Round 18 - WARK

Date aired: 

21 Nov 2014

Show Length: 

02:21:20

Around the World:  00:06:37

  • Valve updates rules and guidelines for Early Access
  • Internet Archive gains 900+ arcade games, playable through browser via MESS emulator
  • CommanderVideo, protagonist of BIT.TRIP series, enters Super Smash Brothers for Wii U as a trophy
  • 3DS homebrew through obscure Japanese-language cart of Cubic Ninja skyrockets the cart's price
  • Elite: Dangerous, even after raising 1.5 million pounds through Kickstarter, retracts single-player offline mode formerly promised in their funding campaign
  • Five Nights at Freddy's 2 released; even on mobile!
  • Xbox One promotion through Microsoft store offers $100 discount with trade-in of working Xbox 360 or PS3 with controller and power cord
  • Nintendo GameCube turned 13 on 18 Nov
  • Arkham City easter eggs still being discovered, three years later
  • Sears accidentally lists Wii U, 3DS XL for $60
  • Far Cry 4 launch botched (surprise!)
  • Nintendo IP can now, officially, be used in fan projects, subject to some conditions
  • WoW: Warlords of Draenor expansion released on 11 Nov
  • Assassin's Creed: Rogue released on PS3, Xbox 360, 11 Nov; alongside fellow AssCreed title Unity
  • Many more Final Fantasy games slated for mobile release in 2015

Bonus Level 1:  00:47:18

Personal Gaming:  01:02:45

Bonus Level 2:  01:26:38

Ad-hoc Design: 01:39:12

  • Multi-chromatic puzzle adventure
  • Engine-like, to construct RPGs while taking out some of the more onerous supporting material
  • Slingshot item-placement puzzler

Full date: 

Fri, 21 Nov 2014 19:00:00 CST