Downloadable Content
By Brian Williams
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Podcast Description
Downloadable Content is a bi-weekly general gaming podcast made by everyday gamers for gamers, whether you're a hardcore gamer or a casual one, whether you've been playing for decades or days. In it, we discuss and debate topics relevant to the gaming industry at large. Listeners can provide feedback and even join in recording with us.
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Episode 28: On The Go | Mobile games have exploded onto the scene with the advent of smartphones. Millions of people download games daily onto such devices, and many of these games are short, easy to play, and good for a quick fix. The rising popularity have caused the bigger co | 5/23/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 27B: Of MMOs, Part 2 | Part 2 continues our discussion of MMO games, and also includes our Cool Moments in Video Games segment. Episode 27B | 5/9/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 27A: Of MMOs, Part 1 | Back again! It's all about MMOs in this 2-part episode. The panel discusses the appeals, draws, and annoyances of massively multiplayer online games. What makes gamers keep shelling out time, effort, and money on these? Our opinions are here. Episode 27A | 5/8/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 26: Off Your Ass | Motion gaming--something brought to the forefront in this generation of consoles. Not a new idea, per se, but one that has been greatly expanded upon and perfected. However, what was once heralded as the next big thing in how we play video games now seems | 2/28/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 25: FUS RO DAH! | Back again for another round! Ron, Nick, and I kick off this season of Downloadable Content with an episode completely devoted to The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim. What's made the game so good? What's the appeal that's caused people to be engrossed in Skyrim f | 1/31/12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 24B: Level Cleared, Part 2 | In the second half of our season finale, we discuss our personal thoughts for best game of 2011. Also included is some discussion about next year's releases, and a few things to look forward to in the second season of Downloadable Content! All music used | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 24A: Level Cleared, Part 1 | In our 2-part season finale, we discuss our own personal best and worst video games of 2011! Discussed in this first half we talk about our picks for worst game of the year. Music used is from the OverClocked Remix album celebrating 25 years of The Legend | 12/11/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 23: Free Play | It's a free-for-all! In this episode, it's completely open discussion--we talk about anything video-game related. We range across topics from DRM on Batman: Arkham City, professional gaming, the changing face of single-player gaming, next-gen console rumo | 11/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 22: A Biased Press | We talk about the business of video game reviews. How much of a game review is honest opinion, and how much of it is advertising? Do professional publications stand to profit from giving a game a positive review, even if it might be inflated? What influen | 11/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 21B: Sacrifices Must Be Made, Part 2 | Part 2 of our discussion of sacrificing story and gameplay for graphics. We take a look at games that succeed in combining the three, and also look at ones that fail. Episode 21B | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 21A: Sacrifices Must Be Made, Part 1 | It's a topic brought up with every single generation of new consoles--the thought that game makers are sacrificing good story and good gameplay for the sake of selling a game that focuses entirely on graphics. In light of this current generation of system | 10/31/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 20: Holiday Gifts | The holidays are fast approaching, and with it, some of the hottest anticipated video game releases. I and the panel discuss some of the biggest releases due out this holiday season, what we think will be the must-have titles, and the games we personally | 10/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 19: Bleeps and Bloops | Music can add so much to the experience of playing a video game. From its humble beginnings as filler, music now serves a huge function--in fact, we expect it now, with studios now employing full orchestras to accompany their games. In this episode, we di | 10/3/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 18: 20 Years of SNES | Super Nintendo was released in the US in 1991. Twenty years later, we're still playing its games, thanks to the Wii's Virtual Console. For many of us twenty- and thirty-somethings, this was THE system to have growing up. Listen in as I and the panel remin | 9/19/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 17: Now In Eye-Popping 3D | We go to the next level in this episode. The panel and I discuss what may very well be the next step in the evolution of video games--that of 3D gaming. As it makes its first steps into the medium, we ask: is it just a fad, or will it be here to stay? Hea | 9/6/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 16: What's Old is New Again | We take a look at the growing trend in gaming: the growing trend of game remakes, reboots, re-imaginings, and re-paintings. Has the industry run out of ideas? Or is it just a way to bring new gamers into the fold? Everything old is new again right here on | 8/21/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 15: Supreme Court Gaming | We follow up from our discussion in Episode 3, in which I and the panel discussed the video game case brought before the Supreme Court--specifically, to determine the constitutionality of California's 2005 law that would make it a crime to sell violent vi | 8/8/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 14: Pay to Play | We discuss a new trend in the console world--the idea of buying additional content to augment and enhance our gameplay instead of just unlocking that content through said gameplay, something most of us did while we were younger. Is this a good thing for t | 7/24/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 13: Sony's Failboat | Now that the PlayStation Network is back and fully operational, I and the panel reminisce on the 6-week frustration that was the PSN Outage of 2011. We discuss the causes, Sony's horrible PR, and what they've done to appease their fans, all laced with sar | 7/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 12: E3 2011 | The annual E3 has come and gone, but with the announcement of two consoles, this year's E3 was of particular interest. Join us as we break down this year's E3, and give our thoughts on some of the expo's biggest offerings, like the Nintendo WiiU. All musi | 6/28/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 11B: Under the Umbrella, Part 2 | This is the second part of our Resident Evil discussion, picking up with Resident Evil 0 and heading through to now. Episode 11B | 6/13/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 11A: Under the Umbrella, Part 1 | In our 4th and final episode celebrating classic video game franchises, we now turn to the baby of this year's group. Resident Evil turns 15 this year, but it's done quite a lot since its first game in 1996. It invented the survival horror genre, and keep | 6/12/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 10B: Bananas & Pirates, Part 2 | This is the second part of our Metroid and Donkey Kong discussion. This focuses on Nintendo's favorite necktie-wearing ape. All music used belongs to their respective developers/studios/composers/etc. Episode 10B | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 10A: Bananas & Pirates, Part 1 | In the third installment of our commemoration of video gaming's classic franchises, our Episode 9 panel discusses what has made Metroid and Donkey Kong great these past 25 and 30 years, respectively, after they entered into gaming history. This is a 2-epi | 5/29/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Episode 9B: Into the Legend, Part 2 | Part 2 of our Dragon Warrior/Zelda discussion. This second half consists of our Legend of Zelda discussion. All music used belongs to their respective composers/developers/studios/etc. Episode 9B: Into the Legend, Part 2 | 5/16/11 | Free | View In iTunes |
| Total: 25 Episodes |
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