022 - DEFCON Spark Infinity Zed

A couple of server closure announcements spark a flurry of action, before the achievements are lost to the infinite void. Randy talks with Karsten from indie developer Happy Tuesday.

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Hosts:

• Brandon Fream aka "Freamwhole" - TrueAchievements - Xbox
• Tarragon Allen aka "zzUrbanSpaceman" - TrueAchievements - Xbox
• Randy aka "Crandy" - TrueAchievements - Xbox
• Jo aka "angelsk" - TrueAchievements - Xbox
• Damien aka "Spazpol" - TrueAchievements - Xbox

0:00:00 - Intro

• Crandy’s Mug: Starbucks Paris
• G.R.A.W. Update
• Ray Bradbury’s “A Sound of Thunder” was inspiration for Butterfly Effect
• Tarragon’s 300k achievement guessing contest: angelsk (Jo) picked it, prize still up for grabs

0:11:00 - News

• Capcom are doing just fine
• • http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/review.html
  • http://www.capcom.co.jp/ir/english/finance/benchmark_02.html
  • http://www.gamespot.com/articles/three-major-unannounced-capcom-games-coming-by-apr/1100-6439650/
• “Done, Unlocking …” achievements all unlocked in a batch last week
• Lionhead article/post-mortem: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2016-05-12-lionhead-the-inside-story
• Disney Infinity discontinuing production, two more sets to come
• • http://kotaku.com/sources-the-ambitious-now-cancelled-plans-for-disney-1776370484
• Project Spark subset announcement (August 12th 2016), delisted from store
• • http://forums.projectspark.com/yaf_postst214854.aspx
  • Complete 10 weekly challenges - GET ON THIS NOW
  • Forum thank you required for Tier 1 achievement
  • • Project Spark Forum Thanks Thread
  • Fortnightly achievement X1/W8 might need 28 days

0:53:24 - Recap

• Crandy
• • Wordament Snap Attack
  • • Wow, such glitch, many bug
  • Guitar Grind Hero Live
  • Geometry Wars
  • Tomb Raider
  • Saints Row 2 DE
• Tarragon
• • The Park
  • Aquazone
  • Payday 2
  • Elite Dangerous
  • Project Spark Windows 8 and One
  • Games purchased this week: 0 - did buy in game currency for Elite though
• Fream
• • Project Spark
  • Knight Squad
  • Geometry Wars
  • Plants Vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
  • Disney Infinity 2.0
  • Fable Heroes
  • Left 4 Dead 2

1:19:58 - Listener Feedback

• Dan Tate - Day One Console is fine … oh wait
• • Don’t position your console vertically, it’s not designed for it: https://support.xbox.com/xbox-one/console/position-console
• Montana97 - last full price game that didn’t trigger instant regret
• NBA Kirkland, McLovinLegend1 on Fream’s bike accident
• Handydarkness - Sega Mega Drive UC  and Sonic’s Ultimate Genesis Collection will allow play of Sonic 1, 2, 3 and the delisted Golden Axe XBLA titles via Backwards Compability
• Fream’s Feed: 130+ comments!?
• Jjaldana - Australia Dark Souls
• Big Ell, MightyMango - Crandy’s completion percentage
• The Nyghty - Crandy, antisocial?
• Big Ell - If everything could be unlocked like Fallout 3 PC, would you?
• McLovinLegend1 - Assassin’s Creed Trailer
• Leaderboard Feedback
• Decoy1982 - Community Let’s Play
• • Skreens

2:07:06 - Interview with Karsten from Happy Tuesday

• Happy Tuesday
• Hero Defense - Haunted Island on Steam

2:52:28 - GamerScore Boot Camp: The Park

• The Park on TrueAchievements
• Maka’s Guide: 100% Speed Run for The Park

2:54:35 - Knobs and Discos

• The Hight-Parking achievement in Trucking 3D (Win 8) fixed
• Project Spark sunsetting August 12th 2016, delisted
• Warning regarding Disney Infinity online and community achievements
• Disney Infinity Toy Box (Win8) Disney account connectivity dead
• Three/Fourths Home achievements completely broken now?
• • Thanks Tim Blair and KaibaChaos for the heads up

2:59:53 - Game Delays and Backwards Compatibility

• Mass Effect Andromeda delayed to 2017
• BC:
• • Frogger 2
  • Puzzlegeddon
  • Faery: Legends of Avalon
  • Final Fight: Double Impact
  • Deus Ex: Human Revolution

3:03:45 - Zombie News Corner

• Dead of Winter: The Long Night expansion
• Dead Island Retro Revenge
• Undead Labs: State of Decay contest (ends May 15th)

: - Outro

All audio production and podcast backend support provided by Tarragon Allen.

Songs and sounds that have been used in the show:

• "Jive Bot", “Tally Screen” (x2), “Dalmation Station (It Gets Better Mix)” by Jake Kaufman from the games Mighty Switch Force! 1 and 2, developed and published by WayForward Technologies
• Marching sound by WebbFilmsUK
• Epic Voice Announcements by RJBANKSWA

Glossary of Xbox Gamerscore and achievement jargon and terms