Welcome to Show 168,

This time out we are proud to welcome the author of the Hakima’s Tale Trilogy, Nominee for UAE Woman of the Year, Dedra Stevenson. In the second half of the show we will welcome author Rod  Harper.  We hope you enjoy listening to the show as much as we did recording it.

See you online,

Julie and Fran

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Welcome to Show 167!

Fran and Julie are back from vacation – this time out Fran, Julie, Chris and Steve sit down for some fun to discuss the following subjects:

1. New Releases: Fallout 4 (Nov. 10) Starcraft II: Legacy of the Void (Nov. 10) and Rise of the Tomb Raider (Nov. 10 but only on Xbox one)
2. Fallout 4 – Just about 2 days until Fallout 4 release. The modders are already planning on how to change the game.
   1. http://www.techtimes.com/articles/104375/20151108/fallout-4-release-date-drawing-near-everything-you-should-know-to-get-ready-for-the-wasteland.htm
   2. http://www.tentonhammer.com/feature/top-5-mods-we-want-see-fallout-4
   3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYg69CzFum0
3. Spectre (at $73 million) tops The Peanuts Movie (according to Variety Magazine: http://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/box-office-spectre-tops-the-peanuts-movie-with-73-million-1201636074/) but Halo 5 leaves it in the dust at $400 million (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/halo-5-made-more-money-in-first-24-hours-than-spectre/0158486)
   1. Spectre Needs to make $650 million to break even (http://variety.com/2015/film/box-office/spectre-box-office-1201633311/)
   2. $34 million dollars worth of cars were smashed in the making of Spectre (http://mashable.com/2015/10/02/james-bond-spectre-cars/#iWxXOokT35qp)
4. Activision buys Candy Crush Developer King for $5.9 Billion (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/161281-Activision-Buys-Candy-Crush-Saga-Dev?utm_source=feedly&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=news)
   1. King is currently valued at $7 billion dollars
5. Activison Blizzard opens its own television and film studio: (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/activision-blizzard-opens-television-and-film-studio/0158771)
6. Batman Arkham Knight on PC still broken…and may never be fixed according to publisher Warner Brothers Interactive Entertainment (http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/warner-warns-that-batman-arkham-knight-on-pc-may-never-be-fixed/0158359)
7. More Women own video consoles then Men:
   1. “The gender demographics for gaming console owners in the United States, according to a Pew Research Center study, break down as follows: 42% of women in the USA own consoles, and 37% of men do.” (http://www.themarysue.com/game-console-demographics/)