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473 - Lucas from 2023-12-14T08:42:47.602151
Mike, longtime ChatterBox listener and evergreen gamer, joins Alon for a special New York City episode.
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Beta 1 - Love On Ice from 2015-05-07T20:05
You might not realize it, but love can be found in the unlikeliest of places. It seems competition, ego, and an unhealthy obsession with sports icons can have a very real impact on your life.
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551 - Congratulation from 2015-02-23T00:35
Peter Molyneux is the captain who won't go down with his ship, but people keep giving him more ships. Sledgehammer Games made the very strange decision of banning people for doing things in Call of...
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550 - Teleprompting from 2014-12-16T23:35
Sunset Overdrive surprises us with, of all things, dialog. "The Game Awards" was almost as awful as you'd imagine even though Geoff Keighley thinks they were great. Ara tried LeapTrade, got Grid Au...
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549 - Confused Identity from 2014-11-13T21:30
It's been a long time, but we're back, at least for a while. Ara's been off working in the Philippines and speaking at GDC Next, and Alon's been working on a new art project. Luckily, they can stil...
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548 - Abobo from 2014-10-05T23:10
Why GamerGate is stupid. Dumb kids do dumb things. Ara's a professor now. The E.T. landfill auction still hasn't happened, we think. We found a list of the most influential NES games.
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547 - Least Valuable Player from 2014-09-04T23:20
After hours and hours of playing, Alon is finally able to enjoy pure Titanfall. Ara explains why he got good at crappy games. Alon wants to tell a story.
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546 - Caspian from 2014-08-25T22:40
People are paying way too much attention to Zoe Quinn. Phil Fish had another emotional breakdown. Sony's letting yet another big idea die. One Puppy finally tells it like it is.
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545 - Fistfuls from 2014-08-08T22:10
Alon has a baby. Ara's baby, Gran Turismo 6, was sick, but it's better now. It only took Alon a year to figure out how to use his Kinect. Nintendo is having a hard time adjusting to the new world. ...
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544 - Brain Helmets from 2014-07-09T20:45
Alon and Ara both have some tech trouble, Killer Instinct Pins continue to stab Alon in the heart, GameStop is still trying to stay relevant, there are sweet games to play on the streets of Denver,...
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543 - Mirror Neurons from 2014-06-28T21:25
We're changing the show to bi-monthly... AND bi-weekly! Alon's scaring the kids. Watch Dogs teaches us about ourselves. Psych experiments do too.
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542 - XBOX, Turn Off from 2014-06-20T23:55
Destiny isn't anything special, we might have to change the show, Riot Games is giving away money, Le Game Jam is a tough jam, and modern video is changing the game.
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541 - Distinctive Nipples from 2014-06-13T20:10
All E3 stuff. Microsoft and its relatively boring conference, Capcom and Nintendo making fun of themselves, game trailers we can't trust, some cool stuff Nintendo's bringing out, and the greatest w...
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540 - Goodwood from 2014-06-05T23:15
How interesting is augmented reality in print? The XBOX One interface is still really broken and annoying. Ara played Mario Kart 8.
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539 - Goosed from 2014-05-30T19:30
In this episode, we learn what game makers can do to piss us off. Basically, by changing stuff. Also, Alon sucks at Titanfall.
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538 - On the List from 2014-05-24T21:30
The newer the game, the more broken it is. Alon finally made it into the credits. Amplitude is coming back, but we don't know why. Things just got real between Zenimax and Oculus.
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537 - Ralph from 2014-05-17T19:55
Alon got the sickness, Nintendo had a rare change of opinion, Microsoft had another not-so-rare change of opinion, and men all over the world change a lot more than opinions.
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536 - Shaq Fools from 2014-05-06T20:15
Sportsfriends is finally out, but Alon can't play it. Zenimax is acting like a jealous ex. Someone's about to sell a 500 dollar aluminum NES/Famicom. There's a new Shaq Fu game coming. We're confus...
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535 - The Distant Distant Future from 2014-04-30T19:15
Alon's feeling the anxiety of not having all his video game systems in Colorado. Nintendo's giving away free games. Microsoft's making the move to China. Kirby's always angry. E.T.'s come home.
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534 - We All Shake Our Heads from 2014-04-22T19:35
Mario Golf should be made for the Wii U, China needs to lighten up, soon you'll get to learn a lot more about Atari, and Ara has lots of design stuff to put in your head.
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533 - Glassholes from 2014-04-16T18:15
Apparently it's normal and okay to sell unfinished products. Ara really doesn't like Google Glass. Alon's excited to almost have his hands on Sprortsfriends. Oculus has officially made it into the ...
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532 - Ultimate Trademark from 2014-04-08T22:50
Alon's finally in Denver. The UFC is all uppity about Ultimate Gay Fighter. Riot Games is genius, but it can't satisfy its players. Microsoft proves why its own planned DRM model never could have w...
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531 - Pidgey from 2014-04-02T17:00
Alon failed on his personal quest to catch them all while Google allowed Pokemon to invade Maps, Gran Turismo 6 continues to fail Ara in his quest for a worthwhile virtual driving experience, and r...
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530 - Prestige from 2014-03-24T20:50
Alon's been playing a lot of Titanfall. The folks who developed Monaco really did care what people thought about the game even if they didn't show it. Backing a game project on Kickstarter is likel...
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529 - Fightintall from 2014-03-19T16:00
Alon's been playing a lot of Titanfall. The folks who developed Monaco really did care what people thought about the game even if they didn't show it. Backing a game project on Kickstarter is likel...
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Ara Special - Deconstructing Free To Play from 2014-03-17T18:00
This is a special presentation Ara put together that deeply analyzes the dynamics of some of the most popular 'free to play' games, especially with regard to learning, engagement, and psychological...
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528 - Spark Blues from 2014-03-11T17:05
The Project Spark Beta is pretty beta right now. Gaming media is stilled filled with vile, deceptive people. Games with Gold is pretty lame, even if it is giving away Civilization Revolution at the...
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527 - Dead Batteries from 2014-03-03T20:35
Checkpoints, what Ben Kuchera thinks and what we think. The Gran Turismo devs made promises they're not keeping, and it's got us thinking a bit more about what expectations are reasonable for the c...
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526 - Hiryu from 2014-02-26T14:45
We dissect the Strider reboot's good and bad design. Ara can't stop hating the PSN interface. The state of the Wii U is worse than we thought. Retro Studios learned something about player psycholog...
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525 - Betas from 2014-02-17T20:35
Alon's been playing the Titanfall beta. Ara has not been playing the Ace Combat Infinity beta, but he did try out a new puzzle game mashup you never knew existed. Also, Alon fought with his wife.
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524 - Flowbee from 2014-02-10T19:50
The amazing/disgusting story of Flappy Bird and the clones that followed it. Also, Red Bouncing Ball Spikes. Warner Brothers is now officially evil. EA continues being evil.
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523 - Cronus from 2014-02-04T21:35
What has the Killer Instinct reboot taught us about the free-to-play model? What's wrong with the current indie sales model? Is Conan O'Brien messing with you?
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522 - Mini Moni from 2014-01-28T22:10
Is your PlayStation 4 eating your save data? Do you go into a game store looking for a new game, or do you only shop when you know what you want? How could EA lose so much money?
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521 - Crushing Candy from 2014-01-21T16:40
Alon is in having more trouble with the Killer Instinct Pin Ultimate challenge thing. Those Candy Crush Saga lawyers don't mess around. Nintendo screwed the pooch, and people want Iwata's head.
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520 - Uncomfortable from 2014-01-14T10:55
We might not plan to use them ourselves, but we can understand why game controllers for cell phones would be useful. Grid 2 is another example of quality sacrificed to accessibility. Lords of Shado...
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519 - The Meld from 2014-01-06T21:45
Killer Instinct on XBOX One demonstrates how bad communication can kill adoption. Vintage gaming is about to die as digital distribution destroys the possibility of gametiquing. Ara explains why he...
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518 - Cease Fire from 2013-12-30T20:30
Is a virtual gaming cease fire worthwhile? Does Ara care about Gran Turismo 5's servers going offline? Is it right for Rockstar to crack down on people stealing money in Grand Theft Auto V Online w...
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517 - Cessation from 2013-12-23T20:00
Ara argues that the third player in a game derails fairness. Battlefield 4 is so bad that people are suing EA, and it makes us wonder if quality standards have generally been reduced across the board.
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516 - Full Clips from 2013-12-17T22:00
It doesn't seem that the developers of Gran Turismo 6 were paying attention to the GT community. Bill Moyers and Richard Slotkin weren't paying attention to common sense. And Ara wonders if game de...
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515 - Look At Me from 2013-12-09T21:20
Will the current social sharing trend backfire? Is the absence of shelf space destroying the possibility of success for digital games? How can kung fu kill a music rhythm game?
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514 - Smooth Shapes from 2013-12-03T18:50
More talk about why Nintendo is better than everyone else. Is cheating to get free stuff in a free-to-play game the same as piracy? How does a fighting game change when lag is added?
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513 - Cakepops from 2013-11-26T20:45
Alon's bummed that he's been disincentivized from buying the abundantly available Killer Instinct Ultra Edition. He also doesn't think the XBOX One has very good error handling which might be the r...
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512 - Greatness Waits from 2013-11-20T23:55
Alon got a PlayStation 4, and Ara read about everyone else's PlayStation 4. He also has reason to believe XBOX could be completely eliminated soon.
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511 - Totino's from 2013-11-11T22:15
Good guy developer gets screwed, new ways the PSN store is annoying, and why Skylanders is the product of an evil genius.
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510 - Angry Nerds from 2013-11-04T22:50
Alon's still looking for something to look forward to with next gen, and this leads to concerns about game review journalism. He's also questioning if the coming consoles are evenly matched. Then w...
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509 - Doctor D and the Scopies from 2013-10-29T21:15
Doctor Darren tells us about sticking cameras into people from both ends and how video games made him better at it, Alon enjoyed his trip to VideoGamesNewYork.com, and Ara remains in search of the ...
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508 - Closet Action from 2013-10-21T19:00
What's that game? How have Microsoft and Sony upset Ara this week? When is sexy not sexy? PS - I know Ara sounds super echo-y sometimes. We'll get that fixed next time.
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507 - That Guy's Right from 2013-10-15T22:10
Live (not really), from FIG! Straight talk about Chris Crawford, how GTA V is being intentionally broken after it was accidentally broken, how not to manage people in game development, and what Ara...
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506 - Quiet from 2013-10-08T22:30
Tristan is back to tell us about the FIG conference - FutureIsGames.com. He also acts as our GTA V subject matter expert since he's actually played it.
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505 - Badger Passing from 2013-10-01T21:35
Spin the Bottle is a rowdy good time, Pikmin 3 is getting downloadable content, the Red Cross wants us to play nice, and Grand Theft Auto Online might be OK.
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504 - Grand Theft Podcast from 2013-09-23T20:40
As usual, the new Grand Theft Auto's release has a far greater impact than the game itself. For instance, it took over our entire show this week.
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503 - Bumpie's Party from 2013-09-17T21:10
Alon digs deeper into the psychology of his wife's Pikmin 3 appreciation. Grand Theft Auto V released with great success. Spin the Bottle came out, but no one knows about it. Ouya pissed people off...
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502 - Lost in Animation from 2013-09-10T21:50
Sony's PlayStation Vita TV catches us off guard, almost as much all these weird Android microconsoles and Mickey's horrible control in the new Castle of Illusion.
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501 - Lowered Expectations from 2013-09-03T21:10
Pikmin 3's Bingo Battle is fun, nostalgia is a delusion, Killer Instinct's freemium model is interesting but questionable, and the Nintendo 2DS is just weird.
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500 - She Likes It from 2013-08-26T22:55
Alon's life changed when he walked in on his wife playing Pikmin 3. Guest, Trapper, and his brother have endeavored to play, review, and record every original NES game (they're at BrotherNights.com...
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499 - The Molex Connection from 2013-08-19T22:05
Alon got to play Dragon's Crown, and he doesn't agree with Ara about that damn narrator. Also, he's been spending a lot of time with his arcade machine, and in this episode, you will too!
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498 - Boyling Point from 2013-08-13T22:40
Dragon's Crown isn't what Ara thought it would be, but it might not be what he thinks it is. How playtests affected the development of Dishonored, maybe unnecessarily. More shady GameStop business.
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497 - Skulking from 2013-08-05T21:15
Learn why it's important to stay dead, how GameStop can survive the digital revolution, and what vehicle is most likely to make Ara puke.
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496 - Beernut from 2013-07-30T21:00
Why Marcus Beer is a douche, why you should buy more than one of each new console, and why free-to-play publishers shouldn't shut the lights off early.
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495 - Quarter Muncher from 2013-07-23T19:35
What can Tekken Revolution teach us about purchasing psychology and the freemium economy, and can we avoid being disgusted by that knowledge?
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494 - The Rats of Us from 2013-07-15T21:30
This episode is pretty much all about The Last Of Us... how Alon liked it, how Ara didn't, how it treated narrative differently, and how it didn't.
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493 - Outside the Lines from 2013-07-08T22:30
How irresponsible was Tim Schafer with his Kickstarter project? How could the XBOX Cloud inadvertently hurt us, and is it really inadvertent? What are the constant sales and free apps doing to our ...
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492 - Bricks from 2013-07-01T20:55
Alon came back from Iceland with just enough time to play The Last of Us, Ara's been too scared to use his Playstation 3's, and Don Mattrick gives us another reason to resent him.
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491 - Emergency Meeting from 2013-06-24T20:00
Ara dishes about his experience in the professional game development cycle of employment - specifically, Acclaim and THQ's unsavory UNemployment practices.
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490 - Nintendo's Land from 2013-06-15T13:10
How Nintendo is trying and failing to fix the Wii U, how Sony may have covertly messed with Microsoft, and how Microsoft managed to hurt itself.
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489 - The Next Generation from 2013-06-10T21:15
Hot off the heals of the Microsoft and Sony E3 press conferences, we tell you what we liked, what we didn't like, and what was just plain weird.
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488 - Try Before You Buy from 2013-06-04T22:00
How does access to a game demo affect your decision to buy?
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487 - XBOX One Two from 2013-05-28T20:25
We question the validity of a claim that gaming consoles are not economically viable, speculate some more about the XBOX One, thank the Kickstarter process, and fear the new Kinect.
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486 - The One from 2013-05-21T22:15
The XBOX One was 'revealed' today. That's pretty much it... this one's all about XBOX.
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485 - Gold, Silver, Bronze from 2013-05-14T18:40
Dance Dance Revolution is a dangerous game, and Alon tells you what's wrong with Doritos Crash Course 2.
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484 - All You Can Eat from 2013-05-06T23:05
Alon's still playing Dorito's Crash Course, and Ara's still upset about leaderboard rankings. Terraria's pretty boring. Pirates get some of their own medicine.
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483 - Wonder and Mystery from 2013-04-29T17:55
The Behemoth's Battle Block Theater. What's there to say about it? A lot, apparently.
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482 - Walk and Talk from 2013-04-22T19:40
Real Racing 3 is officially off Ara's list. The IGDA doesn't even want you THINKING about girls. Nintendo is given an interesting proposition.
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481 - Jelly Beans from 2013-04-15T22:15
This week's show comes in two parts. First, we consider the value of the always-on console and the wrath of the always-on Twitterverse. Next, we debate both the hypothetical and the real value of M...
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480 - Flippers from 2013-04-09T22:50
Ara went to Zapcon and learned about the history of pinball. He's also discovered Android games for the first time and decided how he feels about Richard Garriott. Then Alon tells you how he feels ...
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479 - Pretty Privates from 2013-04-01T23:30
Tim's in the house to tell us more about the development of Indiana Stone, we chat a bit (or a lot) about the latest Brenda Romero sensationalism, and then we talk to Tim some more about GDC and fr...
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478 - Anime Gymnast from 2013-03-27T22:15
Tim's game came out! Go buy Indiana Stone: The Brave and the Boulder on iOS! Also... we tell you what we think about the Susan Wilson Kickstarter, Ara changed his mind about Real Racing 3, and we d...
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477 - ChatterBox Pocket from 2013-03-17T17:55
Ara got a Nexus 7 so he could read in bed. Of course, now he's playing games on it, so it's time to critique app stores, microtransactions, and incentive economies.
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476 - Unable to Connect from 2013-03-11T21:55
Aside from a tangent about sneaky buffalo wings, this week is almost completely devoted to the great Sim City failure and a long critique of the attention being given an unnamed feminist gaming chick.
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475 - A Clockwork Orange from 2013-03-02T15:50
Worst high score ever, unfulfilling Facebook comment, victorious Vectrex, Outrun out of stock, Castlevania and the Wii U sadness.
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474 - Introvert from 2013-02-25T21:50
Ara talked to some Girl Scouts, Alon thinks Sony is full of idiots, and Ara describes the horribly uninteresting Page Chronica.
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472 - Dexterous from 2013-02-11T21:45
Alon wants to record episode 473 with some New Yorkers. Email him at Alon@ChatterBoxGameShow.com if you're up for it and available Sunday, February 17th. This episode we talk about Resident Evil, c...
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471 - Peer Review from 2013-02-04T23:40
Metal Gear Revengeance surprises Ara with a great disparity between the quality of its presentation and its gameplay. Doublefine's The Cave also fails to impress by forcing the player to make non-o...
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470 - Great Expectations from 2013-01-29T21:05
Now that THQ has fallen, Ara's getting calls from recruiters, and he likes to tell them what's up. We share our thoughts on managing player expectations and how not to get stuck breaking them. Chin...
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469 - Nerf from 2013-01-22T00:35
What do you think of the show? Bowpro802 seems to like it. How about game patches? Alon's not a big fan. Peripheral vision? Ara can't get enough. Sexism? Come on, now... everyone loves sexism.
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468 - Rationale from 2013-01-14T23:00
Baird has useless predictions, but they do make us think about the future of the Wii U. We also get into the political anti-game discussions that have been going on lately and debate a bit about th...
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467 - Stimulator from 2013-01-07T21:25
Ara's extreme driving simulator is ALMOST finished, THQ IS finished, We WISH game console interfaces were finished, and Samurai Shodown was NEVER finished.
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466 - Warp Power from 2013-01-03T22:55
Why Ara doesn't like his car anymore, how the new Dorito's Crash Course DLC tickled Alon so, how Fuel Overdose left a bad impression, and why Alon hates Notch.
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465 - Discovery from 2012-12-24T21:25
Alon's father steps into the 20th century, Black Knight Sword catches us a little off guard, Unfinished Swan leaves us with mixed feelings, and Ernest Adams empassions Ara for another game design r...
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464 - Dead Dog from 2012-12-17T22:40
What can we learn about the corporate game development life cycle from Guitar Hero 7? How awesome is the New Super Mario Bros. U challenge mode? Is it OK to limit the number of times a demo can be ...
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463 - iKorea from 2012-12-10T22:00
Listen to Ara's talk on Game Depth at http://x.co/arastalk -- In this episode, we learn that people don't like it when you honk at them, Sportsfriends got funded (!), Nintendo's network got weirder...
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462 - Call Me Betty from 2012-12-03T21:05
Ara will be speaking at the IGDA meeting in a couple days. The topic is depth in games. Details are at http://igdaphoenix.wordpress.com - if you're in Phoenix, he wants you to come. He brings a bit...
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461 - Digital Slots from 2012-11-26T22:15
Ara finally gets his hands on a Wii U, and it turns out he has good things to say about it. We also laugh a bit about the Tolkien estate and debate the viability of a pay-for-time karaoke game.
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460 - 854 by 480 from 2012-11-19T23:55
Ara recalls an amazing story of overcoming great hardship, a listener asks about inversion, and Wii U... they all Wii U about the Wii U and how Wii U it is.
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459 - Chest Pain from 2012-11-13T22:00
Alon relives a recent death race experience for you and tells the tale of how he snuck into the front of the Halo 4 line. He also begs you to help with the Sportsfriends (read, Johann Sebastian Jou...
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458 - Target Acquired from 2012-11-05T21:00
Ara seems surprised that his $5 copy of The Need For Speed The Run isn't a perfect game playing experience. Alon finally manages to reserve a Wii U Deluxe. American Express is running a truly inter...
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457 - Atheistium from 2012-10-29T22:40
Ara gives his last pickup play-by-play and tells of a listener who put our tips into practice. We review the Rab Florence and Eurogamer contraversy which, coincidentally, has ties back to ChatterBo...
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456 - Big Brother from 2012-10-22T18:15
Alon laments the Wii U release plans (again) and Nintendo's refusal to simplify online interactions, Alon interviews Ara about the history of his development work, and Ara shares his thoughts on fo...
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455 - Fifty Shades of Game from 2012-10-15T21:35
By popular demand, Ara's got more stories from the Red Light. We also laugh about EA's big Origin giveaway, and Alon tries to pull his jaw off the floor after seeing a Vizio product that looked good.
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454 - The Dating Game from 2012-10-08T21:45
Ara's learning a whole new game these days, so saddle up and get ready for a story. Also, freshen up on the current state of politics, World of Warcraft, and PlayStation Home (Beta).
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453 - Buy that for a Dollar from 2012-10-01T22:35
Alon's concerned about game marketing in the digital age, Ara makes a cooking game sound fun, and they both complain about Hell Yeah!!
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452 - Epic from 2012-09-24T22:00
Alon upgraded his MacBook Pro with a Samsung 830 SSD, Ara listened to some student game pitches and officially unveiled his new Epic Mickey game, we talk a bit more about digital resale, and the Wi...
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451 - Cognitive Dissonance from 2012-09-18T20:00
OK, this time we really talk about the demos we've been playing. Ara loves stacking blocks in Art of Balance Touch (not Art of Touch), Alon likes Mark of the Ninja. They also cover Rock Band Blitz ...
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450 - 14 Steps from 2012-09-11T00:50
We've been playing a lot of demos, so that's what we're talking about, along with digital distribution and a revolutionary new system we developed on the fly to make digital more acceptable to the ...
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449 - Bomb Density from 2012-09-04T22:40
Outland is free to PlayStation Plus members right now, and it's really good. Ara had another life-defining moment with Gran Turismo 5. We don't know Luke Plunkett, but Alon's decided he's a bit of ...
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448 - Isaac from 2012-08-28T23:00
Ara's back and has stories to tell. For his return, we discuss Japanese taste for the female form as well as the current trends we see carrying over into the next generation of hardware.
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447 - Anecdotes from 2012-08-21T23:15
The Last Story's marketing credits its famous designer but still doesn't sell well. American gamers can't handle failure. New Super Mario Bros. 2 hasn't proven interesting to all Mario fans.
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446 - Dragon View from 2012-08-14T22:00
Tim describes Super Smashed Bros., an old game of his, available at TwinSkyGames.com. By the way, it's genius... you really should go play it. Friend, Justin, comes on the show in defense of the mo...
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445 - Rusty Dawe from 2012-08-07T22:00
Tim treats us to a story about Paperboy, we fantasize about a perfect list of good design elements, and we talk (again) about modern games exchanging gameplay for cinema.
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444 - Whole Foods from 2012-07-31T23:15
Tim's with us again. We give you a look inside his gaming manor while chatting about game branding and localization, game dev jam sessions, why you're more nostalgic for easy games, and the apparen...
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442 - Pelaaja from 2012-07-17T21:20
Ara's very excited about finding a cheap game. Very excited. We spend most of the show talking about Ouya and freemium game design.
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440 - Fu*k F*ck Shi* from 2012-07-03T22:40
Alon and Ara try to enjoy Steel Battalion, they're thrilled by a recent law passed in the EU but scared of the inevitable pre-emptive backlash in the US, and they hear an argument for Diablo 3's pe...
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439 - Six One Thousandths from 2012-06-26T22:45
Why we don't like Dragon's Dogma, what we think game designers should do after realizing most people won't make it to the end of their entire games, and how we feel about DRM in a game we've never ...
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438 - Thenar from 2012-06-20T00:10
Ara continues his efforts to become the world's fastest virtual driver. While not playing GT Academy, he and Alon visited Dave and Buster's. One game was particularly awesome, even if it did break ...
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437 - Careful Observation from 2012-06-12T23:35
E3 wrapup - How were the press conferences, how awesome is the Wii U, will boobs entice you to play a game, what defines the gaming experience??? All these questions, and maybe some answers, await ...
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436 - Shovelware from 2012-06-05T00:45
Eric, Molly, Cory, and Alon go over what they've learned at E3 so far. Mostly, that there's nothing impressive at the show and that everything Ubisoft puts out looks the same. There's also concern ...
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435 - Appeal from 2012-05-29T20:15
We Journey into discussion of artistic games that fail to offer artistic experiences. We also lend an opinion of Trials Evolution, EA's move to help indie devs, and the inevitable fate of 38 Studios.
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434 - Digging Up Dirt from 2012-05-22T22:40
Joe likes his hockey, but only if you play it like he does. The Activision/Infinity Ward lawsuit is getting interesting. Lightbox made a smart decision with Starhawk's upcoming DLC.
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433 - Straw Man from 2012-05-15T22:50
The Wii U has some potential, Rhode Island screwed up, and so did THQ. Also, we fight about Gran Turismo.
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432 - Cheaters Never Win from 2012-05-08T22:35
Alon's upset that he ruined Fez for himself by not believing in its depth and deciphering its language on his own. He and Ara are fascinated by the confirmation of stereotypes provided by Gran Turi...
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431 - 4GAME21 from 2012-05-01T23:05
This episode is all about people doing shady things. Tilt World wants you to feel green, some dude in EVE Online is trying to take down the man, and the President wants you to think you're being he...
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430 - Fly Killer from 2012-04-24T22:20
We got Dave funded! Can you believe it?! Star Command also got funded, but that didn't necessarily help. It turns out Rayman Origins is actually pretty good, but why is it that games we like often ...
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429 - Elegant from 2012-04-18T00:15
After recapping last week's show for Ara, we address listener mail and complain about Sine Mora, Skyrim, and XBLA purchases. Then we dig into Fez. The truth is that it's not all that fun. Interesti...
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428 - IndiePodcast from 2012-04-12T00:55
This week's episode is a special one, dedicated to the indie in all of us. First, Alon talks to the very independent filmmakers behind Indiegame The Movie. They're wonderful, by the way. Then he ch...
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427 - Sine Mora from 2012-04-03T23:00
Forty-eight minutes of pure Sine Mora. Somehow, this game tickled us so much that we gave it a whole show.
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426 - The Rarest Metal from 2012-03-27T22:51
Ara says nice things about Alon's joystick. We finally give Mass Effect 3's ending the attention it doesn't deserve. We also criticize the industry's lack of criticism. Also, Ara started a fancy ne...
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425 - Mail from 2012-03-23T16:20
Alon tells the harrowing tale of how he narrowly escaped losing his ability to witness the third dimension. He and Ara address the concerns of listeners - 2D gaming losing its ground, new control i...
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424 - Ice Cream from 2012-03-15T19:40
Recovered CompuServe addict and proprietor of the Open-Apple.net podcast, Ken Gagne, joins us for a chat about game music, DLC ethics, the Apple II, and Trine 2.
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423 - Heavy Metal from 2012-03-07T22:50
Alon's psyched about a new joystick he's building, and you should be too. We return to the idea of skipping undesirable content. Ara gives his thoughts on Jamestown. We dissect an editorial by Mich...
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422 - Literally from 2012-02-29T01:25
Indie dev, Tim Winsky, guest hosts while we consider the impact of music and rythm on flow, whether or not it's OK to like Lollipop Chainsaw, and just how absurd a recently proposed tax on video ga...
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421 - The Claw from 2012-02-21T23:20
This week, we step back several months to ponder the future that Euclideon promises, Ara excites us with tales of the modernized Whack-A-Mole that is Speed of Light, and we're surpisingly calm as w...
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420 - Director Commentary from 2012-02-14T23:40
Here's what we think about Puddle, the prospect of a new Super Meat Boy mobile game, and Double Fine's success with Kickstarter.
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419 - A New Beginning from 2012-02-08T00:15
We return to the question of why games have become easier with the ages, we debate the function of balance patching, and we try to sound smart while speculating about how Apple runs its show.
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418 - Dr. Chaos from 2012-01-31T23:15
Brandon Sheffield, editor in chief of Game Developer Magazine and senior editor of Gamasutra, talks about playing games with friends (both great and s***y), gives his thoughts on the gender gap in ...
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417 - Just from 2012-01-24T22:50
Ara loves hating Microsoft points, Alon is reminded of the great digital board game fantasy, and we all act surprised that Switzerland likes piracy.
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416 - The Third D from 2012-01-17T23:15
Ara has an awful lot to say about the 3DS, we all try to explain why games are easy these days, and we explain why we don't like the idea of limiting demo play.
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415 - Scoop Sanderson from 2012-01-10T23:25
Asura's Wrath marks the return of the over-priced interactive movie, we reveal a little legal history about ChatterBox, Ara gets excited about the third D, and TJ realizes that the amazing Steam sa...
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414 - Don't Listen from 2012-01-03T22:55
In the traditional post-Christmas slump, we struggle to find meaning in this cruel world. Not really. Instead, we just complain about Dead Space on the iPad.
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413 - Living with a Hernia from 2011-12-27T23:30
Ara's recovering from surgery but that doesn't keep him away from ChatterBox. Alon dissects an inadequacy common to many popular mobile games. Alon and Rich chuckle at the giant consumer WIN agains...
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411 - Not Computing from 2011-12-13T23:50
Ara's friend, Scott, joins us to guest host as we talk a little about scantily clad spacecraft, Skyrim bugs, shilling online reviews, and the future of digital distribution.
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410 - Legacy Mode from 2011-12-06T23:30
Ara proves that Gran Turismo makes you a better driver in real life, he and Alon share the pain of the XBOX Live non-update, David from Texas finds out that he's being a wuss and needs to learn how...
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408 - The TJMcKimmey.com Show from 2011-11-22T23:45
Alon misses the show, so TJ drives across the country to take over! He, Ara, and Rich talk about the new XBOX Metro UI update. There's also some talk about Ace Combat and Skyrim. Ara conducts an im...
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407 - The Interactive Playset from 2011-11-15T23:00
The holiday season bounty is upon us, and Ara can't handle the volume. Moreover, he doesn't see reason to. Pen-15 tells us why he likes to go camping and why Modern Warfare 3 isn't as good as its p...
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406 - Do It Yourself from 2011-11-08T23:00
Batman Arkham City is pretty good even if it is easy, Sonic Generations is more crap even if it looks nice, and Modern Warfare 3 is... well, we don't know anything about Modern Warfare 3, but it st...
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404 - Everything's Built By Morons from 2011-10-25T23:15
Ara was surprised to find that a Need For Speed game had genuinely redeemable qualities. Alon was fascinated by Gabe Newell's discussion of the economics of Steam.
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403 - Them's Fightin' Words from 2011-10-18T23:30
Our friend, Ashish Amresh, joins us from ASU's College of Technology and Innovation to tell us about Word Fighter Lite, a student-developed game in the Android and iOS app stores. We expose him to ...
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402 - Where's the Beef from 2011-10-11T23:00
After Ara announces that he got some new TV's and Alon salivates over the upcoming Phoenix Food Truck Festival, they talk to Tessa and Michaela about the underdeveloped role of women in game develo...
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401 - Empty Promises from 2011-10-04T23:00
Rich was one of many disappointed with Rage's opening performance. Epic is making some very bad choices with its Gears of War 3 downloadable content while Ubisoft makes bad decisions with its Splin...
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400 - Girls, Girls, Girls from 2011-09-27T23:25
Alon's upset that he can't keep up with everything in the world, Caller Tessa wants to test the depth of our misogyny, Twisted Pixel designs a Kinect game in less than five minutes, and Jim Sterlin...
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399 - Tool Bags from 2011-09-20T23:35
Ara's upset that a niche shooter got delayed and questions the motive for the change, Alon's upset that Mortal Kombat has so much downloadable content because it means he can't score the Amazon Gol...
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398 - Over the Hill from 2011-09-13T23:00
Ara's back in action and ready to complain about more games. Alon wants you to know that Gunstringer is fun but suffers from the inescapable truth that the Kinect isn't actually a good gaming inter...
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397 - Break Yo Mama's Back from 2011-09-06T23:00
Deus Ex isn't for skinheads, Ara couldn't resist Disgaea 4, and sequels are doomed to an indefinitely slow evolution.
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396 - 200 Laps from 2011-08-30T23:00
In this week's episode, Alon realizes that gyroscope-controlled iOS games are nothing new, he and Ara review the awe-inspiring ineptitude of GameStop corporate, and they respond to some listener ma...
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395 - Las Panderetas from 2011-08-23T23:05
OMG, virtual window control on iOS! Rage is the greatest thing to happen to gaming since ever! Also, GameStop is making weird decisions, and feminists are noisy.
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394 - Tasty Treats from 2011-08-16T23:50
We reminisce over Odama's curiosities, Ara describes the good and the bad of Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, and Alon wants to save in the cloud.
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393 - Market Confusion from 2011-08-09T23:00
Yakuza is way coola, The Elder Scrolls is angry with the younger Scrolls, and Duke Nukem Forever finally wins at something (losing).
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392 - Deadliest Something from 2011-08-03T00:25
Alon says you should buy Groove Coaster. He wonders if small downloadable games are actually a way to encourage experimentation, Ara finds a sensible Englishman and a nonsensical pastor, and Sony c...
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391 - No Homo from 2011-07-26T23:15
Ara tries to convince us that Bastion isn't doing anything new. PEN wants us to know how wrong we are. Yu Suzuki doesn't like games. Girls can't LAN.
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390 - Agency of Poo from 2011-07-19T23:10
Despite his desire for new gaming experiences, Alon insists on playing Infamous, which he finished playing last week when it was called Prototype. Ara rebuts Pen's hysterical ravings that he and Al...
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389 - Sony Dust from 2011-07-12T23:05
Sonic the Hedgehog isn't getting any better, Sony continues to remove features from the PlayStation 3, and we tell you how to ease your kids into a life of carefree gaming.
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388 - Small Things in Big Packages from 2011-07-05T23:05
Alon is back from his trip to Europe. He and caller, Pen, experience separate, but similar, realizations that they spent too much time playing games that weren't worthy of the attention received.
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387 - Supreme Victory from 2011-06-28T23:55
Dungeon crawlers. Too many Street Fighters. Permanent Resident Evil saves. Parents gonna hate. Scott vs SCOTUS.
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386 - Nukem Meltdown from 2011-06-21T23:55
Duke Nukem causes PR meltdown. The thin line reviewers walk. Guest and Unity code enthusiast, Trapper, talks UScript. Retro shmups. iPad games for 40 bucks.
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385 - Cut the fat from 2011-06-14T23:15
Hands have mystery fat. Kinect is inferior tech. Wii U is the future. Prototype 2 makes us revisit the original. E3 surprises. Throat babies.
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383 - Insurance scam from 2011-05-31T23:05
Playing co-op Portal 2 doesn't suck. Dirt 3 also doesn't suck. Even paying for Call of Duty Elite online services doesn't completely suck. Yet, somehow, in this world of endless positivity, GameSto...
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382 - A One and a Zero from 2011-05-24T23:10
Instruction manuals have disappeared, downloadable content is officially denying us of a full experience, and video game marketing has found a new trend (porn).
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381 - Death Races from 2011-05-17T23:30
Ara argues that video games are the greatest teaching tools available and that Sony did nothing wrong in its handling of The Great PSN Breach of 2011.
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380 - Synaesthesia from 2011-05-11T00:40
The ESRB is shifting to a content review model that doesn't involve actual review of content, a developer has sunk to a new low with downloadable content, and Children of Eden creates a new hope in...
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379 - Your television is alive from 2011-05-03T23:10
Christopher Walken makes a suprise guest appearance to tell us how he feels about video games. Alon gives Ara the bad news that Outland on XBOX Live Arcade is actually pretty good. Alon also explai...
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378 - Hackers... They're everywhere from 2011-04-26T23:30
Sony got haxored and completely took down the PlayStation Network. Alon and Ara recall ancient feelings of wonderment from their childhood gaming adventures. They also debate about the utility of K...
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377 - Grand Masters from 2011-04-19T23:15
Netflix is finally updated with Kinect support even though it still doesn't work from the couch, Portal 2 is finally out and doing everything it can to get you to purchase the PlayStation 3 version...
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376 - Warriors from 2011-04-13T19:40
This week, we learn all about Ara's quest to produce the perfect driver's seat; we go all sad panda over the passing of Jerry Lawson, creator of the Fairchild Channel F; and we get evidence that pe...
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375 - Nose Candy from 2011-04-05T23:05
Alon ends his hunt for the Nintendo 3DS and is underwhelmed. Ara covers the news with stories of the Governator, the gaming drug, a video game violence study, and the nasty side effects of allowing...
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374 - Barely Legal from 2011-03-29T23:05
Though the stores are stocked with Nintendo 3DS systems, Alon can't find one to play. One game he IS playing is Microsoft's Full House Poker, but they make it oddly difficult to find a human oppone...
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373 - Lying Liars from 2011-03-22T23:40
Lacking explanation or reason, Alon is excited about the impending release of the Nintendo 3DS. He's also pretty keen on this new Full House Poker game on XBOX Live Arcade. Ara and caller, Joe, exp...
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372 - The Vegas Trials from 2011-03-15T23:05
Alon finally plays Hard Corps Uprising and discovers that he needs to take advantage of an exploit in order to handle its tedium and difficulty while Ara is concerned that exploits can break a game...
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370 - Ask a friend from 2011-03-02T00:10
Play Spent with us and learn how charity gaming is sweeping the nation while keeping you unemployed and impoverished. Find out all the things Ara hates about the game he loves, Hard Corps Uprising....
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369 - Bo knows Jack from 2011-02-22T23:05
You Don't Know Jack isn't perfect, but it's a good time. Fox News doesn't surprise anyone when it bends the truth. There's a new kissing game in town. Ara might have cancer.
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368 - Infinite Growth from 2011-02-15T23:05
Another laughable shortcoming of Gran Turismo 5, a homemade death ray, and the most violent games of all time.
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367 - Cutting Corners from 2011-02-08T23:10
We discuss the broken Gran Turismo 5 tournament and argue very different opinions on what should be considered legal tournament play. Ara tells you why it's better to shoot ladies in the crotch. We...
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366 - The Theology Episode from 2011-02-02T00:10
Even though Breach isn't very good, Alon is strangely drawn to it. While playing, he met a guy named Joshua Wise who runs a site called TheCrossAndTheController.com. He invited Josh on the show to ...
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365 - Your Mom Loves Us from 2011-01-25T22:55
Dead Space 2 and EA's ill-conceived advertising methods, debate of Farmville's legitimacy as a game, and Kyle Pulver of RetroAffect.com
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364 - Breaking the Game from 2011-01-18T23:00
How the PlayStation 3's recent hacking has destroyed online gaming for the console and how Zynga has destroyed humanity through its completely unhacked, but totally warrantless, games.
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363 - Geometry Whores from 2011-01-11T23:15
The amazing Thrustmaster T500 RS is finally in the house, and Ara gives his initial impression of the build quality. Alon dissects Geometry Wars Retro Evolved 2 and explains why it's the perfect, a...
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362 - Masters of Thrust from 2011-01-04T23:15
So many topics, so little time... This week, we covered the good and bad of opening tutorials, current generation haxoring, Go, ThrustMaster's pricey steering wheel, and super heroine boobs. Enjoy.
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360 - The Gift Rapper from 2010-12-21T23:25
In the 360th episode of the ChatterBox Video Game Radio show, the gang finds out that they are the longest running radio show, OF ALL TIME. Listen along as they find out the secrets of Sonderkomman...
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359 - Brothers in Frugality from 2010-12-14T23:25
Ara applauds Pac Man Championship Edition DX for its many ingenius elements, and Alon loves on his new Ubisoft BattleTag laser battle game. There's also some jovial discussion of the Holocaust and,...
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358 - Game saving wussy from 2010-12-08T00:30
Ara finds more to dislike about Gran Turismo 5, Colin wonders why there are no downloadable Kinect games, Alon still can't figure out why he enjoyed plowing through levels in Donkey Kong Country Re...
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357 - Donkey Kong Country Returns from 2010-11-30T23:10
Gran Turismo 5 finally released, so Ara has a new game to obsess over. At the same time, Alon has been obsessing over Donkey Kong Country Returns and how it's helped him identify the characteristic...
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355 - Will Ara Get His Money Back? from 2010-11-17T00:25
In tonight's show Alon, Ara, and Colin talk about the finer points of building an arcade stick, why production values aren't everything, ladies getting jealous of videogames, the eternal struggle a...
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354 - DisKinect from 2010-11-10T00:25
The group is in agreement - we don't think Kinect is very good, even if it is kinda fun. We also learn how Molly snuck her way into the Super Meat Boy credits and what Ara hates about Call of Duty ...
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353 - Supreme Court Theater from 2010-11-03T00:15
Danny Baranowski tries to convince you that Super Meat Boy is the greatest game on the planet, then we all reenact today's Supreme Court hearing on the California game bill set to prevent minors fr...
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352 - $500 Million Bluff from 2010-10-26T23:55
What exactly is "twitch" gameplay? Why can't Sega make a good Sonic The Hedgehog game? What does 4Chan have against Minecraft? Why is Microsoft laying it all on the line for the Kinect?
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351 - Colin played Minecraft from 2010-10-19T23:20
This week's episode begs the question - What is more important to the world, the racism of Enslaved or the subtle beauty of Minecraft? I'm sure you can guess which wins.
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350 - Happy Birthday, Ara from 2010-10-12T23:20
In this week's episode, we find as many ways as possible to tell you why the new Castlevania: Lords of Shadow game is not good. We also talk to Molly, our resident GameCrush girl, about the recent ...
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