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4 Guys 1UP

4 Guys 1UP: 05/28/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games622 days ago

Ray is back in the hosting seat. Even though last week was supposed to be the last of the experiments, this episode still seems to be in that zone. Ray does seem to handle it better than anyone else though. Quick Killzone 3 impressions start the cast and then the group moves on to Call of Duty: Black Ops, which everyone seems pretty hopeful for. Even though Alpha Protocol has been almost universally receiving middling reviews, Sharkey gave it a surprising B+ in his review and the whole group is pretty high on the game. Word of Insomiac going to...

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Formerly 4 Guys 1UP: 05/07/2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games641 days ago

The podcast, name withheld, is hosted this week by Ray Barnholt who usually sticks to retro games, although this week he’s all “beards and big guns” in order to fit the mold of this show. Talk on the gaming front starts off with Scooter and Justin discussing Alan Wake, but differ in their opinions of some of the game’s quirkier features. The guys give their opinions on Picross 3D before moving on to Scooter’s opinions on Fallout: New Vegas which sounds promising. Justin has been playing Lost Planet 2, which most of...

4 Guys 1UP

Formerly 4 Guys 1UP: 04/30/2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games650 days ago

This week, the podcast former known as…will be known as 1UPchuck. Jeremy takes the helm again but announces this will be his last week and it sounds like we will finally get to see the future of the flagship next week. This week is shaping up to be the Activision episode. First up, the news that Bungie signed a 10 year publishing agreement with Activision sent the games world for a spin and Frank Cifaldi clarifies some of the details. The next Call of Duty game, Black Ops, was also just announced and is the next game from Treyarch and the...

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Formerly 4 Guys 1UP: 04/24/2010

by Derek Lavigne in Games655 days ago

We finally hear a peep from the flagship 1up podcast, headed up again by Jeremy Parish and being called “The Ugly Babycast” for the week. The show starts off with Jeremy, Sam, Frank, Ray and Cameron Davis from Krome Studios discussing the exodus from Infinity Ward to Respawn Entertainment as they haven’t had a show since it started happening. The show then switches gears to a separate recorded segment which includes Tina and Nelson talking with Jeremy about seeing the Halo Reach beta. More somber talk of the recent Sega layoffs...

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4 Guys 1UP: 04/02/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games678 days ago

It’s all about PAX East at the beginning of this week’s 4 Guys 1UP yet-to-be-re-named flagship 1UP podcast. The attempted theft of Breach code is the first PAX-related topic and then the group moves on to discuss their overall impressions of PAX. It’s safe to say that they were impressed by the show, and the attendance. APB, Limbo, Hydrophobia, Prince of Persia and many others get some discussion time. The middle section is all about the Nintendo 3DS and DS XL. Even after the exhaustive discussion about the forthcoming handeld...

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4 Guys 1UP: 03/26/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games682 days ago

It is another non-traditional show this week with a roundtable discussion about the Nintendo 3DS starting the conversation. Chris Kohler lays-out the “facts” and then the group gets into their thoughts about the DS successor. The opinions range from hopeful to skeptical with some almost heated moments of discussion between Jeremy and Chris, but it is safe to say that Nintendo knows how to mix things up. The next few segments are interviews and they are a great addition to the show. Consultant, and creator of Marble Madness, Mark Cerny...

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4 Guys 1UP: 03/19/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games692 days ago

So, 4 Guys 1UP is back with Jeremy at the helm this week bookending an interview section that David Ellis recorded at GDC with David Cage and Stig Asmussen of Heavy Rain and God of War III respectively. Jeremy is obviously a little uncomfortable in the lead role here and the rhythm of the conversation is a bit stilted. They admit that they don’t know what the future holds, but for now it’s Jeremy and gang. God of War III starts the discussion and Jeremy finds nothing to like about the game, or franchise on a whole, as Matt argues...

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4 Guys 1UP: 03/13/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games698 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...

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4 Guys 1UP: 03/05/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games706 days ago

The massive week of news starts with discussion about the recent PS3 leap year issue. The guys then move on to a lengthy segment of speculation on details surrounding the issues between the former Infinity Ward heads and Activision. Portal 2 has been confirmed and the crew covered the ARG-like events leading up to the announcement and touch on the possibilities of Valve bringing more than just Steam to the Mac side of things. In the second segment, Ray talks about his experience at the Nintendo Media Summit, but the conversation quickly moves...

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4 Guys 1UP: 02/26/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games713 days ago

It’s another non-traditional show with David and Matt in Tokyo for undisclosed reasons. This does afford them the chance to sit down with 8-4‘s John Riccardi and Mark MacDonald to discuss the recent Nintendo announcements. The discussion covers the gamut of release dates to a possible new handheld at E3, but there isn’t too much of substance here. The second segment is even more meandering with the crew touching on Heavy Rain, the influence of Western development in Japan and the “neutering” of the US release of Yakuza...

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4 Guys 1UP: 02/19/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games720 days ago

David is at DICE this week and this means that there are a lot of industry folk on to discuss industry stuff. David Jaffe is on with James Stevenson from Insomniac and they both have a lot to add to the conversation. The topics start with rather positive takes on OnLive and move onto to Jaffe talking about his past works and touching how he is approaching new projects, including 1 that involves cars, err vehicles. The conversation meanders through a myriad of development talk and ends on the evolving state of games journalism and the ever-existant...

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4 Guys 1UP: 02/12/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games727 days ago

It is an all X10 show this week and Garnett Lee stops by his old stomping ground to discuss some of the games that were on-hand at the event. Fable III, Halo Reach and Crackdown are the big games this week with interviews the their respective developers before the guys dig into their own impressions. Peter Molyneux is as enthusiastic as ever about Fable III and he addresses his “people will be pissed-off” comment. Bungie seems to be focusing on the technical improvements of Halo Reach with a lot of their commentary and recently released...

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4 Guys 1UP: 02/05/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games734 days ago

Sonic 4 and the expectations surrounding the game start the podcast this week. The guys milk the fan reactions to recent Sonic title announcements to share their skepticism. The recent Fallout: New Vegas trailer spurs some conversation about what this new entry may be and what Obsidian may bring to the table with their take on the series. The (now retracted) ESRB description of Dead or Alive Paradise enrages Ray, but amuzes the rest of the group. No More Heroes gets some attention and then the guys move onto talk about the 4 year old game that...

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4 Guys 1UP: 01/29/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games741 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...

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4 Guys 1UP: 01/22/2010

by Jonathan Downin in Games748 days ago

David Hellman, artist most notably known for his work on Braid, is on this week in the developer chair, and he proves to be a fun and thought-provoking guest as always. With David as 1 of the premiere names in indie development, indie games take center stage and kick things off this week. The pureness of Canabalt gets some attention and Area5‘s Ryan O’Donnell talks about his experience as a judge for the IGF awards. 3D and games get some discussion and Ryan provides a nice breath of fresh air with his optimism in the face of...

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