The week ending Apr 28, 2013 in gaming news from a modders perspective brought to you by MODSonline.com.

This show:

Battlefield 4 dated, Dead Island Riptide Zombie Bait Edition, Metro: Last Light Deep Silver clarifies PS4 port & SDK report, Metro: Last Light owners get Metro 2033 novel, DUST 514 video gives you a look at gameplay, Star Trek: The Video Game reviews arrive, EA confirms lay-offs, Activision’s Kotick signed incentive-based deal in 2012, I will never work on a first-person shooter, Valve adds Subscription Plans service, Apple patent outs system for turning video game choices into comic books, LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes out now on iOS, Curiosity update includes option to “re-grow” cubes, more...

Hosts: foyleman, Welshy, Ham, Stryder

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

Run time: 67:10

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Show notes:

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

- Battlefield 4 dated, Drone Strike DLC outed by retailer

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/25/battlefield-4-dated-drone-strike-dlc-outed-by-retailer/

- Dead Island Riptide Zombie Bait Edition certainly pushes the boundaries

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/dead-island-riptide-zombie-bait-edition-certainly-pushes-the-boundaries/0109324

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/22/dead-island-riptide-is-it-really-more-of-the-same/

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/22/dead-island-riptide-review-round-up-fun-fest-or-b-movie/

http://www.mcvuk.com/news/read/so-deep-silver-went-ahead-and-shipped-the-dead-island-riptide-zombie-bait-edition-regardless/0114550

- Metro: Last Light – Deep Silver clarifies PS4 port, SDK report

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/26/metro-last-light-getting-ps4-port-dlc-pass-separate-multiplayer-game-report/

- Metro: Last Light owners on Steam will be given a digital copy of Metro 2033 novel

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/27/metro-last-light-owners-on-steam-will-be-given-a-digital-copy-of-metro-2033-novel/

- DUST 514 video gives you a look at gameplay mechanics, battles

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/27/dust-514-video-gives-you-a-look-at-gameplay-mechanics-battles/

- Star Trek: The Video Game reviews arrive, scores inside

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/26/star-trek-the-video-game-reviews-arrive-late-scores-inside/

- EA confirms lay-offs; PopCap Vancouver, Quicklime closed

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/25/ea-confirms-lay-offs-but-offers-no-details/

- Activision’s Kotick signed incentive-based deal in 2012, spreads out compensation over five years

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/27/activision-blizzards-kotick-is-now-one-of-the-highest-paid-ceos-in-the-us/

- “I will never work on a first-person shooter, ever again” says veteran dev

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/22/i-will-never-work-on-a-first-person-shooter-game-ever-again-says-veteran-dev/

- Valve adds Subscription Plans service for subscription-based games on Steam

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/25/valve-adds-subscription-plans-service-for-subscription-based-games-on-steam/

- Apple patent outs system for turning video game choices into comic books, is all about Mass Effect

http://www.engadget.com/2013/04/23/apple-patent-comic-video-games/

- LEGO Batman 2: DC Superheroes out now on iOS

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/26/lego-batman-2-dc-superheroes-out-now-on-ios/

- Curiosity update includes option to “re-grow” cubes

http://www.vg247.com/2013/04/19/curiosity-app-update-includes-option-to-re-grow-cubes/