Episode 37 – June 17th
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Episode 37 June 17 2013
Hosts & Guests
Stuart Clark
Jamieson Roberts
Colton Hathaway
Colton is a tech entrepreneur based in London Ontario. He leads Inner Geek Media, a local mobile development agency and is also an undergrad at Western University in the Software Engineering program.
E3 Roundup
Biggest games announced after last week’s show:
Final Fantasy 15
Kingdom Hearts 3
Destiny gameplay shown off
PS4 announced, priced, features detailed, compared to Xbox One
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-21539_7-57588650-10391702/xbox-one-vs-playstation-4/
Xbox one has limited support for used games, requires persistent internet connection for single player games, has a camera you can’t turn off, and is more expensive.
Developers think the PS4 could be as much as 40% more powerful as the Xbox One – and it sold out of preorders in four hours
Xbox One only works in 21 countries at launch because of server authentication requirement – Japan, China, Korea, India – notably absent from list
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/xbox-one/pre-order-xbox-one/disclaimer
Don Mattrick (head of Microsoft Interactive Entertainment) explains Microsoft’s stance on Xbox One: if you don’t like it, keep your 360.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=DxkEe_l7S3g
Sony taking shots at Microsoft’s use games policies
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kWSIFh8ICaA
Nintendo’s Wii U Strategy – First Party games galore
http://www.inquisitr.com/699455/nintendo-direct-roundup-new-releases-and-details/
2013 – Pikmin 3, Donkey Kong Country, Sonic: Lost World, Windwaker HD, Mario 3D Land
2014 – Mario Kart 8, Super Smash Bros, Original Zelda Game (currently untitled)
WWDC Roundup
iOS7 and OS X Maverics
Week after its launch we get an on hand report
Controller for iPhone gaming
http://www.macrumors.com/2013/06/16/potential-first-image-of-mfi-gaming-controller-surfaces/
“Issues” around multi-monitor support
Macbook Air getting greater than 12 hour battery life without Mavericks
http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4436332/macbook-air-review-13-inch-2013
iPad Screenshots using xCode Emulator
http://www.theverge.com/2013/6/17/4437970/ios-7-ipad-screenshots-xcode-emulator
Microsoft goes ‘Windows Everywhere’ with Best Buy takeovers, new ad
Instagram to get Video
http://techcrunch.com/2013/06/17/source-instagram-will-get-video-on-june-20/
Governments and Privacy
http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/06/14/facebook-discloses-basic-data-on-law-enforcement-requests/
http://gizmodo.com/nsa-whistleblower-truth-is-coming-and-it-cannot-be-s-513786769
https://startupkidslondon.eventbrite.ca
Pick of the Week
Stuart – OSX Mavericks Multi display support
Adam – Super Luigi U
Jamieson – Wave Accounting
Colton – Basecamp