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We are receiving oodles of emails from other podcasters wanting to build their show - as a result, we thought we'd talk about numbers and podcasting. We also discuss The Bourne Conspiracy demo that hit the Xbox Live Marketplace along with listener mail.
We're back! In this weeks episodes we confess our many feelings about the world of podcasting, we reveal a new show format, what it means to be a Microsoft MVP and how it feels to be driving down the streets of Liberty City in Grand Theft Auto 4.
We add a new segment called “Here’s what I want to talk about” & in it we discuss Game Informers exclusive on Gears of War 2 & Rock Band hitting Europe next month. We also share your thoughts on how the achievement system is developing... Tune in!
We are back this week & talk about folks who cheat on their gamerscore & the recent punishment that will scar them for life!? A Sega Dreamcast has made its way back into our lives & you tell us what video gamer character you'd pick up at a bar & why.
We crack open Rainbow Six Vegas 2 and Army of Two and realize its hard to find time to play... how do YOU do it? Natalie reveals her first girl crush (ever), and we talk about what you thought are some of the hardest/coolest in-game bosses ever.
Why am I not getting achievement points!? We talk about that... The new games that hit store shelves this week and Nelson’s thoughts on Burn Out Paradise. We also share YOUR answers to last weeks questions of the week. Tune in!
New downloadable content for Kareoke Revolution American Idol Encore makes our hearts happy! We talk about new releases for the Xbox 360, making tv shows into games, Jack Thompson making friends with Electronic Arts & how important graphics are to you!
We discuss all of the news that was released during the Game Developers Conference last week, including the announcement of Gears of War 2, Fable 2 and XNA content on the Xbox Live Marketplace. Tune In!
We respond to a listener & recommend our favorite Xbox Live Arcade titles, tell you how we feel about Commanders: Attack of the Genos & share how our listeners feel about Capcom’s recent comments about the install time for Devil May Cry 4 on the PS3.
Can our hearts really be beating for Karaoke Revolution presents American Idol Encore? Hmm... We also chat about this weeks Xbox Live Arcade title Commanders: Attack of the Genos, Poker Smash and the new demos that hit the marketplace. Tune in!
Gears of War is more than a year old and its still gets a love letter from Natalie! We discuss new releases on the Xbox Live Marketplace, announce a contest and share your answers to last weeks question of the week.
Its been a busy week... Grand Theft Auto IV has been announced, Turok and Turning Points Fall of Liberty demos are available on the Xbox Live Marketplace and there is new downloadable content for Gwe reveal your answers to last weeks question of the week.
If its free, its for me! We talk about Undertow being this weeks Xbox Live Arcade title & our thoughts on Boogie Bunnies and all of the new things that hit the marketplace. We also share your answers to last weeks question of the week!
Is Mass Effect a sex simulator? What are the top 5 selling Xbox Live Arcade titles for 2007? How do you feel about people watching your gamerscore and gaming patterns online? These are just a few of the topics we discuss in this weeks episode.
This is a quick update episode announcing our new site, Talking About Games! We talk about the launch of the new site, our new show schedule and what you can expect going forward. Visit us online at talkingaboutgames.com! We'll see you on the forums.
The upcoming Xbox Live Arcade title, Omega 5, is alive and Nelson is hooked on Kingdom of Fire: Circle of Doom. We also discuss the differences between 1st party, 2nd party and 3rd party game developers, and hold our first (and maybe last) debate ever.
This week we talk about Conan and how it feels to play a beast of a man saving half naked women in bushes. You share your thoughts of Arcadian Warriors, Grip Shift and what character in a game you would most want to be.
What do naked painted ladies and video games have to do with each other? We get the scoop on some behind the scenes action at the Spike TV Video Game Awards.
Achievement Junkie is back! We'll discuss this weeks release of the Xbox 360 dashboard update and talk about what you think of including sexual content in games.
We celebrate Nelson hitting 10,000 gamerscore points and find out if you would purchase a re-release of a video game with commentary. We top it all off with an interview with Chris Miller from Vivendi who gives us the 411 on Time Shift.
This week Natalie tries to stump Nelson with classic video game trivia. We discuss what Nelson does behind the gold covered doors of Microsoft and we talk about your votes for this generation's classic games. We also discuss E4 (not the rapper E40).
If you're confused about the Orange Box, you should be, but we'll break it down with an Orange Box 101. We also delve into Puzzle Quest and find out how you think a non-gamer could be drawn into gaming. We also launch a new game giveaway.
We talked about PGR4 and Halo 3. The Married Gamers talk about the Xbox Live Arcade and Tetris Splash. The Cranky Gamers UK talk about the Sex Pistols and Guitar Hero III. And we talk about the showdown between GHIII and Rockband.
Nelson returns from the Halo 3 launch event in Washington, and has stories to tell. We also get the word on boobs from the Cranky Gamers UK, and introduce a new sister show, The Married Gamers, to talk about the Xbox Live Arcade.
Halo 3, Halo 3, and Halo 3. Now that that is out of the way, this week deals heavily with the Halo 3 launch, and community interaction with the Cranky gamers and the Xcast. We also talk about game literacy and how casual games can help us all.
The Halo 3 IMAX event leads to a silly rumor, and Nelson was there to see the truth. The Call of Duty 4 beta hit the UK, and we get the Cranky Gamers' view. The XCast asks this week's Halo-related question. Find out what we think of mini soccer shirts.
Natalie attended her first solo gaming event, checking out Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Spider-Man: Friend or Foe and Bee Movie Game. Nelson started his first week with the Xbox community team and he shares his experiences with anyone willing to listen.
If you want to hear news about Xbox 360 games and hardware, then you're seriously out of luck. If, on the other hand, you wanted to find out more about our secret plans for the show and how it relates to the Xbox 360, then you're seriously in luck.
If 1,000,000 monkeys sat behind 1,000,000 microphones for 10 hours a day, they'd produce this one episode of AJ. Back from travel, we review a slice of Pax, and some of the latest demos on the marketplace, Medal of Honor: Airborne, NHL '08 and Timeshift.
We can finally speak about the Call of Duty 4 Multiplayer Beta. The PS3 lost, but only by a nose in last month's console sales. GRAW2 fans with shallow pockets might be happy about a new announcement. We also choose to chat about some cool show news.
A hard drive is required to play this episode of Achievement Junkie. (Making us truly next-gen, without a colon). A Blazing Angels 2 demo hits the marketplace. The Call of Duty 4 beta is live, sort of. Bioshock isn't true widescreen. The horror!
How would you like 360 words about the Xbox 360? If you don't like it, you're gonna get it anyway. Today we talk about Bioshock, European price drops, new Xbox 360 models, this week's Xbox Live Arcade games and a rat in a kitchen.
Epic's Mark Rein pissed some people off when he admitted that Blu-Ray discs can hold more content than the Xbox 360's DVD-9. Statements of fact sometimes get people crazy. Turning Point: Fall of Liberty won't "finish" the fight until next year.
Ecco the Dolphin and Hexic 2 compete for your Xbox Live Arcade love this week. Halo 3 will not be getting clan support when it hits stores, and we find out what you thought of Track and Field.
A Medal of Honor: Airborne demo will be rolling onto Xbox Live very soon. The Beautiful Katamari demo already dropped onto the marketplace, and we inspected it for freshness. (see how we jumbled those metaphors?) HDMI Premium 360s can be identified.
The Bioshock demo splashed onto the marketplace this weekend, and Natalie likey. Nelson got escorted into a Tony Hawk's Proving Ground demonstration and lives to tell of it. Nelson also explains why he absolutely hated Call of Duty 4.
An Eternal Sonata demo is finally available in North America. The Xbox 360 price drop is official, and the price for the Halo 3 special edition was announced. A minor dashboard update arrives, but don't get too excited about it - unless you hate wires.
Metal Gear Solid 4 is still officially not coming out for the Xbox 360. Bioshock is a perfect 10, according to OXM UK. Microsoft launched a red ring website: service.xbox.com. Game Daily reports that cops around the globe are arresting gamer-preneurs.
GTA 4 won’t be launched until 2008. Episodic content may also be delayed. Blacksite: Area 51 is also delayed, now due to land in November. Infinity Ward and Activision proclaim that the multiplayer beta for CoD 4 may NOT be exclusive to the U.S.
Medal of Honor Airborne is on the way in September, and Nelson strapped on a parachute (sort of) to preview the multiplayer mode. CoD 4's multiplayer beta will show no love to Europe or Canada. New ads for Halo 3 sparked rumors of Master Chief dying.
Nissan coughs up some cash to provide free downloads to Forza 2 fans. Best Buy makes the HD-DVD player more attractive to us cheapskates. The latest price drop rumors promise a new 360 line-up this fall with cooler 65 nanometer chips and lower prices.
A Circuit City ad reveals different price drops for each of the three Xbox 360 models. Dang! Best Buy is rumored to be nixing the Core. Bizarre admits that DVDs are too small for their vision of PGR 4. Key Halo 3 features have finally been confirmed!
Achiivement Junkii takes on a new pet, which might change the future of gaming podcasts (or this one in particular) for all time. (or maybe not). We reflect on Indy as a Lego, Bioshock as a demo, and Stranglehold as one of the first of the fall game.
Test Drive Unlimited gets a download pack, Dead Rising may not get a sequel, Lost gets a game, and EA gets all media hypey over Command & Conquer 3. This week we reveal what some of you think of E3, and we ask if you've ever been misled by the masses.
An Oblivion gate is about to open in Japan. The 360 HD-DVD player wants to go home with you, at any cost and OXM wants to take the "free" out of free demos on Xbox Live. The 360 sold well in the month of June - depending on how you define it.
Wing Commander Arena arrives on the Xbox Live Arcade, but Mark Hamill is nowhere to be found. We rush past this week's other XBLA title Super Contra, (was that a yawn?) and recount the first hour spent with Project Sylpheed. You weigh in on Bomberman.
If you watch television and live in one of the major markets, you may have seen us on an NBC technology show. The episode featured a talk about violent video games and the effect on the kiddies. A Nascar game hits stores, and others hit the sale bin.
What does a spicy latin actress have to do with a mid-ocean airplane crash? Nothing, but we worked it into our discussion of our hands on time with Bioshock at E3. We also discuss the demos for Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation and Stuntman: Ignition.
Today's episode includes an interview with Frank O'Connor and Brian Jarrard from Bungie.
Four minutes is all it takes! (I'm talking about speed interviews, people =0) We have another one for you. Nelson had a chance to chat with Aaron Greenberg, Group Product Manager for Xbox 360 & Xbox Live.
Xbox Live Arcade is about to blow up. Bomberman Live - a name that can't even be spoken while in an airport - hits today. A few weeks ago we were able to interview Joel Breton, from Hudson Entertainment, about the game.
Peter Molynuex is a perfect fit for AJ. The lead designer of Fable 2 wants to make gamers cry. He almost had his way when we had the chance to interview him at E3. He discussed his hopes for the game, and his vision for gaming in general.
Peter Moore sat down in front of Nelson's microphone at E3 last week. The guy is unflappable, and he should provide hours of entertainment for those of you who hate the idea of a universal console. He also discussed pushing the 360 into the mainstream.
We're back from the E3 expo, and finally at home again in front of the microphone. We were so wrong about so much going into the convention, and we run down how our opinions were changed about Halo 3, Peter Molyneux, Time Crisis, Stranglehold and more.
Microsoft's press briefing broke some hearts, and generated some buzz for movie trivia games, but do you really have to be there in person to preview their content? Hands-on demos are still coming, but in today's episode we reflect on the first day here.
E3 is upon us, which might mean even more rumors than usual, as news outlets claw at the smallest bits of pre-news. Motorcycles in the next PGR confirmed, and a grey 360 shows up at a press event that hasn't happened yet. We're hitting the road today!
The PS3 transforms from a $600 beast to a slender $500 gaming platform. Could this reflect a price drop for the Xbox 360? Stores do seem to be stocking up on Elites... Transformers the game arrives at the Achievement Junkie compound and we inspect it.
Microsoft misses the reduced 12 million units sold mark, and Nelson blames his family for this. You told us whether you consider yourself hardcore or casual and we ask you: what in the world is E3 for, and what do you plan to get out of it?
Microsoft is about to take a $1 billion hit in gaming. Bad news for investors. Great news for 360 owners. Missile Command launches on the Xbox Live Arcade. Please find me a trackball and hack it to work with the 360. You weigh in on Carcassonne.
Mass Effect is getting an "M" rating from the ESRB. With games like Saints Row and Gears of War garnering the same rating, what does any of it mean, and how well would AO games do? Advertising in Achievements reignite the in-game ad discussion.
Life would be so much easier if you could order your evil minions to destroy your enemies for you. Sadly, we're stuck with reality, but The Darkness and Overlord are both new games that specialize in making you the bad guy with evil magical powers.
With a crazy travel week - and Nelson in New York city - we're delivering a pre-recorded end of week episode with your answers to the value of game manuals, and a new question about the labels "hardcore" and "casual".
Nelson's recent trip to Los Angeles gave him the chance to preview Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare. He sat with the folks at Infinity Ward and gives us the 411.
Get your party on with Carcassone! OK, it may not be like playing Spades in college, but the latest XBLA game might be more accessible than you think. You told us what you thought of Band of Bugs. The first Mad Tracks content arrives this week.
Is there really such a thing as an unbiased review? We discuss the idea of payola in the industry and whether or not we feel any pressure. A handful of newly released games hit the store shelves this week and we give away a new copy of FORZA 2.
With E3 nearly upon us, it feels like gaming news has been Left 4 Dead. We talk about the upcoming zombie game and the revolutionary implications for the line between campaign and multi-player games. We also give away a copy of a very famous game.
Doritos wants to be in your Xbox Live Arcade, but they want you to design the game. You revealed your video game fantasies, and we ask if you care about game manuals. We give away Prince of Persia: Classic and launch our first Shadowrun giveaway.
John Greiner, CEO of Hudson Entertainment (Bomberman Live) spoke to us about the Japan-US gaming rift that plagues Microsoft, and touched on download-only and episodic games. We offer Gears of War and Forza 2 tips, and we give away TWO copies of Forza 2.
Who doesn't love insect warfare? Band of Bugs infests the Xbox Live Arcade this week - which forces a discussion about the Shadowrun review controversy. Someone wins Mad Tracks, someone else wins a month of Xbox Live and you could win Pac Man CE.
What is a better imaginary lifestyle - that of the cowboy or the ninja? Call of Juarez and Tenchu Z each try to appeal to that little kid in all of us. But one of the two can't be trusted with your inner child. Try to win a copy of Command & Conquer 3.
Why does nobody want Nelson to have a gun? According to a financial conference call, someone (Microsoft?) is paying big money for GTA IV exclusive content. Lara Croft will definitely be downloadable with Anniversary, and you might win an HD-DVD drive.
You get two episodes combined today, with part 1 covering a sneak preview of the upcoming XBLA game Bomberman Live. In the second half we pull back the curtain and answer questions about your hosts. We also discuss Beautiful Katamari and a new contest.
Project Sylpheed has plopped a demo onto the Xbox Live Marketplace. If you love Robotech, you might not hate it. We launch a new tips & tricks segment and ask for your help. We also announce the latest Spider-Man 3 winner and launch a UK contest.
The Prince of Persia has jumped onto the Xbox Live Arcade, and his naked torso looks more hi-def than ever. You weighed in on Pac-Man CE, and we discuss Forza 2. We announce the winner of last week's Crackdown prize, and we give away Mad Tracks.
Is Apple trying to get into the gaming game? Could the iBox be the next console competitor? Some announcements from EA and Id spark discussion. America's Army: True Soldier will be exclusive to the 360, and will charge you money for an advertisement.
Sony launches a new blog, giving it yet another chance to compete with Microsoft in the "community" game. Halo 3 is taking a little nap, so you'll have to find something else to focus your fragitude on. Forza 2, Shadowrun, and Crackdown want your time.
Waiting is today's theme, with our website keeping people waiting for several hours, when we hit our capacity. We also found out if waiting for games can be a good thing. We give away another copy of Spider-Man 3 and messed with the Overlord demo.
If Tomb Raider: Anniversary is released as a downloadable game, is it the beginning of the end for trade-ins? Will EA's new casual games division ruin hardcore gaming? Will the Shadowrun demo win you over? We will run out of questions for the episode?
When Pac Man isn't busy hunting ghosts and taking pills, he teases gamers with non-megaton announcements. Small Arms gets new content. Japan gets the Vampire Rain demo. We give Mad Tracks a second look and we give away a copy of Viva Piñata.
Nelson's dad returns! Some people like Shadowrun a whole lot and daddy-o seems to agree. Call of Juarez hits stores this week - with both barrels. MTV launches new content on the Xbox Live Video Marketplace and the Hour of Victory demo is back, sadly.
After a lonely weekend with Shadowrun, we are ready to share our first impressions of the game, both good and bad. We also announce our Halo 3 beta shirt winners and launch a new daily game giveaway, starting with Spider-Man 3. Get a Goozex.com coupon.
Guitar Hero III angers some people, but the DS offers an alternative. Advertising in games also steams some beans. You tell us what you think of Limited Edition Achievments, and we ask if waiting for games can be a good thing.
The Hour of Victory demo arrived and disappeared on the XBL Marketplace. The user response make the game seem worse than war itself. Red Octane has revealed some sweet new details for GHIII, which gives you a very good reason not to buy Guitar Hero II.
We finally had a chance to experience the game that the Wireless Racing wheel was built for – Mad Tracks – today’s Xbox Live arcade title. The Halo 3 beta has been updated again; custom games. Nelson was a guest on Gamertagradio.com's episode 101.
Shadowrun and Forza 2 are finally in stores this week, along with a short stack of HD-DVD movies. Achievements have been the source of a lot of debate. What do they represent about you? No life? Mad skillzzz? We suggest another answer completely!
Someone said Monday would be a free day, and instead of take a vacation, we talk about free stuff. Halo 3 beta leaks, new Gears of War downloadable content and achievements, Half-Life 2 freebies promised by Valve and the new Colin McRae Dirt demo.
We finally have the green light to talk about Medal of Honor: Airborne. Can "another WWII shooter" get your attention? EA hopes so. We revise our opinion on Halo 3 matchmaking, and find out whether you think games will become TOO realistic or not.
To leak or not to leak? Nelson knows about a big game sequel, and it's almost killing him. Ubisoft had a big event in Paris, and we weren't invited. They showed off Assassin's Creed, Brothers in Arms: HH, and Splinter Cell: Conviction.
The past gen spaceflight simulator Xevious is sitting on the Xbox Live Arcade along with the past-gen murder simulator Rush’N’Attack. You shared your thoughts about Aegis Wing and we discuss the issue of Halo 3 sparking the banning of modded consoles.
Last week, we declared Shadowrun dead on arrival (and it hasn’t arrived yet), but a listener has suggested a way to rescue the game. The Chronicles Of Riddick: Assault On Dark Athena is officially announced. Halo 3 matchmaking has been updated.
Will halo 3 have four player co-op mode? Forum members are discussing the sense of despair one gets when stumbling unskilled into an online Halo 3 match Nelson spied a huge game industry leak while flying back from a Medal of Honor event.
Call of Duty 4's fake war details have finally been revealed in Game Informer. We get your answers to last week’s question about guilty pleasure games, and this week we ask: is there a limit to how realistic mainstream games will get?
Give up hope for a Chronicles of Riddick backward compatibility update. The Halo 3 beta gives you a few extra days for your pain. We look across the Xbox Live iron curtain of regional content and find Pirates of the Caribbean and Eternal Sonata.
Halo 3 beta testers lined up like brides at a wedding dress sale, only to be crushed by disappointment. Maybe the free XBLA game Aegis Wing or the ultra hot Solitaire simulator will ease their suffering. If not, we have a top 5 list that should.
It’s repair report Tuesday, with a couple of HD-DVD and video streaming issues being fixed – and some Crackdown fixes that still need fixin'. And we’re going to play doctor, with Shadowrun. Think of it as a pre-autopsy.
Master Chief hangs out with the homeless. We got an invite to a trendy night club to preview the Halo 3 beta, and rub elbows with the gaming press. We also got to take that beta home and have our way with it. We share a bunch of details.
This week, we had a Forza 2 interview with Che. We were shocked and awed over the Blacksite: Area 51 demo. We discussed the Spring dashboard update. We got to preview the Halo 3 beta, and messed around with the new Crackdown downloadable content.
We had the chance today to play one of the most amazing shooters ever. We also had some time left over for the Halo 3 beta. The Crackdown downloadable content has finally arrived - and we find out what you would do with your time without video games.
Isn't crashing awesome? The Forza 2 demo has landed. It is just as beautiful, and just as brutally hard as you would hope. Crackdown will be revitalized with a ton of downloadable content, both free and for a fee. A listener defends DLC pricing.
The Spring Dashboard update has landed. We discuss the key features (MSN Messenger, achievement details, and enhanced background downloading) and a few of the minor hiccups. We also touch on the XBLA title Double Dragon and the new GRAW 2 map pack.
Part 2 of our Forza 2 interview with Che Chou, community manager at Turn 10 Studios. We get into the wireless racing wheel, the controversy over the limited edition that won't be available in the US, new multiplayer features, and the car list.
We interview Che Chou, community manager at Turn 10 Studios, about Forza Motorsport 2. Che shared some juicy details with us, including an announcement of the demo track, and details on the car customization and web features new to Forza 2.
This week we talked about the Call of Duty 4 trailer, the Gears of War movie script, Centipede, Millipede, Catan, and Time Crisis 4. We toured the new Gears of War maps, give away a game and announce our new weekly rss feed.
Microsoft is smacking down fake Live accounts but they’re promising the international community good things for the future. We find out how you sucker your loved ones into accepting video games in your life and we announce a game giveaway winner.
We're bringing rich and poor together by doing a quick tour of the new Gears of War maps. A loyal listener explains why board games CAN sell systems – and make you popular with the ladies.
What do Centipede, Millipede, Catan, Time Crisis 4 and Gears of War map packs have in common? They're all next-gen? All overpriced? NO. They're all on the list of topics discussed on today's show. Some good, some bad, and maybe even some crying.
Epic is about to separate the haves from the have-nots with a release this week of a new Gears of War map pack. The maps seem awesome, but who will pay, and who will wait? Nelson gives the video marketplace another try...
The Xbox 360 Elite squeaked into stores. The Call of Duty 4 trailer launched this weekend and one of us inspected it to no end. Gears of War movie details were leaked and a listener wonders about multiplayer games that suck the life out of others.
This is a mashup of all the daily episodes we’ve recorded so far this week. We discuss: Mass Effect, Halo 3, GTA IV, Call of Duty and Guitar Hero II. We also went over tons of listener mail, XBLA game releases and a new contest.
Are you willing to get girly as a female playable character in GTA IV? Today we find out if you think video games make you try things in real life – and we ask how you get your lover and loved ones to love your love of gaming.
The Xbox 360 gets outsold by the past gen and a portable. We launch another game giveaway involving colons. We get a snazzy invite to a Halo 3 event just weeks away and some new downloadable content might reignite your fling with Crackdown.
Call of Duty goes modern. Is World War II over? Eets: Chowdown and Pinball FX hit the Xbox Live Arcade with the double barrel, and we discuss them both. A listener's bean gets steamed over some of our Guitar Hero II comments.
OMG, the GTA IV rumors might be total BS. A Halo 3 beta video leaked. The Bungie hounds were released and the video was almost wiped from the earth. A Microsoft rep rains on the Halo 3 1080p rumor and because it is Tuesday we go over what's in stores.
Mass Effect may leave you hanging this summer, with the rumored release window pushed back. Microsoft asks Bungie to make Halo 3 "look hot with some of that 1080P and 60fps flavor" and today is the first of our daily mini-episodes.
Riddick misses the latest back compat update. GTA IV spoilers burst onto the web and an Xbox Live contest asks for indie sitcom episodes. We ask: could a game ever make you want to whack a mole in real life? And our game contest winner is revealed!
Guitar Hero II DLC irked some fans. The Gears of War patch and the new Annex mode are a mixed bag. The 360 update is coming in a few weeks; prepare your thumbs. We ask what takes a game from good to great and we launch another 2nd chances giveaway.
Guitar Hero II appears in stores, but it will soon have competition. Microsoft defends the Elite hard drive price. Gears of War gets a new mode called Annex. This week we ask: is it getting harder to earn 1,000 achievement points per game?
The Xbox 360 Elite hard drive and HDMI port are causing a lot of confusion. A listener is stiffed out of 34,000 Microsoft points. Nelson gets bittersweet light gun news. The GTA IV trailer confirms that Liberty City is NYC. We give away another game.
Devil may Cry 4 jumps off the Sony exclusivity train. The 360 Elite rumor is closer to being true. Xbox Live accounts got hacked for realz. Grand Theft Auto's publisher might be up for sale and we ask you if peer pressure influences your game buying.
Will you pay $130 for Halo 3 in September? The XBL Video Marketplace and Tivo's service are compared head to head. Microsoft drifts away from Xbox backward compatibility. This week we ask you: what is this "video game news" thing?
The show gets a name change. Lost Planet needs another patch and XBLA games get bigger, making a mockery of your tiny hard drive. Shadowrun disses your friends, and the PS3 offers you virtual ones. At last we reveal the Crackdown contest winner.
GTA 4 is due in October, and Jack Thompson already has a lawsuit cooking. The Video Marketplace secures a limited exclusive on South Park, Sony insists the PS3 is still sold out, we change our minds on GRAW2 and ask you what puts the "next" in next-gen?
360 sales are up, but it still got smacked in the face with a Wii last month. The PS3 loses another exclusive and we ask: "who the hell stole my light gun?" We also launch another contest where the grand prize is a spankin' new copy of Crackdown.
This week we tackle Wii envy and Rayman Raving Rabbids for the 360. The BBC does their own repair report about faulty 360s and Nelson talked to Gamertagradio.com about the Xbox MVP program and tried to uncover secrets about the new hard drive.
Nelson sat down with the hosts of Podtacular, Uncle Gamer Radio, and Gamertag Radio to discuss the upcoming game Crackdown. JVB, Vicious696 and Godfree help uncover the good, bad and ugly of the full game. Is it worth your hard earned cashola?
The Xbox Rewards program tries to make achievements even more like crack and Tivo challenges the video marketplace. Craig Evans, the Crackdown product manager, shares some behind the scenes info, and we ask you: can video games stop heart attacks?
Nelson attended a Crackdown community event and interviewed Microsoft's Major Nelson. A hacker gets Mario onto the 360 and Microsoft clarifies the rules for achievements. GRAW gets real and this week we ask you something about the Xbox Live Arcade.
The podcast gets a patch and we preview the PC-360 cross-platform experience. Police arrest a boy for talking trash on Live and another country wants to ban games. Microsoft gaming keeps losing money and this week we ask: does story matter?
It seems Germany and the Bronx feel the same about video games. Nelson chats with the Xbox community team about gamers getting old and our question this week: Can you be too old for video games? The new repair report deals with demos and downloads.
The Gears of War patch pleased some and horrified others. Microsoft has a fetish for your living room, pushing the 360 into the TV business. We ask: Are some games too controversial to be made? Nelson interviews the Xbox community team.
The Xbox 360 wins the holiday console battle by a nose, and you get a new way to try out Halo 3. German ratings overseers protect gamers from Crackdown. A photo ignites the rumor of an upgraded 360. This week we ask: What makes you buy a new game?
Microsoft pimps for Crackdown, a hacker claims he cracked HD DVDs and a forum post cracks a secret code behind downloadable content. Hearts were broken when Live matchmaking died this Wednesday night. We correct a rumor and discuss a new one: Mercs 2.
A leading developer says Gears is too simple, but also good for the industry. Thieves and developers who liked the PS3 are forced to pick the Xbox 360. Nelson continues the weekly repair report, and we run a list of games we'd love to see get made.
This week's theme is "YOU WIN SOME, YOU LOSE SOME", with Xbox 360 struggling in Japan but winning in the US. We introduce a new "Repair Report", talk about the future of user created games, some sleazy Halo 3 news, and the new back compat list!
Nelson's 360 is back from the dead, sort of. Microsoft takes the Xbox 360 south and expects huge worldwide sales. We ask: Is there any room for gaming on television? An analyst predicts bad times ahead for EA and Halo 3's beta signup disappoints some.
Natalie interviewed Popcap Games founder John Vechey about developing for the arcade and the upcoming Heavy Weapon. Nelson's dad helps him through a tragedy. Fake Live accounts face problems and you get an early grab at Halo 3, if you're lucky.
Video Marketplace put to the test, and Nelson's not smiling. We discuss the dark side of friends lists. Small Arms wins our hearts. PS3 in short supply, but demand is lower than you think. Xbox 360's high attach rate might be bad news for Microsoft.
Call of Duty 3 had a rough week, while Gears of War did not and Natalie admits to a GroWing problem. PS3 launches, the HD-DVD drive mates with a PC and Halo 3 gets closer and maybe girlier. As always, we end with the lovely and talented listener mail.
HD downloads are real and Nelson deals with being wrong. A lawsuit claims that a Dead or Alive Xtreme 2 designer was hard at work. The Gears of War launch disappoints some eager fans. Microsoft courts casual gamers. Some new games get crushed by GoW.
Microsoft's HD-DVD drive makes a splash, Halo 3 news makes the rounds, and Microsoft rock-blocks 360 modders. Meanwhile a WWII shooter tries to reclaim the bandwagon it built. We end with game announcements, site features, and the voice of the people.
Microsoft spoke last week about hyped up hard drive rumors and Hollywood dissing Halo. An online game retailer blamed Sony for shutting down. Natalie faced the horrors of the vision cam before her Uno party. A killer game is delayed until late 2007.
An Xbox 360 hardware rumor gets a fanboy worked up. The Gears of War team deny a story and gets denied by Germany. We go over the downside of downloads. We also deal with a few news items, listener mail and Natalie invites you to a private party.
This week, we warn you that Microsoft wants to get your mom in the back of their big old bus, and we bring you word from Epic Studios and Burger King to answer burning listener question. We also cover the usual news, rumors, screenshots and downloads.
This week we look at three disturbing business models being aimed at Xbox Live. We make up for a brush-off last week, by focusing on some Gears of War news. We also rundown of new trailers, screenshots, demos, and other news items.
X06 invades the planet and nearly takes over our brains. We discuss the good the bad and the surprising. We stretch the show by a few minutes to include listener mail. Also, this week, Eric Bush joins us for a review of Lego Star Wars II.
Nelson and Natalie discuss the news from the Tokyo Game Show, pricey MMORPGs, and low priced "hits". While we’re at it, we correct some items and deal with a few rumors. Finally, we attack violence in video game (35.:21)
The week's headlines, in review. Nelson and Natalie discuss the HD-DVD Drive rumors, record-breaking sales of Call of Duty 2, and Atari's tender loving care for Test Drive Unlimited. They also chat up the Dead Rising controversy and the big news about the Wii. Staff writer Eric Bush joins in this week to review Enchanted Arms. (34:00)
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