Visiting the Village

Visiting the Village: Episode 108

Wed, 19 Apr 2017 16:29:58 +0000

This week Ian and Paul discuss SNES Classic rumours, Project Scorpio, the Switch, frustum culling and more. We also have The Film and Television Lounge Area and the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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Visiting the Village: Episode 107

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 18:16:09 +0000

On this week’s show we talk about the recent Switch announcements, Elder Scrolls remasters, tutorials, luck and falling out with your publisher. We also have a special Paul’s Audio Corner segment along with This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 11 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow […]

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Visiting the Village: Episode 106

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 12:14:43 +0000

This week Ian and Paul discuss the top 100 selling games on Steam in 2016, Bethesda’s approach to constructing open worlds and more. We also have the UK Steam Top 11. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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Visiting the Village: Episode 105

Thu, 22 Dec 2016 17:00:50 +0000

On this week’s show Ian and Paul discuss Crytek closures, more Switch rumours, eSports gambling, bug bounties and more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top, uh, 11 and your questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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http://www.mode7games.com/blog/podpress_trac/feed/3646/0/VTVEpisode105.mp3

Visiting the Village: Episode 104

Tue, 22 Nov 2016 16:24:30 +0000

On this show we talk about Nintendo & ‘managed scarcity’, virtual sports, insider trading and more. We also have the This Week’s Old Releases & the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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http://www.mode7games.com/blog/podpress_trac/feed/3642/0/VTVEpisode104.mp3

Visiting the Village: Episode 103

Tue, 15 Nov 2016 12:39:53 +0000

This week Ian and Paul discuss PS4 Pro teething issues, Android porting issues, the importance of Day 1 sales, Steam store changes and more. We also have the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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Visiting the Village: Episode 102

Fri, 04 Nov 2016 17:48:14 +0000

On this show Ian and Paul discuss the Nintendo Switch, Hitman’s elusive targets system, Sony’s OtherOS lawsuit, Twitch Prime and more. We also see the return of Ian’s Magic Corner along with This Week’s Old Releases and the UK Steam Top 10 Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – […]

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Visiting the Village: Episode 101

Wed, 28 Sep 2016 12:20:33 +0000

On this week’s show Ian and Paul discuss suing your users, franchises, VR and more. We also have the UK Steam Top 10 and the Television and Film Lounge Area. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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http://www.mode7games.com/blog/podpress_trac/feed/3635/0/VTVEpisode101.mp3

Visiting the Village: Episode 100

Fri, 16 Sep 2016 11:08:28 +0000

This week Ian and Paul talk about: Steam review changes, an ‘art history’ of games, the National Videogame Arcade, League of Legends and more. We also have a special 2009 retrospective in honour of our 100th (!!!) episode, This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast […]

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http://www.mode7games.com/blog/podpress_trac/feed/3633/0/VTVEpisode100.mp3

Visiting the Village: Episode 99

Thu, 08 Sep 2016 17:37:33 +0000

This week on the show Ian and Paul discuss cartridges, ‘trash’ items, the price of old wargames and much more. We also have the Television and Film Lounge, This Week’s Old Releases and the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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http://www.mode7games.com/blog/podpress_trac/feed/3631/0/VTVEpisode99.mp3

Visiting the Village: Episode 98

Fri, 26 Aug 2016 17:05:10 +0000

On this week’s show Ian and Paul discuss player count drops, hit points, the Oculus/Bethesda lawsuit, Resident Evil: The Play and more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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http://www.mode7games.com/blog/podpress_trac/feed/3628/0/VTVEpisode98.mp3

Visiting the Village: Episode 97

Thu, 18 Aug 2016 11:33:15 +0000

On this week’s show Ian and Paul discuss the No Man’s Sky backlash, CSGO gambling going legit, ‘cloud’ acceleration and more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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http://www.mode7games.com/blog/podpress_trac/feed/3624/0/VTVEpisode97.mp3

Visiting the Village: Episode 96

Fri, 08 Jul 2016 17:34:13 +0000

On this week’s show Ian and Paul talk about Diablo rumours, the recent CS:GO betting controversy, the legality of hacking, Papal Undertale and more. We also have a discussion about The Witness, This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us […]

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Visiting the Village: Episode 95

Fri, 01 Jul 2016 17:21:39 +0000

This week on the show Ian and Paul discuss heel turns, the history of WASD, crowdfunding vs publishing, offensive usernames and more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases & the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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http://www.mode7games.com/blog/podpress_trac/feed/3607/0/VTVEpisode95.mp3

Visiting the Village: Episode 94

Thu, 23 Jun 2016 10:14:36 +0000

This week on the show Ian and Paul talk about the different kinds of Sky, weird DLC, more key reselling controversy and much more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and […]

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Visiting the Village: Episode 93

Thu, 16 Jun 2016 12:21:36 +0000

This week Ian and Paul discuss alternatives to Steam Early Access, dealing with criticism as a dev, game preservation, employee profiling and more. Also there’s This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and plenty of your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and […]

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Visiting the Village: Episode 92

Thu, 09 Jun 2016 10:11:57 +0000

On this week’s show we have a couple of F2P stories, an update on the Steam Controller’s success, Fundbetter, post mortems and more. Also there’s This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and some of your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and […]

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Meta missions

Wed, 08 Jun 2016 11:26:04 +0000

In the FS2 city there are lots of different types of “node” (or building).  Let’s take one type – a suburban residence. I want the suburban residence to look nice and have some designed elements in it.  But I have no idea what shape or size it will be.  I have developed a system called […]

I don’t want you to know how our open world works

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 13:01:19 +0000

On one hand, I want FS2 to be as clear and obvious as possible.  I want you to pick it up and know how to play it.  I want you to know what each button does.  I want you to know how to do what you want to do. On a different hand, I want […]

Units and stats and perks

Tue, 07 Jun 2016 12:48:16 +0000

I’m not happy with how Frozen Cortex’s unit stats system ended up. It’s too many things at once.  Too hard to work out what kind of player this is. It’s like this because Cortex is a “sports game” and having really granular stats enables a load of stuff.  But it didn’t work here.  And it […]

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