You guessed it, Mass Effect 2 is on the docket this week along with Ubisoft’s wicked DRM, World Of Warcraft power trading and snap game purchasing decisions. Oddly, there are two separate horse references recorded within which is pretty rare unless this was the equestrian podcast - which it’s not.
Deep in the heart of Iowa, the world’s greatest City Bus Simulator 2010 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FP1yddiEzpQ) player is just getting home from work. His name is Albert. Right now is the third best moment of Albert’s day: the 22.7 seconds when the tires of his ‘94 Dodge Stratus are touching the gravel in his driveway, when a tumble-crackling of tiny stones in his wheelwell can be heard.
It’s a prelude to what awaits in Albert’s single-story duplex: three and a quarter hours of pristine, uninterrupted city bus simulating. The hustle and bustle of the city-goers; the adrenaline rush of ambulatory stop-and-go traffic; the menacing passenger irritated over the 10 cent rise in bus fare are all familiar telltale signs that Albert’s home. And 4.3 seconds? That’s the amount of time it takes Albert to open and close the front and rear doors to let passengers off—a world-record.
By day, Albert is a lowly Nerd Team employee at his local electronics warehouse. But by night, Albert rules the influx of bus passengers. And the best moment of his day? The realization that comes from expertly deploying a wheel chair lift in downtown Manhattan rush hour traffic, and still getting that grandma to her 7 o’clock bingo tournament: that there’s an ecosystem of people that rely on him to get where they need to be.
Our efforts this week are wrapped up in similar concerns: our subscribers are relying on us to wrap up our latest, exclusive-first-look-at-an-incredible-gamingest issue so it can hit their mailboxes on time. Catch us next week. In the meanwhile, there’s Bios to Shock, Fields to Battle on, Stars to Trek, Lands to Border, and Dragons to Age.
Dan and Erik dish out their impressions of the Star Trek Online beta. We also give you the skinny on Bioshock 2 DRM, talk about pre-ordering as an investment tool and Arma II - believe the hype!
Tim, Tom, Graham and Rich talk about our BioShock 2 review, lying in
Ruse, capturing goblins in Wurm, mainlining dungeons in WoW, and
enveloping other ships in Captain Forever.
It’s not about headbutting fancy china, it’s about games of the year! gamasutra.com lets us borrow Chris Remo for the afternoon and he does a fantastic job helping us highlighting 2009’s gaming…uh…highlights.
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Josh: The Abominable Sleeping Bag
No idea where the Tomb Raider Boss is
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