Episode 92 - Should Paid Mods Be Allowed? (April 23, 2015)

Casual Shenanigans Gaming is a podcast all about everything PC Gaming related. This week we talk about how GTA V runs on the Potato Masher, and talk about Steam's new paid mod program!

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Episode 92 Show Notes

 

TOPIC OF THE WEEK    5:25

Star Wars Battlefront official reveal

 

NEWS:   

 

1. 22:30    Intel Compute Stick uses 13 watts at full power         http://www.anandtech.com/show/9167/intel-compute-stick-review - it’s also apparently not very useful: http://gizmodo.com/intel-compute-stick-review-don-t-buy-it-1699377058

2. 24:45    Trine 3 is being released into early access   

3. 27:10   Verdun - a indie WWI shooter - is approaching release 

4. 30:12    Battlefield Hardline’s first patch over a month after release finally adds rentable servers to consoles but contains no netcode fixes. The “top 5 changes” are mostly crash fixes and balancing.

5. 36:35    Steam opens the gate for non-curated PAID Workshop mods starting with Skyrim

 

Singularity Shame Segment:    58:30   

 

Rockstar hanging up on customers - http://www.gamersnexus.net/gg/1916-investigation-rockstar-games-customer-service-calls

 

The Witcher 3 1080p 60fps footage uploaded to Xbox YouTube channel. Redemption? Apology and explanation in less than 15 hours:

http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-04-23-microsoft-apologises-for-using-pc-footage-in-xbox-one-witcher-3-trailer

 

 

90 Seconds with Joel    1:07:40

 

The Potato Masher       
GTA V

 

Mail Time  1:31:25

 

 

ARMA updates with Dave

 

What are you playing this week?