Round 32 - The Determining

Date aired: 

18 Mar 2016

Show Length: 

02:40:15

Around the World:  00:07:10

  • HTC Vive preorders started 29 Feb; $800, includes two VR controllers and two position tracking cameras
  • PSVR to retail for $400 in October 2016
  • Possible Microsoft / Sony cross-platform online play between Xbox One, Playstation 4; first title will be Rocket League
  • IMB supercomputer to power Sword Art Online: The Beginning
  • Original Mortal Kombat arcade game still hides secrets: debug menu, secret credits, cheats
  • Risk of Rain to be released on PS4, PS Vita in early 2016
  • Valve provides SteamVR benchmark to test your hardware for VR capability
  • Chrono game store, aimed at streamers, sells one game per day, shares revenue w/ streamers via affiliate links
  • Overload Kickstarter succeeds - ~$306k, ~4900 backers
  • GDC 2016
  • IGF 2016
  • Fallout 4 DLC Automatron gets 22 Mar release date
  • No Man's Sky to releaso 21 Jun, $60 for PC or PS4
  • World of Magic devs attempt to give backers Planar Conquest, something entirely different than what was originally promised
  • Pokemon series 20-year anniversary
  • Pokemon Sun / Moon 3DS titles announced for late 2016 release
  • Naughty Dog caught using Assassin's Creed assets in Uncharted 4 trailer
  • CryEngine V available as pay-what-you-want - Vive, PSVR, Rift support, C# and FMOD support
  • Unity introduces certification program, 50% off for GDC attendees
  • Carbine Studios, makers of Wildstar, announces 40% layoffs; will not release in China
  • Blizzard patches Diablo II to 1.14, Warcraft III to 1.27; increases compatibilyt with modern OSes

Bonus Level 1:  00:47:23

Personal Gaming:  01:02:59

Bonus Level 2:  01:50:03

Ad-hoc Design: 02:02:27

  • Constantly moving arcade tower defense
  • Japanese rhythm game
  • Top-down ricochet-shot arcade game

Full date: 

Fri, 18 Mar 2016 19:00:00 CDT