Chris and Kelly are joined by Chris O'Regan from SuperHappyFunTimeShow and Spong to talk about casual gaming. What is casual gaming? Will casual games transition or replace traditional gaming? In addition, the trio opines on The Week in Geek, someone wins One Minute Soapbox, and we introduce Gamertag Theatre! All this and more in episode 216 of The Married Gamers! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:...
Jul 17, 2011•1 hr 25 min
This week The Married Gamers chat with David Hu, Marketing Coordinator, and John Lee, VP of Marketing at the gaming social service, Raptr . In addition to some fascinating statistics, Chris and Kelly learn more about the Raptr service, its features, its future, and just how many hours of Left 4 Dead 2 Chris has played! All this and more on episode 215 of The married Gamers. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:...
Jul 11, 2011•1 hr 19 min
This week Chris and Kelly are joined by Dan Amrich and Katrin Auch, two-thirds of the hosts of the One of Swords podcast. Dan talks about his role at Activison as One of Swords, and then the group dives into the larger topic about His and Hers Gaming. What are some challenges when the home becomes a gaming Noah's Ark? How has a two gamer household change the dynamics of a relationship? All this and a whole lot more in this extra long episode of The Married Gamers. Closing song: Halo (All I Play-...
Jul 03, 2011•2 hr 31 min
Duke Nukem Forever is on stores shelves and this week Sonic the Hedgehog turned 20! Are these decades old characters past their prime? Has players' tastes changed? Does nostalgia drive sales? All these questions are covered and more in episode 213 of The Married Gamers. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Jun 26, 2011•1 hr 4 min
This week on The Married Gamers, Chris & Kelly talk about what they'd love to see in future consoles. What must a console maker do to evolve console gaming? What are they currently doing well that should continue? All this and more on episode 212 of the show! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Jun 20, 2011•1 hr 12 min
Chris and Kelly are joined by staff writer Loren Nikkel and Mik from The Fanboys Lunchcast to wrap up discussion of the E3 Expo 2011. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Jun 12, 2011•1 hr 46 min
As E3 winds up, Loren, Steve and Chris talk about several more games they saw and played at the Expo. Listen as we discuss Orcs Must Die!, XCom, Pay Day, Deus Ex, Mario Kart 3DS, Inversion, Darkness II, Warhammer Space Marine and more!
Jun 09, 2011•50 min
Day Two of The Married Gamers & Front Towards Gamer E3 2011 coverage continues. Hear what Chris, Loren and Steve have to say about the Wii U after their hands-on time with it at the Nintendo booth. We also discuss the many games we played and watched such as Battlefield 3, SSX, Brothers in Arms: Furious 4 , Pay Day, The Sims Pets, Star Trek, Sonic Generations and more!
Jun 08, 2011•32 min
E3 Expo 2011 opens Tuesday but the news, announcements and events have been fast and furious. We begin our week of E3 coverage with Chris and Loren of The Married Gamers and Steve from Front Towards Gamer to talk about their reactions and insights as to what has been revealed so far.
Jun 07, 2011•36 min
This week the topic is sandbox games and joining Chris and Kelly are Alfred and Sam from Gamerhusbands Radio . What are some great sandbox games? What tools should a sandbox game have? And what id we could build our own sandbox game? All this plus The Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and a new feature Ask Away. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Jun 04, 2011•1 hr 14 min
It's one week until the E3 2011 Expo and Chris and Kelly have invited Chris and Lindsey for Marooner's Rock to talk about what games we're all excited to see and play. We also discuss our respective plans for coverage, and wrap things up with crazy predictions that have a snowball's chance in hell of happening. All this plus The Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and way too much talk about Ubisoft, makers of Assassin's Creed Revelations and Driver San Francisco. The Married Gamers voicemail: (55...
May 30, 2011•1 hr 5 min
This week Mrs Leftybrown is sadly absent, but joining Chris is two great guests: Chuck Huseman from Gaming Nexus and David Collins from GameFocus.ca . The topic this week is a lesson on how software updates, such as the Xbox 360 Dashboard and PS3 XMB work. Why do some features that gamers may want might never come out? What does Betas do for your favorite console or game? All this plus The Week in Geek and One Minute Soapbox. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gam...
May 22, 2011•44 min
Another first in podcasting, as Chris & Kelly tries strip podcasting as they review the game Brink from publisher Bethesda. In addition they chat about The Week in Geek, provide an update in Chris vs. Kelly, and one of them has One Minute Soapbox. All this plus one of them might just wind up without any clothes! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
May 16, 2011•1 hr 4 min
The Rumor Mill is churning out lots of lies, half-truths, and gossip-mongers as we head towards E3 Expo next month. The Married Gamers are joined this week by Eric Bouchard of Everyday Gamers and Steve Haberman aka TheMarriedGamer to discuss rumors and why they seem to permeate the video game communities and sites. All this plus The Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and a little Shakespeare. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:...
May 09, 2011•1 hr 34 min
This week The Married Gamers spend some time talking about Sony's huge problem which means trouble for you if you use the PSN. Now wanting to spend all their time talking about the situation, Chris and Kelly also talk about the good that gaming brings. All this plus The Week in Geek and more! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
May 02, 2011•1 hr 2 min
The Married Gamers return although a little ragged. This week they talk about Achievements & Trophies tied to game difficulties. In addition, Chris & Kelly chat about Game Over Month, catch up on their year-long Chris vs. Kelly challenge, and one of them has the One Minute Soapbox. All this plus the Opening Question and The Week in Geek. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Apr 18, 2011•51 min
Chris and Kelly invite Mark and Chris from 2 Gays 1 Joystick podcast to be their special guests. In addition to learning more about 2 Gays 1 Joystick, The Married Gamers also dive into identities in gaming. Why do folks label themselves as not just gamers, but married, gay, religious, or female gamers? All this plus One Minute Soapbox, The Week in Geek, and a rather strange turn about bedding in Mass Effect. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:...
Apr 03, 2011•1 hr 6 min
This week on The Married Gamers, Chris and Kelly talk about PAX East and booth babes. They also answer some listener mail, dive into their Week in Geek, and one of them has the One Minute Soapbox. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Mar 20, 2011•1 hr 16 min
Chris sits down with the staff of Gamehounds to talk about PAX East 2011. Joining him are Edie Sellers, Nick Dinicola, Leah Haydu.
Mar 17, 2011•1 hr 13 min
This week on The Married Gamers, Chris and Kelly get caught up on the crazy past few weeks in their extended Week in Geek. Chris spills the beans on Robot Entertainment's Orcs Must Die!. Kelly questions whether Bulletstorm goes too far. All this plus One Minute Soapbox and a few Charlie Sheen references to boot. Winning! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Mar 07, 2011•57 min
The Married Gamers 200th Episode Special! Your hosts for this very special episode are Jay Van Beveren from Remember When and Alfred Printup from Gamerhusbands Radio . Our guests are Chris and Kelly Brown of The Married Gamers Podcast. Listen and enjoy as Jay and Alfred question the Browns about their history before, during and plans for after The Married Gamers Podcast. All this plus a winner is revealed for the 200th episode Facebook Fan Page spectacular! Special thanks to Alex Shaw of Digital...
Feb 27, 2011•1 hr 29 min
We are T-minus 1 from episode 200! This week The Married Gamers talk about cancelled games and shut-down studios. Do publishers cancel games and series too soon? All this plus Our Week in Geek, and update on Chris vs Kelly, One Minute Soapbox, and more! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Feb 21, 2011•59 min
Love is in the air as The Married Gamers celebrate Valentine's Day with Dave from Sarcastic Gamer Red and Esme from Sarcastic Gamer Pink. Our topic this week is Gaming the Game, how to keep the relationship happy when gaming. All this plus Our Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and Our Opening Salvo! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Feb 14, 2011•1 hr 17 min
This week, Chris and Kelly revisit a topic from way back. It's the retun of I Love You...But in which we look back at our previous stated gaming pet peeves to see if anythings changed, and add some new ones as well. To hear the original podcast, download episode 43 of The Married Gamers. All this plus Our Week in Geek, Chris vs Kelly, and One Minute Soapbox. If you have our Android or iTunes app we've also included Bonus Content from our recent appearance on Everyday Gamers. This Bonus Content i...
Jan 31, 2011•1 hr 1 min
This week The Married Gamers are joined by Alfred, Allen, Sam and Scott from Gamerhusbands Radio . Our main topic is about video games using aspects of social media from Leaderboards to Twitter. All this plus Our Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and more! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Jan 23, 2011•1 hr 5 min
This week The Married Gamers talk online netiquette with TMG Staff members and married couple Loren and Lauren Nikkel. How do we deal with folks who wish us ill over online gaming or social media? What horror stories do we have to share? All this plus our Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, and Chris vs. Kelly. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Jan 17, 2011•1 hr 2 min
The Married Gamers dive into how they keep the home fires burning in their relationship. How do you woo and be romantic in a two gamer household? Please note this episode does includes frank discussion about sex and intimacy. All this plus the announcement of the 200th Episode Contest, the Week in Geek, One Minute Soapbox, plus a new segment called Chris vs Kelly. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Jan 09, 2011•1 hr 3 min
To start out the new year, The Married Gamers are joined by their friends Chris and Lindsey from Marooner's Rock . This episode we have a bowl of random topics to pick from to discuss. Also our guests talk about their fantastic website which you should go check out. All this plus One Minute Soapbox and Our Week in Geek. The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Jan 02, 2011•1 hr 24 min
As we wind down 2010, The Married Gamers look ahead to the coming new year to discuss gaming resolutions with a panel of guests which include from The Married Gamers staff: Melisa, Tylor, and Loren. Also included on the panel is Tiffany from our partner site, GamingAngels. So what are some of our gaming resolutions for 2011? Do resolutions improve one ability to game? All this and more in our final episode of 2010! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:...
Dec 28, 2010•59 min
With the year coming to a close it's time for The Married Gamers to announce their Games of the Year. Listen to see which games meant the most to Kelly and Chris and why. All this plus One Minute Soapbox, The Week in Geek, and getting sidelined chatting about Wikileaks in which a terrible dark secret about The Married Gamers is revealed! The Married Gamers voicemail: (559) 286-0059 Donate To The Married Gamers:
Dec 20, 2010•1 hr 2 min