The GWJ crew has been a little excited about Mafia II up until now, so the opening of the show is even more disappointing as a result. Everyone but Lara has been playing it and they all seem to agree that the gameplay is sorely lacking with respect to the style and cutscenes, resorting to repetitive shootouts and overly mundane tasks. Shawn steers the conversation towards the far more positive, sharing his impressions on the co-op campaign of Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. In the game’s five hours or so, he didn’t think it dipped...
As always after some off-topic chats about Greg Fords new sports game podcast and Phil moving it’s onto actual game talk, starting with Shank. Everyone but Phil got a chance to try out the game so they share their thoughts on it, first up is the style. From the visual style to the extremely impressive animation Shank certainly looks amazing, however the one part of the presentation that doesn’t impress CJ and Sewart is the voice acting. Greg Ford is really impressed by the very deep combat system which he likens to a big budget action...
Adam Kempanaar is joined by Michael Phillips for this week’s episode of Filmspotting for the review of Animal Kingdom. While Michael admits that he internally compares this film to something like Goodfellas, he doesn’t want to shoulder it with that particular execution of the crime drama. Unlike Scorsese’s style, director David Michôd tries to capture a seemingly more realistic look at the situation, with the “protagonist” not really having the same natural charisma as Ray Liotta. The guys have a lot of good...
This week’s Engadget Podcast is very similar to last week’s, covering mostly mobile devices and cameras, but lacks one Nilay Patel. The Samsung Galaxy Tab opens things up, though there’s not too much to say about it. The 7-inch Android tablet doesn’t seem to have anything particularly innovative, though does have a Hummingbird processor and a high pixel-density screen.
A handful of Android and Windows Phone 7 phones have been leaked or revealed in the past week, probably the most notable and interesting being the T-Mobile...
For Podcast Beyond’s 150th episode, a short Roper Report opens things up as per tradition. Sony is thinking about having an EA Pass-like service for the games it publishes, which the Beyond crew really can’t be too bothered by. In other news, both Greg and Colin have been tracking the perks they’ve gotten out of Playstation Plus thus far, which has shown that Colin has quickly pushed into the green after only eight weeks.
Instead of a more normal topic of the week, the guys spend the segment on the listeners, allowing them to call...
Scott Sharkey and Travis Williams join Kat for the first segment of this weeks show to discuss the announcement that Cryptic is working on some kind of reboot of Neverwinter. Travis is a big D&D nerd and really enjoyed the Neverwinter Nights game so he’s excited but there’s alot of skepticism about whether Cryptic can make a good game, let alone a non-MMO game.
Ray Barnholt, Jeremy Parish and special guest Christian Nutt join Kat for the rest of the episode, starting with the second segment in which they discuss Ys Seven. The guys...
Gamers with Jobs returns to normal after their huge 200th episode bonanza and welcomes CastMedium’s own Jonathan Downin as well. They kick things off by talking about Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, which they were all quite impressed with. Conversation transitions to some general thoughts on $15 games on Xbox Live Arcade, namely that the quality of many recent games (especially Summer of Arcade offerings) more than deserves their increased price point.
Julian and Jonathan dive into a couple iPad games, Kelti’s Oracle and Nova,...
Adam and Matty meet this week to talk about Get Low, a new film starring the epic ranks of Robert Duvall, Sissy Spacek, and Bill Murray. While the film starts off with a visually stunning introduction and allows Duvall to deliver a breathtaking ending, Adam and Matty agree that a bulk of the movie is boring and overly polished. Beyond that, the major themes of the film don’t really have much to do with the events that take place throughout, essentially never maintaining a real tone. Ultimately, the Filmspotting duo can’t help but disagree with...
Following on from Gamers With Jobs hitting its 200th episode it’s Player One’s turn this week and it’s a much longer show than usual as a result. The guys kick off as usual by talking about the games they’ve been playing,kicking off with a staple of Player One. That being games you won’t hear about on other podcasts, this one being Ys Seven, although Phil actually spends more time describing the contents of the collectors edition he purchased than the game itself.
Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light capped off the...
Myriam Joire joins the Engadget Podcast this week, delivering some Engadget Mobile goodness early in the show with her glowing impressions of the Sprint Epic 4G. The guys aren’t completely convinced by Myriam’s claim that the Epic is probably better than the EVO 4G but agree with her assertion that the Epic might set a new standard for the baseline offerings of an Android phone.
In other mobile news, the crew briefly hits on Josh’s dreamphone, the Motorola Charm. While the idea of the Charm running the Moto Blur Android UI skin isn’t too...
After promising that there’d be no episode this week, Greg and the gang deliver… episode 149.5? The news from Gamescom is too extensive to hold off, so the conversation begins with the announcement of Resistance 3. Of course, Colin is quite excited about Insomniac’s upcoming title given his love for the previous two games, so he provides some insight into where it might fit into the series continuity. Ryan briefly hits on Ratchet and Clank: All for One, rounding out an unprecedented two-game Insomniac catalog for 2011.
The announcement...
Jeff Cannata of the Totally Rad Show joins the crew for this week’s episode of the /Filmcast, starting off with Sundance favorite Catfish. Devindra shares his impressions of Batman: Under the Red Hood, which axes the lighthearted approach to Batman and revives the heavier tone of The Animated Series or even Batman Beyond. He also highlights the new voice talent, which deviates from the typical Kevin Conroy/Mark Hamill pairing of Batman and Joker and adopts Bruce Greenwood and John Di Maggio.
The news segment is dominated by the recent remarks...
This week’s Gamers with Jobs is essentially a continuation of last week’s 200th episode, starting off as usual with games the guys have been playing. It’ll come to no GWJ fan’s surprise that Rob has been playing League of Legends and the rest of the guys have been playing more Starcraft II, the latter of which the guys briefly hit on once again. The first new game the guys discuss is the Mafia 2 demo, which Sands praises for solid controls and a seemingly engaging story. Shawn also talks about how impressive the game looks...
After a brief discussion of Greg Sewarts new glasses and his lamenting getting old the POP guys move swiftly onto the Bioshock Infinite announcement. Everyone is excited by the prospect of Irrational coming back to the franchise as all 4 hosts were big fans of the original Bioshock .
A few iPhone games kick off the what you been playing segment, starting with The Incident. It involved avoiding random falling objects (using tilt control) and then using those same objects to get higher while still avoiding more falling obstacles. Sewart also played...
