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The Played crew kicks off this episode with ill-advised conspiratorial rantings about what Blizzard will announce during its Paris Worldwide Invitational this Saturday.  We’re hoping and praying for Diablo III.  We expect to be crushingly disappointed.
After that, it’s straight on to what we’ve been playing, with the lion’s share of discussion devoted to Metal Gear [...]

 

 Played - Episode 41: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (151)

 

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The bulk of this week’s show is spent with Albert Reed, studio manager of Massachusetts-based Demiurge Studios.  Demiurge just shipped its PC version of BioWare’s acclaimed Mass Effect–and polished out the game’s edges in the process.  Reed discusses his studio’s formation and experience, and its plans to launch its own original titles.
We wrap up the [...]

 

 Played - Episode 40: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (244)

 

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