Episode 37 - Insert Clerks Joke Here

Mike and Dave ramble on again about their various gaming topics.  This week it includes:

• Skyrim and Arkham City Collector's Editions
• Borderlands 2 and the new character: Salvador the Dwarf Gunzerker.
• Battlefield 3 and it's crazy amount of unlocks.  Forget about playing MW3.
• Origin vs Steam and the potential future of digital distribution.
• Big franchises making F2P games and F2P games in general.

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If you're a fellow podcaster and would like us to guest host your podcast or be a guest host on ours, simply contact us.  Our contact information can be found via the About BB page.

Episode 33 - Sleepy Time

Mike and Dave are a little less rage-filled this week due to heavy work schedules and a rather bland news week.  But here's what they talk about in this week's short and sweet episode.

• Senate Bill S. 978.
• Visit Demand Progress's website to contact your representatives and spread the word.
• Nintendo says "eff you" to its fans, especially North America fans.
• Big titles go free to play.
• Team Fortress 2 is completely free to play.  FOR - EV - VUR. (Protip: Go get it.)
• World of Warcraft has a "Starter Editions".  Free to play up to level 20.
• And in response to WoW, Rift goes on sale this week for half off until July 6th.
• Be sure to Meet the Medic.
• And check out this awesome Portal 2 meets Left 4 Dead 2.

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Episode 27 - Guild Wars

Mike and special guest host Chris aka Omen talk Guild Wars 1 and 2.

Be sure to check out all the latest news for Guild Wars 2 on their official site.

Music taken from "Wizards and Warriors Theme" by bazooie.

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Episode 22 - Culture Shock

Mike and Dave talk about a multitude of subjects.  Here's some handy-dandy links and notes:

• The Art of Video Games Exhibit at the Smithsonian
• Dragon Age: Redemption
• Activision Q4 Earnings Conference Call and the Death of Guitar Hero.
• Bulletstorm and the Fox News Faux Pas - Rock Paper Shotgun has a good summation of events.
• Guild Wars 2 to have alpha and beta tests this year.
• Question of the Week time! - Mike and Dave also weigh in with their opinions.
• FatUglyOrSlutty.com

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Music is taken from "Zombies Ate My Neighbors - The Curse" by Christian Pacaud.

Special Episode: The ScholarGamers.com Championship Finals Report

Mike and Dave report in on the ScholarGamers.com Championship Finals held in Orlando, FL last weekend.  They talk about the event, the atmosphere, the competitors and much more.  Listen in!

Also, check out the ScholarGamers.com Blog for more information and videos about the finalists and more!

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Music is from "Final Fantasy 9 - Black Magic Synthesis" by Daniel Baranowsky.  Listen to the full track and download it over at OCRemix.org.

Episode 16 - News

We talk about different types of news.

• Our new reoccurring segment starts off involving an old guy, a 12 year old girl, and Resident Evil 5. (Original Posting on Kotaku).
• We let you guys know how gamers can get scholarships via Scholar Gamers.
• We provide our opinion on an article evaluating "gaming journalism" in its current state.
• Mike talks about his editorial videos.  Make sure to vote in the poll.
• And a German game that combats AIDS.  Totally NSFW.

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Music taken from "Mega Man 2 - Wily's Requiem" by Nekofrog.

Episode 11 - The Halloween King

Halloween is here and so is Episode 11 from us, along with special guest Donna from Pink and Deadly.
Here's what we talk about during our show.

• Our beloved Fable 3.
• Angry Birds.
• Rumors about Apple buying Sony/EA.
• "Aaron Greenburg is a dildo." - Dave.  Here's why.
• WoW gamers confess to murder in game.
• Halo Reach community game night.
• the Family's 1v1 MW2 tournament for local gamer.

And here's some useful links.
For Donna: Visit Pink and Deadly - RocklandUSA - Player Affinity
For the Family: Visit their site - the Facebook group for the tournament - YouTube Vid

or download the full mp3 here.

Music was taken from "Psychonauts - Psychotic Censors" by Mazedude.

Episode 9 - Three Times Three

EscoBlades joins us again with some various topics.  And evidently he turns into a demonic robot during points.
Some topics include:

• Universal release dates.
• Critical mass gaming budgets.
• In game advertising.
• Zombies makes everything.. zombie-filled.
• Black Ops beta leaks.
• Other stuff.

or download the full mp3 here.
"Tales of Symphonia: Dawn of the New World - Go the Distance" by Sixto Sounds was featured in the intro and outro of the podcast.  Go find it on OCRemix.org.

Episode 8 - You Asked For It

We answer YOUR questions in this episode.
The questions:
Could Gears 3 delay benefit Bulletstorm?
What will be the longevity of the Move and Kinect or will they succeed?
Is it strange that Black Ops got similar features to Bungie games after Bungie joined forces with Activision?
What do we think about EA changing to enemy name from the Taliban to Opposing Force?


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Intro and outro music featured is from "Castlevania 2 Bloody Hell" by Ailsean and Kaijin.  Go find it on OCRemix.org.

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Episode 5 - Fuzzy Wuzzy

Again with 50% more hosting awesome sauce!  This week's special guest is Fuzzy from Tango Down.
This week's episode notes:

• Chrono Trigger worship.
• Gamertag goodness.
• Attention developers: STOP PLANNING TRILOGIES.
• Some banter about Halo Reach.
• First 1v1 G.S. Challenge. 9/15.
• Upcoming updates for the podcast.

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Also, be on the lookout for us on iTunes!

The intro and outro music featured in this episode comes from "The Legend of Zelda - 'UnderWorldPressureCooker'" by wRenchpilot.

Episode 4 - +1 to Shenanigans

Today's episode comes with 50% more hosting power with special guest host ESCOBLADES!
Notes:

• Escoblade's introduction.
• Assassin's Creed Brotherhood (and Beta.).
• "Crap" Ops and Medal of Honor discussion.
• Our top arcade games.
• If you have gaming-related news or want to know our opinions regarding it, let us know!

or download the mp3 file directly here.

And here some nifty links for things mentioned in the podcast.

• The Infinity Ward Forums - Where you find Mr. Esco.
• The Pink and Deadly Podcast and Forums.
• Escoblades on Twitter.

The intro and outro music comes from "Tales of Symphonia - Strike of the Devil's Axes" by CarboHydroM and LuIzA.  Go check it out on OCRemix.

Episode 1: Gamers - Who We Are

The first episode of Boss Battle Podcast is up!  Listen in and comment afterwards.
What's in Episode 1: Gamers - Who We Are

• Introduction to the BB Podcast
• What's the point of BB Podcast?
• What is and What is not a GAMER
• Mike and Dave's gaming backgrounds
• MONDAY NIGHT COMBAT - Check it out on the Xbox Live Marketplace
• The "Moral of the Story" a.k.a. Concluding Remarks.

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Intro and outro music taken from "Mega Man 3 - It's Boss Time" by Gux.  Check it out on OCRemix here.