Intro
This week on the show we have……….
- Stefan Langford
- Mike Yaroshinsky
- Bryan Clodfelter??
QuickFire News
IMG interviews Bruce Morrison of Freeverse Software
Civilization IV: Beyond The Sword Announced For PC
LEGO Batman: The Videogame Coming To PCs And Consoles
IMG Podcast Host Job Opening
Aspyr Ships Star Wars: Empire at War
Aspyr Announces The Sims 2 Family Fun Stuff
IMG Reviews Freeverse's Big Bang Brain Games
Runesoft Ships Chicago 1930
News
IMG Podcast Host Job Opening
The IMG Podcast is looking for a new host for the weekly show. The potential host much be funny, easy going, and know his stuff when it comes to gaming on the Macintosh platform. If would like to apply for the position, please make sure you meat the following requirements:
Requirements:
Must have a Mac
Must have extensive knowledge of Macintosh games, hardware, and OS X
Must have a high-speed Internet connection (one that can handle skype with up to 4 participants without lagging out and causing bad sound quality).
A decent microphone, or headset (can not use internal mic)
A nice personality is a bonus.
Also, please be aware that this is an English language podcast so the applicant must speak English well.
If you think you got what it takes send an email to imgpodcast-at-insidemacgames-dot-com (email written as such to throw off spammers) With your application. If we think you got what it takes we will hold a test interview with you over skype, which will be a sort of, fake episode.
There is currently no pay for the position, but if you are accepted, you will get all of the following:
Perks:
Free IMG Pro for as long as you are the host.
The opportunity to work with the other hosts as well as David (Peachey) Mckeitch our sound editor
Opportunity to meat and interview the Developers and other leaders of the Macintosh gaming industry.
And of course, the chance to have your name shining in lights on the home page of Inside Mac Games once a week.
So remember, send all applications to: imgpodcast-at-insidemacgames-dot-com.
http://blog.wired.com/cultofmac/2007/03/doing_a_wii_lit.html
Franco-American software developer hacker musician "The Amazing Rolo" has developed a music making app for the Mac, using the Wii mote to control it.
Aspyr Ships Star Wars: Empire at War
Aspyr Media has announced that that real-time strategy game, Star Wars: Empire at War, has begun shipping to retailers and should be available within the next few days. The game was licensed to Aspyr by LucasArts and ported to the Mac by Aspyr Studios.
Here's more from the press release:
Star Wars: Empire at War puts the power to command an entire war for the Star Wars galaxy in the hands of players, giving them the freedom to determine how they play the game within the completely scalable and accessible gameplay. Set a few years before the events of Episode IV A New Hope, LucasArts’ Empire at War lets players wage war on the ground and in space, as well as experience the creation of the Rebel Alliance, the strengthening of the Empire and the beginnings of the Galactic Civil War.
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mike's impression's on the demo/game
Listener Feedback
Jarrod Nettles - make fun of name.
I played through the Empire at War demo that Aspyr released.
My opinions:
Buggy – the game crashed several times in the Galaxy screen.
Unimpressive graphics – even with all of the settings turned up this game lacks luster. The ships are equivalent to the ones from Lego Star Wars.
Boring gameplay – The space combat is nowhere near as good as Homeworld 2 (which is nearly three years older than Empire at War) and the ground combat is pretty much the same as Galactic Battlegrounds (Star Wars meets Age of Empires, if you don't remember the game).
The game feels extremely limited in terms of scope, especially when it comes to unit caps. Why in the world can I only start a ground invasion with four units, and why can't I land more until I capture more territory? In other words, the strong get stronger as the fight progresses……. The strategy is light, especially on the ground. Fling your infantry forward, protect your heavy weapons, end of match. Wait, I can't protect my heavy weapons because I can only land two fricking units of infantry. Why can't I just land my entire invasion force??? This is the most ridiculous thing I've ever seen. Why in the heck do they just sit up there in orbit? Is there any explainable reason?? Artificial game barriers to make up for weak gameplay – how typical.
-pic of spaghetti.
Archermitch
I would just like to throw a suggestion at you for your podcast. I've listened to plenty of others, and I find that a really great feature would be a forum's watch. You could take some of the biggest forums that are currently active and discuss, explain, etc. with them. You could have however many you like. I know there are plenty of forums that could use some exposure on the podcast. 2 of my forums have already been sent in via e-mail and discussed so I figured it would make a nice addition, but it's up to you…
P.S. I forgot to put a picture of food, so I give you this. I know it's a picture of the movie,"March of the Penguins," but it makes me just as hungry
