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Monthly Archives: June 2010

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 68

by Jon Cole in Games, TV603 days ago

A cast-light episode of the Geekbox results in a games-heavy first segment, leading with a game that Ryan considers his game of the year thus far, Super Mario Galaxy 2.  Most everyone in the games press has similar opinions on the game and Ryan seems to follow suit, praising the glorious level design that made the first so popular.  Karen manages to dig up one negative point though, highlighting the arbitrary method of progression in the overworld (requiring a certain number of stars to open new galaxies). The other big game of the week is Red...

/Filmcast

/Filmcast Ep. 102 – Prince of Persia

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV603 days ago

The /Filmcast returns for a more typical episode this week, starting things off with Dave and Devindra’s impressions of The Drawn Together Movie: The Movie.  Overall, they both agree that while the show’s individual episodes were always funny, a feature-length picture is simply too much.  Rounding out the first segment is Devindra’s experiences with the season 2 finale of Fringe, which he dramatically declares to be better and more fulfilling than the Lost series finale. The second segment is dominated by the two biggest piece...

at1UP

at1UP: 06/02/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games, TV604 days ago

A discussion about Dengar, a random bounty hunter from Star Wars, starts the show this week. Talk of the Modern Warfare 2 Game Night leads into an update on everyone’s Red Dead Redemption experiences. Stories of bugs and chance animal encounters set the tone. The Ghostbusters make it back into the conversation again this week with a video showing a crazy Ghostbusters pachinko machine in Japan. Voicemails and emails yield some fun topics including a potential “Owl Man” indie film, whether using guides is acceptable or not, and...

Gamers with Jobs

GWJ Conference Call Episode 190

by Jon Cole in Games604 days ago

Every so often, the Gamers with Jobs get together for Rabbitcon, a meetup designed to facilitate the eating of many ribs and the playing of many games.  As is custom, they take advantage of this strange physical contact to play a lot more board games than usual, which incidentally opens up this week’s podcast.  The most talked about game seems to be an adaptation of Battlestar Galactica, though they talk about quite a few other ones along the way including an Old West-style scenario and D&D 4th edition. Rabbit finally finished building...

Untitled

Giant Bombcast 06-01-2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games604 days ago

This week’s Bombcast is brought to you by a long Memorial Day weekend. Brad spent a good portion of the weekend playing Doom II on XBLA when he, like Vinny and Ryan, weren’t locked into Red Dead Redemption. Not having picked up on the craze of the other three, Jeff played a lot of kart racers, spending time with ModNation Racers and Blur. He also laments the game that Alpha Protocol could have been. After a little talk of Crackdown 2 from Brad and Vinny, a discussion takes place about whether or not Crackdown was even that good of a...

The HotSpot

The HotSpot 06/01/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games605 days ago

Alpha Protocol kicks thing off and Tom delivers hit hater-aid in classic Mc Shea style. Kevin gave it a six, and while it sounds like head did find some good in Obsidian’s ambition, he agrees that the game just has too many problems to ignore. A few of the group saw the Prince of Persia movie and the opinions are fairly positive with the consensus being that the movie is pretty. Word that Insomniac is going multiplatform results in Tom again donning his hater-pants. He argues that exclusives are almost always better and have been his best...

Irrational Behavior

Irrational Behavior Episode 6: Do Game Makers Game Different?

by Jonathan Downin in Games605 days ago

Another month, another Irrational Behavior. This episode focuses on multiplayer gaming and designer approach to playing games. Talk of successful audio and AI design in Dead Space and Condemned. The multiplayer segment focuses mainly on group dynamics and griefing shenanigans. The design talk has a few of the Irrational designer talking about how they play games and their tendencies to analyze games as they play them. They also touch on how regular game conventions are often lost on those who are not long-time gamers. Do game makers game different? ...

Engadget Podcast

Engadget Podcast 198 – 05.29.2010

by Jon Cole in Tech605 days ago

Microsoft has been big in tech news this week with two major stories.  The first is Robbie Bach and J Allard’s simultaneous departures from the company, under the notion that Steve Ballmer is going to take the their management reigns.  This double departure may be slightly due to the fact that Apple has just passed the big M in market cap, meaning their outstanding shares have a greater cumulative value.  Both pieces of news hopefully center around a new push to straighten up a couple struggling spokes of Microsoft’s big wheel of...

gamescoop

Game Scoop! Podcast: Early E3 Scoops

by Jon Cole in Games605 days ago

After a one week hiatus, Game Scoop! is back with a pre-E3 episode of epic proportions.  Some of the biggest news this week has been the rumored price of Microsoft’s soon-to-be renamed Project Natal, namely a $150 price point for Natal alone and $300 for a Natal/Xbox Arcade bundle.  This news isn’t met with much enthusiasm among the scoop crew, most of them commenting that the sweet spot would definitely be $100 or less. Sony’s premium PSN service has stirred up the press, with some people praising Sony for promising to keep...

Mobcast

Mobcast 56: Crackdown 2, Multiplayer Memories, and Where to Set the Next Open-World Game

by Alex Martin in Games605 days ago

Destructoid and GamePro freelancer Ben PerLee debuts on the Mobcast, alongside hosts Shoe, Aaron, and Brett. The episode goes up a day late because of Memorial Day. Coincidentally similar to an article on Bitmob from earlier in the week, their first topic is locations for open-world games. The crew suggest settings ranging from pre-colonial North America to the Moon. With Red Dead Redemption still fresh in their minds, they discuss what made the Old West a fun sandbox. Shoe manages to mention Splinter Cell again, as their next topic is multiplayer...

CastMedium Podcast

CastMedium Podcast 038 – 06.01.10

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech605 days ago

I have actually played a game this week. It happens to be one we talked at length about last week, but we get into Red Dead Redemption again. Also, the release of Alpha Protocol has us a little worried about Obsidian’s Fallout 3 follow-up. In tech, the announcement of the ASUS’s Eee Pad has us speculating on how Windows 7 could work with a Core 2 Duo on a tablet. We also touch on rumors surrounding the potentially forthcoming re-invention of the Apple TV. Covered topics and games: Red Dead Redemption, Alpha Protocol, Eee Pad, Apple TV...

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