Ep. 130 – Retirement, Retirement, Retirement

Summary: http://youtu.be/EcXnsGrR7Ls Gamescom 2013 has give us yet another round of punches between Sony and Microsoft, each trying to convince us that they are the next-gen king. Meanwhile, Nintendo stands in the corner looking sad. And from his mighty tower, Paul looks down on all of them with a jaded eye... Tech/Hardware News: Steve Ballmer announces retirement plans Get your ‘Champagne Gold’ iPhone 5. John Carmack joins Oculus VR as CTO Wine-like emulator “Darling” runs OS X apps under Linux Google & Microsoft have a lovers tiff over YouTube app. Pirate Bay Browser released. Even in the Google Play Store. Gaming News: Microsoft Dreamcast 2 Major Nelson’s Xbox One unboxing reveals headset included after all (of course!) Marc Whitten reveals Xbox One WILL work without Kinect Europe gets a free digital copy of Fifa 14 with every pre-order. 50 games listed for the console. ID@Xbox for developer self publishing revealed. Northern Europe, Russia won’t get Xbox One in 2013 Sony PS4 launching in the US on Nov 15th and Europe on Nov 29th. Remote play on the Vita demonstrated with Assassin’s Creed IV. Minecraft comes to PS4 at launch and PS3 and Vita later. $199 PS3 with no HD, 12GB flash. Sony apologise for GTAV story leaks. Hard life for Sony execs at game conferences. PC nVidia & Ubisoft partner up for PC games. Infinity Wards says COD Ghosts on PC looks the best. PC gaming hardware not in decline like the overall industry. Games for Windows Marketplace to close. Origin Humble Bundle on last three days of sale. IGN concerned about BF4 on PS4. Nintendo Pathetic quarterly Wii U sales of 160,000 units Need for Speed Rivals runs at 30fps.