Hosts:

• Bex Bradley
• Chris Chamberlain
• Dan Smith

Special Host:

• Jim Griffin

This week we are graced by having Jim Griffin guest host with our standard crew. Jim isn’t going to chat about anything specific, he is just here cuz he has a great “radio voice”. We are moving this week so we are “just” doing a standard show, extensive chatting about the games we are currently playing as well as standard updates on new XBLA titles, Game Add-Ons, Games on Demand games and Demos that have just recently been released.

Games Discussed:

• Mass Effect 3
• Witcher 2
• Bayonetta
• WP7 Dragon’s Blade
• Feed Me Oil
• Path of Exile
• Age of Scorcery
• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• Wordament
• Defense of the Ancients 2 Beta
• Civilization Revolutions

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Hosts:

• Chris Chamberlain
• Charles Porter
• Dan Smith

This week go a little ol’ school on yallz and just have 3 hosts and a microphone. We do some extensive chatting about the games we are currently playing as well as an indepth conversation about the new Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 7. The hosts also laydown some detail on new XBLA titles, Game Add-Ons, Games on Demand games and Demos that have just recently been released.

Games Discussed:

• Mass Effect 3
• Mass Effect 2
• XBLA Fez
• XBLA Sine Mora
• XBLA Trials Evolution
• XBLA Defense Grid
• Win7 MiniSquadron
• Nokia Lumia Windows Phone 7

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Hosts:

• Chris Chamberlain
• Tracy Lauricella
• Dan Smith

Special Guest:

• Kevin Dodd

Our show this week is a little shorter than usual (let us know what you think about that) but our main topic is no less interesting. Our special guest this week is Kevin Dodd, who was the Test Lead on Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure . We also discuss the hosts current game play lists as well as some new XBLA titles, Game Add-Ons, Games on Demand games and Demos that have just recently been released.

Games Discussed:

• Kinect Rush: A Disney/Pixar Adventure
• Syndicate
• Mass Effect 3
• FIFA 2012
• WP7 Duudle
• WP7 WordFeud
• WP7 iStunt2
• WP7 DonDonPachi Maximum
• WP7 Chickens Can’t Fly
• Mass Effect 1
• Mass Effect 2
• Vita Hot Shots Golf/li>
• Unit 13
• Path of Exile
• Record of Agarest War
• WP7 Civilization

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Hosts:

• Charles Porter
• Chris Chamberlain
• Tracy Lauricella

Special Guest:

• Patrick Barker

This IS the Platform Biased episode you are looking for! Our special guest, Patrick Barker, was the Test Lead on the highly anticipated Kinect Star Wars and gives a great preview of what is in store for those of you who pick up this Force altering title. We also discuss the hosts current game play lists as well as some new XBLA titles, Game Add-Ons, Games on Demand games and Demos that have just recently been released.

Games Discussed:

• WP7 Chickens Can’t Fly
• Shoot Many Robots
• Mass Effect 3
• Mercenaries 2
• Battlefield 3
• Earth Defense Force: IA
• Burnout: Revenge
• WP7 Bug Village
• WP7 Ion Ball Ex
• WP7 Orbital
• Games on Demand Gears of War 3 and DLC4 Forces of Nature
• Syndicate
• Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City
• Dead Rising 2: Case West
• KoA: Reckoning
• Game Room

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Hosts:

• Bex Bradley
• Dan Smith
• Charles Porter
• Chris Chamberlain

Special Guest:

• Kyle Hagel

In this episode we get a special sneak peek behind the scenes of Xbox Platform Testing. Our special guest, Kyle Hagel, delves deep into what it means to do Platform Testing and regales us with numerous tales… including one about “Buns of Steel” (need I say more?). After the interview we also discuss the hosts current game play lists as well as some new XBLA titles, Game Add-Ons, Games on Demand games and Demos that have just recently been released. Also Chris takes this opportunity to discuss an upcoming XBLA game from Grounding and Land Ho, Crimson Dragon.

Games Discussed:

• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• WP7 DoDonPachi Maximum
• Sesame Street: OUAM
• Dead Rising 2: Case West
• Crimson Alliance
• SSX
• Starbase Orion
• Final Fantasy Tactics
• Skyrim
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Crimson Dragon

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Hosts:

• Chris Chamberlain
• Charles Porter
• Tracy Lauricella
• Dan Smith

Special Guest:

• Ken Lobb

This is a particularly great episode since we were able to interview Microsoft Creative Director and longtime industry veteran, Ken Lobb. There is a lot of great material here including how Ken broke into the business of video games back in the 80’s, what he did during his early career at Taxan and Namco, his time spent at Nintendo under Mr. Arakawa and Mr. Miyamoto, his coming to Microsoft Studios back on the original Xbox, how he got a gun named after him in Goldeneye 007, what his favorite game of all time (to date) is, and much, much, more. After the interview we also discuss the hosts current game play lists as well as some new XBLA titles, Game Add-Ons, Games on Demand games and Demos that have just recently been released.

Games Discussed:

• Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
• Hulk Hogan’s Main Event
• Happy Action Theater
• Saints Row: The Third
• XBLA Alan Wake: American Nightmare
• XBLA Dungeon Defenders
• XBLA Joe Danger
• Battlefield 3
• WP7 I Dig It
• WP7 Bug Village
• WP7 Shuffle Party
• WP7 Max & the Magic Marker
• WP7 Breeze
• The Darkness II
• WP7 Chickens Can’t Fly
• WP7 Doodle God

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Hosts:

• Tracy Lauricella
• Chris Chamberlain
• Dan Smith

Special Guest Host:
• Randy Wood

Today’s show is what one might call… “Double Fine” . In the show we get the opportunity to chat with Randy Wood, Test Lead on the most recent release from Double Fine, Happy Action Theater ! We chat to Randy about his industry development background, particular projects that he has worked on that stick out in his mind, and some general test talk. We also discuss the hosts current game play lists as well as some new XBLA titles, Game Add-Ons, Games on Demand games and Demos that have just recently been released.

Games Discussed:

• The Darkness II
• WP7 Let’s Golf 2
• Double Fine’s Happy Action Theater
• Final Fantasy XIII
• Neverdead
• Simpsons Arcade
• Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Battlefield 3
• Goldeneye Reloaded
• EVE Online
• Bullet Asylum
• Killing Floor
• Magic the Gathering 2012

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Hosts:

• Charles Porter
• Chris Chamberlain

Today we present to you the “SPOILER SHOW”! In this show we spoil 8 games for your listening pleasure. All games that are “Spoiled” are games that came out before September 1, 2011. No games that came out after September 1, 2011 were spoiled in the recording of this podcast. Here, at the request of “Bob”, is the list of Spoiled Games:

• Bionic Commando Re-armed 2
• Shadows of the Damned
• Mass Effect 2
• Dead Rising 2
• Resident Evil 5
• The Darkness
• LA Noire
• Portal 2

Charles and Chris also discuss what games they are currently playing (see Other Games Discussed list below) as well as new Xbox Live Arcade Releases, Game Add-ons, Games on Demand, and Demos.

We now have an official Platform Biased email address, pbpodcast@microsoft.com . So if you want to contact us with questions, comments, idea, concerns, thoughts or just want to add one more email to your address book please do so!

Other Games Discussed:

• King Of Fighters XIII
• Rush’N Attack
• Gears of War 3 Fenix Rising DLC
• Guardian Heroes
• Doodle God
• Trouble Witches Neo
• Burnout Crash
• Yar’s Revenge
• Ghostscape
• Fallout: New Vegas – The Lonesome Road DLC
• Gun Runners Arsenal DLC
• XBLA Dungeon Defenders
• Mirror’s Edge
• Crackdown 2
• XBLA Stacking
• Kinect Disneyland Adventures
• Borderlands
• Saint’s Row The Third
• EDF:IA
• XBLA Renegade Ops
• XBLA Sonic the Hedgehog
• Resident Evil 4
• WP7 Shuffle Party
• WP7 Castlevania Puzzle

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Hosts:

• Chris Chamberlain
• Charles Porter
• Bex Bradley
• Greg Hjertager

Welcome to Show 075, our Best of 2011 episode! In this show our fabulous hosts talk about their 5 favorite achievements , top 5 XBLA/WP7 games, and top 5 Retail/Games On Demand products. They also chat about some Industry News, new XBLA releases, New Game Add-ons, Games on Demand releases, and some exciting new Demos. The show ends with some answers to questions posed by our listeners.

Note: There is no list of games discussed this week as it would spoil the fun of counting down the top 5. If there are any spoilers the hosts have made sure to bellow out “SPOILERS” (I think there is only 1).

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Hosts:

• Charles Porter
• Chris Chamberlain
• Juan Sebastian Oviedo

Special Guest:

• Cesar Garcia

For Show 074 we thought it would be a good idea to ring in 2012 by interviewing someone who is working on the latest Windows 8 gaming experiences. The interview is with SDET Lead, Cesar Garcia, in the Connected Experiences Team in Microsoft Studios. In the interview we talk about Windows 8 and games for it that will play on desktops, laptops, and tablets. We also discuss a bit about cross-device play and achievements across devices. The guys also discuss their current game play lists as well as some new XBLA titles, Game Add-Ons, Games on Demand games and Demos that have just recently been released.

Games and topics discussed this episode:

• Dark Souls
• Shuffle Party
• Sonic Generations
• Lord of the Rings: War in the North
• Batman: Arkham City
• Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• XBLA Renegade Ops
• XBLA The Baconing
• Battlefield 3
• Mirror’s Edge
• Halo: CE Anniversary
• Borderlands
• Kinect Sports Season 2
• Red Dead Redemption
• Dead Rising 2
• WP7 Cro Mag Rally
• WP7 geoDefense
• WP7 Enigmo

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Hosts:

• Bex Bradley
• Charles Porter
• Chris Chamberlain

Special Guests:

• Phil Dunne
• Steve Burke

Show 73 wraps up the new year with a bang! In this show Chris Chamberlain interviews two members of Starfire Studios, Phil Dunne and Steve Burke . In the interview they discuss their entry into the gaming industry, their favorite games they have worked on and their most recent release, Fusion: Genesis. We also have Bex and Charles discussing their current game focus’s and what they are looking forward to playing over the Holiday Break. We also talk a little about some new XBLA, Indie, and Games on Demand games that have just recently been released.

Games and topics discussed this episode:

• Fusion: Genesis
• WP7 Fusion: Sentient
• WP7 geoDefense
• The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
• Nyan Cat Adventure
• Star Wars: The Old Republic
• Resident Evil 4
• Battlefield 3
• Bioshock 2
• Saints Row: The Third

As Steve Burke mentioned you can download the sound track for Fusion: Genesis for free… and here is the
link !

Also here is the link to the Starfire Studios Fusion: Genesis home page where you can learn even more about the game and the studio.

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Hosts:

• Chris Chamberlain
• Eric Helbig
• Charles Porter
• Greg Hjertager

And Show 72 comes in, guns blazing! With the release of Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary having happened a few weeks ago we thought it appropriate to have the Test Lead, Eric Helbig, onto the show for a little debriefing. We grilled him about what his job is, his experiences in the games industry, and, more importantly, what it was like working on Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary. We also did our standard chit chat about the current games we are playing and what DLC, Demos, and XBLA releases have come out.

Games and topics discussed this episode:

• Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary
• Gears 3 DLC2 – Raam’s Shadow
• Gears 3 Free Booster Map Pack
• WP7 The Oregon Trail
• WP7 Enigmo
• Resident Evil 4
• Battle Stuff
• Monster Madness
• Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
• League of Legends
• CastleVille
• Bioshock 2

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Hosts:

• Chris Chamberlain
• Tracy Lauricella
• Charles Porter
• Diana Antczak

Welcome to Show 71! In this show we make a special trip to Disneyland and talk about one of the newest games that uses the Kinect sensor, Kinect Disneyland Adventures. We also chat about what current games we are playing as well as some cool new industry news concerning Gears of War 3 and what DLC, Demos, and XBLA releases have come out.

Games and topics discussed this episode:

• Kinect Disney Adventures
• XBLA Fusion: Genesis
• WP7 Castlevania Puzzle
• Kinectimals WP7
• Sesame Street: OUAM
• Gears 3 DLC2 – Raam’s Shadow
• Dark Souls
• Dead Rising 2: Off the Record
• Dead Island
• Battlefield 3
• CoD: Black Ops
• Beards & Beaks
• Angry Birds
• Orcs Must Die
• Guardian Heroes
• Splosion Man
• Borderlands
• Resident Evil 4
• Pocketbike Racer
• Sneak King

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Hosts:

• Charles Porter
• Bex Bradley
• Joe Dunavant
• Juan Sebastian Oviedo

Show 70 is here! In this show we talk about Kinect Sports: Season 2, and our experience working on the game. We discuss some of our test processes, technology, and the tools we created to test the game. We also have a special guest: Joe Dunavant (a member of the Kinect Sports: Season 2 Test team)!

Games and topics discussed this episode:

• Puzzle Quest 2
• Burn the Rope
• LA Noire
• Dance Central 2
• Resident Evil 4 HD
• Dead Island
• Gears of War 3
• Borderlands
• Splosion Man
• Shank
• Shadow Complex
• Bejeweled 2
• Beards & Beaks
• I Dig It
• Angry Birds
• Rocket Riot
• Kinect Sports: Season 2
• Dance Central 2

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Hosts:

• Chris Chamberlain
• Bex Bradley
• Charles “Chucky” Porter
• Greg “Porkfry” Hjertager
• John Noonan

Show 69 is here and it’s all jumbled up! Our show order is all backwards and inside out this week as we try to accommodate peoples busy work schedules! It’s so not our normal show we have 5 hosts! We talk about new Gears of War 3 DLC news, a new release and offers for Age of Empires Online as well as the newest in XBLA Releases, Game Add-Ons, and Demos. We spend a good amount of time answering several listener questions and also talk about the HUGELY successful Extra Life Charity Event that took place on the 15th and 16th of October.

Games and topics discussed this episode:

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Hosts:

• Paul Loynd
• Charles (Chucky) Porter
• Chris Chamberlain
• Tracy Lauricella

Show 68 is here! We talk about a broad array of games and answer some questions about the industry from our listeners. This episode we also chated a bit about the Extra Life children’s charity.

With that said we just wanted to remind everyone that there is still time to sign-up for Extra Life or to become a sponsor. If you are unfamiliar with Extra Life it is an annual 24-hour video game marathon that raises money to help kids at Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.

To become a sponsor it’s as simple as following this link, http://www.extra-life.org/, type “Platform Biased” in the Participant Search window and click Enter. Choose one of our team members to sponsor and follow the easy and safe instructions.

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Here are some pictures of the crew of the CPF Inferno in full regalia as they sit down to play Artimis !

Hosts:

• Chris Chamberlain
• John Noonan
• Greg Hjertager
• Charles Porter

Join us for show 67 as we celebrate the launch of Gears of War 3, something which Greg and Chris have spent a lot of time working on. Nice job guys.

Games and topics discussed this episode:

• Gears of War 3
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Kinect Sports Season Two
• Dead Island
• Radiant Silvergun
• Bloodrayne Betrayal
• Resident Evil 4 HD
• Gears of War 3 Midnight Launch @ the Bellevue Microsoft Store
• Extra Life reminder for October 15th

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Hosts:

• Chris Chamberlain
• Paul Loynd
• Greg Hjertager
• Charles Porter

Join us for show 66 as we talk about our experiences at PAX Prime 2011, go over the latest game releases, and discuss what we have been playing.  Chris is aglow in all his newly acquired PAX game swag!

Games and topics discussed this episode:

• PAX Prime 2011
• Deus Ex: Human Revolution
• Dead Island
• Crimson Alliance
• Catherine
• Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
• Mortal Kombat Arcade (XBLA)
• Age of Empires Online (PC)
• Game Room: Lunar Lander (WP7)
• Raskulls (XBLA)
• Limbo (XBLA)
• DJ Hero 2
• Assassin’s Creed II
• Call of Duty: Black Ops
• Full House Poker (WP7)
• Fable Coin Golf (WP7)
• Minesweeper (WP7)
• Disgaea 4

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Hosts:

• Charles Porter
• Chris Chamberlain
• Greg Hjertager
• Bex Bradley

It’s already episode 65! Charles has zombies on his wedding cake! The crew are playing lots of games, mostly XBLA, mobile, DLC and backlog stuff because it’s Summer of Arcade, and there just aren’t too many boxed releases these days.

For those of you new to our podcast, be sure to hit up our About page to learn more about the hosts. And hit the Play button below to bask in the luxurious auditory flow of a group of insider’s perspectives on the games industry.

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And to provide context to the discussion of Charles & Monica’s Resident Evil 5 themed Zombie Wedding Cake, here’s a bunch of pictures of the cake in question:

Hosts:

• Paul Loynd
• Charles Porter

Today’s show features Uber Entertainment’s Eka Chandana (Executive Producer), and John Comes (Creative Director)! They tell us about their experience working on MNC (Monday Night Combat), the process they followed to create and develop the game, and where its personality comes from.

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