Jelly And Bean

Raven Software releases the source code for two Star Wars games; Facebook Home arrives on the Google Play store; the Coalition Party announces their NBN alternative; a Microsoft employee (well, ex-employee) tells Twitter to “Deal With It” in regards to the rumours of an always-on next generation Xbox; and Apple and Yahoo start working together to provide deeper integration of Yahoo data in iOS. Meanwhile, Jelly hates on election campaigns and Bean calls someone a “d-bag”. Also, the boys entertain a crazy notion about being better looking than most people. Those crazy kids.

EA shifts blame for the lack of offline play in Simcity onto Maxis; BBC announces the return of David Tennant and Billie Piper for the 50th Anniversary special of Doctor Who; Disney shuts down LucasArts and two Star Wars games along with it; the original screenplay for “The Star Wars” gets the graphic novel treatment from Dark Horse; a sweet little throwback trailer for Star Trek: the Video Game is released; and Tell Tale releases Poker Night 2. Meanwhile, the boys discuss Branden’s opinions on Amy and the Doctor’s companions in general, and Jelly talks at length about Star Wars even though he claims to not really care for it that much. Also, a whole lot of reminiscing about old LucasArts games.

Privacy given as a reason for Google Reader’s demise, BBC drops a Doctor Who prequel for ‘The Bells of Saint John’, a new TV spot for Iron Man 3 introduces a new development that’s a really nice surprise, a trailer finally surfaces for The Wolverine, an Australian store starts charges $5 for “just looking”, Yahoo buys iOS app Summly for $30M and Microsoft pre-empts disgruntled victims of a privacy breach by giving them Microsoft Points. Meanwhile, the memory lapses begin early and the boys both use computers to do basic mathematics. Also, Jelly geeks out over the new Iron Man TV spot, Bean reminisces about the only part of the original Wolverine movie that he remembers and they both struggle to comprehend paying to enter a shop.

Doctor Who coming to ABC on 31 March, videos surface that proves Simcity can be played offline (with a little modification), Steam announces that it’s releasing a HD version of Age of Empires II, footage leaks showing a new Star Wars FPS, Samsung hosts what is possibly the weirdest - and worst - product announcement ever, and the US Supreme Court rules in favour of grey market textbook importing. Meanwhile, Jelly admits that maybe he’s getting a little antsy to be able to play the new SimCity, and Bean struggles to move on from David Tennant’s Doctor. Also, Jelly tries his best not to mention Apple while talking about Samsung’s Galaxy S4 launch, but fails. That and more astounding things this week on Jelly and Bean!

Simcity continues having problems, Google Reader gets tossed out in Google’s latest spring cleaning, Veronica Mars kickstarter campaign launches, and succeeds within 10 hours, Microsoft gets slapped with a huge fine for accidentally not offering users a choice of browser in Europe, and Apple joins Amazon in applying for patents to resell digital content. Meanwhile, BEES! Also, Jelly feels good about not having purchased the new Simcity, while Bean plugs GOG again for being awesome and having Simcity 2000 on the cheap. Oh, and just so you know, the free car offer is only available to those standing in a specific 2 metre square area in southern Luxembourg whilst listening to this episode.

Two original cast members join the new Star Wars film, Quickflix announces it’s intentions for streaming content negotiations, a new Simcity is released, the Australian government’s inquiry into IT pricing, and the latest Iron Man 3 trailer. Meanwhile, Alex Morris (@beardedferret) joins the boys for a special guest appearance, Jelly forgets all the things and Bean talks about shipping digital goods from the US in imaginary boxes. Also, the boys struggle to pronounce “colloquially”. This might just be the best episode of Jelly and Bean yet!

System Shock 2 becomes available on GOG.com and a new copyright association (made from the unholy combination of the MPAA, the RIAA and several american ISPs) begins a six strikes solution for piracy. Meanwhile the boys find GOG and Jelly rants about torrents and piracy and the best solution to both. Also, the boys declare their love of GOG and Bean wonders whether all the religious jokes will get them smitten.

Disney announces solo Star Wars films for young Han Solo and Boba Fett, Google Glass and the future of wearable computing, Google’s plans to open retail stores, and the details from the announcement of the Playstation 4, including their plans for implementing streaming technology and new (and sometimes creepy) social additions. Meanwhile, Jelly accidentally discovers a new way to do the show intro, and mimics one of the speakers from the Playstation keynote. Also, the boys plan to play Playstation 4 while recording an episode. NOTHING WILL STOP THEM!

Blackberry losing businesses, the Surface Pro selling out and whether it’s a legitimate claim, Facebook hacks their own system to improve security, speculation on whether Apple is going to produce an iWatch, and rumours about the next-gen Playstation and Xbox consoles. Meanwhile, Jelly takes a nap, and the boys announce the winners of the t-shirt giveaway from episode 11. Because t-shirts! Also Bean tries out a new segue, much to the dismay of Jelly. There’s no rest for Jelly and Bean!

A Star Wars movie featuring Yoda, the possibility of Portal and Half Life movies from Bad Robot (J.J. Abrams), the Superbowl ads, GoDaddy’s awful advertising, Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy, the dramatic retelling of the origin of Doctor Who (the show, not the character) and the controversy surrounding CNET having it’s product reviews interfered with by it’s parent company, CBS. Meanwhile, Jelly rants about sexism in advertising, and Branden rants about objectivity in media. The boys also announce a sweet t-shirt giveaway. You could score a cool Jelly and Bean t-shirt! To hear how to win one of the t-shirts, answer the question mentioned in this episode on any of our social media pages, or via our contact form. There are two shirts up for grabs, and the availability of sizes is somewhat limited (because this is a promo batch of shirts). Entries close Thursday, February 14 2013 at 7pm AEST, and the winners will be announced in Episode 12.

The latest news surrounding Star Wars: it’s director, the possibility of it being delayed, cast speculation and the cancellation of the 3D prequel re-releases. Blackberry’s new OS (Blackberry 10) and the new phones that will feature it, the new Global Creative Director of Blackberry, the Surface Pro’s lack of disk space, the announced 128Gb 4th generation iPad, and the new service from Twitter: Vine. Meanwhile, the boys discuss remastering a movie versus reworking a movie (doing a George Lucas), reminisce about the early days of smartphone and debate the Surface Pro’s labelled disk space versus the available space on the device.

Microsoft’s Surface Pro release date, Apple’s sales results for the last quarter, the release of the Google Nexus 4 in Australian stores, Amazon’s new online music store for iPhone, the death of Atari (but not really), the finale of Fringe, the question of whether Person of Interest is sci-fi or not, Dwayne Johnson’s purchase of the film rights of an artwork on deviantART. Meanwhile, Bean tries out Graph Search and finds the whole thing neat but lacking in purpose (other than for stalking), and Jelly takes the opportunity to blather on about Apple’s recently announced earnings. Also, self-combustion! What could be better?

Facebook’s newly announced Graph Search, the implication of privacy on the internet, Facebook charging to message people you’re not friends with, the results of the simulated mission to Mars, the plan to launch inflatable sections for the International Space Station, the news surrounding Apple cutting down it’s iPhone 5 screen order, and also Microsoft replacing MSN Messenger with Skype. Meanwhile, Jelly rants about unimportant Apple announcements being blown out of proportion, and the boys imagine how awesome the inflatable sections of the space station will be. Also Brandon keeps ringing a gong (or rather, smacking his leg against the table). It’s all fun and games on this episode!

X-Men Collectibles from the Disney Store, the Wii U, the rumours regarding the next Xbox, Microsoft’s Illumiroom demo video, our thoughts on game distribution media, the upcoming Adventure Time Graphic Novel, the Adventure Time comic series becoming an American-only publication, and the broken state of content distribution in general. Meanwhile, the boys discuss their new year’s resolutions, Bean talks a little about his trip to New York and his love of X-Men & Kirby, and Jelly forgets all the words. No seriously… ALL the words. It’s a serious condition, you guys.

A round-up of Boxing Day releases with a guest host, Craig Moore (@TheScreamMan)! The Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special, Les Misérables, Wreck-It-Ralph, the Rise of the Guardians, and of course, the Hobbit. Meanwhile, Craig and Jelly spend several minutes agreeing that Jenna-Louise Coleman is hot, and Jelly admits a deep dark secret: he’s never watched (or read) any of the the Lord of the Rings books/movies. SPOILER WARNING! Please note that there are spoilers for several of the discussed topics. If you would like to listen to a specific segment or skip one, you can use these timestamps as a guide: Doctor Who 2012 Christmas Special: 0:15:34 - 0:27:05 Les Misérables: 0:27:05 - 0:34:21 Wreck-It-Ralph: 0:34:21 - 0:42:22 The Rise of the Guardians: 0:42:22 - 0:47:25 The Hobbit: 0:47:25 - 1:13:26

Comic books, the iPad Mini, the success of Retro Game Crunch, the To Be or Not To Be Kickstarter, the new Google Maps app for iOS, and the newly released trailers for Star Trek, Man of Steel, Oblivion and Pacific Rim, mixed with a healthy dose of speculation and nerd talk. Meanwhile our guest star, Tim Stiles (@BigTimStiles), shares his love of less well known comic book properties and Guillermo del Toro, while Jelly manages to let all of his pet hates come out as he slags on Telstra and Hamlet.

Using Windows 8, Microsoft’s accidental Windows 8 activation key giveaway, Skyfall (you know, the latest James Bond flick), the use of jargon and user interfaces in Skyfall (and movies in general), and the Wii U. Amongst all this, Branden suggests that Jelly’s mum sends him cat pictures, and Jelly admits to having been a software pirate, before unintentionally insulting Nintendo.

Oreo cookies, the Microsoft Surface’s hard disk space, the viability of the rumoured Xbox Surface tablet, the newly released Nexus 4 from Google, Ludum Dare and Retro Game Crunch, Assassin’s Creed 3 and video game movies.

Branden’s progress on Doctor Who, the newly released iPad mini, Surface and Windows 8, Borderlands 2 as well as Disney’s purchase of Lucasfilm.

Doctor Who, holidaying in Cardiff, the Microsoft Surface, next week’s rumoured iPad Mini launch, EA’s Origin survey screw-up, the new Xbox Music Service, and the propects of female-lead action flicks like Transformers 4 and the all-female Expendables.