Posted on 24th Dec 2008 at 11:55 by Podcast
In Episode 25, Clive is joined by Mark, Antony and James with a silly voice to look back over 2008 and to make some predictions about 2009. The panel also look forward to Nvidia’s upcoming GeForce GTX 295, but it’s not been enough to stop Nvidia partners such as XFX deciding to make Radeons as well as GeForces in the future. The guess the game music competition and games chart also return.
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Posted on 10th Dec 2008 at 19:41 by Podcast
It might be getting cold of late, but here’s Episode 24 of the Custom PC podcast to keep you warm. Well, your ears at least. Clive is joined by Staff Writers Antony Leather and Mark Mackay (whose surname he still can’t pronounce, despite a Derran Brown-like metal memory image) plus CPC Editor Alex Watson. Up to debate are the stupidity of DRM and the genius of Steam, plus why Vista’s second Service Pack is both very important and completely pointless.
The games chart springs a few surprises, with Wrath of the Lich King (which Clive also can’t pronounce) dropping down the chart rapidly while Football Manager 2009 reigns supreme. Call of Duty: World at War gets a kicking by Alex (who has found time to play it) while Clive talks at length about the joys and frustrations of virtual football management. It really is enough to make you do a Keano sometimes, but then your 18-year old wonder kid goes and knocks in a brace and all is well.
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Posted on 1st Dec 2008 at 07:39 by Joe Martin with 27 comments
In reply to Keith Stuart's blog over at The Guardian about the critical reception to Mirror's Edge, Joe puzzles over the role of the reviewer and whether comparisons between games and film journalism can ever be fairly raised.
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