Episode 19 of the Custom PC podcast

Posted at: Thursday 17th July 2008

A new episode of the podcast, and the team discuss how the US military might be helping Intel take on ATI and Nvidia

'Microsoft, Nvidia, ATI, the game developers, they all need to sit down and have some tea and scones' - Mark

Find out why Mark thinks a nice cream tea is needed to help DirectX 11 by downloading or listening to our latest podcast. Editor Alex hosts the show, and is joined by the three newest CPC recruits, Orestis, Antony and Mark. The panel react to the news that the US Military might be helping Intel create Larrabee, its upcoming graphics product, and discuss why Blizzard has chosen to make a third Diablo game now.    

The top 10 games chart comes under scrutiny as per usual, and when it comes to Conan, the team debates whether the game's heavy use of instancing is a help or a hindrance. The news that Sid Meier will be remaking Colonzation sparks a big debate about whether games can tackle controversial periods of history in a mature and interesting manner, and why violence in games is such a hot topic. Finally, the first news about DirectX 11 is greeted with disdain by some, and enthusiasm by others.


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