Episode 31: Blog Phones, Game Ratings and More!

Host: Kristin Hatcher

This week we introduce Joel Hulsey of QuarterToThree.com who gives PowerUser.tv a trial run and brings us his segment "What Game is Kicking Joel's Butt This Week", But first we discuss Apple's announcement about their new products, Sony Ericsson's new cell phone for bloggers and Skype in a legal tangle with AMD. An agreement has been reached on the future of the .com domain and lo, Kristin was right: RFID is a sign that the end times draw nigh. Hopefully the end times will hold off until they release the upcoming 8-terabyte desktop.

Then in gaming news Joel tells us what game has been kicking his butt this week, we discuss which movies are going to flop horribly at the box office because they are based on video games, and the big gaming news this week: Computer Gaming World has decided to get rid of game ratings. It caused quite a stir on QuarterToThree.com. Check it out!

Important Links:
CNET: ICANN board approves settlement, price hikes
Wired: RFID: Sign of the (End) Times?

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Segments :   Episode 31: Tech Segment  Episode 31: Game Segment 

Episode 31: Tech Segment

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3/6/2006 1:12:20 PM EST Apple’s "big" announcement, Sony's new blogger-phone, AMD vs. Intel/Skype, the .com future and an 8 terabyte desktop. Might be some news about the end of the world in there too. Don't miss it! Listen Now  

Episode 31: Game Segment

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3/6/2006 1:13:45 PM EST Find out what all the hullabaloo is about in the gaming world this week, and meet Joel Hulsey of QuarterToThree.com. Get 'yer gaming news here! Listen Now  

Sraf

3/6/2006 6:14:41 PM

Apparently, the AMD dual cores can handle 10 calls, if you crack skype, there is simply a CPU_ID check to see if you can run skype with 10 calls

Article: http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=06/03/04/1430243

Metzzarn

3/6/2006 6:57:54 PM

I can totally agree to the rating issue of removing the stars or points. This is what I do, I jump to the end, look at the rating and if its a mediocre score I read through the whole thing. But at the same time I can relate to the reviewer that you want your everyone to accually read the review instead of just look at the score.
And by the way, Kristin, you have a great voice!

Plasma810

3/6/2006 11:03:37 PM

I loved Joel Hulsey's contribution to all parts of the show. Dare I say he is better than Tom!? Please find a way to keep him!

tehStealth

3/7/2006 11:00:43 AM

WOOO! I loved the references to Total Annihilation Have you guys checked out Spring?:
Link

Seeing as you've played it, you probably know about its modability, and about one of the greatest modder groups known as the Swedish Yankspankers. They created a whole new engine capable of using all the good ol' TA content with full 3Dness

BlueDev

3/7/2006 8:27:53 PM

Another great episode.  Thoroughly enjoyed it.  These are what I look forward to during my lunch-time walk on Tuesdays.  Thanks again.

Kristen snorting! 

SmiteMeister

3/9/2006 12:59:11 AM

uhm... Brad whined about a rating difference of 1½ star on sound between civ4 and galciv2. He said they used the same sound engine (whine whine) but hey! To make a really exaggerated example: A 10 year old kid is NOT going to make a master piece art just because he's using the same palette as, say Picasso.

The sound in civ4 is extremely immersive and really makes you feel you're floating above a mini landscape. Galciv's sound is, besides the music which is absolutely beautiful (i leave it on at all times), just adequate. Laser go peeo, missiles go woosh and ducks go quack quack quack. That's why I think the whining of Brad is a bit over done

simpilot

3/9/2006 11:53:20 AM

Wow! Better than Tom Chick? I can't lay claim to that just yet but I do appreciate the thought. My goal here isn't to take anyone's place, but to have a small little place of my own. Tom has amazing insight and can usually best me in a war of words, but I get in a jab or two...

mourningwould

3/13/2006 12:55:53 PM

I like getting rid of stars to rate games. Not all games are good for all people. Personal opinions are better than a star rating. Example: 1.5 stars on sound pisses brad off.... if there was no star rating... but a better explaination of why the reviewer thinks the sound is worse then that would justify things better. I think it's good for the industry.

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