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Rewards Update, BioShock Commentary Livestream, Progresscast #14

Update #26 · Jun 23, 2012 · 4 comments

We are here and we have news, content, promises of future news, and promises of future content. We've got it all! Let's get started with some Kickstarter-related updates:

Digital Rewards Incoming

  • The digital rewards -- Thirty Flights of Loving by Blendo Games and the Idle Thumbs wallpaper pack by Alex Griendling -- are getting ready to go out, so prepare yourselves for that!
  • With rewards on their way, that means this is the last week to manually adjust your tier! If you want to bump yourself up to a higher tier to get more stuff, please do it soon! To move up to a different backer tier, just send us a Kickstarter message ASAP. Thanks!

Saturday Morning Stream: BioShock

In non-Kickstarter news, we'll be doing another Saturday morning stream tomorrow, Saturday, June 23rd. We'll be playing through a chunk of BioShock 1, and we'll be joined for running commentary by one of its designers, JP LeBreton (who astute listeners may remember from Idle Thumbs 14: Interface with the Animus). You can check it out on the Idle Thumbs Twitch.TV channel, tomorrow morning at about 11am Pacific Time.

Progresscast 14 Exists

There is also a new Progresscast! Chris has been playing Civilization V: Gods & Kings so like one does we sat down and discussed the majesty of human history and such, and then got distracted. You can listen to it below OR DIRECT DOWNLOAD IT from this Internet On-Line Web-Site using any household microcomputer.

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      Creator Jonah Gregory on June 25, 2012

      I am in the same Simpson's boat as the hosts, so I love when they bring it up.

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      Creator Dylan Moore on June 23, 2012

      Sooo man the guy who does the narration in Civ V still sounds like Liam Neeson to me...it's not but still.

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      Creator elmuerte on June 23, 2012

      FYI, 11AM pacific time is 20:00 CEST (or 18:00 GMT)

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      Creator Antonio Borjon on June 23, 2012

      I must moved recently, is there any way I can get my postcard shipped to my new address instead if you guys have not already filled them out?

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