494 - The Rats of Us
This episode is pretty much all about The Last Of Us... how Alon liked it, how Ara didn't, how it treated narrative differently, and how it didn't.
Jul 16, 2013•59 min
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Episodes
493 - Outside the Lines
How irresponsible was Tim Schafer with his Kickstarter project? How could the XBOX Cloud inadvertently hurt us, and is it really inadvertent? What are the constant sales and free apps doing to our minds and the app economy?
Jul 09, 2013•53 min
492 - Bricks
Alon came back from Iceland with just enough time to play The Last of Us, Ara's been too scared to use his Playstation 3's, and Don Mattrick gives us another reason to resent him.
Jul 02, 2013•53 min
491 - Emergency Meeting
Ara dishes about his experience in the professional game development cycle of employment - specifically, Acclaim and THQ's unsavory UNemployment practices.
Jun 25, 2013•55 min
490 - Nintendo's Land
How Nintendo is trying and failing to fix the Wii U, how Sony may have covertly messed with Microsoft, and how Microsoft managed to hurt itself.
Jun 15, 2013•53 min
489 - The Next Generation
Hot off the heals of the Microsoft and Sony E3 press conferences, we tell you what we liked, what we didn't like, and what was just plain weird.
Jun 11, 2013•53 min
488 - Try Before You Buy
How does access to a game demo affect your decision to buy?
Jun 05, 2013•53 min
487 - XBOX One Two
We question the validity of a claim that gaming consoles are not economically viable, speculate some more about the XBOX One, thank the Kickstarter process, and fear the new Kinect.
May 29, 2013•55 min
486 - The One
The XBOX One was 'revealed' today. That's pretty much it... this one's all about XBOX.
May 22, 2013•53 min
485 - Gold, Silver, Bronze
Dance Dance Revolution is a dangerous game, and Alon tells you what's wrong with Doritos Crash Course 2.
May 15, 2013•53 min
484 - All You Can Eat
Alon's still playing Dorito's Crash Course, and Ara's still upset about leaderboard rankings. Terraria's pretty boring. Pirates get some of their own medicine.
May 07, 2013•53 min
483 - Wonder and Mystery
The Behemoth's Battle Block Theater. What's there to say about it? A lot, apparently.
Apr 30, 2013•53 min
482 - Walk and Talk
Real Racing 3 is officially off Ara's list. The IGDA doesn't even want you THINKING about girls. Nintendo is given an interesting proposition.
Apr 23, 2013•53 min
481 - Jelly Beans
This week's show comes in two parts. First, we consider the value of the always-on console and the wrath of the always-on Twitterverse. Next, we debate both the hypothetical and the real value of MetaCritic.
Apr 16, 2013•53 min
480 - Flippers
Ara went to Zapcon and learned about the history of pinball. He's also discovered Android games for the first time and decided how he feels about Richard Garriott. Then Alon tells you how he feels about Peter Moore and EA's new transparency.
Apr 10, 2013•53 min
479 - Pretty Privates
Tim's in the house to tell us more about the development of Indiana Stone, we chat a bit (or a lot) about the latest Brenda Romero sensationalism, and then we talk to Tim some more about GDC and freemium models.
Apr 02, 2013•57 min
478 - Anime Gymnast
Tim's game came out! Go buy Indiana Stone: The Brave and the Boulder on iOS! Also... we tell you what we think about the Susan Wilson Kickstarter, Ara changed his mind about Real Racing 3, and we debate the artistic value of the Tokyo Jungle cover art.
Mar 28, 2013•53 min
477 - ChatterBox Pocket
Ara got a Nexus 7 so he could read in bed. Of course, now he's playing games on it, so it's time to critique app stores, microtransactions, and incentive economies.
Mar 18, 2013•53 min
476 - Unable to Connect
Aside from a tangent about sneaky buffalo wings, this week is almost completely devoted to the great Sim City failure and a long critique of the attention being given an unnamed feminist gaming chick.
Mar 12, 2013•53 min
475 - A Clockwork Orange
Worst high score ever, unfulfilling Facebook comment, victorious Vectrex, Outrun out of stock, Castlevania and the Wii U sadness.
Mar 02, 2013•53 min
474 - Introvert
Ara talked to some Girl Scouts, Alon thinks Sony is full of idiots, and Ara describes the horribly uninteresting Page Chronica.
Feb 26, 2013•53 min
473 - Lucas
Mike, longtime ChatterBox listener and evergreen gamer, joins Alon for a special New York City episode.
Feb 18, 2013•53 min
472 - Dexterous
Alon wants to record episode 473 with some New Yorkers. Email him at [email protected] if you're up for it and available Sunday, February 17th. This episode we talk about Resident Evil, consumer psychology, and brand dilution. We also rage on DICE for spreading the idea that Journey, and "games" like it, represent the pinnacle of interactive entertainment.
Feb 12, 2013•53 min
471 - Peer Review
Metal Gear Revengeance surprises Ara with a great disparity between the quality of its presentation and its gameplay. Doublefine's The Cave also fails to impress by forcing the player to make non-obvious decisions. Microsoft disappoints us both by letting XBOX Live Indie Games fail with so much potential to succeed.
Feb 05, 2013•53 min
470 - Great Expectations
Now that THQ has fallen, Ara's getting calls from recruiters, and he likes to tell them what's up. We share our thoughts on managing player expectations and how not to get stuck breaking them. China somehow surprises us with a decade-old restriction we never knew about.
Jan 30, 2013•53 min
469 - Nerf
What do you think of the show? Bowpro802 seems to like it. How about game patches? Alon's not a big fan. Peripheral vision? Ara can't get enough. Sexism? Come on, now... everyone loves sexism.
Jan 22, 2013•55 min
468 - Rationale
Baird has useless predictions, but they do make us think about the future of the Wii U. We also get into the political anti-game discussions that have been going on lately and debate a bit about the psychology of crazy.
Jan 15, 2013•53 min
467 - Stimulator
Ara's extreme driving simulator is ALMOST finished, THQ IS finished, We WISH game console interfaces were finished, and Samurai Shodown was NEVER finished.
Jan 08, 2013•53 min
466 - Warp Power
Why Ara doesn't like his car anymore, how the new Dorito's Crash Course DLC tickled Alon so, how Fuel Overdose left a bad impression, and why Alon hates Notch.
Jan 04, 2013•53 min
465 - Discovery
Alon's father steps into the 20th century, Black Knight Sword catches us a little off guard, Unfinished Swan leaves us with mixed feelings, and Ernest Adams empassions Ara for another game design rant.
Dec 25, 2012•53 min
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