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Rebel FM Episode 43 – 120909

by Ross Adams in Games791 days ago

The show starts off with some pretty passionate discussion of Modern Warfare 2 in the what you’ve been playing segment. Guest Dan “Shoe” Hsu and Tyler have been loving the game lately and praise the constant rewards it hands out, making for a seriously addictive experience. Anthony seems to have enjoyed Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, with the unique features of the Wii remote put to good use. The second segment is all about the recent announcement of Bitmob and Area 5′s involvement in the relaunch of EGM. Matt and Shoe...

Rebel FM Episode 42 – 120309

by Ross Adams in Games798 days ago

Back to a regular length show this week and Tyler kicks things off with yet more IGF games he has been playing. He’s specifically enjoying space based entrants at the moment. Arthur has started playing the 2008 game Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts, the guys relate it to playing with LEGO and think it’s alot of fun. There’s some discussion of Pandemics “swan song” The Saboteur Arthur and Anthony are a bit down on the game, they don’t seem to think it’s bad, just not great. Anthony played some League of Legends,...

The GameSpy Debriefings #104

by Jon Cole in Games804 days ago

Arthur Gies joins the Gamespy Debriefings talking about Left 4 Dead 2 and Lego: Indiana Jones 2 at the top of the show.  Ryan gets a chance to talk about Star Trek Online, which doesn’t sound too promising.  The ground combat of the game, in particular, is apparently very similar to Cryptic’s previous game, Champions Online.  The space combat is a bit better and the guys discuss some of the chronology and history of Star Trek. After a brief spinoff into EVE online, the guys get into listener emails.  Podcast monetization, Twilight: New Moon,...

The Rebel FM Juneteenth Special!

by Ross Adams in Games805 days ago

It’s a “Juneteenth” holiday special this week, which essentially means a slightly shorter podcast than usual. Tyler starts off what you’ve been playing with what he hasn’t been playing, as his Xbox 360′s disc drive has scratched his Assassins Creed 2 disc to the point that it’s unreadable. He has been playing a lot of games that are part of the IGF. Tyler has moved on from Captain Forever, to the follow-up Captain Successor. He is enjoying it, but he feels Captain Forever (which is now free) is probably the...

CO-OP – Episode 306: Assassin’s Creed 2 Review Special

by Jonathan Downin in Games808 days ago

This week is completely dedicated to Assassin’s Creed 2, so you know that this is a huge release. The first entry in the series was a break-out success in sales, but is remembered as a game that just didn’t deliver on its promises. Things are certainly better this time around with Ryan calling it “One of the finest games over made.” As tends to be the approach with CO-OP, the guys are not pulling to many punches in the spoiler territory, so if you care about the narrative, be aware that story details are throughout the discussion....

Rebel FM Episode 41 – 111909

by Ross Adams in Games812 days ago

It’s just the usual 3 hosts this week and what you’ve been playing starts with Anthony explaining the shortcomings of Modern Warfare: Reflex Edition on Wii. He has also been playing Left 4 Dead 2 which he thinks is better than Left 4 Dead 1 in every way. After a brief discussion about Assassins Creed: Bloodlines on PSP, Arthur and Tyler share their thoughts on Assassin’s Creed 2, Arthur especially is very impressed by it. This leads to some debate about game of the year, and Anthony worries that more recent games will get picked...

Rebel FM Episode 40 – 111209

by Jonathan Downin in Games819 days ago

Arthur’s news of landing a job with Team Xbox starts the cast, and his first order of business will be writing the review for Assassin’s Creed 2. Dragon Age takes the limelight before Tyler touches on Captain Forever again after last week’s discussion of the free online game. The guys get into Modern Warfare 2, and Arthur has a few things to say about the now infamous airport scene. Anthony talks about the Civ-like Europa Universalis and things stay in the realm of strategy games with the recent Dawn of War II expansion. Anthony...

CO-OP – Episode 304: 3D or not 3D

by Jonathan Downin in Games822 days ago

The Ballad of Gay Tony starts this week’s episode. Tyler Barber is standing-in and giving his perspective on the latest and last GTAIV expansion. It looks like there are enough new things in the game to make it worth checking out, but this feels like one of those times when CO-OP may be a little too positive. Torchlight is up next and Arthur Gies joins Matt to discuss this Diablo-successor. They hit on the genre refinements that the game introduces, and express their surprise at the variety of the environments. This is a game that has been...

Rebel FM Episode 39 – 11/05/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games827 days ago

This week’s cast kicks off with Left 4 Dead 2, but quickly moves on to Modern Warfare 2 and the group, with guest Tina Sanchez, spend over 30 minutes discussing the various recent developments surrounding the game. The overall tone is rather negative, with the limits on the PC and Xbox multiplayer modes and the recent controversial video being cited. Tyler and Arthur both state they will not be picking up the game in light of these issues. Tyler has been playing GTA IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony and has nothing but praise for the game. Borderlands...

CO-OP – Episode 303: Halloween

by Jonathan Downin in Games830 days ago

iPhone games are up first this week with a focus on the rhythm genre. The iPhone has always been a good platform for this type of game, and with the recent release of Rock Band, it is only getting better. In addition to Rock Band, Jason and Matt discuss Guitar Rock 2 and the Tap Tap Revenge series. Jay and Ryan are talking about Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time and Ryan found himself having a good time after getting past the slow-burn opening. While the tone is positive overall, the consensus is that Insomniac needs to do something new with...

Rebel FM Episode 38 – 10/28/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games833 days ago

Things start out with the indie game Captain Forever. Anthony and Tyler sound like they have had some fun with the game, but they feel like the $15 asking price is a little high. Anthony had a chance to see some of the single player portion of Bioshock 2 and he shares some spoiler-free impressions here. After some quick Torchlight experiences, the guys touch upon Civilization, Windows 7 and Modern Warfare 2.  Tyler also shares some Eufloria thoughts. Things take a sharp turn in the second half. The guys had a chance to visit Children’s Miracle...

Rebel FM Episode 37 – 10/22/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games841 days ago

Anthony has finished his 1st playthrough of Borderlands and ended up giving it a 4/5 star review on GameSpy. This is in pretty stark contrast to what Arthur had to say about the game last week. Anthony is also talking about Dante’s Inferno PSP after having some time with it recently. He says that it is more God of War-like than ever, but that doesn’t sound like a bad thing. Tropical 3 also comes up as a follow-up to the discussion about the game on this week’s Geekbox. Tyler has been playing a lot of games recently and he talks...

Rebel FM Episode 36 – 10/15/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games848 days ago

There area  lot of games covered this week, starting the forthcoming Star Wars Battlefront: Elite Squadron. Anthony had a chance to get some hands on time with it and it’s sounds like it is going to be solid. The guys quickly touch on the co-op in Modern Warfare 2 and then get into a lengthy discussion about Borderlands. Arthur doesn’t have too many nice things to say about the game and he cites the unskippable cinematics as baffling since Gearbox is positioning this as a game that is good for multiple playthroughs. Anthony is reviewing...

Rebel FM Episode 35 – 10/08/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games853 days ago

Nintendo held a New Super Mario Bros.Wii event earlier this week, so the gaming collective are all talking about the game. Many were not exactly excited about the game after it’s E3 revel earlier this year, but the impressions from this event have been highly positive. Anthony’s impressions are no different and he talks a bit about the games here and then goes on to share some more positive thoughts about Motorstorm. Uncharted 2 is glazed over with the guys just touching on multiplayer and the situation surrounding the reviews of the...

Rebel FM Episode 34 – 10/01/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games861 days ago

Crime Craft starts this one out and it’s not pretty. Left 4 Dead Crash Course gets a middling response, with the opinion being that this was more of bone to throw to those complaining about the lack of support for L4D than anything else. The Beatles: Rock Band has Tyler excited, but Anthony and Arthur have barely touched it since its release. Arthur really wants to talk about Uncharted 2, but Anthony calls for waiting until next week to get in-depth on the game so Tyler can play it and join in on the conversation. They do get into it a little...

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