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GameBurst

The GameBurst Teamwww.gameburst.co.uk
Tired of lengthy gaming podcasts that seem to never end? GameBurst is a short, sharp, bitesize chunk of audible bliss that delivers weekly video gaming news plus monthly quizzes, reviews, roundtable debates, and tabletop games; all in just 30 minutes.
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Episodes

GameBurst Roundtable - Top 5 FPS

[Roundtable]This week's roundtable is the ever popular 'Top 5', this time it's top 5 FPS games. With Gary, Mij, Chris and Neil. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Sep 20, 201239 min

GameBurst News - September 16th 2012

[News] James, Gary and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines including the long-awaited launch plans for Wii U, the bundles and games that will be available when the console arrives and why the naysayers are wrong. We also talk about the end of the Gamestation brand, the debut of Steam Big Picture and a £900 leather jacket. No, seriously. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Sep 15, 201238 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Tom Clancy Games

[Roundtable] Ahead of this month's Replay on Rainbow Six: Vegas 2, Neil, Gary, Chris and Andi discuss the myriad of games published under the Tom Clancy label - from shooters like Rainbow and Ghost Recon to stealth action series Splinter Cell and more. We ponder how the author's brand has become so closely associated with video games and which franchise we find ourselves most drawn to. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Sep 13, 201233 min

GameBurst News - September 9th 2012

[News] Neil, Andi and Chris discuss this week's news. Featuring: The release date for Balck Mesa, Aliens Colonial Marines' hiring policy, Steam Greenlight, Ubisoft's DRM, Wii-U release rumours and the Killzone trilogy... ...plus some bonus outtakes! www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Sep 09, 201228 min

GameBurst Replay - The World Ends With You

Patrick McNulty and Joshua Garrity join Gary on the panel for this month's 'Games for the Beach - handheld gaming special'. The panel discuss Square Enix's RPG 'The World Ends with You' and highlight what makes this unique game so special. The nominations for October's Replay Game of the Month are an all Wii affair to celebrate the expected arrival of the Nintendo Wii U. Choose from:- Metroid Prime 3 - Corruption [Josh]- Punch-Out!! [Patrick]- Zak & Wiki [Gary]- and Super Mario Galaxy 2 [by ...

Sep 06, 201233 min

GameBurst News - September 2nd, 2012

[News] James, Mij and Chris discuss the week's biggest gaming headlines, including the Metal Gear Solid anniversary announcements: the movie, the social game and a new open-world title. We also discuss Microsoft and Sony's stance of free-to-play games, the launch of Steam Greenlight, stealing children in Skyrim and more. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Sep 02, 201230 min

GameBurst Quiz - August 2012

[Quiz] It's Thursday Night. It's time to Come on Down for Xan's Price is Right. The monthly quiz returns with host Gary "Xantiriad" Blower stepping in for James, and featuring GameBurst's Chris Eason, Neil Taylor, and Joystiq's UK editor Sinan Kubba. www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twitter.com/gameburst facebook.com/gameburst

Aug 30, 201232 min

GameBurst News - August 26th, 2012

[News]A slightly different news show this week, with Gary back from Gamescom he gives us a special report on the convention... He's joined by Neil, Andi and Chris to also discuss Onlive, EA's opinion on 3D and the release date for Rocksmith. www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twitter.com/gameburst facebook.com/gameburst

Aug 26, 201236 min

GameBurst News - August 19th, 2012

[News] Neil, Mij and Chris discuss this weeks news; New Super Mario 2's eShop price, Playstation Plus coming to PSVita, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's realease date, Steam community news, Microsoft Xbox Durango Development Kit's sale on eBay and the fate of the 'Bad Company' and 'Mirror's Edge' IPs. www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twitter.com/gameburst facebook.com/gameburst

Aug 19, 201224 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Gaming Tapas: Part II

[Roundtable] Special guest Paul Shotton joins Andi Duncan and Gary Blower to review our experiences participating in GameBurst's Gaming Tapas during July. We highlight our highs and lows, and discuss the merits of the Gaming Tapas concept. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Aug 16, 201229 min

GameBurst News - August 12th, 2012

[News] James and Neil discuss the latest gaming headlines with Chris, who was on holiday at the time of recording - how's that for dedication? This week's stories include: FIFA 13 on Wii U not getting Ultimate Team, First Xbox Windows branded games emere, Ouya Kickstarter campaign tops $8.5m, Day Z gets standalone edition, Thief 4 now a next gen game. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Aug 12, 201230 min

GameBurst Special - Interview with James Swallow

[Interview] James and Neil are joined by best-selling author James Swallow, one of the writers that penned Deus Ex: Human Revolution, as well as various other video games and the upcoming Fable: The Journey. He has also written countless novels and TV episodes based on smash hit franchises such as Doctor Who, Warhammer, Star Trek and Stargate. In this special episode, we talk to him about how storytelling in gaming has matured, how it can be improved, the challenges that face writers working on ...

Aug 09, 20121 hr 2 min

GameBurst Replay - Blur

This month Andi, Chris and Gary, from GameBurst, delve into the abstract world of Bizarre Creation's 2010 racer 'Blur'.The nominations for September's Replay is:- Shatter- Split/Second- Alien vs Predator- R.U.S.E- Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Send in your nominations via:pod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Aug 02, 201230 min

GameBurst Interview - UKIE's Dr Jo Twist on PEGI

[Special] James and Gary are joined by special guest Dr Jo Twist, CEO of UK games industry trade body UKIE. The three of them discuss the introduction of PEGI (Pan European Game Information) ratings system, which become legally enforceable in the UK today (Monday, July 30th, 2012). We ask Dr Twist what PEGI means for the industry and for gamers, how it will help protect underage gamers from inappropriate content, how listeners can help raise awareness and more. You can find out more about PEGI a...

Jul 30, 201221 min

GameBurst Special - Live at GPLEX 2012

[Special] James, Neil, Gary, Mij and Chris come to you live this week from GPLEX, the Birmingham community meet-up for fans of Gonzo Planet. This episode was recored yesterday (Saturday, July 28th) in Mij's semi-swanky executive suite. Since this was the first time we'd all been together (almost all - sorry, Andi!), we decided to try and do something a little different. Each member of the team - and our surprise guest Alex Shaw from Gonzo Planet - posed a question about gaming and the industry, ...

Jul 29, 201232 min

GameBurst Roundtable - iOS Gaming

[Roundtable] Following a listener suggestion, James, Andi and Chris attempt to discuss the wide world of iOS gaming, from casual hits like Angry Birds to social phenomena like Draw Something and hardcore titles such as Infinity Blade - plus all the miscellany in the middle. We also discuss what type of games we prefer, what control schemes we like, how often we use our iPhone and iPad for gaming and recommend some of the best games we've found. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/g...

Jul 26, 201229 min

GameBurst News - July 22nd, 2012

[News] Mij, Chris and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines, including: Activision's new Deadpool game, EA's ambitious upgrades to Origin, HMV's odd vision of the 3DS XL, LEGO Portal toy sets, moral choices in Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and the 60-hour Borderlands 2 campaign. We're also looking for topics for our special Four-Minute Warning show next month. If you have anything you'd like to hear us discuss, questions you'd like us to answer, send them in via email, Twitter or Facebook. www.ga...

Jul 22, 201225 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Minorities in gaming

[Roundtable] Chris is joined by Gamerdork's Leah Haydu, Gonzo Planet's Sharon Shaw and Big Red Potion's Sinan Kubba to discuss the way minorities are covered in (or neglected by) video games. This includes different sexual orientations, racial minorities and even women. If you have anything to add to the discussion, but sure to email in or post on Facebook. You can also check out Chris' previous comments on homosexuality in video games at http://www.gonzoplanet.com/2012/02/13/homosexuality-in-vi...

Jul 19, 201245 min

GameBurst News - July 15th 2012

[News] Neil, Chris and Mij discuss the latest gaming headlines including: Halo 2 Anniversary rumoured to be in development. Beatles man Sir Paul McCartney working with Bungie. Activision announces Walking Dead FPS. X Men's Michael Fassbender will star in, co-produce an Assassin's Creed movie. Microsoft finally figures out how to get a Halo movie made. Steam's summer sales list leaked. ArmA II DayZ mod gets 500,000 players. Angry Birds Trilogy heading to consoles.

Jul 15, 201227 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Top 5 Games of this Generation

We have a very special Top 5 roundtable this week. Neil, Leg, Mij and guest Tony (from Cane and Rinse) bring you their Top 5 games of this generation. Sorry for the extra long show this week, there was a lot of great discussion and gushing, of course. Get in touch! gameburst.co.uk @gameburst on Twitter facebook.com/gameburst

Jul 12, 201253 min

GameBurst News - July 8th, 2012

[News] James, Gary and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines. Sony acquires game-streaming service Gaikai. Sega announces Total War: Rome II. The European Courts make an interesting new ruling about the resale of digital products. And Nintendo's Iwata trolls trolls. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Jul 08, 201234 min

GameBurst Replay - Red Dead Redemption/Undead Nightmare

[Replay] We've rounded up the posse to Replay one of the most critically acclaimed games of recent years - 'Red Dead Redemption' and its DLC spin-off 'Undead Nightmare'. Joining Marshall Gary Blower on the trail are Sheriff James Batchelor, Gunslinger Chris Eason and the Notorious Outlaw Joe Calvo from Last Save Loaded.Nominations for August's Replay - "Handheld gaming for the beach" - are:1. Crush [3DS/PSP] - Joe2. Anno Create a New World [DS] - Gary3. GTA Chinatown Wars [DS/PSP/iOS] - James4. ...

Jul 05, 201243 min

GameBurst News - July 1st, 2012

[News] James, Neil and Mij discuss the latest gaming headlines. Nintendo unveils the 3DS XL. Square Enix will not remake Final Fantasy VII until it has bettered it. BioWare promises more Mass Effect 3 DLC. Sega restructures to go digital. Resident Evil 6 Collector's Edition detailed. Half-Life 3 concept art leaked. Activision shuts down Radical Entertainment. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Jul 01, 201236 min

GameBurst Quiz - June 2012

[Quiz] The GameBurst Quiz is back! Everyone's favourite battle of gaming wits returns, pitting two fresh podcasts against each other. This month, our contestants are The Same Coin and Download Complete. In addition to the usual music and news rounds, they'll be tested on Blockbusters-style trivia and the ever devious Defend the Indefensible. Tune in, play along and enjoy! www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Jun 28, 201235 min

GameBurst News - June 24th, 2012

[News] James, Chris and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines, starting Microsoft's new tablet Surface. More Microsoft news includes details for this year's Summer of Arcade and how Achievements will soon give you Microsoft points. Sony insists the Vita does not need "a re-evaluation", while Crytek continues to test the waters for a new TimeSplitters game. Australia finally gets its R18+ rating - and what does Draw Something have to do with the Kardashians? www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co...

Jun 24, 201232 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Gaming Tapas

[Roundtable] James, Gary and Andi chat to Cane & Rinse's Leon Cox about a very special gaming diet: Tapas. Not the Spanish cuisine, but the practise of playing short, sharp bursts of video games - much like listening to your favourite snack-sized podcast (we mean us). Throughout July we’d like you to experiment with having your own Gaming Tapas fortnights. Simply choose enough of games to last you a week or two: ideally 10 to 20. Then pick goals: choose easy achievements, trophies, or simple...

Jun 21, 201231 min

GameBurst News - June 17th, 2012

[News] James, Mij and the newest member of the GameBurst crew discuss the latest gaming headlines. David Jaffe claims the next generation of consoles will - and should - be the last. Microsoft's Xbox Live app can now control your Xbox 360. Controversy arises around an attempted rape scene in the new Tomb Raider. Miyamoto wants to make a first-person shooter. And Crytek questions the future of Timesplitters. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst...

Jun 17, 201228 min

GameBurst Special - E3 2012: The Best of the Rest

[Special] James, Neil, Mij and Chris attempted something a little different: a video podcast rounding up all our favourite games from E3 but weren't at the big three conferences. Sadly, it didn't work. So you have is this: A semi-terrible audio podcast, with references to a video that will never see the light of day, rounding up all our favourite games from E3 but weren't at the big three conference. Except 'all' is an exaggeration. What we were left with is this: A semi-terrible audio podcast, ...

Jun 12, 201235 min
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