Jason McMaster recounts his ongoing series of vacations on Dead Island, each cut short after an hour. And Tom Chick gets in the wayback machine and parties like it’s 1999. Then — spoiler! — a Wii exercise game makes a surprise appearance.
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You may not play Frozen Synapse, but plenty of folks on Quarter to Three do. Dave Perkins drops by to tell us how they’re faring and what they stand to win. And then Dave leaves and everything goes to hell.
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If you haven’t finished Bastion, you can listen up to the 37-minute mark, at which point we’ll warn you that we’re about to talk spoilers. Then you should bail and finish playing it. If you have finished Bastion, you can safely listen to this entire podcast in which Bastion writer Greg Kasavin goes into detail about how one of this year’s finest games came to be.
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It’s our special Comic Con Heat Wave episode, featuring stuff about Star Wars: The Old Republic, extreme pinball trash talking, and various fighting games like Marvel Cross Ted Sudoku featuring Steve. Also, McMaster recounts his brush with fame and the subsequent fallout.
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On this week’s Qt3 Games Podcast, we get into issues like the pros and cons of potions, the weirdest way to level up your dude, and the role of pornography in videogames. Also, just how good is Bastion? And what’s going on at Bioware and Riot Games? And how did Tom manage to accidentally nuke the world? And when will McMaster make his triumphant return to North America? Listen and find out.
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Denny Atkin just got back from witnessing history (pictured, in a photograph he took himself). He talks about it, as well as his technique for making Just Cause 2 a family-friendly game, in this episode of the Quarter to Three podcast.
(Apologies for the quality of my voice as the podcast progresses. Just pretend I’m some freaky robot. Rest assured that Denny, the guy saying the stuff that matters, comes through loud and clear throughout.)
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This week, we bring you a very special internationally flavored episode of the Quarter to Three Games Podcast, which includes various non-videogaming pursuits like boardgaming, pinball, and iPhone games. Also, find out what indie game is well on its way to 100 million downloads, give or take. And naked battles!
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What do bigfoot, Chinese dissidents, Magic the Gathering, nudity, and Zone of the Enders have in common? They’re all discussed on this week’s Qt3 games podcast! Plus, good news for freedom and Jason McMaster totally outs himself as a lifelong nerd.
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Tom Chick and Jason McMaster, both recovering from having to write Duke Nukem Forever reviews, float a new format for your approval. Bear with us as we dude-bro our way through picks for news story of the week, post of the week, and game of the week.
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It’s the debut of Game of Thrones on HBO and the eve of Portal 2 on Steam. So why does Mike — you know him on the forum as Vesper — want to talk about a busted down old game like Wing Commander? Find out on this week’s podcast. Also find out what game was doing romances long before Bioware hooked you up.
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Is Wind Walker the best Zelda game? What does it have in common with Star Control, Far Cry 2, and The Last Unicorn? And why do so many people get the name wrong? Listen as sinnick, whose real name is Nick, breaks it down. He also reveals the shocking secret of his darkest, edgiest side. Plus, being movie geeks, we do a fair bit of movie talk.
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Yep, that’s Steel Panthers up there. Why would Hawkeye “Ben” Fierce, who just finished charting his head-on collision with the flight sim A-10C Warthog, want to talk about those guys? Listen to find out. And brace yourself for the dramatic outing of a secret identity!
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Everyone loves Thief. But Frank Austin also loves the politics of soccer, blaming other people for eating stuff that makes him fat, professional shoplifting, and the word “immersive”. We even get into a (disappointingly civil) discussion about forum drama.
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I should warn you that before me and John Patrick Roberdeau get to talking about what is one the finest RTSs ever made, there is some irrational rage directed at Lego Indiana Jones and some stuff about a boring chemistry-themed game that only a programmer can love. But on the flip side, you also get the nerd version of Easy Rider and one of the coolest names you could ever hope to give a daughter.
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Joe Hall, a.k.a. notatiger (not pictured), knows what it’s like to spend a Texas summer working the brickyards of Lubbock. He’s also facilitated some, uh, unlikely drug deals. Listen to this week’s podcast for details, along with some Team Fortress 2 talk that includes a couple of surprises for me.
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