Episode 51 - Catching Up

Mike and Dave are back from a short break.  They review what they missed and then some.

• Dave gives his review of Asura's Wrath.
• Mike reviews SSX.  A good casual pick.
• Mike then gives his review of Mass Effect 3.
• Dave talks about the latest Bioshock Infinite vids.  Handymen scare him.
• They both scheme to buy a couple tanking GAME stores and then live in the UK.  Should they?

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Episode 48 - The Year in Review

Mike and Dave go over the VGAs yet again and open up the year with a retrospective over the titles that came out last year.  They also provide a bit of commentary on what they're excited to see this coming year.  Also, there's a surprise!  Here's the notes for this podcast.

• Game of the Year.  They got it right.
• Debate over the best character.  Joker versus Wheatley.
• A run down of the best of {system} and best of {genre}.
• Interesting notes: 
• Best of PC. (Winner: Portal 2.)
• Best Shooter... MW3?  Really?  Well, they had to give it something.
• Best of RPG. (Winner: Skyrim.)  But still a good competition.
• Best Multiplayer - Portal 2.  Yes, MW3.  Suck it.
• Best Fighter. (Winner: Mortal Kombat).
• Best Motion Game (Winner: Skyward Sword) Should SS even count?
• Our opinions and views on best song, best score, best performances, most anticipated, and best graphics.
• Best Graphics: Is this even a legitimate category?
• Most Anticipated Game: Our analysis of the nominees and winner.
• We also proclaim our love for Ken Levine and how we'll be his slaves.
• (( To view a listen of winners and nominees for each category. Click here. ))
• Our hopes and aspirations for games and the gaming industry in 2012.
• Check out the Penny Arcade website for the rundown of the Oceans Marketing scandal.
• And our first giveaway! - We gave away a Gears of War 3 Season Pass code.  Congrats to the winner!

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Episode 35 - Voices

Mike and Dave go back to the basics of their podcast and talk about some general topics, as well as revive the question of the week!

Here's the notes for this week's episode.

• Batman: Arkham City gets Collector's Edition (but no idea to the content).
• Bioshock Infinite to incorporate the Move. But not for the Wii U.
• Bioshock title for the PS Vita to be completely original.
• Some awesome video game inspired art.
• Koopa Army propaganda posters
• Video games converted to classic book covers
• Activision attempts to seize ModernWarfare3.com
• Voice Actors: Can they be stars?

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Episode 34 - Infinite Wisdom

Here's the breakdown of this week's podcast.

• We want to play with you!  Games of interest include Bioshock 2, Halo Reach, and Team Fortress 2 and any other games that you want to play (and we have).
• We provide our opinions, insights, and impressions of the 15-minute Bioshock Infinite Trailer.  If you haven't seen it, well, here you go.

• New upcoming Dragon Age 2 DLC: "Legacy".  Bioware responds to fan feedback.
• Bungie prepares the hand off of everything Halo to Microsoft and 343 Industries.

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Episode 31 - mEh 3

Mike and Dave, along with special guest Benji aka ( @Fierhawk ) talk about their impressions, comments, and questions regarding this year's E3.

Here's a rough progression of the podcast:

• KINECT! KINECT! KINECT! - Otherwise known as the Microsoft Keynote presentation at E3.
• Hey.  We effed up.  Okay.  Now LOOK AT THIS SHINY TOY. - Sony's presentation.
• It's a controller!  It's a tablet!  No, wait it's the Nintendo Wii U!
• Then a round table discussion about what impressed us or disheartened us.

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Episode 26 - Rough Cut

Mike and Dave are up to their usual antics by commenting on news and opinion from their gaming world. Here's some handy links:

• Mike told you so.  Homefront scores average on Metacritic.  (Note: The score has dropped since recording.)
• Duke Nukem's controversy with new multiplayer game mode "Capture the Babe".
• EA going green by providing manuals digitally.
• Ken Levine states that there will be no PS3 Move support for Bioshock Infinite.
• Farmville is simply too big for Xbox Live.  Or so its creator says.

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Episode 2 - Resolution

Here's a general outline of this episode.

• A recap of Episode 1 and comments
• Reasons for hate: Dave (Gears/MW2) & Mike (Halo/AC)
•  Clarification about gamers.
• We like Valve.
• Batman: Arkham City & Bioshock: Infinite
• Costume Quest and other small notes.

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Things mentioned in this week's episode:

• Check out the Joystiq interview with Ken Levine about Bioshock: Infinite.
• And the trailer for Costume Quest on GameTrailers.com.

Our intro and out music is from "Chrono Trigger - The Final Battle" by PLBenjaminZ over at OCRemix.org.