In the Name of Game - a Gaming Podcast

Podcast Episode 97 - Happy Holiday Edition!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Mon, 7 Dec 2015 10:25:00 -0800

Happy Holidays everyone! For this end of the year episode, we'll be talking about Battlefront, Fallout 4, a little of Undertale, Kojima vs Konami, the game awards, Life is Strange, and more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl),

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Podcast Episode 96 - We're Baaaaaaaaack!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Sun, 4 Oct 2015 12:13:00 -0700

We're back after a long hiatus, and we have a lot to catch up on! This time around we discuss SOMA, MGS5 the Phantom Pain, the voice actor strike,Twitch's censorship on streaming, a little love at the end for the Gaming Historian, and more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl),

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Podcast Episode 95 - Please Look Forward To It!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Mon, 23 Mar 2015 12:41:00 -0700

This week we talk about the big unspoken Konami/Kojima shake-up, a bit of a discussion on Final Fantasy games, the Telltale Borderlands game, Life is Strange, and more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl),

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Podcast Episode 94 - Our Holiday Must-Haves

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Mon, 22 Dec 2014 10:43:00 -0800

Happy Holidays everyone! For our last episode this year, we're bringing your our choices for game of the year! We talk about everything, Transistor, Alien: Isolation, Wolfenstein, Destiny, Dragon Age: Inquisition, South Park: Stick of Truth, and more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 93 - Embargoes and Glitches and Gamers, oh my!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 10:11:00 -0800

This week we talk about Ubisoft messing up with game embargoes, glitches galore in Assassin's Creed Unity, Press X to Pay Respects, and the evolution of game development.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Podcast Episode 92 - Halloween Hijinks

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Mon, 20 Oct 2014 11:16:00 -0700

This week we talk about a failed IndieGoGo to harass Valve into making Half-life 3, Riot waffling on their Design-a-Champion campaign, Master Chief in Halo 5, the toxic trap that is GamerGate, impressions of Alien Isolation, and our picks for retro creepy games to play this Halloween!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 91 - Gamescom Wrap-Up Extravaganza!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Sun, 17 Aug 2014 12:53:00 -0700

This week we do a wrap-up of all the more interesting announcements at Gamescom! Evolve, Shadow Realms, Destiny, MGS5 The Phantom Pain, new King's Quest, the new Silent Hills, and more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 90 - A Real American (Videogame) Hero

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 10 Jul 2014 10:33:00 -0700

We're a bit late to the FREEDOM party now that the 4th of July is over, but join us anyway for this week's podcast episode where we talk about some of the more memorable over-the-top real American videogame protagonists!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 89 - Who Watches the Watchdogs

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 29 May 2014 10:44:00 -0700

This week we talk about Watchdogs,Wildstar Beta thoughts, the WoW movie finishes filming, The Wolf Among Us and Telltale's slow shift away from traditional point and click adventures, a discussion about comics and superheroes in media,and Knox finally finished Bioshock Infinite so we end the show with a bit of a spoilery Infinite discussion.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 88 - Nintendo's Slippery Slope

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 8 May 2014 12:21:00 -0700

This week we talk about the 7th Guest sequel, the upcoming Don't Starve multiplayer sequel, EA announcing Star Wars games on the horizon, Gamespy's shutdown affecting Battlefront 2, and Nintendo's losses and controversy over Tomodachi Life.

NOTE: We didn't catch the news about Nintendo's plans for a new console and its own type of Skylanders NFC style figures until after recording the podcast , so they will be discussed next episode!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Supplemental links:

http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/7/5692574/the-7th-guest-the-collector-screenshots
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/roblanderos/the-7th-guest-3-the-collector

http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/7/5692064/tomodachi-life-nintendo-bigotry

http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/7/5691948/dont-starve-together-multiplayer-dlc

http://www.polygon.com/2014/5/7/5691224/star-wars-battlefront-2-multiplayer-gameranger-steam

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Podcast Episode 87 - Star Wars, Past and Future

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 1 May 2014 11:54:00 -0700

Buckle in, rebels and imperials! This week we've got a special feature episode where we're going into deep discussion on the recent Episode VII news as well as reminiscing about Star Wars games made a long, long time ago, and the potential for the brand as a whole in the coming years...

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 86 - Burial at Sea Finale: Super Spoiler Edition

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 10 Apr 2014 10:40:00 -0700

This week we play a little catch up with our Burial at Sea Spoiler episode! We thoroughly discuss the finale to the Bioshock series, as well as how Bioshock was wrapped up in general. If you haven't played it yet, set this episode aside for later, as there'll be spoilers galore!

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Podcast Episode 85 - The Infamous Burial of the Oculus

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Fri, 28 Mar 2014 10:41:00 -0700

This week we talk about Facebook paying $2 billion for the Oculus and Notch's reaction to it, Uncharted 4 director leaves to go to Riot, Goat Simulator, discussions on Infamous Second Son and Bioshock Burial at Sea part 2, and a spoiler discussion on Broken Age after our credits!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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The Goat Simulator trailer - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvWGLcdI8o8

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Podcast Episode 84 - The Sound of (Game) Music

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 20 Mar 2014 11:55:00 -0700

This week we talk about the VR helmet craze and Sony's own VR headgear, some GDC discoveries, a brief chat about Metal Gear Solid Ground Zeroes, the Abe's Oddysee remake, and our big discussion on video game soundtracks! Next week will be our Broken Age spoiler discussion (we're saving it for the next episode instead).

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 83 - The Bait and Switch

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 13 Mar 2014 14:07:00 -0700

This week we have a hefty discussion on the bait and switch of games like Watchdogs presenting drastically different promotional material from year to year, massive gaming layoffs, and the censorship of the new South Park game and games in general.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 82 - Honor Among THIEFs...?

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 27 Feb 2014 11:23:00 -0800

This week we talk about WoW's insta-90 announcement, the craziness of Twitch Plays Pokemon, and a passionate discussion of the new Thief game...

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Twitch Plays Pokemon
The original Goldeneye GET DOWN

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Podcast Episode 81 - An Irrational Development

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Wed, 19 Feb 2014 10:07:00 -0800

Big news this week with the Irrational Games layoffs and restructuring, plus we catch up on the Flappy Bird discussion we missed from last week, and some thoughts from the Titanfall beta!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 80 - The Big 8-0!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 6 Feb 2014 14:05:00 -0800

Wow 80 episodes! This week we talk about the Nintendo's continued fumbling, A Wolf Among Us, the next Bioshock Infinite DLC on the horizon, and more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 79 - Trademarking your World

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 23 Jan 2014 11:05:00 -0800

This week we talk about the Candy Crush trademarking debacle, the Star Wars 1313 trademark abandoned, PS4s corrupting saves, Nintendo's rumored next business moves, and the bizarre Gender Swap experiment using the Oculus Rift.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 78 - A Brand New Year

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 16 Jan 2014 11:21:00 -0800

Happy (late) New Year everyone! This week, we look back at our favorite (and not-so-favorite) games of 2013, and look forward to our hopes for 2014. Included in the discussion are Don't Starve, The Last of Us, Bioshock Infinite, Rogue Legacy, the Final Fantasy series, and more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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The first Skywind development trailer video! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uJwpaVwOaHM
See how you can help them here: http://morroblivion.com/forums/skyrim

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Podcast Episode 77 - It's Beginning to Look a Lot like -CONTENT ID FLAGGED-

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 19 Dec 2013 11:25:00 -0800

Happy Holidays everyone! This week, we discuss the 20th anniversary of Doom and Knox's awesome award-winning Doom 2 mod, the Mighty No. 9 fiasco and problems with the gaming community, and the war between Youtube's Content ID bots and Let's Players.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Article about Doom 20th anniversary
Download Knox's Doom mod!

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Podcast Episode 76 - Spoiler Alert: Bioshock Burial at Sea

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 10:48:00 -0800

This week, we briefly discussa Kickstarted new Myst-like game from the original creators of Myst, the PS4's strong headstart in the next gen wars, and a thorough Spoiler Alert discussion dedicated to the recent Bioshock: Burial at Sea DLC!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 75 - Burial at Launch

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 11:23:00 -0800

This week, we discuss the PS4 launch and titles , the Bioshock Burial at Sea DLC, 18th anniversary of Bubsy 3D, and a short discussion of mascot character games!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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http://bubsy3d.com/

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Podcast Episode 74 - Halloween Spooktacular!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 31 Oct 2013 11:12:00 -0700

Happy Halloween! This week we have spooky videogame news, as well as a full discussion of our favorite creepy and scary games and game moments! Come join us in the fun!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Supplemental links:

The 7th Guest intro
Death compilation in Heart of Darkness
Trololol STALKER

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Podcast Episode 73 - MMO Shenanigans

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 17 Oct 2013 10:47:00 -0700

This week,we've got some MMO talk with FFXIV, Watch Dogs gets delayed, David Hayter adds his vocal talents to the Long Dark, and the continuing Pokemon craze!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 72 - Beyond the Typical Game

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 10 Oct 2013 11:47:00 -0700

This week, we talk about the mixed reaction to Beyond: Two Souls, the upcoming Bioshock DLC, Beyond Eyes: a game about a blind girl's vision, the Russian government wanting patriotic games, a little about GTA Online so far, and people pissed over the new Zelda game...

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 71 - Go Podcast Go Podcast Go

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 26 Sep 2013 10:23:00 -0700

It's been forever but we're back! In this episode, we talk about the upcoming SteamOS and its beta, Papers Please, the Bioshock Infinite DLC, GTA V, and the 30th anniversary of the Famicon, along with a discussion of our favorite NES games of yesteryear!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Supplemental Links:
Leigh Alexander's opinion piece on GTA V
The SteamOS home page

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Podcast Episode 70 - 400 Days of Gaming

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 11 Jul 2013 10:30:00 -0700

This week we talk about a League of Legend gamer facing prison time for a bad joke, an idiotic petition to return the Xbox One's DRM, the trend of videogame company employs "leaving" their companies, GTA V's new gameplay features, a Rambo videogame, and a Spoiler Alert discussion after the show on the Walking Dead DLC, 400 Days!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 69 - Spoiler Alert: The Last of Us

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Mon, 1 Jul 2013 11:20:00 -0700

We've got a special episode this week, a full Spoiler Alert episode focusing on The Last of Us! If you've beaten the game, check out our thoughts on it!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 68 - Two Scoops of E3

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 13 Jun 2013 08:58:00 -0700

Massive episode this week! We've got a huge helping of E3 coverage, from a recap of the Sony-induced smackdown to all the hottest upcoming games! Thief, Saint's Row IV, Metal Gear Solid V, Destiny, Titanfall, The Last of Us, and more! It's a mad house I tell you, a MAD HOUUUUSE!

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Podcast Episode 67 - Staring into the Rift

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 6 Jun 2013 10:51:00 -0700

This week we talk about hands-on experience with the Oculus Rift, Zynga starting the tumble into oblivion with massive layoffs, a WoW movie, and more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 66 -How DO you pronounce TenNapel anyway?

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 30 May 2013 09:21:00 -0700

This week we slow down a little and talk about Doug TenNapel's new game on Kickstarter, Amrikrog; Kinect is watching youuuuu; Sonic's new exclusivity deal with Nintendo, and about how silly "Video Games: The Movie" the Documentary sounds.

Also check out TenNapel's weird short film series Sock Baby... it's different.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Are you a fan of Doug TenNapel? Have you ever watched... Sock Baby?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKMw2dIjyqc&feature=share&list=PL428D943C90E47222

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Podcast Episode 65 - XBoned

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 23 May 2013 10:04:00 -0700

It's coming in hot and heavy this week, our massive discussion on the Xbox One's reveal and the trainwreck within. We talk about all the juicy details and all the massive potential problems that'll plague Xbox owners if they take the plunge.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox (Steam name: snakesyafilthyanimal)

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Podcast Episode 64 - Will the Videogame Circle Be Unbroken?

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 16 May 2013 10:12:00 -0700

This week we talk about EA's new Star Wars DICE studio, possible futures for the Star Wars and Mass Effect games, Biden's awful proposed special tax on violent games/media, and a very in-depth and thoughtful discussion on the state of games, existing harmful stereotypes and perceptions and how the game industry can evolve and grow.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Knox

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Podcast Episode 63 - Nostalgia is IN

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 9 May 2013 11:10:00 -0700

This week we talk about EA acquiring Star Wars licenses, PS4 NOT always-on, the WiiU losing more titles, and a discussion of the games we're currently playing: Injustice, FTL, and Farcry 3: Blood Dragon.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox

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The Farcry 3 Blood Dragon trailer! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0dofacvjRkc

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Podcast Episode 62 - Injustice for All?

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:15:00 -0700

This week we talk about Injustice: Gods Among Us, the show "Heroes" being revived by Microsoft, new games in the Pikmin and Zelda series, and a short discussion of the "always-online" debate.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Knox

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Podcast Episode 61 - A Death in the Family

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 4 Apr 2013 11:08:00 -0700

Sad news this week as we discuss the passing of Lucasarts, as well as other projects/developers in peril, like id Software an the dropping of the King's Quest series from Telltale's lineup. And stick around after the show for a long, in-depth discussion of Bioshock Infinite's story and spoilers in our Spoiler Alert!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 60 - That Old Familiar Feeling...

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 13:19:00 -0700

This week, we've got a healthy non-spoiler gameplay review/discussion of Bioshock Infinite, some new details on the upcoming Metal Gear Solid game(s), Telltale's upcoming Fables game, and a tiny bit about Battlefield 4.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 59 - SimShitty?

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 11:42:00 -0700

This week, we talk about SimCity and its problematic launch, rumblings at EA, The ME3 Citadel DLC, and also have a bit of a discussion on the first "episode" of the Women and Tropes series...

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 58 - Mo' Microtransactions

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 11:58:00 -0800

This week, we talk about further PS4 updates, free-to-play Uncharted 3 multiplayer, EA going crazy with microtransactions, Skullgirls' upcoming DLC, and a discussion on the growing disconnect between story narrative and gameplay with Tomb Raider and games in general.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 57 - THE PS4 COMETH

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 21 Feb 2013 13:09:00 -0800

The PS4 is coming! This week, we have a huge discussion on the Sony PS4 presentation, the console itself, the potential, and the upcoming games! (Also how doubly disappointing the WiiU is in light of these next gen systems' capabilities...)

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 56 - Aliens: Colonial Manure

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 23:56:00 -0800

This week, we discuss how Valve shocks everyone with a set of layoffs, another Batman Arkham game on the horizon, The Last of Us delayed 5 more weeks, and the huge disappointment that is Aliens Colonial Marines.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 55 - The Future of Gaming?

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 7 Feb 2013 11:45:00 -0800

This week, we talk about Notch backing away from funding Psychonauts 2, no more Kevin Butler Sony ads, new rumors for the next Xbox console, JJ Abrams and Valve teaming up for a movie and a game together, and a discussion on the future of immersive gaming!

And yes, this is the last week that we'll have games to give away!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 54 - The Dark Times

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 31 Jan 2013 11:33:00 -0800

This week, we discuss the end of THQ and Junction Point, 1 step forward 2 steps back with Halo 4, a frank discussion of creating an MMO from a single-player franchise (KOTOR, Elder Scrolls), and inconsistency with gamestory/character writing.
Also, we still have games to give away if you email us!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 53 - FREE GAAAAMES

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 17 Jan 2013 11:27:00 -0800

This week, we still have more games to give away! Plus, a violence and videogames discussion, an English playright hired for the Assassin's Creed screenplay, a disgusting and tasteless Dead Island statue, Disney Infinity - the new Skylander killer, and Suda 51's next game.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 52 - The New Year Cometh

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 11:27:00 -0800

Happy 2013 everyone! This week, the gang talks about some new tidbits coming out of CES, as well as their picks for best and worst of 2012!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

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Podcast Episode 51 - Christmas Cheevos

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:46:00 -0800

Merry Christmas, listening gamers! This week, we have some holiday cheer in the form of gaming news and nostalgic looks back to our favorite Christmas gaming moments! Plus, listen to find out how to win copies of Sonic 4 and some great Steam games as well! It's a Christmas miracle!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Suggested links:

David gets his Genesis - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IRO8h8BQESY

Ken Levine explains the Bioshock Infinite box art controversy - http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2012/12/bioshock-infinite-box-art/

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Podcast Episode 50 - The Big 5-0

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 29 Nov 2012 12:22:00 -0800

Our 50th episode! This week, we talk about a LOT of stuff! The new Sonic racing game, a discussion of Capcom fighting games, Bungie's upcoming game, Barkely: Shut up and Jam Gaiden 2, and our follow-up Spoiler Alert discussion of the end of the Walking Dead game!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Suggested links:

Harvester ending - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6Mzaimi0bY

Barkley Shut Up and Jam Gaiden 2 - http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/28/barkley-rpg-sequel-seeks-35k-on-kickstarter/

Mau's retrospetctive on Quest For Glory - http://www.gamingfurever.com/editorials/621-quest-for-glory-retrospective-heroic-legacy

Rogue to Redemption interview- http://www.adventuregamers.com/articles/view/23214

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Podcast Episode 49 - Turkey Day Talk

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 22 Nov 2012 14:06:00 -0800

Happy Thanksgiving, gamers! This holiday we talk about Sonic the Fighters, a new Capcom fighting game on the horizon, iPads beating out WiiUs as most desired Christmas gifts, and a very special in-depth Spoiler Alert discussion at the end of the show about Telltale's The Walking Dead game!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 48 - WiiUs, WiiUs Everywhere!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 15 Nov 2012 11:11:00 -0800

This week, we have a nostalgic arcade discussion, a new neo-geo system for retro fans, rumors about the Whore of the Orient, WiiU gearing up to meet its expected over-demand, GTA V, 4chan visits Valve and gets info from Gabe Newell, and more!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 47 - A Glitch in the Animus

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 8 Nov 2012 11:34:00 -0800

This week, Eji and Adam talk about the upcoming ME3 and Skyrim DLC, transferring stuff from Wii to WiiU, The Walking Dead game, an more in-depth discussions of Halo 4 and Assassin's Creed 3.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/07/wii-to-wii-u-data-transfer-explained/

http://www.joystiq.com/2012/11/06/thq-stock-plummets/

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Podcast Episode 46 - Karma's a Bitch

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 25 Oct 2012 10:56:00 -0700

This week, Zynga (finally) on a quick downward spiral, a smaller ipad coming up for ipad gamers,
Quest for Glory creators starting a Kickstarter for a new adventure game, Sony's All-Stars / Smash Bros game, and an update to David's epic Sonic gaming marathon, featuring a discussion of Sonic Adventure 2.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

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Quest for Glory creators start a Kickstarter for a new game! Please donate!

Your right to resell items (maybe even games?) is in peril...

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Podcast Episode 45 - All the Stuff We Don't Want

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 12:40:00 -0700

This week, Kevin Butler gets in trouble for... playing himself, PETA makes yet another game parody, this time a Pokemon one, an update on the League of Legends world championships and its controversies, Mass Effect and Gears of Wars movies apparently still in the works, and some updates and discussion about Anita Sarkeesian making the rounds in the gaming industry... whether we like it or not.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

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Stuff we mentioned:
2-Part video on Anita Sarkeesian
Part One Part Two

Destructoid article about Sarkeesian's incorrectness on female characters

Doom guy wakes up his kid

Wing Commander dev making a new space sim game

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Podcast Episode 44 - WiiU Shall See....

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 27 Sep 2012 11:49:00 -0700

This week, David has an exclusive report on his hands-on time with the WiiU at an exclusive WiiU event from the past weekend! Upcoming games and impressions of the console and controller! Plus a brief discussion of Borderlands 2 and the Black Mesa mod of Half Life 1!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 43 - Downloadable Deja Vu

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 20 Sep 2012 10:32:00 -0700

We're back, Season Two style, and we've got loads to talk about! Tons of old favorites and classics being re-released as HD downloadable games, Bioware founders call it quits and what'll happen while they're gone, and some discussion on future game hardware, from both Nintendo and ... Valve?

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 42 - Fanboying the Flames

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 16 Aug 2012 11:35:00 -0700

This week,we talk about Valve and the new TF2 Co-op Mode Mann VS Machines (and Colin's gripes), EA Origin moving to Mac, and Mass Effect 3 story DLC, and the power and danger of gaming fandoms.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Podcast Episode 41 - The Slow Death

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 9 Aug 2012 11:12:00 -0700

After a bit of a break, we're back! This time, we've got some Valve rumors and news, THQ not quite dead yet, more sad Vita news, and a nostalgic look back on handhelds!
PLUS, we have a giveaway for a cool hardcover book for anyone who's a fan of KOTOR/The Old Republic! Listen to find out more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

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Podcast Episode 40 - Don't Be Like These Guys

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 11:06:00 -0700

This week, we talk about possible upcoming movie adaptations for big game titles, Rockstar's Cheater Pool, Penny Arcade exploiting Kickstarter (and being generally stupid), and a little about hecklers, Daniel Tosh, and gaming journalism just to wrap things up.
PLUS, we have a giveaway for a cool hardcover book for anyone who's a fan of KOTOR/The Old Republic! Listen to find out more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Podcast Episode 39 - Companies Missing the Point

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 28 Jun 2012 10:53:00 -0700

This week we talk about bigger 3DS's, Mass Effect 3's Extended Cut thoughts, Square Enix says a FFVII remake would be the end of Final Fantasy, and a nostalgic look back on FMV games!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

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Podcast Episode 38 - Shooting the Shit

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:58:00 -0700

Slow news week means we're trying something a little different this episode. This time around, we shoot the shit and talk about anything on our minds... a little bit of this and that, from current games to movies and more!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 37 - Handhelds and Sexism

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 14 Jun 2012 10:34:00 -0700

This week we have a whole lotta discussion! Sonic 4 Episode 2 talk from David, the decline of the handheld market, and a focus on sexism in games, both involving the recent interview with the executive producer of Tomb Raider and the Tropes vs. Women in Gaming Kickstarter firestorm.

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

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Suggested viewing:
ForeverPandering's response to the Tropes v. Women documentary

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Podcast Episode 36 - The Journey to E3

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Sat, 9 Jun 2012 11:17:00 -0700

This week we've got a nice E3 wrap-up, both of news and Eji's time on the convention floor. Ni no Kuni, Epic Mickey 2, Assassin's Creed 3, The Old Republic, and more! And afterwards, we discuss the magic of Journey, and why you have to play it.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Podcast Episode 35 - The Payne of It All

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 24 May 2012 11:59:00 -0700

This week we talk about Max Payne 3, delayed games of 2013, a possible Shadow of the Colossus movie, a little look back on Bioshock 2, and somehow Colin works a little Bastion reference into everything.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Suggested Reading:
The Sega Master System Encyclopedia
Remedy's actual ending to Max Payne 3 - The Sudden Stop from Alan Wake
James McCaffrey videos on Youtube

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Podcast Episode 34 - Trolls and Tropes

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 3 May 2012 12:25:00 -0700

This week we talk about sequelitis, EA being douchey in brand new ways, Valve not announcing anything huge at E3, video game cliches, and the importance of games that stick with you.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Suggested Reading:
http://hothardware.com/Reviews/Four-Gaming-Clichs-That-Absolutely-Need-To-Die/
http://gamerant.com/ea-bashes-call-of-duty-black-ops-2-robk-146879/
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/05/03/rock-band-ios-not-canceled/

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Podcast Episode 33 - On the Down...Loaaad....

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:44:00 -0700

This week we talk about the magical Valve Employee Handbook, a little more Skullgirls, the frustration of Bioware, the evolution/devolution of gaming reviews, and David's further spiral into his Sonic gaming marathon...

Also edit: I (Eji) mistakenly said buying Diablo 3 grants you a year of WoW, apparently it's the other way around. Still, it's a smart deal for those who play / will play those games!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Supplemental Reading: The Valve Employee Handbook (pdf)

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Podcast Episode 32 - We're Baaaaack!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 10:11:00 -0700

Back from our short hiatus (let's call it the end of Season One), the gang talks about Journey, an interesting look at Sega's Genesis launch, Dishonored, novelist suing Ubisoft for stealing ideas for Assassin's Creed, and Skullgirls!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Podcast Episode 31 - Gettin' Mad at Vidya Games

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:32:00 -0700

This week we discuss Mass Effect 3 and the rift between the fans and Bioware over its "endings", the idea of gamer entitlement, the future of Sonic games, and a little bit of Mortal Kombat games, and video game bars!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Podcast Episode 30 - The Ass Effect

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 8 Mar 2012 11:19:00 -0800

Happy 30th episode! This week we discuss Assassin's Creed 3, Mass Effect 3 and Bioware's shift in game mechanics and story, Day-One DLC evils, and Quantic Dream's new tech demo "Kara."

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Supplemental reading:
http://www.joystiq.com/2012/03/07/quantic-dream-reveals-new-prototype-serves-as-the-foundation-fo/

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Podcast Episode 29 - The Hopening

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 11:15:00 -0800

This week, the gang talks about the Mass Effect 3 demo, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Sonic 4 episode 2, Assassin's Creed 3, Zynga loses money! and a discussion on video game to movie (and vice versa) adaptations.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

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Podcast Episode 28 - Kickstarting the Month

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 9 Feb 2012 10:50:00 -0800

This week, the gang talks about a few new Vita quirks, Capcom trolls poor megaman fans yet again, Double Fine using Kickstarter to make a new old-school point-and-click adventure game, new Portal and Skyrim goodness, and Colin whines about Minecraft and Notch again.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

Supplemental Reading:

Double Fine Kickstarter page (DONATE!) http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/66710809/double-fine-adventure

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Podcast Episode 27 - Datamine Your World

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 12:19:00 -0800

This week, the gang talks about the failing Vita, the upcoming new Xbox console, potential Minecraft datamining, WiiU expectations, and gushing over Soul Calibur V.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

Supplemental Reading:
Zelda expectations: http://i.imgur.com/uLiBY.jpg

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Podcast Episode 26 - Professional Delusions

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 10:16:00 -0800

This week, Eji, Colin and David discuss some interesting CES tidbits, Riot Games opposes SOPA, and raging about incompetent "gaming journalism".

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl)

Supplemental Reading:
Kotaku posts (yet another) non-gaming article, originally from 2005!
http://semprafi.tumblr.com/post/15617537098/kotaku-32-year-old-homeless-man-found-dead
Kotaku steals David's photo and uses it for their article:
http://kotaku.com/5154840/e3-boss-promises-glamour--sizzle-in-2009

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Podcast Episode 25 - Ringing in the New Year... with Gold Rings!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 5 Jan 2012 11:49:00 -0800

Happy New Year! What better way to bring in the new year than talking about upcoming 2012 sequels and reboots, sex and romance in Bioware games, Sonic Generations, ESA supporting SOPA, Old Republic woes, and the douchebag that is Paul Christoforo?

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

Supplemental Reading:
Paul Christoforo the asshole - http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/events/paul-christoforo-ocean-marketing-emails

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Podcast Episode 24 - Christmas Cheevos

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 11:47:00 -0800

Ho ho ho and happy holidays listeners! For this holiday episode, the gang discusses Alan Wake heading to PC, the awful Spike VGAs, SOPA still trudging along, The Last of Us rumors and speculation, SW: The Old Republic, Sonic CD finally hits the digital shelves, and our own Game Of The Year choices! PLUS, win a Black Ops zombies poster! Just listen in to find out how!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu | Steam name: scoot_stl), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

Supplemental Viewing:
The Last of Us trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGxubfC1Ik

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Podcast Episode 23 - Fight the Future?

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 1 Dec 2011 11:02:00 -0800

This week we talk about Skyrim's terrible patch update, Gamepro finally dies, SOPA and the Protect IP Act updates, and some thoughts on Star Wars: The Old Republic after the beta test weekend!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu)

Supplemental Viewing:
http://youtu.be/Zw684xM2cUo - Half-Life: Origins fanmade trailer

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Podcast Episode 22 - Fair Represen-turkey

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 13:33:00 -0800

Happy Turkey Day, all you gamers! This week, we're chock full of stuff! Skyrim, Assassins' Creed Revelations, Modern Warfare 3, Telltale fumbles with its Jurassic Park game, the chaos of Minecon, and a discussion about the dangerous proposed SOPA bill that could ruin the internet!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

Supplemental Reading:
http://www.gamespot.com/features/sopa-the-bill-that-wants-to-break-your-internet-6346561/
http://news.cnet.com/8301-31921_3-57326228-281/new-flap-over-sopa-copyright-bill-anti-web-security/
http://www.1up.com/news/telltale-devs-write-jurassic-park-reviews
http://www.destructoid.com/telltale-allegedly-f-cks-up-man-s-jurassic-park-jeep-215828.phtml

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Podcast Episode 21 - Retro Chic

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 3 Nov 2011 12:54:00 -0700

This week, we talk about our upcoming retro vs modern game discussion, GTA V rumors, Sonic Generations, Uncharted 3, and Nintendo on a downward spiral!

Also check out our unboxing of the Uncharted 3 Collector's Edition!
http://youtu.be/ulcqLaXWkFw

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu)

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Podcast Episode 20 - A Little Bit of This...

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:37:00 -0700

This week, we talk about GTA V, Interplay vs Bethesda, Blizzard-related news, gripes with conventions, the Stanley Parable, and we tease our upcoming retro vs modern game discussion episode for next week!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu)

PLAY THE STANLEY PARABLE!
You won't regret it... seriously. It's FREE! http://www.moddb.com/mods/the-stanley-parable
And if you can't, then at least watch the playthrough / endings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gblvOhnv2k0

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Podcast Episode 19 - Gaming with a Side of Diabetes

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:19:00 -0700

This week, we talk about weird food-related game tie-ins, Team Bondi goes under, Gabe Newell wants Apple to make a gaming console, Ken Levine laments his Oscar Award end-boss for Bioshock 1, plus Colin talks about the idie game the Binding of Isaac!

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Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu)

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Podcast Episode 18 - RAGEing

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 12:27:00 -0700

This week, Eji gets a little heated discussing RAGE, new Mass Effect 3 co-op info, and a look back on the evolution of the 3D fighting game! Plus, stick around after the show for a Spoiler Alert on RAGE!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

Supplemental Reading:

http://youtu.be/JTJUYv05hVU - details on Mass Effect 3 co-op

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/10/12/psa-compromised-psn-info-used-in-mass-access-attempt/

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Podcast Episode 17 - Looming Over the Horizon...

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 29 Sep 2011 14:23:00 -0700

This week, we talk about the Battlefield 3 beta, League of Legends Dominion, upcoming Fall games, and Square Enix damaging its Final Fantasy brand?? Plus, we still have that awesome Zelda Skyward Sword shirt you can win! Listen to find out more!

The hosts this week:

Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin (XBL: kojimyuu), Adam (PS3: badcamera)

Supplemental Reading:

SUPER SPOILER!! http://alterswtor.com/archives/2027 Major plot spoiler for the Old Republic! Go to the second video and fast forward to a little past 28:00 minutes in...

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Podcast Episode 15 - Nobody's Happy

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 12:17:00 -0700

This week, the gang talks about Dead Island disappointments, fans that ruin people's gaming fun, the impending PS Vita vs 3DS battle, and the idea of price and value for games across the years and the slippery slope of DLC.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone), Colin

Supplemental Reading:

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/12/heavy-rain-developer-estimates-13m-loss-on-second-hand-sales/

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/09/06/dead-island-day-one-patch-detailed-steam-version-to-be-replaced/

http://gmtristan.com/the-man-who-killed-lord-british/ - Richard Gariott's avatar Lord British famously killed in Ultima Online

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hoLadZotBuE - Fist of the North Star in Dead Island..??

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Podcast Episode 14 - Let the Nerd Rage Flow Through You...

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 1 Sep 2011 14:23:00 -0700

This week, the news of the Star Wars bluray changes have seeped into our podcast, but we also still manage to talk about Old Republic, legal problems at Take-Two, Sonic saturation with the upcoming Sonic CD re-release.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

Supplemental Reading:

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/9888/r2newshots.jpg - R2-D2, now with more rocks!

http://www.betacake.net/2011/08/star-wars-old-republic-companions-list.html

http://www.joystiq.com/2011/08/31/former-qa-tester-files-litigation-against-take-two-seeks-class/

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Podcast Episode 13 - Today's Lesson: Don't Shop at Gamestop

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 11:18:00 -0700

This week, Eji, Colin and Adam talk about Bastion, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, and the craziness that Gamestop tried to pull this week regarding the Deus Ex's release.

Plus, listen to find out how you can win a free YEAR of World of Warcraft!

Also, you can follow us now on Twitter! Follow @IntheNameofGame

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin, Adam (PS3: badcamera)

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Podcast Episode 12 - the Versus Game

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 10:00:00 -0700

This week, Eji, Colin and David talk about EA vs Valve, 3DS vs PS Vita, Move vs Kinect, Cowboys vs Aliens... ok maybe not that last bit.

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin, David (PS3: Badgerfone)

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Podcast Episode 11 - Greedy Rehashes and Nostalgia Bombs

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 11:34:00 -0700

This week, Adam and Eji (and eventually David) talk about Capcom's latest greedy moves, Bioware developments, the Uncharted movie, a look back on some old-school nostalgia, and more!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam (PS3: badcamera), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

Some supplemental reading:
The original Sonic commercial
Indie games for a good cause!

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Podcast Episode 10 - Bullet Sponges and Metal Porcupines

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 14 Jul 2011 09:07:00 -0700

This time, David and Eji discuss thoughts about the Uncharted 3 Multiplayer Beta, looking back at Sonic then and now, comparing movie premieres and game premieres, and some of EA's recent announcments regarding Origin and PopCap Games.

(note: yes there was a little technical difficulty in the middle with echoing, but we figured it out halfway through, sorry for the mess-up!)

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), David (PS3: Badgerfone)

Some supplemental reading:
http://kotaku.com/5820553/electronic-arts-buys-maker-of-bejeweled-and-plants-vs-zombies
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/03/ea-takes-on-steam-with-origin-the-only-place-to-download-the-ol/

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Podcast Episode 9 - Work Harder, Not Smarter

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 7 Jul 2011 10:18:00 -0700

This time, Adam and Eji discuss the Team Bondi fiasco and the treatment of employees in the game industry, Call of Duty XP, and how G4 sucks (big surprise, right?)!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Adam

Some supplemental reading:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/07/05/report-emails-show-team-bondi-rockstar-schism-long-hours-for-l/
"Galactic Warfare" - the Star Wars themed Modern Warfare 1 mod
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/30/call-of-duty-xp-2011/

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Podcast Episode 8 - Gamers Fought the Law and... Gamers Won!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 11:23:00 -0700

This week we discuss the victory that was the shutdown of Assembly Bill 117 , the failure that is Resident Evil Mercenaries for the 3DS, the rise of Free to Play games, and we have our first giveaway! Be sure to listen to the podcast to find out how you could win!

The hosts this week:
Eji (Steam name: Krentist the Dentist), Colin, and David (PS3 handle: Badgerfone)

Some supplemental reading:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/27/supreme-court-strikes-down-violent-game-banning-california-law/
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/29/heres-the-first-very-blurry-image-of-respawn-entertainments/
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/extra-credits

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Nada this week... :(

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:11:00 -0700

No podcast episode this week (who'dve thought everyone would be busy?) but don't worry, we will be back next week! To whet your gaming appetites, we will be giving away some leftover E3 swag at the next podcast, so be sure to listen in to find out how to land a prize! We have a couple keychains and shirts, so we may end up doing this for a couple episodes, so be sure to subscribe and/or follow us!

Also, for easier viewing, we now have a better url! www.inthenameofgame.com ! Tell your friends! :D

'Til next time, enjoy a little quality time with Zeke and Cole:

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Podcast Episode 7 - The Gang's All Here

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 10:45:00 -0700

It's a full house this week as all 4 of our regulars (Eji, Colin, David and Adam) check in to talk about games!

This week's topics:
inFamous 2
in-depth discussion on good and evil choices in games
WiiU thoughts
...and more!

Crazy evil ending to Harvester:
http://youtu.be/t6Mzaimi0bY

LulzSec being anything but lulzy:
http://www.joystiq.com/2011/06/14/lulzsec-attacks-escapist-magazine-eve-online-and-minecraft/

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Podcast Episode 6 - Super-sized E3 edition!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 9 Jun 2011 09:53:00 -0700

We're back from our summer vacation! Sorry for the absence ;)

Adam's swallowed up by the E3 monster and David's out this week, so Eji and Colin do a once-over of all the cool stuff at E3, and then serve you up a Spoiler Alert discussion of LA Noire (don't worry, it's after the credits for those of you that haven't finished it yet!).

This week's topics:
E3!!! - Assassin's Creed, Uncharted, Aliens, oh my!
LA Noire spoilers after the show!
...and more!

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Podcast Episode 5 - Inside Baseball... but not actually baseball

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 19 May 2011 11:01:00 -0700

This time around, Colin, Eji and David talk about Rockstar's latest and greatest, and a lot more!

This week's topics:
LA Noire and its tech
"Welcome Back" says PSN (thanks to Greg for the info)
Videogames finally recognized as art!
Boxing games discussion

Mentioned in this show:
The incredible Ghibli Minecraft world!

EDIT: We will NOT be doing a show next week, even though we mentioned it in the episode... we will be back on June 2nd with more podcast goodness!

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Podcast Episode 4 - Bite-Size Edition

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 19 May 2011 10:55:00 -0700

This week Colin and David are incapacitated, so Eji and Adam have a short podcast chat.

This week's topics:
Soul Calibur V announced
PSN still down... til the end of the month D:
Infamous 2 pre-order grumblings
Brink thoughts and review
...and more random stuff!

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Podcast Episode 3 - In Which Eji Embarrasses Herself

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 5 May 2011 09:08:00 -0700

Happy Cinco de Mayo! Episode 3's here and ready for your listening ears.

This week's hosts:
Eji - Your host! Videogame animator and vocal game debater
Colin - Co-host yet again!
Adam - Co-host and peanut gallery :D.

This week's topics:
Call of the Dead
Bioware delays
Wii2 speculations
FPS game discussion
...and more random stuff!

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Podcast Episode 2 - So You Want to Be a Podcast?

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 10:30:00 -0700

Hey everyone! Episode 2 hot and fresh for your enjoyment! The gang gets a little goofier this time around and contemplates games and the universe...

This week's hosts:
Eji - Your host! Videogame animator and vocal game debater
David - Co-host! Retro game enthusiast and overall game ponderer
Adam - Co-host and peanut gallery :D.

This week's topics:

PSN outages
Telltale games and adventure games of old
Mrs. Doubtfire... the adventure game?

that weird Back to the Future Youtube Poop that David references

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Our First Podcast Episode!!!

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 10:09:00 -0700

Hey everyone! Today marks the start of our weekly podcast for In the Name of Game.

Obviously we'll be finding our way over the course of the episodes, but we hope you'll join us for the ride! We'll be discussing games, their companies, the industry, and also getting a little retro here and there for some retrospective conversations.

This week's hosts:
Eji - Your host! Videogame animator and vocal game debater
David - Co-host! Retro game enthusiast and overall game ponderer
Colin - ...Well Colin's just an angry gamer. :D And a co-host.

This week's topics:
Valve and Portal 2
Bioware and Dragon Age 2 thoughts
Sonic Generation and Sonic over the years
Wii2 ruminations

We're a new podcast, so if you have any suggestions, questions or comments, please post them to this announcement! I'll be making a podcast email soon for our in-podcast email segment later on.
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A look at Dragon Age 2: Nobody's Happy

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 13:09:00 -0700

Let me start off with a disclaimer: I have not played Dragon Age 1. That said, I do think a good game should be able to stand solidly on its own two legs, at least for the most part; it's just unfortunate that Dragon Age 2 stumbles around the entire time.

The Good

Dialogue, as in most Bioware games, shines like a brilliant jewel through the muck.   Excellent voice work, and well-thought out conversations are a pleasure to listen to. The banter between party members while you traverse an area are particularly insightful and amusing. Often, if I hear someone start up something with another party member, I will stop running or avoid reaching my checkpoint just so I can hear what their chat will be. Isabela, Anders, and Varric are particularly fun to have in a party for this reason.

It's also yet another advancement that even more people than usual in a Bioware game can be romanced, and that many of them can swing either way to suit your interests and character gender/orientation. Depending on your Friendship/Rivalry with them, that also colors their relationship with you, which is an interesting twist, even though it isn't fleshed out as much as it would sound.

The animation is yet another step in the right direction for Bioware. Facial animation looks much less cut-and-paste than previous games and looks like it's based on what they're actually saying. In general, there's a much wider variety of body animations for conversations as well, which is a welcome change, particularly after finishing a new playthrough of the Mass Effect games and viewing only a handful there.

Hawke, while not as satisfyingly intimidating as Commander Shepard, has been given a little more leeway in how she/he handles situations. I do enjoy the ability to be more of a wiseass when I want, or be threatening without out and out killing the person. The demanding money choice is the only part that seems a little less desirable to bother with, but the fact that it's there as an additional option is welcome.

Combat (minus some quirks, like sometimes being difficult to target enemies and the janky camera when pushed up against a corner) feels fast and furious, even when pausing to constantly enter in specific tactics. The character ability customization/specialization is a nice touch, reminiscent to me of the Sphere grid from FFX. It allows you some pretty good control over what you want your party members to excel at.

Ah decisions, decisions...

The Bad

As nice as it is that there is a Friendship/Rivalry system (reminds me of Light/Dark side alignments, but without the altered point of view), it's pretty frustrating that the points aren't given out consistently. Sometimes no points are awarded at all when in a situation or making a decision that I felt the character should have responded one way other the other to. It also makes forming a party with your favorites rather difficult because they will most likely be opposed to each other, like Anders and Fenris, who I enjoy in a party but dread engaging in cutscenes with. The nasty side effect to this is purposely going to a spot to change your party members and then entering a cutscene, which requires a lot of constant saving and reloading.

Ugh, get a room already you two...

This Friendship/Rivalry element leads into another disappointment. The party members you come across are amazingly stubborn in their views and beliefs. Despite becoming more trusted by them as you advance in the game, they stick a little too strongly to their extreme-sided beliefs. In Mass Effect for example, I appreciated the fact that you could persuade Kaiden that either aliens weren't all that bad, or that he was justified in being a total xenophobe. Likewise here, it would've been very satisfying to be able to convince some of the characters that they didn't have to be completely gung-ho in siding with either mages or templars. Instead, everyone holds too tight to whatever polarized view they have when you first meet them, and never develop their character in that regard. It just doesn't make much sense that people with such drastically different opinions would so easily party with each other and protect one another.

(As a side note, your brother character is a gigantic arrogant annoying ass half the time... I'm assuming the sister character is the same.)

The extreme sides brings me to another element of the game I dislike, namely how both the templars and the mages both SUCK. I find it incredibly annoying that I am forced to side with one of these groups when I don't feel particularly sympathetic to either. Every time I think that one of them isn't so bad, I end up doing a quest where a templar or a mage goes psycho and people are casualties. It's very hard for me to care about anyone when everyone is so hypocritical and extremist. It makes my Hawke look very wishy-washy when I have to purposely step around issues and support mages in one quest and then turn around and support templars in another. Like the party members in this game, everyone and everything in DA2 is always stuck on the sidelines; very few characters bother traipsing around the middle.

That's good Anders, just use your "it was the Justice spirit, not me!" excuse a little more...

Quests are also handled strangely. Often when I go on one quest, I invariably pick up some random item that ends up completing a quest in town that I didn't even realize existed. It's also not always obvious which quests are going to end up remotely linked to the main plot or just be side ones that go nowhere. The story overall is nowhere near as epic as the previous one, and tries to make it look like they did that because it's trying to be more of an intimate experience, but it's so small that I'm not really sure if the majority (minus a couple obvious parts) of it would have any impact on the Dragon Age world at all.

Kirkwall feels very disjointed as a map structure, and the fact that you can teleport to particular sections ruins any feeling of being part of a large connected world to me. Add to that the fact that each section isn't particularly large, especially compared to map sizes in Knights of the Old Republic and the Mass Effect titles, and you get a definite sense that they skimped on the content. Even worse is something I'll mention in The Ugly...

Just points on a rather sparse map...

The Ugly

It's been a very long time since I've seen a game with maps this badly recycled. It's so egregious that many places use THE SAME MAP for their quests, but simply close off access to areas that aren't used in that quest. One stone door will open for one quest, and then never open in a separate quest with the same map. It's so bad that I'm not even sure they have more than 10 re-used maps at the most in the whole game.

Also, someone at Bioware thought it would be clever to constantly spawn more enemies behind you during a battle FROM THIN AIR. Nothing is more annoying than fighting an established group of enemies in one area, only to find that 3 more had magically popped in behind you and started wailing on your mages. Not to mention it looks pretty shoddy visually to just respawn more on top of existing ones. Have them at least look like they came from somewhere, not just dropped in by some cheap AI.

***

If this wasn't a Bioware game, I don't know if I'd be quite so harsh (most likely I still would be), but they've established themselves as a solid story-based RPG studio, and Dragon Age 2 just feels like they dropped the ball. Meh story, aggravating polarized characters, lazy dungeon/map creation; it's entirely possible that its development cycle was significantly shorter than their other games, but that can't really be an excuse; if your game needs work, then WORK on it and don't release it yet. Easy to say, I know, but at a certain point studios need to man up and stop letting publishers push them around and force things out before they're ready. We all remember what happened with Knights of the Old Republic 2...

The Rise and Fall of Graphic Adventure Games

nameofgamepodcast@gmail.com (Eji) — Sun, 26 Dec 2010 21:18:00 -0800

Graphic adventure games flourished in the 90’s, but quickly declined around the end of that decade. More recently, Telltale Games has resurrected the dead genre to a good degree of success by smartly basing their games off of popular cult classics (Sam and Max, Strong Bad, Back to the Future, etc), and other small independent devs have tried their hand at making a point-and-click (see The Whispered World from Daedalic Entertainment), but in general, the genre is no longer as prominent as it once was.

Why is this the case? There’re a couple factors that may have lead to the death of the point-and-click era. For my purposes, I’m going to mostly mention Sierra On-line and early Lucasarts. Yes, I do realize Infocom was an important company for adventure games, as were the many Myst games that Cyan created, but to avoid this blog entry from getting even lengthier than it already is, let’s just focus on Sierra and Lucasarts for the most part.

The original Adventure.

In the 80’s, the “early years” of graphic adventure games, almost everything was text-based, thanks to previous efforts by Infocom and On-line Systems (later to become Sierra On-line). Most famously, Zork and Adventure (originally called Colossal Cave Adventure) helped start things off. A desirable element of these early text based games was the player’s own imagination because these games didn’t have any images to speak of and relied on short descriptions to relay to the user what they were seeing and experiencing in that world. Subsequent text-based adventure games would have rudimentary graphics and artwork to better illustrate the game worlds. As time went on, these building blocks of adventure games (imagery, descriptions, exploring, inventory-collecting) were expanded upon, and as the look and feel of the games evolved, so did the interface, until Lucasarts and Sierra started developing point-and-click interfaces for their adventure games to better facilitate interaction.

Lucasart's early SCUMM interface.

There were a lot of desirable elements to making a point-and-click adventure at the time. Considering this was long before 3D graphics, the painterly style of the more popular point-and-clicks was very visually engaging. Sierra On-line games often had digitized painted backgrounds. It really was a requirement for those games, though; it’s no fun having to click-explore through a boring looking landscape. Many game screens would have intricate details and animated elements to catch the player’s eye. The games were also a lot easier to program, since many of them shared the same engines. In Lucasarts’ case, they used the SCUMM engine for their point-and-clicks, and different games in their library would simply have different stories and art assets on top of the same programming foundation. Point-and-clicks also were usually whimsical or bizarre, and offered a lot more humor and random adventures for a gamer during that time than the more straightforward action games of that era, which were often little more than continuous gameplay. The point-and-clicks were the Thinking Man’s game.

Sierra did know how to make a pretty looking game.

          With the positives, there were an overwhelming amount of negatives. There were a lot of cases when the items you picked up and what you had to accomplish with those items wasn’t clear or obvious at all. A popular example is a pie obtainable in King’s Quest V. Could you eat it? Sure, but that would make your game Unwinnable (more on this below). Could you give it to a hungry vulture found later in the desert? Sure, but that wasn’t the desired intent. The real purpose of the pie was to throw in the face of a yeti much later in the game to cause him to fall off a cliff and let you progress. Sometimes bizarre objects would need to be combined to make a specific object to satisfy a challenge (In Sam and Max Hit the Road, a pompadour wig + a stiltwalker costume + wooly mammoth hair + tar = a Bigfoot costume…. The heck?) .

          There also wasn’t very much real-time action to speak of in point-and-click adventure games, which made for slow-paced experiences that turned some gamers off. A gamer looking for something fast-paced like Mario or Sonic or a high-speed racing game would be turned off by the slow methodical approach many point-and-clicks used for their puzzles and exploration. A few notable departures from this however were games like the Quest for Glory series that was one of the few adventure game series that incorporated a fighting system and real-time encounters… probably something that helped make it one of my favorite point-and-click games of all time. Other games like Maniac Mansion would keep you on your toes with dangerous characters sometimes wandering halls and certain rooms that had to be avoided at times.

          But the worst part about point-and-clicks was the dreaded unwinnable scenario. Unwinnable situations were when items vital to moving forward in the game were accidentally missed and then unobtainable after reaching a point of no return later in the game, or used where they weren’t supposed to be. The above King’s Quest V pie situation is a good example. Sierra games were particularly fraught with unintentional unwinnables, but many of Infocom’s early games like Zork intentionally created unwinnable situations to forcibly extend the playtime of the game (since a player would have to start all over again). Often these situations arose from eating or disposing of something edible that would be needed later on.

Don't eat that garlic! Don't you do it...

          The thing that made unwinnable situations so terrible was that it was never readily apparent that you’d just ruined your shot at finishing the game. Players would be locked into walking dead games; basically you were “dead” because you could never beat the game— you just might not realize it for a long time, or ever; very frustrating for both veteran point-and-click gamers and newcomers alike.

          As game technology thrived and evolved and games grew more complex, the point-and-click fast became an antiquated-feeling 2D genre for many gamers who were enamored with 3D polygons and flashier gameplay. Point-and-click games hadn’t changed enough with the times, and larger companies with titles that lived and died by their profit numbers started hacking away point-and-click adventure series like gangrenous limbs. Much of Lucasarts’ point-and-clicks disappeared over time, and many Sierra On-Line series only lived on in re-released collections. Sierra’s last attempts at making more action-oriented point-and-click games like Quest for Glory V: Dragonfire and King’s Quest: Mask of Eternity (which both utilized polygonal graphics to some degree and more action-based movement and fighting) tried their best, but ultimately were the ends of their respective series.

          But, in the past few years, point-and-click adventure games have had a revival of sorts, thanks in no small part to Telltale Games, a company originally comprised of many ex-Lucasarts employees from the 90’s point-and-click era. Why have their adventure titles done so well? In my opinion it’s a mixture of cult fandom and nostalgia, along with a healthy does of uncomplicated gameplay. They did well for starters by acquiring the rights to Sam and Max from Lucasarts as well as creator Steve Purcell’s approval and consultation. Their puzzles are also significantly easier to figure out compared to the old days of point-and-clicks. In older games, sometimes a game guide or cheat list would be needed to progress past some pretty unintuitive sections of an adventure game (and also how they probably made more money with strategy guides) but with many of the Telltale titles, either hints or obvious clues are present to progress. Are they sometimes too easy? Maybe. Having just finished Episode One of their new Back to the Future game, I found it to be too easy to solve most of the puzzles... but in Telltale’s case, the puzzles often take a backseat to the game’s character and story. Their games and their promise/problems are better to expand on in another article, but their success in renewing interest in point-and-click games can’t be understated.

Maybe one day Lucasarts will revisit the point-and-click, though with its changing management that’s unlikely to happen for a long time, and Sierra being swallowed whole by Viviendi Games and then again by Activision honestly dooms them to oblivion, seeing as the typical Call of Duty player has no desire to play a new Roberta Williams game.

…So let’s just hope that nothing happens to Telltale I suppose, hm?