That Video Game Podcast

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:33:52
Music: Jet Set Radio

Even though the ice cream truck stayed away this week, we talked about Dark Void, Unreal Tournament 2K4, Blur, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Duke Nukem 3D, Nation Red, Mass Effect 2, Brutal Legend, Bayonetta, Dirt 2, and Final Fight Double Impact.

• Kojima’s talkin’ about mechs! Could it be Zone of the Enders 3?
• Epic announces Gears of War 3 and Bulletstorm
• The Infinity Ward drama continues to unfold
• Have our wishes been granted? Is there a new Syndicate game in development?
• The original Xbox Live goes to greener pastures
• PC classic Descent coming to the Wii
• Blizzard’s WoW store is crazy brilliant

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:27:16
Music: Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

In between tangents about classic PC games, we talk about Mass Effect 2, Wipeout HD, Chime, Dark Void, Geometry Wars 2, Duke Nukem 3D, Game Room, Red Faction: Guerrilla, Final Fantasy XIII, Brutal Legend, Patchwork Heroes, Cave Story, and Bayonetta.

• “GeoHot” claims to have a PS3 custom firmware, has video proof
• First issue of double sided GameFan should be in stores now
• Mechwarrior 4 release possibly being held by Microsoft
• Goozex adds retro games to their trading lists

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:19:53
Music: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess and Mercenaries 2

The weather’s nice, so we’re a little loopy. We do manage to stave off the singing and talk our way through LittleBigPlanet, Shatter, Wipeout HD / Fury, UT99/UT2K4, Nation Red, Mass Effect 2, Torchlight, Final Fantasy XIII, Brutal Legend, Cave Story, Legendary Starfy,and MegaMan 10.

• Xbox 360s getting flash drive support for storage
• Man goes to PAX East, announces he’s stealing code, surprisingly gets busted
• Microsoft’s Game Room release plans announced
• People freak out about the PS3 3.21 firmware
• BioWare Bazaar starts up, confuses Boston
• After Burner Climax!
• Valve Time claims Left 4 Dead 2’s DLC
• Click this link and help Matt Crane out!

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:33:57
Music: Vagrant Story

I, regrettably, don’t have any witty introduction for us talking about God of War III, Nation Red, Katamari Forever, Command & Conquer 4, Hexic, Battlefield 1943, Mass Effect 2, Final Fantasy XIII, and Game Room. Also, plenty of high-fives.

• Nintendo promises the new DS will bring 3D on the bus
• Ryan demands that Heavenly Sword gets dropped to $20. I…I really don’t have a link for that.
• Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing full of features, zombies
• GameCrush claims to be a dating site, may be a little different
• New 360 hard drive out now, actually
• Fable III will be episodic, has an in-game interface for buying all that stuff
• I’m still not sure how a gamer broke his hand playing God of War III
• Happy 5th Birthday, PSP!

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:50:38
Music: Yoshi’s Island

We mourn the passing of Knobs’ 360, chat about God of War III, Nation Red, LittleBigPlanet, Puzzle Fighter, Battlefield 1943, Realm of the Mad God, and Final Fantasy XIII.

• February NPDs!
• You may have already bought BioShock 2’s DLC
• Holy crap, Crackdown 2 finally gets a release date!
• Batman: AA GOTY comes to NA with 3D support
• The DS2rumors continue to build
• Wait, there’s a Kane and Lynch movie? And the stars have already been picked?
• Brad’s Adobe Hair Technology finally becomes a reality

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:21:19
Music: Altered Beast

This week we talk about 90s music, Dark Void, Chime, Dante’s Inferno, Jurassic: The Hunted, Battlefield 1943, Trials HD, Mass Effect 2, Heavy Rain, The Beatles: Rock Band, the Blur beta, Final Fantasy XIII, and checkpoint #3 in TVGP Plays: Half-Life 2.

• GDC 2010: Sony unveils the Playstation Move
• GDC 2010: OnLive launches June 17th
• GDC 2010: Capy announces Clash of Heroes for XBLA / PSN
• GDC 2010: Rock Band 3 surprisingly coming out this year
• We judge the new Sonic 4 details
• Shockingly, Ubisoft’s DRM servers had a little downtime, maybe were hacked
• Portal 2 announced! Also, we reminisce about the BBS days
• Scribblenauts 2 announced, Boston is too excited about adjectives
• Sony files a patent for eroding game demos

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Running Time: 2:05:34
Music: Einhander

Even though we’re short one person this week we manage to record the longest episode yet! We talk about Borderlands: The Secret Armory of General Knoxx, Heavy Rain, Red Faction: Guerrilla, and the second checkpoint in TVGP Plays Half-Life 2.

• General Infinity Ward Craziness
• It was a quiet weekend for PS3 phat owners
• Portal gets a patch, internet detectives solve the mystery
• Avalanche CEO says more games should be cancelled
• The PS2 is ten years old
• Rock Band Network launched this week
• Itigaki starts talking again, starts a new studio