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GWJ Conference Call Episode 159

by Jonathan Downin in Games835 days ago

Brutal Legend is the first game discussed this week with Lara Crigger joining the podcast and offering here rather negative opinion. Other seem content with passing over the “mediocre” gameplay since the story and characterization is so strong. Panzer General: Allied Assault has a couple of the guys excited, and Borderlands has converted a few more. Sean Sands and Shawn Andrich have been playing the game, but Shawn is saving the conversation until next week so Sean Sands can join in. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 and Uncharted 2 are touches...

4 Guys 1UP

4 Guys 1UP: 10/23/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games840 days ago

It has begun, and it’s all downhill from here. 4 Guys 1UP is the name of 1UP’s new flagship podcast and it will have a special guest every week. This week’s special guest is Tim Schafer and there is no better person to start off with. The 1st segment is dedicated to news and the guys are discussing the NPDs. The PS3 is off to amazing start to the holidays and Microsoft must be paying close attention. The Modern Warfare 2 private server issue also gets some discussion and it seems like it is actually a good thing for most players. Tim...

Joystiq Podcast 114 – Funny last names edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games840 days ago

Chris is out this week, so now the cast is down only 1 of its regular hosts, Ludwig. As he tends to do, Griffin is sitting in, and special guess Tom Chick fills-out the 3rd chair. After last week’s discussion of his controversial review it’s nice that they brought him on to discuss the game. Girffin starts out with World of Warcraft and his single-player approach to the game. The guys touch briefly on Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 before they move onto the real draw this week, Uncharted 2. Tom talks about his review and then the group goes...

Drunken Gamers Radio 10-18-09

by Derek Lavigne in Games840 days ago

This week’s show starts off as usual with a drunk dial and a rather large mail bag. One listener writes in to tell DGR that Australia has it even worse with the PSPgo than the US, as they are getting less content for a higher price. Hilden is baffled as to how Sony can’t support an entire continent. Another listener thanks the guys for the advice on playing Saturn import games that they gave a few weeks ago. The reviews segment this week is packed full of the big releases from the past couple of weeks. While Afrika and Brutal Legend...

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...

GWJ Conference Call Episode 158

by Jonathan Downin in Games843 days ago

Brutal Legend legend starts off the game talk this week and it is characterized here in a way that seem extremely fitting after seeing the critical reception. The guys state the the gameplay is used as a story delivery system more than anything else. While it is fun, what really drives the game is the story and characterization. Uncharted 2 also commands a fair amount of time with a similar discussion revolving around the success of creating believable and entertaining characters through not just voice acting, but animation and character acting...

Giant Bombcast 10-20-2009

by Derek Lavigne in Games843 days ago

After a rowdy and crowded podcast last week, the Bombcast is back to basics. Much of the first segment is taken up by talks of Brutal Legend and Borderlands. While there is praise abound for both, the guys seem to agree that Borderlands is the better game, although not without its flaws. NPD talk takes up much of the news section as a few surprises jump onto the charts this month. Although there seems to be no one shocked that PS3 topped the console charts following the release of the Slim and price drop, the news that The Beatles: Rock Band outsold...

Mobcast

Mobcast Episode 25

by Jonathan Downin in Games844 days ago

The Mobcast is on a roll and is getting stronger with every episode. Aaron Thomas seems to be taking over the main host role and he is great in the position. He is a perfect fit and gives a personality to the Mobcast that it has been a little light on until now. Multiplayer games and their appeal, or lack thereof, are covered in the first topic this week. Jason and Aaron are the members of the group who are not into multiplayer games and it’s nice to have this view represented. The next topic is things each person hates in a game they love....

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CastMedium Podcast 008 – 10.19.09

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Tech844 days ago

We are a little leaner on topics this week, but we have realized that even if we only had 1 topic, we could easily fill 30 minutes. Uncharted 2 starts off the game talk this week. The reception of the game has been overwhelmingly positive, aside from Tom Chick’s review over at Crispy Gamer. Erik finished the game and has a lot of great things to say about it, but he feels like Chick’s review has a lot of strong points to add to the discussion. Jon is halfway through Brutal Legend and shares his praise for the game. Brutal Legend’s...

Player One Podcast: Episode 156 – Watching Your Six

by Jonathan Downin in Games845 days ago

It’s the 3 year anniversary of the Player One Podcast and the guys are celebrating by… doing a normal show. They were hoping to have a new theme song, but they have extended their submission contest so you still have a chance to win 2 games if you can compose something worthy enough. As usual, Tweets start the episode with the first question asking about what kind of cars the guys drive. They all have cars that have served some serious time, and there are some fun stories from the old EGM days. The group also discusses some of their...

Joystiq Podcast 113 – Plunger McGillicutty edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games847 days ago

There is a lot of praise for Uncharted 2 at the beginning of this episode. Chris touts the animation as being the best he has ever seen by citing many 1-off animations being used. Ludwig is equally impressed with the game and the guys can’t understand Tom Chick’s bafflingly negative take over at Crispy Gamer. Brutal Legend gets some coverage with Randy Nelson talking about his review. Along with many others, he found the game to have quite a few unfortunate problems. This game is falling in a weird place with everyone wanting to love...

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...

Idle Thumbs 47: “The Lord of the Donk” or “And That’s Who the Lord of the Donk Was”

by Jonathan Downin in Games850 days ago

Chris quickly touches on Risen at the beginning this week and then the group moves onto Brutal Legend. They point out the polarizing effect that it has had in the press with the wide range of scores which it has been receiving. The games seems to fall into the good to great category with the guys here with them talking up the well constructed and atmospheric world as the real draw. Nick attended a Left 4 Dead 2 event and is sharing his experiences with the new Scavenger mode. The new mode has the 4 player team collecting 16 gas cans to power a centrally...

Giant Bombcast 10-13-2009

by Derek Lavigne in Games850 days ago

This week’s Bombcast is crashed by Capcom’s Adam Boyes and freelancer John Vignocchi who bring along with them some champagne which makes for a crowded, at times even nonsensical show. Most of the first part of the show is taken up by John telling various stories that may or may not come back to haunt him later. Adam stays quiet for most of the time but doesn’t hesitate to crack open the alcohol. Getting into what they have been playing, Brad’s time has been eaten up solely by Uncharted 2 which, like many people, he feels...

The HotSpot 10/13/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games850 days ago

Uncharted 2 is up first this week and is still being praise, but Brutal Legend gets the most time at the beginning of this week’s HotSpot. This is a Tim Schafer game so the writing and story are entertaining the guys to a large extent as expected. The multiplayer also gets the thumbs up here though so it sounds like the game isn’t completely reliant on its narrative. It’s available today so do yourself a favor and pick it up. Guitar Hero Van Halen has started shipping out to those that pre-orded Guitar Hero 5 and it sounds like...

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