Description

Crowfall, Net Neutrality, Warcraft Without A Subscription, and the news out of GDC 2015

Follow-up & Listener Questions

Listener nominees for the Video Game Hall of Fame
- Final Fantasy
- Dragon Warrior
- Myst
- Maniac Mansion
- King's Quest
- Colony Wars
- Chrono Trigger
- Metal Gear Solid
- Pokémon Yellow

Stories of the Week

• JEFF: Crowfall Is an MMO That Mixes Game of Thrones with EVE Online
  • Crowfall on Kickstarter
  • "Throne War Simulator" Crowfall Raises $800,000 in 3 Days
• DUANE: FCC Approves Net Neutrality, Everyone Rejoices
  • Internet Citizens: Defend Net Neutrality
  • Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Net Neutrality
• JOE: World of Warcraft Tokens Will Let Players Exchange Gold for Game Time
  • EVE Online - What is PLEX?
  • $1,500 In PLEX Destroyed
  • WildStar's CREDD System Explained

Focus Target: GDC 2015

• Virtual Reality

  • Valve and HTC Reveal Vive VR Headset
    • Valve's Big Announcement Should Get You Excited (and Terrified) about Virtual Reality
  • Sony Targets 2016 for Project Morpheus VR on PlayStation 4
  • Facebook Buying Oculus VR for $2 Billion
    • Notch on Facebook's Oculus acquisition

• Game Engines

  • Unreal Engine 4 Is Now Free for All Budding Game Developers
  • Valve Announces Source 2 Engine, Free for Developers
  • Unity 5 Game Engine Brings Enhanced Graphic Tools, New Cloud Service
• Upcoming Releases
  • Magicka 2's Wizardly Ways Translate Well to PlayStation 4
    • Games - Paradox Interactive
  • Valve Announces New Streaming Hardware Steam Link, Prices Steam Controller
  • Nvidia Announces the New Shield, a 4K Android TV Console

The Coliseum

• Nvidia CEO Addresses GTX 970 Controversy
• Final Fantasy XV Director: "The End Is in Sight"
• Hearthstone Blackrock Mountain Adventure Data-Mined
• Inside the Post-Minecraft Life of Billionaire Gamer God Markus Persson
  

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