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Podcast Beyond: 2011 – Year of PS3

by Jon Cole in Games416 days ago

News was short this past week, most of it being born from the Spike Video Game Awards. Uncharted 3, Resistance 3, The Elder Scrolls V, Prototype 2, SSX: Deadly Descent, were all announced at the show. Bioware has passed out some Mass Effect details, announcing a day-and-date Mass Effect 3 release with other consoles as well as Mass Effect 2 early next year running on the shiny new ME3 engine. The topic of the week is the vaunted “Year of the PS3″. Next year might actually meet the expectations of such a time, considering the myriad...

Podcast Beyond: Uncharted 3 and PSP 2 Bombshells

by Jon Cole in Games426 days ago

The reveal of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception is probably the biggest Playstation-centric news of the week, especially coming off of the completely disappointing casting of Mark Wahlberg as Drake in last week’s movie announcements. Scott Lowe is on the show and dug up some rumors concerning the upcoming PSP2 hardware, including rear-facing camera and dual analog inputs. Resistance 3 had some rumors confirmed, most of which bring it up to speed with other modern FPS games including multiplayer character progression and customizable weapons. Topic...

Podcast Beyond: Arsenic Bacteria’s Favorite Show

by Jon Cole in Games431 days ago

Greg Miller joins Podcast Beyond after a week away from the reins, bringing in Game Scoop! co-host Daemon Hatfield for much hilarity. The Playstation Move has shipped about 4 million units and Daemon goes a bit crazy over the fact that Sony has only released “shipped” numbers rather than the amount of product actually sold to consumers. Colin talks a little bit about the delay of Explodemon and how he finds it odd that people accuse it of being derivative of Explosion Man despite the fact that it entered development first. In the Official...

Podcast Beyond: The Art of Relaxation

by Jon Cole in Games438 days ago

Assume your position in front of the toasty fireplace this week so you can enjoy a Fireside Chat with Podcast Beyond sans Greg Miller. To start off the fan favorite Roper Report, it seems that the Gran Turismo 5 mystical unicorn is actually out in stores now. Otherwise, news is fairly light, with the typical game announcements and delays that usually fill up the first segment. The topic of the week is Ryan and Colin’s Fireside Chats, which is essentially an extended listener mail segment. They discuss the effect of graphics on gameplay, the...

Podcast Beyond: Veronica Belmont Strikes

by Jon Cole in Games446 days ago

Veronica Belmont of Qore fame joins this week’s conversational podcast, which starts off with the Roper Report. The mystical unicorn Gran Turismo 5 finally got a release date and it happens to be next week (unless of course it gets delayed again). Homefront’s release date sparks a bit of conversation considering the fact that Colin has an affinity for the alternate history nature of the story. After a bunch of game announcements and new release date notices, Greg and Colin get a little bit of redemption by learning that the rumored LittleBigPlanet...

Podcast Beyond: Free God of War, Costume Quest

by Jon Cole in Games453 days ago

The biggest game in the industry starts off the show this week, giving the Beyond crew a chance to discuss the huge sales numbers of Black Ops and their brief experiences with the single player game. The guys are clearly much bigger fans of the Mass Effect franchise and are excited to hear about a motion comic that helps bridge the gap between PS3 owners who didn’t get a chance to play Mass Effect before tackling the second game. Playstation Plus comes under debate once again due to some listener thoughts, coming to the new conclusion that...

Podcast Beyond: LittleBigPlanet 2 Beta Codes

by Jon Cole in Games459 days ago

In an uncharacteristic move by the Beyond crew, the first subject of this week is the Microsoft Kinect. Being one of the main reviewers of the Xbox motion control device, Ryan shares his experiences with it and admits to liking a handful of the games. It seems like everyone agrees that Kinect will probably sell better than the Playstation Move, mostly due to the Microsoft marketing machine and early interest. The Roper Report brings the news of Inafune’s departure from Capcom from the discussion, which leads to some thoughts on Japanese stagnation...

Podcast Beyond: God of War

by Jon Cole in Games475 days ago

The week’s explicit Podcast Beyond starts off with the Roper Report, as always. Since we’re in the thick of release season, news is dominated by announcements and leaks of upcoming downloadable titles on PSN. Sales numbers also hit the scene this week, with Medal of Honor cashing in on the hype with 1.5 million units sold and the PlayStation Move selling around 300,000 units. Pick of the Week is split between Vanquish and Fallout: New Vegas, with much of the debate rising from the bug-ridden initial release of Bethesda’s latest....

Podcast Beyond: Extra Life Plans, Gran Turismo 5 Dreams

by Jon Cole in Games481 days ago

The news that Gran Turismo 5 has been delayed again opens up the show, much to everyone’s annoyed surprise. On the bright side, the latest Game Informer reveals “a myriad” of information about Resistance 3. It uncovers the fate of the human race and the Chimera, the main character, and where the new game fits into the timeline. The Roper Report wraps up with new Marvel vs Capcom characters and the announcement of a sequel to Castlevania: Lords of Shadow. Greg pushes really hard for Sonic 4 as pick of the week and Colin presents...

Podcast Beyond: The Peril of Japanese Games

by Jon Cole in Games489 days ago

The news of DC Universe’s delay opens up Podcast Beyond this week, which further thins the PS3′s exclusive holiday catalog after last week’s delay of LBP2. Playstation Plus users will have the chance at getting into the Killzone 3 beta, though only the first 10,000 users to download a free Killzone 3 theme on the 19th will ultimately be let in. In other news, EA has caved to outside pressure considering the upcoming Medal of Honor’s Taliban multiplayer faction, renaming it “Opposing Force”. Square Enix has recently...

Podcast Beyond: Clubbing in Japan

by Jon Cole in Games497 days ago

Ryan makes a triumphant return for this week’s Podcast Beyond, starting things off with the Roper Report as always. Zombie mode was announced for Call of Duty: Black Ops, which garners a bit of interest among the Beyond crew due to Treyarch’s good work with Nazi Zombies in the past. Crushing Japanophiles’ hearts everywhere, Square-Enix has gone out on a limb and confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 3 would not be released next year despite the ten-year anniversary of the original. The topic of the week is stories from TGS, courtesy of...

Podcast Beyond: The Great PSN Trophy Treaty

by Jon Cole in Games502 days ago

After welcoming Superfan Superfriend Mike Mitchell to the show, the guys talk about the news that LittleBigPlanet 2′s release will be pushed out of the holiday season to early 2011 and how it makes the PS3-exclusive end of year offerings a little light. The otherwise light news week wraps up with Bobby Kotick’s statement of opposition to California’s new law that cracks down on video game sales to minors. The topic of the week is trophies and the guys talk about how much trophies influence how they play games and what they’re...

Podcast Beyond: Cheating Dead Rising 2

by Jon Cole in Games508 days ago

Podcast Beyond starts with some TGS news, since the Playstation 3 had a pretty large showing as per usual. The announcement of an Ico/Shadow of the Colossus HD re-release excites most of the guys, giving them a chance to revisit some of the PS2′s best games. Dead Space Extraction was announced to be released alongside Dead Rising 2 and as a downloadable title, but the more interesting news about the port is that it won’t require PS Move. Many new games have been recently announced, including original titles like Shadow of the Damned...

Podcast Beyond: Free Games

by Jon Cole in Games515 days ago

After a glorious weekend at PAX Prime, Beyond is back to report on the biggest Playstation news of the week. In honor of PAX, Greg starts off the show with some stories about his time there, considering the fact that he spent much of his time as a community envoy rather than a journalist. At about 17:30, the guys get into the show proper, namely with the Roper Report. The 15th Anniversary of the Playstation is obviously one of the most notable news of the week and causes the guys to reminisce a little about their PS past. Otherwise, Duke Nukem Forever...

Podcast Beyond: PlayStation Move

by Jon Cole in Games524 days ago

Podcast Beyond returns to normal after their fan-focused 150th episode bonanza, starting things off with the news. There isn’t too much to talk about considering the imminent deluge from PAX, but there were a few pre-announcements for news to be revealed at PAX including Killzone 3 multiplayer. This week’s topic of the week is the upcoming release of the Playstation Plus. Scott Lowe makes his first appearance on the show to talk about it, as he ultimately reviewed Move and gave it an 8.5. Ryan isn’t quite so smitten with the product...

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