Episode 34 - The Crimson King Visits

MovieChatter's Morgan McCormick (aka Crimson King) joins us this week as we discuss Games & Movies, 3D Gaming, and ask "Why so many sequels?"

(Xcom is MIA this week)

• USB memory support hits Xbox 360 on April 6th (Kotaku)
• Ubsioft reacts to Red Steel 2’s metacritic average (Destructoid)
• Expect more violence when the Fist of the Northern Star game heads West (Kotaku)
• Gintama series to continue sometime in the future (ANN)
• Wolfgang Peterson developing a live-action Paprika film (ANN)
• Red Hot Chili Peppers and Oasis contribute songs to the Beck: Mongolian Chop Squad film (ANN)
• Michigan Middle School boy suspended over 'Death Note' (ANN)
• TV Tokyo invests $750,000 in Crunchyroll (ANN)
• US Politician "Anime is Why 2 Nukes wasn't enough." (Sankaku Complex)
• Lawl of the Week: Pirates pay after downloading the Cross Days erotic visual novel (Kotaku) (Men's SOM)

Discussion

• "Hey, You Got Your Movies In My Video Games!" "Hey, You Got Your Video Games In My Movies!": A Discussion on the relationship between video games and films
• Video Games in 3D - Is it as much a success as the Big 3 want it to be?
  
• Video Games' reliance on the Sequel

Thanks!

RandomChatter: Thanks to Morgan for joining us this week! You can find his MovieChatter podcast there, along with some written reviews by the red-headed Hero of the Day.

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RRFDP Podcast: Thanks for having me on Episode 12! We're looking forward to having Bakuhasu join us for next week's show!

Episode 33 - Why'd You Drop That?

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Episode 32 - XIII

This week, the admins give their detailed impressions of Final Fantasy XIII.

• NPD Results for February 2010
  
  
  
  • Software
    
    
    
    • 1. Bioshock 2 (360) -- 562,900
    
    
    • 2. New Super Mario Bros. Wii -- 555,600
    
    
    • 3. CoD: MW2 (360) -- 314,300
    
    
    • 4. Just Dance (Wii) -- 275,400
    
    
    • 5. Wii Sports Resort -- 272,500
    
    
    • 6. CoD:MW2 (PS3) -- 252,800
    
    
    • 7. Mass Effect 2 -- 246,500
    
    
    • 8. Dante's Inferno (PS3) -- 242,500
    
    
    • 9. Dante's Inferno (360) -- 224,700
    
    
    • 10. Heavy Rain - 219,300
    
    
    • Hardware
    
    
    • 1. DS -- 613,200
    
    
    • 2. Xbox 360 -- 422,000
    
    
    • 3. Wii -- 397,700
    
    
    • 4. PS3 -- 360,100
    
    
    • 5. PSP -- 133,400
    
    
    • 6. PS2 -- 101,900
    
    
    
    
  • Playstation Move News (Kotaku) (Kotaku)
  
  
  
  

• Modern Warfare 2 map pack priced at $15 (kotaku)


• Bioshock 2 DLC "Sinclair Solutions" already on disc (Destructoid)


• Durarara's 7th Volume to include bonus episode (ANN)


• Tokyo's Virtual Child Porn Bill Delayed (Kotaku)
  
  
  
  • Go Nagai -- Shin Getter Robo, Devilman,
  
  
  • Testsuya Chiba -- Ashita no Joe
  
  
  • Machiko Satonaka -- Shoujo Manga stuffz
  
  
  
  

 

Episode 31 - Studio Battle Royale

This week, the admins pit Gainax vs. Bones & Production I.G. vs. Madhouse in a double dose of the Anivision Fight Club.

Anivision Report

• Portal 2 announced for PC and 360 (Kotaku)


• Lady Gaga 4-pack coming to Rock Band March 16th (Kotaku)


• Modern Warfare 2 Map Pack 1 due out March 30


• Loads of Sonic 4: Episode 1 details hit (Destructoid)


• Full sequel to EA Sports Active coming this fall (Destructoid)


• Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Nixed on Xbox 360 Live (Kotaku)


• Gundam Museum proposed (ANN) 


• Funi addresses Dance in the Vampire Bund Edits (ANN)


• Media Blasters reduces staff (AnimeNation)


• Episode 14 of Sora no Otoshimono held back from Japanese DVD (ANN)


• Three-Year-Old Kills Herself With Game Controller-Shaped Gun
  
  


• Baby starves to death while parents raise virtual child


• Rei's left breast fetches $4500 (Sankaku Complex)

Quick Hits

• Scribblenauts 2 revealed, due out this Fall


• Bungie addresses teabagging bug in Halo Reach


• Ryukishi07 (Higurashi creator) launching new horror manga called Higanbana no Saku Yoru ni April 9th


• Hakan finally gets revealed for Super Street Fighter IV (Destructoid)
  
  
  

Episode 30 - We Can See Your Halo

In the podcast's longest episode yet, the admins look at lots of news, Jrow & Xcom review Halo Legends and they put Achievements (Xcom) vs. Trophies (Amuro) in the Anivision Fight Club.

*Show Notes to be added at a later time*