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The Game Informer Show: Episode 5

by Jonathan Downin in Games834 days ago

Anyone who has been following Game Informer knows that they have been going through a transition. They have recently relaunched both the magazine and website. Along with a stronger online presence, they have also started a podcast, The Game Informer Show. Although this is only the 5th episode, it feels like they have settled on a structure that is somewhat unique. There is no classic “what you’ve been playing” segment, the show is instead partitioned into self-contained segment which have a tight, 1-game/topic focus. This allows...

GameTopius – A Conversation Between Gamers: Podcasts

by Jonathan Downin in Games, Misc903 days ago

Derek Lavigne, host of the Bitmob community podcast, Pixel Revolt, was kind enough to invite me to join in on a conversation about podcasts with Philip Kollar and Hilden of Drunken Gamers Radio.  This was done for GameTopius which is an up-and-coming, community-based gaming website. We discuss the podcasting landscape and where we see things heading.  Not much more needs to be said, give it a listen and let us know what you think over on GameTopius or here in the comments. Also, yes, we’ve heard the outcry– DGR will be added as a weekly-covered...

CO-OP | Episode 110 – Barbecued Amends

by Jonathan Downin in Games1005 days ago

For the first segment this week Jay and Sterling McGarvey sit down to talk about X-Men Origins: Wolverine.  If you haven’t heard already the game is a cut above most other movie based games and is actually one of the best third-person action game in a while.  It could have used a bit more polish, but overall it sounds like the guys found it pretty fun. Demigod takes the second segment and the Philip Kollar and Matt discuss it merits.  If you were into the Warcraft 3 mod Defense of the Ancients, this will be right up your alley.  There...

Podcasters’ Favorite Podcasts | Part 1 – Rebel FM

by Jonathan Downin in Features1023 days ago

Welcome to the first installment of Podcaster’s Favorite Podcasts here at CastMedium.  This feature was born out of the idea that sometimes it’s hard to branch-out from your usual podcast mainstays.  Whether it’s due to not knowing where to start looking, or just not having time to look, it can be difficult.  Whatever podcasts we listen to, it is probably because we are interested in the commentary and opinions of the people on the shows.  This makes a podcast recommendation from these people pretty meaningful. The guidelines...

CO-OP | Episode 107 – Mother Mission’s Fruits

by Jonathan Downin in Games1025 days ago

Grand Theft Auto is the first game in the show this week and there are a lot of good things being said about it.  The art style that Rockstar chose for the game suits the DS perfectly and makes a whole lot of gameplay situations possible.  It would have been an easy cash-in, but they really went that extra mile. You know that the iPhone has become a legitamate gaming platform once it takes up a whole segment on CO-OP.  It really is an exciting platform and a lot of gaming value eith games that are almost underpriced. The new Riddick game has...

Rebel FM – Episode 12 – 03/24/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1053 days ago

Rebel FM is back with former 1UP fan-favorites Jane Pinckard and Kathleen Sanders.  We haven’t heard an episode this off topic since the episode with Robert Ashley a few weeks ago. After talking about not much the group eventually transitions into a rather good discussion about gaming new and general news coverage.  They touch upon how our sources for news is ever changing and how many sites now have no choice but infuse their news with personality to retain readers.  The “snarkiness” factor is a big issue here. Very little...

Rebel FM – Episode 11 – 03/18/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games1059 days ago

Like everyone else in games journalism the Rebel FM guys have played through Resident Evil 5 and have quite a bit to say about it.  Co-op play styles have provided some insight into Arthur and Anthony’s personalities.  They are also spot on when they say the story takes some cues from Metal Gear Solid and is completely ridiculous. Arthur is on the same page as Jeff from the Giant Bombcast on MadWorld.  It seems to be one of those things that once you hear the problems you can’t help but notice them when you do play it. In the second...

Good Grief: 03/16/2009

by Jonathan Downin in Games1061 days ago

Former 1UPer Philip Kollar from Rebel FM is on and he is answering a few questions from the 1UP boards.  The questions range from what exactly he would like to be doing within the industry to childhood digressions. There is a good discussion about the merits of Sonic actually being able to be done well in 3D and how the old-school 2D versions weren’t able to be as memorable as other classic games simply because of the speed of the gameplay.  This leads into a discussion of the revival of 2D games and what freedoms DLC and downloadable games...

Rebel FM – Episode 10 – 03/11/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games1066 days ago

A somewhat belated discussion on Call of Duty: World at War in the first half half hour on this one.  The most redeeming quality seems to be the zombie mode, but the game is good overall.  Although not specifically with the Rebel FM crew, there seems to be an overall sense of disdain for the Treyarch CoD games with that comes off a little elitist.  This definitely doesn’t carry over to the generally public even though almost everyone prefers the Infinity Ward CoDs. There is a great discussion about companies such as EA and Activision. ...

Rebel FM – Episode 9 – 03/04/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games1073 days ago

This week is pretty toned down compared to last week. These guys really love their game music.  Anthony and Phil went to a Video Games Live concert and that leads into a good hour long discussion on music in games.  They cover everything from classic game music to modern game design that incorporates musical elements. Patrick Klepek is talking about his experience working at the MTV Multiplayer blog and the circumstances that led up to him being laid off in the last segment.  This leads into a discussion about blog aggregator sites such as Joystiq...

Rebel FM — Episode 8 — 02/26/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games1079 days ago

This week’s episode is not your typical Rebel FM.  With freelancer Robert Ashley, of the A Life Well Wasted podcast on, things aren’t staying on the tracks for more than 5 minutes at a time.  If you haven’t listened to his podcast, go listen to it now.  Robert is currently working on the next episode. The topics are so all over the place that there really is no way to cover what was talked about.  If you are a fan of Rebel FM or Robert Ashley or old GFW Radios where they talked about nothing, just listen. And this weeks episode...

Co-op – 0002: Operation Apple

by Jonathan Downin in Games1092 days ago

The second episode is out! The games covered this week are Fallout 3: Operation Anchorage and Skate 2.  The Fallout DLC seems to be unique in that it really is a Call of Duty style, action based expansion. As you can see in the post for this episode over at Area 5, the guys have secured some funding for CO-OP for the next 4 episodes.  This is great news as we can look forward to the guys being able to continue putting out episodes. This week we brought over Nick Suttner of RebelFM and Eat. Sleep. Game. fame to share a Skate 2 love-in with Ryan...

Rebel FM — Episode 6 — 02/11/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games1094 days ago

A lot of people seem to have a problem with Arthur.  You can see this for yourself on the post for last week’s episode on the eat. sleep. game. website.  People are claiming that it is not due to him not being from 1UP, but because of his abrasive attitude.  Looking back, when Luke Smith started on 1UP Yours there was not this kind of backlash, and his style was similar, so it seems that both of these things are playing a role.  He is more reserved this week so maybe that will help calm people down. With John Davison from What They Play...

Rebel FM — Episode 5 — 02/04/09

by Jonathan Downin in Games1101 days ago

The Rebel FM crew is joined by two of the Area 5 gents again this week. Anthony is talking about Dawn of War II on this episode.  Coming from the same guys that brought us the amazing Company of Heroes, it looks to be a more accessible take on their already very refined take on real-time strategy. Great discussion on shooters here.  As is proving to be the norm on Rebel FM we get another very in-depth, serious approach to discussing the merits and validity of different approaches games within the same genre can and do take. Our usual cast of house...

CO-OP 0001: Reflection Part 2

by Jonathan Downin in Games1106 days ago

The second part of the first episode of CO-OP is up!  The amount of work that has gone into this is pretty amazing.  It’s hard to imagine how things are just going to get better from here as they get the resources and equipment they need. If you played many games this year you can rest assured that a few of those are going to be mentioned here.  Left 4 Dead seems to be the game that everyone loves. If you want this show to go on then I suggest you go and Digg the story at the link below or if you are so inclined leave them a donation on...

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