Introduction:

Hosts

Jason AKA JayRPG/Tadpol

Aidan AKA Bloodroar/Aithos/BitchTits

Guest Host: Cody AKA Ragefulbliss/Tuggie

Premise

Podcast focusing on the multiplayer aspect of video games

One modern, one classic game

Recap of previous week

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Affiliation with Happy Nerd Media? (maybe)

Body:

Preface: What have we been playing this week? (MP terms, of course)

Multiplayer Game News

More massive updates to Diablo 3, release pushed to Q2 2012

http://www.nowgamer.com/news/1252004/diablo_3_intense_changes_made_to_runestone_skill_systems_blizzard.html

Borderlands 2 release date - September 18, 2012

http://quietube2.com/v.php/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCWJUSulnro&feature=player_embedded (Launch Date Trailer)

Modern Game of the Week

Greed Corp

Vanguard Games - $9.99 on Steam (or PSN or XBLA)http://store.steampowered.com/app/48950/

Turn-based Strategy

Talking points

Grid based battle instead of real space

more chess like

Focus on resources vs. “screwing over” the other guy

General strategy and common noob errors

Classic Game of the Week

Warcraft 3 & The Frozen Throne

Blizzard Entertainment - $19.99 each on Battle.net site

http://classic.battle.net/war3/

Real-time Strategy

Talking points

Game balance with multiple races

Night Elves freakin’ suck at offense

Bladestorm + trolls  = win

Hero class system

Graphics

Map design

tree map

random mobs (hero fodder)

Story behind the game

Closing:

Plugging

Twitter handles, Aidan: “@bloodroare”, Jason: “@JayRPG”, Cody: “@ragefulbliss”

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Closing Remarks

Thanks to our guest host, Cody

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