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Gaming Podcast 165: Static ElectricityGaming Podcast 165: Static Electricity

March 16, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:19 pm

This weeks gaming podcast, we’re flashing back to Bikini Karate Babes. We’re looking at the history of David Crane, or trying to get through it while getting distracted by a bunch of banter. The gaming news this week includes:

Sony’s Motion controller due out this fall
Pandemic and Ensemble Studios take blame for closures
Sony losing another exclusive developer, possibly (rumor)
More DS 2 rumors surface

This weeks question of the week is pretty simple: What game from your childhood do you recall loving the most–life changing. Don’t go watch any video’s, take it from your memory.

Gaming Podcast 164: Baby SealsGaming Podcast 164: Baby Seals

March 9, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:44 pm

This week we’ve refrained from beating baby seals to do a gaming podcast. Whatever that means, we’re busting through some great community feedback, cranking through the history of Boulder Dash, mashing through the game history on G.O.D – Gathering of Developers while hitting up the game news of the week:

Portal 2 has been announced
Ubisoft’s new DRM fails (big surprise)
Ubisoft’s DRM cracked
Steam Coming to the Mac
Microsoft looking for a 360 motherboard designer

This weeks question of the week, what world environment would you like to see your favorite game sequel take place in?

Gaming Podcast 163: Arcade, Beer and RibsGaming Podcast 163: Arcade, Beer and Ribs

March 2, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 6:52 pm

This weeks gaming podcast is epic, as per the usual, we had some really thought out community comments about DRM, game history on Krull and a bit of history on D. Gottleib & Co. This weeks news includes:

First Generation PS3s are failing
The Nintendo Wii being picked on again
Warcraft Authenticator Hacked
StarCraft II will be released the first half of this year
D&D online passes the 1 million user mark

And, our question of the week, would you give up your job to be a video game tester?

Gaming Podcast 162: Dramatic Pause FailGaming Podcast 162: Dramatic Pause Fail

February 23, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 7:57 pm

This weeks gaming podcast, Settlers of Catan developed by Teuber or Teubler or …whatever! We’re flashing back to mr. Teuber as well and covering some cool gaming news. The news covers a few hot topics of the week, we’ve included:

Pachter predicts project natal will retail for $50
Sony trying to make money off of used game sales, too
John Carmack getting life time achievement award
Rumor: Nintendo DS 2 may have a rumble feature
Sony thinks 3rd party publishers leaving Nintendo
Ubisoft tries their hand at DRM

The question of the week! What type of DRM is universally acceptable?

Gaming Podcast 161: Gayma ViaGaming Podcast 161: Gayma Via

February 16, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:52 pm

This weeks gaming podcast is a his and her podcast as Don is out sick. Oddly, the episode is shorter than normal, apparently we just didn’t have enough to rant about this week. We did cover some community responses, covered some game history and busted through some news articles including:

PS3 heading for shortages?
Get the first three Command and Conquer games for free
StarCraft 2 enters closed beta this month
EA not releasing NCAA 2010
Xbox Live coming to a phone near you
EA trying to make money off of used games

This week’s question of the week, would it bother you if EA started charging fees to play used games?

Gaming Podcast 160: Latchkey KidGaming Podcast 160: Latchkey Kid

February 9, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:48 pm

This weeks gaming podcast includes community feedback, game flashbacks to FX Fighter for the PC and gaming history about Hideo Kojima. The gaming news of the week includes, but is not limited to:

Madden NFL heading to Facebook
Sony Thinking of Charging for PSN
Web Access To WoW Auction House
Profits are up for Square Enix
Learn to do Karate on the Wii

This week’s question of the week is pretty simple: What’s “the best” video game to movie that you’ve seen?

Gaming Podcast 159: Mega DorkGaming Podcast 159: Mega Dork

February 2, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:56 pm

This weeks gaming podcast, we’re flashing back to Trade Wars and the Teleplay Modem while learning a bit about our communities ideas about video gaming in prison. We’re checking out a few news tidbits for the week:

PlayStation 3 has been hacked
Microsoft plagued by another class action lawsuit
Nintendo giving their opinion of the iPad
Gamestop COO wants to educate customers about DLC
Metal Gear Solid Head developer not happy with delay

This week we’re asking the question: Is it acceptable for older people to play games and when did this become socially acceptable for adults to be gamers?

Gaming Podcast 158: Staving Your FaceGaming Podcast 158: Staving Your Face

January 26, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 10:06 pm

This week we’re missing Don but we’re making up for it with pure awesome. Well, we’re taking a flashback look at Buck Bumble and the history of Argonaut Games. We’re busting through some community feedback and covering a few news tidbits:

Tiger’s Scandal doesn’t hurt sales
Flash Exploit hacks WoW accounts
Onlive Gaming service in closed beta
Sims 3 tops global PC charts for 2009
Scottish prisoners learning via the Nintendo DS

This week’s question of the week is simple: Will DS products change the life of those in prison?

Gaming Podcast 156: Voice Dictation FailGaming Podcast 156: Voice Dictation Fail

January 12, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:22 pm

This week’s gaming podcast paints its face with your blood. Okay, not quite, but we’re definitely hitting up some news, reading community comments and looking back at Sinistar and the history of the Power Pad. This weeks news includes:

Metroid Prime Trilogy Dead
2K Boston Once Again Irrational Games
Microsoft focusing on unique experience for Natal
Fable 3 to be unveiled soon

We’re also asking the question, are you looking forward to a LEGO mmo?

Gaming Podcast 155: Ms. Pac-Man’s For GirlsGaming Podcast 155: Ms. Pac-Man’s For Girls

January 5, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:30 pm

This week we’re bringing the energy, talking about General Computer Corporation, Ms. Pac-Man and reading off some good listener questions (including our facebook questions). We’re hitting up the news with the following stories:

Microsoft Working on new motion control
EA shutting down game servers
Activision making DJ hero 2
Sega not making hard core titles for the Wii
EA cutting game prices?

This week’s question of the week, are we going to spend more money on episodic content than a single-boxed game?