QQ News - April and May 2016

Special Guest: Raul Torres

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the months of April and May, 2016.

Headlines

  • Happy 10th Anniversary, Announcement of Half-Life 2 Episode Three (Escapistmagazine)
  • Nintendo Says NX "Will Not Make An Appearance" at E3 2016 (Gamespot)
  • The Legend of Zelda for Wii U Will Be The Only Playable Nintendo Game at E3 (Nintendolife)
  • Nintendo won't sell NX at a loss, president says (Polygon)
  • Cross-Network Play Arrives on Xbox One and Steam PC (Rocketleaguegame)
  • Pokemon GO Field Tests Come Stateside (Escapistmagazine)
  • Existing Phones Unlikely to Qualify as Daydream Ready, Says Google (Roadtovr)
  • Nintendo Considers Entering Film Business (IGN)
  • Disney is ending its Infinity video game line, shutting down Avalanche Software (Polygon)
  • Monkey Island and Maniac Mansion creator wants to buy IPs from Disney (Vg247)
  • Movie based on 'Tetris' starts shooting in 2017 (Usatoday)
  • Dragonball - Evolution Writer Apologizes to Fans (Escapistmagazine)
  • Battlefield 1 release date, price, beta, gameplay and trailer (Pcadvisor)
  • Mighty No.9 has a June release date (Pcgamer)
  • Microsoft closes Fable developer Lionhead Studios (Theverge)
  • Microsoft Shuts Down Project Spark (Gamerant)

Quest 44 - Can reviews be objective?

Special Guest: Raul Torres

Zach's HTC Vive joins us to explain to Tom why reviews cannot be objective...and Raul has the worst birthday ever.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 02:00 - Can reviews be objective?
  • 13:20 - Do game reviews have a strick rubric?
  • 22:15 - How do we review software?
  • 32:40 - Is it unfair to compare things in reviews?
  • 40:50 - How do we gauge talent?
  • 50:00 - Can people disagree when being objective?
  • 56:00 - Wrap up and hot seat!

Music

Quest 43 - What happens when games change genres?

Tom and Zach use their radio voices to...um...yaaaaaa...what day is, man?

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 06:10 - Is going from 2D to 3D a genre change?
  • 15:15 - How many times did Metal Gear change genres?
  • 22:45 - When has new technology created a new genre?
  • 34:20 - Are RPGs puzzle games?
  • 44:25 - Is Final Fantasy about to change genres?
  • 53:50 - Why did Castlevania have to change genres again?
  • 62:20 - Wrap up!

Music

Quest 42 - What were the best things in the 90s?

Tom and Zach wax nostalgic as they discuss several top 25 lists from the 90s.

Minutes

  • 00:00 - Mic Check and Introductions
  • 03:00 - What were the top 25 movies of the 90s?
  • 34:30 - What were the top 25 games of the 90s?
  • 65:00 - What were the top 25 TV shows of the 90s?
  • 81:30 - Wrap up!

Music

QQ News - March 2016

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the month of March, 2016.

Headlines

  • EverQuest Next has been canceled (Polygon)
  • Microsoft Ceases Development on Fable Legends (IGN)
  • Final Fantasy XV Gets Release Date Plus a Lot More (Rpgamer)
  • Final Fantasy XV Gets A Five-Episode Anime Prequel (Kotaku)
  • Final Fantasy Movie Coming This Year (Kotaku)
  • J.J. Abrams: Portal, Half-Life Movies Still Happening (IGN)
  • Indiana Jones 5 Announced With Ford and Spielberg Returning (IGN)
  • Sony stops short of committing to Xbox One cross-platform play (Polygon)
  • Report Says Nintendo Is Ceasing Wii U Production This Year (IGN)
  • Nintendo Denies Wii U Production Set to End Soon (IGN)
  • New Report Says 'PlayStation 4.5' Is Real (IGN)
  • Court Rules Valve Broke Australian Consumer law (Polygon)