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Gaming 7 - Modern Warfare 2 and getting into the industry

Posted at 11:05 by bit-tech Staff with 13 comments

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Better late than never they say, but clearly 'they' have never worked in publishing... Anyway, apologies for not getting this up earlier - some naughty podcasters and heavy deadline schedules have delayed us. Still, it's worth the wait as Harry, Joe, Rich and Clive talk about that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 review.

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Written on 18th November 2009
Tags advice, call of duty, cod6, dedicated servers, games industry, gaming, gaming podcast, modern warfare 2, p2p, podcast

Gaming Podcast 6 - IWNet, Windows 7 and Yak Meat

Posted at 11:27 by Joe Martin with 11 comments

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With Alex and Tim both available for a podcast this week, we sit down to discuss all the latest gaming news and controversies - from Activision's unveiling of IWNet for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 to games compatibility in Windows 7.

That's not all we've got going on though - we also sit down for a quick snack of Chinese Yak meat live on tape and hand out the first of a new set of prizes in our Guess The Screenshot competition. Fun times!

On top of all that we've also got the usual Reader Mail and we finally talk about how good games packaging used to be when everything came in a huge cardboard box.

In the next podcast we'll be discussing how to get into the games industry and whether it's more important to have a recognised qualification or some experience in the real world. We'd love to hear your thoughts on all this, so drop your opinions in the forums or send them to the usual email address - Podcast@CustomPC.co.uk. Please be sure to mark your emails as 'Gaming Podcast'.

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Written on 29th October 2009
Tags call of duty, cod, dedicated servers, games podcast, gaming podcast, iwnet, modern warfare 2, podcast, windows 7, yak meat

Gaming Podcast 5 - Art, Advertising and Attitude

Posted at 10:35 by Joe Martin with 12 comments

Joe Martin
The fourth Gaming Pocast from the CustomPC and bit-tech team, again hosted by Joe and this time with Harry, Mark and Antony joining in for plenty of discussion about the latest events in the games industry across all platforms.

This week we talk about whether games journalists should have to develop games as a qualification, whether games can ever really be considered as an art form and why we've all been put off by the new advertising for Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2.

We also talk about the pending release of Windows 7 and why Joe isn't going to upgrade, as well as whether Valve might have a hidden dark side. Chilling stuff.

We've got a new prize to give away in the competition this week too, so listen closely and if you can guess the game we're describing then send your clearly labelled emails to Podcast@custompc.co.uk - and remember to put 'Gaming Podcast 5' in the subject line, or drop your thoughts in the forums.

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Written on 15th October 2009
Tags advertising, are games art, art, brutal legend, dragon age, fatale, games podcast, gaming podcast, joe being stubborn, journalism, mass effect 2, podcast, reader mail, subject zero, tale of tales, windows 7

What Makes You Quit A Multiplayer Game?

Posted at 14:24 by Joe Martin with 51 comments

Joe Martin
Those of you who listened to last week’s Gaming Podcast will know that, between the filthy jokes and my off-mike laughing fit, we talked about our lunchtime gaming habits – specifically COD4. We play every lunch time and occasionally after work too, with ‘we’ being most bit-tech, ComputerShopper and Micromart staff.

In the wake of our most recent after-work game an interesting dilemma presented itself though and we schedule our next big match for November 10th. The day that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 goes on sale. Thus is was asked; do we carry on playing COD4 for the time being, or do we switch over to the sequel?

Strangely enough, only two people said that they wanted to switch to the new game. Many reasons were given – shortage of funds, can’t be bothered to install, PCs that won’t run it, etc. My own reason however was simply that I wasn’t ready to leave COD4 just yet and don’t feel I’ve got everything I can out of it.

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Written on 6th October 2009
Tags call of duty, cod4, games, gaming, gaming podcast, joe being confused, left 4 dead, modern warfare, multiplayer, mw2, podcast, what makes you quit a mul

Gaming Podcast 4 - The PSPgo, Dreamcast and future of RTS games

Posted at 14:01 by Podcast with 12 comments

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The fourth Gaming Pocast from the CustomPC and bit-tech team, again hosted by Joe and this time with Clive, Mark and Antony joining in for plenty of discussion about the latest events in the games industry across all platforms.

This week they discuss the future of the Japanese games market, why none of them will buy a PSPgo and why the Dreamcast was so great. Also, rants about the evolution of the RTS genre and a chance to win a copy of Zeno Clash, plus the usual reader mail.

If you've got questions you'd like to see answered in the next podcast feel free to send them to the usual address or drop them in the forums.

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Written on 1st October 2009
Tags competition, download, dreamcast, facade, games, gaming, gaming podcast, indie games, japan, left 4 dead 2, podcast, pspgo, rts, strategy, zeno clash

Series 3, Episode 7 - OnLive, Game Testing and Team Fortress 2

Posted at 17:36 by Podcast with 15 comments

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In the third gaming-only CustomPC and bit-tech podcast we talk about the theory behind OnLive, Sony's new PlayStation 3 reality TV show 'The Tester' and the controversies that have broken out around Valve's new anti-cheat measures in Team Fortress 2.

Moving on from that we recap on what we've all been up to lately, from playing with the Novint Falcon to taking a look at the much-delayed Battlefield 2 patch.

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Written on 7th September 2009
Tags battlefield 2, falcon, gaming, gaming podcast, music, novint, onlive, podcast, rock band, team fortress 2, tf2, the beatles, the tester

Series 3, Episode 6 - GamesCom 2009, WoW Cataclysm, Shadow Complex and much more

Posted at 10:28 by Podcast with 12 comments

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This week’s podcast is all about gaming, and my is there a lot that’s talked about, with everything from GamesCom 2009 to WoW’s Cataclysm expansion to the XBox Live game Shadow Complex all talked about. And more. Lots more. Plus, there’s a prize to be snaffled, so sign up now!

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Written on 28th August 2009
Tags cataclysm, cologne, gamescom, gaming podcast, shadow complex, wow

Series 3, Episode 4 - The Gaming Podcast, in association with 50 Cent

Posted at 10:17 by Podcast with 29 comments

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We’re changing it up on the podcast, with a gaming only podcast this week, and a hardware one to follow next week. So yes, Episode 4 of Series 3 of the combined Custom PC and bit-tech podcast is here. It’s hosted by Joe, and he is joined by Harry, Rich and Alex. Apparently 50 Cent is in the new Call of Duty game, id Software don’t like the PS3 and there’s going to be lots of goat sex in Dragon Age Origins. There’s also a brand new competition!

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Written on 14th August 2009
Tags 50 cent, call of duty, dragon age origins, gaming podcast, modern warfare 2
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