Weekend Confirmed 66 - FEAR 3, Shadows of the Damned
by Garnett Lee, Jun 24, 2011 11:00am PDTSettling in to summer, the Weekend Confirmed crew finds a stack of great games waiting to be played. Christian Spicer sits in with Xav, Jeff, and Garnett to talk F.E.A.R. 3, Shadows of the Damned, inFamous 2, Trenched, and more in Whatcha' Been Playin? The Warning gets started with a continuation of a discussion that started on twitter about whether names like Mizuguchi, Suda, Mikami, and Yamaoka generate big buzz. The group also looks at all the other big games hitting their 10th anniversary along with Halo and realizes 2001 was a pretty special year. The news and Finishing Moves bring it all home.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 66: 06/24/2011
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Weekend Confirmed comes in four segments to make it easy to listen to in segments or all at once. Here's the timing for this week's episode:
- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 1: Start: 00:00:00 End: 00:29:54
- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 2: Start: 00:30:28 End: 01:01:20
- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 3: Start: 01:02:26 End: 01:32:04
- Featured music "The Constant" by The Felix Culpa: Start: 01:32:04 End: 01:35:30
- The Front Page news: Start: 01:31:47 End: 02:06:53
The Felix Culpa is a four-piece band consisting of vocalist/guitarist Marky Hladish, bassist/vocalist Tristan Hammond, guitarist/vocalist Dustin Currier and drummer Joel Coan. From the Illinois/Wisconsin border, the band is best described as progressive indie with post-hardcore elements. They have released two full-length albums ("Commitment" and "Sever Your Roots"), an EP/DVD combo ("Thought Control"), a digital EP ("SoSo Remission") and are currently signed to No Sleep Records. They can be found online at Facebook, twitter, and on their official site.
The Felix Culpa are headed out on a short supporting tour w/ The Dear Hunter.
Tour Dates:
July 22nd - Minneapolis, MN Triple Rock
July 23rd - DeKalb, IL House Cafe
July 24th - Chicago, IL Lincoln Hall
July 26th - St. Louis, MO The Firebird
July 27th - Covington, KY Mad Hatter
July 28th - Grand Rapids, MI Pyramid SchemeKay
Original music in the show by Del Rio. Get his latest Album, The Wait is Over on iTunes. Check out more, including the Super Mega Worm mix and other mash-ups on his ReverbNation page or Facebook page, and follow him on twitter delriomusic.
Christian Spicer performs his stand-up comedy show around the country. For more info, including dates for upcoming shows, check out Christian Spicer's site.
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with that done, just wanted to bring up a question. where do you guys stand on the effectiveness of the current rating system?
i know it's a topic that's been discussed previously, but this morning i saw a kid who couldn't have been older than 10 buying a used copy of Gears of War 2. the guy at the store didn't question his age or ask his mother (are you aware that this game carries a mature rating) or anything.
i mean, i understand that it' may just be a case of bad parenting, and the store clerk would've been instructed to make the sale , but what's the point of the age rating system is nobody's gives a second thought?
i don't think that violent video game = violent kid, i think it's just the kid may not appreciate everything the designer was intending their audience to see being so young...it just irked me seeing that today.
great show as always, i love you guys
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like i said, it's more that the games aren't necessarily being played by the people that the designers intended it to be.
i agree with all of your comments about exposure to m-rated content, it's not going to turn you into a messed up criminal (i think i pointed that out in my original post), but i do kinda wish there were mature themed games that actually cover mature in the adult sense...
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