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Episode 303: BioShock Infinite Giveaway TimeEpisode 303: BioShock Infinite Giveaway Time

March 26, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 10:06 pm

This week we’re giving away a free copy of BioShock Infinite for the Xbox 360! How do you win? Well, simply post a good comment! The contest winner will be announced two weeks from now.

In the meantime, the Gaming Flashback this time is the PlayStation One classic Chrono Cross, while Paul tries desperately to avoid listening to BioShock Infinite spoilers.

This week’s news includes:

THQ’s UDraw failure “invalidated” Saints Row: The Third‘s success
Levine: BioShock Infinite cost $100M to develop, and $100M to market
American McGee doesn’t “see anything meaningful” in the PS4, SimCity players “need to relax”
Schafer’s Double Fine Adventure project from Kickstarter is now Broken Age
Capcom announces DuckTales Remastered, developed by WayForward

All this and some Reader Feedback.

Episode 295: We Need a NurseEpisode 295: We Need a Nurse

January 29, 2013| Jonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 7:51 pm

This week, Jonah has the flu, but still manages to host despite hacking and coughing (which was edited out of the podcast), and having a nasally voice as well. Jordan was not so lucky, and couldn’t make it at all. Despite all this, the crew manages to give Dan a sendoff in his last regular podcast.

The news was also pretty major this week, including:

THQ finally dissolved, assets auctioned off
Dead Space 3 micro-transactions for players wanting “instant gratification”
Disney Infinity to feature on-disc DLC, susceptible to movie spoilers
League of Legends Team Solo Medbi players receive lifetime bans for anti-Semitism and abuse
Sony fined 250K GBP for April 2011 hacker intrusion

We also have Reader Feedback and a new Question of the Week: “What kind of microtransactions are acceptable?”

Gaming Podcast 206: Drowning in PhlegmGaming Podcast 206: Drowning in Phlegm

January 19, 2011| schommer| 0 Comment| 12:01 am

This week we’re a bit sick, but the gaming podcast goes on regardless! We can’t seem to get away from the current hot topics of the week mostly involving Sony and hacking in the same sentences. This week’s news includes:

Sony Sues Geohot and fail0verflow Team
Professor Labels Sony’s Suit “Breathtakingly Stupid”
UbiSoft’s Walfisz Frets About PS3 Piracy
New PS3 Exploit Features Trophy Hacking
Modern Warfare 2 “Unplayable” on PSN
Blizzard: Heroic Cataclysm Dungeons Not Too Hard
THQ May Continue Price Experiment On More Games

This week Jonah gives out his review on Plants vs. Zombies and Bejeweled Blitz for XBLA and, giving away his copy of Plants vs. Zombies for the DS. This weeks question of the week, are you going to get a Nintendo 3DS?

Gaming Podcast 190: Down With The SicknessGaming Podcast 190: Down With The Sickness

September 21, 2010| schommer| 0 Comment| 6:14 pm

We’re pretty beat up this week, sickness is running wild so Don and Derrick blow through some news items while Jennifer remains offline being ill. We’ve shortened the episode so that we can cover everything we have with enthusiasm before falling over in an ill stupor. The news includes three items:

Intel wants you to spend more money to get more power
Digital sales of pc games are outselling retail versions
THQ moves into social gaming

The gaming flashback this week is DuckTales for the NES. This weeks Question of the Week, put on your game designer hat and tell us what you think would be a great game design. Would it be more social network gaming, casual gaming or something more complex?

TD Gaming Podcast 95: Bad Judgement of MMOsTD Gaming Podcast 95: Bad Judgement of MMOs

November 4, 2008| schommer| 0 Comment| 11:27 pm

This weeks gaming podcast covers two reviews, including LittleBigPlanet and Guitar Hero: World Tour. We also touch on a bit of retro NES history with ExciteBike. This weeks gaming news includes:

Nintendo to release old games with new controls
Analysts negative on Electronic Arts
Sony files patent for a motion sensing controller
THQ dismantles studios

We’re also stepping on our soap box and asking if MMO’s are too risky for consumers who buy into MMO’s that fail in under a year.