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Shane Plays Geek Talk

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Now displaying: April, 2016
Apr 25, 2016

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 4/23/2016:
Torment: Tides of Numenera with inXile!

Highlights: George Ziets and Colin McComb of inXile Entertainment talk their Torment: Tides of Numenera computer RPG.

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

GIVEAWAY! Like and Share the following Facebook post (ON FACEBOOK) for a chance to win a Castles & Crusades Players Handbook from show sponsor Troll Lord Games!

Like and share this FB post ON FACEBOOK to enter!
https://www.facebook.com/goshaneplays/posts/586058121562010:0

NEWS ITEMS

No news segment this week.

GUEST: INXILE ENTERTAINMENT

Colin McComb and George Ziets of inXile Entertainment talk their Torment: Tides of Numenera computer RPG.

inXile Entertainment: https://inxile-entertainment.com/

Torment: Tides of Numenera https://torment.inxile-entertainment.com/

George Ziets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gziets

Colin McComb on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColinMcComb

TWEET OF THE WEEK

@KimmyMonte
I hate when boxing announcers say a boxer is "down for the count." I don't care that he loves Dracula I just want to know who's winning.

 

Apr 20, 2016

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 4/16/2016:
Gamers Plane!

Highlights: Geek news; Rohit Sodhia of Gamers Plane, the RPG "play by post plus" website and community.

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

GIVEAWAY! Like and Share the following Facebook post (ON FACEBOOK) for a chance to win a Castles & Crusades Players Handbook from show sponsor Troll Lord Games!

Like and share this FB post ON FACEBOOK to enter!
https://www.facebook.com/goshaneplays/posts/586058121562010:0

NEWS ITEMS

d120 from The Dice Lab
http://thedicelab.com/d120.html

West End Games Acquired By White Wolf’s Stewart Wieck | EN World
http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3353-West-End-Games-Acquired-By-White-Wolf-s-Stewart-Wieck#.VxFm8CMrJpK

VILLAINS & VIGILANTES Legal Dispute Settled | EN World
http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?3356-VILLAINS-VIGILANTES-Legal-Dispute-Settled#.VxFn3SMrJpI

Crowdfunding effort seeks to resurrect Commodore 64 for retro gaming | PC Gamer
http://www.pcgamer.com/crowdfunding-effort-seeks-to-resurrect-commodore-64-for-retro-gaming/

Batman: The Killing Joke animated movie receives R rating | EW
http://www.ew.com/article/2016/04/14/batman-killing-joke-animated-rated-r

GUEST: GAMERS PLANE

Rohit Sodhia of Gamers Plane, great tools to let people get into RPG gaming.

http://gamersplane.com/

TWEET OF THE WEEK

Cory Doctorow @doctorow
If you think typos are evidence of moral failure, you need to rethink your moral universe.

NEXT WEEK:

Colin McComb and George Ziets of inXile Entertainment talk their Torment: Tides of Numenera computer RPG.

inXile Entertainment: https://inxile-entertainment.com/

Torment: Tides of Numenera https://torment.inxile-entertainment.com/

George Ziets on Twitter: https://twitter.com/gziets

Colin McComb on Twitter: https://twitter.com/ColinMcComb

Apr 11, 2016

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 4/9/2016:
Betrayal at Krondor Remastered & Lumberyard!

Highlights: Geek news; Neal Hallford talks Betrayal at Krondor remastered and Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine.

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

ROGUE ONE: A STAR WARS STORY Official Teaser Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wji-BZ0oCwg

Voice of ‘Star Wars’ Adm. Ackbar, Erik Bauersfeld, dies at 93 | CNN
http://www.cnn.com/2016/04/04/entertainment/eric-bauersfeld-obit-admiral-ackbar-star-wars-irpt/

SpaceX Sticks Its Landing And Does Not Explode | Krypton Radio
https://kryptonradio.com/2016/04/08/spacex-sticks-landing-not-explode/

See what Batman: The Killing Joke looks like as an animated feature | Polygon
http://www.polygon.com/2016/4/3/11355448/batman-the-killing-joke-movie-trailer-teaser-video

Paramount Lawsuit Becomes Studio’s Own Kobayashi Maru? | Krypton Radio
https://kryptonradio.com/2016/04/05/paramount-lawsuit-becomes-studios-kobayashi-maru/

The Siege of Siege of Dragonspear: A Baldur’s Gate Story
http://shaneplays.com/the-siege-of-siege-of-dragonspear-a-baldurs-gate-story/

GUEST: NEAL HALLFORD

Neal Hallford on Betrayal at Krondor and Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine.

https://www.patreon.com/Nealiios

https://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/

TWEET OF THE WEEK

@DungeonFacts
I live in a fantasy world full of undead horrors, man-eating dragons, and infinite hells of demons because the real world is much scarier.

NEXT WEEK:

Gamers Plane, great tools to let people get into RPG gaming.

http://gamersplane.com/

Apr 4, 2016

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 4/2/2016:
Comic Book Movies!

Geek news; Comedian Michael Brown and recurring guest Bill Brackeen talk comic book movies.

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.

SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

Shane’s Baldur’s Gate: Siege of Dragonspear Let’s Play series
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlNkQuTXnH2_guMz2cKtKOvwin4gfaR80

Central Arkansas Library System: CALS Con 2016 is today, April 2nd
http://www.cals.org/events/full-calendar.aspx?id=15314

SUICIDE SQUAD Reshoots Bode Well For The DC Movieverse | Birth. Movies. Death.
http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/03/31/suicide-squad-reshoots-bode-well-for-the-dc-movieverse

Batman V Superman Opens With $424 Million Globally, Biggest Ever For a Comic Book Movie | ComicBook.com
http://comicbook.com/2016/03/27/batman-v-superman-opens-with-424-million-globally-biggest-ever-f/

Deadpool Is Now Highest Grossing R-Rated Movie Ever At Worldwide Box Office | ComicBook.com
http://comicbook.com/2016/03/28/deadpool-is-now-highest-grossing-r-rated-movie-ever-at-worldwide/

Meet Electra Woman and Dyna Girl in the Film’s First Full Trailer | Nerdist
http://nerdist.com/meet-electra-woman-and-dyna-girl-in-the-films-first-full-trailer/

Brad Bird’s ‘The Iron Giant’ is Finally Coming to Blu-Ray on September 6 | Slash Film
http://www.slashfilm.com/the-iron-giant-blu-ray/

Goosebumps Director Rob Letterman to Helm Dungeons & Dragons Movie | ComingSoon.net
http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/672225-goosebumps-director-rob-letterman-to-helm-dungeons-dragons-movie#l444dvrFrZjgq7hr.99

Star Wars The Force Awakens with deleted scenes. Digital version came out April 1st, Blu Ray on April 5th
http://www.amazon.com/Star-Wars-Awakens-Blu-ray-Digital/dp/B018FK66TU

Oculus Rift review: High-end VR is here — if you can pay | Engadget
http://www.engadget.com/2016/03/28/oculus-rift-review/


GUEST: COMIC BOOK MOVIES

Comedian Michael Brown of Brain Trust and recurring guest Bill Brackeen talk comic book movies.

Watch Brain Trust!:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMiVR8aSI7QDDKKigcyEKvQ


TWEET OF THE WEEK

@HamillHimself Mark Hamill
Non-disclosure Agreement
(when being asked to describe Star Wars Episode 8 in two words)


NEXT WEEK:

Neal Hallford on Betrayal at Krondor and Amazon’s Lumberyard game engine.

https://www.patreon.com/Nealiios

https://aws.amazon.com/lumberyard/

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