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The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 69

by Jonathan Downin in Games, TV708 days ago

The Geekbox continues its recent trend of being light on hosts. The cast kicks off with some Team Fortress talk, and then Fitch gets into just a few scant details surrounding his current dating situation. After a quick Burn Notice update the guys get into E3 and what they are looking forward to. Ryan Scott stresses that it is not as fun as it may seem to attend the Expo and Ryan Higgins give some insight into what the press conferences are like for the “layman.” The crew hits on Lord of the Rings Online going free to play and what this...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 68

by Jon Cole in Games, TV715 days ago

A cast-light episode of the Geekbox results in a games-heavy first segment, leading with a game that Ryan considers his game of the year thus far, Super Mario Galaxy 2.  Most everyone in the games press has similar opinions on the game and Ryan seems to follow suit, praising the glorious level design that made the first so popular.  Karen manages to dig up one negative point though, highlighting the arbitrary method of progression in the overworld (requiring a certain number of stars to open new galaxies). The other big game of the week is Red...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 66

by Jon Cole in Games, TV729 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...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 65

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV737 days ago

Iron Man 2 talk opens up this week’s Geekbox, with Greg Ford and the Ryan’s feeling far more positively about it than Fitch.  Fitch wasn’t too sure about the “overly quippy” dialogue, comparing it to Fast and Furious levels of schlock.  The other guys don’t agree, though they do regard it a little less than the original Iron Man film. The Mega Man fan movie sparks a little conversation about video game films and more impressive fan movies.  Street Fighter: The Movie deservedly earns a little radio time, as...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 64

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV743 days ago

This week’s Geekbox explicably starts off sans-Karen (she got stuck on the train) but inexplicably begins with talk about a Nintendo-themed early nineties animated show called Captain N: The Game Master.  Luckily, it doesn’t take too long for Karen to arrive and tell her tales about the suicide rate in San Francisco and the inconveniences of such an event. The iPad is one of the biggest topics this week and there’s much debate about the usefulness of such a device, with Higgins leading the charge.  Karen makes the argument that...

GameSpy Debriefings

The Gamespy Debriefings #122

by Derek Lavigne in Games749 days ago

Welcome to the Eastern European game question podcast. That aside, a good portion of the first is taken up by discussing Monopoly and the very poorly envisioned Monopoly movie being made by Ridley Scott. Also, Ryan Scott found a way to turn said game into a spreadsheet…almost. Upon trying to steer things back to the topic of video games, Anthony makes the mistake of mention playing games with a female, then spends the next five minutes dodging jabs from every direction. The second half of the show is slightly more coherent and topical, with...

GameSpy Debriefings

The GameSpy Debriefings #121

by Derek Lavigne in Games756 days ago

Scott Bromley returns again this week and sits in for the missing Brian Miggles. After some very random but hilarious Doug Funnie references, Ryan talks about his time with 3D Dot Game Heroes, which he explains constantly toes the line with being an “homage” to the original legend of Zelda. In normal Gamespy fashion, the conversation then takes a couple of left turns into the strange design of the Gamecube, followed up somehow by the hierarchy at furry conventions. Anthony tries to bring things back by talking quickly about After Burner...

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The Geekbox: Episode 62

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV757 days ago

This week’s “Three Nerdy White Guys” podcast (working title) starts off with some MMO talk, unsurprisingly. Higgins shares some of his opinions on the recently introduced mounts to World of Warcraft and his plans for the Cataclysm release. Games talk wraps up with Ryan’s impressions of 3D Dot Game Heroes, which he describes as Zelda with the serial number filed off. Ultimately, he concludes that the self-referential elements are entertaining though he wishes it wasn’t exclusive to the PS3. Listener mail takes up a...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 61

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV766 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...

GameSpy Debriefings

The GameSpy Debriefings #119

by Jon Cole in Games770 days ago

After a two-week hiatus, the GameSpy Debriefings returns to dispel any rumors of its demise, also welcoming Will Tuttle after having not appeared on the podcast for quite a while.  After a little bit of talk about the new IGN digs in Los Angeles, Ryan reveals the little known fact that he’s reviewed every Splinter Cell since the second and discusses his impressions of Conviction.  Will also got a chance to check out the latest Tom Clancy title, comparing it to Batman’s stealth-action style and confirming another reviewer’s description...

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The Geekbox: Episode 59

by Jon Cole in Games, TV779 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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Game Scoop! Podcast, Episode 157

by Jonathan Downin in Games782 days ago

PAX East just wrapped up and this episode of Game Scoop! was recorded in front of a live audience. This isn’t the traditional show with a slightly different cast and an extended user question segment. The crew discusses some of their PAX East experiences at the beginning and touch on a few games including Red Dead Redemption. The question segment takes up a large portion of the show, but this isn’t necessarily a bad thing. The questions run the gamut of topics and they are good for the most part. Ryan Scott is on the panel, but he...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 58

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV785 days ago

The Geekbox welcomes Karen Chu back from a four-week hiatus, starting off conversation with her experiences at South By Southwest Interactive.  Having hosted a panel, she has a somewhat unique opinion about the big picture topics talked about in Austin, so things kick off interestingly.  On a similar note, Ryan talks a little bit about his future PAX East panel, joining up with Anthony Gallegos and the guys over at Game Scoop! Strangely enough, games discussion begins with Higgins’s time playing MLB 2010: The Show, which he’s been...

The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 57

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies, TV794 days ago

The Geekbox returns to some form of normalcy this week, featuring the normal crew minus Karen Chu.  The episode kicks off with some discussion of the latest Ben-centric episode of Lost, Dr. Linus.  Higgins has the dissenting opinion, not really liking the episode due to what he says is poor character development.  Ryan Scott and Mike agree that the latest episode actually wraps up one of the best character arcs in the whole show, so the argument gets a little heated with such opposing opinions. Alice in Wonderland is the movie of the week and...

GameSpy Debriefings

The GameSpy Debriefings #117

by Jon Cole in Games798 days ago

The Gamespy Debriefings crew phone in from GDC with a very short episode, but manage to cover a lot of ground nonetheless.  Being the resident fighting games expert, Ryan talks a bit about the iPhone release of Street Fighter 4.  He praises the graphics, but predictably questions the quality of the iPhone touchscreen controls.  On a similar note, he’s also had a chance to check out Super Street Fighter 4, which lives up to the solid experience with the non-Super version of the game from the limited amount he’s been able to play. The...

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