This week! No Mass Effect 2, but plenty of other stuff, like The Saboteur, Tatsunoko vs. Capcom, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Spelunky, .hack, Wolfenstein RPG. Plus: good things about bad games, Perfect Dark remake, exclusive DLC, new Pokémon games and more. Warning: if you don't want to hear iPad talk you can skip between 6:30-21:15. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twi...
Jan 31, 2010•1 hr 21 min
This week! One sick Canadian and two reasonably healthy Americans discuss the game tapes they played this week. That includes The Saboteur, Dark Void Zero, Bayonetta, Assassin's Creed, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Hook Champ and Tumbledrop. And you won't want to miss a live uncanning (or should that be de-canning?) of the US version of the Mega Man E-Tank drink! All that plus tweets, emails and voicemails. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app...
Jan 25, 2010•1 hr 27 min
This week! We talk about games! (Isn't that every week? Yes it is. Stop asking questions.) Titles discussed include Batman Arkham Asylum, Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack in Time, The Saboteur, Dragon Age (with a special guest!), Bayonetta, Words With Friends, Tumbledrop and much, much more. Plus, your tweets and voicemails. Well, just one voicemail. Because we ran out of time. Because CJ didn't want to have to edit a two-hour podcast. And because Garageband keeps crashing on him. Own an iPho...
Jan 18, 2010•1 hr 46 min
This week! It's the second part of our top games-of-the-whatever; this time covering just 2009, and we go over our top 5 games of that year gone by. There will be laughing, crying, and surprises, no doubt. What are our hosts top picks? You will just have to put this podcast in your earholes and find out! Oh, and we do some voicemails, tweets and what'cha been playing. Next week we'll be back on our regular schedule and format (thankfully). Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the...
Jan 11, 2010•2 hr 2 min
This week! We take a look back at 10 years worth of gaming and go through our own personal top 10 games lists, from number 10 to number 1…taking a break after number 6 to keep the tension high. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, voicemail line and more! Plus, you'll be able to access bonus audio and video content (soon, once we figure out what th...
Jan 04, 2010•2 hr 11 min
This week! A live on tape show direct from the Chicago suburbs. Phil, Dana, CJ and Adrienne discuss the games they've been playing this week (which isn't much) - Phantasy Star Zero, Pac-Man Championship Edition iPhone, Simpsons Arcade iPhone, Half-Minute Hero, and more. Plus, tweets and other nerding out. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, voicem...
Dec 28, 2009•1 hr 9 min
This week! Lots of game talk, tweets, listener voicemails, dropping stuff into toilets, readings from Blaster Master novels and lots more. It's best if you just listen to this thing 'cuz it's over 2 hours -- our holiday gift to you. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, voicemail line and more! Plus, you'll be able to access bonus audio and video co...
Dec 21, 2009•2 hr 18 min
This week! Our supply of Gregs dwindles down to nothing by the end of the show, but not before we talk about a bunch of different game-related topics. Including: shmups, boss battles, box art, special editions, Canabalt, Meowcenaries, Pac-Man Championship Edition iPhone, Angry Birds, and The Legend of Zelda Spirit Tracks, among others. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show ...
Dec 14, 2009•1 hr 55 min
This week! We talk about our favorite games no one's ever heard of, the best year for games between 2008 and '09, sequels that live up to the promise of the first game, the new EGM, favorite Dreamcast games and more. Games we discuss include Modern Warfare 2, Uncharted 2, 1 vs. 100 Live, Cobra Command iPhone and more. Modern Warfare 2 talk between 4:00 and 21:00 and Uncharted 2 talk between 43:30 and 56:45 is spoilery. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast p...
Dec 07, 2009•1 hr 34 min
This week! Game talk, game talk and more game talk. And not much Modern Warfare 2 this week since we've kind of exhausted that in the last two episodes. But we've got a little New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Madden NFL Arcade, Phantasy Star Zero, LEGO Indiana Jones 2 and plenty more. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. Play shows new and old, read show notes, access the show Twitter, website, email, voicemail line and more! Plus, yo...
Dec 01, 2009•1 hr 30 min
This week! First up, voicemails from listeners where we talk about Ratchet & Clank spoilers, the airport scene from Modern Warfare 2, the difficulty in adventure games, and more. Then, we go into the games we've played this week, including Modern Warfare 2, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, God of War Collection, Phantasy Star Zero, Excitebike World Rally, LEGO Indiana Jones 2, Pokémon Rumble, Left 4 Dead 2, Forza III, Beatles Rock Band and Adhoc Party. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app fo...
Nov 23, 2009•1 hr 58 min
This week! Everyone's back and talkin' games. Topics include Activision's next music game, New Super Mario Bros.' lack of online play, flawed games we love, the PSPgo's effect on the platform and Project Natal. Then we move into games and talk about Modern Warfare 2, LEGO Rock Band, Excitebike World Rally, Rabbids Go Home, Pinball Heroes and Ratchet & Clank A Crack in Time, among others. Own an iPhone/iPod touch? We've got an app for that--the Player One Podcast player app is available now. ...
Nov 16, 2009•1 hr 28 min
This week! CJ is missing! We've got a new theme song! Also, some more talk on Modern Warfare 2 (listen for the spoiler alert)! Other games discussed in this episode include Forza Motorsport III, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Ratchet & Clank Future: Crack in Time, The San Diego Zoo Presents: The Animals, and more! Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p1podcast. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com . You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-8...
Nov 09, 2009•1 hr 41 min
This week! A packed show! We've got Modern Warfare 2 leaked footage (if you're trying to remain a MW2 virgin it's between 12:45-29:35), Nintendo's DSi LL/XL announcement, a Game Club segment on Luigi's Mansion for GameCube, then we launch into the games of the week before playing through the finalists in our theme song contest. Games discussed in this episode include Tekken 6, Loco Roco Midnight Carnival, Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 4, Uncharted 2, Ratchet & Clank A Crack in Time, DJ Hero...
Nov 02, 2009•2 hr 10 min
This week! Topics of conversation in tweets include the first/worst game we've imported, Modern Warfare 2 dedicated servers, internet anger, Dead Space Wii's lackluster sales, paying extra to get games early, and which big-name game between now and March will be the biggest commercial failure. Then we get along to games of the week, which include Space Invaders Extreme 2, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, Beatles Rock Band (Abbey Road DLC), Guitar Hero: World Tour, DJ Hero, Rock Band iPhone,...
Oct 26, 2009•2 hr
It's been three years since we started this podcast and what better way to ring it in than to do exactly what we've been doing for most of those three years. Talk tweets, talk games, talk some behind the scenes. It's over two hours of what has made us the second best video game podcast hosted by four ex-magazine editors over Skype. Games discussed include Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction, A Boy and His Blob, Giana Sisters DS and Pinball Pulse: The Ancie...
Oct 19, 2009•2 hr 11 min
This week! It's the episode before our three-year anniversary, so we do…well, pretty much what we normally do every week. That includes tweets, then game talk. Titles we discuss include Halo ODST, Katamari Forever, Arkedo Series 01 - JUMP, Critter Crunch, South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play, Need for Speed Shift, Mega Man 9, and more. Also, we're running a contest for a new theme song. Deadline for entries is Friday, October 16. Details can be found here. Follow us on twitter at twitter.com/p...
Oct 12, 2009•1 hr 53 min
This week! We discuss the PSPgo (CJ bought one), game review hyperbole, free hotel porn, vibrating beds, Super Street Fighter IV, and things we thought were innovations but were really non-innovations in driving games. Oh and we also talk about games, including UmJammer Lammy, Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe, Fieldrunners, Motorstorm Arctic Edge, Beatles Rock Band, Pinball Hall of Fame The Williams Collection, Rock Band Unplugged Lite Edition, Halo 3 ODST, Need for Speed Shift, Madworld, Wii Sports Re...
Oct 05, 2009•1 hr 56 min
On this week's podcast we discuss multitudinous things, like the highs and lows of multiplayer Halo, the PSP Go, Halo 3 ODST, Mario & Luigi Bower's Inside Story, Pinball Hall of Fame The Williams Collection, Cake Mania, Forza 3, Brutal Legend, Katamari Forever, Beatles Rock Band, Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2, Dead Space and so, so much more. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com . You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or y...
Sep 28, 2009•1 hr 49 min
This week! Games! Tweets! issues! Celebrity chatter! Internet Memes! Four hosts! And much more. Games discussed on this episode include Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Scribblenauts, Beatles Rock Band, Batman: Arkham Asylum, 1 vs. 100 Beta, Wii Sports Resort, Retro Game Challenge, Contra ReBirth, and more. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com . You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to o...
Sep 21, 2009•1 hr 54 min
It's a three-man podcast this week with CJ, Phil and Greg (Sewart). We talk a little bit about Penny Arcade Expo (and the flu/sickness that struck many of its attendees), The Beatles Rock Band, Batman Arkham Asylum, Uncharted, Mr. Driller W, Muramasa, Guitar Hero 5, Contra ReBirth, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Sonic the Hedgehog Project Needlemouse and much, much more. Like we filled up nearly two hours there. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playe...
Sep 14, 2009•1 hr 52 min
This week! Only one host and a bunch of guests. CJ goes to Penny Arcade Expo, brings his pocket recorder and records conversations with a couple people. That includes Patrick Klepek, David Ellis, Andrew Pfister, Jeremy Parish, Shane Bettenhausen and Kholdstare. Plus a bonus PAX-related voicemail from Bill Mudron, whose awesome EGM/1UP tribute piece and other artwork can be found at www.excelsiorstudios.net. Thanks again to everyone I ran into at PAX and/or played The Beatles Rock Band with. We w...
Sep 08, 2009•1 hr 17 min
This week! Voicemails, tweets and whatcha been playingses. In the first segment we cover a lot of ground, from favorite platformers and Sony's new ad campaign to utter disappointment at Best Buy's The Beatles Rock Band demo day. Games discussed during this 149th show include Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, Uncharter, Shadow Complex, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Warriors Orochi 2 (PSP), Madden 10 and Peggle. Beware potential spoilers for the first hour o...
Aug 31, 2009•1 hr 51 min
This week two Gregs, a Phil and a CJ discuss many topics from the last week in gaming. Among them, the issues regarding the release of Shadow Complex, the slim PS3, PSP Mini games and more. Also, discussion on hot new game tapes like Splosion Man, Trials HD, Flipnote Studio, Dirt 2 and...there are a few others mixed in there I think. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com . You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a co...
Aug 24, 2009•1 hr 30 min
We're a man down this week, and not talking about too much new stuff. Games discussed include Madden 10, The Bigs 2, Wii Sports Resort, Peggle, Hammerin' Harry, Arkham Asylum, Splosion Man and Flipnote Studio, amongst others. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com . You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't...
Aug 17, 2009•1 hr 21 min
This week! All four hosts are back to talk about games. Voicemails, tweets, what'cha been playin'--this episode is packed. It's also a bit late to publish, and in the rush it's not as carefully edited as usual. Since Greg Ford hit his mute button about 35 minutes in for about 10 minutes you may hear some silent patches there when he would normally be speaking--feel free to add your own dialogue in for fun (kind of like an audio Mad Libs). Some of the games discussed in this episode include Wii S...
Aug 11, 2009•1 hr 49 min
On July 26, 2009, Andy Baran, former EGM/EGM/Expert Gamer editor passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 35 years old. This episode of the podcast is filled with stories about working with and knowing Andy from CJ, Phil and Greg, as well as voicemails from other past colleagues. Thanks again to all who helped contribute to this episode: Terry Minnich, Ken Williams, Dan Hsu, Kraig Kujawa, Dan Leahy, Mark Hain, Jennifer Whitesides Gavigan, Crispin Boyer, Chris Baker, David Siller, Jeanne Kim Tr...
Aug 03, 2009•1 hr 45 min
This week! Tweets, Wii Sports Resort, Starfy, Monkeys on Islands, kids and games, game movies, and plenty more. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com . You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gmail.com. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!...
Jul 27, 2009•1 hr 36 min
This week we talk about some game-related stuff, including the CoD MW2 Collector's Edition, video game t-shirts, introducing your kids to games, controllers and a bunch of other topics. Then we go into the game tapes we've been playing this week, which includes Monkey Island (Special Edition and Tales of), Box Life, Power Pro Baseball iPhone, Tour De France XBLA, EA Sports Active, Pulseman and Base 10. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com . You...
Jul 20, 2009•1 hr 17 min
This week! We talk all about our Game Club game, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker for the Sega Genesis. Plus a whole lot about Transformers 2 (the movie) and some PC game talk including the recent LucasArts rereleases on Steam and Telltale Games' latest, Tales of Monkey Island. Interspersed in there as well is some InFamous, Uncharted, Blaz Blue, Xbox Live woes, Tomb Raider, some iPhone stuff and a whole lot more. It's a long show this week, over 2 hours. We normally don't do this but since this epi...
Jul 13, 2009•2 hr 6 min
