Platform Biased » Podcast http://platformbiased.com ours is better Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:30:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 en hourly 1 Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,LionheadGames & Hobbies/Video GamesTechnologypodcast@platformbiased.comMicrosoft Game StudiosMicrosoft Game StudiosnoXbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,LionheadInside Microsoft Game StudiosNews and commentary from the halls of Microsoft Game Studios. #026 – Splosion Cast http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/Ejq5LxORdXg/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/08/18/026-splosion-cast/#comments Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:05:29 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=320 We talk about plenty of stuff other than Splosion Man this week, but John goes on and on about it, so it’s the SPLOSION CAST! CAAAAKE!
On the Show:
Seattle Heat Wave!
Chris’ crazy collectin’
Splosion Man
Gears of War 2 – All Fronts DLC
Mailbag!
“Are there too many multiplayer games?”
“Should developers push to get multiplayer into games that are primarily single player?”
“Is a one console future possible with fanboys, competition, and the Big 3?”
“Can the industry survive with so many AAA titles? Is there enough money for them all?”
A pattern of Holiday delays. We talk about stuff we’re still eager for, John mentions Dark Void, which is then delayed days later..

We talk about plenty of stuff other than Splosion Man this week, but John goes on and on about it, so it’s the SPLOSION CAST! CAAAAKE!

#026 - Splosion Cast!

On the Show:

Seattle Heat Wave!

Chris’ crazy collecting

‘Splosion Man

Gears of War 2 – All Fronts DLC

Mailbag!

“Are there too many multiplayer games?”

“Should developers push to get multiplayer into games that are primarily single player?”

“Is a one console future possible with fanboys, competition, and the Big 3?”

“Can the industry survive with so many AAA titles? Is there enough money for them all?”

A pattern of Holiday delays. We talk about stuff we’re still eager for, John mentions Dark Void, which was then delayed days later..

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]]> http://platformbiased.com/2009/08/18/026-splosion-cast/feed/ 15 noWe talk about plenty of stuff other than Splosion Man this week, but John goes on and on about it, so it’s the SPLOSION CAST! CAAAAKE! On the Show: Seattle Heat Wave! Chris’ crazy collectin’ Splosion Man Gears of War 2 – All FrontsMicrosoft Game StudiosWe talk about plenty of stuff other than Splosion Man this week, but John goes on and on about it, so it’s the SPLOSION CAST! CAAAAKE! On the Show: Seattle Heat Wave! Chris’ crazy collectin’ Splosion Man Gears of War 2 – All Fronts DLC Mailbag! “Are there too many multiplayer games?” “Should developers push to get multiplayer into games that are primarily [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/08/18/026-splosion-cast/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_026.mp3 Podcast #025 – Summer of Arcade http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/u6r4KYJP0LY/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/07/28/podcast-025-summer-of-arcade/#comments Tue, 28 Jul 2009 23:20:17 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=303 Summer of Arcade is upon us! We chew the fat on the five great titles that are part of Summer of Arcade, as well as a bunch of other stuff:

Summer of Arcade '09

On the Show:

Fighting games vs. Adventure games. LET’S GET IT ON!

King of Fighters XII

Two Monkey Island games?!

Wallace & Gromit

Chris is still playing Fallout 3, specifically Point Lookout, the new DLC

Half Life 2! No, we don’t actually talk about it… But Noonan finished it, and you should too.

Tower Defense games on the iPhone, much to Chris’ chagrin

Defender Chronicles

The Creeps!

Summer of Arcade!

Splosion Man

Marvel VS. Capcom 2

TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled

Trials HD

Shadow Complex

Battlefield 1943

Games John mentioned, but couldn’t remember the name of:

Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People (from Homestar Runner)

GripShift

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]]> http://platformbiased.com/2009/07/28/podcast-025-summer-of-arcade/feed/ 12 noSummer of Arcade is upon us! We chew the fat on the five great titles that are part of Summer of Arcade, as well as a bunch of other stuff: On the Show: Fighting games vs. Adventure games. LET’S GET IT ON! King of Fighters XII Two Monkey Island gameMicrosoft Game StudiosSummer of Arcade is upon us! We chew the fat on the five great titles that are part of Summer of Arcade, as well as a bunch of other stuff: On the Show: Fighting games vs. Adventure games. LET’S GET IT ON! King of Fighters XII Two Monkey Island games?! Wallace & Gromit Chris is still [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/07/28/podcast-025-summer-of-arcade/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_025.mp3 Podcast #024 – Answering questions http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/FJa1Tv5w3BM/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/07/05/podcast-024-answering-questions/#comments Mon, 06 Jul 2009 04:30:33 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=299 Bunch of jibber jabber this show. Chris and John go over some news, talk about the games we’re playing, and answer a bunch of your questions about testing & game development, including: How much programming experience do you need to be a game tester, the best schools for game careers and more.

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]]> http://platformbiased.com/2009/07/05/podcast-024-answering-questions/feed/ 9 noBunch of jibber jabber this show. Chris and John go over some news, talk about the games we’re playing, and answer a bunch of your questions about testing & game development, including: How much programming experience do you need to be a game teMicrosoft Game StudiosBunch of jibber jabber this show. Chris and John go over some news, talk about the games we’re playing, and answer a bunch of your questions about testing & game development, including: How much programming experience do you need to be a game tester, the best schools for game careers and more. Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/07/05/podcast-024-answering-questions/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_024.mp3 Podcast #023 – E3: Microsoft Press Briefing http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/KHF9w0LuK0k/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/06/02/podcast-023-e3-microsoft-press-briefing/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 09:10:06 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=279 E3 2009! We discuss the avalanche of announcements from the Microsoft Press Briefing

E3

We Discuss:

The Beatles: Rock Band
Tony Hawk: Ride
Modern Warfare 2
Final Fantasy XIII
Shadow Complex
Joyride
Crackdown 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Forza Motorsport 3
Halo 3 ODST
Halo: Reach
Alan Wake
Last.fm
Netflix 2.0 & Zune Video
Facebook & Twitter
Metal Gear Solid Rising
Project Natal
Ricochet
Paint Party
Milo

We’ve posted three podcasts in the last two days (!), so if you’re an iTunes subscriber, don’t miss the previous shows. Also, one correction to our E3 coverage on the show. Robey mistakenly identifies Lost Planet 2 as an exclusive to Xbox 360.

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]]> http://platformbiased.com/2009/06/02/podcast-023-e3-microsoft-press-briefing/feed/ 12 noE3 2009! We discuss the avalanche of announcements from the Microsoft Press Briefing We Discuss: The Beatles: Rock Band Tony Hawk: Ride Modern Warfare 2 Final Fantasy XIII Shadow Complex Joyride Crackdown 2 Left 4 Dead 2 Splinter Cell: Conviction Forza MoMicrosoft Game StudiosE3 2009! We discuss the avalanche of announcements from the Microsoft Press Briefing We Discuss: The Beatles: Rock Band Tony Hawk: Ride Modern Warfare 2 Final Fantasy XIII Shadow Complex Joyride Crackdown 2 Left 4 Dead 2 Splinter Cell: Conviction Forza Motorsport 3 Halo 3 ODST Halo: Reach Alan Wake Last.fm Netflix 2.0 & Zune Video Facebook & Twitter Metal Gear Solid Rising Project Natal Ricochet Paint Party Milo We’ve posted three podcasts in the last two days [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/06/02/podcast-023-e3-microsoft-press-briefing/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_023.mp3 Podcast #022 – The Chris & John Show Pt 2 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/7IaLZ8GRYR0/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/06/02/podcast-022-the-chris-john-show-pt-2/#comments Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:58:05 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=269 One last show Chris and John recorded before E3. We anticipate awesome announcements at E3, and talk about easter eggs on games we’ve worked on. E3 show is going up shortly.

Easter Eggs

  • E3 Anticipation
    • Marvel vs Capcom 2 and other Capcom goodies
    • Tony Hawk Ride
    • Brutal Legend
  • GTAIV: The Ballad of Gay Tony
  • Questions:
    • Do testers give art feedback?
    • Are easter eggs planned? Are they leftover tools or cheats? What are your favorites?

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]]> http://platformbiased.com/2009/06/02/podcast-022-the-chris-john-show-pt-2/feed/ 4 noOne last show Chris and John recorded before E3. We anticipate awesome announcements at E3, and talk about easter eggs on games we’ve worked on. E3 show is going up shortly. E3 Anticipation Marvel vs Capcom 2 and other Capcom goodies Tony Hawk Ride Microsoft Game StudiosOne last show Chris and John recorded before E3. We anticipate awesome announcements at E3, and talk about easter eggs on games we’ve worked on. E3 show is going up shortly. E3 Anticipation Marvel vs Capcom 2 and other Capcom goodies Tony Hawk Ride Brutal Legend GTAIV: The Ballad of Gay Tony Questions: Do testers give art feedback? Are easter eggs planned? Are [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/06/02/podcast-022-the-chris-john-show-pt-2/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_022.mp3 Podcast #021 – The lull before E3 http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/mr644LR0VB0/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/06/01/podcast-021-the-lull-before-e3/#comments Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:30:40 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=255
The lull before E3. This show goes up the day of the Microsoft E3 Press Briefing, and we will have a new podcast about the press briefing up late on Monday.
The Code
Just Chris and John this week. We talk about:
  • http://konamicodesites.com
  • Fable and Fallout DLC
  • Dead Rising 2 and Lost Planet 2 trailers
  • Import Japanese games: Death Smiles, Shikigami No Shiro III, and Otomedius Gorgeous
  • GTA Chinatown Wars
  • Plants vs. Zombies.
  • Then we veer off into movie talk: Wolverine, Star Trek & Transformers.

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]]> http://platformbiased.com/2009/06/01/podcast-021-the-lull-before-e3/feed/ 12 no The lull before E3. This show goes up the day of the Microsoft E3 Press Briefing, and we will have a new podcast about the press briefing up late on Monday. Just Chris and John this week. We talk about: http://konamicodesites.com Fable and Fallout DLC DeMicrosoft Game Studios The lull before E3. This show goes up the day of the Microsoft E3 Press Briefing, and we will have a new podcast about the press briefing up late on Monday. Just Chris and John this week. We talk about: http://konamicodesites.com Fable and Fallout DLC Dead Rising 2 and Lost Planet 2 trailers Import Japanese games: Death Smiles, Shikigami No [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/06/01/podcast-021-the-lull-before-e3/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_021.mp3 Podcast #020 – Better late than never http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/jNzy_CpQreA/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/05/20/podcast-020-better-late-than-never/#comments Thu, 21 May 2009 06:14:18 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=251

Better late than never! We’re back with a show that was recorded a while ago, but just got finished editing. Apologies for our lateness, we’re super busy getting ready for E3. We’re going to put up another show very shortly, and then try to do something interesting for E3.

As promised, shout outs abound for listeners that left comments on the previous podcast post before we recorded the show. We also talk about the growing music game genre, touch on some new game announcements from Japan, and cover some of the more interesting news items from the previous month.

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]]> http://platformbiased.com/2009/05/20/podcast-020-better-late-than-never/feed/ 19 no Better late than never! We’re back with a show that was recorded a while ago, but just got finished editing. Apologies for our lateness, we’re super busy getting ready for E3. We’re going to put up another show very shortly, and then trMicrosoft Game Studios Better late than never! We’re back with a show that was recorded a while ago, but just got finished editing. Apologies for our lateness, we’re super busy getting ready for E3. We’re going to put up another show very shortly, and then try to do something interesting for E3. As promised, shout outs abound for listeners [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/05/20/podcast-020-better-late-than-never/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_020.mp3 Podcast #019 – Morning people http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/70tRB9BU-yc/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/04/10/podcast-019-morning-people/#comments Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:18:51 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=242

We come in for an early morning show in a new studio. Chris talks about the new Banjo DLC, and we ramble about lots of other games, including Resident Evil 5, Lost & Damned, Peggle and Trivial Pursuit. Leave a comment this week and we’ll shout you out on the show next week.

LOGs Lost Challenges

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Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Zune ]]> http://platformbiased.com/2009/04/10/podcast-019-morning-people/feed/ 25 no We come in for an early morning show in a new studio. Chris talks about the new Banjo DLC, and we ramble about lots of other games, including Resident Evil 5, Lost & Damned, Peggle and Trivial Pursuit. Leave a comment this week and we’ll shout Microsoft Game Studios We come in for an early morning show in a new studio. Chris talks about the new Banjo DLC, and we ramble about lots of other games, including Resident Evil 5, Lost & Damned, Peggle and Trivial Pursuit. Leave a comment this week and we’ll shout you out on the show next week. Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Zune Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/04/10/podcast-019-morning-people/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_019.mp3 Podcast #018 – Three’s Company http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/V4q8LN8ttUk/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/03/20/podcast-018-threes-company/#comments Sat, 21 Mar 2009 06:00:10 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=216 We welcome Chris Chamberlain, Test Lead @ Microsoft Game Studios as our third host. Chris has worked on many of Rare’s games, most recently Banjo Kazooie – Nuts & Bolts.

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Mentioned: Xbox360Achievements.org

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]]> http://platformbiased.com/2009/03/20/podcast-018-threes-company/feed/ 12 noWe welcome Chris Chamberlain, Test Lead @ Microsoft Game Studios as our third host. Chris has worked on many of Rare’s games, most recently Banjo Kazooie – Nuts & Bolts. Mentioned: Xbox360Achievements.org Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS &#124Microsoft Game StudiosWe welcome Chris Chamberlain, Test Lead @ Microsoft Game Studios as our third host. Chris has worked on many of Rare’s games, most recently Banjo Kazooie – Nuts & Bolts. Mentioned: Xbox360Achievements.org Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Zune Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/03/20/podcast-018-threes-company/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_018.mp3 Podcast #017 – The Administrator http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/hMfXtJDaPgQ/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/03/07/podcast-017-the-administrator/#comments Sat, 07 Mar 2009 20:38:20 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=206 This week:

  • Terri Ramsey sits in with us, and talks about being a Group Administrator @ Microsoft Game Studios
  • Games we’re playing: Street Fighter IV, Fallout 3, Tales of Vesperia, Rock Band 2, Final Fantasy IV DS
  • Games we’re not playing yet: Star Ocean 4, HAWX, GTAIV Lost & Damned, FEAR 2
  • 2nd Tips & Tricks interview with Kevin Bowen & John Mogensen of the Halo Wars Test Team. They discuss methods for defeating the “Profit Rush”
    Corrections:
    • We simplified the name differences in Street Fighter IV in Japan. Balrog = Bison, Bison = Vega, Vega = Balrog
    Next week:
    • A new co-host!
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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2009/03/07/podcast-017-the-administrator/feed/ 10 noThis week: Terri Ramsey sits in with us, and talks about being a Group Administrator @ Microsoft Game Studios Games we’re playing: Street Fighter IV, Fallout 3, Tales of Vesperia, Rock Band 2, Final Fantasy IV DS Games we’re not playing yet: SMicrosoft Game StudiosThis week: Terri Ramsey sits in with us, and talks about being a Group Administrator @ Microsoft Game Studios Games we’re playing: Street Fighter IV, Fallout 3, Tales of Vesperia, Rock Band 2, Final Fantasy IV DS Games we’re not playing yet: Star Ocean 4, HAWX, GTAIV Lost & Damned, FEAR 2 2nd Tips & Tricks interview with Kevin [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/03/07/podcast-017-the-administrator/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_017.mp3     Podcast #016 – Goodbye old friend. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/zGeMoxQdF1c/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/02/16/podcast-016-goodbye-old-friend/#comments Tue, 17 Feb 2009 02:16:37 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=199 It’s only Justin and John this week. We bid farewell to our trusty geezer, Jeff Kafer. Who not only was a great co-host, but also an audio engineer. His prowess on the boards made it easy for Justin and I to not think about what a lot of hard work it is to edit the show–which is why it has taken us so long to get this one up. I have completely edited this podcast twice, thanks to Audacity deciding to eat the first one. So bear with us!

    • A fond farewell to Jeff Kafer
    • The games we’re currently playing: Mirror’s Edge, Burnout Paradise, Tales of Vesperia, Halo Wars, Final Fantasy IV DS
    • Interview with Greg Murphy, Design Director @ Microsoft Game Studios
    • Tips & Tricks interview with Kevin Bowen & John Mogensen of the Halo Wars Test Team.
    • We forgot to record a proper outro! But there is music! :)
     
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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2009/02/16/podcast-016-goodbye-old-friend/feed/ 18 noIt’s only Justin and John this week. We bid farewell to our trusty geezer, Jeff Kafer. Who not only was a great co-host, but also an audio engineer. His prowess on the boards made it easy for Justin and I to not think about what a lot of hard work iMicrosoft Game StudiosIt’s only Justin and John this week. We bid farewell to our trusty geezer, Jeff Kafer. Who not only was a great co-host, but also an audio engineer. His prowess on the boards made it easy for Justin and I to not think about what a lot of hard work it is to edit the [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/02/16/podcast-016-goodbye-old-friend/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_016.mp3     Podcast #015 – Games of the year http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/mMthply7H2w/ http://platformbiased.com/2009/01/16/podcast-015-games-of-the-year/#comments Sat, 17 Jan 2009 01:42:22 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=173 We talk about our favorite games of 2008, and there is very little overlap between our lists. Then we interview Chris Lee, a Microsoft Producer currently working on Halo. Finally we talk about the forthcoming Resident Evil 5 demo.

    • Our favorite games of the year
    • Interview with Chris Lee, Microsoft Producer on Halo
    • Resident Evil 5
    And yes, we realize that we’re wrong about when Lost Odyssey came out, but it’s just so much fun to tell Robey he’s wrong.

    UPDATE: Forgot to mention that Kafer worked his audio magic on this podcast, and did it in Stereo. Let us know if you like it better in the comments.

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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2009/01/16/podcast-015-games-of-the-year/feed/ 24 noWe talk about our favorite games of 2008, and there is very little overlap between our lists. Then we interview Chris Lee, a Microsoft Producer currently working on Halo. Finally we talk about the forthcoming Resident Evil 5 demo. Our favorite games of thMicrosoft Game StudiosWe talk about our favorite games of 2008, and there is very little overlap between our lists. Then we interview Chris Lee, a Microsoft Producer currently working on Halo. Finally we talk about the forthcoming Resident Evil 5 demo. Our favorite games of the year Interview with Chris Lee, Microsoft Producer on Halo Resident Evil 5 And yes, we [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2009/01/16/podcast-015-games-of-the-year/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_015.mp3     Podcast #014 – Knothole Island http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/j6PIvvGEUOA/ http://platformbiased.com/2008/12/11/podcast-014-knothole-island/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:49:27 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=160

    We talk about the last trickle of holiday releases–Prince of Persia, Lips and You’re in the Movies. Then Jami Johns and Kevin Dodd from the Fable II team join us to talk about their upcoming DLC, “Knothole Island”. (68 minutes)

    • Prince of Persia
    • Lips
    • You’re in the Movies
    • Fable II Knothole Island DLC

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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2008/12/11/podcast-014-knothole-island/feed/ 11 no We talk about the last trickle of holiday releases–Prince of Persia, Lips and You’re in the Movies. Then Jami Johns and Kevin Dodd from the Fable II team join us to talk about their upcoming DLC, “Knothole Island”. (68 minutes) PrMicrosoft Game Studios We talk about the last trickle of holiday releases–Prince of Persia, Lips and You’re in the Movies. Then Jami Johns and Kevin Dodd from the Fable II team join us to talk about their upcoming DLC, “Knothole Island”. (68 minutes) Prince of Persia Lips You’re in the Movies Fable II Knothole Island DLC Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Zune Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2008/12/11/podcast-014-knothole-island/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_014.mp3     Podcast #013 – Major Nelson on NXE http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/XosGg3mj8nM/ http://platformbiased.com/2008/11/16/podcast-013-major-nelson-on-nxe/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 01:48:38 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=137

    Our thirteenth podcast.  (29 minutes).

    Show 13 is a special, half-hour interview with Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson. Jeff and Justin sat down with him to pick his brain about the New Xbox Experience, which we’ll all have on our 360s in less than a week. 

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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2008/11/16/podcast-013-major-nelson-on-nxe/feed/ 8 no Our thirteenth podcast.  (29 minutes). Show 13 is a special, half-hour interview with Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson. Jeff and Justin sat down with him to pick his brain about the New Xbox Experience, which we’ll all have on our 360s in less than aMicrosoft Game Studios Our thirteenth podcast.  (29 minutes). Show 13 is a special, half-hour interview with Xbox LIVE’s Major Nelson. Jeff and Justin sat down with him to pick his brain about the New Xbox Experience, which we’ll all have on our 360s in less than a week.  Download: MP3 Subscribe: RSS | iTunes | Zune Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2008/11/16/podcast-013-major-nelson-on-nxe/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_013.mp3     Podcast #012 – Gears & Lips http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/EJZHUtCPcC4/ http://platformbiased.com/2008/11/14/podcast-012-gears-lips/#comments Sat, 15 Nov 2008 01:52:27 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=131

    Our twelfth podcast.  (75 minutes).

    Lots of talk about what we’ve been playing (here’s a hint, it’s Gears 2), and an interview with two SDETs from the Lips Test Team, Katya Mirochnik and Bex Bradley.

    • What’s in our 360s: Gears of War 2, Fallout 3
    • What will be in our 360s soon: Saints Row 2, Mirrors Edge
    • Lips Test Team Interview

    Stay tuned, we have our interview with Major Nelson about the New Xbox Experience going up this weekend.

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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2008/11/14/podcast-012-gears-lips/feed/ 11 no Our twelfth podcast.  (75 minutes). Lots of talk about what we’ve been playing (here’s a hint, it’s Gears 2), and an interview with two SDETs from the Lips Test Team, Katya Mirochnik and Bex Bradley. What’s in our 360s: Gears of WMicrosoft Game Studios Our twelfth podcast.  (75 minutes). Lots of talk about what we’ve been playing (here’s a hint, it’s Gears 2), and an interview with two SDETs from the Lips Test Team, Katya Mirochnik and Bex Bradley. What’s in our 360s: Gears of War 2, Fallout 3 What will be in our 360s soon: Saints Row 2, Mirrors Edge Lips Test [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2008/11/14/podcast-012-gears-lips/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_012.mp3     Podcast #011 – Game Season! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/z_0FVcLSxPU/ http://platformbiased.com/2008/10/30/podcast-011-game-season/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:48:09 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=124

    Our eleventh podcast!  (64 minutes).

    Justin is back from Blizzcon and we give it proper attention, plus we gush about Dead Space, Fable II and Portal: Still Alive. Major Nelson was due to be on this show to talk NXE, but he was worn out from traveling in France. We’ll try to get him on the next show. Thanks to everyone for the comments and questions for Major, we’ll sit on those and ask them of him when we do the interview.

    • Robey reports from Blizzcon:
      Diablo III, Starcraft IIs & a little WOTLK
    • In the box:
      Portal: Still Alive
      Dead Space
      Fable II

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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2008/10/30/podcast-011-game-season/feed/ 9 no Our eleventh podcast!  (64 minutes). Justin is back from Blizzcon and we give it proper attention, plus we gush about Dead Space, Fable II and Portal: Still Alive. Major Nelson was due to be on this show to talk NXE, but he was worn out from traveling inMicrosoft Game Studios Our eleventh podcast!  (64 minutes). Justin is back from Blizzcon and we give it proper attention, plus we gush about Dead Space, Fable II and Portal: Still Alive. Major Nelson was due to be on this show to talk NXE, but he was worn out from traveling in France. We’ll try to get him on the [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2008/10/30/podcast-011-game-season/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_011.mp3     Podcast #010 – Trouble in Paradise http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/lrIHgb7Cbsk/ http://platformbiased.com/2008/10/21/podcast-010-trouble-in-paradise/#comments Wed, 22 Oct 2008 02:01:03 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=120 Our tenth podcast! Not a bad little milestone. (60 minutes).

    We interview the Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise test team (Andrew Franklin Test Lead, Chris James SDET) about the unique challenges in testing an open world garden game. We also talk a little about Blizzcon, and a bunch about TGS. Robey will be back soon to talk in much more detail about Blizzcon, since he was down there while we were recording this. Check it out!

    • What we’ve been playing:
      Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts
      Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise
      Lego Batman
    • Brief Blizzcon discussion:
      Diablo III
      Wrath of the Lich King
      Starcraft II Trilogy?
    • Interview with Andrew Franklin and Chris James from the Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise test team
    • TGS:
      Halo 3 Recon
      Tekken 6
      Castlevania
      Resident Evil 5
      Square-Enix RPGs
      Metal Slug 7
      Meteos Wars

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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2008/10/21/podcast-010-trouble-in-paradise/feed/ 14 noOur tenth podcast! Not a bad little milestone. (60 minutes). We interview the Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise test team (Andrew Franklin Test Lead, Chris James SDET) about the unique challenges in testing an open world garden game. We also talk a little Microsoft Game StudiosOur tenth podcast! Not a bad little milestone. (60 minutes). We interview the Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise test team (Andrew Franklin Test Lead, Chris James SDET) about the unique challenges in testing an open world garden game. We also talk a little about Blizzcon, and a bunch about TGS. Robey will be back soon to [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2008/10/21/podcast-010-trouble-in-paradise/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_010.mp3     Podcast #009 – Just us testers… http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/mGgKtTzTh7U/ http://platformbiased.com/2008/10/02/podcast-009-just-us-testers/#comments Fri, 03 Oct 2008 04:32:20 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=118

    Our ninth podcast (45 minutes).

    No interviews, it’s just us testers this week.

    • We talk about the games that we’re playing: 
      Lego Batman
      Pure
      Rock Band 2
      World of Warcraft
      Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway
       
    • We talk about the games we wish we were playing right now: 
      Fallout 3
      Prince of Persia
      Mirror’s Edge
      Dead Space
      Left 4 Dead

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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2008/10/02/podcast-009-just-us-testers/feed/ 11 no Our ninth podcast (45 minutes). No interviews, it’s just us testers this week. We talk about the games that we’re playing:  Lego Batman Pure Rock Band 2 World of Warcraft Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway   We talk about the games we wisMicrosoft Game Studios Our ninth podcast (45 minutes). No interviews, it’s just us testers this week. We talk about the games that we’re playing:  Lego Batman Pure Rock Band 2 World of Warcraft Brothers in Arms: Hell’s Highway   We talk about the games we wish we were playing right now:  Fallout 3 Prince of Persia Mirror’s Edge Dead Space Left 4 [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2008/10/02/podcast-009-just-us-testers/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_009.mp3     Podcast #008 – Box Office Smash! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/6gVlmbNBJxA/ http://platformbiased.com/2008/09/22/podcast-008-box-office-smash/#comments Tue, 23 Sep 2008 06:53:49 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=110

     

     

    Our eighth podcast (68 minutes).

    This is the third of our podcasts in which we focus on an MGS holiday title. This week we get all detailed on Scene It? Box Office Smash!. Justin and Jeff interview John about his role as Test Lead on the title, and Danan Davis about his role as Executive Producer. 

    • The guys talk about a whole bunch of Rock Band 2, with some Condemned 2 discussion as well
    • Justin and Jeff talk with John about testing Scene It? Box Office Smash!
    • Justin and Jeff talk with Danan Davis about producing Scene It?

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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2008/09/22/podcast-008-box-office-smash/feed/ 9 no     Our eighth podcast (68 minutes). This is the third of our podcasts in which we focus on an MGS holiday title. This week we get all detailed on Scene It? Box Office Smash!. Justin and Jeff interview John about his role as Test Lead on the title, and DMicrosoft Game Studios     Our eighth podcast (68 minutes). This is the third of our podcasts in which we focus on an MGS holiday title. This week we get all detailed on Scene It? Box Office Smash!. Justin and Jeff interview John about his role as Test Lead on the title, and Danan Davis about his role as Executive Producer.  The [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2008/09/22/podcast-008-box-office-smash/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_008.mp3     Podcast #007 – Who will you become? http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/platformbiased/~3/_RvAovpG4Kw/ http://platformbiased.com/2008/09/06/podcast-007-who-will-you-become/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 23:43:31 +0000 podcast@platformbiased.com (Microsoft Game Studios) http://platformbiased.com/?p=95

     

    Our seventh podcast (59 minutes).

    This is the second in a series of podcasts in which we go in-depth with upcoming MGS holiday titles. This week we’re talking Fable II. We talk with Patrick Barker (Test Lead), Jeff MacDermot (Project SDET), and Rick Martinez (MS Producer).

    • John and Jeff talk about what they’re playing (hint: it’s Castle Crashers)
    • Jeff interviews Patrick Barker, Jeff MacDermot and Rick Martinez about Fable II.

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    ]]>     http://platformbiased.com/2008/09/06/podcast-007-who-will-you-become/feed/ 19 no   Our seventh podcast (59 minutes). This is the second in a series of podcasts in which we go in-depth with upcoming MGS holiday titles. This week we’re talking Fable II. We talk with Patrick Barker (Test Lead), Jeff MacDermot (Project SDET), and RMicrosoft Game Studios   Our seventh podcast (59 minutes). This is the second in a series of podcasts in which we go in-depth with upcoming MGS holiday titles. This week we’re talking Fable II. We talk with Patrick Barker (Test Lead), Jeff MacDermot (Project SDET), and Rick Martinez (MS Producer). John and Jeff talk about what they’re playing (hint: it’s Castle [...]Xbox,360,Xbox360,Microsoft,Game,Studios,MGS,Halo,Gears,War,Halo3,Crackdown,Rare,Fable,Live,Lionheadhttp://platformbiased.com/2008/09/06/podcast-007-who-will-you-become/http://media.libsyn.com/media/platformbiased/PlatformBiased_007.mp3     Microsoft Game StudiosnonadultInside Microsoft Game Studios