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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 Replay - Dead Space 2

This month on Replay: Chris, Gary and Karl Moon of Cane & Rinse review Dead Space 2. Nominations for May are: Wipeout HD Okami Silent Hill 2 Tales of Monkey Island Contact us: pod@gamebust.co.uk twitter.com/@gameburst facebook.com/gameburst

Apr 03, 201336 min

Praxis Effect: Episode 03 - Dames, Names and Shooting Games

This month's topics reflect on how seriously we take our gaming, as Neil Taylor wants to know why there aren't more female heroes to choose from, David Merrett asks whether combat is simply runtime padding these days, and Sharon Shaw questions whether even the term "game" really applies any more. Talk about the show on Twitter with the many hosts using the hashtag #PraxisEffect. Contact us via email at praxiseffect@gmail.com and come to the Gonzo Planet forums where there is a Praxis Effect sect...

Apr 01, 201350 min

GameBurst News - March 31st 2013

[News] It's Mij, Neil and Andi in the pod this week. Discussing; Tomb Raider sales figures, the announcement of a new Batman Arkham game, Dragon Age 3 & Mass Effect 4 news, PC software sales figures, Metacritic's review weightings, the next Telltale game and thoughts from the Day Z developer... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Mar 31, 201331 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Lego games

[Roundtable] This week Chris, Andi and special guest Oxycutor discuss the lego games from Traveller's Tales... Covering the 13 previously released games and discussing upcoming titles Lego City Undercover and Lego Marvel Super Heroes. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Mar 28, 201331 min

GameBurst News - March 24th 2013

[News] This week Neil, Andi and Chris discuss the news. Covering; UK industry gowth, SimCity sales and free game offer, CD Project's new offices, Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm sales, Firaxis' new iOS game and the eShop age restriction being lifted... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Mar 24, 201328 min

GameBurst Quiz - March 2013

[Quiz] Cane & Rinse take on the Console Ninjas in this month's quiz, which sees the return of 'Xan's Price is Right'. Who will take the victory in one of the closest contests of recent months? www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Mar 20, 201337 min

GameBurst Unplugged - Carcassonne

This month Andi and Gary are joined by Jayce Stokes to discuss the 2000 classic Carcassonne . Our rough guide features how to get rules help. And we discuss the following games in "on the table": Trajan Ticket to Ride: Switzerland Space Alert Blood Bowl: Team Manager - The Card Game Monster Factory Email us Twitter: http://twitter.com/gameburst Facebook: http://facebook.com/gameburst Board Game Geek Guild...

Mar 19, 201335 min

GameBurst News - March 17th 2013

[News] This week Neil, Chris and "guest" Andi discuss the news. Covering; God of War achievements, Ron Gilbert's departure form Double Fine, the future of Star Wars games, the Xi3 Piston, cancelled Bioshock film, Pokemon Rumble U and an exclusive Nintendo report. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Mar 17, 201333 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Online Gaming Services

[Roundtable] In this roundtable Neil, Chris, Andi and Gary discuss online gaming services. Such as Steam, Origin, XBL, PSN etc. Also with a dicsussion of free-to-play and micro-transactions. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Mar 14, 201338 min

GameBurst News - March 10th 2013

[News] Mij hosts this weeks edition of the news show and is joined by Andi and Leg to discuss this weeks gaming headlines. *GAME BAFTA Award Winners *Dead Space 4 saga turns ugly *SimCity launch a complete failure *Thief 4 announced *EA backtracks on earlier statement on microtransactions MARCH REPLAY GAME - Dead Space 2 Nominations within the show. Get involved!Email: pod@gameburst.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/gameburst Twitter: www.twitter.com/gameburst (@GameBurst)...

Mar 10, 201326 min

GameBurst Replay - Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light

This month on Replay, Andi, Gary and James review the curious side-quest: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Nominations for April are: Mafia II Project Gotham Racing 4 Limbo Tales of Monkey Island First and second choices to us on Twitter, Facebook or by e-mail (pod@gameburst.co.uk) within the next 7 days.

Mar 06, 201330 min

GameBurst News - March 3rd 2013

[News] Neil, Chris and Andi are in the news pod... Discussing; the second THQ auction, a new Deus Ex game, Mass Effect 3 DLC, Assassin's Creed 4 reveal, World of Darkness MMO, OUYA and the Wii Mini... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Mar 03, 201332 min

Praxis Effect: Episode 02 - Anxiety

This second episode Alex Shaw of Digital Gonzo asks “How will the closure of Blockbuster, HMV and GAME affect UK game sales?” Gary Blower of GameBurst asks “Are mincrotransactional, freemium games a return to the mistakes of the arcade?” And Matt Ramsey of GamerDork asks “Do we put too much pressure on ourselves as gamers to do and play everything?” As always we intersperse these with appropriately catchy music and short snippets of the previous month’s output from all three feeds. Talk about th...

Mar 01, 201352 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Sports Games

[Roundtable] Andi hosts this weeks roundtable on Sports Games. He is joined by Mij in the discussion on their favourite sports games, the top selling sports games and their fondest memories of the genre. Get involved! Email: pod@gameburst.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/gameburst Twitter: www.twitter.com/gameburst (@GameBurst)...

Feb 28, 201331 min

GameBurst News - February 24th 2013

[News] Gary, Mij and Andi report on the PlayStation 4 reveal, discussing their initial reactions to the new controller, the console's main features and the first wave of games. Meanwhile, James and Neil round up the rest of the news, including first word of the NextBox reveal, leaked Kinect 2 specs, Bungie unveiling Destiny, Ubisoft's attempt to win back the PC crowd and more. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Feb 24, 201347 min

GameBurst Quiz - February 2013

[Quiz] This month, Last Save Loaded take on Geekwad in the ever-popular GameBurst battle of wits. The usual In The Headlines and Defend the Indefensible rounds are joined by a movie trailer special version of the music round and a themed round on gaming exclusives. Play along or just listen to one of the closest GameBurst Quizzes in some time. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Feb 21, 201337 min

GameBurst Unplugged - Pandemic

This month on GameBurst Unplugged, Gary and Andi are joined by Joel Wright to review the 2008 co-operative board game "Pandemic". We also give a rough guide to finding a local board game group, and reveal some of our tabletop gaming highlights of the past few weeks. Feedback: pod@gameburst.co.uk; twitter.com/gameburst; facebook.com/gameburst

Feb 18, 201344 min

GameBurst News - February 17th 2013

[News] It's Mij, Andi and Chris in the pod this week. Talking about; BAFTA game nominies, Rayman Legend's delay, the announcement of a new Batman Arkham game, Nintendo Direct, The Last Guardian and Tank! Tank! Tank! www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Feb 17, 201328 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Metal Gear Retrospective

[Roundtable] Mij takes the chair this week to talk about the much loved franchise that is Metal Gear Solid, along with guests Joshua Garrity of Cane & Rinse and Derrick Ritchie of GamerDork.net. The entire series from 1987 to the present day is discussed along with what the future may hold for the series. Let us know your favourite Metal Gear game/moments/characters! www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twitter.com/gameburst facebook.com/gameburst...

Feb 14, 201344 min

GameBurst News - February 10th, 2013

[News] James, Gary and Chris discuss the latest gaming headlines, including: Pre-owned block in Next Xbox, $400 price tag for PlayStation 4, Wii U woes and Activision moans, Capcom hacks 'n' slashes DmC sales expectations in half - blame the fans!, Hideo Kojima heading to London for Metal Gear launch, Skylanders: Swap Force makes one final bid for Gary's wallet and more. Now with less sexism! www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Feb 10, 201334 min

GameBurst Replay - Dragon Age: Awakening

Chris, Gary and James grab their axe, bow and staff and prepare to take on the Darkspawn in Bioware's Dragon Age Origins expansion - Awakening. The next game on Replay will be Tomb Raider: Guardian of Light. If you'd like to appear on that show or have a review comment to be read out then please get in touch. The nominations for March's game are: Split/Second - Runner-up Homefront - James Dead Space 2 - Chris Mafia II - Gary Contact us: http://twitter.com/gameburst http:/facebook.com/gameburst p...

Feb 06, 201333 min

GameBurst News - February 3rd 2013

[News] Gary, Andi and special guest Alex Shaw of Gonzo Planet discuss the latest gaming headlines, including: the California senator that says games are evil, Nintendo forecasts: cloudy with a chance of Wii U, Sleeping Dogs goes free on PS Plus, EA ditches Medal of (Dis)Honor, Valve on the Threat of Apple, The Prince of Persia's sands run out, Grid 2 and GTA V dated. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Feb 03, 201335 min

Praxis Effect: Episode 01 – Last Console Generation

This is the first of an ongoing monthly series of team-up podcasts, covering the wide world of geek culture and combining co-hosts from three websites; GameBurst, GamerDork and Gonzo Planet. Three hosts per show, one topic per host, ten minutes per topic. For this inaugural outing we have... James Batchelor asking “Is this the last generation of consoles?” Alex Shaw asking “If so, is there something to be said for only buying one of them?” And Leah Haydu with “Should consumers of media have a sa...

Feb 01, 201353 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Top 5 Racing Games

[Roundtable] Gary and Neil are joined by Rob Finney (FlyingTortoise) to discuss the GameBurst Top 5 racing games of all time. Thanks to everyone who suggested their favorite racing games, and apologies if we didn’t have time to read them all out. pod@gameburst.co.uk http://www.twitter.com/gameburst http://www.facebook.com/gameburst

Jan 31, 201342 min

GameBurst News - January 27th 2013

[News] It's Chris, Mij and James in the pod this week. With an exclusive piece of news to start off, then followed by; news from the THQ auction, Nintendo Direct details, Sony fines, Trading card games and a roundup of the other stories this week... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Jan 27, 201349 min

GameBurst Quiz - January 2013: Mastermind Edition

[Quiz] The GameBurst Quiz returns for 2013, kicking off the New Year with a revival of the popular Mastermind formula. Contestants and specialist subjects include: Gonzo Planet's Alex Shaw on the 16-bit era, The Same Coin's Ben 'Fordie' Ford on Commodore Amiga, and MCV's Chris Dring on Conker's Bad Fur Day. Plus, Neil and Mij face off on the long-overdue Resident Evil round. WARNING: This episode does include some swearing, from both contestants and The Great Mighty Poo. We apologise. www.gamebu...

Jan 23, 201349 min

GameBurst Unplugged - Ticket to Ride

[Unplugged]In our first regular monthly edition of GameBurst Unplugged, Andi and Gary get their train tickets at the ready for one of the most popular board games of recent years: Ticket to Ride. We also reveal some of the games we have managed to play recently, and give a rough guide to board game mechanics. For feedback and suggestions: email pod@gameburst.co.uk , facebook.com/gameburst and twitter.com/gameburst - we are also using the hashtag #GBunplugged....

Jan 22, 201339 min

GameBurst News - January 20th 2013

[News]It's Neil, Chris and Andi in the news pod this week. They discuss such topics as; HMV and Blockbuster entering bankruptcy, Skype replacing MSN, $10 million video game research, Metal Gear Rising parties and the release date for The Cave... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Jan 20, 201329 min

GameBurst Roundtable – Non-Violent Games

[Roundtable] In the wake of yet more media coverage linking video games to gun crime, James, Gary and Andi discuss the vast range of non-violent games that are also available. We also debate what can be considered as violence in games - is Mario a Goomba-murdering psychopath? And James shamelessly plugs his new blog, Non-Violent Game of the Day *cough* nvgotd.tumblr.com *cough* www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Jan 17, 201337 min

GameBurst News - January 13th 2013

[News]Mij, Neil and Chris discuss this week's news... Featuring; news about PC products (from CES) , bankruptcy of THQ, Nintendo and Microsoft news... plus a roundup of a few other important stories. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst

Jan 13, 201331 min
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