Epileptic Aftermath

Episode 7 - September 25th 2008

2008-09-23T10:36:00.000-07:00

Stuff we're talking about:

Jack Thompson -

Attorney Jack Thompson will be permanently disbarred thanks to the Florida Court. In 30 days Jack Thompson will no longer be able to practice law. When Destructoid contacted Thompson asking for an official statement on the disbarment he siwftly replied with the words. "Sure. Go to Hell"

EA's DRM Tactics -

EA's Digital Rights Management System (anti-piracy software) they are currently using in their latest games is causing a huge stir in the PC gaming community. EA's currently implemented system is Internet-based which many gamers find instrusive and inconvenient. Every new PC game released by EA requires the owner to have an internet connection inorder to install and the owner is limited to only five installs per copy of the game. Note: When a game is uninstalled online the install counter adds one more to the install limit.

Team Fortress 2 for PS3 is never going to get updated -

Valve's marketing director has said that the recent updates in TF2 will not hit the PS3. Valve does not have any kind of development for that system at all.

The Future of the Halo Franchise

10,000 Copies of Chrome: Specforce donated to US Armed Forces by TopWare Interactive
PS3 Home Beta Extended
Wii Piracy Homebrew
Shit Economy = More Video Game Sales?
EA's Red Alert 3 Viral Marketing Youtubes
Video Game Musical done by an All Female Cast
Video: There will be Brawl EP1
PSN Prepaid Cards
w/e

The Podcast of August 07, 2008

2008-08-07T01:03:00.000-07:00

Downloads:
http://rapidshare.com/files/135478522/EA_FINAL.mp3
http://rapidshare.com/files/135479585/EA_FINAL_Aftershow.mp3

Epileptic Aftermath Episode August 6 2008

2008-08-05T21:59:00.000-07:00

This will be the last episode of the month unless someone else has the cojones to host and record another show.

Topics

*Cern's Large Hadron Collider Might Make Half-Life 1 Reality - A Reddit (social news website) user, Mad_Gouki points out that CERN's anti-mass spectrometer could cause a resonance cascade. Such of that in Half-Life 1. His post on Reddit concerning this has lead to an actual crowbar being sent to CERN labs. [Video Game References]

*Halo Movie Talk Resurfaces - Stuart Beattie, script writer for Pirates of the Caribbean, has created a script based on Fall of Reach, a novel which detailed the events leading up to the first Halo game. This script has gotten movie bods so hyped up that Kasra Farahani, artist for Spider-Man and Hancock, to create concept art for the film's eventual pitch to Microsoft. [Video Game Movies]

*EA Promises to Stop Making Crappy Games - John Riccitiello, CEO of Electronic Arts, has gone out and stated "I think what redeems our industry is quality, and I think we take a step back every time we take a license and exploit it with a crappy game." He also said EA was wrong to assume Xbox 360 and PS3 will lead the current generation, and promised as many as 40 games are in development for Wii and DS. [Interesting]

*Thailand removes Grand Theft Auto IV off store shelves after teenager robs and stabs cab driver - Teenage cab driver killer claims he was recreating a scene from the game. Thai government sends requests to all outlets and shops to pull the game off their shelves and replace them with other titles. A senior official at Thailand's Culture Ministry said the murder was a wake-up call for authorities to tackle the issue of violent video games, and urged parents to pay closer attention to what their children played. "Today it is a cab driver, but tomorrow it could be a video game shop owner." [WHAT THE FUCK]

*World of Warcraft's Recruit-A-Friend Goes Live - Blizzard kicks off its new "Recruit-A-Friend" initiative, where WoW players receive rewards based on how long they get someone new to sign up for WoW. If a WoW player gets his friend to sign up for 30 days, the WoW player recieves 30 days for free. If he gets his friend to sign up for 60 days, that person recives the "Zhevra", a new mount. Blizzard also announced that for every two levels of experience your friend earns, they are able to grant one level of experience to any one of your characters of lower level. [GOD DAMN]

*Space Combat Simulators on the PC are Still being Made (YES!) - Dark Horizon, a PC Space Combat Simulator, actualy exists. Dark Horizon is a space combat adventure where the player fights for survival through 22 missions of space combat. The title is laced with RPG elements such as original weapon and equipment creation, several modes of combat and advanced ship customization. Dark Horizon also offers joystick support. Comming out September. [FUCK YEAH]

Episode 6

2008-07-23T23:04:00.000-07:00

Show ideas:

A TheGunrun Idea - The Demo Kiosk: There should be Kiosks wherever games are sold that would allow anyone to plug in a flash drive of some sort to upload demos of games or perhaps insert a black disk and have it burn you a demo you could later stick in your 360 PC or PS3 to play. I feel that this would advantage people without internet or just slow internet or happen to have their flash drive handy while at a game store.
Nintendo admits Wii's lack of storage is a problem Reggie says that with a consumer base that loves virtual console, he faces a challenge in satisfying all these consumers. Nintendo is working on a "range" of fixes to address this. I personally do not use the virtual console, due to the price. All of these virtual console titles are available on the internet and are playable on my psp due to homebrew, for free.
Grand Theft Auto 4 is finally confirmed to have a release on the PC The PC versions of the GTA's have been always seen as better versions than the console they were ported from. With the PC version comes modding and the custom music radio station. Hey, where is that exclusive 360 content? Think when that comes out it will also make its way to the pc?
Consoles dead by 2020, PC to reign supreme Alex St. John from the Seattle Post Intelligence thinks the Video Game Console will become completely replaced by 2020 due to a shift in consumer electronics to become more minority report like and having computers everywhere that can play almost any game and how digital distribution, in-game advertising, and demos are causing this massive revolution.
Wii's Motion Plus device new to 3rd party developers When Nintendo revealed the Motion Plus peripheral for their Wiimote they never informed any of their 3rd party developers prior to this moment. This creates a massive hindrance to third-party games taking advantage of the device anytime soon. 3rd pary Wii games are no where near the quality of 1st party and this isn't a step in the right direction for Nintendo. The potential is there but mostly squandered from any 3rd party games coming out soon.
Nintendo's Reggie Wants GTA on the Wii In an interview with MTVMultiplayer Reggie expressed interest in a GTA game created completely from scratch (No Ports) for the Nintendo Wii. This doesn't sound like the Nintendo I know, but with GTA:China Town Wars coming to the DS who knows..
Rumor: FF7 for PSN and XBLA This looks interesting, the possibility of playing this 3 disk game once again on a new console. Personally I don't care. It is like Half Life: Source all over again, same game same graphics. Until there is a graphical overhaul or really cheap/free, I'm not playing it.
Back to the Future Hoverboard up for auction A genuine wooden Mattel hoverboard is up for auction on eBay for over $30,000. This is just the one used in the movie not a real one, you bojo..

The Poll

2008-07-22T22:10:00.000-07:00

This month's poll asks you which one of these possible segments to the podcast you would like to see.

Each segment would have a little audio clip play prior to the segment and have some catchy repeating beat playing in the backround, kinda like Epileptic Gaming's News of the Week.

You options:

Youtube Video of the Week - During the show we will discuss a random youtube video and verbally give out a tinyurl link to the video. Example: "This weeks youtube can be found at http://tinyurl.com/BestTube1 this video just has the most epic music ever.. *guests discuss*"
Best Console News Week - We ask ourselves which of the current gen consoles had the most/best news with in the last seven days. (Wii, Xbox360, & PS3 etc..) Example: "I think the Wii wins best news of the week, because of how bad their E3 press conference was. All the blogs wouldn't shut up.. *guests discuss*"
TheGunrun's Game Idea of the Week - TheGunrun creates a really ridiculous game idea and the guests discuss. Example: "I think there should be a marching band simulator like guitar hero/ddr... *guests discuss/flame*"
The Grief of the Week - TheGunrun, or any of the guests, mostly the gunrun, talks about a method of griefing in a video game. Example: "This week's Grief of the Week is for Team Fortress 2: Learn to use a glitch in building on stairs to create a teleporter that traps people in a teleporter loop..... *guests discuss/flame*"
The Lightning Round - I make a list of 4[could change] old Games and we each go down the line giving each game a score 1 out of 10 and describe the game in one to five seconds. Example: Gunrun:"Sonic the Hedgehog" Guest1: "6, Fucking Fast" Guest2:"1, Gay" Guest3:"10, Like driving a truck through a puppy farm" Guest4:"0, Never played it"
The Shit List - We go down the line of hosts and talk about our worst gaming/tech experience that week. Example: Gunrun:"I was a Spy in TF2 and this medic started healing me in the enemy base while I was cloaked" Guest1:"My iphone got stolen" Guest3: "Hearing PS3 Home got pushed back"
What should have happend - We all talk about what we wanted to see happen in gaming in the previous week. Example: TheGunrun:"Red Alert 3 beta should have started up" Guest1:"A DDR game should have been announced for the PS3"

Start voting! Peace,
-TheGunrun

Episode 5: Wednesday 23rd 2008

2008-07-20T23:39:00.000-07:00

Podcast Download:

http://rapidshare.com/files/132016537/Epileptic_Aftermath_Episode_5.mp3

7:45pm EST (4:45pm PST)

On Stickam live via EGNights

What will be on the show:

Porn being sent via Halo 3's File Sharing System Link
People still think Resident Evil 5 is Racist Link
Video Game Coffins Link
Would you be interested in a type of game where you would be learning about playing music?
Wii remote blood pressure monitor patent filed Link
Sony's "Fat Princess" Makes Internet Upset Link
Cammie Dunaway thinks she is real Link
Microsoft refusing to comment on anything halo Link
Microsoft going after nintendo's casual market Link
Gran Turismo 5 definitely not coming out soon Link
Bioshock PS3 getting trophies Link
PSP 3000, Rumor that new PSP is in the works Link
How do you feel about how E3 was?
Little big planet release date Link
All user created content in Little big planet will be free Link
Rainbow Six Vegas 2 PC Patch has stolen Cracked EXE from piracy group RELOADED. Link
MAG Link & PlayStation 3's "MAG" In Real-Time Link
Portal Still Alive isn't anything new.
New York signs videogame bill into law Link
Iwata apologizes for Nintendo's E3 Presser Link
New Sonic game with sword play.
Kaz Wants Lifetime PS3 Sales To Beat Lifetime PS2 Sales
Sony announced a new PlayStation Network (PS3) game called The Last Guy, which utilizes Google Earth to display highly detailed top down view of Akasuka, Japan. Your mission is to guide people on the map, moving away from disaster zones on the streets to the Escape Zone. The Last Guy will be released in summer 2008.
Dell offers inexplicable Xbox 360 Elite bundle with certain XPS M1730 purchases Link
Korg DS-10 Link
Metal Rock Band 2 Peripherals Link
Comcast Gives Away Wiis To New Subscribers Link
Nintendo President Doesn't Think Friend Codes Are Perfect Link
Guitar Hero III Virtuoso Pack Adds Guitar Heroes Link
PS3 Home Region Locked Link
Nintendo says it's considering Wiimote with built-in MotionPlus Link
Metal Gear Solid Tech Advisor Busted By Feds for Shipping Weapons Parts Link
Games as Medicine on the Rise Link
EA choose to outsource Kane's Wrath in order to get the C&C3 team to work on Red Alert 3 immediately. Link
more to come..

Post what you would like to see on the show in comments!

Peace,
-TheGunrun

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2008-07-20T23:32:00.001-07:00

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