Episode Details

Modern Warfare 4 tells one war from three perspectives: Captain Price going rogue, the North Korean side of the invasion, and a private fighting alongside South Korean forces. Halfway through the campaign, the intensity hasn’t let up. On PC, though, getting into multiplayer and DMZ can mean a motherboard firmware update first, and we get into what that means for players on older hardware.

Next, we say goodbye to BioWare. We look back at the studio that made Knights of the Old Republic, Mass Effect and Dragon Age, why EA chose Star Wars over the next Mass Effect, and where BioWare’s biggest names have landed. Casey Hudson’s Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic gives us a reason for hope.

Then we compare nine-figure bets like Gears of War: E-Day with veteran-led studios like Sandfall, Embark, Kojima Productions and Rebel Wolves, which are making standout games on leaner budgets. We wrap up with our final thoughts on Marvel’s Wolverine: what worked, what dragged, and whether its Apocalypse setup will ever get a payoff.

Show Notes:
1:03 - Housekeeping
2:33 - Modern Warfare 4 First Look: Great Campaign, One Big PC Catch
31:07 - BioWare Is Gone. What Happens to Mass Effect Now?
1:02:20 - Is Bigger Better in Gaming? $400 Million Games vs. 30-Person Studios
1:31:53 - Marvel’s Wolverine Sets Up Something Huge
1:55:43 - Upcoming Video Game Releases
 

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