Evan Lahti of PC Gamer magazine, Keenan Weaver of Game-Central.org and Andrew Fogarty, a modder, have teamed up to create an entire podcast based around the Bohemia Interactive Mil-sim ArmA 2. This is an interesting premise for the show and in the debut episode they already have introduced several segments: "Special Assignment" where they give listeners some kind of ArmA related assignment for that week, which will be discussed in the next show. And the "Armory" where they discuss a single weapon from the game.
I've been a long time ArmA player since the original Operation Flashpoint (2001), and have also played several sessions of ArmA2 with Evan and Keenan on the PC gamer "war walrus" server. This makes it very easy for me to see how an entire podcast can be based around a single game. This is because ArmA, probably more so then any other current game, is more of a platform. The large community is endlessly adding new content, from missions, mods, add-ons, to entire new islands to play on. ArmA, as mentioned in the first episode of the show, harkens back to a time when (PC) games, and specifically self proclaimed "realistic shooters", were inherently difficult, slower-paced, complex and didn't "simplify" game-play to cater to mass audiences. You didn't magically regenerate health by hiding behind a rock. Games, like the first Ghost Recon, early Rainbow Six and of course Operation Flashpoint.
I look forward to the release of new episodes, and playing more ArmA2.
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