We thought people were overreacting to the Shadows of Mordor game play video... Then we watched it. We also discuss Nintendos financial troubles, Gears of War being bought by Microsoft, and Booth Babes not really getting the job done.
Hosts: Jarret Redding, Nick Zielenkievicz
Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks
Nintendo Financial Woes:
http://www.shacknews.com/article/82885/nintendo-building-small-select-team-for-smartphone-development-games-not
Gears of War bought by Microsoft:
http://www.shacknews.com/article/82828/gears-of-war-rights-acquired-by-microsoft-rod-fergusson-joins
Booth Babes:
http://techcrunch.com/2014/01/13/booth-babes-dont-convert/
Shadows of Mordor:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-01-24-assassins-creed-dev-questions-shadows-of-mordor-similarities
http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2014/01/27