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

Hosts:

• Paul Loynd
• Charles Porter

Today’s show features Uber Entertainment’s Eka Chandana (Executive Producer), and John Comes (Creative Director)! They tell us about their experience working on MNC (Monday Night Combat), the process they followed to create and develop the game, and where its personality comes from.