The last of the older episodes (we have one more “other” episode though before we relaunch).
We welcome Dan Tunnell from Turn 10 to talk about his work on Forza Motorsport 3. Dan gives some great insight into the development of a world-class racing game.
-John & Chris
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Throwback episode #2, the 3D Wonder Machine! The title of the show is a callback to a particularly ridiculous statement John made at the end of the show. We’re both in sort of a weird mood on this show, so expect us to get off the rails once or twice 
On the Show:
Silent Hill Homecoming (wrapup)
Batman Demo (preview)
Shadow Complex
Discussion about 2D Game Nostalgia
Reader Questions:
What do we think of James Cameron’s Avatar (The Movie)?
Is Shadow Complex the best XBLA game yet?
-John & Chris
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As promised, from the vault we have an unaired episode from this past summer, packed with deleted scenes. More to come soon.
On the Show:
Saint’s Row 2
Fallout 3 & Oblivion
Trials HD
Batman Demo (and the movies)
TMNT Arcade
Silent Hill Homecoming
Summer Dash Update
-John
P.S. Porkfry & Chris say hi.
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We talk about plenty of stuff other than Splosion Man this week, but John goes on and on about it, so it’s the SPLOSION CAST! CAAAAKE!
On the Show:
Seattle Heat Wave!
Chris’ crazy collecting
‘Splosion Man
Gears of War 2 – All Fronts DLC
Mailbag!
“Are there too many multiplayer games?”
“Should developers push to get multiplayer into games that are primarily single player?”
“Is a one console future possible with fanboys, competition, and the Big 3?”
“Can the industry survive with so many AAA titles? Is there enough money for them all?”
A pattern of Holiday delays. We talk about stuff we’re still eager for, John mentions Dark Void, which was then delayed days later..
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Summer of Arcade is upon us! We chew the fat on the five great titles that are part of Summer of Arcade, as well as a bunch of other stuff:
On the Show:
Fighting games vs. Adventure games. LET’S GET IT ON!
King of Fighters XII
Two Monkey Island games?!
Wallace & Gromit
Chris is still playing Fallout 3, specifically Point Lookout, the new DLC
Half Life 2! No, we don’t actually talk about it… But Noonan finished it, and you should too.
Tower Defense games on the iPhone, much to Chris’ chagrin
Defender Chronicles
The Creeps!
Summer of Arcade!
Splosion Man
Marvel VS. Capcom 2
TMNT: Turtles in Time Re-Shelled
Trials HD
Shadow Complex
Battlefield 1943
Games John mentioned, but couldn’t remember the name of:
Strong Bad’s Cool Game for Attractive People (from Homestar Runner)
GripShift
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Bunch of jibber jabber this show. Chris and John go over some news, talk about the games we’re playing, and answer a bunch of your questions about testing & game development, including: How much programming experience do you need to be a game tester, the best schools for game careers and more.
E3 2009! We discuss the avalanche of announcements from the Microsoft Press Briefing
We Discuss:
The Beatles: Rock Band
Tony Hawk: Ride
Modern Warfare 2
Final Fantasy XIII
Shadow Complex
Joyride
Crackdown 2
Left 4 Dead 2
Splinter Cell: Conviction
Forza Motorsport 3
Halo 3 ODST
Halo: Reach
Alan Wake
Last.fm
Netflix 2.0 & Zune Video
Facebook & Twitter
Metal Gear Solid Rising
Project Natal
Ricochet
Paint Party
Milo
We’ve posted three podcasts in the last two days (!), so if you’re an iTunes subscriber, don’t miss the previous shows. Also, one correction to our E3 coverage on the show. Robey mistakenly identifies Lost Planet 2 as an exclusive to Xbox 360.
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Better late than never! We’re back with a show that was recorded a while ago, but just got finished editing. Apologies for our lateness, we’re super busy getting ready for E3. We’re going to put up another show very shortly, and then try to do something interesting for E3.
As promised, shout outs abound for listeners that left comments on the previous podcast post before we recorded the show. We also talk about the growing music game genre, touch on some new game announcements from Japan, and cover some of the more interesting news items from the previous month.
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