Starting Point

Tonight, Brian and Corey discuss the cancelation of Fable Legends and the impeding closure of Lionhead Studios.  We talk about the factors in the cancelation and whether the type of unbalanced multiplayer in Fable Legends and Evolve can work in today's landscape.  We also chat about Overwatch, pre-ordering No Man's Sky, and Brian rants once again about the entitlement gamers express.

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Brian and Corey are at it again with more antics and lively discussion.  This week we're discussing the announcement of PlayStation 4's Version 3.50 to include Remote Play on your PC or Mac.  We also discuss the impeding doom of the PlayStation TV, the crazy HTC Vive pre-order event and our thoughts on the recent out-pouring of Dark Souls III streams and videos.

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Brian and Corey are talking about the recent release of Street Fight V and Capcom's plans to finish sometime before April.  We also touch on the pricing of the HTC Vive and pour over this year's DICE Award winners.  

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Brian and Corey are flying without guests this week.  We're talking about the "outrage" over Quantum Break not being exclusively exclusive to the Xbox One.  We also talk about riding the backs of other gamers to get free stuff on Steam during the Make Love Not War 3 event.  There's some other stuff too to keep you occupied as we get this podcast back on track...or as close as a approximation as we can be.

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Besides what might be the worst intro in history by Brian, we have a great show for you this week.  Matt Baros of Firaxs Games joins the podcast to tell us what it is like working at a game studio.  He also talks about being a soldier in Firaxis' newly released XCOM 2.  Besides XCOM 2, we also talk a lot about table top games, the recent Lumberyard announcement and Matt's rock band, Rare Candy.  Lastly, deep down, we really find out Matt is a part of #TeamBrian.

Check out the stylings of Rare Candy on iTunes or check them out at Bandcamp.

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Brian and Corey are joined once again by Open Forum Radio's own Larry Asberry, Jr. to discuss all that was PAX South 2016.  We talk about some of our favorites from the show to make a Top 9 Games of PAX South.  We run the gamut from bullethell to adventure to beats to farm animals.

You can find Larry on Twitter and check out his new show Facetious on his YouTube channel.

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Links to Games Discussed

• Stories: The Path of Destinies
• Livelock
• Dead Star
• Road to Balhalla
• Just Shapes & Beats
• Lightfall
• Ultimate Chicken Horse
• Haunted Halloween 85
• Panoramical

You can tell from this episode Brian and Corey are excited for their adventure into the 2nd PAX South in San Antonio, Texas this week.  They discuss the games they're excited to play, the booths they wish to visit, and the panels they want to partake.  Of course, there will be the usual hijinks involving good coffee, good food, good beer and good times.  Listen to the pre-show banter now and be sure to tune in next week for the stories.

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Brian and Corey take a little bit longer than usual this week to discuss the newly announced EA Origin subscription service on the PC, as well as this new flourish of subscription-based models for "free games" when the model is clearly no longer working for MMOs.  We also discuss Leslie Benzies departure from Rockstar North and a wild variety of "just one more thing"s that lengthens the episode.

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Brian and Corey are back after the holiday break with surprising news coming from the world of video games.  We discuss the purchase of Major League Gaming (MLG) by Activision Blizzard, the recent cache snafu in Steam and Square Enix's dissolution of Shinra Technologies.

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With the holidays upon us, Brian and Corey discuss the one thing on adult gamers' minds - "When the heck am I going to play all the games I just purchased in the Steam Winter Sale?!?"
The guys also talk presents and the all the really difficult first world problems affecting those of us with disposable income with which to purchase and play video games.

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