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Gaming Podcast 127: I Like The Open Hand ActionGaming Podcast 127: I Like The Open Hand Action

June 16, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 6:07 pm

This weeks gaming podcast includes a lot of fun, we’re a bit silly and having a good time. We flash back to Maniac Mansion and cover some history on LucasFilm Games also known as LucusArts. We’re diving head-long into some great community submissions for the best and worst controllers of all time. This weeks news includes:

Rumor: Microsoft Making a New Xbox 360
Halo ODST will have a $60 price tag
Sony Making an app store??
Nintendo’s Walk Through System Debuting with New Super Mario Bros. Wii
ESRB wants to rate iPhone/iPod Touch games

This week Don has doubled up, first we’ve got a poll for you to answer! What’s do you prefer: Star Wars Games or Final Fantasy Games? Question of the Week: What is the best game you have ever played and, if you want to answer the next part you can also let us know why you believe it’s changed your life!

Milo and Mijo: Project Natal SpoofMilo and Mijo: Project Natal Spoof

June 13, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 10:14 am

It contains a bit of “rough language,” you have been warned 🙂 Checkout their other shows at ScrewAttack, this is a play on Project Natal’s Milo concept demo in which animated “Milo” interacts with a real human.

Gaming Podcast 126: Wii-niss EnvyGaming Podcast 126: Wii-niss Envy

June 9, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:11 pm

This week we’re finishing our E3 reactions along with our reaction to the recent iPhone/iPod Touch news and their new gaming initiative. Our gaming flashback flies back to After Burner and our game history is all about Yu Suzuki a huge SEGA developer. The news this week includes:

Some of the big announcements from Sony’s E3 Press Conference
Some of the big announcements from Nintendo’s E3 Conference
Microsoft envisions 10 year lifespan for Xbox 360
Activision Disappointed by no price cuts at E3
Michael Pachter thinks the motion control from Sony and Microsoft won’t topple the Wii
iPhone/iPod Touch 3.0 Firmware enhances gaming features

Don’s question of the week, what is your favorite controller and what game controller do you hate the most? Thanks for the GREAT responses to last weeks question, so many creative answers.

Gaming Podcast 125: HologramsGaming Podcast 125: Holograms

June 2, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:29 pm

This week we’re tackling a very small bit of E3 news because our recording occurs on Monday night. We did, however, get a bit of Microsoft E3 news and do not worry, we found lots of other great topics to discuss this week. We also tackle some great user write-ins and other crazy stuff.

Another PSP Coming: PSP Go
Atari Says Good bye to Infogrames
Set Top Boxes another avenue for games
StarCraft 2 Coming This Year
Microsoft experimenting with Digital Downloads
Some Big Announcements from the Microsoft E3 Presentation

This weeks history: The Bard’s Tale and we’re taking a look at what Satoru Iwata has done for Nintendo and the shoes he had to replace. The question of the week is crazy this time around, if you played the Video Gamer class in an RPG, what attributes and abilities would you have?

Gaming Podcast 124: Waggle ControlsGaming Podcast 124: Waggle Controls

May 26, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:46 pm

This week’s Memorial Day podcast has very few stories but we managed to pack it full of content including the long awaited Punch-Out Wii review! The news includes:

Mass Effect 2 Information Leaked
Nintendo Releasing All Three Metroid Games on one disc
Nintendo’s CEO Satoru Iwata Says, No Sense In Complaining About Used Game Sales

We also hit up some listener comments, learn a bit about nanites, checkout some gaming history on Track & Field all while popping out a new weekly question: Will you buy a video game compilation that includes updated old games with new functionality like “Waggle” controls?

Gaming Podcast 123: Sega Super Master?Gaming Podcast 123: Sega Super Master?

May 19, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 1:36 pm

This weekend was rough and, as a result, this gaming podcast has an epic number of bloopers. A death in the family had us running all over the place and heading to family events. However, we pushed through and put out an episode which includes some history on Altered Beast and a look back at Eugene Jarvis.

This weeks news includes:

Micheal Pachter Gives E3 Highlight Predictions
Guitar Hero 5 Details Announced
Take-Two Suing Apogee over Duke Nukem Forever Outcome
Champion Online delayed
Wal-Mart Enters Used Game Business

This weeks Question of the Week is a trivia question from Don dealing with these nanites and such… you’ll have to listen to get the context!

Gaming Podcast 122: There You Are PerryGaming Podcast 122: There You Are Perry

May 12, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:37 pm

This week we’re one person down, but we’re carrying the torch anyway. This gaming podcast covers the latest news, hits up a flashback of Qix and digs into the history of Taito. We’ve got some great comment this week from ipod gaming to console generation predictions. This weeks news includes:

Longest Pre-Order Wait Ever
Microsoft will acquire BigPark Gaming Company
Blizzard Getting Ready to Beta Test Starcraft II
Cheat Codes Not only for Video games
PlayStation Network Coming To Devices Near You

We’re also going to hold a little contest to give away to copies of Plants vs. Zombies from popcap. Listen to the gaming podcast for the details! We want to thank all the folks who wrote in and cheftafoya for some of the news articles.

Question of the week? Are you going to sign up for hte Starcraft II beta on hype alone…?

TD Gaming Podcast 121: Plants vs. ZombiesTD Gaming Podcast 121: Plants vs. Zombies

May 5, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 4:22 pm

This week’s gaming podcast we’re looking back at Elevator Action and we give our audio review of Plants v.s. Zombies, which you can find on CasualGamerChick as well.We tackle the question of the week, lots of great game points on games you just couldn’t finish but wanted to and, game news:

No New Game Consoles Until 2013
Bioware Talks More About Mass Effect on the iPhone
Resident Evil 5 in 3D on the PC
Blizzard Sends Cease and Desist to iPhone Apps
Pickmin 3 on the way?

This weeks “Question of the Week,” when will we see the next generation of consoles released and, will the iPhone overtake other hand-held gaming platforms?

Game Time – Solid Steve vs. The M-Rated GamesGame Time – Solid Steve vs. The M-Rated Games

April 30, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:21 am

We’re lucky to have a lot of talented friends in the game industry and today we’re lucky to be able to share a new video show from Jerry Bonner. I asked if we could show off their new show, Game Time, and get a little audience response from the show and its content. Personally, I think it makes a great addition to the game industry and New Media in general, teaches something to people while entertaining at the same time.

So, here is the pilot, Episode 1: Solid Steve vs. The M-Rated Games:

Game Time! – Episode 1 (Pilot): Solid Steve vs. The M-Rated Games from Joel Young on Vimeo.

Gaming Podcast 120: Bringing The FiddleGaming Podcast 120: Bringing The Fiddle

April 28, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 1:44 pm

This week we read off some of our Audience Survey Dislikes and requests while plowing through some great community comments. We self-analyze Don to see if he’s really a freak based on some community feedback while tackling some news:

Nintendo Making Users Pay for Wii Hacks
Champions Online Coming July 14th
Guild Wars Reaches 6 Million Units Sold
Texas Trying to Entice Game Developers

We’re also taking a flashback peak at Return to Pirate Island and a bit of history on Scott Adams, the interactive fiction game developer (not the Dilbert guy). This week’s question is a reverse take on last weeks, thanks to Jonah Falcon: What games did you give up on, due to difficulty, despite wanting to see how it ended?