Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli and Sinan Kubba to chat about a few high-profile autumn releases. From Mikami, to Master Chief, to the Nintendo museum, to the Xenomorph, there's plenty to talk about this silly season. The Evil Within, Halo: The Master Chief Collection, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, and Alien: Isolation all await, and they're all......pretty good. Woohoo! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Ninte...
Nov 25, 2014•1 hr 11 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli and Josh Robinson to review a few games the trio has been playing recently. They go into spoileriffic depth on the final episode of The Walking Dead, Season Two: No Going Back. They examine the execution of a detective-attorney mash-up made in heaven in Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney. And they ponder the puzzles of a puzzle platformer on a platform that's left many puzzled...So Many Me. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter ...
Sep 03, 2014•36 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli and Anthony LaBella to discuss all the goings-on in and around E3. Games, announcements, business developments, and even feels - all on the agenda for this episode of Versus Node! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - Email us at vsnode@gamernode.com - Twitter: @GamerNode
Jun 18, 2014•1 hr 12 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli, Anthony LaBella, and Josh Robinson to talk about the top 5 games that have each of us totally amped for E3 2014. Some are sure to be there, while others may turn out to be nothing more than pipe dreams. Either way, this is what we REALLY want out of E3 this year! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz...
May 26, 2014•49 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli, Anthony LaBella, and Josh Robinson to talk about the games that have us jazzed to explore the LA Convention Center for E3 2014. Some are sure to be there, while others may turn out to be nothing more than pipe dreams. Either way, this is what we REALLY want out of E3 this year! As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman an...
May 16, 2014•42 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli, Mike Murphy, and Josh Robinson to talk about the games we've been playing in the early part of 2014 (and the last fleeting moments of 2013). it's a wide range of game genres, and lots of interesting discussion. As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - Email us at vsnode@gamernode.com - Twitter:...
Feb 05, 2014•1 hr 8 min
Eddie Inzauto revives the dormant Big Red Potion podcast by secretly inviting Sinan Kubba, Joe DeLia, Jeffrey Matulef, and Gary "Xantiriad" Blower to Versus Node for a Game of the Year 2013 podcast. Ten (plus) games are discussed before the group votes on a definitive Big Red Potion Game of the Year for 2013 - a year that may come to be know as "the year of previous years" or "the year of the roguelike." What it definitely won't be known as is the year of dual winners or controversial voting tac...
Jan 23, 2014•1 hr 48 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Dan Crabtree, Greg Galiffa, and Josh Robinson on the 50th episode of Versus Node (no, that's not a typo), to talk about our most anticipated games of 2014. From indies to blockbusters, the GamerNode crew covers it all. PLUS, an argument about how to pronounce the name "Mario." As always, feel free to drop us a line on Twitter or via email! - Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz,...
Jan 18, 2014•1 hr 17 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Mike Murphy, Greg Galiffa, Anthony LaBella, and Josh Robinson to talk about the greatest games of the last generation. This Xbox 360-, PlayStation 3-, and Wii-centric discussion rounds out the Versus Node series on the 7th Gen, and plants us squarely in the future of gaming. Enjoy the show, and welcome to the next gen. Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. Outro, "Star Tre...
Jan 03, 2014•1 hr 10 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli and Anthony LaBella as the trio discusses shifts in game design during the 7th console generation. Topics include genres that experienced the greatest transformation, franchises that had a big shift in quality, mascots' growing or diminishing relevance, and games of particular significance to the advancement of the art form between November 22, 2005 and today. Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by ...
Dec 20, 2013•56 min
Continuing the Versus Node series on the seventh console generation, Eddie Inzauto, Dan Crabtree, Mike Murphy, and Josh Robinson pick up with the best surprises and the worst letdowns of the generation on Episode 36. The GamerNode staff members remember the games that blindsided them the most, for better or for worse, since November 22, 2005. Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. - Email us at vsnod...
Dec 03, 2013•53 min
Episode 35 of the Versus Node Podcast takes a break from our series on the last gen, RUDELY interrupted by the release of the PlayStation 4. The "next" gen is NOW, and Jason Fanelli, Dan Crabtree, Mike Murphy, and Anthony LaBella take over for a sick and absent Eddie Inzauto to talk nothing but PS4. The guys cover the overall user experience, interface, connectivity, social functions, features, games, controller, and more to welcome the PS4, and the response is pretty positive. Listen in to hear...
Nov 23, 2013•1 hr 30 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli, Dan Crabtree, and Josh Robinson on Episode 34 of the Versus Node Podcast to discuss the games of the current console generation that have best married gameplay mechanics with narrative. "Ludonarrative consonance" is the phrase of the day, and the GamerNode staff chooses the best examples released from November 22, 2005 through today on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Nintendo Wii. Listen and find out which games of the past 8 years pushed interactive sto...
Nov 13, 2013•1 hr 15 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli, Dan Crabtree, Anthony LaBella, and Mike Murphy on Episode 33 of the Versus Node Podcast to sing the praises - and occasionally berate - the most underrated games released during the seventh generation of gaming history. Anything from November 22, 2005 through today and released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Nintendo Wii was fair game, from titles with weak sales numbers, to critical flops, to those games it seemed like nobody had even heard about. L...
Sep 11, 2013•2 hr 18 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Jason Fanelli, Dan Crabtree, Anthony LaBella, and Mike Murphy on Episode 32 of the Versus Node Podcast to verbally abuse - and sometimes defend - the most overrated games released during the seventh generation of gaming history. Anything from November 22, 2005 through today and released on the Xbox 360, PlayStation 3, or Nintendo Wii was fair game, from big sellers, to critical darlings, to those games everyone just couldn't shut up about. Listen and find out which gam...
Aug 29, 2013•2 hr 7 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Mike Murphy and Aled Morgan on Episode 31 of the Versus Node Podcast to talk about the loads and heaps of games whose prices were slashed during the Steam Summer Sale. Each of these GN staffers pulled in a personalized haul from the sale, and the three of them discuss their recent library additions, Steam in general, buying strategies for the sale, and any recommendations they may have for each other, as the sale was still going strong at the time of recording. Everyon...
Aug 08, 2013•47 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Dan Crabtree and Greg Galiffa on Episode 30 of the Versus Node Podcast to talk about death in gaming, specifically how developers incorporate a numerous different "death mechanics" into the design philosophy of games and how the varying implementations affect the way we play. From permadeath to non-death, and every intensity and frequency in between, we're analyzing what's happening before, during, and after that game over screen. Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji K...
Jul 22, 2013•1 hr 2 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by Dan Crabtree and special guest Sinan Kubba of Big Red Potion and Joystiq fame. The trio discuss mobile gaming - where it's been, the current state of the immensely popular gaming sector, and where it's going in the future. From why Eddie should expand his horizons to where mobile platforms fit in with the coming generation of hardware, this is a conversation worth having and continuing in the months and years to come. Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nint...
Jul 06, 2013•1 hr 18 min
Eddie Inzauto is joined by regulars Jason Fanelli and Mike Murphy, along with VS Node Co-Founder and independent game developer C.Y. Reid (a.k.a. failnaut) to talk about the ways our discussions of games through social channels and reviews color our experience with the game experiences themselves. Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987, remixed by Brian Schulman and Charles Kantz, 2010. Interlude, Stage 1 theme for Technos Japan's River City Ransom, b...
Jun 02, 2013•1 hr 3 min
Eddie Inzauto, Jason Fanelli, Dan Crabtree, Mike Murphy, and Greg Galiffa provide their thoughts on Sony's February 20th PlayStation 4 event in this reaction podcast. From system functions, to specs, to services, to games, to cross-platform comparisons and speculation for the future, the GamerNode crew picks apart everything Sony had to show eager gamers last week in New York. Versus Node theme, "Dungeon" by Koji Kondo for Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda, 1987. Remixed by Brian Schulman and Charl...
Mar 01, 2013•1 hr 15 min
Eddie Inzauto, Jason Fanelli, Dan Crabtree, and Mike Murphy discuss the biggest winners at the massive 2012 Nodie Awards on this episode of VS Node. From audio/visual presentation, to world design, to emotional engagement, to divisiveness… all the way to game of the year, these nine games greatly impressed the GamerNode staff in 2012 and beyond. Intro - 0:00 Mark of the Ninja - 2:49 Spec Ops: The Line - 8:55 Far Cry 3 - 13:42 Max Payne 3 - 21:15 Assassin's Creed III - 26:27 Mass Effect 3 - 41:00...
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