Friend Request Episode 5

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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.

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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.

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 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

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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!
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XBLRadio ver 80.0 “Riddick is back”

Posted under .0 Shows, 360, DLC, Guitar Hero III, Guitar Hero World Tour, Kemanswar, Market Place, Mega Man 9, Microsoft, PS3, Playstation Store, Podcast, X3R0 9, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade

Topics Include:
Ask and you shall recieve a Riddick Update
Real Lancer Rifle
Jasper 360
Avatar winter update
Glitches in the NXE
World @ War update
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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.

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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.

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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

XBL Radio ver 79.5- “Fighting through the pain(and sickness)”

Posted under .5 Shows, Bungie, Epic Games, Game Releases, Games, Gears of War 2, Halo 3: Recon, Market Place, Microsoft, Mr B4, Nintendo, PlatformNation.com, Podcast, Shows, Silverthorne, Ubisoft, Wii, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade

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Topics Include:

Thoughts on the NXE, good or bad, and what could be improved to make it better.
Gears 2 MP patch release, now it will not take 20 minutes to play one online game, hooray!
Halo 3: Recon renamed to Halo 3: ODST, WTF?
Eidos is delaying bad scores Tomb Raider: Underworld on certain sites. A game is what it is, and we all have our opinions, but what do we know right?
Those who buy a Wii speak secondhand can still have the Wii Speak channel, find out how this is possible.
Assassin’s Creed 2 somewhat confirmed, let the pickpocketing begin!
Mr B4’s thoughts on Sonic Unleashed, does it save the franchise from extinction?
Yay or Nay with GTA IV for the PC, Kingdom Hearts Re: Chain of Memories, Destroy all Humans: Path of the Furon, Prince of Persia, and Banjo-Kazooie for the XBLA.
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

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Oh no, there’s no .5 show!

Posted under .0 Shows, .5 Shows, Kemanswar, Mr B4, Podcast, Shows, XBL Radio

What’s up everybody, B4 here with an announcement for you. Due to the holiday, and most of us visiting relatives, including my co-host Silverthorne, the .5 show will not be releasing today. Not to worry, it will be up by monday, so you will not have to wait too long. We apologize for the inconvenience. In the meantime, check out the latest episode of the .0 show with X3RO and Keman.

Once again, we are sorry for any inconvenience that this has caused you. Your .5 show fix will be filled soon enough.

Take Care,

Mr B4

XBLRadio ver 79.0 “Macbook Day”

Posted under .0 Shows, 360, Capcom, DLC, EndWar, Epic Games, Gears of War 2, Kemanswar, Market Place, Microsoft, Podcast, Sony, X3R0 9, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

Topics Include:
NXE talk!
German inmate tests his skills as Solid Snake!
Facebook support group for Fable 2…Association of Accident Arsonists!
KemansWar was right…again!
Our thoughts on MK vs. DC Fatalities.
Lively bites the dust in December!
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

Platform Nation LittleBigPlanet contest! If you have a PS3 and you like to make your own levels, click here to find out how to win a free game of your choice.

Also check out The Married Gamers for some cool Gears of War 2 contests and giveaways!

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Friend Request Episode 3

Posted under Epic Games, Game Releases, Games, Gears of War 2, Interview, Market Place, Microsoft, Mr B4, PlatformNation.com, Podcast, Shows, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live, Xbox Live Arcade

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

Our guest for this show is 18 years old from Wisconsin, he likes to play racing and shooter games, has been a long time listener(since 18.0) and frequent guest on the .5 shows, and is obsessed with Gears of War 2.

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What we will be discussing:
Thoughts on the New Xbox Experience after its release.
Gears of War 2, and how far each one of us got in Horde mode (I lost that battle).
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.

 

 Friend Request Episode 3 [00:14:05m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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XBL Radio ver. 78.5- “Welcome back!”

Posted under .5 Shows, Epic Games, Game Releases, Games, Gears of War 2, Market Place, Microsoft, Mr B4, Nintendo, PS3, PlatformNation.com, Podcast, Shows, Silverthorne, Sony, Wii, XBL Radio, Xbox 360, Xbox Live

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Note: Hello everyone, there was no 77.5 due to Mr B4 being sick and Silverthorne being out of town. Here is our next episode for all of you to enjoy. We apologize for the inconvenience, but enjoy this episode anyway.

Topics Include:

Circuit City files for chapter 11, is Best Buy too much for them?
Microsoft giving away 1,000,000 MS points when NXE debuts, who really needs that many points?
Mirror’s Edge talk, does it redifine the FPS action genre?, see what we think.
Gears 2 vs. Resistance 2, which one is better?
Wii Speak just released, but if you want to get all of its features, there is something you need to keep in mind. Listen to find out what that something is.
Yay or Nay with Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe, Tomb Raider Underworld, Need for Speed Undercover, Left 4 Dead, Prince of Persia, Sonic Unleashed, and Skate it.
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

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