No Prisoners, No Mercy
There comes a time, friends, when your favorite MMO ceases to sparkle, when even new videogames lose their luster, and the computer room becomes a prison; and all that is left are two gamers (who happen to be nuns) with a very large axe to grind. Come join Julie Whitefeather and Frances Kosac as they discuss the events in the videogame industry.

Welcome to Show 158!

Join us as we discuss the subjects below.  This week Chris looks for the manly size economy 55 gallon drum shampoo. Julie spreads parkour on her sandwich. Fran leaps through fire to stop being hooked on a feeling.

1.       Pre-order Rot – how do we get it to continue?

2.       Day 1 DLC

3.       Nintendo goes mobile and stops whale hunting (article)

4.       Starmade  - Minecraft and Eve Online in outer space

5.       Grand Theft Auto – the movie

6.       Ubisoft Learned their lessons – Victorian Assassins

7.       Zero Punctuation does Sim City – snark of the highest order

8.       Triple A changing the way they don’t listen to consumers – the industry has changed the way they do business – has it made a difference?

9.       OMFG – Operation Make Faster Game

 

Articles and Sites Cited:

 

http://www.wired.com/2015/05/nintendo-mobile-whales/

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/how-can-we-stop-the-pre-order-rot/0148883

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-05-21-rockstar-launches-bbc-lawsuit-over-grand-theft-auto-drama

 

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/800-The-Sims-3

Direct download: 158-NPNM-6-16-2015.mp3
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