POLYCAST EPISODE 58: `YOU DON`T WANT TO KNOW`
(30 November 2008, 23:05 | Misc | 0 comments) You know that you in fact want to. Give it up for the fifth-eighth episde of PolyCast, an official podcast of Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS). Entitled "You Don`t Want To Know", it is now netcasting. Regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, Makahlua, Imran Siddiqui and Annalee "Cartimandua" Barney are joined by first-time guest co-hosts Marcus "Diamondeye" Hensing and Josh "General_W" Tucker.

PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy. This past summer, a special marking the release of its fiftieth episode this past summer was released with never-before-heard moments from production to that point. Now more than two years since making its online debut, it was a nominee in the "Best Produced" and "Gaming" categories of the 2008 Podcast Awards. Its sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

To date, ACS is the only known community on the Web to produce its own Civ podcasts. - DanQ

SAMPLE POLYCAST WITH `PROMO 9`
(27 November 2008, 19:23 | Misc | 2 comments) The second ten-episode sampler from the second season of PolyCast, an official podcast of Apolyton Civilization Site`s (ACS), is now available for listening. Targeting both would-be and current listeners to get a sense of the content and atmosphere of the show, it runs for 04m59s.

Co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, Makahlua, Imran Siddiqui and Annalee "Cartimandua" Barney discuss Civilization strategy on a bi-weekly basis. Special features have been and continue to be released on occasion. ACS is the only known community on the Web to produce its own Civ podcasts.

PolyCast`s fifty-eighth episode is to be published later this week. - DanQ

MODCAST #23: `ANGRY AUSTRALIANS`
(23 November 2008, 21:59 | Misc | 0 comments) Beware any Aussies that begin to rampage and download a mod or two! ModCast Episode 23, "Angry Australians" (48m:45s), features core panelists Tony "GarretSidzaka" Kiehl and Kenneth "Impaler[WrG]" Ferland with guest co-host Tim "ruff_hi" Pratt.

ModCast is a bi-weekly ~45-minute audio production of Apolyton Civilization Site and is an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on Civilization modding; its sibling show PolyCast focuses on Civ strategy. To date, ACS is the only community on the web to produce its own Civilization podcasts. - DanQ

SPORE: PATCH 3 & CREEPY AND CUTE!
(20 November 2008, 21:47 | Misc | 2 comments) Recently over at Spore.com the team from Maxis has announced Patch 3 for Spore.

Maxis wants to thank you by giving you some free parts in the Creature Creator. We`ve created 24 new exoskeleton limbs! You can combine them with parts from Creepy & Cute Parts Pack to create new, awesome creatures.

The team has also released the first parts pack for the award winning game, Spore: Creepy & Cute!

With more than 100 new cute and creepy items at your disposal, you have even more power and flexibility to build the perfect creature. Create grotesque creatures with villainous mouths, tuberous eyes, and thorned plates, or go cuddly with big batting eyelashes, cute paws, and adorable details. You can mix and match 60 new parts in all for truly unique looks. Then apply one of 48 new paint styles, and bring it all to life with 24 new animations. And don`t forget to publish your new cute and creepy creatures to share them with the world!

Further, a Space based expansion pack is due for release sometime in the early new year. Stay tuned for more Spore action! - Dale

POLYCAST EPISODE 57: `GEEKING OUT`
(16 November 2008, 21:54 | Misc | 16 comments) It`s a podcast about the Civilization series, so one may wonder if the title of PolyCast`s fifty-seventh episode even needs to be said. An official podcast of Apolyton Civilization Site (ACS), its latest edition "Geeking Out" is now netcasting. Regular co-hosts Daniel "DanQ" Quick, Makahlua and Imran Siddiqui are joined by first-time guest co-host David Troy "Wittlich" Binns.

PolyCast is a bi-weekly audio production in an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on game strategy. This past summer, a special marking the release of its fiftieth episode this summer was released with never-before-heard moments from production to that point. Now more than two years since making its online debut, it was a nominee in the "Best Produced" and "Gaming" categories of the 2008 Podcast Awards. Its sibling show ModCast focuses on Civ modding.

To date, ACS is the only known community on the Web to produce its own Civ podcasts. - DanQ

MODCAST #22: `ADULT DIAPERS`
(11 November 2008, 23:00 | Misc | 2 comments) The ModCast panel soils themselves by having too much fun and beyond! Episode 22, "Adult Diapers" (43m42s), features core panelists Tony "GarretSidzaka" Kiehl, Wouter "Locutus" Snijders, Kenneth "Impaler[WrG]" Ferland and now John "bt_oz" Archer with guest host Bruce "Ambreville" Heard.

ModCast is a bi-weekly ~45-minute audio production of Apolyton Civilization Site and is an ongoing effort to give the Civ community an interactive voice on Civilization modding; its sibling show PolyCast focuses on Civ strategy. To date, ACS is the only community on the web to produce its own Civilization podcasts. - DanQ