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The Oddcast

The Oddcast – Episode 50 – 1/18/2011

by Alex Martin in Games, Misc, Movies387 days ago

Starting the episode in medias res, Alice, Chris, Sam, and Tina laugh at Jerry Rice and Nitus’ Dog Football for Wii. The latest trailer for Catherine is almost as bizarre, but for sexier reasons. Next, they move on to a Nintendo-heavy news segment. Nintendo CEO, Satoru Iwata, admitted the 3DS is probably safe for young children. Indie developer The Behemoth is holding a Castle Crashers tournament with a gold-plated Xbox 360 as the grand prize.  Nobody’s surprised at Nintendo’s plans to repackage old games for the 3DS. Finally,...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast: 12/13/2010

by Alex Martin in Games, Movies424 days ago

In this episode — recorded before Saturday’s Spike Video Game Awards — Chris, Sam, Tina, Alice, and her Otamatone start with last week’s odd news. But only after tales of last year’s VGAs, and last month’s 1Up staff trip to New York City. The first topic they analyse is Activision’s insistence, despite terrible sales of Tony Hawk Shred, that the pro skater is still relevant. Kratos’ cameo in the next Mortal Kombat reminds Chris of how excited he is for the fighter. And Japanese horror game Ikenie...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast: 11/24/2010

by Alex Martin in Games442 days ago

Scott Weber fills in for Chris Plante in this short Thanksgiving podcast. It starts with news of Mark Wahlberg being cast as Nathan Drake in the Uncharted movie. Tina asks why everyone seems to prefer Nathan Fillion for the role. In China, buys you ten minutes on the world’s second-largest LED screen. A Chinese gamer recently used that time to play an unspecified MMO in front of shoppers. Also from China, the i-dong is a Kinect-like device with an unfortunate name. They describe Double Fine’s next game — Stacking — before...

Active Time Babble

Active Time Babble XXVI: Radiant Historia, DC Universe and Costume Quest | 11/18/2010

by Ross Adams in Games449 days ago

It’s a packed episode this week with three segments and four games between them. Kicking things off Jeremy joins Kat to talk about Tactics Ogre and Radiant Historia. He goes in depth on both games various battle systems and relations to the stories. As you might expect from a discussion about a couple of hardcore JRPGs there’s alot to taken in here. For the second segment Kat is joined by resident comic expert Mike Cruz aswell as the not quite an expert but still knowledgeable Scooter. They are there to talk about DC Universe Online,...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast – 11/15/2010

by Alex Martin in Games450 days ago

Naughty Bear — a game Tina was initially excited for — and Wet — a filmic shooter — are getting sequels despite their lukewarm critical receptions. Gran Turismo 5 should be able to stick to its new release date: next Wednesday (24th). They’re not excited by THQ’s plans to make game discs cheaper, but release lots of premium DLC. After getting side-tracked by complaints about Black Ops’ multiplayer, they finish the week’s odd news, including Spanish street-names, Bobby Kotick’s side of the Brütal...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 91

by Jonathan Downin in Games, TV457 days ago

Special guest Greg Kasavin, Creative Director for Super Giant Games‘s Bastion, makes this week’s show a winner. Greg is no stranger to games press as he put in almost a decade at Gamespot before going to the development world, so he fits right in. As usual, the crew covers a myriad of topics, but there seems to be a stronger through-line this week. The group spends a lot of time talking about TV and game storytelling conventions, including the use of cliffhangers. The anime-ization of Samus in the latest metroid, and the general trend...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast – 11/05/2010

by Alex Martin in Games461 days ago

After stories about annoying baristas and free Nerf ammo, the Oddcast crew discuss 1UP’slatest cover story of how gaming history could have been different. Before the oft-delayed Gran Turismo 5 has even made it to retail, Polyphony are talking about Gran Turismo 6. They’re puzzled at the lack of Pokémon on Amazon Japan’s list of best-selling games of the last decade. Talk of a Shadow Complex sequel is a bit of a non-story. And Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood will feature a cameo from Metal Gear Solid’s Raiden. Next,...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast – 11/02/2010

by Alex Martin in Games465 days ago

One billion hours are spent on Xbox Live every month. That’s the news that kicks off the Oddcast, once the baseball chat is out of the way. Take Two and Capcom both had some high-profile departures this week — CEO Ben Feder left the GTA publisher to “travel in Asia with his family”, while Keiji Inafune departed the publisher of his Onimusha and Dead Rising creations to make games elsewhere. News of increased PlayStation 3 sales coincides with the return of a certain über-troll to 1UP’s boards. The latest bad-parent-also-plays-games...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast – 10/22/2010

by Alex Martin in Games, Movies475 days ago

After wishing the departed Sharkey well, the surviving crew plus Alice Liang get to the week’s game news. Remakes of Space Channel 5 Part 2, Sega Bass Fishing, God of War 1 and 2, and Konami’s X-Men arcade game prompt Chris to ask why people are excited at this recycling. THQ have opened their new Montreal Studio, with Assassin’s Creed creative director Patrice Desilets at the helm. Level 5 and Capcom are co-developing a Professor Layton-Phoenix Wright cross-over for the 3DS. They wonder what EA are getting from their acquisition...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 86

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies490 days ago

Justin is back yet again in Karen’s absence and fits in more and more each week. After breezing through Minecraft talk and a little listener feedback on the game, the Geekbox crew revisits Limbo. The XBLA title’s story is under the microscope mostly due to the unique nature with which it’s told, namely through context and without much explanation. The Nintendo 3DS garners a bit of excitement, especially with the new tech in the hardware and a strong launch software opening. The delay of DC Universe Online being announced soon after...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 85

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV497 days ago

Karen is out this week, but semi-regular Justin Haywald from 1UP is in take fill her spot. Since Justin has been in the review process for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, it is the first game discussed this week. Unsurprisingly, God of War is brought up as an obvious inspiration for the game. The conversation then moves on to budget games and why we don’t see more publishers using the cheaper game space for 2D retail titles. Ryan H. weighs in with some harsh words for Final Fantasy XIV, and then moves on to talk about Minecraft at length. Ryan...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 84

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, Movies, TV505 days ago

The sad news of APB shutting down starts the cast. Ryan S. shares a story about IMing the wrong PR person about the incident, and this spurs Alice to say that it is often reciprocated in the form of copy/pasted PR emails. Somehow, the crew then moves on to the intricacies of the lottery. The love affair between Blizzard and Popcap continues with word that PvZ is being integrated into a WoW scenario, and this leads into discussion of WoW Cataclysm. Civ V gets a bit of time, and then the conversation moves on to Halo Reach, which Ryan H. hates just...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 83

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV512 days ago

It’s a packed show this week with a full 5 person crew. Alice is back as the newest regular member, and 1UP’s Justin Haywald is also sitting in. TV talk starts this episode with Karen talking about checking out Jersey Shore. Then it is on to Dragon Quest 9 and a story from Alice about losing 30 levels due to a lost save. Plants vs. Zombies for XBLA has sucked Karen back in and Justin has a few things to say about the latest Professor Layton game. The requisite League of Legends mention leads into a discussion about Chelsea Handler and...

The Oddcast

The Oddcast: 09/13/2010

by Alex Martin in Games515 days ago

Alice Liang steps in for Chris Plante for the first Oddcast since the Penny Arcade Expo. Naturally, the show starts with their experience of kilts, capes, and cosplay in Seattle, and the STDs their Nintendo DSes caught there. The Tokyo Game Show starts this Thursday, and they specualte about its attractions and reminisce about TGSes and Tokyo whiskey-bars past. After twenty minutes, they get to the odd news of the week. This include’s Walmart accidentally announcing MAG 2, the survival of Kinect’s object-scanning capability, and Microsoft...

at1up

at1UP: 09/08/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc517 days ago

If you are looking for a recap of 1UP’s time at PAX, this is the show to catch. The cast starts with Mike, Alice and Justin going over their road trip to PAX experience. The highlights: Mike snores, the Ford Focus is a fine automobile (aside from stock speakers), and rollaway cots aren’t comfortable. Alice talks about her time at various panels, including a somewhat embarrassing incident at the Rebel FM/Geekbox panel. Mike tried to play Castle Crashers, but was thwarted by a kid, and the group covers music games and their thoughts on...

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