Monthly Archives: January 2010

The GameSpy Debriefings #112

by Jon Cole in Games726 days ago

This week’s GameSpy Debriefings starts things off by revisiting Tatsunoko vs Capcom, since Ryan wrote his review. He gave the game a three and a half out of five, stating that he did have fun with the game but unlockable characters and poor netcode soured a little bit of the experience. Mass Effect 2 comes up and Gerald makes the argument that you should definitely play the first game before picking up the sequel. Anthony and Brian share their encounters with a lot of technical issues while playing Mass Effect, but Gerald maintains that it’s...

Player One Podcast – Episode 171 (02/01/10) – Not Playing What Everyone Else Is

by Ross Adams in Games726 days ago

While every other podcast is dedicating hours to discussing Mass Effect 2 Player One is a Mass Effect 2 free zone, save the first 3 minutes of talking about not talking about the game. Being the resident Apple fanboy CJ is already in line to buy the iPad. While he’s mildly disappointed it’s not much more than a bigger iPod touch he says that’s enough to warrant a purchase. Phil picked up Tasunoko vs Capcom and has been playing through it to unlock characters, a practice no one is a fan of. He is really enjoying the somewhat crazy...

Rebel FM Episode 49 – 01/29/10

by Ross Adams in Games727 days ago

Assassins Creed 2′s first bit of DLC was released this week, guest Ryan O’Donnell and Arthur have both been playing it. While they agree it’s disappointing they both recommend picking it up because the low price for more Assassins Creed 2 content seems like a no-brainer. Arthur briefly touches on Dante’s Inferno, he is not sure of his feelings on it yet but hopes to talk about it more next week. Arthur played some of the 360 demo for Battlefield Bad Company 2, he says there is a definite learning curve when it comes to the...

4 Guys 1UP: 01/29/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games728 days ago

iPad, and the potential it holds for gaming, kicks off this week’s 4 Guys 1UP. John and David have a lot to say about it, and the prevailing opinion is mixed, but John is the most positive. He makes some good points about game developers needing to approach the device differently and that it may be targeting at a more casual audience. It’s easy to forget that not everyone uses computers in a multi-tasking, power user sort of way. John also touches on GamePro’s approach to capitalizing on these kinds of new devices for digital...

Engadget Podcast 181 – 01.29.2010

by Jonathan Downin in Tech728 days ago

Apple announced their foray in the burgeoning tablet market on Wednesday with the iPad. After years of speculation it is safe to say that the Engadget guys are a little underwhelmed and somewhat skeptical. Their biggest point here is that the use case for this kind of device has still not been made. The lack of multitasking is the biggest miss discussed here. They ague that with the iPad positioned as a productivity computing device, it simply fails without the ability to multitask, which Joshua points out as the cornerstone to productivity. The...

The Oddcast: 01/29/2010

by Ross Adams in Games728 days ago

After hitting some news stories from the past week the Oddcast crew tackle the Apple iPad. Everybody but Sam is very skeptical of it, Sam thinks it’s a great bit of tech with alot of potential. The others think it is far too limited when you can get something similar for the same price or less. A community member wonders what makes an RPG an RPG, the definition essentially. The guys skirt around the question while discussing RPGs in general. They talk about some of their favourites and mechanics they have liked in games over the years. The...

Joystiq Podcast 125 – Sportsball Basketson edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games728 days ago

Mass Effect 2 talk is unavoidable at this point and it is of course the 1st game of discussion this week. Justin reviewed it for Joystiq and it is safe to say that he loved it. His opinion can be summed up in the fact that while playing it he felt like it may be his favorite game of all time. The RPG genre seems to have been pushed forward by the people at Bioware. Travis makes a short appearance to discuss his experience with MAG, and he has some positive impressions to share. The recently announced iPad takes center stage, and after a few shots...

The Geekbox: Episode 50

by Jon Cole in Games, TV729 days ago

Patrick Joynt joins the Geekbox crew this week and clearly wants to talk some Avatar. Unfortunately, there’s not much new to hear from the regulars, with Patrick and Karen mustering a small defense for the visual effects and characterization. For those of you who are weary of Burn Notice spoilers, have no fear! Patrick and Karen didn’t get a chance to check out the latest episode, so both Ryans and Fitch try to talk around the plot. In other television news, Lost premiers next week, so Ryan Scott tosses out some major questions that he’d...

Active Time Babble VIII: Mass Effect 2 | 01/28/2010

by Ross Adams in Games729 days ago

Recent RPG related news stories are very briefly hit upon at the top of the show this week. The 360 release of Monster Hunter and the American release of Persona 3 Portable being the more notable ones. Before the bigger RPG release of the month is discussed the crew take some time to talk about Sands of Destruction on the DS. “Odd” seems to be the general feeling Jeremy and Kat get from the game, with an apparently broken battle system that is often based on pure luck. The bulk of the show is taken up by a surprisingly spoiler free segment...

MacBreak Weekly 177: iPad

by Jonathan Downin in Tech729 days ago

This is it people, the iPad has been announced and Leo and co. were on site to cover the complete reveal. This episode picks up with Leo and full cast of pundits immediately after they left the announcement hall. They cover everything here, from the specs of the new ‘category defining’ device to their hands’on impressions of the final product. While the iPad certainly receives a lot of praise here, you can’t help but feel that many were expecting a little more. There was no announcement of a new way to access media, whether...

The HotSpot 01/26/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games730 days ago

Mass Effect 2 is easily the biggest release this week, but if you in the mood for some lighter fare and have a Wii, No More Heroes 2 may be up your alley. Just be ready for some misogyny in the mix. The guys are also talking about the official delay of the PS3 Motion Controller and they feel like it and Project Natal seem like they would be better off releasing in 2011. The HotSpot crew are the last to touch on the NPD’s top 10 best selling game of all time which we talked about on this week’s CastMedium Podcast. This leads into some...

Giant Bombcast 01-26-2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games731 days ago

This week’s Bombcast kicks off as usual, with Vinny quickly going through his gaming experiences from the weekend, which this week is the quirky adventure game Machinarium. Jeff gets into his decision to pay for a lifetime subscription to Star Trek Online before the game even comes out and says it came down to not wanting to worry about whether or not to keep a subscription. Brad has been spending all his time with Mass Effect 2 and does his best to stay away from storyline spoilers while discussing gameplay aspects fairly in-depth. Ryan quickly...

Mobcast Episode 38

by Jon Cole in Games731 days ago

Aaron Thomas delivers a special, retrospective version of the Mobcast this week, delving back into the show’s backlog of topics and sharing them with designer, producer, and public relations supervisor from 2K Games. First off, the guys talk about how bugs and glitches effect a game’s process, except this time on the development side. Sean Bailey offers that bugs really only get through to the final product if the development cycle is cut pretty short, otherwise developers do their best to iron out every issue brought to their attention. The...

Drunken Gamers Radio 01.22.10

by Derek Lavigne in Games731 days ago

The guys have a bit of a shorter show this week with no Feature Presentation because they admittedly just couldn’t think of any. A longer than usual Drunk Dials/mailbag segment starts off the show with some really great messages. Reviews this week are a little light and start off with Dark Void Zero for DSiWare, which John says is very old-school, although can get very monotonous quickly. Next up is Muscle March for WiiWare which he proclaims game of the year in the same way that Noby Noby Boy was game of last year. The retro review for the...

The Totally Rad Show | Episode 149: Demangels

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies, Tech731 days ago

Legion is this weeks movie, Dan and Jeff were pretty disappointed with the film. Jeff cites his lack of connection to the characters as one of his biggest problems with it, Dan was put off by the inconsistent tone and pacing. Alex was much more positive, stating he enjoyed the fiction and thinks it would be a great first date movie. 500 days of Summer director Marc Webb is the new Spiderman director, everyone seems cautiously optimistic about how the movie will turn out under him. To promote Mass Effect 2, Bioware sent the TRS crew to Ultrazone...

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