Van Hemlock's Podcast

Van Hemlock News for 6th March 2011

This week we’re looking at how things were back in the day. In this case the day is back when Tim was playing Everquest, and how it compares to games today. The inspiration is of course the progression servers for EQ, but it used to be harder. A lot harder…

1. Age of Conan readying new hardcore PvP servers with corpse looting | Massively
2. BBC Announces Doctor Who MMOG | Edge Magazine
3. CCP Games expanding US presence, hiring 150 additional staff | Massively
4. Gran Turismo 5 Sold 6.37 Million Copies in 2010 - Game Rant
5. Microsoft: One In Ten WP7 Updates Failed | Edge Magazine
6. Monthly Development Update - February 2011 - Age of Conan Forums
7. New date for Gears of War 3 | Games Industry | MCV
8. News: Killzone 3 doesn't max out PS3 - Guerrilla - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
9. Police raid PS3 hacker's home | Games Industry | MCV
10. Ratings Board Says Teens Would Find Swinger Game 'Beneath Them'
11. RIFT's head-start is standing room only | Massively
12. Sony focusing on profitability, not on overtaking Xbox 360
13. Sony plays down platform exclusivity | Games Industry | MCV
14. UK top 10 video games chart, week ending 19 February | Technology | guardian.co.uk

This week we've been playing games again, so we're telling you about them.

News for February 20th 2011

1. ‘Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood’ DLC Adding Single-Player Content And Then Some » MTV Multiplayer
2. Bizarre Creations: a UK game development veteran closes today | Technology | guardian.co.uk
3. EVE Online | EVE Insider | Dev Blog
4. Gamasutra - News - Game Group Reveals New Strategic Shift, Expanding Web Presence
5. Gamasutra - News - Telltale Rebooting Sierra's King's Quest, Confirms Puzzle Agent Sequel
6. Gamers need to re-buy PSN content for Xperia Play | Games Industry | MCV
7. Just Dance 2 sees off Dead Space 2 in US News - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
8. News: New PS3 jailbreak allows gamers to undo PSN bans - report - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
9. No growth for games mags in ABCs | Games Industry | MCV
10. Official Statement Regarding PS3 Circumvention Devices And Pirated Software – PlayStation.Blog.Europe
11. PS2 News: PS2 tops incredible 150 million units - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
12. PS3 Black Ops problems are 'edge cases' | Games Industry | MCV
13. PS3 News: Sony starts banning PS3 jailbreak users - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
14. Sony Unveils PlayStation Phone | Edge Magazine
15. Tim Schafer brings Sesame Street to the Kinect | Technology | guardian.co.uk
16. UK top 10 video games chart, week ending 12 February | Technology | guardian.co.uk
17. World of Warcraft: Bashiok Announces Dungeon Finder/Vote Kick Hotfixes | Ten Ton Hammer

This week we're looking at what the players are talking about on game forums.

1. Activision axes Guitar Hero, DJ Hero and True Crime | Technology | guardian.co.uk
2. Braben wants Metacritic for journos News - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
3. Clint Mansell making Mass Effect 3 music News - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
4. Dan Stahl talks Star Trek Online's Season 4 and beyond | Massively
5. Gamasutra - News - UK Retailer Game Group Selling Xbox DLC In-Store
6. GAME selling Test Drive for £5 | Games Industry | MCV
7. Jet Set Willy on iPhone dated News - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
8. Naughty Dog Says ‘Uncharted 3′ Will Blur The Line Between Game and Reality - Game Rant
9. NCsoft sales top £360m in 2010 | Games Industry | MCV
10. Nokia And Microsoft Announce Strategic Partnership | Edge Magazine
11. Test Drive Unlimited 2 slammed with game-breaking launch bugs | Joystiq
12. The Escapist : News : Kevin Butler Accidentally Retweets PS3 Jailbreak Code to Thousands of Followers
13. The Escapist : News : Report: Crysis 2 Leaked
14. The Fansite Conundrum
15. Turbine bringing DDO: Unlimited to Europe in 2011 | Massively
16. Turbine dev diary outlines LotRO Hunter tweaks | Massively
17. UK top 10 video games chart, week ending 4 February | Technology | guardian.co.uk

It's another what we're playing show!

1. As the PS3 Turns.. | GamePolitics
2. Double Fine’s ‘Stacking’ Free to PlayStation Plus Members - Game Rant
3. Gamasutra - News - Research: 26 Percent Of Android, iOS Apps Used Only One Time
4. Legendary DC Universe Online Offer Coming February 8 – PlayStation Blog
5. MapleStory Europe's economy collapses due to currency exploit | Massively
6. Mythic Entertainment | Warhammer Herald
7. Portal 2 PS3 co-op mode requires Steam account to play - Neoseeker News Article
8. PS3 News: Capcom's controversial DRM returns to PS3 - ComputerAndVideoGames.com
9. Saints Row 3 Confirmed For Autumn | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
10. Sony looking to expand jailbreak lawsuit to more defendants | Joystiq
11. Sony posts strong Q3 profits (+135%!) in PlayStation group | Joystiq
12. Star Trek Online marks first anniversary with in-game events, discounts, and new Feature Episode | Massively
13. The Escapist : News : Steam Flirts With $1 Billion in 2010
14. THQ Says 40k MMO Due By March 31, 2013 | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
15. Top Xbox LIVE Games of 2010 - Xbox Live's Major Nelson
16. Tropico 4 Xbox 360 release announced Xbox 360 News - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
17. Two Worlds II UK cargo "wrecked" News - Page 1 | Eurogamer.net
18. UK top 10 video games chart, week ending 28 January 2011 | Technology | guardian.co.uk

This week we've asked for questions from Twitter, so expect a range of topics from Steam to Raptr.