iGame Radio

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What’s inside this episode:

• Whoah! We had so much to talk about today that we had to split it into two different podcasts. Part 1 covers Apple’s announcements today regarding App Review guidelines and developer license agreement changes, the Game Center launch, and the Mini Ninjas review. Part 2 covers the interview with Chris Hazard of Hazardous Software and the coverage of PAX 2010.
• Omaha reviews Mini Ninjas by Feral Interactive. A true family adventure game pitting you against the evil samurai warlord. Save all those innocent critters and run your little ninjas around in circles!
  
• Chris Hazard of Hazardous Software returns to chat about his publishing strategy. Shared by an increasing number of Indie game developers (such as Wolfire Games), the pre-release model releases betas of the game to gamers that pre-order. We talk about how such a model works, how much work is involved in development and in communication with users, and how gamers work with the model.

Show Notes:

• Host Omaha Sternberg chats with co-host Corey Tamas of MacGamer about Apple’s announcements this morning, including the release of their App Review guidelines, changes to their developer license that will allow third-party tools for app development, and their promise for more transparency.
• Game Center was launched yesterday…with no games. Within 24 hours over 30 games now populate the Game Center network, but why didn’t those games show up upon launch? Corey and Omaha tease their way through the miasma. And Omaha complains about the horn.
• PAX, that Nirvana of gaming goodness, was last week, and Omaha got to go. No, there was no orgy. Unless you consider an Expo floor full of games, rooms full of tabletop gaming, and floors filled with gaming consoles and PCs with gamers gaming an orgy!

Music Notes:

• Digital Droo produced our theme music here at iGame Radio.
• Rich Carlson featured music from Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space.
• Digital Droo featured music from Neon Tango.