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On this weeks Samcast the crew talk about female protagonitsts and why the game publishers seem like they need to get a clue about the subject, sound like old men with another list of things that kids these days won’t have a clue about, figure out a whole lot can happen in an internet minute, and review the movie The Incredible Burt Wonderstone with a little help from a friend.

Why no female protagonists?: http://www.destructoid.com/the-game-industry-doesn-t-want-female-heroes-249067.phtml

Sim city free games limited: http://theverge.com/2013/3/18/4119872/ea-simcity-limits-free-game-offer-includes-major-titles

What would your house read: http://io9.com/456221588

Google made my coffee:

http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9237805/Google_Glass_may_someday_fire_up_your_coffee_maker

28 things kids today will never do: http://www.buzzfeed.com/daves4/things-kids-today-will-never-get-to-experience

How an immature joke went horribly wrong:   http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/21/4132752/thug-mentality-how-two-dick-jokes-exploded-into-ddos-and-death-threats

Maxis admits sim city could have had offline mode: http://www.techspot.com/news/51971-maxis-admits-simcity-could-have-had-an-offline-mode.html

What one minute of the net equals up to: http://www.techspot.com/news/52011-one-minute-on-the-internet-640tb-data-transferred-100k-tweets-204-million-e-mails-sent.html

10 thing to stop and make you happier: http://lifehacker.com/5991218/want-to-be-happier-stop-doing-these-10-things-right-now

Peter Jackson wants to do doctor who: http://io9.com/458273430

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On this weeks Samcast, Sherlock has a fourth season before we even have the third, Google shows off a prototype of prescription Google Glass that isn’t exactly what we had in mind, we can blame watchmen tanking for the death of the Bioshock movie, we play a round of who said it, and Jacob tells of his experience at the live Big Bang Theory event.

Sherlock is here for 4 seasons:

http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/12/benedict-cumberbatch-says-he-signed-on-for-a-fourth-season-of-sherlock?abthid=513f92fe8af16c1b19000017

Insane plan to rescue napoleon: http://io9.com/the-insane-plan-to-rescue-napoleon-from-st-helena-by-s-453336124

Prescription friendly google glass: http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/12/4094570/google-reveals-prescription-friendly-glass-prototype

Steve Jobs to be featured in manga: http://www.theverge.com/2013/3/12/4096040/steve-jobs-featured-in-upcoming-japanese-manga-comic

Zombie perfume: http://weirdthings.com/2013/03/zombie-perfume-for-the-preppers-will-make-you-socially-acceptable-to-the-walking-dead/

Does pop culture allow to much hate?: http://www.destructoid.com/we-need-to-stop-letting-hate-define-us-248448.phtml

Boss of the first office to come to youtube: http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/03/ricky-gervais-is-bringing-david-brent-to-youtube/

Watchmen killed the Bioshock movie: http://io9.com/how-em-watchmen-em-helped-kill-the-em-bioshock-em-453686231

SpongeBob Or Nietzsche: http://www.buzzfeed.com/hnigatu/who-said-it-spongebob-or-nietzsche

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On this weeks Samcast Samuel and Jacob talk about a strange claim by Miyamoto about the WiiU and a bigger observation it makes, how rumors start in the world of Doctor Who and how insane they could be, 20 ways that Back to the Future lied to us, and Samuel rants about the launch of Sim City before explaining what a good game lies underneath the disaster.

Facebook is boring to Teens
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2287593/Facebook-admits-teens-tiring-social-network-turn-newer-cooler-apps-Snapchat.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

A twist to Iron Man 3
http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2416289,00.aspl

Pikmin Strives for a deeper experience
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/03/pikmin_3_aims_to_simply_go_deeper_than_previous_experiences

Wii U > Tablets
http://techland.time.com/2013/03/07/miyamoto-the-wii-u-gamepad-gives-us-advantages-over-tablets-smartphones/

George Lucas spills the beans on three returns to Star Wars:
http://io9.com/5989234/george-lucas-says-luke-han-and-leia-will-all-be-back-for-star-wars-episode-vii

Amelia top baby name for girls in UK:
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2013/03/the-pond-effect-amelia-is-britains-top-baby-name-for-girls/

20 lies back to the future told us: http://io9.com/5989200/20-lies-back-to-the-future-ii-told-us-besides-the-hoverboard

The ages of the Disney princesses: http://www.buzzfeed.com/louispeitzman/how-old-are-the-disney-princesses

SimCity good game with a horrid launch: http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/08/simcity-burning-a-warning-to-microsoft-sony-and-all-publishers-on-the-dangers-of-always-online-drm
MineCraft on the Wii U?
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/03/minecraft_is_just_as_likely_to_appear_on_wii_u_as_any_other_platform

The end of River Song?
http://www.list.co.uk/article/49268-swansong-for-doctor-whos-river-song/

Plugs:
Jacob Appears on an IGN hangout:
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/04/assassins-creed-hangout-with-rich-george

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Samcast makes it’s return after a week off as Samuel and Jacob talk about a new Assassin’s Creed game with pirates, Whose Line is it anyway returns. one more small step to a real holodeck and a game that has Samuel excited.

Fanta makes first tastable ad: http://weirdthings.com/2013/02/fanta-wants-you-to-taste-fanta-by-eating-the-print-ad-about-how-fanta-tastes/

Dalek Designer dies of illness: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-21563344

Facebook changing news feed again: http://blog.chron.com/techblog/2013/03/here-we-go-again-facebook-is-changing-the-news-feed/

Donald trump causes twitter game: http://www.theverge.com/2013/2/28/4039718/wow-all-the-way-down-donald-trump-sparks-twitters-latest-weird-meme

One step closer to the holo deck: http://io9.com/5986569/new-virtual-reality-cave-brings-us-one-step-closer-to-star-treks-holodeck

Ice warriors to return to Doctor Who: http://io9.com/5987886/heres-the-first-pics-of-doctor-whos-new+and+improved-ice-warriors

Assassin’s Creed 4
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/02/assassins_creed_iv_black_flag_is_confirmed_for_wii_u

Nintendo is being sued
http://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/02/nintendo_facing_lawsuit_over_3d_technology_on_the_3ds

Whose Line is back
http://www.ign.com/articles/2013/03/01/the-cw-brings-back-whose-line-is-it-anyway

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