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Player One Podcast: Episode 163 (12/07/09) – Middle West

by Ross Adams in Games795 days ago

Greg Ford doesn’t stick around for long this week, but before he leaves, Greg Sewart wants to finally discuss the finer points of Modern Warfare 2′s story. Neither think the story is great, but agree that it has some excellent set-pieces, they are also both enjoying the spec ops exclusive levels. With Ford gone the rest of the gang move onto tweets and voicemails, a good range of topics this week, from the new Medal of Honor reboot to the recent EGM announcements. As the show moves into the second segment CJ is excited to finally talk...

Player One Podcast: Episode 162 – Finishing Bowser’s Castle

by Ross Adams in Games801 days ago

This week’s especially funny cast starts off with the crew telling tales of their post-thanksgiving sales pick-ups. There aren’t many, but everyone is loving the Steam sale that was on over the weekend. Some listener tweets are up next, topics range from embarrassing podcast moments to Sega Saturn game recommendations. Some very brief Modern Warfare 2 talk kicks off what you been playing, after taking up at least 20 minutes during each the last few episodes the guys feel they’ve overdone it a bit. Greg Ford has been playing the...

Player One Podcast: Episode 161 – Showgirls

by Ross Adams in Games809 days ago

The show kicks off with some voicemails, a couple of listeners took Phil’s Ratchet and Clank spoilers seriously last week and weren’t too happy. There’s more discussion of the infamous airport scene from Modern Warfare 2, Greg Sewart thinks it just doesn’t make sense and isn’t executed well. To cement his point, Sewart pulls out a surprisingly appropriate comparison to the movie Showgirls which also contained a disturbing scene that he doesn’t think it “earned”. Ford has finally played some of Modern...

Player One Podcast: Episode 160 – The bleeps, the sweeps, and the creeps

by Jonathan Downin in Games816 days ago

Things start off on a light-hearted note with the guys joking about possible forthcoming entries into the music game with peripheral genre. Theremin Hero anyone? It is no surprise that the Player One guys  are extremely excited about New Super Mario Bros.Wii, and they get into it here. Natal rumors have sparked a resurgence in discussion surrounding the device, and the topic of what types of genres could benefit from this kind of control scheme leads the talk. As always, Phil capitalizes on the opportunity to bring up Milo and get into proper Peter...

Player One Podcast: Episode 159 – CJ is Missing!

by Jonathan Downin in Games824 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 &...

Player One Podcast: Episode 158 – Castro the Friendly Ghost

by Jonathan Downin in Games830 days ago

First up is some sad news about a recent loss within the gaming community. Once the guys move on to game talk, Modern Warfare starts the conversation in relation to violence in games. We will all have to wait and see how Infinity Ward handles this in the game before making final judgments, but the guys offer some good, insightful discussion here. The DSi XL gets a fairly cool reaction here, much as it has everywhere else. The bottom line is, this is not for us. After a long absence, the Game Club segment makes a return with the Halloween inspired...

Player One Podcast: Episode 156 – Watching Your Six

by Jonathan Downin in Games844 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...

Player One Podcast: Episode 155 – Now With Two Balls

by Jonathan Downin in Games851 days ago

Things start on the PSP again this week with a voicemail thanking the guys for giving the PSPgo a fair shake last week. They take this opportunity to talk about some of their favorite games that are available for the system. It is somewhat surprising when you hear so many games mentioned and realize that the PSP library is actually strong. Epic Mickey has the guys interested as they head into reader questions. There are a few interesting topics this week with the guys talking about purchases that they have regretted over the years and CJ trying...

Player One Podcast | Episode 153 – Pinball Wizards

by Jonathan Downin in Games866 days ago

Halo ODST starts this one off with the guys questioning why people have a problem with the length when a game like Guitaroo Man was full priced and was even shorter. Value has been a big issue surrounding ODST and the increasingly prevailing opinion seems to be that it is worth its $60 price tag. A demo for Brutal Legend is out and the combat and writing get some love here while the new XBLA brawler, The Warriors, gets a big thumbs down from Phil. He is enjoying Katamari Forever though and it sounds like if you are not tired of the Katamari gameplay,...

Player One Podcast | Episode 148 – Complex Issues

by Jonathan Downin in Games901 days ago

PlayStation 3 Slim talk starts this one out with a little but of discussion about the PSP Go.  They have a lot of nice things to say about the value of the system, but feel like it may be hitting an area where it’s still not cheap enough for the casually interested and the hardcore probably already own one.  Sales through the holidays will be interesting.  The new 3.0 firmware leads into the topic of ads in console dashboards. The Orson Scott Card/Shadow Complex issue is discussed heavily here.  Rather than taking the staunch stance which...

Player One Podcast | Episode 147 – Jet Jaguar-style

by Jonathan Downin in Games908 days ago

It’s a fairly tame week for the Player One guys with not too much news to cover and Greg Sewart being inexplicably absent.  Greg Ford is still managing to make time for the show and he is representing the sports games this week.  The Bigs 2 sounds like it captures a lot of the magic of the first game while introducing some new mechanics.  Even if you are not into sports games, it seems like The Bigs series has a lot to offer. Phil is talking about a DSi Ware title that is more of an animation tool than game named Flipnote Studio.  He even...

Player One Podcast | Episode 146 – Press A to Hit Ball

by Jonathan Downin in Games914 days ago

If you are up on all the going internet memes, you have probably seen the word Juggalos come up recently.  They are mentioned throughout this episode so before getting into this one, a short briefing is in order.  There are people called Juggalos out there.  This YouTube video will fill you in on what this is all about.  After watching this you will probably feel 2 things: baffled disgust, and higher self-esteem.  If you don’t at least feel the first thing, something is probably wrong with you. Things kick off with voicemails and tweets...

The Geekbox: Episode 25

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc925 days ago

The whole first part of this week’s Geekbox is interspersed with Karen’s fascination with a rather racy take on Alice in Wonderland extended fiction in comic form.  The world of comics is a crazy one, and this illustrates exactly why. Comic-Con gets the crew interested, but there is less actual comic book news coming out of the show every year.  The conversation quickly moves onto TV and then movies.  It sounds like Bruno entertained and Fitch has the best story to tell about his experience taking dates to both Bruno and Borat a few...

at1UP: 07/29/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games926 days ago

The first big piece of news this week is the new 1UP front page.  It looks like 1UP is trying to showcase new additions to the site and provide a more time-line like content showcase that is akin to a blog in some ways.  It’s definitely a step in the right direction so congrats to the people who worked on this. Zombie coffee shops anyone?  Who knows what it means, but come up with a good name for one, shoot it off to the at1UP crew and you could find yourself walking down the street in an almost new Fallout 3 T-shirt. The whole aftershow...

Player One Podcast | Episode 144 – LARPing our ARG

by Jonathan Downin in Games929 days ago

Where have the real gamers gone?  It’s okay Wii fans, we’re just kidding.  CJ has been enjoying Wii Sports Resort and he deems it as “fun.”  The cycling has been universally panned, but that is just 1 of the 12 events you can participate in.  He praises it with the box-quote of “Wii Sports fans rejoice!” Greg Ford is leaving to get an MBA at Notre Dame.  Getting an MBA is an impressive enough feat, but that he is going to Notre Dame just adds to that exponentially.  Best of luck to Greg Ford on that “business...

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