http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com My take on gaming and other multimedia forms of entertainment. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:37:34 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Woohoo - I forced everything else out of my life for 10 minutes and sat down and recorded this short episode to cover off some of the better and appealing games for kids that I've received over the past few weeks. We've got EyePet, It's My Birthday, The Backyardigans, Motorstorm ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2009/10/18/gaming-five-kids-games-in-five-minutes/ Awesome - the new dashboard update came for the Xbox 360 console this week and brought with it a few surprises as well as the expected additions such as Avatar Marketplace and Games on Demand. Check out this short 10 minute 'cast I've recorded to talk about these features along ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2009/08/13/gaming-xbox-360-dashboard-update-splosion-man/ I love it when quality games come in bunches. This time around we got our hands on Red Faction: Guerrilla on Xbox 360 (yes, it's multi-platform - this is just the version we got). Want some wanton destruction? Look no further than Red Faction: Guerrilla - you will NOT be ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2009/06/03/gaming-red-faction-guerrilla/ After some downtime due to a loss of equipment, I'm back with a new episode of the gaming podcast. This time we take a look at inFAMOUS, a PS3 exclusive released the week before E3 in the US. This game simply rocks so take a listen. http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2009/06/03/gaming-infamous/ Hey and welcome to another cast. This week we're trying something new to make it more manageable to record them and hopefully more manageable for you guys to listen to - QuickShots of a single game. This week - Naruto Ultimate Ninja Storm on PlayStation 3. We're joined by a special ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2009/03/28/gaming-quickshot-naruto-ultimate-ninja-storm/ So we're back after the Christmas/New Year break and JakeYugi is now looking forward to high school... man, he's growing up fast. Anyhow, this week we thought we'd revisit the music genre and get through all the remaining music and rhythm titles we didn't hit last year. We've got LIPS, Rock ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2009/01/11/gaming-more-music-games-where-did-they-come-from/ So this week was interesting. We decided to try to keep the podcast much shorter - a couple of minutes per game and only five games, but while that was a great intention, Jacob really started showing confidence in speaking and made some great comments during the podcast. As a ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2008/12/03/gaming-little-big-planet-spyro-midnight-club-and-guinness-world-records/ This week I was fortunate enough to have Ashley Jenkins, an ex-Fragdoll and the person who looks after online digital content including the launch of the New Xbox Experience here in Australia, come on the show and talk about what she likes about the NXE, Gears of War 2, Fable ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2008/11/21/gaming-new-xbox-experience-gears-of-war-2-fable-2-and-more/ Wow! What a huge week for lovers of music and rhythm games (which we happen to be). Rock Band finally got released in Australia, and a week later, Guitar Hero: World Tour hits the shelves too. And while that was happening, we also received Rock Band 2, Rock Band AC/DC ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2008/11/16/gaming-rock-band-guitar-hero-singstar-and-even-more-music/ JakeYugi returns to the mic this week and is getting heaps better at speaking about the games - one thing I've been enjoying is doing this with my son, and see him have a good time at it all. This episode we're talking about games aimed squarely at the family ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2008/11/04/gaming-crash-mind-over-mutant-motorstorm-pacific-rift-de-blob-and-much-more/ This week I get to sit down with Xp3ll3d (spelling mistake fixed, sorry Dave!) and talk Dead Space, Fracture, Braid and more as well as go on a mini-rant about the so-called "Clean Feed" idea that our government thinks is a good idea. If you're concerned about this initiative, check out www.nocleanfeed.com. For ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2008/10/28/gaming-dead-space-fracture-and-the/ What a way to start the new podcast series. I've got JakeYugi with me in the studio talking gaming, specifically Burnout Paradise, Viva Pinata: Trouble Paradise, Lego Batman and then a bit of TV like Worst Week and My Own Worst Enemy. Updated with timecodes and scores: 00:45 Burnout Paradise - SCORE ... http://mrandypuppy.podbean.com/2008/10/16/gaming-burnout-paradise-viva-pinata-and-worst-week/