Welcome to No Prisoners, No Mercy Show 114!

 ^{It's Augusts 28th and time for the beginning of the long awaited mmo (it seems like each new game is long awaited) Guild Wars 2. So we have invited Jessica Brown (Ironman Mode, Anjel Syndicate, Allaweh.com) and Saylah (Mystic Worlds) to fill us all in on the low down on Guild Wars 2. Does the game live up to the reputation? Saylah thinks so. After all, she has had the game on pre-order for three years. Jessica has upped the Ante by pay $150.00 for the Guild Wars 2 collector’s edition.}

Along the way we spend some time discuss the ups and downs of The Secret World one month out and why Star Wars the Old Republic has gone free-to-play.

See you online,

Julie Whitefeather

Welcome to Show 113 and 3/8!

This time out we welcome two of the developers of DayZ, Matt Lightfoot and Dean "Rocket" Hall. The number of players they have acquired in the space of a few short months is simply astounding (more than EA still has for Star Wars the Old Republic). DayZ, as our listeners probably know, is the mod for Arma II that has had a runaway success. DayZ has been described by Kotaku as "probably one of the best zombie games ever made!" Some of the subjects we discuss with the game’s developers are listed below.

See you online,

Julie and Fran

Topics:

Introductions all around

DayZ and Combat Medics

Driving Miss DayZ - the background of the game and the mod

Happy Dayz – how DayZ works including some stories

DayZ – the good, the bad and the emergent

Why zombies? Why only 49 minutes?

Disaster Scenarios – how do you feel?

Raw game design - beyond survival, story, and linear game design

Experiencing a game - It’s all in your head.

Up for the challenge – the intelligent gamer

Game Smart: vote with your wallet, talk to the gaming community and the industry.