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Listen UP: 07/03/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1049 days ago

Robert Ashley is on this week and even though he is a regular on a few podcasts at this point, he would be a strong permenant 4th chair addition to Listen UP. John shares a great story about a Sims 3 experience this week.  Although there is a strong stigma against the Sims franchize within the the gaming sphere, it really offers something that is unique and puts creativity into the player’s hands. The big topic this week is music in games.  The guys approach this topic from a lot of different angles and there are a lot of interesting points...

Listen UP: 06/26/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1057 days ago

Garnett and crew are back this week with a full-length edition.  Sharkey is on for the first part of this one, but he inexplicably disappears after getting pretty worked up over The Conduit.  It seems like he needed to go get some coffee if you get the drift. David has started playing through Shadow of the Collosus for the first time and he is talking about his impressions after recently finishing Ico.  If you haven’t played either of these, get a hold of a copy, you are in for a treat. Leading in with the news about Activision threatening...

Listen UP: 06/19/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1064 days ago

We get a rather concise episode this we and it is kind of nice.  There are not to many releases right now so the actual game talk is light. After the hoopla that erupted from last week’s episode in relation to a new Xbox, the guys are addressing it again with new information coming out of execs at Microsoft.  It sounds like something new is coming out of Microsoft next year, but how drastic it will be is still unknown. There is a lot of industry talk with the guys discussing the current flood of games and where the industry looks to be headed...

Listen UP: 06/12/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1071 days ago

This is an absolutely epic episode of Listen UP.  Everything from E3 is covered here with the usual skew towards the business side of the games industry. Games the have been played this week fall into two main categories of good and bad this week with Red Faction and Infamous in the former and Indiana Jones off the deep end of the latter.  Unfortunately, Prototype seems to fall into the later as well to some extent. The whole middle section is taken up with they guys talking about the market strategies of the big companies and at this point it...

Listen UP: 06/05/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1078 days ago

It’s a guest inundated affair for Listen Up’s E3 wrap-up with the likes of Adam Sessler, Pete Wanat, Todd Howard and many more stopping by to share their thoughts.  Splinter Cell is getting a lot of love from everyone.  If you just saw the presentation during Microsoft’s press briefing it sounds like there is a lot more going on with the game than you can glean just from that showing. Bayonetta is also a game that is getting quite a bit of attention.  This is quite surprising seeing how so many were labeling it as nothing more...

Listen UP: 06/03/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1080 days ago

The 1UP guys have seen and gotten their hands on plenty more games and they are back to talk about them. Left 4 Dead 2 caught many by surprise, and not necessarily in a good way.  David had a chance to talk to someone from Valve and he was filled in on way they went the sequel route instead of just doing DLC.  The word is that so many of the core mechanics of how the game works were modified and improved that it just didn’t make any sense as DLC. The PSP Go gets some rare positive opinions from David and Mark MacDonald.  Although priced...

Listen UP: 06/02/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1081 days ago

We get a nice, long 1UP Yours today with the guys taking a look back at the media briefings and sharing their impressions.  Special guests Jeff Cannata and Mark MacDonald add a lot to the discussion going on here. One of the biggest discussions on this one is centered around motion controllers and who has the best potential implementation of the technology.  This is a topic that seems to be polarizing a lot of people and this is more than likely due to skepticism bout Project Natal. Covered topics and games: Mario, Vitality Sensor, Mario &...

Listen UP: 06/01/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1082 days ago

The 1UP crew is here with their first impressions from E3 including opinions on the Microsoft, EA and Ubisoft press conferences. Everyone was fairly pleased with the Microsoft conference.  Splinter Cell and Alan Wake were the biggest winners with the guys with surprisingly little real excitement at the Project Natal stuff.  If it works, Project Natal looks to possibly revolutionize the way we interface with our TVs and consoles.  Molyneux really blew it out with Milo.  In addition to all that, the 360 is getting Facebook, Twitter, 1080p movies...

Listen UP: 05/29/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1085 days ago

There is a lot going on in this epic Listen UP, but be warned, Garnett is playing devil’s advocate a little too hard in the first half and Travis Moses almost renders some parts of the last half unintelligible. Starting out the conversation up front is more Infamous and Prototype talk.  Garnett still can’t stop sharing his opinion on the two games, but the buzz about Prototype is sounding quite positive indeed with even Brad sharing some good impressions. The guys are letting the predictions fly fast and loose ranging from Wii HD not...

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. ...

Listen UP: 05/08/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1106 days ago

We a get a rather huge show this week with Garnett and at the G4 offices in LA with Shane back to share his wisdom.  There are so many games talked about on this one so rather than pick a few out, we are just going to give you a big fat list, we’re lazy like that.  Games talked about: Plants vs. Zombies, Patapon 2, Excitebots, Left 4 Dead, Fight Night Round 4, Tiger Woods Wii, Final Fantasy XII, Split Second, Blur A big middle part of the show gets into E3 predictions and you get a definite feeling the some know more than they can say. ...

Listen UP: 05/01/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1113 days ago

Since it all started at 1UP with David’s article, he is on talking about the PSP Go! and how he got the information he did.  This leads into a discussion on how the PSP business model needs to change to be really viable and successful.  The possibility for the PSP to really take off this year seems to be getting more likely all the time. With E3 just a month away the guys speculate on timelines and schedules in relation to new consoles being announced/released.  The consensus is definitely not this year and problem not even next year. ...

Listen UP: 04/27/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1120 days ago

The guys are hitting a lot games on this one.  Sterling McGarvey, of GameSpy and GameSpy Debriefings podcast, is a great guest with a lot of input.  He brings a lot of energy to the show and is a good counterpart to David.  The problem is Patrick Klepek doesn’t have much to say about many of the games discussed this week. Bionic Commando sounds like it may not live up to the hopes that many have for it.  Although the guys aren’t going into too much detail since the review is still a few weeks away, it’s pretty obvious how they...

Listen UP: 04/17/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1127 days ago

Get ready for a lengthy Listen Up this week.  There is some edginess going on at the beginning here, but it all in good fun. Killzone 2 is back in the conversation since the guys have been playing it.  The impressions are not all positive and the NPD aren’t very positive for the game either. Patrick is talking about Fallout 3: The Pitt expansion and it doesn’t exactly sound like a winner.  He does say that there are some incredible weapons to be had. As mentioned before, the NPDs are out and there is a lot of interpreting going on. ...

Listen UP: 04/10/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1134 days ago

The DSi is the starting point this week and nobody seems to think it is worth the extra $40.  It has sold amazing well in its first week though and it is incredible how Nintendo has managed to actually introduce a price-hike on a system. Wheelman has been getting middling reviews, but if you watch videos of the game it looks fun.  As the guys say, it’s not AAA, it’s not polished and it’s not exactly even good, but it is fun in that “just drive around and smash stuff” sort of way. In the return of the “4 minute...

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