As we mentioned on the show, one of our awesome listeners is currently in the running and you should go here and vote for him! Not only is he a friend of the show, but his Rockband Stomp Box is pretty wicked as well! Easiest way to vote is to sign in with your Facebook [...]
In case you haven’t seen it yet, IGN reported a rumor that Microsoft is working on a new technology for the next gen Xbox console that will prevent used games from being able to be played (I recommend reading the article before reading this blog column: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1217257p1.html). While this is speculation at this point and [...]
This is an open plea to Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and anyone else out there that may be attempting to make a video game console or handheld. As we are getting closer and closer to the reveals of the next generation consoles, it is my hope that the makers of this wonder machines remembers one thing…you [...]
This is an open letter to game developers: I love your games. I really can’t remember playing a game I just utterly despised. That being said, there are always little things that have bothered me, and one is really starting to get on my nerves…
So we’re not quite sure what to do for our Thanksgiving episode tomorrow. Last year we did a video cast, the year before a quick 10 minute tribute to our fans… what should we do this year? We’d love to hear your ideas; send them to vgsmailbox@gmail.com and we’ll try to bring them to life!
As we mentioned on the show, one of our awesome listeners is currently in the running and you should go here and vote for him! Not only is he a friend of the show, but his Rockband Stomp Box is pretty wicked as well! Easiest way to vote is to sign in with your Facebook if you don’t already have an account.
In case you haven’t seen it yet, IGN reported a rumor that Microsoft is working on a new technology for the next gen Xbox console that will prevent used games from being able to be played (I recommend reading the article before reading this blog column: http://xbox360.ign.com/articles/121/1217257p1.html). While this is speculation at this point and should only be taken as a rumor that does not stop the hardcore gamers (and forum trolls) from throwing in their two cents on the issue. I, too, have multiple opinions on this matter, but why waste them on IGN’s forums or hold off and forget about them before the next episode of VGS. For your reading pleasure (or until that YouTube video is done loading), here is the Grumpy Old Gamer’s takes on this rumor.
This is an open plea to Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and anyone else out there that may be attempting to make a video game console or handheld. As we are getting closer and closer to the reveals of the next generation consoles, it is my hope that the makers of this wonder machines remembers one thing…you are making video game consoles. Seems obvious enough, but with the current generation of consoles, the emphasis seems to have shifted from being a gaming rig to being an all around entertainment unit. I realize I’m the old man on the VGS team here, but I remember the good old days of gaming consoles where all your console would do is boot up the game you had in the machine at the time you pressed the power button. Not so much anymore.
This is an open letter to game developers: I love your games. I really can’t remember playing a game I just utterly despised. That being said, there are always little things that have bothered me, and one is really starting to get on my nerves…
So we’re not quite sure what to do for our Thanksgiving episode tomorrow. Last year we did a video cast, the year before a quick 10 minute tribute to our fans… what should we do this year? We’d love to hear your ideas; send them to vgsmailbox@gmail.com and we’ll try to bring them to life!
Not only are we going to be a live remote from a local Game Stop here in St. Louis, but we are going to be there for the midnight release of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3! If your first thought is “Bull****”, don’t worry. That was our first thought too. But we decided to give it a go calling this a “Fair Shake For Fanboys”. If you have any ideas for things you would like to hear on November 8th, please send us an email.
A big congratulations to our winners: Gabriel, K64, and TTC/Darklight! Once again a big thanks to the folks over at Clickteam for sponsoring this contest, and we really hope to see some games from our winners soon. If you would like to check out the winning entries, we have put them here for your viewing pleasure. Once again, thanks to everyone who participated as we had tons of entries to read and some really close calls as to who won!
Tonight we will be interviewing Chris Carson, VP of operations at ClickTeam as well as an indie game developer. What makes this interview special is not only are we going to be talking about making games, and how ClickTeam’s Multimedia Fusion software can aid in that process, but we will also be giving away a bunch of prizes in a week-long contest!
We’ve mentioned Minecraft a few times the past couple of shows, so it is time to post the obligatory information on the front page! Check out the official VGS Minecraft server over at NormalView.net where you can find tons of info on what’s happening in our virtual world. New to Minecraft? Connecting is easy: go to Minecraft.net and purchase the game. Then go to multiplayer and use either vgsminecraft.servegame.com or minecraft.normalview.net to check our world out!
So I have really started digging into Game Maker and re-teaching myself a lot of coding. Thanks to this I have created another tech demo detailing what I have learned after an evening of studying. If anyone has any questions or comments please feel free to email me. Stay tuned to future VGS episodes to learn even more about not just playing games, but making them as well!
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