TVGP Episode 144: And They Tensei’d
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:18:11
Music: Half Minute Hero
We’re a little loopy this week, but we manage to chat about Crackdown 2, Dead or Alive 4, Meds, Chime, Limbo, Deathspank, Trials HD, Red Dead Redemption, Persona 3 Portable, Castlevania: Symphony of the Night, and Puzzle Quest 2.
- June NPDs!
- Kinect pricing and bundles are announced
- Marvel vs. Capcom 3′s roster is now x+6
TVGP Episode 143: In the Heart of Europa
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:45:24
Music: Chiptuned Rockman
It’s a mix of old and new with Crackdown 2, Frequency, Amplitude, Dave Mirra Freestyle BMX 2, Chime, Risk: Factions, Persona 3 Portable, Red Dead Redemption, and Blacklight: Tango Down.
- Welp, Blizzard’s RealID is already gone
- 3DS has crazy, unexplainable piracy protection
- Microsoft cancels 1 vs 100
- Double Fine working on a slew of new games
- Codemasters says they’ve figured out how to kill DRM
TVGP Episode 142: Five Bucks Is a Price
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Running Time: 1:03:37
Music: Persona 3 Portable
A shorter episode this week with Ryan out and us losing a bunch of audio near the end, but we do chat about Risk: Factions, Split/Second, Rez HD, Mirror’s Edge, Ace Combat 6, Left 4 Dead, Chime, Crackdown 2, Puzzle Quest 2, Tiger Woods 11, Persona 3 Portable, and Scribble Defense.
- March NPDs!
- Microsoft to help organize the XBL Store with Destination Arcade
- PS4 development will be more developer-focused
- Your actual, real name will show up on the Blizzard forums
TVGP Episode 141: Fizz-Lock
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
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Music: Jet Set Radio Future
We have a smattering of old and new games this week, with Amplitude, Chime, Poker Smash, Rez HD, Just Cause 2, Crackdown 2 demo, OnLive, Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project, Tiger Woods PGA Tour 11, Risk: Factions, Crackdown, and Puzzle Quest 2.
- ABP will have in-game voice chat ads
- Diablo II is 10 years old…
- …and Pac-Man celebrates his 30th birthday
- A Sony exec makes it pretty clear there are more HD PS2 games coming
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 DLC returning (but only for a short time)
TVGP Episode 140: Sandy With a Chance of Fountains
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:40:54
Music: Heavenly Sword
Capturing two weeks of our whatcha been playing, we cover Alan Wake, Baby Maker Extreme, Rez, Mass Effect 2: Overlord DLC, Frequency, Split/Second, 3D Dot Game Heroes, Dirt 2, Crackdown 2 Demo, and Dante’s Inferno.
- Xbox 360 Arcade Slim annonced, $200
- Microsoft also announces the incredibly wordy Xbox Live Gold Discount Family Pack
- OnLive launches, we’ve got prices
- The first few Dreamcast re-releases are a bit different
TVGP Episode 139: E3 2010
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 2:19:08
Music: TVGP Theme – Candy Rave Chiptune Remix (by Musim)
It’s all E3 all the time (and then some e-mails!). There are far too many hot new games we talked about to list them all, but you should join the E3 2010: The Thread of Predictions, Hopes, & Shattered Dreamsthread over on the fourms. Big props to Soulman for starting that thread.
TVGP Episode 138: Old Man Hipster
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:21:23
Music: Megaman X
Before we reminisce about old games again, we chat about Dead Space: Extraction, Dead or Alive 4, Split/Second, Duke Nukem 3D, Alan Wake, Pure, Modern Warfare 2 (single player), Snoopy Flying Ace, Dirt 2, and 3D Dot Game Heroes.
- New Mortal Kombat movie/pitch?
- An unlikely partnership announces Dungeon Seige 3
- Dragon Age anime on the way
- Class action lawsuit claims Final Fantasy XIII freezes PS3s
- Interested in White Knight Chronicles 2? Might want to play the first game…
- Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions gets all 2099
TVGP Episode 137: Droppin’ Elevens
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:39:49
Music: Rez
We spend some time this week avoiding the rain and talking about Alan Wake, Split/Second, Modern Warfare 2, Pure, Dirt 2, and Dead Space: Extraction.
- New PSP ‘Favorites’ line, free games!
- Happy Birthday to Rare!
- Red Faction: Armageddon unveiled Friday
- EA tries to justify their add-on online codes
- The next MMORPG is in the Mummy universe? Wha?
TVGP Episode 136: Boston’s DRM
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:35:04
Music: Shatter
Though we didn’t play many games this week, we did have a great conversations about Split/Second, Blur, Modern Warfare 2, and Alan Wake.
- Mass Effect movie rights acquired
- Supreme Court rules that NFL teams are separate entities
- Little-known (to us, at least) Duke Nukem: Manhattan Project coming to XBLA
- Google Pac-Man made permanent, kills everyone’s time
- RUMOR: Natal costs $150, maybe renamed to Wave?
TVGP Episode 135: Dante’s Modern Inferno
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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:08:02
Music: Alan Wake
The magic of Skype brings us together to talk about Dead or Alive 4, Split/Second, Trials HD, Madden 10, Modern Warfare 2, Dead Space, Alan Wake, The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, and The Gamers: Dorkness Rising.
- There’s disaster in the April NPDs
- Visceral job listing may hint at Dante’s Inferno 2
- RUMOR: Premium PSN subscription may be announced at E3
- Mass Effect 2 DLC may lead into Mass Effect 3








