Monthly Archives: March 2010

GWJ Conference Call Episode 177

by Jonathan Downin in Games695 days ago

Sean “Elysium” Sands is back and he has quite a backlog of games to cover, but he pears it down to just a few. He has been putting some time into Star Trek Online, and after not completely feeling it at first, he has come around to enjoying the game. Elysium also touches on Everquest 2 and Titan Quest before the group moves on to Heavy Rain. Shawn and Julian praise the game for its use of contextual and subtle control prompts within scenes. The topic of the week is tension in games and there are many different ideas explored here. Having...

Drunken Gamers Radio 02.27.2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games695 days ago

Moe is out this week for undisclosed reasons, so Hilden and John have brought in two of their friends, Scott and John, who are working on this year’s Shmopera. Drunk Dials and emails start off the show and lead into a new contest for a prize submitted once again by a listener. First up for review is the Xbox Indie game Shoot1UP which is only a buck and the guys find no reason why it shouldn’t be purchased. Next is Sonic & Sega All-Star Racing which John says is right up there with Mario Kart for him, which is big praise for anyone...

The Idle Thumbs Podcast Episode 3: “Your Buddy, Space Marine” or “The Capper”

by Jonathan Downin in Games695 days ago

Are the guys going weekly again? We can only hope. The recent situation at Infinity Ward is the obvious big topic this week and it starts the podcast. The guys then move on to talk about the recently formed Indie Fund, an angel investment group put together by indie developers for indie developers. As Chris was following the Activision debacle, Jake followed the Portal ARG. This all began with a mysterious update to Portal through Steam that has lead people to a BBS using Morse Code that revealed some mysterious Apature Science images and the number...

at1UP: 03/02/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games696 days ago

The cast starts with a special emergency segment this week with Sam, Tina and Alan discussing the recent news of a shake-up at Infinity Ward. The two studio heads/co-founders have been let go in what is assumed to be “difference in opinion” between them and Activision. The group gives an overview of the situation and discuss their takes. At1UP proper starts with some more Olympics/Canada talk before the group touches on a couple recent 1UP features including one about fanfiction with some great Kirk on Spock art by Travis. Lord of the...

Giant Bombcast 03-02-2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games696 days ago

This week’s Bombcast starts off with a late addition segment focusing on the recent Infinity Ward/Activision controversy. All of the guys have their unique perspectives but seem to agree that Activision holds all the legal rights and that IW may have tried to go rogue unsuccessfully. They also feel, barring litigation, that there will be a new studio very soon from the former IW heads. Ryan starts off the actual podcast by discussing his trip to Liverpool with Vinny to see Blur, which he says looks and feels much better than it did the last...

The Geekbox: Episode 55

by Jon Cole in Games, TV696 days ago

Alice Liang joins the Geekbox since Karen is out this week and kicks things off by asking Higgins about Nick Simmons’ (son of Gene Simmons) blatant plagiarism of manga like “Bleach” in his personal comic book series, “Incarnate”. Things move on to the weekly discussion of Lost, covering last week’s Jack-centric episode “The Lighthouse”. Again, if you have some catching up to do on the series, check out the spoiler timestamps at the bottom of this post. Video games come up next, with some discussion...

The Totally Rad Show – Episode 154: Ah-Mazing

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies696 days ago

Cop Out is the first feature Kevin Smith has directed which he didn’t also write, perhaps that’s a bad thing as the TRS guys didn’t like it very much. For a comedy they didn’t laugh too often, they do enjoy the idea of a throwback to the 80s buddy cop movies, so much so in fact they end up chatting about them for a while. It doesn’t sound like Cop Out is particularly bad, as a comedy it just seems to fall flat and the guys are fairly indifferent to the rest. After briefly playing some head games it’s onto this...

The Engadget Show – 006: Avner Ronen, the first Windows Phone 7 Series device, Dell Mini 5, and more!

by Jonathan Downin in Tech696 days ago

It’s a packed show this time around with an interview with Avner Ronen of Boxee kicking things off. He is refreshingly candid about the curent state of the company and where they hope to be in the future. He touches on the Boxee Box, which is due in Q2, and plans to expand their hardware partnerships within 2010. Microsoft’s Aaron Woodman is the second interview and he talks at length about Windows Phone 7 Series. There are plenty of dodged questions with him pointing to MIX10 for further details, but he does whip out a previously unannounced...

The Modcast – Students of Game Design

by Radenska in Games696 days ago

(Editor’s note: This post was written by the podcast provider) Welcome to The Modcast, where collaborative students of game design & art from the Cleveland Institute of Art gather and cover topics pertaining to their process and projects. Between topics on modding practices, aesthetics and design of a particular game, student game projects, game design education and guests from modding communities, The Modcast offers insightful discussion on the initial steps available towards game development. In Episode 5, to announce their new game, ChromaWaves,...

Mobcast Episode 43

by Jon Cole in Games696 days ago

In a continuation of last week’s lineup of comedians to appear in the Cross Platform Comedy show, Sheila Bryson and Dave Karraker join Dan and Demian for this week’s Mobcast. Fortunately, these two guests bring some more industry rep than the other half of their crew, both working for several gaming PR companies including Crystal Dynamics and Sony. Shoe takes this fact and runs with it, asking each of the crew about their first experience in the gaming industry, which range from Skinemax-caliber PC games to 3DO platformers. After...

Filmspotting #293: Shutter Island / Trouble in Paradise / Top 5 Performances That Should’ve Won Oscars

by Jon Cole in Movies696 days ago

This week’s review of Shutter Island is a little mixed, but it seems like Adam and Matty ultimately end up recommending the film and pointing out a handful of really strong components to Scorsese’s latest. Right off the bat, both of the guys praise almost all of the performances in the film, with Matty declaring Shutter Island as “adult Leonardo DeCaprio’s” best performance so far. On the other hand, it seems like the mysterious story drags along in some parts and has a fair chance at losing its viewers, however...

Irrational Behavior Episode 3: How We Got Here

by Jonathan Downin in Games696 days ago

Episode 3 is a short one, but it is exactly the kind of episode that people like us want to hear. I focuses on the people of Irrational and their respective paths into game development. Get ready for a lot of stories about bad jobs. Hearing so many stories of transitions from game retail to game development shows how much things have changed in the past 10 years. Ken Levine has a strong presence on this one and it is cool to hear his experience. As apposed to previous episodes, this one is strait forward and not overladen with different segmented...

Player One Podcast – Episode 175 (03/01/10) – Hobosick Ocean

by Ross Adams in Games697 days ago

Phil can’t quite bring himself to keep playing BioShock 2 but he along with Greg Ford have been playing The Misadventures of PB Winterbottom. Both of them are finding the style of the game very charming and really like the time manipulation mechanics. Phil also picked up an iPhone game you probably won’t hear about on any other podcast, Transformers G1 Awakening. It’s similar to advance wars and he is quite impressed with it, Greg Sewart is convinced enough to buy and download it on the show. Greg Ford had a craving for some 16...

CastMedium Podcast 026 – 03.01.10

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech697 days ago

The Engadget Show and the latest 4 Guys 1UP kick of the podcast discussion this week, but Three Red Lights reverting back to their original, explicit ways is particularly exciting. The recent Nintendo Games Summit proved to be the biggest game news of the week, but that really isn’t such a good thing. Metroid: Other M is the only game that interests us. Steam received a nice user interface update last week and it compelled me to buy Borderlands to “test the new interface.” A discussion about the DRM issues surrounding the upcoming...

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