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Super Joystiq Podcast 095: Murdered Soul Suspect, Sunset Overdrive with Ted Price
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast thinks there is no best Final Fantasy game – or maybe they are all the best. We are officially in the run-up to E3 2014 with just over a month until the big show. On this week's episode, Ludwig, Alexander, Mike, and Sinan hit Murdered: Soul Suspect, and Ludwig talks about his time with Insomniac's Xbox One exclusive Sunset Overdrive. With E3 judge's week coming up, the crew talk E3 rumors, speculate on what we'll see at the show, Nintendo's potential avenues to regain some ground, and Ludwig has a special interview with Insomniac's Ted Price. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 094: Destiny, Child of Light, The Amazing Spider-Man 2, Kirby Triple Deluxe
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast thinks Spider-Man is extremely rude, and isn't afraid to let him know about it. Big and small games alike get their time this week. Ludwig, Susan, Richard, Danny, and Anthony convene to discuss new releases Child of Light, Kirby: Triple Deluxe, and The Amazing Spider-Man 2. Susan hits Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, and then it's into a discussion of personal top 3 Final Fantasy games and role-playing games. Richard delivers the show-capper with his thoughts on Destiny after a recent trip to Bungie. Also, tune in for some sweet, sweet Peter Gabriel. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 093: Daylight, Moebius, NES Remix 2
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast needs someone to teach it how to laugh-- extremely awkwardly. PAX East 2014 is over, and now it's back to your regularly scheduled releases. Ludwig, Richard, Jess, and Thomas zig instead of zag this week and kick things off with the mailbag. It really did need to be done, because the week's releases are literally figuratively scary. Richard does some investigative reporting on the history presented in Daylight, Jess talks disappointment in Moebius: Empire Rising, and Ludwig and Thomas get a little more positive with thoughts on NES Remix 2 and Final Fantasy X HD Remaster. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast Special: Games for Change & Star Citizen interviews
The Super Joystiq Podcast specials just keep coming. Today, we have two interviews focusing on very different parts of the industry. First up, Anthony talks to Games for Change President and CEO Asi Burak, SoundSelf developer Robin Arnott, and Gigantic Mechanic's Gregory Trefry about the Games for Change initiative, and how video games can push for social change and be more than just entertainment. In part 2, Xav checks in on Star Citizen from PAX East with Chris Roberts and Erin Roberts. The Roberts Space Industries duo discuss the progress on Star Citizen, how crowdfunding has changed their approach to development, feature creep, and how games can provide more freedom and artistic opportunities than Hollywood. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast Special: PAX East 2014 with Capy and Wadjet Eye
PAX East 2014 may be over, but we have still have plenty of fresh insight from the show to share. On this Super Joystiq Podcast Special, Ludwig and Xav sit down with Dave Gilbert of Wadjet Eye, as well as Nathan Vella and Sylvain Coutouly from Capy to discuss trends in independent development and the companies' forthcoming titles – Blackwell Epiphany, Super TIME Force, and Below. Also on the discussion list: game engines, development team sizes, porting, and the paths of in-development games. Check back in tomorrow as we have one more special out of PAX East for your edification and listening pleasure! Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 092: Borderlands The Pre-Sequel, Kinect Sports Rivals, The Wolf Among Us Episode 3
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast is lobbying for a "Joystiq" power in the next Infamous game. The Joystiq crew is hitting PAX East at this very moment, but nothing stops the Super Joystiq Show train. Ludwig, Susan, Jess, and Anthony check in for another week of big game announcements, and even a new console game release. Kinect Sports Rivals limps past the finish line, The Wolf Among Us Episode 3 delivers more Fables, The Last of Us is confirmed for PlayStation 4, and Borderlands is getting a last-gen sequel prequel thing. Stay tuned for more Joystiq Podcast-y goodness early next week with a special episode out of PAX East 2014. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 091: Mario Kart 8, Amazon Fire TV, Danganronpa
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast thinks gaming is way more than a bonus. From broody and serious games last week to cartoon kart racing the next. This week's show kicks off with Ludwig, Susan, Richard, and Mike talking about the Nintendo's next huge release, Mario Kart 8. Mike also checks in with thoughts on MLB: The Show 14, and Susan dives into the realm of Battle Royale-esque adventure games with Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc. Also on the topic list: Amazon's foray into living room gaming with the newly announced Amazon Fire TV, and a preview of what to expect from next week's PAX East coverage. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 090: Metal Gear Solid 5 Ground Zeroes, Infamous Second Son, Ether One
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast is fighting going full evil karma, so it's a pretty typical week. It's open-world week! Tune in as Ludwig, Jess, Danny, and Sam cover two of the biggest releases of the year so far, Infamous: Second Son and Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes. Which game's lead character do you think has a dumber name? It's Snake versus Delsin-- good luck. Also on the podcast slate: A wrap-up of the 2014 Game Developers Conference, Sam's thoughts on Ether One, Titanfall giveaway winners, and a few of your emails to close the show. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 089: GDC 2014, Sony Project Morpheus VR, Alien Isolation
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast can't get enough of bindle-related jokes. The 2014 Game Developers Conference is under way in San Francisco, and the on-site crew managed to find some time to check in with thoughts from the show. Tune in as Ludwig, Alexander, Richard, Xav, Jess and Thomas hit Sony's foray into virtual reality with Project Morpheus, and a slew of games including: Gauntlet, Road Not Taken, Hyper Light Drifter, and Alien: Isolation. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 088: Titanfall, Dark Souls 2, State of Service reviews
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast plays all games with its pinkies on the analog sticks. Two huge releases hitting the same week in mid-March? You better believe it. Ludwig, Richard, Alexander, and Anthony sit down to talk Respawn's explosive first release Titanfall, and From Software's latest punishing RPG Dark Souls 2. In the wake of last year's SimCity, Battlefield 4, and a handful of other releases, we have decided to treat online service-dependent games differently going forward, and Richard covers the new State of Service initiative in detail. Next week is the Game Developers Conference, so be sure to check back frequently for coverage of all the big announcement, and of course, a number of glorious Super Joystiq Podcast specials coming straight to your ears from reporter-on-the-scene Alexander Sliwinski. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 087: Watch Dogs, South Park The Stick of Truth, The Walking Dead: A House Divided
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast just hacked your cell phone and now knows that you are a hobo. Tired of all those four-person podcasts? Well so are we, so here's one with five people! Ludwig, Xav, Jess, Anthony, and Sam convene to talk about Obsidian's latest RPG, South Park: The Stick of Truth, and Jess shares her thoughts on S02E02 of Telltale's zombie adventure, The Walking Dead: A House Divided. Also, Xav is back from Montreal after some post-delay Watch Dogs play time. Joyswag is back this week with two copies of The Art of Titanfall. Tune into the show for details on how to get your very own bound collection of images featuring large robots. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 086: Thief, Castlevania Lords of Shadow 2, Four in February
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast is nostalgic for its home town, Superjoystiqpodcastburg. On this very special episode of the Super Joystiq Podcast: The crew comes to grips with the fact that the Four in February is coming to an end. Join Ludwig, Xav, Anthony, and Sam as they relive their journeys, confront their failures, and ultimately learn something about life, love, and how to not finish video games. It's an episode your family can't afford to miss. Continuing the life lessons, Ludwig and Anthony share their thoughts on this week's big releases, Thief and Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2. Did you know Dracula's susceptibility to fire is purely contextual? Apparently it's true! All this and a look back at a practice that defined a generation: PlayStation Home Quincying. You're welcome Internet, you're welcome. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 085: The Last of Us DLC, Strider, Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze, Capcom
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast can only be heard if everyone pushes play at the same time. Do you like opinions on new releases? Reviews of hot games? Perfect. Ludwig, Xav, Anthony, and Earnest are hitting a trio of February bangers-- The Last of Us: Left Behind, Strider, and Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze. Also on the slate this week: roleplaying as CEO of Capcom, and the weird and wonderful world of "crowdplaying" Pokemon on Twitch. Are you on track to complete your Four in February? If not, get to playin', partner, because we're plowing through our lists. PSA section: 1) We had a slight audio issue this week. Apologies for the occasional aural oddities. 2) The Last of Us spoilers from 36:12 to 45:52. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 084: Infamous Second Son, Lightning Returns, Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast only accepts greeting cards that play a song when you open them. Is there really any better way to start a Valentine's Day gaming podcast than with an in-depth discussion on greeting cards? This week, Ludwig, Susan, and Anthony talk mostly games, some Nintendo, and dare to cover the ever-controversial topic of tissue paper-lined holiday greeting cards. We know it can be a heated topic, so if you do feel the need to discuss greeting cards in the comments, just make sure to keep it as civil as possible, and strive to listen to others' point of view. We don't want a repeat of the great 2001 greeting card comment war.* Oh right, games! The show is packed with games too! Susan shares her thoughts on Danganronpa: Trigger Happy Havoc's inability to commit, Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII gets flowers AND candy, and Ludwig spills some details of a recent date with Infamous: Second Son. Nintendo made some news this week with its latest Nintendo Direct, and there seems have been some questionable choices made surrounding the approach to free-to-play-- we may be in need of a serious talk about this relationship. Happy Valentine's Day, lovebirds! *never, ever happened Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast Special: Dice 2014 Day 1 - Davey Wreden, Steve Gaynor, Rami Ismail
It's that magical time of year again where we get some direct insight into the minds of game creators. Alexander and Susan are at the DICE Summit this week, and are joined in the first Super Joystiq Podcast special by indie darlings Davey Wreden (The Stanley Parable), Steve Gaynor (Gone Home), and Rami Ismail (Nuclear Throne). As is tradition in these DICE shows, the range of topics is wide, and always interesting. Listen-in to hear how Wreden and Gaynor have dealt with The Stanley Parable and Gone Home being called non-games, the difficulty of dealing with the business of a game post-launch, how Rami upset a number of big business types with a bit of contract outmaneuvering, and more. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 083: Octodad, Thief, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition, Nintendo news
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast is an award winning audio show masquerading as a podcast. Games: new, revamped, and rebooted. This week, Ludwig, Richard, Alexander, and Anthony kick things off with the age-old plight of an octopus just trying to get by as a regular, suburban dad in Octodad. Lara Croft is back for an encore performance in Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, and Luddy shares some early thoughts on Garret's return in Eidos's Thief reboot. In news, Nintendo took some time earlier this week to vaguely outline its plans for the future, and the crew has some thoughts on what the big N had to say. Looking for more ways to interact with us here at the 'Stiq? Join in on the Four in February challenge-- a quest to finish four games in the most romantic of months. Also, jump past the break for your chance at a Hauppauge HD PVR Rocket game capture device. And, here's your podcast context bonus for this week: Metal Gear Awesome. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 082: The Banner Saga, candy trademark saga, Broken Age
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast wrote trademark law in a previous life-- and it hates its previous self. Join Ludwig, Alexander, and Jess for a return to the beloved land of trademark law. Candy Crush Saga developer King has been granted a trademark on the word "candy." It's not all legal-ese, though; Jess hits The Banner Saga, Broken Age makes a return after Luddy finished the half, and the everlasting Don't Starve still has a hold of Alexander. Be sure to listen in for the winner of the latest Joyswag giveaway. And if you still somehow come away wanting more, you can go and catch up on our recent streams on Twitch, including a few games from this very episode. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 081: Tim Schafer interview, Broken Age, Risk of Rain, Don't Starve
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast wants to be alone with technology. It's a pretty fine week for the podcast- some might even call it double fine. Ludwig, Susan, Richard, and Anthony convene to talk about a couple of smaller games, and a couple of bigger ones. On deck: Don't Starve, Risk of Rain, Super Mario 3D World, and Broken Age. The crew also discusses their all-time favorite platformers. And if that's not enough, we have something very special this week: an interview with the adventure game legend, Double Fine's Tim Schafer. Ludwig and Schafer sit down to talk Broken Age, modern game development, and the return to classic adventure games. Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast 080: Steam Machines, Oculus Rift, CES 2014, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2
This week's Super Joystiq Podcast doesn't need thumbsticks or touchpads to be the best thing ever. Big releases may be scarce in the new year, but the industry is not on vacation with a number of big showings at the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show earlier this week. Ludwig, Dave, Jess, and Anthony convene to discuss the Steam Machines and Steam Controller on display at CES, and the latest Oculus Rift iteration. Some game talk is even on the slate with Ludwig's early impressions of Castlevania: Lord of Shadow 2. We have another great giveaway this week. Listen-in and jump past the break for details on how to possibly snag a Gaems G190 Vanguard Personal Gaming Environment-- yes, "Gaems," and yes, "Personal Gaming Environment." It's a real thing! Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps and relevant links are available after the break.
Super Joystiq Podcast Special: Games of the Year 2013
And it all comes down to this, a very special Super Joystiq Podcast to start the new year. We've properly assembled a huge chunk of the Joystiq staff to reflect on the best games of 2013. Arguments are made, points argued, but it all comes down to our patented* Democratically weighted voting system. Tune in to hear our thoughts on Joystiq's top 10 games of 2013, and get a peek into what missed the list. Hit the break to see how this all went down live in video form. Now, on to a 2014 that brings as many gaming riches as 2013. *totally not patented, but still awesome Listen to the Super Joystiq Podcast: Subscribe to the Super Joystiq Podcast in iTunes Add the Super Joystiq Podcast feed to your RSS aggregator Download the MP3 directly Podcast timestamps, relevant links, and a video version of the show are available after the break.
