This week Lando and I have games on the brain again, this time the changing face of the gamer and the shifting level difficulty that has evolved alongside. Are gamers today radically different than in the past, and does that change have to do with the people or the games themselves? Also, has gaming culture broadened at the expense of challenge? Enjoy!

Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George Carpenter
Closing Music: "Born Under A Bad Sign" performed by The Great Oglee Moglee Blues Band
 
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Category: Gaming -- posted at: 10:00 AM
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This week Lando and I are talking games, and specifically the effect of MMOs on our need for innovation. Have the successes of MMOs, and even other multiplayer-centric games, dulled our demand for improvement from developers? Or is the real issue that we have constrained developers into only making games that are all abut the same, with no room to shake things up? As usual, we manage to advocate something horrible (in this case, punching babies) in the course of our discussions. Enjoy!

Opening Music: "Alive WIP v2" by George Carpenter
Closing Music: "Born Under A Bad Sign" performed by The Great Oglee Moglee Blues Band
 
Direct download: ozone156.mp3
Category: Gaming -- posted at: 10:00 AM
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It's the first game night, and it's Left 4 Dead to start. I (Joe) will be on Steam starting at 3:00 AM GMT on Friday the 13th. Fire me a message (SteamID Godhammer) and we'll get a game going, or I'll invite you in if I've got one going already. Hope to see ya there!


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This week Lando and I are discussing the nightmare that faces  the modern gamer, especially someone like Lando who is trying to get back into condoles after years without having one. Between hardware failures, a lack of software and the overall expense that is now necessitated by consoles doubling as computers the average person faces a tall order in selecting a platform. What happened? How did we go from the NES to this? We've got a few theories, as well as the usual criticism, so come on in and watch the fireworks.

Opening Music: "Fire In The Sky" by Dave London
Closing Music: "ET" by Peplab

 



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OK guys, enough with the doom and gloom...at least this week! Lando and I are taking stock of the greatest games we've ever played, and we have quite different lists as we are very different gamers. From shooters to puzzlers, we cover a wide range of new and old games. Down-shift your brains a bit, this week it's all fun and games.

Opening Music: "Fire In The Sky" by Dave London
Closing Music: "ET" by Peplab

 

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Tonight we're looking at the diverse and often fascinating realm of gaming culture. Lando manages to keep cool, but I don't quite do the same...

 

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