- Gaming Podcast 178: Microsoft, Kinect and More

Gaming Podcast 178: Microsoft, Kinect and MoreGaming Podcast 178: Microsoft, Kinect and More

June 15, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 1:45 pm

This week’s gaming podcast covers a bit of the Microsoft Press E3 news, a tiny portion of our own opinions on Kinect and a slight bit of a gaming flashback on Beat ’em and Eat ’em, an Atari 2600 “game.” A game by any other name would have to be a porn… and that’s as close as we get to one. This weeks news includes:

DreamCast games coming to PSN and Xbox Live
Sony trying to bribe people to buy a PSP Go
Activision‘s Indie Game Competition is Sneaky
Microsoft partnering with Disney and Star Wars
Microsoft releasing an Xbox 360 Slim
Next Assassin’s Creed due out in November
E3 Microsoft Media Conference

Question of the week: Does Kinect sound more desirable with all the new information and rumored pricing make you consider the purchase?

Gaming Podcast 177: Off TopicGaming Podcast 177: Off Topic

June 8, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:00 pm

This weeks gaming podcast fills the hour of show with a lot of side tangents and off-topic discussions, thanks to some of the listener feedback. You’ll learn how Zynga and Facebook resemble the Mega Powers relationship with Hulk Hogan and Randy “Macho Man” Savage. Some of the news for the week includes:

Zynga partners with 7-11
Nintendo 3DS close to HD console abilities?
Farmville heading to iPhone
Customize guitar instruments in the new Guitar Hero

This week’s question of the week: What will get you into the Guitar Hero series? RPG-style play? Huge song collection? Or, perhaps multiple mics with keyboard play get you back into the genre?

Gaming Podcast 175: Everything Sucks TodayGaming Podcast 175: Everything Sucks Today

June 1, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 5:02 pm

Today’s gaming podcast covers some recent gaming news and hits some gaming history on Starcraft and the game designer Brian Reynolds. Hitting some community feedback and checking out a few gaming tattoo’s! Here are a couple of the submitted tattoo’s we were looking at in the show:

This weeks gaming news includes:

Blizzard weighing in on PC DRM
More Project Natal rumors
Treyarch now a Call of Duty studio
People spending more time playing games

This week’s question of the week, what’s your opinion on some really crazy achievement lists? Do they frustrate you?

Gaming Podcast 174: A Helmet of Killer BeesGaming Podcast 174: A Helmet of Killer Bees

May 25, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 12:00 pm

This week we’re rolling dualies, Jennifer and Derrick are busting through the top news of the week and reading some gaming podcast community comments while flashing back to 720º. We also managed to do our Gaming History segment this week!

WoW Remote Auction house
Fallout New Vegas getting big changes
Senior vice president of public relations at SCEA weighs in on used game sales
Sony unveiling a premium PlayStation Network?

This week’s question of the week, what would you expect to get out of a USD $70 subscription to a console network like the PSN?

Gaming Podcast 173: Crap StampGaming Podcast 173: Crap Stamp

May 18, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 12:50 pm

This week we’re hammering through some top news articles while tackling some community comments and hitting the history hard!

EA attempting to get a piece of the used game sales
Nintendo DS on track to become best selling console
One of the worst Video game decline in history
Farmville to break away from Facebook?
Nintendo has a new enemy

Question of the week, have you seen any video game tattoo’s that have been less dork and more actual awesome? Do you have any?

Gaming Podcast 172: Heaps of MatesGaming Podcast 172: Heaps of Mates

May 11, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:32 pm

We’re bringing a new gaming podcast to our heaps of mates, the listeners. We’re discussing some good community feedback while hitting a few key news article for this week. This weeks industry gaming news includes:

Codemasters and Playground battling it out
GamesWorkshop Sues WarhammerAliance.com
StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty Hits retail shelves July 27
Nintendo to crack down on piracy with the Nintendo 3DS
Sony confirms Little Big Planet 2

This weeks question, can a user-generated content create a game that extends far behind its own life cycle? Or, do we really rely on the developers to extend it?

Gaming Podcast 171: Hating On ConsolesGaming Podcast 171: Hating On Consoles

May 4, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 1:32 pm

This week’s comments and conversations almost followed a common theme: console hating. The cast explains why they’re not really PC gaming anymore and the frustrations with PC gaming but admits the industry is extremely important. This weeks news includes the following stories:

Red Hot Chilli Peppers getting a guitar Hero game?
Next Call of Duty will be Black Ops
Bungie signs deal with Activision
Nintendo to release Black Console

This weeks question of the week is this: Will gamer parents treat their kids differently in terms of what is acceptable in terms of video game selection, play time and other gaming related activities? Is our perspective that much different?

Gaming Podcast 170: If Hacker’s Could SpellGaming Podcast 170: If Hacker’s Could Spell

April 27, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 9:32 pm

This week’s gaming podcast we’re answering some community feedback, hitting some new DRM issues and tackling some popular news stories including but not limited to:

Capcom implementing always connect DRM in PS3 games
Ubisoft’s DRM cracked for good?
Blizzard appealing the AO Starcraft II rating
First PS3 3D games will not have as good graphics as the 2D version

The question of the week, would you rather have an inferior bleeding edge technology (PS3 3D Gaming for instance) or a higher end more current technology? Do you feel Sony’s trying to break new innovative barriers or move more high tech gear?

Gaming Podcast 169: The Zerg RushGaming Podcast 169: The Zerg Rush

April 20, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 4:32 pm

This week we’re busting out the Gaming Podcast love with some gaming news, community comments and we’re flashing back to Tag Team M.U.S.C.L.E for the NES and looking through the history of Greg Costikyan. For those interested in Herr Alien’s link, here is the article about Modern Warfars woes. Also, the Will It Blend iPad video. This weeks gaming news:

Move will appeal to the hardcore gamers as well
Starcraft II gets AO raiding in Korea
Not looking good for Activision‘s lawsuit
Nolan Bushnell returns to Atari

Thanks for all the feedback and answers to the questions last week. This weeks, we’re asking a tough question… what game exists in the market today that rivals the overall play time seen by games like Minesweeper and Solitaire?

Gaming Podcast 168: Sixteen Dollar IncrementsGaming Podcast 168: Sixteen Dollar Increments

April 13, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 8:37 pm

We’re back this week, and we’re busting through some news articles dealing with Electronic Arts, Activision, Warhammer and more. Community comments, feedback, flashback and game history. The news articles include:

Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima thinks consoles are dying
Warhammer Online overcharging players
EA picking up exclusive publishing rights to Ex-Infinity Ward Developer‘s new studio
Activision Ex-Infinity Ward Developer’s drama will delay Modern Warfare 3

Gaming flashback is R-Type, game history is Irem and the question of the week: Will the iPad steal market share from the Sony PSP and Nintendo DS product lines? Or mobile gaming in general?