3DS System Update DUCKTALES! Nintendo tries to explain the Wii U Nintendo shows MUCH faster WiiU return-to-menu that’s supposed to appear in patch soon MiiVerse Mobile app coming soon Netflix FINALLY hits Nintendo TVii ZombiU gets patched Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
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Hope you enjoyed the show, be sure to send in your feedback and why don't you join us for the next live recording? We record this show LIVE every week at 10PM CDT at VGPodcasts Live! Audio Video soon... News Ducktales Remastered Announced D&D: Chronicles of Mystara Final Fantasy X/X-2 remaster announced Blizzard announces new game Diablo III not necessarily a Sony exclusive Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm sells 1.1 mil units in 48 hours Next call of duty, next gen only? New name, Ghost Retron 4 is like Voltron for retro gaming Samsung’s new game controller looks... familiar Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
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We hope you enjoy the show! Audio Video soon... Show Notes What We're Playing Lloyd: Simpsons: Tapped Out, Little Inferno, Borderlands, Relic Rush, Devil’s Attorney Jared: Call of Snakes, Magic Orbz, Chaos Rings News Blockheads gets massive update Apple’s Podcast app updated, removed Reel-to-reel skeuomorphism Final Fantasy games on Sale Haunted Hollow Free to play launches in Canada Reviews! LLOYD: Ridiculous Fishing - $2.99 - 5/5 LLOYD: Dungeon Plunder - $2.99 - 4/5 JARED: Magic Orbz - $0.99 - 4/5 Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.comToG #125 - Walking Dead: Assault, Mutant Mudds and Raiden Legacy
Hiatus mode over! We are back! After his whirlwind tour of the planet, Stephen Munn is back to join me for another episode of the Nintendo Pulse. In this episode we talk about LEGO City Undercover, Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate and much much more Nintendo news. Enjoy!
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Hiatus mode over! We are back! After his whirlwind tour of the planet, Stephen Munn is back to join me for another episode of the Nintendo Pulse. In this episode we talk about LEGO City Undercover, Castlevania Lords of Shadow: Mirror of Fate and much much more Nintendo news. Enjoy! Audio Video Soon... Show Notes What We Are Playing Lloyd Hannesson: New SD - Fire Emblem Awakening + DLC, Castlevania, LEGO City Undercover Stephen Munn: Skyward Sword (Nayru silent realm is frustrating as hell), Castlevania Lords of Shadow Mirror of Fate, Sticker Star, Theatrhythm FF, Rayman Origins on its way from VGFive, Super Mario 3D Land News Picachu 3DS XL + $160 Sale! Fire Emblem Awakening sets franchise record Flipnote Studio hitting 3DS, pisses off DSi users Deus Ex: Human Revolution hitting WiiU Shovel Knight hitting Wii U if Kickstarter is funded Mighty Switch Force 2 announced for 3DS Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D release date announced Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
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Hope you enjoyed the show, be sure to send in your feedback and why don't you join us for the next live recording? We record this show LIVE every week at 10PM CDT at VGPodcasts Live! Audio Video soon... News EA’s Sim City controversy isn’t going away Battlefield 4 announcement coming this month? Saints Row 4 hits this august! Nintendo loses 3D display tech lawsuit Amazon opens a Retro gaming store 3DS XL Pikachu edition Minecraft adding subscriptions Black Ops 2 New DLC - Controversy Talk Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
On this weeks show we have some amazing topics to discuss. In the first segment we’ll be asking if games can really make a difference outside of their virtual constructs, by speaking with Graeme Barlow, CEO of RocketOwl. RocketOwl is an Ottawa based game development company specialized in creating fun social games that promote environmentalism and sustainable living.
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On this weeks show we have some amazing topics to discuss. In the first segment we’ll be asking if games can really make a difference outside of their virtual constructs, by speaking with Graeme Barlow, CEO of RocketOwl. RocketOwl is an Ottawa based game development company specialized in creating fun social games that promote environmentalism and sustainable living. Audio Links Talked About In The Show Rocket Owl Music Played In This Episode DJ Cutman Contact Info Call and leave a voicemail! (505) VGPODCAsts Twitter: Follow Dasme Follow FullOnIndie Email: vgpodcasts@gmail.com
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Dishonored is a first person stealth action game by Bethesda set in a plague infested English city. I played through this title on the PS3. I didn’t know what to expect with this title, other than it was getting some good reviews. It’s very story driven, almost reminiscent of a Bioshock type game. One thing that stuck with me is how your moral choices have a direct impact on the game world. You are an assassin, but you don’t really have to kill anyone. The more you kill people, the more chaotic the world becomes. This can bring in more enemies looking for, change how some people will (or won’t) help you, and even have some serious effects on one of the game’s main characters. I enjoyed the aesthetics, almost a mix of Bioshock and a Team Fortress 2, and the voice acting was top notch. All in all this title was one of the better story driven games I’ve played in a while. Glad that I gave it a shot.
I snagged this 3DS rhythm action/RPG hybrid used from EBGames, and it’s one of the best $25 I’ve spent on the platform for he past while. Theatrhythm has you taking four of your favorite Final Fantasy characters on an adventure to return music to the land. Each successful battle earns you XP for your adventurers leveling them up in the process. A higher level party allows you to progress further in the hard songs, and unlock character specific skills. I mainly played it for the music, though I enjoyed the tap/swipe and hold game mechanics. Playing through all of the main mode eventually allowed me to defeat the end boss gaining me the credit scroll, but one could continue to level and unlock everything in this game. I quite enjoyed Theatrhythm and it’ll definitely remain in the library.
At around 6:30am Central on Sunday January 6th, 2013 our great nation was able to breathe a collective sigh of relief. It was then that the 113 days of pain for a hockey fan ended. A tentative agreement to end the NHL’s fourth lockout/stoppage in 20 years had been reached.
Growing up in a winter wonderland like Winnipeg, I couldn’t help but love hockey. It was what we played in the winters while growing up, street hockey with all the neighbourhood kids. I was never a shutdown goalie, or a blue line sniper, hell I didn’t even play the game on ice very often… but it didn’t matter, hockey was baked into my DNA. Boot hockey at recess and shouts of “CAR!” and “GAME ON!” was what my childhood was made of, even in the summer.
As far back as I can remember I was a fan of the Winnipeg Jets. I was born around the time they made the move over from the WHA to the NHL, and I can remember seeing the odd early NHL franchise game on TV. I would sneak down, or sometimes even be allowed to stay up to watch the game with my family on those rare days that the games weren’t blacked out locally. I can vividly remember each time we received tickets to the games for Christmas (usually when they played the evil Oilers), sitting in the lower section cheering on the team while my Mom yelled for Gretzky to get out his crying towel. I can even remember heading to 5-10 games a year with my friends while growing up, buying the $8 nosebleed tickets at Safeway. If you know the old barn, you know that the nosebleeds could only be called seats due to the fact that they allowed you to sit. You couldn’t see the game unless you stood, and doing so brought on full on vertigo due to the 1000 foot drop (ok, maybe it wasn’t that high… I was a kid!). Truthfully that didn’t bother us. We were watching Hockey damnit, plus we would move down for the third period anyways.
Fast forward to 1996 when the worst thing that could happen to a Winnipeg hockey fan occured, we lost our team. The Jets moved to Phoenix and became the Coyotes. I can remember all of the Jets rallies all of the “No way they are leaving” comments and political bantering. No amount of talk could change the fact that the Canadian dollar was at .60 US and no one wanted to step up locally to take on this financial burden. Never mind the fact that a new arena would be needed for the franchise to remain. So with sadness the team was lost, as was my passion for the game. There became a puck sized void in my life.
One of the strongest memories that I still hold on to from then was attending the last 5 Jets games all decked out in white and cheering on the team that I loved. I remember that eerie period of time after the final game when the Jets finally skated off the ice following a long and tearfull salute to us fans. In the end I just stood there for what seemed like hours, my face showing the signs of a few rounds of tears. Stunned and silent. My heart was being ripped out in front of me. My team was gone.
After that game I swore off the NHL. I refused to watch any games from the league that left me. I moved on.
I begrudgingly came back to the NHL and watched the odd playoff game just in time to see the league lose the whole 2005 season. I left again, asking how any professional sports league could be so stupid. How could they hurt the fans like this? I really only came back as a regular fan again in 2009, mainly due to the drama in the desert. The rumor had it that Phoenix was set to move back to Winnipeg. How could I miss that? To win our team back from the city who took it from us, that’s a summer blockbuster movie plot right there. In the end I know that no one stole our team instead we couldn’t take care of it, but that is besides the point in this case. Phoenix wasn’t to be and instead it was Atlanta who lost their franchise for the second time (poor fans, I honestly feel bad for you), what a turbulent couple of years for a Winnipeg hockey fan.
So like any good Winnipegger would do I took the day off work and took my kids out of school on May 31st, 2012. We all went down as a family to the Forks to watch the press conference where True North announced that they had bought the Atlanta Thrashers franchise and were moving them up here. Hell, I also stupidly stood in line for 5 hours to buy the first Jets logo wear at the MTS Center the day the new Jerseys were unveiled, even though they were available the next day at sports retailers. All of that love for the team that I had from when I was a kid came rushing back to me, and I’m a full on Jets fan again. Posters, flags, foam fingers and jerseys now decorate my walls… it’s like I’m a kid again. Hell, I have kids and I’m doing my best to make the Jets a part of their lives too. Maybe too much if you listen to my wife.
In reality, explaining to a 5 and 6 year old why there wasn’t hockey in October “Like you said, Daddy.” was tough. My kids don’t understand contract disputes, they don’t understand 50/50 splits of HRR or escrow, they just understand that the thing I did 82 times with them last year wasn’t happening. I could see a little bit of the sadness I had in 1996 in them and it broke my heart (again).
That is all behind us, at least for the next eight to ten years. We Jets fans can get back to cheering and jeering the team that we love. I can get back to tweeting during the games, much to the disappointment of my followers I’m sure. Most importantly I can get back to cheering for the team I love with my kids. My jersey can come up off the wall and onto my back again, and it’s a beautiful thing.
So here is to the Winnipeg Jets on their shortened 2013 season. May they play hard and score often. More importantly, may they finish ahead of the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Yeah, screw the Leafs.
Completed on Jan 5/2013 on the Wii U
Mass Effect 3 is another title that I was late to the party for. I’m glad I waited though, as it was a great game to play through on the Wii U. Interestingly enough I played ME1 on the 360, ME2 on the PS3 and now completed the trilogy on Nintendo’s new Wii U. ME3 was a great finale to an amazing trilogy. I enjoyed the addition of the always on map on the GamePad. Made for easy hot-keying of needed skills, and always having a map there was a nice touch. I’ll definitely be playing more multi-platform titles in the future on the Wii U. I won’t get into the controversial ending of this title, as this isn’t a review, but I don’t know what the fuss was about. A great ending to tie up a story that took 100+ hours to tell.
Note: I’ll be posting a short blog entry whenever I complete a game this year to keep as a record of my gaming in 2013
Completed on Jan 1/2013 on the Xbox 360
The first game I completed this year was 343′s amazing Halo 4. I don’t know why I didn’t pick this up at launch like every other game in the franchise. Snagged this for $40 on Boxing Day and actually played through the game in one sitting. The story was that good. Haven’t dove into the online multiplayer yet, as I’ve sort of grown tired of the people who frequent online FPS multiplayer. At the very least I’m going to try to complete this on Legendary before I put it on the shelf. Once my backlog gets a little smaller that is. Great game, worth the purchase.
Note: I’ll be posting a short blog entry whenever I complete a game this year to keep as a record of my gaming in 2013
Hey everyone… well, probably no one. I used to be a prolific blogger (not really), but gave it up as time constraints reared their ugly head. I figured that I would set this blog up again more as a place to collect my random thoughts, or a place to share interesting links, or a place to record my journeys through gaming. I don’t see this as a place to make a splash in the blogosphere, just a place for me.
I’m just going to blog blog blog and see what happens. See what this evolves into. I’m thinking that I could manage a post or two a week, we’ll see — but even that thought is more form to this chaos than I would like to see. No, this isn’t some strange new year’s resolution thing.. just boredom and a new outlet for my creative juices.
So I’m glad to be back blogging.. even if it’s not for others to read. Maybe my kids will find it one day and have yet another thing to bug me about :)
Happy 2013!