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Gaming Podcast 145: Best of Both WorldsGaming Podcast 145: Best of Both Worlds

October 27, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 10:12 pm

This week we’re flashing back to Metroid II for the Game Boy, something new and different from the normal arcade/console/pc flashbacks. We’re also tackling a good deal of community comments and hitting up the news wire:

Netflix coming to PS3.
Analysts think DJ Hero demand is below expectations
iPhone developers next victims of piracy
Nintendo releasing new bigger DSi in Japan
Players of Chinese MMO must play character of the same gender

We didn’t get to cover history this week because we had lots of back-and-forth arguing about Netflix and the PS3 and rants upon DJ Hero and its “obvious” low-demand. This weeks question of the week, are there any good sim games left that are simple?

Gaming Podcast 144: SpecificityGaming Podcast 144: Specificity

October 20, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 2:07 pm

This week we’re delving into the news with focused specificity. Okay, we just wanted to use the word. We’re traveling back to the days of Might and Magic and covering the history of New World Computing. For news, we’re tackling a couple top stories including:

Microsoft Locking out unauthorized memory units
Next Gen consoles not actually consoles
Rumor: New Mario Game
Rock Band now on iPhone/iPod Touch
PS3 top selling console for September

We’ve got some great community questions, great suggestions for board games converted to video games and have a new question, will you buy into Project Natal and Sony’s PS3 solution to console transitions with the “wand?”

Gaming Podcast 143: Short and SweetGaming Podcast 143: Short and Sweet

October 14, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 1:40 am

This week is a hybrid of a “greatest hits” episode and a short news brief, we’ve got a couple stories, community comments and Don added a blooper “greatest hits” reel to the end of the episode, so enjoy! The news includes:

Sony adding two new Spaces to Home
Unreal engine the “unofficial engine” of Natal

This week, we’re still busting a question of the week as well and it’s a thinker… if you had one novel to implement into a game (which has never been done), what novel would it be?

Gaming Podcast 142: HatecastGaming Podcast 142: Hatecast

October 6, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:02 pm

This episode brings the hate, sarcasm and skepticism in all that is gaming news. We’re also super charged with a gaming flashback on Autoduel and the history of Origin Systems, Inc. But, what really brings it all together is the news of the week:

Nintendo Wii getting exclusive titles
Microsoft implementing video capture on the 360?
Rockstar challenging MySpace Music artists
Ars Technica hates on the PSP Go
Valve Spending $25 million on Ads

This week’s question of the week is quite simple: any board games that need to be re-created as a video game?

Gaming Podcast 141: iPhone vs. Consoles?Gaming Podcast 141: iPhone vs. Consoles?

September 29, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:41 pm

This week, we’re looking at Unreal Tournament and looking back at Digital Extremes. We’re hitting up a few of this weeks top news articles including:

Apple cutting into console sales?
Tokyo Game Show Attendance down
Xbox 360 hardware not maxed out
Project Natal will configure virtual play area

Oddly enough, there wasn’t too much exciting news to talk about even given TGS. Slow week, but we had some great community comments and a new question of the week: what game do you recall playing that you felt maxed out the platform it released on?

Gaming Podcast 140: Cookie CutterGaming Podcast 140: Cookie Cutter

September 22, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:32 pm

This week we’re pulling a 2-person shift while Don is away being sick and tired. We substituted his astute comments with extra epic insight… okay, we just did as best as we could without him. We flash back to Venture, we do an audio review of Zuma’s Revenge and we kicked it free style with some news:

Halo: ODST Reviews are in
Turbine working on an MMO for the console
Price Cuts boost sales, initially, but not over the long term
Infinity Ward Responds to Gearbox … sort of
Red Octane considering Natal controls

This week’s question of the week, can big companies still innovate with new games?

Gaming Podcast 139: Pirate or Privateer?Gaming Podcast 139: Pirate or Privateer?

September 14, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 3:09 pm

Welcome to the early edition of the gaming podcast, because I’m going to be in Germany this week we had to record a bit early and post the podcast for listening. Hopefully this won’t screw up too many people’s schedules with a day-early release! This week we’re flashing back to Sid Meier’s Pirates and learning about women’s rights (or lack of) in the life of a privateer. We’ll talk a bit about the history of the Amstrad CPC 464 and cover some news:

Nintendo Wii Rumor: Price Rollback
Wii Sales Down 50 Percent
Bethesda Sues Interplay Over Fallout License
Bungie Says Natal Won’t Be Implemented To Be Gimmicky

The community questions were great, gave us lots of nice ideas for a future gaming cave! This week we’re riding on the community listener, Onyersix who wrote a good question of the week: “What was the scariest moment you ever experienced playing video games? We’re talking the type of shock that makes you need to go and put on a new pair of pants!”

Hey, did you notice our new microphone quality, Jennifer and I have upgraded our studio setup (by about $1,000!), hopefully you’ll notice the more dynamic vocal qualities.

Win A Free Copy of Defense Grid (XBLA)Win A Free Copy of Defense Grid (XBLA)

September 9, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 2:49 pm

It’s contest time again! This time, we’re giving away the Xbox Live Arcade version of Defense Grid: The Awakening, a great tower defense title. You can read GameStooge’s review here, which has gameplay videos.

How can you win this addictive title? Very easy – tell us when you first started getting hooked on TD Gaming Podcast. That’s it. Let us know why you tune into Derrick, Jennifer and Don for your videogame podcast pleasure. One entry per IP. Entries must be before Wednesday, September 16 at 12noon EST.

However, there are more copies to win, as 2old2play and GameStooge will also be giving away a code for Defense Grid.

Gaming Podcast 138: BoomshakalakaGaming Podcast 138: Boomshakalaka

September 8, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 7:54 pm

This weeks gaming podcast covers the history of NBA Jam and takes a look back at The Bitmap Brothers. All while juggling some cool news stories and cooler community comments. This week’s comments talk a bit about what generations are the best, in the eyes of our listeners, and why. This weeks news includes:

Apple approves Commodore 64 emulator
Sony PS3 has Patch issues
Tales of Vesperia Coming to PS3
PlayStation 3 Slim off to a good start
Video Games Are Evil, Says Guy Who Made a Lot of Money Creating Video Games
OnLive Enters Beta

This weeks question of the week, what would you have in your ultimate gamer cave?

Gaming Podcast 137: BeateratorGaming Podcast 137: Beaterator

September 1, 2009| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:30 pm

This week’s gaming podcast covers a bunch of topics you’d expect to hear in a gaming podcast. What? Yeah, we’re flashing back to Master of Orion and taking a little look into the background of Stephen Barcia all while covering a bit of news and community comments. This weeks news includes:

Microsoft Having Trouble With Halo:ODST
FCC Wants Universal Game Rating System
Microsoft announces price drop on Xbox 360
More Big Name Games coming to the iPhone/iPod Touch
PlayStation 2 God of War games coming to PS3
Nintendo DSi Games to hit shelves this fall

This week’s question of the week is pretty simple: what, in your opinion, is the best generation of consoles from the earliest until today’s consoles?