The Upper Memory Block Podcast

Time for episode 70 and the news for March and April 2015!

Here’s the rundown:

Homeworld Remastered puts you in command of the most stunning space battles ever:
http://www.theverge.com/2015/2/24/8098381/homeworld-remastered-collection-gearbox-interview

Underworld Ascendant Kickstarter reaches its goal:
http://www.pcgamer.com/underworld-ascendant-kickstarter-reaches-its-goal/

Electronic Arts closes SimCity studio Maxis Emeryville:
http://www.pcgamer.com/electronic-arts-closes-simcity-studio-maxis-emeryville/

Passing The Hat: An In-Depth Look At The New King’s Quest:
http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2015/03/06/passing-the-hat-an-in-depth-look-at-the-new-kings-quest.aspx

King’s Quest: How Sierra plans to reboot a three decade old classic:
http://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2015-03-17-kings-quest-how-sierra-plans-to-reboot-a-three-decade-old-classic

Kickstarter: Descent: Underground
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/descendentstudios/descent-underground

Broken Age Act 2 release date announced:
http://www.pcgamer.com/broken-age-act-2-release-date/

Kickstarter: “Order of the Thorne” & “Roehm To Ruin” by Infamous Quests:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1992695780/order-of-the-thorne-and-roehm-to-ruin-by-infamous

Stardock Star Control FAQ:
http://www.littletinyfrogs.com/article/463278/Star_Control_FAQ

Lucasarts’ Afterlife on GoG:
http://www.gog.com/game/afterlife?pp=1106a1dda2d680438ecfb0bb70fd479c55a1791f

Videogame Publishers: No Preserving Abandoned Games, Even for Museums and Archives, Because All “Hacking” is Illegal:
https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2015/04/videogame-publishers-no-preserving-abandoned-games-even-museums-and-archives

Outtro music: “The Enlightened Alaskan” by MazeDude:
http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR01690

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Next time, I’ll be looking at the 1996 Activision FMV adventure, Spycraft: The Great Game.

Stream the show live:

Direct download:
http://umbcast.com/podcast/070-UMBCast-UMBNews-April-2015.mp3