This week is a big episode, as it is chock full of surprising news this week, as well as some long, long reader mail. If that weren’t enough, we take a look back at the IntelliVision game Maze-a-Tron, deal with too much love for Paul, and the mystery that is the popularity of gorillas. This […]
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Episode 222: Gorilla Love
July 13th, 2011 · 5 Comments
Tags: Casual Games · electronic arts · Industry News · Kinect · Microsoft · Podcast · popcap · PSP · Retro · Show Notes · Xbox 360
Episode 221: Fireworks
July 6th, 2011 · 7 Comments
It’s the Smurfiest post-Fourth of July podcast ever, as Jonah Falcon and Jordan Lund look back at the ColecoVision classic Smurfs: Rescue from Gargamel’s Castle, probably the easiest videogame ever Smurfed. If that weren’t Smurfy enough, Jonah and Jordan, working without Paul S. Nowak this week, also check out this week’s Smurfy news: Xbox 720 […]
Tags: Kinect · Microsoft · playstation 3 · Podcast · Retro · Show Notes · Xbox 360
Gaming Podcast Episode 218: Introducing Paul
June 15th, 2011 · 4 Comments
The listeners of Gaming Podcast finally get introduced to the third member of the Videogame Roundtable podcast team, Paul S. Nowak, who only desires hate mail and more time playing Dungeon Overlord on Facebook. This week, the Gaming Flashback looks back at the Gamecube title mentioned by Jordan Lund last week, Eternal Darkness, and the […]
Tags: Activision · Kinect · Microsoft · MMO · Podcast · Show Notes · Wii
Gaming Podcast 205: Scary Poop
January 11th, 2011 · 2 Comments
This week’s gaming podcast includes a gaming flashback on Rock N Roll Racing, a game that was very close to the game Derrick thought about last week. We’ve got community comments, as the usual, and a few good news articles that emphasis hacking: PS3 Hacking Begins in Earnest, and Sony “Looking Into” It Mac App […]
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Small Games Make Big Waves
February 22nd, 2009 · No Comments
The game industry is doing “okay” in this bad economic time compared to other industries. Primarily, Nintendo is rocking the house with their games, hand-held’s and consoles while mobile developers are showing some great successes in the industry. Many success stories in our industry are based on small titles, downloadable games of the more “casual” […]
Tags: Casual Games · Editorial · iPhone · Microsoft · Mobile · Nintendo · playstation 3 · Wii · WiiWare · Xbox 360
Kaz Hirai Dooms 360 To Short Life
January 20th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Sony’s PlayStation 3 has a 10-year plan. We’ve heard about the plan, we’ve seen Sony’s current execution and we’re starting to see some of the titles making their way to the PS3 for 2009. The Xbox 360? Kaz, Sony Computer Entertainment’s head man, made his thoughts clear when speaking to Official PlayStation Magazine. “Last time […]
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Wii Will Beat PS2 in Sales, PS3 Like GameCube?
January 20th, 2009 · 15 Comments
If the sales continue as they have been for Nintendo and their little white Wii, you’ll be looking at the top-dog for overall console says–best selling console ever. This would push Sony’s PlayStation 2 to the second spot of awesome console victories over the last seven generations of gaming hardware. Before Sony fans unite to […]
Tags: Editorial · Microsoft · Nintendo · playstation 3 · Sony · Wii · Xbox 360
Do HD Graphics Matter To Gamers?
January 19th, 2009 · 9 Comments
The question of the day, “Do HD graphics matter to gamers?” If you’re currently rolling with a PS3 or Xbox 360 and you’ve got HDMI and or sweet component cables you’re probably saying, “duh, of course they do.” What about everyone else, those Wii consoles for instance, there are so many of those. What about […]
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Microsoft Says Blu-ray Holds No 360 Value
January 12th, 2009 · 1 Comment
Rumors float around the Internet questioning when Microsoft will ship a Blu-ray enabled Xbox 360 or add-on device like they did with the, now failed, HD-DVD. At CES 09 Robbie Bach, president of Microsoft’s Entertainment & Devices division, says this request is “way down the list.” Mr. Bach had some great selling points as to […]
Tags: blu-ray · Editorial · Microsoft · Sony · Xbox 360
Nielsen Ratings, PS3 Played Less Than Classic Xbox?
January 5th, 2009 · 2 Comments
In a WTF moment, Neilsen Ratings shows more gamers are playing the classic Microsoft Xbox console than the PlayStation 3. While 9.7% of gamers are playing the Xbox 7.3% are playing the PlayStation 3 but Sony isn’t out of the picture by a long shot, having 31.7% of gamers playing the PlayStation 2! Only 13.4% […]
Tags: Industry News · Microsoft · Nintendo · Sony