iGame Radio

Good News! The popular MMORPG Everquest will be switching to a free-to-play model for PC users on March 29th. After then intrepid adventurers will be able to wade into the magic filled world of Norrath for free. Bad News! The popular MMORPG Everquest will be switching to a memory-based model for Mac users. By memory-based we mean based on your memories of the game as Everquest will no longer be available for the Mac after March 29th, 2012.
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Host Omaha Sternberg goes it alone, covering the gaming scene at Macworld 2012, whether game publishers are relevant anymore, and this week’s copycatting scandals.
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It’s only four months past the day id Software said that we’d have RAGE on our Macs, but it’s finally arrived. This morning Bethesda Software, in conjunction with Aspyr Media, took id’s little maniacal baby and made it a Mac baby. RAGE: Campaign Edition is now available from both the GameAgent Store and Mac App Store at your downloading leisure.
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Today, we look at gravity-based puzzler Gravimaze and Bollywood game Don 2 the Game. Also, Big Blue Bubble releases a Dark Incursion update and price drop.
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If you didn’t get your game into the Independent Games Festival or want more exposure, there’s another chance coming up. IndieCade, the only standalone Indie game event in the nation, is seeking submissions. And don’t worry if you’re still chugging away at that project…works-in-progress are encouraged.
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Today Omaha reviews the iOS games Guardians: The Last Days of the Citadel by A-Tono and Kula Blox by Transgaming.
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Heatma.ps looks like something one would see on computer screens in a sci-fi flick. But it’s real-time UI testing for game devs at its finest. Visuals do the best job for seeing the words, so check out the screens below, and listen into the podcast to find out how Heatm.aps might help you use players for real-time testing.

 

TourWrist is not an app one would immediately think of as a gaming application. A 360 degree panoramic viewer, the app is great to look at but has no interactivity. Yet the possibilities for iOS gaming for this pano viewer are incredible. Listen in to find out why.

 

Foursaken Media started out in true game developer tradition, developing games in their garages. After some success with more traditional games, such as N.Y. Zombies and Bug Heroes, they decided to try their chops with a more casual style. They recently released Mad Chef, an interesting mashup of Fruit Nina and Diner Dash. Their next game? Ever thought a gnome could fly? Check out the podcast to find out more!

 

Their first year at Macworld, Hidden Variable Studios brings a bunch of game industry veterans together to create their own games. They were showing off their first game, Bag It!, at the show, and we spoke with them about the game, why they chose to form the company, and what their experience with Macworld has been. Better listen in for that Sweetheart Match!