Mashcast #143: Don't Hate Play

The War Z has close to 3 million sales, which is a little funny since it's horrible release should have broke consumer trust and put the game in the ground. We also discuss the H1Z1 botched launch, out of touch video game executives, and the GDC State of the Industry. Hosts: Jarret Redding, Nick Zielenkievicz Theme: "Insert Coin" - Chris Geehan of Hyperduck Soundworks News Bites: http://kotaku.com/the-creator-of-hotline-miami-2-to-australians-just-pi-1679836694 http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/15/xbox-one-price-drops-to-350-in-us-starting-friday/ http://kotaku.com/a-starcraft-tournament-thats-only-for-robots-1679773330 http://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2015-01-13-journey-composer-could-be-expelled-from-union http://kotaku.com/nintendos-getting-into-the-cross-buy-game-with-mario-vs-1679427049 http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/13/7537201/grand-theft-auto-5-pc-launch-date-delay http://linux.slashdot.org/story/15/01/16/1429201/steam-for-linux-bug-wipes-out-all-of-a-users-files http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/16/activision-takes-victory-lap-destiny-biggest-new-game-franchise/ http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/234099/Get_a_job_Sucker_Punch_is_hiring_a_Narrative_Writer.php Articles H1Z1 Launch: http://www.polygon.com/2015/1/16/7556677/h1z1s-early-access-launch-was-kind-of-a-disaster The War Z Sales: http://www.joystiq.com/2015/01/15/troubled-zombie-game-the-war-z-tops-2-8-million-sales/ Game Industry Execs scared of Girls: http://www.themarysue.com/square-enix-life-is-strange/ GDC State of the Industry: http://www.gdconf.com/news/gdc_state_of_the_industry_deve.html