#63: Joystiq RIP, TESO, Grow Home & more

This past week or so has been a sad time for the Videogame Industry, especially for the fine folk over at Joystiq, who have not only had to deal with AOL closing down their operation, but also the loss of ex-staffer Andrew Yoon, who died tragically in a lake accident on the 30th January. Andrew was a regular contributor on the late great Weekend Confirmed Podcast and if it weren't for that show (and indeed, the Joystiq Podcast) then there's no way this show would exist. The end of an Era it most certainly is."The show must go on" though, as they say - and so we have a whole bunch of news for you this week, including an MMO update regarding The Elder Scrolls Online's new pay model and the ressurection of APB for current-gen consoles. We also discuss how the German ratings board are treating VR games seperately to those played on more traditional screens and let loose some info on a bunch of new games announced since we last recorded, including Ubisoft's Grow Home and some actual proper indie titles like 35mm, Virginia & White Night. All this and more on another news-packed #NOTplaying Podcast!RIP Andrew Yoon http://www.reddit.com/r/Games/comments/2u6bo6/andrew_yoon_formerly_of_joystiq_and_shacknews_has/Joystiq is definitely closing :( http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/27/joystiq-closing-shop/Sony sells SOE http://techcrunch.com/2015/02/02/sony-sells-sony-online-entertainment/?ncid=rss#D4gaVd:oETElder Scrolls Online going FTP March 17, Consoles get it June 9 http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-21-elder-scrolls-online-gets-console-release-date-drops-subscriptionAPB ressurected for PS4/Xbone: http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-01-22-free-to-play-apb-reloaded-announced-for-playstation-4-xbox-oneNew Nvidia 960 series GPU: http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/22/7868903/nvidia-geforce-gtx-960-launch-date-moba-league-of-legendsDifferent ratings for the same games on Screens vs HMD http://vrfocus.com/archives/11121/german-ratings-board-rates-project-morpheus-title-higher-hmd-screen/Journey Across an Apocalyptic Russia in “35MM” http://www.onlysp.com/35mm-steam-greenlight-camapaign/Ubisoft are releasing a PC game next month called 'Grow Home' http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/22/7875501/grow-home-ubisoft-steamShape of the World (Official Teaser): http://youtu.be/gsqPkvMpum0Virginia http://variablestate.com/virginia/White Night http://youtu.be/7JoT5KFD7AkIdentity is really close to making it's kickstarter goal https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/asylum/identity?ref=48hrRob @bobirokaPatrick @patrickjkayIain @ebowgbContact 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-podcast Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.