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by Jonathan Downin in Games749 days ago

The group goes through the news first, as usual. Aside from more Infinity Ward leads leaving for Respawn Entertainment and more bad video game laws there isn’t too much going on, but it is pretty cool that some Halo 2 players are holding on to the last Original Xbox Live session. The Super Mario Crossover game is the star of Recession Gaming this week. It throws a lot of classic franchise’s characters into the original Mario Bros. Go check it out at Newgrounds. The are a ton of voicemails this week with some of them spurring some really...

The Oddcast: 04/23/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games756 days ago

This week’s show starts with Sam talking about the recent 1UP feature focusing on the creator of Marble Madness and long-time industry vet Mark Cerny. News starts with word of more leads are leaving Infinity Ward and moving over to Respawn Entertainment. Also, Sega is restructuring with a focus on downloadable games which resulted in a total of 73 layoffs. Sharkey has a few picks for Recession Gaming this week and finishing the rather depressing week of news is a story about bad factory conditions at a factory in China that produces Xbox...

The Oddcast: 04/15/2010

by Alex Martin in Games763 days ago

The Oddcast continues its trend of getting longer with this feature length episode. The Infinity Ward implosion (or is that “explosion”?) is the first gaming topic on the agenda before Odd News. In Odd News, the crew are doubtful about the story of a British woman who developed Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome after falling from a Wii Balance Board. X-Com being reimagined by 2K Marin provokes bemusement from all. A corruption scandal surrounding South Korea’s StarCraft scene, Microsoft rejecting Machinarium from XBLA, and Conan...

The Oddcast 04/09/2010

by Derek Lavigne in Podcasts769 days ago

This week’s Oddcast is super-sized and starts off much like many other podcasts, which quick talk about the iPad. Talk then turns to rapid-fire discussions of games like 3D Dot Game Heroes, the new Call of Duty, and Def Jam Rapstar. Justin Beiber remains a topic of conversation before moving on to a story about UK schools using Grand Theft Auto IV as a tool to teach students right and wrong. A recent one-sided CNN article on RapeLay somehow leads to a minor argument with Tina defending the public’s right to know, while Chris goes as...

The Oddcast: 04/01/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games777 days ago

Justin Bieber talk kick things off– wait, what? For some reason, Sam feels the need to inform the world of Justin Bieber. Tina explains some of the trouble people have encountered with the Modern Warfare 2 Stimulus Package map pack. PAX East takes center stage with the Tina sharing some anecdotes from the show floor and the packed 1UP meetup. The news is up next and there were some illegal activities going on in the game space. Major Nelson’s Xbox live account was hacked, but in even bigger news, a guy tried to steal Breach code from...

Retronauts Episode 89: 03/18/2010

by Ross Adams in Games790 days ago

A shorter than usual episode this week as there’s no main topic so it’s all Retro game news from the last few weeks. There hasn’t been too much but the guys do focus on a select few things, starting the the XBLA re-release of Perfect Dark. Sharkey says while it’s dated it’s definitely worth playing, especially if you were a fan of Goldeneye. He says PD is essentially a better Goldeneye and with this improved version it’s a great opportunity to play a game alot of people missed first time round. Final Fantasy II,...

The Oddcast: 03/15/2010

by Ross Adams in Games793 days ago

This weeks show is mostly made up of an assortment of random stories from GDC last week. From games played to Sams failed attempts to lie to a woman demoing a game. There’s some discussion of the Playstation Move, which Sam thinks is interesting although agrees it doesn’t seem to offer too much more than the Wii. Tina thanks Sharkey for introducing her to alot of indie games through the recession gaming segement as it meant she knew alot of the games on display. This leads to some debate as to what makes an indie game “indie”...

Retronauts Episode 88: 03/05/2010

by Ross Adams in Games804 days ago

Ray Barnholt is in the hosting seat this week for an episode dedicated to Data East. Inspired by the recent release of Data East Arcade Classics for Wii. First off the guys touch on the weeks retro news, starting with the released of Megaman 10. Jeremy reviewed it and while he liked it he doesn’t seem overly excited about the game, it seems the retro styling may have lost its gmmicky appeal. Activision made a point of making themselves look as bad as possible this week, aswell as the Infinity Ward drama they decided to shut down a Kings Quest...

The Oddcast: 03/04/2010

by Ross Adams in Games805 days ago

Alot of this weeks show is taken up with news discussion, interspersed with the usual joking around the Oddcast crew partake in. Six days in Fallujah, the controversial title that Konami decided not to publish, has apparently been finished. The guys discuss how and if the game should be released. Sharkey thinks it depends on how the story is presented and dealt with. The reality of actual warfare is in stark contrast to videogame warfare. The guys discuss how this could an issue when translating a real event to the medium. The drama at Infinity...

The Oddcast: 02/27/2010

by Ross Adams in Games810 days ago

The show kicks off with Sam talking about his time at DICE. The impression he got while there is that alot of the developers of more traditional games aren’t sure about the more casual platforms like Facebook. From developers reactions it seems they want to make the Facebook devs part of the conversation but also keep them at a distance. Some Sonic fans have planned a very interesting boycott. To protest of Sonic 4 which is apparently not what they want they will buy Sonic 1. This led to some pretty funny comments on the news article which...

The Oddcast: 02/22/2010

by Ross Adams in Games815 days ago

Epic Mickey could potentially come to PS3 and 360, this is the subject that kicks off this weeks episode. There is some debate about whether is looks like the N64 game Glover, Sharkey maintains it doesn’t but the others aren’t so sure. Blizzard finally got the Starcraft II beta underway so alot of the 1UP crew have been playing it. Some units are gone but there are have also been additions to the roster, Tina found it odd to be playing Starcraft but have things like the elevation of units be a factor while playing. The recession gaming...

Retronauts Episode 87: 02/18/2010

by Ross Adams in Games819 days ago

Retronauts takes a rare break from its usual format for a more freeform episode this week. Right off the bat the crew derail the usual cold opening with random ramblings about games based on popular literature. The show gains a bit of structure again by moving onto retro news. Footage and screens of Sonic 4 leaked this past week, in between some speculation Sharkey is not kind to the game. It was also announced that Dimps will be developing the game, Ray and Jeremy really liked their work on Sonic Advance and Sonic Rush so the news makes them a...

Active Time Babble IX: Trek Online & Rougelikes | 02/11/2010

by Ross Adams in Games827 days ago

This weeks shows starts off briefly looking at the recent RPG news, not alot to talk about and most of the time is spent pondering the Fallout New Vegas trailer. Before moving onto the main topic of the show Kat shares her thoughts on Star Trek Online, which she has been putting alot of time into. While she really likes the space combat she is unsure what Cryptic can do to sustain the game. She speculates that maybe it would have been better had the game been given more development time. Shiren The Wanderer was recently released for the Wii and...

The Oddcast: 01/29/2010

by Ross Adams in Games840 days ago

After hitting some news stories from the past week the Oddcast crew tackle the Apple iPad. Everybody but Sam is very skeptical of it, Sam thinks it’s a great bit of tech with alot of potential. The others think it is far too limited when you can get something similar for the same price or less. A community member wonders what makes an RPG an RPG, the definition essentially. The guys skirt around the question while discussing RPGs in general. They talk about some of their favourites and mechanics they have liked in games over the years. The...

The Oddcast: 01/21/2010

by Ross Adams in Games844 days ago

Tina starts the show off with a rant about Wii Sports Resort getting 1UPs Sports game of 09, she thinks that award should have gone to a “proper” sports game. The crew then run down some of the news stories from the past week, including Bungies efforts to get their community involved in helping the Haiti relief effort. Nintendo disputes that the DSi XL is for old people but the guys dispute the suggestion families will be using it to gather round and play the DS together. Sam brought some news with him, the recent statement from Bobby...

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