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Giant Bombcast 04-27-2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games752 days ago

The Bombcast has leveled up with new headphones for all it seems for the purpose of not blowing out listeners’ ears. Vinny starts things off like usual by talking about the fun he’s been having with the Just Cause 2 modding community and it has reinvigorated his interest in the game. Jeff has been playing a couple of games for review in Super Street Fighter IV and Dead to Rights: Retribution, one of which he loves, the other he doesn’t. Brad talks at length about the Starcraft II single player that he had seen recently as well...

4 Guys 1UP

Formerly 4 Guys 1UP: 04/24/2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games754 days ago

We finally hear a peep from the flagship 1up podcast, headed up again by Jeremy Parish and being called “The Ugly Babycast” for the week. The show starts off with Jeremy, Sam, Frank, Ray and Cameron Davis from Krome Studios discussing the exodus from Infinity Ward to Respawn Entertainment as they haven’t had a show since it started happening. The show then switches gears to a separate recorded segment which includes Tina and Nelson talking with Jeremy about seeing the Halo Reach beta. More somber talk of the recent Sega layoffs...

GameSpy Debriefings

The GameSpy Debriefings #121

by Derek Lavigne in Games756 days ago

Scott Bromley returns again this week and sits in for the missing Brian Miggles. After some very random but hilarious Doug Funnie references, Ryan talks about his time with 3D Dot Game Heroes, which he explains constantly toes the line with being an “homage” to the original legend of Zelda. In normal Gamespy fashion, the conversation then takes a couple of left turns into the strange design of the Gamecube, followed up somehow by the hierarchy at furry conventions. Anthony tries to bring things back by talking quickly about After Burner...

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Giant Bombcast 04-20-2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games759 days ago

Brad is again out of the office on assignment this week, so Dave Snider sits in on the Bombcast for the first time in a while. Vinny starts the show off talking about his early experiences with Sam and Max: Season 3. Dave brings his obscure hardcore simulation tastes to the table this week with Mount & Blade: Warband, a medieval battle sim that scares me just hearing about. With embargoes lifting this morning,  Jeff discusses a lot of the games he saw while in Hawaii at Capcom’s Captivate event, which are too numerous to begin to mention...

Drunken Gamers Radio

Drunken Gamers Radio 04.18.2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games759 days ago

This week’s DGR is slightly shorter than usual, sans Feature Presentation, although shorter shows are not always a bad thing. Drunk dials and mailbag start out the show as always, with the usual entertaining drunkenness. The guys also have yet another contest with prizes thanks to some of their listeners, with a grand prize being a copy of Mass Effect 2 for the Xbox 360. Reviews start off with Scrabble for the iPad with iPhones connected, which the guys say works very well, and not much else because well, it’s Scrabble. Warioware D.I.Y....

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 24

by Derek Lavigne in Games763 days ago

This week’s Game Informer show starts off with a discussion on the only big title release this week, Splinter Cell: Conviction. Andy Reiner has a lot to say about this game, but starts off with one of his few negative thoughts about the world turning black and white when you are hidden. Andy and Ben Reeves seem to agree with the sentiment going around that this game is much more approachable than previous games. They do disagree,however, about the removal of the Spies vs. Mercs mode from the game. The second segment features Dan Ryckert talking...

Drunken Gamers Radio

Drunken Gamers Radio 04.10.2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games765 days ago

First off, congrats to John on the birth of his son! Drunk Dials and emails start of the show like always with messages from some of the regulars. First up in the reviews segment this week is Game & Watch Collection 2 for the Nintendo DS which John doesn’t care for all that much. Another Club Nintendo exclusive is Grill-Off for WiiWare, which I barely understood anything about. Next up is a product review for the Hitmaster speaker/monitor which all three guys seem to really recommend for sound junkies with some extra money to spend. Last...

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Giant Bombcast 04-13-2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games766 days ago

Jeff and Brad are back this week from various events before setting back off later this week. Vinny starts off the conversation with a little Game Room talk before the rest of the guys quickly commandeer it with some talk of high level retro game action. Ryan and Vinny went to see Ghost Recon: Future Soldier last week which Ryan says is more of a third person cover-based shooter with some sci-fi elements. Jeff moves on to discuss his experience with Splinter Cell: Conviction, which he says is the most approachable game in the series. Also, Ryan...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast 04/09/2010

by Derek Lavigne in Podcasts769 days ago

This week’s Oddcast is super-sized and starts off much like many other podcasts, which quick talk about the iPad. Talk then turns to rapid-fire discussions of games like 3D Dot Game Heroes, the new Call of Duty, and Def Jam Rapstar. Justin Beiber remains a topic of conversation before moving on to a story about UK schools using Grand Theft Auto IV as a tool to teach students right and wrong. A recent one-sided CNN article on RapeLay somehow leads to a minor argument with Tina defending the public’s right to know, while Chris goes as...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 23

by Derek Lavigne in Games771 days ago

Matt Helgeson is back in the hosting spot this week and sits down with Andy Reiner and Nick Ahrens in the first segment to discuss the hot topic of the week in the geek world, the iPad. Both Nick and Andy picked one up right away and it seems that so far, they have both been using it primarily for reading and watching tv/movies. They move on to talk about games on the iPad since it is a gaming podcast after all and mention the main downfall being limited controls. They do however say that there are some great games, especially those built specifically...

Drunken Gamers Radio

Drunken Gamers Radio 04.03.2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games771 days ago

This week’s DGR is back to normal as the guys recover from the Midwest Gaming Classic at home in the studio. Drunk Dials and emails open the show as usual, including the usual hilarious call-in from Fluffynuts. With Shmup Month behind us, review also return to normal, with XBL Game Room up first. All three guys seem to agree that although it kind of sucks now, there is promise for the future. Cho Aniki Zero is up next and well, I think this is a game everyone just had to experience for themselves if you’ve never heard of it. Third is...

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Giant Bombcast 04-06-2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games773 days ago

This week on the Giant Bombcast, there is markedly less Jeff and Brad, but much more Norm and Will from Whiskey Media’s newest website Tested.com. After some random tales of dismantling iPads, talk turns to Just Cause 2 which most of the guys have been sinking a lot of time into doing as little of the story as possible. A quick stop on XBL Game Room pops up next before a long dive back into the world of the iPad follows with Norm and Will discussing their impressions of various games that have been released thus far. Ryan closes out game talk...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 22

by Derek Lavigne in Games777 days ago

This week, Phil Kollar steps in to host and the first segment spotlights the two new maps packs that have recently been released for Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. After joking that MW2 players seem like they are on crack after the slower-paced BC2 games, Matt Bertz and Nick Ahrens discuss the ups and downs of each of the packs and how the games compare to each other. They also talk about what they would like to see from future map packs for each game and which maps they may like to see re-released in those packs. The second segment...

Drunken Gamers Radio

Drunken Gamers Radio 03.28.2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games779 days ago

This week’s DGR is a bit different than normal, both because they are sober and live from the Midwest Gaming Classic. John is missing, but is replaced by several guests including the legendary Fluffynuts. The show starts off with everyone discussing some of their favorite pickups from this year’s MGC as well as their antics from a gaming tournament earlier in the convention. The first interview of the show is with two members of High Voltage discussing their upcoming title Tournament of Legends for the Wii. They make some interesting...

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Giant Bombcast 03-30-2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games780 days ago

This week’s Bombcast starts off with a very jet-lagged Jeff Gerstmann discussing his trip to the east coast the previous week to see not only UFC Undisputed 2010, but also the inaugural PAX East. Jeff says that although PAX East was a little “dirtier” than PAX West, it was comparable in size as well as mentioning his panel. He also quickly talks about a few of the games he saw at the show. Brad has still been plugging away at Final Fantasy XIII and although he thought he was close to completion, he may still have a few hours left...

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