Monthly Archives: August 2010

Rebel FM Episode 71 – 08/06/10

by Alex Martin in Games537 days ago

StarCraft 2 is still the hot topic this week. The crew share their multiplayer stories and impressions of the campaign, including a hidden mission. In other real-time strategy news, Anthony has played the Company of Heroes Online beta. It’s a free version of the original PC strategy game, with added leveling and purchasable units. He’s also got his hands on Arc Rise Fantasia — a clichéd but charming Japanese role-playing game for the Wii. Arthur’s been playing PSP Mini, Arctic Adventures — a puzzle game about sliding...

Weekend Confirmed Episode 20

by Jonathan Downin in Games538 days ago

Garnett start the show this week trying to talk about Sin and Punishment, but Jeff and and Brian aren’t having it and demand that he talk about Civilization V after spending a week with it. He has a lot to say about the game, and it sounds like a lot of changes have been implemented for the better. StarCraft 2 also gets another chunk of time with Brian regaling the crew with of few stories from his multiplayers romps. Garnett finishes the Whatcha’ Been Playin segment with Madden 11. The Warning yields a few interesting discussion starting...

Podcast Beyond: Batman Returns

by Jon Cole in Games539 days ago

This week’s show starts off with a quick story about a Dance Dance Revolution competition between IGN editors and their readers. After that, things proceed into the Roper Report to talk about the announcement of Batman: Arkham City as well as the game’s beautiful Game Informer cover. Also in the news is the unfortunate news that Playstation Plus updates will be scaled back to a biweekly schedule, which makes it harder to recommend from even the most dedicated Sony fans. Regardless, Colin still finds the service worthwhile, with a year...

/Filmcast Ep. 110 – Comic-Con Wrap-Up and Mother

by Jon Cole in Movies, TV539 days ago

After a one-week hiatus due to Comic-Con, the /Filmcast returns to report their time there. However, things start off as usual with “What We’ve Been Watching”, which is largely dominated by recent films like Dinner for Schmucks and Sorcerer’s Apprentice as well as a fair amount of television. Devindra particularly weighs in on Covert Affairs, a new USA show produced by Doug Liman which channels shows like Alias except without the sci-fi elements. The news segment is totally dominated by Comic-Con, with Russ beginning the conversation...

The Engadget Show – 011: Peter Molyneux, Fable III, Milo, BlackBerry Torch, Windows Phone 7

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech539 days ago

This month’s episode of The Engadget Show is another video game cross-over. Legendary designer Peter Molyneux sits down with Joshua Topolsky to discuss some of his history, Kinect and Fable III. As always, Peter keeps has a lot of insightful comments and is entertaining throughout. He also drops the bombshell that Fable III will not include Kinect support upon release. The segment ends with an on-stage demo of Fable III. The roundtable segment start with the regular Engadget Podcast crew discussing the new Blackberry Torch. While it isn’t...

This is Only a Test – Episode 22 – The Norville Barnes Appreciation Episode – 8/5/2010

by Alex Martin in Tech539 days ago

Tested’s “Mac fanboy correspondent” Gary Whitta joins anchormen Will and Norm for a barrage of tech news. First though, they talk about the products they’ve been testing. Gary bought the Apple Magic Trackpad, but it hasn’t replaced his mouse. Will’s tried seven gaming headsets and a 12-hour method of coffee-brewing. Next they discuss future products, starting with rumors of new iPods and iPads, RIM’s new Blackberry announcement, and Amazon’s Kindle 3 announcement. Microsoft showed some impressive...

The Geekbox: Episode 77

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV540 days ago

It’s a 3 person show this week and there is not much going on. The cast starts with Ryan H. talking about his anticipation for the DC Universe Online beta. Then it is on to Limbo (with spoiler from the 11:45 – 13:45 minute marks) and a few words from Ryan S. about the new XBLA Castlevania. The rest of the show is almost all TV talk. This crew loves their TV shows and they hit on about all of the ones they are into here. Wherein we discuss the impending DC Universe Online beta, 100% completion, Limbo puzzles (very minor spoilers), actions...

The Oddcast: 08/04/2010

by Alex Martin in Games541 days ago

The crew start this Oddcast lamenting the strange way Battlefield 3 was announced this week (although it was actually announced previously). Metalocalypse: Dethgame, based on the cult cartoon series, has been cancelled. APB developer, Realtime Worlds, has unveiled Project: MyWorld, their answer to Google Earth. New Line Cinema have shifted gears on their Gears of War movie, lowering its budget and fitting in a love interest. After the news, they talk about Cut It and Redder — two free games. The former is Crayon Physics creator Petri Purho’s...

GWJ Conference Call Episode 199

by Jon Cole in Games541 days ago

The World of Warcraft speaking embargo drops on this episode of the Conference Call, starting things off with Cataclysm beta talk. It’s quickly established that this game is more of a sequel than an expansion, as far as new features and structure is concerned. Before too long, they hold back a little, saying that it’s likely they’ll be talking about WoW for months to come. Staying on the Blizzard train, the biggest game of the week is clearly Starcraft II. Julian brings up the well-worn topic of having a multiple Starcraft campaigns...

CastMedium Podcast 046 – 08.04.10

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech542 days ago

This episode’s recording was split over 2 nights due to some internet troubles, but it is better for it. We start with the teaser info leading up to the August 12th reveal of Irrational Games’s new title, and then move on to lament the quickly approaching end of The Idle Thumbs Podcast. In games, we quickly hit StarCraft 2 again and move on to discuss the recent changes to the IGN ratings system. Tech is full of Apple discussion starting with the new Apple gear and then moving on to the new iOS 4.0 jailbreak (which I used). Erik saves...

TWiT 259: Next Stop: Gilbert, Arizona

by Jon Cole in Tech543 days ago

This week’s TWiT is a little scattershot as far as topics are concerned, but that’s mostly because of the great crew this week that includes John C. Dvorak, Baratunde Thurston, Brian Brushwood, and Felicia Day. The big topic to start things off is the Apple iOS4 stable jailbreak, which Leo somehow convinces Brian to perform on his own iPhone live on the show. Luckily, no iPhones were harmed in the production of this program. The update to the Amazon Kindle series allows for a brief dive into the perennial topic of eReaders and the merits...

Mobcast 64: Starcraft, Virtual Pets, and More

by Alex Martin in Games543 days ago

Aaron hosts freelance writer Bethany Massimillia, Slide.com community manager Don Francis, and software developer Shanker Srinivasan on this week’s Mobcast. StarCraft 2 can be intimidating to newcomers like Aaron, so he asks if that intimidation is valid. Shanker doesn’t think the story is that special — but it does train you for the multiplayer, where dwells a host of newbies. They move on to other intimidating games, like World of Warcraft, which Shanker compares to smoking. As there are so many different gamers with different...

Player One Podcast – Episode 197 (08/02/10) – They Call Him Doctor

by Ross Adams in Games543 days ago

After the usual opening 5 minutes of tangents, mostly related to last weeks Phil and CJ-less show, it’s onto game talk. Well almost, as CJ and Greg Sewart discuss Playstaion Plus which they both subscribed too. They both seem pleased with the service, while the understand the subscription nature makes the “free” games a bit of an off prospect they think they’re getting good value for the money. On the subject of value the discussion moves to the announcent of Kinect’s pricing which has instantly meant no one of the...

Engadget Podcast 207 – 07.31.2010

by Jon Cole in Tech544 days ago

Amazon has finally pushed out the next big update to the Kindle, with the biggest change being the drop in price to $189 and the introduction of a Wi-Fi model at $139. This brings up the whole e-reader debate once again and Josh is unwavering in his insistence than the iPad will present a better value proposition to most people, as a dedicated reading device isn’t universally desired. Bloomberg has rumored that RIM is working on a Blackberry-inspired tablet called the BlackPad… yes, you read that terrible name right. Much of...

Filmspotting #310: Todd Solondz Interview / Top 5 Performances of 2010 (So Far)

by Jon Cole in Movies544 days ago

This week’s Filmspotting begins with an interview rather than the typical movie review, with Adam interviewing Life During Wartime director Todd Solondz. With characters based on his past film Happiness, Todd offers some insight on why he would choose to revive them rather than produce a fully original film. Beyond that, he goes on to say how he thought about casting and how he fashioned characters to better suit the actors he chose. The Billy Wilder marathon finally comes to a close this week with a big war movie, Stalag 17. It kind of transcends...

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