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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...

Idle Thumbs GDC 2011

by Jon Cole in Games428 days ago

It’s been made pretty clear over the last year that the CastMedium staff members are big fans of (The) Idle Thumbs (Podcast), despite the fact that their feed has remained dormant for almost six months. Fortunately, that fact has recently been dashed by a couple of “Conf Grenades” that the guys released during this year’s Game Developers Conference. Since these podcasts have managed to fly under some of our radars despite nearly rabid fandom, we thought it might be useful to bring them to the attention of both Idle Thumbs...

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...

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...

Ross’s Podcast Recommendation #3: 8-4 Play

by Ross Adams in Games448 days ago

8-4 Play may seem like a fairly conventional gaming podcast, and a lot of the time it is, but it has a unique spin to it; Japan. It’s rare that we get a glimpse into the Japanese side of gaming from people who actually live there. Often on gaming podcasts you will only hear 2nd hand information about gaming in Japan or very occasionally someone who has lived or is living in Japan will guest on a podcast and give their perspective. With the 8-4 team being based in Japan this is not the case for 8-4 Play. Don’t let that scare you off though,...

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...

Jon’s Podcast Recommendation #2: The Totally Rad Show

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, Podcasts, TV450 days ago

When I first heard that The Totally Rad Show was going to be changing format from a weekly video show to a bite-sized daily segments, it seemed clear that this was primarily a move to serve sponsors and garner more “clicks”. After finally giving it a chance a couple weeks later, I was proven dead wrong and earned a new appreciation for one of Revision3′s longest running podcasts. Basically, our hosts Jeff Cannata, Daniel Trachtenburg, and Alex Albrecht take us on a daily ride into a single movie, video game, television show, comic...

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....

GWJ Conference Call Episode 226

by Jon Cole in Games463 days ago

This week’s Shawn/Sean show kicks things off with Shawn’s continuing experiences with Dead Space 2. He admires the pacing and narrative style of the game, giving you these areas to explore that flesh out the world in different ways but are also mostly optional. He also gives us a brief update on Magicka, which he’s continued to play despite the bugs due to a longer campaign than he expected and deep gameplay mechanics. Sean shares a couple stories about playing LittleBigPlanet 2 with his son, though his propensity to quit out for...

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...

Giant Bombcast 02-08-2011

by Ross Adams in Games464 days ago

It takes almost a full 30 minutes before this weeks Bombcast gets on topic, the guys first discuss the superbowl or at least the parts surrounding the super bowl. Vinny manages to segway into the game talk as his brother was visiting and they played a bunch of games together. They played Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2, Jeff also played and neither of them are particularly high on the game. Vinny didn’t like that he was constantly running into parts of levels he couldn’t access until he had a new power-up or weapon. While Jeff praises the...

Interactive Distractions – Ep 165 – Open or Closed Crashers

by Nikko Kusanagi in Games465 days ago

Normal crew this week, with the addition of a Podcast Crasher. Distractions up first… Some Super Meat Boy, more Dead Space 2 talk and Castlevania makes it’s reentry into the podcast. News… a sequel to a game they all loved and a company does something really cool to fix a problem that Microsoft refuses to. Past the intermission… Open vs Closed platforms… what are the pros and cons and which do they prefer? New releases nothing really but Jack, some good emails and voicemails… and next week’s topic is revealed … and that ends off...

Game Scoop!: Two Worlds 2, Bionic Commando 2 Reviewed

by Jon Cole in Games466 days ago

Arthur Gies and greenhorn editor Colin Moriarty join the show this week, kicking off things with Arthur’s impressions of Two Worlds 2. The game’s most notable quality is the magic customization system, but the game as a whole doesn’t impress and will likely not appeal to anyone outside the normal fantasy RPG fanbase. Daemon reviewed Bionic Commando Rearmed 2, which was perfectly fine but didn’t really improve on the formula of the first game at all. Nintendo unveiled some sales numbers from 2010 and it’s no big surprise...

Player One Podcast – Episode 224 (02/07/11) – Chuckle Canucks

by Ross Adams in Games466 days ago

A Halo: Combat Evolved HD remake is the first thing discussed in this weeks episode, Ford is intrigued by it…if it’s a 10 dollar downloadable. The guys wonder how much they’ll actually change, while HD graphics are a certainty there’s no indication whether level design or anything in that vein will be touched. The Gregs and Phil tried the demo for Bionic Commando: Rearmed 2 and Sewart starts off pretty negatively, he found it to be fairly plodding and boring. Phil has some issues that aren’t strictly related to the...

Mobcast 90: Dead Space 2 and other scary games

by Alex Martin in Games468 days ago

Jay Frechette (Visceral Games) and Matt Chandronait (Area 5 and Rebel FM) are the guests for this horror-themed Mobcast. They’re joined by Bitmob’s Brett Bates and Rus McLaughlin. First off, they talk about the successes and failures of horror games. Players need to be immersed in a game to be scared by it, which is why Visceral minimized the heads-up display in Dead Space, and implied that their menu screens were actually in Isaac’s world. On the other hand, Alan Wake’s collectibles were a constant reminder that the game...

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