The week ending Jan 27, 2013 in gaming news from a modders perspective brought to you by MODSonline.com.

This show:

Origin for Mac enters open Alpha, POSTAL 2 Complete for Linux: On Steam, THQ Breakup, 9 old arcade games Atari's next owner should visit, Dead Island Riptide, GUNS and ROBOTS Open Beta Begins, SMITE Open Beta, Crysis 3 Open Beta, The Elder Scrolls Online, Play Ultimate Crab Battle, more...

Hosts: foyleman, Welshy, Ham, Stryder

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**This show may contain explicit language or adult themes.

Run time: 65:23

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Show notes:

- Opener --------------------------------------------------------

- Origin for Mac enters open Alpha, testers gifted with free copy of Bookworm

http://www.engadget.com/2013/01/25/origin-for-mac-enters-open-alpha/

- POSTAL 2 Complete for Linux: On Steam!

http://runningwithscissors.com/main/index.php?&topic=1089

- THQ Breakup Details Confirmed

http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=138417

http://kotaku.com/5978429/this-is-the-letter-that-thq-sent-to-employees-today

http://www.vg247.com/2013/01/25/thqs-remaining-employees-have-until-the-end-of-the-day-to-clear-out-their-desks/#more-333324

- 9 old arcade games Atari's next owner (or you!) should revisit

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/185502/9_old_arcade_games_Ataris_next_owner_or_you_should_revisit.php#.UQUw9L80V8F

- Dead Island Riptide Trailer

http://www.bluesnews.com/s/138435/dead-island-riptide-trailer

- GUNS and ROBOTS Open Beta Begins | Guns and Robots

http://play-gar.com/guns-and-robots-open-beta-begins/

- SMITE Open Beta Launches

http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=138422

- Crysis 3 Open Beta This Month

http://www.bluesnews.com/cgi-bin/board.pl?action=viewthread&boardid=1&threadid=138398

- The Elder Scrolls Online - Sign Up for The Elder Scrolls Online Beta Test Today!

http://www.elderscrollsonline.com/en/news/post/2013/01/21/sign-up-for-the-elder-scrolls-online-beta-test-today

- Play Ultimate Crab Battle, a free online game on Kongregate

http://www.kongregate.com/games/wiesi/ultimate-crab-battle