CAGcast #15: 2006 - The Year of the CAG

[CheapyD]

Back from our New Year's break, we discuss the latest releases and gaming news, CAG news and video game deals, Xbox 360 reviews (Condemned, Outpost Kaloki x), Logitech hardware reviews (360 Harmony Remote, Z-5500 5.1), your questions from the CAGbag (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=71382), and more!

iTunes (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=78311760) (review us!)
Download (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/podcast/cagcast15.mp3) - 50 minutes, 23MB

Past CAGcasts (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/cgi-bin/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=2&search=cagcast%20mp3)


CAGcast Spoilers below!

Show Companion Materials

CAGcast News Blast topics
Bloodrayne Movie Released to Awful Reviews (http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/bloodrayne/)/ Distribution Error
(http://www.shacknews.com/ja.zz?comments=40244)Blind Gamer Takes Skills to Japan (http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3146815)
Bill Gates Talks Xbox 360 with Engadget (http://www.engadget.com/2006/01/09/the-engadget-interview-bill-gates-again/)
Forrest Research Report on Gaming Industry (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/4587902.stm)


CAG Video Game Deals/News
New Front Page Layout (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80972)
Shrike Stops Stolen Goods Trader (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80758)
Cheapy Awards Nominations Open (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=62)
EB Games Winter Sale 1/13-1/22 (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=80655)

Other
Wombat's Outpost Kaloki X Review (http://www.cheapassgamer.com/forums/showthread.php?t=79825)

[levi333]

About time!!! Cant wait to listen.

[marten]

Excellent...always look forward to new material. :bouncy:

[Ikohn4ever]

cheapy I got those mario diorama sets for mario they are sweet, did the zelda ones just come out?

[javeryh]

Awesome - I just caught up!

[2Fast]

The theater that I work at was one of the many that received Bloodrayne but was not set to show it. What a joke.

[Saucy Jack]

One of these days, I'll catch up on these. Now that I have an MP3 player, maybe that will help. :)

Good work, Cheapy and Wombat.

[thorbahn3]

That Zelda sound effect comes on when you unlock a secret door. Yes I know it is sad. :(

[ryanbph]

good work/great show

[FriskyTanuki]

If you can fix those little parts where you can only hear about half of what Cheapy says, it'll be even better than it usually is. Also, have you guys thought about little music/sound clips to kind of help signify your transitions to other parts of the show? Even just playing the Zelda music would be cool.

Even with those small issues, it's another great show. Keep up the good work and hopefully we won't have to "suffer" two weeks without the CAGcast.

[jkam]

Yeah KID ICARUS MUSIC!!!!

[LaMeRz55]

Sweet CagCast....keep up the good work

[daroga]

Good one again guys! Thanks for answering my questions! :)

[WhipSmartBanky]

Great CAGcast...thought it would drag on a bit, being so long, but it really pushed along at a brisk pace.

[Wombat]

here are some kind words from Stay, the lead programmer at Ninja Bee, makers of Outpost Kaloki X;

Haha... Very funny stuff! Also, it got really gross in the middle, with axes to the face and whatnot. So, you know, bonus!

Thanks a ton for the positive review in the podcast! That was great! I think I'm the only one here who has listened to it so far, but I'm sure everyone will check it out pretty quick... Maybe Jeremy has already heard it.

Regarding "Hooray for Microsoft for that!": I agree! Hooray for Microsoft for giving companies this size the time of day. Smile

-- stay

[CheapyD]

Don't forget to review us (http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=78311760) on iTunes!

Like this one:

[kojubat]

I'm really enjoying the podcast - thanks for taking the time to do them.

I played through Condemned through the first complete chapter and just wasn't feeling it. From the sound of the review, things don't change much - I think GameFly will be getting this back shortly.

In an effort of clarification about the add-on HD-DVD for the 360:

HD-DVD is a next generation format set to compete against BluRay. It is not referring to watching today's DVDs in high definition. Obviously, there aren't any details, but essentially, the add-on would give the 360 the capability to play media distributed in the new format (WB is releasing movies as early as March of this year). I strongly suspect that it will really only be good for non-interactive media, and it's only to feature-match the PS3's built-in BluRay player. I'd expect it to cost less than a stand-alone HD-DVD player, but who knows what sort of performance, features, or quality it will have.

What I think Gates was saying, though, is that all 360 games are being developed in DVD-9 (current technology), and that's the spec. In the event that some future iteration of the hardware makes the add-on obsolete by integrating the drive into the machine itself, those games would still be playable.

He's hinting that you also would not have to upgrade to play any games, but obviously won't outright say it, lest he be quoted a year from now.

So yeah, anyway. Keep up the good work.

[cruzincontrol]

I'm listening to the stream with my friend now, this way we both can get informed and comment on the cagcast...

[Scobie]

The show continues to not suck. There's a lotta hustle out there, and I like that. Good job, guys!

[Pancake Rabbit]

I'm still waiting for the spin-off series "The Wombat Comedy Hour"

[fatherofcaitlyn]

Regarding Bloodrayne, the computer must have generated the number of DVDs this movie will sell.

[TC]

Cagcasts are friggin great! I just burn them to cd and listen to them in the car. :D

I'm going to grab the demo of Outpost Kaloki x later tonight.