The doom machine is fully operational and was located at the London Games Conference. We discuss the predicted death of THQ and dedicated handhelds, more XBox rumors, Mike Capps on Triple-A game marketing, and why it's ok to hate Call of Duty.
Hosts: Jarret Redding, Robert Hill-Williams, Nick Santangelo
Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks
Question of the Week: Do you think dedicated handheld gaming is doomed? If so, will you miss it?
Xbox Rumors:
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/11/fresh-from-the-rumor-mill-more-whispers-on-the-next-xbox/
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/11/rumor-next-xbox-looping-onto-shelves-during-holiday-2012/
Ubisoft: Wii still 45% of our business:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-11-08-ubisoft-wii-still-45-per-cent-of-our-business
Industry doesn't expect THQ to survive transition to digital. Predicts dedicated handheld death:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2011-11-11-industry-doesnt-expect-thq-to-survive-transition-to-digital
Smartphones overtake Nintendo and Sony in portable gaming market:
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/11/smartphones-overtake-nintendo-and-sony-in-portable-gaming-market-doomsayers-power-up-doom-machine/
Epic on the future of Triple-A game development marketing and pricing:
http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20111027/06460016537/epic-games-future-triple-a-game-development-marketing-pricing.shtml
MW3 dev begs for help with low Metacritic User Score:
http://pc.ign.com/articles/121/1212115p1.html
Guy threatens to blow up Best Buy for running out of MW3:
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2011/11/guy-threatens-to-blow-up-store-for-running-out-of-mw3/
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2011/11/10/039blow-best-buy039-man-responds-media-attention
Why it's stupid to hate all of duty:
http://kotaku.com/5858098/why-its-stupid-to-hate-call-of-duty
