Open World, Ellen Page based gaming is all the rage coming out of E3 this year. Find out more about this trend and others in the Gameophiles comprehensive breakdown of all the news and announcements from E3 2013. Guests Shawn, Curt and Tim B join co-hosts Eric and Tim to create a wonderful melee of ideas, opinions and reactions. Hilarity ensues!

Rough breakdown:

Part 1 :The Console war – PS4 vs Xbone, hardware and features, pricing, public relations 101

Part 2: Games, Games, Games! Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Ubisoft, EA, etc.

Plus: What will you buy and when? Always online DRM is the future, DEAL WITH IT!!!

Episode 13: E3 2013 Reactions [ 3:05:33 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We did it!!! As promised, the Gameophiles crew gathered for a lengthy dialogue about one of the most anticipated games of the year and it does not disappoint. After playing the game, take a listen and tell us what you think. As an added bonus we included a discussion on the future of AAA video game titles, all for free! We’re new and improved with new mics for better quality. Shout out to soundtrack composer by Garry Schyman and Nico Vega for the tunes you hear in the intro and background. *Spoilers abound*

PS we use a soundboard audio clip in the beginning to notify each other when we have gone over our allotted time. Can you identify the movie and character in the sound clip?

PPS Count how many times Shawn mentions Cliffy B.

Episode 12 - Bioshock Infinite and the Future of AAA Games [ 2:53:39 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

We watched Double Dragon the movie!!! Spoiler Alert! It’s utter garbage. We did this  in a vain attempt to answer to the age old riddle: “why can’t Hollywood successfully adapt a video game to movie.” What follows is a rather interesting analysis of the movie and it’s genre. We also debate whether or not a video game should be a movie, what would make a good adaptation, and why these adaptations fail in the first place. If you love movies and video games and if you were ever disappointed when you saw these two mediums collide, then this is the podcast for you!

This episode is meant to be one of many in an ongoing series where we watch, then discuss a movie adaptation of a popular video game. We will continue to this series from time to time. Future studies include: Max Payne, Hitman, Silent Hill, Mortal Kombat, etc. As always we are welcome to other movie ideas.

Keep Rubbin’ it!!!!

Episode 11: Video Game to Movie Adaptation: Double Dragon [ 1:28:26 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Our 10th episode!!! Guests and friends of the show, Shawn and Ashley join us for a round table discussion of pop-culture topics on Games, Movies, TV, Music and Books. This one was a blast to do and will the booze, it gets a little wild!

Mentions:

The new Ps4, BioShock Infinite, Metal Gear Rising, The Campaign, Beautiful Creatures, The Vampire Diaries, Arrow, Parks and Rec, Breaking Bad, Singularity Sky, Charisma Myth, Charlene Harris Novels, Dresden Files Novels, Mumford and Sons, 2 Chainz, Lil Wayne, Protomen and many more…

Episode 10: Pop Culture Round Up [ 2:28:54 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Here it is. Eric and Tim breakdown the best video games, TV, movies and books read of 2012 and discuss what we are excited for this year. Comment on what was your favorite entertainment of 2012. Enjoy!

Episode 9 [ 2:17:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download