Nick comes from a magical land where big corporations get the benefit of the doubt. Also, it looks like a lot of negative Microsoft news has come out since our last Mashcast. We discuss that and more.
Hosts: Jarret Redding, Nick Zielenkievicz, Joel Couture
Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks
Steam User Reviews:
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/valve-announces-steam-reviews-lets-you-be-a-critic/1100-6416387/
EA Puts Battlefield 4 expansions on Hold:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2013-12-04-ea-puts-battlefield-4-expansions-on-hold?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=european-daily
Microsoft Sexist Letter:
http://techcrunch.com/2013/11/27/microsoft-publishes-sexist-form-letter-to-help-dudes-convince-women-to-let-them-buy-an-xbox-one/
Xbox One Upload Studio users banned for swearing:
http://www.polygon.com/2013/11/25/5143542/report-xbox-one-skype-upload-studio-users-banned-for-swearing
NBA 2K14 Penalizes Players for Cursing:
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/12/03/xbox-can-hear-you-curse-and-will-scold-you-for-it/
Microsoft doesn't allow EVERY Xbox one to be a dev kit:
http://killscreendaily.com/articles/news/maybe-phil-fish-was-right-and-xbox-one-really-anti-indie/
Microsoft Lying about Xbox One's being sold out:
http://www.news10.net/entertainment/gameguys/article/264786/243/Microsoft-claims-Xbox-One-sold-out-worldwide-Retailers-beg-to-differ
http://www.theverge.com/2013/12/3/5171942/microsoft-xbox-one-usage-stats-zombies-hours