Hour one and two: It’s our Gamer Tuesday Show with Computer America
Correspondent Grayson Hamilton! Topics include more on the amazing Steam Box, Xbox One and PlayStation 4 News! Plus new Game titles for the upcoming holidays! Don’t miss this show!
Radio Show Topics (11.12.2013)
1. In The Blue Corner: The Playstation 4 LAUNCH!
a. 3 days away! Are you waiting in line? Taking off work? I AM!!
b. MSRP of 399.99, games will be 59.99, launch lineup 27 titles strong! AC 4: Black Flag, Battlefield 4, C.O.D. Ghosts, Killzone: Shadow Fall, Knack, Need for Speed: Rivals are most notable titles
c. PS4 and Xbox One combined become biggest selling item on Amazon of ALL time. Pre-orders have been sold out for months across major retail stores, amazon and other online sites.
d. Analysts expect 3 million units sold by end of 2013; 5 million units by March. Can they reach such lofty goals? Will Xbox One prevent them, or match those numbers?
e. In August, Sony officially discloses 1 million pre-orders, how many by now?
f. Ubisoft CEO Yves Guillemot suggests PS4 pre-orders ahead of Xbox One, but still confident that Xbox will be the top-seller. How?
2. In The Red Corner: The Xbox One LAUNCH!!
a. Following PS4 launch 1 week later, November 22
b. MSRP of 499.99, games will be 59.99, launch lineup of 24 titles. Killer Instinct, Ryse: Son of Rome, Dead Rising 3, Fighter Within launch exclusives.
c. More expensive, but Kinect 2 comes included, and can exclusive titles give Microsoft an edge?
d. Lots of remissions and hardware changes and policy changes, Xbox One very similar to PS4 specs and incentives. How will Xbox Live Marketplace and infrastructure go up against the new PS Network?
e. Xbox One also major platform for TV, Internet, Movie Services, will these broaden the Xbox brand to a bigger market?
f. Microsoft recently announced additional pre-orders were available, but no word on how many units are pre-ordered. Are they more than PS4, or less?
g. WHO WINS??? EVERYONE!!!!
3. Back to Azeroth: Blizzcon 2013!!
a. Annual Blizzard convention in Anaheim Convention Center after last year’s hiatus
b. Announcement of World of Warcraft: Warlords of Draenor expansion! New character skins, increased level cap, new world to explore!
c. Sneak-peak at Heroes of the Storm MOBA game meant to compete with DOTA 2
d. Hands on with Diablo 3 on… PS4?!?!
e. Also more look at Diablo 3: Reaper of Souls Expansion pack
f. Starcraft 2.1 Patch
g. Warcraft MOVIE!!! Anticipated release on December 13, 2015
4. GOTY Competitor: Beyond: Two Souls
a. 5 years work into David Cage’s next game after Heavy Rain. Amazing game, or 12-hour movie?
b. Storytelling and visual aspects are overwhelming, with outstanding performances by Ellen Page and Willem Defoe, but does it hold up the gameplay? ….ehhhh.
c. Multiple endings, but narrative quality suffers from non-linear storytelling.
d. Is David Cage a talented game designer, or a frustrated film maker?