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The Geekbox

The Geekbox: Episode 91

by Jonathan Downin in Games, TV456 days ago

Special guest Greg Kasavin, Creative Director for Super Giant Games‘s Bastion, makes this week’s show a winner. Greg is no stranger to games press as he put in almost a decade at Gamespot before going to the development world, so he fits right in. As usual, the crew covers a myriad of topics, but there seems to be a stronger through-line this week. The group spends a lot of time talking about TV and game storytelling conventions, including the use of cliffhangers. The anime-ization of Samus in the latest metroid, and the general trend...

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The Geekbox: Episode 86

by Jon Cole in Games, Movies489 days ago

Justin is back yet again in Karen’s absence and fits in more and more each week. After breezing through Minecraft talk and a little listener feedback on the game, the Geekbox crew revisits Limbo. The XBLA title’s story is under the microscope mostly due to the unique nature with which it’s told, namely through context and without much explanation. The Nintendo 3DS garners a bit of excitement, especially with the new tech in the hardware and a strong launch software opening. The delay of DC Universe Online being announced soon after...

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The Geekbox: Episode 85

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV496 days ago

Karen is out this week, but semi-regular Justin Haywald from 1UP is in take fill her spot. Since Justin has been in the review process for Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, it is the first game discussed this week. Unsurprisingly, God of War is brought up as an obvious inspiration for the game. The conversation then moves on to budget games and why we don’t see more publishers using the cheaper game space for 2D retail titles. Ryan H. weighs in with some harsh words for Final Fantasy XIV, and then moves on to talk about Minecraft at length. Ryan...

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The Geekbox: Episode 84

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, Movies, TV504 days ago

The sad news of APB shutting down starts the cast. Ryan S. shares a story about IMing the wrong PR person about the incident, and this spurs Alice to say that it is often reciprocated in the form of copy/pasted PR emails. Somehow, the crew then moves on to the intricacies of the lottery. The love affair between Blizzard and Popcap continues with word that PvZ is being integrated into a WoW scenario, and this leads into discussion of WoW Cataclysm. Civ V gets a bit of time, and then the conversation moves on to Halo Reach, which Ryan H. hates just...

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The Geekbox: Episode 83

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV511 days ago

It’s a packed show this week with a full 5 person crew. Alice is back as the newest regular member, and 1UP’s Justin Haywald is also sitting in. TV talk starts this episode with Karen talking about checking out Jersey Shore. Then it is on to Dragon Quest 9 and a story from Alice about losing 30 levels due to a lost save. Plants vs. Zombies for XBLA has sucked Karen back in and Justin has a few things to say about the latest Professor Layton game. The requisite League of Legends mention leads into a discussion about Chelsea Handler and...

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The Geekbox: Episode 82

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV516 days ago

This week’s Geekbox feature’s a special guest in Ryan Scott’s wife, April Scott. The crew is back from PAX and the first topic up is Duke Nukem Forever. They recount the long tines, which no one waited in, but have no real interest in the Gearbox acquired title. Portal 2 gets a quick mention before Ryan S. talks about Bastion. He also mentions that they plan to have Creative Direction, Greg Kasavin, on sometime to talk about the game. The bulk of the show is PAX related and it is clear that the whole group enjoyed their time at...

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The Geekbox: Episode 81

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV525 days ago

Karen is back this week and the cast starts with the story that explains her absence last week– prickly pears were involved. The game talk starts with a little Red Dead Redemption, but quickly moves on to Ryan S’s thoughts on Metroid after finishing it. He is with the consensus that the first person gameplay mechanic doesn’t quite fit, and that the story is decidedly “Japanese.” The price hike for Xbox Live Gold has the crew somewhat divided, but Alice is argues that it really isn’t that drastic of a change. Brock...

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The Geekbox: Episode 80

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV532 days ago

Jeff Green continues to make his round on the podcasts, and he offers the classic GFW Radio intro at the beginning of this week’s episode. Also, Alice Liang makes her Geekbox debut as the newest regular member of the show and she fits in perfectly. The group starts this episode with WoW, but everyone is still in hibernation mode waiting for Cataclysm. Jeff tells a story about the hiring of Ryan Scott, and how he won-out over Andrew Fitch, who eventually got a different job at 1UP causing a weird situation between the two. After some comic...

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The Geekbox: Episode 79

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, TV539 days ago

This weeks episode starts out with some big news. Andrew ‘Fitch Hitch’ Fitch is leaving the show for a while. This will be his last show since he is heading out of state for a new job. Ryan S. saw The Expendables and had a good time with it. He also brings up an article he found talking a about the casting of a non-existant all-female version of the film. Burn Notice and the news of a few new horror movies also get some time. Fitch has been playing Madden 11, and while he feels like it has made steps towards being more accessible, he...

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The Geekbox: Episode 78

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV546 days ago

This week starts with Ryan Scott mentioning the recent redesign of the Geekbox website. Ryan then goes on to say he has finally gotten into Geometry Wars 2, and he is one of the lone positive voices praising Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. Ryan Higgins is still waiting on his DC Universe Online beta invite, and in the mean time, has been toying with the idea of getting into Eve Online. A 12 minute Lost epilogue set to be included on the Season 6 Blu-ray has leaked, and although Ryan S. and Karen watched it, Ryan H. refuses to until he buys the...

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The Geekbox: Episode 77

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV553 days ago

It’s a 3 person show this week and there is not much going on. The cast starts with Ryan H. talking about his anticipation for the DC Universe Online beta. Then it is on to Limbo (with spoiler from the 11:45 – 13:45 minute marks) and a few words from Ryan S. about the new XBLA Castlevania. The rest of the show is almost all TV talk. This crew loves their TV shows and they hit on about all of the ones they are into here. Wherein we discuss the impending DC Universe Online beta, 100% completion, Limbo puzzles (very minor spoilers), actions...

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The Geekbox: Episode 76

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, Movies, TV560 days ago

Karen is back and the show starts with talk of DeathSpank. Ryan S.is loving it, but Karen is just getting through it. Next up is Limbo and the inevitable price discussion ensues. Ryan H. has a strong stance on pricing for digital good and Karen almost can’t handle it. After touching on Burn Notice the group moves on to the new Street Fighter X Tekken announcement. Ryan S. talks about the idea of achieving true balance in a fighting game with 40+ characters. Green Lantern and Smallville talk lead into a spoiler-filled Inception discussion. Wherein...

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The Geekbox: Episode 75

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, TV569 days ago

It’s a straightforward episode this week with just a few topics covered– most of which has Fitch upset about something. Burn Notice talk leads into a discussion about the Simpsons with Higgins arguing the quality of the whole series while Fitch outlines his approach to milked franchises and why singular good episodes can’t even be acknowledged. The group also touches on Final Fantasy XIII and IV,with Higgins calling the beta of the latter almost unplayable due to its archaic MMO mechanics. The last 30 minutes is nothing but Inception...

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The Geekbox: Episode 74

by Jonathan Downin in Games574 days ago

The show starts with Greg putting forth that Ryan doesn’t adequately appreciate how long it takes for people commute to the comic store to record the pod. The group then moves on to discuss the WoW Beta and the forthcoming Final Fantasy XIV. After quickly touching on Crackdown 2, the crew spends a good amount of time discussing the ramifications of Blizzard’s Real ID policy, which has since been retracted to a large extent. The opinions are pretty varies, with Karen and Ryan H. coming at the issue from opposing sides. Boners enter the...

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The Geekbox: Episode 72

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, TV589 days ago

Karen is out this week, so Mr. Karen is in. Final Fantasy starts the cast since Patrick recently finished it. He doesn’t have too many kind words for the game, but Ryan H. pipes in with some defense for the “classic” game progression and mechanics. After a bit of E3 talk, the group moves on to a discussion about comics going digital. Ryan H. doesn’t see the trend as hurting paper book sales, and in fact argues that it is targeting a new consumer in a way that will drive traditional comic sales. Lost talk is back with another...

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