So moving on from last weeks unfortunate failure, we are back with a new episode of the Drinky Talky Thingy.
With Gow refreshed from a holiday and Myself having had a bit of a break, I have to say that this weeks show is one of the best we have recorded in a while.
When we were not losing track of the topic at hand or having to pause to avoid divulging information of a private nature, we managed to cover an incredible amount of stories in this weeks show.
From a good old rant about tablets such as the Nexus 7 & the Microsoft Surface to taking a pop at Blizzard for royally screwing the pooch on Diablo III, even finishing time to fit in some talk about Wii U & 3DS.
Anyway all that and much more in this episode of the Drinky Talky Thingy.
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If you want links to any of the stories we covered in the show this week, links can be found after the jump.
Updates on stories from last week
Schilling ‘tapped out’ after loss of 38 Studios | Massively
This weeks stuff
This weeks Releases EU: New Games, Newest Games – GameSpot.com
Google reveals $199 Nexus 7 tablet, uses Nvidia Tegra 3 -Destructoid
MMObility: What Microsoft Surface means for mobile gaming | Massively
Bleszinski: Current games are ‘too easy’ | Game Development | News by Develop
EA’s Peter Moore: Free-to-play is ‘inevitable’ | Massively
EA wants Origin to be the Facebook to Steam’s Myspace -Destructoid
Valve brings Portal 2 to schools via ‘Teach with Portals’ -Destructoid
Valve uncovers Source Filmmaker to the public | Game Development | News by Develop
Religious group calls for removal of Hindu deities from Hi-Rez’s SMITE | Massively
Diablo III’s new user restrictions further explained -Destructoid
Diablo 3 digital restriction removed | IncGamers.com
South Korea forces Blizzard to give Diablo III refunds | Massively
TERA rolls out the Chronoscroll system and an upcoming event | Massively
Twitter or Facebook won’t be supported in Wii U Miiverse -Destructoid
Crytek: Wii U is at least as powerful as Xbox 360 -Destructoid
Nintendo promises ‘reasonable’ Wii U price – GameSpot.com
Nintendo’s Iwata promises a ‘reasonable’ Wii U price -Destructoid
New 4.88 inch 3DS XL screen is FFFFFFFF -Destructoid
Nintendo 3DS XL caught on video: Looks huge, nice -Destructoid
3DS XL goes XXL with Circle Pad Pro XL this year -Destructoid
Microsoft issuing takedown notices over Xbox 720 document -Destructoid
Get DUST 514 beta access with CCP’s new Mercenary Pack | Massively
Criterion takes complete control of Need for Speed | IncGamers.com
Final Fantasy XI (the MMO) is most profitable FF of all time | IncGamers.com
Final Fantasy VII will be remade when FFVII is bested -Destructoid
Zynga sets up shop outside of Facebook – GameSpot.com
Complete details of the Journey bundle; documentary, commentaries, mini-games | IncGamers.com
Journey Collection not coming to Europe, shame on everyone involved | IncGamers.com
Mojang’s ‘Scrolls’ is closing in on alpha | IncGamers.com
Podcast Extras
Guild Wars 2 announces launch date of August 28, 2012 | Massively
New Super Mario Bros. 2 character art so good it’s golden -Destructoid
Olympic Debt: International Racing Squirrels | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Inevitable Hot Stuff: Meet The Pyro | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Candy Camera: Pyrovision Goggles Are Kind Of Amazing | Rock, Paper, Shotgun
Camilla Luddington named as the new Lara Croft | IncGamers.com
The Art of Blizzard to compile ‘nearly’ 800 pieces of art -Destructoid
Do want: Hori HDMI PlayStation 3 LCD Monitor looks great -Destructoid
Another LEGO MMO springs up — this time from Funcom | Massively
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Songs used in this episode
Original Intro Remixed from WizWars – 8 Bit Raceway, which can be bought at http://wizwars.bandcamp.com/album/game-boy-rock-special-edition
New Intro Remixed from Drunken Sailor Metal Remix by DarkmasterXIII