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Casual Friday: Gaming Pet Peeves

This week we’re talking about game design pet peeves. Come on, Batman. You can spin around and snap a guy’s neck with one button tap but it takes all the mashing in the world to open a vent?

What are some of your gaming pet peeves? Let us know below!

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434 sec.

Alan Wake FourLoko Battle with Tara Long!

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Yesterday I reviewed Alan Wake’s American Nightmare. So did Tara Long, and it looks like we walked away feeling very differently about it.

We will settle this through discussion and also through playing the game’s survival mode while drinking FourLoko.

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711 sec.

Alan Wake’s AMERICAN NIGHTMARE REVIEW!

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Microsoft Studios/Remedy
Xbox 360
GAMEPLAY: 4/5
PRESENTATION: 4/5
AUDIO: 4/5
GRAPHICS: 4/5
OVERALL: 4/5

Tara Long reviewed American Nightmare today, too! Check it out and get a second opinion: http://youtu.be/s0999ZmnH7c

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215 sec.

Double Fine Adventure PRODUCER INTERVIEW!

Greg Rice, the producer of Double Fine Adventure, joins us in the studio to answer your questions about the company’s record-breaking Kickstarter success and what we can expect from the upcoming game!

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652 sec.

Casual Friday: Are We Getting a Vita or What?

Max, Jackie, and I discuss whether we’re going to get a Vita, what we think of the pre-order bundle, and why anyone would buy a retail game when they can download it.

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489 sec.

Twisted Metal FACE-OFF: Anthony vs. Pico Mause

I reviewed Twisted Metal on Tuesday! Pico Mause from curse.com is here to tell me what she thought about the review and take me on in a deathmatch!

Check out my review here: http://youtu.be/L7mi-PY_WBc

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732 sec.

WARP Review: XBLA House Party

WARP
Trapdoor, Inc. – 800 pts.

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TWISTED METAL REVIEW!

Pico Mause reviews my review and challenges me to a deathmatch: http://youtu.be/0-akSQjmCqU

TWISTED METAL
Eat Sleep Play/Sony Computer Entertainment America, PS3
Gameplay: 3/5
Presentation: 3/5
Graphics: 3/5
Audio: 3/5
OVERALL: 3/5

We’re mixing it up! Reviews are now coming earlier and game discussion is on Thursdays!

Come back this Thursday when curse.com’s Pico Mause and I talk more about Twisted Metal! Have any comments or questions about the review? Leave ’em below and we’ll talk about some of them on the show!

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335 sec.

NEVERDEAD: Casual Friday

Max, Tara, and I talk about Neverdead. THIS IS A NEW THING WE’RE TRYING OUT. Let us know what you think down below!

Dtoid’s Amalur review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9HClXMReccw
My Amalur review: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=751faUZK2G0

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476 sec.

Hands on with RESIDENT EVIL Operation Raccoon City

Jackie and Anthony try out Resident Evil: Operation Raccoon City. Hear more about Biohazard, Survivor, and Heroes modes!

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Kingdoms of Amalur REVIEW with Brian Brushwood!

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
PC, PS3, Xbox 360
Gameplay: 4/5
Presentation: 3/5
Graphics: 4/5
Audio: 4/5
OVERALL: 4/5

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846 sec.

Free Indie Rapid Fire! Noxious, Fail-Deadly, Rainbogeddon

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Whoops, I said DigiPen created Noxious. I meant Full Sail! SORRY GUYS!

Rainbogeddon – http://indiegam.es/yQBJAX

Fail-Deadly – http://indiegam.es/zKNCPK

Noxious – http://indiegam.es/zhEu40

Last week’s games:

Hollow – http://indiegam.es/znikOa

Stealth Bastard – http://indiegam.es/zxKWrU

Last Breath – http://indiegam.es/ws31sd

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149 sec.

Tara Long vs Nixie Pixel DRINK-N-DEATH Gaming Competition

In our last Drink-N-Death battle, Nixie Pixel took out Jackie Talbott. This time she takes on Tara Long to see who is the best of the gaming redheads.

NOTE: NOT ALL DRINKS THAT HAPPENED WERE CAPTURED ON CAMERA. oh, lord, were they ever not.

The Games: Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Dr. Mario Online Rx, and Fruit Ninja Kinect

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700 sec.

Fingle – Sexually Suggestive iPad Party Game Review

Fingle, $0.99, Game Oven Studios – http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/fingle/id490109661?mt=8

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178 sec.

Soul Calibur V Review with Max Scoville!

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SOUL CALIBUR VPS3, Xbox 360Gameplay: 4/5Presentation: 3/5Graphics: 4/5Audio: 4/5OVERALL: 4/5Follow us on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/newchallenger
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727 sec.

HANDS ON with Alan Wake’s American Nightmare!

MY FULL REVIEW OF THE GAME IS LIVE NOW! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zj6_csk5ng8

The next Alan Wake game is coming! Anthony goes hands on with the XBLA title that’s not-quite-a-sequel.

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360 sec.

Hands-on with a 1,000 PLAYER FPS!

Jackie helped set a world record over the weekend by participating in a 500-on-500 deathmatch.

Was it the fragfest of her dreams?! WELL, WAS IT?!

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298 sec.

Canabalt for Commodore 64 Unboxing!

Woo hoo! Look what I got in the mail today! Anyone in the Bay Area have a PAL C64 we can try it out with?There ARE still copies available: http://rgcd.co.uk

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112 sec.

Stealth Bastard, Hollow, Last Breath: Free Indie Rapid Fire 01/29/2012

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Hollow (Flash) – http://indiegam.es/znikOa

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Stealth Bastard (Windows) – http://indiegam.es/zxKWrU

Paul & Percy – http://indiegam.es/zAwruJ

Lost Catacombs – http://indiegam.es/xtGY7a

Coins – http://indiegam.es/AqWmiB
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** San Francisco New Challenger Fans: Come to our meetup this Friday at the Vita Hill Social Club! Meet your favorite Rev3 hosts, see a live Destructoid and play with the PS Vita. Details here: http://revision3.com/blog/2012/01/24/vitahillsocialclub2012/ **
233 sec.

Happy Action Theater LSD DANCE PARTY PREVIEW

Wanna see more? Max got to see 3 more activity rooms. Check it out here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuSLmwac3AQ

Double Fine gives a preview of their insane new Kinect party… thing. Just don’t call it a game.

Max Scoville and Veronica Belmont are also here!

Double Fine Happy Action Theater will be available on XBLA on Feb 1st for 800 Microsoft Points.

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772 sec.

Q&A With Hak5’s Shannon Morse!

Last week Hak5’s Shannon Morse sat down with me to review AMY. It is a terrible game. You can watch the review here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3xFDWl4jzUThis week she’s answering your questions! Huzzah! We talk about Final Fantasy VII, Super Mario Sunshine, network security, and pineapples. WHAT MORE COULD YOU ASK FOR?

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570 sec.

AMY Review: SUCH A BAD GAME w/ Hak5 Shannon

AMY
VectorCell/Lexis Numerique
PS3/Windows/Xbox 360
GAMEPLAY: 2/5
PRESENTATION: 2/5
GRAPHICS: 2/5
AUDIO: 2/5
OVERALL: 2/5

Shannon Morse from Hak5 joins me to talk about Amy. Amy is a bad game.

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638 sec.

Great Free Games! FREE INDIE RAPID FIRE 01/18/2012

The best free games of the week are all quite… puzzling. GET IT? HUH? IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE PUZZLE GAMES, GUYS.

Paul & Percy – http://indiegam.es/zAwruJ

Coins – http://indiegam.es/AqWmiB

Lost Catacombs – http://indiegam.es/xtGY7a

William and Sly 2 – http://indiegam.es/vaLoep

These Robotic Hearts of Mine – http://indiegam.es/uQZy7D

Nitronic Rush – http://indiegam.es/vi9ufP

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216 sec.

Syndicate Co-Op HANDS ON IMPRESSIONS – Weapons, Upgrades, Research Gameplay

Max and Anthony dive into the skills, weapons, and upgrading mechanics of Syndicate.

Part 1 (basic gameplay/impressions) here: http://youtu.be/Jt6sAtiyduM
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435 sec.

GINGER GAMING BATTLE: Nixie Pixel vs. Jackie Talbott

Nixie Pixel and Jackie Talbott compete in the first ever New Challenger Drink-N-Death Gaming Triathlon!

Game #1 – Mortal Kombat (2011)

Game #2 – Geometry Wars 2: Retro Evolved

Game #3 – Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo HD

Watch me and Nixie Review Trine 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pei_GhasBoU

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