January 21, 2013

Eight Bit #20: When In Doubt, Whip It Out

54 minutes

Ian Buck and Ian Decker interview special guest Alicia Gottwalt then discuss Gas Powered Games, those developers arrested in Greece, a zombie bust, Nvidia employees ripping off AMD and reviews of Superbrothers Sword & Sworcery and Sims Social.

Links

Chris Taylor’s secret project is Wildman, a barbaric RPG/RTS hybrid | News, Previews | PC Gamer

Wildman Kickstarter could save the company, Gas Powered CEO already trying to rehire | Polygon

Hammerlock DLC Brings New Vehicle, Enemies, Challenge, To Borderlands 2 – News – www.GameInformer.com

Borderlands 2 Hammerlock DLC Experiencing Compatibility Pack Errors – News – www.GameInformer.com

Gearbox: Borderlands 2 level cap increase by March | News | PC Gamer

Half-Life 2: Episode 4 was being developed by Arkane; now cancelled | News | PC Gamer

Bailed Bohemia developers return home after nearly 130 days in jail | News | PC Gamer

Dead Island Riptide’s bloody torso statue sparks anger, confusion (Updated) | Polygon

Civilization V: One World expansion spotted in Steam database | News | PC Gamer

Team Fortress 2 ported to VR headsets, detailed by Valve at GDC 2013 | Polygon

AMD complaint alleges former officials stole over 100,000 documents, then joined Nvidia | Polygon

Microsoft Play Brings Xbox Live Arcade Games To Windows 8 – News – www.GameInformer.com

Report: Microsoft To Replace Xbox Live Chat With Skype – News – www.GameInformer.com

Cello Fortress: play a real cello as a means of defense | News, Videos | PC Gamer

Aliens Colonial Marines — Story Trailer [HD] – YouTube

Guild Wars 2 will allow players to visit other worlds with guesting beginning Jan. 28 | Polygon

ZombiU servers contain 300K zombified players, could be used for future content | Polygon

DayZ creator says game should arrive before April, expresses anger at The War Z | Polygon

Sony Reveals White PlayStation 3 Bundle – News – www.GameInformer.com

Left 4 Dead 2 gets Steam Workshop support | News | PC Gamer

Sony selling U.S. headquarters for $1.1 billion | Polygon

Skyrim’s Dragonborn, Hearthfire, Dawnguard DLC coming to PS3 in February, half price for first week | Polygon

Halo 2 PC servers shutting down on Feb. 15 | Polygon

Antichamber Teaser – January 31st, 2013 on Steam – YouTube

This episode of Eight Bit has a Fringe episode. You should really listen to The Fringe #36: EB #20 — You Have Been Shanghaied!

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