Archive | January, 2011

Full Glass Empty Clip Podcast: Technical Difficulties Edition (01.30.11)

31 Jan Features Games and Gaming Hardware News Retrospectives Reviews Software Tech





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Ah, Ben has now returned to his proper residence in Goleta, which means that his side of the podcast will no longer be transmitted by carrier pigeons. One would think this would free us from technical issues (pigeons are a notoriously unreliable way of sending Skype traffic), but you would be mistaken! We struggled mightily through various sound-related issues, but we have persevered, and have managed to bring you a somewhat dented and scuffed-up version of the Full Glass Empty Clip Podcast.

For this edition, we properly cover the launch of the new Sony handheld console, the NGP (née PSP2), Ben talks about Magicka for a bit, more Sony news bits about the PS3′s upcoming firmware updates and why you should care, Activision actually does something pretty cool, we bitch about video game movies and what we two entertainment industry powerhouses think should be make the leap from console to big screen, and cap it off with some idle thoughts about the possible fate of the game demo. Please, enjoy.

FGEC Podcast Episode 11 (01/30/11)

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Full Glass Empty Clip Podcast: At Least We Look Professional Edition, Part 2 (1.27.11)

28 Jan Features Games and Gaming News Retrospectives Reviews Tech




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Here is the promised second bit of our back-from-vacation podcast. We hope you missed the sounds of our voices ringing in your ears and our enjoying our new header image. (For the record, it’s Kasey on the right, and yours truly on the left.)

After wrapping up the first half of the episode, we moved on to covering Valve’s delightful Portal 2 announcement, Sony and Activision’s PS3 hacking and CoD:MW2 troubles, more amusing “analysis” from Michael Pachter, Japan’s ongoing JRPG problems, and some awful gaming promotions that make us feel like we’re in 1995. Join us this weekend for another podcast of dubious quality and certain drinking.

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What Final Fantasy XIII-2 Can Learn From Its Predecessor

27 Jan Features Games and Gaming
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What Final Fantasy XIII-2 Can Learn From Its Predecessor

Square-Enix recently announced that they were working on a direct sequel to Final Fantasy XIII, titled Final Fantasy XIII-2. As a card-carrying Final Fantasy fanboy, I am already excited about this, based on nothing more than a 2 minute trailer. However, there is still that nagging voice in the back of my head that keeps reminding me about the fact that Final Fantasy XIII was my least favorite game in the series. Don’t get me wrong, I still enjoyed it quite a bit, but certain aspects of the game were a bit off-putting, and I hope that Square-Enix takes the time to address these issues in the sequel.
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Beyond Black Mesa

24 Jan Videos


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Beyond Black Mesa, the twelve-minute live-action fan-made film based on the Half-Life universe has been released, and it’s pretty damn good.

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Bulletstorm System Requirements Revealed

Looks like it’s won’t be too resource-hungry. Steam release was also confirmed via Twitter.

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Razer Prototype Gaming Mini-Netbook

7 Jan Videos


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Gaming Underdogs of 2011

6 Jan Features



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We’ve heard a lot about the AAA games coming out in 2011 like Bulletstorm, Diablo III, and Portal 2. But what else do we have to look forward to, especially in that sweet spot of $10-15?

2010 was a bumper year for the indie gaming community, and 2011 looks to be continuing that trend. Here’s what looks awesome for the upcoming year. (Note: some of these games don’t have announced release dates, and most of the ones with release dates are subject to change.)

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