Emilio Lopez, Michael Crawford, Chris Sealy, and Brian Munjoma, discuss what’s happened in the world of video games, pop culture this past week.
Brett and Rachael Murdock, cold not make it to the taping due to internet problems.
On this week’s Throwdown we are joined by special Guest Tony Polanco of the Dualshockers and we talk about dealing with “Video Game Fanboyisom”. We also talk about the summer gaming drought and how it isn’t really a drought if you play older games or even indi games.
Manny AKA (Emilio) talks about hid departure from Batman Beyond 2.0 Comic and the animation
bbno$ has temporarily shut down his website after receiving a legal notice from Blizzard Entertainment related to Diablo-themed content.
Private funding fell a further 55% last year, according to Epyllion's latest State of Video Gaming report.
'The economy is in shambles and these companies are still talking about sustaining growth instead of sustaining their business.'
They should just make games. That sounds crazy, I know, but, hear me out.
No need for dev-times to.take 3+ years. Just stick to formula. Not every game needs to be bigger & better than everything else. Not every game needs to be GaaS. Not every game needs to completely re-invent the wheel.
They KNOW how to make a cool Splinter Cell game; Interesting story, 8-10 levels, just go and make it. Give the people want they know, want and love. It doesn't need to be a shared online experience. It doesn't need to be an epic big open world. It doesn't need celebrity voice-acting. Just make a cool new SC game, and the fans will be happy and pick it up. Easy. Done. Next one.
Same for Prince of Persia, Watch-Dogs, Assassin's Creed, Trials, Rayman, Brothers in Arms, etc.
