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Gamerscore Blogcast - 061 - Skipped Week, Milton Brothers, and Events

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Fri, 23 May 2008 15:37:58 GMT

This week Nelson, Sara, Tony, Chris, and John talk about:

Intro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - DevsterC - Outside of the Games Industry, what's your dream job? [Email us - you get this week's code for submitting a good question]
Where were the last 2 shows?
Upcoming Games - UEFA Euro 2008 (360), Penny Arcade Adventures (XBLA - 1600 pts), Age of Conan (G4W)
Gamerscore Challenge - We forget (Next week is Penny-Arcade)
Family Fitness Day
Xbox 360 May Showcase
Listener Question - Justin Beam - Robbie Bach is a couple of bosses above you. How far removed are the community team, from the decision makers?
Listener Comment - Chris Greenwood – It’s annoying to have an achievement based on the vision camera accessory
We are back on YouTube!
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MP3 File: 8.8 MB, 26 minutes

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Gamerscore Blogcast - 059 - GTA4, Social Networking, and ESRB

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Thu, 01 May 2008 15:16:55 GMT

This week Nelson, Sara, Tony, Chris, and John talk about:

Intro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - What genre of game do you want more of on the Xbox 360?
Upcoming Games - GTA4 (360)
Next Week – Iron Man (360)
Gamerscore Challenge - Lost Cities
Social Networking in Games
GTA 4 Impressions
Parental Options In-Game
ESRB Ratings
Future LIVE Codes in the Podcast
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MP3 File: 12.3 MB, 36 minutes

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Gamerscore Blogcast - 058 - One More Week

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:51:16 GMT

This week Nelson, Sara, Tony, Chris, and John talk about:

Intro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - In a game with concealed hands, should sofa play be left in?
Upcoming Games - NBA Ballers: Chosen One (360), Lost Cities (XBLA)
Gamerscore Challenge – Sort of - Dark Sector
Monolith Visit
MVP Summit Recap
Listener question - DevsterC - What is your preferred method of game saving?
Listener question - IceLion - What is your most creepy or memorable Xbox LIVE Experience?
Listener question - Various - Why do you delete comments?
How to contact us
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MP3 File: 11.7 MB, 34 minutes

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Gamerscore Blogcast - 057 - One Game Launched This Week

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 13:07:04 GMT

This week Nelson, Sara, Tony, Chris, and John talk about:

Intro Music - Phylum Sinter
Special thanks to Esko for the Logo --->
Question of the Week - If you have to remove one feature of a video game which feature?
Upcoming Game - Ikaruga (XBLA)
Puzzle Quest Tips from Tony
Brief NHL 09' Community Day Recap
Gamerscore Challenge – Sort of - Dark Sector
Listener comment - Msb2ncsu - I can't find things in marketplace!
How to contact us
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MP3 File: 12 MB, 35 minutes

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Gamerscore Blogcast - 056 - Online Ads and April Fools

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 13:07:00 GMT

This week Nelson, Sara, Tony, and John talk about:

Intro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - from Devster C - What is the most recent item of non-gaming related media you enjoyed?
Upcoming Games - Mr. Driller (XBLA)
Gamerscore Challenge – TiQal
ESRB Widget
April fool's jokes in gaming. Is there any way to trick heavily connected gamers?
Listener comment from Karen - "PR Guys, you should really watch the parental street cred ads"
How to contact us
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MP3 File: 20.8 MB, 30 minutes

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Gamerscore Blogcast - 055 - Gamerscore Resets and McGruff the Xbox Crime Dog

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Fri, 28 Mar 2008 13:27:49 GMT

This week Nelson, Sara, Chris, Tony, and John talk about:

Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - What is your least favorite video game cliche?
Upcoming Games - Dark Sector (360), Universe at War (360), Viking – Battle for Asgard (360), TiQal (XBLA)
Giving away MS Points
Gamerscore Challenge – Rainbow Six Vegas 2
Listener question - Xbox Gamer - Did the GSB team exist at launch?
Listener question - Xbox Gamer - Can we have a McGruff the crime dog to tackle tough issues?
How to contact us
Sara and Chris STILL want funny stories, pictures, and audio (keep it clean)
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MP3 File: 12.4 MB, 37 minutes

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Gamerscore Blogcast - 054 - Advertising, and Friends Lists

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 21:15:07 GMT

Another discussion this week revolving primarily around advertising and its effects, and the use of LIVE friends lists.

MP3 File: 12.4 MB, 37 minutes

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This week Nelson, Sara, Chris, Tony, and John talk about:

Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - Has a video or ad ever caused you to purchase a game?
Inside Xbox – Pick up and Play
Upcoming Games
XBLA Arcade Hits – Doom and Assault Heroes
Gamerscore Challenge – Condemned 2
Friends Lists
Sara and Chris want funny stories, pictures, and audio (keep it clean)
Listener question - Spazamataz - Out of game client for Games for Windows LIVE
Phishing warning
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 053 - Multi Player and Single Player

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 20:58:00 GMT

Another discussion this week revolving around single player, multi player, and co-operative game play.

MP3 File: 11.2 MB, 33 minutes

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This week Nelson, Sara, Chris, Tony, and John talk about:

Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - Have you ever experienced video game Deja Vu?
Upcoming Games - Condemned 2, PES Soccer, Brain Challenge, Bliss Island
New Mass Effect DLC
European Price Drop
Multi player vs Single player vs co-op
Ruining the Game for Others
Friends List and "what it's for"
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 052 - Achievements, and the Gamer Caste System

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 19:10:46 GMT

Tony was out sick, but the rest of us were here delivering thoughtful content.

No that's not a joke. It's a little different than what we usually deliver to your ears, feedback wanted!

MP3 File: 12.4 MB, 36 minutes

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This week Nelson, Sara, Chris, and John talk about:

NEW Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - What game do you still play, KNOWING you won't get any more achievement points?
Upcoming Games - Bully, Army of Two, Rocketmen: Axis of Evil
Achievement Points - Fun or Frenzy?
You Are Not a "Real" Gamer - The Gamer's Caste System
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 051 - GDC, and Breathing

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 21:36:36 GMT

Back from GDC, had a great time!

We apologize if you hear someone *cough*Tony*cough* breathing during the recording. I tried to fix it a bit, but we were one mic short this week.

MP3 File: 12.2 MB, 35 minutes

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This week Tony, Nelson, Sara, Chris, and John talk about:

NEW Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - When was the last time you were wrong about something?
Upcoming Games
Karaoke Revolution - American Idol Encore
Correction – Operation Darkness
GDC
XNA Game Studio
Gears of War 2
Fable 2 XBLA Games
Blogger Breakfast
In-and-Out Meet and Eat
HD-DVD Announce
Contest ATI Radeon Video Card for Videos on Youtube
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 050 - John and Tony Take the Mic

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Tue, 19 Feb 2008 18:05:00 GMT

Chris, Nelson, and Sara are all on their way to GDC, but we noticed they left the podcasting equipment behind. Tony and I didn't want our very special 50th episode to pass without fanfare, so we decided to record a show ourselves.

MP3 File: 1.9 MB, 2 minutes

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This week Tony and John talk about:

Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week
Upcoming Games
Listener Comment
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 049 - HD, Free Stuff, and Grilled Cheese

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 21:45:56 GMT

Still preparing for GDC, and some larger game launches that are coming down the road.

PS - If you live in the US and haven't gotten your sweetheart a gift by the time you are reading this, good luck - it's Valentine's Day.

MP3 File: 11.9 MB, 35 minutes

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This week Tony, Nelson, Sara, Chris, and John talk about:

Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - What is the biggest obstacle to you playing more games?
Upcoming Games
High Definition Video
Community Interviews
Free Stuff - Why do Celebs get it?
Tony Hynes' "How to Complain"
GDC
Listener Comment - Drewjube - Why no XBLA love in
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 048 - A Visitor from the UK

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 20:25:00 GMT

Graeme "Acey Bongos" Boyd was in town for some Community Meetings. We thought he had a pretty cool accent, so we invited him onto the podcast. We think he did a decent job for his very first time on a podcast - what do you think?

MP3 File: 11.3 MB, 33 minutes

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This week Tony, Nelson, Sara, Chris, and Graeme talk about:

Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - What game best represents "the other guy's" culture?
Upcoming Games
Community Interviews - Itagaki-San
Who is this Acey Bongos guy?
XCN - What is it?
Listener Comment - Jake - The podcast market is flooded.
Listener Question - Shamrock - Rewards program for achievement points?
360Voice Gamerscore Challenges, Podcast Awards
Listener Comment - Quezcotl - Last week was a horrible show.
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 047 - What's in '08, and News Recap

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:45:00 GMT

Because we moved offices, the show was later than we wanted.

We chat about NPD #s, Upcoming games for '08, recap what happened at CES last week, and talk about NG2, and answer a question we hear a lot - how do you get into blogging, or the industry?

MP3 File: 11.6 MB, 34 minutes

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This week John, Nelson, Sara, Tony, and Chris talk about:

Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - What have you been playing?
Upcoming Games
What's coming in '08?
Grand Theft Auto 4
December NPD
Listener Question - Rogal Dorn 1 - Where is Don Mattrick?
Listener Question - Alfred - Husbandgamer Podcast - Is there any advice that you would give to an upstart videogame podcaster?
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Gamerscore Blogcast - 046 - CES Recap, and How to Blog

gsblog@microsoft.com (Microsoft Xbox Community Team) — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 21:23:38 GMT

Back from CES, and only some of us are sick!

We recap what happened at CES last week, and talk about NG2, and answer a question we hear a lot - how do you get into blogging, or the industry?

MP3 File: 12.5 MB, 37 minutes

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This week John, Nelson, Sara, and Chris talk about:

Intro/Outro Music - Phylum Sinter
Question of the Week - Make up an achievement for a game
Upcoming Games
Itagaki-San Interview
What Happened to Our Video Page
CES Recap
Listener Question - Marius P - What does it take to get a spot on any big game blog?
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