First and foremost, a tremendous thank you to everyone who tuned into yesterday's live show. Between The Destructoid Show and Mash Tactics, your afternoons must be as unproductive as the day is long. Yesterday, we had a laundry list of news to cover and a handful of games to give away.
First up, Valve made the surprise announcement yesterday morning that Counter-Strike: Global Offensive will heading to PC and consoles early next year. Coming slightly sooner than that is Google+ Games, now officially live and coming to a computer near you. Max reaveals there will be no melee combat in Fable: The Journey (while doing his best Peter Molyneux impressions), and if you thought you could avoid EA's Origin service by buying your copy of Battlefield 3 retail, think again. Also, Max finally got to check out Saints Row 3 yesterday morning. He can't share his impressions quite yet, but why not check out this trailer instead?
An extra congratulations and wholehearted round of applause to the winners of our Mister Bistro trivia contest. How else would we have learned that MAX SCOVILLE'S REAL NAME IS JULIEN?
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Okay I know Tara hates it when people comment about her tits but those things are out of fucking control and they're getting bigger - Al Gore is gonna make a documentary about them.
I'm sad cuz I just saw the show (recorded) in High quality, instead of HD.
I'm INCREDIBLY sad cuz it's IMPOSSIBLE to watch the show LIVE, I'm teaching math (programming logic) between 14h and 18h, and after this I'm attending to a boring Ethic class 'till 23h (the show is live 'bout 19h or 20h here).
Hey Max, that's how they do all of dvd and tv film releases in poland because it's cheap to produce ( although they sub them in cinemas but doing full dubbing when it's a kiddy film). But as polak i can tell it sucks and i always watched films with out it ( partly thakns to FF games and Morrowind for teaching me quite a lot of english). Now i live in UK so don't have this issue anymore at all XD Know It's not very interesting but you found it weird so i thought i'll just explain it. XD All Best
About BF3, I probably wont get it yet maybe later when we find out ME3 will be Origin only and I am finally forced to use the service.
EA are doing exactly the same as Valve does with their games, but for me its a trust thing, Valve have earned it, EA certanly hasnt and with all the hacking in the industry I dont trust them with my personal info
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I'm INCREDIBLY sad cuz it's IMPOSSIBLE to watch the show LIVE, I'm teaching math (programming logic) between 14h and 18h, and after this I'm attending to a boring Ethic class 'till 23h (the show is live 'bout 19h or 20h here).
sad²
I want the 99 cents iPhone game I won! lol
kind of.
Hey Max, that's how they do all of dvd and tv film releases in poland because it's cheap to produce ( although they sub them in cinemas but doing full dubbing when it's a kiddy film). But as polak i can tell it sucks and i always watched films with out it ( partly thakns to FF games and Morrowind for teaching me quite a lot of english). Now i live in UK so don't have this issue anymore at all XD Know It's not very interesting but you found it weird so i thought i'll just explain it. XD All Best
Kurt Russell, the answer is Kurt Russell...
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John Riccitiello parasitic touch ruins everything.
Westwood, Bioware, and now DICE.
sigh, MAXIMUM DEPRRSSING.
I hate how mainstream games have become, coming to think of it. Not a matter of hipster....but....we're too wide.
Also, Julién is a manly namer.
Double also, Tara's breats are growing, hips are growing more wide, are you pregnant :D?
EA are doing exactly the same as Valve does with their games, but for me its a trust thing, Valve have earned it, EA certanly hasnt and with all the hacking in the industry I dont trust them with my personal info