Nov 28
Which franchise/series has done the best job of keeping a coherent storyline across multiple games? If you were to ask me this question before the release of Ultima IX my answer would have been different, but since that franchise has devolved into a state of utter nonsense, I’d have to say that The Elder Scrolls …
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Feb 15
Design. Innovate. Communicate. Entertain. While the Game Developers’ Conference (GDC) has grown increasingly commercialized, the annual DICE summit remains a game conference about a certain type of person in the game industry: the developers. It’s a place where developers can get together from all over the world and just talk about what they do without …
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Jan 08
It’s fairly evident that 2011 was a great year for gamers, and although the myriad of titles available during the holidays are sure to occupy much space on many a gamer’s best of the year list, it’s important to look back a little further and remember the earlier blockbusters of the year. Although heavy-hitters such …
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Jan 02
If you listen to the podcast you’ll know that my taste in games can be considered unusual at best (and if you don’t listen to the podcast then fuck you. Can I say fuck you? I said fuck you). I put a high priority on weirdness, cleverness, and I tend to value new or risky ideas more favorably than …
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Dec 29
Yes, we are doing a Top 7, not 5 or 10 or any other “clean” number. What is the reason for this? Well, there isn’t really one. Often 5 can be not enough and 10 too many, but really we just wanted to do something slightly different. And really, what makes 5 or 10 better …
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Nov 14
A jam-packed show awaits all who listens as Chad, Daniel and Earl are joined by Martin and Yazeed. We break down the week’s biggest releases with discussion on Modern Warfare 3, Skyrim and Super Mario 3D Land. After the gang gets fired up, move on to news which is dominated by sales as Oct NPD …
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Sep 12
The second half of our jumbo Fall Preview show is here. This time with an eye on Nov/Dec releases. We kick off the discussion with Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception, and then go down the line including Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword and Mario Kart 7. Along the way, …
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Aug 29
This week Dual Wielding tries a segment swap as we start off with the news of the week covering the PS3 price cut, Sonic CD coming to most digital platforms, and Skyrim having exclusive DLC for 30 days on the Xbox. Then we try out a question of the week as we ponder if boss …
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Apr 18
The interwebz absolutely blew up over the last few days as publishers pumped out trailer after trailer for their AAA lineups in what is shaping up to be one of the strongest years in gaming’s short history. Which trailer leaves you salivating the most? Watch them all below then share your thoughts in the comments. …
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Feb 28
The gang is back with impressions on BulletStorm, Marvel vs Capcom 3 and the demo of Dragon Age 2. In the news wrap-up, Nintendo has announced a new Pokemon DSi SKU, MS has announced a release date and details for Gears of War, and we discuss a trio of trailers with We Dare leading the …
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