Powetcast Episode 24: Form the Head

Social networking has changed the way some companies approach gaming. For some, it enhances the experience. For others, it’s the entire point of the experience. Does integrating gaming with social network make either one better?

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(Do you play any Facebook games? Do you use social media to enhance your console gaming? Leave a comment below!)

Show notes after the jump!

Panel

• Sean “Mispelled Last Name” Corse
• Zac “Ninja” Shipley
• aDam “Not using Farmville” Gardner
• Logan “Ass Dan” Roop
• Crazy “Maroney is my Homey” Jaco
• http://powet.tv/powetblog/2009/12/06/lawrence-maroney-voltron-fan-forms-the-head/
• Sindra’s “The Name and Speed’s My Game”

News

• GE spinning off NBC Universal… to Comcast??
• Why this could be terrible
• Prince of Persia ‘Forgotten Sands’ Uncovered
• Sonic 3/Michael Jackson rumor finally officially confirmed!
• Reported by Powet in 2006
• Playstation turns 15 this (last?) week!
• Sweet 15th Anniversary logo is… sweet
  
• Mattel News
• Reminder: MOTUC for December 15th (Randor, Goddess, Reissue Skeletor)
• MOTUC BeastMan to be re-released in January, most likely.
• Also offering 6 inch flight stands starting in December
• Iron Man 2 News roundup
• War machine armor revealed from marvel select toy
• Teaser poster
• 4 teaser still photos
• Iron Man 1 had no script?

Roundtable

• The affect of social networking on gaming.
• Examples: Farmville, Mafia Wars, XBox Live, PSN
• Location-aware applications
• $1 iPhone apps that are worth less than the $1 paid for them

Cool Beans

Movies

• Ninja Assassin

Games

• Resident Evil: Darkside Chronicles
• Captian Forever

Comics

• Transformers Animated: The Arrival

Pimpin’

• First Annual Powet Awards (this week)
• Powet Toys (next week)
• Powet Alphabet
• (V is for Voltron, W is for Women in Gaming)
• (X is for ?, Y is for ?)
• Famicom Dojo Season 1 DVD — On sale!