Day 2 From PAX.  Today we have impressions from Dragon Age 2, Duke Nukem Forever, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, Two Worlds 2, Fable III, Shibuya, The Hunted, Super Scribblenauts, Portal 2, and more.

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Do You Have A Chance Against IGN, 1UP, & GameSpot?

4Player Podcast’s first panel at PAX. Unfortunately Gus from Rooster Teeth wasn’t able to make it but thankfully Niero from Destructoid was there to jump in to fill the spot. Thanks again to the guys from Destructoid.

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We’re at PAX. We got impressions about  ilomilo, Yakuza 4, Playstation Move & Kinect, Motor Storm Apocalypse, Fallout New Vegas, Lost in Shadow, Mortal Kombat, Infamous 2, Crysis 2, Fluidity, Dance Central, Outland and also some thoughts on the Duke Nukem Forever.

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Brad, Nick, & David are joined this week by Carlos to talk about the Vanquish Demo, Metroid: Other M, Shank, Kane & Lynch 2, And Yet It Moves, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, and Mafia II.

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Games Played:
Vanquish Demo (Brad & Carlos)
Metroid: Other M (David)
Shank (Carlos)
Splinter Cell: Conviction (Carlos)
Ivy the Kiwi (David)
Kane & Lynch 2 (David)
And Yet It Moves (David)
MotorStorm Pacific Rift (Brad)
Mafia II (Nick)

News:
Catherine
Xbox 360 Controller & Live Changes
LA Noir
Deathspank Sequel
Valkyria Chronicles 3?

Community News:
Chatter 4 the Week: Atle (Atleer) vs Connor (OwlsMot)

Viewer Questions Answered This Week:
RPG with Puzzle Mechanic (Wanted Bob)
Western RPG Extinction (Elscridi)
(Skrammas)

4Player Minute
Donations

Brad, Nick, & David are joined this week by Nolan the Intern to talk about Lara Croft & the Guardian of Light, Y’s 7, Kane & Lynch 2, Fallout 3, and Castlevania: Symphony of the Night.

Attention: We apologize about some technical problems as there was a cellphone causing interference with the recording equipment.

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Games Played:
Lara Croft & The Guardian of Light (Everyone)
Y’s 7 (Brad)
Kane & Lynch 2 (Brad)
Fallout 3 (Nick & Nolan)
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (David)

News:
Catherine Trailer
Dragon Age 2 Release Date
Insomniac All for One
Real Time Worlds In Trouble
Parasite Eve to PS3?
Red Faction DLC Game
Metal Gear Rising Mechanics
F3AR 3 Delay
Costume Quest – Double Fine
Sine More by SUDA-51
Valve L4D DLC
Tomb Raider Free DLC
Ryu in Tekken vs Street Fighter
RedSpot & the Dreamcast

Community News:
Chatter 4 the Week: Adan (fist of awesome) vs Blake (Meshuga90)
Destructoid’s Jim Sterling Joins the PAX Panel

Viewer Questions Answered This Week:
Change From Initial Impression (God of Nerdiness)
Enemy Scared You (Demo25655)
Characters Who Should Have Died (Zekana)
More Fun Games (Arkice)
FAIL (Skrammas)
Mechanic Love (Epiphone)
Taken Chances Hurt Sequel? (Full Metal Kira)

4Player Minute

Bio means life? Then why is the game called BioShock? Coincidentally Nate from BioWare joins Brad, Nick, and David to talk about Dragon Age: The Awakening, Mod Nation Racers, Kane & Lynch 2, Dragon Quest IX, Shin Megami, Fallout 3, Mafia II, and P.B. Winterbottom

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Games Played:
Dragon Age: The Awakening (Brad)
Mod Nation Racers (Brad)
Kane & Lynch Demo (Brad & Nick)
Dragon Quest IX (Nate)
Shin Megami Tensei & Persona 4 (Nate)
Fall Out 3 (Nick)
Mafia II (Brad & Nick)
P.B. Winterbottom (David & Brad)

News
BioShock: Infinite
Gearbox & Duke Nukem?
Volitions Action RPG?
Rage on the iPhone?
Valve’s DotA
Arkane Studios

Community
Chatter 4 the Week: Alex D. (NoChat) vs. Sam (Dr.RoboChach)

News
Viewer Questions Answered This Week:
Fanwork Changing Opinions (Zekana)
Hyped Game Turns Mediocre (Osirisk)
Pointlessly Difficult (WarpedPixel)
Castlevania DLC Tie-In (StrykeBlayde)
Change in Gameplay (Darkalexz)
Unsettling Moment (Guardinnome)
What’s Better for Demo? (Reg1432)

4Player Minute
Donators

Carlos joins Brad, Nick, and David to talk about Castlevania Harmony of Despair, Left 4 Dead 2, and Deadly Creatures.

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Games Played:
Wolfenstein (Nick)
Left 4 Dead 2 (Nick & David)
Castlevania HD (Carlos, Brad, & David)
Deadly Creatures (Carlos during Viewer Questions)

News
Batman Gotham City?
Irrational Games Announcement
Alan Wake: The Writer
New Game Announcements
Lords of Shadows on 2 Discs
Tomb Raider with No Co-Op Launch
Assassin’s Creed Beta
THQ & Del Torro
Fable III Kinectless
Rumor: Dragon Age 2 Camera Changes

Community
Chatter 4 the Week: Alex (DarkAlexz) vs. Thomas (Magico234)

Viewer Questions Answered This Week:
Which Studio to Close? (WarpedPixel)
The 3-D Demand (Zekana)
So Bad, Can’t Put Down (DesparadoDesp)
After Credits Exploration (DavetheZombie)
New Games for New Generation (SiShenDao)

4Player Minute
Donators

Brad, Nick, and David sit down to talk about Rez HD, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Urban Reign, and Dark Star 1.

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Games Played:
Brad’s Blips – (Urban Reign, Dark Star 1)
Rez HD (David)
Prince of Persia 2008 (David)
Personal Trainer: Walking (David)
Hydro Thunder Hurricane (Brad)

News
Dead Rising 2 Paid Demo?
Save/Kill Carmine
Guellermo del Toro
Sony Liverpool Project
Insomniac New Game
Dragon Age DLC
Other M: Theater Mode
Japanese Studio Closure

Community
Chatter 4 the Week: Ian(Jalabar_Xho) vs. Erick (burpboy)
PAX Panel
Shop

Viewer Questions Answered This Week:
Weapons/Abilities (Zekana)
Forge 2.0 (Archerhood)
Real Game Features (AF00)
Fight Game Collaborations (theurbanhitman)
Download Game to Full Retail (Atleer)
New Consoles (lerxet2112)
Misfit Game Characters (Atasium)

4Player Minute

Brad, Nick, and David sit down to talk about Limbo and the Alan Wake DLC.

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Games Played:
Brad’s Blips
Limbo (Everyone)
Alan Wake: The Signal (Nick & David)
Borderland’s Nolan

News
Street Fighter & Tekken
Marvel vs Capcom 3 Characters
Tactics Ogre & Yasumi Matsuno Return
PS3 Update
Kojima Adventures
Twisted Metal
Alice Returns

Chatter 4 the Week
Alexander (RoughPlague) vs. Melvyn (falconpuunch)

Community News
PAX Panel
Shop
Donators

Viewer Questions Answered This Week:
How to Deal with Sequels (Aptom)
Killing Satisfaction (Tomozulo)
Not Being Jaded? (WarpedPixel)
Real Life Fears, Loves, Hates (Old Toaster)
Checkpoints = Laziness? (SSA316)
Not Game Series (Zekana)

4Player Minute

Brad, Nick, and David sit down to talk about Toy Story 3, Red Faction Guerrilla, Death Spank, Sakura Wars, and Sin & Punishment: Star Successor

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Games Played:
Toy Story 3 (David)
Red Faction Guerilla (Nick & David)
Death Spank (Brad)
Sakura Wars: So Long My Love (Brad)
Sin & Punishment: Star Successor (Brad)

News
Wii Plateau
PS3, 3DS, & Touch Screen
New NIS Games
Twisted Metal @ Comic-Con
Rockstar Layoffs & RDR DLC
Plants vs Zombies on XB360
Double Fine/Brutal Legend 2

Chatter 4 the Week
Andrew (Calamitous) vs. Alan (Killacure)

Community News
Shop

Viewer Questions Answered This Week:
Less Time with Characters (Zekana)
Changed Opinion (Blackholesun)
Before We Die Game (Kegory)
Mainstream Feature (Alex)
RTS on Consoles (Darknezz)

4Player Minute

Brad, Nick, and David sit down to talk about Crackdown 2, Singularity, Mirror’s Edge, and Deathsmiles.

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Games Played:
Singularity (Nick)
Crackdown 2 (Brad & David)
Deathsmiles (Brad & David)
Mirror’s Edge (David)

Discussion Topics:
How to revive the Shooter Genre?
The Importance of Sequels

News
Cavia Dissolved
Dragon Age 2 Changes
Zelda HUD

Chatter 4 the Week
Dave (Muppet) vs. Carlos (IrLalo)

Community News
PAX Panel

Viewer Questions Answered This Week:
Brad’s Better Community Questions
Characters You Would Like More Time With (Zekana)
Surprise for Successful/Not Successful Games
Core Game Structures Changes
Mirror’s Edge 2 & The Kinect
Factors for Good Video Game Demo

Donations
4Player Minute

A focused show this week. We get right into it and talk about Trajectile, Singularity, Puzzle Quest 2, Miles Edgeworth and Darksiders.

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We’re finally back in town and on a regular schedule. Nick, Brad, and David sit down to sum up E3.

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After the final day of E3, everyone tries to hold it together for one final impressions show.

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Our first full day of E3 Coverage. It was a day of long lines and rushing to meetings so plenty to talk about.

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After the first day of E3, Nintendo and Sony’s Press Conferences, There’s a lot to talk about.

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We sit down to talk about the days conferences from Microsoft, EA, and Ubisoft. There seems to be a trend in casual family games and a lack of new core games because of it.

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We sit down to talk about the upcoming E3 and Nick get’s a Boner. Also games we’ve played with week, Alpha Protocol and Link’s Awakening.

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We talk about the games we played over the course of Marathon Week. Alan Wake, Legend of Zelda: Link to the Past, Kameo: Elements of Power, Super Mario Galaxy 2, and Crackdown

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Early show this week as we cover Prince of Persia: Forgotten Sands, Red Dead Redemption, Trauma Team, and Backbreaker Demo.

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We talk about Alan Wake, 3d Dot Game Heroes, Lost Planet 2, Photo Dojo, Bit Trip Runner, and Majora’s Mask. Also we go over Marathon Week.

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Beyond the discussions about the Human Centipede, we talk about Nier, the Resident Evil DLC, and Beat City.

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A lot happened this week so we waste no time jumping into impressions of games like Shadow Complex, Halo Reach, and Professor Layton. We discuss Bungie’s new deal with Activision and the potential disaster that could be “Castlevania: Harmony of Despair.”

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This week, Travis does his best to claim that Monster Hunter Tri for the Wii is flawless while the rest of us gawk in horror. We also spend some time discussing some more Splinter Cell Conviction, Professor Layton, and Mega Man 10! We spend our time in the news segment discussing the policies of other more “professional” websites in regards to attending Capcom’s exclusive media event, Captivate 2010, in Hawaii. O yeah, did I mention that Marvel vs. Capcom 3 was announced? In other news, Brad is perverted and has taken his love for Mass Effect’s Liara one step too far. It’s a crazy show but we hope you enjoy it!

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Splinter Cell Conviction hit stores this week and we take our seats at the round table to make our opinions on the game known. It leads to some great discussion about the evolution of the series and the implications it has on it’s future. David plays catch up with some Mass Effect 2 and Heavy Rain discussion and we discuss several major news topics to hit this week. It was a fun show to record so give it a listen!

P.S.- Sorry I dropped the ball this week on getting the show up

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Brad and Travis started playing Chaos… a text based MUDD(??Spelling??) so we talk about that while Brad actually plays the game. Seriously, he plays the damn game while we record the show… it’s incredible. Seriously though, Brad and Travis join me at the table to discuss Star Craft 2, Thief 3, and Save the Turtles (WTF!?)! The comment reading segment returns as we discuss the Red Dead Redemption multiplayer and we get caught up talking about several other important news topics. It’s a short and sweet show this week so enjoy it!

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Travis and David return to Texas and join us in the “studio” for this weeks episode! We traveled to Houston Texas this week to attempt our first panel at Anime Matsuri, a local Anime Convention and it was an interesting experience to say the least. There weren’t many games to be played but that won’t stop us from discussing them. We get our impressions out of the way quickly so that we can discuss two of Nintendo’s upcoming hits, Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Metroid: Other M. This week also marks the beginning of what may become a regular segment on the show as we read and respond to comments left by the community about Metroid. Enjoy it and we will catch you next weekend!

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What more is there to say about this weeks podcast? We talk about grappling hooks. We hook onto rocks, buildings, cars, low flying planes, and maybe even… birds. Really though, we talk a ton of Just Cause 2. There is also some Bad Company 2 and FFXIII talk for good measure. Did I mention flying strip clubs?

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This gaming “rainy season” is almost at its end! I am joined at the roundtable by Brad and Nolan to discuss more Final Fantasy XIII, God of War III, and hear Brad rant about his mixed feelings regarding Metro 2033 and Cave Story. After an unexpected discussion involving my 2D gaming history, we close out impressions with a hefty discussion of the Splinter Cell Conviction demo before touching on a few news topics and answering a viewer questions. Overall, its an interesting show with some insightful discussion and a lot of ground to cover. You better get started. O yeah, and if you are not a subscriber on iTunes, you will get the bad ending to this podcast in which we all become fed up with this industry and quit the podcast forever. I think you get my point.

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Featuring: Travis, Joseph, & David

Everything you could ever want, literally. Two Intros. Naughty Language. Turok. Travis’ announcement. Smooth Transitions. Impressions on Yakuza 3 and Final Fantasy XIII. Sick Humor. Technical Difficulties. Japanese History. Viewer questions. The Zekana Question. Chatter of the week. 4Player Minute. PAX & E3. Try to name something that wasn’t mentioned on this weeks show.

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