GameStop shows how far they are willing to go in order to push their products. EA talks some smack to Activision while refusing licensing to Forza and simultainously syphoning your user info. Valve delivers a message of hope to PS3 users concerning CS:GO, and rumors are buzzing of a 3DS redesign. All that plus more on this Mashcast.
Hosts
Jarret Redding
Jarret is Executive Director as well as one of the founding members of Mash Those Buttons. He plays all types of games, but tends to lean more toward FPS, Stealth, and Combat games.
The only things Rob has been doing longer than gaming are breathing, sleeping, eating, and reading. RPGs were what made him view games as an experience instead of a distraction, but these days he likes and plays every genre gaming has to offer.
Outside of his usual reviews and articles on MTB, you can find Rob on the weekly Mashcast and frequenting Twitter.
This week marks the return of the big three. No, we’re not talking Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo. We’re talking Redding, Hill-Williams, and Santangelo. Besides celebrating ourselves we also talk about monetization before game design, the future of Mass Effect, lack of new IP, and Bethesda not being interested in social trends. All that plus more...
August 22nd, 2011
Wallet Raping
I remember a day where if you bought something for $100, you got to keep it. That’s not the case with Age of Empires Online Season Pass. Gamer Gavel’s PostalGamer service is looking to take down Gamestop by offering publishers a piece of the trade-in pie. To everyone’s suprise, social gamers spend money on cheats...
August 15th, 2011
The Pre-Gamescom Void
A little light on news but we still have a good show. Valve announces a new game that’s not HL2: Episode 3, Gaikai is gaining some ground, Gamefly brings a new challenger to the PC gaming market, Team Bondi sells out, and Take-Two posts losses that still show they are doing very well. That plus...