ARG Netcast, Episode 21: The Mainstream [ 46:47 ] Play in Popup | Download

New victims — er, panelists — join host Jonathan Waite (ARGNet owner), and regular panelists Jessica Price (ARGNet editor and Unfiction moderator), and Sean C. Stacey (owner of Unfiction.com) this week: we welcome the lovely Michelle Senderhauf (ARGNet staff writer, Unfiction moderator, and owner of varin.org) and Geoff May (ARGNet staff writer, Unfiction moderator, and owner of thebruce.net). Subscribe to the ARG Netcast feed through this link or via iTunes. Contact us at our special netcast email address, netcast@argnetcast.info with your tips, suggestions, concerns and submissions. Call us on the ARGNet voicemail at 630-274-5425.

News of the Week

• B Seeing U launches through mailings to some of The Usual ARG Suspects and a few ARG newcomers, as well as Craigslist ads in multiple cities.
• Spike TV’s GameHead features an episode on 42 Entertainment. They also got a full-page article in the latest issue of Rolling Stone.
• There was a puppetmaster chat for Doom Skull on April 15.
• Xenophile Media racks up the awards at SXSW and an international Emmy.
• Heroes 360 has videos for you to watch, but only if you’re an American.
• Deus City needs your help in solving a mathematical puzzle in the White District.
• Is Sammeeeees coming back for a sequel?
• 08nova.com shows up in commercials, sparking ARG speculation.

Topic Discussion

• Jessica is not actually Amish.
• The panelists describe their packages in glowing detail. Jon doesn’t admit it, but he’s jealous. Geoff has to use the internet to figure out what he got in his own package. The future is truly here.
• This appears to be The Month Of Massive Mainstream Press And Awards For ARGs.
• Viral marketing worked on (some) of us.

Thanks for listening — see you next week!

We had some scheduling problems this weekend (damn you, host!) and we will not be producing a netcast this week. Sorry!

Check us out next week for two weeks worth of exciting ARG news.

ARG Netcast, Episode 20: What Have You Learned? [ 50:27 ] Play in Popup | Download

So, after 20 episodes of the ARG Netcast series, what have you learned? Host Jonathan Waite (ARGNet owner), and panelists Jessica Price (ARGNet EDITOR), Nicko Demeter (ARGNet staff writer) and Sean C. Stacey (owner of Unfiction.com) have learned a great deal about love, life and the pursuit of unccvarff. Subscribe to the ARG Netcast feed through this link or via iTunes. Contact us at our special netcast email address, netcast@argnetcast.info with your tips, suggestions, concerns and submissions. Call us on the ARGNet voicemail at 630-274-5425.

News of the Week

• GameStooge’s April Fool’s Day joke involves I Love Bees
• Bungie hides code snippets in a Quicktime file linked at their site.
• The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) tells Year Zero fans to take sound files off of their web sites, according to Billboard.
• Geoff May at ARGNet reports on Sector Seven updates.
• The Indian Lake Project, whatever it is, has updates.
• A possible trailhead has been found at http://redfordlewis.blogspot.com/.Get up to speed at the “Briefcase from a dead guy” thread at the Unforums.
• There is no indication of an extended reality for season three of ReGenesis.
• Odina Nova has sprung bac to life after months of hiatus.
• Two new comments show up on Eva’s blog from MeiGeist. This is also our Puzzle of the Week
• A reminder that the Doom Skull (13 Crystal Skulls) game has a puppetmaster chat scheduled for April 15th.

Topic Discussion

• Is alternate reality gaming “platformless”? Our panel discusses a recent post at swifit‘s blog.
• What have you learned from alternate reality gaming? This question was asked by rose at Unfiction, and we chime in with our thoughts.

Thanks for listening — see you next week!

ARG Netcast, Episode 19: Laughing Out Loud [ 36:30 ] Play in Popup | Download

There is a lot of laughter in Episode 19 of our little ‘ol netcast series. Responsible for the giggles (as well as a lot of great ARG information) are regular panelists Brooke Thompson of Giant Mice, Nicko Demeter of ARGNet and Sean C. Stacey of Unfiction.com. Subscribe to the ARG Netcast feed through this link or via iTunes. Contact us at our special netcast email address, netcast@argnetcast.info with your tips, suggestions, concerns and submissions. Call us on the ARGNet voicemail at 630-274-5425.

So, Perplex City Stories did launch today after all…

• Well, maybe there was a Perplex City Stories launch, and maybe there wasn’t. Okay, there wasn’t, as it has been pushed back to June, according to the Perplex City developer’s blog. While we were scheduled to have Mind Candy Director of Play Adrian Hon in for a chat, he was unable to attend, so we made a bunch of stuff up and called it an April Fool’s Day joke. Surprise! Also, read Michael Andersen’s article at ARGNet for more information.
• Monster Hunter Club ended successfully last week, and the post-game PM chat has already occured. 13 Crystal Skulls (aka Doom Skull) has also wrapped up, and a PM chat is scheduled for April 15th. See Michael Andersen’s article (that guy is super busy!) at ARGNe for the details.

Topic Discussion

• Brooke Thompson weighs in on GDC, SXSW, ARGFest, and the meaning of life. We sit and listen like eager schoolchildren.

Listener Mail and Voicemail

• Our buddy Sveinbjörn J. Tryggvason wants to know where we get the intro and outro music for the netcasts. Larry Eisner, former staff writer at ARGNet, is responsible for the original compositions.

Some sad news

• Captain America… is dead. Comic book fans across the world weep openly.

See you next week!