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The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 81

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV526 days ago

Karen is back this week and the cast starts with the story that explains her absence last week– prickly pears were involved. The game talk starts with a little Red Dead Redemption, but quickly moves on to Ryan S’s thoughts on Metroid after finishing it. He is with the consensus that the first person gameplay mechanic doesn’t quite fit, and that the story is decidedly “Japanese.” The price hike for Xbox Live Gold has the crew somewhat divided, but Alice is argues that it really isn’t that drastic of a change. Brock...

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The Geekbox: Episode 78

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV546 days ago

This week starts with Ryan Scott mentioning the recent redesign of the Geekbox website. Ryan then goes on to say he has finally gotten into Geometry Wars 2, and he is one of the lone positive voices praising Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. Ryan Higgins is still waiting on his DC Universe Online beta invite, and in the mean time, has been toying with the idea of getting into Eve Online. A 12 minute Lost epilogue set to be included on the Season 6 Blu-ray has leaked, and although Ryan S. and Karen watched it, Ryan H. refuses to until he buys the...

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The Geekbox: Episode 71

by Jonathan Downin in Games597 days ago

Surprise! It’s all about E3 this week. Ryan S. is in complete hater-pants mode this week. He didn’t like any of the motion control related stuff this year. Ryan H. also points out the poor translations of the Japanese publisher press conferences. Karen is one of the lone sources of enthusiasm this week. Fitch tries to infuse some excitement, but the overall sense of pessimism prevails. Sorcery happens to spur some conversation, but the tone doesn’t change. Movies round out the cast with Ryan H. loving everything and Ryan S. hating...

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The Geekbox: Episode 66

by Jon Cole in Games, TV631 days ago

Roadie Brock joins the regular Geekbox crew this week, opening up the show with a story about love spawned by the Geekbox and the joys of the Gabrielle Anwar scale.  In other news, Ryan Higgins got a chance to go to a Pokemon Tournament and shares some of his experiences, despite the fact that he only really got to receive the exclusive event Pokemon that was offered. Talk about the NPDs somehow manages to squeeze into this week’s show, though it leads to a lot of griping about ratings systems and how they seem to be designed to spark controversy...

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The Geekbox: Episode 61

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV668 days ago

At the top of this week’s show, Karen talks a little bit about a podcast she’s recently started listening to, Jordan Jesse Go, and the strange debacle with Penny Arcade’s Mike and Jerry that earned a lot of frustration in the podcasting community.  On a completely unrelated note, Ryan talks a little bit about his recent viewing of Clash of the Titans, which he essentially boils down to a series of ridiculous setpieces designed to be chopped up for a sweet trailer. The recent trailers for The Losers and The A-Team inspires a little...

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The Geekbox: Episode 59

by Jon Cole in Games, TV681 days ago

This week’s Geekbox starts off with the sad news that Ryan Higgins’s store got broken into on the one year anniversary of his apartment burning down, so unfortunately this guy doesn’t attract great luck.  After a couple scuffles over Dunkin Donuts and fluffernutters, Ryan Scott and Karen talk about their time at PAX East, which they say felt a little inferior compared to the Seattle version though still proved to be a lot of fun. In terms of panels, Karen said she most enjoyed the Journalists vs. Developers discussion, which leads...

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The Geekbox: Episode 53

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV723 days ago

Karen and Mike may be out of town, but Roadie Brock is more than enough to fill both their shoes for this testosterone-laden Geekbox.  Right off the bat, the guys talk about the latest episode of Lost (What Kate Does), so look out for spoilers from 2:20 – 16:50.  Staying in the TV vein, Burn Notice continues to be entertaining though might have some bromantic undertones that make Fitch a little bit uncomfortable.  Again, if you’re wary of spoilers, skip 17:00 – 21:00. Games talk is unsurprisingly capitalized by World of Warcraft,...

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The Geekbox: Episode 49

by Jon Cole in Games, TV747 days ago

This week’s Geekbox gets to the meat right off the bat, pumping up the games conversation more than usual.  Higgins hunted down a nearby Del Taco for a Star Trek Online shuttle craft code and also threw $240 at a lifetime subscription, so you’re sure to hear more about the game in the coming weeks.  Karen got a chance to check out the game, expressing a little bit of frustration with the space combat, which could be attributed to her inability to drive. Karen has also been “playing” Wii Sports Active, which scratches her...

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The Geekbox: Episode 45

by Jon Cole in Games776 days ago

The Geekbox starts it off on a fairly “light” note this week, following up on the discussion of racism in Disney movies brought up last week.  Luckily, they move away from this touchy subject to talk about the new Games on Demand service offered by Games for Windows Live on PC.  Ryan Scott asks why someone would use the service with respect to the vastly superior Steam platform, but Karen rebuts with the somewhat obvious note that GFWL offers achievements and Microsoft is likely building the pipes for a later, expanded delivery system that’s...

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