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360voice Community Podcast - Episode 06

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I bet you thought we weren't going to do one of these eh? Fooled ya!

If there was anything that you could call an E3 podcast for 360voice, this would be it... we start the show off normally, with a few more people... and then we end with our 2008 E3 predictions. Enjoy!

Show notes:

1. Introductions - ChangeAgent, Fatty Chubs, Squidpunch, QforQ... the normal cast of characters, but it is growing!
2. What are we playing? - Lots of non-Xbox stuff... the game industry is big! People like GRID though.
3. What are we working on? - Microblog fixes... Damn hackerz... Old Spice is gone...
4. Game data stats - Fatty Chubs geeks out.
5. What is happening in the community - Props to 3VCEs, check out community showcase... and thanks for being awesome.
6. E3 predictions! Get them while they are hot!
7. Bacon is a vegetable.

I edited this show while I was on vacation so I cannot be held responsible for any craziness... I was low on sleep.

 

360voice Community Podcast - Episode 05

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Despite the craziness, we still found some time to throw out a podcast episode. We actually recorded this over a week ago, but I have been so slammed I haven't had a chance to edit it... so I actually decided to throw it up with very minimal editing... And my mic is quiet... no clue why... I am always way more quiet than everyone... even when I tweak it!

Show notes (minimal!):

1. What are we playing
2. That new games page with voting!
3. GamerDNA integration
4. Other stuff?
5. Fatty Chubs does a game stat dump.
6. Squid punch talks about some community features.
7. 360voice 101 about the share pages!
8. What are we looking forward to?

Mmmmm podcast posted... check that off the list! w00t!

360voice Community Podcast - Special Announcement

ChangeAgent, Fatty Chubs, and Squidpunch have a very special announcement to make!


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Show Notes:
This is a really short podcast where we are announcing our merger with Gamerdna.com. Here is the full press release.

GamerDNA Acquires 360voice.com
Expands management team and adds Xbox to growing videogaming platform

CAMBRIDGE, MA, April 28, 2008 – GamerDNA Inc. announced that it completed the acquisition of It Can Talk Inc., owner of the popular Xbox community website 360voice.com.

The Xbox 360 is a popular videogame console with an installed base of over 18 million units, and the 360voice.com website is a community that serves this audience. 360voice.com had the unique advantage of being an early member of the Microsoft XCDP (Xbox Community Developers Program), which enabled it to create software that "autoblogs" about an Xbox owner's gameplay, and allows players to challenge each other in competitions for real prizes.

"We're building out a platform for the videogame market, unified by the idea of a consistent gamer identity that you can carry with you across an open network of gaming communities," said Jon Radoff, CEO of GamerDNA.

The founders of It Can Talk Inc. will relocate to Cambridge, Massachusetts, where they'll continue as part of the GamerDNA team.  Trapper Markelz, CEO of It Can Talk, will become the VP of Products for GamerDNA.

"With GamerDNA, we're creating the platform for a gamer's identity," said Trapper Markelz.  "Using technology we created at 360voice.com, we'll be feeding your achievements and experiences into a gaming history you can express throughout the Web."

It Can Talk is the second acquisition made by GamerDNA.  In November 2006, the company acquired Uberguilds, a network of popular MMORPG community websites.

"Video-gaming communities need new ways of exciting gamers—things that actually enhance the entertainment value of games," explained Michael Dowling, CEO of Interpret LLC, a California media and market research firm.  "360voice has crafted a unique set of experiences for Xbox owners.  Bringing similar experiences to other gamers will extend the reach of GamerDNA to millions of potential customers."

About GamerDNA Inc.
GamerDNA is building a community for the millions of people around the world who are passionate about the immersive, engaging experiences that can be found through games. Based in Cambridge, Massachusetts, GamerDNA is funded by Flybridge Capital Partners and led by a team of online media and computer games veterans from Eprise, New York Times Digital and Electronic Arts Mythic. More information is available at: http://www.gamerdna.com

Contact Info:
Carla Gaglione
GamerDNA Inc.
617-441-9060
media@gamerdna.com

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Also look for a special interview with The Xbox Podcast later tonight! Squidpunch and I sat down with Wingman709 and Bjswick33 to chat about the merger... what it means for the site, and what the future holds. Look for that to post this evening.

We will be holding a community chat event tomorrow evening to answer any questions and give away the Plays Well With Others badge to anyone that doesn't have it. Details will be posted later today.

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360voice Community Podcast - Episode 04

Episode 04 of the 360voice community podcast has landed. It was suppose to be last week... but I got LAZY! So here it is... all sorts of excuses... we should just call this the excuse podcast!


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Show Notes

1. Introductions
2. What is the staff drinking/playing? (or not playing)
3. Boston, moving, new jobs.
4. What is everyone else playing? (game data)

• GTA IV in the mix!
• COD 4 closing in on Halo 3 for #2 game of all time on 360voice. Will it take over Gears?
• Retro action!

5. What are we working on? (or not working)

• Badges 2.0 update (new thread in the forum, recap)
• Support ALL DAY ALL THE TIME (Squid is winning)
• Abilty to hyper link and smiles in the blog comments

6. From the community

• All the awesome N+ levels
  
  CORRECTION: Darkened night was the first person to create an N+ level. In the podcast we claim it is someone else. I made a mistake by going off the thread at the bottom of the search.
  
  Level Examples:
  http://www.360voice.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10606 http://www.360voice.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=11033 http://www.360voice.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10910 http://www.360voice.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=10241
  
  
• Porsche's Forza 2 challenge (master chief meets 360voice & other cars)
• Henanigenz 280 person challenge7.

7. 360voice 101 - how streaks work, and how to keep them, and about not reseting them unless it is out fault.

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360voice Community Podcast - Episode 03

Episode number three is here. Sargonas couldn't join us this week, so it is just the 360voice admins. I am getting a better hang of the audio quality I think... each week is a learning experience. But we are all having fun with it. I hope you are too. Enjoy!


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Show Notes:

Introductions

What is everyone playing. (Tabula Rasa much?)

What are we working on?

1. Microblogging announced.
2. Watchlist enhancements coming soon.
3. Challenge Month concludes.

From the community:

1. iphone360voice - Forum Thread

2. Syndelin History of Watch List

3. TX Eegras Challenge Image - Forum Thread

4. Thehypogecko watch list latest entries - Forum Thread

5. GCDesigner - Make your own gamercards! Check out the 360voice ones!
   (Correction from podcast, discovered by HeNaniGenz 510)

360voice 101 (Everything you didn't know about the games page!)

If you have anything you want covered in a future podcast... like a 360voice 101 suggestion or maybe a new feature idea, email us at mail@360voice.com. You can also click the title of this post to leave a comment.

360voice Community Podcast - Episode 02

We are back for round two... we recorded this over a week ago. We had some technical issues which prevented us from getting this put together... but here it is, the second 360voice Community Podcast in all it's glory. This time we have a new participant!

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Show Notes:

Introductions (there are new people)

What is everyone playing. (lots of non-360 games it sounds like!)

Why we are doing the podcast. (We never covered this last time)

Game stats update (COD 4 ruling the world)

Trapper and Steve went to the Carolina Games Summit

1. Tournaments
2. Rock Band in an auditorium
3. Themis Group

What are we working on?

1. New directory features
2. Auto-challenges
3. February Challenge Month

Community

1. Hello World forum
2. 360 achievements in one post

360voice 101 (How to leave a challenge and MORE!)

...oh and what is up with badges?

If you have anything you want covered in a future podcast... like a 360voice 101 suggestion or maybe a new feature idea, email us at mail@360voice.com. You can also click the title of this post to leave a comment.

Experiment: 360voice Community Podcast - Episode 01

You all were asking for it, so we hooked up with EA Sargonas and threw a 360voice podcast together. Give it a listen and let us know what you think! Maybe we will do more. It was out first attempt... so there is some funkiness and all around inexperience going on... but hey... we are podcast n00bs :) A special thanks to Sargonas for stepping up to record, edit, and do all the hard work.

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Download/Listen to the show:

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Show notes:

What are we playing currently? (aside from the obvious global answer of Rock Band!)

What is 360 voice working on currently?

1. Keeping things running (relatively) smooth though the LIVE outages.
2. The new challenge system (surely by now you have heard of it!)
3. Making Game Data corrections more painless and efficient
4. Badges 2.0
5. Just rolled out Comment Entire Watch List / One RSS feed for entire watch list
6. Working on implementing XBL Bios and Mottos into your profile.

Community news:

1. 360voice has a Facebook group, go join now! (link below)
2. Custom content! Tons of great 360v custom in-game content out there, check it out in our forums, and the Flickr group to share all the in game content! (link below)
3. We have our own myminicity! check out our minicity.com bustling metropolis we're building! (link below)
4. Challenge scout beta by Squidpunch (link below)

360voice 101:
That gamerscore in your blog has a few secrets up its sleeve. Fatty Chubs explains how so.

T-shirt Giveaway:
Yes thats right, we are giving away a free t-shirt with your name on it to a listener! How? Well, you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out!

Link Dump:
360voice Facebook group :: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=6684875969
Community Flickr group :: http://www.flickr.com/groups/630320@N21/
Community myminicity :: http://360voice.myminicity.com/
Challenge Scout Beta :: http://www.squidpunch.com/challengescout/