#37: Alien, Dragon Age & Cardboard VR

E3 is but a distant memory, the Steam Summer Sale has been and gone and while there aren’t any major releases coming out for the next 2 or 3 months, that’s not going to stop publishers trying to make you part with your cash upfront while you don’t have any games to buy right now. Or so it would seem in the case of Alien: Isolation, which offers the tantalising opportunity of reliving the horror of the original Alien Movie - with the original cast providing voice-over - to those willing to put their confidence in the game so far out from release, even though the publisher seemingly doesn’t have enough confidence in it themselves to provide native VR support on day 1 or to sell it on it’s own merit even… anyway, that’s probably the biggest story we have this week, what with the summer drought being in full swing. There’s a bit of hardware/VR news though and we look at how the PS4/Xbox One Exclusives situation is panning out in the interest of having anything at all else to talk about… Enjoy!Google Cardboard VRhttp://www.engadget.com/2014/06/25/google-vr-cardboard/?utm_source=Feed_Classic_Full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Engadget&%3Fncid=rss_full&cps=gravityDK2 Unboxinghttp://www.roadtovr.com/early-oculus-rift-dk2-unboxing/DK2 suspended in Chinahttp://www.bit-tech.net/news/hardware/2014/07/07/oculus-dk2-china/1Galaxy Note 4http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/mobile-phone/3512336/samsung-galaxy-note-4-release-date-price-specs-uk/PS4 not doing well at homehttp://www.polygon.com/2014/7/8/5880255/ps4-fails-to-impact-japanese-console-marketNo VR Support for Alienhttp://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-07-alien-isolation-oculus-rift-version-is-a-prototype-onlyRUMOUR: Fallout 4 at Gamescom?http://www.ibtimes.co.in/fallout-4-rumored-be-revealed-gamescom-2014-gameplay-leaked-603893Dragon Age Q&Ahttp://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2014-07-09-huge-dragon-age-inquisition-q-and-a-info-dumpNew Blezinkski Outfithttp://www.polygon.com/2014/7/4/5871047/cliff-bleszinski-boss-key-productionsCrytek UK woes - continued...http://kotaku.com/sources-crytek-uks-staff-are-currently-on-leave-1599923133?utm_campaign=Socialflow_Kotaku_Facebook&utm_source=Kotaku_Facebook&utm_medium=SocialflowCiv Rev 2http://www.polygon.com/2014/6/30/5846294/civilization-revolution-2-is-designed-as-a-bite-size-civ-experienceTop 20 Exclusives - Post E3 FACEOFF!http://www.denofgeek.com/games/playstation-4/30941/the-top-20-upcoming-ps4-exclusiveshttp://www.denofgeek.com/games/xbox-one/30911/the-top-20-upcoming-xbox-one-exclusivesRob @bobirokaIain @ebowgbPatrick @patrickjkayAdam @koorahContact us on Email at: [email protected] us on Twitter: @notplayingpodYou can find the show notes for this show at www.notlistening.co.ukIf you're listening on iTunes, please give us a review!To Check out other shows in the Collection visit:http://barkerpodcasts.webs.com Including the #NOTwatching Podcast: http://www.spreaker.com/show/the-notwatching-podcastAll views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of The #NOTplaying Podcast. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.