Open Forum Radio - Episode 374

OFR Season 8 (Episode 47) - Telling Tales

Tuesday, October 17th 2017 9:57 EST.

 

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Walking Dead returns this week!!!

Telling the tales: the HBO of interactive entertainment

What Telltale games have you played? Any still on your list to get around to playing? Walking dead, game of thrones, tales from the borderlands, like to play batman  Walking Dead 1, 1 & ½ and 2 (still need to play 3), Game of Thrones, Batman, Wolf Among Us (Wolf Among Us 2 coming out in 2018, (My kids have Borderlands and Minecraft too) GoT, TWD 1 & 2, Wolf Among Us, Batman 1

What other types of interactive experiences would you like to see from TellTale? A playboy mansion game, or a ballers game, or fast and furious

Rick and Morty, Another Game of Thrones, Vice Principals, old school TV like MASH, Cheers, Star Trek, Seinfeld  Wolverine, GoT

Nick gaming Nickelodeon to ramp up console offering, starting with The Loud House

Xbox News

New console is not for everyone: Xbox One X Is "Not For Everybody," Says Microsoft's Phil Spencer

Cross-Play Future? The relationship with Nintendo on this front has been strong," he said. "They've been great supporters and we continue to collaborate with them. But I think Sony's view is different. They should talk about what their view is..."

Crazy Justice  Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC cross-play confirmed

Original Xbox backwards Compatibility Still Coming In 2017

VR adoption "One million-plus" gamers have PSVR - Sony

But..."For the higher-end immersive gaming VR space, the 'chasm of disappointment' is quickly becoming more of an abyss.

Rick and Morty: Virtual Rick-ality

IGN buys Humble Bundle

Best & Worst of the week (Try to stick to 1 Best thing and 1 Worst thing)

Best: Painting Bathroom remodeling trailer for kid. Worst: Beautiful Weekend feeling drained… napping on the couch.

Best: New Black Panther Trailer Worst: Son has tantrum in Zoo school trip

Best: Saw TJ Miller live in Tulsa   Worst: Life is tough, but we get through

Our World (Top 3 Things you saw, heard or played)  

The Gifted Pilot, Cuphead, The Deuce South Park (the new season has been so funny), Chiefs played terrible and I lost my fantasy QB (lol, can’t buy a bucket atm), Casino just outside Tulsa was a great time (thanks JLaw!)  Gotham, TitanFall 2, Baseball