RPG Cast

Mikel and Chris narrow down the important parts of RPGamer's newest Linux distribution. Obviously, Steam will be bundled in. Getting the GUI to launch will require passing a test (including picking the correct text editor between vim and emacs). Also, pay no attention to the bundled bitcoin miner clients. Those are just a necessary part of the graphics drivers. The more CPU they use, the better ga...

RPGamer's hosts battle through various ailments to bring you this week's show. Jon gets ready for National StreetPass day, Anna gets stops Activision Blizzard from separating from Vivendi, and Chris keeps trying to stand his Xbox One on its side. The post RPGCast – Episode 279: “RPGamer: The After Years” appeared first on RPGamer .

Manny celebrates mushrooms. Anna Marie has fever dreams. Chris finished...three games? Listen and find out if this is the real life, or if it's just fantasy. The post RPGCast – Episode 278: “Does That Make Sense?” appeared first on RPGamer .

PAX 2013, indie games, and mechanical keyboards open the show this week. We then continue with trying to understand Nintendo and Square Enix's business practices, which we realize isn't possible. The post RPGCast – Episode 277: “Burger Time World Tour” appeared first on RPGamer .

The Vita gets all the games. Elder Scrolls Online wants all the money. Xbox One wants all the games. PlayStation 4 has all the indies. Finally, Nintendo takes away all the heart containers. The post RPGCast – Episode 276: “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” appeared first on RPGamer .

The saviors of the JRPG genre are here! All backers receive early access to the alpha of Jon Yearworth Plays Some Mech Games. $10,000 donators get get their own NPC designed after Chris's cats. Call now, operators are standing by! The post RPGCast – Episode 275: “Catroom” appeared first on RPGamer .

Podcasting. Podcasting never changes. Kind of like Nintendo's 3rd party support. Or perhaps the game market for OSX. Also, let's be real, Pokémon may have Mega Evolutions now, but those games never change either. The post RPGCast – Episode 274: “Ron Perlman’s Great Cast” appeared first on RPGamer .

The internet conspires against the podcast this week. First it sends cats to attack the equipment, then it breaks Twitch.tv, and finally it takes out all of England's connectivity. But that won't keep our heroes from spending $500 on Jim Raynor. The post RPGCast – Episode 273: “Get Off The Mixer” appeared first on RPGamer .

Chris gets his wish, but is it more than he can handle? Eidos's GM decides that yes, it is more than he can handle. The Xbox may finally handle indie publishing, but then again it may not. Activision/Blizzard decide they don't want anyone handling them anymore. The post RPGCast – Episode 272: “Horga’hn Trail” appeared first on RPGamer .

We cut our way to the main news...oh look another trading card. I mean...wow that's a good price for that game...er...excuse me. We do a podcast and there's news and stuff. Back to getting more Steam trading cards! The post RPGCast – Episode 271: “SAMU-RAI!” appeared first on RPGamer .

Hear about the RPGamer wedding of the decade, the honeymoon, oh and some show called E3. Manny and Scott join Anna Marie and Chris as they catch up on the past month. The post RPGCast – Episode 270: “We’re Back!” appeared first on RPGamer .

Warden Chris has left the building, now the inmates are running the asylum. Hear want these irregulars have to say about the news of this year's Electronic Entertainment Expo. The post RPGCast – Episode 269: “(Not)RPGCast – E3 2013 Special” appeared first on RPGamer .

Manny learns about gaming chairs. Chris learns about digestives. Jon learns about robot physics. Anna Marie learns about playing 30 Final Fantasy XIV characters simultaneously. And we all learn about Xbox One. We'll see you all in a month! The post RPGCast – Episode 268: “Xbox Genesis” appeared first on RPGamer .

People overreact to layoffs. Candy Box consumes another person's life. Square Enix decides the best thing for its future is to make an HD version of Final Fantasy VIII. Someones requests an all-female RPG Cast. The post RPGCast – Episode 267: “Shadow of the Symphonias” appeared first on RPGamer .

What a week. First we learn what really happens at E3. Then Quin gets hungry. After that, Square Enix gets real specific. But Diablo 3 gets broken and then fixed. Following that ordeal, The Lord of the Rings Online turns into Southbeach Towing. Then everybody panics about XSEED and quits playing WoW. The post RPGCast – Episode 266: “It’s A SE3cret To Everybody” appeared fir...

This week we learn what everyone is looking forward to playing in 2013. We also find a new way to get our Game Dev Story fix. Then Manny buys a Shenmue statue. The post RPGCast – Episode 265: “Where Can I Find Some Sailors?” appeared first on RPGamer .

Between artwork controversies and some backwash from a riptide, we find a way to bring you the biggest news of the week. You won't believe Nintendo's E3 strategy. You'll boggle at what MMORPG still exists. And you'll be completely flummoxed by what a pun about rocks can get you. The post RPGCast – Episode 264: “Bosoms And Bullets” appeared first on RPGamer .

There's peanut butter in my chocolate in this week's RPG Cast. We figure out how to solve the JRPG problem. Nintendo announces every RPG ever. And finally, Earthbound! The post RPGCast – Episode 263: “Starlight RPGCast” appeared first on RPGamer .

All our hopes and dreams for the next generation of consoles now have a fitting container! Aside from that, Mewtwo misplaces his tail and it seems like every free to play MMO wants you to come back to them. The post RPGCast – Episode 262: “Amazing Drawstring Pouch” appeared first on RPGamer .

Microsoft tries out a new PR strategy. Armored Core gets the death metal mix it's always needed. Torchlight 2 shows its GUTS. Ew. The post RPGCast – Episode 261: “Always On” appeared first on RPGamer .

Chris uncovers a human revolution happening on the Wii U and a coded princess debuting in Europe. Anna finds a dragon's crown somewhere in the land of Etria. Alex surprises us with his alchemical skills...and a tail? In the meantime, Manny goes to Mongolia and becomes the spokesman for a new free-to-play MMO. The post RPGCast – Episode 260: “Manga Buckets” appeared first on RPGam...

Bethesda challenges our hipster fashion instincts. Nintendo is doing something with that NFC sensor. Square Enix is faring pretty well, actually. And then there's EA...who isn't fine. The post RPGCast – Episode 259: “Don’t Preorder Those Shoes!” appeared first on RPGamer .

This week Ryan Baker from Pixelscopic joins us to talk about their kickstarted game, Delver's Drop. Also, EA does a micro back transaction, Eidos makes Thief 4 instead of Human Revolution 2, and inXile wants you to back another game before you get Wasteland 2. The post RPGCast – Episode 258: “Kicked Into The Drop” appeared first on RPGamer .

EA loves microtransactions. Anna loves farming sims. Square Enix loves trademarks. Chris loves pirates. Mac addicts love...well...any game ports. Manny loves Devil Summoner. Zenimax loves betas. But of course, Quinn loves giant robots. The post RPGCast – Episode 257: “Remember This Podcast?” appeared first on RPGamer .

You don't need fractions, don't take square roots. Don't need no matrix math to compute this product. It's small then it's bigger then it's huge sometimes. But it might just fill your unsigned int. That's the power of two. The post RPGCast – Episode 256: “It’s the Power of Two” appeared first on RPGamer .