Thursday, March 8, 2012

Daily IG Newsletter - Gaben Stupid Rich, Terminator Presidents in Bioshock

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Bioshock Infinite Will Feature Mechanized George Washingtons
Coolest game ever? Coolest game ever…   Continue >>
Inafune Working on Vita Game
The Internet allows for no slips of tongue…   Continue >>
Skyrim Wins GOTY at the GDC Awards
We're gonna need a bigger trophy shelf…   Continue >>
Gaben Crowned Billionare by Forbes
We don't even need to make Episode 3! HAHAHAHA…   Continue >>
Trine 2 Released in Europe with Discount
Keep your kroners, marks, pounds…   Continue >>
On Yesterday's IGDaily:
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Your Daily YouSaid Question:
Michael Baginski (@Tittyti):
when will you guys be back? I miss inside gaming on machinima :( #YouSaid
Lawrence "New PC" Sonntag (@InsideGaming):
We didn't go anywhere... unless you mean the weekly Machinima IG show. That's on a temporary hiatus as we work on the new format for the daily show. It takes a ton of editing time and it's getting harder and harder to justify the time spent on it.

That said, I loved the weekly show, and I'll be pushing to bring it back. It all comes down to views though -- enough people have to watch it to let us make a case for doing it. Otherwise, the higher-ups say "Why are you spending all this time on a show that just doesn't bring in the views?"
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