EA Gains Exclusivity to New Star Wars Games - Unscripted Access Episode #45

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Created on Friday, 10 May 2013 09:32

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EA teased their next-generation gaming plans, EA gains the exclusivity license on new Star Wars games, a free-to-play PlayStation game was teased, and Wolfenstein: The New Order was announced by Bethesda.

Nick is back to host this episode of Unscripted Access! New game consoles are coming out in a few months, and E3 is a month away. EA teased their next-generation gaming plans, and we speculated. EA also gained the exclusivity license for developing new Star War games. We really did not know what to think as Star Wars in general is in a bleak state. There were many topics that we skewed into, and there were too many to list.

We will leave the rest to your ears, but trust me, this is not an episode to be missed. As always, we wrap up the show answering the various questions received from our last episode from our dedicated audience who enjoyed Unscripted Access Episode #44. Unscripted Access commence!

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Call of Duty: Ghost Teased with Masks - Unscripted Access Episode #44

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Created on Friday, 03 May 2013 18:54

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Call of Duty: Ghost has been officially revealed, Final Fantasy XIV is set for a relaunch this summer, and Grand Theft Auto V causes a stir with new protagonist trailers.

Nick was unfortunately unable to host this week’s episode, so Anthony substituted. Call of Duty: Ghost was unveiled by teaser trailer, but no gameplay footage of any kind. Final Fantasy XIV was a colossal failure. It was so bad that Square Enix is redoing everything. The relaunch is planned for this summer. Grand Theft Auto V is so big that a simple cover art gets its own news story. This time, a trailer for each of the game’s protagonists was released.

We will leave the rest to your ears, but trust me, this is not an episode to be missed. As always, we wrap up the show answering the various questions received from our last episode from our dedicated audience who enjoyed Unscripted Access Episode #43. Unscripted Access commence!

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Next Xbox Will Have Big Event, Nintendo Will Not – Unscripted Access Episode #43

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Created on Friday, 26 April 2013 12:52

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Microsoft sets the reveal date for the next Xbox for May 21, Nintendo will not have a conference show at this year’s E3, Bethesda announced The Evil Within, Ratchet and Clank got a movie trailer, and AMD Radeon 7990 may now have the graphics performance edge over NVIDIA GTX 690.

Yes, we got a huge amount of news on this week’s Unscripted Access. Most of them, of not all, came in on the day of recording this episode. Rumors on the next Xbox that have been flying for months will be either confirmed, denied, or undecided when Microsoft announces the next Xbox on May 21. With the success of Nintendo Direct, it may be a contributing factor to Nintendo’s decision to not have a major press conference at this year’s E3. Bethesda announces a new horror title, The Evil Within, and Rachet and Clank get their movie. AMD has released the Radeon 7990, but whether it defeats the competing NVIDIA GeForce GTX 690 is debatable.

We will leave the rest to your ears, but trust me, this is not an episode to be missed. As always, we wrap up the show answering the various questions received from our last episode from our dedicated audience who enjoyed Unscripted Access Episode #42. Unscripted Access commence!

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David Cage Expresses Interest in Multiplayer - Unscripted Access Episode #42

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Created on Friday, 19 April 2013 07:52

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Bethesda teased a new game, Nintendo Direct gave new announcements for their platforms, and David Cage is interested in multiplayer after Beyond: Two Souls.

Bethesda Game Studios is no longer producing Skyrim DLC, and has moved on to their next game. They have shown a teaser of the game, set in what appears to be 1930s New York. It may or may not be the next Fallout as we discussed how it could fit in the timeline. Nintendo gave plenty of news for 3DS owners through the recent Nintendo Direct. The video talks new games, including the surprise announcement of a Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past sequel coming to 3DS. David Cage, head of Quantic Dream, gave his thoughts on how multiplayer may be implemented in his games after he finishes work on Beyond: Two Souls.

We will leave the rest to your ears, but trust me, this is not an episode to be missed. As always, we wrap up the show answering the various questions received from our last episode from our dedicated audience who enjoyed Unscripted Access Episode #41. Unscripted Access commence!

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Adam Orth Takes Comments One Step Further - Unscripted Access Episode #41

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Created on Friday, 12 April 2013 09:23

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Adam Orth made controversial statements on his opinion on “always-on” consoles, developers complained PlayStation 4 RAM size and lack of backwards compatibility was kept secret from them, Batman Arkham Origins was announced, and EA COO Peter Moore commented on EA being voted as “America’s Worst Company” for the second year in a row.

The Internet has been on fire recently many thanks to comments made by now-former Microsoft creative director Adam Orth on always-online consoles. We discussed how the implementation of such an idea has a massive list of problems. Early developers for the PlayStation 4 have complained that they were not told the system had 8GB of RAM, but had 4GB. With the success of the Batman Arkham games, Arkham Origins was announced, featuring Gotham City, and made by a different development team. With EA being the gaming industry’s undisputed worst company, they also won the recent poll on The Consumerist as “America’s Worst Company” for the second year in a row. EA COO Peter Moore wrote a very strong letter addressing the “award” EA received.

We will leave the rest to your ears, but trust me, this is not an episode to be missed. As always, we wrap up the show answering the various questions received from our last episode from our dedicated audience who enjoyed Unscripted Access Episode #40. Unscripted Access commence!

NOTE: The letter read during the podcast turned out to be a parody of Peter Moore's reaction.

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Disney Shuts Down LucasArts Development - Unscripted Access Episode #40

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Created on Friday, 05 April 2013 16:45

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Disney shuts down game development at LucasArts, NVIDIA claims their Titan GPU is three times more powerful than PlayStation 4 and "Xbox 720", and Hideo Kojima explains David Hayter's absence from from the upcoming Metal Gear Solid games.

Things were looking up for LucasArts with games that caught the attention of gamers, such as Star Wars 1313. However, Disney suddenly ends development of upcoming games, leaving the developers jobless. Hideo Kojima, famous head of the Metal Gear Solid games, explained David Hayter's absence in the upcoming Metal Gear Solid games. Hayter is best known as the voice actor of Solid Snake. Bronson gave a comprehensive answer as to how it could all work out. Finally, NVIDIA claims their currently-available Titan GPU is three times more powerful than the PlayStation 4. Of interesting note is the "Xbox 720" was also projected on the NVIDIA chart.

We will leave the rest to your ears, but trust me, this is not an episode to be missed. As always, we wrap up the show answering the various questions received from our last episode from our dedicated audience who enjoyed Unscripted Access Episode #39. Unscripted Access commence!

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Kojima Continues GDC 2013 Hype - Unscripted Access Episode #39

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Created on Friday, 22 March 2013 09:02

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Volition Inc. announces Saints Row 4, Hideo Kojima continues to hype Marth 27th GDC keynote, Battlefield 4 information is planned for March 27, and EA CEO John Ricitello resigns.

Much to the excitement of some of the staff, Saints Row 4 is announced, and appears to include even more madness than before. Hideo Kojima continues to get people excited about his upcoming speech on the tech of the FOX engine, and we discussed how the next Metal Gear may be on both PS3 and PS4. Battlefield is not as big as its main competitor, but it is still generates enough attention that information on Battlefield 4 will be released on March 27th. EA’s financial reports and public opinion are not well, and Electronic Arts CEO John Ricitello resigns as a result.

We will leave the rest to your ears, but trust me, this is not an episode to be missed. As always, we wrap up the show answering the various questions received from our last episode from our dedicated audience who enjoyed Unscripted Access Episode #38. Unscripted Access commence!

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PS4 to Outperform PCs for Years? - Unscripted Access Episode #38

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Created on Friday, 15 March 2013 17:59

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Avalanche Studios claims that the PlayStation 4 will out-power most PCs for years to come, the claim is made that Witcher 3 on next-gen will achieve computer-generated movie graphics, and Hideo Kojima will give a presentation on the FOX engine and more at GDC 2013.

PlayStation 4 hype continued, and now another studio makes a bold claim for the system. Avalanche Studios, developers of Just Cause, say that the PlayStation 4 will outperform most PCs for years to come. With the next-generation coming in the very close future, a studio claims that Witcher 3 on the next-generation systems will have CG-movie level graphics. Unsure whether this meant a CG movie masterpiece or a standard film, we discussed. With the latest FOX engine definitely going to upcoming systems and powering the latest Metal Gear Solid game, Hideo Kojima announces he will give a speech at the tech presentation at GDC 2013.

We will leave the rest to your ears, but trust me, this is not an episode to be missed. As always, we wrap up the show answering the various questions received from our last episode from our dedicated audience who enjoyed Unscripted Access Episode #37. Unscripted Access commence!

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Co-Founder Leaves Respawn - Unscripted Access Episode #37

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Created on Monday, 11 March 2013 16:14

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Jason West, co-founder of Respawn Entertainment, leaves the studio. Ubisoft gives more information on Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and a large number of exclusives are likely to hit the PlayStation 3 this year.

Nick was unable to host Unscripted Access this week, so Aaron Reynolds steps in to deliver this week's episode. Nearly three years after Respawn Entertainment was founded, co-founder Jason West leaves the studio. Ubisoft gives more information and a trailer for the recently announced Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. Twenty exclusive games are likely to come to the PlayStation 3 this year.

We will leave the rest to your ears, but trust me, this is not an episode to be missed. As always, we wrap up the show answering the various questions received from our last episode from our dedicated audience who enjoyed Unscripted Access Episode #36. Unscripted Access commence!

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