Finally, it’s back to the original vision for 4 Guys 1UP with a former developer in Amer Ajami as the special guest this week. Amer is a former editor for GameSpot, but was working as a producer on the EA’s Command & Conquer team since 2002. The 1st half of the show is spent on his history and his take on development. Amer has some interesting things to say about working conditions in relation to the recent Rockstar issues over working conditions.
Amer also starts the game talk with his recent addiction to Modern Warfare 2. Sam hasn’t been playing much so Scooter jumps right into his experience with Dark Void, which sounds to be somewhat middling. Kane and Lynch 2 gets some surprisingly positive comments and then David moves onto his impressions of Star Trek Online. If you haven’t seen it yet, the creation process of David’s freak character is worth a look.
Note: David Hellman, artist for Braid, is the guest on next week’s episode.
Covered games and topics: Amer Ajami history, EA, Splinter Cell Conviction delayed, Assassin’s Creed 2 episode, Rockstar spouse issue, Madden ’11, MW2, Genetos, Dark Void, Kane and Lynch 2, Star Trek Online, Angry Birds (iPhone)
We’re back from the holiday break detour to CES, and with four peope in-studio finally living up to our namesake. Former EA producer Amer Ajami joins us to talk about his experience working as part of the team that spawned the “EA Spouse” controversy, and also hints a little at what the future has in store for him. In news, some games are getting delayed (Splinter Cell Conviction) while others are announced out of nowhere (New Assassin’s Creed). Finally we round out whatcha been playin’ with more Modern Warfare 2, Kane and Lynch 2, Dark Void, Star Trek Online, and Genetos, the playable museum for classic shoot ‘em ups.
Runtime – 1:39:08
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