Monthly Archives: January 2011

Game Scoop!: The Next-Generation Podcast

by Jon Cole in Games361 days ago

NGP talk opens up this week’s Game Scoop! and there’s clearly a lot of confusion about the bland codename. Dubbing it PSP2 for the sake of simplicity, the guys discuss the potential launch price and how it’ll likely come in second place to the 3DS due to Nintendo’s business sense and the PSP’s poor history. On the bright side, the hardware (dual analog sticks, new flash-based storage for games, 3G radio, back dual touchpads) seems quite impressive though dependent on strong execution to best take advantage of them. High...

Interactive Distractions – Ep 164 – NGP: Need Good Pants

by Nikko Kusanagi in Games361 days ago

Today, we’ve got Travis, Chris and Jason is a last minute replacement for Geoff. In Distractions… Jason is playing some Uno, Travis is loving on his Dead Space 2 and Chris is playing Vanquish. There’s also some Nerd talk in there too… so watch out. News… NGP… duh! What else can anyone expect?! After the break… have recent games made it so we aren’t as good at games as we used to be. New releases contains one game that REALLY matters, lots of listener voicemails and a new and topical question of the week hits home. Enjoy Episode...

Player One Podcast – Episode 223 (01/31/11) – Five in the Pocket

by Ross Adams in Games361 days ago

After a somewhat bitter start to the show Greg Sewart kicks off the game talk this week with the Bulletstorm demo, while he found the gameplay to be quite fun he isn’t too keen on the wrappings around it. The low brow, swear filled dialogue isn’t something that appeals to him and makes him not want to play the game in front of anyone because he finds it so dumb. Sony’s announcement of the not-PSP2 (NGP) gets discussed, with CJ dropping the bomb that he’ll buy one ever if it hits $400. Sewart and Phil don’t seem quite...

Rebel FM Episode 90 – 01/28/11

by Alex Martin in Games363 days ago

Anthony starts this week’s Rebel FM talking about a video-less game. Papasangre is an iPhone horror-game that uses stereo sound to creep out sighted and sightless gamers alike. Another iPhone horror-game, Dead Space, does require vision and is surprisingly easy to control. Naturally, they continue their Dead Space 2 discussion. He’s also enjoyed Breach, a downloadable multiplayer shooter, but was disappointed by its lack of original ideas. Ryan’s discussion of Vanquish segues into an examination of what “bad shooting”...

Active Time Babble XXX: Radiant Historia & DC Universe Online

by Ross Adams in Games363 days ago

Manager of PR and Sales for Atlus, Aram Jabbari of Atlus joins Kat and Jeremy for the first segment this week. He’s there to discuss Radiant Historia, a game which is very quickly compared to Chrono Trigger. There are similarities in terms of mechanics and the fact time travel is a central part of the game. Aside from discussing the various aspects of the game Kat also asks Aram some questions she fielded from twitter. There are also some questions about other Atlus properties. Jeremy is replaced by Travis Williams and Mike Nelson for the...

This is Only a Test – Episode 50 – SKULLTRAIL! – 1/27/2011

by Alex Martin in Games, Tech364 days ago

Jeff Gerstmann comes all the way from Giant Bomb to talk handheld-gaming systems this week. Regulars Will, Norm, and Gary join him. Sony’s recently-announced “Next Generation Portable Entertainment System” is first up for discussion. The PSP2, as they want to call it, has an extensive list of features taken from home consoles, cellphones, and traditional handhelds. They run through these features and speculate about its future. They also look at its place next to the Xperia Play (often called the “PSP Phone”) and 3DS. A...

GWJ Conference Call Episode 224

by Jon Cole in Games365 days ago

The new game season is quickly boiling up and Rob is back on the show to join the conversation. LittleBigPlanet 2 kicks things off, acting as a platform for creating games with a much enhanced toolbox and offering a far more diverse campaign. Sean makes the argument that the game shines best in user-created levels made with those tools, but Rob and Rabbit strongly defend Media Molecule’s offerings. DC Universe Online was another big game to launch last week, with an excellent character creator and action-centric combat that differentiates...

Behind the Screened Door 01-25-2011

by Jon Cole in Movies365 days ago

Gary Whitta wanders in from the Tested side of the office to be a guest on this week’s Behind the Screened Door, primarily showing up to discuss the Oscar nominations. First off, the guys talk about how the ten nominations for best picture are far more appropriate in this year of movies, due to the huge pool of fantastic films with many that people have actually heard of. The King’s Speech and The Social Network are clearly the front-runners of the pack, though Alex and Gary agree that Inception may be the reasonable, populist pick. Colin...

Tekzilla 185 – Best USB Flash Drive Speed Up Win 7 Install!

by Jon Cole in Tech365 days ago

There’s not much news to cover at the top of the show, with Patrick hitting on Apple’s success in the last quarter with $26 billion in revenue and huge iPad sales. Following up on a story from a previous week, Microsoft said that the vampiric data draw on Windows Phone 7 devices is due to strange third-party software, a problem which will be patched as soon as possible in an upcoming update. Robert gives a quick tutorial on installing Windows 7 with a USB flash drive, which segues perfectly into a discussion about the best brands for...

CastMedium Podcast 068 – 01.27.11

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech, TV366 days ago

After a week hiatus we are back. Did you hear that I’m the new producer for the Joystiq Podcast? Also, Jeff Gerstmann has been putting together a little show over the past couple weeks that you may want to check out. In games it’s all reactions and speculation on Nintendo and Sony’s latest forays into the handheld market. 3DS is coming in at a hot $249, and none of us are too pleased about it. Word that the PSP2 may have 3G connectivity built-in sounds nice, but wariness about data plans quickly quells our enthusiasm. Oh, and...

Giant Bombcast 01-25-2011

by Ross Adams in Games366 days ago

Ryan is out with an injury this week so Jeff takes up the hosting duties. Brad and Vinny are a bit mistrusting at first however after being duped into appearing on Jeff’s other podcast. Brad starts off the game talk with Dead Space 2, which he can finally talk about in more detail. Thankfully he doesn’t go into too much detail other than to say it’s an exceptionally made game which isn’t overly different to the first Dead Space. Lots of small tweaks and additions to the gameplay and UI make for an impressive sequel. He also...

Engadget Podcast 230 – 01.24.2011

by Jon Cole in Games, Tech366 days ago

This week’s Engadget Podcast unsurprisingly starts with the news that Steve Jobs is sidelining himself for medical reasons, leaving Tim Cook in his place. In other Apple-related news, the company managed to push through an extremely successful quarter with huge profits probably stemming from unprecedented iPad adoption. HP/Palm has finally made their move on the tablet arena, with their plans going public in another one of Engadget’s comprehensive exclusive scoops. The 9-inch “Topaz” and the 7-inch “Opal” look...

Interactive Distractions – Ep 163 – Rather Be Lucky Than Good

by Nikko Kusanagi in Games367 days ago

This week it’s Chris, Geoff, and Travis as they discuss their predictions for the 2011. The big question this week is how lucky Geoff will get when they revisit these ideas in a year. The guys get down do normal business before said feature however. In Distractions… Geoff picked up Ghost Trick on the DS and digs it very much… Travis cannot put down LBP2… Chris played Vanquish and the Mass Effect 2 DLC… Plenty of news this week as the guys discuss Killzone 3 pack ins, Portal 2 news, 3DS pricing, and Pop Cap Games on Android. After a word...

Game Scoop! Podcast: Dead Space 2 Review

by Jon Cole in Games368 days ago

This week, the Scoop! crew finally gets a chance to talk about Dead Space 2 after weeks of fist shaking at EA’s embargo. Navigation is one of the most immediate changes to the Dead Space formula, as the cumbersome map of the first game is discarded for a glowing path on demand to the closest point of interest. Additionally, the melee and stomp attacks are far more effective, spicing up the gameplay and making it easier to verify that a necromorph is finally finished off. Nintendo’s 3DS event was the other big piece of news this week,...

Mobcast 89: You don’t know Mobcast edition

by Alex Martin in Games, Misc368 days ago

Tom “Cookie Masterson” Gottlieb introduces an atypical Mobcast. It’s a trivia-themed episode, starting with the question of why games trivia is so rare in quiz shows and, indeed, trivia games. In a pre-recorded segment, a handful of Jellyvision employees (developers of You Don’t Know Jack) get to add their insight. The hosts and developers also talk about their favorite trivia events and games, including their experiences with bar quizzes, The Guy Game, Jeopardy, and Pictionary Man. Their final topic is the difference between...

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