Sony's push into digital distribution with the Vita will help push Jarret's Pantsless agenda farther. We discuss that plus the Hitman: Absolution playthrough, cop killing in Battlefield 3, game movies, the future of console according to Gabe Newell, and more.
Hosts: Jarret Redding, Robert Hill-Williams
Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks
Question of the Week:
If the Vita model of downloads being available the same day as release catches on, are you more likely to download your games or get them from a retailer still?
Hitman Absolution Playthrough
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/10/hitman-absolution-run-for-your-life-playthrough/
Netflix drops Qwikster
http://www.themarysue.com/netflix-dropping-qwikster/
Carrie-Anne Moss Didn't Jack into Silent Hill by Playing the Game
http://kotaku.com/5848181/carrie+anne-moss-didnt-jack-into-silent-hill-by-playing-the-game
Vita game downloads to be available same day as retail releases
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/10/retailers-beware-vita-game-downloads-to-be-available-same-day-as-retail-release/
New sellable WoW pet tacitly condones gold trading
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-10-12-new-sellable-wow-pet-tacitly-condones-gold-tradinG
Newell: rise of closed platforms is "ominous"
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-10-12-newell-rise-of-closed-platforms-is-ominous
