Recently IGN published a list that supposedly “predicts 12 innovations for Microsoft and Sony’s next generation of games consoles”.
After rightfully rejecting Nintendo from the discussion, IGN quickly gets on with the list.
First item on the list, first sentence.
“We don’t need a hard drive.” Continue reading
With a rapidly approaching next generation of consoles, it seems like a good time to look back on the last generation and the lessons we have learned from it to try and make the next one even better than before. These are the features we think should be in the next generation that either were not in this generation, or were not universal. Continue reading
Hello and welcome to episode nine of the Corrosive Truths podcast!
In this episode, we talk a little bit first about news, including; Gran Tursimo 5′s upcoming update, the Silent Hill HD Collection, the Silent Hill Downpour delay and the long awaited Exterminatus DLC for Space Marine.
Our main topic for this podcast however, is all things Minecraft. We discuss the new Minecraft Pocket edition, Minecraft in general, and of course the big controversy of Bethesda vs. Mojang.
Featuring: Peter, and then Michaela & Bren not singing.
Episode 9 - Minethesdagate, GT5, Space Marine & More [ 1:22:08 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadThis week we deviate from our usual topic of video games to talk in-depth about the new launch of DC’s New 52.
So we discuss which comics we’ve bought between us, what we think of the new restart, the female-led comics and of course the controversy surrounding Catwoman, and Red Hood and the Outlaws.
Featuring this episode: Peter, Brendan & Michaela.
Liam once again returns to provide a Gears of War shaped counterfoil to the Space Marine shenanigans.
Featuring: Brendan, Peter, Liam & Michaela.
Orks orks orks orks. Orks orks orks orks.
Finally back after a whole four week hiatus!
Featuring; Brendan, Michaela & Peter with this week’s guest being the cat Siouxsie Sioux (who wouldn’t stop meowing in the background).
This week we discuss what we’ve been playing, some gaming news including thoughts on banning the killing of children in video games. Mainly this episode we discuss used video games, while almost but not ever actually talking about Space Marine.
Tune in next week for Episode 7 – In The Emperor’s Name (working title), in which we finally discuss Space Marine.
We’re back, and better than ever!
Featuring; Brendan, Michaela & Peter, with guest, Liam.
This week’s guest is a recently graduated Computer Games Artist, who specialises in auto-mobiles.
We talk about HD Remixes, and how long the wait should be before-hand, why Remixes are sometimes preferable to remakes. We also discuss the various Warhammer 40k games, quick-time events, health systems, the idea of system-wide options for games, and various other stuffs.
Episode 5 - Super HD Remix Ex 2 Turbo Dash Alpha Zero Edition [ 1:22:57 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadIn this episode: Peter, Bren, Michaela with guest, Liam.
This week’s guest is a recently graduated Computer Games Artist, who specialises in auto-mobiles. Hence the car talk.
This is episode four of the Corrosive Truths podcast, “It’s all Nolan North’s fault!”
In this episode we discuss the good and the bad in car video games ranging from serious simulation (Gran Turismo 5, Forza), arcade type (Burnout: Paradise), all the way to party type game (Mario Kart).
We have a discussion on the general low trend in character design of modern games, the unimpressive western every-man template that has been applied to many games over and what we’d like out of our characters in video games.
Finally we look at video game licenses of other popular media, looking at the mostly bad and the good that there has been including Die Hard, Silent Hill, Jaws, Jurassic Park and more.
And gerbils.
This is episode three of the Corrosive Truths podcast.
In this episode we discuss the idea of causal – what causal means, casual difficulty, casual horror, casual games and casual aiming. We also discuss difficulty bloat in recent games, the problems we have with difficulty bloat and common responses to complaints about difficulty that just don’t work. Finally, we discuss game sequels good and bad.
In this episode: Peter, Bren, Michaela and Bob.
Bob is a Computer Games Programmer, who works as Developer Relations for Imagination Technologies. Catch him at GDC.
In this, the second episode of our Corrosive Truths podcast, we discuss Horror games good and bad.
In this episode: Peter, Bren and Michaela.