Round 10 - Silence Before the Storm

Date aired: 

06 Jun 2014

Show Length: 

01:18:36

Around the World:  00:05:59

  • Apple's WWDC 2014 - multiple gaming-related announcements
  • New FPS from Crytek - 'Homefront:  The Revolution'
  • Mozilla open-sources 'PlayCanvas', Javascript / HTML5 game engine
  • Microsoft releases Windows driver for Xbox One controller (wired only)
  • Kinect 2 PC dev kit available for preorder, $199 - Jun 15
  • 'Floating Point', by makers of Gunpoint, on Steam; free
  • World's largest video game collection up for auction
  • Nintendo releases Brain Age on Wii U virtual console for free in Japan
  • Wii U's "Deluxe Money" promotion live
  • Sony goofed and offered Uncharted 3 free to ALL PSN users yesterday - whoops!
  • Twitch plays.... Final Fantasy VI?!
  • Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will not be attending E3 at the recommendation of his physician
  • Microsoft confirms that removing the Kinect from XBone results in ~10% increase in throughput on its GPU

Bonus Level 1:  00:25:20

Personal Gaming:  00:37:20

  • TowerFall: Ascension (PC; 'Quest for Semi-Glory')
  • Cobalt (PC)
  • Minecraft (PC)
  • Pathfinder (tabletop RPG)
  • Mario Kart 8 (Wii U)
  • Cockroach Poker (tabletop card game)
  • Betrayal at House on the Hill (tabletop board game)

Bonus Level 2:  00:48:28

Ad-hoc Design: 00:56:13

  • Sports-FPS-Death-Match-for-Two-Players
  • Roguelike-Karting-Platformer-of-Awesomeness
  • Track-manipulation racer

Full date: 

Fri, 06 Jun 2014 19:00:00 CDT