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From Software to Continue Souls Series, Develop for iPhone
Friday, March 9th, 2012

From Software has a particular talent for making dungeon-crawler RPGs that show little mercy to the player. Despite being a new franchise without much marketing, Demon’s Souls was able to do very well at retail simply by word of mouthnabout the game. Dark Souls continued the success by appealing to the new dedicated fan base [...]

DualShock & Awe – Lame Joke Minicast
Thursday, March 8th, 2012

Actually, this is sort of a mega-mini cast with all the voicemails we got. In all, 33 lame jokes were submitted to the podcast and we play every single one for your enjoyment – and yes, all of them are incredibly lame. Tons of people entered, but there can only be one winner (or loser?) so [...]

DualShock & Awe #2 – The Future of Metal Gear, FIVE Vita Games Giveaway
Friday, March 2nd, 2012

What do you get when you cross Solid Snake and the greatest podcast ever? Episode 2 of PlayStation LifeStyle’s DualShock & Awe! Plus, find out how to win five Vita games! var _CI = _CI || {}; (function() { _CI.counter = (_CI.counter) ? _CI.counter + 1 : 1; document.write(”); var script = document.createElement(‘script’); script.type = [...]

DualShock & Awe – Voicemail MiniCast
Saturday, February 25th, 2012

Today we have a special (albeit shorter) podcast where we announce the winner of the singing voicemail contest and play some of the best runner ups. Because of the amazing job everyone did with their voicemails, we’re also giving extra prizes to other entries! Listen in to hear the best PlayStation songs ever made.

PS3 Review – Twisted Metal
Tuesday, February 21st, 2012

And the actual sweetness of Sweet Tooth is…

DualShock & Awe #1 – PlayStation Vita Impressions, Plus Win $20 on PSN!
Thursday, February 16th, 2012

Cross Game Chat is dead. Long live the DualShock & Awe podcast! To celebrate the new podcast, we are giving away a $20 PSN card!

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

This is going to be the last episode of Cross Game Chat….

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 [...]