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This week, the crew discusses their love-hate relationship with boss fights, Ninja Gaiden DS and Ninja Gaiden II, and the upcoming content update for Team Fortress 2. This week, the crew discusses their love-hate relationship with boss fights, Ninja Gaiden DS and Ninja Gaiden II, and the upcoming content update for Team Fortress 2. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_s2ep1.mp3 Thu, 28 Mar 2008 14:20:00 -0800 59:41 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, ninja gaiden, boss battles, team fortress 2, tf2 Shack Staff The staffers adjust to the tyrannical, yet pleasant rule of their guest host. Also, the week's news is briefly digested, Faylor counteracts a dull release week by gushing on golf games, Steve squeezes cows into submission, and Aaron professes his perverse love of video game olfaction. The staffers adjust to the tyrannical, yet pleasant rule of their guest host. Also, the week's news is briefly digested, Faylor counteracts a dull release week by gushing on golf games, Steve squeezes cows into submission, and Aaron professes his perverse love of video game olfaction. The staffers adjust to the tyrannical, yet pleasant rule of their guest host. Also, the week's news is briefly digested, Faylor counteracts a dull release week by gushing on golf games, Steve squeezes cows into submission, and Aaron professes his perverse love of video game olfaction. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_s2ep1.mp3 Sun, 23 Mar 2008 14:20:00 -0800 33:54 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, hot shots, super tennis Shack Staff In the news: recent Electronic Arts statements, Too Human potentially releasing soon, Steamworks released by Valve. Plus, we play the hell out of No More Heroes, Rez HD, and Off-Road Velociraptor Safari--and answer plenty of reader mail. In the news: recent Electronic Arts statements, Too Human potentially releasing soon, Steamworks released by Valve. Plus, we play the hell out of No More Heroes, Rez HD, and Off-Road Velociraptor Safari--and answer plenty of reader mail. In the news: recent Electronic Arts statements, Too Human potentially releasing soon, Steamworks released by Valve. Plus, we play the hell out of No More Heroes, Rez HD, and Off-Road Velociraptor Safari--and answer plenty of reader mail. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_029.mp3 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:20:00 -0800 58:58 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, human, rez, no, more, heroes, raptor, safari Shack Staff Imminent changes to Team Fortress 2, Battlefield Heroes announced, Fallen Empires: Legion information, Grand Theft Auto 4 ship date announcement, Rez HD and N+ on Xbox Live Arcade, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin on DS. Imminent changes to Team Fortress 2, Battlefield Heroes announced, Fallen Empires: Legion information, Grand Theft Auto 4 ship date announcement, Rez HD and N+ on Xbox Live Arcade, Advance Wards: Days of Ruin on DS. Imminent changes to Team Fortress 2, Battlefield Heroes announced, Fallen Empires: Legion information, Grand Theft Auto 4 ship date announcement, Rez HD and N+ on Xbox Live Arcade, Advance Wards: Days of Ruin on DS. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_028.mp3 Fri, 25 Jan 2008 14:20:00 -0800 70:25 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, tf2, valve, gta4, battlefield, heroes, rez, tribes Shack Staff We discuss Kane and Lynch's sales, video game industry lobbying in Washington, Smash Bros.' delay, Burnout Paradise, Supreme Commander on Xbox 360, and steak. Plus, Faylor flips out. We discuss Kane and Lynch's sales, video game industry lobbying in Washington, Smash Bros.' delay, Burnout Paradise, Supreme Commander on Xbox 360, and steak. Plus, Faylor flips out. We discuss Kane and Lynch's sales, video game industry lobbying in Washington, Smash Bros.' delay, Burnout Paradise, Supreme Commander on Xbox 360, and steak. Plus, Faylor flips out. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_027.mp3 Fri, 18 Jan 2008 11:30:00 -0800 00:61:58 yes video, games, 360, xbox, wii, ps3, burnout, paradise, supreme, commander, tf2, left, dead Shack Staff Star Wars in Soul Calibur IV, Valve acquires Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock Studios, the possibility of a one-console future, Left 4 Dead, a new Team Fortress 2 map, and the Consumer Electronics Show! Star Wars in Soul Calibur IV, Valve acquires Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock Studios, the possibility of a one-console future, Left 4 Dead, a new Team Fortress 2 map, and the Consumer Electronics Show! Star Wars in Soul Calibur IV, Valve acquires Left 4 Dead developer Turtle Rock Studios, the possibility of a one-console future, Left 4 Dead, a new Team Fortress 2 map, and the Consumer Electronics Show! http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_026.mp3 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:00:00 -0800 71:48 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, tf2, valve, badlands, left, dead, soul, calibur Shack Staff We talk about our Game of the Year Awards, which saw Portal and Super Mario Galaxy take top honors. Plus, what we're playing and reader mail. We talk about our Game of the Year Awards, which saw Portal and Super Mario Galaxy take top honors. Plus, what we're playing and reader mail. We talk about our Game of the Year Awards, which saw Portal and Super Mario Galaxy take top honors. Plus, what we're playing and reader mail. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_025.mp3 Sat, 5 Jan 2008 20:00:00 GMT 77:44 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, xbox, super, mario, galaxy, portal, halo, crysis Shack Staff Duke Nukem Forever and its teaser dominated the news this week, and so it kicked off ShackCast 24, but there were plenty of other topics for Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, Chris Faylor and Nick Breckon--the announcement of Command and Conquer Tiberium (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), low sales of Unreal Tournament 3 and Crysis, Jerry Bruckheimer and his MTV-funded game studio, the possibility of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. MMO, and more. Duke Nukem Forever and its teaser dominated the news this week, and so it kicked off ShackCast 24, but there were plenty of other topics for Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, Chris Faylor and Nick Breckon--the announcement of Command and Conquer Tiberium (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), low sales of Unreal Tournament 3 and Crysis, Jerry Bruckheimer and his MTV-funded game studio, the possibility of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. MMO, and more. Duke Nukem Forever and its teaser dominated the news this week, and so it kicked off ShackCast 24, but there were plenty of other topics for Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, Chris Faylor and Nick Breckon--the announcement of Command and Conquer Tiberium (PC, PS3, Xbox 360), low sales of Unreal Tournament 3 and Crysis, Jerry Bruckheimer and his MTV-funded game studio, the possibility of a S.T.A.L.K.E.R. MMO, and more. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_024.mp3 Fri, 21 Dec 2007 13:00:00 GMT 77:32 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, duke, nukem, forever, dnf, command, conquer, tiberium Shack Staff The Shack staff discusses Activision and Harmonix squaring off over guitar controllers for Rock Band and Guitar Hero III, the November NPD sales figures, Killzone 2's doctored screenshots, and an arrest through Xbox Live. Plus, Unreal Tournament 3, Burnout Paradise, and GripShift--and Steve makes a surprise appearance! The Shack staff discusses Activision and Harmonix squaring off over guitar controllers for Rock Band and Guitar Hero III, the November NPD sales figures, Killzone 2's doctored screenshots, and an arrest through Xbox Live. Plus, Unreal Tournament 3, Burnout Paradise, and GripShift--and Steve makes a surprise appearance! The Shack staff discusses Activision and Harmonix squaring off over guitar controllers for Rock Band and Guitar Hero III, the November NPD sales figures, Killzone 2's doctored screenshots, and an arrest through Xbox Live. Plus, Unreal Tournament 3, Burnout Paradise, and GripShift--and Steve makes a surprise appearance! http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_023.mp3 Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:00:00 GMT 72:17 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, activision, harmonix, guitar, hero, rock, band, ut3 Shack Staff In this week's ShackCast, we discussed the newly formed mega-publisher Activision Blizzard, the release of the latest Grand Theft Auto IV trailer, EVE Online's XP-killing bug, the inconclusive conclusion to Gerstmanngate, Garriott defending his Tabula Rasa, Michael Bay's optical media conspiracy theories, and more! In this week's ShackCast, we discussed the newly formed mega-publisher Activision Blizzard, the release of the latest Grand Theft Auto IV trailer, EVE Online's XP-killing bug, the inconclusive conclusion to Gerstmanngate, Garriott defending his Tabula Rasa, Michael Bay's optical media conspiracy theories, and more! In this week's ShackCast, we discussed the newly formed mega-publisher Activision Blizzard, the release of the latest Grand Theft Auto IV trailer, EVE Online's XP-killing bug, the inconclusive conclusion to Gerstmanngate, Garriott defending his Tabula Rasa, Michael Bay's optical media conspiracy theories, and more! http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_022.mp3 Fri, 7 Dec 2007 19:00:00 GMT 74:51 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, gta, grand, theft, auto, activision, blizzard, gta4 Shack Staff In a very special episode of the ShackCast, we discuss the facts and rumors regarding the firing of Jeff Gerstmann from GameSpot/CNET, general trends in game journalism, and the relationship between publishers, ad sales, and editorial. In a very special episode of the ShackCast, we discuss the facts and rumors regarding the firing of Jeff Gerstmann from GameSpot/CNET, general trends in game journalism, and the relationship between publishers, ad sales, and editorial. In a very special episode of the ShackCast, we discuss the facts and rumors regarding the firing of Jeff Gerstmann from GameSpot/CNET, general trends in game journalism, and the relationship between publishers, ad sales, and editorial. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_021.mp3 Sat, 1 Dec 2007 20:30:00 GMT 51:31 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, gerstmann, jeff, cnet, gamespot, eidos, kane, lynch Shack Staff We recorded this thing before the super-crazy exploding news of the week broke, but ShackCast 20 does include discussion of Assassin's Creed (someone on our staff finally played it!), the just-announced Deus Ex 3, the upcoming Xbox Live update, and Harvey Smith and his departure from Midway Austin after comments regarding BlackSite: Area 51. Plus, reader mail, what we've been playing, and more. We recorded this thing before the super-crazy exploding news of the week broke, but ShackCast 20 does include discussion of Assassin's Creed (someone on our staff finally played it!), the just-announced Deus Ex 3, the upcoming Xbox Live update, and Harvey Smith and his departure from Midway Austin after comments regarding BlackSite: Area 51. Plus, reader mail, what we've been playing, and more. We recorded this thing before the super-crazy exploding news of the week broke, but ShackCast 20 does include discussion of Assassin's Creed (someone on our staff finally played it!), the just-announced Deus Ex 3, the upcoming Xbox Live update, and Harvey Smith and his departure from Midway Austin after comments regarding BlackSite: Area 51. Plus, reader mail, what we've been playing, and more. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_020.mp3 Fri, 30 Nov 2007 11:00:00 GMT 85:32 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, assassins, creed, deus, ex, harvey, smith, blacksite Shack Staff There wasn't much news in this short work week, so for today's laid-back episode we mainly talked about what we've been playing. Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, Chris Faylor, and Nick Breckon discuss Time Crisis 4 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune on PS3, Mass Effect on Xbox 360, Crysis on PC, the just-released Rock Band, and Call of Duty 4. We wrap it up with some reader mail harkening back to the good old days of competitive Quakeworld. There wasn't much news in this short work week, so for today's laid-back episode we mainly talked about what we've been playing. Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, Chris Faylor, and Nick Breckon discuss Time Crisis 4 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune on PS3, Mass Effect on Xbox 360, Crysis on PC, the just-released Rock Band, and Call of Duty 4. We wrap it up with some reader mail harkening back to the good old days of competitive Quakeworld. There wasn't much news in this short work week, so for today's laid-back episode we mainly talked about what we've been playing. Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, Chris Faylor, and Nick Breckon discuss Time Crisis 4 and Uncharted: Drake's Fortune on PS3, Mass Effect on Xbox 360, Crysis on PC, the just-released Rock Band, and Call of Duty 4. We wrap it up with some reader mail harkening back to the good old days of competitive Quakeworld. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_019.mp3 Wed, 21 Nov 2007 16:00:00 GMT 67:10 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, mass, effect, time, crisis, rock, band, uncharted Shack Staff ShackCast 18 starts off with some discussion of this week's news: upcoming Ghostbusters and Terminators games, the upcoming Kane and Lynch movie, downloadable Xbox games coming to Xbox 360, dates and prices for Rock Band downloadable content, and the just-announced spectator mode for Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Wii. There are also substantial impressions of Mass Effect, Super Mario Galaxy, and Uncharted, some goofier-than-usual reader mail, and a Jam Sessions contest song by Remo, with lyrics by Shacker AndyGoin. ShackCast 18 starts off with some discussion of this week's news: upcoming Ghostbusters and Terminators games, the upcoming Kane and Lynch movie, downloadable Xbox games coming to Xbox 360, dates and prices for Rock Band downloadable content, and the just-announced spectator mode for Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Wii. There are also substantial impressions of Mass Effect, Super Mario Galaxy, and Uncharted, some goofier-than-usual reader mail, and a Jam Sessions contest song by Remo, with lyrics by Shacker AndyGoin. ShackCast 18 starts off with some discussion of this week's news: upcoming Ghostbusters and Terminators games, the upcoming Kane and Lynch movie, downloadable Xbox games coming to Xbox 360, dates and prices for Rock Band downloadable content, and the just-announced spectator mode for Super Smash Bros. Brawl on Wii. There are also substantial impressions of Mass Effect, Super Mario Galaxy, and Uncharted, some goofier-than-usual reader mail, and a Jam Sessions contest song by Remo, with lyrics by Shacker AndyGoin. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_018.mp3 Fri, 16 Nov 2007 23:59:00 GMT 101:59 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, mass, effect, mario, galaxy, uncharted, smash, bros Shack Staff Internally, this was our second take at ShackCast 17, our initial effort being something we would rather not foist upon our trusting public. We ended up discussing Bungie and it's purported original game in development, the Xbox 360's slight victory over PS3 for one week in Japan, Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka work on a new game, the crappiness of collectors' editions, Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne, amazing Rock Band DLC, and controversies involving Take-Two Interactive and Hellgate: London. That plus reader mail, what we've been playing, and a Remo song about Peggle from the perspective of Chris Faylor. Internally, this was our second take at ShackCast 17, our initial effort being something we would rather not foist upon our trusting public. We ended up discussing Bungie and it's purported original game in development, the Xbox 360's slight victory over PS3 for one week in Japan, Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka work on a new game, the crappiness of collectors' editions, Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne, amazing Rock Band DLC, and controversies involving Take-Two Interactive and Hellgate: London. That plus reader mail, what we've been playing, and a Remo song about Peggle from the perspective of Chris Faylor. Internally, this was our second take at ShackCast 17, our initial effort being something we would rather not foist upon our trusting public. We ended up discussing Bungie and it's purported original game in development, the Xbox 360's slight victory over PS3 for one week in Japan, Silent Hill's Akira Yamaoka work on a new game, the crappiness of collectors' editions, Mark Wahlberg as Max Payne, amazing Rock Band DLC, and controversies involving Take-Two Interactive and Hellgate: London. That plus reader mail, what we've been playing, and a Remo song about Peggle from the perspective of Chris Faylor. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_017.mp3 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 23:59:00 GMT 88:58 yes video, games, 360, ps3, wii, rock, band, bungie, halo, hellgate, silent, hill Shack Staff The rather lengthy ShackCast Episode 16 includes discussion of the recently-released Crysis demo, Manhunt 2's ongoing controversy, the launch of Hellgate: London, the Thai Orange Box debacle, BioWare's not-actually-confirmed Star Wars MMO and Blizzard's might-be-Diablo 3 MMO, Will Wright's comments on the Wii and its version of Spore. Finally, we've got two of Chris Remo's recordings of Shacker-written songs submitted to our Jam Sessions contest: Public Servers by KalLanta, and Gordon's Crowbar Blues by quadeh. The rather lengthy ShackCast Episode 16 includes discussion of the recently-released Crysis demo, Manhunt 2's ongoing controversy, the launch of Hellgate: London, the Thai Orange Box debacle, BioWare's not-actually-confirmed Star Wars MMO and Blizzard's might-be-Diablo 3 MMO, Will Wright's comments on the Wii and its version of Spore. Finally, we've got two of Chris Remo's recordings of Shacker-written songs submitted to our Jam Sessions contest: Public Servers by KalLanta, and Gordon's Crowbar Blues by quadeh. The rather lengthy ShackCast Episode 16 includes discussion of the recently-released Crysis demo, Manhunt 2's ongoing controversy, the launch of Hellgate: London, the Thai Orange Box debacle, BioWare's not-actually-confirmed Star Wars MMO and Blizzard's might-be-Diablo 3 MMO, Will Wright's comments on the Wii and its version of Spore. Finally, we've got two of Chris Remo's recordings of Shacker-written songs submitted to our Jam Sessions contest: Public Servers by KalLanta, and Gordon's Crowbar Blues by quadeh. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_016.mp3 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 21:00:00 GMT 107:37 yes video, games, crysis, manhunt, hellgate, bioware, mmo, diablo, blizzard, spore, wii, london Shack Staff In between crazy tangents, the gang talks about Spore, Eye of Judgment, Ratchet and Clank Future, the rumored Star Wars MMO, Samba de Amigo Wii, Soldier of Fortune 3, Hellgate: London, Assassin's Creed and much more including Jade Raymond at the grocery store. In between crazy tangents, the gang talks about Spore, Eye of Judgment, Ratchet and Clank Future, the rumored Star Wars MMO, Samba de Amigo Wii, Soldier of Fortune 3, Hellgate: London, Assassin's Creed and much more including Jade Raymond at the grocery store. In between crazy tangents, the gang talks about Spore, Eye of Judgment, Ratchet and Clank Future, the rumored Star Wars MMO, Samba de Amigo Wii, Soldier of Fortune 3, Hellgate: London, Assassin's Creed and much more including Jade Raymond at the grocery store. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_015.mp3 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:00:00 GMT 90:03 yes video, games, samba, amigo, wii, ratchet, clank, spore, hellgate, sof3 Shack Staff This rather meandering episode features hands-on impressions of Super Mario Galaxy, the upcoming Turok game, and the PC version of Guitar Hero III--including discussion of that game's bafflingly steep system requirements and recommendations. There's also time spent on Tim Schafer and Double Fine's just-announced metal adventure Brutal Legend, as well as listener mail. All this is somehow wrapped up in a tenuous framework of terrible Highlander metaphor. This rather meandering episode features hands-on impressions of Super Mario Galaxy, the upcoming Turok game, and the PC version of Guitar Hero III--including discussion of that game's bafflingly steep system requirements and recommendations. There's also time spent on Tim Schafer and Double Fine's just-announced metal adventure Brutal Legend, as well as listener mail. All this is somehow wrapped up in a tenuous framework of terrible Highlander metaphor. This rather meandering episode features hands-on impressions of Super Mario Galaxy, the upcoming Turok game, and the PC version of Guitar Hero III--including discussion of that game's bafflingly steep system requirements and recommendations. There's also time spent on Tim Schafer and Double Fine's just-announced metal adventure Brutal Legend, as well as listener mail. All this is somehow wrapped up in a tenuous framework of terrible Highlander metaphor. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_014.mp3 Fri, 19 Oct 2007 13:30:00 GMT 97:57 yes video, games, super, mario, galaxy, wii, 360, guitar, hero, brutal, legend, turok Shack Staff Remo spent some time hands-on with Super Smash Bros. Brawl and several of its new characters--Pit from Kid Icarus, Meta Knight from the Kirby series, the new Samus and her Zero Suit form, and the just-revealed Sonic the Hedgehog. Nick was at Epic's offices this week checking out Unreal Tournament 3, which he feels is underrepresented by its demo. Carlos met with Sierra to check out several upcoming PC and Xbox Live Arcade downloadble games; some--such as Aces of the Galaxy and Commanders: Attack of the Genos--are promising, and some--Battlestar Galactica--are not. Plus, all of us played through Portal and loved it, because it is lovely. Finally, we discuss Double Fine's new game announcement and Electronic Arts' acquisition of BioWare and Pandemic Studios. Remo spent some time hands-on with Super Smash Bros. Brawl and several of its new characters--Pit from Kid Icarus, Meta Knight from the Kirby series, the new Samus and her Zero Suit form, and the just-revealed Sonic the Hedgehog. Nick was at Epic's offices this week checking out Unreal Tournament 3, which he feels is underrepresented by its demo. Carlos met with Sierra to check out several upcoming PC and Xbox Live Arcade downloadble games; some--such as Aces of the Galaxy and Commanders: Attack of the Genos--are promising, and some--Battlestar Galactica--are not. Plus, all of us played through Portal and loved it, because it is lovely. Finally, we discuss Double Fine's new game announcement and Electronic Arts' acquisition of BioWare and Pandemic Studios. Remo spent some time hands-on with Super Smash Bros. Brawl and several of its new characters--Pit from Kid Icarus, Meta Knight from the Kirby series, the new Samus and her Zero Suit form, and the just-revealed Sonic the Hedgehog. Nick was at Epic's offices this week checking out Unreal Tournament 3, which he feels is underrepresented by its demo. Carlos met with Sierra to check out several upcoming PC and Xbox Live Arcade downloadble games; some--such as Aces of the Galaxy and Commanders: Attack of the Genos--are promising, and some--Battlestar Galactica--are not. Plus, all of us played through Portal and loved it, because it is lovely. Finally, we discuss Double Fine's new game announcement and Electronic Arts' acquisition of BioWare and Pandemic Studios. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_013.mp3 Sat, 13 Oct 2007 06:00:00 GMT 88:02 yes video, games, wii, 360, smash, bros, brawl, ut3, unreal, tournament, portal, bioware Shack Staff Episode 12 focuses almost entirely on game impressions, with no time left for news. On tap is discussion of Gears of War on PC, Crysis, Portal, Guitar Hero III and its differences on the three main platforms, Hellgate: London, and Dementium: The Ward on DS. Faylor also played a bit of Treasure's N64 classic Sin and Punishment, officially available in the West for the first time thanks to Virtual Console on Wii, and we have some listener mail involving missing game discs at retail and the unsettling growing number of simultaneously offered models of various consoles. Episode 12 focuses almost entirely on game impressions, with no time left for news. On tap is discussion of Gears of War on PC, Crysis, Portal, Guitar Hero III and its differences on the three main platforms, Hellgate: London, and Dementium: The Ward on DS. Faylor also played a bit of Treasure's N64 classic Sin and Punishment, officially available in the West for the first time thanks to Virtual Console on Wii, and we have some listener mail involving missing game discs at retail and the unsettling growing number of simultaneously offered models of various consoles. Episode 12 focuses almost entirely on game impressions, with no time left for news. On tap is discussion of Gears of War on PC, Crysis, Portal, Guitar Hero III and its differences on the three main platforms, Hellgate: London, and Dementium: The Ward on DS. Faylor also played a bit of Treasure's N64 classic Sin and Punishment, officially available in the West for the first time thanks to Virtual Console on Wii, and we have some listener mail involving missing game discs at retail and the unsettling growing number of simultaneously offered models of various consoles. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_012.mp3 Fri, 5 Oct 2007 00:00:00 GMT 97:11 yes video, games, wii, 360, pc, guitar, hero, crysis, portal, hellgate, london, gears Shack Staff Plenty of Halo 3 discussion, followed by Team Fortress 2 impressions and Nick's highlights (and lowlights) of TGS, including Metal Gear Solid 4, Ninja Gaiden 2, and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. Nick and Steve have been playing and enjoying Hellgate: London, and Remo finds out Crysis' multiplayer component is more ambitious than he anticipated. Faylor really wants Samba de Amigo on Wii, Remo likes Jam Sessions on DS, and Retro Studios has crushed our dreams by debunking its own Metroid Dread rumors. Plenty of Halo 3 discussion, followed by Team Fortress 2 impressions and Nick's highlights (and lowlights) of TGS, including Metal Gear Solid 4, Ninja Gaiden 2, and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. Nick and Steve have been playing and enjoying Hellgate: London, and Remo finds out Crysis' multiplayer component is more ambitious than he anticipated. Faylor really wants Samba de Amigo on Wii, Remo likes Jam Sessions on DS, and Retro Studios has crushed our dreams by debunking its own Metroid Dread rumors. Plenty of Halo 3 discussion, followed by Team Fortress 2 impressions and Nick's highlights (and lowlights) of TGS, including Metal Gear Solid 4, Ninja Gaiden 2, and NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams. Nick and Steve have been playing and enjoying Hellgate: London, and Remo finds out Crysis' multiplayer component is more ambitious than he anticipated. Faylor really wants Samba de Amigo on Wii, Remo likes Jam Sessions on DS, and Retro Studios has crushed our dreams by debunking its own Metroid Dread rumors. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_011.mp3 Sat, 29 Sep 2007 04:30:00 GMT 93:21 yes video, games, wii, 360, pc, crysis, team, fortress, tf2, hellgate, london, halo Shack Staff Topics include the wackiness of Japan, Tokyo Game Show, Team Fortress 2 and The Orange Box, Super Smash Bros. Brawl going online, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Wii, Warmonger and AGEIA PhysX cards, Peggle, and superhero video games ranging from average to bad. Reader mail sparked discussion on the role of originality in video games, as well as crucial entries in the gaming pantheon. Keep sending in your comments and questions to shackcast@shacknews.com. Topics include the wackiness of Japan, Tokyo Game Show, Team Fortress 2 and The Orange Box, Super Smash Bros. Brawl going online, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Wii, Warmonger and AGEIA PhysX cards, Peggle, and superhero video games ranging from average to bad. Reader mail sparked discussion on the role of originality in video games, as well as crucial entries in the gaming pantheon. Keep sending in your comments and questions to shackcast@shacknews.com. Topics include the wackiness of Japan, Tokyo Game Show, Team Fortress 2 and The Orange Box, Super Smash Bros. Brawl going online, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed on Wii, Warmonger and AGEIA PhysX cards, Peggle, and superhero video games ranging from average to bad. Reader mail sparked discussion on the role of originality in video games, as well as crucial entries in the gaming pantheon. Keep sending in your comments and questions to shackcast@shacknews.com. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_010.mp3 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 12:00:00 GMT 85:14 yes video, games, wii, 360, pc, tgs, team, fortress, super, smash, bros, brawl Shack Staff Shack's Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, Nick Breckon, and Carlos Bergfeld discuss Army of Two for PS3 and Xbox 360, SimCity Societies for PC, Medal of Honor Heroes 2 for Wii, the Wii Zapper and its bundled game Link's Crossbow Training, new Rock Band tracks (Pixies!), Eternity's Child moving from Xbox Live Arcade to Wii, Sin and Punishment hitting Virtual Console, and Ubisoft quietly retracting its free game offer. Shack's Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, Nick Breckon, and Carlos Bergfeld discuss Army of Two for PS3 and Xbox 360, SimCity Societies for PC, Medal of Honor Heroes 2 for Wii, the Wii Zapper and its bundled game Link's Crossbow Training, new Rock Band tracks (Pixies!), Eternity's Child moving from Xbox Live Arcade to Wii, Sin and Punishment hitting Virtual Console, and Ubisoft quietly retracting its free game offer. Shack's Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, Nick Breckon, and Carlos Bergfeld discuss Army of Two for PS3 and Xbox 360, SimCity Societies for PC, Medal of Honor Heroes 2 for Wii, the Wii Zapper and its bundled game Link's Crossbow Training, new Rock Band tracks (Pixies!), Eternity's Child moving from Xbox Live Arcade to Wii, Sin and Punishment hitting Virtual Console, and Ubisoft quietly retracting its free game offer. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_009.mp3 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 09:00:00 GMT 50:15 yes video, games, wii, 360, ps3, army, two, simcity, medal, honor, zapper, zelda Shack Staff This week, Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, and Nick Breckon discuss Warhawk on PS3, Spore, Jeanne D'Arc on PSP, Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix on Xbox Live Arcade, BioShock's copy protection on PC, and EA and Ubisoft's recently-released free full games and the ads that come along with some of them. Plus, puzzle games--Zuma, Tetris 2, and Spider Solitaire! What? This week, Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, and Nick Breckon discuss Warhawk on PS3, Spore, Jeanne D'Arc on PSP, Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix on Xbox Live Arcade, BioShock's copy protection on PC, and EA and Ubisoft's recently-released free full games and the ads that come along with some of them. Plus, puzzle games--Zuma, Tetris 2, and Spider Solitaire! What? This week, Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, and Nick Breckon discuss Warhawk on PS3, Spore, Jeanne D'Arc on PSP, Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD Remix on Xbox Live Arcade, BioShock's copy protection on PC, and EA and Ubisoft's recently-released free full games and the ads that come along with some of them. Plus, puzzle games--Zuma, Tetris 2, and Spider Solitaire! What? http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_008.mp3 Wed, 05 Sep 2007 19:00:00 GMT 1:10:39 yes video, games, wii, 360, ps3, bioshock, spore, jeanne, d'arc, pc, puzzle, xbox Shack Staff This week, Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, and Nick Breckon discuss Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, BioShock, the bizarre Joust movie announcement, and more. Plus, Carlos Bergfeld stops in to discuss his impressions of Far Cry 2, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and Kane and Lynch from the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. This week, Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, and Nick Breckon discuss Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, BioShock, the bizarre Joust movie announcement, and more. Plus, Carlos Bergfeld stops in to discuss his impressions of Far Cry 2, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and Kane and Lynch from the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. This week, Chris Remo, Steve Gibson, and Nick Breckon discuss Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, BioShock, the bizarre Joust movie announcement, and more. Plus, Carlos Bergfeld stops in to discuss his impressions of Far Cry 2, Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness, and Kane and Lynch from the Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_007.mp3 Wed, 29 Aug 2007 21:00:00 GMT 1:15:20 yes video, games, wii, 360, metroid, bioshock, far, cry, penny, arcade, kane, lynch Shack Staff The Shacknews team discusses BioShock, Call of Duty 4, The Witcher, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Beautiful Katamari, Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection online, Ace Combat 6, Rock Band, Guitar Hero III, Skate, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, WET, VIKING: Battle for Asgard, moral choice in games, derivative characters, and more. Wow! The Shacknews team discusses BioShock, Call of Duty 4, The Witcher, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Beautiful Katamari, Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection online, Ace Combat 6, Rock Band, Guitar Hero III, Skate, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, WET, VIKING: Battle for Asgard, moral choice in games, derivative characters, and more. Wow! The Shacknews team discusses BioShock, Call of Duty 4, The Witcher, Medal of Honor: Airborne, Beautiful Katamari, Tekken 5 Dark Resurrection online, Ace Combat 6, Rock Band, Guitar Hero III, Skate, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, WET, VIKING: Battle for Asgard, moral choice in games, derivative characters, and more. Wow! http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_006.mp3 Fri, 24 Aug 2007 14:00:00 GMT 1:01:20 yes video, games, bioshock, medal, honor, airborne, call, duty, katamari, tekken, witcher, 360 Shack Staff The Shacknews team discusses My Chemical Romance in Guitar Hero II, virtual EverQuest II marriage, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Metroid Prime 3, and PSP Slim hands-on. The Shacknews team discusses My Chemical Romance in Guitar Hero II, virtual EverQuest II marriage, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Metroid Prime 3, and PSP Slim hands-on. The Shacknews team discusses My Chemical Romance in Guitar Hero II, virtual EverQuest II marriage, Tony Hawk's Proving Ground, Metroid Prime 3, and PSP Slim hands-on. http://www.shacknews.com/featuredarticle.x?id=442 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_005.mp3 Wed, 15 Aug 2007 18:00:00 GMT 1:10:06 yes video, games, guitar, hero, tony, hawk, proving, ground, metroid, prime, psp, slim Shack Staff Nick Breckon talks in detail about StarCraft 2 and briefly about World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, both of which he played at Blizzard's wondrous BlizzCon event. Carlos Bergfeld also speaks a bit on BioShock, which he may or may not have completed (hint: he did). Nick Breckon talks in detail about StarCraft 2 and briefly about World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, both of which he played at Blizzard's wondrous BlizzCon event. Carlos Bergfeld also speaks a bit on BioShock, which he may or may not have completed (hint: he did). Nick Breckon talks in detail about StarCraft 2 and briefly about World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, both of which he played at Blizzard's wondrous BlizzCon event. Carlos Bergfeld also speaks a bit on BioShock, which he may or may not have completed (hint: he did). http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/48370 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_0045.mp3 Thu, 9 Aug 2007 18:00:00 GMT 00:39:11 yes video, games, starcraft, wow, world, warcraft, bioshock, xbox, pc, 360, blizzard, blizzcon Shack Staff Shacknews went to QuakeCon! Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, and Shack owner Steve Gibson chat about id's Rage, the Wolfenstein movie, Quake Arena on PC and Mac (and probably Nintendo DS!), Counter-Strike's popularity, id Tech 5, id games on Steam, Wolfenstein 3D (it is better than Commander Keen), and Left 4 Dead. Shacknews went to QuakeCon! Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, and Shack owner Steve Gibson chat about id's Rage, the Wolfenstein movie, Quake Arena on PC and Mac (and probably Nintendo DS!), Counter-Strike's popularity, id Tech 5, id games on Steam, Wolfenstein 3D (it is better than Commander Keen), and Left 4 Dead. Shacknews went to QuakeCon! Chris Remo, Chris Faylor, and Shack owner Steve Gibson chat about id's Rage, the Wolfenstein movie, Quake Arena on PC and Mac (and probably Nintendo DS!), Counter-Strike's popularity, id Tech 5, id games on Steam, Wolfenstein 3D (it is better than Commander Keen), and Left 4 Dead. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/48350 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_004.mp3 Wed, 8 Aug 2007 21:00:00 GMT 00:49:09 yes video, games, id, rage, xbox, ps3, pc, counter-strike, wolfenstein, quake, ds, mac Shack Staff We talk about Rockstar's PS3 exclusivity announcement, David Jaffe's new studio, and Viva Pinata on DS. We've also got hands-on reports on The Eye of Judgment on PS3, why Guitar Hero Rocks the 80s sucks, why Tabula Rasa and the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit don't, and more. We talk about Rockstar's PS3 exclusivity announcement, David Jaffe's new studio, Viva Pinata on DS, The Eye of Judgment on PS3, why Guitar Hero Rocks the 80s sucks, why Tabula Rasa and the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit don't, and more. We talk about Rockstar's PS3 exclusivity announcement, David Jaffe's new studio, Viva Pinata on DS, The Eye of Judgment on PS3, why Guitar Hero Rocks the 80s sucks, why Tabula Rasa and the Xbox 360 Messenger Kit don't, and more. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/48246 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_003.mp3 Wed, 1 Aug 2007 23:00:00 GMT 01:22:17 yes games, david, jaffe, viva, pinata, rare, guitar, hero, xbox, 360, tabula, rasa Shack Staff We provide behind-the-scenes information on Silicon Knights, Epic Games, and Unreal Engine 3, give impressions of Atlus' upcoming Persona 3 and Mistwalker's upcoming Lost Odyssey, and discuss state of RPGs, video game marketing, and Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. We provide behind-the-scenes information on Silicon Knights, Epic Games, and Unreal Engine 3, give impressions of Atlus' upcoming Persona 3 and Mistwalker's upcoming Lost Odyssey, and discuss state of RPGs, video game marketing, and Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. We provide behind-the-scenes information on Silicon Knights, Epic Games, and Unreal Engine 3, give impressions of Atlus' upcoming Persona 3 and Mistwalker's upcoming Lost Odyssey, and discuss state of RPGs, video game marketing, and Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80s. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/48128 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_002.mp3 Wed, 25 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT 01:08:51 yes video, games, unreal, engine, epic, silicon, knights, persona, guitar, hero, mass, effect Shack Staff A recap of E3 2007 and its wonderful games: Metroid Prime 3, StarCraft II, LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band, Halo Wars, more. In our inaugural podcast, we touch on Peter Moore's departure from Microsoft, discuss E3 2007, and give impressions on numerous video games we played at the show: Metroid Prime 3, StarCraft II, LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band, Halo Wars, more. In our inaugural podcast, we touch on Peter Moore's departure from Microsoft, discuss E3 2007, and give impressions on numerous video games we played at the show: Metroid Prime 3, StarCraft II, LittleBigPlanet, Rock Band, Halo Wars, more. http://www.shacknews.com/onearticle.x/48020 http://cdn.shacknews.com/public/podcast/shacknews_shackcast_001.mp3 Wed, 18 Jul 2007 23:00:00 GMT 01:15:13 yes video, games, halo, metroid, e3, starcraft, littlebigplanet, wii, ps3, 360, rock, band