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Looking Back: EA at E3 2012

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:56:33 +0000

[RTM] Episode 64 (05/20): Zero's Discount Family Counseling

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:35:32 +0000

Seeing trouble on the horizon, Ben and Doba must go the one place they never wanted to go: A counselor. This would be much cooler if it were a councillor which I always want to spell as counciler. Just imagine Ben and Doba standing in front of a council, ZeroRanma sits in the center. He looks to his left to see Super and Dark, he looks to his right to see Youko and probably Joe Bush or something. Slowly he stands up.

Thumbs down.

This week's big topics include the Super Robot Wars OSTs, Super Smash Bros. Brawl OST, MrEpicOSTs, Random Access Memories, Jazz, The Heist (Macklemore), Future Sex Love Sounds (Justin Timberlake), Didn't It Rain (Hugh Laurie), Roomful of Teeth, Lewis Black, Mitch Hedburg, Iron Man 3, Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, Green Lantern, Journey 2 the Mysterious Island, Anastasia, Strip Search, Valvrave the Liberator, Date-A-Live, The Informant, The Terminal, Dora the Explorer, One Piece, It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, American Dad, John Pinette, Brian Regan, The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy, Pokemon White 2, Project M, Parappa the Rapper, The World Ends With You, The Unfinished Swan, Bioshock Infinite, Poker Night 2, Borderlands, Tales of Graces F, Sleeping Dogs, Board Game Online, Minecraft, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Super Metroid (And how people suck at it), Nintendo's Content ID Check for YouTube videos, and GameStop fun times.

GUEST APPEARANCE(S): ZeroRanma

ENDING SONG: Give Life Back To Music ~ Daft Punk

EASTER EGG(S): The overly long yet amazing process of starting the episode

Link to Content Post: http://showmeyournews.com/rtm/?p=626

The Weekly Rundown: May 12-18 (05/19)

Mon, 20 May 2013 00:55:37 +0000

Hey all, so this is just something I've been wanting to do for awhile. It's nothing big, nothing official, nothing amazing. Basically it's a short 3-5 minute weekly thing that goes over what happened on the site during the past week. It's just a project I wanted to take up, it's nothing official like I said.

So yeah, give it a short listen. Lemme know what you think.

DOWNLOAD IT HERE

This Week:
- Show Me Your News Episode 134
- Show Me Your Reviews!
- Youko Looks Back At Microsoft's E3 2012
- Superfluous: Fire Emblem

Superfluous - Fire Emblem

Sat, 18 May 2013 19:28:51 +0000

Super here with a new series for the Show Me Your News Network! Yes, after much discussion, deliberation, and procrastination, Superfluous has finally hit the airwaves for it's first episode.

I regret nothing.

On this episode, joining Super is his fellow Network content producer Darkurai as they talk about the Fire Emblem series, building skills, and spoil story elements like crazy. This is a very spoiler heavy series, so if you're still wanting to play through the games themselves, come back to this after you've played them, or risk it all for a cheap laugh.

DOWNLOAD LINK

That is not by any means the final logo design.

Videos by Joe Bush

Thu, 16 May 2013 17:47:57 +0000

I've made videos for like five years now, and I'd like to share them with you guys because I think you could probably give me some decent feedback and criticism on how to be better at what I do.
Here's my most recent:

Looking Back: Microsoft at E3 2012

Wed, 15 May 2013 18:35:40 +0000

With E3 2013 less than a month away and after re-watching last year's press conferences (mostly to get them off my DVR), let's recap the claims that were made by each of the Big Three companies (plus EA and Ubisoft) and see how they did almost one year later! Five conferences will be reviewed for not their content quality, but the truthfulness of the claims that were made, between now and Episode 135 of SMYN. Up first is MICROSOFT at E3 2012, after the break!

CLAIM: Halo 4 will be released November 6, 2012.
RESULT: True. It met its launch date and the game was actually quite good!

CLAIM: Splinter Cell: Blacklist will be released Spring 2013.
RESULT: WRONG! It is currently slated for August 20, 2013.

CLAIM: FIFA 13 will be "Better with Kinect" in Fall 2012.
RESULT: True. The game did feature Kinect support, although it wasn't used much, and it launched in North America on September 25, 2012.

CLAIM: Madden 13 will be "Better with Kinect" on August 28, 2012.
RESULT: True. The game met this launch date with Kinect support, although its functionality was questionable, as players could input the shortcuts on the controller much quicker.

CLAIM: Fable: The Journey will be released in Holiday 2012.
RESULT: True. The game launched in October 9, 2012, albeit with relatively weak reviews.

CLAIM: Gears of War: Judgment will be released in 2013.
RESULT: True. The game launched on March 19, 2013.

CLAIM: Forza Horizon will be released October 23, 2012.
RESULT: True. The game met this release date.

CLAIM: Players with Kinect will be able to voice search based on genres. In addition, foreign language support for 12 countries will be implemented.
RESULT: True. Voice recognition effectiveness has proven to be one of Kinect's biggest strengths and this addition of features was implemented well.

CLAIM: Out of the thirty-five new Xbox Live content providers, four of those include Nickelodeon, Paramount, Machinima, and Univision.
RESULT: True. These were all added.

CLAIM: Sports on Xbox Live will be expanded to include NBA Gametime & LeaguePass, NHL Gamecenter, and WatchESPN.
RESULT: Shaky. These come with a lot of stipulations that were not addressed, such as required memberships or service-ready ISPs. The impression provided during the show was that everyone would have access to these apps.

CLAIM: Xbox Music will feature 30 million tracks across multiple platforms when it launches - no specific date confirmed.
RESULT: Shaky. The service eventually launched on October 16, 2012, but with the limited-time free streaming feature and a $10/month subscription fee, the service has not hit mass appeal at all.

CLAIM: Nike+ Kinect Training will be released in Holiday 2012.
RESULT: True. The game launched on October 30, 2012.

CLAIM: Xbox SmartGlass will allow users to control their Xbox 360s with smartphones and tablets, while also adding a second-screen experience.
RESULT: Shaky. While it does functionally work, it has not hit the success Microsoft had hoped for. Also, it was conveniently left out of the presentation that the second-screen experience does not work with every entertainment possibility, as such content has to be considered and created first.

CLAIM: Internet Explorer will come to Xbox 360 in 2012, with optional SmartGlass control and support.
RESULT: True. Even if Xbox owners would have liked that browser to be Chrome or Firefox, the browser launched on October 16, 2012. And yes, it is locked behind a Xbox Live Gold membership.

CLAIM: SmartGlass will launch worldwide this fall. It will also support tablets running Windows 8.
RESULT: True. Although, it was done with little fanfare and honestly. I only just installed the app on my iPhone while re-watching the conference. It is just that irrelevant right now.

CLAIM: Tomb Raider will have its first DLC timed to be initially Xbox 360-exclusive. No word on the release date.
RESULT: True. The game launched on March 5, 2013. The first "Caves & Cliffs" DLC map pack had about a month-long exclusivity on Xbox 360.

CLAIM: Ascend: New Gods will be released in 2013.
RESULT: To be determined. Actually, the game is now called Ascend: Hand of Kul. That aside, nothing has been said about this God of War-like game from Signal Studios since the conference.

CLAIM: LocoCycle will be released in 2013.
RESULT: To be determined. Nothing has been said about this Twisted Pixel game since the conference.

CLAIM: Matter will be released in 2013.
RESULT: WRONG! This Gore Verbinski Kinect game that seemed to borrow its style from Portal was cancelled in March 2013.

CLAIM: Resident Evil 6 will have its first DLC timed to be initially Xbox 360-exclusive. No word on the release date.
RESULT: True. The game launched on October 2, 2012. The Survivor, Predator, and Onslaught game modes were Xbox 360-exclusive for about two months.

CLAIM: Wreckateer will be released in Summer 2012.
RESULT: True. The game launched on July 25, 2012.

CLAIM: South Park: The Stick of Truth will be released on March 5, 2013.
RESULT: WRONG! After THQ sold off the rights of the game to Ubisoft, the game missed its launch date, but it is still planned on being released in 2013.

CLAIM: Dance Central 3 is coming in 2012 to Xbox 360.
RESULT: True. The game launched on October 16, 2012. It is unclear if those who played it were able to get Usher's moves, though.

CLAIM: Call of Duty: Black Ops II is coming in 2012 to Xbox 360.
RESULT: True. The game launched on November 13, 2012. Its first DLC pack, "Revolution," was Xbox 360-exclusive for about a month.

CONCLUSION:
True: 16
To be determined: 2
Shaky: 3
Wrong: 3

Microsoft's conference will be remembered for the more bizarre moments, most notably for an unnecessary dancing and singing performance by Usher. While many of the release dates of the games shown were met, a lot of the bigger announcements fell flat. The South Park cameo, while amusing, still stings when you consider what has happened to the game. The indie game section of the show was a complete flop in hindsight. Most importantly, SmartGlass was the biggest announcement of Microsoft's conference, yet what has come out of it? SmartGlass just never gained the public and developer support at launch that Microsoft expected, so several of those claims and concept pitches made during the show feel like pipe dreams in retrospect. Perhaps the service will develop in time, with the help of the next Xbox? 2012 wasn't failure of a show for Microsoft in terms of truth in hindsight, but when you struggle to deliver on the bigger points, the final grade is going to suffer.

CLAIM GRADE: C+

What would you give Microsoft?

WaykoWare

Mon, 13 May 2013 20:21:56 +0000

Hey you! Do you wanna play a terrible WarioWare clone I made for my semester proje-? ... Oh....

Well just in case, here's a link to WaykoWare! (I think, lemme know if it doesn't work)

https://www.dropbox.com/sh/9j8gyqlpw1balyw/nwXCoIDHzy

This game was made in about 18 hours of almost non stop work in Game Maker for a class's final project. I wanted to make a WarioWare clone and I decided hey, why not make it based around Wayko a little bit? So that happened.

I'd actually like to get back to it some day when I know what I'm doing... I'd love some comments though! I know I said it's terrible but I don't think it's too bad for being my second game ever made without instruction (first in almost 3 years!). Yeah, it's a bad game but I'm still sort of proud of it. Sort of.

COUPLE COMMENTS:
No, I can't get rid of the watermark. I don't have the full version of GameMaker and therefore that watermark's here to stay...
Yes, the Tetris game looks... not good. It also barely works good. I apologize.
Yes the G&W game can range from super easy to "holy crap that was almost impossible."
Yes, there is a glitch somewhere I didn't fix that makes the score keep going up (hard to find but once you do it's obvious how to do it) and makes the results screen not work correctly.

Special thanks to Youko who recorded some Wayko lines for me, I think they really added to it and I wish I gave myself more time to work with them.

DAMN that felt good. I should do a game jam or ludum dare sometime!

Show Me Your REVIEWS!

Mon, 13 May 2013 15:22:28 +0000

With the community-building efforts that we try to continue to offer our fans, I'm happy to finally reveal the next step in that process!

With Show Me Your REVIEWS, we are trying to break away from 'harmful' tropes such as scoring (out of 10, out of five stars, etc.), with more of a focus on the media's content and what likely will or will not be enjoyed by those who experience the title.

If you wish to improve your media critique skills through writing practice, then we'd like you to join our team! We are a group of enthusiasts who enjoy media of all kinds and we are looking to inform readers with our written opinions. Additionally, we hope to improve our own writing skills, our portfolios, our résumés, and our media experiences. To join us, please take note of the following steps...

SAMPLE REVIEW
Please email a sample review to smynnetwork(AT)gmail(DOT)com to be considered a candidate for our Writing Team. You will need to include your full name (first and last) with the review, as this is meant to be taken professionally. Each member of our writing team has their full name attached to their work on our site.

FURTHER INSTRUCTION
That's it! We will reply with further instruction if we deem you as a worthy candidate. We have no required quota of reviews per time period, but we recommend writing as much as possible for the sake of practice.

CURRENT TEAM
Authors and currently-posted reviews
Youko: To the Moon, Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward, Persona 4 Golden, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Sonic 4: Episode I, Metroid: Other M
Darkurai: Girls und Panzer, Mass Effect 3: Citadel, 3DS XL
TheDobaga: Ace Attorney (film), Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, ActRaiser
Missingno: Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity, New Super Mario Bros. U
DQP: Evoland, Bioshock Infinite, Runner2: Future Legend of Rhythm Alien
GymLeaderBen: n/a
Super: n/a

We're trying to provide a space for those who wish to improve their media critique skills through community. While we cannot accept everyone, we wish to include those who are truly interested about advancing their writing skills in this way.

So, do you have what it takes?

[SMYN] Episode 134 (05/11): Calm Before Infinity

Sun, 12 May 2013 17:37:02 +0000

Last-minute Durango rumors, EA claims Star Wars games, and Katie Couric's take on violent games are discussed. Also, mothers in video games and Adventure Time in the Soapbox segment, losing a life's savings over a Kinect is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! It's been a slow couple weeks, so there's no guest this week. Instead, we're awaiting the Next Xbox conference, preparing E3 Yes/No questions, and anticipating Superfluous! Youko, Super, and TonyTH break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: Tony's text/call alerts for Youko

YouTube Link

DOWNLOAD HERE (and view outline/links):
http://www.showmeyournews.com/podcast/?p=1078

[SMYN] Episode 134 Stream

Sat, 11 May 2013 12:46:05 +0000

It's been a slow couple weeks of gaming news, but Super, Tony, and I prepare for the 5/21 Xbox event and more - today at 2 PM ET! http://twitch.tv/showmeyournews

SMYN RADIO With DJ MOéBEATS

Sat, 11 May 2013 10:36:22 +0000

I've been needing something to get my mind off of school and things that are currently going on in my life. So... in an attempt to get away from my life in a sense, I started this "Radio Station" Doba and I were talking about it a few nights ago and I decided to just go with it.

EPISODE 1 (5-11-13) RUNTIME: 47:22
Artist featured this week:
-The All-American Rejects
-Macklemore
-Foals
-Of Monsters And Men
-Fortune Family
-Ken Ashcorp
-Steve Aoki
-Knife Party
-Rise Against

I also tell a story related to school. It's a good one!

This is just round one of this. If you have any suggestions, please, feel free to let me know what can be done. I'll fix it above and beyond your expectations! ^_^

DOWNLOAD
http://www.mediafire.com/?3087xm4xdye6j73

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Pokemon Tretta Lab

Thu, 09 May 2013 12:26:40 +0000

Not quite the platform I was expecting for this, but whatever works.

Pokemon Tretta, the game that replaced Battrio, NOW ON YOUR HANDHELD. Well probably not on your handheld, since it still encourages vicinity to an arcade machine.

~THOUGHTS~

Video Game Power thread

Thu, 09 May 2013 05:24:08 +0000

So while on the Video game portion of memebase I came across this picture.

I read through it and it made me wonder what other people's powers would be. I my self would choose Stat screens and jumping. Stat screens because i am an RPG nerd and also seeing my system tell me how out of shape I am in might just give me the kick in the ask I need to get healthy. (Also the picture was from Fate/ Stay night how could i not love that)

Jumping and landing because i want to do stupid stoff like jump from a plane sans parachute because stupidity.

[RTM] Episode 63 (05/04): Super Mature Chats With Joe Bush

Tue, 07 May 2013 22:12:18 +0000

I have nothing clever for this episode's post (or for any episode's post) so let's just cut the crap and get right to it. Joe Bush from camp joins us as we once again remind the world that Doba goes off to camp soon! But only for a little bit this year. We think. We hope. Hey, if we're lucky maybe he'll stay there forever and we'll be rid of him for the rest of eternity. That'd be nice.

This week's big topics include Rugrats in Paris, Tim Hecker, Les Discrets, Mount Eerie, Mercies, P.O.S., Jock Jams, Royksopp, Tiger Trap, Serena-Maneesh, Moby, Of Montreal, DJ Shadow, Xiu Xiu, Lightning Seeds, the UMvC3 OST, Show Me Your News!, Hey Arnold!, Community, The Simpsons, Giant Bomb's Game Room, Tim & Eric Awesome Show: Great Job!, Brutalmoose, Shmvoo, The Lonely Goomba, the Adventures of TinTin, Hannibal, Breaking Bad, Bates Motel, Louis CK's Oh My God, Ghost Dad, Secret of Nimh, Drake & Josh, Zaxxon 3D, Michael Jordon: Chaos in the Windy City, Action Fighter, Teen Agent, Space Jam, The Walking Dead, Kingdom Hearts 3D: Dream Drop Distance, Final Fantasy, Project M, The World Ends With You, Zoo Tycoon, Kingdom Hearts II, Devil May Cry, Minecraft, Fire Emblem: Awakening, and Dress To Play: Cute Witches.

GUEST APPEARANCES: Joe Bush

ENDING SONG: Womb With A View ~ GWAR

EASTER EGG(S): SEN WHAT DID YOU DO TO ME

CONTENT POST: http://showmeyournews.com/rtm/?p=621

[WRUP] Episode 17 (05/05): Joel Played Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:46:54 +0000

SUPER - Left 4 Dead 2, Star Fox 64 3D, Project M, Kid Icarus: Uprising, Fire Emblem: Awakening
JOEL - Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Poker Night 2, Tank! Tank! Tank!
YOUKO - Okamiden, Telltale's The Walking Dead, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Project M (SMYNja Hack Pack), Banjo-Kazooie

To read more episode information and download the .mp3, check out our content page post and let us know what you think here!

LINK TO CONTENT PAGE: http://showmeyournews.com/wutruplayn/?p=115

WRUP Ep. 17 Details

Fri, 03 May 2013 19:30:59 +0000

WRUP: Episode 17
SUNDAY, MAY 5th
12 PM Eastern (9 AM Pacific, 16:00 GMT)
Guest: Joel, aka "Imabeast"

Livestream Link: http://www.twitch.tv/showmeyournews

What will be discussed, you ask? Well, Youko finished The Walking Dead, even though it was last year's SMYN Game of the Year. Plus, Tony has been on Troy Baker overload! We're looking for your mailtime questions, so ask us anything in this thread and be sure to tune into the stream!

WALKER HYPE!

[DTS] Episode 29 (05/02): Predicting the NHL Playoffs

Fri, 03 May 2013 14:34:28 +0000

Jason Collins comes out, the NFL Draft is complete, and the NHL playoffs begin!

LINK TO CONTENT POST: http://showmeyournews.com/dts/?p=123

Week 005: Gunstar Heroes

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:35:35 +0000

Are next game is Gunstar Heroes. Do you have questions for us, or anything to say? Post here for a chance of us answering on the episode.

Draft "Winners and Losers"

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 05:56:16 +0000

Well folks the NFL Draft has come and gone this year. Thus the road to Superbowl XLVIII is under way. With the draft being over the media has gone on and on about who won the draft. So I figured why don't we ask the same. This years raft was a little lacking in "star power" seeing as very few "skill" positions (baby men as me an my Linemen buddies called them) went early in the draft. 8 of the first 10 picks of the Draft were offensive and defensive linemen, and not a single running back was picked in the first round in the modern era draft (post 1963). So lets have fun debating and analzying the biggest winners of the 2013 NFL Draft.

These are my opinions.

Biggest Winner- Big boys. For the first time ever the first 2 picks in the NFL draft were offensive linemen (Tackles to boot) and over half of the players taken in the First round (17) was either an O or D linemen. Something I as a former Center, Offensive and Defensive tackle love to see.

Biggest Loser- Geno Smith. After an amazing Senior year in which he threw 42 touchdown passes, only 6 interceptions, threw for over 4200 yards and completed an amazing 71.2 percent of his passes I was expecting him to be taken in the top ten picks of the draft if not number one over all. Alas that is not what transpired we was taken in the second round by a poor team with a brain dead coach a god awful General Manager and an outstanding 5 quarter backs already on the roster he was drafted number 39th overall by the New Jersey Jets (they are the Jersey Jets because both their stadium and their home office is in New Jersey). Geno is going to be under a microscope in the area and its win now or die media atmosphere. Just look at Mark Sanchez he could have been an awesome player but he has just been crushed by the intense media pressure. i think he would have been an amazing fit n an area like Arizona with a rather laid back fan base that be calling for Geno's job after every bad pass.

Those are just my ideas cant wait to hear everyone else's thoughts.

[SMYN] Episode 133 (04/27): An N-Direct Approach

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 09:45:36 +0000

Nintendo's No-Show E3 Conference, 4/17's Nintendo Direct, and Next Xbox reveal date are discussed. Also, David Hayter's role in MGS5 and the Ratchet & Clank movie in the Soapbox segment, the Pizza Hut Xbox Live app is our Hilarity of the Weak, and much more! Cyberlink420 and GameBuddy from Sonic F join us to lend their intriguing perspectives on games. Meanwhile, this was our first episode broadcasted on Twitch.TV! Youko, Super, TonyTH, Cyberlink420, and GameBuddy break down the latest news from the gaming world!

Easter Egg: What might happen with Rayman Legends

YouTube Link

DOWNLOAD HERE (and view outline/links):
http://www.showmeyournews.com/podcast/?p=1071