How To Murder Time http://howtomurdertime.com Podcasting about games and things Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:04:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Copyright © How To Murder Time 2012 jonshute@mac.com (How To Murder Time) jonshute@mac.com (How To Murder Time) Games 1440 http://c.howtomurdertime.com/htmt144.jpg How To Murder Time http://howtomurdertime.com 144 144 Podcasting about games and things How To Murder Time How To Murder Time jonshute@mac.com no no How To Murder Time 2.22 http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/06/18/how-to-murder-time-2-22/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/06/18/how-to-murder-time-2-22/#comments Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:04:57 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=340 This week we’ve mainly been playing:

  • Planetside 2
  • Remember me
  • Star Trek Online
  • The Last of Us
  • The Saboteur

We’ve also decided that Steam Badges are evil and that free development tools are great.

]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/06/18/how-to-murder-time-2-22/feed/ 0 1:02:31 This week we’ve mainly been playing: Planetside 2 Remember me Star Trek Online The Last of Us The Saboteur We’ve also decided that Steam Badges are evil and that free development tools are great. This week we’ve mainly been playing: Planetside 2 Remember me Star Trek Online The Last of Us The Saboteur We’ve also decided that Steam Badges are evil and that free development tools are great. Podcast jonshute@mac.com no no Xbox DRM, anger and acceptance http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/06/07/xbox-drm-anger-and-acceptance/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/06/07/xbox-drm-anger-and-acceptance/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 10:07:34 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=331 I’ve been finding myself getting increasingly annoyed over DRM with games. I apologise to anybody who follows me on Twitter for it, and I guess I should apologise to you as well for reading this as it’s more of the same.

Microsoft have announced that the Xbox one (I still actually prefer Xbone as a real product name) has what the world has decided is draconian DRM. It’s pretty nasty because it needs an internet connection every 24 hours or you are locked out of your games. It doesn’t take a lot of guesswork to figure out that I think this is a bloody stupid idea because I just went a long time without broadband at home, which was only fixed by getting a brand new phone number. Telecoms companies are useless, you can’t rely on them at all. During this time my PC games on Steam all locked out because of what I thought at the time was a draconian two week online check. 24 hours is totally insane.

I’m not annoyed with Microsoft though. From a business point of view I can respect why they are doing it. I can even give them credit for taking the next step and actually allowing the transfer of licenses for digital products. I’m pretty sure that’s a first for one of the big players, and something that the music and movie industry really needs to take notice of. Nobody is giving them credit for that of course because of the actual story being that 360 games didn’t have these restrictions and yet One games do.

This is where it gets tricky because if you say anything positive about the One you’re an Xbox fanboy, and if you say anything bad about it you’re obviously a massive fan of Sony. I suspect people think I’m one or the other, but since I only really mention things that annoy me about them on Twitter I’m usually moaning about something that I’m actually using the most at that time.

If I’m not annoyed at Microsoft then who am I annoyed with? Sony for not announcing what I really expect to be similar restrictions on the PS4 yet so that Microsoft can take all the flak? I really hope I’m proven wrong on that one, but Sony are right to be quiet if it’s true. If it wasn’t you would expect them to maybe mention it and get a load of free really good publicity though, wouldn’t you?

The people I’m actually annoyed with are the media who are saying that Microsoft are doing something really evil. Which they are, but that’s not the point. The point is that they weren’t shouting from the mountain tops over Steam having what is in most ways a much more restrictive DRM scheme with no transfers of ownership allowed and games being locked to a user and not available for everybody on the PC.

The always online thing is a battle we lost a long, long time ago but nobody cared about. I’m angry that the fight wasn’t made until now, when it’s far too late. All of a sudden games journalists have woken up to the fact that the world changed and they didn’t care about it until now. Steam has been the hero of gaming while doing all of this, and it just didn’t matter.

Most of all I’m angry with myself though. I’m not going to be buying my games primarily on Xbox next generation, I shall be rejecting one restrictive licensing system and going with another as I’ll be buying them on Steam. This is a decision I made before the One was announced and was caused by me actually getting my arse into gear and getting a new PC so it could run modern games, and by being a fan of better graphics, modding and mice making headshots easier. I’m angry that the DRM doesn’t matter to me, when it should. We lost the battle over DRM years ago, and it’s our fault for not complaining more at the time.

]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/06/07/xbox-drm-anger-and-acceptance/feed/ 1 How To Murder Time 2.21 http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/06/07/how-to-murder-time-2-21/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/06/07/how-to-murder-time-2-21/#comments Fri, 07 Jun 2013 09:29:16 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=329 This week we’re getting lost in the world with Geoguessr, shooting people in Planetside 2, crashing cars in Grid 2, flying space ships in Star Trek Online,  crashing space ships in Kerbal Space Program, making the world a better place in Saboteur and making the world a worse place in Saints Row the Third.

There’s also a bit of talk about Malifaux because painting models is cool.

Seriously though, Australia needs more road signs!

]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/06/07/how-to-murder-time-2-21/feed/ 2 0:55:21 This week we’re getting lost in the world with Geoguessr, shooting people in Planetside 2, crashing cars in Grid 2, flying space ships in Star Trek Online,  crashing space ships in Kerbal Space Program, making the world a better place in Sabot[...] This week we’re getting lost in the world with Geoguessr, shooting people in Planetside 2, crashing cars in Grid 2, flying space ships in Star Trek Online,  crashing space ships in Kerbal Space Program, making the world a better place in Saboteur and making the world a worse place in Saints Row the Third. There’s also a bit of talk about Malifaux because painting models is cool. Seriously though, Australia needs more road signs! Podcast jonshute@mac.com no no How To Murder Time 2.20 http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/05/29/how-to-murder-time-2-20/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/05/29/how-to-murder-time-2-20/#comments Wed, 29 May 2013 22:24:33 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=314 This week we’re talking about Planetside 2, Xbox One, Doctor Who (there’s probably a very meta Saturday afternoon football results being on before Doctor Who joke here that is too obscure for anybody to get), Star Trek Online and Asheron’s Call for some reason that I’m still not sure about.

]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/05/29/how-to-murder-time-2-20/feed/ 1 1:10:48 This week we’re talking about Planetside 2, Xbox One, Doctor Who (there’s probably a very meta Saturday afternoon football results being on before Doctor Who joke here that is too obscure for anybody to get), Star Trek Online and Asheron[...] This week we’re talking about Planetside 2, Xbox One, Doctor Who (there’s probably a very meta Saturday afternoon football results being on before Doctor Who joke here that is too obscure for anybody to get), Star Trek Online and Asheron’s Call for some reason that I’m still not sure about. Podcast jonshute@mac.com no no How To Murder Time 2.19 Take 2 http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/05/20/how-to-murder-time-2-19-take-2/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/05/20/how-to-murder-time-2-19-take-2/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 22:49:26 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=290 After some more production problems we return this episode with freaky 70s nostalgia sweets and games! This time we cover:

  • Star Trek Into Darkness
  • Planetside 2
  • Battlestar Galactica: Pegasus
  • Ingress
  • Gratuitous Space Battles
  • Park Run
  • Quarriors
  • Star Trek Online
  • Star Command
  • Dishonoured
]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/05/20/how-to-murder-time-2-19-take-2/feed/ 8 1:08:03 After some more production problems we return this episode with freaky 70s nostalgia sweets and games! This time we cover: Star Trek Into Darkness Planetside 2 Battlestar Galactica: Pegasus Ingress Gratuitous Space Battles Park Run Quarriors Star T[...] After some more production problems we return this episode with freaky 70s nostalgia sweets and games! This time we cover: Star Trek Into Darkness Planetside 2 Battlestar Galactica: Pegasus Ingress Gratuitous Space Battles Park Run Quarriors Star Trek Online Star Command Dishonoured Podcast jonshute@mac.com no no How To Murder Time 2.18 http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/05/06/how-to-murder-time-2-18-2/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/05/06/how-to-murder-time-2-18-2/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 12:28:13 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=279 This week we watch films, play bad games and find out that TIE Fighters are still overpowered.

]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/05/06/how-to-murder-time-2-18-2/feed/ 5 1:13:19 This week we watch films, play bad games and find out that TIE Fighters are still overpowered. This week we watch films, play bad games and find out that TIE Fighters are still overpowered. Podcast jonshute@mac.com no no How To Murder Time 2.17 http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/04/24/how-to-murder-time-2-17/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/04/24/how-to-murder-time-2-17/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:30:07 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=274 This week we’re back in the lab and playing Pandemic, the cooperative board game  about disease control.

Will we save humanity, or will we get fail and let you all die?

]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/04/24/how-to-murder-time-2-17/feed/ 2 0:57:26 This week we’re back in the lab and playing Pandemic, the cooperative board game  about disease control. Will we save humanity, or will we get fail and let you all die? This week we’re back in the lab and playing Pandemic, the cooperative board game  about disease control. Will we save humanity, or will we get fail and let you all die? Podcast jonshute@mac.com no no How To Murder Time 2.16 http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/04/12/how-to-murder-time-2-16/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/04/12/how-to-murder-time-2-16/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:05:49 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=271 This week we return with tales of new TVs, new dimensions and increased Ingress related paranoia.

]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/04/12/how-to-murder-time-2-16/feed/ 7 0:55:11 This week we return with tales of new TVs, new dimensions and increased Ingress related paranoia. Planetside 2 Ingress Red Faction Armageddon Red Faction Guerrilla Bioshock Infinite Uncharted 3(D) Dredd 3D Pixel People Nimble Quest Cut The Rope Gra[...] This week we return with tales of new TVs, new dimensions and increased Ingress related paranoia. Planetside 2 Ingress Red Faction Armageddon Red Faction Guerrilla Bioshock Infinite Uncharted 3(D) Dredd 3D Pixel People Nimble Quest Cut The Rope Gratuitous Space Battles Ms ‘Sploision Man Star Trek TNG Season 2 blu-ray Podcast jonshute@mac.com no no How To Murder Time 2.15 http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/04/03/how-to-murder-time-2-15/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/04/03/how-to-murder-time-2-15/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 10:03:17 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=254 This week we return after an unscheduled break with another delve into how we spend out time between shows. Games, nearly getting murdered, some really bad TV and a great board game feature this week.

]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/04/03/how-to-murder-time-2-15/feed/ 0 1:03:30 This week we return after an unscheduled break with another delve into how we spend out time between shows. Games, nearly getting murdered, some really bad TV and a great board game feature this week. Planetside 2 Ingress Saints Row: The Third Hung[...] This week we return after an unscheduled break with another delve into how we spend out time between shows. Games, nearly getting murdered, some really bad TV and a great board game feature this week. Planetside 2 Ingress Saints Row: The Third Hungry Shark Evolution Bioshock Infinite Ridiculous Fishing Dungelot Night Sky Unmechanical Revolution Small World Realms Podcast jonshute@mac.com no no How To Murder Time 2.14 http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/03/15/how-to-murder-time-2-14/ http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/03/15/how-to-murder-time-2-14/#comments Fri, 15 Mar 2013 18:55:00 +0000 jonshute http://howtomurdertime.com/?p=248 This week we return with no proper MMOs and a very odd episode of Time Team set on an island. Actually, maybe that wasn’t Tony Robinson after all as I’m not sure he’s ever been that athletic.

]]> http://howtomurdertime.com/blog/2013/03/15/how-to-murder-time-2-14/feed/ 4 1:01:27 This week we return with no proper MMOs and a very odd episode of Time Team set on an island. Actually, maybe that wasn’t Tony Robinson after all as I’m not sure he’s ever been that athletic. Planetside 2 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Simp[...] This week we return with no proper MMOs and a very odd episode of Time Team set on an island. Actually, maybe that wasn’t Tony Robinson after all as I’m not sure he’s ever been that athletic. Planetside 2 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Simpsons Tapped Out Sim City Deluxe Tomb Raider John Carter (of mars) Podcast jonshute@mac.com no no