Tom McShea seems to believe that games like Medal of Honor: Warfighter are trivializing the sacrifice of soliders. We discuss that plus THQ selling UFC to EA, Gears of War: Judgement, Crytek going all free-2-play, and more.
Hosts: Jarret Redding, Robert Hill-Williams, Nick Zielenkievicz
Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks
THQ sold UFC license:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-06-08-thq-sold-ufc-license-after-failing-to-break-even
Sony bosses taking pay cut:
http://www.develop-online.net/news/41103/Sony-bosses-take-pay-cut-after-4th-annual-losses
Judgement is not your usual Gears of War:
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/06/judgment-is-not-your-usual-gears-of-war/
Free-2-Play Bandwagon:
http://www.videogamer.com/pc/warface/news/crytek_all_our_future_games_will_be_free-to-play.html
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-06-08-god-of-war-twisted-metal-designer-david-jaffe-pursuing-free-to-play-project
Why E3 fell flat:
http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2012-06-12-surprise-heres-why-e3-2012-fell-flat
McShea vs MoH:
http://kotaku.com/5917204/medal-of-honors-executive-producer-tangles-with-critic-over-realism-and-militainment
