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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 Interview: John Rubinow

[Interview] James and Mij talk to voice actor John Rubinow, who has voiced characters in games such as Mass Effect, Dragon Age and Call of Duty, as well as classic animation series such as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (the proper one from the '80s) and Pinky and the Brain. Rubinow discusses the increasing quality of voice acting in video games, the challenge of dying in multiple voices, how to get into voice acting yourself and playing baseball with Nolan North. You can find out more about John ...

Jun 27, 201344 min

GameBurst Unplugged - The Resistance

This month Gary, Andi & Joel discuss the deception party game The Resistance. We discuss our gaming highlights of the month and we have a roundtable interview recorded live from the UK Games Expo featuring Lewis Holt and Chris O'Regan (Spong). Game Links: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/128882/the-resistance-avalon http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31481/galaxy-trucker http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/129437/legendary-a-marvel-deck-building-game http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2651/...

Jun 24, 201336 min

GameBurst News - June 23rd 2013

[News] Join Neil, Gary, Chris and special guest Richard 'Major Lag' Portchmouth in discussing the latest news about the Xbox One (and a few other headlines squeezed in there!). www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Jun 23, 201339 min

GameBurst vs The Same Coin: E3 2013 EA/Ubisoft briefings

[News] James is joined by Chris 'LegofTime' Eason, Andi 'BigAndiD' Duncan and The Same Coin's Matt 'Matsmahed' Wellington to discuss the announcements from Electronic Arts' and Ubisoft's E3 2013 press conferences. Highlights include: EA Plants Vs Zombies: Garden Warfare Peggle 2 Titanfall Battlefront teaser Need For Speed Rivals Need For Speed movie Dragon Age 3: Inquisition NBA Live 14 Madden 25 FIFA 14 UFC Battlefield 4 Mirror’s Edge 2 Ubisoft New Rocksmith Splinter Cell: Blacklist Rayman Lege...

Jun 13, 201352 min

GameBurst vs The Same Coin: E3 2013 Nintendo Briefing

[News] Mij hosts the last of the Big 3 shows and is joined by James, Andi and Ben 'Fordie' Ford from the Same Coin. Get involved!Email: pod@gameburst.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/gameburst Twitter: www.twitter.com/gameburst (@GameBurst) #e3GBTSCTwitter: www.twitter.com/tscoin (@tscoin) #e3GBTSCForum: www.thesamecoin.co.uk...

Jun 12, 201349 min

GameBurst vs The Same Coin: E3 2013 Microsoft Briefing

[News] Andi, Gary, Mij and Dits cover all the Xbox News from the Microsoft Briefing. Join the Debate Twitter: #e3GBTSC Web: www.thesamecoin.co.uk Highlights: Metal Gear 5 - Red Dead Snake New Xbox 360 - smaller, looks like Xbox One, available today World of Tanks - XB edition - F2P, needs Gold Max 2d platformer - x360 Dark Souls 2 - x360 Ryse - XBO looked very pretty, weird COD vibe Killer Instinct - Sunset Overdrive - Insominac - looked like Fuse used to. Forza 5 - McLarens, Drivatars! Minecraf...

Jun 10, 201338 min

GameBurst News - 9th June 2013

[News] Its our pre-E3 news show! Mij takes the chair and is joined by Gary and Andi to chat about the weekly news. We also reveal the teams E3 predicitions and our plans for the forthcoming week. Get involved!Email: pod@gameburst.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/gameburst Twitter: www.twitter.com/gameburst (@GameBurst)...

Jun 09, 201332 min

GameBurst Replay - Tales of Monkey Island

[Replay] This month on Replay Gary and James grab their 'swashes and buckles' to take on: crazy french scientists, zombie pirates, a caribbean pox, and even the afterlife; in Tales of Monkey Island Nominations for July are: The Simpsons (2007) Perfect Dark Zero Castle Crashers Phoenix Wright - Ace Attorney List of Replay Games: http://bit.ly/gbreplaylist

Jun 05, 201345 min

GameBurst News - June 2nd 2013

[News] It's Neil, Chris and Andi in the pod this week, discussing; The Xbox One's Amazon placeholder price, Mirror's Edge 2!, Vita remote play with PS4, Blizzard's Titan project, Grand Turismo 6 and further EA online pass news... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Jun 02, 201330 min

Praxis Effect: Episode 05 - Live at GPLEX 2013

This episode was recorded as a live panel in front of an audience at the Gonzo Planetary Expo 2013. James Batchelor played host and the new challenge was to discuss random topics scribbled down by attendees throughout the day and then drawn out of a hat. Five minutes per topic, Considering the ENTIRE Praxis team was present it's amazing we held the show together for the full 40 minutes. You guys need to let us know what about this format was particularly entertaining, more voices on the show, mo...

Jun 01, 201340 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Top 5 LucasArts Games

[Top 5] This week, with the help of you the listeners, we take a look back at our favourite games developed and published by Lucas Arts between 1982 & 2013. Huge thanks to Gareth Cruz for suggesting this topic.

May 29, 201332 min

GameBurst News - May 26th 2013

[News] Mij, Neil, Gary and Andi are in the special pod this week... Discussing the Xbox One! www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

May 26, 201349 min

GameBurst Live at GLPEX 2013

[Special] This very special edition of our weekly news show was recorded live during Gonzo Planetary Expo 2013, the annual meet-up of the Gonzo Planet community. In it, the GameBurst team are united for the very first time and discuss both the latest news and hottest topics in the games industry today. Subjects included rumours of Rainbow Six Patriots' cancellation, EA's decision to scrap Online Passes, whether or not a 'new super IP' could reverse Wii U's fortunes, Sony's cautious optimism for ...

May 21, 201334 min

GameBurst News - 19th May 2013

Gary and Andi bring you a short announcement regarding this week's news show. Look out next week for our GameBurst LIVE recording from GPLEX.

May 19, 20133 min

GameBurst Quiz - May 2013

[Quiz] James Batchelor returns as GameBurst Quizmaster in a fiendish, almost malicious battle of wits between Do Try This At Home and, due to an unfortunate drop-out, members of Team GB. No, not the Olympians - Neil and Mij. Sharon Shaw and Matt Harrier represent Do Try This At Home as they show off their knowledge of latest events, video game music and general(ish) gaming trivia - plus, of course, the always-entertaining Defend the Indefensible. Buckle up and play along! www.gameburst.co.ukpod@...

May 16, 201342 min

GameBurst Unplugged - Settlers of Catan

This month Gary, Andi & Joel discuss review 1995 classic Settlers of Catan. We discuss our gaming highlights of the month and we have a rough guide to gaming accessories. Game Links: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/13/the-settlers-of-catan http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39683/at-the-gates-of-loyang http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/100901/flash-point-fire-rescue http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71676/back-to-the-future-the-card-game Link Roll: http://www.ministryofboardgames.com ht...

May 13, 201337 min

GameBurst News - May 12th 2013

[News] It's Gary, Mij and Chris in the pod... Covering; PS4 always-on DRM news, EA ditching WiiU Frostbite 3 games, Wolfenstein: New Order announcment, EA obtaining rights to make Star Wars games, and more headlines... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

May 12, 201323 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Wii-U 6th Months

This week, Andi and Gary are joined by Nintendo blogger Daan Koopman (@ Nintendaan ) to review the successes and failures of the Wii U so far: has it been successful; what has impacted sales; what are the best games so far; what to make of Nintendo’s strategy and future plans; and the recent price cuts.

May 09, 201336 min

GameBurst News - May 5th 2013

[News] It's Mij, Neil and Andi in the pod this week... Covering news topics such as; Call of Duty: Ghosts announcement and pre-order embagos, possible refund for Aliens: CM buyers?, 2K games skipping E3, Watch_Dogs dated and special editions announced, a Wii-U price drop and advertising messages from Nintendo and Peter Molyneux to attend Microsoft's NextBox announcement? (listen in for an in situ outtake from Neil!)... (Context for the outtake at the end; main recording of the show failed, had t...

May 05, 201339 min

GameBurst Replay - Limbo

This month on Replay: Gary, James and Rob Finney review 2010's classic downloadable game Limbo. Thanks again to Rodger Skelton for his audio review. Nominations for June are: Alpha Protocol Heavy Rain Castle Crashers Motorstorm List of Replay Games: http://bit.ly/gbreplaylist

May 01, 201336 min

Praxis Effect: Episode 04 - Spoiling Expectations HD

First-time host from Gonzo Planet , Mr Paul Gibson heads up the discussion this month, joined by Matt Ramsey of Do Try This at Home and Andi Duncan of GameBurst . Topics include: Are we too hard on brand new machines straight out of the gate? Whether the preponderance of HD remakes is positive in the long run for us as players and why people are so highly strung over spoilers. The show was edited by Alex who tried ever so hard not to insert himself into proceedings. Talk about the show on Twitte...

May 01, 201346 min

GameBurst News - April 28th 2013

[News] Mij, Neil and Chris man the pod this week... Covering; the lack of a Nintendo E3 press conference, the date of the reveal of the NextBox, a Pizza Hut app arriving on the Xbox 360, GAME's F2P service, the closure of EA Partners and the new release date for Rayman Legends... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Apr 28, 201325 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Metacritic

Neil, Andi, Gary and our guest, Paul Shotton, talk about Metacritic: is it just a useful tool for consumers or something more sinister and unwelcome?

Apr 25, 201339 min

GameBurst News - April 21st 2013

[News] Chris, Mij and Andi discuss this week's news... Covering; OFT investigating free-to-play games, the closure of Playfish, Criterion planning to move on from racing games, UK games tax breaks are doubtful, Nintendo Direct 3DS game announcements and the additions to PSN+ for May. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Apr 21, 201329 min

GameBurst Quiz - April 2013

[Quiz] This month, Mij is the quiz master as Jerome & Paul from Gonzo Planet battle against Mani & Hristos from DownloadComplete. In this months edition of the quiz, there are 4 rounds: 1) This month in the news 2) Special: WWTBAM style round 3) Music Round 4) Defend the Indefencible A massive thank you to our contestants and we hope you enjoy the quiz! Check out the contestants shows here: Gonzo Planet: www.gonzoplanet.com DownloadComplete: www.downloadcomplete.co.uk Get involved!Email:...

Apr 17, 201350 min

GameBurst Unplugged - Fluxx and 7 Wonders

Gary and Andi are once again joined by Joel Wright, and special guest Adam Gaterall. This month we discuss crazy card game Fluxx and review 2010 classic 7 Wonders. GameLinks: http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/258/fluxx http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/68448/7-wonders http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/127024/room-25 http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/29368/last-night-on-earth-the-zombie-game http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3076/puerto-rico http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/37904/formula-d...

Apr 16, 201339 min

GameBurst News - April 14th 2013

[News] It's a fully packed news show this week with Gary, Chris, Andi and Neil in the pod... Discussing; Square-Enix's sales expectations, Batman: Arkham Origins, the next thatgamecompany project, Dr Greg's thoughts on the new console generation, EA winning awards and NextBox rumours... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Apr 14, 201332 min

GameBurst Roundtable - Preordering

[Roundtable] This weeks topic is preordering - is it good or bad? Mij takes the chair and is joined by Gary and Andi to discuss preorder benefits, season passes and whether they are worth the investment. Get involved!Email: pod@gameburst.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/gameburst Twitter: www.twitter.com/gameburst (@GameBurst)...

Apr 11, 201333 min

GameBurst News - April 7th 2013

[News] Neil, Chris and Gary are in the pod... Discussing this week's stories, such as; 'deal with it' news, HMV's sale, the end of LucasArts, scarcity of Monster Hunter 3 U, a Classic FM poll, 'wise' words from Atari's founder and all important tractor news... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

Apr 07, 201333 min
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