In which we discuss Heroes 3, Pox Nora, how the loot crate mechanic is way older than some folks realize, and game preservation misteps when relating to online games. Also, we get some great emails from Robert, Fred and Greg.
Games discussed in this episode:
Pox Nora for PC and Playstation 2/3
Heroes of Might and Magic 3 for PC
Heroes of Might and Magic 2 for PC
Dualyst for PC
Magic: The Gathering the collectable card game
Doom for PC/DOS
Harvest Moon for SNES
Stardew Valley for everything
Stellaris for PC
FTL for PC
Assassin’s Creed: Origins for contemporary platforms
World of Tanks for contemporary platforms
The Swindle on PC
Mario : Rabbids on Switch
Items discussed in What we Learned this Month:
Blizzard/Activision makes 4 Billion dollars in micro transactions and DLC in 2017 and how this will effect how they perform business moving into 2018. This accounts for more than half of the company’s total revenue.
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/activision-blizzard-made-4-billion-on-microtransac/1100-6456669/
Google and Ubisoft join forces to provide open source game hosting: http://www.businessinsider.com/google-ubisoft-agones-kubernetes-dedicated-game-servers-2018-3
ESA pushes back against preservation of online content on servers that are not first party, deeming them illegal in attempt to protect intellectual properties of corporations: https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/02/preservation-or-theft-historians-publishers-argue-over-dead-game-servers/
Game Scoop also discusses this on ep 472 link: https://youtu.be/d2ukgTb-RxA?t=35m25s
What we Learned from You Discussion:
Robert writes in about playing games that aren’t designed to be educational but motivate us to explore and learn more about their source topics.
Fred writes in about a video series he created comparing the different version of Resident Evil 2, which can be watched at the link below. He also talks about mishaps in Resident Evil 7 VR, and asks Stu and Chase if they have an opinion on Assassin’s Creed: Origins and it’s educational mode.
Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ycwc1hdZIl8&index=2&list=PLlLaoX7aLm9-rjtIjnc5T3JarrWgDrRwN
We also work through the rest of Greg’s email from last episode.
Shoutouts:
Lets Play Stellaris on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w1hdyL1uHjU&list=PL4hR-M4rl7ud5C2zlI5l_9kX3DRt-uSac
Stu recommends watching this video on Stealth Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuTdMKqzPCk
Check out Gamescoop for contemporary news on games, and IGN in general: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChDyKjO7PB_QuqTTFKKR9Iw
Shout out to Fred Rojas and Gaming History 101 for having me back for another episode and for producing great content. Link: https://gaminghistory101.com/
Shout out to Robert and Jay at the Classic Gaming Podcast for having me on for ep 100 to discuss my favorite games of all time. Link: http://classicgamingpodcast.com/
Episode 032 What We Learned from Brave Frontier and Diablo 3
Episode 031 What We Learned from Diakatana and Infinity the Game (N3)
Episode 030 What We Learned From World of Warcraft
Episode 029 What We Learned From Super Mario World, Civilization and 3rd Party Plug-ins for WordPress
Episode 028 What We Learned from a bunch of Gaming News, Bolt Action and Vindictus
Episode 027 What We Learned From Morrowind and Final Fantasy VI
Episode 026 What We Learned From Syndicate, Death Rally and being Robots
Episode 025 What We Learned From Magic: The Gathering
Episode 024 What We Learned From Watching Others Play and Shouting into Headsets
Episode 023 What We Learned from Playing Games in Hospitals and how Rogue-likes have Legacy
Episode 022 What We Learned From Dead (Star) Servers and Scorched Earth
Episode 021 What We Learned From Maniacs, Mansions and Monster Hunting
Episode 020 What We Learned From Terraria
Episode 018 What We Learned from Farming Sims, Starcraft and the Dark Places of the World
Episode 017 What We Learned from an Age of Wonders and the Fallout that Follows
Episode 016 What We Learned From Rock'n'Roll, Racing, Red Herbs and Typewriter Ribbons
Episode 015 What We Learned From Warmachine and Hordes
Episode 014 What we Learned from Playing Co-Op Puzzlers!
Episode 013 What We Learned From Being Young on the Internet
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