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Mobcast Episode 49

by Jon Cole in Games767 days ago

This week’s Mobcast keeps it close with a mostly Bitmob crew, welcoming returning guest “girlfriend Raychul” back for another episode.  Right off the bat, 3DS conversation stirs some debate, with Raychul making the bold statement that she’s glad Nintendo lead the 3D charge considering they know how to implement new technologies best.  Aaron doesn’t take this sitting down, however, arguing that Nintendo knows how to sell hardware but doesn’t know very much at all about using motion controls well on the Wii, for...

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Mobcast Episode 47

by Jon Cole in Games780 days ago

The Mobcast for this week marks yet another podcast in David Ellis’s final crusade before diving deep into the dark side at 343 Industries.  First up is Shoe’s topic, asking what life after games journalism might be like, which is particularly interesting given the diverse paths each of the guys took to get into the industry. Very few developers have found widespread success with multiplayer, with much of the attention focused on games like Call of Duty and Halo.  Most of the guys agree that most of this failure can be attributed to...

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Mobcast Episode 46

by Jon Cole in Games786 days ago

This week’s Mobcast gets back to the show’s conceptual roots, hosted by Aaron Thomas and introducing three guys from all reaches of the industry.  The community topic for this week earns the attention of the crew and kicks things off, asking about their impressions of the “one console future”.  The question happens to tie into Shanker’s subsequent topic, debating the prominence and influence of 3D browser gaming.  As an indie developer with lots of focus on browser games, Shanker dominates the conversation, evangelizing...

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Mobcast Episode 40

by Jon Cole in Games830 days ago

The Mobcast is a little disjointed this week, with Aaron intermittently playing some prerecorded clips from an interview he did with Bioshock 2’s Mellisa Miller and Hogarth De La Plante.  He asked them the same questions asked on the podcast, though, so the transitions aren’t too jarring. Anthony’s topic kicks things off, asking how gaming websites should balance resource intensive, long-form editorial and page-view grabbing top ten lists and the like.  Shoe finds that articles written for the nearly singular purpose of traffic are sometimes...

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Mobcast Episode 38

by Jon Cole in Games843 days ago

Aaron Thomas delivers a special, retrospective version of the Mobcast this week, delving back into the show’s backlog of topics and sharing them with designer, producer, and public relations supervisor from 2K Games.  First off, the guys talk about how bugs and glitches effect a game’s process, except this time on the development side.  Sean Bailey offers that bugs really only get through to the final product if the development cycle is cut pretty short, otherwise developers do their best to iron out every issue brought to their attention. The...

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Mobcast Episode 36

by Jon Cole in Games857 days ago

Joe Dodson and Kristin Reilly join the Mobcast this week, resulting in yet another mini-Gamespot reunion for fans of the good old days.  The first topic of the week asks the crew what they’d consider some of their greatest gaming achievements.  Greg Ford chimes in with a common, yet notorious one of completing the Facility level of Goldeneye within a strict time limit. Mature topics in games have been well tread by both the press and gaming community but the Mobcast has a few interesting points to add to the discussion.  The topic of strategy...

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Mobcast Episode 35

by Jon Cole in Games865 days ago

Bitmob’s own Aaron Thomas and Demian Linn are joined by Matt Chandronait and Anthony Gallegos to usher in the new year, but carry along a little bundle of memories from the last.  With such being the case, the guys discuss their biggest surprises and disappointments of 2009, starting off with Aaron who was disappointed by Uncharted 2.  The game didn’t necessarily appall him, but the seemingly unanimous hype among the media built up his expectations to a point where the smallest blemishes appeared that much bigger. Matt brings a particularly...

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Mobcast Episode 34

by Jon Cole in Games878 days ago

This week’s Mobcast is a Gamespot reunion of sorts, bringing our host Aaron Thomas to the table along with 2K’s Greg Kasavin, Giant Bomb’s Brad Shoemaker, and soon-to-be-Stardock’s Jason Ocampo.  That’s right, towards the end of the show Jason confirms that he’ll be moving to Michigan to take the new job, we wish him plenty of luck. The first topic asks what impact social games will have on the gaming sphere, especially with companies like EA and Activision putting major stakes in the race.  Brad seems skeptical, because social networking...

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Mobcast Episode 33

by Jon Cole in Games886 days ago

John Davison joins the Mobcast, hitting it off by lending some insight into Jason Wilson’s question of whether or not we’re actually having fun while playing games.  Modern Warfare 2 and Assassin’s Creed 2 have provoked some conversation about mature storylines, graphical fidelity, and other technical aspects, but the guys try to tackle why talk strays so often from the simple idea of fun. Game of the Year comes up next, with John pondering the validity of some choices due to an inherent concern for credibility. Aaron also brings up how...

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Mobcast Episode 32

by Jon Cole in Games893 days ago

Bobito Max Chill (Robert Ashley) joins the Bitmob crew for this week’s Mobcast.  Things kick off with the community topic, which asks how the guys deal with hecklers in online competitive games.  Most of the guys seem pretty cynical about the community of games like Modern Warfare 2, which is probably well deserved. Dan’s topic tackles gaming and relationships, which often seem to work against each other.  Ultimately, the guys conclude that giving their girlfriends space to still be included in their experience is the best way to go. The...

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Mobcast Episode 29

by Jon Cole in Games914 days ago

This week’s Mobcast will be a familiar one to long time listeners, but a great way for newcomers to hop into the action.  Some of the Bitmob staff pick their favorite moments from the past 28 episodes, bringing back the soothing sounds of CastMedium favorites like Jeff Gerstmann and Robert Ashley to your ready and willing ears.  Aaron Thomas stitches the clips together and subsequently can best recount the full list of featured guests: On this “Best Of” Mobcast, Dan Hsu, Demian Linn, Michael Donahoe, Greg Ford, Jason Wilson,...

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Mobcast Episode 28

by Jon Cole in Games921 days ago

The sweet sounds of a new opening theme song flow into your ear canals at the top of this week’s Mobcast, finally brought to a resolution after the whole submission flush fiasco.  The first topic for this week is 3D gaming, which seems to get unanimous praise amidst cautious optimism due to the high price point of entry. A conversation about gaming pet peeves brings up some real game design issues that seem to plague the industry for no good reason.  Guest Jay Frechette talks about lazy backtracking and monster closets, which are issues that...

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Mobcast Episode 25

by Jonathan Downin in Games942 days ago

The Mobcast is on a roll and is getting stronger with every episode. Aaron Thomas seems to be taking over the main host role and he is great in the position. He is a perfect fit and gives a personality to the Mobcast that it has been a little light on until now. Multiplayer games and their appeal, or lack thereof, are covered in the first topic this week. Jason and Aaron are the members of the group who are not into multiplayer games and it’s nice to have this view represented. The next topic is things each person hates in a game they love....

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Mobcast 24

by Jonathan Downin in Games949 days ago

The Mobcast crew is back with all new audio equipment and they are sounding great. The show is infinitely more listenable and the sound quality is now inline with the content quality. Jason Ocampo, who mysteriously vanished from IGN and Command Prompt a few months ago, is on this week, but don’t expect any details on what happened. His topic is up first this week and covers unnecessary multiplayer modes being bolted onto games. Pre-order bonuses have the guys upset before the topic of ultra-violence and gore in games is discussed. Demian brings...

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Mobcast Episode 23

by Jonathan Downin in Games956 days ago

The Mobcast crew is back on Skype this week after sounding much better last week, but Dan assures us that they have superior podcast equipment en route. The first topic this week is next generation consoles and the interest, or lack thereof, in those coming sooner rather than later. Almost everyone agrees that the current consoles still seem to have a lot of life left in them and can last at least a few more years. Matt is the only person that voices a contrary opinion siting that he often plays multiplatform games on PC to squeeze the best graphics...

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