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Dancing Psyclops, Meditating with Transgaming
Host Omaha Sternberg continues her Gaming Macworld 2009 series, covering Macworld Expo 2009 from a gamer's perspective. Featuring an interview with Joy Kovaleski and Jeff Munsi of Psyclops, the online music creator that will soon allow teenagers to enter their avatars in music and dance competitions. Also, an interview with Blair Yakimovich and Lucus Smithen of Transgaming. We talk about what it's like to port game to the Mac using Cider, City of Heroes, OpenCL and OpenGL 3, an the future of Cider technology.
Flocking to Feral
Host Omaha Sternberg continues her Gaming Macworld 2009 series, covering Macworld Expo 2009 from a gamer's perspective. Featuring an interview with Brad Gibson of Feral Interactive. Located overseas, Feral Interactive ported 6 titles for the Mac in 2008, including Fable: The Lost Chapters and ToCA Race Driver 3. A strong supporter of Mac games, we talk about the newest games announced, and what the future holds in store.
Playing with VMware, Listening to Harman/AKG
Host Omaha Sternberg continues her Gaming Macworld 2009 series, covering Macworld Expo 2009 from a gamer's perspective. Featuring an interview with Pat Lee of VMware, the company that produces VMware Fusion. How well does VMware Fusion perform with Windows games for your Mac, and what does the future have in store for it? Also, an interview with Jeremy Brenner of Harman and AKG. AKG has been recently bringing their professional grade headphones into the commercial products. Which headphones should you as a gamer consider?
The Elixir of Ambrosia, Sharing with i2i
Host Omaha Sternberg continues her Gaming Macworld 2009 series, covering Macworld Expo 2009 from a gamer's perspective. Featuring an interview with John Champlin of Ambrosia Software about publishing Aquaria, their upcoming game Multiwinia, and new iPhone games on the horizon. Also, an interview with JJ of Aerielle, the company that produces the i2i Streaming device, allowing users to share music and other audio wirelessly. Can this be used for gamers tired of wired headphones getting in the way, and wireless headphones that don't perform?
Two-Timing EVE Online, Screening NEC
Host Omaha Sternberg continues her Gaming Macworld 2009 series, covering Macworld Expo 2009 from a gamer's perspective. Featuring an interview with Ned Coker of CCP and Blair Yakimovich of Transgaming about EVE Online, the new expansions, going to retail market, and what it's like to maintain a Mac port. And are the rumors true about CCP leaving Iceland? Also, an interview with Keith Yankee of NEC about the giant 42 inch curved screen, and what advantages it has for gamers.
Chatting Freeverse Up, and Ducking CodeWeavers
Host Omaha Sternberg chats with Brian Akaka of Freeverse about their iPhone games, and whether they are leaving the Mac game market. Also, an interview with Jon Parshell of Codeweavers about Crossover Gaming for the Mac, the Lame Duck Challenge, and what the future of CodeWeavers brings for Mac gamers.
Macworld 2009 Overview
Host Omaha Sternberg and Corey Tamas cover Macworld Expo 2009 from a gamer's perspective. With Apple's announcement of pulling out of Macworld after 2009, a haze of uncertainty about the future hung over Macworld. Omaha reports about the varied views about Macworld 2009, Macworld 2010, and the future of Macworld overall. She also talks about the IDG town hall, and what IDG thinks about Mac games. The new 17" Macbook Pro: what are the specs, and what can you play? Can you with the battery? What game companies attended, and what did it look like? And did Feral Interactive really have BioShock logos on their t-shirts??
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Archived Podcasts
Episode 70Host Omaha Sternberg and co-host Corey Tamas cover the Mac gaming industry. Including reviews of ToCA Race Driver 3 by Feral Interactive, FlatOut 2 by Virtual Programming, and Build-a-lot 2 by Red Marble Games. Also, Omaha and Corey rap about the news of the week, including commentary about Apple's decision to pull out of Macworld in 2010 and the impact that will have on Mac games at Macworld, the Worlds.com MMO suit against NCSoft, and the conclusion of the used game market commentary...how does the controversy actually affect Mac games?
Game Review Edition 4
Co-host Corey Tamas took the week off, so host Omaha Sternberg reviews iPhone games. Plank by Freeverse, iSnap by Phelios, and Brain Jogging and Clusterball by Virtual Programming.
Episode 69
Host Omaha Sternberg and co-host Corey Tamas cover the Mac gaming industry. Including reviews of recently released World of Warcraft expansion Wrath of the Lich King and Aspyr's Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. Also, Omaha and Corey rap about the news of the week.
Episode 68
Host Omaha Sternberg does a tour through the GameHouse Studios and completes her review of Spore by EA in this short episode.
Episode 67
Host Omaha Sternberg and co-host Corey Tamas cover the Mac gaming industry. Including an overview of the PopCap Games launch event, a review about the Macally Pebble, Pebble Wireless, Turtle, and Accuglide mice, a review of Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rainslick Precipice of Darkness, Episode 1, and part 2 of a review of Spore by EA. Also, Omaha and Corey rap about the news of the week.
Episode 66
Host Omaha Sternberg and co-host Corey Tamas cover the Mac gaming industry. Including an overview of the Apple laptop event and its impact on Mac gamers, a commentary about Blizzcon, and part 1 of a review of Spore by EA. Also, Omaha and Corey rap about the news of the week.
Game Review Edition 3
Host Omaha Sternberg reviews Wheel of Fortune Deluxe and Jeopardy Deluxe, ported to the Mac by Freeverse. Also, a review of The Amazing Brain Train by Grubby Games.
Episode 65
Host Omaha Sternberg welcomes special guest co-host Corey Tamas as they rap about the news of the week. Also, an interview with Mark Batten of Red Marble Games. Plus, an editorial of The Wrath of the Lich King.
Episode 64
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Allen Partridge of Adobe about Director 11. Also, reviews of The Great Tree by Reflexive Entertainment and Fable: The Lost Chapters by Feral Interactive.
Pax Special Edition Day 3
Host Omaha Sternberg covers PAX 2008. Including interviews with Hal Halpin of the ECA and Chris Melissinos of Sun Microsystems about Project Darkstar. Also, rumors and commentary from the expo floor.
Pax Special Edition Day 2
Host Omaha Sternberg covers PAX 2008. Including interviews with D3 Publishing, Hudson Entertainment, Flying Labs, and Bioware. Also, rumors and commentary from the expo floor.
Pax Special Edition Day 1
Host Omaha Sternberg covers PAX 2008. Including interviews with Meteor Games and GarageGames. Also, rumors and commentary from the expo floor.
Episode 63
Host Omaha Sternberg covers the Casual Connect 2008 Conference. Including interviews with Tom Higgins of Unity Technologies and Dan Prigg of RealGames. Also, reviews of Pet Shop Hop and The Nightshift Code by PlayFirst.
May 13 08
Host Omaha Sternberg reviews The Tuttles Madcap Misadventures, the Skullcandy iPhone FMJ, and the V-Moda Vibe.
Apr 10 08
Host Omaha Sternberg reviews the beta SDK for the iPhone and iPod Touch, including an interview of Steve Demeter of Demiforce. Also, a review of Colin McRae Rally for the Mac by Feral Interactive, the rally racing game based on rally racing legend Colin McRae.
Mar 20 08
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Russell Carroll of Reflexive Entertainment about their publishing side, their Mac Arcade, and the GameCenterSolutions. Also, a review of Drop Point Alaska by MacSoft, the extreme snowboarding game previously previewed on February 4th.
Mar 06 08
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Jeremy Mayes and Tom Rassweiler of Arkadium about their announcement of adding over 800 games to their library, advergaming becoming mainstream, and Great Day Games. Also, a review of Make Bouncy Bouncy, a unique indie game by ByDesign Games.
Feb 28 08
Host Omaha Sternberg does a review of the 2008 GDC from available media coverage, and provides her own perspective on the available data and what it might mean for the future of Mac gaming. Also, a review of Phase, Harmonix's music-based iPod game.
Feb 21 08
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Tom Pearce of Streamline Sound about this new game audio venture. Also, a review of Neon Tango, Freeverse's minimalist techno shooter.
Feb 04 08
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Jason Slaughter of Display Link at Macworld Expo 2008 in San Francisco. Also, a review of Eschalon: Book 1 by Basilisk Games. Plus, a preview of Drop Point Alaska by MacSoft.
Jan 28 08
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Glenda Adams of Aspyr Media at Macworld Expo 2008 in San Francisco, covering Aspyr's move into the console realm, how Guitar Hero III worked out, where the hell is Quake Wars and Neverwinter Nights 2, and what Aspyr has in store for 2008. Plus, a review of Hordes of Orcs by Freeverse.
Jan 20 08
Host Omaha Sternberg covers Macworld Expo 2008 in San Francisco. This episode includes interviews with Shure, Freeverse, Feral Interactive, Intelliscanner, and Codeweavers. Plus the cool game news from Macworld and the games that Omaha played.
Jan 15 08
Host Omaha Sternberg covers Macworld Expo 2008 in San Francisco. This episode includes interviews with Skullcandy, Harman, CPP (the publishers of EVE Online), and Sababa Toys. Plus the cool game news of the day and the games that Omaha played.
Jan 08 08
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Holly Carinci of the The Elans about the awards ceremony held in Vancover, B.C. Also, a review of Santa's Super Friends by Toybox Games.
Jan 01 08
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Hal Halpin of the ECA about the advocacy group in the second of a two-part series...what it does, what it stands for, and what it is doing for gamers.
Dec 17 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Hal Halpin of the ECA about the advocacy group in the first of a two-part series...what it does, what it stands for, and what it is doing for gamers. Also, a review of Avernum 5 by Spiderweb Software. Plus, Omaha's thoughts on the Gerstmann Affair and the ethics of reviewing games on iGame Radio.
Aug 06 07
Host Omaha Sternberg covers the Casual Connect 2007 casual games conference in the last of a multi-part series, including an interview with Dave Dunham of GameHouse, about how GameHouse handled the 2004 transition into the RealArcade Network and what has happened since. Also, an interview with Steve Augustino, partner of Kelly Drye law firm, about the politics of games.
Jul 30 07
Host Omaha Sternberg covers the Casual Connect 2007 casual games conference in the second of a multi-part series, including an interview with Tom Higgins of Over The Edge (OTEE), about the Unity 3D engine, the features Unity provides, and what we'll see from Unity 2.0. Also, an interview with Jim Greer of Kongregate, about the Kongregate NextGen gaming social site.
Jul 23 07
Host Omaha Sternberg covers the Casual Connect 2007 casual games conference in the first of a multi-part series, including an interview with David Bernstein of Sandlot Games, about Cake Mania 2, Sandlot Games for the Mac, and why 1% is not enough. Also, an interview with Arthur Humphrey of Last Day of Work Software, developers of Virtual Villagers and other games that shouldn't be casual game hits but are. And an interview with Nicole Lazzaro of XEOdesign about Tilt, iPhone hacks, and emotions in games. Plus, just what happened at Casual Connect 2007...Google said what??!
Jul 09 07
Host Omaha Sternberg reviews the iPhone in all its glory, including a complete coverage of the games available for the iPhone.
Jul 02 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Joe Schultz of ByDesign Games, about development of The Late Call, why there are too many brown games, and how breathing works. Plus, a review of Professor Fizzwizzle and the Molten Mystery, by Grubby Games, and some preliminary thoughts on the iPhone design.
Jun 11 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Jason Compton, co-founder of Planewalker Games, about development of The Broken Hourglass in part 2. Plus, a review of Totem Treasure 2, published by Pokie Magic.
Jun 4 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Jason Compton, co-founder of Planewalker Games, about development of The Broken Hourglass. Plus, a review of Enchanted Gardens, published by Yatec Games.
May 21 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Dennis McCauley, editor of GamePolitics.com, about the politics of the game industry and how he reports about it. Plus, a review of Prey, published by Aspyr Media.
May 07 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Gavriel State, Founder and CTO of Transgaming Technologies about porting games using Cider, and his experience porting Myst Online and Heroes of Might and Magic V to the Mac. Plus, a review of Exclusive Games' Arctic Quest.
Apr 30 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Rand Miller of Cyan Worlds about Myst Online, part 2. Plus, a review of Ambrosia Software's DEFCON.
Apr 23 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Rand Miller of Rand Miller of Cyan Worlds about Myst Online. Plus, a review of Spiderweb Software's Geneforge 4: Rebellion.
Apr 16 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Ryan Clark of Grubby Games, Miles Tilmann and Richard Grillotti of Pixeljam, and Iain McNeil of Slitherine Strategies about their nominations for the IGF. Plus, a quick preview of RingCube's MojoPac.
Mar 26 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Rich Heimlich of Etymotic Research about their new EDGE Acoustics division of gamers' earbuds. Also, an interview with Paul Travers of Icuiti about their iWear line of 3D image wear. And a preview of PLAYXPERT.
Mar 19 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Mark Ombrellaro of TN Games about the ForceWear Vest. Also, an interview with Bill Anderson of Novint Technologies about the Novint Falcon. And a review of Enigma Games' new jigsaw puzzle Solved!.
Mar 12 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Chris Melissinos of Sun Microsystems about Project Darkstar. Also, an interview with the developers of Aquaria, the Seamus McNally Award winner for this year's IGF awards. And a review of Freeverse Software's Big Bang Brain Games. Plus, commentary about Mac games and the GDC.
Feb 12 07
Host Omaha Sternberg interviews Mark Hinton of Virtual Programming. Also, a review of Civilization IV and Civilization IV Warlords. Plus, commentary about the Mac gaming world.
Jan 22 07
The iGame Radio Macworld San Francisco 2007 review, part 3. In this special edition of the Macworld Review, Omaha interviews Jason Jones of V-Moda, David Sipple of Allegro, Bob Bennett of Luxology, Robert Dancik of Toon Boom Animations, and Roman Loyala and Niko Coucouvanis of Mac|Life Magazine. Plus a review of the two newest iPod Games: iPod Sudoku and iPod Royal Solitaire.
Jan 15 07
The iGame Radio Macworld San Francisco 2007 review, part 2. In this special edition of the Macworld Review, Omaha interviews Andy Brazell of Aspyr Media, David Stephens of Feral Interactive, Bruce Morrison of Freeverse Software, James Holloway of EA Mobile Games, and Jeremy White of Codeweavers. Plus a review of Macworld, the iPhone, AppleTV, and the Mac Gaming Experience.
Jan 12 07
The iGame Radio Macworld San Francisco 2007 review, part 1. In this special edition of the Macworld Review, Omaha interviews Michael Ninness, Director of Product Strategy at Lynda.com, and Mike Dias of Ultimate Ears.
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