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Cross Game Chat #70 – The Podcast As You Know It Is Ending
Monday, January 16th, 2012

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New Silent Hill: Downpour Screens Will Drench You With Fear
Saturday, January 14th, 2012

You know how it goes. You’re cruising along, enjoying the scenery, and then you make a wrong turn and end up in Silent Hill and have the town psychoanalyze you. With this town not being very friendly towards tourists, the franchise’s many different protagonists always find it much harder to leave the town than to [...]

Episode 69 – Is God of War Multiplayer a Horrible Idea?
Monday, January 9th, 2012

Hello, podcast listeners! This week’s feature is inspired by Jonathan Leack’s editorial about multiplayer in the next God of War game. The guys give their opinion on if they think Sony Santa Monica could actually pull off multiplayer, or if it would just be unnessarily shoehorned in like….cough, BioShock 2, cough. Horde mode style muliplayer [...]

Cross Game Chat #68 – 2011: The Year in Review
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012

2011 is over! You might be a little sad to see it go, but 2012 is sure to be even better (except for the apocalypse). PMC, Cameron, Josh, and Eric ring in the new year by talking about the highs and lows of 2011. With the PSN hack, announcement of the Vita, lack of Move [...]

The Worst Games to Play on Christmas Day
Saturday, December 24th, 2011

Now, most people are going to have some free time during the holidays, but there are definitely some games that you should avoid during Christmas. Whether it’s because they will consume all your time or because your family just won’t understand, it would be for the best if you keep these games locked up until [...]

Best PSN Game 2011
Friday, December 23rd, 2011

LIMBO Publisher: Playdead Developer: Playdead Limbo is less of a game and more of an experience that the developers are sharing with you. It may not be as long as some of the other titles on PSN, but Limbo is able to tug at the player’s emotions in a way that other games could only [...]

Cross Game Chat #67 – Starhawk Talk and Extreeeeeeeeeme Gaming Moments
Monday, December 19th, 2011

Boom! It’s the last podcast of the year and we are going out by talking about some of our most extreme gaming moments. Josh, by far, has the most extreme life out of anyone. Josh also goes into more detail on his Starhawk beta impressions during obsessions portion of the podcast. Once the podcast returns [...]

Starhawk Beta Impressions
Friday, December 16th, 2011

The spiritual successor to the fantastic multiplayer game, Warhawk, LightBox Interactive’s Starhawk is now in private beta, so we’ve taken a look at the game to see if it can live up to its predecessor.

Just Cause Movie Being Developed, Third Game in Works
Wednesday, December 14th, 2011

The Just Cause series has always felt like a blockbuster movie, so it was no surprise when it was announced that Hollywood was going to tackle the Just Cause universe. Now, having a fist fight on the back of a nuclear missile or using jet planes as surf boards might be a little difficult to [...]

Cross Game Chat #66 – Batman: Arkham City Vs. Uncharted 3, Which Is Better?
Monday, December 12th, 2011

The title says it all; we pit Batman: Arkham City against Uncharted 3. Listen as the guys discuss storytelling, combat, scope, and much more. We’ll let you know which game does a better job, and at the end, we will answer the question, “what game would you buy if you only had enough money for [...]

Epic’s New Game Truly is Epic, Fortnite Announced
Saturday, December 10th, 2011

They may call them the Video Game Awards, but they might as well call them the Video Game Announcements! Although it ruined the surprise, Epic announced a few days ago that they would be revealing a brand new IP at this year’s VGAs. As they put it, this new game will be “radically different” from [...]

Cross Game Chat #65 – Winners and Losers For November
Monday, December 5th, 2011

It’s the beginning of the end… of the year. This week, we talk about the winners and losers for November, which had some great games like Uncharted 3 and Skyrim. Naturally, everyone on the podcast loved Uncharted 3, so we had to try hard to pick some other games for our winners. Also, believe it [...]

Cross Game Chat #64 – Games We’re Glad We Didn’t Review
Monday, November 28th, 2011

Today, is a fun podcast. We talk about games that we are glad we didn’t have to review – there are plenty of bad games that we are glad we didn’t review, but there are some AAA games on our list as well. In addition, Square Enix is back in the news again… no, it [...]

Cross Game Chat #63 – Skyrim Flaws and Food in Video Games
Monday, November 21st, 2011

So, news has gotten out that Rockstar doesn’t want to make a sequel to Bully 2. Listen to hear what the guys think about the revelation, in addition to news about Stuart Black’s new game and SEGA’s annnouncement to revive an old franchise. Since Thanksgiving is coming up, the guys talk about their favorite uses [...]

Stuart Black’s New Shooter Announced, Set During WWII
Friday, November 18th, 2011

Are you ready to fight some Nazis? Okay, World War II has been the backdrop for a few dozen video games, but now Stuart Black wants to try his hand at fighting Hitler. Formerly of Codemasters, Stuart Black has moved on to working with City Interactive and today, announced his first game with them, Enemy Front.