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 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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By the way: We're still looking for guest hosts for the next two shows.  The first topic will be Guild Wars 2 and the following week will be up to you guys!  So shoot Mike an e-mail, tweet, message, or whatever else so we can make plans.

Episode 25 - Skulltactular

Mike and Dave talk about a few updates regarding their anticipated games.  They also establish their system for rating games and break it in with their first OFFICIAL Review of Dragon Age 2!

• Batman Arkham City gets an official release date of October 18th, 2011.
• Guild Wars 2 reveals its new crafting system.
• The Question of the Week No One Answered!  (SHAME ON YOU!)
• The Dragon Age 2 Review:
• The Rubric as posted on Google Doc with descriptions and breakdowns of categories.
• Dragon Age 2 scores a whopping 95 out of 100 skulls.  That's a rather large pile o' skulls.
• SKULLAMANJARO.
• Mike's gonna need a guest host for the first weekend in April.  Interested in sharing your opinions on video games and gaming news?  Just e-mail him at ohmalley@bossbattlepodcast.com with some topics in mind.

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Music taken from "Terminal Velocity - Proxima Path" by Bloomer.

Episode 24 - MMO's and Bozos

Mike and Dave talk about a couple of different things in this episode, which could be classified into two categories: MMO's and Bozos.

• Bozo: Sony vs Geohot. 
• MMO: Guild Wars 2 at PAX East - Go preview it for us!
• MMO: Dave's opinion and insight on Rift.
• Bozo: Mike's rant on Homefront and how it's not Game of the Year material.
• (See: Frontlines: Fuel of War)
• GIVEAWAY INFORMATION!
• Our Twitter: @bb_mikendave
• Our Facebook
• Our YouTube
• Our ustream Channel
• Gears of War 3 Beta Information

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Music taken from "Shining in the Darkness - Just Creatures and Me" by Taika

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.

Episode 23 - All About Games

This episode is dedicated solely to video games.  Why?  Accident really.  We talk about 3 games with one tiny tidbit of gaming related news.

Here's some helpful notes and links for the episode:

• Dave provides his review on Dead Space 2 for the 7BitArcade.com Global Playthrough.
• Bask in the amazing glory that is Bulletstorm!  
• By the way, People Can Fly and EPIC Games, we love you for this one.
• Dragon Age 2 demo review and anticipations.
• Bethesda's challenge to brand your child.

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Episode 21 - Ragin' Cajun Chicken

Mike and Dave get back to their ranting roots in this one.  Here's some notes and helpful links for the topics discussed.

• Mom blames Microsoft for her son racking up huge debt.
• Mike and Dave weigh in on the state of the gaming industry.
• Referenced interviews:
• Jon Hare of Tower Studios with Eurogamer.net
• Josh Olin - Community Manager of Treyarch with NowGamer.com
• Jim Sterling's editorial on GameFront.com
• What makes a hard mode hard? - Discussion with listener responses.
• Dragon Age 2 Updates
• Secret Bulletstorm Echo in the demo.
• Reminder about the Global Playthrough.
• Dead Space 2 Giveaway, courtesy of 7BitArcade.com. - Enter here.

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That's it for this week.  Remember to e-mail us at contactus@bossbattlepodcast.com if you have any questions, comments, or suggestions for next week's podcast!