That Video Game Podcast

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:47:34
Music: Gears of War

Ryan’s back! We celebrate by talking about The Williams Collection, Crackdown 2 DLC, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimension, Shank, Alan Wake: The Signal, Madden 11, Split/Second, Halo: ODST, Altitude, Minesweeper, PixelJunk Eden, Alpha Protocol, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, Dragon Quest IX, and Persona 3 Portable.

• The rumors are true, Gearbox is bringing us Duke Nukem Forever
• We’ll let you do the math on the Borderlands level increase
• For a little bit, you could hack your PS3 with a smartphone
• There’ll definitely be giant ants in the new Earth Defense Force game
• PlayStation turns 15, Dreamcast turns 11

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Running Time: 1:13:49
Music: Dragon Quest IX (Symphonic)

We’re down a beard this week, but we talk about The Williams Collection, Crackdown 2, Borderlands, Alpha Protocol, the Vanquish demo, Red Dead Redemption, Dragon Quest IX, Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light, and Dead Rising 2: Case 0.

• PS3 Jailbreak released, blocked, then leaked
• Microsoft announces an Xbox Live price increase…
• …and a new d-pad redesigned controller with a hefty price tag
• Nintendo knocks off $20 on their current DSi offerings
• Split/Second DLC starts
• It’s the end of an era as AMD retires the ATI brand
• Borderlands GOTY edition (with map!) coming soon
• Chime releasing on PC with new Portal-themed level
• And Square Enix isn’t putting out Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep on the PSP Go

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:35:58
Music: 3D Dot Game Heroes

We manage to keep our brains on long enough this week to talk about The Williams Collection, Borderlands, Final Fight: Double Impact, Left 4 Dead, Alpha Protocol, Pokemon Diamond, Pokemon Trading Card Game, Tropico 3, Madden 11, Portal, Lane and Lynch 2, Monsters (Probably) Stole My Girlfriend, and Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light.

• Mass Effect 2 ‘Shadow Broker’ DLC coming early September
• Vanquish demo coming, like, next week
• DeathSpank sequel coming next month (!)
• ‘New’ Left 4 Dead DLC announced
• Amazon mysteriously drops XBLA game sales
• Crackdown 2 DLC announced and detailed (rocket boots!)

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Special Guest: Brad Fellers
Running Time: 1:31:43
Music: Bionic Commando (NES) and Bionic Commando Rearmed

Brad joins us this week to chat about Dead of Alive 4, Borderlands, The Williams Collection, Alpha Protocol, StarCraft II, Dragon Quest 9, Madden 11, Red Dead Redemption, and BlazBlue: Continuum Shift.

• Insomniac officially announces two new games
• Mass Effect 2 finally coming to PS3!
• Realtime Worlds is in a bit of financial trouble
• Red Faction: Battlegrounds announced
• Because I can’t help myself, more details about Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
• Castle Crashers coming to PSN, stop by their booth at PAX Prime to play the arcade machine!
• The new PSP2 rumors are even crazier than the last batch

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Running Time: 1:13:26
Music: BlazBlue: Continuum Shift

Other than finishing up StarCraft II, we chat about The Williams Collection, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Red Dead Redemption, Dragon Quest IX, and Castlevania: HD.

• Nation Red gets a co-op update
• Raptor: Call of the Shadows lands on GOG
• Suck at Super Street Fighter IV? Have the pros train you
• Double Fine announces their new game, Costume Quest
• New Batman: Arkham City details
• Split/Second DLC finally announced!
• Along with brand new, Claptrap-related Borderlands DLC
• RUMOR: Gearbox may be finishing Duke Nukem Forever?
• RUMOR: The Sony PSP Phone is real?
• Brand new Bioshock announced

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:47:00
Music: Tales of Vesperia

We are caffeine-free this week, but we still talked about Williams Collection, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance, StarCraft 2, Spore, Pokemon Diamond, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Castlevania Puzzle: Encore of the Night, Dragon Quest IX, and a bunch of arcade games.

• Lords of Shadow ends up… a little big
• Want NBA Jam on the 360 or PS3? Well, break out the wallet
• Torchlight II announced!

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:28:56
Music: Comix Zone

Among our shared adventures acquiring StarCraft 2, we chat about Dead or Alive 4, Risk: Factions, BlazBlue, The Williams Collection (it’s back!), Trials HD, Civilization Revolution, Pokemon Diamond, Hydro Thunder Hurricane, Tropico 3, Persona 3 Portable, and Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker.

• PSA: Use a Blizzard Authenticator!
• My prayers have been answered, someone’s making a Claptrap toy!
• ESRB lists then removes NBA Jam for 360, PS3
• Developer of The Darkness 2 has been leaked and we’re pumped
• BlazBlue: CT possibly to PC, cabinet plans are already in effect
• Street Fighter/Tekken crossovers officially announced…
• …along with an online version of Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike

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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