We've established the Call of Duty is Angry Birds with guns. Also we discuss the Ubisoft DRM blackouts, EA praising CoD Elite, Sony looking to make changes, Double Fine crowdsourcing a game, and more.
Hosts: Jarret Redding, Robert Hill-Williams, Nick Zielenkievicz
Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks
David Jaffe' leave Eat Sleep Play. Studio hit with layoffs:
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/02/07/report-jaffe-leaves-eat-sleep-play-layoffs-hit-developer/
Ubisoft DRM Blackouts:
http://www.develop-online.net/news/39683/DRM-to-trigger-blackouts-across-Ubisoft-games
http://www.destructoid.com/shockingly-ubisoft-screws-up-pc-games-again-221321.phtml
ORIGIN peaks at 1m active users:
http://www.develop-online.net/news/39685/Origin-peaks-at-1m-active-users
EA praises Call of Duty Elite:
http://www.industrygamers.com/news/ea-praises-call-of-duty-elite-battlefield-subscription-next/
Sony can't go on like this:
http://www.develop-online.net/news/39684/Sony-cannot-go-on-like-this-says-CEO-Hirai
Double Fines Crowdfunded Game:
http://www.destructoid.com/double-fine-gets-game-fully-funded-in-a-matter-of-hours-221395.phtml
http://www.digitalspy.com/gaming/news/a363802/tim-schafer-publishers-are-scared-of-new-properties.html
Giving users more payment options:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-01-31-wb-interactive-subscription-mmos-not-dead-yet
Inflated console prices are fueling free-2-play growth:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-02-09-inflated-console-prices-are-fuelling-free-to-play-growth
