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Show #198 - No Mo MMO Mike and AJ have baffling news about Dragon Quest X, sadness for Mac gamers down with QWER (that’s a League of Legends reference), and your thoughts on boss fights (particularly as they pertain to Deux Ex: Human Revolution). And if you like Crimson Skies and have an iPad, you’ll want to hear AJ’s thoughts on [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #197 - Good as New Mike and AJ have a ton to talk about thanks to an eventful week filled with PAX, Gamestop shenanigans, Deus Ex, a bunch of demos, and some swell trailers. We also turned 4 this past week. Yay! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #196 - Going Down Mike and AJ have bot, but make sure you recall if you’re low on HP so as to not feed the bots. Yes, we’re playing League of Legends. We also take a look at some of the announcements out of Gamescom in Germany, an analysis of some of the fall’s biggest releases, and a gridiron [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #195 - The True Ending Mike and AJ are back in the heat of the basement to talk about Catherine, CivWorld, Google+ Games, and Sonic Colors (of all things). We’ve also got July’s NPDs, a brief look at how crazy November is going to be, and a discussion of Nintendo and their various fortunes. Should they make iPhone games. Maybe… Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #194 - Heat Wave Mike is hot hot hot! AJ is cool. And together they bring you this week’s show. Blizzard and EA are up to various hijinks, Bastion is freaking cool, and Bethesda announces a rather expensive collector’s edition. 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We also take a look at publishers being jerks, differing free to play models, and corporate politics. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #190 - Hedging Your Bets Mike and AJ have news of the end of the galaxy! Star Wars Galaxies that is! We also go hands on with Sonic Generations, Ocarina of Time 3D, and Brink. And get ready to get sorted into your houses! Pottermore is coming! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #189 - $50 for Irony Mike is back with his unique viewpoint on the recent E3! AJ listens. He also has the news, including some PR snafus, Bobby Kotick’s acting career, and the return of the Duke (not Nukem). Did someone say Child of Eden and Ocarina of Time 3d? We did, cause we played them. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #188 - E3 2011: The Reckoning While Mike gets to actually go to E3, AJ will be talking about with George Kokoris. Join us for a look at the big three press conferences and more to come out of the biggest industry event of the year. Halo, Kinect, Vita, Wii U, Rayman: Origins, Dust 514, and more are all waiting inside! Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #187 - Out the Window Mike and AJ are in the throws of pre-E3 madness! Konami, EA, and Sony show off some early goods. We also talk about the hopes for the NGP (or is it Vita?) launch, and what Sony might learn from Nintnedo’s 3DS launch. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #186 - Oh No! Mike and AJ didn’t really play (m)any video games this week, but we’ve certainly got some stuff to talk about. It’s almost time for E3 if you can believe it! And wouldn’t you know it, the PSN still isn’t entirely back up. There’s still some water in that news well yet! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #185 - A Noire Cafe This week, Mike and AJ talk a little of what they expect from the upcoming Project Cafe from Nintendo. We also get into the excellent L.A. Noire. And at the end of the show, a touching tribute. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #184 - Stop the Presses A massive news leak has confirmed that a new Call of Duty is coming out in November. And it has multiplayer no less! Yes, Mike and AJ are shocked too, but they’ll talk all about it. We’ve also got a little bit more on the PSN outage, a look at the April NPDs, and some [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #183 - A Losing Proposition Mike and AJ continue to probe the PSN outage. We also are saddened to hear that Split/Second 2 will most likely never happen. Oh well… Guess I’ll just play more of the excellent Mortal Kombat and continue the commentary of Portal 2. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #182 - External Intrusion The PSN has been hacked, and no sir, we don’t like it. This week Mike and AJ get into a heady discussion about the ramifications of Sony’s hacker woes. We also talk about our amazing time spent in Portal 2 co-op and Mortal Kombat co-op. And thanks to Steam and it’s crazy sales, AJ is [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #181 - Portal Kombat Mike and AJ have played Portal 2. Hear us gush. And don’t worry, we don’t spoil anything. Mike has also gotten into some Mortal Kombat. We also speculate about the Wii 2 / Project Cafe / Stream and bitch about the PSN outage. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #180 - Meet the Meat Boys Mike and AJ are joined this week by Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes of Team Meat, the creators of Super Meat Boy. We talk with Edmund and Tommy about their somewhat controversial statements on Super Meat Boy’s release on XBLA, the process of making the game, and what it’s like to have to 100% your [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #179 - Counter Attack Mike and AJ decided to take this fight to the ring! That’s right, WWE All Stars is in the house for Wrestlemania weekend. And who’s excited for Battlefield 3? (raises hand) Who thinks it’s a CoD Killer? (lowers hand) Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #178 - In Stunning 3D Mike and AJ have their 3DS impressions here for your enjoyment and amusement. Hear our thoughts on Super Street Fight IV: 3D Edition, Ghost Recon: Shadow Wars, Pilotwings Resort, and Nintendogs + Cats. We also have some impressions of WWE: All Stars, the cancellation of Mega Man Universe, and at no time will we stoop [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #177 - I Fought a Brood Mother! It’s true! Mike totally fought a brood mother. AJ just killed some lame dragon. In Dragon Age 2, of course! We are also a few scant days away from the launch of the 3DS, Duke Nukem is delayed yet again, and we take a last look back at the Nintendo DS. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #176 - More Web 2.0 Shit Mike and AJ have joined the 21st century! We’ve opened up more of the show to you, the listeners, with Let’s Go Topical 2.0. We also talk about Dragon Age 2, Torchlight for XBLA, and some wrap up thoughts on PAX East 2011. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #175 - PAX East 2011 Mike and AJ are back from PAX East 2011. We had a phenominal time playing games, watching the antics of the Penny Arcade crew, and getting to meet some really awesome people, many of whom appear in this very podcast. This was recorded part on the show floor and part in our car as we [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #174 - What Do You Like to Play? Pokemon! Pokemon? Yes, Mike has been playing the new Pokemon. AJ has been jealous, but playing Bulletstorm and Beyond Good and Evil HD. Plus we have GDC news, the iPad 2, and more! Plus, we’re going to PAX East next week! We’re just winning all the time. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #173 - 5 Times! Mike and AJ are having a good time with the western RPG genre. This week, we got the demo for Dragon Age II and an amazing trailer for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. AJ also finally gets into Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood now that he has an Xbox again. He would also like to take this [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #172 - Fate of Two Brothers Mike and AJ have a ton of news this week. We got the Xperia Play stuff, NGP stuff, Diablo III stuff, and more stuff! While AJ had to send his Xbox off for repairs, he did get a Move controller. Listen in for his impressions. Meanwhile, Mike is enjoying some crossover action in Marvel vs. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #172 - Fate of Two Brothers Mike and AJ have a ton of news this week. We got the Xperia Play stuff, NGP stuff, Diablo III stuff, and more stuff! While AJ had to send his Xbox off for repairs, he did get a Move controller. Listen in for his impressions. Meanwhile, Mike is enjoying some crossover action in Marvel vs. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #171 - Everything Must Go Mike and AJ are gonna talk about the death of Guitar Hero and other Activision things. Yes, Mike was right. While Mike gets in touch with his musical side, AJ talks about the Killzone 3 beta, Magicka, and the excellent You Don’t Know Jack. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #171 - Everything Must Go Mike and AJ are gonna talk about the death of Guitar Hero and other Activision things. Yes, Mike was right. While Mike gets in touch with his musical side, AJ talks about the Killzone 3 beta, Magicka, and the excellent You Don’t Know Jack. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #170 - The Space Between Mike and AJ introduce a new segment (ripped off from PTI), What’re the Odds?! There’s all sorts of crazy things that could happen in gaming this year. See what we think is the likelihood of any of it occurring. While Mike plugs away at Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, AJ has not only started Dead Space 2, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #170 - The Space Between Mike and AJ introduce a new segment (ripped off from PTI), What’re the Odds?! There’s all sorts of crazy things that could happen in gaming this year. See what we think is the likelihood of any of it occurring. While Mike plugs away at Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, AJ has not only started Dead Space 2, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #169 - I Just PSPed Myself Mike and AJ are going to tell you all about the PSP2/NGP/whatever. Does it stand a chance against Nintendo’s 3DS? Is Bulletstorm fun? Can you teach an old ghost new tricks? And why are there all these monkeys? Find the answers to some of these questions in this week’s show! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #169 - I Just PSPed Myself Mike and AJ are going to tell you all about the PSP2/NGP/whatever. Does it stand a chance against Nintendo’s 3DS? Is Bulletstorm fun? Can you teach an old ghost new tricks? And why are there all these monkeys? Find the answers to some of these questions in this week’s show! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #168 - Kingdom Heartsville Mike and AJ are joined by the affluent Pete Davison to talk about all sorts of news. From 3DS to Final Fantasu XIII spinoffs to the stresses of being a Kingdom Hearts fan, we’ve got it all. Pete also brings us a fresh look at the newly released DC Universe. Mike and AJ are still [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #168 - Kingdom Heartsville Mike and AJ are joined by the affluent Pete Davison to talk about all sorts of news. From 3DS to Final Fantasu XIII spinoffs to the stresses of being a Kingdom Hearts fan, we’ve got it all. Pete also brings us a fresh look at the newly released DC Universe. Mike and AJ are still [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #167 - Splitting Hairs Mike and AJ are here with their Game of the Year picks! Exciting! We also have the December/2010 NPD numbers, giving us one last chance to look back at the big games of 2010. And to make sure we didn’t just talk about World of Warcraft, AJ has played some Vanquish and seems to actually [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #167 - Splitting Hairs Mike and AJ are here with their Game of the Year picks! Exciting! We also have the December/2010 NPD numbers, giving us one last chance to look back at the big games of 2010. And to make sure we didn’t just talk about World of Warcraft, AJ has played some Vanquish and seems to actually [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #166 - The Goblet of Fire Mike and AJ begin their top ten games of 2010! And for good measure, we have our friend George Kokoris here to also give his top 5 games. It’s games, games, games, I tell you! Games as far as the eye can see. There’s also some news. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #166 - The Goblet of Fire Mike and AJ begin their top ten games of 2010! And for good measure, we have our friend George Kokoris here to also give his top 5 games. It’s games, games, games, I tell you! Games as far as the eye can see. There’s also some news. 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As we get [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #164 - The Uncharted Skyrim Effect Mike and AJ sure did watch a lot of trailers this week thanks to the Spike TV Video Game Awards (and trailer show). We’ve also been playing WoW still. But AJ did get to play some new iPad games thanks to EA fantastic iOS holiday sale. Also, Uncharted 3. That is all. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #164 - The Uncharted Skyrim Effect Mike and AJ sure did watch a lot of trailers this week thanks to the Spike TV Video Game Awards (and trailer show). We’ve also been playing WoW still. But AJ did get to play some new iPad games thanks to EA fantastic iOS holiday sale. Also, Uncharted 3. That is all. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #163 - Cata-tonic Mike and AJ are gung-ho back in to the World of Warcraft thanks to the release of the latest expansion, Cataclysm. We also discuss the announcement of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Finally, AJ has seen the future of iOS gaming thanks to Infinity Blade. Then he went back to playing WoW. Mike was already there. Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #163 - Cata-tonic Mike and AJ are gung-ho back in to the World of Warcraft thanks to the release of the latest expansion, Cataclysm. We also discuss the announcement of Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Finally, AJ has seen the future of iOS gaming thanks to Infinity Blade. Then he went back to playing WoW. Mike was already there. Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #162 - Get Your GT FixXx Mike and AJ are joined once again by Kevin “The FixXxer” Miller. In case you didn’t know, FixXxer is a diehard Gran Turismo fan. If you didn’t you’ll certainly know by the end of this week’s show. Also, what started as excitement over some concept art has come to fruition with the release and subsequent [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #162 - Get Your GT FixXx Mike and AJ are joined once again by Kevin “The FixXxer” Miller. In case you didn’t know, FixXxer is a diehard Gran Turismo fan. If you didn’t you’ll certainly know by the end of this week’s show. Also, what started as excitement over some concept art has come to fruition with the release and subsequent [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #161 - Needs More Speed Mike and AJ have survived working Black Friday to record your weekly podcast. On this fine day, we’re here to talk Poker Night at the Inventory, the newest World of Warcraft patch, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and more! I’m now really tired, and Mike is making me wake up at 8am to drive to Ohio [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #161 - Needs More Speed Mike and AJ have survived working Black Friday to record your weekly podcast. On this fine day, we’re here to talk Poker Night at the Inventory, the newest World of Warcraft patch, Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit, and more! I’m now really tired, and Mike is making me wake up at 8am to drive to Ohio [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #160 - Brotherhood Brothers Mike and AJ are here with impressions of Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Rage on the iPad. We also get in to some of Rock Band 3’s struggles, the rumored new Bioware… thing, and the sudden and bizzarre closing of Bizzarre software. Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #159 - Kinected Cosmos Mike and AJ are back after a hiatus due to epic travel. But the good news is that Mike did get some insight into Epic Mickey as a result. AJ has taken the plunge and bought a Kinect. Hear his thoughts inside. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #158 - I Need More Bullets Mike and AJ are here to rock your socks off. AJ is becoming the next Chopin thanks to Rock Band 3. Can his enthusiasm break through Mike’s tepid temperament towards Rock Band? There’s also the high speed antics of Need for Speed: Hot Pursuit and more adventures in the Mojave Wasteland of Fallout: New Vegas. Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #157 - Nice to Meat You Mike and AJ have been in two different wastelands this week. AJ spent his time in Fallout: New Vegas. Mike was in the wasteland of broken computers and Xboxes. AJ also discovers the pure delight of Super Meat Boy and NBA Jam. Did someone say new Diablo 3 class? I thought so! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #156 - I Forget Mike wanted me to name the show something particular. He says as much in the show. But I forgot it, can’t find it, and have a Halo tournament to participate in in 10 minutes. Also, we are joined by George Kokoris this week to talk about all the industry drama, Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #155 - Jumping is for Wimps Mike and AJ have once again made a podcast. Won’t you listen? You’ll hear us talk about more Halo, Comic Jumper, and thrill as AJ takes a shot with the iPhone version of Sonic 4 Episode 1. Could he possibly like it? Will his heart get broken yet again? All this and more! 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Is he [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #153 - One More Turn Mike and AJ are joined by Joey Chiu to bring you the good this week. Watch as AJ slowly slips into madness as Civilization V begins to totally consume him. We also actually beat games this week. AJ polishes off Halo: Reach while Mike brings Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep to a close. Is he [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #152 - Reach Around Yeah, I went for the obvious show title. Mike and AJ talk Tokyo Game Show and Halo Reach. We also have a holiday gaming preview. Join us as we weigh in on just about every major release coming from now to the end of the year. Of course, I’m sure we missed some game that [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #151 - Birth by FixXxer Mike and AJ are joined once again by the FixXxer, aka Kevin Miller. NPD numbers, a Kinect vs. Move discussion, and a look at Bioware’s latest DLC for both Dragon Age: Origins and Mass Effect 2 are within. Also, Mike’s playing some game called Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep. I’ve never heard of it. Probably [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #150 - PAX Envy Mike and AJ (who is not at PAX) bring the good this week with a plethora of news. The unthinkable has happened! Duke Nukem Forever is actually playable at PAX. We also have TellTale’s new cross over poker game, Call of Duty: Black Ops multiplayer, and AJ’s long awaited Metroid Other M rant. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #149 - Minotti Other M Mike and AJ are celebrating our third year anniversary in style with an early look at Metroid Other M courtesy of Bitmob. We also get into some of the Squad’s antics in Monday Night Combat, the excellent Shank, and all the news that fits to print. Well, to talk about, I guess. Whatever, you know [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #148 - Wassamatta You? Being the good Italian boys that they are, Mike and AJ (along with their British buddy Pete Davison) bring you the goods this week. We take a look at all the announcements coming out of Gamescon in Germany, talk about Mafia II, Monday Night Combat, and Knights of the Old Republic (Mike’s having a nostalgia [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #147 - More Like Sky-o-Shock! AJ and Mike dig in to the July NPD numbers, the announcement of Bioshock Infinite, the latest Sonic the Hedgehog malarky, and more! Also, thrill as AJ joins everyone back in March to talk about his completion of Mass Effect 2. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #146 - Meow! Mike and AJ are joined by Bitmob’s James DeRosa. Join as we talk all about NBA Jam, Dragon Quest IX, and more Starcraft II. We also prove’s AJ’s complete lack of obscure, long-term memory. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #145 - Finely Crafted Stars AJ and Mike are joined by not only our good friend George Kokoris, but the all-around-awesome Mitu Khandaker. The foursome talk about the fate of the Metroid series, Rare’s position in the industry, and the wonders of Starcraft 2: Wings of Liberty. Mike and AJ also tell the tale of their time spent rolling the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #144 - The Unknown Fowl AJ is back with Mike to bring you a podcast! Watch as AJ plays catchup with the last month. We also get all sorts of Street Fighter stuff from Comic Con. And if you didn’t know, Mike is a literary genius. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #143 - For Reals ID Mark Whiting joins Mike Minotti for this week’s podcast. Oh noes, we used our real names! Please don’t kill us! We talk about Blizzard’s Real ID, Dragon Age’s new story direction, Dragon Quest IX, and more. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #142 - FixXxer’s Revenge Mike is joined by his long time friend Kevin Miller, but you can just call him FixXxer. The May NPDs are discussed, the duo argue over Ebert, FixXxer gets his very own quiz, and nobody really knows what Singularity is. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #141 - Tag Team Mike returns with tales of his adventures in the faraway land of E3. AJ has one of his worst performances in The Great American Ajguy Gaming Quiz ever. The duo also discuss Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, the future of the PSP brand, and at least one original EPB segment gets canceled. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #140 - E3DSlimove I think the title of the show says it all. AJ is joined by Jeff Grubb, Pete Davison, and Derek Levigne to bring closure to this year’s E3. The foursome discussed what they loved, what they loathed, and everything in between. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website E3 10 - Nintendo, Sony, and More! Jeff and AJ once again bring the good with a look at the Nintendo and Sony Press Conferences. They also weigh in on EA, Ubisoft, and some other random news from the show. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website E3 10 - Microsoft and PreShow Mike is actually working E3 this year while fulfilling a life long dream. So AJ is taking the reigns with the help of Jeff Grubb. To kick of E3, we’re diving into the Microsoft Press Conference. Get our thoughts on Kinect and the new 360 hardware redesign. We also gaze into our crystal ball to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #139 - Wake Up, Mike! It’s the (relative) calm before the storm of E3. Mike and AJ are joined by our good friend Jeff Grubb for shennanigans aplenty, including the return of the Great Canadien Mikezors Gaming Quiz! We’ve also got all the iPhone 4 and Rock Band 3 news you’d ever want to hear. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #138 – The Magnificent Three With the Exploding Minotti Brothers out of town for a week, Chris Whittington, Mark Whiting and Pete Davison from the Squadron of Shame pinch-hit and share their thoughts about Blur, Red Dead Redemption, Deadly Premonition and the disreputable young milennial whippersnappers bringing the property values down. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #138 – The Magnificent Three With the Exploding Minotti Brothers out of town for a week, Chris Whittington, Mark Whiting and Pete Davison from the Squadron of Shame pinch-hit and share their thoughts about Blur, Red Dead Redemption, Deadly Premonition and the disreputable young milennial whippersnappers bringing the property values down. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #137 - Agree to Agree Everyone gets along this week as George Kokoris joins Mike and AJ for this week’s show. George brings some perspective on the adventures of Alan Wake, Mike and AJ have been busy exploring Super Mario Galaxy 2, and all three of them have been continuing their adventures in Red Dead Redemption. Spoiler alert: all these [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #137 - Agree to Agree Everyone gets along this week as George Kokoris joins Mike and AJ for this week’s show. George brings some perspective on the adventures of Alan Wake, Mike and AJ have been busy exploring Super Mario Galaxy 2, and all three of them have been continuing their adventures in Red Dead Redemption. Spoiler alert: all these [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #137 - Agree to Agree Everyone gets along this week as George Kokoris joins Mike and AJ for this week’s show. George brings some perspective on the adventures of Alan Wake, Mike and AJ have been busy exploring Super Mario Galaxy 2, and all three of them have been continuing their adventures in Red Dead Redemption. Spoiler alert: all these [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #135 - Red Dead Reception Saddle up with Mike and AJ as they embark the wild western adventure of Read Dead Redemption. The brothers also find some impromptu conversation on piracy, legacy downloadable support, and what makes a good open world game. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #136 - Red Dead Reception Saddle up with Mike and AJ as they embark the wild western adventure of Read Dead Redemption. The brothers also find some impromptu conversation on piracy, legacy downloadable support, and what makes a good open world game. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #136 - Red Dead Reception Saddle up with Mike and AJ as they embark the wild western adventure of Read Dead Redemption. The brothers also find some impromptu conversation on piracy, legacy downloadable support, and what makes a good open world game. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #135 - The Anger! We have one 2-star review on iTunes entitled “Stop yelling.” Boy is that guy going to hate this episode. Mike and AJ are joined by David Winn to watch as Mike slips slowly into madness due to the Cav’s loss and AJ’s new purchase. We also have NPDs, Rocket Knight, and more! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #134 - Reach for the Sky Mike and A.J. ride solo once again. A.J. caused quite a stir with his comments about the jRPG genre, and Mike takes him to task. Meanwhile, A.J. has been playing a ton of the Halo Reach beta. Listen to him gush for a few minutes! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #133 - I Mean, Really? Mike and A.J. are flying solo this week as A.J. finished up grad school. We take some time to talk about the Bungie / Activision deal, Super Street Fighter IV, and… Mike! Get away from the keyboard! Hey!qj aiopafjkbgbn tadswa adsags …Mega Man Legends?! Really? Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #132 - The Impossible Sequel Mike and A.J. are joined by Jeff Parsons. Jeff politely listens while Mike and A.J. geek out over the Marvel vs. Capcom 3: FTW announcement. We also talk about Mike’s time with Heavy Rain, Jeff’s feelings on Final Fantasy XIII, and the cooperative adventures of Agents Mike and A.J. in Splinter Cell Conviction. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #131 - Get FixXxed Mike and A.J. are joined by their good friend George Kokoris and in his first EBP appearance, Kevin Miller A.K.A. The FixXxer (it’s a long story). This week we check out March NPDs, get down and dirty with all this Infinity Ward nonsense, infiltrate Splinter Cell Conviction, and more! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #130 - Soda Pop Mike and AJ are joined by our friend Jeff Grubb to explore the wild and zany world of iPhone OS 4.0, the Nexus One, the Starcraft 2 CE, and *gasp* the possibility of Marvel Vs. Capcom 3! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #129 - Well Padded We’re back from PAX and we brought Chris Whittington with us (metaphorically). We wrap up the show, talk about the excitement of Final Fantasy IX coming to PSN, and talk about some of the games we played at PAX. I’m currently listening to Paul and Storm, and it is making me happy. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website PAX East ‘10 Special: Breaking Bread We’re here in Boston to bring you a very special EBP. Join us for a round table talk about the show with Mike, AJ, Joey Chiu, Pete Davison, Mark Whiting, Chris Whittington, Brett Bates, and Jeff Grubb! We all give our impressions of what we saw this weekend, what we liked, what we didn’t like, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #128 - PAX Your Bags Mike and AJ are getting ready to leave for PAX, but we wanted to do just a quick show to talk about the 3DS announcement and some other news of the week. Check back this weekend for a show from the PAX Show Floor! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #127 - One For Each World Mike and AJ are joined by our good friend Pete Davison of England. Herein we discuss game companies being dumb, some motion controller stuff, and all manner of games. Pokemon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Final Fantasy XIII, Blur, God of War III, and Bad Company 2 all get some love. I give it a 2, one [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #126 - Lucky Thirteen Mike and AJ are joined by David Winn to talk about Final Fantasy XIII. We also take a look at some of the exciting (and not so exciting) announcements coming out of GDC this week, and we check out this month’s surprising NPD numbers. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #125 - Infinity Warden AJ is bumming around some beach this week, so it’s up to Mike to pick up the slack. He’s enlisted the help of George Kokoris and Joey “Shinogu” Chiu to talk about Infinity Ward’s unusual week, the recent Valve rumors, and Nintendo’s changing software fortunes. Mega Man 10, Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth, and MLB [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #124 - Beta Envy Mike and AJ are joined by our good friend George Kokoris to discuss the Starcraft 2 beta. Well, George and AJ do. AJ just listens and stews. We also get into perhaps the greatest edition of Either Or ever. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #123 - Three Quarters Mark Whiting (we still call him Beige) joins in for one of our most epic episodes ever! The Minotti brothers get into a bunch of shout matches! We talk about Bioshock 2, Mass Effect 2, and Heavy Rain! I type all sentences with exclamation points! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #122 - Shocking Mike and A.J. are hear to bring the goods. First, we’ve got January NPDs. Then we have stuff from the Microsoft X10 event including some Fable III details. And there’s even more news. Mike has discovered just how good Mass Effect 2 is, and A.J. gets his toes wet with Bioshock 2. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #121 - In Space Mass Effect 2 and Star Trek Online have transported AJ and Mike to the far reaches of the galaxy, and Jeff Parsons and Mark Whiting are along for the ride. We also get into a rousing round of Roleplaying Game and try to figure out what Sega will do to screw up Sonic the Hedgehog [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #120 - iDon’tCare AJ and Mike talk about the iPad! Yeah, exciting stuff. AJ has also beaten Mass Effect 1 at long last and does straight into Mass Effect 2. No spoilers here! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #119 - Big Surprise Mike and AJ are here to finally bring you their respective game of the year, and you’ll never guess what it is. We also debut a new feature called Roleplaying Game. Or RPG, we haven’t decided. Hijinks ensue. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #118 - Set Phasers for Fun! Star Trek Online is here! Mike and AJ are very excited. As for Joey Chiu, not so much. But we talk about it anyways, along with AJ’s completion of Assassin’s Creed II, and Joey’s stolen PSP. We also have the holiday NPD numbers and an exciting edition of Let’s Go Topical! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #117 - Bluer Rays David “Swordguy” Winn joins us as we delve into an exciting edition of Either Or. We also get a look at the Minottis’ number 4 pick for game of the year. Ajguy plays some demos, Mike plays some games, and talking ensues. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #116 - The Year We Make Contact It’s a new year, new decade, and a new EBP! We begin our countdown to our GotY 2009! We then take a look back at 2009 and try to predict just what 2010 has in store. We also talk some Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes, Demon’s Souls, and Smackdown vs. Raw 2010. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #115 - War Never Changes George “Regulus” Kokoris takes a break from his time at Full Sail to join in on these week’s festivities. What festivities you ask? How about the official EBP Game of the Decade selection? Now that I’ve got your attention. We also report from the front lines of the TF2 War update, the bastardization of Dante’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #114 - Almost Perfect We are joined by special guest Jeff Grubb of the PixelRevolt Podcast. Mike brings in his birthday haul to talk Assassin’s Creed 2, Persona PSP, and the World of Warcraft 3.3 patch. Jeff has his Moder Warfare 2 addiction in full swing, and Ajguy played the God of War 3 demo. We also look at [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #113 - It’s Not That Bad We finally have a guest! It’s Chris “RocGaude” Whittington! This week we discuss Mike’s recent playthrough of Modern Warfare 2, Roc’s sharing the love of Dragon Age, and we spend a strangely large amount of time talking about Mirror’s Edge. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #112 - Too Easy We’re here a little late as Mike recovers from illness, but we’ve got a fun little show for you. If you like it when we argue, you’ll love our discussions on Dragon Age: Origins and Madden NFL Arcade. We also have a Let’s Go Topical and a rather embarrassing Great American Ajguy gaming quiz to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #111 - It’s So Old, It’s New The Super Minotti Brothers tackle New Super Mario Brothers Wii in this week’s episode. Ajguy also gives his impressions of the Square Enix / Popcap mash up, Gyromancer. Mike’s Let’s Go Topical takes us into the dark recesses of the PSPgo, motion controllers, and the future. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #110 - No Rushin’ Mike’s a little under the weather, so we’ve got a slightly abreviated show for you this week. We still have the October NPDs and Ajguy has played through a little game you may have heard of called Modern Warfare 2. Join in on the fun and controversy! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #109 - Joe and Mac Ride Again Mark “Beige” Whiting joins us for perhaps the most epic Either Or ever. We also get a good look at Bioware’s newest RPG, Dragon Age. Beige weighs in on his experience with Demon’s Souls. Also, Child’s Play 2009 has kicked off. Head over to their site and support good cause. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #108 - Flawless Victory We are joined by Joey “Shinogu” Chiu and David “SwordGuy” Winn to go over a plethora of new releases. Borderlands, Ratchet and Clank, Forza, Brutal Legend, even SMT Nocturne. We have it all! We also host Ajguy’s finest quiz victory yet and a look at the new DSi XL and the continuation of the story [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #107 - First Time for Everything Pete “AngryJedi” Davidson joins us to give his impressions on a (rare) European early release, Forza 3. Ajguy finally rips into Brutal Legend and the new Xbox update, while Mike slips further into the despair of WoW. We also have the NPD numbers, which include a shocking first! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show # 106 - The One Where We Gush About Uncharted 2 Because they’re such fans, Mike and Ajguy have already beaten Uncharted 2 and are here to pass the savings to you! After we run through the news, look at what else is coming this year, and talk about lesser games we have played this week, we go into one of our patented post show, spoiler [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #105 - Late to the Party We are joined this week by special guest Derek Levigne of the PixelRevolt Podcast. As it turns out, he likes Persona, so Derek and Mike had a lot to talk about. Ajguy has finally, against all odds, beaten Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune and raced a bit in Need for Speed Shift. Oh, and remember when we [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #104 - What’s Cooking? We’re joined by Joey “Shinogu” Chiu (and his mom) to talk some more about the PSPGo, plumb through Kingdom Hearts DS (whatever the number is), Mario and Luigi, and the very special Uncharted 2 demo. We also play host to the greatest Great American Ajguy Gaming Quiz ever. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #104 - What’s Cooking? We’re joined by Joey “Shinogu” Chiu (and his mom) to talk some more about the PSPGo, plumb through Kingdom Hearts DS (whatever the number is), Mario and Luigi, and the very special Uncharted 2 demo. We also play host to the greatest Great American Ajguy Gaming Quiz ever. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #103 - How About PSPNo? Mike and Ajguy ride solo to ask What If? Yes, join us as we engage in a little quantum theory as it relates to our favorite past time. We also look at the small bits of news to come out of TGS, Ajguy finally gets to rant, and we tell of our time with ODST, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #102 - Imma Gonna Let You Finish Chris “RocGaude” Whittington joins us to get topical with the fall releases. We also look at various hardware announcements and rumors and discuss the sheer joy of typing random words into Scribblenauts.Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #101 - Come Together Beatlemania has hit EBP! Mike and Ajguy gush on about the Fab Four’s new game, The Beatles: Rock Band. Joining us this week is Craig “Scribl” Ostrin to share his experiences at this year’s Penny Arcade Expo. Hopefully he doesn’t share the nerd flu! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #100 - Still Exploding After All These Years Well, we did it. 100 episodes. And we are celebrating in style. Joining us this week is Mark “Beige” Whiting, George “Regulus” Kokoris, and Chris “RocGaude” Whittington. Yes, it is an all star cast and then some. Several other familiar voices and listeners have sent in their two cents for this momentous occasion. This week, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #99 - Bat Brain What was that?! Over there! In the shadows. I saw him! It’s… David “Swordguy” Winn. He’s joining Mike and Ajguy this week to discuss some of the more obscure games out there. We also confirm some more old rumors, and talk about a little game called Batman: Arkham Asylum. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #98 - A Complex Issue Mike and Ajguy fly solo to bring you the news out of Gamescon and Blizzcon! Rumors are laid to rest in spades this week (spoiler, they were true). We also get very thoughtful in this week’s Let’s Go Topical! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #97 - Shin-o-gu Boogaloo Coming off an ego boost, Mike has seen fair to join us mortals (being Shinogu, Beige, and Ajguy) for another podcast. And he has bestowed upon us another “Either Or.” We also begin to countdown to the big 100 with a special edition of the Great American Ajguy Quiz. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #96 - Old School Mike and Ajguy are flying solo once again as Ajguy settles into his new apartment. But he drove back to Ohio just for you, dear listeners, so that you may have a show. This week, we look at console rumors, the evils and Activision, and why reviewers are wrong about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #95 - Epic Mickey?! Beige joins in for this week’s epic discussion about the rumored Warren Spector game codenamed Epic Mickey. We also take a look at some PR backlash, Yakuza bru-ha-ha, and a double dose of good news surrounding Microsoft’s Summer of Arcade. Also, Mike debuts a new segment, Let’s Go Topical! Where ya curleh mustache at?! Download Standard [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #94 - Name That Tune Mike is feeling both musical and forgetful today. Suffer along with A.J. and Pete “AngryJedi” Davison. We also get our splode on with Splosion Man, the first release of the Summer of Arcade. And Mike debuts his nefarious new segment, “Either Or”. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #93 - Through the Years Joey “Shinogu” Chiu joins us for, *sniffle*, the last entry in the games of years past. Listeners to our show should not be surprised by the outcome. We also have June’s NPD numbers, the UFC’s latest match up, new NXE features, and more on the suddenly (and happily) relevant world of Monkey Island. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #92 - Look Behind You! Ajguy’s back, and he brought Beige, Regulus, and MJPilon with him! Along with Mike (or Tolkoto, if we’re going to keep the whole handle thing going), they look at the year 2007, and pick the best game from one of the best years gaming has ever given us. Also, the brothers confess their love for [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #91 - Megaverse With Ajguy still off on his grand adventure, Mike is joined by Joey “Shinogu” Chiu and David “Swordguy” Winn. This week, the Game of the Year for 2006 is picked, we discuss the announcement of a new Final Fantasy for the DS, and Shin Megami Tensei games get a whole lot of love. Also, it’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #91 - Megaverse With Ajguy still off on his grand adventure, Mike is joined by Joey “Shinogu” Chiu and David “Swordguy” Winn. This week, the Game of the Year for 2006 is picked, we discuss the announcement of a new Final Fantasy for the DS, and Shin Megami Tensei games get a whole lot of love. Also, it’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #90 - Go West, Young Ajguy We may be down one Ajguy, but Joey “Shinogu” Chiu is ready to step up to the plate. He and Mike look at the bizarre new relationship between Id and Bethesda, talk about the newest countdown sites to make the scene, and choose a Game of the Year for 2005. Also, Joey takes his chances [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #90 - Go West, Young Ajguy We may be down one Ajguy, but Joey “Shinogu” Chiu is ready to step up to the plate. He and Mike look at the bizarre new relationship between Id and Bethesda, talk about the newest countdown sites to make the scene, and choose a Game of the Year for 2005. Also, Joey takes his chances [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #89 - Da Mocky Look who it is! It’s George “Regulus” Kokoris. Once again he joins us to comment on Activision’s latest shenanigans, the best games of 2004, and Mike’s pronunciation. This is also Ajguy’s last episode for a few weeks while he hits the rode, so it’s sure to become a collector’s item. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #88 - EBP Go Who let all these people in?! This week, we’re joined by George “Regulus” Kokoris, Chris “RocGaude” Whittington, and Mark “Beige” Whiting. Epic discussions ensue on NPD numbers, slams and jams, and the best game of 2003. Just don’t mention “the game that must not be named” or Mike and Beige may break into raucous laughter. Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #88 - EBP Go Who let all these people in?! This week, we’re joined by George “Regulus” Kokoris, Chris “RocGaude” Whittington, and Mark “Beige” Whiting. Epic discussions ensue on NPD numbers, slams and jams, and the best game of 2003. Just don’t mention “the game that must not be named” or Mike and Beige may break into raucous laughter. Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #87 - Prime Time Another E3 has come and gone, and we are here to bring it home (since Microsoft didn’t do that promotion again). Armed with good friend of the show George “Regulus” Kokoris, we check out some Sony execs justifying the PSP Go, discuss Natal again, and drool over Metroid: Other M some more. And I bet [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #87 - Prime Time Another E3 has come and gone, and we are here to bring it home (since Microsoft didn’t do that promotion again). Armed with good friend of the show George “Regulus” Kokoris, we check out some Sony execs justifying the PSP Go, discuss Natal again, and drool over Metroid: Other M some more. And I bet [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website E3 09 - Nintendo and Sony Back again, Mister? Today we weigh in on the Nintendo and Sony E3 press conferences to discuss various accessories and price points. We even got some exciting surprise game announcements. Guess what? Yoshi’s back! And it looks great! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website E3 09 - Microsoft, EA, and Monkey Island Welcome to our first E3 mini episode. Mike and AJ are here to weigh in on the Microsoft and EA press conferences, as well as the sudden resurgence in Monkey Island love. See our thoughts on the new games, Live features, and the mysterious Project Natal. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #86 - More Like Galo The Minotti Brothers make their triumphant return to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. Listen to that crowd cheer and chant! This week we welcome Pete “AngryJedi” Davison to talk about the games of 2001. We also get into some pre-E3 talks, the new hotness that is inFAMOUS, and find out what drunk, British men do [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #85 - Twist! There’s something different this week - a Minotti-Free episode! While the boys enjoy Disney World, the rest of the Squadron steps up to the plate. Join Chris “RocGaude” Whittington, Jeff “Feenwager” Parsons, Mark “Beige” Whiting, and Craig “Scribl” Ostrin as we dive into a hefty helping o’ pre-E3 (PRE3?) news, discuss why JRPG’s have got [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #84 - Slam with the Best This week we are once again joined by Mark “Beige” Whiting for the podcast equivalent of a wall of text. This is doubly true during our discussion of the best games of 1999 (a surprisingly good year when you look at it). Ajguy is once again iPhoning it in, Beige brings the goods with F.E.A.R. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #83 - To Boldly Go As the madness that is the end of the school year finally comes to a close, we are joined by none other than Jeff “Feenwager” Parsons. Ajguy is once again fully immersed in the world of Fallout 3 thanks to the Broken Steel DLC add-on. Feen and Mike swap tales in the dugout of MLB [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #82 - surf.to/ripoff We’re back to the classic duo of Mike and Ajguy as our heroes brave finals’ week. But that didn’t stop us from playing a lot of demos, including one very special demo. We also take a trip back to 1997 (in more ways than one). And do you know the Japanese name for Oddworld: Abe’s [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #81 - Get a Lode of This Rediscover the classics here on the Exploding Barrel Podcast. This week, we’re joined by David “Swordguy” Winn. Unsurprisingly, he talks about some Shin Megami Tensei titles. Ajguy discovers an old classic in the recent XBLA release of Lode Runner. Mike is out to avenge the honor of his father in GTA: Chinatown Wars. We also [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #80 - Breaking News Even after we record the news, we never stop reporting! The NPD numbers hit as we were recording, so we’ve got ‘em for you. Mike picks up a duo of DS games, returning favorite George “Regulus” Kokoris returns to share some tales of EVE Online, and Ajguy was playing some more WoW. We also check [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #79 - Co-op Body Mark “Beige” Whiting joins us once again to tell tales of his Co-op experiences with Mike in Resident Evil 5. Ajguy checks out one of the top games from the Independent Games Festival, Tag. We also have a strangely long conversation about Assasin’s Creed 2, discuss Konami’s Six Days in Fellujah, and face some hard [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #78 - Shattered Sea of Dreams George “Regulus” Kokoris returns with his experience at last week’s GDC. Hilarity ensures. We talk some iPhone games, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time, and some co-op impressions of Resident Evil 5. Also, thrill as Mike and George add subtitles to all the Final Fantasy games. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #77 - The NPC Who Loved Me This week we are joined by Chris “RocGaude” Whittington, eager to just partake in a podcast and not host one, and Pete “AngryJedi” Davidson, eager to partake in a podcast and not edit one. Both of those squaddies are one vacation, so they’ve been playing plenty of games. Roc brings the goods with 50 Cent [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #76 - Stereotypical Title Who’s dulcet tones are those? None other than Craig “Scribl” “PensiveMuffin” Ostrin makes an appearance on this week’s EBP. He’s here to tell us all about Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Also, Mike has finished Resident Evil 5. Find out his final impressions inside. Ajguy likes his iPhone. A lot. So he played some games [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #76 - Stereotypical Title Who’s dulcet tones are those? None other than Craig “Scribl” “PensiveMuffin” Ostrin makes an appearance on this week’s EBP. He’s here to tell us all about Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars. Also, Mike has finished Resident Evil 5. Find out his final impressions inside. Ajguy likes his iPhone. A lot. So he played some games [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #75 - Resident Moral Ambiguity We just keep getting bigger! This week Mike and Ajguy are joined by Andrew ‘Cyranix” Harrison and David “SwordGuy” Winn in one of our biggest and greatest shows yet. We tear into some Bioshock 2 rumors, Resident Evil 5 news and impressions, and listen to Mike get his hopes up at the mere mention of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #75 - Resident Moral Ambiguity We just keep getting bigger! This week Mike and Ajguy are joined by Andrew ‘Cyranix” Harrison and David “SwordGuy” Winn in one of our biggest and greatest shows yet. We tear into some Bioshock 2 rumors, Resident Evil 5 news and impressions, and listen to Mike get his hopes up at the mere mention of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #74 - Some Web 2.0 Shit Squad wordsmith, web page maker, gentleman, and scholar Beige joins us for one of our most epic shows yet. An enthralling discussion of 1989 is sure to dazzle, as are tales of Fire Emblem, Killzone 2, and Dawn of War 2. Also, learn about Amazon’s new trade-in system and the music industry. See? It’s educational! Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #74 - Some Web 2.0 Shit Squad wordsmith, web page maker, gentleman, and scholar Beige joins us for one of our most epic shows yet. An enthralling discussion of 1989 is sure to dazzle, as are tales of Fire Emblem, Killzone 2, and Dawn of War 2. Also, learn about Amazon’s new trade-in system and the music industry. See? It’s educational! Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #73 - The Year 198X Squadron of Shame member and resident curmudgeon Feenwager joins in on the explodive fun this week. We talk downloadable taxes, lesbian rights on Xbox Live, the brilliance of Flower, and Feen gives us a blast from the past in the form of Sly Cooper. Also, see if we discuss your favorite game from 1988! Download Standard [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #73 - The Year 198X Squadron of Shame member and resident curmudgeon Feenwager joins in on the explodive fun this week. We talk downloadable taxes, lesbian rights on Xbox Live, the brilliance of Flower, and Feen gives us a blast from the past in the form of Sly Cooper. Also, see if we discuss your favorite game from 1988! Download Standard [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #72 - Here Comes a New Challenger The time foretold by prophecy has arrived! We are thrilled to welcome our first guest host from the Squadron of Shame, Regulus! Join us as we discuss the greatest of Street Fighter IV, Reg’s fascination with Eve Online, DICE news bites, and the best games from 1987. We also coin the term House of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #72 - Here Comes a New Challenger The time foretold by prophecy has arrived! We are thrilled to welcome our first guest host from the Squadron of Shame, Regulus! Join us as we discuss the greatest of Street Fighter IV, Reg’s fascination with Eve Online, DICE news bites, and the best games from 1987. We also coin the term House of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #71 - GOTY from…‘86? We debut a new feature and take a look at some games from 1986, the year of Mike’s birth. We also talk some old Sega games and Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Also, it’s that time of the month! NPDs are here at last! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #71 - GOTY from…‘86? We debut a new feature and take a look at some games from 1986, the year of Mike’s birth. We also talk some old Sega games and Tom Clancy’s H.A.W.X. Also, it’s that time of the month! NPDs are here at last! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #70 - Remember Killzone 1? It’s been a demoriffic week, and we’re here to discuss it. Join us for our impressions of the demos for Killzone 2, Halo Wars, Phantasy Star Portable, and A Vampire Story. Also, it’s not a demo, but we now own copies of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. EA announced a whole bunch of stuff, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #70 - Remember Killzone 1? It’s been a demoriffic week, and we’re here to discuss it. Join us for our impressions of the demos for Killzone 2, Halo Wars, Phantasy Star Portable, and A Vampire Story. Also, it’s not a demo, but we now own copies of Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3. EA announced a whole bunch of stuff, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #69 - Whooooo! Get ready to ride Space Mountain as it would be in an alternate version of the world where nuclear bombs don’t exist and dolphins wear lasers. Yes, Ric Flair will be in the Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 expansion, Uprising. We also talk about a lot of games, including the Warhammer 40K: Dawn of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #69 - Whooooo! Get ready to ride Space Mountain as it would be in an alternate version of the world where nuclear bombs don’t exist and dolphins wear lasers. Yes, Ric Flair will be in the Command & Conquer Red Alert 3 expansion, Uprising. We also talk about a lot of games, including the Warhammer 40K: Dawn of [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #68 - That’s My Kaz So I finally decided to put the show names in the feed. I bet you didn’t even know we used clever names. Anyway, with 2008 now behind us, it’s time to look to the exciting future of 2009. Join as we discuss what games of 2009 get us all excited. We also get into some [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Show #68 - That’s My Kaz So I finally decided to put the show names in the feed. I bet you didn’t even know we used clever names. Anyway, with 2008 now behind us, it’s time to look to the exciting future of 2009. Join as we discuss what games of 2009 get us all excited. We also get into some [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #67 In a suprise move, we reveal our number 2 and 1 picks for our favorite games of 2008. Did you figure them out yet? We also have Decembers epic NPD numbers. Massive DLC announcements and a kickass sith Obi Wan round out the rest of the show. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #67 In a suprise move, we reveal our number 2 and 1 picks for our favorite games of 2008. Did you figure them out yet? We also have Decembers epic NPD numbers. Massive DLC announcements and a kickass sith Obi Wan round out the rest of the show. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #66 A sad day indeed as we discuss the massive layoffs at 1UP.com and the end of Electronic Gaming Monthly. There is some happy news, though! Criterion reveals more awesome cars, Gears maps become available, and we reveal our number 3 picks for Game of the Year. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #66 A sad day indeed as we discuss the massive layoffs at 1UP.com and the end of Electronic Gaming Monthly. There is some happy news, though! Criterion reveals more awesome cars, Gears maps become available, and we reveal our number 3 picks for Game of the Year. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #65 The countdown continues. Not a lot of news, so we talk the 4th best game(s) of 2008, iPhone gaming, and Persona. It’s all very epic, we assure you. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #65 The countdown continues. Not a lot of news, so we talk the 4th best game(s) of 2008, iPhone gaming, and Persona. It’s all very epic, we assure you. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #64 It’s an exciting week. Chris joins us to discuss the Spike TV Video Game Awards. He then sticks around to join us in our countdown to our individual Game of the Year awards. This week we start off at number 5. Some news, tales of iPhone gaming, and a look at supposedly disappointing games round [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #63 Get ready for the most epic NPD numbers ever! It’s so full of highs and low. You’ll laugh, you’ll cry. Etc. We also discuss what we feel is the best XBLA game ever. The Minotti brothers also prove that their softies thanks to their inability to role play evil in Fallout 3. And at long [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #62 Join us for Mike’s birthday celebration for a long anticipated Fallout 3 discussion. Yes, Ajguy has finally conquered the wasteland, and now we go into detail about the ending and general game experience. Ajguy has also been enjoying a good deal of Chrono Trigger DS while Mike gets ready to take his level 70 death [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #62 Join us for Mike’s birthday celebration for a long anticipated Fallout 3 discussion. Yes, Ajguy has finally conquered the wasteland, and now we go into detail about the ending and general game experience. Ajguy has also been enjoying a good deal of Chrono Trigger DS while Mike gets ready to take his level 70 death [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #61 Ugh! If you want to listen to people bitch about how terrible Sonic Unleashed is, you’ve come to the right place. We also talk about how great Street Fighter 2 HD Turbo Remix is and how much we love Capcom lately. A bunch of DLC news and some more Sonic discussion rounds out our post-Thanksgiving [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #61 Ugh! If you want to listen to people bitch about how terrible Sonic Unleashed is, you’ve come to the right place. We also talk about how great Street Fighter 2 HD Turbo Remix is and how much we love Capcom lately. A bunch of DLC news and some more Sonic discussion rounds out our post-Thanksgiving [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #60 More and more games! Is there no end? And now we’re playing them a little differently thanks to the New Xbox Experience. Hear us weigh in on it. Also, Ajguy gets his hands on the full release of Left 4 Dead, Gears of War 2, and A Kingdom for Keflings. Both Minotti’s continue their adventures [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #60 More and more games! Is there no end? And now we’re playing them a little differently thanks to the New Xbox Experience. Hear us weigh in on it. Also, Ajguy gets his hands on the full release of Left 4 Dead, Gears of War 2, and A Kingdom for Keflings. Both Minotti’s continue their adventures [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #59 Games, games, games! There’s so many of them! So let’s talk about them. We have more Fallout 3, Mike weighs in on Left 4 Dead, Ajguy rolls a Death Knight, Mike gets his Gears of War 2 on, and more! Also, you may have noticed a lot of games this year have a 2 in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #59 Games, games, games! There’s so many of them! So let’s talk about them. We have more Fallout 3, Mike weighs in on Left 4 Dead, Ajguy rolls a Death Knight, Mike gets his Gears of War 2 on, and more! Also, you may have noticed a lot of games this year have a 2 in [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #58 Though I never thought it possible, Mike may actually be more addicted to Fallout 3 than Ajguy. Hear them both recount tales of the wasteland. We also get stories of vampires, LA, AC/DC, and a slew of news. Apologies in advance to the two Hellgate: London fans out there. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #58 Though I never thought it possible, Mike may actually be more addicted to Fallout 3 than Ajguy. Hear them both recount tales of the wasteland. We also get stories of vampires, LA, AC/DC, and a slew of news. Apologies in advance to the two Hellgate: London fans out there. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #57 As we work out a new schedule (details inside), we bring you one of the most game filled EBPs ever! Ajguy has completely lost himself in the Fallout 3, Mike is experiencing the joys of Little Big Planet, and we wrap the show with a post show look at the ending of Fable II. Shouting [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #57 As we work out a new schedule (details inside), we bring you one of the most game filled EBPs ever! Ajguy has completely lost himself in the Fallout 3, Mike is experiencing the joys of Little Big Planet, and we wrap the show with a post show look at the ending of Fable II. Shouting [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #56 We bring you all things Fable II and Dead Space. Yes my friends, the first salvo has been fired in what is sure to be a holiday filled with far too many great games to play. But we must try. Tons of news this week too. We’ve got NPDs, Star Wars, and Little Big Planet. [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #55 After a technical snaffu last week, we’re back. We were banking on a lot of cool stuff to talk about coming out of the Tokyo Game Show, but not much happened. We do have some new Halo news, some Sony firmware annoucements, and Mike’s favorite, Guitar Hero prices. A questionable Great American Ajguy Gaming Quiz [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #54 The biggest news story of 2008 draws to a close with the release of Mega Man 9. Or does it? While Ajguy holds out for the 360 version, Mike has already conquered the Wii version. And did someone say DLC? Plus we talk Warhammer Online, The Witcher, and Samba de Amigo. A truly epic Great [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #53 The lights are back on and so are the games. We have a massive list of games we played this week. So massive that I had to write it down (and I still forgot one!). Join our new addiction to Warhammer Online, thrill to talks of galactic conquest in Spore, and join us for a [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrle Podcast Show #52 Seperated by great distances once again, the Minotti brothers resort to the old magics to continue bringing you the show! And what a show! We’ve got price drops, PSP firmware, DRM, and more! Ajguy gets his feet wet with Spore, while Mike’s loathing of wRPGs continues with Neverwinter Nights 2. Also, Ajguy is taking suggestions [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #51 After a short break, we’re back! We’ve been busy crashing castles and hitting virtual golf balls. Care to hear about it? Also join us for another edition of the Great Canadian Mikezors Gaming Quiz, find out if Ajguy survives another Answer or DIE!, and discover the joys of new Sony hardware. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #50 We did it. 50 epidsodes and 1 year later we’re still here. To celebrate, we discuss one epic week of gaming that includes Bionic Commando Rearmed, Madden, Fable II Pub Games, Strong Bad, and more! And in addition to the Great Canadian Mikezors Gaming Quiz, we introduce a new segment called Answer of DIE. Join [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #49 It’s the highest rated XBLA game yet, it’s garnered critical and financial success, and it’s basically the only game we played this week. Well, that and more Soul Calibur IV. Join us for a special post-show discussion on Jonathan Blow’s excellent new game, Braid. We also continue to cover Mega Man 9 and Burnout Paradise [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #48 The soul still burns in this week’s Exploding Barrel Podcast. Soul Calibur IV is upon us, and thanks to the allure of the Star Wars franchise, we have both versions between us. It’s Vader vs. Yoda (we wish) as we talk about how good the game is (so good). Not to be missed, Geometry Wars [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #47 Welcome to the original Exploding Barrel Podcast! Accept no substitutes. And what’s inside? We have some post E3 shenanigans, Comic Con news, and more. Ajguy is still heavily addicted to Civilization Revolution, while Mike is (suprisingly) playing and (even more surprisingly) enjoying Fallout. Throw in a dash of Pixel Junk Eden, and you have yourself [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #46 The cooking is done, the plates have been plated, E3 battle ‘08 is over! Find out what else happened after the press conferences as we resurrect the Best Ever to discuss the best of E3 2008. Ajguy is thoroughly addicted to Civ Rev, while Mike contines his quest against Dr. Wily (heck, he’s fighting Wily [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #45 It’s E3! We appreciate your patience as we bring you not one, not two, but all three of the major platform press conferences. Listen to our thoughts and rants. We also have the rest of the news, the glorious Civ Rev, and our first taste of Too Human. The Great Canadian Mikezors Gaming Quiz shall [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #44 We continue to cover the biggest news story of 2008 with some Mega Man 9 tidbits. Plus, the developers of Burnout Paradise have gone plane crazy! We would have talked about PS3 trophies if that wasn’t a huge mess, so we talk about the huge mess instead. Civilzation, classic Mega Man, and the now officially [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #43 It’s finally for reals! Ladies and gentlemen, Blizzard has announced Diablo 3 at their Worldwide Invitational in Paris. Get all the juicy details and fanboy rantings here. Meanwhile, we’ve got even more Mega Man 9 details, a Rock Band 2 announcement, and Ajguy experiences physical pain while playing Guitar Hero: On Tour. Finally, watch as [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #42 Now that we both have beaten Metal Gear Solid 4, this week we get into a meaty discussion covering all facets of the game. First, we do our normal show. News is spiced up with plenty of rumors, including some supposed details for Mega Man 9. Ajguy once again tries his luck at the Great [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #41 A little came called Metal Gear Solid 4 came out this week. You may have heard of it. So thrill as Ajguy discusses… the third game. Yes, he finally beat it. Mike gets in a good amount of time with Snake’s (possible) last outing, and both brothers reactivated their World of Warcraft accounts in the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #40 Man, have we got loads to talk about! First of all, games! We’ve played a bunch. Purchases, rentals, demos, the whole shebang. The brothers Minotti quite enjoyed Civilization Revolution, Ajguy didn’t care much for Ninja Gaiden II, and they both had their first experience with Dungeons and Dragons. Listen to the chilling tale! In news, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #39 Perhaps it’s the calm before the MGS4 storm, but there isn’t a whole lot this week. We do have an exciting Steam announcement, Ajguy and Mike get their feet wet in Silent Hill 2 (yes, the old one), and Ajguy swoons to the news of Jimmy Buffett coming to Rock Band. Also, be sure to [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #38 After a busy weekend of selling Diet Pepsi Max, Ajguy is back home and enthusiastically ready to go over a week of gaming news and experiences with Mike. This time, we talk about the Penny Arcade game, On The Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness. Also, the Great American Ajguy Gaming Quiz makes its debut, we ponder [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #37 We’re back! While we were gone, Mike managed to complete the World Ends with You. Ajguy started it. All kinds of news happened while we were gone, so join us as we try to catch up. And did someone say NPDs? Just how do they sell that many Wiis? Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #36 Guess what game we’re playing this week? If you said GTA, you’re right! But we’re also playing Mario Kart Wii while wondering what everyone’s complaining about. It’s great! Beyond that, we talk some ESA/E3 madness, great moments at E3, and talk about how E3 would have been starting up at about this time had it [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #35 Ok, we’re a little late, but we promise it was worth it. GTA is in the house! And that’s now all, there’s other games too that we actually cared about before Tuesday. Join us as we discuss some other open world games, Chrono Trigger and Phoenix Wright, and a test of your own hardcoreness. Download Standard [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #34 At long last, Mark Salmela joins in the madness! It’s a triple threat match of a podcast as we discuss the March NPDs, Mark’s retro obsession, the Minotti brothers’ assault on Vegas, and the Mortal Kombat backstory. Also, thrill as Mark jumps in the hotseat as Mike drill’s him on various best evers! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #33 Ajguy shows the Final Fantasy lovin’ now that he’s had some time to play Crisis Core. Mike goes new old school with indy adventure game the Shivah. In honor of the Masters, we discuss the best golf game ever. And friend of the show Mark Salmela saves the day with an absolute last minute addition [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #32 This week Mike engages in even more Metal Gear while Ajguy does not object to some Phoenix Wright. Thrill as we discuss great Disney video games, discuss Sonic the Hedgehog across various forms of media, and read all the latest news. You did hear about the PS4, right? Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #31 Continuing internet woes at the EBP Headquaters delayed the publishing of the show, so think of it as our April Fool’s joke. But relax, we’re here and with a brand new segment. Thanks to an influx of reader mail (keep ‘em coming!), we proudly present the Mail Barrel. Listen as we answer your questions, talk [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #30 I don’t know how we became so JRPG-centric here, but we take a look at Gamasutra’s list of 20 essential JPRGs. Ajguy takes to the stars in Sins of a Solar Empire, while Mike talks of his triumphs over Hades in God of War: Chains of Olympus. Sonic Unleashed more or may not be coming, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #29 The EBP Studios (I just made that up) have gotten a new cable modem, so our network woes should be no more! It doesn’t affect us too much though, since we can’t stop playing Smash Bros. Mike did take some time to play God of War: Chains of Olympus, while Ajguy engaged in some more [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #28 We’re a day late so we can give you the lowdown on the recently released Super Smash Bros. Brawl. You may have heard us talk about the game before. There’s some news and such, but let’s face it. We just want to talk about Brawl. Well, we want to play it, but we would never [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #27 We swear it seemed longer as we recorded, but it’s a short show this week. We’re still playing the same games (Lost Odyssey and Ace Attorney), and still reporting the news (of which there was plenty). The pre-Brawl excitement begins to hit, so expect a long and exciting show next week! Not to discount this [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #26 Rejoice, for Ajguy has a new Xbox (thanks to the much appreciated efforts of Mike, Chris, and Katherine). Excitedly, he tears into Lost Odyssey. Meanwhile, Mike has been engaging in courtroom drama thanks to Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney. The Games Developer Conference consumes much of the news. And for whatever reason, we talk about the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #25 NPD numbers delight yet again, and it isn’t the same firing order this month. Why do you love gaming? The Minotti brothers tell all in this intimate look back at how these two miscreants became so enraptured in the past time that eventually lead to their podcast stardom. Mike has fallen in love with Persona [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #24 Now that Mike has finally completed the Orange Box, it’s a Half Life bonanza. Spoilers to follow. Ajguy also really enjoys Poker Smash. If only he had an Xbox to play it on. Go make a sandwich and grab a drink! You’ll need the energy while you listen to this podcast. We wouldn’t want you [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #23 (fixed) *Update* The end of the show was cut off. Downloading this version should correct the problems. Sorry for the confusion. Now that Ajguy is over the stomach flu, we come back in full force with one of our best shows yet. Smash Bros. is out in Japan, and Ajguy and Mike go through all the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #22 Another month, another round of NPD analysis. Guess who won. The best ever goes randomly retro as we discuss the best NES game ever. Tragedy befalls Ajguy when his Xbox 360 and PS3 are literally stolen from his new house. Hear the exciting details in this week’s show! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #21 Ok, we’ll be honest. This is a short show this week. Not a lot to talk about as the January game drought continues. But what we lack in quantity, we make up for in quality. We discuss the games of 2008 that have us most excited, and dip into some CES related stories. Good times! Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #21 Ok, we’ll be honest. This is a short show this week. Not a lot to talk about as the January game drought continues. But what we lack in quantity, we make up for in quality. We discuss the games of 2008 that have us most excited, and dip into some CES related stories. Good times! Download [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #20 This week is a Final Fantasy spectacular! Mike prevents to much anticipated First (and Last) Annual Final Fantasy Awards. Ajguy joins in the fun too as the brothers Minotti venture into the world of Final Fantasy XI. Gaming news and the 411 on 411 round out the first Exploding Barrel of 2008! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #20 This week is a Final Fantasy spectacular! Mike prevents to much anticipated First (and Last) Annual Final Fantasy Awards. Ajguy joins in the fun too as the brothers Minotti venture into the world of Final Fantasy XI. Gaming news and the 411 on 411 round out the first Exploding Barrel of 2008! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #19 At long last, the Best Ever this Year comes to an exciting conclusion as Mike and Ajguy reveal their games of the year. Leading up to the pulse quickening conclusion, our heroes take a fond look at back at some highs (and lows) of the games of 2007. With little news and practically no new [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #19 At long last, the Best Ever this Year comes to an exciting conclusion as Mike and Ajguy reveal their games of the year. Leading up to the pulse quickening conclusion, our heroes take a fond look at back at some highs (and lows) of the games of 2007. With little news and practically no new [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #18 This week it’s a Christmas spectacular! As we head into the jolly holidays, we discuss more of the games we’ve played, further bickering between Harmonix and Red Octane, Mike’s start on Final Fantasy X, and reveal our number 2 picks for the Best Ever This Year! Non sequiturs abound as we march towards the end [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #18 This week it’s a Christmas spectacular! As we head into the jolly holidays, we discuss more of the games we’ve played, further bickering between Harmonix and Red Octane, Mike’s start on Final Fantasy X, and reveal our number 2 picks for the Best Ever This Year! Non sequiturs abound as we march towards the end [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #17 This week we get down and dirty with NPD numbers. That’s right, fanboys. You can’t argue with cold, hard facts. The game of the year countdown continues in the Best Ever - This Year. Plus, more Rock Band guitar woes, another PS3 firmware update, and a burn from Mr. Miyamoto himself. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #17 This week we get down and dirty with NPD numbers. That’s right, fanboys. You can’t argue with cold, hard facts. The game of the year countdown continues in the Best Ever - This Year. Plus, more Rock Band guitar woes, another PS3 firmware update, and a burn from Mr. Miyamoto himself. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #16 This week continues the countdown to our game of the year edition of The Best Ever. The Gerstmann saga is finally dying down, so we get in some final words on the whole debacle. Plus, guitar controller drama, Final Fantasy galore, more Rock Band, and a very special birthday (with cake!). Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #16 This week continues the countdown to our game of the year edition of The Best Ever. The Gerstmann saga is finally dying down, so we get in some final words on the whole debacle. Plus, guitar controller drama, Final Fantasy galore, more Rock Band, and a very special birthday (with cake!). Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #15 This week we talk about what everyone else is talking about. That’s right, we talk about the Gamespot debacle. We also talk new Xbox features, a disappointing development in the Star Trek MMO, the games we played last week (because not much came out this week), and begin counting down to our game of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #15 This week we talk about what everyone else is talking about. That’s right, we talk about the Gamespot debacle. We also talk new Xbox features, a disappointing development in the Star Trek MMO, the games we played last week (because not much came out this week), and begin counting down to our game of the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #14 This week we talk about the incredible experience that is Rock Band. Mass Effect has left us both transfixed, while Assassin’s Creed continues to impress. We discuss Xbox Live Arcade Titles and take a look at the some of the other articles to be found on 411. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #14 This week we talk about the incredible experience that is Rock Band. Mass Effect has left us both transfixed, while Assassin’s Creed continues to impress. We discuss Xbox Live Arcade Titles and take a look at the some of the other articles to be found on 411. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #13 This week we dive into an embarrassment of riches ranging from Super Mario Galaxy to Assassin’s Creed, with a little Smackdown Vs. Raw for good measure. Movie licensed games are discussed, as is Mike’s disgust with reporting on guitar based game downloadable content (which we do this week). Everyone got the memo, right? We do [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #13 This week we dive into an embarrassment of riches ranging from Super Mario Galaxy to Assassin’s Creed, with a little Smackdown Vs. Raw for good measure. Movie licensed games are discussed, as is Mike’s disgust with reporting on guitar based game downloadable content (which we do this week). Everyone got the memo, right? We do [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #12 This week we discuss Uncharted and Zak & Wiki. In light of many news to discuss and Mike’s completion of yet another Final Fantasy, we briefly discuss the best console design ever. Furthermore, please visit the Child’s Play Charity to help out some sick kids. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #12 This week we discuss Uncharted and Zak & Wiki. In light of many news to discuss and Mike’s completion of yet another Final Fantasy, we briefly discuss the best console design ever. Furthermore, please visit the Child’s Play Charity to help out some sick kids. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #11 This week we almost spent more time playing games in stores than in our house thanks to demos of Super Mario Galaxy and Rock Band. As the last gen seems to finally be fading out, we discuss the best ever game from the PS2, GCN, Xbox era. More Final Fantasy, some Castlevania, and Hellgate: London [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #11 This week we almost spent more time playing games in stores than in our house thanks to demos of Super Mario Galaxy and Rock Band. As the last gen seems to finally be fading out, we discuss the best ever game from the PS2, GCN, Xbox era. More Final Fantasy, some Castlevania, and Hellgate: London [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #10 The DS sees plenty of love this week, as we explore and evaluate it’s software library thus far. Also, Mike magically goes from mildly hating Final Fantasy VIII to liking it quite a bit. Plus all of the week’s gaming news and the upcoming game releases. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #10 The DS sees plenty of love this week, as we explore and evaluate it’s software library thus far. Also, Mike magically goes from mildly hating Final Fantasy VIII to liking it quite a bit. Plus all of the week’s gaming news and the upcoming game releases. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #9 This week, we chastise Sony a bit (don’t worry, Mike picks on Microsoft too). Mike picks up a side quest in his adventures in Final Fantasy, Ajguy gets sucked back into Oblivion, and for some reason we discuss the best Sonic game ever. This will be the last show produced with Ajguy is Los Angeles, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #9 This week, we chastise Sony a bit (don’t worry, Mike picks on Microsoft too). Mike picks up a side quest in his adventures in Final Fantasy, Ajguy gets sucked back into Oblivion, and for some reason we discuss the best Sonic game ever. This will be the last show produced with Ajguy is Los Angeles, [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #8 This week we celebrate an embarrassment of riches as the Orange Box is released. Ajguy discusses one of the sleeper hits of the year, Puzzle Quest, now available on XBLA and PC. Mike beats yet another Final Fantasy. Also, the Saturn is remembered for no particular reason. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #8 This week we celebrate an embarrassment of riches as the Orange Box is released. Ajguy discusses one of the sleeper hits of the year, Puzzle Quest, now available on XBLA and PC. Mike beats yet another Final Fantasy. Also, the Saturn is remembered for no particular reason. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #7 This week, we talk about the long await Phantom Hourglass. Mike’s time with Mega Man Powered Up prompts a discussion of the best Mega Man ever! Plus Bungie’s leaving Microsoft, Rockstar has a bug up their ass, and David Hayter gives us some good news. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #7 This week, we talk about the long await Phantom Hourglass. Mike’s time with Mega Man Powered Up prompts a discussion of the best Mega Man ever! Plus Bungie’s leaving Microsoft, Rockstar has a bug up their ass, and David Hayter gives us some good news. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #6 This week, we discuss hardware pricing rumors, the return of Samba de Amigo, and Ajguy learns that Phantom Hourglass comes out next week! To celebrate, we discuss which is the best Zelda ever. Oh, and we talk about Halo 3. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #6 This week, we discuss hardware pricing rumors, the return of Samba de Amigo, and Ajguy learns that Phantom Hourglass comes out next week! To celebrate, we discuss which is the best Zelda ever. Oh, and we talk about Halo 3. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #5 This week, Ajguy is enjoying the sweet, sweet candy that is Team Fortress 2. Mike gets his hands on Lair and Warhawk having bested yet another Final Fantasy. You like controllers? Well find out which one is the best ever. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #5 This week, Ajguy is enjoying the sweet, sweet candy that is Team Fortress 2. Mike gets his hands on Lair and Warhawk having bested yet another Final Fantasy. You like controllers? Well find out which one is the best ever. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #4 This week we remember the Sega Dreamcast, Ajguy meets Castlevania head honcho Koji Igarashi, and Mike is chugging through Final Fantasy VI. Do you like news? We’ve got everything from studio closures to Rez on XBLA! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #4 This week we remember the Sega Dreamcast, Ajguy meets Castlevania head honcho Koji Igarashi, and Mike is chugging through Final Fantasy VI. Do you like news? We’ve got everything from studio closures to Rez on XBLA! Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #3 This week we discuss a bunch of DLC, talk about the best Mario ever, and Mike finishes yet another Final Fantasy. Also, Ajguy is much better at Madden than Mike. Like, for real. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #3 This week we discuss a bunch of DLC, talk about the best Mario ever, and Mike finishes yet another Final Fantasy. Also, Ajguy is much better at Madden than Mike. Like, for real. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #2 This week we discuss Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Ajguy finally gets into the CoD4 beta, while Mike beats yet another Final Fantasy. And finally, the debate of which Metroid game is the best can forever be laid to rest. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #2 This week we discuss Metroid Prime 3: Corruption. Ajguy finally gets into the CoD4 beta, while Mike beats yet another Final Fantasy. And finally, the debate of which Metroid game is the best can forever be laid to rest. Download Standard Podcasts Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Exploding Barrel Podcast Show #1 Welcome to the inaugural episode of the Exploding Barrel Podcast. For this first episode, we discuss the latest happenings out of the Leipzig Games Convention, ask what is the best FPS ever, discuss the Call of Duty 4 multiplayer beta, and A.J.’s obsessions with Xbox 360 demos. Also check out a list of all the [...] Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website