Episode 29: The Ballad of Grand Theft Auto
With the release of the latest GTA episode, Sinan & Joe have lassoed the Digital Cowboys, Alex Shaw and Tony Atkins, onto the show to discuss The Ballad of Gay Tony, the maturity of the Grand Theft Auto series, and how the media continues to point at Rockstar’s epic as the cause of all of humanity’s problems.
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Episode 28: A Real Horror Show
As Halloween approaches, there’s a real horror show of a Big Red Potion waiting for your listening enjoyment. Joe and Sinan welcome back regular podcast monster Eddie Inzauto, and Eddie’s brought along his GamerNode pal Jason Fanelli to talk horror games. Specifically, this week’s show takes a look at a quote from Joystiq’s Ludwig Kietzmann on the visceral appeal of survival horror games, which he argues makes them stand out from the crowd. Yes, Joe finally gets to talk some Silent Hill up and up, but look out for Animal Crossing making an appearance as well. No, really.
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Episode 27: Charting Uncharted 2
This week’s adventurous episode is all about Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, as Joe welcomes everyday superstars Xantiriad and Jeffrey Matulef to talk about the ins and outs of Nathan Drake’s biggest journey. Unfortunately, Joe’s abandoning of Sinan in an ancient temple has left him unable to make this week’s show. Regardless, the boys were able to discuss the gameplay, characters, settings, and themes present within Naughty Dog’s latest, and also answer the eternal question: what makes Nathan Drake better than Marcus Phoenix?
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Episode 26: Getting Our Emotions On
Sinan and Joe welcome back returning guests Adam Standing, Senior Editor at Game People, and everyone’s favourite Paul Rooney - who has some exciting news for us during the show. But this week there’s five peeps in the pod because Sho & Joe were also lucky enough to be joined by Kellee Santiago, President and Co-founder of thatgamecompany, the developer behind PlayStation Network hits Flower and fl0w. But what’s the topic? This week harks back all the way to Episode 6 when the pod panel each nominated a game to represent gaming - but this time, Kelle, Adam and Paul each share their most emotional moment in gaming. And all three are picks you might not expect, but are all equally fascinating. So, sit back, relax and get ready to get your emotions on in this week’s Big Red Potion.
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Episode 25: Joe Just Broke Uncharted 2
Twitter, MySpace, Facebook - love ‘em or hate ‘em, social networking is now an accepted part of our lives, but does that go double for the gamer? With things like Twitter embellishing the Internet-based convergence that’s occuring through things like forums, podcasts and news blogs, is the enthusiast gamer curling up into an inaccessible ball? In short, are the non-enthusiast gamer and the enthusiast gamer becoming increasingly segregated? Joe and Sinan are joined by returning guest journo extraordinaire Jared Newman and Chris O’Regan of SuperHappyFunTimeShow fame to talk this through, with conversation ranging from discussion of Uncharted 2’s Twitter updates to Charlie Brooker’s Gameswipe. All this, and two Brits talking about the weather, in this week’s Big Red Potion
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