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Killzone: Mercenary shoots onto Vita on September 10
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Final Fantasy 8 getting PC re-release (in Japan)
Weekend Confirmed 70 - PixelJunk lifelike, Bastion, Space Marine
by Garnett Lee, Jul 22, 2011 11:00am PDTGarnett returns and brings back with him tales of a trio of PixelJunk games. He got to play lifelike and demystifies its creative approach to interactively remixing music. He also got some more stick time with Sidescroller and a peek at the just announced Monsters for social networks. Jeff snuck off to Comic Con but he'll be back next week with a full report. Xav and "Indie" Jeff, though, bring plenty of their own ammo to Whatcha Been Playin, including Bastion and the upcoming Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine. Some of your thoughts on the nature of online shooter players sparked the conversation in the Warning and Xav brought a "fat stack" on news for the final segment. And it all wraps up with Finishing Moves.
Weekend Confirmed Ep. 70: 07/22/2011
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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: 00:29:37
- Whatcha' Been Playin Part 2: Start: 00:30:11 End: 01:00:09
- The Warning: Start: 01:01:14 End: 01:31:58
- Featured music I Come to Shanghai - "Eternal Life Volume 1 Track 1" Start: 01:31:58 End: 01:35:38
- The Front Page news: Start: 01:35:38 End: 02:11:37
This week's featured music comes from the excellent sophomore effort by I Come to Shanghai. Robert Ashley, host of the excellent A Life Well Wasted podcast, and Sam Frigard put a ton of love into their new work, titled "Eternal Life." It's available now on the official I Come to Shanghai site as a 320 kbps mp3 for the amazing price of whatever you name. Yep, you decide how much to pay them for it. Or, for hardcore audiophiles, a lossless FLAC version is available for $8 from their bandcamp page.
Eternal Life Volume 1 is actually the band's third recording. Their second was lost to technical gremlins and statistically improbable disasters. Volume 2 of Eternal Life is currently in the works and should be out soon.
Help Garnett's brother Andrew on his donation drive to ride for Children's Hospital. If you can, please give him a hand in supporting a good cause.
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.
Jeff Cannata can also be seen on The Totally Rad Show. They've gone daily so there's a new segment to watch every day of the week!
For more information on the Play for Japan Charity Album, visit the group's official site.
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Comments
Last night, I ran through Super Mario Galaxy with my mate, increasing my star count from 39 to 110. I had a blast with it and I'm definitely looking forward to getting into SMG2 once I've hunted down those last 10 stars. My only criticism of that game is the backtracking on the same levels, especially for the Daredevil and Purple Comets. I know those challenges are optional and aimed at the hardcore platformer completionists, and 120 stars isn't required to complete the story, but I would have liked to see them go bat-shit crazily creative with all the mechanics in new galaxies and on new planets.
I've also just been promoted to Vice in LA Noire, and I'm having so much fun with that game. I find a joy in simply driving around that city and admiring the architecture. That's not to say the main story isn't fun. I'm really enjoying the slower pace of the adventure style gameplay, and when the adrenaline does kick in through gunfights, foot and car chases I find it really exhilarating. My favourite element has to be the interrogations though. The thrill from successfully nailing a suspect by backing up your accusation with evidence is really fun.
I've just started Alan Wake and Okami as well. Both aren't doing a great job of compelling me to play more, but I'm going to give them more of a chance to grab me. I'm slowly going through Ilomilo a couple of puzzles at a time, and so far it's very charming, challenging and whimsical :)
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If not, I've also been playing Pac-Man, Galaga, and Xevious... albeit on my 3DS, but still.
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