Armless Octocast

Armless Octocast Episode 102 - The Diablo Itch

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Mon, 28 May 2012 17:11:30 GMT

While not as behind as last week's episode, 102 is still showing its age. But you can count on less Diablo III talk compared to last week, and conversely, more indie game talk. We also have a special request this week: if you, the listeners (and readers) have any suggestions for what you would like to see in our XBLIG of the week post, please feel free to let us know by emailing us (podcast at armlessoctopus.com) or commenting on this post right here.

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News

New XBLIG pricing structure

Microsoft issuing refunds for standard def Minecraft purchases

FortressCraft Gets Zombified for Content Patch 9! - Gamasutra

Sega Vintage Collections coming to XBLA and PSN - Digital Spy

Walking Dead sells 1M in two weeks - Shacknews

Indie Devs Join Forces to Discount Games "Because We May" - Gamespy.com

Armless Octocast Episode 101 - On the Heels of Diablo 3

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Thu, 24 May 2012 13:11:17 GMT

The show is pretty late this week due to some techincal difficulties. The content will be a bit dated (recorded May 16th), but you’ll still get your hands on some good indie talk, and some good Diablo III talk while we’re at it.

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News

Minecraft sold over 1 million copies

Radiangames Catalog Discounted in Honor of JoyJoy’s Birthday

Adventures of Shuggy set for June 13 release on Steam

Not one, but TWO Serious Sam titles hitting XBLA this Fall

Indie Royale debuts all charity bundle

Armless Octocast Episode 100 - Or was it 1000?

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:48:30 GMT

It's an episode of purely normal proportions, but extremely epic significance. That's right, 100 episodes strong, we shed the typical pomp and circumstance to bring the regular everyday Octocast that everyone has come to love.

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Hosts: Taylor Bliss, Mike Wall, Dave Voyles, Dan Campbell

Music: Paul Weinstein - Chipocrite

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News

Fortresscraft has sold over 750k copies

Dustforce receives an update, includes Mac support and level editor

Adventures of Shuggy coming to steam

Alien Hominid has been played over 20 million times online

DLC Quest now available for mac

Dream Machine is coming to Steam

Terraria might make it's way to Android

Armless Octocast Episode 99 - Tales From Euro Disney

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Wed, 02 May 2012 17:29:34 GMT

Mike is traveling and had to sit the episode out. Taylor, Anthony and Dave bring the heat with lots of news to talk about, and even more FEZ talk.

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Hosts: Taylor Bliss, Mike Wall, Dave Voyles, Anthony Swinnich

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Whathca playin?

Dave - Skyrim
Taylor - FEZ
Anthony - FEZ

News

Kickstarter Game Project Accused of Lifting Assets - Escapist Magazine

Indie Royale Profiles: Inferno+, Slydris, and Ballistic (Radiangames) (Again)

Trials Evolution breaks Xbox Live Arcade Sales Record - Gamenguide

Robert Bowling forms indie studio - MCV

"Gambitious" is like Kickstarter, but just for game developers. - Complex.com

Awesomenauts named PSN game of the month, free to PS Plus users in May

Episode 95

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:03:22 GMT

Armless Octopus's newest contributor, Anthony Swinnich joins the show to give us his rendition of PAX East. So expect some more talk about games that he played there. There's also talk about FEZ, and, believe it or not, Skyrim, again.

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Whathca playin?

Dave - Skyrim, Tribes
Taylor - FEZ
Mike - Sword and Sworcery EP (PC)
Anthony - FEZ, Ashlands: Retribution

News

To the Moon Coming to Steam

Phil Fish seeks help to clear FEZ bugs

Axiom Verge is a sweet looking metroidvania

CastleMiner has sold 1,000,000 copies

Armless Octocast Episode 97 - The Post PAX Extravaganza

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:12:34 GMT

With a few days to collect their thoughts after PAX East, the Armless Octopus crew dishes out all the information stored in their brain about the games they played. Hear just about everything there was to see at the Indie Megabooth, and beyond. You can find a full list of games discussed below.

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All the games we talk about:

Orcs Must Die! 2

Retrograde

Skulls of the Shogun

Antichamber

AirMech

Go Home Dinosaurs

Crimson Dragon

Charlie Murder

They Bleed Pixels

Penny Arcade's On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness 3

Awesomenaut

Drunken Robot Pornography

Hell Yeah!

Orc Attack

Battleblock Theatre

Rock Band Blitz

Mark of the Ninja

Guacamelee

Deadlight

Bloodforge

Super T.I.M.E. Force

Armless Octocast Episode 96 - The Night (Almost) Before PAX East

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 05:17:04 GMT

With PAX looming (at the time of the recording), but now over, check in to find out what everyone was looking forward to. The reactions from everyone in the coming episode should prove to be an interesting comparison.

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Whathca playin?

Dave - Molydeux Game Jam
Taylor - Uhh, stuff?
Mike - Bytown Lumberjack, Splatter

News

Sword & Sworcery EP Coming to PC

Seventeen Indie Developers Form Indie Megabooth at PAX East

Orcs Must Die! 2 Announced I

ndiefund Backs Antichamber

Super Meat Boy takes a beating on the iPhone

Penny Arcade 3 also headed to iOS

Linux Tycoon - A linux distro builder (for mac too!)

Armless Octocast Episode 95: An April Christmas Story

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 21:36:06 GMT

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Dave - Sine Mora
Taylor - MLB 12 The Show
Mike - Rock Bottom

News

Lone Survivor is Now Available on PC and Mac

Win More than 20 Xbox Live Indie Games in the Indie-Pocalypse Giveaway

Beta test Dead Pixels on PC and get your name in the credits

New Frozen Synapse Ending Spoofs Mass Effect 3 Debacle

Minecraft Headlining Arcade NEXT Promotion

GOG adds indie games

Armless Octocast Episode 93 - Adventures in GDCing

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:59:49 GMT

After visiting the magical land of GDC, Dave is back with all the hot developer news. Mike and Taylor are just along for the ride.

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Whathca playin?

Dave - Sword & Sworcery, ME3
Taylor - Nada
Mike - Vessel

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Armless Octocast Episode 92: The Amazing Race

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Wed, 14 Mar 2012 22:56:32 GMT

The world traveler is back at it! Dave skips this week's show because he's globetrotting out in San Francisco at GDC, so Dan Campbell fills in and picks up the slack.

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Whathca playin?

Dan- Mass Effect 2, Game Salad, Creation Kit
Taylor - Mutant Blobs Attack
Mike - Vessel

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Armless Octocast Episode 91 - Viva la Vita!

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 17:32:51 GMT

Everything old is new again on this week's show: Taylor takes the Playstation Vita out for a spin and falls in love with Mutant Blobs Attack and Persona 3. Dave is up to his normal shenanigans, which basically means he's spending his time playing Saturn games. Mike tries out a sequel to a Commodore 64 game that was just released this year.

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Dave - Syndicate, Panzer Dragoon Saga, Panzer Dragoon Zwei
Taylor - Mutant Blobs Attack, Lumines, Rayman Origins, Persona 3
Mike - Zytron II, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet

News

Guncraft Kickstarter will Immortalize you with Voxels
Beat Hazard Drops to $1
Porkerpillar Wins 2nd Place in Experimental Gameplay Project
Kickstarter for Auditorium 2
Frictional Games Developing Amnesia Sequel with Thechineseroom
EvilQuest Released on PC
Onlive Partners with IGF
- 16 of the finalists are available to try for free over the service
Mark of the Ninja Coming this Summer

Armless Octocast Episode 90 - Undead Zombicast

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 05:04:02 GMT

Dave Voyles wrangles with the plague (again...must be something with that New York water), while Mike, Erron, and Taylor cover all the latest XBLIG new releases and indie news. Taylor plays a game about walking, while Mike gets his hands on not one, but two menu-driven Xbox Live Indie Games. We promise it's way more exciting than that description sounds.

Hosts: Taylor Bliss, Mike Wall, Erron Kelly

Music: Paul Weinstein - Chipocrite

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Whathca playin?

Erron - Whole lotta nuttin'
Taylor - Dear Esther
Mike - Katana Land, Warp

News
Latest Dashboard Update Makes it Easier to Find Indies
XBLIG WP7 App shows recommendations
Snapshot Coming to PC This Spring, PSN Summer
Retro City Rampage Finally Being Released This May on XBLA, PC, PSN, WiiWare, Vita
Humble Mojang Bundle Bundle Brings in Nearly $500,000

Armless Octocast Episode 89 - Now with more interview

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 23:46:45 GMT

A mini episode of sorts. Except for the the that extra long interview. But it's for the best really. Dave and Mike talk with the guys with Team2Bit and their game Fist Puncher. Tayor, Erron, and Dan cover the usual bases.

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Hosts: Taylor Bliss, Mike Wall, Erron Kelly, Dave Voyles

Music: Paul Weinstein - Chipocrite

Special Guest: Dan Cambel

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News:

Crosse Studios needs help deciding their next boxart
DoubleFine Adventure Kickstarter
Super Meat Boy in night of the fred

Armless Octocast Episode 88 - Maximum Macedonian

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 21:08:07 GMT

Dave takes the week off and Sidequesting's Editor in Chief, Dalibor Dimovski steps in to fill the void. He provides a wonderful excuse to talk about more mainstream news than usual, but all in an indie frame of mind.

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Hosts: Taylor Bliss, Mike Wall, Erron Kelly, Dave Voyles

Music: Paul Weinstein - Chipocrite

Special Guest: Dalibor Dimovski, @Kewlrats

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News:

Windows 8 Store Will Have Popular Mobile and XBLA Titles
Co-Optimus Founder Developing an Indie Game
Team2Bit Dragon Punches Their Way onto IGN Reality Show
Escape Goat Drops to $1
IndieCade Accepting Submissions for 2012 Competition
IGF Audience Award Voting Open

What Everyone's Been Playing:

Taylor - Dust Force
Mike - Cell: emergence, Double Fine Happy Action Theatre, Magic..(cards)
Erron - Eternal Sonata, Shank 2
Dali - Pushmo, Mass Effect 2 (DLC), Dead Space iOS

Armless Octocast Episode 87 - The Offweek

taylor@armlessoctopus.com (Mike Wall, Taylor Bliss, Dave Voyles, Erron Kelly) — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 02:36:53 GMT

Dave and Erron both return from a week off, each with a different tale to tell. Dave's might be a bit more exciting, but we don't hold it against Erron. Dave also talks up Little Racers Street.

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News:

XBLA revenue grew to record $144M in 2011, says analyst - Gamasutra
Pixeljunk Eden PC Bound
Dark Reign Redux Comes to XBLIG
Humble Indie Bundle Humbling Android Devices
Brand Coming to XBLIG Feb 2
Zynga’s response to indie game maker - every great company copies

What Everyone's Been Playing:

Taylor - Dust Force

Mike - Skyrim, Dance Central 2, Guardian Heroes

Erron - Chrono Cross, Harvest Moon: Back to Nature, Triple Town (iOS)

Dave - Skyrim, Little Racers STREET, Syndicate (demo)