QQ News - March 30th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to March 30th, 2014.

  • Facebook Buys Oculus Rift For $2 Billion (Kotaku)
  • Oculus Kickstarter Backers Are Demanding Refunds (Kotaku)
  • Notch Canceled Oculus Rift Minecraft Because Of Facebook (Kotaku)
  • Cliff Bleszinski Labels Notch a "Pouty Kid" - Updated (Escapist)
  • Facebook May Rebrand Oculus Rift, Import Interface (Escapist)
  • People Are Buying Stocks With The Name 'Oculus' (Kotaku)
  • Valve's Michael Abrash Joins Oculus VR as Chief Scientist (Escapist)
  • John Carmack Voices Support For Oculus Acquisition (Kotaku)
  • What does the QQ Cast think about the Oculus buyout?
  • Oculus Rift Selling "Just Fine" After Facebook Buyout (Escapist)
  • X-COM Creator Julian Gollop Announces Chaos Reborn (IGN)
  • Sony signs 1000 licensed indy developers (Joystiq)
  • Arcade Classic Gauntlet Is Getting A Remake (Kotaku)
  • Happy 15th Anniversary, EverQuest (Kotaku)
  • Do Titanfall Bots Play Nice With Eachother? (Rockpapershotgun)
  • 'Twitch Plays Pokemon' Has Defeated Lord Helix (Kotaku)
  • Who owns Duke Nukem? (Rockpapershotgun)
  • SimCity Offline Mode Launches Today (IGN)
  • EA loses worst company in America contest (Kotaku)
  • Google Brings Cross-Platform Multiplayer to Android and iOS (IGN)
  • Disney Purcahses Maker Studios (Kotaku)
  • Alien: Isolation Hatches October 7 (Kotaku)
  • ET Atari Documentary (Joystiq)
  • Suspended Animation a Reality, Human Trials Underway (Escapist)

Quest 23 - What is Video Game March Madness?

Special Guest: Lynn DeVries!

Quest 23 goes mad with all of the crazy releases in the month of March!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Failed Mic Check and Introductions
  • 01:00 - What is Lynn not geeking out on?
  • 04:50 - Can you hear what Jordan is geeking out on?
  • 08:45 - Does Tom only geek out on his tablet?
  • 10:00 - Is this the best March for gamers, ever?
  • 11:00 - Why are we not all playing Titanfall?
  • 20:30 - Is South Park the best licensed game ever?
  • 31:35 - Will the Diablo 3 expansion reap your soul?
  • 43:25 - Can Heroes of the Storm save Tom's Marriage?
  • 48:15 - What did Hearthstone add in their release?
  • 49:00 - What class is your new 90 in World of Warcraft?
  • 51:30 - Wrap up and hot seat!

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QQ News - March 14th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to March 14th, 2014.

  • Is a Farscape Movie in Development? (IGN)
  • Candy Crush studio King seeks up to $7.6 billion IPO (Joystiq)
  • Oculus Rift Production Halted (IGN)
  • Sega slashes profit forecasts by 36 percent (Joystiq)
  • Seth Rogen Directing Sega vs. Nintendo Film (Escapist)
  • Tomb Raider stretches to 6 million sold, one year later (Joystiq)
  • Donkey Kong Sells a Mere 36,000 Units in Japan (Escapist)
  • Valve VR leader joins Oculus R&D with new Seattle team (Joystiq)
  • Oculus Preparing To Launch RiftCon VR Convention (Escapist)
  • Titanfall PC's 48GB install the result of uncompressed audio (Joystiq)
  • Twitch Announces Mobile Streaming And Capture Tools (Kotaku)
  • Marvel Building a Connected Universe Across Its Games (Kotaku)
  • Marvel Unlimited Drops Subscription To 99 Cents (Escapist)
  • Disney Interactive lays off 700 (Joystiq)
  • Frozen Hits $1 Billion at Box Office (IGN)
  • Jack Tretton steps down as Sony Entertainment president (Joystiq)
  • DayZ Lead Developer Will Step Down, Start His Own Studio (Kotaku)
  • NASA taps Kerbal Space Program to replicate space mission (Joystiq)
  • 11 Percent Of Americans Think HTML Is an STD (Escapist)
  • Asheron's Call developer ceasing development after 15 years (Polygon)
  • Cumulative PS4 sales surpass six million units worldwide (Kotaku)
  • Nintendo Shutting Down Wifi Service On DS, Wii (Escapist)
  • RadioShack to Close as Many as 1,100 Stores (Escapist)
  • Kickstarter reaches $1 billion in pledges (Joystiq)
  • US Tax Plan Singles Out Violent Videogames (Rockpapershotgun)
  • Space Jam 2 is Happening (IGN)
  • Apple TV Generated Over $1 Billion in Revenue in 2013 (Live)

Quest 22 - Why does it have to be a confession to be a geek?

A little late, but Quest 22 touches our hearts with a deep and meaningful question! This week we discuss Confessions Of A Final Fantasy Addict by Jason Schreier, and I Was A Final Fantasy Addict by Rachel Sanders.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:00 - There can be only one! ...Pokemon Twitch stream?
  • 05:05 - How much overtime does it take to keep Jordan from gaming?
  • 08:55 - Does Tom Cruise make bad movies, or just not good movies?
  • 12:10 - What are the "Confessions Of A Final Fantasy Addict"?
  • 16:05 - Are geek activities that different from "normal" hobbies?
  • 18:40 - Are physical games that different from video games?
  • 20:15 - Why is fantasy football socially acceptable?
  • 24:00 - What is a healthy game / life balance?
  • 26:15 - Are geeks special, or are we becoming normal?
  • 29:45 - Is playing a game just "pretending to be someone else"?
  • 33:20 - Why is it considered "childish" to play video games?
  • 36:20 - Were you a Final Fantasy addict, or are you still?
  • 40:40 - Do you have the same gaming "itch" as when you were younger?
  • 45:20 - What did you think of Bravely Default?
  • 48:45 - Wrap up!

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QQ News - February 19th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to February 19th, 2014.

  • Kickstarter Says It Was Hacked; Change Your Passwords (Kotaku)
  • Ellen Page Comes Out as Gay: "I'm Tired of Hiding" (Gawker)
  • Gearbox Says They're Not Making Borderlands 3 (Kotaku)
  • Thousands Of People Are Playing A Single Game of Pokemon (Kotaku)
  • 13 Minutes Of Gameplay From South Park: The Stick of Truth (Kotaku)
  • GBA Games Start Hitting Wii U Virtual Console This Spring (Kotaku)
  • Smash Bros.' Newest Contestant: Punch-Out's Little Mac (Kotaku)
  • Final Fantasy Tactics Wasn't Supposed To Have Casting Times (Kotaku)
  • Layoffs at Turbine Confirmed (IGN)
  • Millennium Falcon in Star Wars: Episode 7 Concept Art (Escapist)
  • PlayStation 4 Is Well Past 5 Million Units Sold Worldwide (Techland)
  • Titanfall is Going Full Open Beta (Escapist)
  • Final Fantasy 14: A Realm Reborn delivered on Steam (Joystiq)
  • Former Steam Director Leaves Microsoft After Six Months (Escapist)
  • The First Day of Steam Tags Is Both Funny and Sad (Kotaku)
  • Microsoft Could Bring Android Apps to Windows Phone (Escapist)
  • Built-In Advertising is Coming to Firefox (Escapist)
  • Bill Gates Takes to Reddit For Another AMA (Escapist)

Quest 21 - What does St. Valentine and mobile gaming have in common?

Special Guest: Casey Rising!

To celebrate Valentine's Day, Quest 21 lovingly delves into mobile video gaming! What level are Casey's walls? Will Jordan join his Clan? Listen to find out!

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:55 - Does fun return in Final Fantasy XIII-3 Lightning Returns?
  • 07:15 - Can you play Clash of Clans without spending money?
  • 10:20 - What are the best 80s comedy movies?
  • 13:40 - What does it take to be number one in Clash of Clans?
  • 17:50 - Why is Clash of Clans more fun than it's clones?
  • 23:50 - How do you get hooked on Puzzle and or Dragon?
  • 30:50 - Are diminishing returns in micro transactions evil?
  • 32:50 - Is giving away Flappy Bird like giving away free crack?
  • 39:40 - What would your Flappy Bird escape plan have been?
  • 42:00 - How much does art style matter in mobiles games?
  • 44:50 - Do mobile games work with your lifestyle?
  • 51:30 - Why did the chicken cross the road, or what is Ingress?
  • 56:50 - What is the most addictive mobile game?
  • 59:30 - Wrap up and hot seat!

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