Monthly Archives: August 2010

2010

by Alex Martin in Games, Tech532 days ago

Gary Whitta is back and there’s barely any Apple news this week. Is he going to be a fixture on this podcast? Although Will and Norm have been playing StarCraft 2, Gary is waiting until he’s built his new PC (live on Tested, today (Friday 13th) at 3PM Pacific. Edit: video archived here). Two new Android phones are out this week — Motorola’s Droid 2, and Dell’s Streak. The crew talk about the annoyances of pre-installed software, hardware vs. touch keyboards, and the return of side-talking. Rumors about iTV (the rebranded...

GWJ Conference Call Episode 200

by Jon Cole in Games533 days ago

Shawn opens up the 200th show by giving a little bit of overview to the format, namely that the first half will be comprised of an interview with Ken Levine about Project Icarus and the second half will be taken from their live conference call at GenCon. Julian starts the interview off by asking why Irrational would revisit the Bioshock franchise, with Ken’s response that Bioshock Infinite would be almost completely different from Bioshock. He makes it clear that the connections between the two games are almost spiritual, with Julian pointing...

Retronauts Episode 97: 08/11/2010

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies533 days ago

Retronauts returns with a fairly short episode, there isn’t much in the way of retro news or releases as of late. Chris Kohler starts things off by talking about his recent experience at the Classic Gaming Expo, while there he saw Halo 2600 a 4k Atari 2600 game made by Ed Fries. Actual 2600 cartridges of the game were being sold at the expo. Other than that Kohler tells some tales about picking up some rare game boxes and such. The bulk of the show is dedicated to Scott Pilgrim, the idea seems to have been to talk about the game but the majority...

The Oddcast: 08/11/2010

by Alex Martin in Games533 days ago

This week, the Oddcast substitutes one Scott for another — Weber is in for Sharkey. In odd news, Activision will be combating the used-games market… somehow. EA are fighting internal competition (and the used-games market) by releasing both their NBA games — Elite and Jam — together on PS3 and 360. Blizzard are battling obscenity by deleting StarCraft 2 maps. Just as I run out of synonyms for “fight”, they touch upon Privates — the free sex-ed shooter. Tina also mentions Five Minutes to Kill Yourself Wedding...

/Filmcast Ep. 111 – The Other Guys

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV534 days ago

This week’s /Filmcast starts off with a little Party Down inspired “What We’ve Been Watching”, with Dave’s impressions of a series of live-action shorts on Adult Swim called Childrens Hospital which stars many Party Down actors. Devindra takes it yet another step farther, discussing his recent rewatching of Veronica Mars on Netflix Instant View and how well the series holds up over time. The segment closes out with Adam’s thoughts on the Blu-Ray version of Kick-Ass and its focus on Matthew Vaughn’s vision...

Giant Bombcast 08-10-2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games534 days ago

After a delayed absence (my fault) coverage of the Giant Bombcast resumes with spiders and strategy! The guys spend much of the beginning of the show cowering from a spider that has made itself welcome in the studio, except for Ryan who takes every opportunity to mock the other three. Starcraft II talk dominate the conversation with Vinny taking a slight deviation back to the original Starcraft. Jeff and Brad spent a very short time with Monday Night Combat and seem mixed thus far but Ryan seems much higher on Civ 5 from the 16 hours he has sunk...

at1UP: 08/10/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc534 days ago

The show starts with word that Alan is leaving for a community position with TellTale games, so congrats to him on that. He also starts the game talk by addressing some of the responses to his extremely positive Madden 11 review. With not many big game releases, or much notable movie or TV news, the conversation is pretty varied this week. The emails section does produce a well thought-out StarCraft Movie Pitch which the crew seems to approve of. This week is full of comic talk and hypothetic character match-ups, so if you like the episodes where...

The Totally Rad Show – Episode 177 Gerks and Needs

by Ross Adams in Games, Movies535 days ago

The Other Guys is the movie this week on TRS, while all 3 enjoyed it to a certain extent they definetly had their issues with it. Some of the comedy fell a little flat, Dan and Alex also comment that they are ready for Will Ferral to step up his comedy beyond his same old schtick. The guys also discuss two upcoming movies, both titled Gravity. The first is from director Alfonso Cuarón and will star Robert Downey Jr, while the second will be directed by Louis Leterrier and will evolve Earth in zero g. They discuss which film most appeals to them...

CastMedium Podcast 047 – 08.10.10

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech536 days ago

It’s a short, and somewhat loopy, show this week. We start with some podcast talk and Erik enlightens us about the Nicholson Baker podcast and article that was discussed on this week’s The Idle Thumbs Podcast. We also briefly mention the latest Engadget Show with Peter Molyneux. Word of no Kinect support for Fable III at launch starts the game talk, and we move on to Civ V and the announcement of Torchlight II. Tech starts with a few tidbits about Windows Phone 7 apps, and Jon and I attempt to give an overview of the Google and Verizon...

TWiT 260: Sex, Lies, And Contractors

by Jon Cole in Tech536 days ago

This Week in Tech mixes it up a little this week since Leo is on vacation, instead welcoming Tom Merritt as the host. As the host of several other shows on the TWiT network including Tech News Today, Tom is very familiar with the show’s format while adding a little bit of his own flavor to the mix. TechCrunch has recently published a very extensive story which purports that… you’ll never believe this… Verizon and Apple are going to be releasing a CDMA iPhone in January. Even news that Verizon will be presenting a keynote...

Player One Podcast – Episode 198 (08/09/10) – Somewhere a Children is Crying

by Ross Adams in Games536 days ago

Continuing the trend of Summer of Arcade games kicking off game talk, this weeks Player One starts with a discussion of Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. No one actually bought the game but they at least tried the demo, it seems to be a hard game to “get” with the guys not really understanding what the point of it is. The multiplayer focus doesn’t really appeal to any of the crew, Phil especially. As it often does talking about Summer of Arcade leads to yet another discussion about pricing of XBLA games, 1200 points as a default...

Mobcast 65: Female Protagonists, Great Game Intros, and More

by Alex Martin in Games536 days ago

Bitmob editors Aaron and Demian host Micah Seff and Andre Segers, both of GameXplain. First, they discuss Activision’s aversion to female lead characters. Apart from the possible reasons for this, they talk about some of their favorite lead ladies. Aaron, whose house is apparently an arcade, asks what past consoles they regret not owning. They talk about what Nintendon’t and whether or not it’s worth picking up the consoles they missed. If you could travel back in time to the dawn of the video game era, what would you take with...

The Idle Thumbs Podcast Episode 12: The Silken Goku

by Jonathan Downin in Games536 days ago

First up is Civilization V and it is probably fair to say that Chris is totally into it (and of course he is– already towing the company line). He points to the overall tone of the game as achieving a grandness that is absent in almost all other games. Steve takes some time to talk about the forthcoming Bioshock 2 DLC that has been occupying his time recently, and then the conversation moves to the PSP. StarCraft 2 talk is rampant again this week, but the focus is on the story and presentation this time around. The guys have a lot of good...

Filmspotting #311: Farewell / Schmucks / Top 5 Acting Performances by Directors

by Jon Cole in Movies537 days ago

Adam takes a week off to attend to his new son while Matt Singer of IFC News helps fill his seat on this double review edition of Filmspotting. The first film that the guys review is Farewell, a Cold War spy thriller that helps reignite Matty’s love for 80’s spy movies. It’s clear that while the two can agree that the relationship between the two spy protagonists is entertaining and the performances are great, but the film’s cumbersome scope lands it in “queue it” territory. After a very dramatic Massacre Theatre, Matty and Matt...

Game Scoop! Podcast: Fave Games of the Year (So Far)

by Jon Cole in Games537 days ago

This week’s Scoop! starts off with a brief breakdown of the IGN office’s favorite games of the year so far. While everyone on the podcast voted for different games, the rest of the IGN staff is clearly in favor of Mass Effect 2. Charles voted for Starcraft 2 and shares his experience with it, highlighting the well balanced gameplay, traditional systems, and level of polish. Being the resident comic book fan, Greg talks a little about the announcement of Batman: Arkham City. The Game Informer cover raises the question of whether or not the game...

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