Episode Details

It's never easy to watch the slow-motion downfall of an online game, especially when you consider all of the players and studio employees that it affects. This week on the show, Bree and Justin sort through the Red 5 mess and speculate about a Firefall that could have been.

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Show notes:

• Intro
• Adventures in MMOs: Guild Wars 2, SWTOR, Shroud of the Avatar
• News: Firefall's studio is laid off
• News: Demon Hunters coming to WoW on August 9th
• News: StarCraft Universe starts open beta
• News: Guild Wars 2 allows guild memorials
• News: A look at Age of Wushu 2
• News: A new RIFT expansion?
• Mailbag: Getting into MMOs early or late?
• Mailbag: Permadeath squads
• Outro

Other info:

• Podcast theme: "Login Screen Theme" from Firefall
• Your show hosts: Bree and Justin
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