Hosts:

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

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

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

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Hello faithful listeners. This week those of us that bring you this fabulous show were stricken by a sudden debilitating phenomenon called… snow . This plague has daunted us for the past 5 days inflicting horrible trials such as, but not limited to, days without power, large amounts of time spent at home with our families, no free pop, and other trials too horrible to describe.

We have finally been able to persevere and trudge through the icy hell that is the Pacific Northwest and make it into work so that we can let you know that our podcast, Show 075, the “Best of the Year” show, has been delayed until next week. We apologize for this inconvenience and blame it fully on the snow .

Hosts:

• Charles Porter
• Chris Chamberlain
• Juan Sebastian Oviedo

Special Guest:

• Cesar Garcia

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

Games and topics discussed this episode:

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

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Hosts:

• Bex Bradley
• Charles Porter
• Chris Chamberlain

Special Guests:

• Phil Dunne
• Steve Burke

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

Games and topics discussed this episode:

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

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

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

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Hosts:

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

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

Games and topics discussed this episode:

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

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Hosts:

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

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

Games and topics discussed this episode:

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

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Hosts:

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

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

Games and topics discussed this episode:

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

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

Hosts:

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

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

Games and topics discussed this episode:

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

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