Bit For Byte goes to PAX East 2011! Join Mark and Sebastian as they discuss their adventure from New York to Boston along with special guest (and Cubeecraft founder) Chris Beaumont who joined our party for the ride. We played some games (Bastion, Fez, Skullgirls and many more), we went to panels (Seth Killian and Abbie Heppe among others) and we had our collective faces melted off by Metroid Metal. We discuss all that as well as the general vibe and atmosphere of the convention.

And thank you once again for joining us Chris!

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Games—

• Bastion
• Skullgirls
• Fez
• Outland
• Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
• Super Street Fighter 4: 3D Edition
• Mr. Fancy Pants

Music—

• Metroid Metal Live from PAX East!

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It’s been far, far too long but Mark and Sebastian are finally back with another episode of Bit For Byte. This episode brings our much belated Vanquish review and… not much else really. Because this episode was baking in the oven for so long (that damn, Sebastian!), it was agreed upon that our recorded news segment, being nearly three months old at this point, wasn’t really “news” anymore so it was sadly shelved. So it’s nothing but Vanquish, Vanquish and Vanquish power-sliding to you in full force.

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Games—

• Vanquish!

Music—

• Vanquish OST
• Ikaruga OST
• Gradius V OST
• The Orange Box OST

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Just how many different ways can you kill stuff in video games? Mark and Sebastian don’t have an answer to that but they sure know their favorite ways of doing it. Yes, this is another one of Bit For Byte’s infamous lists and this time it’s all about weapons. Swords, guns, gravity guns, bike chains, it’s all here. We also catch up on gaming in the form of the Enslaved and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow demos, Space Invader Infinity Gene for XBLA, ninja bear woes in Red Dead Redemption and a special Chinatown tale of a Super Street Fighter IV match between our very own Mark Robson and top ranked player Arturo Sanchez. Our trusty news segment focuses on Valve’s Team Fortress 2 in-game store, the Gears of War 3 delay and the Nintendo 3DS’ pricing among others.

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Games—

• Enslaved demo
• Space Invaders Infinity Gene for XBLA
• Red Dead Redemption
• Castlevania: Lords of Shadow demo
• SSFIV = Mark vs. Arturo… FIGHT!

News—

• Team Fortress 2′s “Mann Co.” store
• Beyond Good and Evil HD
• Gears of War 3 delayed
• Nintendo 3DS pricing

Music—

• Fatboy Slim – Weapon of Choice
• Gorillaz – Fire Coming Out of the Monkey’s Head
• Space Invaders Infinity Gene Soundtrack – Selection (Adaptive)
• Red Dead Redemption Soundtrack – Already Dead
• Castlevania Symphony of the Night Soundtrack – Final Toccata
• Super Street Fighter IV – Theme of Cody
• Super Street Fighter IV – Theme of Rose
• Team Fortress 2 – More Gun
• Cowboy Bebop OST Future Blues – No Money
• The Pop Group – She is Beyond Good and Evil
• Gears of War Soundtrack – 14 Years After E-Day
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl OST – Super Mario Bros. Overworld REMIX
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl OST – NES Medley
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl OST – Nintendo DS PictoChat
• Gradius V Original Soundtrack – Meteor (Stage 5)
• Final Fantasy VII OST – Fighting
• Devil May Cry OST – Legendary Battle Ver. 2
• Shinobi PS2 OST – Transfiguration
• Gears of War Soundtrack – Erhyra Streets II
• Contra III OST – Go Forward Under Fire
• Megaman 2 Arranged – Stage Select, Metal Man, Boss Battle
• The Orange Box OST – Sector Sweep
• World of Warcraft – Main Title, Felwood
• Terminator 2 – I’ll Be Back

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And once again, thank you Andrews Roberts of the New York Geekcast for coming to chat!

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News—

• Tokyo Game Show!

Music—

• Samurai Champloo Soundtracks

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As promised (because we’re men of our word) we’re back with a re-recording of our Limbo review and we’ve brought along a review of Capcom’s Dead Rising 2: Case 0 for good measure. Not only that, but we also have demo impressions of both Vanquish and Shank AND a quick discussion on price vs. value AND an episode footer on Giant Bomb’s Bombcast going the “paid subscription” route. Let it never be said that we don’t make up for our mistakes. In news, we tackle the Xbox Live price hike, Duke Nukem Forever (*gasp*), the 360′s new D-Pad and Yun and Yang in Super Street Fighter IV.

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News—

• Xbox Live $10 price hike.
• Duke Nukem Forever is finally coming?
• Xbox 360 gets a new D-Pad.
• Yun and Yang join the SSFIV roster.

Music—

• Megadeth – Duke Nukem Theme
• Transformers – Lazer B-Boy Remix
• Doom – E1M1
• SF3:3S – Yun & Yang Stage
• Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts (assorted)
• The Clash – City of the Dead
• In Flames – Zombie Inc
• Samurai Champloo – Dead Season
• RjD2 – The Horor
• RjD2 – 2 More Dead
• The Advantage – Bomberman 2

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Ah, the woes of audio recording! Originally meant to be a two-punch review of both Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game and the indie darling Limbo, our newest episode fell victim to some recording hijinks and, halfway through our Limbo discussion, the Elders of Podcasting deemed that it was not to be and Sebastian’s part of the audio was suddenly cut off, rendering the segment unusable. And so, in the immortal words of Arnold, “it’s not ah twofer!” But our in-depth SPvsTW:TG review was salvaged and so was our news segment where we talk Metroid Metal, Arkham City, Bioshock Infinite and Catherine among others.

And don’t worry, our discourse over Limbo will be re-recorded and posted in an upcoming episode.

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News—

• Bioshock Infinite reveal trailer.
• Metroid Metal’s newest.
• Atlus’ high definition RPG: Catherine.
• Steven Merchant in Portal 2.
• Game Informer details on Batman: Arkham City.

Music—

• Sex Bob-Omb – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World Soundtrack
• Metroid Metal – Expansion Pack
• Anamanaguchi – Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game Soundtrack
• Castlevania: Harmony of Despair – Ebony Wings
• Virt – Break Music, Blood of Ganon

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Though it seems like ages since the last episode, there hasn’t been a shortage of gaming done by our intrepid heroes and, in lieu of a more traditional review or list episode, Mark and Sebastian decide to sit back and talk about what’s been played over the past few weeks. There’s Alan Wake and Red Dead Redemption, Limbo and Final Fantasy XIII and, as is to be expected, more Super Street Figther IV and more Team Fortress 2. We also dive into EVO as well as Capcom’s flurry of announcements at the San Diego Comic Con among others. A lot of ground is covered here, folks.

We also upgraded(?) to a Mac Book Pro, yes, it’s very fancy. However, not all the recording kinks have been worked out yet, so apologies in advance for a slightly less than normal audio quality.

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Games—

• Limbo
• Red Dead Redemption
• Blaz Blue: Continuum Shift

News—

• Capcom dominates San Diego Comic Con
• Team Fortress 2 Engineer Update
• EVO Fighting Game Championship

Music—

1. Estradaspher – Super Buck Jazz
2. Virt – Once Upon of Time In Transylvania
3. Iron Maiden – Two Minutes to Midnight
4. Motorhead -  Ace of Spades
5. Daft Punk – Robot Rock
6. Gorillaz – Last Living Souls
7. Final Fantasy XIII – Blinded By Light
8. Black Mages – The Decisive Battle FF6
9. Black Mages – Vam0 Alla Flamenco FF9
10. Final Fantasy XIII – Saber’s Edge
11. Street Fighter IV – Chun Li
12. Guilty Gear X – Suck a Sage
13. Guilty Gear X – Holy Orders
14. Guilty Gear X – Awe of She
15. Ryan 8 Bit – Galactus Bidding – Silver Surfer NES
16. Street Fighter 3: Third Strike – Third Strike
17. Super Street Fighter IV -  Cody
18. Red Rapper – Super Street Fighter IV EVO Finals Intro

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E3 has happened. Press conferences, motion controls, downloadable games, 3D with glasses, 3D without glasses, cynicism, nostalgia and, among others, a freakin’ circus. Literally. There was so much ground to cover that Mark and Sebastian couldn’t do it by themselves so let’s give a round of applause to our very first special guest, Mr. Andrew Roberts. We rip on each of the big 3′s conferences, delve into a number of 3rd party titles and lament the incoming drain on our wallets. Three distinct viewpoints on the biggest event in gaming. Should be fun.

And buckle up ’cause it’s a mammoth episode.

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News–

1. E3…DUH!
   

Music–

1. Virt – Enter the Dragon
2. Martin O’Donnel – Halo Theme Mjolnir Mix
3. Virt – Love Foolosophy Chip (Jamiroquai)
4. REM – Stand
5. John Williams – Star Wars TIE Fighter Attack
6. Daft Punk – Short Circuit
7. OK Go – Television, Television
8. Mario and Zelda Big Band – Go Go Mario
9. ” “  – Dragon Roost Island
10. ” ” – The Dolphic Town
11. Bladiator – Chopinesque Kirby
12. Cornelius – Micro Disneycal World Tour
13. Minibosses – Kid Icarus
14. Smashing Live! SSBM – Opening Theme
15. Star Fox – Corneria SNES
16. Ridge Racer 4 – Move Me
17. Jonathan Coulton w Felicia Day – Still Alive
18. Shadow of the Colossus – Counterattack
19. Curtis Mayfield – Move On Up
20. Hill Valley Preservation Society – Price Is Right
21. Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall
22. Daft Punk – Digital Love
23. Virt – My Frequency Is 140.85
24. MVC2 – Take You For a Ride
25. Black Sabbath – Iron Man
26. In Flames – Cloud Connected
27. Virt – What a Horrible Night
28. ” ” – Castlevania IV lvl 1
29. Daft Punk – Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger
30. Plumtree – Scott Pilgrim
31. Metallica – Disposable Heroes
32. Baiyon – Flat Frog
33. Nine Inch Nails – Wish
34. The Beatles – Money

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Bit For Byte finally tackles Capcom’s Super Street Fighter IV! Instead of focusing on match ups, we discuss the fighting game renaissance that had been ignited a year ago by the original Street Fighter IV. It’s been 10 years since Street Fighter III Third Strike, and now more than ever it seems is a fantastic time to be a fighting game fan. The presence of stronger internet has created a stronger community and made it easier than ever for people to find competition. We take a look at the build up to the game through the development blog, the impact of streamed tournaments, our trip to Guard Crush in Brooklyn, and everyone’s favorite: Ken’s Fierce Shoryuken.

In news, Sebastian races to find a Mac to play Team Fortress 2 on, Vanquish shows off some game play, Harmonix tries to reel us back in with a Rock Band 3, and Sony learns the wrong lesson.

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News–

• Team Fortress 2 on the Mac
• Vanquish Gameplay
• Rock Band 3
• Sony Doesn’t Learn

Super Street Fighter IV–

• Capcom-Unity
• Shoryuken.com
• I Play Winner
• Fubarduck Spills the Beans on SSF4
• Gootecks Podcast – Interview with Alex Valle on the old days of Street Fighter
• EVO Championship
• Frame Advantage Dot Com
• Team Spooky

All music is from Street Fighter 3 Third Strike and Super Street Fighter IV.

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Zeno Clash comes out swinging and so do Mark and Sebastian. This Source powered indie puts our heroes at odds. Who’s side are you on?! In news Persona 5 shifts around, we drop our jaws at screenshots of Gears of War 3, the iPhone Space Invaders Infinity Gene might be migrating to a console, Namco Bandai tries to make escort missions awesome with Knight’s Contract, and the full roster is released for King of Fighters XIII. This time the roster is actually closer to full. We even have a bit of a Cave Story in this episode!

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News-

• Persona 5 moved from PS3 to PSP?!
• Namco Bandai introduces Knight’s Contract
• Rumors: Space Invaders Infinity Gene Cloned
• A Horde’s Worth of Gears of War 3 Screens
• King of Fighters XIII Full Roster

Mini Review-

Review-

Music-

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In our latest episode, we tackle our personal lists of some of the biggest boss fights that have managed to be permanently imprinted in our heads. There’s Megaman, there’s King of Fighters, there’s Shadow of the Colossus, there’s World of Warcraft and everything in between. It’s a journey through genres and generations with a single purpose: to kill big bad dudes. But before all that glory and exultance (and sometimes a little pathos) we tackle some news in the form of EGM relaunching, a multiplayer Castlevania and, because Sebastian won’t give it a rest, more Team Fortress 2 news.

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News–

• Castlevania: Harmony of Despair – http://kotaku.com/5528336/rumor-castlevania-hd-whips-up-six-player-vampire-slaying
• Team Fortress 2 Engineer Update Trailer – http://www.destructoid.com/commence-speculating-tf2-engineer-update-coming-soon–172987.phtml
• EGM relaunches! – http://www.joystiq.com/2010/02/07/relaunched-egm-subscriptions-now-available-magazine-details-rem/

Music–

1. Desperado – Cancion del Mariachi
2. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – Dracula’s Castle
3. Team Fortress 2 – The Art of War
4. Team Fortress 2 – Playing with Danger
5. The Black Mages – Opening – Bombing Mission (FFVII)
6. River City Ransom – Boss Theme
7. Contra III – No Man’s Land
8. Shadow of the Colossus – The Opened Way ~Battle With the Colossus~
9. Chrono Trigger – Magus (Orchestrated)
10. Megaman 2 – Boss Theme Remix
11. Metal Gear Solid – Mantis’ Hymn
12. Metal Gear Solid 2 – Yell Dead Cell
13. Final Fantasy VII : Advent Children – One Winged Angel
14. King of Fighters ’97 Arranged – Rhythmic Hallucination
15. Carl Orff – O Fortuna
16. Black Mages – The Decisive Battle (FFVI)
17. Devil May Cry – Super Ultra Violet
18. James Brown – The Boss

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Mark and Sebastian are super (thanks for asking) and continue their romance with Capcom, stop for a minute with Brawl, ponder the jump Bungie has made to Activision, and try to keep pace with Faith in Mirror’s Edge. Mirror’s Edge was really polarizing when it first hit the ground, being chastised for its unique controls, and trial and error acrobatics. Is this game really that new an idea that a new control scheme was necessary? Is trial and error too difficult for most of today’s audience? The game underperformed, but as time goes on, it seems to be held in a much stronger light.

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News–

• Marvel vs Capcom 3 – http://kotaku.com/5518018/marvel-vs-capcom-3s-bombastic-trailer-reveals-16-characters
• Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 – http://kotaku.com/5518477/bionic-commando-rearmed-2-puts-the-jump-in-retro-fun
• Balanced Brawl – http://balancedbrawl.net/
• Activision vs Infinity Ward – http://gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2010/03/05/news-activision-vs-infinity-ward-round-up.aspx
• Activision x Bungie – http://www.bungie.net/News/content.aspx?type=news&cid=25920

Music–

1. The Pillows – Runners High
2. The Pillows – Stalker
3. Super Street Fighter 4 – Guy’s Theme
4. Simon Viklund – Rise of the Albatross
5. Simon Viklund – Bionic Commando: Rearmed Theme
6. Michael O’Donnell – Halo Theme
7. Lisa Miskovsky – Still Alive (Teddybears Mix)
8. “” – “” (Armand Van Helden Mix)
9. “” – “” (Paul Van Dyk Mix)
10. Simon Viklund – Leap of Faith
11. Blur – We’ve Got a File on You
12. The Bravery – Fearless
13. Queens of the Stone Age – Go With the Flow
14. Nine Inch Nails – 1,000,000
15. The Faint – I Disappear
16. Ridge Racer 4 – Move Me
17. F-Zero – Mute City
18. NESkimos – Big Blue
19. Utada Hikaru – Traveling

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Get ready for our longest conversation yet as we go deep into the world of Mass Effect 2 in our spoilerific episode six. We compare the second title of Bioware’s science fiction epic to the original and talk about mission and character highlights as well as improvements to combat and presentation among other things.

In news, we get giddy over the official Gears of War 3 announcement, bemoan Shinji Mikami’s stance on God Hand and discuss Nintendo’s practices in the online arena.

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News–

• Gears of War 3 reveal – http://www.joystiq.com/2010/04/13/watch-the-gears-of-war-3-trailer-right-now/
• God Hand and Shinji Mikami – http://www.destructoid.com/mikami-god-hand-failed-because-of-creative-freedom-169979.phtml
• Nintendo and clouds – http://rebelfm.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=600231

Music–

1. David Bowie – Ziggy Stardust
2. Megadeth – Gears of War
3. God Hand – Gene’s Rock-A-Bye
4. Yoko Kanno – Bad Dog! No Biscuit!
5. OCREmix – Super Mario Blues
6. DJ Champion – The Plow
7. Juno Reactor – High Enerygy Proton (Orion Mix)
8. Photek – Ren 2
9. Contra 3 – Invasion
10. Juno Reactor – Mars
11. Mass Effect 2 – Mordin
12. Mass Effect 2 – Samara
13. Mass Effect 2 – Legion
14. Metroid Prime 2 – Sanctuary Fortress
15. The Prodigy – Speedway
16. Ennio Morricone – Eternity
17. Pendulum – The Terminal
18. Astrix – Massive Activity
19. Mass Effect 2 – Freedom’s Progress
20. Wind Waker – Dragon Roost Island
21. Vangelis – Main Titles
22. Rabbit in the Moon – Alphatron
23. Vangelis – Blade Runner (End Title)

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Mark and Sebastian. Awesome? Licensed Games. Awesome. Paul Reiser. Awesome. Disney. Awesome. Capcom. Awesome. CPS2. Awesome. Teenage Mutant Ninja AWESOME Turtles. Marvel. Awesome. James Bond. Awesome. X-Men. Awesome. AWESOME. AWESOME.

We pick out our favorite licensed games and reminisce about days when they weren’t tied to movie release dates. Seeing a game attached to something we love was a dream come true, and not a transparent cash in. We lose all sense of vocabulary, as Capcom’s handling of the Marvel license reduces our adjectives to “awesome,” and we kind of nail down what really makes a licensed game sing.

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News–

• Scott Pilgrim and Paul Robertson and Anamanaguchi – http://www.boingboing.net/2010/03/27/gallery-first-images.html
• Final Fantasy IX on PSN – http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3178630
• Pixel Kombat trailer – http://www.livingwithjohnchoi.com/blog/2010/03/oh-shit-john-is-famous/

Music–

1. X-Men Cartoon Theme
2. Plumtree – Scott Pilgrim
3. Anamanaguchi – Blackout City
4. Final Fantasy IX – Vamo Alla Flamenco
5. Final Fantasy XIII – Blinded By Light
6. Tim Burton – Batman Animated Theme
7. Metroid Prime – Data Selection
8. TMNT2 – Fire, Boss, Technodrone
9. TMNT4 – Big Apple, Climactic Battle
10. Advantage – Ducktales, Moon
11. Monty Norman Orchestra – James Bond Theme
12. John Williams – TIE Fighter Attack
13. Alan Silvestri – Predator
14. Advantage – Batman2
15. Arm Cannon – Power Rangers
16. Black Sabbath – Iron Man
17. The Ramones – Spider Man
18. MVC2 – Take You For a Ride
19. NESkimos – TMNT
20. Utada Hikaru – Hikari Planet B Remix

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Mass Effect, Bioware’s science fiction RPG from 2007, is what this episode if all about. Mark and Sebastian dig into Mass Effect’s combat system, atmosphere, the Bioware method and where the lines between playable, tolerable and frustrating are drawn.

In our news segment, we talk about Sony’s attempt at cashing in on the profitable motion control market with the Playstation Move.

***Spoilers abound for key Mass Effect plot details!***

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News links below!

News–

• PlayStation Move Info- http://kotaku.com/5490632/playstation-move-everything-you-need-to-know
• PlayStation Move bundle for $100 - http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/10/playstation-move-bundles-announced-starter-kit-under-100/

Music–

1. RJD2 – The Horror
2. Rush – YYZ
3. Muse – Take A Bow
4. Rush – Vital Signs
5. Depeche Mode – Personal Jesus
6. Aphex Twin – Iz-us
7. Kraftwerk – Metal On Metal
8. Muse – Space
9. David Bowie – Life on Mars
10. Crystal Castles – Knights
11. Crystal Castles – Crimewave
12. Nine Inch Nails – Ghosts I track 3
13. Prodigy – Funky Shit
14. Aphex Twin – Fim
15. Yoko Kanno and The Seatbelts – Gateway
16. David Bowie – Space Oddity
17. * YMCK – Pow Pow (during technical difficulties)

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What’s Travis Touchdown angry about!? We almost lost this episode, but here it is: Mark and Sebastian spill their guts on Suda51′s latest, No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle. The original was an unexpected gem on the Nintendo Wii, and found a loyal, cult following ready to over-analyze every bit of the absurd, stylish, punk rock game. Is the sequel continuing to boundaries, or is it just going through the motions?

In news, we talk about how great Valve and Steam are, and the attitude they have that earned them that reputation. We also look at the poor release of Sega’s Yakuza 3, Cave’s region free EspGaluda II, and dwell a bit on the idea of import games with their small but often dedicated overseas audiences.

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News links after the jump!

News–

• Getting Steamy on Macs – http://www.joystiq.com/2010/03/17/steam-on-mac-os-x-interview?icid=sphere_blogsmith_inpage_joystiq
• Regional Lockout – http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regional_lockout
• Esp Galuda II Goes Region Free – http://kotaku.com/5471899/if-you-want-to-play-espgaluda-ii-read-this-post

No More Heroes 2: Desperate Struggle–

• Suda51 on the Toilet – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIVQ2Wunz3k
• Over-analyzing NMH2 part 1 – http://www.destructoid.com/analyzing-no-more-heroes-2-part-1-the-bosses-162748.phtml
• Over-analyzing NHM2 part 2 – http://www.destructoid.com/analyzing-no-more-heroes-2-part-2-the-bosses-part-2-162303.phtml

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• http://mrmarkrobson.com/blog
• http://www.sebastianvonbuchwald.com/

Music–

1. Sex Pistols – EMI
2. World of Warcraft – Legends of Azeroth
3. Ozma – Korobeiniki
4. Bionic Commando: Re Armed – Rise of the Albatross
5. Eric’s Little Shack – Zelda 2
6. No More Heroes – Pleather for Breakfast
7. No More Heroes – Speed with Teeth
8. The Rentals – Friends of P
9. Weezer – In the Garage
10. New Order – Blue Monday
11. Mad Capsule Markets – No Food, Drink or Smoking
12. Prodigy – Invaders Must Die
13. KMFDM – Megalomaniacal
14. Mike Murphy – Nintendo Power Mix
15. Muse – Stockholm Syndrome
16. The Subways – Rock n Roll Queen
17. Queen – Don’t Stop Me Now
18. Cornelius – Last Night In Africa
19. Tomayasu Hotei – Battle Without Honor or Humanity
20. Santa Esmerelda – Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood
21. No More Heroes – NMH
22. No More Heroes – No More No More Heroes

I, was recently a guest on The New York Geekcast, to throw my 2 cents into the weighty argument of Video Games as Art. It was a fun discussion that ranged all over the place, and spent more time on trying to define “art” as a term. There are a few points that I couldn’t work into my discussion, but are interesting points I’d like to bring up in a full article or discussion with Sebastian another time… but for now, here is me on The Geekcast.

Before you check out the episode, know that this is an argument of which I personally have waffled back and forth on. Listening back on this episode, I feel I am very much arguing in favor of games as art, or at least that the potential is there. I will point out here though, that many of the games people hold up as works of art seem to be because of their beauty and design; beauty has nothing to do with art. I’m not going to deny that hours of wonderful painting and design go into a game, but that does not make the final product art. Art as defined by museums is starting to blur, and as games start to tackle more subjects the largest hurdle for games to find populous acceptance will be their portrayal in the media.

The New York Geekcast – Video Games As Art

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More greatness from Chris.

The news segment is kicked off this episode too! While we aren’t breaking any news, we still get excited or worked up for titles coming down the line. This time, we weigh in on Portal 2, Super Street Fighter IV, and express our concern for Metroid: Other M.

This is the grilled cheese and soup of episodes.

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Portal 2

• Valve Updates Portal Again, Now With New Ending
• Portal 2 Adds Multiplayer Co-op, New & Familiar Characters
• An Insider’s Guide to Portal 2

Super Street Fighter IV

• Gametrailers Has Justin Wong Showing Off Street Fighter 3 Characters in SF4
• Daigo Throws Down the Gauntlet for EVO 2010
• NEW SUPER STREET FIGHTER 4 TRAILER

Metroid: Other M

• Hands-on: Metroid: Other M
• Metroid: Other M to bring you closer to Samus than ever

This week’s stories pulled from Kotaku, Shoryuken.com, Joystiq, iPlaywinner, and Destructoid.

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These are definitely going to be the art for individual episodes! Thanks Chris!

Again, thanks Chris.

Thanks Chris!

This is the first episode of the Bit For Byte video game discussion podcast with Mark and Sebastian, where we discuss Bayonetta at length. We focus primarily on the game’s combat, but touch on story, visuals, audio and the overall presentation in Hideki Kamiya’s latest as well as delving a little into the action game genre as whole.

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