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4 Guys 1UP

4 Guys 1UP: 12/11/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games888 days ago

David is in LA this week for the VGAs, so the sound quality is markedly worse than usual. Billy Berghammer and former Pandemic producer Cory Lewis join-in this week and it makes for a fun cast. Cory answers some questions and offers some insight into Pandemic and what happened with the recent mass lay-offs. He also touches on more general industry topics like technology and how console generations affect developers. NPDs start the news and the guys spend a lot time talking about their impressions of the numbers. Mega Man 10 was announced, and it...

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 GameSpy Debriefings #106

by Jonathan Downin in Games889 days ago

After a GarageBand crash and subsequent loss of the podcast last week, the GameSpy guys are back. This week’s cast starts out with a rather sorry tale of Ryan’s attempt to play Assassin’s Creed 2– yes, he couldn’t get past the tutorial. Left 4 Dead 2 and New Super Mario Bros.Wii have been entertaining and frustrating the crew. Brian #1 (or is it #2?) reviewed The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks for the site and shares his opinions on it here. While he enjoyed it a lot, he doesn’t quite manage to convince Anthony...

Giant Bombcast 12-08-2009

by Derek Lavigne in Games892 days ago

Continuing the trend from last week, Brad is still out of the office which allows Drew Scanlon the rare chance to sit in on the podcast. Vinny starts off the first segment by discussing how he spent most of the weekend collecting the last of the feathers in Assassin’s Creed II, although admits that it very well may not have been worth it. Somehow this leads into a discussion on Christmas trees and tree farms. Jeff then discusses his weekend of playing through Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks in order to get the review done for Monday. Drew speaks...

Joystiq Podcast 119 – Simply2Chaotic edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games895 days ago

Justin has been playing the Saboteur, and he calls it a “mix of Assassin’s Creed II, Mercenaries 2 and GTAV put together, if they were made 5 years ago.” This is not exactly a ringing endorsement, but he feels like there is some fun to be had. Ludwig gave the Bayonetta demo a go and he is enjoying its ridiculous action. There is also yet more love for Assassin’s Creed II and word of DLC in January. There is a new Medal of Honor on the way, but Prince of Persia: The Forgotten Sands is the forthcoming sequel that spurs real...

The Geekbox: Episode 42

by Jon Cole in Games, TV897 days ago

Tryptophan talk opens up this week’s podcast, quickly (and gratefully) transitioning to some discussion of the Blu-Ray versions of Star Trek and Pixar’s UP.  Mike commits a grave offense by considering a standard Blu-Ray player over a PS3, but Higgins seems to empathize. Dragon Age: Origins seems to have captured Karen’s attention, despite the seemingly generic premise.  Mike is clearly continuing to have fun with the game, after the great start he mentioned on the last episode of CastMedium’s podcast.  Ryan Scott had...

Giant Bombcast 12-01-2009

by Derek Lavigne in Games899 days ago

With Brad out of the office, site designer Dave Snider sits in on the podcast this week. A recap of the holiday break takes up the first part of the show with tales of food and holiday events. Assassin’s Creed 2 has been on the docket for many of the GB staff and Vinny took the time with family to throw in some old games like Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter 2. Talk then turns to the month of December being slow on the new achievements and what everyone’s plans were on catching up on missed titles. Jeff mentions Ratchet & Clank:...

Drunken Gamers Radio 11-29-09

by Derek Lavigne in Games899 days ago

With Moe back from his business trip, the drunkards are once again back at full strength. To start off the show, the Drunk Dials this week are especially sauce-filled this week leading the guys to wonder how many of their callers are now in detox. The mail bag is full of absolutely hilarious tales of Chuck E Cheese that DGR asked for a couple weeks back that just have to be heard to be believed. The reviews segment starts off with Little Big Planet for the PSP, which by all accounts sounds very similar to the PS3 version. Next up is Assassin’s...

CastMedium Podcast

CastMedium Podcast 013 – 11.30.09

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech900 days ago

After missing a week, we are back with a special episode. Yesterday marked the 1 year anniversary of the site, and to commemorate the occasion we brought on at1UP‘s Mike Cruz as our special guest. He has been one of our biggest supporters, so it was great to have him on the show. Also, we decided to go a little longer this week, but we will be back to 30 minutes next week. With the longer runtime, we hit a lot of topics. The latest episodes of 4 Guys 1UP and A Life Well Wasted kick things off in the podcast section. Everyone has a few things...

Giant Bombcast 11-24-2009

by Derek Lavigne in Games906 days ago

The usual crew kicks off this festive week with their respective plans for Thanksgiving as well as some stomach-wrenching recipe ideas. A fairly long (and semi-spoiler-filled) discussion on Vinny and Jeff’s fun experiences with Assassin’s Creed II somehow leads into Jeff’s anger about Tony Hawk RIDE and plastic peripherals in general. Brad fully intended on playing Batman: Arkham Asylum over the weekend, but ended up playing a long string of smaller games which he slightly regrets, but does share about his time with Zelda: Spirit...

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

by Jonathan Downin in Games906 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....

The Totally Rad Show – Episode 140: Storiented

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies907 days ago

Fantastic Mr. Fox is the 1st movie this week and the guys almost universally love it. They taut the fact that very few regular directors try their hand at stop-motion animation, and Wes Anderson benefits from that here. Precious also gets a lot of praise from the guys, and is put in the same space as Shindler’s List and Boys Don’t Cry. In honor of Thanksgiving, the middle segment finds the guys making hand turkeys. It is a lighthearted, yet fun affair, with plenty of puns to go around. Assassin’s Creed 2 takes up the game section...

Joystiq Podcast 118 – Big Country edition

by Jon Cole in Games909 days ago

This week’s Joystiq podcast starts with Assassin’s Creed 2, which Justin immediately declares is his game of the year for 2009.  Ludwig says that it roped him in immediately and he loves the way that gameplay mechanics are wrapped so well around the plot. In a complete turnaround, Chris and Justin talk about their experiences with Left 4 Dead 2, which were decidedly bad due to the more sparse checkpoints, larger maps, and more devious AI.  They come to the conclusion that the game just isn’t that great because it’s too difficult to be...

4 Guys 1UP

4 Guys 1UP: 11/20/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games909 days ago

David was not able to procure a guest from the dev side this week, so Christian Nutt is sitting in to discuss the week’s news. The recent layoffs at EA start this one off with some analytical discussion about why this came about, and the state of developer’s comfortability with the current generation of hardware. Rumors have been swirling about forthcoming successors to the DS and PSP. Purportedly, Nvidia has been tapped as the supplier of the graphics chips with their Tegra chipset. Christian pontificates that an Apple-like approach...

Rebel FM Episode 41 – 111909

by Ross Adams in Games910 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...

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