Video Game Guys Podcast

As some of you might know, I (Malcolm) work in a callcenter dealing with customer enquiries. Generally this involves using my voice. 3 days ago, I noticed my throat was sore whilst on the phones, and hoped it would get better with a bit of rest. Here I am though, on Sunday night, with most of a cold and a croaky voice. I found it difficult to make it through the working day with this voice, the last thing I want is for you lot to suffer it.

Basically, I’m ill, there’s no show this weekend (I am not going to ruin a podcast with coughing and spluttering) but hopefully it will all be over by next weekend.

In the mean time, might I recommend listening to and adding The Bobby Blackwolf Show to your podcast grabbing application of choice (e.g. iTunes). It’s a good dose of gaming goodness with someone that knows what they are talking about more than we do.

Back to normal next weekend. Sorry, and thanks for listening.

 

 Video Game Guys 36 - Tum Te Tum [50:43m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Your Hosts:
Malcolm “Hello?” Owen
Justin “Maiko’s hung up on me” Lee

On this week’s episode of the Video Game Guys podcast, we round up the videogame news of the week and all heck breaks loose when Justin goes on a rampage about buying pink Nintendo DS consoles for boys instead of girls. Also, Malcolm’s Router died half-way through. Cue weird “Hello…?”-ness…

This is the LAST week you can enter our spring cleaning contest, so enter before April 30th!

Gametactics.com News Stories:
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Races Into Stores in North America on the Playstation 3
Halo 3 Multiplayer Legendary Map Pack Released
Rocky & Bullwinkle Released on the Xbox LIVE Arcade
Trackmania United Forever Launches on Steam, Free Upgrade for Trackmania United Owners
New Saints Row 2 Screenshots Released
Playstation Store Weekly Update
Bethesda Softworks Announces Fallout 3 Collectors Edition
THEY Q & A
Konami Announces Release Date for Silent Hill: Homecoming for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
NBA Ballers: Chosen One has Shipped for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 Consoles
Metal Gear Online Beta Test Delayed till April 25th
Three New Fallout 3 Screenshots Released
Wii Shop Channel Releases
Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Console Fact Sheet
Dark Sector Xbox 360 Review
Become a Pokémon in the Pokémon Mystery Dungeon Series for the Nintendo DS
Codemasters to Take Over Sega Racing Studio
Playstation Store Update
New Screenshots for Spectral Force 3 on the Xbox 360

 

 Video Game Guys 35 - Spelling Kart Mistake [46:37m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Your Hosts:
Malcolm “Mario Kart” Owen
Justin “No Kart” Lee

On this weeks jam packed episode of the Video Game Guys Podcast: We round up the videogame news of the week, I give a preview on Deca Sports for the Wii and Malcolm goes into great detail about Mario Kart for the Wii, look for a review soon! Don’t forget to enter our contest to win a crap load of prizes to choose from.

Gametactics News Stories:
Review of SingStar 90’s for the Playstation 2
Battlestar Galactica Half Price on the Xbox Live Arcade for 24 Hours
DECA Sports Gone Gold, Out May 13th in North America
Sega Releases First Video Trailer, Screenshots and Details on Sonic Unleashed
Star Wars: The Force Unleashed Gets a Release Date
Guinness World Records Video Game Competition Announced in New York
Sam & Max Season One Headed to the Wii
TrackMania Nations Forever Screenshots, Trailer and Free Download April 16th
Wii Shop Channel Monday Releases
First The Incredible Hulk Wii Screenshots
New Ninja Gaiden 2 Xbox 360 Screenshots
NCsoft Takes on Illegal Servers
New Fallout 3 Screenshots
Mario Super Sluggers Announced for the Nintendo Wii
More Mario Kart Wii Screenshots

Don’t forget to enter our contest to win cool stuff!

We get lots of neat stuff that piles up in our offices, so as a small thank you we like to hold contest to give away this neat stuff. This time around we have lots of games and even a pen drive to give away! If we draw your name you get to pick one of the prizes.

- Coded Arms Contagion (PSP)
- Dewy’s Adventure (Wii)
- E3 06 Microsoft Xbox 360 Face Plate
- Guild Wars Eye of North Expansion (PC)
- Razer CD Belt Case CD/MP3 holder
- USB 128 Meg Flash Drive
- Yu-Gi-Oh! GX TAG FORCE 2 (PSP)
- Tabula Rasa (PC)

Thanks to everyone who entered the contest, we’ll be drawing the names during our next podcast! Good luck to everyone!

 

 Video Game Guys 34 - Justin Spring Cleaning [46:01m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Your Hosts:
Malcolm “Video Trailers” Owen
Justin “Contest” Lee

Another week means another fine episode of the Videogame Guys podcast, this week we round up the weeks news including SingStar Summer Party, Rock Band for the Wii and tons of video game trailers. Also as promised is the Video Game Guys Spring Cleaning Contest has started!

Gametactics Video Game News Stories:
Rock Band Confirmed for the Nintendo Wii
Two New Gears of War 2 Videos, Now Available on Xbox LIVE Marketplace
Dark Sector Ships to Store Shelves in North America
Sega Announces Wonderboy and Fantasy Zone Headed to the Wii Shop Channel
SingStar Summer Party Track List Announced for the Playstation 2
First Deca Sports Wii Trailer
Metal Gear Solid Portable Ops+ PSP Review
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky Gets a Release Date
New Dracula Origin PC Screenshots
Lost Odyssey Xbox 360 Review
Three New Free Maps for Unreal Tournament 3
Maria Sharapova and James Blake Face Off in Top Spin 3
Midway Launches Website for TNA IMPACT!
Mario Kart Wii Trailer #2
First Video Trailer and Screenshots for Guitar Hero Aerosmith
First Video Trailer for The Incredible Hulk Videogame
Mario Kart Wii Fact Sheet
Metal Gear Solid 4 / Assassins Creed April Fools Trailer

 

 Video Game Guys 33 - The Train Wreck [38:41m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Your Hosts:
Malcolm “Dead as a Zombie” Owen
Justin “Slapping Malcolm” Lee

On this week’s episode of the Video Game Guys podcast, we round up the news stories of the week and discuss how NOT to steal an Xbox 360 by actually leaving voice messages on the owners Xbox Live account.

Videogame News Stories:
Nintendo Announces Firm Released Date for Mario Kart Wii
EA Makes Another Offer to Merge with Take-Two Interactive
First Details and Screenshots of the Upcoming The Incredible Hulk Videogame
New Downloadable Content Pack For Forza Motorsport 2 on March 19th
Nintendo Wii Shop Channel Releases
Try Out Wii Fit at the London Science Museum on March 26th
Konami Ships Metal Gear Solid: The Essential Collection for the Playstation 2
SingStar 90s Now Available for Playstation 2
Lego Batman: The Video Game Arkham Asylum Breakout Video
Dark Sector Enemy Video - Stingers
SEGA Ships Sega Superstars Tennis in North America
The Sims 3 First Details and Screenshots Released
Halo 3 Legendary Map Pack Arrives on April 15th
Playstation 3 Firmware 2.20 to Support New Blu-ray Features
Frag Dolls Preview Tom Clancys EndWar

Outside news links:
Supreme Court Rules on Jack Thomson
What NOT to do when you steal someone’s Xbox 360

 

 Video Game Guys 32 - Late Cobwebs Impossible [64:11m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Your Hosts:
Malcolm “Tired” Owen
Justin “Sick of Winter” Lee

Sorry for the huge gap between episodes, it is hard to make a videogame podcast when one person is in a time zone that is 6 hours ahead of the other person. On this episode of Video Game Guys podcast, we talk about last weeks video game news and ponder the endless possibilities of Blast Works Build Fuse Destory for the Nintendo Wii.

Gametactics.com Video Game Stories:
New 80GB PLAYSTATION 3 Bundle Coming Q2 2008
New Haze Trailer with a May Released Date
Disney Interactive Studios Announces Ultimate Band for the Wii and DS
Blast Works: Build, Trade and Destory Wii Trailer Released
New The House of the Dead 2 and 3 Return Extreme Mode Video and Screenshots
More Details Released for Metal Gear Solid 4 Tid Bits and Release Date
New Battlefield Heroes Screenshots
Dark Sector Multiplayer Features
National Super Smash Bros. Brawl Tournament Announced by EB Games and Nintendo of Canada
Assassins Creed PC Version Interview
Konami Ships Silent Hill Origins for the Playstation 2
European Release Date of Naruto Clash of Ninja Revolution
DEXTER Video Game Announced
The Adventure Company to Publish Dracula Origin for Windows PC
Mario and Sonic at the Olympic Games Sells 5 Million Copies
EA Announces Army of Two has Shipped in North America
New Deca Sports Wii Screenshots
Guinness World Record Sponsoring Guitar Hero Record Setting Public Event in New York City
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Details Confirmed for North America
SEGA Announces Genesis Titles for the Wii Shop Channel

 

 Video Game Guys 31 - Wii Voice Magic: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Your Hosts:
Malcolm “Leo” Owen
Justin “Loves Valve” Lee

On this weeks episode of Video Game Guys podcast, we discuss the ins and outs of the karaoke mics for consoles and how they seem to make you buy more games “just because you own the mics”. We of course round up the weeks videogame news and discuss Turok a little for the Xbox 360.

Gametactics Stories:
New SingStar 90s Playstation 2 Screenshots and an Updated Released Date
Turok Hits Store Shelves for the Playstation 3 and Xbox 360 Consoles
New Downloadable Mutliplayer Maps for Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Devil May Cry 4 Hits North American Store Shelves
Konami Announces Metal Gear Solid: the Essential Collection
Inside Xbox Live Canada Launches
Konami Ships Karaoke Revolution Presents American Idol Encore
Midway Games Announces This is Vegas in Development
Assassins Creed PC Version Will Feature Four Extra Missions
Longest Guitar Hero Session Set for the New Guinness World Record Gamers Edition
Midway Releases New TNA iMPACT! Screenshots
Steam Surpasses 15 Million Accounts
Codemasters Seeks Descendents of Man Who Struck Winston Churchill in New York
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom Xbox 360 Review
New Ninja Reflex Screenshots and Video for the Nintendo Wii
European Developer of Enemy Territory: QUAKE Wars Hiring for New Unannounced Project

 

 Video Game Guys 30 - Mahoo ID Keyboard: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Your Hosts:
Malcolm “Spills nothing his keyboard” Owen
Justin “Spilled Soda once on his keyboard” Lee

On this week’s episode of Videogame Guys Podcast, we round up the video game news of the week and discuss how Valve seems to be the new PC gaming software powerhouse compared to ID Software.

Gametactics.com Stories:
Four New Alone in the Dark Xbox 360 Screenshots Released
Nintendo 2008 Game List
Grand Theft Auto IV Gets a Release Date
SCEA Releases MTV Programming on UMD Video for PSP
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky on Steam Later This Year
Harmonix and EA Confirm Plans to Ship Stand Alone Instruments for Rockband on February 12th
Playstation 3 Store Update
Stranglehold Playstation 3 Downloadable Map Pack Available Now
Agatha Christie: And Then There Were None Trailer Released for the Wii
Wii Shop Channel Releases
Xbox LIVE Arcade Releases This Wednesday
Bomberman Land Heads to Store Shelves
Gran Turismo 5 Prologue Races to North America on April 17th
EA Announces Facebreaker Boxing Game
Koch Media to Publish S.T.A.L.K.E.R. Clear Sky and Some Bonus Screenshots
Merscom to bring Sudoku to Xbox LIVE Arcade
New Deca Sports Screenshots Released
Playstation Store Update
New SEGA Superstars Tennis Screenshots
Lost Via Domus Trailer 2 Released

External Links:
Microsoft Makes a Bid for Yahoo

EXTREME SWEARING/CURSING ALERT for this link: Scot Rubin, host of Allgames.com podcast spills coffee live on the air seconds after starting the show.

 

 Video Game Guys 29 - New Boredom Sudoku: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Your Hosts:
Malcolm “Guitar Hero III” Owen
Justin “LCD HDTV” Lee

On the first videogame podcast of 2008, we discuss the holiday season, what seems to be cool upcoming this year in the news and of course what games will not be.

Gametactics News Stories:
The Ultimate Forza 2 Simulator Hardware Announced: VRX MACH 4
Consumers Have Voted: It is an Xbox 360 Holiday
A Letter from Marc Whitten, Xbox LIVE General Manager About the Xbox Live Issues
Stranglehold Downloadable Map Pack Available Now for the Xbox 360
Wii Shop Channel Monday Releases
New Wii Chess Screenshots Released
Omega Five and Tron Fly onto the Xbox LIVE Arcade This Wednesday
Nyko Announces Product Lineup for CES 2008
Sony Retail Sells 3.9 Miilion Units of PS2, PS3 and PSP
Kingdom Under Fire: Circle of Doom Hits Store Shelves in North America
Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Wii Free Replacement Dolby Discs Pre-Registration
New House of the Dead 2 and 3 Returns Screenshots for the Wii
Wii Shop Channel Monday Releases
Virtua Fighter 5 Patch Released for the Xbox 360
Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit Announced for Playstation 3 and Xbox 360
Playstation 3 Store Update
Actor Michael Rosenbaum from Smallville to Voice Act in Dark Sector
Rock Band Downloadable Content Sells 2.5 Million
New Fracture Screenshots Showing off the New and Improved Jet Brody