This week's edit took way longer than expected, so let's cut the preamble and get straight to the details: One of us got an Xbox One.
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This week's epic intro music is the Ocean Loader V2 remix by Instant Remedy. The outro music is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "Delightful Adventure" from the Grandia soundtrack for the NPD top 10's.
Steve's car blows up, John makes plastic versions of his own face, and Fraser meets a real life astronaut and asks him a crappy question.
Games discussed this week include Assassin's Creed: Pirates (iOS), Heroes of Dragon Age (iOS), Lego Marvel Super Heroes, La Mulana, Metal Gear Rising, World of Tanks, Escape Plan and Space Hulk (iOS).
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This week's epic intro music is the Ocean Loader V2 remix by Instant Remedy. The outro music is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "Delightful Adventure" from the Grandia soundtrack for the NPD top 10's.
Jon's turn to sit-out the episode this week, so it's the Steve and Fraser show again. As per usual, they talk about Steve's parent visit, and The Hulk with no pants on.
Games covered this week include Zen Pinball, Antichamber, Marvel Super Heroes, Batman Arkham Origins, Hotline Miami, Need For Speed Rivals, and Injustice: GODS AMONG US FOR CHRIST SAKE.
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This week's epic intro music is the Ocean Loader V2 remix by Instant Remedy. The outro music is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "Delightful Adventure" from the Grandia soundtrack for the NPD top 10's.
Steve wasn't here this week, and also it's Thanksgiving in a couple of days, so please to be excusing the lack of fancy talk here. Enjoy the show!
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This week's epic intro music is the Ocean Loader V2 remix by Instant Remedy. The outro music is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "Delightful Adventure" from the Grandia soundtrack for the NPD top 10's.
It's all Next Gen talk this week, as Steve breaks down just about everything you might want to know about Sony's latest and greatest console, and many of the launch games, too!
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This week's epic intro music is the Ocean Loader V2 remix by Instant Remedy. The outro music is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "Delightful Adveture" from the Grandia soundtrack for the NPD top 10's.
This is it - since this is the last week on earth before the games industry welcomes the next generation of consoles, we look back at the last 7 years and, somewhat unfairly, condense the collective artistic and technical accomplishments that went into creating games down into a trite top 10 list.
What starts as a list of around 50 titles is whittled down to a nub over the course of the show's 2 hour runtime.
It is the ultimate battle for generational supremacy. The time is now. What are the 10 best games of this generation?
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This week's epic intro music is the Ocean Loader V2 remix by Instant Remedy. The outro music is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
Fraser and Steve talk about Star Trek whales, Jaws 3D Jawses, and a whole bunch of games they've been previewing on Steam. WHERE IS JON? WHERE?!!?
Games covered this week include Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, Eldritch, Lilly Looking Through, The Swapper, Space Engineers, and Syder Arcade.
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we sometimes use for the low background stuff. The outro music this week is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
This week the blokes talk about the multiplayer treat Forced, the the ever-evolving public perception of the Xbox One, how The Stanley Parable plays around with the concepts and conceits of player choice, and also how awesome Monkey Magic is.
Games covered this week include Mark of The Ninja, Enslaved: Odyssey to the West, The Stanley Parable, Forced and Darkout.
And as per usual we have news, charts and community mailbag to enjoy.
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we sometimes use for the low background stuff. The outro music this week is the opening theme from the awesomeballs 70's TV Show "Monkey".
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
No Steve this week, so Jon recaps his experiences at NYCC, and Fraser checks out the demo for the peculiar choice-athon The Stanley Parable.
Games discussed this week include MGS: Peace Walker, Hitman, The Stanley Parable Demo, Wolf Among Us, Rogue Legacy, Costume Quest (iOS), and X-Type - a browser-based game built in HTML5.
A couple of links to things mentioned in the show:
Booker Catch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0lyqEGcNAU
Clicking Bad: http://clickingbad.nullism.com
Neil Gaiman’s Wayward Manor teaser: http://www.polygon.com/2013/10/17/4849504/author-neil-gaimans-game-wayward-manor-gets-a-quick-teaser-trailer
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we sometimes use for the low background stuff. The outro music this week is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
This week we make up for no Jon by having technical difficulties out the ass. Steve's laptop took it upon itself to forget it had wifi on three separate occasions.
Games covered this week include Cookie Clicker, Bioshock Infinite, Ico, Mafia II, Hitman: Absolution, Zen Pinball, Ninja Gaiden Sigma, GTA Online, Magic: The Gathering (IRL), Elder Sign (iOS), Pandemic (iOS), Fighting Fantasy Book 10 (iOS): House of Hell!1!!!1!!11!!!!!bbq(iOS).
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we sometimes use for the low background stuff. The outro music this week is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
PLAYING
FM : MGS Peacewalker, World of Tanks, Bioshock Infinite, Minecraft
Jon: The Cave (iOS), Marvel Puzzle Quest (iOS), Cookie Clicker (lol…)
Fraser’s top 5 pile of shame games.
Zelda TP, Metroid Prime 3, Red Dead, Mass Effect 2, Skyrim
NEWS
Rockstar has said the GTA Online patch is live for PS3. It's working to have it released for Xbox 360 "as soon as possible today".
FINAL THOUGHTS
Jon: NYCC info,
FM - The end of Breaking Bad,
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music this week is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
Normal business resumes this week, as the Steve/Jon/Fraser trifecta is back in effect.
Grand Theft Auto V, Katamari Amore, War Thunder, World of Tanks and many more games are discussed. As well as this we talk for too long about Valve's newly-announced Steam features -- Steam OS, Steam Box and the Steam Controller.
As usual we also have charts and listener questions to answer... including a dirty one from Steve's wife.
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music this week is "Roll With the Changes" by REO Speedwagon.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
Fruit-related phone launches keep Jon away from the mic this week, leaving Fraser and Steve to complain about England a lot. Also GTA 5 is lathered in praise for a considerable portion of the show.
Games covered this week include Fez, World of Tanks, Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, and Grand Theft Auto V.
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music is called "Hexapod" by the incredible BLAZAR.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
Steve's out again this week, so Jon and Fraser instantly create a much nicer podcast about video games, featuring... of all things, Little Feef.
Other topics covered include Family stick men on back of cars, and what happens when Fraser cleans out his Xbox 360.
Games covered this week includeWorld of Tanks, The Room, Fez, Galaga® Legions DX, Kentucky Route Zero, Dishonored, Star Wars Force Collection iOS (shit), Evil Apples (iOS)
Trine 2: Complete Story
Mark of the Ninja
Eets Munchies Beta
Brutal Legend
BTA:
FTL: Faster Than Light
Fez
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music is called "Hexapod" by the incredible BLAZAR.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
Just Fraser and Steve this week, since Jon's stint building libraries in Kenya has finally taken its toll, forcing him on bed rest.
Games covered this week include Walking Dead: 400 Days, War Thunder, Sim City, World of Tanks, Warhawk, Black & White, Bioshock Infinite, Star Wars Pinball and Battlefield 3.
Oh, and Fraser casually throws out that he once attended a party at Peter Molyneux's house, like it's nothing.
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music is called "Hexapod" by the incredible BLAZAR.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
Her couch is an animus of the mind. Indeed, this week the kimono is lifted on the realized future-vision of George Lucas -- namely, the female-centric "adventure game" called Everlove.
Who'd have thunk it? Games for men are all about empowerment and fantasy fulfillment, but games for women are apparently poorly-crafted digital books in which all of your in-game choices are inconsequential and mean nothing. By women for women? Everlove developer Silicon Sisters has a lot to answer for.
Games covered this week include: Everlove, Rush Bros, Brutal Legend, Space Marine, Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, Battlefield 3, Battlefield 4, Watch Dogs, Knack, Godus, Kentucky Route Zero, Dear Esther, Coming Home, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: OOTS, Borderlands 2, Hotline Miami, Counterstrike: Source, Trucker's Delight, Crossfingers, Dropchord, The Room, Terraria, Dishonored and Dead Rising 2: Case Zero.We also talk about Nintendo's 2DS announcement and talk about some desirable next-gen launch day potential buys.
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music is called "Hexapod" by the incredible BLAZAR.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
While Steve is away at the beach enjoying infectious mosquito bites around his feet and ankles, Jon and Fraser talk Papers Please, Blood Stone 007 , Uncharted 3 (fuck you!), and Infamous 2 (fuck you too, game!), Bioshock Infinite,Tiny Thief, Star Wars Pinball , and World of Tanks.
We also wax gibbous about the games shown at this year's massive Gamescom convention, and as usual we've got charts and contest winners and listener questions to talk about, too.
Oh, and Fraser has also been winning tons of shit off the Overseas Connection podcast, designing a game in the process. For real.
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music is called "Hexapod" by the incredible BLAZAR.
Oh, also we use the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
Fraserrrr! Fraser is missing this week, so Jon and Steve cast a pod consisting of 50% love-fest and 50% hate-cast.
The GamePunchers Podcast takes you to Boner Mountain this week with Ep46, containing epic recollections of playing Brothers: Tale of Two Sons, World of Tanks, Sorcery, Clash of Clans, and Space Hulk... Everlove cannot yet be addressed, however, due to embargo.
As well as all this, we cover the Grand Theft Auto Online trailer, the Everquest 2 trailer, and briefly touch on upcoming games to watch out for, as well as the global sales charts.
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music is called "Hexapod" by the incredible BLAZAR.
Oh, also this week we used the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
REJOICE! Fraser is now in the permanent 3rd chair on the GamePunchers Podcast. SOLIDARITY!
Quakecon! Global software and hardware sales! Steam cards! And many other things that I can't remember we talked about. I remember Borderlands 2, World of Tanks, Magic the Gathering and The Wicher 2 are in there somewhere, for reals.
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music is called "Hexapod" by the incredible BLAZAR.
Oh, also this week we used the track "At The Sign Of The Swinging Cymbal" by the John Anderson Big Band for the NPD Top 10's
Here's everything that went wrong: Steve introduced the show by incorrectly calling it episode 41, Jon started talking about fleshlights in the middle of his Walking Dead: 400 Days rant, Steve laboriously read aloud all of the games on his Steam list that he also owns on other platforms, and we topped it off by bringing Fraser into the conversation for the last 20 minutes, only to discover at the end that no one was recording his audio. Oh yeah, Steve went off on a thing about D&D board game like Dungeon Commander and Wrath of Ashardalon , and tries to explain Gamma World badly.
So the podcast is late going up because Steve basically spent all day ninja editing-out any sentence that Fraser had involvement in, as it wouldn't make sense you just hearing Steve and Jon. See if you can spot where the editing starts - hint, it's as Steve is talking about the Strider remake.
Besides all of that, we had a great show and you should probably listen to it.
Games covered this week include Dark Souls, Deus Ex, Fez, Machinarium, Surgeon Simulator, Torchlight 2, Walking Dead: 400 Days
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In case you were wondering, the intro is called "Breakthrough" by Ben Landis, and can be found on the Chiptunes = Win album, along with many others that we use for the low background stuff. The outro music is called "Hexapod" by the incredible BLAZAR.
The GamePunchers Podcast is hosted by Steve, Jon, Fraser and Fish. Chances are we'll talk about games you weren't necessarily expecting... like Odin Sphere and Frog Fractions.
As well as subscribing to the show on iTunes or Feedburner or something, we also record the show live every Wednesday at 9:30pm Eastern on twitch.tv/gamepuncherspod. You can join in the chat live and... stuff.
Most likely this is every bit as good as it sounds. Video games, guys! Video games!
