TRL starts with a whole lot of Halo: Reach talk this week. Charles had a chance to get a sneak peek at the multiplayer beta which is due for public consumption on May 3rd, and he has plenty of details to share. Hilary and crew are especially excited about the addition of jetpacks to the game.
Capcom’s recent event in Hawaii, Captivate 2010, then takes center stage with Marvel vs. Capcom 3. The crew aren’t too excited about the latest cross-over fighter, and quickly get into Dead Rising 2 which they say looks really rough. Word of Bionic...
It is a very short show this week with Ryan Clements sitting in. The announcement and trailer of Gears of War 3 are up first, but the guys quickly move on to Halo and the imminent Halo Reach beta. Ryan shares his experience of trudging through the original Mass Effect and points out some of his favorite moments from the last section of the game.
Emails take up the second half of the show and Erik mentions that Three Red Lights will be absent for the next couple weeks due to scheduling issues, so be ready to wait at least three weeks before the...
The IGN crew is in their new offices and they share of few details about their new podcasting space at the beginning of this one. The bell has returned to TRL, but it is no longer the Jeff Bell, it is now the Bob Bell. The games of PAX East are covered first and there were more than a few notable titles.
The $15 Stimulus Package of Modern Warfare 2 maps has been released and the launch was somewhat rocky. The crew shares their experiences with the maps and a few of the guys still can’t get them to work properly. There were rumors earlier this...
Three Red Lights is back for the second week in a row and Anthony Gallegos is in on the action. Supreme Commander 2 kicks off the game talk and that somehow leads into a discussion about tattoos. Anthony shares an idea that he has had for a tattoo, and if you haven’t heard this on Rebel FM in the past, it pretty mind-blowing.
Metro 2033 gets some discussion and Anthony has a lot to say about it since he has finished the game. Final Fantasy XIII also gets some time, but everyone is still somewhat early in the game. The guys have a discussion...
After the kerfluffle that took place at IGN earlier in the week, Aurthur Gies makes his IGN debut on Three Red Lights. We don’t know if this is definite sign Arthur taking a more active role on the IGN side of things, but his does name drop Team Xbox several times throughout the episode, so it seem like he may still be primarily there.
The lack of community enthusiasm for the XBLA release of Perfect Darks starts the conversation and this leads into an examination of XBLA on a whole. The PlayStation Move gets some talk and the recent leak...
Three Red Lights is back in more ways than one. They somehow managed to talk the higher-ups into letting them go back to their roots and head into the lands of the explicit– and it is glorious. X10 talk is riddled with impressions with the guys touching on Fable III and Alan Wake. The latter sounds like it is among the crews’ more anticipated games.
The forthcoming Borderlands DLC gets a lot of discussion and Nate wants to play Dante’s Inferno since God of war 3 is still a ways away. The improvements to to Major League Baseball...
Three Red Lights is back after a short hiatus and it is feels true to form with Erik back in the hosting seat. Some Lost fun starts the cast and then the guys move onto Dante’s Inferno. While it doesn’t sound like the guys have been blown away by the game, they say that the actual quality doesn’t warrant a lot of the negative reactions that it has been receiving.
Bioshock 2 is less than a week away and the inclusion of a narrative-based multiplayer has the guys wondering if it is necessary. Mass Effect 2 gets an obligatory mention...
We get an episode of TRL this week, but with Greg and Ryan on the cast it feels more like Podcast Beyond. Lost starts the conversation with its new season starting soon. Dark Void discussion takes over with Greg and crew coming down hard on the game. There is nary a positive word said about it, and the 5.0 score on IGN seems to be among the lowest in the press.
Xbox 360 hardware issues have struck again in what seems to be an extremely unlucky stretch for the reliability of the console. The conversation then moves to a more positive place with everyone...
Hilary is back in the studio with the TRL guys, and that is always a good thing. The Saboteur doesn’t get much love at the front here, and Darksiders is similarly not striking a high note. Final Fantasy XIII‘s recent 39/40 rating in Famitsu sparks some discussion, but it’s Lost Planet 2 that has the guys excited, especially Charles.
There is a big section of emails in the middle that lead to some fun topics, including a reader who has concocted an omelet that bears the Onyett name. An interview with a couple of the Forza 3 guys...
The Three Red Lights podcast is back and as off topic as ever. Mark Bozon is on TRL, along with every other IGN podcasts this week, and he is discussing his review for Modern Warfare 2. The guys stay away from any of the issues surrounding the games release and focus on the game itself. Apparently Hilary Goldstein wanted to give it an 8.0.
Rumors purporting that Natal will be priced at the equivalent of £50 in Europe have been floating around. That is equal to about $80 US. Also mentioned is that there will be 14 games ready at launch. If Microsoft...
It’s the first episode of Three Red Lights without Hilary and things are going fine. Ryan Clements has been added to the mix, but it is not clear whether he will be a permanent member along with his regular spot on Podcast Beyond.
The guys have been playing some ODST and have a few stories to tell while berating Ryan for not playing with them. Erik was at TGS last week and he shares some impressions about Project Natal. It sounds like everything played fairly well, but he does complain of some minor, ever-present lag in the input.
Dead Rising...
Lateness is no stranger to the TRL guys. Hilary is leaving the podcast and this is his last episode. Jeremy Dunham also left recently so we can only assume that this is related to his departure since Hil only says that he is leaving the podcast, not the company. More than likely, Hillary is going into upper-level management, but we are not sure, so fill us in if you know where he is going. He is a big loss.
Erik Brudvig will be taking over Three Red Lights, and while Erik is an entertaining guy, nobody can replace Hilary. If you have been...
Hilary Goldstein is out this week, so Erik Brudvig is hosting and starts with an interview with Travis Chen of Neversoft on the upcoming Guitar Hero 5. Travis goes in-depth on the studio tools and options, which will be pretty powerful. In a bizarre experiment, the team calls TRL fans to ask Travis questions directly, and it actually goes pretty smoothly.
Mass Effect: Pinnacle Station DLC appeared without warning this week, but it’s apparently a disappointing series of combat missions. Even for $5, Erik says it’s not worth it. ...
Microsoft’s press conference at Gamescom earlier in the week was pretty light on announcements. The only big news to come out of the briefing was Molyneux’s announcement of Fable III. The player will become a king in the progression of the storyline and Natal integration was heavily teased throughout the presentation. It is scheduled for release late next year. The guys weren’t too impressed by Microsoft’s conference and they detail why here.
One thing that didn’t get a announced was a price drop for the Xbox...
Three Red Lights is a day late, but according to Hilary Goldstein, it’s a day better. That doesn’t mean they cover many games this week, they do talk about Brave: A Warrior’s Tale and Shadow Complex; but the show ends with a 12 minute interview with Cobra Commander, who hasn’t been heard since episode 42.
The guys are disappointed with the pricing of both the avatar marketplace and the Xbox Games on Demand, thinking Microsoft is charging too much to see what people are willing to pay. While digital distribution seems...
