The multiplayer gaming podcast is back and this week we lead of with Twitch being hacked and payout totals revealed, Ubisoft's plan to release yet another free-to-play battle royale, Valve refunding Dota International tickets, Sora coming to Smash, and a look at the Mad King's event in Guild Wars 2! All that and more on this week's Always Online!
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Discussion Timestamps:
00:00 Show Intro
02:02 Twitch, Ubisoft, Dota, and More (And some New World)
26:38 Sora in Smash and Nickelodeon's Brawling title releases
31:37 Mad King Event Main Event Fight!
36:35 Weekly Bombs (DA-Bomb / A-Bomb)
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The online component is actually kind of puzzling in its own right...
The industry seems to be peeling back a bit from live services...does that mean they're on their way out, though?
Things get a little different for Wilfredo in this particular episode.
Millions have tried the game, but what will it take for them to stick around?
If you didn't have the Gaming Gumbo I would say just cover the biggest news in gaming that can technically fit the online theme. Since you do have Gaming Gumbo I think you should make a priority list of different kinds of games instead of a hard yes or no. Or maybe a ... PRIORITY TIER LIST!!!
S Tier:
* Anything Bless related when Troy is on.
A Tier:
* News from major mmos.
* Industry news (Blizzard lawsuits, Twitch hack, etc.).
B Tier:
* F2P news.
* News from smaller mmos.
* News from bigger online only games.
C Tier:
* News from bigger games with online multiplayer (Smash, CoD, etc.).
D Tier:
* News from smaller games with online multiplayer.
E Tier:
* Everything else.
Press F Tier:
* To pay respect to dead games.
If a piece of news is really interesting (or has really good SEO) bump it up a tier or two. If it's boring bump it down. Then just cover stories based on their ranking until you have enough material. The tier list is in the order I would prefer but feel free to swap the order.
P.S. Jambalaya is better than gumbo
I want my 5 seconds of fame and the happiness of you guys reading my answer to the question back....