Life Inside The Box – Podcast

This week we cover what we’ve been playing, then it’s on to the news where we discuss gamestop’s continueing battle with online distribution, another daliance with violence and gaming, and new possible classes and or modes in Valve’s Team Fortress 2

Lastly we delve into the first Backwards Compatibility segment with Relic’s Homeworld, we look at what made it such a classic RTS and talk about how the first 5 missions set the stage for the epic quest to reclaim the Hiigaran homeland.

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 Life Inside the Box - 026 - Whats got Gamestop Steamed? [70:16m]: Download

Life Inside The Box – Podcast

This week we cover what we’ve been playing Then it’s on to the news where we discuss continued regulation attempts of gaming, ranging from warning labels to taxes. We also reach back to last weeks episode and readdress the issue of gaming violence. Lastly we round out the show with digg style gaming tracking, and the Holiday NPDs.

For those of you interested in Gaming Recap!/Backwards Compatible we’ve delayed the segment a week since stephen had trouble finding a copy, so you still have time to get in on this first installment, we’re discussing Relic Software’s Homeworld, and will be playing through the first 5 missions.

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Life Inside The Box – Podcast

This week we cover what we’ve been playing and actually discuss a bevy of games. Then it’s on to the news where we discuss FTC investigations into DRM, Western Vs Japanese game design and Violence in video games.

This week we also announce a new segment: Gaming Recap! where the hosts get together and discuss an game all the way through together, and discuss feedback from the listeners. This first installment we’re discussing Relic Software’s Homeworld, and will be playing through the first 5 missions.

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 Life Inside the Box - 024 - Violence, Huuh, what is it good for? [80:49m]: Download

Welcome to Life Inside the Box. A weekly Podcast about gaming news and culture. Hosted by Brian Perry, Kyle Krueger (VEKrueger), Raymond Hicks (Midnight), and Stephen Holowczyk (Slowpoke).

This week Stephen wasnt able to make it so we struggle on, with the 2008 games of the year out of the way we look forward to 2009 and discuss the upcoming games we are hopeful for and make some predictions about what the future might hold (and can be held against us) for the upcoming year.

Music Credits -

Intro – Revenge_of_Shinobi_Consent_(MakeMeDance)_OC_ReMix – djpretzel
Outro – Pilotwings_64_Midnight_Altitude_OC_ReMix – jcd

 

 Life Inside the Box - 023 - 2009 Hopefuls and Predictions. [69:28m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download