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CastMedium Podcast 077 – Back to the news

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech408 days ago

We missed hitting the news like we used to so it is back to it this week. Here are the topics we hit: Games Battlefield Play4Free Skyrim screens Updated Xbox disc format Mass Effect 2 Arrival DLC Xbox Live Rewards “Gamer IQ” Sweepstakes - http://rewards.xbox.com/gamer-iq/ Tech New York Times paywall Jon’s Android experience Amazon App Store for Android Follow us: @castmedium Jonathan Downin - @jonathandownin - Game Thing Daily Jon Cole - @jonathanacole Ross Adams - @randomlyrossy Alex Martin - @ADewiM Runtime - 40:07 Links...

CastMedium Podcast 076 – iPad talk

by Jonathan Downin in Uncategorized415 days ago

It’s all about the iPad this week since Jon finally decided to take the plunge into the world of large screen iOS land. Jon hits his general impressions of his new iPad and then we go directly into games and close-out with a short app section. Here’s a fat list of the games/apps we cover: Galaxy on Fire 2 Sword & Sworcery Aralon HD Fling iPad joystick accessories Infinity Field Robokill Battleheart iPacross NFS Hot Pursuit Flipboard Terra Follow us: @castmedium Jonathan Downin - @jonathandownin - Game Thing Daily Jon Cole...

CastMedium Podcast 075 – Homefront Talk

by Jonathan Downin in Games422 days ago

It’s time to talk about games– well, a game that is. It’s all about Homefront this week. That’s right, all 3 of us played through it and are here to share our opinions on the experience. We spend 40+ minutes talking about the story, the gameplay and multiplayer. It’s not all great, but there are some surprising things about Homefront that you will miss if you write it off without playing it. Also, don’t miss this informative article about podcasting. It covers the gamut from preparation and motivation to editing...

CastMedium Podcast 074 – Media Consumption Corner #2

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech428 days ago

We are back this week with another Media Consumption Corner episode. We hit the Engadget departures and then get on to the consumables. Here’s a fat list of the stuff we have been consuming: Games: Dead Space 2 Pokemon Black Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes Dragon Age (1 & 2) Tech: Death of the Zune iPad 2 (Real Racing 2 HD) Movies: OldBoy King’s Speech True Grit Yes Man Also, I put up a video showing some games on iPad vs. iPad 2 over at Game Thing Daily, so check that out if you want a quick look at how the two iPads handle...

CastMedium Podcast 073 – Macbook Pro/iPad 2 talk

by Jonathan Downin in Tech443 days ago

We have been pretty tech-heavy recently, and that trend continues this week. Apple took it upon themselves to dominate the post-CES tech space with a sizable update to their MacBook Pro line and a move to outclass the forthcoming tablet competition. It was high time that I upgrade my machine so I picked up a 2.2 quad core i7 15″ with 1680×1050 (yeah, we messed up the resolution in the podcast) screen upgrade. It’s a fine machine and we touch on the upgrades in the recent Sandy Bridge iteration. The big news is the iPad 2. It seems...

Talking Points #1 – Mobile games in a traditional gaming context

by Jonathan Downin in Games444 days ago

We offered some personal podcast recommendations last week, and this week we are starting a new series of posts. The Talking Points series of posts will focus on finding interesting conversation points from podcasts, pointing you towards them, and furthering the discussion in the comments. This week I am ripping straight from the inspiration of this idea, Jon’s twitter post from last week regarding a discussion on Rebel FM featuring Ryan O’Donnell arguing the merits of iOS games in the gaming space. Arthur is staunch in his stance...

CastMedium Podcast 072 – Media Consumption Corner #1

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, Movies, TV450 days ago

It is our first all Media Consumption Corner episode this week. We skip the news (except for a few words about Pauls Miller’s exit from Engadget), and go straight into stuff we have been– you know, consuming over the past month or so. Here’s the breakdown by medium: Games: Dead Space 2, Dead Space iOS TV: Buffy/Angel, When We Left Earth Movies: Exit Through the Gift Shop, King’s Speech, I’m Still Here Books: House of Suns We are back to a regular focused show next week, so check back for that. Also, be sure to let us...

Jonathan’s Podcast Recommendation #1: Tell ‘Em Steve-Dave

by Jonathan Downin in Podcasts452 days ago

As most of you are probably aware, we are no longer doing recaps. To kick-off our more freeform content I thought I would take the chance to talk about some of the podcasts that I enjoy that didn’t fall into our previous hard focus of game, tech and movie podcasts, or simply weren’t in our regular lineup. We will be doing some personal recommendations throughout this week and we will have something new next week. Variety is the plan around here for a while. Here’s my first reccomendation to check out if you haven’t before. Tell...

CastMedium Podcast 071 – MWC talk

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Site457 days ago

This week’s podcast starts with a little talk about our recent decision to make some changes around here. We don’t get into it too much, but if the post didn’t quite cover it for you, there may a bit more information in here for you. The topic this week is Mobile World Congress 2011, so it is a pretty tech-heavy show. We hit HP, Nokia and Sony’s big announcements. The world of phones and tablets looks to be heating up in a big way this year. WebOS is back in a big way and Windows Phone 7 is getting a strong partner in Nokia....

The state and future of CastMedium [Please read]

by Jonathan Downin in Site458 days ago

This is a difficult post to write. I started CastMedium back in November of 2009 with the hopes of creating a place where podcast fans could feel catered to as a whole. The podcast community is strong and large, but often segregated into communities devoted to singular shows. And while I can’t say that it has been a resounding success thus far, it has been surprising and interesting. One of the things that surprised me the most about the impact of CM over the years is the recognition from the podcasting community. It still blows my mind any...

CastMedium Podcast 070 – Multiplayer talk

by Jonathan Downin in Games463 days ago

Our new format continues this week after some great listener input about last week’s show. Media Consumption Corner is completely out this week and we will be doing one big episode with nothing but our picks sometime soon. There was no 1 big news item to hit this week, so we made the jump into less topical territory and went with the topic of multiplayer gaming. We cover everything from trends of multiplayer games to our own personal preferences and how they have changed over time. As always, let us know what you think in the comments. Follow...

CastMedium Podcast 069 – NGP talk

by Jonathan Downin in Games471 days ago

If you listened to last week’s episode this may not be a huge surprise to you, but we are changing our format. Going forward we will be generally focusing on 1 topic a week. We have focused on news since the inception of this podcast, but that’s not what CastMedium is about. CastMedium is about commentary, whether that is other’s or our own. In that vein we will be taking the biggest topic of the week, or at least one that is especially interesting to us, and covering it in-depth. This was a great week to kick-off this new format...

CastMedium Podcast 068 – 01.27.11

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech, TV478 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...

CastMedium Podcast 067 – 01.13.11

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech, TV491 days ago

This week is all about CES. The show starts with a few mentions of the great coverage from the Engadget Podcast and This is Only a Test. Starting off our own discussion is the Razor Switchblade. Then it’s on to Intel’s latest and greatest in the processor space, Sandy Bridge. Motorola then grabs the last 2 big CES topics. The Verizon iPhone is now official, but outside of providing more options to consumers, it doesn’t offer too much to get excited about. The Mac App store also gets a quick mention before moving onto to our media...

Irrational Behavior 8: Immigrants and Natives

by Jonathan Downin in Games497 days ago

We finally get Chris Remo’s first take on the Irrational Behavior podcast, and it’s as good as ever. This one kicks-off with Ken Levine talking a bit about the beginning of Irrational Games and how the development culture is different from the bigger studio he came from. The focus then moves on to the hiring process at the studio. Chris bypassed the traditional interview hiring method, so he gets a couple of guys in to discuss their interviews, and how they go about finding talent these days. The lessons of game design and the value...

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