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'''Date:''' September 19, 2011 | '''Date:''' September 19, 2011 | ||
'''Written and Performed By:''' [[Graham Stark]], [[Kathleen De Vere]] and [[Paul Saunders]] | '''Written and Performed By:''' [[Graham Stark]], [[Kathleen De Vere]], and [[Paul Saunders]] | ||
'''Story Graphics:''' Paul Saunders | '''Story Graphics:''' Paul Saunders | ||
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'''CheckPoint Graphics:''' Graham Stark | '''CheckPoint Graphics:''' Graham Stark | ||
''' | '''Bird Acquisitor & Boomsman:''' [[Matt Wiggins]] | ||
'''Music:''' [[Bradley Rains]] | '''Music:''' [[Bradley Rains]] | ||
'''Thanks To:''' [[Russ Pitts]], Alexander Macris and Penny Arcade | '''Thanks To:''' [[Russ Pitts]], Alexander Macris and Penny Arcade | ||
'''Produced By:''' Graham Stark and Paul Saunders | '''Produced By:''' Graham Stark and Paul Saunders | ||
==Today== | |||
Are playing too much Angry Birds? Prepare for the intervention on today's CheckPoint. | |||
==Stories== | ==Stories== | ||
* Kinect-operated music game "Lifelike" renamed to "4AM" | * Kinect-operated music game "Lifelike" renamed to "4AM." | ||
* Goldeneye for the Move to include a rifle peripheral | * Goldeneye for the PS Move to include a rifle peripheral instead of the Walter PPK Bond uses. | ||
* 25-34 year olds account for most "freemium" game content | * Unsurprisingly 25-34 year olds account for most "freemium" game content sales. | ||
* Blizzard to release | * Blizzard claims to be able to release six titles in the next three years. | ||
* Bejeweled Blitz might be a strong cognitive training tool | * Bejeweled Blitz might be a strong cognitive training tool. | ||
* Angry Birds has been downloaded 350 million times. | |||
Angry Birds has been downloaded 350 million times. Paul | * Paul gives further perspective on how crazy big these numbers are. | ||
==Coming Up== | |||
The PS Vita comes out on December 17th 2011. | |||
===Trivia=== | |||
As of September 2013 (roughly two years after their announcement) Blizzard has released three games (World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Diablo 3, and Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm), formally announced 4 other projects (Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls, Starcraft 2 Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft, and Blizzard All-Stars.) Presumably another World of Warcraft expansion will be announced at Blizzcon 2013. | |||
{{CheckPointNavigation|Project - Buy Our Shit|Sony Knows It Has a Problem|http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/the-birds|15380}} | {{CheckPointNavigation|Project - Buy Our Shit|Sony Knows It Has a Problem|http://penny-arcade.com/patv/episode/the-birds|15380}} | ||
Revision as of 04:22, 28 September 2013
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Vital Statistics
Date: September 19, 2011
Written and Performed By: Graham Stark, Kathleen De Vere, and Paul Saunders
Story Graphics: Paul Saunders
CheckPoint Graphics: Graham Stark
Bird Acquisitor & Boomsman: Matt Wiggins
Music: Bradley Rains
Thanks To: Russ Pitts, Alexander Macris and Penny Arcade
Produced By: Graham Stark and Paul Saunders
Today
Are playing too much Angry Birds? Prepare for the intervention on today's CheckPoint.
Stories
- Kinect-operated music game "Lifelike" renamed to "4AM."
- Goldeneye for the PS Move to include a rifle peripheral instead of the Walter PPK Bond uses.
- Unsurprisingly 25-34 year olds account for most "freemium" game content sales.
- Blizzard claims to be able to release six titles in the next three years.
- Bejeweled Blitz might be a strong cognitive training tool.
- Angry Birds has been downloaded 350 million times.
- Paul gives further perspective on how crazy big these numbers are.
Coming Up
The PS Vita comes out on December 17th 2011.
Trivia
As of September 2013 (roughly two years after their announcement) Blizzard has released three games (World of Warcraft: Mists of Pandaria, Diablo 3, and Starcraft 2 Heart of the Swarm), formally announced 4 other projects (Diablo 3 Reaper of Souls, Starcraft 2 Legacy of the Void, Hearthstone Heroes of Warcraft, and Blizzard All-Stars.) Presumably another World of Warcraft expansion will be announced at Blizzcon 2013.
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