On the inaugural episode of Eight Bit, Ian Decker and Ian Buck share their gaming upbringing, and discuss opening a can of worms, Ubisoft's 95% piracy problem, the stunning conclusion to the Oculus Rift kickstarter, why Mass Effect 3 will be on the Wii U,two game reviews and so much more.
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MAD CATZ® S.T.R.I.K.E. 7 Keyboard for the PCRazer DeathStalker | Razer | For Gamers. By Gamers.Command & Conquer: Generals 2 will be free to play as part of online C&C series | PC GamerChinese Farmer Is Both Luke Skywalker and Iron ManUbisoft challenge Steam and Origin with Uplay, From Dust and Driver: San Francisco are £1 | PC GamerPC gaming has “around a 93-95% piracy rate” claims Ubisoft CEO | PC GamerUbisoft to scrap DRM for all PC games | The Verge‘Borderlands 2’ will release its downloadable Mechromancer class ‘by October 16th’ | The Verge‘Borderlands 2’ Season Pass gets you all DLC for $30 | The VergeBorderlands 2GameStop to sell digital Xbox 360 content in stores without 25-digit codes | The Verge‘Portal 2’ puzzle maker now supports design for two-player co-op maps | The VergeCrysis 3 – CryEngine3 Tech Trailer – YouTubeSteam’s ‘big picture’ mode gets beta in early September, could lead to Steam-enabled hardware | The VergeValve says it’s jumping into the computer hardware business | The VergeOculus Rift hands-on video: everything you’ve heard is true | PC GamerNintendo 3DS XL on sale now | The VergeRiot Games reclaims ‘League of Legends’ domain from porn site | The VergeA Minecraft experiment: 30 players, two months, all-out war | The Verge‘SpyParty’s’ dashing new look | The Verge‘Mass Effect 3’ for Wii U in development from the makers of ‘Need for Speed: Shift 2 Unleashed’ on iOS | The VergeArchos’s GamePad: a 7-inch Android 4.0 tablet with gaming controls for less than a Nexus 7 | The Verge‘Black Mesa’ to bring a re-envisioned ‘Half-Life’ on September 14th | The VergeAssassin’s Creed 3 multiplayer to tell ongoing story with monthly challenges | PC GamerRazer reveals new Blade laptop | PC GamerCapcom to shorten development and sales cycles, outsource process work | The VergeSony enters the 4K TV era with the XBR-84X900 | The VergeTwitch & Alienware Scholarship awards $50,000 to accomplished student gamers | The Verge‘XCOM: Enemy Unknown’ coming to Steam with pre-order bonuses | The VergePlanetSide 2 Alpha Squad package gives beta access, exclusive items | PC GamerIan Buck – Google+Ian Buck’s blogSteam Community :: ID :: Wolf RevoIan Decker – Google+Steam Community :: ID :: DS_Bigfoot Steam Community :: Group :: The-Nexus TV And a huge thanks to syphus for “fuelship,” the chiptune opening and ending theme music.
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