The Married Gamers

TMG-256 Greatest Shooter Game of All Time

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 27 May 2012 23:43:43 PDT

This week Chris and Kelly are joined by Robert Workman of PGR Podcast and Dave Gardner from Gamehounds Podcast to definitively decide the Greatest Shooter Game of ALL Time. What game will earn the honor? Also the group talks about the recent troubles in Rhode Island with 38 Studios, makers of The Reckoning: Kingdom of Amalur. All this and more on episode 256 of The Married Gamers Podcast.

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TMG-255 I Need a Hero

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 20 May 2012 14:06:31 PDT

This week Chris and Kelly discuss Superheroes, the movies, the video games, and one of us gets a little confused as to what makes a superhero. Also we dive into the Diablo III launch and the recent problems with 38 Studios in Rhode Island. All this and more in episode 255 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-254 The Swede-Ish Chef

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 13 May 2012 12:50:21 PDT

This week The Married Gamers sits down with Rocky aka Brodiemash from Dumb Drum and Swedefest to talk about his work on the upcoming Swedefest 9 on May 24, 2012. What is a Swede? How can you start something unique in your own local communities? What is a Jedi squirrel? All this is answered, plus who we'd include in a future Avengers movie! All this and more in episode 254 of The Married Gamers podcast!

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TMG-253 Augmentation

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 07 May 2012 18:43:58 PDT

This week change comes to The Married Gamers as Chris and Kelly switch things up. Be prepared for podcasting's shortest "What You Been Playing!" News becomes a regular feature on the show, and our topic this week is Traditional Gaming Augmentation, a blended approach to PS Move, Kinect, and other technology to traditional gaming and gamers. Also, stick around to the end of the show because our webmaster, Devon, and his wife Tiffany, recorded audio chatting about the Guild Wars 2 beta. What do they think of the forthcoming beta and the rather unique MMO Arenanet is publishing? All this and more on episode 253 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-252 Once More Unto The Breach

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 20:15:58 PDT

The Married Gamers return with more PAX East coverage with four short interviews. The first interview is with Nick Puleo about his forthcoming Xbox Live Indie Game, Blue Shield Alliance. The next interview is with Chris Rippey of Robot Entertainment on the forthcoming PC game Orcs Must Die! 2. Our next interview is with Harmonix choreographer Chanel Thompson on Dance Central 2. Rounding out the interviews is Marcin Szymanski, also from Robot Entertainment, for Hero Academy. All this plus details on how you can get into The Secret World Beta.

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TMG-251 The 40cast Brew Crew

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 22 Apr 2012 16:52:34 PDT

The Married Gamers unwind from a long month with our friends at The 40cast in a epic marathon of a podcast that is safe to say is adults-only. In addition to more talk about Mass Effect 3, topics include how the 40cast got started, Nerdvana, Axel Rose, and lots of kinky advice that you can get from each and every episode of The 40cast. VicJoh is in the driver's seat, and The Married Gamers are along for an epic ride.

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TMG-250 Pen is Mightier Than One of Swords

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 15 Apr 2012 18:53:52 PDT

The Married gamers sit down with Dan Amrich, author of Critical Path: How to Review Video Games for a Living, to talk about the book, the state of video games journalism and it's interaction with the gaming industry. All this and more on episode 250 of The Married Gamers Podcast.

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TMG-249 Schmoozing with Nick

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 11:57:34 PDT

After the first day of PAX East 2012, Chris and Kelly hang out with Edie Sellers and Nick from Gamehounds and Andrew from Hardcore Christian Gamers XP to chat about what we thought, did and saw on the first day of PAX East 2012. This episode is very casual and features a lot of drinking...well at least from most of us. Especially Nick. Special thanks to Edie Sellers for recording and the editing of this episode.

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TMG-248 I Hear A Train A'Comin'

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 16:35:47 PDT

The Married Gamers are almost back from their trip to PAX East 2012. Hear the duo on a train discussing their trip, the games they loved and liked, and what other cool things they did in Boston. Plus, Chris steals the soapbox to talk about The Consumerist's Worst Company that lead to EA being named the world's worst company over Bank of America.

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TMG-247 PAX East(er)

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 01 Apr 2012 15:16:24 PDT

Easter weekend is when the 2012 PAX East is being held in Boston, MA. To talk about PAX East and other gaming conventions, The Married Gamers have invited our friends from Gamehounds Podcast, Edie Sellers and Holy Goalie. Why go to a gaming conventions? Is PAX East and Pax Prime different from other gaming conventions? Where does E3 Expo fit in all this? These questions plus The Week in Geek in episode 247 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-246 When Gamers Attack

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 11:38:07 PDT

This week Chris and Kelly tackle the subject of Gamer Entitlement. Joining them are Alfred from Gamerhusbands Radio and Robbie Jo from Talking About Gamers. Have gamers taken their rights as a consumer too far? What can we learn from the movement to change Mass Effect 3's ending? All this plus The Week in Geek in episode 246 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-245 Ask

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:38:29 PDT

This week Chris and Kelly answer some questions from the community, but first an extended The Week in Geek as The Married Gamers talk about Wondercon 2012 in Anaheim, CA and what they have been playing and doing. All this and more on episode 245 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-244 Pile of Shame

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 04 Mar 2012 16:46:05 PST

This week Chris and Kelly are joined by GeminiAce and Phoenix8424 from The Uncanny Gamers podcast to talk about that growing gamer problem, the game pile of shame. How do you start working on those game you've barely touched and never finished? What can one learn from the experience? All this and more on episode 244 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-243 Image Comics Expo

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 16:55:00 PST

Chris and Kelly travel to Oakland, CA to attend the first every Image Comics Expo. The Married Gamers interview The Darkness creator Marc Silvestri to discuss The Darkness games and what lies ahead for the Top Cow universe. The gaming duo also chat with artist Chris Moreno about his new book Zombie Dickheads. And by sheer chance, Chris and Kelly get a moment with The Nerdist and Talking Dead host, Chris Hardwick. All this plus out thoughts on how comics have influenced gaming in episode 243 of The Married Gamers. Be sure to also listen for a brand new contest during the show!

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TMG-242 The Good Shepard

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:20:15 PST

This week Chris and Kelly are joined by Erik Bouchard from the Everyday Gamers podcast and our good friend QT formerly of The FAQ Show. The topic this week is all about Mass Effect and the forthcoming third installment in the series. What makes the Mass Effect series great science fiction? What might the future hold for the series? And what did we think of the Mass Effect 3 Demo? All this plus our Question of the Week, the Week in Geek, and an ending that flies off the handle like none other.

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TMG-241 Love & Other Games

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:08:25 PST

Valentine's Day is here and so this week Chris and Kelly talk about ways in which couples can celebrate their love for each via gaming. All this plus The Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and of course our Question of the Week.

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TMG-240 And It Even Plays Games

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 19:58:10 PST

This week The Married Gamers welcome their friends B Nerdy, Cap'n Awesome, and Jax on the show to chat about the non-gaming abilities of your various consoles to enjoy. All this plus The Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and Our Question of the Week. All this on episode 240 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-239 The Great Escape

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 13:45:04 PST

This week Chris and Kelly talk about why they game? What is it about video games that make them enjoyable despite of a busy lifestyle, public perceptions, other interests? All this plus The Week in Geek and One Minute Soapbox on episode 239 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-238 Bieber Fever

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 15:18:31 PST

This week Chris and Kelly talk about SOPA and PIPA and why gamers need to vigilant about these bills despite some recent news. Also, the Married Gamers chat about their reintroduction to PC gaming, what they think of the latest Xbox Dashboard, and they launch their strangest contest yet in which one "lucky" listener can win their very own Justin Bieber singing toothbrush (plus 2400 Microsoft Points). All this plus the Week in Geek in episode 238 of The Married Gamers.

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TMG-237 War Games

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 08 Jan 2012 13:18:50 PST

First Person Shooters have become mostly military shooters or earth versus aliens shoot outs. Our discussion this week is how to reinvent the first person shooter. Joining Chris and Kelly are Froobin/Blaine and Nightskyre/Andrew from the Hardcore Christian Gamer podcast. What games are doing something different in the FPS genre? In what ways can developers take future FPS games? All this and more on episode 237 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-236 Bucket List

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 02 Jan 2012 19:38:13 PST

Chris from Marooner's Rock and his wife Lindsey join The Married Gamers to share their gaming related Bucket Lists and also chat about some new year gaming resolutions. All this plus The Week in Geek on episode 236 of The Married Gamers.

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TMG-235 Have You Ever?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:09:28 PST

Put the kiddies to bed, open up the swear jar, this week The Married Gamers plays a video game version of the drinking game Have You Ever? This episode is for adults.

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TMG-234 Staff Infection

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 11 Dec 2011 10:01:19 PST

As the year winds its way down, Chris and Kelly invite members of their staff on the show to talk about the year in video games. Joining the hosts are Loren Nikkel, Melisa Snyder, and Zach Snell to talk about what games were great this year, what themes or trends can be seen coming out of the year, and if there were any games released this year that they would consider as potential classics. All this and more on episode 234 of The Married Gamers.

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TMG-233 TMG Pink

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 04 Dec 2011 10:46:53 PST

Tired from hosting an Xbox Live Rock Band 3 Community Playdate, Chris and Kelly Brown invite Jax from the dearly departed Sarcastic Gamer Pink Show and our good friend Michipoo to talk about the Community Playdate, the state of games in 2011, and kids and gaming. All this plus The Week in Geek and One Minute Soapbox on episode 233 of The Married Gamers.

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TMG-232 Anniversary

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 15:03:09 PST

This week Chris & Kelly celebrate the fourth anniversary of their favorite video game franchise: Rock Band! They also turn the conversation to the tenth anniversary of Xbox and Halo. All this celebrating they also find time to share The Week in Geek and their personal video game Christmas wishes. All this on episode 232 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-231 Her Majesty's Gaming Podcasters

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 13:53:48 PST

Are there cultural differences in gaming between U.S. gamers and U.K. gamers? To discuss this topic, Chris and Kelly have invite old friends from across the pond back on our show. Helping answer this question are Neil Taylor, Alex Shaw, and Tony Atkins. In addition the English trio also chat about what projects and podcasts they are currently working on, and we all join in chiding Kelly Brown for her questionable taste in future Doctor Who actors.

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TMG-230 Q&A

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 13 Nov 2011 12:35:59 PST

It's Question & Answer time at The Married Gamers, as Chris and Kelly bring as few of their own questions to the table. What do they think of the future of handheld gaming, the rash of silly achievements, and violent video games. All this plus the Week in Gook in episode 230 of The Married Gamers podcast!

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TMG-229 Pie in the Skylanders

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 06 Nov 2011 13:58:01 PST

This week Chris and Kelly talk about Skylanders and good kid video games. Joining them are David Collins of Gamefocus.ca and Elaine Stryker a contributor to The Married Gamers and her blog, Momomgwtfbbq.

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TMG-228 Chris & Kelly In the Morning

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 30 Oct 2011 12:36:43 PDT

Why hello there! Thanks for listening to this fan-didly-tastic gaming podcast hosted by none other than Chris & Kelly Brown, your Married Gamers! This week, the 'Gametastic Duo' will be diving into some friendly competition and also having some coffee talk over Battlefield 3 and games for kids this holiday. Come grab a mug and join Chris & Kelly in the morning!

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TMG-227 We Are the Scary Gamers

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 13:50:48 PDT

Just in time for Halloween, Chris and Kelly have some good friends over to talk about scary video games. Alfred (GHR Maverick) from Gamer Husbands Radio and Steve (ShanghaiSix) from Front Towards Gamer joins the spooky discussion. Grab some candy apples and candy corn as The Married Gamers get their scare on!

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TMG-226 Sleep Deprived Podcasting

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 16 Oct 2011 17:39:20 PDT

Working on very little sleep, Chris and Kelly recount their Extra Life experiences. Learn about what records were broken, what games were played, and if The Married Gamers made it through 24 hours of gaming to benefit Children's Miracle Network hospitals.

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TMG-225 One More Thing

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 09 Oct 2011 12:48:19 PDT

This week, The Married Gamers reviews The Gunstringer from Twisted Pixel, Orcs Must Die! from Robot Entertainment, and talks about live TV and more coming to the Xbox Dashboard this holiday. All this plus some thoughts on Steve Jobs passing, and The Week in Geek.

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TMG-224 Cry Babies

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 12:19:18 PDT

This week The Married Gamers talk about their game evolution. Chris reviews Dead Island and both Kelly and Chris dream up their own games. All this plus information on Extra Life, The Week in Geek, and crying. Yep, them Cry Babies!

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TMG-223 Pain In The Neck

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 12:47:51 PDT

The Married Gamers return after a short yet painful hiatus. Chris fills everyone in on his recent surgery. Kelly and Chris then talk about their favorite games from PAX Prime 2011. In addition, The Married Gamers interviews Gary Hudston, Rachel Van Der Meer, and Douglas Hoogland about a series of very special and unique Portal 2 maps in which Gary proposed to his fiancee. All this and more in episode 223 of The Married Gamers!

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TMG-222 PAX Prime 2011: Infinite Respawn Panel

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 28 Aug 2011 18:43:26 PDT

Chris Brown leads the Infinite Respawn: How Gaming Can Keep and Save Relationships panel at PAX Prime 2011, with panelists Elizabeth Parmeter, Christa Charter, Dan Amrich, Zach Snell, and a special unannounced guest.

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TMG-221 Master Chief Drinks Girly Drinks

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 21 Aug 2011 14:52:12 PDT

The kid gloves are off this week between Chris and Kelly as they face off against each other in a gauntlet of topics. Who will win in a series of gaming debate throw-downs? All this plus One Minute Soapbox, an update on Chris vs Kelly, and The Week in Geek!

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TMG-220 Tipping Sacred Cows

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 11:52:53 PDT

This week Chris and Kelly address some longstanding problems in the games industry. You can thank us later. All this plus One Minute Soapbox, The Week in Geek, and more details on what you can get for being a member of The Married Gamers Extra Life Army.

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TMG-219 Rock, Paper, Dance

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 07 Aug 2011 13:12:07 PDT

This week, Chris and Kelly Brown discuss the past, present and future of music & rhythm gaming. Joining us for this discussion are Tommy and Tiffany from RockBandAide.com and DanceKinection.com. What excites us about music games? What does the future hold for the game genre? All this and more on episode 219 of The Married Gamers!

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TMG-218 Ladders Are A Girl's Best Friend

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 20:20:00 PDT

The Married Gamers wrap up their coverage of the San Diego Comic Con with the help of Robert Workman, co-host of the Post Game Report at TalkingAboutGames.com. We talk about more games we learned and played at Comic Con including: Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Uncharted 3, Mass Effect 3, Batman Arkham City, Spider-man: Edge of Time, X-Men Destiny, Goldeneye 007 Reloaded, Gunstringer, Crimson Alliance, Radiant Silvergun, and Retro City Rampage. Aaaaannd the show gets derailed by Kelly's growing problem with ladders in video games.

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TMG-217 San Diego Comic Con 2011 Part One

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 24 Jul 2011 21:22:35 PDT

This week Chris and Kelly traveled to the San Diego Comic Con and bring back their impressions of a plethora of games including Orcs Must Die!, Crimson Alliance, Forza 4, Dragon's Dogma, Batman: Arkham City, Gears of War 3, Dance Central 2, Rise of Nightmares, Sideways, Starhawk, and Payday: The Heist. All this plus some tales from Comic Con 2011.

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TMG-216 Gamers Gone Casual

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:43:00 PDT

Chris and Kelly are joined by Chris O'Regan from SuperHappyFunTimeShow and Spong to talk about casual gaming. What is casual gaming? Will casual games transition or replace traditional gaming? In addition, the trio opines on The Week in Geek, someone wins One Minute Soapbox, and we introduce Gamertag Theatre! All this and more in episode 216 of The Married Gamers!

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TMG-215 Behind the Curtain with Raptr

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:28:15 PDT

This week The Married Gamers chat with David Hu, Marketing Coordinator, and John Lee, VP of Marketing at the gaming social service, Raptr. In addition to some fascinating statistics, Chris and Kelly learn more about the Raptr service, its features, its future, and just how many hours of Left 4 Dead 2 Chris has played! All this and more on episode 215 of The married Gamers.

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TMG-214 Swords Drawn The Extended Edition

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:14:00 PDT

This week Chris and Kelly are joined by Dan Amrich and Katrin Auch, two-thirds of the hosts of the One of Swords podcast. Dan talks about his role at Activison as One of Swords, and then the group dives into the larger topic about His and Hers Gaming. What are some challenges when the home becomes a gaming Noah's Ark? How has a two gamer household change the dynamics of a relationship? All this and a whole lot more in this extra long episode of The Married Gamers.

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TMG-213 Not Feeling Nostalgic

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 26 Jun 2011 12:03:19 PDT

Duke Nukem Forever is on stores shelves and this week Sonic the Hedgehog turned 20! Are these decades old characters past their prime? Has players' tastes changed? Does nostalgia drive sales? All these questions are covered and more in episode 213 of The Married Gamers.

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TMG-212 The Console Artists

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 18:58:16 PDT

This week on The Married Gamers, Chris & Kelly talk about what they'd love to see in future consoles. What must a console maker do to evolve console gaming? What are they currently doing well that should continue? All this and more on episode 212 of the show!

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TMG-211 Win or Lose

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 16:46:55 PDT

Chris and Kelly are joined by staff writer Loren Nikkel and Mik from The Fanboys Lunchcast to wrap up discussion of the E3 Expo 2011.

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E3 2011 Day 3

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 12:22:08 PDT

As E3 winds up, Loren, Steve and Chris talk about several more games they saw and played at the Expo. Listen as we discuss Orcs Must Die!, XCom, Pay Day, Deus Ex, Mario Kart 3DS, Inversion, Darkness II, Warhammer Space Marine and more!

E3 2011 Day 2

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 14:42:55 PDT

Day Two of The Married Gamers & Front Towards Gamer E3 2011 coverage continues. Hear what Chris, Loren and Steve have to say about the Wii U after their hands-on time with it at the Nintendo booth. We also discuss the many games we played and watched such as Battlefield 3, SSX, Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 , Pay Day, The Sims Pets, Star Trek, Sonic Generations and more!

E3 2011 Day 1

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 11:00:46 PDT

E3 Expo 2011 opens Tuesday but the news, announcements and events have been fast and furious. We begin our week of E3 coverage with Chris and Loren of The Married Gamers and Steve from Front Towards Gamer to talk about their reactions and insights as to what has been revealed so far.

TMG-210 Building Sand Castles

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 15:43:28 PDT

This week the topic is sandbox games and joining Chris and Kelly are Alfred and Sam from Gamerhusbands Radio. What are some great sandbox games? What tools should a sandbox game have? And what id we could build our own sandbox game? All this plus The Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and a new feature Ask Away.

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TMG-209 The Calm BeforE3 The Storm

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 30 May 2011 10:11:30 PDT

It's one week until the E3 2011 Expo and Chris and Kelly have invited Chris and Lindsey for Marooner's Rock to talk about what games we're all excited to see and play. We also discuss our respective plans for coverage, and wrap things up with crazy predictions that have a snowball's chance in hell of happening. All this plus The Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and way too much talk about Ubisoft, makers of Assassin's Creed Revelations and Driver San Francisco.

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TMG-208 Sprung Update

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 22 May 2011 13:17:31 PDT

This week Mrs Leftybrown is sadly absent, but joining Chris is two great guests: Chuck Huseman from Gaming Nexus and David Collins from GameFocus.ca. The topic this week is a lesson on how software updates, such as the Xbox 360 Dashboard and PS3 XMB work. Why do some features that gamers may want might never come out? What does Betas do for your favorite console or game? All this plus The Week in Geek and One Minute Soapbox.

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TMG-207 Strip Podcasting

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 15 May 2011 18:05:36 PDT

Another first in podcasting, as Chris & Kelly tries strip podcasting as they review the game Brink from publisher Bethesda. In addition they chat about The Week in Geek, provide an update in Chris vs. Kelly, and one of them has One Minute Soapbox. All this plus one of them might just wind up without any clothes!

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TMG-206 It's Only a Rumor

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 08 May 2011 18:04:09 PDT

The Rumor Mill is churning out lots of lies, half-truths, and gossip-mongers as we head towards E3 Expo next month. The Married Gamers are joined this week by Eric Bouchard of Everyday Gamers and Steve Haberman aka TheMarriedGamer to discuss rumors and why they seem to permeate the video game communities and sites. All this plus The Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and a little Shakespeare.

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TMG-205 PSN Yard Sale

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 01 May 2011 21:14:57 PDT

This week The Married Gamers spend some time talking about Sony's huge problem which means trouble for you if you use the PSN. Now wanting to spend all their time talking about the situation, Chris and Kelly also talk about the good that gaming brings. All this plus The Week in Geek and more!

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TMG-204 How Hard is Hard?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 19:45:10 PDT

The Married Gamers return although a little ragged. This week they talk about Achievements & Trophies tied to game difficulties. In addition, Chris & Kelly chat about Game Over Month, catch up on their year-long Chris vs. Kelly challenge, and one of them has the One Minute Soapbox. All this plus the Opening Question and The Week in Geek.

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TMG-203 Secret Identity

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 09:49:56 PDT

Chris and Kelly invite Mark and Chris from 2 Gays 1 Joystick podcast to be their special guests. In addition to learning more about 2 Gays 1 Joystick, The Married Gamers also dive into identities in gaming. Why do folks label themselves as not just gamers, but married, gay, religious, or female gamers? All this plus One Minute Soapbox, The Week in Geek, and a rather strange turn about bedding in Mass Effect.

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TMG-202 Eye Candy

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 20 Mar 2011 15:50:00 PDT

This week on The Married Gamers, Chris and Kelly talk about PAX East and booth babes. They also answer some listener mail, dive into their Week in Geek, and one of them has the One Minute Soapbox.

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PAX East 2011 Special

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 14:01:34 PDT

Chris sits down with the staff of Gamehounds to talk about PAX East 2011. Joining him are Edie Sellers, Nick Dinicola, Leah Haydu.

TMG-201 Winning!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 10:14:00 PST

This week on The Married Gamers, Chris and Kelly get caught up on the crazy past few weeks in their extended Week in Geek. Chris spills the beans on Robot Entertainment's Orcs Must Die!. Kelly questions whether Bulletstorm goes too far. All this plus One Minute Soapbox and a few Charlie Sheen references to boot. Winning!

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TMG-200 We'd Like To Thank The Academy

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 00:00:00 PST

The Married Gamers 200th Episode Special! Your hosts for this very special episode are Jay Van Beveren from Remember When and Alfred Printup from Gamerhusbands Radio. Our guests are Chris and Kelly Brown of The Married Gamers Podcast. Listen and enjoy as Jay and Alfred question the Browns about their history before, during and plans for after The Married Gamers Podcast. All this plus a winner is revealed for the 200th episode Facebook Fan Page spectacular! Special thanks to Alex Shaw of Digital Cowboys for his best British Announcer Voice to make the show more austere!

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TMG-199 The Scene of the True Crime

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 21 Feb 2011 15:25:39 PST

We are T-minus 1 from episode 200! This week The Married Gamers talk about cancelled games and shut-down studios. Do publishers cancel games and series too soon? All this plus Our Week in Geek, and update on Chris vs Kelly, One Minute Soapbox, and more!

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TMG-198 Love Kinection

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 17:19:00 PST

Love is in the air as The Married Gamers celebrate Valentine's Day with Dave from Sarcastic Gamer Red and Esme from Sarcastic Gamer Pink. Our topic this week is Gaming the Game, how to keep the relationship happy when gaming. All this plus Our Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and Our Opening Salvo!

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TMG-197 I Love You...But II

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 19:12:46 PST

This week, Chris and Kelly revisit a topic from way back. It's the retun of I Love You...But in which we look back at our previous stated gaming pet peeves to see if anythings changed, and add some new ones as well. To hear the original podcast, download episode 43 of The Married Gamers. All this plus Our Week in Geek, Chris vs Kelly, and One Minute Soapbox.

If you have our Android or iTunes app we've also included Bonus Content from our recent appearance on Everyday Gamers. This Bonus Content is exclusive to our app, so go out and buy it today!

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TMG-196 Take Me To Your Leaderboard

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 23 Jan 2011 10:15:00 PST

This week The Married Gamers are joined by Alfred, Allen, Sam and Scott from Gamerhusbands Radio. Our main topic is about video games using aspects of social media from Leaderboards to Twitter. All this plus Our Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and more!

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TMG-195 The Internet Hates You

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:41:30 PST

This week The Married Gamers talk online netiquette with TMG Staff members and married couple Loren and Lauren Nikkel. How do we deal with folks who wish us ill over online gaming or social media? What horror stories do we have to share? All this plus our Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and Chris vs. Kelly.

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TMG-194 The Love & Sex Episode

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 09 Jan 2011 11:00:53 PST

The Married Gamers dive into how they keep the home fires burning in their relationship. How do you woo and be romantic in a two gamer household? Please note this episode does includes frank discussion about sex and intimacy. All this plus the announcement of the 200th Episode Contest, the Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, plus a new segment called Chris vs Kelly.

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TMG-193 Bowl Game

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 11:25:57 PST

To start out the new year, The Married Gamers are joined by their friends Chris and Lindsey from Marooner's Rock. This episode we have a bowl of random topics to pick from to discuss. Also our guests talk about their fantastic website which you should go check out. All this plus One Minute Soapbox and Our Week in Geek.

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TMG-192 New Year Gaming Resolutions

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 28 Dec 2010 13:51:28 PST

As we wind down 2010, The Married Gamers look ahead to the coming new year to discuss gaming resolutions with a panel of guests which include from The Married Gamers staff: Melisa, Tylor, and Loren. Also included on the panel is Tiffany from our partner site, GamingAngels. So what are some of our gaming resolutions for 2011? Do resolutions improve one ability to game? All this and more in our final episode of 2010!

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TMG-191 Wikileakage

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 17:33:14 PST

With the year coming to a close it's time for The Married Gamers to announce their Games of the Year. Listen to see which games meant the most to Kelly and Chris and why. All this plus One Minute Soapbox, The Week in Geek, and getting sidelined chatting about Wikileaks in which a terrible dark secret about The Married Gamers is revealed!

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TMG-190 Andy Warhol on Pause

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 13:08:57 PST

This week Chris & Kelly invite Justin and Jon from 15minutesofgame to talk about their podcast. Our main topic is about the relationship between games press and the gaming industry. With several years of experience in the gaming industry, it's makes for a stimulating discussion. All this plus some chatter about superheroes, who we'd cast in the Uncharted movie, and some tips on Game Dev Story.

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TMG-189 A Christmas Gift for You

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 05 Dec 2010 12:05:47 PST

This week Chris and Kelly Brown have some good friends joining them. It's the guys from the Target Demographic! Bryan, Wayne, Matt and Jonathan join The Married Gamers in yet another Christmas joint podcast. In addition to the usual Christmas prattle, the group talks about the future and present role of cable companies. Will cable companies die off? Will they change and become more competitive with the growing new ways of getting entertainment? All this plus around the "Yule" table and some Christmas wishes.

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TMG-188 Making A List & Checking It Twice

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 12:28:15 PST

This week The Married Gamers chat about their very own gaming holiday wishlist. Also, Chris and Kelly talk about their Week in Geek and one of them earns their One Minute Soapbox.

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TMG-187 Wedding Daze

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 21 Nov 2010 16:00:00 PST

The Married Gamers are off-script, off-book, and maybe just a little off their rockers as they record a show after attending a family wedding and imbibing on wedding cake and sparkling white wines. Listen as they grill each other on several gaming questions they each ask each other.

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TMG-186 The Twitter Episode

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 14 Nov 2010 16:28:38 PST

The Married Gamers turn to Twitter this week to produce the show. What do the followers of @MarriedGamers suggest we discuss this week? Tune in and find out!

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TMG-185 Review Mirror

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 14:53:19 PST

The Married Gamers review The Sims 3 for the Nintendo DS and Star Wars: The Force Unleashed 2 for the Xbox 360. In addition they answer what one thing they would change about any console if they could. All this plus a new contest, the Week in Geek, and a new feature, One Minute Soapbox.

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TMG-184 Kin Folk

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 11:17:39 PDT

Microsoft's Kinect launches this week, so Chris & Kelly have asked QT from The FAQ Show and RobbieJo from Talking About Gamers to discuss the new device and what it may mean for Microsoft's bottom line and gamers' lives. All this plus The Week in Geek and news about familiar changes coming to the TMG podcast.

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TMG-183 Extra Life As We Know It

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 24 Oct 2010 23:54:00 PDT

This week we are joined by our good friends, Dan Illson from IsBetterWithBeer podcast and Edie Sellers from Gamehounds/ Estrocast. We discuss the tumultous week Chris and Kelly has had from the highs of Extra Life to the lows of being robbed. Also they discuss the Week in Geek with a discussion of Rock Band 3. All this plus a discussion about online video game gambling.

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TMG-182 Get Your Drink On

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 12:16:49 PDT

This week Scott, Sam, and Alfred from Gamerhusbands Radio join The Married Gamers. They crack open a cold one and reflect on drinking and gaming. All this plus The Week in Geek and talk of PAX East past & future.

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TMG-181 Podcasters of the Corn 3

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 15:21:56 PDT

Drunktoberfest returns for the third time as The Married Gamers celebrate their favorite podcast, Drunken Gamers Radio. To kick the month off right, the guys from Drunken Gamers Radio sit in with Chris and Kelly. Listen to John, Moe and Hilden as we discuss motion controls, the Nintendo 3DS, the Holiday game releases and even Twitter. We may have also talked a little too much about "other things" involving corn as well.

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TMG-180 Reach for the Sky

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 26 Sep 2010 13:09:27 PDT

This week Chris & Kelly invite The Married Gamers staff writers, John Catuira and Ken Crockett to discuss Halo Reach. So what did we think of the game? How does it fit with Halo mythology? All this plus Our Week in Geek.

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TMG-179 The PAX POX Episode

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 12:44:27 PDT

The Married Gamers are back! Recovering from a bad case of Pax Pox, Chris & Kelly Brown talk a little about Extra Life, Their Week in Geek, and introduce several interviews from PAX Prime 2010. Interviews include: Dennis Lenart from Telltale Games about Back to the Future: The Game; Sean Vanaman from Telltale games about Poker Night at the Inventory; Hamish Millar from Hothead games about Deathspank: Thongs of Virtue; Rob Hewson from Dark Energy Digital about Hydrophobia; and Scott Youngblood from Red 5 Studios about Fire Fall. The Married gamers wrap up the episode with their Game of Show for PAX Prime 2010 and depart with a few Shout Outs.

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TMG-178 Three Years Later

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 29 Aug 2010 13:21:16 PDT

The Married Gamers celebrate three years as a podcast and website. Topics include a look back at the previous three years, an eye to the future and what they have learned. Chris also makes a pledge that has big ramifications on their gaming habits and draws a line in the sand. All this plus This Week in Geek, listener voicemails, and a contest to win a limited edition, signed, Shank statue!

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TMG-177 Mi Console Su Console

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 22 Aug 2010 15:27:37 PDT

This week on The Married Gamers, Chris & Kelly talk about Mass Effect 2 coming to the PS3 early next year. What do they think about console specific games as consumers and for the industry? All this plus The Week in Geek, answering some Twitter Questions, and a word about our third year anniversary of The Married Gamers.

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TMG-176 The Uncanny Wilford Brinly

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 15 Aug 2010 12:33:31 PDT

The Married Gamers are joined this week by GeminiAce and Phoenix8424, the brother and sister hosts of The Uncanny Gamers. We chat about their podcast, its influences, comics, movies, and Wilford Brinly.

This episode does contain some strong language so listener beware.

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TMG-175 Just the FAQs Ma'am

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 08 Aug 2010 09:45:46 PDT

This week we have Frank Romano and Quantrell Toval from The FAQ Show as our special guests. We discuss what The FAQ Show is and how it came to be. In addition we talk about community and whether social media is changing the interaction of the video game community and if it will mean the death of message boards and forums. All this plus our Week In Geek.

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TMG-174 I Want My Coin-Op TV

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 18:10:12 PDT

Chris and Kelly chat with special guest, Robert Welkner from Coin-Op TV. We discuss the origins of the shows, the website, their sixth anniversary and the now available volume 3 DVD of the series.

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TMG-173 Comic Con Wrap Up

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 01 Aug 2010 11:02:00 PDT

This week Chris & Kelly wrap up their time at the San Diego Comic Con 2010. They talk about the games and people they saw at the Activision party, the Con floor, and at various panels they attended. Discussion includes Halo Reach, Gears of War 3, Splatterhouse, Enslaved, Bonk: Brink of Extinction, Dead Nation, The Fight: Lights Out, Dance Central, and more! All this plus The Week in Geek and the details of a San Diego Comic Con Swag Bag Contest!

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TMG-172 Comic Con 2010 Day 1

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 13:48:00 PDT

Day One of the 2010 San Diego Comic Con is over! Listen as Chris and Kelly recount the panels, games, parties, and events of the first day of Comic Con. Discussion includes Dead Rising 2, Dead Rising Case Zero, Halo Reach, Gears of War 3, Mega Man Universe, Star Wars Force Unleashed 2, Video Games into Comics, Reckoning from 38 Studios, and much more!

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TMG-171 Mrs Lefty Hates Capes

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 07:00:00 PDT

This episode of The Married Gamers find the crime-fighting duo in their secret hideout making plans to save the world and prepare for the San Diego Comic Con. Faithful listeners gasp as Mrs Lefty makes an awful comic book gaffe. Bam! Pow! The Married Wholesome Twosome opine on E3, PAX, and gaming as they invite their listeners to break out their decoder rings to figure out what is The FAQ Show! All this plus This Week in Geek and your Netflix Homework Assignments: Superhero edition!

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TMG-170 Most Vexing Podcaster

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:22:00 PDT

This week The Married Gamers reveal some BIG news for their website, and hint at another. Chris and Kelly also discuss Playstation Plus and the Xbox Live Gold Family Plans. Chris wraps things up with a review of Crackdown 2.

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Testrocast-01 It's Raining Men

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:11:00 PDT

In the tradition of the Estrocast, Mrs Leftybrown now invites four male podcasters to chat about various gender issues in gaming. For the inaugural episode Kelly has invited Lono from Sarcastic Gamer Red & Respawn Radio, Alex from Digital Cowboys, Dave from Gamehounds, and Mik from The Fanboys. Links:

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Estrocast-02 The Pew Pew Show

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 26 Jun 2010 21:00:00 PDT

The Estrocast returns! Kelly Brown hosts a panel of dynamic women podcasters to discuss many gender and gaming issues. This time out she is joined by Edie Sellers (Gamehounds), Rochelle Hinds (ElectricSistahood), Leah Haydu (Some Other Castle), and Esmeralda (Sarcastic Gamers Pink).

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TMG-169 E3 Game Rundown

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 00:00:00 PDT

In this episode, Chris and Kelly recount most of the games they played or saw at E3. What games are now on their radar? What didn't cut the mustard for them? Listen and find out!

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TMG-168 E3 2010 In My Pants

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Day 2 of E3 2010 is in the bag and The Married Gamers gather staff members Erik Johnsen and QT plus special guest Jay Van Beveren to discuss the event and the hoopla. Eventually we get around to In My Pants jokes.

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TMG-167 Stage Diving with Harmonix

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:41:00 PDT

It's Mr & Mrs Leftybrown's 13th Wedding Anniversary! What better way tp spend it than to sit down with Aaron Trites, Community Development for Harmonix, and Alan Moore, Producer at Harmonix. Our topics include Green Day Rock Band, Rock Band 3, Rock Band Network, the Rock Band forums and podcast, and what the future may hold for downloadable content.

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TMG-166 PrE3 Exposition

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 06 Jun 2010 00:00:00 PDT

This week The Married Gamers are joined by TMG Staff members John Catuira and Melisa Snyder are we discuss the upcoming E3 Expo 2010 in Los Angeles. What games are going to be must see? What can we expect from the media briefings and is there anything that still might surprise us from the video game trade show?

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TMG-165 Magic Hands & The Big Kahuna

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 30 May 2010 00:00:00 PDT

This week The Married Gamers dive into rumor and speculation as they discuss Project Natal and Rock Band 3. Long Live the Keytar! All this plus Lefty learns something new from Mrs. Lefty.

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TMG-164 Ten Dollar Podcast

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 22 May 2010 13:08:00 PDT

This week The Married Gamers discuss EA's Ten Dollar Project and what it might mean for us gamers. In addition, Lefty challenges Mrs. Lefty to an Gaming Acronym Quiz for a 1600 Microsoft Points card. Listen to hear if she wins it or if it goes to one lucky Married Gamers Twitter follower! All this plus our week in review and your Netflix Homework Assignment in episode 164 of The Married Gamers podcast.

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TMG-163 Zombology 101

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 16 May 2010 00:00:00 PDT

This week The Married Gamers are joined by special guests King Quagmire, DJ Incompetent, and Phenri to teach you tips and tricks in staying alive in Left 4 Dead 2. By the end of this episode you will be able to hold your own in Left 4 Dead 2 and become the most special of the special infected. School in now in session. Science!

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TMG-162 Split/Second Developer Call

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Fri, 07 May 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Consider this a Bonus episode of The Married Gamers as we sit in on developer call with Black Rock Studios director, Nick Baynes for Split/Second from Disney Interactive Studios. Find out more about the game which hits retail on May 18th for the Xbox 360 and PS3.

TMG-161 Bungie Jumping

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 02 May 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Game Over Month 2010 is over and it's time to give away some prizes! In addition, The Married Gamers discuss the news of Bungie working for Activision and Leftybrown chats with Kaori Takasue, Assistant Marketing Manager for D3 Publisher about PuzzleQuest 2. All this plus our week in review.

TMG-160 The Revolution Will Be Twitterized

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PDT

This week The Married Gamers are joined by Chris O'Regan (SuperHappyFunTimeShow), Parris Lilly (TalkingAboutGames) and Sam Houston (Perfect World Entertainment). Join us as we discuss the deeper implications of social media and social networking. Despite our audio problem, the discussion is deep, interesting, and reflective. Enjoy!

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TMG-159 Pink

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 18 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PDT

This week The Married Gamers are joined by Donna, Alicia, & Chelle of the Pink & Deadly Podcast. Join us as we discuss what drives us wild....about gaming with our partners. All this plus audio problems and our week in review.

TMG-158 TMG Takes a Bite of the Apple

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 00:00:00 PDT

This week The Married Gamers take a bit of the Apple. Join us as we discuss the news of iPhone OS 4.0 and what it means for gaming. Also we discuss our newly acquired iPad. What does the iPad do well, what does it still need, and what potential does it hold for gaming. All this plus our week in review.

TMG-157 Targeting Married Gamers Demographic

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 11:30:00 PDT

Our good friends at Target Demographic join us once again for our quarterly co-podcast. This episode we discuss a hodge-podge of topics including how to get a wife into gaming. All this plus around the pool table in which we discuss what we've been playing and watching.

Show Links: GamingAngels Target Demographic Donate To The Married Gamers:

The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059

TMG-156 PAX East Live

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT

Recording Live at PAX East in Boston, Chris is joined by a plethora of special guests including Dan Amrich (OneofSwords), Sam and Scott (Gamerhusbands radio), Cherithe and Stephanie (GamingAngels), Heroic Superman, JVB, Phoenix410 (Post Game Report) and Jay Van Beveren (Promethium Marketing). Listen to us chat about what we've seen at PAX East, if the convention is a hit or a miss, and what its strengths and needs are. All this plus Dan Amrich's role at Activision and if there can really be a revolution in future music games.

TMG-155 Game Over Man!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PDT

April begins Game Over Month at The Married Gamers. In honor of the annual event, Chris & Kelly discuss the event, the contest, and what they intend on pulling off their shelves to see some neglected end credits. In addition, they recommend ten games you should check out during Game over Month. All this plus Chris & Kelly's gaming highlights of the week.

TMG-154 Countdown to PAX East

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:30:00 PDT

PAX East begins this week and Chris is headed to Boston! This week Chris & Kelly are joined by GamerHusbands Radio who are also Boston bound. Allen, Alfred, Sam & Scott discuss the inaugural PAX East with Chris and Kelly. What games is everyone looking forward to playing, what plans are in the works while in Boston. Listen and find out!

Show Links: GamingAngels GamerHusbands Radio

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TMG-153 GDC 2010 Roundtable

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 11:30:00 PDT

Chris & Kelly welcome the entire TMG writing staff plus Trina from GamingAngels to discuss the news and events coming out of the Game Developers Conference 2010 in San Francisco, CA this week. Join Chris, Kelly, Erik, John, QT, and Trina as we offer up our takes on Playstation Move, OnLive, Instant Action, Rock Band Green Day and more!

Show Links: GamingAngels

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TMG-152 Gamers Outreach

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

Chris and Kelly are joined by Elaine, Zach, and Stefanie of Gamers Outreach. This episode we talk about the Gamers For Giving game tournament taking place May 1st in Ann Arbor, Michigan. In addition we talk about the charities involved with Gamers Outreach and how to help give. All this plus we reveal our wish list for this year's Game Developer's Conference and what we've been playing.

TMG-151 ApocalyPS3 Now

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 00:00:00 PST

This week Chris and Kelly talk about the ApocalyPS3 that hit Son'y PS3s around the world. They also talk about a change to Xbox Live's Code of Conduct and the recent firing and litigation from the now-former heads of Infinity Ward. All this plus this week's gaming highlights and news about PAX East.

TMG-150 I Want Your SFX

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:30:00 PST

Chris & Kelly chat with Ross & Julie Furman from the website SFX-360. Find out about the origins of the gaming website and learn about Gamers Gone Wild the SFX-360 & 2Old2Play party taking place on Saturday March 27th during Pax East in Boston, MA.

Show Links:

SFX-360

Gamers Gone Wild

GamingAngels

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TMG-149 WTF?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 13:00:00 PST

This week Chris & Kelly talk about several odd bits of news that made us say WTF! In addition we chat about Heavy Rain, Bayonetta, and Plants versus Zombies on the iPhone. Chris also chats about the upcoming PAX East happening in Boston, MA later in March.

Show Links:

GamePolitics GamingAngels

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TMG-148 Entering Doctor Whoville

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

This week we are joined by Toz from Cranky Gamers U.K. and Chris O'Regan from SupperHappyFunTimeShow. We chat about the news out of X10, the coming end for multiplayer support for the original Xbox, and the television options for consoles in Doctor Whoville (a.k.a. the United Kingdom).

Show Links: Cranky Gamers U.K. SupperHappyFunTimeShow PlayTV Guide GamingAngels

TMG-147 Mushy Mushy Relationshipy

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 00:00:00 PST

This week The Married Gamers get all mushy mushy relationshipy as they chat about how non-gamers can keep their gamers involved in their lives. In addition Chris and Kelly chat with Tony Hymes of Promethium Marketing about their forthcoming iTunes app game, Tweet Defense. All this plus what they've been playing!

Show Links: Tweet Defense Promethium Marketing GamingAngels Appanda

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TMG-146 So Big It’s No Longer Handheld

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

This week Chris and Kelly reveal the big announcement! In addition they discuss the Apple iPad and what it might mean for gaming. All this plus a dip into the mailbag to discuss holding out to find a gaming girlfriend.

TMG-144 Codex Not Kotex

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Edie Sellers from Gamehounds joins us for our conversation about RPGs games. What works? What doesn't? What do we want to see in a RPG game? When Eddie and Mrs Lefty get together you know we're going to headed into silliness...and maybe some 'In My Pants' talks as well. Also, an announcement on the TMG future near the end of the show.

TMG-143 Game Marketing and Angels

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 10 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

Trina and Yuki from GamingAngels join the discussion this week on Game Marketing, reaching beyond the traditional gamers. In addition we learn a little more about the GamingAngels website, and we reflect on the games that we've been playing.

TMG-142 Holding Handhelds with the Digital Cowboys

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 03 Jan 2010 00:00:00 PST

We start the new year off right by chatting with Alex and Tony of the fantastic podcast, Digital Cowboys. Join us as we discuss handheld gaming. What's good, bad, and ugly in the frontier of handheld gaming, and is there room for more handheld gaming devices in the near future? All this plus a dip into the mailbag and what we've been playing.

TMG-141 Yule Get Pwned

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

This episode we join the guys from the Target Demographic for our annual Christmas special. Join us as we chat about the end of the decade, what we are excited about in 2010, and detachable body parts.

TMG-140 Some Other Castle Have Deep Moats and No Pants

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:30:00 PST

We wind down 2009 with a look back at the video games news & events of 2009 with Leah & Elaine of Some Other Castle. We also dip into the mailbag and chat about what games we've been playing.

Show Links: Some Other Castle

The Married Gamers voicemail: (206) 202-0912

TMG-139 GOTY?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

This week we discuss the Game of the Year. What is GOTY? Why do we even need a GOTY? We explore this annual need to quantify great games with special guest hosts Phil Kollar, associate editor for Game Informer and Parris Lilly host of UncleGamer and Remember When at TalkingAboutGames.com.

Show Links:

Game Informer

Talking About Games

TMG-138 Zombie Poetry Jam

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 00:00:00 PST

TMG Returns! After a two week absence we're back. This week we discuss some strange news including a serial suer and a marriage with a fictional video game character. In addition Lefty recites the very first Left 4 Dead poetry he composed. All this plus what TMG has currently been playing!

TMG-135 Gamer Husbandry

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:00:00 PST

We are joined this week by Alfred, Scott, and Sam from GamerHusbands Radio. We discuss Star Wars video games, past favorites and what we'd want from a future game. In addition, we answer listener mail, talk about GamerHusbands Radio and pay homage to GHR with a special 4x4 segment.

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TMG-134 Any Way You Want It

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 PDT

We wrap up Drunktoberfest by sitting down with John, Moe and Hilden of Drunken Gamers Radio. We dive into the Modern Warfare 2 controversy and ask if a video game can go too far. All this plus a discussion about Drunken Gamer's ZomBOOsical and our Game of the Week. Oh, and stick around until the end for some outakes including a conversation about the rock group Journey.

Show Links: Robot Panic/Drunken Gamers Radio

TMG-132 Uncasual

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Drunktoberfest continues! All this month we celebrate our favorite podcast, Drunken Gamers Radio with special segments. In addition we review Gourmania from Alaware Entertainment for the iPhone and iTouch. We also discuss if casual games are hurting traditional gaming and talk about our day gaming for Extra Life. All this plus our Rock Band Minute and some more sage advice from Moe from Drunken Gamers Radio

TMG-131 ESP*N Sportscenter

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers are joined once again by our good friends at the Target Demographic. With TDpodcast host, Jonathan Maher, missing in action, we finally can discuss sports! Join us as we discuss our favorite sports teams, favorite sports movies, and what makes a good sports video game. All this plus around the pool table and our most embarrassing dates.

TMG-130 Drunktoberfest 2

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Drunktoberfest Returns! All this month we celebrate our favorite podcast, Drunken Gamers Radio with special segments. In addition we discuss episodic gaming of full release titles. Also, we get into a rather heated discussion when Chris wants to move the Wii. All this plus our Rock Band Minute, Game of the Week and get some sage advice from Moe from Drunken Gamers Radio

TMG-129 Golden Slumbers

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

This week we review Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection. In addition we cover a couple of topics submitted from The Married Gamers Community Forums and discuss our sudden trip to Kansas for PAX Midwest. Whataminute?!?! PAX Midwest? All this plus a dip into the mailbag, Rock Band Minute, and a rather lengthy Game of the Week.

TMG-128 Help!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 20 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Mrs. Leftybrown comes clean on a contest and has to quack like a duck when her gamertag is mentioned. This episode The Married Gamers talk to lead writer on Left 4 Dead 2, Valve's Chet Faliszek. Also Chris and Kelly lay out their plans for the 24 hour gaming marathon to raise money for sick kids, Extra Life. All this plus a dip into the mailbag, Rock Band Minute, and they reveal the winners of the Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection contest.

The Married Gamers voicemail: (206) 202-0912

TMG-127 She Said She Said

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

It's Ladies Only as Mrs Lefty is joined by Gamer Edie from Gamehounds, Elaine from Some Other Castle and Kikikat from Breaking The Game. Together they discuss PAX from a female's perspective, what game marketers should learn to reach women gamers more effectively, and what they love to see out of PAX 2010.

TMG-126 Here There and Everywhere

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers talk some more about PAX and the good times they had. Also this episode they talk to Chris Foster, Lead Designer at Harmonix, about The Beatles Rock Band. In addition Chris & Kelly chat with Aaron Trites, Associate Community Manager at Harmonix, about LEGO Rock Band. All this plus Rock Band Minute, Game of the Week, and the results of a special contest.

TMG-125 Don't Let Me Down

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers recorded live from the right elevator at the Homewood Suites in downtown Seattle. Join them as they travel up and down the elevator, talking not only about their experiences at PAX 2009, but the experiences from loads of unsuspecting passengers who also attended PAX this year.

TMG-124 Ticket to Ride

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 00:00:00 PDT

It's time for PAX '09, but before Chris and Kelly jet off to lovely Seattle, the sit down with several guests including: podcasters Shannon Flowers & Matt Hammond of Seattle Geekly, Larry Marcum Editor In Chief of Talking About Games, Sam Houston Community Manager of GamerDNA, and Dave Calabrese of Cerulean Games. Join us as the group discusses how to survive your first PAX, what PAX means to gamers, game communities, and developers, and of course what we are all excited to see and play this year at PAX.

TMG-123 Get Back

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers celebrate their 2 year podcast anniversary by readdressing their very first show topic: Ten MORE Things We hate About Gaming! In addition Lefty and Mrs. Lefty look back at two years of podcasting, and of course a dip into the mailbag, Rock Band Minute, and their Game of the Week. Oh, and Lefty has Beatles on the Brains!

TMG-122 Will Podcast For Space Bucks

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 23 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers discuss whether or not gaming has gotten more expensive. Also Chris and Kelly open their mailbag to talk further about the cosmetic DLC controversy, and has CooperHawkes from Gamehounds elaborate on his position. All this plus Rock Band minute, Game of the Week, and a little discussion about next week's 2 year podcast anniversary show.

TMG-121 Fun Times Is An Euphemism

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers are joined by the hosts of Gamers With Kids, Donnie (TheLordPhantom) and Suzanne (Lady Sedetha). Join us as we talk about parenting and gaming, the Gamers With Kids podcast, and a disturbing turn down into the gutter as driven by Mrs Lefty.

TMG-120 I Me Mine

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

This week the Married Gamers dive into controversy as they talk about paying for cosmetic downloadable content. In addition Lefty puts his foot in his mouth over the Guitar Hero franchise, and Mrs Lefty talks about wanting Poo Pants....trust us it's NOT what you think! All this plus Listener Mail, Rock Band Minute, and the Game of the Week.

TMG-119 She Thinks Major Nelson Is Hot?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers are joined by Phoenix, SugarFree, and Soldier X from the Post Game Report (PGR) podcast and Talking About Games. Topics include A Short History of PGR, and a short round table of video game communities. Also, 2 out of 5 podcasters seem to think Xbox Live's Major Nelson is hot...but which two?

Post Game Report can be found at Talking About Games

TMG-116 Lefty's Zombie Birthday

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 19 Jul 2009 18:00:00 PDT

Lefty gets his birthday wish a tad early with a Zombie themed show, complete with a Zombie birthday cake. In addition we talk about the Rock Band Music network coming this fall. All this plus Rock Band minute, a short dip into the mailbag, and our Game of the Week.

TMG-115 Lefties On Target

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 00:00:00 PDT

It's once again time for the seasonal Married Gamers and Target Demographic co-podcast hootenanny. Join the whole gang as we proceed to talk about what's recently has been going on in our lives: gaming, movies, television and other forms of entertainment. Also play along as The Married Gamers take on the Target Demographic in a game of 'Guess the Video Game Sound'.

TMG-114 Hey Kid You Wanna Huff A Cat?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 13:30:00 PDT

Elaine and Leah from Some Other Castle join Chris and Kelly to talk about their fantastic podcast and their recent announcement on joining Platform Nation. The topic this week is how to make the Xbox 360 experience better. In addition we chat about games we've been playing, how to learn to play a JRPG, and huffing cats. What a minute! Huffing cats? Be sure to listen to the end of the show for hilarious outtakes.

TMG-112 Tea Party with the Digital Cowboys

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 05 Jul 2009 14:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers are joined by Alex and Tony of the U.K. video game podcast, Digital Cowboys. Our topic is video game endings. In addition we get to know the Digital Cowboys better as they chat about their podcast, and get some answers to six burning questions.

TMG-109 Musical Short Box with Kirby Krackle

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers rock out with the band Kirby Krackle for the hour. Join us as the Married Gamers gets schooled in 'Nerd Rock'. Kyle Stevens and Jim Demonakos of Kirby Krackle talk about their music, comic books, video games, and a strange fetish for elevators. A very special thanks to Kirby Krackle for permission to use their sweet music in this episode.

But Wait There's More! As a special addition, Jim and Kyle from Kirby Krackle were gracious to give us a download code for their self-titled album to give away to one lucky reader. To enter simply reply on this post with what useless superpower you'd have, and leave your twitter name. On June 30th Lefty will randomly choose a winner and will give them the download code via Direct Message over twitter.

Show Links:

The Off icial Kirby Krackle Website

Kirby Krackle on Twitter

TMG-108 Don't Call Me Sidekick!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

This week The Married Gamers talk about secondary or supporting characters in video games. What makes a successful supporting character? What games have supporting characters that improve or hinder gameplay or the story? In addition, Chris & Kelly dive into their Game of the Week, their Rock Band Minute and more.

TMG-106 Busy BE3s

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

This week the Married Gamers talk some more about E3. They discuss the three console presentations, games that may have flown under the radar, and of course The Beatles Rock Band and Left 4 Dead 2. In addition they reveal their Game of the Week and the Rock Band minute.

TMG-105 E3 Staff Roundtable

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 07 Jun 2009 00:00:00 PDT

This week the Married Gamers are joined by our staff writers: Erik, Victor and Jason. Join us as we discuss E3. Topics include: Who Won E3? What game are we excited about? Were there any E3 losers? Also, Lefty can't contain his excitement for Left 4 Dead 2, which won't probably be the last we hear of this.

TMG-104 Wii Didn't Start The Fire

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 24 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

This week the Married Gamers discuss how fitness games have given the Wii a step up on the other consoles. They also dive into Lefty's look at Need for Speed Nitro for the Wii and Battlefield Bad Company 2's multiplayer experience. All this a dip into the mailbag, Rock Band minute, and our Game of the Week.

TMG-103 As Seen On TV

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 17 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers are joined by CooperHawkes of Gamehounds. This week we talk about TV shows we'd like to see made into a good video game. We continue talking about Lefty's trip to EA LA to look at some of their forthcoming games. We talk about Dragon Age: Origins, Brutal Legend and Battlefield 1943. We also have an interview with Gordon Van Dyck about Battlefield 1943. All this plus our Rock Band Minute, and our Game of the Week.

TMG-101 Monkey Nuts

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 03 May 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers are joined by Lono, Knuckles Dawson and 8BitBass of the new podcast, Respawn Radio. Listen as we discuss Respawn Radio, Achievement and Trophies in games, and spiders. Yes, spiders.

TMG-100 More Of The Same

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 26 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

The Married Gamers reach their 100th episode milestone, and they have prizes to give away! This episode we discuss our previous episodes, games we've played in that time, and what might lie ahead. In addition we dip into our mailbag, dive into our Rock Band minute, and reveal our Game of the Week. In other words, More of the Same.

Show Links:

Music provided by the Podsafe Music Network
Intro Song is Three Minute Marriage Proposal by The Gentlemen
Outro song is The Art of Making the Bed by Black Kettle
TMG-100 More of the Same
Married Gamers on Twitter
Microsoft Tag

TMG-099 The RPG Equation

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

This week we review Henry Hatsworth & the Puzzling Adventure for the Nintendo DS. We also discuss a little RPG race pitting Fallout 3 against Star Ocean. All this plus a dip into the mailbag, Rock Band minute and our Game of the Week.

TMG-098 Off To The Races

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:00:00 PDT

Joining the Married Gamers are the hosts of GamerhusbandsRadio: Allen (Bumblb19), Scott (TeeTocks), Alfred (GHR Maverick), and Sam (GHR Superman). Join us as we discuss their podcast and website. Our topic this week is about Racing Games.

TMG-096 I Wanna Hold Your Handheld

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 00:00:00 PDT

Is there room in your backback or purse for another gaming handheld? This week we talk about whether there is room in the market for another handheld, and what features would we love to see in one. All this plus a dip into the mailbag, the Rock Band minute, and our Game of the Week.

TMG-095 That's What She Said

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

It's a podcast crossover! The Married Gamers are joined by Bryan, Jonathan, Wayne and Matt of the Target Demographic. Our conversation about OnLive continues with the panel. Be sure to check out episode 54 of the Target Demographic for the first half of the topic.

TMG-093 Still Cranky After All These Years

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 21 Mar 2009 13:00:00 PDT

This week we have with us two near and dear podcasters that you may not have heard together in a very long time. Kid Dogg and Toz, two very Cranky Gamers from the U.K. join the Married Gamers in a discussion about their pasts, their future, and a lot of what we've all been gaming. Stay Cranky and Listen!

TMG-092 Downloadable Content...In My Pants

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 16:30:00 PDT

Gamer Edie of Gamehounds is our guest as we talk about the controversial GTA IV The Lost & Damned downloadable content. Be warned we spend a lot of time talking about the digital phallus scene. In addition we talk about what we've been playing, problems with inactive email accounts and your Xbox 360 gamertag, and a fan favorite segment returns...in my pants.

TMG-091 Trash Talking Game Saves

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 15 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PDT

This week we talk about healthy relationships and healthy gaming. In addition we talk about what we've been playing, answer some listener mail, and Kelly lies during the Rock Band Minute. All of this plus we give away some goodies too!

TMG-090 Meh Warriors

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:30:00 PDT

The Married Gamers sit down with the fine folks from <a href="http://www.worldofmeh.com/">The World of Meh</a>. Chris & Lindsey tell us what their website & webcast is all about. Lefty mentally checks out as the other three chat about Animal Crossing City Folks. Also we blather on about twitter, aluminum foil, and what we've currently been playing and watching.

TMG-089 Wonder Con Game

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

This episode we wrap up our Wondercon experiences in San Francisco. We review Monopoly Here & Now, Dapple, and Bejeweled 2 for the iPhone. We announce a winner for a copy of Street Fighter IV, and announce Two new contests. All this plus our Rock Band minute and our Game of the Week.

TMG-088 Wonder-fun!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:00:00 PST

We have returned from Wondercon in San Francisco and we come bearing lots of interviews. This episode we chat with actor Martin Starr, currently starring in the movie Adventureland. We sit down with writer Ed Brubaker to talk about his web series Angel of Death on Crackle.com, his work for Marvel Comics, and video games. Speaking of video games, we have interviews from Emily Morganti of Telltale Games, Mike Kennedy of Vogster Entertainment about Unbound Saga, Capcom's Shawn Baxter about Capcom-Unity, Capcom's Robby Zinchak about Flock and MotoGP, and Kevin O'Leary from EA.

TMG-087 The Duck Is Driving The Bus

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 22 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

This week is the calm before the storm, so we’re keeping it light answering your questions, discussing our Game Over! Month experiences, talking about some games we’ve been playing recently, and yapping about our plans for Wondercon. We also talk about some contests going on in the video gaming community.

TMG-086 Left 4 Deader

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 15 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

This week we eat your brains as we discuss Left 4 Dead and what would we love to see added or changed. Kelly also reviews Fishing Master World Tour for the Nintendo Wii. We also discuss our game of the week.

TMG-085 If Your Ears Are Open

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 07 Feb 2009 00:00:00 PST

The Married Gamers have Nelson & Natalie of Achievement Junkies on the show this week to talk about podcasting, the history and possible future of Achievement Junkies, and how to podcast while married. Check out Achievement Junkies at Talking About Games.

TMG-083 Co-Optimus 'R Us

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 25 Jan 2009 11:30:00 PST

The Married Gamers are teaming up this week with Nick and Mike from Co-Optimus.com Join us as we discuss Co-Optimus.com, the Co-Opticast Podcast, and chat about Co-Op play in gaming. All this plus we dip into our mailbag and reveal our Game of the Week.

TMG-082 NintenDO What Sony Don't

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST

Married Gamers review Lord of the Rings Conquest. Join us as we discuss whether console avatars be have handicap features. We also discuss the end of the year NPD numbers, some Final Fantasy XIII news, and we give away a PS3 copy of Lord of the Rings Conquest. All this plus our games of the week and dip into the mailbag.

TMG-080 Married Gamers 101

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 00:00:00 PST

It's Married Gamers 101 as Chris and Kelly do a quick recap of The Married Gamers podcast and website for all our new visitors. We also pay it forward and suggest other great sites and podcasts for our new listeners to visit as well. In addition we talk about the Rock Band 2 Community Playdate on Xbox Live, and what we've been currently playing. This episode also serves as a homage to the Fanboy's Lunchcast as we does this all while sitting down at a local Mexican restaurant.

TMG-079 Really Really Really Xmas Special

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 22 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST

We just may have ruined Christmas as Chris & Kelly are joined by the merry gentlemen from the Target Demographic. This special episode does contain some adult situations, some cuss words, and lots of drunken podcast hosts. There are parts of this recording that frankly Chris could not remember saying. So gather 'round the yule log, pour yourself some egg nog and enjoy the podcast sleigh ride into debauchery as Chris, Kelly, Bryan, Matt, Jonathan, and Wayne enjoy Christmas together.

TMG-078 Lefty’s Christmas Miracle

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 00:00:00 PST

This episode we reveal our picks for Game of the Year 2008, and also dust off our crystal ball to peer into the gaming future of 2009...or just look some titles up on wikipedia. In addition we open up of mailbag to answer some listener mail, and in our currently playing Lefty announces a Christmas miracle.

TMG-075 Rated M for Drunken Gamers Radio

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 23 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

This week Chris flies solo but REALLY brings the show to new lows with invited guests John, Moe and Hilden of Drunken Gamers Radio to talk about their show and their website, Robot Panic. Join us as we talk about the worst games of the year, and what we've been playing.

This show contains explicit language and is not recommend for those with sensitive ears.

TMG-074 Battle of the Brands

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 16 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: This week Kelly and Chris debate which is worth your gaming dollar, Rock Band 2 or Guitar Hero World Tour. Join the Married Gamers for that fight, plus they answer some mail and reveal what they've been playing this past week.

TMG-073 Gearz of War Tu-Tu

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: This week we talk about Gears of War. Chris gives an earlier look at the sequel. We also dive into what we like and dislike about the the two games. In addition, we review Monopoly for the Wii and Xbox 360. All this plus what we've currently been playing and some contests happening here ont he Married Gamers and around the podcast community.

TMG-072 We Are The Walrus Ko-Ko-Ka-Choo

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode we discuss The Beatles coming to video games. We also continue Drunktoberfest in celebration of Drunken Gamers Radio. Join us as we answer some listener mail, talk about what we are playing, and talk about some video gaming news making the rounds.

TMG-067 Libraries: Rated E For Everyone

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: We're back after a week break. This episode we review Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball for the XBLA. We also review Yggdra Union for the Sony PSP. Our topic for the episode is Libraries & Video Games: Can The Two Play Co-Op? Also we being a new segment for the podcast, our community interview. This time we chat with Erik a.k.a. Z13 TMG. Enjoy!

Show Links:
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TMG-065 What's A Baked Ant?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: The Summer community series goes out with a bang. Joining us from PAX are Frank from Xcast and in a separate interview Godfree and Baked Ant from Gamertag Radio. Join us as we talk about PAX, surly waiters, the future of podcasting, and what the heck is a Baked Ant.

TMG-063 This Ain't A Clip Show!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: It's our one year podcast anniversary! Instead of rolling out soundbites from the past year, we instead talk about our year and find we have to thank a lot of people. We also review Strong Bad's Cool Song for Attractive People on the PC and Wiiware. We talk about Xbox Live Rockin' the Vote, and an MMO that is making it's players put their real lives at risk. All this and what we are currently playing, and our plans for PAX.

TMG-061 The Hunter Becomes The Achievement Hunted

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode we chat with Knuckles Dawson of Rooster Teeth about the new website <a href="http://www.achievementhunter.com/">Achievement Hunter</a>. We dive into Knuckles famous run unlocking achievements for 681 consecutive days, and debate how to make achievements and trophies better.

TMG-060 The Married Gamers Love Roleplaying

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode we chat about Roleplaying Games. What works, what doesn't and what we'd love to see in a future RPG video game. On Our Radar is how well Xbox Live Marketplace is doing, and a war protest outside Ubisoft. As always we list what we are currently playing, answer our mailbag, and give our weekly For Better or For Worse.

TMG-058 Chris P. Not Burned

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: We are joined by Chris Paladino, the Xbox Community Manager as we talk about what lies ahead for Xbox Live and Games for Windows. Also we chat about retro games that continue to excite us. As always we all tell what we are currently playing, and offer up our For Better or For Worse,

TMG-057 Married Gamers Co-Op 4 Life!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This week we are review Lost Winds for the Wii, Schizoid for the Xbox 360. On Our Radar we chat about the lack of European XBL members, and look towrds the Next Next-Gen consoles. As always we also discuss what we are currently playing, and what our For Better or For Worse is for the week.

TMG-056 The Man With Many Hats

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This week we are joined by JVB of the former Halo podcast Podtacular, and currently with TalkingAboutGames.com, the Post Game Report, SFX360, and Gamertag Radio. He's a man with many hats in the Xbox community. Join us as we talk about his podcasting beginnings, and what excites him about the community. We also review the brand new XBLA game, Geometry Wars 2: Retro Evolved. Oh, we also give away a copy of Guitar Hero: Aerosmith to one lucky person.

TMG-055 The Married Gamers on E

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This week we talk about E3 2008. What was announced at the Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo press conference, and what does Lefty and Mrs. Lefty make of all it. Join us as we also divulge what we are currently playing and reveal our For Better or For Worse for the week.

TMG-054 Will Work For Arcade Games

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This week we talk about what works and what doesn't for arcade and casual games. On our radar we discuss whether Capcom should let your average Joes into E3, and about the Playstation War in the Congo. As always we divulge what we are currently playing and reveal our For Better or For Worse for the week.

TMG-053 Not Just Big But XXL

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: The rumors are true! The Married Gamers are members of Platform Nation. Join us as we talk to Steve519, Editor-In-Chief of Platform Nation. But before that we are excited to have Rick from XXL Gaming on the show to talk about his Sports Gaming site, and why you should check XXL out!

TMG-051 How to Kill a Franchise

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode we are joined by John from the podcast, Team Fremont Live. Join us as we discuss TFL's third anniversary, and as we talk about how sequels to some games manage to kill a franchise. Join us as we get sidetracked by George Carlin's death as well. We also discuss what we are currently playing, and of course our For Better or For Worse.

TMG-050 Wii Fit To Be Tied

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode Mrs. Lefty tries to convince me to buy Wii Fit. Will she succeed? Join us as we chat about whether or not aerobic video games help make people healthier. We also discuss what we are currently playing, and have a very special For Better or For Worse.

TMG-049 Seeing Double

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode Lefty makes good on a lost bet involving Halo 3 andthe Target Demographic. We also discuss why some couples are getting two consoles and often two copies of certain games. On our rader this week is big news about Guitar Hero: World Tour and what it means in the wars of the coolest rhythm game this year. Also we chat about E3 and Microsoft, visit our mailbag, and dish what we are currently playing, and our For Better or For Worse.

TMG-048 Loose Lips Sinks Ships...and Consoles

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode we talk about the latest rumors to hit the internet ahead of E3 in July. Is it right to report on rumors? What rumors look bogus, and what might be confirmed at E3? To help us decide we have as our special guests, Frank from Xcast, and Jonathan from the Target Demographic. All of this and what we are currently playing, and our For Better or For Worse.

TMG-047 Fanboying The Flames!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:30:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode we ask if Fanboys are good or bad for the video game industry. Lefty talks about his hands-on with Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, and has an interview with lead designer of Super Bad, Mark Derrin of Telltale Games. We also chat about a study about casual gaming and people with disabilities, May's NPD numbers, and why this is still the Year of Sony. This and we also discuss what we are currently playing, and our For Better of For Worse for the week.

TMG-046 Summer Lovin' (In My Pants)

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 11 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: It's official, The Married Gamers are going twice-weekly for the summer. This Wednesday, Edie from Gamehounds Podcast drops in and boy do we have a blast! Our topic is summer gaming. Does it exist? What's on our summer gaming list? This and we also discuss what we are currently playing, and give our For Better of For Worse for the week. Beware this one will make people stare at you if your listening on headphones.

TMG-045 The Secret Origins of The Married Gamers

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 23:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Eleven years. Wow! In this very special episode we explore the secret origins of The Married Gamers, Chris and Kelly Brown. This episode isn't very video game laden, but we do manage to also chat about romantic gaming. Join us as we celebrate eleven years of marriage, and nearly one year of podcasting as we also talk about what we are currently playing, and give our For Better of For Worse for the week. We also give away a copy of Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore Edition for the Xbox 360 to one lucky listener.

TMG-044 Making Games Better: Rock Band Edition

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Surprise! We decided to do a rare mid-week show. We are joined by Okatta from The Gamer's Garage Podcast. On this episode we introduce a monthly feature in which we take a game and talk about how to make it better...first up, Rock Band. Join us as we also talk about what we are currently playing, and give our For Better of For Worse for the week.

TMG-043 I Love You But...

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 01 Jun 2008 12:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode we talk about the gaming pet peeves that annoy us about one another. We review Lost Cities for the Xbox Live Arcade. On our radar this week is Bioshock heading to the PS3, and it is harder for kids to get M-rated video games. Join us as we talk about what we are currently playing, answer our mailbag, and give our For Better of For Worse for the week.

TMG-042 WiiWare It Well

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 25 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode we talk about WiiWare for the Nintendo Wii. We review of recent Wiiware games: TV Show King, V.I.P. Casino: Blackjack, and Defend Your Castle. On our radar this week is Greenpeace's report about toxic materials in your video game console, and Xbox's decision to make some changes to the Xbox Live Arcade. Join us as we talk about what we are currently playing, answer our mailbag, and give our For Better of For Worse for the week.

TMG-041 GTA IV? Never Heard of It.

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 18 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode we review Sam & Max Season 2 from Telltale Games, and Take Two's GTA IV. On our radar this week is April's NPD numbers, and some word on Rock Band 2. Join us as we talk about what we are currently playing, answer our mailbag, and give our For Better of For Worse for the week.

TMG-040 That's Drunken Gamers with a Z

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 11 May 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: This episode does contain some explicit language, so consider your sensitive ears warned. Our very special guests are John, Moe, and Hilden, the Drunken Gamers from Team Fremont Live. We are excited to have our favorite podcasters on so this episode is more or less an extended interview with them. Join us as we talk about retro games, why the Wii rocks, what everyone is currently playing, and our For Better of For Worse for the week.

TMG-039 Women Are From Venus, Men Are From Liberty City

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 04 May 2008 03:30:00 PDT

Show notes: Our special guests are Alfred, Scott, Sam, and Allen from Gamer Husbands Radio. Our main topic is how to get along with your non-gaming partner. This episode we discuss also casual games and their possible beneficial abilities, and Aerosmith being exclusive to Guitar Hero and what that may mean in the future. Our regular features include our currently playing, listener mailbag, our Weekly Challange, and our For Better of For Worse for the week.

TMG-038 Europa, sind Sie bereit zu schaukein?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Europe, are you ready to rock?

Show notes: Our special guest is Toz from Cranky Gamers UK. Join us as we discuss Rock Band coming to Europe. We also dip into our mailbag, discuss DLC for Burnout Paradise, original video content for the Xbox 360, Microsoft donating Xbox 360 kiosks to Children's Hospitals, and give our For Better of For Worse.

TMG-037 We Heart Gaming!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Our special guest is Ooopy from The Blue Skittle. Jon us as we discuss the love for gaming. We also dip into our mailbag, our the Weekly Challenge, and give our For Better of For Worse.

TMG-036 Hardcore Arcade Gamers Unite!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Lefty reviews Super Smash Brothers Brawl for the Wii. What games need to be brought into the Next Gen? We discuss news on our radar, what we are playing, dip into our mailbag, and of course the Weekly Challenge.

TMG-035 The Kids Got Game

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Our special guest Pherlonzo joins Mrs Leftybrown and Leftybrown as we discuss Kids and Gaming. Lefty reviews Rocketman: Axis of Evil from Capcom for the XBLA and Playstation Network. We discuss Madden 09 MIA from PC, Ubisoft gets Steamed, and a boycott of Battlefield Bad Company. We announce our winner of the Halo 3 picture contest. As always we dip into our mailbag, and discuss next week's Weekly Challenge.

TMG-034 It's Raining (Married) Men!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Mrs Lefty takes a sick day, but Lefty is joined by Bryan and Jonathon of The Target Demographic Podcast. Join us as we talk about Microsoft laying the smack down on cheaters, Netflix takes a step closer to your Xbox 360. We also discuss DLC: What's Your Price for Downloading. I also chat with Det Ansinn of 1337pwn.com about his Xbox Life Friends Widget for your mobile phone. Buckle in, it is a long episode.

TMG-033 Gamestopping!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: We are joined this week by CamaroGuy and Okatta of The Gamers Garage Podcast. We discuss Rock Band download numbers, the PS3 Blu-ray Update. Topics include Gamestop: Boon or bane, and we review Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas 2. As always we have our weekly challenge, new releases, and For Better or Worse segment.

TMG-032 Larping is Not a Sport

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: We are joined this week by Kid Dogg of the Cranky Gamers UK. We discuss February NPD numbers, China using pirated games on their Olympic site, video game obsessions, and sports video games we would love to play but haven't been made...yet. As always we have our weekly challenge, new releases, and For Better or Worse segment.

TMG-031 How To Make A Good Movie Video Game

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: This episode we answer our mailbag, discuss the percentage of women in gaming, talk about Mario and Sonic, Super Smash Bros Brawl and Bully problems. We also review Professor Layton and the Curious Village and Lost: Via Domus. Out topic is How to Make a Good TV or Movie Video game. As always we have our weekly challenge, new releases, and For better or Worse segment.

TMG- 030 We Answer Your Questions!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: This episode we answer our listener's burning questions, as Lefty tries to recover from the flu. We mention what we are currently playing, what games we are looking forward to, and why one Married Gamers forum member should never get Rock Band.

TMG-029 Wondercon Part II: Via Domus

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: This episode we wrap up our trip to Wondercon. We interview a couple of Frag Dolls about Lost and Rainbow Six Vegas 2. We chat with Dan Paladin of Behemoth about the forthcoming Castle Crashers. We also talk to the creators for the Prequel to EA's sci-fi horror game Dead Space: Antony Johnson and Ben Templesmith. We also give some shout-outs, tell you what we bought at the Con, and what we are currently playing.

TMG-028 Wondercon Part I: The Capcom Interviews

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: This episode we discuss our trip to Wondercon. We interview Seth Killian, Ben Judd, and Colin Ferris of Capcom about their upcoming games: Street Fighter II HD Remix, Street Fighter IV, Bionic Commando Rearmed, Bionic Commando, We Love Golf!, and Okami. We dip into our mailbag, announce a few contest winners, and tell you this week's new releases.

TMG-027 Big Bad Games

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: This episode we discuss how to avoid bad games and bad games you can't help but love, discuss the latest news, dip into the mailbag, currently playing, shout outs and disses, and of course our weekly challenge!

TMG-026 The V in Valentine Stands For Video Games

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 10 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: Love is in the air as we present our valentine episode, talk about romance online, love in video games, discuss the latest news, currently playing, shout outs and disses, and of course our weekly challenge!

TMG-025 Our Wii-pisode

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 05 Feb 2008 14:30:00 PST

Show notes: This episode we discuss How to Make The Wii Better, What we like about the Wii, Mrs Lefty reviews Trauma Center: New Blood for the Wii, discuss the latest news, currently playing, shout outs and disses, and of course our weekly challenge!

TMG-024 The Secret Is Out!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: This very special episode reveals what the big secret has been. Listen to find out what the excitement is all about!

TMG-023 The Future of Rhythm Games Is Now!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:00:00 PST

Show notes: Alfred of Gamer Husbands Podcast is our guest. Currently Playing, News, What is the Future of Rhythm Games? , Weekly Challenge, and Shout-outs and Disses.

TMG-022 Super Size My Podcast!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 20 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: Drew and Jeff of the Hardcore Christian Gamers are our guests. Currently Playing, News, Online Tolerance, New Releases, Weekly Challenge, and Shout-outs and Disses.

TMG-021 When Video Games Lead To Fighting

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: Currently Playing, Chameleon for Nintendo DS review, 2008 the year for Sony?, News, When video games leads to fighting with your partner, video game dreams, Weekly Challenge, and Shout-outs and Disses.

TMG-020 What Makes A Good Video Game Sequel?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 06 Jan 2008 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: Currently Playing, Lifesigns Surgical Unit for Nintendo DS review, XBL Recent Problems, CES Rumors, HD-DVD Problems, What makes a good video game sequel, Weekly Challenge, and Shout-outs and Disses.

TMG-019 Hay Zombis en el Cuarto de Baño

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: Currently Playing, Game of the Year Announcements, Bathrooms in Video Games, 2008 New Year Resolutions, Weekly Challenge, and Shout-outs and Disses.

TMG-018 Multiplayer Madness!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 20 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: Upland Baz is our guest, what we are playing, TMG Mailbag, G.O.T.Y audio from GD360 and DC Tiger and Kid Dogg, Multiplayer Discussion, and Shout-outs and Disses.

TMG-017 Moonwalking Monkeys Love Us!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 12:00:00 PST

Show notes: Kid Dogg from the Cranky Gamers U.K. is our guest, what we are playing, TMG Mailbag, Play COD4 and go to jail, G.O.T.Y audio from DC Tiger, Is it too late for PS3, 2007 Video game hidden gems, 2008 games we can't wait to play, the Weekly Challenge, and Shout-outs and Disses.

TMG-016 Even Married Gamers Get Cranky

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Thu, 13 Dec 2007 18:00:00 PST

Show notes: Toz from the Cranky Gamers U.K. is our guest, My Spanish Coach Review for Nintendo DS, Mass Effect Review for Xbox 360, G.O.T.Y audio from Sircastor, What food and drink do you consume when gaming, and Shout-outs and Disses

TMG-015 Once More With Feeling!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: The Deja Vu Episode, Now Playing, Dashboard Update, Old Spice Challenge, Kiki Lewis from The Blue Skittle, Spike TV 2007 Video Game Awards Results, the Weekly Challenge, Shout-outs and Disses

TMG-014 Xbox Live is Ten?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 05 Dec 2007 00:00:00 PST

Show notes: Now Playing, TMG Mailbag, Dashboard Update, Fired Gamespot Editor, Xbox Live is Ten, Rock Band Review, the Weekly Challenge, Shout-outs and Disses

TMG-013 Have Achievements Changed Gaming?

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:00:00 PST

Show notes: Lefty hits 20k, News, Scene It Review, Assassin's Creed Review, Are Achievements Ruining Gaming?, New releases, the Weekly Challenge, TMG Mailbag

TMG-012 MakeXboxLiveFree and Stolen Kidneys

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 18 Nov 2007 16:00:00 PST

Show notes: TMG Mailbag, Undertow, Dashboard Update, MySims DS, Call of Duty 4, New releases, and the Weekly Challenge

TMG-011 The Spinal Tap of Podcasting

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 04 Nov 2007 15:30:00 PST

Show notes: TMG Mailbag, Gamefly, Mutant Storm Empire, Looney Tunes on Marketplace, News, Fall Dashboard Update Wishlist, Guitar Hero III Review, TMG Question, New releases, and as always The Weekly Challenge

TMG-010 Achievements Unlocked, All Others Pay Cash!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 20 Oct 2007 13:00:00 PDT

Show notes: E4 Review, Demos, Halo 3 and Xbox 360 has an awesome September, Achievements the secret ingredient to drive sales, New releases, and as always The Weekly Challenge

TMG-009 All The News That Fits

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 17 Oct 2007 04:30:00 PDT

Show notes: Our First Mailbag, Puzzle Quest & Yaris Reviews, Conan Demo, EA Buys Bioware & Pandemic, Rock Band Bundled Up Until 2008, and Churches Playing Halo 3 for Jesus, New releases, and as always The Weekly Challenge

TMG-008 A Very Special 80s Episode

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:30:00 PDT

Show notes: When Atari and NES ruled the roost, this special 80s episode ruminates on some of our favorite games, consoles, and entertainment of the decade we grew up in.

TMG-007 Halo 3 The Drinking Game!

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sat, 06 Oct 2007 02:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Lefty has to take a drink every time he mentions Halo> Tetris Splash> Demos: Thrillride!, Bladestorm, Looney Tunes: ACME Arsenal, The Bee Movie > News > Cooking Mama DS Review > Podcasts we listen to> Books we loved to see as games > New releases > The Weekly Challenge

TMG-006 Halo 3 Review, Women in Video Games

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 30 Sep 2007 01:00:00 PDT

Show notes:Halo 3 Review, Women in video games, A.B.C. announcement, New releases, and of course the Weekly Challenge

TMG-005 The Music Episode and Some Game Named Halo 3

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 01:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Geon Emotions, Sega Rally, Viva Pinata Party Animals, Guitar Hero III, Rock Band, Music We Listen When We Game, Top Ten Albums We Want to Play on Rock Band, New releases, and of course the Weekly Challenge

TMG-004 Tips To Turn Your Non-Gaming Partners Into A Gamer

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 16 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Demos, News, How To Turn Your Wife or Partner Into a Gamer, New releases, and of course the Weekly Challenge

TMG-003 Marketplace Wishlist & How to Weed Down Your Friendslist

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: Marketplace Wishlist, News, How we weed down our friendslist, New releases, and of course the Weekly Challenge

TMG-002 Ten Things We Love About Gaming

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Wed, 05 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: XBL Arcade reviews, trying out some demos, 10 things we love about gaming, some news, and the weekly challenge! This show was recorded on September 05, 2007 Happy Birthday Dad!

TMG-001 10 Things We Hate About Gaming

chrisbrown@themarriedgamers.net (The Married Gamers) — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 00:00:00 PDT

Show notes: XBL Arcade reviews, trying out some demos, 10 things we hate about gaming, console envy, some news, and our first weekly challenge! This show was recorded on August 27, 2007