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The Game Informer Show: Episode 26

by Jon Cole in Games637 days ago

The Game Informer Show returns to its usual format this week, starting things off with Lost Planet 2 talk.  Opinions on this latest Capcom title have been quite mixed and Game Informer seems to come out on the positive side of things, rewarding the game with an 8.5/10.  Bryan and Andy agree that the game is solid in co-operative mode, often presenting arenas with various objectives that necessitate squad tactics and a bit of strategy.  However, the high score seems somewhat incongruous with their impressions of the single player mode, which they...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 25

by Jon Cole in Games659 days ago

With Phil Kollar at the reigns this week, Jeff Cork comes into the studio to talk a little bit about the development process of the upcoming Toy Story 3 game and why you should care about it.  Avalanche Software takes the idea of a movie-tie in game into a completely different direction than most games of that subgenre, namely creating an open-world, sandbox-style game type that Jeff describes as somewhat similar to Rare’s recent offerings like Viva Pinata. Matt Bertz joins Phil in the second segment to talk about FEAR 3, starting off with...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 24

by Derek Lavigne in Games665 days ago

This week’s Game Informer show starts off with a discussion on the only big title release this week, Splinter Cell: Conviction. Andy Reiner has a lot to say about this game, but starts off with one of his few negative thoughts about the world turning black and white when you are hidden. Andy and Ben Reeves seem to agree with the sentiment going around that this game is much more approachable than previous games. They do disagree,however, about the removal of the Spies vs. Mercs mode from the game. The second segment features Dan Ryckert talking...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 23

by Derek Lavigne in Games673 days ago

Matt Helgeson is back in the hosting spot this week and sits down with Andy Reiner and Nick Ahrens in the first segment to discuss the hot topic of the week in the geek world, the iPad. Both Nick and Andy picked one up right away and it seems that so far, they have both been using it primarily for reading and watching tv/movies. They move on to talk about games on the iPad since it is a gaming podcast after all and mention the main downfall being limited controls. They do however say that there are some great games, especially those built specifically...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 22

by Derek Lavigne in Games679 days ago

This week, Phil Kollar steps in to host and the first segment spotlights the two new maps packs that have recently been released for Modern Warfare 2 and Battlefield: Bad Company 2. After joking that MW2 players seem like they are on crack after the slower-paced BC2 games, Matt Bertz and Nick Ahrens discuss the ups and downs of each of the packs and how the games compare to each other. They also talk about what they would like to see from future map packs for each game and which maps they may like to see re-released in those packs. The second segment...

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The Game Informer Show Episode 21

by Jon Cole in Games686 days ago

The Game Informer Show is back to a healthy three segments this week, starting off with a discussion of Just Cause 2.  Comparisons to the first game in the series are natural, but everyone agrees that this iteration is far more polished and detailed despite the greatly increased scope.  Furthermore, Phil equates a lot of the sensibilities of the game to those of an outrageous action movie, like some of the kitschy but charming Brosnan Bond films.  All over the board, opinions are quite positive on the game and it seems like it may be a sneak...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 19

by Derek Lavigne in Games708 days ago

This week’s GI show starts off with a discussion on Battlefield: Bad Company 2 and how much it has taken over the office. It seems that Andy Reiner and Matt Bertz have even taken time off from work specifically to play the game, which they both agree will probably end up eating up more of their time than Modern Warfare 2. There seems to be some disagreement among the staff about whether or not the game is more friendly to new players, but all seem to agree that it is a great overall game in need of a few bug fixes. The second segment deals...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 18

by Derek Lavigne in Games714 days ago

It seems this week for the first part, the GI guys may not be recording in their normal spot and/or with their normal equipment as the audio a bit echoey. In the first segment, Heavy Rain is the topic of discussion and there is a lot of praise all around for it. They make the point that although it may play like it at times, game director David  has urged that this is not an adventure game.  Another interesting point that is made is about how well the decisions you make work in seamlessly with the story. The second segment focuses on the recent...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 17

by Derek Lavigne in Games721 days ago

In the first segment, Matt, Joe, and Phil discuss the new downloadable game P.B. Winterbottom, which Joe wrote a review for. All three guys seem to enjoy it, although Phil and Matt have only played about an hour or so. Joe mentions the obvious comparisons being drawn between this game and Braid, but says he feels P.B. Winterbottom to be an easier game and tip-toes around saying it is less pretentious. The second segment is focused on Alien vs. Predator, which has brought a lot of controversy to GI after Ben Reeves’ low score in his review....

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 16

by Derek Lavigne in Games729 days ago

First on tap this week is a discussion on the recently released Dante’s Inferno. Jeff Marchiafava and Phil Kollar, who both reviewed the game, are sitting in on this segment and spend most of the segment giving more insight into their scoring of the game. Jeff tries to reiterate the seemingly obvious that a 7 does not make the game terrible, although it seems that has been falling on deaf messageboard ears. Andy Reiner speaks up to disagree with the pair and says he has been enjoying the game so far, but Phil gives a few good reasons why the...

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The Game Informer Show Episode 15

by Jonathan Downin in Games735 days ago

After 2 special, game specific episodes last week, we get another regular show. MAG is the first game up this week and the impressions are middling. Like everyone else, the GI crew feels like the 256 player games don’t quite successfully utilize the scope of the player count. It boils down to working as a team in small combat areas to achieve high kill to death ratios, but getting squads to work together sounds like it is difficult. No More Heroes 2 is the 2nd game this week, and it sounds like if you are into Suda 51′s sensibilities,...

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The Game Informer Show Episode 14

by Jonathan Downin in Games750 days ago

After word from Phil in the comments for last week’s episode, the show is back to 3 segments, and Phil is finally hosting for the 1st time. Army of Two: The 40th Day is the focus of the 1st segment and Matt Bertz is talking about his review with Jeff Marchiafava, who joined him for some bro-ed-out co-op. If you are looking for a different/more positive take on the game, don’t look here. Tim Turi and Ben Reeves spend the next segment talking about Dark Void. Again, prepare to be underwhelmed here since the game hasn’t shaped up...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 13

by Derek Lavigne in Podcasts757 days ago

It looks as if the show has permanently been trimmed down as we again have only two segments this week. The first half focuses on predictions for 2010, starting with discussion on the forthcoming motion controls from both Microsoft and Sony before moving on to the eternal speculation of a Wii HD. The conversation then turns to the future of DLC, which the guys all agree might be moving to smaller items rather than full on expansions. Secret software projects, user generated content, and bringing back old franchises fill out the rest of the discussion...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 12

by Derek Lavigne in Games764 days ago

After a break for the holidays Matt Helgeson is back hosting the show and welcomes Joe Juba, Matt Miller and Annette Gonzalez to discuss the recent release of Bayonetta. For the most part, the whole group feels the game is great experience. They describe it as a more fluid and fast moving Devil May Cry that actually requires some skill beyond the normal button-mashing. Annette makes it clear which side of the empowering or exploitative controversy by stating that Bayonetta is her hero. Being the only one who hadn’t played it, Matt H. questions...

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The Game Informer Show: Transformers: War for Cybertron Special

by Derek Lavigne in Games772 days ago

Another special feature this week from the GI team is hosted by Phil Kollar and features Andy Reiner, Dan Ryckert, and Matt Miller. It’s obvious right from the start that these four are legit Transformers fans with discussion of the various cartoon incarnations along with Phil needling the Michael Bay films and Hasboro for making everything canon. They also share an interesting fact that High Moon Studios, who is developing the game, studied a short clip of Cybertron from the animated movie over and over. After a minor spoiler around 10 minutes...

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