QQ News - January 24th, 2014

A fire hose of geeky news headlines for the weeks leading to January 24th, 2014. Also, some drinking; listener discretion is not advised.

  • People Are Getting High On An Actual Drug Called "Nintendo" (Kotaku)
  • Hearthstone Enters Open Beta (RockPaperShotgun)
  • Nintendo Makes Reductions in Wii U Sales Projections (Escapist)
  • Nintendo CEO Iwata Says He Won't Resign (IGN)
  • Nintendo Considering Smartphone Games, Restructuring (Escapist)
  • Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy 13 Demo Available Today (IGN)
  • Final Fantasy VI Mobile Releases, Adds Typos (Escapist)
  • Final Fantasy VI Mobile Remake Unbeatable Thanks to Bug (Escapist)
  • Report: Pixar Will Make A Star Wars Movie (Kotaku)
  • DC's Batman vs Superman Delayed Until 2016 (Escapist)
  • Marvel Confirms Paul Rudd for Ant-Man (IGN)
  • Cortana Actress Will Voice Microsoft's Version of Siri (Escapist)
  • Tomb Raider Made Money Despite Early Disappointment (Escapist)
  • League of Legends Nets $624 Million in Revenue Last Year (Escapist)
  • EA pays YouTube personalities to promote new games (Verge)
  • Games Workshop Stock Plummets By 24 Percent (Escapist)

QQ News - January 10th, 2014

News is a new show we plan to do in-between the normal Quests! It's intended to be a fire hose of headlines followed by brief discussion compressed into about 30 minutes. We hope you enjoy it! Let us know either way :D

  • Sony sells 4.2 million PS4s, Microsoft sells 3 million Xbones (IGN)
  • Nintendo 3DS Sales Rose Over 45% in 2013 (Escapist)
  • Apple makes 10 Billion from the App Store in 2013 (Apple)
  • Nintendo To Pay Royalties to Tomita on Every 3DS Sold (Escapist)
  • Steam Machine Prices Range From $499 to $6,000 (Escapist)
  • Starbound Sells One Million Copies While Still In Beta (Escapist)
  • DayZ Beta Not Coming Until End of 2014 (Escapist)
  • New Oculus Rift Prototype Includes Tracking Camera (Escapist)
  • Alien: Isolation Trailer Returns To Its Roots (Escapist)
  • Playstation Now introduced at CES (Time)