The Joystiq Show - 027: Journey to Amalur

by Jonathan Downin on Mar 2nd 2012 1:00PM

Thatgamecompany's Journey has been a long time coming, but it is now on the cusp of release, and Jordan starts the show with his thoughts on this "harmoniously joyful expression of love." As usual, Alexander joins the crew for the news, and there is plenty of it; from the Assassin's Creed 3 reveal and release date for BioShock Infinite to rumors of Doom 4's demise and plans for PAX East.

In the second segment, Richard is joined by Sean Dunn, General Manager of Big Huge Games, to discuss Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, the history of Big Huge Games, and how the studio's open-world RPG came together.

Part 1 (1:04) - The news
Part 2 (42:04) - Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning interview

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Host: Richard Mitchell (@TheRichardM)
Guest: Sean Dunn - General Manager, Big Huge Games
Producer: Jonathan Downin (@jonathandownin - Game Thing Daily)
Production Coordinator: Richard Mitchell
Music: Trash80, Broke for Free and a selection from Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning.

View the news topics and stream the show after the break.

Host
Richard Mitchell - Reviews Editor

News (hosts):
Richard Mitchell - Reviews Editor
Alexander Sliwinski - News Editor
Jordan Mallory - Contributing Editor

News:
Journey review: I want to go to there
Assassin's Creed 3 boxart officially posted by Ubisoft
BioShock Infinite ignites a revolution on October 16
Pokemon Black and White Version 2 coming this fall to North America
Team Meat looking to Sony platforms for Binding of Isaac
Bethesda: 'DOOM 4 isn't cancelled'
Gamescom selling Saturday tickets in advance to avoid shutdown repeat
Joystiq Show Live at PAX East

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning interview:
Sean Dunn - General Manager, Big Huge Games
Richard Mitchell - Reviews Editor

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Reader Comments (3)

From roughly 22:30 to 23:30 there are some odd synching issues.

@LoveYouSomeEric

Yeah, we're trying to get that fixed. New file should be uploaded shortly.

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No offense, but it seemed like a pretty softball interview, by not challenging the line that the House of Valor online pass content was always intended as "day 1 DLC." Why then was the team hyping all six factions as part as the full game in their own forums since last summer? Seems like a missed opportunity to call them out on their own BS.