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Mobcast 84: Games of the year, kids these days, U.S. vs. U.K. gaming, and more

by Alex Martin in Games417 days ago

The Mobcast gets 200% classier this week, with English gentlemen John Davison of GameSpot and Metacritic, and brother Pete of The Squadron of Shame and The Big Pixels. They’re hosted by Bitmob’s Shoe and Brett. Shoe starts with a games-of-2010 discussion. They don’t pick a best game, but talk about surprises and under-the-radar games. (Spoiler alert: John spoils the ending for Mass Effect 2 from 15:45 to 16:20.) A listener asks how far along the scale between dry consumer-advice, and emotive criticism games reviews should fall. Market research...

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Weekend Confirmed Episode 9

by Alex Martin in Games628 days ago

Weekend Confirmed comes to Shack News a little later this week so John Davison can join in. It comes to CastMedium late because I’ve been out of town. Sorry about that. Garnett, Jeff, Brian, and John have been loving Red Dead Redemption this week and share equestrian tips. John doesn’t think Split/Second went far enough with its explosive premise and falls into the role of a standar racer with boring time trials. The planets and cylinders in Super Mario Galaxy 2 have been enthralling Garnett and it prompts him to ask why the gulf between...

4 Guys 1UP

4 Guys 1UP: 03/13/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games699 days ago

It’s a lengthy “last” episode with a full cast of old faces and whole metric ton of topics. The group starts with some discussion about PlayStation Move’s big GDC reveal. The impressions are somewhat muted with a general sense of anticipation about the execution on the software side. In light of GDC and an abundance of development side personalities present, there is a lot of talk about overarching industry trends and the direction that the gaming landscape is heading. Rumors get highlighted in the middle section with the...

4 Guys 1UP

4 Guys 1UP: 01/29/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games742 days ago

iPad, and the potential it holds for gaming, kicks off this week’s 4 Guys 1UP. John and David have a lot to say about it, and the prevailing opinion is mixed, but John is the most positive. He makes some good points about game developers needing to approach the device differently and that it may be targeting at a more casual audience. It’s easy to forget that not everyone uses computers in a multi-tasking, power user sort of way. John also touches on GamePro’s approach to capitalizing on these kinds of new devices for digital...

4 Guys 1UP

4 Guys 1UP: 12/25/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games777 days ago

Christmas has come and gone, but David still managed to put out a show. It is a 2 man affair this week with the holidays making it difficult to bring in a special guest and the regulars out of the office, but GamePro‘s John Davison is on. John kicks things off with an update about what is happening at GamePro and how the WhatThePlay situation played out. This leads into a review of the year in games. Bayonetta gets some time, and the guys move into talking about Q1 releases. Prediction for 2010 take up the last half of the show. The guys are...

Mobcast

Mobcast Episode 33

by Jon Cole in Games788 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...

Mobcast

Mobcast Episode 010

by Jonathan Downin in Games949 days ago

Another great Mobcast this week with John Davison sitting in the 5th chair serving up some more iPhone gaming picks.  His presence also spurs a lot of reminiscing about the old days of EGM and print media in general.  He throws out an idea that a high-quality, EDGE-style, publication in the vein of Robert Ashley’s A Life Well Wasted would do well at a premium price point.  That would be amazing. The other interesting discussion this week centers around game stories/ending and what is wrong with them.  A great point is made here that less...

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