We finally take the time to explain why we have been doing episodes with just Bucky and Daniel. In case you haven’t heard already Blizzard announced at Blizzcon that Diablo III has been underdevelopment and will be amazing. E3 wrapped up this week and there was a lot of news, but not anything groundbreaking. Daniel gives more free advice to big corporations, and suggests that Sony cut their loses and focus on blue ray players. Bucky calls Daniel out for making a stupid comment about Albert Einstein.

Nintendo announces full motion 1 to 1 control…wait wasn’t that what the Wii did already? Don’t fret though Nintendo fans Nintendo did not intend to disappoint this year at E3. They have announced another revolutionary product, WiiSpeak, the ability to communicate while playing online.

Microsoft made some announcements, the most exciting are the Final Fantasy releases and the partnership with Netflix. Somehow the conversation digress to a debate about how awesome Voltron is, and somehow Bucky manages to insult the Japanese yet again.

Finally we close out the episode with a quick news rundown, including a rant by Bucky about the Fallout censorship in Australia.

links:

• Deckard Cain Rap : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMAbNFptzAA
• Meet the Sniper : http://storefront.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=app&AppId=5051
• Gamasutra E3 Wrapup : http://www.gamasutra.com/php-bin/news_index.php?story=19486
• Ctrl+Alt+Del SPORN Comic : http://cad-comic.com/comic.php?d=20080627
• Duke Nukem Trailer: http://www.gametrailers.com/player/36746.html

 

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We discuss Wii Fit and how it tells fat kids they are fat. Bucky explains again why legislatures need to get over it and make parents do their job. Daniel believes the new breed of gamers want work not fun. GTA breaks entertainment records, Yeah! Is PC hardware classification a good thing?. A good Brit proves that video game violence does not cause real world violence…nanny nanny boo boo! Daniel asks the question on everyone’s mind… Shouldn’t Guitar hero be Band Hero?

link

• Body Mass Index : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Body_mass_index
• Liberty City and New York Side by side : http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthewj/sets/72157604988911230/
• Interview with Ray Muzyka of Bioware : http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3667/a_new_future_under_ea_ray_muzyka_.php
• Jack Thompson needs mommy’s permission to submit legal docs : http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20080520-judges-report-in-jack-thompson-case-guilty-on-27-charges.html
• Half Life 2 Havoc Mod : http://www.hlhmod.com/about.html
• History of Physics in Video Games : http://www.gamecareerguide.com/features/534/physics_in_mass_market_.php
• Mobile phone Snake : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_(video_game)
• Thomas Hobbes was a realist Chump! : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Hobbes
• The Mattel Power Glove : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Power_Glove

 

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