Player One Podcast

This week! Game Club about Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoonus, plus Ghostbusters, InFamous, The Maw, Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta, and more.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

Once again, we've put off doing our Sly Cooper game club to talk about other stuff (Sly will be talked about next week, we swear). This week! Post-E3 thoughts, Project Natal, Angry Barry, Lost Planet 2, Beatles Rock Band, InFamous, The Legendary Starfy, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, Scribblenauts, DJ Hero, Invisible Tiger, Assassin's Creed 2, Lips, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Saw, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Punch-Out and more.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

It's an early show this week but it still counts as Monday's episode. This week CJ, Phil and Greg (Sewart) discuss the press conferences from the big three hardware manufacturers. From Project Natal to Project M and everything in between. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

We talk about many things in this episode, but not Sly Cooper. That's right, this was supposed to be our Game Club episode on Sucker Punch's first PS2 endeavor but instead we rambled on about other things for an hour and a half so we decided to push it two more weeks. But we did talk about InFamous, Buzz Quiz TV, Wallace & Gromit Episode 1, Penny Arcade Episode 2, Punch Out, Prince of Persia, Sonic the Hedgehog iPhone and Pokemon Platinum, among others. (Prince of Persia spoilers start at 56:30 and run through 1:01:40.)Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week the usual suspects discuss: Punch-Out!!, Raiden Fighters Aces, Dead Space, Zen Pinball, Demon's Soul, Super Stardust HD, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Peggle Dual Shot, Klonoa, ART STYLE: Pictobits, and Metroid Prime Trilogy, amongst other things.Next Game Club game is Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoonus for the PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System. Used copies are available cheaply (five bucks) at Gamestop locations nationwide. Start playing now! We'll be discussing the game NEXT WEEK on Episode 136.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Castmedium / Podcasters’ Favorite Podcasts (Player One)NES Punch-Out CommercialART STYLE: Pictobits

In this week's exciting episode of the Player One Podcast the usual suspects discuss many video game tapes. Such as Space Invaders Extreme, Star Trek D•A•C, Peggle Dual Shot (and iPhone), Burnout Paradise, Fat Princess, Ragdoll Kung-Fu, Valkyria Chronicles, Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2, and the 1 vs. 100 (beta). Plus: Redesigned PS3, Duke Nukem Forever, Clay Fighter and more.Next Game Club game is Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoonus for the PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System. Used copies are available cheaply (five bucks) at Gamestop locations nationwide. Start playing now! We'll be discussing the game on Episode 136.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Mega Shark vs Giant Octopus trailerChasing Ghosts trailerDialing Wand

This week! It's the usual lineup of CJ, Phil, and Gregs both Sewart and Ford as we talk about games, games, and more games. Which titles, you ask? Topics of conversation in this episode include the InFamous demo, iPhone games, an Apple home console, Xbox Live Community Games, Killzone 2, Resident Evil 5, Far Cry 2, X-Men Origins Wolverine, Patapon 2, Arkanoid Live, Space Invaders Extreme, Prince of Persia, Burnout Paradise, Outrun Arcade, Klonoa and Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars.Spoilers for Killzone 2 starting at 50:50 and ending at approximately 56:45. Spoilers for Resident Evil 5 start at 56:50 and end at 1:00:55.Next Game Club game is Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoonus for the PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System. Used copies are available cheaply (five bucks) at Gamestop locations nationwide. Start playing now!Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Gamasutra: Opinion: 5 Ways To Make Your Xbox Live Community Game BetterBug in Outrun ArcadeThe Limits of Science

This week it's the usual lineup talking about such things as Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2, PSP Go rumors, Rock Revolution, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Space sims/shooters, 360 repairs, Perfect Dark remakes, Space Invaders Get Even, Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce, Sonic Unleashed, Incredible Hulk and Ed Norton voiceovers, national tragedies, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Wolverine, Dead Rising 2 trailers, Pokémon, DSi battery life, and more.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week! Games, tangents, and a game club on Ys Book I & II. Plus, we have a special guest this week, 8-4's John Ricciardi. Games we talk about this week include Outrun Online Arcade, Final Fantasy XIII, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Monster Hunter 3, Dynasty Warriors Gundam and PlayStation Home.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! This week's links:John Ricciardi's Twitterwww.8-4.jpYouTube: Ys I & IICJ's TwitterSewart's Twitter

This week! We talk about Tomcat Alley, full-motion video games, Patapon 2, digital downloads, Stewy's 360 repair problems, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars sales, and what one game CJ will finish this year. Plus Outrun Online Arcade, Galaga Legions, Killzone 2, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure and Noby Noby Boy.Plus, in the NEXT episode we're doing Ys Book I & II for our Game Club. You can find all the information here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! This week's links:CJ's TwitterGiuseppe Contelli What-Ifs on TwitterKotaku: 6-year-old buys porn-infested PSP from Wal-MartMr. Show: Pre-taped Call-in Show

It's a tangent-filled, thunderstorm of gaming discussion this week. CJ, Phil, Stewy and half an episode of Greg Ford. In this episode we talk about Rhythm Heaven, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Noby Noby Boy, DSi Ware, ART STYLE Aquia, PuzzleQuest Galactrix, Flock and probably a couple others in there too. Plus a long, tangent-filled first segment where we talk about a lot of other things. The next generation, digital downloads, etc.Plus, in an upcoming episode we're doing Ys Book I & II for our Game Club. You can find all the information here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! This week's links:CJ's TwitterHalifax Hockey FightThe Room TrailerLion Man Part 1Gymkata: Best Fight Scene EverMr. Show Lie Detector Sketch

This week: CJ, Phil, two Gregs talk about gaming, games, and game-related things. Oh, and this week only (hopefully): cats! Games we talk about include Rhythm Heaven, Killzone 2, Super Punch-Out!!, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Suikoden Tierkreis, Pokémon Platinum and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time.Plus, in an upcoming episode we're doing Ys Book I & II for our Game Club. You can find all the information here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! This week's links:CJ's TwitterX360 Community Devs Talk Successes, Failures, What They Want

It's a live episode straight from San Francisco with regulars CJ, Phil and Greg Ford plus guest Shane Bettenhausen and another mystery guest who pops in halfway through. This week we chat about GDC, Nintendo and what we've been playing, which includes Punch-Out, Excitebots, Batman Arkham Asylum, Terminator Salvation, Henry Hatsworth, Noby Noby Boy and much more. You'll just have to listen and find out. Plus, in an upcoming episode we're doing Ys Book I & II for our Game Club. You can find all the information here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! This week's links: Pikachu bitch slap (FF to 2:45) Ghostbusters/Pac-Man shirt

This week! Format change! We switch things up a bit and do feedback (including playing a voicemail line call--GASP!), news and the tried-and-true What'cha Been Playing segment. Games we talk about include Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2, Street Fighter IV, Gears of War 2, Metal Gear Solid Touch, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, Phantasy Star Portable, Final Fantasy III DS and Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:YouTube: MLB 09 The Show commercialYouTube: Lisa Kudrow Professor Layton commercial

In this episode! Games! Games! Games! But not really much talk of Resident Evil 5 and Killzone 2 (sorry). No, instead we've got Peggle, Gradius ReBirth, Street Fighter IV, GTA IV Lost and the Damned, Kameo, Major League Baseball 2K9, Phantasy Star Portable and more!Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

It's a long episode this week, but hopefully you'll find it entertaining. Kenneth "Slim" Miller joins the lineup of CJ, Phil and Greg Sewart this week to talk about Street Fighter, arcades, Watchmen and video games. More specifically, we discuss game tapes like Street Fighter IV, Bomberman Live, House of the Dead Overkill, Peggle DS, Top Trumps: Doctor Who, Watchmen The End is Nigh, Legacy of Ys Books I & II, Mass Effect, Star Ocean 4, Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, Phantasy Star Portable (or more specifically, the PS3's AdHoc Party app) and more! Plus we've got a Game Club segment all about Beyond Oasis.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's music:"There Are Only 152 Pokémon" by PlayItLoud!"Leviathan" by Falco Lombardi".....Its OK You're Safe Now" by Falco Lombardi"The Dine and Dash" by morgieporgie

This week! Games! It's a CJ-Phil-Greg-Greg show, and the games discussed include Street Fighter IV, Race Pro, Retro Game Challenge, NASCAR Kart Racing, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Kameo, Perfect Dark Zero, Noby Noby Boy, Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, Star Ocean The Last Hope and House of the Dead Overkill.Also, our next Game Club game is Beyond Oasis (Genesis). It's available on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on PS3/360 as well as Virtual Console on the Wii. We'll be discussing it on Episode 124, so get your comments in via this forum thread, this blog post, or by calling our voicemail line by March 6.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's music:"Equi" by Hurrigame Boy

This week! CJ, Phil and Greg (Ford) talk about the last week's worth of games. Including Noby Noby Boy and Street Fighter IV. In fact those are the main two things we talk about in this episode. Yeah there are a couple other games mentioned like Retro Game Challenge, GTA IV: Lost and Damned, Banjo-Kazooie, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (naturally). But it's mostly Street Fighter and Noby Noby. Oh and DSi in America. But that's about it.Also, our next Game Club game is Beyond Oasis (Genesis). It's available on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on PS3/360 as well as Virtual Console on the Wii. We'll be discussing it on Episode 124, so get your comments in via this forum thread, this blog post, or by calling our voicemail line by March 6.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Iwata Asks: Nintendo DSiNoby Noby Boy merch on Panic.comIndestructibleHow Street Fighter IV Could Make Other XBL (or PSN) Games BetterThis week's music (from 8bitcollective.com)"In Vega" by Fighter X"retardation!" by zabutom"DEMO - DANGER LIMIT" by PDF format

This week CJ, Phil and Greg Ford (Sewart's away having a baby) discuss the following game tapes: Far Cry 2, Banjo-Kazooie, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Retro Game Challenge, Lit, Flower, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Onechanbara Bikini Samurai Squad and Loco Roco 2, among others.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Mario Kart game night thread

Game Club returns in this episode and we spend the last segment talking about Rare's original Banjo-Kazooie game for the Nintendo 64/Xbox Live Arcade. CJ and Phil and joined once again by Gregs Sewart and Ford for that plus a discussion of the game tapes that took up our free time in the last week. Those include R-Type Dimensions, Dead Space, 3 on 3 NHL Arcade, Fable II, Killzone 2 (demo), Halo Wars (demo), Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Burnout Paradise, Far Cry 2, Donkey Kong JENGA, DJ Max Fever and Phantasy Star Portable, among others.Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Our forum topic on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis CollectionMTV Multiplayer: Halo Wars feels like a Diablo RTS

This week! CJ & Phil! Plus intermittent Greg flurries! We start the podcast with two Gregs, then go down to one, then back up to two for a short while before finishing it off again with just one. Yet we still manage to somehow discuss a slew of games including Resident Evil 5 (demo), Far Cry 2, Gravity Bone, Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels, Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce, Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction, Ratchet & Clank Quest For Booty, Prince of Persia, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, The Maw, Fable II, and Perfect Dark Zero (ah-yep).Quick spoiler warnings during this week's episode:The Maw (between 46:20-46:56)Fable II (between 1:30:00-1:37:10)Next week's episode will feature a Game Club segment on Rare's Banjo-Kazooie, available on the Nintendo 64 or Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 Microsoft Points ($15). Drop by our forum to discuss the game with us or leave a message about it on our voicemail. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Gravity BoneClosure

In this episode of the Player One Podcast you will hear not one, not two, but FOUR people talking about the games they played this week. Once again it's CJ, Phil and Gregs Sewart and Ford, discussing games such as: Fable II, Final Fantasy III, Half-Life/Half-Life 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Gears of War 2 and The Maw.In addition, in this episode we announce the opening of our real website at playeronepodcast.com and the return of the Game Club -- which this time will be Banjo-Kazooie (N64). It's also available on your Xbox 360 via Xbox Live Arcade for 1200 Microsoft points. Share your comments with us via our site or voicemail line by Feb. 6 and we'll read/play 'em during the segment on the game in that week's show.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week Gregs Ford and Sewart join CJ and Phil to talk about games! In this action-packed episode you'll hear us talk about Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter IV, Grand Theft Auto IV, Fable II, Half-Life 2, F1 2001, Rock Band 2, Burnout Paradise, Loco Roco 2 (demo), Pirate Booty (bootleg NES cart), Prince of Persia and Fusion Fall, among others.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Greg Ford's page on 1UP.comGreg Sewart's Wordpress blogMudron's EGM artExcelsior Studios1UP.com: Street Fighter IV Live StreamPhil's birthday gift: New Anticipation box artRetrozoneChris "CJ" Johnston's TwitterGreg Sewart's TwitterPhil Theobald's page on 1UP.comYouTube: Dolemite trailerYouTube: The Dark Knight 8-bit

No game talk this week. Instead, we dedicate the whole episode to talking about EGM's closure and the 1UP layoffs in the wake of Hearst/UGO's purchase of 1UP.com. In addition to regular hosts Chris "CJ" Johnston (ex-EGM News Editor) and Phil Theobald (ex-EGM editor and former GameNow Reviews Editor), we welcome a couple more ex-Ziff guests to the program: Kevin Gifford (ex-1UP editor and gaming magazine expert/Magweasel), Greg Sewart (ex-EGM Previews and Reviews Editor), Greg Ford (EGM Managing Editor), and Andrew "Skip" Pfister (ex-EGMer, GMRer and 1UP.com Reviews Editor/Podcast Producer).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Andrew "Skip" Pfister on TwitterAndrew "Skip" Pfister's page on 1UP.comGreg Ford's page on 1UP.comRebelFMEat-Sleep-Game.com (RebelFM folks)Talking Orange (ex-1UP Show folks)MagweaselGSW: Opinion: Print Game Media - [Still] Not Dead, [Maybe] Getting BetterGSW: Game Mag WeaselingGreg Sewart's Wordpress blogChris "CJ" Johnston's TwitterPhil Theobald's page on 1UP.comJoystiq: Future Publishing experiences increase in gaming mag salesPaidContent.org - Ziff Davis Gets Out Of The GameNeoGAF: Listing of 1UP/EGM folks' blogs and Twitters

It's just CJ and Phil this week in a low-key episode to start off the new year. In it we talk games, our new years', iPhone games, and lots of other stuff. Not so much talk about new games since nothing new's come out. But we discuss a little Pac-Man CE, Katamari iPhone, Rolando, Picross DS, Game & Watch Collection and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, among some others.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

It's a special show this week (in STEREO) live from a Giordano's restaurant in the Chicago suburbs. Special guests abound including Phil's fiancée Dana, Phil's Mom, and Chris Baker. We talk about what we've been playing, our games of the year, holiday memories and oh so much more. Check it out.Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer for a chance to win a prize in their raffle.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:C-Bake's blog: How I Got My Sega Genesis: Remembering Christmas 1992

This week! We welcome ex-Official US PlayStation Magazine editor Chris Baker (currently Manager, Licensed Games at Marvel) to the program to talk games and various other stuff relating to games. The titles we discuss specifically include Left 4 Dead, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Dead Space, The Simpsons Game, Doritos Dash of Destruction, UNO, Metal Slug 7, Sim City for iPod Touch and Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds.Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer for a chance to win a prize in their raffle.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Chris Baker's 1UP blogAllGame.comMarvel

This week special guest Anthony Vaughn joins Phil and CJ to talk games, CompuServe, sushi and Back to the Future. Games discussed this week include Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead, Fable II, Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels, Prince of Persia, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Namco Museum Virtual Arcade, Rock Band 2, Meteos Wars, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, LEGO Batman, 1942 Join Strike and Amateur Surgeon.Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer for a chance to win a prize in their raffle.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week! Lots and lots of games, plus some talk about gaming magazines and ferrets with special guest Kevin Gifford. Games we discuss in this episode include Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1, Neutopia, Animal Crossing City Folk, Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (PSP), Soul Bubbles (DS), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Chrono Trigger, Prince of Persia, Left 4 Dead, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Rock Band 2.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:MagweaselGameSetWatch's Game Mag WeaselingN-Revolution Beach BallCheap Ass Gamer Child's Play 2008 Charity Raffle

We actually recorded this show last week, mere days after the recording of Episode 109. So you'll have to excuse the fact we really don't talk about anything new and the show quickly devolves into discussion of DVDs and The Real Ghostbusters. But we do get some talk in about Animal Crossing City Folk, Sonic Unleashed and Rock Band 2. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. We'll be back with a "real" show next week!Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week! Games! And more games! We welcome guest Kirbutashi to talk about the last week's worth of game-playing. What titles do we talk about, you ask? Mirror's Edge, Quantum of Solace, Left 4 Dead, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Sam & Max Season One. Plus, the NXE and Ziff-Davis closes another magazine.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Mega Man Perler Beads

It's that time of year again. Where there are too many great games and not enough time to play them. That means, of course, that with each new release we're just adding to the backlog. But that won't keep us from playing a level or two and discussing them. This week! We're joined by Sega producer Ethan Einhorn to talk about the games we've been playing in the last seven days. That includes: Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Pokémon Ranger: Shadows of Almia, Mega Man III, Gears of War 2, Valkyria Chronicles, Resistance 2, Left 4 Dead, Pinball FX, Banjo-Kazooie XBLA, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts and...we probably mentioned a couple other games in there too but you'll just have to listen and find out.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:SegaWii "most expensive board game on earth" (GamesIndustry.biz interview)

This week: We discuss game tapes new and old with special guest Cameron Davis (Lead Designer at Krome Studios). Specifically, Burnout Paradise, Picross DS, Castlevania Order of Ecclesia, Alien Crush Returns, Sam & Max Season 1 (Wii), Dragon Ball Origins, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Resistance 2 and Rotohex. Plus, various gabbing about the Commodore 64, Mega Drive, game development, growing up gaming in Australia, and more.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Krome StudiosYoung Einstein movie trailerJacko Energizer commercial

This week: mik from The Fanboys Lunchcast joins CJ and Phil to talk about interactive electronic entertainment, and discuss the game tapes we are all currently imbibing. Those include Dead Space, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Fallout 3, Little Big Planet, Ninjatown, Guitar Hero World Tour, Rock Band 2, Singstar Vol. 2, Banjo-Kazooie Nuts & Bolts (demo), Mirror's Edge (demo), Valkyria Chronicles (demo), Resistance 2 (beta) and Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links: The Fanboys LunchcastFrancois Bertrand (Fight for Life)

Due to technical difficulties (explained at the end of this week's podcast, if you're interested), we're publishing this episode a wee bit late. But we talk about a lot of games. Among them--Dragon Quest IV, Speed Racer, Portal: Still Alive, Snoopy DS, Transformers Animated, Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia, Dead Space, Fable II, Guitar Hero World Tour and Little Big Planet. Yes there's some spoiler talk about Dead Space. No CJ didn't like Fable II much. And we spend the last 20 minutes of the podcast not talking about games at all. But there you have it. Episode 105, people! Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week: It's our two-year anniversary extravaganza. We've got guests! We talk games! Which games, you ask? How about Dead Space, Buzz Quiz TV, Mega Man 9, SOCOM Confrontation, NHL 09, Lego Batman, Macross Ace Frontier, Kirby Super Star Ultra, My Japanese Coach, Mother 3 and Little Big Planet. Also, don't forget to change your gamerpic to something Nacho Libre on October 20 (that's today as this episode comes out, so act fast).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!

This week: We welcome special guest Wombat (of the CAGcast) to the show to 'shoot the bull' and talk games. Amongst them are Mega Man 9, Orbient, Lego Batman, PURE, Valhalla Knights 2, Every Extend Extra, Little Big Planet, Rock Band 2, The Club, and Beat n' Groovy. Plus we discuss some of the bigger stories out of the Tokyo Game Show, Sega CD, Night Trap, Jake Lloyd, Action Max...and more. Also, don't forget to change your Xbox 360 gamerpic to you-know-what on October 20. *wink wink nudge nudge*Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:CAGcastCheap Ass GamerUGO Games Blogbit GenerationsArt Style: OrbientWikipedia: Action MaxYoutube: Captain Power and the Soldiers of the FutureYoutube: Altered Beast in 5:53 digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week: We welcome special guest Dan "Shoe" Hsu to the podcast. This extra-long episode covers a lot of ground -- the EGM of old (and new), the state of print versus web, Nintendo's announcements from last week (except Club Nintendo...how'd we forget to talk about that?), the games we played and another installment of the review game. Games discussed in this episode include Mercenaries 2, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Warriors Orochi 2, Mega Man 9, Wipeout HD, Rock Band 2, and Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Sore Thumbs BlogNintendo DSiGamevideos.com: Punch Out Wii digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week on the Player One Podcast we welcome 1UP.com's Jeremy Parish and talk about the virtual worlds we've been immersed in lately. That includes Mega Man 9, Little Big Planet (beta), WipEout HD, Kirby Super Star Ultra, Away Shuffle Dungeon, Chrono Trigger DS, Wario Land: Shake It, Duke Nukem 3D, Samba de Amigo, LEGO Batman and (naturally) Rock Band 2.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:1UP.com: RetronautsJeremy Parish's 1UP blogWired Game Life: Nikkei: New Nintendo DS Model Adds Camera, Music Playback1UP.com blog: Mega Man 9: totally badical

It's our 100th episode! Which is not that much different than the other 99! Except, of course, that we have a special guest along for the ride -- EGM alum Crispin Boyer. On this week's show we talk blogs picking up fake stories from message boards, Mega Man 9, Peter Moore dissing Rare, Tron, Rock Band 2, Force Unleashed and more. Plus, we play guess the game based on the review text of some of Crispin's past reviews.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Sore Thumbs BlogCrispin Boyer's 1UP blogKotaku reports fake story as realCAG: Heard Any Good Rumors Lately?The Guardian's Peter Moore interviews digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

Who would've thought two years ago that when we started this podcast thing that we'd still be going 100 episodes later. Yet here we are, and thanks to listener probune and some of the fine people on our forum (thanks to Mudron for the sweet art!) we have a clip show for you this week featuring some of the finest moments of those past episodes. Whether you're new to the podcast or a longtime listener, you might get some larfs out of this 90-or-so-minute stroll down memory lane.And yes, a regular episode is still coming today in addition to this. Stay tuned. digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week! CJ and Phil tackle Rock Band 2, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Speed Racer DS, Cho Aniki, Y's Book I&II and Final Soldier. Plus -- a segment that we recorded at PAX, the EGM review game, where we guess the score we gave a game in the past based on portions of our review text. If you're playing along at home, the issues being used are September 2003 (#170) and June 2000 (#131).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Hardcore Gaming 101: Cho AnikiBroken Pixels: Cho AnikiWikipedia: Cho Aniki digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week on the show we talk about the very first Mega Man for the NES. Also: Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction / Quest for Booty, Castle Crashers, Shred Nebula, Pirates vs. Ninjas Dodgeball, PURE, Too Human, Viva Pinata: Trouble in Paradise, Rock Band and Tales of Vesperia. Plus one of the hosts says goodbye.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:LevityNYC's Mega Man videoPhil's Mega Man response video digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

Direct from the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, Washington--a super-sized episode of the Player One Podcast. This week: Thoughts and/or Impressions of games at PAX including Resistance 2, Wipeout HD, Rhythm Heaven, Guitar Hero World Tour, Sonic Chronicles: The Dark Brotherhood, Midnight Club: Los Angeles, Ninjatown, Dragon Ball Origins, Wii Music, Tales of Vesperia, Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm, Rock Band 2, Little Big Planet, Motorstorm Pacific Rift and Need for Speed Undercover.Plus, a number of segments featuring special guests Shawn Smith (of Shawnimals/Ninjatown), Patrick Klepek (of MTV Multiplayer), Bryan Intihar (of Insomniac Games) and Shane Bettenhausen (of 1UP/EGM). Many thanks to everyone who agreed to spend a little time recording with us.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Penny Arcade ExpoNinjatownMTV MultiplayerInsomniac Games1UPJoystiq: Darth Vader and Stormtroopers Rock to AlanisPAX in a buttshell digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

The regular episode is coming tomorrow, but for now here's a quick tease on some of the things we saw on the third day of Penny Arcade Expo and some of the interviews/audio you'll be hearing when Episode 97 does hit tomorrow night (once CJ is back home and can upload the show without dealing with slow hotel internet). Episode 97 contents subject to change.We did a couple short PodFasts from the show, you can check those out here and here. digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week, we discuss Too Human, The Force Unleashed (demo), Galaga Legions, Geometry Wars 2, Ratchet & Clank Quest for Booty and Final Fantasy III DS. Plus: death to quick time events, Phil's new computer and E3 strip clubs.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!Player One Podcast Facebook groupPenny Arcade Expo digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week on the Player One Podcast -- Bionic Commando Rearmed, Bangai-O Spirits, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People: Episode 1, Star Parodier, Geometry Wars 2, SimCity Creator, Harry Potter, Braid and Super Monkey Ball iPhone. Plus, RoboDyack (thanks to listener Fahrenhype).Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Bangai-O Spirits levelsHenry Hatsworth in the Puzzling AdventurePlayer One Podcast Facebook groupPenny Arcade Expo digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

In this episode we talk about a little video game called Alex Kidd in Miracle World, one of the flagship titles for the 8-bit Sega Master System back in the day. But before that, we talk about what we've been playing this week, including Burnout Paradise (Cagney update), Geometry Wars Evolved 2, Soul Calibur IV, Eternal Sonata, Braid, Final Fantasy II, DiRT and Go Go Break SteadyThanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Community Video (Monkey Boy in Tragedy World)Last Room of Alex Kidd in Miracle WorldNight TrapEyeshield 21 Fifth openingUrotsukidoji English dub (includes the line mentioned on the show)Heat Vision and JackBarbara Walters interviews the Teenage Mutant Ninja TurtlesStar Wars song digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

It's an episode full of tangents. Somewhere in between we talk about Soul Calibur IV, Geometry Wars Evolved 2, Go! Go! Break Steady, 1942: Joint Strike, NASCAR 09, Final Fantasy IV DS, Final Fantasy II, Hot Shots Golf Open Tee 2, Disgaea Afternoon of Darkness, PixelJunk Eden and PixelJunk Monsters.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already! digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';

This week we talk about E3; going down the press conferences of the big three and discussing their announcements and lineups. Also: the Too Human demo, Chocobo's Dungeon and Guitar Hero Aerosmith.Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!This week's links:Jeremy Parish's 1UP BlogHyadain - Super Mario World Western Show (subtitled) digg_url = 'http://www.digg.com/podcasts/Player_One_Podcast'; digg_bgcolor = '#FFCC99'; digg_skin = 'compact';