Welcome to Show 92!

This week we took some time to delve into the world of anime…and our guide is Chris “Roundpeg” Dodson from 2 Lazy 2 be Otaku.  Join as we explore the good, the bad and the ugly sides of anime and their connection to gaming.  Chris also has an extensive list of anime suggestions he provided us with, which we will be sharing on our companion website www.noprisonersnomercy.com

See you online,

Julie and Fran

Note: This show has an explicit rating!

Subjects of Discussion this week in the first half of the show are Fallout New Vegas, the monetizing of Diablo 3 and digital rights management.  Next we touch on Rage by ID Games. We end up the first half of the show with a discussion on Cowboys and Aliens  and Captain America.

In the second half of the show we are joined by Marie Croall, and Joseph Wilmon of Gamers First to talk about the upcoming changes in Fallen Earth.

Articles Cited:

Ars Guide: How to ruin your pc port in five easy steps: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/08/ars-guide-how-to-ruin-your-pc-port-in-five-easy-steps.ars

Diablo 3 will let you buy items for real world cash: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/08/diablo-3-will-let-you-buy-and-sell-items-for-real-world-cash.ars

Diablo 3 beta: More Story, Always Online, No Mods: http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/08/diablo-3-rundown.ars

Bobby Kotick and his money hat: http://thegamesmen.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/kotick_douche_01.png

E.T. Researchers Blast Cowboys and Aliens for getting it wrong: http://blastr.com/2011/08/et-researchers-blast-cowb.php

This week we welcome Brent from Virgin Worlds back to the air waves.   This subjects of discussion for this week are as follows – see you online.

Julie and Fran

1. “monocle-geddon”, CCP takes a beating, Walking in a room in a station
2. Sony Online Entertainment, The Agency, and Star Wars Galaxies
3. Bioware and Star Wars knights of the Old Republic
4. Google guns for Zuckerberg, the apple takes a bite out of Adobe and how the big guys get hacked – followed up by a discussion on  “hacking and leaving”
5. The National Endowment for the Arts makes Roger Ebert eat his words.