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Giant Bombcast

Giant Bombcast 12-15-2009

by Derek Lavigne in Games885 days ago

Brad is back this week so the Bombcast crew is back to full strength. After a quick tale of Jeff’s weekend hijinks, Vinny discusses his ongoing gameplay saga with Dragon Age: Origins which has been sucking up much of his time. Jeff spent most of his weekend playing PixelJunk Shooter for review, which he has a few gripes about but feels overall it is a fun experience. While he was out, Brad was given the task of reviewing the new Avatar game which then leads into a lengthy discussion of the probable quality or lack thereof in the upcoming James...

The Totally Rad Show – Episode 143: Game Changer

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, TV885 days ago

It is a big week with the guys reviewing Avatar, and we may be seeing a trend here. The guys more than loved it. Just look at the title of this episode, “Game Changer.” Jeff puts it amazingly when he says “I was emotionally moved by the triumph of what I was seeing on screen.” Alex also calls it “The best sci-fi movie of all time.” Sounds like something special indeed. The Saboteur doesn’t entertain in quite the same way. While everyone appreciated the milieu, the execution is again labeled as sloppy and...

The HotSpot 12/01/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games899 days ago

The game talk kicks-off with Avatar this week. Kevin has been playing through it for review, and while he doesn’t want to tip has hand too much, he does say that it “is not great.” Mass Effect 2 comes off with much more positive impressions from Shaun. In light of poor sales of last years Prince of Persia reboot, and the forthcoming Disney movie, Ubisoft is heading back to the Sands of Time series for its next Prince of Persia game. EA wasn’t lying when they said that the Pandemic name will live on. They have announced the...

/Filmcast Ep. 75 – The Box

by Jon Cole in Movies919 days ago

Matt Singer joins the regular crew of the /Filmcast this week, opening the “What’ve You Been Watching” segment with his recommendation of The Grand, a star-studded casino film available on Netflix Watch Instantly.  Dave just watched A Christmas Carol and tries to determine why there’s so much contempt for it so long before release. The Prince of Persia: Sands of Time trailer gets some talk here, with the first impression being: “it looks expensive”.  Devindra doesn’t seem to understand what British accents or Jake Gyllenhaal have...

CO-OP – Episode 304: 3D or not 3D

by Jonathan Downin in Games920 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...

Mobcast

Mobcast Episode 28

by Jon Cole in Games921 days ago

The sweet sounds of a new opening theme song flow into your ear canals at the top of this week’s Mobcast, finally brought to a resolution after the whole submission flush fiasco.  The first topic for this week is 3D gaming, which seems to get unanimous praise amidst cautious optimism due to the high price point of entry. A conversation about gaming pet peeves brings up some real game design issues that seem to plague the industry for no good reason.  Guest Jay Frechette talks about lazy backtracking and monster closets, which are issues that...

Player One Podcast: Episode 159 – CJ is Missing!

by Jonathan Downin in Games921 days ago

The Player One guys are back, minus 1 Chris Johnston, and plus 1 new theme song. After a close race in votes for the new theme song, the ultimate winner won by a mere 3 votes. Modern Warfare 2 kicks things off, and the guys step into spoiler territory again, so get ready to hit that mute button or skip ahead. The return of EGM is slated for December 1st, but details are still sparse. Greg Ford has been playing the Left 4 Dead 2 demo, but says that although it is fun, he won’t be buying it. Phil is thoroughly enjoying the latest Ratchet &...

/Filmcast Ep. 74 – A Serious Man

by Jon Cole in Movies925 days ago

Richard Kelly, director of Donnie Darko, hits off the show talking about his new film, The Box.  Dave discusses Boondock Saints 2, which everyone agrees will be entertaining but won’t offer much to those who didn’t enjoy the original.  Richard puts in a plug for I Could Never Be Your Woman, a 2007 romantic comedy that didn’t get nearly enough attention despite its good script. The news segment starts off with the news that Miramax president Daniel Battsek quit his position, a move that is suspected to begin not only the end of Miramax but...

Listen UP: 09/28/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games963 days ago

With this final Tokyo Game Show podcast from 1UP, 1 thing has been made abundantly clear: 1UP gives you hard games coverage and IGN gives you flavor. While the group here agrees that there wasn’t too much big news coming out of TGS this year, that is not going to stop them from talking about every singly game they saw. There are so many games covered here that it is almost impossible to point out anything specific. Look at the list below and if you want to hear about those games, listen to this. Mark MacDonald does take a moment at the end...

CastMedium Podcast

CastMedium Podcast 001 – 08.31.09

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies, Tech991 days ago

It’s been a long-time coming, but the first episode of the CastMedium Podcast is ready for public consumption.  The podcast is a little different from what you have come to expect from the website, but we still try to stick to our forte of podcast coverage. Since we are game-heavy on the site, that carries over to the podcast as well. We know better than anyone that with so many great podcasts out there, time can be an issue when adding a new one to your line-up.  So in that vein, we are keeping the CM Podcast at a short and sweet 30 minutes...

Out of the Game, Ep. 11

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc997 days ago

A discussion about Avatar, and the recently released trailer, starts this week’s episode.  The reactions are mixed, but N’Gai goes into James Cameron’s filmography and points out how he is particularly adept at throwing in some social commentary that elevates the characters within his movies, so hopefully a lot of that just couldn’t be squeezed into the trailer. The guys share some Shadow Complex impressions before getting into the big discussion about the recent issues involved with Orson Scott Card, his anti-gay rights...

The Totally Rad Show | Episode 127 – Fickle

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc, Movies998 days ago

It’s the big Blizzcon episode and with Alex and Jeff being deep into World of Warcraft, the excitement level is extremely high.  The guys are talking about all the big news that came out of the event including the forthcoming WoW Cataclysm expansion and some new Diablo III details.  Since the guys shot the show, some new details regarding Diablo III’s release date have come out, and it sounds like it is going to be 2011 before anyone gets their hands on it. Ponyo is the movie this week.  Hayao Miyazaki’s latest is aimed more...

/Filmcast: Bonus Episode – San Diego Comic-Con 2009 Wrap-Up

by Jon Cole in Movies1025 days ago

In this week’s bonus episode, the /Filmcast crew takes a trip to the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con, which seems to be less about comics and more about cinema every year. The biggest film at the convention is James Cameron’s Avatar, which was showcased in a 25 minute trailer that blew away the competition. The guys discuss how Cameron exclusively uses motion capture technology to animate the movie’s stunningly detailed aliens, but Adam questions the quality of motion capture and rebuts their praise with his admiration for Killzone 2′s...

The Totally Rad Show | Episode 123 – Tronverse

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies1026 days ago

This week’s episode is not your normal TRS.  The guys went to Comic-Con, and as they like to do, recorded a live show.  The live shows never quite translate too well into the regular video version, but there is some fun stuff here so it’s well worth giving it a watch. First up this week is movies and instead of doing the regular review segment the guys are talking about cool movie-related things they had a chance to experience at the convention.  Alice in Wonderland causes some excitement, but the real discussion is all about James...

The Totally Rad Show | Episode 116 – Fundane

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies1074 days ago

Believe it or not, the guys do manage to squeeze in 2 movies this week in Pixar’s UP and The Hangover. There is an absolutely insane amount of games covered on this week’s show.  It sounds like the guys more than enjoyed themselves at E3 and managed to find a few games to make each of them almost completely fanatical at some point. Alex completely loses control when talking about Star Wars: The Old Republic.  Jeff is totally excited about Uncharted 2 and Dan is in love with Mass Effect 2. There is not too much actual footage of the...

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