Kicking of the new years set of Mashcasts on a new day. On this Mashcast we talk about God of War IV, 3DS Sales, improvements to XBLIG, the most pirated games of 2011, and more.
Hosts: Jarret Redding, Robert Hill-Williams, Katie Horstman
Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks
Question of the Week:
Will the PS Vita have a more successful launch in the US than the 3DS?
God of War IV?:
http://www.destructoid.com/god-of-war-iv-spotted-on-composer-s-resume-oh-gawd--218906.phtml
MW3 Marketing:
http://www.destructoid.com/veteran-hates-modern-warfare-3-s-hideous-advertising-218903.phtml
3DS Sales:
http://andriasang.com/comzhw/3ds_sales/
Japanese Vita Sales:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-01-05-fourth-place-for-vita-in-japanese-charts
http://mashthosebuttons.com/2012/01/japanese-retailers-slash-vita-3g-price-to-move-units/
Improvements for XBLIG:
http://blogs.msdn.com/b/xna/archive/2012/01/04/happy-new-year-xbox-live-indie-games.aspx
Top DICE Dev leaving for another company:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-01-03-ea-dice-staff-leave-for-ngmoco-sweden
Most pirated of 2011:
http://www.gamepolitics.com/2011/12/30/most-pirated-games-2011
SOPA:
http://www.businessinsider.com/the-largest-game-companies-in-the-world-have-dropped-their-support-for-a-bill-the-internet-hates-2011-12
http://www.destructoid.com/esa-still-fully-backs-sopa-issues-statement-of-support-218931.phtml
http://forums.epicgames.com/threads/874 ... st29830190
