XBL Radio ver 83.0 (Swan Song)

Posted under .0 Shows, Console Crimes, Contact Us, DLC, Games, Gears of War 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, XBL Radio

Join Kemanswar, X3R0 9, Mr B4, and Silverthorne as we unleash the new format. Caution this is an explict podcast, hear your favorite hosts like you never have before.

Topics Include:

The death of the 1st amendment in South Carolina

PS3 brings in the Danish SWAT team

Are we ready for the Next Generation

Guitar Hero: Metallica has a Release date

Neversoft president says studio has part ways with Tony Hawk

Your Xbox friends list limit could be increasing

Thanks for listening, Please leave us a comment on the show or send us an e-mail at: xblradio@platformnation.com

Direct Download (right click, save as)

XBL Radio version 82.0 (The 5 day edit)

Posted under .0 Shows, 360, COD 4, Contests, DLC, EndWar, Games, Kemanswar, Left 4 Dead, Microsoft, Movies, PS3, PlatformNation.com, Podcast, Qualitybeats84, Shows, Sony, Turtle Beach, Valve, X3R0 9, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Sorry for the late post, but here it is after only 5 days of editing. Having cut out more than 90 minutes of audio, we are talking about….

++The return of Gaming Nights

++Our new writer Qualitybeats84

++And a very slow news week.

So sit back and relax as we talk about everything and nothing all at once.

XBL Radio ver 82.0 (The 5 day edit)

One limb at a time : Dead Space Review

Posted under 360, 5.1 Dolby, EA, Games, Microsoft, Qualitybeats84, Redwood, Review, XBL Radio, Xbox, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Ok. I will admit it. I am a firm believer that EA is the Mother of cannon fodder videogames. Maybe you agree with me. Maybe you were just as much a skeptic as I was when I first set eyes on Dead Space. Maybe you did not even play it. Those who did not moved on to the stack of other Q4 releases that flocked store shelves Those who did….well…we got spooked out of our seats, blew off limbs and worked our butts off to either fix the US Ishimura or get the hell off that ship. All while having a blast doing it. Dead Space is, in my opinion, the “ Sleeper Hit ” of 2008! Read the rest of this entry »

Friend Request Episode 5

Posted under DLC, Games, Interview, Market Place, Microsoft, Mr B4, Nintendo, PlatformNation.com, Podcast, Shows, Wii, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

What is up XBL Radio listeners, it is Mr B4 here bringing you the fifth episode of the Friend Request show.

Our guest for this show is 40 years old from Hudson, New York , he likes to play shooter and role-playing games, is a writer for Platform Nation, and likes to blow up zombies with son in Left 4 Dead.

Say hello to:

What we will be discussing:
Pre-order bonuses for video games, and how it can sometimes give gamers an unfair advantage.
The Wii, and how it needs more mature games to appeal to hardcore gamers
All this and more!
Thanks for listening, Please leave us a comment on the show or send us an e-mail at: xblradio@platformnation.com.

If you would like to be a guest on the show, send me an email at mrb4@platformnation.com with your Xbox Live Gamertag and I will add you to the guest list. Or you can leave a response in the forums at forums.platformnation.com, under XBL Radio show discussion topic Friend Request show guest with the same information.

Direct Download (right click, save as)

 

 Friend Request Episode 5 [00:24:07m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

XBL Radio ver 80.5- “The Home Bashing Show”

Posted under .5 Shows, Bungie, Capcom, Game Releases, Games, Halo, Market Place, Microsoft, Mr B4, PS3, PlatformNation.com, Podcast, Shows, Silverthorne, Sony, Ubisoft, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Hosts:

Guests:

Topics Include:

Halo Wars gets a release date, warthog splattering anyone?
Silverthorne and Qualitybeats disappointing thoughts on the Home Public Beta.
EA and Sony cutting a large number of workers, does this affect us gamers at all?
EA acquires publishing rights to Brutal Legend, let the Heavy Metal party begin!
Microsoft corrupting Resident Evil 5, oh i am sorry, Biohazard 5 demo downloads for non-Japanese Xbox live users.
No Yay or Nay this week, instead, each of us gives our pick for GOTY. Find out why we decided to do this.
All this and more!
Thanks for listening, Please leave us a comment on the show or send us an e-mail at: xblradio@platformnation.com

Direct Download (right click, save as)

 

 XBL Radio ver. 80.5- "The Home Bashing Show" [01:21:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Digital downloads have been seen as the future but are we ready?

Posted under 360, All Games, Contact Us, DLC, Games, Kemanswar, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade

Microsoft has been playing with the idea for a long time now. Since the launch of the 360, users have had the option of downloading games directly to the hard-drive. We were than graced with the addition of “Xbox Originals”, a new feature that allowed users to download full Xbox games. Now we have the ability to play 360 games from our hard-drives after an install. I think where this will lead is the option to download full retail 360 games from Xbox Live.
Read the rest of this entry »

Halo Wars has been dated

Posted under 360, Game Releases, Games, Halo, Kemanswar, Microsoft, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Halo fans have a new reason to celebrate today. Ensemble Studios and Microsoft Studios have announced the release date for Halo Wars. Mark you calendars for March 3, 2009 to get your Halo RTS on. Leave a comment below if you plan on picking it up on launch day.

Next Metal Gear Title coming to the 360?

Posted under Game Releases, Games, Metal Gear Solid 4, Microsoft, Mr B4, Nintendo, Rumor Control, Websites, Wii, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Hey what is up XBL Radio listeners, B4 here bring you the latest news as to what is going on in the gaming community.

I found an image on n4g.com today, that was released by the Kojima Productions website, and from the looks of it, it looks like that a new Metal Gear game should be on its way very soon. The only problem with this is from the looks of this image, it seems to me that the next title in the series will not be releasing on the PS3. A lot of speculation is taking place that this next game could release on the 360 because of the green lights and power button, on the Wii or DSi because of the exclamation points, on the ipod touch for the same reason, or on the PC because of the power button as well. There has also been speculation that this might have something to do with Metal Gear Acid, because of the exclamation points as well.

Whatever way you look at it, PS3 owners are set to be dissappointed this time around. The question that I pose is, are you excited that a new Metal Gear game is coming out, or are you disappointed that the franchise is not staying exclusive to the PS3?

Either way, I will let you, the gamers, make the call

Until next time gamers, this is B4 signing off

Take Care,

Mr B4

Links to story:

http://www.thesixthaxis.com/2008/12/05/next-metal-gear-not-ps3/

http://www.pushingplay.com/2008/12/05/a-next-metal-gear-is-damn-you-hideo/

Friend Request Episode 4

Posted under Capcom, Game Releases, Games, Interview, Market Place, Microsoft, Mr B4, PlatformNation.com, Podcast, Shows, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

What is up XBL Radio listeners, it is Mr B4 here bringing you the fourth episode of the Friend Request show.

Our guest for this show is 18 years old from Felicity, Ohio , he likes to play shooter and wrestling games, was a guest on the 78.5 show, and is a fan of the Resident Evil series.

Say hello to:

What we will be discussing:
Why more games should feature an online co-op mode.
Resident evil 5 demo rumours, and new movie discussion.
All this and more!
Thanks for listening, Please leave us a comment on the show or send us an e-mail at: xblradio@platformnation.com.

If you would like to be a guest on the show, send me an email at mrb4@platformnation.com with your Xbox Live Gamertag and I will add you to the guest list. Or you can leave a response in the forums at forums.platformnation.com, under XBL Radio show discussion topic Friend Request show guest with the same information.

Direct Download (right click, save as)

The real reason behind Sonic’s next-gen stumbles is?

Posted under Game Releases, Games, Microsoft, Mr B4, Podcast, Websites, XBL Radio, Xbox 360

Keep in mind, there was a discussion about this on the latest .5 show, but I felt like I had just a little bit more to say about this.

What is up XBL Radio listeners, B4 here to talk to you about something that has been on my mind for awhile. Want to know what it is?. It is a question as to why recent games that feature the speedy, blue, spikey-haired Sonic the Hedgehog have not emphasized the one aspect that made his earlier titles so great, speed, and stuck with ideas that in the end become more of a gimmick, than a successful new idea, such as the Werehog.

I was browsing around some articles on a few different gaming websites to figure out why this has happenned. I came across one article from indoorheroes.com, written by Chris Thomas, that featured an excerpt from the IGN Three Lights Podcast. David Clayman, the host of the podcast, recalled a time in which he talked to a member of the Sonic Unleashed team about why recent Sonic games have tried out new ideas (like the Werehog) that have not been successful, and have not just put the emphasis on the one element that has made these games successful in the past, speed.

Here is what David Clayman recalled from the conversation:

“I asked one of the developers at TGS, you know I was like, come on everybody just wants Sonic running, like whats up with the werehog? And he was like, well, heres the deal… he runs at this miles per hour, kilometers per hour, and he laid out all of the statistics on how fast this hedgehog goes, and he was like In order to make a game where Sonic is running and everybody enjoys the whole thing we’d have to design this many miles of level, and it was some ungodly number. And he’s like and that would be like maybe a three hour game and I was like wow, well that kinda stinks and he’s like yeah, so we gotta do this other stuff.”

So basically what it boils down too is that it would take way too long for the creators to design miles and miles of levels for Sonic to speed his way through, and if a next-gen version of a Sonic game was made like that, it would be way too short in length. And that is why they add these new ideas to Sonic’s more recent games, to artificially add length to the game.

I personally think that this is a BS excuse as to why these games have been so bad. Honestly, if a three or four hour Sonic game came out, that just focused on speed, and was fun and enjoyable to play, I would have no problem paying $30 or $40 dollars for it, simply because it would be the next-gen Sonic game that fans of the series have been waiting for. I would even except a new XBLA game that focused on this aspect. It would not be a bad idea either, especially when most games on there take about the same amount of time to complete anyway, a new Sonic game would be the perfect fit with these types of games.

Please, for the love of god SEGA, I am telling you this now. If you do not make a decent Sonic game that just focuses on speed, you are going to lose out on the potential of this franchise real quick. Sonic does not deserve, and many of you gamers out there, like me, who have followed this series since it started deserve better than what we have been getting out of it lately.

Sonic, if you have one more bad game, you could end up running off of a cliff forever. Let us just hope that this does not happen anytime soon.

Until next time gamers, this is B4 signing off

Take Care,

Mr B4

Link to Story: http://www.indoorheroes.com/article.php?id=58