Powetcast Episode 29: Infinity Wardfare

Panel

• Sean "No. 1 JMS Fan" Corse
• Zac "Big lob" Shipley
• aDam "vs. Capcom" Gardner
• Crazy "DLC Not Available" Jaco

News

• RIP Corey Haim
  • Corey Haim @ IMDB
  • Peter Graves @ IMDB
• Tron: Legacy Trailer
• GDC 2010: PS3 motion controller officially dubbed "PlayStation Move", Sony shows off Not-Wii-Sports (Sports Champions), SOCOM, & more.
  • Ars' Impressions More Impressions with SOCOM 4
• Smallville confirmed for a TENTH SEASON. WHY???
• Nolan confirms Superman, Batman 3 might be his last("Man of Steel" title and Brainiac as villains are just rumors, no word on director)
• JMS to take over writing duties for Superman (#700), Wonder Woman (#600)
• Pikachu Coloured Pichu for Pokemon Pearl/Diamond/Platinum available now
• MattyCollector suggests paying shipping multiple times
• Steam comes to Mac, Valve support for PS3 still nonexistent! (also Portal 2 confirmed)
  • "We are treating the Mac as a tier-1 platform so all of our future games will release simultaneously on Windows, Mac, and the Xbox 360."
• Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen DLC Debacle (link to front page article)
  • Content no longer available on XBox Live
  • Still available on the PlayStation Store for now

Roundtable

• In the digital age, how much do "old media" publishers matter?
  • Activision admitted that they made a mistake not buying Harmonix
  • ...but didn't seem to learn their lesson! Infinity Ward debacle:
    • Zampella and West from Infinity Ward fired by Activision for "insubordination"
    • Zampella and West countersue (fired RIGHT before they were supposed to get paid for MW2)
    • Activision seeking internal documents of creation of new company (w/EA?)
    • Activision's statement about the lawsuit

Pimpin'

• New Videos Every Wednesday (or your money back)
  • KEEP PLAYING: Rewind - Comix Zone (last week)
  • Keep Playing: Borderlands (this week)
  • Famicom Dojo: Season 2 - What Nintendon't (next week)
• Powet Alphabet
  • (J is for JJ, Joss, and Judd, K is for Kinnikuman)
  • (L is for ?, M is for ?)
• PAX East 2010