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GWJ Conference Call Episode 139

by Jonathan Downin in Games1073 days ago

Red Faction is getting a lot of coverage.  It seems fair to say that if you would have asked anyone a couple months ago if they thought they would be getting into this game, they almost certainly would have said no.  The game has definitely flown under the radar, but it seems to be getting some good word of mouth. The GWJ guys are talking about E3 here, as they are required by law to do, but they do try to steer clear of the bigger things and give due time to some of the smaller announcements and games.    Motion controllers get a mixed response,...

Giant Bombcast 06-09-2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1074 days ago

We get a nice and concise Bombcast this week after the total inundation of podcasts from the guys last week. They crew is summing up their favorites from E3, but you probably have a pretty good idea of what they liked already.  Here we go: Jeff – Borderlands, Brad – Just Cause 2, Vinny – Assassin’s Creed 2, Ryan – Splinter Cell Conviction/The Beatles: Rock Band. Ryan has some interesting stories about his time with The Sims 3 over the weekend and there are obviously some cool/weird things that you can do in that...

GWJ Conference Call Episode 138

by Jonathan Downin in Games1080 days ago

After an absolute avalanche of E3 related gaming podcasts we get this week’s Gamers with Jobs which was recorded before the craziness that has gone on this week.  That doesn’t mean the guys aren’t talking about E3 though.  The topic of this week in honor of E3 is biggest PR blunders.  You can be sure Riiiiiiiiiidge Raaaacerrrrrrrrr and John Romero are not forgotten. Infamous is the game of the week and it hasn’t fared too well with the guys giving it more playtime.  The general feeling seems to be that while what is there...

The Totally Rad Show | Episode 115 – Wonky

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Movies1081 days ago

With the craziness of E3 going on it can be pretty easy to miss out on the regular releases, but the TRS guys are here this week with their usual show.  Look for E3 stuff from the guys either live on Rev3 or on next week’s show. Drag Me to Hell looks like it is a fun horror movie in much of the same vein as Rami’s Evil Dead series.  It really is one of those “love it or hate it” type of movie though so know what you are getting into. Infamous is the game this week and the reactions are somewhat mixed, but definitely on...

Rebel FM Episode 20 – 052709

by Jonathan Downin in Games1086 days ago

Infamous has swept the gaming press after being highly praised things have started to turn a little bit more negative.  First the HotSpot guys had some nitpicks and now the Rebel FM guys get their thoughts out there.  It sounds like the graphics aren’t quite up to the standard we have come to expect from big releases, but it still sounds like people are liking it over all. Bionic Commando get some time and the guys like it quite a bit in general, but that love does not transfer over to GRIN’s other recent release Terminator Salvation. ...

GWJ Conference Call Episode 137

by Jonathan Downin in Games1088 days ago

All of the guys attended the self-titled rabbitcon this past week and while they were all together they took the opportunity hold a live episode on Ustream, this is the recorded evidence of what went down.  For the uninitiated, rabbitcon is basically a meet-up of the guys and some friends at Julian’s place in New England for a few days of drinking and gaming. A good chunk of this podcast is spent talking about board games.  Since the group was together and had a lot of people around they took the opportunity to play a lot of board games,...

The HotSpot 05/26/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1088 days ago

GameSpot gave Infamous a 9.0 last week and the group takes the first 30 minutes talking about it this week.  One aspect of the conversation going on here that is a little different is that a few of the guys are not completely positive on the game.  A lot of the problems aired here are smaller ones, but they add up.  It’s an interesting listen if you’ve been hearing nothing but positive things about the game. The somewhat negative takes on things continues with the discussion on the topic of the almost universally loved Trico trailer. ...

Giant Bombcast 05-26-2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1088 days ago

With the announcements of the 2 new Fallout 3 DLC packs the guys are talking about how successful Bethesda has been with their DLC strategy.  Instead of putting out 1 huge $30 expansion as in the past, having a new DLC pack every 6 weeks is a nice alternative to keep the game fresh.  The guys even manage to get a Valve “episodic” dig in there. Jeff is angry about the recent tactics by companies like Infinity Ward and Konami when it comes to the teasing of reveals, and understandably so.  Infinity Ward’s egregious teasing of...

Listen UP: 05/22/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1092 days ago

Garnett has gone to the effort of providing us with a full, to-the-minute breakdown of the show this week.  You can see that on the 1UP boards, but we have also put it in the show notes provided below. We get the definitive Infamous discussion this week.  The guys spend almost a full 30 minutes talking about the game so if there is anything you want to know about it, it is probably discussed here.  If you want to know more after listening to this you might as well just go out and buy the game. Trico gets some time leading into some E3 predictions. ...

Joystiq Podcast 098 – Pre-pre-E3 edition

by Jonathan Downin in Games1092 days ago

Infamous has proven to be a critics’ darling.  Everyone seems to love it including Griffin McElroy who is on this week’s show in place of Justin.  As the guys state, Sony has not handled the marketing of the game well at all.  When they have a great, exclusive game, they should go all out on it. There are 2 more DLC packs coming to Fallout 3.  They both sound pretty substantial with one centering around an alien encounter.  Good new for those of you playing on PS3, all of the DLC packs are coming to PS3 as well.  You just have...

Rebel FM Episode 19 – 05/21/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games1093 days ago

More Bionic Commando and Terminator Salvation talk.  There isn’t much more that can be said about these games.  You’ve heard about them; you know they aren’t that good; buy at your own risk. Anthony had a chance to see Red Dead Redemption first hand and he shares some of his impressions here.  It sounds like there are some pretty amazing things going on with how Rockstar is rendering and dealing with the artificial intelligence of the wildlife in the game.  All you have to do is take a look at the horses in the trailer and...

Giant Bombcast 05-19-2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1095 days ago

There are tons of games talked about on this one so here a big, fat list: Ultimate Fighting Championship, Bionic Commando, InFamous, Brutal Legend, Vattlefield 1943, Fable II, Fallout 3, Patapon 2, Ghostbusters, Punch Out!, Tony Hawk RIDE, new Kojima project and a few others. InFamous sounds like it really is going to be an amazing game.  Brad has played through it and he just teases his review which will be up very soon.  One thing that can be gleaned about his opinion is that the game is fun in a CrackDown sort of way. Over at Giantbomb.com...

Game Scoop! Podcast, Episode 120

by Jonathan Downin in Games1099 days ago

These podcasts with the long descriptions are messing with the format of posts around here. Greg Miller starts out by talking about InFamous, but he already went into a huge explanation of his experience with the game during Thursday’s Podcast Beyond so if you really want to hear about it, give that a listen.  Nate does voice everyone’s question of what sets InFamous and Prototype apart. Factor 5 has closed it’s doors and nobody has much to say about it.  The studio hadn’t put out many good games in recent years and it...

Podcast Beyond, Episode 91

by Jonathan Downin in Games1100 days ago

This is an InFamous overloaded episode.  We already know that the guys were pretty pumped about the game, and now with Greg Miller’s 9.2 score, we can be completely sure that they love it.  They talk about many facets of the game, but the consensus is that it is more fun to play though as a good character rather than a bad one.  It sounds like there is some pretty horrible stuff going on if you play a bad character. The secret Hideo Kojima/Konami game that is being teased is not too much closer to being revealed.  There is some info in...

Player One Podcast | Episode 133 – Pleased to Meet You, Soulless Automaton

by Jonathan Downin in Games1104 days ago

There is some serious hate directed towards the iPhone this week, not so much from the guys, but from a caller.  It funny how some are so negative about gaming on the iPhone to the point that it comes off as almost defensive.  Anything that widens the gaming audience is a positive thing. The lamenting of the downfalls of Resident Evil 5 and Killzone 2 goes on.  Both of these seem to have equally underwhelmed a lot of the people that were looking forward to them. The guys have some hands-on impressions of the InFamous demo and not all is well. ...

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