overcast #045
Note: This podcast contains mild adult language.
Phil and Ricky discuss the latest in machinima happenings and software updates, and then settle in for an extensive discussion of their first impressions of Grand Theft Auto IV for PC.
Thank you for listening! How much do we love your comments? We shout them at passing NPCs in GTA4. So bring ‘em on!
This Week’s Itinerary:
Music Credits for this show:
- Opening music is by Nine Inch Nails, from the album The Slip, the track title is “Demon Seed.”
- This musical selection is used under the Creative Commons license graciously chosen by the artist. Please consider supporting them with a music purchase if you enjoy what you hear.
- Machinima at SIGGRAPH 2009
- SIGGRAPH 2009 website
- See Also: Ricky’s SIGGRAPH 2008 Podcast
- Tony Bannan’s blog on Antics3d
- Antics3d website
- Moviestorm Update 1.1.2
- Phil’s lunch with Matt Kelland (Moviestorm)
- iClone 3.1 Update
- Dulci’s blog (example of iClone’s WidgetMe)
- Renderosity’s iClone Forum (login required)
- DAZ3D: The forgotten machinima tool?
- TMUnderground’s Second Life Movie Night
- FILM: “I Will Not Speak of It” by Dulci
- FILM: “The Terrible Old Man” by Phil Browne
- Main Topic: Grand Theft Auto IV
- GTA4 website
- GTA4 End User License Agreement
- GameDaily: Interesting column on EULA Hell
- Mark Methenitis: Law of the Game blog
- YouTube: GTA4 Tutorial – PC Editor
- PC Games Hardware: Info on the dual game engines in GTA4
- Game: Mafia for PC (2002)
- Upcoming Game: Mafia II (I discovered this by accident while Googling for a link to the original!)
- Classic Game Room YouTube Reviews
- Claus-Dieter Schulz’s blog on GTA4 Machinima
- GTA4.net
- GTA Forums
- ATI 4850 / 4870 Graphics cards
- Updated nVidia driver for GTA4, etc.
Comment by Russell — December 12, 2008 at 3:37 pm
Thanks Phil and Ricky – full and informative show this one, a real help to making good use of time normally wasted commuting.
Comment by CD — December 13, 2008 at 9:30 am
Great show and I’m happy to see you cover GTA4 that fast. That EULA is indeed very confusing. Tnx for promoting my blog and adding the link.
Comment by Kate — December 14, 2008 at 8:08 am
A lot in this show. Iclone wobbly bits, great to use, very creepy marketing strategy..what are they thinking? The new GTA looks as scenic and full of detail as ever, look forward to the new wave of machinima that comes out of this engine. I do love the attention paid to sound (car radio etc), and the city scape is very appealing. As I’m not keen on the game itself, (it is something of a boy toy) there isn’t the motivation to work around the EULA, despite the huge potential for cityscape backdrops, and the superb animated vehicles.
Comment by Xanatos — December 18, 2008 at 12:17 am
oh sweet, a sequel to the mafia game, good find! also, another great podcast!
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Comment by Zuckerman — December 20, 2008 at 11:05 pm
I could listen to you guys talk about plastic dirt and it’d still be an awesome show.