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The Game Informer Show: Episode 13

by Derek Lavigne in Podcasts855 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 Games862 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 Games870 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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The Game Informer Show: Dead Space 2 Special

by Derek Lavigne in Games876 days ago

This week, Nick Ahrens, Ben Reeves, and Joe Juba take a special look at Dead Space 2 which was featured on the most recent cover of the Game Informer Magazine. They state up front that the majority of the show will be answering user questions about the game. It really looks like these guys are trying to get all they can out of any exclusive information they may have gotten. To start off the show, the trio discuss the new types of enemies they saw during their visit with the game and confirm that there will be a greater variety of enemies than were...

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The Game Informer Show: Episode 11

by Derek Lavigne in Games883 days ago

Being that it is the holiday season, the GI staff decide to give back in their first segment. Matt Helgeson, Phil Kollar, Jeff Cork, and Nick Ahrens answer various questions from the GameInformer.com community which leads to some quite shocking answers. Phil Kollar, in response to a question about which company will jump on the next generation first, says that he feels the next home console we see very well may come from Apple. The guys also give some very honest answers about what they thing the biggest problem in gaming is at this moment. In the...

The Game Informer Show Episode 10

by Jonathan Downin in Games889 days ago

It is a show of anniversaries this week with the Playstation brand hitting 15 years, and the Xbox 360 hitting 4 years. The 1st segment is devoted to Playstation and the guys remind us just how much innovation was introduced with Sony’s 1st foray into the gaming space. Disc-based and 3D gaming are still the cornerstones of the market today. The Xbox 360 has taken what Sony started and evolved it in many ways. The guys cite achievements and the general increase in quality of the graphics in games to the 360, not to mention the shift of power...

The Game Informer Show: Episode 9

by Derek Lavigne in Games897 days ago

In the first segment, Matt Helgeson is joined by Andy McNamara, Matt Bertz, and Phil Kollar to discuss their recent top 200 games of all time list. They’ve received numerous scalding emails accusing them of just throwing a list together randomly, but assure the listeners that there were 6-8 hours of meetings with lots of yelling involved in putting together the list. Everyone admits that they had their own biases but all ended up having some of their favorites thrown off the list. For the second part of the show, Andy McNamara hangs around...

The Game Informer Show: Episode 8

by Derek Lavigne in Games911 days ago

For this week’s first segment, Matt Helgeson is joined by Sega Associate Brand Manager Wyman Jung to discussion the new Alien vs. Predator title under development by Rebellion. Wyman says that unique multiplayer features like several survivor modes will really set the game apart from other similar titles. He also reveals that the game’s storyline will not be tied to any previous movies from either franchise. In the second section, Matt welcomes Andy McNamara and Matt Miller to talk about Assassin’s Creed 2. Both agree that parts...

The Game Informer Show: Episode 7

by Derek Lavigne in Games918 days ago

With the recent release of Modern Warfare 2, most of the Game Informer team hasn’t been playing anything else. To that extent, this week’s show is a departure from the normal three topical segments with Matt Helgeson and crew opting instead for only two. In the first segment Matt, along with Jeff Cork, Adam Biessener, and Matt Bertz discuss their likes and dislikes about MW2′s single-player campaign. Although there are some gripes about the game starting the player back in basic training again, the conversation quickly switches...

The Game Informer Show: Episode 6

by Derek Lavigne in Games925 days ago

Matt Helgeson once again welcomes a cast of GI Editors for 3 targeting segments. The first segment is all Dragon Age: Origins and Matt seems to think it is directly up the alley of editors Joe Juba and Matt Miller. The pair completely agree and think the refinement of character interaction since Mass Effect makes the game a great experience. The second segment takes a look at the newly announced DSi XL. Phil Kollar lends his opinion that if Nintendo plans on making a bigger system, they should have put the GBA slot back in. Editors Meagan and Annette...

The Game Informer Show: Episode 5

by Jonathan Downin in Games932 days ago

Anyone who has been following Game Informer knows that they have been going through a transition. They have recently relaunched both the magazine and website. Along with a stronger online presence, they have also started a podcast, The Game Informer Show. Although this is only the 5th episode, it feels like they have settled on a structure that is somewhat unique. There is no classic “what you’ve been playing” segment, the show is instead partitioned into self-contained segment which have a tight, 1-game/topic focus. This allows...

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