The War Z has close to 3 million sales, which is a little funny since it's horrible release should have broke consumer trust and put the game in the ground. We also discuss the H1Z1 botched launch, out of touch video game executives, and the GDC State of the Industry.
Hosts: Jarret Redding, Nick Zielenkievicz
Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks
News Bites:
http://kotaku.com/the-creator-of-hotline-miami-2-to-australians-just-pi-1679836694
http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/15/xbox-one-price-drops-to-350-in-us-starting-friday/
http://kotaku.com/a-starcraft-tournament-thats-only-for-robots-1679773330
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-01-13-journey-composer-could-be-expelled-from-union
http://kotaku.com/nintendos-getting-into-the-cross-buy-game-with-mario-vs-1679427049
http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/13/7537201/grand-theft-auto-5-pc-launch-date-delay
http://linux.slashdot.org/story/15/01/16/1429201/steam-for-linux-bug-wipes-out-all-of-a-users-files
http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/16/activision-takes-victory-lap-destiny-biggest-new-game-franchise/
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/234099/Get_a_job_Sucker_Punch_is_hiring_a_Narrative_Writer.php
Articles
H1Z1 Launch:
http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/16/7556677/h1z1s-early-access-launch-was-kind-of-a-disaster
The War Z Sales:
http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/15/troubled-zombie-game-the-war-z-tops-2-8-million-sales/
Game Industry Execs scared of Girls:
http://www.themarysue.com/square-enix-life-is-strange/
GDC State of the Industry:
http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_deve.html
