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This Week in Video Games #57

admin — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:33:51 +0000

Marisha Ray joins the crew on the couch as we review the Call of Duty XP event, look at a new Studio Ghibli game, and talk sticky blue buns.

This Week in Video Games #56

admin — Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:33:13 +0000

Damon Scott and Chastity Irizarry of nFamous Gamers join the crew as we talk all about the Call Of Duty XP Event this week.

This Week in Video Games #55

admin — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 20:46:44 +0000

Freshly mohawked Alex Bigge joins the crew as we talk video game fan films and more people blaming games for the world’s woes.

This Week in Video Games #54

admin — Sat, 20 Aug 2011 18:25:03 +0000

Chrissy takes a seat on the couch to talk all things Batman, including the newly announced Gotham City Impostors.

This Week in Video Games #53

admin — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:29:21 +0000

Jessica Chobot and Candace Hilton of PDP join the crew to talk about Nintendo in crisis, custom controllers, and iam8bit!

This Week in Video Games #52

admin — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 20:13:33 +0000

Blizzard preps Diablo 3, Jes finds a sexy fighter you probably don’t know about, and Adrian vaults aisles for his heroes?

This Week in Video Games #51

admin — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 22:25:00 +0000

We’re back from Comic-con and we’ve got all the news! Jes V spent some quality time with Mass Effect 3, FLitz scoured the floor for scoops, and Adrian FINALLY met his hero! We heard all kinds of announcements for fighters, and Nintendo punches the panic button with a MASSIVE 3DS price drop.

This Week in Video Games #50

admin — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 18:14:57 +0000

Billy Shibley of Machinima joins us for our pre Comicon Cosplay Spectacular!

This Week in Video Games #49

admin — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 02:23:44 +0000

This week we demo Nyko’s Zoom for the Kinect in studio!

This Week in Video Games #48

admin — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 03:13:09 +0000

Season 2 starts now! We’ve got Trina Finton of GamingAngels.com live in studio as we discuss the Supreme Court ruling on a California ban on the sale of videogames to minors. We talk the Top 5 Free To Play Games in FLitz’s ‘SPLOSION, and a special guest Skype’s in from Mexico!

This Week in Video Games #47

admin — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 21:40:18 +0000

Duke Nukem Forever finally ships, but Grasshopper Manufacture’s Shadow of the Damned may be a true successor to the throne. The crew talk what they’ve been playing, Adrian shows us the best of the best from Collector’s Editions, and FLitz rates the 5 Best Video Game Theme Parks in the ‘Splosion!

This Week in Video Games #46

admin — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 21:07:37 +0000

So E3 happened. The crew talk about what they saw at the Electronic Three, AND what didn’t show up. Adrian brings out one of his favorite toys, and oh yeah, Catwoman shows up.

This Week in Video Games #45

admin — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 22:18:02 +0000

It’s that time of year again – and we’re taking your predictions! Who will win E3, what surprises will we see, and how hard will Sony aplogize for the PSN being down?

This Week in Video Games #44

admin — Thu, 26 May 2011 23:11:00 +0000

LA Noire is more than just a best-selling game, the best of the PSP is headed over to the PS3, and Adrian plays with his toys!

This Week in Video Games #43

admin — Thu, 19 May 2011 18:58:16 +0000

Everyone is playing LA Noire, Sony welcomes us back with shiny free loot, and Jes’s first ‘Splosion. And Adrian whips out his snake.

This Week in Video Games #42

admin — Thu, 12 May 2011 22:32:36 +0000

This week we’ve been playing Brink and it sounds like you have too. We talk about Diablo 3 news, how much bank Activision Blizzard is making, and whether or not we’re going to suffer anticipointment next week when LA Noire drops. And Adrian counts his Top 5 Dinosaur games in the ‘Splosion!

This Week in Video Games #41

admin — Fri, 06 May 2011 06:20:25 +0000

There’s so much left of 2011 so we wanted to find out what releases you were looking forward to the most. The crew talk it out with guests Damon “Jerome Chance” Scott and Esteban “Equivalent Exchange” Proano of hip hop review crew Broken Pixels. Adrian gives us some of his favorite moves of Noob Saibot [...]

This Week in Video Games #40

admin — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 23:11:43 +0000

After the Portal Kombat blowout week, we thought it would a chillout session for the gaming world – but little did we know that JesV’s birthday week would bring all kinds of crazy! The PSN goes down for the count, Nintendo announces they’re jumping into the next generation before everyone else, and we get even [...]

This Week in Video Games #39

admin — Thu, 21 Apr 2011 19:05:46 +0000

This week is PORTAL KOMBAT! week in the studio as the crew actually plays a video game on the show! We talk all things MORTAL KOMBAT and PORTAL 2, discuss once again the pros and cons of the ONLINE PASS concept now that SOCOM 4 and MORTAL KOMBAT are both sporting similar “features”. Hot on [...]

This Week in Video Games #38

admin — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 00:53:49 +0000

On this week’s episode, the crew rave about Portal 2 a week (or days?) before it’s release, JesV drops in on Insomniac to get the latest on Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One, Adrian rates the Top 5 Platformers of All-Time in the ‘SPLOSION, and then shows off his fall-jumping skills in Pix’n Love Rush [...]

This Week in Video Games #37

admin — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 03:19:58 +0000

This week Flitz, Jes V, and Adrian let loose some rage as they talk three minute waits in Rush N’ Attack, useless live-action trailers to video games, and more sequels no one asked for. FLitz talks top five Spidey games in the ‘SPLOSION now that we have another Spider-man game announced, and Adrian unleashes some [...]

This Week in Video Games #36

admin — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 22:01:38 +0000

This week we see Andrea Rene off as FLitz becomes a regular member of the cast alongside JesV and Adrian. The crew talk about the hot off the presses Resident Evil announcement, watch a Silent Hill fan film and discuss the future of gaming properties as web series, and debate the Online Pass concept and [...]

This Week in Video Games #35

admin — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 17:31:27 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith are joined by Flitz from The Nerdiest Kids and Mahalo Video Games. They discuss Crytek’s new shooter Crysis 2 and how awesome it is. Plus the look at the new teaser trailer for Mortal Kombat featuring Kratos and Sindel. They also talk the controversy [...]

This Week in Video Games #34

admin — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:25:37 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith talk all the latest gaming news. They discuss the earthquake and tsunami in Japan and how gamig companies are contributing. They also show the new trailer for Prey 2, the gameplay trailer for Batman Arkham City, and they look at Jes’s interview with David [...]

This Week in Video Games #33

admin — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:56:18 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith talk everything GDC 2011. They look at screen shots, gameplay, and trailers for Batman Arkham City, Uncharted 3, Mortal Kombat, Dead Island, Conduit 2, The Darkness 2, Transformers Dark of the Moon, and products from Turtle Beach. In Yo Adrian he reviews the Playstation [...]

This Week in Video Games #32

admin — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 19:19:19 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith are joined in studio by Andre BlackNerdComedy and via Skype they talk to Rob Michales “SmokyProgg”. They discuss Rob’s Guitar Hero invitational and his experiences with the WCG professional gaming circuit and his experiences with Galaxy4Gamers.com. Plus they look at Andre BlackNerdComedy’s Youtube site [...]

This Week in Video Games #31

admin — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 20:21:28 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith discuss t6he latest gaming news like the new Dead Island trailer, Felicia Day’s new Dragon Age project, Halo: Reach Defiant Map Pack, Okamiden for the DS, and more! Plus they talk with Robert Workman “TheDCD” about his site GamePlaybook.com. In Yo Adrian he discuss [...]

This Week in Video Games #30

admin — Thu, 10 Feb 2011 20:44:09 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith discuss the latest gaming news like the end of the Guitar Hero franchise, Bulletstorm’s controversy on Fox News, and Visceral Games adaptations of Dead Space 2 for disabled gamers. Jes and Andrea go head to head in You Don’t Know Jack for the Showdown, [...]

This Week in Video Games #29

admin — Thu, 03 Feb 2011 20:45:58 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessical Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith are joined in studio by Will Powers, winner of Playstation’s The Tester. They discuss Will’s new position on Sony and they look at the upcoming Killzone 3, SOCOM 4, the new NGP hand held, and more. Plus Adrian gives tips and tricks for Call [...]

This Week in Video Games #28

admin — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 01:00:36 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith are joined in studio by Shawn “Sleebs” Lebert from Mahalo Video Games. They take an inside look at the new Dead Space 2 multiplayer and campaign. They discuss the new Silent Hill game Downpour, look at tall the new demos for Crysis 2, Bulletstorm, [...]

This Week in Video Games #27 with Chad Concelmo of Destructoid.com

admin — Fri, 21 Jan 2011 23:49:00 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith are joined in studio by Chad Concelmo of Destructoid.com. They discuss Chad’s dolphin obessions, his love of classic games, and what he thinks about the Nintendo 3DS. They also look at the upcoming Mortal Kombat web series and the new app for hacked PS3. [...]

This Week in Video Games #26 with Flitz

admin — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 21:59:37 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith are joined in studio by Flitz from the Nerdiest Kids. They take an inside look at DC Universe Online and discuss the latest video games news like the latest King of Kong, 3DS battery problems, and the proposed Bond game. Plus Adrian covers special [...]

This Week in Video Games #25 with Hip Hop Gamer

admin — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 05:48:52 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo Smith are joined via Skype with HipHopGamer to talk about his show The Hip Hop Gamer Show and how it is featured on Playstation Home. They also discuss major headlines like how the PS3 was hacked, Harmonix was sold for $50, and the 3DS is [...]

This Week in Video Games #24 with Robert Welkner of Coin-Op TV

admin — Fri, 31 Dec 2010 04:38:47 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene and Jessica Villarreal are joined in studio by Robert Welkner, host and producer of Coin-Op TV. The girls played Goldeneye 007 in the Showdown and talk about their video game highlights from 2010. Rob, Adrian, Jes, and Andrea gave out the 2010 TWiVG Awards! To watch clips and more episodes [...]

This Week in Video Games #23 with gamer Matt Sohinki

admin — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 04:39:08 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene and Adrian Acevedo-Smith are joined in studio by special guest Matt Sohinki from Mahalo Video Games. They discuss the new World of Warcraft expansion “Cataclysm.” They also recap the VGA announcements like Prototype 2, Batman Arkham City, Uncharted 3, and Mass Effect 3. In “Yo Adrian!” we show Adrian’s video [...]

This Week in Video Games #22 with girl gamer Faye Mata

admin — Fri, 10 Dec 2010 04:47:43 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo-Smith are joined in studio by girl gamer Faye Mata. Jes and Andrea take on Call of Duty: Black Ops ZOMBIE mode and they are giving away Gunnar Optiks Glasses! Plus they discuss the upcoming Dead Space 2 demo, Kratos coming to Mortal Kombat, and the [...]

This Week in Video Games #21

admin — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:40:12 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo-Smith play Geometry Wars Evolved 2 in the showdown together. Plus they discuss top headlines like the new Xbox Live Rewards program and Sega’s new IP Binary Domain. Adrian breaks down a difficult mine cart level in the new Wii game “Donkey Kong Country.” The hosts [...]

This Week in Video Games #20 with Carlos Ferro

admin — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 20:05:31 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo-Smith are joined in studio by Carlos Ferro, voice of Leonard da Vinci in “Assassin’s Creed” series and Dominic Santiago from “Gears of War.” They discuss all the latest news including the awesome sales figures from Kinect and Call of Duty: Black Ops, the new character [...]

This Week in Video Games #19 with Pro Gamer Cory “Str8Sick” Sloss

admin — Sat, 13 Nov 2010 03:02:55 +0000

This week hosts Andrea Rene, Jessica Villarreal, and Adrian Acevedo-Smith are joined in studio by professional gamer Cory Sloss “Str8 Sick,” from Galaxy4Gamers.com. (USE promo code IGOT5ONIT for $5 FREE to use at galaxygamers.com) They discuss all the latest video games news, preview the November new releases, and demo the new Xbox 360 Kinect.

This Week in Video Games #18 – Spooky Halloween Special!

admin — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 08:49:51 +0000

This week, It’s HALLOWEEN THEME! Hosts Andrea Rene and Jessica Villarreal discuss the top video game news. Plus Adrian Acevedo-Smith answers your gamer questions, this week he features VANQUISH. They also list their TOP 5 Bloodiest Games. Intro: 0:00-2:10 Showdown: 2:11 – 7:00 This week Jessica and Andrea take each other on in DJ HERO [...]

This Week in Video Games #17: Happy Anniversary Nintendo!

admin — Fri, 22 Oct 2010 04:25:16 +0000

This week, hosts Andrea Rene and Jessica Villarreal discuss the top video game news. Plus Adrian Acevedo-Smith answer your gamer questions, this week he features Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker. They also list their TOP 5 Most ATTRACTIVE VG Characters. Intro 0:00-2:00 Welcome to TWIVG! Big thank you to STORMonDEMAND.com ! We use Storm on [...]

This Week in Video Games #16

admin — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 06:00:52 +0000

This week, hosts Andrea Rene and Jessica Villarreal discuss the top video games new stories. Plus, they have an EXCLUSIVE look at Konami’s reboot of the original X-Men Arcade game out this fall. They also list their picks for the TOP 5 Fighting Games of ALL TIME, and we get more expert help from Mahalo [...]

This Week in Video Games #15

admin — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 05:00:58 +0000

This week, host Andrea Rene is joined by new co-host Jessica Villarreal. They talk about all the top gaming news of the week, including, Medal of Honor, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Panasonic’s new hand held “The Jungle.” Plus Adrian Acevedo-Smith from Mahalo Video Games answers gamer questions in a new segment called “MailBag.” [...]

This Week in Video Games #14

admin — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:00:03 +0000

This week, host Andrea Rene is joined in-studio by Jessica Villarreal (of TheStream.tv and G4) and Adrian Acevedo-Smith from the Mahalo Video Games team. Plus a new “Showdown,” a “Bonus Points” game and the latest on Left 4 Dead “The Sacrifice,” the new NBA Jam and the Alan Wake DLC.

This Week in Video Games #13

admin — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 00:00:59 +0000

This week, we’re talking “Marvel vs. Capcom 3,” “BioShock Infinte” and plenty more hot new games. PLUS Michael’s Top 5 Reasons XBox is better than PS3 AND Andrea’s Indie Game Reviews of the Week. Hosts Michael Ludden Andrea Rene Showdown Guest Miguel Perez faced off against Andrea in “Rock Band.” Perhaps because she was playing [...]

This Week in Video Games #12 with Torrence Davis, Editor-in-Chief of The BitBag.com

admin — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 05:00:51 +0000

This week we have a editor in chief of The BitBag.com Torrence Davis and Michael goes head to head with him in Halo Reach. 0:00-5:35 – Intro and “Press Start: What We’re Playing Now” Michael discusses his purchase of a PS3 and the enormous backlog of games he now wants to play including “Uncharted 2.” [...]

This Week in Video Games #11

admin — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 03:18:34 +0000

This week, hosts Michael Ludden and Andrea Rene round up all the big news from PAX 2010, take a look at the Witch Hunt DLC for “Dragon Age: Origins,” rate the Top 5 Single Player Games of All Time and square off in a new edition of “Bonus Points.” Showdown Andrea and Michael faced off [...]

This Week in Video Games #10 with Michael Agbabian and Dwight Smith

admin — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 16:14:28 +0000

This week, our guests are Michael Agbabian and Dwight Smith, producers of WCG Ultimate Gamer, Season 2, currently airing on SyFy. Plus a “Street Fighter” showdown, the latest on “Dead Rising 2″ and “Metroid: Other M” and more!

This Week in Video Games #9 with Katon Calloway & David “Walshy” Walsh

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:00:59 +0000

Introduction This week we have Katon Calloway, Senior Character Artist on “God of War 3″ as well as pro gamer David “Walshy” Walsh. Showdown Our game this week is “Scott Pilgrim vs. the World” for the XBox 360. It’s a classic side-scrolling action game in the “Double Dragon” style. Here’s the trailer for the PS3 [...]

This Week in Video Games #8 Hard Corps Uprising

admin — Fri, 20 Aug 2010 03:19:39 +0000

This week we have a Konami exclusive with Kenji Yamamoto, producer of Hard Corps Uprising. 0:00-8:00 Intro and SHOWDOWN with Live gamer We run down what we are covering in the show, and Andrea takes on a LIVE gamer, PCNERD, in the game Worms 2: Armageddon. 8:01-27:44 News Segment #1 1. Xbox Live Platform for [...]

This Week in Video Games #7 Konami exclusive

admin — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 03:27:34 +0000

This week we have a Konami exclusive with Andy Pan, producer of RushNAttack – Ex Patriot. Episode #7 0:00-5:30 Welcome and SHOWDOWN! Andrea wants VENGEANCE and goes head to head with Michael in an Arena Melee battle in the XBLA game “Castle Crashers.” Alas, she loses at the last second and will be forced to [...]

This Week in Video Games #6 with Mike Casazza

admin — Fri, 06 Aug 2010 04:21:47 +0000

This week on the show, Michael and Andrea faced off in “Halo 3 ODST,” talked about the latest video game news, showed Jimmy Fallon breaking a silly video game record, chatted with Mike Casazza of Galaxy4Gamers and broke down the Top 5 Gaming Busts of the Decade! SPECIAL DEAL: Use code “THISWEEKIN” at Galaxy4Gamers.com for [...]

This Week in Video Games #5 ComicCon, DC Universe online and top 5 Wii Games

admin — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 22:11:41 +0000

This week we have . Andrea Rene and Michael Ludden host This Week in Video Games Thursdays at 6:30pm PT.

This Week in Video Games #4 World of Warcraft, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review

admin — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 03:33:37 +0000

This week we have World of Warcraft, Scott Pilgrim vs. The World, and Super Mario Galaxy 2 Review. Andrea Rene and Michael Ludden host This Week in Video Games Thursdays at 6:30pm PT.

This Week in Video Games #3 Rock Band, Blizzard, Resident Evil, iPad Games

admin — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 02:26:55 +0000

This week we talk Rock Band, Blizzard, Resident Evil, iPad Games. Andrea Rene and Michael Ludden host This Week in Video Games Thursdays at 6:30pm PT.

This Week in Video Games #2 with Jeremy Rogers

admin — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 01:42:46 +0000

This week we have Jeremy Rogers, Sound Designer at Neversoft. Andrea Rene and Michael Ludden host This Week in Video Games Thursdays at 6:30pm PT.

This Week in Video Games #1 with Chad Concelmo

admin — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 03:44:39 +0000

This week we have Chad Concelmo, writer for Destructoid. Andrea Rene and Michael Ludden host This Week in Video Games Thursdays at 6:30pm PT.