The Bobby Blackwolf Show

213 - 09/06/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - The Beatles: Rock Band Review

Sat, 05 Sep 2009 22:11:14 -0400

In this non-live condensed episode (we're too drunk at PAX to give you a real episode) we give our review of the Xbox 360 version of The Beatles: Rock Band. But be sure to check out The Digital Cowboys podcast "Independence" to get a little meta on why we do what we do. We'll be live again next week!

212 - 08/30/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xbox 360 Price Drop, PS3 Cross-Game Chat

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 06:19:46 -0400

We will be at the 2009 Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle on Labor Day Weekend! Unfortunately, PAX completely sold out since we recorded the episode, so if you don't already have a ticket, try again next year. Microsoft dropped the price of the Xbox 360 Elite to $299.99, but is missing features. Rumors exist that cross-game chat on the PS3 is being stifled by Electronic Arts. We hate rumors. Our midpoint song is PAX performer Jonathan Coulton's "Re: Your Brains". Then we take calls about football games and hiding your plays, voice chat, and Mortal Kombat: Unchained for PSP.

211 - 08/23/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - New PlayStation Experience, 360 Failure Rates

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 05:00:00 -0500

There were two conventions this week - BlizzCon and Gamescom. We talk about Gamescom and not much about BlizzCon. The PS3 Slim is a reality, but what won't it have? Firmware 3.00 will have minor improvements to the New PlayStation Experience. A gaming magazine surveyed their readers about Xbox 360 failure rates and everyone is counting it as gospel. Then we take calls about what games we would finance if we won the lottery, video game fan translations like Policenauts, piracy, online video services, Wii DRM, and Facebook games.

210 - 08/16/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Genesis Birthday, EA Trademark Filings

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Happy Birthday, Genesis! What was the pack-in game? Not the one everyone immediately thinks of! Electronic Arts filed for trademarks for several old franchises. Does this mean they're returning? EA Sports is now making features locked via a code - the code is free with a new purchase, but used buyers need to pay $10 directly to EA to get that feature. Is this a slippery slope? Then we take calls about Beatmania mods and other Bemani stuff.

209 - 08/09/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Wii Sports Resort, Eat Lead

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 11:52:10 -0400

In this shortened edition of the show, we first take a look at Wii Sports Resort. Then we give our impressions of Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard - does the fact it's a parody excuse it from being bad? We read an email about controllers not being a barrier to entry. Activision and Double Fine have finally settled and you WILL be able to play Brutal Legend this holiday season. Then we take calls about motion controls and a *ahem* hypothetical situation regarding Guitar Hero 5.

208 - 08/02/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - TMNT Price Reduction, Brutal Legend

Thu, 06 Aug 2009 00:00:35 -0400

We got into the 2009 Xbox Dashboard Preview Program and talk about the new features, such as avatar clothing and Netflix parties. This goes into a discussion about the 100 friends limit on Xbox Live and why it hasn't been extended yet. We talk a little bit about Fat Princess, but apparently it has online issues. Ubisoft has repriced Turtles in Time from $15 to $10 on Xbox Live Arcade. A judge has denied a motion to delay the release of Brutal Legend after Activision says they don't want you to play it. Then we take calls about Scribblenauts preorder incentives, Persona PSP, and 'Splosion Man. We end the show with some personal news about Loki from Orange Lounge Radio.

207 - 07/26/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - NCAA Football 10, Rock Band Stage Kit

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Be sure to pick up the new FREE All Games Radio app for your iPhone or iPod Touch! Instead of talking about music games, we give our impressions of NCAA Football 10. We picked up the Rock Band Stage Kit that just went down in price, and give our preliminary impressions of it. Then we take calls about Magic: The Gathering on XBLA, The Beatles: Rock Band, La Mulana for WiiWare, Mechwarrior 4, and the Rock Band Network. Also, check out the Room 101 episode of the Digital Cowboys podcast to hear them try to tell Bobby why he was wrong about certain things that annoy him in games.

206 - 07/19/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Rock Band Country Track Pack, Indies Out Of XBLA?

Mon, 20 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0500

We get our twang on and give you our opinions on the new Rock Band Country Track Pack. Harmonix announced the Rock Band Network, a version of the XNA Creators Club that will allow artists and labels to create their own note charts. Some independent game developers are feeling like they are getting pushed out of Xbox Live Arcade by the larger publishers. Then we take calls about The Speed Gamers, if country songs really belong in a game called "Rock Band", downloadable game price changes, indie games, and the Magic: The Gathering XBLA game.

205 - 07/12/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - FNR4 Buttons, City of Heroes Troll Researcher

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0500

We revisit an old friend (?) - Guitar Hero: World Tour, and discuss some of the changes from World Tour to Guitar Hero: Metallica, and Guitar Hero: Smash Hits. An internet petition actually worked, and Fight Night Round 4 will be having an update to allow for button usage rather than using the analog sticks for control. A researcher trolled a PvP zone in City of Heroes by teleporting villians to PvE one hit kills, and is surprised the other players hate him. Then we take calls about Fight Night Round 4 and Project Natal.

204 - 07/05/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - BlazBlue, Starcraft 2 LAN Play, Gaikai

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:00:00 -0500

We give our impressions of BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger, the latest 2D Fighter from the minds behind Guilty Gear. If you were hoping to play Starcraft 2 over a LAN with your friends, make other plans now. Did David Perry announce a cloud computing gaming service that might actually work in Gaikai? Then we take calls about some very hardcore dissection of BlazBlue in both gameplay and storyline.

203 - 06/28/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Shoplifting, Mortal Kombat IP Rights

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Fiercely independent studio iD Software is now owned by Zenimax Studios - parent company of Bethesda Softworks. Retailers are discussing introducing "Benefit Denial" technology to help prevent shoplifting - listen in amazement as our chatters confuse shoplifting with piracy! Who owns the rights to the Mortal Kombat franchise? Guess who thinks he does! Our music break is "To Love And To Hold" from Atlanta-area chiptune artist CC Ivory. We actually got no callers, hence the shorter duration.

202 - 06/21/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Activision vs. PS3, C64 iPhone App

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 05:00:00 -0500

Be sure to check Bobby out on the Digital Cowboys podcast about music games and piracy! We talk a little bit about the Sam & Max Episode One game that came out on Xbox Live Arcade. We try to give away some Uncharted 2 beta codes during the show...Doesn't exactly work out. (Don't bother emailing for a code, they don't work anymore.) Activision tells Sony that it really should drop the price of the PS3 or else it will consider no longer supporting the platform. Sony responds with pointing out how many games are coming out. Apple rejects an officially licensed Commodore 64 emulator iPhone/iPod Touch app because it runs ROM's...Even though Sega's apps do the same thing. Then we take calls about email spamming (yeah, not about gaming), Activison vs. PS3, rumors of a PSN App Store, and Ghostbusters multiplayer.

201 - 06/14/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Motion Controls, 1 vs. 100, The Sims 3

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:00:00 -0500

We begin by talking about the motion controls in Project Natal for the 360 and the balls-on-wands for the PS3. While discussing Milo, we bring up our corrupted Little Computer People disk on the Commodore 64. We look at Star Wars: The Old Republic and see how Lucasarts is going to make a better Star Wars MMO. The PSP Go was announced and it was not priced the way we expected. The 1 vs. 100 beta started in North America during E3, and we finally got a chance to play it. Getting our green gem on: We try to play The Sims 3 but we wind up having to crack it just to get it to run. Then we take calls about The Sims 3, the PSP Go, Motion Controls, and during the OLR throwover, we discuss Nintendo's upcoming Demo Play functionality.

200 - 06/07/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - E3 Wrapup

Mon, 08 Jun 2009 05:00:00 -0500

This recording begins with an explanation for the recent lack of updates to the RSS Feed. We just got back from E3 2009 and we discuss our favorite games of show: The Beatles: Rock Band, Brutal Legend, Split Second, and Scribblenauts. Find out which one got Game Of Show from us! Also check out E3Coverage.com for videos from the show floor. We discuss the changes with the Xbox Live dashboard and what they will and won't do. We sat in on a Roundtable Q&A session with Shigeru Miyamoto and talk about some of the highlights from that. Then we take calls about the Brutal Legend lawsuit brought on during E3, Project Natal and other motion controllers, and other E3 madness.

199 - 05/31/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Rock Band Unplugged, PSP Go

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 03:44:50 -0400

Next week is our 200th episode - you can leave us a message for a listener montage or give a gift to the show in a different way. And remember, Bobby is doing on-camera interviews for Gametactics' E3Coverage.com. E3 starts the day after we record, and we talk about Microsoft moving their press conference up 5 minutes due to a "surprise". We give our review of Rock Band Unplugged for the PSP. This year, Sony was the victim of pre-E3 leaks with the PSP Go being announced early. Microsoft is adding the US to the Canadian beta of 1 vs. 100 on Xbox Live. Electronic Gaming Monthly shall return - Ziff Davis sold the rights back to the original owner. Our music break is "Gamers Love" from independent Canadian R&B artist Jamila B. Then we take calls about PSP Go, PS3 Slim, Six Days in Fallujah, and E3.

198 - 05/24/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Punch-Out!!, Chrono Trigger fanfiction

Wed, 27 May 2009 06:51:21 -0400

We will endeavor to not talk about E3 predictions this week, but we still want you to go to E3Coverage.com to see on-camera interviews and demos from the E3 show floor. We give our opinions on Punch-Out!! for the Wii, and yes, we are being button bitches. Can gaming companies and fanfiction creators coexist? Apparently not so, as the team behind Chrono Trigger: Crimson Echoes received a cease & desist order from Square Enix after 4 years of development and several weeks before release. Then we take calls about Square Enix, Kingdom Hearts, sequels not having the same features as their predecessors, and arcade cabinets.

197 - 05/17/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - E3 Speculation, Wii Clones?

Mon, 18 May 2009 05:00:00 -0500

OUR RSS FEED ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED AND NOW WE ARE PUTTING OUR MISSED EPISODES BACK ON THE FEED. We got our E3 pass, and we will be working with Gametactics' E3Coverage.com site. We talk a little bit about Zen Pinball on the PS3. Then, E3 speculations reigns free, including motion controllers for Microsoft and Sony. Then we take calls about Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, Punch-Out!!, PS2 region coding, Team Fortress 2 machinima, and X-Men Origins: Wolverine.

196 - 05/10/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Duke Nukem Fornever, Ghostbusters

Mon, 11 May 2009 05:00:00 -0500

OUR RSS FEED ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED AND NOW WE ARE PUTTING OUR MISSED EPISODES BACK ON THE FEED. DNF stands for Did Not Finish, and that's exactly what happened to Duke Nukem Forever this week, as 3D Realms unexpectedly shut their doors. Who ya gonna call if you live in Europe? If you wanna call the Ghostbusters, you better have a PS3. In our music break, we play an exclusive high quality recording of the Kansas University Winter Drumline playing Mega Man music. Check out the interview on Friday Night Gaming! Then we take calls about the PlayStation Network, Bionic Commando demo revelations, and the 1 vs. 100 Canadian beta,

195 - 05/03/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Capcom Demos, Zero Days in Fallujah

Mon, 04 May 2009 05:00:00 -0500

OUR RSS FEED ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED AND NOW WE ARE PUTTING OUR MISSED EPISODES BACK ON THE FEED. Capcom apparently as a weird idea of what a demo is, and we look at their two exclusive demos: Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the PS3, and Bionic Commando on the Xbox 360. We talk about if the recent Wii Menu 4.0 update will allow you to play larger Wii games from the SD card. The war game Six Days in Fallujah will no longer be published by Konami. Then we take some calls about war games being made "too soon".

194 - 04/26/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Final Fantasy XIII Demo, Lego Rock Band

Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0500

OUR RSS FEED ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED AND NOW WE ARE PUTTING OUR MISSED EPISODES BACK ON THE FEED. We got our hands on the Final Fantasy XIII demo from Japan and we tell you what we think about it and the Advent Children Complete movie. We also discuss one of the cardinal sins of gaming as explained by Excitebots: Trick Racing. Lego Rock Band has been announced, is it genre whoring or is there a good reason for it's existence? The upcoming X-Men Origins: Wolverine game is going to have exclusive content if you preorder from Gamestop. Is this good or bad? Then we take some calls about Blu-Ray regioning, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Best Buy sales, choice in games, and Progress Quest.

193 - 04/19/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Outrun Online Arcade, Demigod Piracy

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0500

OUR RSS FEED ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED AND NOW WE ARE PUTTING OUR MISSED EPISODES BACK ON THE FEED. We give our thoughts on Outrun: Online Arcade and playing an older PS3 title and the frustrations within - Hot Shots Golf. Then we recap the whole Demigod vs. Pirates (and Gamestop) situation. And then we take calls about piracy along with PlayStation Network games.

192 - 04/12/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Gamestop, Six Days in Fallujah

Mon, 13 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0500

OUR RSS FEED ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED AND NOW WE ARE PUTTING OUR MISSED EPISODES BACK ON THE FEED. We finally got our hands on a Nintendo DSi and tell you why you shouldn't get one yet. We pay our respects to Dave Arneson, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, who recently lost his battle with cancer. Blogs report that Gamestop employees can check out games - and then sell them to you as new...Shocker! Konami announced that it was publishing a game about the recent battle in Fallujah, Iraq...Should we be outraged? Then we take calls about Six Days in Fallujah, RapeLay, and reminiscing about pen and paper gaming.

191 - 04/05/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Guitar Hero: Metallica, Monsters vs. Aliens

Mon, 06 Apr 2009 05:00:00 -0500

OUR RSS FEED ISSUES HAVE BEEN FIXED AND NOW WE ARE PUTTING OUR MISSED EPISODES BACK ON THE FEED. We give our opinions on Monsters vs. Aliens and Guitar Hero: Metallica. Sony had a huge announcement - a price drop for the PS...2? The Nintendo DSi came out on the day of the show, but we hadn't touched one yet. But, apparently Sony had, and sent out a press release about how the PSP was better because it had the same games as the DS. Microsoft finally released sales data to XNA creators - is it really the promised land? Then we take calls about PS1 classics on the PlayStation Store and how people outside Japan have been getting the shaft.

190 - 03/29/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Wallace & Gromit, New DRM Solutions

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 02:22:20 -0400

We give our impressions on Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures Episode 1: Flight of the Bumblebees. The 2009 Game Developers Conference gave us news about new Digital Rights Management. Stardock announced Game Object Obfuscation, or GOO, which respects the Gamer's Bill of Rights and will be a part of the Impulse platform. Valve announced Custom Executable Generation, or CEG, which will be a part of the Steamworks platform. EA, however, announced that they will do basic CD-Key authentication for The Sims 3, no Internet connection required. OnLive claims to change the way we play PC games thanks to Cloud Computing, but is it a sham? Then we take calls about OnLive, Rock Band Unplugged, and Utah's governor doing something smart. Along with telling people they suck at games. Good times. And we give away our sealed copy of Killzone 2 for the PS3.

189 - 03/22/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Bit.Trip Beat, Madworld, iPhone SDK 3.0

Mon, 23 Mar 2009 06:37:48 -0400

We're giving away a copy of Killzone 2 - find out how you can win - entries due March 29th! We give our opinions of the Wiiware title Bit.Trip Beat and the Wii full game Madworld. The Game Developers Conference is this week, but don't expect to hear megaton game announcements. The conference isn't for you. Apple unleashed the iPhone OS 3.0 SDK to developers this week, and it has ramifications on iPhone gaming. Is it REALLY a DS killer? Since October 1st, Sony has been charging publishers 16 cents per gigabyte for DLC on the Playstation Network. Then we take calls about developers listening to customers, an opposing opinion on Bit.Trip Beat, Samurai Showdown, finding gaming's Citizen Kane, and Nintendo's patented "easy button". There's a nifty contest going on at 360Junkies.com to win a T-Shirt signed by many independent podcasters including Bobby Blackwolf. Go enter!

188 - 03/15/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Killzone 2 Giveaway, MMORPG's In Trouble

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 05:00:00 -0500

PLEASE NOTE: THE KILLZONE 2 GIVEAWAY ENTRIES ARE DUE ON SUNDAY MARCH 29TH, NOT MARCH 22ND AS STATED IN THE PODCAST. We start by giving our impressions of the new Xbox Live Arcade release Peggle. We're giving away a sealed copy of Killzone 2 - find out how to enter - you have until March 29th! Warhammer Online is closing 63 total servers and we point out why they had too many to begin with. Worlds.com is currently suing NCSoft for patent infringement, and have stated that they will go after Second Life and World of Warcraft if they win. The National Institute of Media and the Family have gone after Nintendo for daring to allow Madworld to be released for the Wii. Then we take calls about surround sound receivers and cheating in Fallout 3 achievements.

187 - 03/08/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - New Buy/Sell/Trade Businesses, Rock Band

Mon, 09 Mar 2009 04:00:00 -0500

This week, Toys R' Us, Best Buy, and Amazon.com are all getting into the Buy/Sell/Trade business - Gamestop's territory. We talk about David Perry's very good point about why Gamestop is evil but not the Buy/Sell/Trade industry in general. Warner Music have decided that they're not getting enough money from music game creators, and this means that no new Warner artists will be available in Rock Band after this summer. However, The Beatles; Rock Band will be coming out in September. Track Pack, please? We also take calls on digital download, Grand Theft Auto IV DLC, and a review of Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard.

186 - 03/01/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Flower, Halo Wars, PS3 Difficulty

Wed, 04 Mar 2009 11:46:15 -0500

We revise our opinion of Flower after completing the ENTIRE game. We also give early impressions of Halo Wars and if it really does bring the RTS to the console. Sony executives say that it's a GOOD thing that the PS3 is so difficult to work with because they feel they will win in the end. Then we take calls about Street Fighter IV, Fallout 3, Quake Live, and an extended conversation with the hosts of Orange Lounge Radio about Video Games Live and Square Enix's involvement.

184-185 - 02/15/09-02/22/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Street Fighter IV, Retro Game Challenge

Sun, 01 Mar 2009 19:29:07 -0500

On the first episode: We give our review of Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection and tell you which game was so bad you HAVE to unlock. Activision doesn't want you to play Brutal Legend - we talk about why they're trying to block EA's release of the game. The Electronic Frontier Foundation is taking on Digital Rights Management and can always use your support. Then we take a very interesting call about Brutal Legend that we probably shouldn't play, along with calls about Sonic's UGC and Retro Game Challenge for the DS. On the second episode: We give reviews of many games on this episode - Street Fighter IV, Retro Game Challenge, Noby Noby Boy, and Flower, although our Flower review was made too early and will be corrected in the next week. We also have a specific answer of when we'll find Earthbound on the Wii Virtual Console - and talk about what Nintendo's lawyers might exactly be afraid of.

182-183 - 01/25/09-02/08/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - The Economy Sucks, Gears PC Bug

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 17:25:16 -0500

We're back after a few weeks rest on editing with two shows from the past three weeks. (We did not do a live show on the Sunday night of the big football game.) I want to thank everyone who has stuck with us during this time. On the first episode recorded January 25th: Microsoft announced that they were laying off people for the first time, and this includes the entire Gamerscore Blog. However, Sony has stated that their job cuts will NOT affect their gaming division. But apparently they DID get rid of the guy that stopped the executives from making dumb statements. Then we take calls on Skate 2 and Street Fighter IV. On the second episode recorded February 8th: We talk about the Halo Wars demo and how it is making us hit the breaking point on small hard drives. Also, the Burnout Paradise 1.6 update came out and gave some relief to those with small hard drives. Plus, Revenge of the Ball was released as an Xbox 360 Community Game and you should buy it. Gears of War PC players were locked out of their game due to a badly signed digital certificate on their cheat detection software. E3 opened up their registration and it's not quite as open as some people hoped. Then we take calls on E3, console fanboyism, and we learn that everything we knew about how hard it was to be a PC gamer was wrong.

180-181 - 01/11/09-01/18/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Console Attack Ads, Lots Of Goodbyes

Sun, 25 Jan 2009 16:58:05 -0500

In the first episode: UGO purchased 1up and 30 former 1up staffers lost their jobs, including one All Games Radio alum, and Electronic Gaming Monthly is no more. Bob, creator of Bob's Game, goes insane waiting for Nintendo to approve his SDK request. Georgia-based action MMO Global Agenda is starting to accept closed beta applications. Sony releases an ad (press release) touting how much of a better deal the top-tier PS3 is than the low-tier Xbox 360. Then we take calls about 1up, EGM, and Bob's Game. In the second episode, we say goodbye to many things: The Gamerscore Blog was shut down by Microsoft. This was recorded before Microsoft announced the massive layoffs, so we still assumed that the team would stay employed. Circuit City is liquidating the rest of their stores. Age of Conan is closing half of their servers. Gametap is getting rid of many games from their free service, enticing people to subscribe. Then we take calls about Nintendo not being on Gametap, Community outreach from the console companies, and what games we play when we're trying to relax.

179 - 01/04/09 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Persona 4, Korg DS-10

Sun, 11 Jan 2009 19:01:59 -0500

We give our review of Persona 4 and tell you what other reviews won't - the length of the intro. Yes, it's that important. Then we do hands-on impressions of the Korg DS-10 Synthesizer for the DS. A company is kicking NCSoft while they're down by suing them - they claim that they have a patent for base MMO technology and NCSoft is the first victim. Game collectors are unhappy about the console companies offering their rare high-priced gems as a cheap download, devaluing their collection. We take calls about that topic, the crappiness of the Guitar Hero: World Tour drumset, and our new project, Friday Night Gaming.

178 - 12/28/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - 2008 Year In Review With SHFTS Crew

Wed, 31 Dec 2008 13:05:56 -0500

It's the traditional year end review show where we go through 2008 month-by-month to discuss what was said, promised, and delivered, along with highlighting the travesties of the year. Bobby Blackwolf is joined by Kropotkin, Hendrix, and Bloodshot of the Superhappyfuntimeshow in this extra-length episode. Happy new year - here's hoping to an even better 2009!

176-177 - 12/14/08-12/21/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PS Home, Console Repairs, SBCG4AP Review

Sun, 28 Dec 2008 18:03:03 -0500

In the first episode: We give our review on the last three episodes of Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People, as well as early impressions on Wario Land: Shake It. The PlayStation Home Public Beta began, and we discussed if people were looking at Home in the wrong way. Brutal Legend finally gets a publisher. The Wii dominated hardware sales in November, but who dominated software? Our music break is from Doctor Octoroc's 8-bit Jesus. Then we take a call about how reviews should be made from the standpoint of "this is the only game I can play all year" and that parents are too dumb to find IGN or Gamespot therefore those sites shouldn't review children's games. In the second episode: Microsoft knew about the 360's disc scratching issue before the console launched, however decided to place warning stickers on the console rather than spend the money to fix the problem in the design. CC Gaming, our partner for the new show Friday Night Gaming, apparently fixed 127,000 PS3's in one day by isolating a software bug and forwarding their findings to Sony. Then we play a four-month old voicemail asking what game you missed out on this holiday season. We take calls on that topic as well as missed games, used games, and why parents are smarter than a specific caller thinks.

175 - 12/07/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Spyro, AC/DC, GH:OT Decades Reviews, PC Bugs and Piracy

Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:10:20 -0500

We begin with reviews of three games: The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon, AC/DC Live Rock Band Track Pack, and Guitar Hero: On Tour: Decades. We also give early impressions of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows and Chrono Trigger DS. We look into the "most pirated" games of 2008 and what it may mean for the industry. Grand Theft Auto 4 for the PC is so buggy, Valve is issuing refunds over Steam. Our intermission music is from Weapon of Choice and is by Hamdija Ajanovic. Then we take calls about PC Gaming. We also announce Bobby Blackwolf's latest project: Friday Night Gaming, an internet television show from the Computer ArenA in Roswell, GA beginning in 2009. All of the details are inside, followed by a distraught call from a "first time caller!"

174 - 11/30/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Weapon of Choice Creator Nathan Fouts, SSF2HD Remix

Fri, 05 Dec 2008 12:28:13 -0500

Tonight's live interview is with Nathan Fouts, President of Mommy's Best Games and Creator/Designer of Xbox 360 Community Game Weapon of Choice. We talk about the game, the Community Games initiative, what it takes to get a Community Game on the service, some of the issues with Community Games, and yes, we even talk about if Xbox Live Arcade games are really underpriced. Then we take calls about Super Street Fighter 2 HD Remix and it's lack of a playable demo (even though there technically is one on Xbox Live!)

173 - 11/23/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Consoles hurting the Earth, GTA4 DLC

Fri, 28 Nov 2008 12:48:28 -0500

The New Xbox Experience (i.e. dashboard) has now hit to all users - is it a hit? Plus, we take a look at Version 1.00 of Sony PlayStation Home, and talk about what it is and what it isn't. Rockstar Games has finally announced the DLC for Grand Theft Auto IV, and it won't be out in 2008 as promised. Tabula Rasa is being shut down - will we be seeing more of this in the MMO space? Are we really hurting the Earth with our gaming? Then we take calls about America's Videogame Expo, PlayStation Home, and NXE.

171-172 - 11/09/08-11/16/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Content Moderation, Kids and M Games, Reviewing Innovation

Fri, 21 Nov 2008 12:50:47 -0500

In the first episode: We begin by talking about Global Agenda and Pwning For A Cure...Did you see the photos on Kotaku of the event? We look into the issue of content moderation of user-generated levels and songs, and the heavy hand that seems to be occurring in LittleBigPlanet. This is also occurring in Guitar Hero: World Tour, and that launches into why the music creator isn't exactly as robust as advertised. We answer a voicemail from a minor asking us if we believe minors should play M-Rated games. Then we take calls on America's Videogame Expo, M-Rated game players, and content moderation. In the second episode: We wish a happy birthday to all of the current major consoles, which were released several years ago this week. We discuss some of the innovations in console interface design and how the consoles are different today than they were on launch day. We give our impressions of Animal Crossing: City Folk, but frankly, just stay away. A reviewer believes that innovative games (such as Mirror's Edge) should get a pass in reviews for bad gameplay, and be given higher scores just for being innovative...What? This leads to several calls about that topic as well as the used games market, the New Xbox Experience, and why Left 4 Dead will be flipping awesome. Don't let a ninja steal your Wii Speak peripheral.

SPECIAL: Live from MISSION: Pwning For A Cure - November 8, 2008

Sun, 09 Nov 2008 19:40:31 -0500

Live from Computer Arena in Roswell, GA on Saturday, November 8th - MISSION: Pwning for a Cure, put on by Global Agenda developers Hi-Rez Studios and benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. We interview a representative of the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, the Producer of Global Agenda, an alpha tester for Global Agenda, Tobias from the ECA and Gamer Fitness Guide, Glenn from CC Gaming, and Brit from Computer ArenA. Also stopping by (several times) is Kotaku's Mike Fahey.

170 - 11/02/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Fable 2, Fallout 3, LBP, GH:WT...

Thu, 06 Nov 2008 10:13:07 -0500

Head on over to Computer Arena in Roswell, GA on Saturday, November 8th for Mission: Pwning for a Cure, put on by Global Agenda developers Hi-Rez Studios and benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - All Games Radio will be broadcasting starting at 3PM ET/Noon PT! We give a followup on our Guitar Hero: World Tour hardware issues and talk about the Drum Tuner software that was released. We finished Fable 2 and raise a question on having to pay for extra DLC to get the base 1000 achievement points. We've just started Fallout 3 and LittleBigPlanet - please go heart our level "The Quest For The LBP Beta Code"! We also give first impressions on a web-based game called Forumwarz, which is the closest thing to a BBS Door game we've found in a long time. The Beatles are getting a video game made by Rock Band developers Harmonix, but we don't know any more than that. The PS2 becomes an open platform in Europe, allowing smaller developers to make titles without having to get the content approved by Sony. Then we take calls on Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Fallout 3, and which system to buy multiplatform games for.

168-169 - 10/19/08-10/26/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - LBP Delay, Fable 2, Guitar Hero: World Tour

Wed, 29 Oct 2008 14:41:46 -0400

(Warning: There is a portion of the second episode that has lots of bleeps. There are warnings before it occurs so you can get any youngn's out of the room.) Head on over to Computer Arena in Roswell, GA on Saturday, November 8th for Mission: Pwning for a Cure, put on by Global Agenda developers Hi-Rez Studios and benefiting the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society - All Games Radio will be broadcasting starting at 3PM ET/Noon PT! In the first episode: LittleBigPlanet has been delayed due to lyrics from the Qur'an being sang in one of the levels. The game was only delayed a week, but we wonder why nobody complained about the song before? Sony updated the Terms of Use for the PlayStation Network which may have some serious effects on user generated content. Yoda and Darth Vader can now be purchased for the other console in Soul Calibur IV. Then we read an email and take calls on community content. In the second episode: E3 returns to attempt to recapture it's former glory, but you're most likely not invited. We give our impressions on Fable 2. Also, we give somewhat limited impressions on Guitar Hero: World Tour because the "superior" instruments DON'T WORK SO WE COULDN'T PLAY THE GAME OR COMPLETE THE TUTORIAL OR JSDKLAJFDKLSFJDKSLFJKL... Then we take calls on why some people hate reviewers and on E For All.

166-167 - 10/05/08-10/12/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - LittleBigPlanet Beta, Beat'n Groovy Review

Wed, 15 Oct 2008 20:23:16 -0400

First episode: We give a rundown on SIEGE that occurred this past weekend and the little bit of Georgia gaming news that was to be had. Then we talk all about the LittleBigPlanet beta, what you can and can't do with the level interface. We also show off our level: The Quest For The LBP Beta Code, which can be seen on YouTube. We also give away a code to one of the chatters (because the beta was ending before the next episode.) Also, we quickly go over the Nintendo DSi and the top-selling game that it completely renders obsolete. Then we take calls about LittleBigPlanet and paying to unlock levels in games. Second episode: We give an unpaid endorsement to Computer ArenA in Roswell, GA - if you're looking for a LAN and console gaming center with good (and cheap) food and good (and cheap) beer, check them out. We give our review of Beat'n Groovy for the Xbox Live Arcade, which is a port of Konami's Pop'n Music title - but it sucks. At least the note charts are the same. Blizzard is going to rape you by making you buy Starcraft 2 THREE TIMES to experience the entire singleplayer campaign. The New Xbox Experience has been dated for November 19th, and Microsoft is offering storage devices to customers who don't have hard drives. Be careful what you read on blogs - nobody has said that the Netflix watching in a party has been taken away! Then we take calls on what was announced at Tokyo Game Show as well as Linger In Shadows, the interactive art recently released on the PS3. We also really want the Diablo 3 logo with the unicorns and rainbows.

165 - 09/28/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Andrew Greenberg on SIEGE'08, Fable 2 Online Coop

Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:06:25 -0400

This week's interview is with Andrew Greenberg, director of the Southern Interactive Entertainment & Game Expo in Atlanta from October 3-5th. We discuss the expo, the Georgia game industry, why a game-design specific curriculum is better at getting you a job in the industry in the coming years, and Street Fighter: The Tabletop Roleplaying Game. Then we discuss how hard Mega Man 9's demo is, and lament about the lack of having a LittleBigPlanet beta key. Fable 2's Online Coop mode won't be on the disc, but will be patched in with a title update "within the first week." We take calls about if this is a good trend for console gaming or not. We also give away Rock Band 2 (software only) for the Xbox 360.

163-164 - 09/14/08-09/21/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Rock Band 2, SBCG4AP Ep 2, Spore DRM

Wed, 24 Sep 2008 18:05:05 -0400

It's another doubleheader due to video games taking over our life. HOWEVER, be SURE to listen to the entire thing for your chance to win ROCK BAND 2 (software only) for the Xbox 360 as well as a pass into E For All! On the first episode: Rock Band 2 just came out - and our wireless drums are already broken. First impressions here (and mentions #1 and #2 of why the ION drumkit is a waste of money.) We then talk about the Spore DRM issues and what people are having with it. Then, we give our podcast-only review of Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Episode 2: Stronbadia the Free. Then we take a call about the Spore DRM. On the second episode: More Rock Band 2. Shocked? But this time we have the wireless guitar and it's NOT failing on us. (But then we have mention #3 of why the ION Drumkit is crap.) We do stop playing drums long enough to check out Life With Playstation, and we hope it's going to be improved. We solicit opinions from chat on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed and the bikes patch for Burnout Paradise. EA kind of apologizes for the misconceptions of the Spore DRM, and plan to issue some changes. Then we take calls on PURE and cursing in games. Be sure to check out Bobby Blackwolf on Episode 52 of The Gamer's Garage!

162 - 09/07/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Comcast Limits, PAX, Spore

Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:04:40 -0400

We look back at PAX, pimp our audio and video coverage, and wonder if it really needs a name change to be successful. Then we give some early first impressions of Spore (but not full impressions as we were only on the third stage at airtime.) Comcast is enacting a 250GB limit per month to residential users - why aren't content providers getting upset over this? Microsoft is bringing out price cuts for the Xbox 360 console and downloadable content. Then we take calls about Starcraft II, Warhammer Online, and Net Neutrality.

160-161 - 08/17/08-08/24/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Strong Bad Review, Yuri Lowenthal, PAX'08 LIVE

Mon, 25 Aug 2008 05:47:50 -0400

It's another doubleheader filled with controversy, strife, and radio stream issues. (Don't worry, most of the radio stream issues were edited out!) On the first episode: We give our official impressions on Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Episode One: Homestar Ruiner. Does it work for people who aren't already fans of the Homestar Runner universe? Fable II Pub Games came out on the Xbox Live Arcade this week and we just have to ask...Why?! We give a correction about our misspeak of who bought who with Vivendi and Activision Blizzard. We also correct the notion that LittleBigPlanet was going to be available both on the PSN store and as a retail game - it will be retail only. However, Burnout Paradise IS coming to the PSN as a download. We play a mashup of an interview with Yuri Lowenthal, voice of the Prince in Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and The Two Thrones, as done by Distributed Failure. Then we take calls about a heated debate over piracy - where an admitted pirate calls in to defend why he pirates, and outraged chatters call in to tell him he is wrong. In the second episode: We enrage the chatters even more by talking about the 9/11 Invaders! exhibit at Games Convention 2008 in Liepzig, Germany, which was eventually removed by the artist. Sony made many announcements at Liepzig, such as a new PSP model, wireless chatpad for the Dualshock 3/SIXAXIS, Singstar compatibility between the PS2 and PS3 versions, and a new camera-enabled application called EyePet. There was some confusion about LittleBigPlanet being region locked, but it was just that - confusion. Microsoft and Rock The Vote is bringing the election to Xbox Live - you can now register to vote with your 360. We play a new song from The OneUps Volume 2, which leads into discussion about our PAX'08 LIVE! coverage next week. Then we take calls about PAX and Warhammer: Online ignoring it's European fans with respect to the open beta.

158-159 - 08/03/08-08/10/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Matthew Clarke on Prince of Persia, Geo Wars 2, Civ Rev, Strong Bad

Sat, 16 Aug 2008 04:06:26 -0400

I GREATLY apologize for the length of time it took to make these shows available. Once again, real life got in the way. In the first episode: We give an update on our PS3 and talk about the recent release of Soul Calibur IV and how we're not playing it. Then we give our impressions of Civilization Revolution and Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved 2. The Burnout Paradise Cagney update was finally announced for the Xbox 360, while PS3 owners already had it. Activision decided not to publish several high profile Vivendi titles such as Ghostbusters and Brutal Legend, but all is not lost. We have an interview with Matthew Clarke, the Team Lead for the Eleca character in the new Prince of Persia, and we talk about not dying. Then we take calls about Prince of Persia and Soul Calibur IV. In the second episode: We give an update on our PS3 and talk about the recent release of Soul Calibur IV and how we're now playing it. We give a small preview of Strong Bad's Cool Game For Attractive People Episode One: Homestar Ruiner, as our live show aired before the embargo was lifted so we couldn't go into much detail. We then discuss Braid and it's $15 price as a downloadable title and wonder why there's so much hostility over the price. We also talk about artsy games and bring up PixelJunk Eden. Time Warner released in a financial report that Gametap is being sold. The promo we played is for Playapalooza'08, a charity event put on by our friends at Platform Nation. Kadosho calls in to give us a scoop on Street Fighter IV coming to US arcades, starting with an arcade in Tacoma, Washington this coming week. We take a call about fighting games and how other podcasters miscategorize them. We read out the answers to our Rock Revolution contest and OLR (unknowingly) helps us decide who wins the Rock Revolution branded iPod Speakers.

157 - 07/27/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - E3 Music Game Blowout, Harmonix and Konami Interviews

Thu, 31 Jul 2008 02:39:28 -0400

This ENTIRE SHOW is about the music games of E3 - if you don't care about them, then there is nothing in here that you will care about. There is also a giveaway for the Rock Revolution branded iPod Speakers - the deadline for submissions will be Sunday, August 10th at 7PM Eastern. The games we cover are: Wii Music - How Nintendo FAKED their press conference and what they aren't telling you about this kid's game. Rock Band 2 - Hands on time with both the new stock drumset and the Ion drumset. Interview with Daniel Sussman, Director of Hardware Development at Harmonix. Guitar Hero: World Tour - More questions than answers, music creator mode, possibilities with MIDI-In jack. Rock Revolution - Hands on time with the drumkit and DS versions. Interview with Rozita Tolouey, Director of Marketing at Konami. Go! Go! Break Steady - Orange Lounge Radio discusses a new Xbox Live Arcade title that combines Gitaroo-Man and Zuma.

156 - 07/20/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Post-E3 Musings, Is It Dead? John Edwards on MK vs. DC

Thu, 24 Jul 2008 01:31:45 -0400

We have just returned from E3 2008, and while we liked it, there were many who didn't - some of whom actually forced the change in the first place. We examine the irony of the situation. Then we talk about some of our highlights from the show outside of the rhythm action genre, such as Fallout 3 and Prince of Persia. Our interview is with John Edwards, Senior Designer on Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, who answers the question "Why do you hate your fans?" Then we take calls about how really E3 should only be for IGN/Gamespot and not for independent media, and about some of the other highlights from the show.

155 - 07/13/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Pre-E3, PAX'08 LIVE, American McGee's Grimm

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 01:40:08 -0400

We begin with a big announcement of All Games Radio Presents: PAX'08 LIVE! Eight hours of live streaming radio from the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo. Then we recount a tragic story of why a second PS3 needs to be repaired, and the moral lessons we have learned from it. We give our impressions of two games for the iPhone/iPod Touch 2.0 Firmware, Super Monkey Ball and Tap Tap Revenge. We preview Gametap's new original episodic series American McGee's Grimm. Microsoft announces that the 20GB Xbox 360 will drop in price to $299, but only until supplies last. Konami has sued Viacom, MTV, and Harmonix over Rock Band because Konami missed the boat and didn't bring Guitar Freaks and Drummania to the US 10 years ago when they had the chance. Then we take calls about our E3 schedule and expectations, and about Warhammer: Online's removal of classes and capital cities.

154 - 07/06/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PS3 2.40 Firmware, Ticket To Ride, Mega Man 9

Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:51:53 -0400

We start off by congratulating the Cincinnati Commodore Computer Club for hosting the first ever Commodore 64 LAN Party using 8 C64's with Ethernet Cartridges running NetRacer. This then turns into a discussion about BBS Door Games such as Tradewars 2002, Legend of the Red Dragon, and Murder Motel. We give our impressions of Ticket To Ride for the Xbox Live Arcade. Last week, Microsoft released the Content License Restoration Tool which allows you to merge all of your Xbox 360 DRM licenses onto one console. Sony released their big 2.40 Firmware which touted In-Game XMB and Trophies, but then pulled it. Then we take calls about Mega Man 9 and it's new 8-bit style art direction. During the throw to Orange Lounge Radio, we touch more on BBS Door Games, MUD's and find out who tried to sue EverQuest back when it was popular!

153 - 06/29/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Diablo III, Gutar Hero: On Tour, The World Ends With You

Fri, 04 Jul 2008 01:27:14 -0400

We take a look at two recently released Nintendo DS games - Guitar Hero: On Tour and The World Ends With You. Laywers are surprised to learn how many people decided that they were insulted by the Hot Coffee scandal enough to get money from the makers of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas. Blizzard announced Diablo III in Paris, and PC gamers squealed with delight - but don't expect it on consoles. Then we take a call about The Bourne Conspiracy which morphs into a discussion about the differences between playable and non-playable demos of games shown to journalists. We recount a story from the first G-Phoria where Fable was broken in it's first public appearance. Oh yeah, we also discuss more games we think Tomonobu Itagaki should make! Be sure to check out the two part interview of Bobby Blackwolf on Mostly ITP on the Georgia Podcast Network.

152 - 06/22/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Spore Creature Creator, Nintendo v. Pirates

Fri, 27 Jun 2008 16:13:04 -0400

The new Allgames.com is now up, so go check it out! The Spore Creature Creator demo was released (for $10) and the question is asked - can you make a normal looking person or is it just freaky creatures? Some people who were more of the phallic persuasion have gotten notices that their EA account may be pulled - is this the start of a Big Brother scenario? People who bought Mass Effect for the PC should know about the DRM restrictions which will punish you for upgrading your computer. Nintendo released an update to the Wii System Menu which removed the Twilight Princess hack, but hackers found a way around it within hours. Sony admits that piracy and homebrew on the PSP fuel sales, even if they're not happy about it. Then we take calls about where PEN-15 wants Itagaki to go and about E3's press conferences and appointments.

150-151 06/08/08-06/15/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Qore, 360 Leaks, MGS4

Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:58:46 -0400

It's another double episode due to more website troubles at allgames.com - be on the lookout for a brand new site! On the first episode: We congratulate Spanny for his stunning victory of the Limited Edition GTA4 Themed Xbox 360 from Gamerscore Blog as the winner over all of the other shows on All Games Radio. We pose a question about HDMI cables for the PS3 - ours is a little wonky. Then we delve right into PlayStation Qore, which is a $2.99 download that shows you propaganda. The Home Beta will be much like Gmail's Beta - oh and by the way, Gmail is STILL IN BETA. The GTA4 Downloadable Content for the Xbox 360 seems to have been delayed, but will it still come out in 2008? Then we take a call from someone who isn't hyped up for Metal Gear Solid 4. In the second episode: We join up with the EverQuest Living Legacy program and promptly get killed multiple times due to being in the wrong place. Then we take a look at some leaks that came out from a survey site about the Xbox 360 - Avatars and Forza 3 size. We also look at the truth behind the Red Rings of Death. Then we take callers about Tomonobu Itagaki leaving Tecmo and Metal Gear Solid 4.

149 - 06/01/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - XBLA Changes, Konami vs. Reviewers

Mon, 02 Jun 2008 05:15:00 -0500

* We start off by playing a short audio clip of Activision CEO Bobby Kotick at the All Things Digital 6 conference. * Penny Arcade Adventures set a debut sales record on Xbox Live Arcade. * In the meantime, many games are up for being delisted from XBLA. Will you still be able to download them? And what meets some of the criteria? * Sony has implemented the YouTube API into their PS3 SDK - is this as big of a deal as some think it is? * Konami has asked reviewers not to discuss technical details of Metal Gear Solid 4, such as cutscene length and install size. * Then we take calls about ways to get around installing games to the hard drive, and to the lack of real journalism in gaming.

148 - 05/25/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - LostWinds, Defend your Castle, Guitar Hero, Rock Revolution

Tue, 27 May 2008 18:00:00 -0500

* WiiWare has launched since our last show, so we give our early impressions of two games gifted by listeners - LostWinds and Defend Your Castle. * Then we discuss the two new games in the rhythm-action genre, Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Revolution, focusing primarily on the drum kit for both. * Then, during the interactive segment, we discuss Penny Arcade Adventures and Lego Indiana Jones, and take a call about Xbox 360 GPU's failing.

147 - 05/11/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - EA DRM, Nintendo Channel

Tue, 20 May 2008 12:20:00 -0500

This is the episode from the May 11th show. There was no show for the week of May 18th. There will be a show on May 25th. * Allgames.com was hacked, and that contributed to a lot of lateness of shows recently. * Nintendo released the Nintendo Channel, but they need better gamers playing the video captures. * We've started to play Persona 3: FES and are wondering why people aren't getting all up-in-arms over the main gameplay element. * Electronic Arts announced that they would use SecuROM DRM in Mass Effect and Spore for the PC, only to relent later in the week. * Then we discuss GTA4 and the new Gears of War 2 footage.

146 - 05/04/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - GTA4, Blu-Ray 360

Thu, 08 May 2008 02:00:00 -0500

A word of note: Monday afternoon Allgames.com was hacked and taken offline due to spreading a virus. We have spent the better half of the week repairing the damage, but all feeds hosted on Allgames.com, including this one, were down. We apologize for the inconvenience. In this episode: We continue talking a little bit about Mario Kart Wii, but then jump right into Grand Theft Auto IV. We talk about the game itself and then the controversy around the game from political groups using the game to get into the spotlight. One such group is Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) who wants the game rerated because it's possible to attempt to drive drunk in the game (but extremely difficult to do.) We read a report that a Chinese company has been tapped to create an internal Blu-Ray drive for the Xbox 360, and some doubt it's source. We then play our entries in the Limited Edition GTA4 Xbox 360 Elite contest - be sure to visit our forums to vote! Then we take calls about GTA4, the new 360, and Kropotkin from Superhappyfuntimeshow tells us about Wii Fit, which was just released from Europe...And an old friend (?!) reappears.

145 - 04/27/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Aaron Schurman of Phantom EFX, Mario Kart Wii

Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:00:00 -0500

Tonight's live interview is with Aaron Schurman, CEO of Phantom EFX, discussing the Real Deal Casino suite of PC games and teasing about their upcoming PC FPS Darkest of Days. Don't gloss this one over just because it's about gambling - you might just be interested! Then we discuss our early impressions of two recently released Wii games - Battle of the Bands and Mario Kart Wii. We then take callers about the Wheel and about the elephant in the room we attempted to avoid talking about (since the game had not come out yet) Grand Theft Auto IV. You have until Sunday to enter into our contest to win a limited edition GTA4 themed Xbox 360 Elite courtesy of All Games Radio and The Gamerscore Blog!

143-144 - 04/13/08-04/20/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - DLC Weapons, Betas, GTA4 Contest

Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:30:00 -0500

It's another twofer episode due to spending time making some GREAT contests happen - stay tuned to the end of both episodes to hear how YOU can win a GTA4 themed Xbox 360 Elite and about Unlocking the Achievement! On the first episode: Sam & Max Season Two has concluded, and we give a letter grade. Telltale also announced Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People set in the Homestar Runner universe. Battlefield: Bad Company was going to use micro-transactions for new weapons, but then pulled back. Charlie Daniels doesn't like that the devil can sometimes win in Guitar Hero III. We look at an unscientific poll to see what is more offensive in a video game. Then we take callers about Dan Hsu leaving 1up and the high price of Rock Band. On the second episode: The Metal Gear Online beta attempted to start but the stress test was just too stressful. Is this good for Konami or bad for Konami? The Wii Fit Balance Board is coming out in the US for a high price - but will anybody buy it? Prizefighter for the Wii will utilize the Balance Board as well. Midway announced Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe, and boy are the fanboys upset. We take calls about this new Mortal Kombat, talking a little bit about Soul Calibur IV and Soul Calibur XBLA, and then about Gran Turismo 5: Prologue and their lack of a decent online mode. Remember to have your entries for the GTA4 contest in by 7PM ET on Sunday, May 4th! Please make sure your entry relates to The Bobby Blackwolf Show in some fashion.

142 - 04/06/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Dualshock 3, You Have To Burn The Rope

Thu, 10 Apr 2008 03:00:00 -0500

* We begin by looking back at the April Fools jokes that did not involve promising to never give you up. * Then we talk about the Rock Band Sock Mod for some drumsets that make playing Hard and Expert actually feasable. * Sam & Max Season One is coming to the Wii! * Rumble is coming to the PS3! * Grand Theft Auto 4 might not be coming at all! (According to one analyst, at least.) * We play a full game from start to finish - the Flash game You Have To Burn The Rope. Spoiler alert - there's a rope, and it must be burned. * Then we take calls about the Dualshock 3 and about Konami inviting reviewers to beta test Metal Gear Solid 4, therefore removing them from contention to actually be able to review the game. * Orange Lounge Radio: Live premieres exclusively on AGR on April 13th!

141 - 03/30/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xbox Live Arcade: Good or Bad for Gaming?

Thu, 03 Apr 2008 03:00:00 -0500

* We open up by talking about Lost Odyssey and it's lack of save points. * Then we talk about the messages we've received on our PS3 about when we're going to actually play games - so we started playing one! * After reading an email about our WiiWare discussion from two weeks ago, we discuss Metanet's comments in their Gamasutra postmortem on recent XBLA title N+, as well as their later clarification. * Also, we look at Microsoft telling Japanese developer 5pb that they are cutting down on faithful arcade ports with respect to shmups Dodonpachi Daioujou Black Label X and Ketsui X. * So the question becomes: what do YOU, the gamer, think of Xbox Live Arcade's offerings? Our chat room answers may surprise you. * We also briefly discuss Microsoft's DRM and that they may be close to fixing it.

140 - 03/23/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Play.com Live, Gibson vs. The World

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 21:15:00 -0500

* Kropotkin from Superhappyfuntimeshow joins us to discuss what he saw at the Play.com Live event in London's Wembley Stadium, and also tells us why he could have shut the entire event down. * We discuss a little bit about Lost Odyssey and Sam & Max: Episode 204. * But then we discuss Gibson suing everybody in the world over Guitar Hero and Rock Band, along with public statements from Activision, Gibson, and Harmonix. * We bring up that the Halo 3 Heroic Map Pack will be free this week, to prepare for the Legendary Map pack coming in April. * Then we take calls on Japanese developers not wanting to evolve, and (once again) the death of PC gaming.

139 - 03/16/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - WiiWare Attracts Indies, Gibson vs. Guitar Hero

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 01:45:00 -0500

* We continue the talk about Super Smash Bros Brawl, this time discussing the game design decisions within the Subspace Emissary campaign, and relations to Portal are made. * Nintendo has made great promises to independent developers about the upcoming WiiWare service, but will it really be all roses like they claim? * Capcom announced that the Xbox Live Arcade filesize won't be an issue with Street Fighter II HD. * Criterion Games announced that the new islands in Burnout Paradise will be FREE DLC. * Activision is suing Gibson Guitars because Gibson claims that they have a patent on Guitar Hero from 1999. * But we take a caller who looked up the patent and tells us what Gibson REALLY has a patent on - and it ain't Guitar Hero! * We also take callers on if 2008 is really the time to get a PS3 and about racism in games.

138 - 03/09/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Super Smash Bros Brawl, Gary Gygax

Thu, 13 Mar 2008 17:25:00 -0500

* Gary Gygax, co-creator of Dungeons & Dragons, passed away last week, and we look back at what he did for all of gaming, and our experiences with what he started. * We then continue discussion on the cleaned Xbox 360 with an email from a listener as well as a followup statement from the victim himself. * Then, it's all about Smash! Super Smash Bros Brawl has come out and has some technical issues (such as not being able to connect online, or not being able to read the disc at all) but we discuss what makes the game work and not work. * We then take a TON of calls about both Brawl and Army of Two - it's gotta be a new record! * Check Bobby out on Episode 117 of the Video Game Outsiders.

137 - 03/02/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - GDC Goes Invite Only, Mario Kart Wii Text Chat

Tue, 04 Mar 2008 00:10:00 -0500

* There are more shenanigans with EA and Take Two, this time ZelnickMedia trying to line their own pockets before getting bought - until they were thwarted by EA. * GDC and DICE are now considering an invite-only model for press access...We talk about why it's both a good AND a bad thing. * Phil Harrison abruptly resigned from Sony Worldwide Studios, and a comment he made at GDC may shed light as to why. * Nintendo announced that Mario Kart Wii will only allow chatting via predetermined phrases, but with the amount of vulgarity on Xbox Live, is this really a bad thing? * Then we take calls on Nintendo on who they're catering to, and a personal question about my girlfriend. (It's gaming related!)

136 - 02/24/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - EA's Take Two Takeover Bid, XNA Community Games and Zune

Mon, 25 Feb 2008 03:10:00 -0500

* The BREAKING NEWS that came out several hours before we went on the air was Electronic Arts' bid to purchase Take Two Interactive - something that Take Two didn't take to kindly. These were just the first salvos - this one is going to be long, drawn out, and ugly. * Then we talk about the XNA-related news that came out of this week's GDC - namely the XNA Community Games portal for the Xbox 360 and XNA Game Studio 3.0's ability to develop for the Zune. We discuss some questions and answers that delve deeper than the keynote presentation went into. * It was reported that Microsoft cut the royalties of indie developers of Xbox Live Arcade titles in half - we find out if that's completely true or not. * We talk a little bit about AudioSurf, the IGF winning rhythm action game that uses your own music and is now available on Steam for the low price of $9.95. * And then we take a call about Ninja Gaiden II and Too Human's control scheme.

135 - 02/17/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - End of format war, No More Heroes, Sam And Max Ep. 203

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 18:20:00 -0500

* We start off talking about the seeming death of offline multiplayer and how companies seem to believe that online multiplayer is much more important than playing with your friends on the same couch. * Then we take a look at two Wii games - No More Heroes and Geometry Wars Galaxies. * We also give our impressions on Sam & Max Episode 203: Night of the Raving Dead. * Spore finally has a release date, but you won't believe who gets it first. * And the HD-DVD vs. Blu-Ray format war is now over, as Toshiba has pulled out. * Then we take a call about offline multiplayer and the value of bots in FPS's.

134 - 02/10/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - EA Admits Screwing Up, Are Games Too Easy?

Sun, 17 Feb 2008 14:55:00 -0500

* Poker Smash just came out on Xbox Live Arcade, and we think that it's a smash. * We take a look at two EA-related stories that were revealed this week. The first one is that EA's CEO John Riccitiello admits to "blowing it" with regards to three beloved studios EA gobbled up years ago - Bullfrog, Origin, and Westwood. * Then we learn why you need a hard drive to play Burnout Paradise online on the Xbox 360. * Our mid-show music break is PEN-15's Wikimedia, which you can get the uncensored version from myspace.com/halfninjahalfmachine. * We asked a question about the good side of violent games being a release for those that need it, but instead the callers discuss games being too easy these days.

133 - 02/03/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Steamworks, King of Kong DVD

Thu, 07 Feb 2008 20:40:00 -0500

* Rez HD is out, find out why we call it an experience. * Also out this past week - The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters on DVD...Find out what we thought of the special features! (For your perusal, here is Twin Galaxies official response to the film.) * We read an email continuing the discussion about photorealism in games from last week. * Steam has announced Steamworks, a free platform for PC developers...We look into what it is and, more importantly, what it isn't. * Valve is also unbundling The Orange Box for retail consumers, so now if you already have Half-Life 2 and Episode One, you won't have to rebuy them. * Also, a victory for PC gamers everywhere is that Crysis just sold one million copies - but is that a legit number? * Then we take a call about if the PC truly is the "unified platform" we are talking about. * We round out the show with a personal tale about performing in the 2000 Superbowl Halftime Show: Disney's Millenium Celebration, Tapestry of Nations, the show that IGN dubbed as the 6th worst halftime show in Superbowl history.

132 - 01/27/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Burnout Paradise, Is Photorealism Wanted?

Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:35:00 -0500

* We attended Video Games Live in Orlando - hear our thoughts about the show and the presidential campaigner that screamed at a completely inappropriate time. * Burnout Paradise is now out - is it really all that and a bag of chips that we thought at E3? * Fox News has gotten into the Mass Effect controversy, but one of the "experts" has now apologized for her uninformed remarks. * The Parents Television Council has labeled those who support video games as "against families" and will expose any congressman who takes money from the video game industry - but taking money from the film, music, television, tobacco, and conservative watchdog industries is A-OK. * Then we talk about our topic for the evening: what happens psychologically if games ever get truly photorealistic, so much so that you can't tell the difference between live action and the game? We take several calls on this - and each caller had a completely different take on the answer, ranging from business decisions to make a game truly photorealistic to the mainstream media reaction that would occur. * Next week we will be live on SATURDAY NIGHT due to the Superbowl.

130-131 - 01/13/08-01/20/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Sam and Max, Harvey Birdman Impressions

Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:10:00 -0500

Due to a very forgetful podcaster (me) - you get TWO recorded episodes in one MP3! (I hadn't realize that I forgot to edit the Jan 13th show until two hours before the Jan 20th show. It was a crazy week.) So, on the first show from January 13th: * We're going to be at Video Games Live in Orlando on January 24th (Yeah, short notice) at Hard Rock Live, so if you're there, come say hi! * We look over a lot of the CES happenings and wonder why people were upset that the keynote speeches had to do with Consumer Electronics at the Consumer Electronics Show. * We also take a look at Gizmodo shutting off TV's as a prank and what this may mean for bloggers and podcasters getting into trade shows in the future. * We give our impressions on Sam & Max Episode 202: Moai Better Blues, and it's going to be surprising. * The Nintendo 64 classic Goldeneye was coming to Xbox Live Arcade...But what happened? * Mass Effect is the new whipping boy of the gaming industry because of a one minute cutscene, and the conservative watchdog groups are protecting families by claiming it's extremely graphic. * Then we take phone calls about fighting games, namely Street Fighter IV, Soul Calibur IV (now with more Yoda and Darth Vader) and Super Smash Bros. On the January 20th show (starts 53 minutes in): * We give our impressions of the extremely short Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law for the Wii (but also available on the PS2 and PSP) and tell you if it really is just a funnier Phoenix Wright. * Bionic Commando is not only getting a next-gen version, the original 2D classic is getting remade as Bionic Commando Rearmed (NOT "reamed".) * The Xbox Live problems are continuing, and Microsoft has been advised to no longer comment or give updates due to the Texas lawsuit, but they did announce that Undertow would be available as the free game for ALL Xbox Live Gold and Silver members this week. * Dan Hsu announced that Electronic Gaming Monthly have been blacklisted by portions of Midway and Sony, as well as all of Ubisoft, for giving their opinion on their products. What will this mean to you, the reader? * We mention briefly about the indie game I Wanna Be The Guy and why it hates you and why it's brilliant. * Then we take calls about how we look at games and internet fanboy arguments, and about Microsoft's free game apology.

129 - 01/06/08 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xbox Live Lawsuit, PSP Skype

Fri, 11 Jan 2008 06:40:00 -0500

* In our first show back in 2008, there isn't much to talk about since the Consumer Electronics Show hadn't started when we were on the air. * However, ALL Xbox Live users will be receiving a free arcade game due to the recent downtime. * But, it's not enough for three Texas gamers who have filed a class action lawsuit against Microsoft - but will it stand up in court due to the existing service agreement? * The Burnout Paradise demo is getting some new server code (NOT a patch) to allow for 8 players online, along with new Freeburn challenges. * Sony announced that the PSP Slim will be getting Skype - so now you can call in from a PSP! * Then we take calls about Burnout Paradise, World of Warcraft account support troubles, and whether ethernet or wifi is best for gaming.

128 - 12/30/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - 2007 Year in Review with Kropotkin and Hendrix

Wed, 02 Jan 2008 20:00:00 -0500

It's huge, it's long, and it's got one of the most annoying guest hosts in podcasting history. (It's up to you to decide which one it is!) Kropotkin, Hendrix, and Clicky the Pen (??!!) join Bobby Blackwolf in looking back at 2007 month by excruciating month, describing trends and examining things that you may have forgotten about from early in the year. But first, we do discuss the current Xbox Live downtime (and why it may not be as easy to fix as just "throwing more money at it") as well as our impressions of Eye of Judgment on the PS3. It's the longest episode we've ever done - and this proves why we try to stay at under an hour each week. Hope you had a great new year, and here's to 2008!

127 - 12/23/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - DNF Teaser, Holiday Predictions

Sun, 30 Dec 2007 16:30:00 -0500

Hope everyone had a good holiday. This is the episode from Christmas Eve Eve - it was delayed due to the holidays and then being hit driving home the day after Christmas when I had planned to edit. (Nothing major, everyone's okay.) I can't wait for 2008 to begin. * We tested the Burnout Paradise demo's online modes with the same people on the 360 and the PS3 - and the results may come as a surprise. * EA has sent us the list of games we can choose from for our free game due to Rock Band's guitars not shipping on time. * We also got our 500 Microsoft Points for being a founding member, along with an exclusive gamerpic (constantly referred to as "gamertag" during the live show for some strange reason.) * Sony has taken the next step in their PS3/PSP integration, along with including an Internet Radio Player on the PSP, which you can use to listen to All Games Radio. * Hell froze over when a teaser for Duke Nukem Forever was released this week. * The ESA announced that E3 2008 will be once again held in the Los Angeles Convention Center, however it will not be like the E3's of old. * Teenagers committed a gruesome crime and then blamed it on a video game from 1991 - and people are buying into it. * Then we ask - what was the big winner this holiday season for gaming? * We also take calls about Microsoft announcing while we were on the air that they were allowing people to gift MS Points, and then about the various conventions occurring in 2008.

126 - 12/16/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Activision vs. Harmonix, Burnout Paradise

Thu, 20 Dec 2007 02:35:00 -0500

* The Burnout Paradise demo has hit both the Xbox Live Marketplace and the PlayStation Network Store, so are we still as hyped about it as we were? * We finish our Rock Band saga in terms of getting new instruments (for now) but is Harmonix, Activision, or Sony the guilty party in terms of a patch for the PS3 version? * Look out English teachers, w00t is now a recognized word in the English language! * Aaron Greenberg of Microsoft answers several pressing questions about Xbox Live, including rationale behind the 100 friends limit. * Nintendo is planning on pulling Wii ads for the holiday season to be "responsible." * They're also offering rain checks at Gamestop on December 20th and 21st. * Then we take calls on the Burnout series in general and Paradise in particular.

125 - 12/09/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Gametap Game Rotation, Beats and Pain

Sat, 15 Dec 2007 23:35:00 -0500

* This week we begin with a followup on Gerstmann-gate, straight from Gamespot. * Then we look into Gametap's removal of 70+ games from their catalog via an official post on their message boards. * Then we take a look at two Playstation Network downloadable titles - Beats (PSP) and Pain (PS3). * Check out our Youtube video of this show's theme song playing in Beats! * We also discuss what a bitch it is to download a PSP game off of the PC-based Playstation Store. * The Xbox 360 Dashboard update is out, and has some nice features. * This show was recorded leading up to the SpikeTV Video Game Awards, so our discussion topic (along with the Bobby Blackwolf Show debut of DerrickH as himself) is about awards - do you trust them or not?

124 - 12/02/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Gerstmann-Gate

Wed, 05 Dec 2007 14:50:00 -0500

* We begin by updating you on our Rock Band struggles - we were offered a free game by EA due to the lateness of the shipment of our replacement instrument, but the email stated the wrong instrument. * Vivendi has purchased Activision to create the new company Activision Blizzard. * And then, the meat of the show is devoted to the recent dismissal of Gamespot's Jeff Gerstmann, allegedly due to advertiser pressure from Eidos over his review for Kane & Lynch. We take a lot of great callers discussing if game reviews are valid and who to trust. * Afterwards we do discuss the Xbox Live 2007 Fall Update set to drop on February 4th. * Also, we receive early indication from a chatter that Gametap is losing 70 games on December 11th...More to come on that one next week!

123 - 11/25/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Rock Band, Mass Effect

Sun, 02 Dec 2007 14:20:00 -0500

This was recorded seven days ago - unfortunately due to health issues and technical issues (both pretty much resolved) this was delayed much longer than expected. This will not be a habit. Expect the December 2nd show to be released on Wednesday to get things back on track. * In this show, we give our impressions on Rock Band - what works, and what doesn't. We also give advice on calibrating the lag to get you more lenient timing windows. * The Romantics are suing Activision for their cover in Guitar Hero: Rocks the 80's. Do they have a case? * We also talk a little bit about Mass Effect. * Jeff Minter, designer of Tempest and Space Giraffe, almost gave up on gamers until the booze wore off. * We take calls about Xbox Live Arcade in general and more on the Wii shortages. We have been nominated as Podcast of the Year in the 2007 Xbox Community Awards, and voting is going on RIGHT NOW at Gamertagradio.com (not starting on the 8th as the audio states.)

122 - 11/18/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - AGR Gamerpics, What Is a Spoiler?

Fri, 23 Nov 2007 15:45:00 -0500

* Hey, did you check out those All Games Radio gamerpics up on the Xbox Live Marketplace? They're free! * Last week, Microsoft announced Carcassone for free (for 48 hours) as well as Xbox Originals. * They also announced that Live members since 2002 will get 500 free MS Points - but you have to sign up for them. * The NPD Group has relented and will still give out hardware and software sales numbers. * And our big question of the day deals with what is a spoiler - mostly pertaining to Assassin's Creed. (And no, there are NO spoilers for Assassin's Creed given during the show at all. Super Mario Bros spoilers are another story though!) * We also talk a little bit about Smackdown vs. Raw, EA Chicago, Pinball FX's new free table, and the easiest 1000 achievement points ever.

121 - 11/11/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Xbox Live is 5ive, Sam and Max Episode 201:Ice Station Santa

Wed, 14 Nov 2007 18:45:00 -0500

Xbox Live is 5ive, and Microsoft is celebrating. We look back at Xbox Live and why it's lasted when other console online gaming initiatives before it failed. We also show that online gaming isn't all that new, just never mainstream. The PS3's 2.0 firmware is out, and while not the megaton that the PS3 fanboys promised on Sony's behalf, it still has a few nice features that are a welcome sight to see. We take a look at Sam & Max Episode 201: Ice Station Santa - the beginning of the next season of the episodic point and click adventure game. We also talk a little bit about Zack & Wiki: Quest for Barbaros' Treasure for the Wii, although we've only had a little bit of playtime with it. The NPD Group decided to cut back on releasing hardware and software sales numbers, and they didn't expect the fan reaction. We recount our trip to the Jonathan Coulton concert in Atlanta, where some idiot demanded to hear the song from Portal the minute he walked on stage. Then we take a call about Namco Bandai purchasing Banpresto, and about the breaking of street dates.

120 - 11/04/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Manhunt 2, Jeremy Zoss from Destineer Studios

Fri, 09 Nov 2007 00:55:00 -0500

Tonight, we have our final interview from PAX'07 - Jeremy Zoss from Destineer Studios to discuss Indianapolis 500 Racing, Word Jong, John Deere: Harvest in the Heartland, Homie Rollerz, and games based on Full Metal Alchemist. We issue a correction on our Halo 3 statements from last week, just to make sure that you knew we were wrong. Rock Band demo units are currently in Best Buy - except ours, due to a new Elite doing old 360 tricks. We dip deep into the Manhunt 2 hacking debacle, and give our reasons why the ESRB made the right call in this one. Then we take calls on minor cursing in an E10 rated game, the November game rush, and some upcoming Wii titles we hadn't heard of.

119 - 10/28/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Beautiful Katamari and GH3, Ryan Craven on Betson

Wed, 31 Oct 2007 02:10:00 -0500

Tonight we have an interview with Ryan Cravens from Betson Enterprises to discuss the arcade industry and the arcade games Big Buck Hunter Pro and Fast And The Furious: Drift. Happy Birthday to the PlayStation 2 in the US, which turned 7 on October 26th. Beautiful Katamari was released last week, and we're not exactly feeling it or it's Xbox Live play this time around. Guitar Hero III was released this past Sunday, and there are some issues with the controller and some framerate dips there as well - but join the All Games Radio Tour Group anyway! We also discuss which guitar controllers work with what games. Valve has cut off gamers who found a great deal on The Orange Box ordering via Thailand. Then we take a call about E For All's "success" and any chance it has next year since they decided to have their show on the same weekend as PAX.

118 - 10/21/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Ricardo Sanchez, VP of Gametap

Mon, 22 Oct 2007 14:40:00 -0500

In this non-live interview, we have two interviews and some corrections. First, we correct some misunderstandings from last week's Pirates of the Burning Sea interview such as who the developers REALLY are as well as the release date. Then, we ask Ricardo Sanchez, VP of Content and Creative Director at Gametap, such questions as if we're going to see infamous Atari 2600 games on the service, if Bobby is really on the payroll, and who really thought having Daikatana on the service was a good idea. Then we head back in time to PAX to speak with Nathan Davis, Assistant Producer of Neverwinter Nights 2: Mask of the Betrayer.

117 - 10/14/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Nintendo Fall Conference, Jess Lebow on Pirates of the Burning Sea

Mon, 15 Oct 2007 01:05:00 -0500

This week we interview Jess Lebow, Content Director for Flying Lab Software, about Pirates of the Burning Sea. This week, two games that came straight out of the student and independent scene made big splashes. The first was the Orange Box's Portal, born out of Digipen senior project Narbacular Drop. The other was Everyday Shooter, now available on the Playstation Network. Nintendo's Fall Conference was this week, and we learned that Super Smash Bros. Brawl was delayed (but with Sonic and Online coop), Mario Kart was delayed (but with motorcycles), and that DS demos are FINALLY coming to the Wii. Continuing the recent trend of buying out other developers, Electronic Arts bought both Bioware and Pandemic. Then we take a call about Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction. There will be no LIVE show next week due to local performance commitments, but stay tuned for an interview segment on the podcast feed as usual.

116 - 10/07/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Georgia Game Development, Joel DeYoung on Penny Arcade Adventures

Tue, 09 Oct 2007 17:05:00 -0500

This week's interview is with Joel DeYoung, producer of Penny Arcade Adventures Episode One: On The Rain Slick Precipice of Darkness at Hothead Games. We begin by discussing the growing Georgia game development scene thanks to attending the Southern Interactive Entertainment and Game Expo (SIEGECON) this weekend - as well as discussing more the topic of "Are Games Art, and if so, which ones?" Microsoft and Bungie split up, and we tell you who got custody of the kids - as well as where Halo DS came from. The kings of satire and parody apparently hate it when they themselves get parodied. The Xbox 360 Arcade console is coming out for cheap. Not to be outdone, Sony announced a new PS3 that removes features like Backwards Compatibility. (This then spirals into a discussion about the 100-friend limit on Xbox Live, and yes, there IS a relation.) If you're flying in Japan, you can't use your DS or PSP - at all. Then we take a call about The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass.

115 - 09/30/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Halo 3, Dave Grossman and Jonathan Sgro on Sam and Max

Wed, 03 Oct 2007 22:50:00 -0500

Didja hear that the game with the big ring came out? We do, in fact, talk about it, because Bobby Blackwolf was lucky enough to be one of the 17 community bloggers and podcasters to be flown up to Redmond, Washington by Microsoft to play Halo 3 the day before its release. Some people enjoyed the game until they realized that Bungie jipped them out of 80 pixels...Is it really THAT big of a deal? We solve the mystery we began last week of the "don't kill us" voice in Jam Sessions. Activision acquires PGR4 and Geometry Wars developer Bizarre Creations - who is already ripping apart Project Gotham Racing 4, a series that Microsoft is committed to continuing within Microsoft Game Studios. Rock Band's price and release date has been announced - good timing or bad ripoff? This week we have an interview from PAX with Dave Grossman (Design Director) and Jonathan Sgro (Director of Production Technologies) at Telltale Games about Sam & Max: Season 2 and CSI: Hard Evidence. Then, we read emails about Lair's Reviewer's Guide and cursing in Worms 2: Open Warfare (they're such tards!) Then we take calls about Rock Band's drumset, Halo 3's resolution and framerate, Halo 3's overhypeness and overratedness, and Halo 3's enjoyment factor. This coming weekend we'll be attending the Southern Interactive Entertainment & Game Expo in Atlanta - if you're from the area and aspiring to be in the industry, this is the place to be!

114 - 09/23/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Sony gets rumble, Sam Thompson on Uncharted: Drake's Fortune

Fri, 28 Sep 2007 19:50:00 -0500

Recorded the Saturday before a big game launch (can't remember which one), we have an interview with Sam Thompson at Sony Computer Entertainment America about Uncharted: Drake's Fortune. We give some early impressions on two Nintendo DS games, the first one being Drawn to Life. Then, we do a live demo of Jam Sessions, demonstrating it's strengths and weaknesses. The Tokyo Game Show was this past week, and one of the big announcements was Sony bringing rumble to the PS3. They're also pushing Home back to 2008, but they claim a "public beta" is coming in November or December. Nintendo revealed the online mode in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. A teenager thinks that Nintendo is calling people homophobic slurs on a game box. The BBFC has given a rating to Mass Effect which details the small sex scene in the game. Then we take a call about things to buy with a new Xbox 360. We end with some investigative work - is someone begging NOT to be killed when you play a specific chord in Jam Sessions? (Since the taping, we have learned the truth about the chord and will share it on the next show.)

113 - 09/16/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Games for Grades, Dan Teasdale on Rock Band

Fri, 21 Sep 2007 20:50:00 -0500

It's a Saturday edition show that got extremely delayed in getting put up due to matters out of my control. This week's PAX interview is with Dan Teasdale, Senior Designer at Harmonix about Rock Band and the drum peripheral. A Gamestop manager enacts a "Games for Grades" policy and then gets suspended for enacting it. FASA Studios, the developers of Shadowrun, closed their doors much to nobody's surprise. (It then evolves into discussion about Halo 3's marketing campaign.) At their Pre-TGS conference, Microsoft announced that Rez, Ikaruga, and Braid are coming to Xbox Live Arcade. Gamerdad Andrew Bub suffered from a Heart Attack, and if you have anything to spare, please visit Gamerdad.com and support the family. Then Kropotkin calls in to discuss the PSP Cheap...I mean the PSP Slim. And then we take a call about Jam Sessions and Drawn to Life - two DS games that will be discussed on the next show once Gamefly delivers them. The next show will also be on a Saturday due to travel commitments.

112 - 09/09/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Dreamcast and PS1 Birthday, Adam Carpenter on Fury

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 04:50:00 -0500

Con season is finally over - we reminisce about PAX and Dragon*con. This week's interview is with Adam Carpenter, lead designer for Fury, where you can get your PvP on in a big money tournament this month. While at PAX, we took a look at Halo ActionClix from Wizkids. We also saw King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters and, while it may be inaccurate, it's still a very well-made film. The show was taped on the birthday of the Dreamcast, and we look back at 9-9-99 and then look to the sad present. SEGA of Japan is discontinuing hardware support of the Dreamcast. But, two new games are coming out for the system by an independent developer. In the present generation, Factor Five have sent out reviewers guides to Lair, as if they had never played a video game before. Then, we take calls about Metroid Prime 3, Apple getting into the gaming industry, and then are reminded that the original Playstation also launched on this day. Then, we relay a story about the founder of America's Videogame Expo getting drunk at PAX and getting kicked out after hitting on the volunteers that run the show. The next two weeks will have shows live on SATURDAYS at 8PM ET/5PM PT due to personal commitments.

111 - 09/02/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Guild Wars: Eye of the North, Dragon*con Podcasting for Games Panel

Sun, 02 Sep 2007 18:20:00 -0500

In a rare pre-recorded show from a hotel room at Dragon*con, we bring you two audio segments. First, Expansion Lead Designer Ben Miller talks about the new Guild Wars: Eye of the North expansion from the Penny Arcade Expo. Then, Bobby Blackwolf joins Jeremiah Lynch from Pulp Gamer, Sam Chupp from The Bear's Grove, and Jim Van Verth from The Vintage Gamer on a panel about Podcasting for Games and Gamers, moderated by Swoopy from Skepticality. All video game specific content is in the first 12 minutes.

110 Part 2 - 08/26/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - 2007 Penny Arcade Expo Wrapup

Tue, 28 Aug 2007 11:40:00 -0500

Bobby Blackwolf brings in Luke Stapely from Game Addict Hotline, GamerAndy from the Virtual World, NamelessTed from Destructoid and ChatterBox Video Game Radio, Tom Kim from GDC Radio, and Chris Grant from Joystiq over to our little table outside the press room to discuss PAX, what it was, and what it wasn't. We also speculate on E For All (they were spamming PAX) as well as discuss the rumor that Bioshock is confirmed for the PS3 because of a config file in the PC version of the game. Then we learn what the final game of the Omegathon was and Chris Grant immediately goes into blogger mode and runs off.

110 Part 1 - 08/24/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Friday Pre-PAX

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 22:25:00 -0500

What's this? A show on a Friday? Live? From another venue? It is! GamerAndy from GamerAndy.com and Luke Stapely from Game Addict Hotline joins Bobby Blackwolf an hour before the 2007 Penny Arcade Expo opens to discuss what we want to see at the coming show. Includes cameos from Lord Moon of the Allgames forums and a developer for Street Trace: NYC.

109 - 08/19/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Bioshock and the WWE, Xbox Live Focus Groups

Tue, 21 Aug 2007 17:15:00 -0500

Next week we will be in Seattle for the 2007 Penny Arcade Expo - expect lots of interviews to be posted over the next coming weeks! Bioshock was the big story this week, and one person thinks that it's worse for teenagers than WWE Smackdown. Microsoft announced XNA Game Studio 2.0 which will allow all developers to use Xbox Live for multiplayer. A research company wants to use Xbox Live users for focus groups. A European company has developed Wii-like controls for the PS2. Then we take an email talking about AI programming on the PS3. And then we take calls about a Hannah Montana music game for the DS, Uwe Boll, the difficulty in Madden and NBA Live, and sports games on the Wii. Then we talk about being two years late on the Guild Wars train. See you at PAX!

108 - 08/12/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - XNA Allows Wiimotes (kinda), DirectX 10.1 Obsoletes You

Fri, 17 Aug 2007 19:40:00 -0500

No excuses on the lateness of this one other than just not having the consecutive time all week to edit the show the way I usually do. Next week *should* be better. We're getting ready to go to Penny Arcade Expo and already have a lot of interviews lined up with companies, and we hope to be streaming LIVE from the show floor sometime during the weekend. There was a Wii update and a new Metroid Prime 3 Preview channel. Microsoft representatives at SIGGRAPH informed us that DirectX 10.1 is coming and no current hardware supports it. Great way to stick it to your devoted customers! In Finland, Microsoft demoed XNA using a Wii Remote thanks to being able to use third party .NET libraries in PC compiled XNA programs. Halo 3 is being cross marketed like a movie with tie-ins with 7-11 and Mountain Dew. Circuit City has subpoenaed CheapAssGamer.com and DVDTalk.com to give information about a forum user posting their weekly sale ads early. Our midpoint song is "Re: Your Brains" by Jonathan Coulton, who will be performing at PAX. Then we attempt to define "hardcore gamer" and then take calls about an extra channel in the Wii and discuss the Stranglehold demo. An interesting question arises: which is a better value for $60 to you: A 60 hour experience that is slow to get into but has some great experiences (peaks and valleys) or a 10 hour experience that is intense 100% of the time?

107 - 08/05/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Resident Evil Racism, Feds Arrest Mod Chippers

Thu, 09 Aug 2007 21:40:00 -0500

I apologize for the audio quality and other audio issues in the show. The reason it took most of the week is because the initial recording was bad of the live show. I cleaned it up as much as I could, but it's not as good as I'd like it, and it's also encoded at a funky bitrate compared to my other shows. Anyway, first we begin with a correction about our statement on HDTV's last week. A blogger has declared Resident Evil 5 racist, even though she doesn't know anything about games (or the fact that the game isn't made in America) - does the pulling out of the race card on RE5 diminish the true issues that still exist today with regards to racism? U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement raided the homes of people who installed mod chips. Contrary to what Peter Moore said, you will NOT be playing Grand Theft Auto IV this holiday season. Is the PS3 to blame? GameTap has gotten the entire Codemasters library - including DiRT and Overlord - on their service. Viva Pinata is coming out for the DS...Is this Microsoft's way of saying they're not entering the handheld market? Then we take some emails on Nintendo and good books to read on video game history. Then we take calls about EGM's Warhawk review taking price into account, chiptune composition (with an oldschool tracker/demoscene flavor) and Halo 3's new weapons and armor.

106 - 07/29/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Disc Size vs. Gameplay, EA Admits To Hardware Fanboyism

Mon, 30 Jul 2007 16:55:00 -0500

We had an amazing experience with our PS3 - we upgraded our firmware without leaving the couch! We also discuss the extremely large Heavenly Sword demo and wonder why developers today have bloated code - includes reminiscing about the Demoscene of old and what they could accomplish on old PC's and Amiga computers with a filesize no larger than a floppy. We talk about the Metal Gear Solid 4 gameplay trailer as well as warn people away from Wing Commander Arena. CBS Sports aired the first episode of the World Series of Video Games - and it wasn't that bad! Electronic Arts is no longer #1 in third party sales - that's Activision - and the CEO believes that they were hardware fanboys and that's why they lost their place. If you head to Circuit City (in the US) this week you can take part in a sale on Xbox Live Accessories that are $20 off if you buy two accessories of $20 or more - including points cards! The Xbox 360 HD-DVD Player's price was reduced and you can also get 5 free movies. Then we talk about the acceptance of HDTV's and then about the term "Hardcore Gamer" and why it sucks.

105 - 07/22/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - Controversial Footballs and Game Engines

Tue, 24 Jul 2007 17:35:00 -0500

First off, big thanks to The Blue Skittle for featuring us in Issue #2 of their gaming webzine. Nothing says July like Football, as two new games have come out - and we glitched one of them! We rant a little bit more about Rock Band's drum peripheral - this time explaining how we screwed up the game for everyone else due to poor placement of a button. A leap in logic has been made by a financial newspaper angry about a possible scenario in All Pro Football 2K8 - Is it just because it's Take Two Interactive that publishes it? Too Human developer Silicon Knights is suing Epic Games over gimped Unreal Engine 3 technology - we look at the lawsuit and try to paruse the legalese. Peter Moore has decided that Northern California is where he wants to be and has left Microsoft to head up EA Sports. Then we discuss some interesting things about Guitar Hero III such as who will most likely sue them and why, as well as a misspoken marketing representative that almost gave us the biggest scoop of E3. We then take calls about Burnout Paradise, the Casual Game Summit, and long RPG's for the DS.

104 - 07/15/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - E3 2007 Wrapup, Burnout Paradise Interview

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 18:20:00 -0500

It's our E3 2007 wrap-up show, and via a loophole we actually got in. We discuss why E3 took place at all in Santa Monica, and what it may mean for E For All this year and even E3 in the future. We take a look at the press conferences, and mention Sony's bait-and-switch with discontinuing the price dropped PS3 that was announced last week. Then we go over some games - Beautiful Katamari, Project Gotham Racing 4, Super Mario Galaxy, Wii Fit, Ghost Squad (with Wii Zapper), Stranglehold, Everyday Shooter (yes, the IGF winner), and Rock Band. What did we think of the drum controller after playing it four times? Then we have an interview with Matt Webster, producer of Burnout Paradise, to talk about the amazing strides in online multiplayer and other features that are being introduced into the Burnout series. Then we take calls about other lesser known games that callers felt should have gotten more coverage, Sony not having any good press, and Rayman Raving Rabbids 2. We also discuss Bobby Blackwolf's appearence on the ad for Bonus Round on Gametrailers.com as well as On10.net's Show Floor Wrapup video currently available on Xbox Live Marketplace. (I get more airtime than a FRAG DOLL!)

103 - 07/08/07 Bobby Blackwolf Show - PS3 Price Drop, 360 Warranty, E3 Preview

Mon, 09 Jul 2007 04:10:00 -0500

Y HALO THAR JOYSTIQ'S PODCAST RODEO. E3 is coming up, and we'll be...somewhere near it, kinda sorta. During the live broadcast, the PS3 was rumored to be making a price drop of $100, which Sony denied. An hour later, during the editing, Sony issued a press release stating that the price drop has arrived. Microsoft announced that they would have a three-year warranty for Xbox 360's that fail due to the red rings of death. Videos were leaked from an early showing of Rock Band that showed...something disappointing. Hopefully the drum peripheral really IS just an early prototype! We then talk about Mother 3 getting a major fan translation, the Sony vs. Church of England saga, and the upcoming football games. We also take calls about E3 and what happened in the UK to ECTS, Nintendo and the "hardcore game", and why Tecmo doesn't care for the new E3.