The Bobby Blackwolf Show

337 - 05/20/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Diablo Error 37, Kingdom of Rhode Island: Reckoning

Tue, 22 May 2012 07:51:49 -0700

This week has been a bevy of bad news for the biggest PC game release of the year - Diablo 3. First, people who preordered the game from GAME Australia were left out in the cold while the retail chain went into administration, but Blizzard came through to help them out. Then, Error 37 crops up for those who did buy the game, and they couldn't buy the game. Clerks jokes abound! I played a little bit more of Minecraft 360, and I'm warming up to it. Because Facebook's IPO didn't go as planned, Zynga's stock also took a stumble and even stopped trading. The State of Rhode Island is in the news a lot over 38 Studios, and we try to give an overview of what is actually happening. Then we take calls about Diablo 3, and how to listen to the VOG Network on a PS3.

336 - 05/13/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Minecraft 360, Diablo 3 Auction House

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:46:26 -0700

The first item we talk about probably won't help you listening on the podcast, but you could have gotten Midnight Club 2 on PC for free by joining the official Rockstar Group on Steam. But, you can join the VOG Network group on Steam even after May 15th! Minecraft 360 has broken sales records on Xbox Live Arcade, but announcing that has shown there might have been some preferential treatment. We also talk a little bit about the game (impressions from the demo) and how it is different from the PC version. If you want to buy games on Steam, but don't want to use your credit or debit card, you now have an alternative...And neither side is too happy about it. The Xbox 360 is rumored to get Internet Explorer 9 with Kinect support. Information about the real money auction house in Diablo 3 has been released...And we talk about how much money Blizzard will take in from each successful sale. We don't take many calls because we were recording on Mother's Day, but one person called in just to call, so we talked about The Pirate Bay telling Anonymous to stop censoring other people.

335 - 05/06/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PAX Prime Sold Out, Germany Bans Xbox 360

Mon, 07 May 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Hope you didn't want to go to Seattle over Labor Day, as PAX Prime badges completely sold out in mere hours. (Dragon*con memberships are still available!) There was a snafu for the iOS game Rock Band, where they claimed the app would be disabled on May 31st, and then EA Mobile reversed their stance. Germany has banned the Xbox 360 as well as other Microsoft products due to a patent dispute on the H.264 video codec. Microsoft has announced a $99 Xbox 360 that is subsidized by two years of Xbox Live...And it's NOT a deal. Then we take calls about PAX Prime, the $99 Xbox, and EA's Indie Bundle. Stay tuned at the very end for an outtake that is a first for Bobby in his almost seven years of internet radio.

334 - 04/29/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Burn Jita, Nintendo Digital Distribution

Mon, 30 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0500

It's our first show on our new network, the Voice of Geeks (VOG) Network! The new coat of paint is still drying, so please watch where you lean. But, this is still a video game show, so we talk about EVE Online, and how a group of players want to completely destroy the in-game economy, and CCP Games is going to do nothing to stop it. Sony is getting their Smash Bros on with PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale. Nintendo will be releasing full retail games as digital distribution on the 3DS and Wii-U. Zynga has posted a record loss despite having a record number of players. Then we take calls about the VOG Network, Settlers of Catan, EVE Online, and Ubisoft's Wii-U trailer.

333 - 04/22/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Fez Review, Prince of Persia Source Code

Mon, 23 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0500

Fez has warped and twisted our mind, and we like it. Find out why. However, the Xbox Live Arcade title that broke records was acutally Trials Evolution. The Nintendo 3DS is getting an OS update to allow for folder management on the home screen. Jordan Mechner has published the source code to the original Apple ][ version of Prince of Persia to GitHub. Then we take calls about Fez, Skyrim, and Diablo 3.. Plus, the major joint announcement with Orange Lounge Radio. Thanks for the memories.

332 - 04/15/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - BBB on Mass Effect 3, Kinect Skyrim

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 05:00:00 -0500

We're back from vacation, and we want to tell you about That Yoda Guy Nick Maley, who has a Star Wars museum in the middle of the Caribbean. We give our condolences to Jack Tramiel, founder of Commodore - a cornerstone in Bobby's childhood. The Better Business Bureau agrees with gamers about the Mass Effect 3 ending. Kinect integration is coming into Skyrim - will it work? Fez apparently has a lot of bugs that Polytronic is trying to fix. Then we take calls about Kinect Skyrim, being bored of RPG's, Fez, SWTOR Legacy Promotion, PlayStation Home, and Singularity.

331 - 03/25/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Mass Effect 3 Ending Addressed, Violent Warnings On Game

Mon, 26 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we talk about BioWare addressing the Mass Effect 3 ending controversy, and a California bill that will force warning stickers on any "violent" video game, regardless of ESRB rating.

330 - 03/18/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Journey Review, Mass Effect 3 vs. FTC

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0500

329 - 03/11/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Steam Box Misunderstanding, iOS App Pulled

Mon, 12 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0500

328 - 03/04/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Touch My Katamari, Lumines: Electronic Symphony

Mon, 05 Mar 2012 05:00:00 -0500

327 - 02/26/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Mass Effect 3 Ending, Initial Vita Impressions

Mon, 27 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

326 - 02/19/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Quarrel XBLA, Stories in Games

Mon, 20 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

325 - 02/12/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Double Fine Adventure, UMD on Vita

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 05:00:00 -0500

324 - 01/29/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Used Games for Next Xbox, Nintendo Network

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

323 - 01/22/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Vita Hill Social Club visit

Mon, 23 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

322 - 01/15/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xbox Live Hacking, THQ Selling?

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

321 - 01/08/12 Bobby Blackwolf Show - SOPA/PIPA

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 05:00:00 -0500

320 - 12/25/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Microsoft Bans Guns, Sony Sued Over No Suing Clause

Mon, 26 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0500

319 - 12/18/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Star Wars MMO's, PS3 OtherOS Lawsuit

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we talk about Star Wars Galaxies closing, Star Wars: The Old Republic opening, GBA games for 3DS Ambassadors, OtherOS lawsuit being dismissed, and Square Enix accounts being compromised.

318 - 12/11/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Miyamoto Not Retiring, Geneva Convention in CoD

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0500

317 - 12/04/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Singleplyer Gaming, Xenoblade To US

Mon, 05 Dec 2011 05:00:00 -0500

316 - 11/27/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - SWTOR Beta, Ubisoft PC Woes

Mon, 28 Nov 2011 05:00:00 -0500

315 - 11/13/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Skyrim Impressions, Steam Forums Hacked

Mon, 14 Nov 2011 05:00:00 -0500

314 - 11/06/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Mass Effect 3 Leaked, Angry Birds Milestone

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 05:00:00 -0500

313 - 10/30/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Nintendo Financial Woes, Amazon Gift Card Patent

Mon, 31 Oct 2011 05:00:00 -0500

312 - 10/23/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Cloud Gaming, MW3 PC Progression

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we talk about the World of Warcraft Annual Pass, YouTube cloud gaming, lack of Catwoman codes in some copies of Batman: Arkham City, and how Infinity Ward is removing progression from dedicated servers.

311 - 10/16/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Interview with voice actors John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen McLain

Mon, 17 Oct 2011 05:00:00 -0500

Tonight's featured interview is with voice actors John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen McLain. John is most well known as The Sniper from Team Fortress 2, and Ellen is most well known as GLaDOS from the Portal series. We ask them how they got into the business, what the fan reaction has been like, and we get THE DEFINITIVE ANSWER as to why Valve has such an aversion to releasing a game with the number three in it. But first, we mourn the loss of two giants in the tech industry. One you've heard of - Steve Jobs. The other, probably not - Dennis Ritchie, inventor of the C programming language and co-founder of the Unix operating system. We give our early impressions of Forza Motorsport 4. If you want to be in the All Games Network car club, just search out the initials "AGN" in the game! Then we take calls and emails about PlayStation Home and the Halo Warthog in Forza 4. Orange Lounge Radio is nominated for Best Gaming Podcast in the Podcast Awards...Vote for them!

310 - 10/02/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Battlefield 3 Beta Bans, iOS Not The Promised Land?

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 05:00:00 -0500

We give our early impressions of the LittleBigPlanet 2 Move DLC - which is NOT required to use the Move controller with LBP2. We tell you what DOES require the DLC. If you play on modded servers in the Battlefield 3 Beta on PC, you might find all of your purchased games unplayable. An indie developer calls the PlayStation Network a failure due to its low sales and low standards. A recent survey shows that the majority of revenue of iOS titles are made by the upper minority of app developers. Then we take calls about switching disks and beta testing.

309 - 09/25/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Class Action Lawsuits Banned, Perception of 3D Gaming

Mon, 26 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500

Sony has placed a clause in the new EULA that prohibits people from entering into class action lawsuits against them unless they opt-out via snail mail. EA has done the same thing, but they also prohibit individual lawsuits as well. So the question throughout the episode is...do class actions really work? Bobby says no, some chatters say yes. An independent study has some interesting figures about the public perception of the 3DS and 3D technology in general. Then we take calls about 3D, League of Legends, and Star Wars: The Old Republic. This podcast is up late due to some technical difficulties that have since been resolved. Episode #310 will be put on the feed over the weekend. There is no live show on October 9th due to Bobby's commitment with the Atlanta Falcons Drumline.

308 - 09/11/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Richard Garriott and Gears of War 3 at Dragon*con, Madden Impressions

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 05:00:00 -0500

Back from Dragon*con, we talk about Richard Garriott's talk about the future of games and his life as one of the first private citizens to go into outer space. We also give impressions of Gears of War 3 Beast Mode, playable to all Dragon*con attendees. We pay our respects to the man that made what I do possible - Bill "The Game Doctor" Kunkel, who recently passed away. Sony has hired a former Homeland Security chief to make sure that another crippling hack does not happen again. Atari is suing a website that has Atari in the name...Why do they hate their fans? Then we take calls about Richard Garriott's comments, Bill Kunkel, and lines at gaming conventions. This podcast is up late due to some technical difficulties that have since been resolved. Episode #309 will be put on the feed Thursday, and Episode #310 will be put on the feed over the weekend. There is no live show on October 9th due to Bobby's commitment with the Atlanta Falcons Drumline.

307 - 08/28/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Retailers vs. Publishers with Deus Ex and From Dust

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0500

The theme for this show is "Retailers vs. Publishers" - as it seems that there are many stories of them being at odds with each other. The first story deals with Gamestop removing coupons to redeem a free version of Deus Ex: Human Revolution playable on the OnLive cloud gaming service. They then just removed the product entirely and are issuing coupons of their own to dissatisfied customers. Ubisoft is no stranger to overbearing DRM, and From Dust is no exception. Steam is actually offering refunds of the title due to the DRM. If you're waiting for your favorite PSN title to come to Xbox Live Arcade, go ahead and stop holding your breath. Then we take calls about Gamestop, Wing Commander, and Deus Ex: Human Revolution.

306 - 08/21/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Gamescom, PC Devs Listening To Gamers?

Mon, 22 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0500

Gamescom occurred in Europe this week, and the first thing we notice is that it proves why E3 should not be open to the public, since they had to close it down temporarily due to overcrowding. The PS3 gets a price cut to $250, and sales go up. Sony also added NFL Sunday Ticket to the PS3, but some people think it is overpriced. Nintendo announced that they are releasing a new Wii that removes Gamecube backwards compatibility. Ubisoft has scaled back the PC DRM for Driver: San Francisco somewhat. Activision will allow Modern Warfare 3 PC gamers to have dedicated servers. EA has taken shots at Activision over Battlefield 3, and are very unapologetic about it. Then we take calls about Gamescom, piracy, and Tiny Tower.

305 - 08/14/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Nintendo Investors and Patents, Rage over sewers

Wed, 17 Aug 2011 17:44:10 -0700

Nintendo's investors have spoken up and has stated that the company needs to rethink it's strategy of not developing for the iPhone, and financial analysts agree. The 3DS Ambassador program will release gimped versions of Virtual Console games at start, to patch them with full functionality later. Nintendo filed a software patent last year that patents the idea of a "Massively Single-Player Online Game", something at least two games that came out before last year already did. And in non-Nintendo news, iD Software has discussed how people who don't purchase Rage new will not have access to extra, optional sewer side-missions. Will we really miss sewer levels? Then we take calls about Rage, Skyrim, Nintendo investors, and playing Batman: Arkham Asylum with red/green 3D glasses.

304 - 08/07/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xbox Live Arcade Prices Going Up, Diablo 3 DRM

Mon, 08 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0500

Xbox Live Arcade game prices have gone up...Have you noticed? Who is to blame? EA Sports has announced their "Season Ticket" where you can pay an annual fee to play a game three days before street date. Blizzard has jumped into the always-on DRM fray with Diablo 3 forcing an internet connection for singpleplayer games. Then we take calls about Diablo 3, who owns digitial distribution content, and the Humble Indie Bundle 3.

303 - 07/31/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Catherine Impressions, Nintendo 3DS Price Drop

Mon, 01 Aug 2011 05:00:00 -0500

We have a completely conflicted review of the Atlus-released puzzle/horror game Catherine...There are a few caveats to the review that you'll want to hear when making your own decision. Nintendo dropped the price of the 3DS, but are not trying to screw over early adopters. Ubisoft has confirmed that Driver: San Francisco will have always-on DRM on the PC, but we spend more time telling you why it's okay that the game doesn't support steering wheels. The second half of the show had many technical difficulties live (which is why this podcast took a while to put up) - but we talk about apps for a new iPad owner and have a call about the 3DS price drop.

302 - 07/24/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Sixth Year Anniversary Special

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:46:24 -0700

Six years ago tonight, the first episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show was broadcast live on All Games Radio to a small audience. We've grown and matured since then, and this is a look back at the show and the community that has formed around it. My attempts at humility have finally failed in this one, as it's really just a long ego trip about the show. We'll be back to normal next week. There is a little bit of gaming talk - mainly about the announcement of Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3. But it's buried in the middle. The final segment is from Digital Cowboy's "Independence" podcast, used with permission.

301 - 07/17/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Real Reason Netflix Raised Prices, New PS3 HD Output Confusion

Mon, 18 Jul 2011 05:00:00 -0500

We step outside of gaming for a little bit to discuss the Netflix price hike. Specifically, who you should be mad at. We read for you comments from executives at Universal and HBO from last year about how they will be treating Netflix in the future. New versions of the PS3 will not allow HD output over Component cables while watching Blu-Ray movies, but some people believe this also affects games. We answer this five times. Then we take calls about using the Sharpshooter attachment with Killzone 3, and NCAA Football 12. July 24th is our Sixth Anniversary Special! Leave audio on our voicemail or via MP3 in the email address provided in the show to be a part of it!

300 - 07/10/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Steam and EVE Updates, Amazon Appstore Claims First Victim

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 05:00:00 -0500

It's the 300th episode, but no time to celebrate...There are angry gamers out there! We first talk about some price shenanigans on Steam with regard to independent game Terraria, which some call a 2D version of Minecraft. Then we follow up on exactly why Steam pulled several EA games off of their service. We follow up with what happened in Iceland when CCP Games invited players of EVE Online to their offices to alleviate their fears over leaked internal memos. Operation Rainfall claims that Nintendo of America has already localized one of the three games that many gamers are petitioning for a stateside release. The Amazon Appstore has claimed its first independent game developer as a victim, with a Swedish developer pulling Apparatus off of the Amazon Appstore and explaining exactly why. Then we take calls about Terraria, Gamers hating everything, and NCAA Football 12. You can leave bumpers for our six year anniversary on July 24th either on Skype, our toll free number, or by sending MP3's to the email address provided on the show!

299 - 07/03/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Supreme Court Decision, Anti-Streaming Legislation

Mon, 04 Jul 2011 05:00:00 -0500

The Supreme Court finally ruled on Brown v. EMA - we won the battle, but the fight is not over yet. A bill introduced into the US Senate will make it a felony to stream gameplay on YouTube or Justin/Ustream...Fight back! We talk a little about the upcoming Atlus horror-puzzler Catherine while taking calls about the legislation part of video games. During the chat with OLR, we bring up the save file issue in Resident Evil: Mercenaries 3D and Nintendo not localizing several JRPG's for the North American market.

298 - 06/26/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Interview with Bernard Hoang about Nyko Zoom, Gamer Rage over hats and monocles

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:13:32 -0700

While we're celebrating Orange Lounge Radio's NINTH birthday, gamers are raging about things that are most likely unrelated. A new lawsuit alleges that Sony laid off security employees just before the hacking attacks that shut down most of their online presence. Team Fortress 2 is now FREE TO PLAY to all Steam account holders...And many gamers start to whine. Sony Online Entertainment is shutting down Star Wars Galaxies, presumably to make way for The Old Republic. EVE Online players are raging over the latest expansion due to graphics, a cash shop, and a seemingly misinterpreted leaked newsletter from inside CCP Games. The ensuing protest shows why EVE's server structure is amazing. Then we have an interview with Bernard Hoang about the Nyko Zoom, a peripheral to allow the Kinect to work in smaller spaces. Then we take a call about EVE Online, and celebrate OLR's ninth birthday with LOKI being as subtle as a two by four to the head.

297 - 06/19/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Interview with AJ LoCascio (Voice of Marty McFly), Child of Eden Impressions

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 10:37:31 -0700

We begin by giving our impressions of Child of Eden...Rez was amazing, does Child of Eden live up to it for the price that they're charging for it? The PR firm representing Duke Nukem Forever stated publicly what goes on behind the scenes with regard to bad reviews and pays the price for it. Crysis 2 and other EA games are no longer available on Steam...Who is to blame? Nintendo stated that the Wii U will NOT have DVD and Blu-Ray movie playback capabilities - we explain why. We announce the winners of the PlayStation Home VIP Card contest from last week. Then we air an E3 interview with AJ LoCascio, the voice of Marty McFly in Telltale Games' Back to the Future series. We ask about Deloreans, Michael J. Fox's reaction to his performance, and give him an opportunity to bash the host which he does not take. Then we take calls about Duke Nukem Forever and PlayStation Home. During the OLR segment, we discuss our Disneyland adventure and explain ElecTRONica and Flynn's Arcade...It's a retro gamer's paradise!

296 - 06/12/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - E3 2011 Wrapup, Interview with Matt Harper (PlayStation Home)

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 14:52:17 -0700

In our E3 2011 Wrapup special, we play an interview with Matt Harper, Community Manager of PlayStation Home, who addresses the Freezing Bug as well as other misconceptions about Home. Stay tuned to after the interview on how to enter a very lucrative contest if you play Home! But first, we talk about: The Nintendo Wii-U Bastion Saints Row: The Third Skyrim Prey 2 Final Fantasy XIII-2 Forza 4 (with wheel controller) Fable: The Journey LittleBigPlanet 2 (with Move) And then we take calls about a multitude of things E3 related.

Orange Lounge Radio E3 2011 LIVE: Wednesday Edition

Thu, 09 Jun 2011 00:52:18 -0700

Orange Lounge Radio teams up with Bobby Blackwolf and Miklotov to bring you LIVE E3 coverage from the show floor in LA. On our second and final special, we discuss more hands on time with stuff on the show floor like the Playstation Vita, and some information from behind closed-doors presentations of Skyrim, Prey 2 and Dust 514. Your chat comments and more round out another E3 on the show where EVERY gamer has a voice- Orange Lounge Radio!

Orange Lounge Radio E3 2011 LIVE: Tuesday Edition

Wed, 08 Jun 2011 09:11:55 -0700

Orange Lounge Radio teams up with Bobby Blackwolf and Miklotov to bring you LIVE E3 coverage from the show floor in LA. Tonight we discuss the E3 Press Conferences from Kinect to Vita to Wii-U and everything in between. Tons of chat comments, phone calls and more make for a very opinionated and lively discussion. Check back Wednesday for our second and final special E3 show!

295 - 06/05/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - E3 2011 Preview and Coverage Announcement

Sun, 05 Jun 2011 23:46:12 -0700

It's the night before E3 2011 kicks off, so we talk about...E3. What we might see, what we won't see, what we wish we'd see. If you want to participate in our coverage, be sure to follow BobbyBlackwolf on Twitter - YOU will determine where he goes! Plus, join Orange Lounge Radio on Tuesday and Wednesday nights for live reactions plus a live call with Bobby. Just go to their Ustream page!

294 - 05/29/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Old DNF Preorders, NGP Downgraded?

Wed, 01 Jun 2011 11:13:15 -0700

We begin with an update on the patent troll situation from last week - Apple fought back with a nicely worded bitchslap. We all know that retail stores will let you preorder games well before their release date - what happens if you preordered Duke Nukem Forever when it was first announced a decade ago? Is Sony downgrading their PSP successor (rumored to be called Vita) in order to make it more financially competitive to the 3DS? We give our impressions of the multiplayer portion of Motorstorm: Apocalypse now that PSN is back up. Then we take calls about disasters, Dead or Alive: Dimensions, and E3.

293 - 05/22/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Patent Trolls vs. iOS Developers, 3DS Terms of Service Worries

Sun, 22 May 2011 23:11:53 -0700

In terms of topics covered, this is probably one of the most serious and important episodes we have done in quite some time. We don't talk that much about games, but more about what's going on under the hood. We begin by talking about how the patent holding company Lodsys is sending legal notices to small independent iOS developers for including technology that Apple requires for in-app purchases. They only want 0.575% of ALL revenue generated via in-app purchases since 2009, is that so wrong? The Nintendo 3DS Terms of Service has several paragraphs that are troubling if they are used in the absolute worst way...And you won't believe what the privacy policy states that children should NOT do with the device! Then we take calls all about LA Noire - why some people hate it, asking if people will hate Rockstar for it not being GTA 1946, and why Bobby might like it.

292 - 05/15/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PSN Restored, Pricing Based On Consumer?

Mon, 16 May 2011 12:54:54 -0700

We start off by discussing Bobby attending E3 not as media, and answers some questions about if that is hypocritical. The PlayStation Network is back in America and Europe, and some new rumors came out about what other online service might have unwillingly lent a hand to the hacking. Valve's Gabe Newell gave an interview where he discussed a possible future pricing structure for games, which takes the consumer into account. Then we take calls about PSN and...Well, no, just PSN. The opening clip was from Electric Sista Hood, which apparently does not have enough Blackwolf in them.

291 - 05/08/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Motorstorm: Apocalypse, PlayStation Under Siege Day 18

Mon, 09 May 2011 12:01:15 -0700

A live report from Day 18 of PlayStation Under Siege begins with Bobby taking a controversial view of how it would take a miracle for PSN to be up anytime soon. Sony's CEO Howard Stringer sent out an open letter about the downtime, and played the Tsunami card. Really? Sony is offering Identity Theft protection to US customers, just be sure to cancel in 11 months! A US congressional hearing states that Sony was using outdated Apache servers with no firewalls, but tech savvy gamers disagree. Another attack exposed the entrants to a 2001 sweepstakes...Are the hackers done yet? And then we talk about a game - Motorstorm: Apocalypse - at least the singleplayer portion. Will it be great like the first hour of Split/Second, or terrible like the rest...or both? Then we take calls about PSN and PC Gaming.

290 - 05/01/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Interview with Vikas Gupta and Blake Lewin of Gametree TV, PlayStation Under Siege Day 11

Mon, 02 May 2011 00:15:57 -0700

We begin the show with a live report from the trenches of Day 11 of our not continuous coverage of PlayStation Under Siege. Sony has outlined their new security measures and how they will beg you to come back...Will you? Then we interview Vikas Gupta, CEO and President of TransGaming, and Blake Lewin, President of the Digital Home Division of TransGaming, about Gametree TV, the latest cloud gaming/on demand service that you may soon be able to partake in via your cable company. We discuss what it is, when you can get it, the pricing, bandwidth issues, and how the PSN outage might affect them. Then we take calls about the PSN outage and digital distribution...which angers one of our chatters!

289 - 04/24/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Portal 2 Review, PSN Issues

Tue, 26 Apr 2011 21:08:56 -0700

We start the show talking about the current downtime of the PlayStation Network. When the show was live, we did not know any reason of the downtime other than an "external intrusion" - more is known at the time of the podcast posting, though! Then we review Portal 2 and find out if it is a worthy sequal to Bobby's 2007 Game of the Year. Then we take calls about the PSN downtime, Portal 2, and during the call to OLR, we delve into some parody music news.

288 - 04/17/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Amazon Appstore Concerns, New Console Rumors

Mon, 18 Apr 2011 14:07:24 -0700

We first send our condolences over the recent passing of Gerald A. "Jerry" Lawson, engineer of the first cartridge based game console, the Fairchild Channel F. The International Game Developers Association has sent out a bulletin this week urging their members to not do business with the recently launched Amazon Appstore due to pricing concerns. Rumors are swirling about a new Nintendo console to be announced at E3...Could it be true? Then we take calls about Gamestop buying Impulse, PSN connection issues, and a caller who is HAPPY that the Amazon Appstore has the policies it does, and why Amazon has his interests in mind against the big bad game publishers out to rip him off.

287 - 04/10/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Full House Poker, Impulse Sold

Mon, 11 Apr 2011 05:00:00 -0500

We begin by doing a followup on our impressions of the Nintendo 3DS. Then, we take a look at Full House Poker on Xbox Live Arcade - the successor of the 1 vs. 100 gameplay model. The GRAMMY Awards decided to do a major shakeup of their categories, eliminating some and redefining others...which help video games! Stardock has sold their digital distribution service Impulse to GameStop - but not everybody is happy! Then we take calls about Impulse and the new Sims expansion. I apologize for the delay in getting this posted - I had some issues with my hearing and did not want to edit the show until I had proper use of my ears. Sorry for the delay!

286 - 04/03/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Four Year Old Plays Eyepet And Kinectimals

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 10:59:05 -0700

Since there was no live show on the night of April 3rd, we decided to do a throwback to our live-only hiatus episodes. This segment originally aired on November 21, 2010 and discusses an experiment of having a four year old play Eyepet and Kinectimals. It examines what the child thought of the games, how she reacted to them, and what the game developers could have done better to make the game easier for a parent (or supervising adult) to assist their child in playing the game. This is a must listen if you have a young child and are wondering if these virtual pet games are for you!

285 - 03/27/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Nintendo 3DS Roundup, Street Fighter, Ridge Racer 3D

Tue, 29 Mar 2011 15:34:32 -0700

This episode is all about the Nintendo 3DS, which launched in the US on the day of the taping. We take you through the features of the system outside of just 3D imagery, and talk briefly about the games Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition and Ridge Racer 3D. We also have a report that a group of eye specialists disputes Nintendo's warning about children under 6 viewing the 3D images - it could actually be beneficial in detecting vision problems!

284 - 03/20/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Food Fight Between Console Devs And Mobile/Social Devs

Mon, 21 Mar 2011 14:22:39 -0700

Thanks to the recent launch of the iPad 2 and Nintendo President and CEO's recent comments at the Game Developers Conference, the industry is on edge and has started flinging mud at each other. On this episode, we look into all that and blow certain comments way out of proportion...After saying what games we're playing on the iPad 2. (Real Racing 2 HD ain't bad, y'all!) Rovio, creators of Angry Birds, says that consoles are dying. Zynga, creators of FarmVille, says that you're no longer a hardcore gamer - your mom is. They also said that Xbox Live is "too small" for their offerings, and will not be publishing to that market. Nintendo, creators of everything, says that garage developers, like Rovio or Minecraft in their early days, are not people that Nintendo wishes to have publish to their WiiWare or DSiWare platforms. Then we take calls about all this stuff and what you think. The conversation with Orange Lounge Radio includes a review of a Japanese 3DS and Motorstorm: Apocalypse, which has been delayed.

283 - 03/13/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Interview with Grammy Award Winner Christopher Tin (Baba Yetu, Civilization IV)

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:02:40 -0700

We have a live interview with Grammy Award Winner Christopher Tin, who will forever be the answer to the trivia question "Who wrote the first video game song to win a Grammy?" thanks to his work on Civilization IV's Main Menu theme, Baba Yetu. We ask him about his past, how he got into music, how he got into the game industry, what he thinks about the Grammy's, and about his album Calling All Dawns. We play two tracks from Calling All Dawns on the podcast that are NOT his famous one. At the midpoint break, we play "Kia Hora Te Marino", and at the end of the show, we play "Hamsafar". Then, we take calls about ice fishing and why there's no game for it, stories in games, and FreeRealms.

282 - 03/06/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - RB3 Pro Mode on Real Drums, Xtendplay Giveaway, Iwata vs. Smartphones

Sun, 06 Mar 2011 20:20:50 -0800

We begin by issuing a contest to receive an Xbox 360 Xtendplay - the accessory that assists with your long gameplay sessions. Find out how to win! Bobby finally got his hands on the Rock Band 3 MIDI Pro Adapter and put it through its paces on his Roland V-Drums TD-20-S drumset. We find out if it's really a good way to learn how to play drums, or if it's better to just use the game controller. We take a hard look at the Game Developers Conference and what should and shouldn't be at the show. Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata had some choice things to say about smartphones and how they are devaluing the video game industry. Does he have a point? Then we take calls about the Sony PS3 hacking, Magicka: Vietnam, and we talk about Radiant Historia a little bit more. NEXT WEEK, we have a LIVE INTERVIEW with Grammy award winner CHRISTOPHER TIN! Tune in LIVE to submit a question!

281 - 02/27/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xtendplay, Radiant Historia Review, Xbox Community Closings

Sun, 27 Feb 2011 21:18:54 -0800

We start off by giving our impressions of the Xtendplay, an accessory for either the Xbox 360 or PS3 that gives your hands better posture on the controller and claims to lessen fatigue and cramping. Then we take a look at Radiant Historia for the DS, which many are saying is this generation's Chrono Trigger. With Chrono Trigger being Bobby's favorite game, does this live up? Two Xbox 360 Community Sites closed down this week - 360Junkies and MyGamercard.net. MGC's farewell letter opened a lot of people's eyes to how Microsoft treats the community after setting such a good example several years ago. Then we take phone calls about why you should support community sites, the Nintendo 3DS Japanese launch, Radiant Historia, and why everyone is pushing 3DTV.

280 - 02/20/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Magicka Review, PS3 Jailbreak Drama

Sun, 20 Feb 2011 23:23:41 -0800

We begin by giving our review of the PC RPG Magicka. It's an indie title developed by Swedish students, can it play with the big boys? Then we delve into a hot issue - Sony's PS3 jailbreaking woes. Sony has announced that they will ban consoles from PSN if they are jailbroken, and have sued the man who brought the code out. He's taking donations for his legal fund, and is trying to get the suit dismissed. This also leads to a very interesting email, which sounds like a veiled threat. Then we take calls about the PS3 and Magicka.

279 - 02/13/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - You Don't Know Jack Review, No More Hero Games

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:47:05 -0800

Gaming history has been made - Christopher Tin won a GRAMMY for "Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist(s)" for his song "Baba Yetu" which originally served as the main menu music from "Sid Meier's Civilization IV" - this is the first time a song from a video game has ever won a Grammy. Congratulations!!!! We take a look at You Don't Know Jack for the Xbox 360. The amazing trivia game from the 90's is back, and we tell you if it lives up to our memories of the original. A beta build of Crysis 2 for the PC has leaked onto torrent sites, and you won't believe who is upset at who over it! Activision has shut down the Guitar Hero and DJ Hero franchises, as well as several others, and since we love our music games here, we have to talk about it. Then we take calls on Guitar Hero, Rock Band 3, and LittleBigPlanet 2. One of the things NOT discussed in this podcast is about the new rules for sites applying for press badges at E3. That is covered extensively in a blog post on my website BobbyBlackwolf.com - feel free to go over there and check it out if you want my thoughts!

278 - 02/06/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Interviews with Phoenix Online Studios (The Silver Lining) and MechCorps

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 08:44:39 -0800

This is a non-live episode due to not wanting to compete with the big football game going on in the US on this particular Sunday. So, we're re-airing interviews during our live-only hiatus in 2010! The first interview is with Cesar Bittar, Michael Fortunado, and Katie Hallahan from Phoenix Online Studios, creators of The Silver Lining, the King's Quest fan continuation. The second interview is with Phrogg from MechCorps, one of the many companies offering the BattleTech Pod experience to the current generation of gamers. Check out this episode's page at BobbyBlackwolf.com to see Bobby in a Superbowl Halftime Show!

277 - 01/30/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Two Worlds II Review, Sony NGP

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 22:29:41 -0800

We start off by giving our review of Two Worlds II for the Xbox 360. Find out if it makes up for the first game as well as why it was one of the most difficult titles for Bobby to review. Sony announced the successor to the PSP - working title "NGP" (Next Generation Portable) - this week in Japan. Mainstream media is bashing Microsoft for banning an 11 year old autistic child from Xbox Live for cheating, because the mother insists he's just "that good" at games. Find out the truth. Then we take calls about the NGP, both in Next Generation Portable form as well as Neo Geo Pocket form.

276 - 01/23/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - LittleBigPlanet 2 Review, 3DS, Portal 2, FFXIII-2, DNF

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 22:11:50 -0800

This week, we give our review of LittleBigPlanet 2...Does the return to the world of Sackboy have the same charm as the original? Valve has announced that if you purchase Portal 2 on the PS3, you get a code to get the PC version on Steam for free, along with cross-platform multiplayer. Duke Nukem Forever has a release date, as does a surprising sequel - Final Fantasy XIII-2. Nintendo announced the launch date, price, and lineup of the Nintendo 3DS. Then we take calls about LittleBigPlanet 2 and Final Fantasy XIII-2.

275 - 01/16/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Back To The Future Episode One Review, Capcom vs. Twisted Pixel

Sun, 16 Jan 2011 20:34:12 -0800

We give our review of Back To The Future: Episode One - It's About Time by Telltale Games for the PC. Is it worth going 88 miles per hour for? Capcom has released an iPhone game much like Xbox Live Arcade hit 'Splosion Man, and now is very saddened by being caught. Then, in our callers/chat segment, we talk about Super Mario All Stars, time travel games like Singularity and somehow Forza 3 (don't try to make sense of it), and the upcoming DS RPG Radiant Historia.

274 - 01/09/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Free To Play MMO, Patent Troll vs. Activision/Zynga

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 05:00:00 -0500

THE PODCAST IS BACK, and there is a new website - BobbyBlackwolf.com! We're sorry we were gone so long! The Consumer Electronics Show was this week, and we talk about some of the gaming announcements, mainly Avatar Kinect. Turbine's Lord Of The Rings Online went free-to-play, and their revenues tripled. A patent troll is suing Activision and Zynga over doing tournaments in their games...This after they sued Facebook for trying to protect your privacy. Then we take calls about cereal boxes (from CES) and why the original Goldeneye 64 was never made available on either Xbox Live or Wii Virtual Console.

273 - 01/02/11 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PS3 Cracked Wide Open, 3DS Warning

Mon, 03 Jan 2011 05:00:00 -0500

We begin 2011 by giving our impressions of Need For Speed: Hot Pursuit. The PS3 has been cracked wide open by hackers, and there's next to nothing Sony can do about it. Nintendo issued a health warning saying that prolonged exposure to the 3D effects in the 3DS is bad for kids' eyes...Duh? Then we take calls about Fallout: New Vegas, Jade Raymond, and gaming "celebrities."

272 - 12/26/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PC DEALZ on STEAM, Commodore Comeback?

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we talk about how Steam is reinvigorating PC gaming with DEALZ, and how now everyone has 200 games in their Steam list that they will never, ever play. DC Universe Online has a release date and we think it's too soon, and Commodore is making a comeback with a PC inside the shell of legacy computers...Unfortunately, it's using an emulator to run the legacy OS.

271 - 12/19/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - DC Universe Online Beta, Fable 3

Mon, 20 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0500

270 - 12/12/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - GTA: San Andreas Sued Again, Death of Singleplayer?

Mon, 13 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas gets sued AGAIN, many years later, and we talk about how one top gaming executive says that singleplayer is dead and everything is about interconnection with other gamers now.

269 - 12/05/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Poker Night at the Inventory, Beat Sketcher

Mon, 06 Dec 2010 05:00:00 -0500

268 - 11/28/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Bizarre Creations Closing, Witcher 2 Fines

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we talk about Activision closing Bizarre Creations just after purchasing them, and about how Witcher 2 is being released without DRM on the PC, but will fine you for stealing it.

267 - 11/21/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Four Year Old Plays Eyepet And Kinectimals

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500

266 - 11/14/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Harmonix Being Sold, Zork In COD

Mon, 15 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500

265 - 11/07/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Microsoft Kinect

Mon, 08 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500

264 - 10/31/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Rock Band 3, Scwarzenegger v. EMA

Mon, 01 Nov 2010 05:00:00 -0500

263 - 10/24/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Game Dev Story, Super Scribblenauts

Mon, 25 Oct 2010 05:00:00 -0500

262 - 10/17/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Best Buy Charging for Firmware, Fable 2 for free?

Mon, 18 Oct 2010 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we give more impressions of Civilization V and then talk about an error where Microsoft was giving away the full game of Fable 2 for free. Then, we talk about how Best Buy is charging people to upgrade their PS3...And try to interject some logic into the argument.

261 - 10/03/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Civilization V, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock

Mon, 04 Oct 2010 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we give our impressions of Civilization V and Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock. We then talk about the removal of the Taliban from Medal of Honor's multiplayer and the announcement of the Nintendo 3DS.

260 - 09/26/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Playstation Move, Good Old Games Drama

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0500

259 - 09/12/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Interview with MechCorps

Mon, 13 Sep 2010 05:00:00 -0500

258 - 08/29/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Halo: Reach Leaked, Fake Reviews

Mon, 30 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0500

257 - 08/22/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Mass Effect 2 PS3, Lineage 2 Addiction

Mon, 23 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, Bobby admits he was wrong when he claimed Mass Effect 2 would not come to the PS3. Then, he looks into a case where a Lineage 2 player is suing because he doesn't know how to live once he got banned from the game due to doing real-money transfers.

256 - 08/15/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - EVE Online Time Cards, Kinect Sign Language

Mon, 16 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0500

255 - 08/08/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Indie Piracy, Starcraft 2 Video Card Killing

Mon, 09 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0500

254 - 08/01/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - DS/Wii Malware, Homebrew Legality

Mon, 02 Aug 2010 05:00:00 -0500

253 - 07/25/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Five Years Of BBS, Comic-Con

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 05:00:00 -0500

252 - 07/18/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Kinect In Stores, 1 vs. 100 Canceled

Mon, 19 Jul 2010 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we give our impressions of NCAA Football 11 and the Online Pass system. Then, we tell you which Macy's you can play Kinect right now. And finally, we mourn the loss of 1 vs. 100 on Xbox Live Primetime.

251 - 07/11/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Interview with Phoenix Online Studios (The SIlver Lining)

Mon, 12 Jul 2010 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we do a live interview with Cesar Bittar, Michael Fortunado, and Katie Hallahan from Phoenix Online Studios, the creators of the fan-based King's Quest continuation The Silver Lining.

250 - 06/27/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Risk: Factions, OnLive

Mon, 28 Jun 2010 05:00:00 -0500

249 - 06/20/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - E3 2010 Wrapup

Mon, 21 Jun 2010 05:00:00 -0500

248 - 06/13/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Green Day; Rock Band, E3 Preview

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 05:00:00 -0500

247 - 06/06/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Sam & Max, Split/Second, E3 Preview

Mon, 07 Jun 2010 05:00:00 -0500

246 - 05/30/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Split/Second, Blur, Project Natal Price

Mon, 31 May 2010 05:00:00 -0500

245 - 05/23/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Red Dead Redemption, EA Sports Online Pass

Sun, 23 May 2010 05:00:00 -0500

244 - 05/16/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - 3D Dot Game Heroes, USAF Hurt By OtherOS Removal?

Mon, 17 May 2010 05:00:00 -0500

LIGHTLY EDITED: This is a previously unreleased episode of The Bobby Blackwolf Show, and is released with minimal editing (removing the music break.) Please keep this in mind when you hear long awkward pauses that are typically edited out of the podcast. In this episode, we give our impressions of 3D Dot Game Heroes, talk about Rockstar Games stealing from pirates, and about how the US Air Force could suffer from Sony's removal of OtherOS from PS3's.

243 - 05/09/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Racing The Beam, The Silver Lining

Mon, 10 May 2010 05:00:00 -0500

242 - 05/02/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Canadian Summer Camps, Cub Scouts, and the Supreme Court?

Mon, 03 May 2010 05:00:00 -0500

241 - 04/25/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Beat Hazard, Console DRM

Mon, 26 Apr 2010 05:00:00 -0500

We discuss our new PC setup, and we give our impressions of Beat Hazard on the PC using our new setup. Krome Studios, creators of Game Room, are facing massive layoffs and we wonder if this is going to affect Game Room. Restrictive DRM is now on the PS3 with Final Fight: Double Impact forcing you to be connected to PSN to play. In our phone/chat segment, we bring up Roger Ebert's proclimation that video games can never be art and the death of hip-hop legend Guru,

240 - 04/18/10 Bobby Blackwolf Show - New Sam & Max, End Of Free Demos?

Sun, 18 Apr 2010 05:00:00 -0500