That Video Game Podcast

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 55:58
Music: BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger

Though I’m under the influence of antibiotics, we still have an episode! We chat about Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, [PROTOTYPE], the Lucidity demo, Demon’s Souls, Critter Crunch, Uncharted 2, and maybe a little bit of Dragon Ball Z.

• Sony commercial for Uncharted 2
• Oddworld games getting a second chance
• Captain Lou Albano passes away

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Hosts: Michael "Boston" Hannon and John "Knobs" Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:23:09
Music: Psychonauts (Xbox/PS2/PC)

We start TVGP Plays Psychonauts today, but before that we talk about [PROTOTYPE], King of Fighters XII, Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection, Battlefield 1943, Madden 10, Scribblenauts, SMT: Persona, and Demon’s Souls.

• Rocket Knight/Sparskter set to return
• Wii Update 4.2 bricking some consoles

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:04:38
Music: Heimdall (Sega CD)

Ryan’s back! To celebrate, we talk about a metric ton of games, like Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Gears of War 2, [PROTOTYPE], Peggle, Left 4 Dead (Crash Course, specifically), Eternal Chapmions: Challenge from the Dark Side, Heimdall, Trials HD, Battlefield 1943, Final Fantasy IV, the Forza 3 demo, Star Ocean: The Last Hope, Shin Megami Tensei: Persona, Ghostbusters, and Planescape: Torment.

• TGS 2009: Super Street Fighter IV announced
• TGS 2009: Resident Evil Alternative Edition announced
• The Wii price cut totally happened…
• …but the UMD conversion program totally isn’t

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:06:04
Music: Final Fantasy Legend II (Gameboy)
Pre-show video: YouTube

Ryan couldn’t make it this week, but Knobs and I talk about Tiger Woods 10, Left 4 Dead, Overlord 2, Wanted: Weapons of Fate, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, Scribblenauts, Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Madden 10, and Star Ocean: The Last Hope.

• Soinc returning to two dimension in Project Needlemouse
• Sega leaks meetings of a Sony meeting, tons of new info
• Blur delayed to 2010

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and Brad Fellers
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:47:45
Music: Tetris (Gameboy)
Pre-show video: YouTube

We made it to 100 episodes! Brad decides to leave us this week (don’t worry, TVGP will continue), but we send him off in style talking about Trials HD, Madden 10, NCAA 10, World of Warcraft, Battlefield 1943, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy IV (DS), Madden 10, Fuel, and Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2.

• August NPDs!
• RUMOR: Toys ‘r Us lists a $200 Wii
• Courtney Love sues Activision over Kurt Cobain’s appearance in GH5
• Skate 3 launches May 2010
• Activision CEO wants to “take all the fun out of developing video games”
• Dutch retailer Nedgame refuses to sell the PSPGo

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and Brad Fellers
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 59:32
Music: Final Fantasy Tactics (PSX)

Even though Brad is loaded with DayQuil, we blather through Batman: Arkham Asylum, Trials HD, WET demo, Section 8 demo, Lost Planet 2 demo, Battlefield 1943, Madballs, Final Fantasy VII, Final Fantasy IV (DS), Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and FUEL.

• PAX 2009 didn’t have a lot of news stories, but there was a new Twisted Pixel game announced
• SquareEnix announces release date for Japan, tentative release date for the rest of the world
• Sony announces open casting for a new reality show, The Tester

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and Brad Fellers
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 52:59
Music: Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)

Pre-show Video: YouTube

All of us this week are under the effects of Dreamcast (even AlmightyTooth!), but we bumble our way through Madden 10, the Dirt 2 demo, Comix Zone, Altered Beast, Killzone 2, Final Fantasy 7, Final Fantasy 4, and Dissidia: Final Fantasy.

• God of War remakes coming to PS3 this Fall

Also, the two videos I mentioned in the episode are the MLB 2K9 one and and the $299 one

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and Brad Fellers
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 56:06
Music: Zombies Ate My Neighbors (Genesis/SNES)

Pre-Show Video: YouTube

After my crushing defeat playing Madden 10 in the pre-show video, we chat about Peggle, Tiger Woods 10, Madden 10, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Dave & Busters, Shadow Complex, Ghostbusters, BlazBlue, the Wet demo, and The Sims 3.

• Blizzcon 2009: World of Warcraft: Catalysm announced
• Blizzcon 2009: Diablo 3’s Monk announced
• RUMOR: Xbox 360 general price drops
• Quake Live adds support for OS X and Linux

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and Brad Fellers
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 1:15:09
Music: Megaman 2 (NES)

Pre-Show Video: YouTube

Not only do we have a bevvy of potential titles this week (check the outtakes), we talk about Crysis, Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune, Gears of War 2, Tiger Woods 10, Call of Duty 4, Peggle Nights, SMT: Devil Survivor, Tales of Vesperia, Killzone 2, and Shadow Complex.

• July NPDs
• No more monster closets in Rage
• Quake Arena Arcade and Doom 2 coming to XBLA
• Quake Live to have optional subscription service
• PS3 Slim unveiled at a much cheaper price
• PS3 FW 3.0 revamps the XMB
• Sony announces PSP Minis
• Register your PSPGo early, get Tran Turismo PSP for free
• Fable 3 announced, coming in 2010
• Fable 2 gets chopped up

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Hosts: Michael “Boston” Hannon and Brad Fellers
Co-Host: John “Knobs” Knoblach
Cameraman: Ryan Pratt
Running Time: 53:57
Music: We <3 Katamari (PS2)

Pre-Show Video: YouTube (HD)

We’re all a little tired and a tad unprepared this week, but we still have a ton of fun talking about Fuel, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Gears of War 2, Lumines Supernova, Rez HD, Batman: Arkham Asylum, SMT: Devil Survivor, Little King’s Story, Tales of Vesperia, BlazBlue, ‘Splosion Man, Monkey Island SE, and Christmas.

• Brutal Legend lawsuit finally settled
• Buy a copy of Guitar Hero 5, get a free copy of GH: Van Halen
• Grin officially closes