Fighting the urge to once again talk about Nintendo, Mel uses retail pre-orders as a launching point to discuss some of the greater ailments of the industry from on disc DLC to bad games journalism. Come inside and vent alongside Mel about this big mess.
When Lusipurr changes around the audio capabilities of the podcast, he forgets to rebalance the recording. The result is an ear-shattering trip through the news only made bearable after heavy application of Dynamic Range Compression. Technology ahoy!
Microsoft recants on DRM, angry DRM enthusiasts speak out about Microsoft’s humiliating backdown, and Gamestop looks to have been the deciding factor in Microsoft’s humiliating backdown in the news of the week!
Twitter campaign ahoy! In the aftermath of the Xbone hating on used games, thousands used Twitter to beg Sony executives to not do the same with the PS4. With all this hate on used games, Gyme asks are they as evil as some make them out to be?
For the second time running, Lusipurr cannot remember what episode he is recording–but all is well, for this week he has assembled the first panel comprised solely of intelligent, cultured, industrious men. A veritable deluge of sophistication awaits!
Hideo Kojima hints at taking the reins of the Silent Hill series, Nintendo primes the retail check-out by creating artificial scarcity, and Notch refuses to have Minecraft certified for Windows 8 in this week’s news.
Chris ‘Sabin’ Privitere stops by to remind everyone of just how wrong he can be, whilst Lusipurr gladly revels in his own constant and enduring rightness. Imitanis decides that no news is good news, Ethos reports on Limbo 2, and Ginia simply vanishes.
Bup shows up, ruins everything, and makes Lusipurr angry. Co-panelists SiliconNooB and Deimosion laugh and cry by turns. Meanwhile, unscrupulous companies do unscrupulous things, successful games sell many copies, and failing MMOs lose players.
Comic artist Kenjujuu arrives just in time to catch The Red Menace for a podcast on topics including colourful cupcakes and cancellations. The future of Game, Mortal Kombat, and Mistborn are also discussed.
Square Enix and GameStop announce an additional pre-order bonus exclusive to PowerUp Rewards members.