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PC Gamer UK Podcast 64 – The Steam charts, Batman: Arkham City, The Old Republic

Tom Senior — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 14:18:45 +0000

Tim, Tom Francis and Chris Thursten talk through the latest Steam charts, discuss Batman: Arkham City and its DLC (really, this time), worry that PC gaming has become too connected, answer some good questions from Twitter, and – with a lot of warning and only at the very end – discuss an exciting level-35 Imperial spoiler for The Old Republic. There are also spoilers for KOTOR and eventually Arkham City in this section.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #303: 52 Hours

PC Gamer — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:36:42 +0000

This week, Lucas carries out the cult rituals of the PCG tribe with Evan, Josh, Tyler, and Gavin as they seek the answers within to the most pressing of questions. What game determined their path through life? What is their deepest, darkest PC gaming passion? How do they nourish themselves whilst gaming like champions? And who, pray tell, participated in a LAN for a whopping 52 straight hours?! Don your cabalistic cloaks and join us in this inward-looking ceremony.

PC Gamer US Podcast 303: 52 Hours

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PC Gamer US Podcast #302: Goneiskey

PC Gamer — Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:20:31 +0000

Chris C., Evan, Josh, Greg, and Tyler discuss the cancellation of Blizzcon, product placement in games, plastic DLC, and a very important announcement from one of the staff.

PC Gamer US Podcast 302: Goneiskey

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PC Gamer US Podcast #301: Drop the SOPA

PC Gamer — Sun, 22 Jan 2012 21:36:21 +0000

This week, Lt. Logan, Chris #1 and Chris #2, and intern soldiers Greg and Gavin hunkered down in the PCG compound to prepare for all-out war on crappy legislation. Gavin gives us the scoop on the new TOR flashpoint, Kaon Under Siege, Greg patents his ingenious idea for 3D printers, and Logan lights a torch and passes out pitchforks around the office in preparation to take down SOPA.

PC Gamer US Podcast 301: Drop the SOPA

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Congratulations to the winners of CATFANTASTIC! [US only]

PC Gamer — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 21:17:52 +0000

Thanks to everyone who played, listened, and just plain tolerated ELECTROCATFANTASTIC. In honor of PC Gamer’s 300th US Podcast, we not only tortured one another with an electric stun wand as part of America’s cruelest game show—we also invited loyal listeners to play along for a chance to win some FABULOUS prizes!

Congratulations to Andre Mitchell, Christian James Watson, Kristoffer Harrington, Andrew Gabriel and Richard Jones for allowing their names to be sullied in the pursuit of free kaboodle. They shall be rewarded with randomly-selected prize packs, which include a Diablo III Book of Cain book, a Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic art book, a TOR-tastic mouse and headset from Razer, and a 1/7th-scale Star Wars Senate Guard Statue. Thankfully, the only real losers were the ones on mic. Haven’t listened to ELECTROCATFANTASTIC yet? Do so NOW! Be sure to check your Twitter DMs and Facebook messages, you lucky winrars.

PC Gamer UK Podcast 63 – Dota 2, Batman: Arkham City, new year predictions

Tom Senior — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:29:41 +0000

It’s a new year, which means a brand new, super shiny, revamped PC Gamer UK podcast! True, there are many similarities to the old PC Gamer UK podcast, but the studio was decidedly cooler than usual on account of it being winter now. Tim, Tom, Graham and Rich gather to discuss our gaming new year resolutions, with words on Dota 2, our most unusual picks for this year’s top 100 and our gaming predictions for 2012.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #300: ELECTROCATFANTASTIC

PC Gamer — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 23:24:03 +0000

What is Catfantastic? CATFANTASTIC IS MEOW! Run with Evan, Josh, Tyler, two Chrises and hostmaster Logan Decker as they navigate a gauntlet of incredibly cruel trivia, electroshock therapy, and a blackhole of math and fairness for the epic 300th episode of the PC Gamer US Podcast!

PC Gamer US Podcast 300: ELECTROCATFANTASTIC

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PC Gamer Podcast #299.5: Interview with Bioware’s Lead Writer Daniel Erickson

Gavin Townsley — Fri, 23 Dec 2011 01:40:55 +0000

Christmas is canceled: there will be no podcast this week as we’re busy decking the halls of our magazine to get the latest issue to Santa’s printers in time. Daniel Erickson, Lead Writer for Star Wars: the Old Republic, swung by the office to cheer us on and chat about TOR on its launch day. We chat about his favorite light and dark side moments, which classes are just plain evil, and why faction changes just don’t make sense in the Star Wars universe.

We hope you’ll have a fantastic holiday season full of wonder-frags and epic loots. Look for podcast #300 in the new year. It’ll be the cat’s meow.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #299: A Galaxy Torn

PC Gamer — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 19:27:54 +0000

Tyler, Chris A., Lucas, and Greg discuss the first days of The Old Republic, the last days of Star Wars: Galaxies, and wrap-up 2011 with fond gaming memories and a desperate need for USB coffee warmers and other junk people wrap in paper this time of year.

PC Gamer US Podcast 299: A Galaxy Torn

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PC Gamer US Podcast #298: Simply The Best

PC Gamer — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 19:44:33 +0000

We ask the big questions, point-blank: was 2011 PC gaming’s best year ever? To find out, Evan leads Tyler, Antista, Greg, and Lucas on a journey of self-discovery, as they look at the best gaming years past, what we’re loving now, and what we have to look forward to in the near future. It’s a magical journey of nostalgic tear-shedding, forward-thinking futurism, and intern mockery. Peer into our crystal monitors as we divine which year of PC games we look back on most fondly.

PC Gamer US Podcast 298: Simply The Best

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 62 – World of Warcraft, Skyrim, Battlefield 3

PC Gamer — Mon, 05 Dec 2011 17:24:11 +0000

Nothing is safe in a post-Mists of Pandaria announcement world. This month Tim, Tom, Rich and Graham get together to discuss the revelations at Blizzcon. It’s not long before the conversation turns to Skyrim. Battlefield 3, Modern Warfare 3 and Steam sales also get turned over in episode 62 of the PC Gamer UK podcast.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #297: Friendly Fire

PC Gamer — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 01:55:15 +0000

The new Counter-Strike beta is a GO, and Evan has been on the frontlines to bring us his thoughts on the rebooted counter-terrorist warfare. Josh fills us in on the biggest updates to hit WoW, EVE, and DCUO this week, while Greg and Chris barely make it out of their encounter with Serious Sam: BFE with their miniguns intact (and live to tell about it). And, try as we might, we just can’t help ourselves but talk about Skyrim. Then again, who could blame us?

PC Gamer US Podcast 297: Friendly Fire

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PC Gamer US Podcast #296: Happy Gamesgiving

PC Gamer — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:56:00 +0000

Happy Gamesgiving, everyone! We celebrate the Turkeyist time of the year with another hearty podcast loaded with the usual news discussion and a heaping side of what we’re thankful for this year in games. Josh fills us in on everything TOR-related now that the embargo has been lifted off his weary shoulders. Greg plays an instant classic out of the Vietnamese shooter 7554, and we all can’t help ourselves from talking about the Muppets.

PC Gamer US Podcast 296: Happy Gamesgiving

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PC Gamer US Podcast #295: Fond Farewells

PC Gamer — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:08:36 +0000

Parting is such sweet sorrow, but it doesn’t have to be all bad. We bid Dan Stapleton a fond farewell on this week’s podcast, with Evan, Josh, Chris and Lucas giving him the best podcasting sendoff they can muster. You’ll find out the answers to some of life’s most profound questions: what’s the best game of the last 8 years? Is there anything bad about Skyrim? What’s the deal with quicktime events? And, most importantly, what’s the difference between a zombie and a mummy?

PC Gamer US Podcast 295: Fond Farewells

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PC Gamer US Podcast #294: Giants are strong

PC Gamer — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 23:57:23 +0000

It’s the biggest PC gaming week of the year, and we’ve got a big podcast to go along with it. Join Dan, Greg, Chris, Tyler, and Evan as we bring you our impressions from the unspoiled frontier of Skyrim, and loads of anecdotes from our travels (as spolier-free as we can make it). We also touch on the monster that is Modern Warfare 3 and the overshadowed LA Noire.

PC Gamer US Podcast 294: Giants are strong

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PC Gamer US Podcast #293: Tribesunal

PC Gamer — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 18:28:45 +0000

For the first time in awhile, we’re all playing the same game at PC Gamer—Tribes: Ascend. And we’re more than glad to share our hours of experience in the game’s just-launched beta. It can’t last long, though: Call of Duty, L.A. Noire, Batman: Arkham City, Skyrim, all loom in November, each powerfully incompatible with a healthy personal life. Between those upcoming releases, we also chat about the bungled launch of Sword of the Stars II, Blacklight 2, the GTA V trailer, and Mechwarrior Online.

PC Gamer US Podcast 293: Tribesunal

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PC Gamer US Podcast #292: Prattlefield 3

PC Gamer — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 18:00:08 +0000

The man. The myth. The legend. Chris Antista enters the wild world of the PC Gamer podcast, far from home and without a clue where he is (or, he’s recording a podcast in the very same room where he did Talk Radar). Alongside Dan, Lucas, Gavin, and Greg, they’ll traverse the misty plains of Battlefield 3 impressions, encountering singleplayer goofiness and multiplayer war stories. Then they’ll trudge through the deserts of BlizzCon impressions, the sea of Truthiness and Falsity, and the Swamps of Torment, where Xbox games appear in the Playlist. It is, without a doubt, an epic venture.

PC Gamer US Podcast 292: Prattlefield 3

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PC Gamer US Podcast #291: A TORrent of Star Wars news

PC Gamer — Fri, 21 Oct 2011 19:30:34 +0000

The embargo has (partially) lifted, and its time to open the floodgates on a ton of Star Wars: The Old Republic news. Josh and Dan share their hands-on experiences with interns Greg and Lucas, who grill them for info on lightsabers, aliens, enemies, story, and what makes this a great Star Wars game. Then we field listener questions on Battlefield and sound design, plus all the games we’re playing this week.

PC Gamer US Podcast #291: A TORrent of Star Wars news

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 61 – Planetside 2, Rage, Battlefield 3 and Project Zomboid

Tom Senior — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 14:46:44 +0000

Tim’s had a baby! That means his ideas about what’s been happening in the last couple of weeks in the world of PC Gaming are sketchy at best. Graham, Rich and Owen step in to help bring Tim up to speed, with discussions about Planetside 2, Rage, Battlefield 3, the Project Zomboid disaster and a brief debate about whether or not horses are evil (they are).

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PC Gamer US Podcast #290: Rage Against My Machine

PC Gamer — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 21:10:06 +0000

Killing in the name of! That’s how every PC Gamer podcast would start if Chris and Lucas were the only participants. As it stands, we have Gavin in the lead this week with Chris, Dan, Evan, and Lucas in tow, discussing their experiences thus far with Rage, our TF2 Killer Exclusive, the glory that is orc genocide in Orcs Must Die!, and Neverwinter MMO heartbreak. And when Evan calls a Truthiness and Falsity question “a good one,” you know it must be excellent: does playing defense suck?

PC Gamer US Podcast 290: Rage Against My Machine

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PC Gamer US Podcast #289: Mechs-ico

PC Gamer — Fri, 30 Sep 2011 22:51:47 +0000

PC Gamer Digital is a go, and as the rest of the staff skips with glee throughout the office, Lucas, Evan, Dan, Chris, and Greg take to the recording studio to make good on their ancient podcasting pact. This week, we’re talking PCG Digital, even more LoL: Dominion ownage, the Battlefield 3 beta, TOR’s release date, and more. And get on your earmuffs, kiddies: Evan’s channeling his inner sailor this week.

PC Gamer US Podcast 289: Mechs-ico

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 60 – Skyrim, Space Marine and Diablo 3

PC Gamer — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 16:07:42 +0000

We’ve gathered together for an extra long PC Gamer podcast to celebrate our return after a bit of a hiatus. We discuss Tom’s trip to play Skyrim, get excited about Firefall and Planetside 2, have a think about Space Marine co-op and chat about Diablo 3′s spectacular runestones.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #288: Boss Legume

PC Gamer — Fri, 23 Sep 2011 21:48:05 +0000

Join our hosts Greg, Josh, Gavin, Logan and PC Gamer Producer Kristen Salvatore in a round table discussion. On this week’s episode, we discuses the brain busting topics of the Diablo 3 beta, PC Gamer Digital, League of Legends Dominion and, of course, the disease Josh is currently spreading to make us all his minions. We all share our guilty pleasure games and Josh has a deep dark secret that he divulges to us—make sure you don’t tell anyone.

PC Gamer US Podcast 288: Boss Legume

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PCG US podcast takes a bye week

PC Gamer — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 23:26:17 +0000

Our shiny new PCG Digital won’t replace the podcast, but this week it sucked up too much of our time to do both. Stay tuned: we’ll be back next week!

PC Gamer US Podcast #287: SMAZ (Space Marines and Zombies)

PC Gamer — Fri, 09 Sep 2011 20:57:52 +0000

Slowly but surely, the intern takeover/revolution is beginning. Join us as Gavin leads Dan, Evan, Lucas, and newcomer intern Greg into battle, discussing their impressions of Warhammer 40k: Space Marine, Dead Island, Hard Reset, and the trials and tribulations of proximity mines in Goldeneye: Source. We also (attempt to) answer the age-old question: do unlocks in multiplayer FPS games enhance or encumber our experience?

PC Gamer US Podcast 287: SMAZ (Space Marines and Zombies)

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PC Gamer US Podcast #286: Jurassic Remark

PC Gamer — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 20:13:40 +0000

Sometimes, only a classic documentary about the resurrection of dinosaurs can help you explain your thoughts. Join us for this week’s velociraptor-themed podcast, with special guest Ian Hardingham of Mode 7 games, makers of the excellent strategic-warfare-meets-Counter-Strike Frozen Synapse. Share in the delightful recollections of our favorite games and quirkiest surprises from PAX Prime 2011, including in-depth discussions on the PC Gaming Press Conference, Tribes: Ascend, League of Legends: Dominion, Warp, and more. Also: effortless Jurassic Park metaphors.

PC Gamer US Podcast 286: Jurassic Remark

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No US podcast this week; come see us in person at PAX!

Greg Henninger — Fri, 26 Aug 2011 01:43:13 +0000

Alas, there shall be no podcast from the US crew this week, fair listeners – but fear not! Your intrepid hosts have but ventured into the crazy lands of PAX in Seattle to revel with our fellow nerds in all of gaming’s goodness. They’re on an epic quest to bring you something far more exciting that will quench your thirst for the latest gaming news, and it’ll be posted early next week.

If you’re attending PAX as well, be sure to come see our panel, The PC Gaming Press Conference, on Friday at 12:30 PM in the unicorn theater.

PC Gamer US Podcast #285: Good To Know

PC Gamer — Fri, 19 Aug 2011 20:57:46 +0000

Do you know the PCG editors’ deepest, darkest secrets? You may not find out about figurative/literal skeletons in the closets in this week’s podcast, but you will get a heap of podcasting tomfoolery with Chris, Evan, Dan, and Lucas. Get to know the editors’ hobbies, what they think of Battlefield 3, Dota 2, and Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and what they sound like when they’re podcasting on film.

PC Gamer US Podcast 285: Good To Know

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PC Gamer US Podcast #284: Cliché Catwoman

PC Gamer — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:00:32 +0000

L.A. Noire. Red Orchestra 2. Tribes: Ascend. Batman: Arkham City. Torchlight II. There’s a scary, money-demanding gang of games still coming in the waning quarter of 2011. In this ep., Dan, Chris, Tyler and new intern Gavin pick their favorites. Evan also leads a rousing round of truthiness and falsity, in which we confront the controversial issue of alltalk (on or off?), ask if multiplayer gaming is better than it’s ever been, and wonder what PC gaming would be like if Valve declared itself a platform holder.

PC Gamer US Podcast 284: Cliché Catwoman

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PC Gamer US Podcast #283: Golden House

PC Gamer — Sat, 06 Aug 2011 20:09:40 +0000

On this week’s episode, Evan, Josh, and Logan deliberate the recent Diablo 3 news, give impressions on League of Legends’ new game mode, discuss Bethesda’s strange legal poke at Minecraft, and Chris files a report from the floor of QuakeCon. Forgive the late-ish post this week–most of us were out of the office on Thursday, when we usually record.

PC Gamer US Podcast 283: Golden House

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 59 – The Diablo 3 Special

Tom Francis — Mon, 01 Aug 2011 14:16:22 +0000

In the wake of the news that Diablo 3 will be online only, have a real-money auction house, and forbid mods, Tim, Tom F and Graham convene to discuss what this means. And, since they’ve all played the game now, how good it is.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #282: Neurotransmitters

PC Gamer — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 23:10:20 +0000

You’re tuned into 133.7, Radio PCGP, on this fine Sunday afternoon. I’m your soft-spoken host Tyler Wilde, comin’ at you with the smoooooth sounds of topical game discussion. This week, I’m joined by guests Evan, Andy, and Lucas as we take your ears on a magical journey of podcasting perfection. We’re talkin’ about League of Legends, Unreal Tournament, female Shepards, and Street Fighter blood feuds. Come join us, won’t you?

PC Gamer US Podcast 282: Neurotransmitters

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PCG US Podcast #281: Indie Invasion

PC Gamer — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 21:01:00 +0000

This week, Lucas takes the helm of the PCG Podcasting Pinnace with crew-mates Chris, Tyler, Evan, and Josh, as they discuss a week’s worth of tantalizing news stories. You’ll find out which indie games we’re lovin’ right now, what constitutes a worthwhile Collector’s Edition, the verdict in co-op versus competitive multiplayer, Chris’ physical dependencies to Civilization V, and many more amusing anecdotes. Message of the week: drink booze to regain mana!

PC Gamer US Podcast 281: Indie Invasion

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PCG US Podcast #280: Not California (+ an interview with Day9!)

PC Gamer — Fri, 15 Jul 2011 22:58:48 +0000

This week, Evan, Dan, Josh, and Lucas circle the wagons to address new cyberpunk FPS Hard Reset and 2K’s recent comments that “strategy isn’t contemporary” in light of its changes to XCOM. Josh recalls his pool party-filled time at SOE’s Fan Faire and tells us his impressions on PlanetSide 2, and Evan tells us what a great time he’s having on our new GoldenEye: Source server, tackles Tribes: Ascend, and more!

At the end of the podcast, Lucas sits down with one of PC gaming’s most-loved men, Sean “Day9″ Plott, to talk eSports, why attacking in StarCraft 2 is good, and his favorite card game.

PC Gamer US Podcast 280: Not California

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PCG US Podcast #279: PCG for President

PC Gamer — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 19:56:54 +0000

On this seminal episode of the PCGP, Evan and Logan explain their criticism of Kotaku’s recent esports “coverage” (recently rebutted by our own Rich McCormick), which leads us to a broader, meaningful discussion about the state of esports and the inescapable supernova known as free-to-play (or is it?). We also ask: are unmoddable games proper PC games? How stable is a hat-based economy? What’s the best Civ game? Would Harry Caray make a good StarCraft commentator?

PC Gamer US Podcast 279: PCG for President

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PC Gamer US Podcast #278: Days of Yore

PC Gamer — Fri, 01 Jul 2011 19:49:39 +0000

On this week’s podcast, the rag-tag PCG squad members Chris, Dan, Tyler, and Lucas join forces once again with recurring special guest Brian Brushwood. Listen in awe as they chat about post-apocalyptic themes, Zynga’s intimidating market share, World of Warcraft’s Rage of the Firelands, and some more zany Truthiness and Falsity questions. Also: find out which nostalgic games we love, and which ones aren’t looking too hot these days.

PC Gamer US Podcast 278: Days of Yore

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 58 – Hitman: Absolution, Bioshock Infinite and Team Fortress 2

Owen Hill — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 14:26:41 +0000

Tim, Rich, Craig and Tom Francis amass for episode 58 of the PC Gamer UK Podcast. Topics include Hitman Absolution, Bioshock Infinite and Valve’s recent Team Fortress 2 announcement. Of course, we answer a stack of your Twitter questions too.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #277: Free’d

PC Gamer — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 23:05:50 +0000

To free, or not to free? Does a game by any other price play as sweet? On this week’s podcast (a few days late, due to crows), we break down the significance of Team Fortress 2 being a $0 game, and decide which class “won” the Über Update. Also talked: Arma 2: Free, L.A. Noire’s arrival on PC this Fall, and Evan sings the praises of his favorite community-made L4D2 content, Questionable Ethics and Let’s Build A Rocket.

PC Gamer US Podcast 277: Free’d

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PC Gamer US Podcast #276: Duking it out

PC Gamer — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 21:15:11 +0000

This week is all controversy! Free-to-play games on Steam?! I mean, really Valve?! Oh, right. Well, that’s actually pretty good news, but other than that, controversy! Josh, Dan, Tyler, and Lucas weave through Duke Nukem Forever’s critical assassination and PR gaff attack, Battlefield 3 preorder bonus nonsense, EA’s digital exclusivity ambitions, and the rampant hax0ring of boxes. Plus, feel free to laugh at Tyler’s first attempt to host a PCG podcast (excluding E3). Just keep in mind that he can hear you listening. That’s how the internet works.

PC Gamer US Podcast 276: Duking it out

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 57 – Sean “Day[9]” Plott interview

Owen Hill — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 15:24:52 +0000

Day[9] is one of the most charismatic, knowledgeable, and downright likable shoutcasters on the Starcraft II scene. Rich MCC loves him a little bit more than most. That’s why we sent our staff writer to meet Day[9] earlier in the week, armed with a recording studio and pair of microphones.

He returned with bumper, Starcraft II-themed edition of the PC Gamer UK podcast where the pair talk about future expansions, what it’s like to live a life laced with Starcraft II, and the current state of e-sports.

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PC Gamer US Podcast Archives

Anthony Valva — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:15:59 +0000

If you love the US PC Gamer Podcast – we mean really love it – then we’ve got a present for you. In this post you’ll find the full archive of podcasts, dating all the way back to the very first episode from August 29, 2005. That’s a total of 222 game-packed episodes of PCG editors past and present discussing our favorite games and news of the week, folks! Click through to grab a big chunk of PC Gamer history.

For your downloading convenience, we have packaged up the podcasts into nine six-month chunks. Have at’em!

Part 1 – 8/29/5 – 2/27/06

Part 2 – 3/6/06 – 8/28/06

Part 3 – 9/4/06 – 3/26/07

Part 4 – 4/2/07 – 9/27/07

Part 5 – 10/4/07 – 4/24/08

Part 6 – 5/1/08 – 11/20/08

Part 7 – 12/4/08 – 6/25/09

Part 8 – 7/2/09 – 11/20/09

Part 9 – 12/3/09 – 5/6/10

PC Gamer US Podcast E3 Special #3: Thursday Edition

PC Gamer — Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:14:53 +0000

Evan, Lucas, Josh, Tyler and Chris wrap up the final day of E3 on this very special podcast that you won’t want to miss. On behalf of all the crew here on the show floor we hope you found these shows entertaining and a good way to absorb the excitement that is E3.

PC Gamer US Podcast E3 2011 Special #3

PC Gamer US Podcast E3 2011 Special #2

Andy Bauman — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 05:08:03 +0000

On this second of the E3 2011 special podcast presentations we get the lowdown from Chris, Evan, Tyler, Josh, and Lucas on everything PC game related that you absolutely need to know about direct from the E3 epicenter.

Watch this space for more E3 podcasts that will transport your curious mind straight to the show floor.

PC Gamer US Podcast E3 2011 Special #2

PC Gamer US Podcast E3 2011 Special #1

Andy Bauman — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 01:47:33 +0000

Here it is. The first podcast of E3 2011 recorded live from the show floor. PC Gamer editors spewed out must-listen audio all about what they’ve seen and played so far at this years E3.

PC Gamer US Podcast E3 2011 Special #1

PC Gamer US Podcast #275: Queue and Eh

PC Gamer — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 00:04:44 +0000

You have answers, we have questions! Wait. Strike that. Reverse it. This week’s podcast has the brave brigade of Josh, Chris, Dan, Evan, and Lucas spelunking into the caves of reader/listener questions and answering some of the more pressing queries. We also get to hear Dan’s favorite Frozen Synapse strategies, listen to Chris’ Crysis 2 crisis, and get a special cameo by an individual shrouded in secrecy. One hint: his name rhymes with Dandy Hauman.

PC Gamer US Podcast 275: Queue and Eh

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 56 – Chris Taylor and Danan Davis interview

Tom Francis — Tue, 31 May 2011 16:29:35 +0000

I chatted to Gas Powered Games’ Chris Taylor and Microsoft Games’ Danan Davis about their new free-to-play game Age of Empires Online. Chris also talks about making Total Annihilation and Supreme Commander, and Danan about making Rise of Nations and Rise of Legends. And everyone has a lot to say about the future of PC gaming.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #274: Hello Tyler. Goodbye Anthony.

PC Gamer — Sat, 28 May 2011 01:42:22 +0000

This week, Head Intern [sic] Anthony assembles a team consisting of Lucas, Chris and PCG’s newest editor, Tyler Wilde (formerly of GamesRadar) to stop the Reapers and save the Galaxy. But first, they must discuss the topics of the week that was. Stories include Modern Warfare 3, League of Legends’ new Tribunal system, Age of Conan going free-to-play, the announcement of Ghost Recon Online, Windows 8 and Duke Nukem Forever finally going gold. We also do a round of Truthiness and Falsity, answer your questions and say our goodbyes to Anthony.

PC Gamer US Podcast 274: Hello Tyler. Goodbye Anthony.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #273: Tell us some tales, Chuck Jordan

PC Gamer — Fri, 20 May 2011 02:00:58 +0000

This week, Evan leads fellow PCGites Chris, Josh and Lucas as they welcome special guest Chuck Jordan (writer/programmer on Sam and Max, Grim Fandango, Curse of Monkey Island, and other great games) to the podcasting booth. We talk with Jordan about his history with LucasArts and Telltale and ask him all of our adventure-game questions. He also helps us tackle the week’s big news stories, like ArmA III being announced and Guild Wars 2′s new profession!

PC Gamer US Podcast 273: Tell us some tales, Chuck Jordan

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PC Gamer US Podcast #272: Monstrous

PC Gamer — Mon, 16 May 2011 16:50:56 +0000

Leader Josh takes his platoon consisting of Chris, Dan and Lucas through the no-man’s land that is the week’s news. Stories include patches for StarCraft and Civilization, Chris and Lucas’ love for Monster, your stories regarding PC gaming, letters read in funny voices and much more

PC Gamer US Podcast 272: Monstrous

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 55 – Deus Ex: Human Revolution interview special

Tom Senior — Mon, 16 May 2011 16:30:31 +0000

Welcome to Episode 55 of the PC Gamer UK podcast. For this interview special, Tim is joined in the studio by Deus Ex: Human Revolution art director Jonathan Jacques Belletete for an in depth chat about the sequel, and all things Deus Ex.

For our audio impressions of the first ten hours of the game, check out our Deus Ex: Human Revolution impressions podcast, or our three diaries, The Psychopath, The Hacker and The Thinker.

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 54 – Deus Ex: Human Revolution impressions special

Tom Francis — Wed, 11 May 2011 15:06:36 +0000

Tim asks Tom, Graham and Rich about their impressions of the third Deus Ex game, having played the first ten hours very, very thoroughly. Turns out it’s amazing. You can read our impressions in Tom’s preview, and a more in depth account of his playthrough in a diary of a psychopath.

We each talk about the way we played it, how the game responded, our favourite augmentations, and how the game measures up to the mighty original.

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 53 – The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Rage and Mass Effect 3

Tom Senior — Fri, 06 May 2011 16:22:11 +0000

Tim, Tom and Graham amass for episode 53 of the PC Gamer UK Podcast. Topics include The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Rage and Tom’s visit to Bioware to see Mass Effect 3. Oh, and we answer another bundle of questions from Twitter, too.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #271: Happy Birthday, Mechahitler

PC Gamer — Fri, 06 May 2011 01:35:29 +0000

Gaming classic Wolfenstein 3D turned 19 today. Evan, Chris, and Josh celebrate by talking further about Valve’s level design in Portal 2, the future of DC Universe Online, and whether or not PC gaming would be better-off if it had a mascot.

PC Gamer US Podcast 271: Happy Birthday, Mechahitler

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PC Gamer US Podcast #270: Skyrim – Heart of the Darkspore

PC Gamer — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:18:14 +0000

An ever-fearless leader, Dan does not hesitate when faced with the infinite amount of news we could potentially discuss on this week’s podcast. Evan, Josh, Chris and Anthony help him wade through it all: Skyrim, Prey 2, Darkspore, the latest WoW patch, your listener questions and more!

PC Gamer US Podcast 267: Skyrim – Heart of the Darkspore

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PC Gamer US Podcast #269: Portals Party

PC Gamer — Fri, 22 Apr 2011 20:23:31 +0000

Josh, Dan, Evan, Anthony, and Lucas believe they’re recording just another podcast in just another average recording studio. But in reality, Aperture Science is bathing the room in radiation to test out their new Superhero mutation program! Will it work? Will Dan grow a third arm to battle crime as The Arm of the Law? Will Evan finally get the built-in, mind-controlled jetpack he’s always dreamed of, and rightly deserves? At the very least, the radiation seems to have affected some of their judgments (Josh, we’re looking at you and your opinion of Super Meat Boy). Join us as we talk about all the big news swirling around Portal 2, Battlefield 3 pre-order incentives, your listener questions and more!

PC Gamer US Podcast 269: Portals Party

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PC Gamer US Podcast #268: Yo Mamaly

PC Gamer — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 23:38:39 +0000

While Logan, Chris and the interns are trapped in the salt mines, Evan, Dan and Josh lead PC Gamer’s faithful through the week that was. Topics include Portal 2 and Valve’s ARG, Mass Effect 3 details, Bulletstorm music, the newest Humble Indie Bundle, a WoW player achieving a ridiculous feat, your listener questions and more!

PC Gamer US Podcast 268: Yo Mamaly

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PC Gamer US Podcast #267: IAmA Podcast

PC Gamer — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 23:47:57 +0000

Chris leads the team as Logan, Dan, Evan and Lucas discuss Minecraft’s profits, GameStop buying Impulse, Logan’s scandalous Reddit tell-all, a new spin on Truthiness and Falsity, a major videocard listener question, and much more!

PC Gamer US Podcast 267: IAmA Podcast

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 52 – Crysis 2 dissected, Eve Fanfest and Tom’s magical creation

Owen Hill — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:34:05 +0000

Tim, Tom, Rich and Graham amass for episode 52 of the PC Gamer UK Podcast. Topics include our Crysis 2 review, Graham’s recent visit to the Eve Fanfest in Iceland, and Tom’s own indie game, Gunpoint. We also answer a bundle of your ridiculous Twitter questions (we love them really).

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PC Gamer US Podcast #266: Chess Boxing

PC Gamer — Fri, 01 Apr 2011 21:02:37 +0000

Fighting bravely through debilitating illness, Dan takes the PCG Podcast squad into battle this week and orders Evan, Chris, Anthony and guest star Brian Brushwood to charge the news. Topics include Bohemia Interactive’s new helicopter sim, CCP’s new EVE Online-linked console game, Hawken gameplay impressions, Magicka: Vietnam, yet another co-op zombie shooter, do we care about Max Payne 3 anymore, SOE closings, Truthiness and Falsity, your listener questions and much more!

PC Gamer US Podcast 266: Chess Boxing

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PC Gamer US Podcast #265: Sad Nun

PC Gamer — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 21:42:15 +0000

Josh leads Dan, Evan, and interns Anthony and Lucas into the podcasting bunker as they tackle the big news stories of the week. Topics include Crysis 2 impressions, Duke Nukem Forever’s delay (and booty smacking), Deus Ex: Human Revolution’s PC version being outsourced by Eidos, a lightning-round version of Truthiness and Falsity, answering your questions and much more!

PC Gamer US Podcast 265: Sad Nun
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PC Gamer US Podcast #264: Stick Around

PC Gamer — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 23:44:45 +0000

While the majority of the staff is finishing up the newest issue, Evan leads Chris and both interns, Anthony and Lucas, as they discuss Valve’s newest employee, the state of Team Fortress 2, another round of Truthiness & Falsity, tell you how to run away from a fire, and decide who dispenses justice more effectively: Robocop or Judge Dredd.

PC Gamer US Podcast 264: Stick Around
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PC Gamer US Podcast #263: CreaVures

PC Gamer — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 22:00:42 +0000

After recovering from the madness that was GDC, Evan leads Chris, Logan, Josh and intern Anthony as they take on the question of the week: “Is Dragon Age 2 better than Dragon Age: Origins?”, drool at flying mechs and almost resort to violence when someone dares to slander Gordon Freeman’s honor.

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PC Gamer US Podcast 263: CreaVures

PC Gamer US Podcast #262: GDC

PC Gamer — Sat, 05 Mar 2011 03:59:19 +0000

There can be only one topic of discussion this week: GDC. Josh leads Chris, Dan, and intern Lucas on a fantastical podcastical journey as they discuss their favorite game announcements and experiences from this years’ convention.

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PC Gamer US Podcast 262: GDC Roundup

PC Gamer US Podcast #261: Fresh from the beak

PC Gamer — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 22:10:35 +0000

This week Logan, Evan, Dan, Chris and intern Lucas discuss Lego Universe switching hands, the latest Skyrim trailer, Assassin Creed: Brotherhood, realism in games, another round of truthiness and falsity and much more!

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PC Gamer US Podcast 261: Fresh from the beak

PC Gamer UK Podcast 51 – Dragon Age 2 review and Deus Ex: Human Revolution hands on

Owen Hill — Fri, 25 Feb 2011 14:03:26 +0000

Tim, Tom, Rich and Craig amass for episode 51 of the PC Gamer UK Podcast. Topics include our Dragon Age 2, Total War: Shogun, and Bulletstorm reviews, along with Tom’s hands-on with Deus Ex: Human Revolution. Craig gives his first impressions of Battlefield 3 too. Basically, it’s a podcast that’s mostly concerned with men holding weapons. Nothing wrong with that.

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PC Gamer US Podcast #260: Good old free games

PC Gamer — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 23:47:05 +0000

When the entire PC Gamer crew finds themselves backed up against a metaphorical wall made entirely of deadlines, review trips and sicknesses, the ever-bold Dan Stapleton makes a desperate move to save the holy PCG trinity of magazine, website and podcast. By sacrificing all of his comrades to Chronos, the ancient god of time, he has temporarily gained the power to travel through time. First, he used his powers to spook past versions of himself by hiding in his own closet and whispering what would happen to him the next day in a totally creepy voice.

After he grew tired of that, Dan (now technically considered a demigod) decided to use his powers for good. Such as traveling back to Monday in order to interview Good Old Games‘s Managing Director, Guillaume Rambourg about how things are going over at the retro game store nowadays, what it’s like to sell games that are DRM-free, and their plans for releasing Witcher 2 DRM-free right when the game is released. Dan wants to help you too: he’ll be traveling back in time to give 10 listeners free games! Find out how you can earn the favor of Demigod Dan and pocket a free game on this week’s podcast!

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PC Gamer US Podcast 2260: Good old free games

PC Gamer US Podcast #259: Duke Nukem Loves Us

PC Gamer — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 20:06:42 +0000

The voice of Duke Nukem himself, Jon St. John, endorses our podcast in the waking seconds of this week’s show. Stick around to the end for Evan’s mini-interview with the voice actor, sampled straight from the strip club parking lot (seriously) where the chat took place.

Live from our fidelity-capturing, professional podcast studio, Dan, Logan, Evan, Chris, Josh and Intern Anthony chat up the state of League of Legends, F.E.A.R. AI vs. Crysis AI and John Carmack’s judo skills. At 40:30, Chris’ debuts his segment “Truthiness and Falsity,” where provocative statements and latent, unexpressed resentment among editors combine.

PC Gamer US Podcast 259

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Quote of the week: “Your videocard will not turn into a pumpkin.” -Dan Stapleton

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PC Gamer US Podcast #258: 100 Proof

Andy Bauman — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 05:37:16 +0000

Evan, Josh, Dan, intern Lucas, and special guest Mikail Yazbeck get comfortable with the microphones in the never before used podcast room and chat PC Gaming. Topics include: Are free to play RTS games too imba to be worthwhile? Company of Heroes Online’s shutdown might provide some insight. What are some of your favorite in game enemies? And much more.

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PC Gamer US Podcast 258 – 100 Proof

PC Gamer US Podcast 257 – Squirrelgirl

Andy Bauman — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 08:27:49 +0000

Josh, Logan, Evan, Chris, and Anthony chat about DC Universe: Online, Dead Space 2 and Monday Night Combat. We also hit on some news, surprising announcements and an interview with Monday Night Combat developer, Uber Entertainment.

PC Gamer US Podcast 257 – Squirrelgirl

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 50 – Friends 0

Owen Hill — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 16:20:04 +0000

Tim, Tom, Owen and Rich amass for a special 50th episode to talk about what they’re looking forward to in 2011 including Portal 2, Skyrim, Mass Effect 3, Thief 4, Deus Ex 3, Battlefield 3, and Diablo. The also discuss whether PlayStation 3 gamers actually have any friends and why SupCom 1 is still great.

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PC Gamer US Podcast 256 – Vendebt

Andy Bauman — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 09:30:14 +0000

Dan, Logan, Josh, Chris, Anthony, Andy, and eventually Evan discuss the new info on The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, playtime of the last stand mode in Dawn Of War 2: Retribution, and the latest caped crusades in DC Universe: Online. Other topics include a Starcraft 2 mod that gets Blizzards attention, an enhancement mod for Fallout: New Vegas and deals on some classic games from GOG.com.

PC Gamer US Podcast 256 – Vendebt

PC Gamer US Podcast 255 – The Uncanny Prune

Andy Bauman — Fri, 14 Jan 2011 02:21:30 +0000

Special guest Brian Brushwood joins Evan, Logan, Chris, and new intern Anthony to discuss discoveries at CES, wireless video cards, StarCraft master-leagues and more. Josh also stops by to chat about his experiences in the recently launched DCUO.

PC Gamer US Podcast 255 – Uncanny Prune

PC Gamer US Podcast 254 – Cool Story Bro

Andy Bauman — Fri, 07 Jan 2011 17:56:01 +0000

Josh, Evan, Dan, Chris and Andy break in the new year with an action-packed podcast, covering news fresh from CES like Razer’s Switchblade concept and Intel’s Sandybridge CPUs as well as what we think of Sid Meier’s Civilization V lead designer, Jon Schaffer, moving to Stardock. We also interview Jim Lee, DC Comic’s co-publisher about his time as a hardcore MMO player, and how his playtime helped shaped DCUO, which is set to launch next week.

PC Gamer US Podcast 254 – Cool Story Bro

PC Gamer Podcast 253 – Year Of The Trackball

Andy Bauman — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 22:12:07 +0000

Logan, Dan, Evan, Josh and Andy share their holiday wish lists and exceptional gaming moments of 2010 on this end-of-the-year podcast.

Download the mp3, subscribe and call in with your exceptional moments, questions and predictions of the future, toll free: 877-404-1337 ext 724.

PC Gamer US Podcast 253- Year Of The Trackball

PC Gamer UK Podcast 49 – Meet the Shepherd

Tom Francis — Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:32:19 +0000

Tim, Tom, Craig, Rich and noob Owen amass for a special Christmas podcast, reflecting on their games of the year and what you should play over Christmas.

PC Gamer US Podcast – 252 Three Monitors Ahead

Andy Bauman — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 02:12:53 +0000

This week brings a wealth of RPGs! We all knew Mass Effect 3 and The Elder Scrolls V were coming someday, but now that they’re officially announced we can officially begin the speculation.

Also, strategist/columnist/podcaster/PhD Troy Goodfellow joins us to give his detailed report on the updates for Civilization V and Elemental, in addition to Call of Duty: Black Ops and Fallout: New Vegas bug fixes.

And in the spirit of getting things done before the year is over, give us a call toll free: 877-404-1337 ext 724 and leave us a question for the next show!

PC Gamer US Podcast – 252 Three Monitors Ahead

Mass Effect 3 trailer

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Trailer

The Humble Indie Bundle 2

MLG’s Top 20 StarCraft II replays

PC Gamer UK Podcast 48: The Indie Special

Tom Francis — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 16:16:43 +0000

Graham, Tom, Craig and Rich convene to discuss the future of indie. We’ve played a bunch of interesting games coming out in the next year that may not be on your radar yet, and should be. Under discussion: repulsive goo-splasher Confetti Carnival, bumbling clone orgy The Swapper, slapstick swordfighting deathmatcher Nidhogg, nerve-fraying mind war Spy Party, four-dimensional puzzle garden Miegakure, and rope-carrying-parrot simulator Rope Racket.

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To help explain what we’re talking about a bit, Nidhogg creator Messhof was kind enough to let us post a video of Graham and I playing it. It’s embedded below.

It works something like a two-player version of the original Prince of Persia – whoever is killed in the initial swordfight takes on the role of a guard, trying to stop the other player progressing. He respawns endlessly until he succeeds in killing the other player, at which point their roles reverse and the former guard can now progress in the opposite direction. The swordplay – largely thanks to the ability to simply throw yours at the enemy – is hilarious.

PC Gamer US Podcast 251 – Soul Eater

Andy Bauman — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 21:45:44 +0000

Having barely survived the laser death cat and his devious accordion the now slightly less fearful PC Gamer crew invites a fire breathing human man on the show. Brian Brushwood of Scam School and the NSFW podcast joins us to talk about growing up goblin, bringing a violent end to Santa’s elves, what is worth living for in 2011 and much more.

Logan and Evan getting schooled.

PC Gamer US Podcast 251 – Soul Eater

PC Gamer US Podcast 250 — LaserDeathCatFantastic

PC Gamer — Fri, 03 Dec 2010 18:13:23 +0000

Lock your doors, hide your laser mice. The Laser Death Cat invades PC Gamer’s 250th podcast, just in time for another episode of the only gaming quiz show where arbitrary decisions and constant cruelty are the only rule: Catfantastic. Logan adjudicates our two teams of expert question-answerers–including two former PC Gamer editors-in-chief–on this Very Special episode. What year did Battlefield 1942 win PC Gamer’s game of the year award? What engine were the first screenshots for Duke Nukem Forever rendered on? These lively questions–and other, audio-driven inquiries–are answered.

Only your download can appease the Laser Death Cat.

IT’S HERE. 12.2.2010.

Michael Quach — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:54:36 +0000

Today on PC Gamer’s 250th Podcast: LaserDeathCatFantastic! The most brutal and least fair PC gaming quiz show ever aired. Stay tuned!

Get it here!

It’s almost here. 12.2.2010.

PC Gamer — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 02:23:13 +0000

The wait is unbearable.

It’s getting closer. 12.2.2010.

Michael Quach — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 21:40:44 +0000

Its gaze cannot be averted.

It’s coming. 12.2.2010.

Michael Quach — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 02:42:42 +0000

Are you ready?

PC Gamer US Podcast 249 – Ask the turkey edition

PC Gamer — Wed, 24 Nov 2010 18:55:24 +0000

The PC Gamer Thanksgiving dinner table is full this year as Logan, Evan, Dan, Josh, Mike, and Andy crowd around our small, imaginary spread of delicious Thanksgiving morsels to talk about video games.
Since it’s obvious what we’re thankful for this year (good games), we decide to spend the hour giving you something to be thankful for: answers to life’s greatest questions. Or at least answers to the questions that we get asked most frequently by readers!

Questions like:

I’m in high school, and I’d like to have a career in the videogame industry. What should I major in in college? What kind of classes should I take?
How did you get your job at PC Gamer?
How much of your time is actually spent playing games?
What kind of PC do you have?
What’s your favorite game of all time?
What’s up with that weird tiny story in ever issue?
Why don’t you respond to my email?
Why do you restrict your contests to the United States only? Do you hate Canadians?!
What betas should I be playing right now?
Is TOR going to dethrone WoW?
When is Episode 3 coming out?

So if you have to sit next to The Spy’s aunt at Thanksigiving this year, don’t worry–you won’t have to follow every rivulet of mashed food running down her chunky neck like The Spy did in our October issue. Just slip on a hoodie, toss in some headphones and let our PC Gamer Thanksgiving Q&A whisk you away to a far off magical land of digital mashed potatoes and turkeys with shotguns.

Gobble gobble gobble!

PC Gamer UK Podcast 47: The Wizard-Wizard-Wizard Formation

Tom Francis — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 15:41:10 +0000

Tim, Tom and Craig unite to talk about what Tim thinks of Diablo 3 now that he’s played it, what the best class is, and how the multiplayer works. We also share our greivances with Black Ops, how Inception would make a good game, and why Spy Party is so terrifying to play.

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PC Gamer US Podcast 248 – The path to failure

PC Gamer — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 02:26:19 +0000

The PC Gamer band of brothers lock arms and rush headlong into the fray, discussing every bit of PC gaming news that crossed our radar this week on the latest episode of the PC Gamer podcast. Everything from Bioware teasing their next game to how successful Black Ops’ latest patch is at eliminating the game’s technical issues for our editors to what really happened at Activision-owned Bizarre Creations and Budcat Creations this week. Oh yeah, and Windows Live Marketplace launched–but should you care?

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PC Gamer US Podcast 247 – Soviet Interference

PC Gamer — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 02:07:56 +0000

We managed to carve out an hour and seventeen minutes (before succumbing to radio propaganda attacks from the U.S.S.R.) today to address the state of Call of Duty: Black Ops on PC. Logan, Evan, Andy, former intern Erik Belsaas and Stan Press from Astro Gaming convene to share their multiplayer and single-player impressions and thoughts on the patience-hampering stuttering issue many players are still experiencing.

And as we monitor Dan’s conversion to zombiehood while he’s at home in sick-quarantine, he guides us our chat on UK retailers’ claim that Steam is “killing the PC market,” which has sparked a massive comment thread on this-here website.

Prepare your secret Soviet decoder ring! Download here.

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PC Gamer US Podcast 246 – Legal Experts

PC Gamer — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 01:13:10 +0000

The Supreme Court has been abuzz with talk of video games lately as they tackle the question of whether or not states are allowed to ban minors from buying violent video games. But you don’t have to read through hours of transcripts to find out what’s going on–our heritage-based legal counselor, Dan Stapleton tells us what’s going on in that big white court of theirs. We also prepare for the end of the world…of Warcraft as the first signs of the Cataclysm creep out of Azeroth, discuss who want to win this weekend’s StarCraft II MLG tournament, find out how excited we are for CoD: Black Ops, and of course, answer listener questions.

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*you get what you pay for.

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PC Gamer US Podcast 245 – Helicopter Freeman vs. Jet J.C. Denton

PC Gamer — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 21:00:04 +0000

This week, on a very special episode of the PC Gamer Podcast…Josh returns from BlizzCon to tell us about Diablo III’s Demon Hunter class. We share our spoiler-free experiences in Fallout: New Vegas (also, how is Dan already on his third playthrough). Evan tells us why Tribes deserves to be remade, and Logan describes the unique anatomical advantages of a civet vis-à-vis coffee.

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 46: The Minecraft Special

Tom Francis — Thu, 28 Oct 2010 10:05:50 +0000

Tim, Tom, Graham and Craig devote a special episode just to Minecraft. What is it? Why is it good? How has it evolved? We share stories of first-night survival, ridiculously ambitious projects, exploration, multiplayer sauna-building, and rogue chickens.

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 45: Deja Vu

Tom Francis — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 11:02:43 +0000

Tim, Tom, Graham and Craig take a second stab at a podcast that was destroyed in a fire. We weigh in on whether Dota 2 can make Defense of the Ancients fun for the masses, how big a deal Fallout: New Vegas is, the philosophy behind BioShock Infinite, the ability to use feces as a writing implement in Duke Nukem Forever, the wisdom or otherwise of scaling difficulty in Deus Ex: Human Revolution, the prospects for Civ 5‘s AI, and our ever-changing opinions of Team Fortress 2 selling items for real money. Tom also does an impression of the police baton from Deus Ex 1.

This is an extra-long bonus ultra podcast, bonusly ultra-soon after the last one, to make up for our unexpectedly long hiatus. And as a special favour to anyone sick of hearing about them, we barely mention StarCraft 2 or Minecraft. In two week’s time, we’ll be countering this with a favour to anyone who isn’t: a Minecraft special about why the game has taken such a firm hold of so many people.

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PC Gamer US podcast 244 – Aeronautical Authorities

PC Gamer — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 20:20:08 +0000

This week: news! News for every genre! Evan chats about Medal of Honor’s awkward multiplayer, Civilization V has Gaelic Warriors and why aren’t you killing Caesar with them yet, and our Gold-ranked duo of Dan and Andy help us mull over the StarCraft II 1.1.2 patch with us, which deployed yesterday and totally nerfed Thors, but not High Templars, which is unfair. We also remind you to watch the MLG Pro Circuit SC2 tournament in Washington D.C., which begins in just a few hours.

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PC Gamer UK Podcast 44: The Lost Podcat

Tom Francis — Tue, 12 Oct 2010 15:30:13 +0000

Wet and shivering, the lost podcat scurries into the warm glow of your RSS feed. We know, it’s been two and a bit months. We are sorry. To make up for it, here’s the podcast we recorded at the same time as the Team Fortress 2 special but never got around to putting up. We’ll also have a new and shiny one for you within the week, when our regular podding will resume.

Rich explains what’s new in Dragon Age 2, and tries to excuse BioWare using the term ‘hotrodding the art style’. Tim’s seen Relic’s Warhammer 40K shooter, Space Marine, and has lots of good things to say about Company of Heroes Online. Craig actually talks about a strategy game for the first time ever, and it’s one in which ‘raise the GDP of China’ is a mission objective. Meanwhile Tom – hello – explains the brutal difficulty of trying to bake 300 loaves in Stronghold while stalking mounted archers with your slow but unstoppable terminator king.

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PC Gamer US Podcast 243 – Gametosterone

PC Gamer — Fri, 08 Oct 2010 00:39:54 +0000

That sound you heard was December 7 being circled on 12 million calendars at once. The PC Gamer crew, joined by Chris Perry of MMOReporter.com, ponders the release date of World of Warcraft: Cataclysm.

Then we reconsider OnLive as a non-subscription service, and take a better informed look at the TF2 Polycount update. Chris jumps into Left 4 Dead’s new DLC, Evan recounts his Medal of Honor beta experience, and our jaws hit the floor when we hear how much 3D Realms spent not making Duke Nukem Forever.

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PC Gamer US podcast 242 – Craftastic

PC Gamer — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 17:46:15 +0000

The week can’t end without a PC Gamer podcast, so we rounded up the staff, threw them in a tiny room, and made them talk about games until they passed the one hour mark by a long margin. As the saying goes, the internet done explode itself this week over Valve’s announcement and immediately launching of a -items-for-cash system in Team Fortress 2. Thankfully our TF2 point-man, Evan Lahti, is on hand to guide you through the exact changes and the whole staff weighs in on what it means for the future of the game.

Download and enjoy.

This week we cover:

Valve selling items in Team Fortress 2
StarCraft 2 gets it’s first patch–who get’s nerfed and who doesn’t?
Blizzard gives more privacy options for their Real ID
Final Fantasy XIV launches, with a creepy warning
Guild Wars 2 cover story issue starts hitting subscribers, will totally rock your world.
Interview with Markus Pearson A.K.A. Notch, the creator of Minecraft.

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PC Gamer US podcast 241 – Safeties Off

PC Gamer — Fri, 24 Sep 2010 01:44:52 +0000

A man from Microsoft said some funny things about FPS players on PC earlier this week. Activision’s CEO said some funnier things about independent developers.

In response, we grabbed our Important Red Telephone and rung up two developers from an independent studio developing a PC-exclusive shooter. John Gibson (President and, notably, a gun collector) and Alan Wilson (Vice President) from TripWire Interactive (creators of Killing Floor, Red Orchestra: Ostfront 41-45, and upcoming sequel Red Orchestra 2: Heroes of Stalingrad) join us to talk about the state of both scenes on the PC. We also check in on Chris’ Civilization V binging and Evan’s favorite mod.

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Immersed in research, Dan prepares for today's PC Gamer gift guide photoshoot.

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PC Gamer US podcast 240 – Phalanx vs. Tank

PC Gamer — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:09:38 +0000

This week, Dan, Evan, Andy, Chris and Mike the Intern chat about Blizzard’s brutal retribution to players that manipulate StarCraft II’s multiplayer. In the meantime, be on the lookout for these shady opponents in your StarCraft matches–hackers spotted by the fine folks at TeamLiquid.net. Dan also gives us a crash course on Civilization V (grab the review in our current issue off newsstands) before it releases this Tuesday.

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PC Gamer US Podcast 239 – The Ocular Debate

PC Gamer — Fri, 10 Sep 2010 00:43:30 +0000

What size is the human eyeball? Why aren’t scientific measurements listed in American so we can understand them? What animal should always wear goggles? These questions, along with everything you wanted to know about PAX can be answered in the next 76 minutes of your life if you listen to this podcast. Don’t tell me that you’re not curious why a man was giving out diamonds to playtesters; what we thought of the great Houdini of PC gaming (Duke Nukem Forever), Red Orchestra: Heroes of Stalingrad and Torchlight 2 after playing them on the floor; what the most popular game was; and everything else that we saw, experienced, and even hope to forget about this year’s fanfest in Seattle. You want to know; we want to tell you. So stop reading this and crank up the podcast.

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The Five Wonders of PC Gaming – PAX panel

PC Gamer — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 00:51:58 +0000

Still bummed out that you weren’t able to make it up to PAX this year to participate in the PC Gamer panel? Be bummed out no longer, faithful readers! We’ve uploaded the audio of the entire shindig onto our website for all to enjoy.* In the panel, titled “The Five Wonders of PC Gaming”, we talk about everything that makes gaming on the PC a uniquely awesome experience, including the recent indie blowup Minecraft, StarCraft II, the classic Chex Quest, and flight sim enthusiasts.

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*For maximum enjoyment, shout out your own questions during the Q&A segment and pretend that we’re responding directly to you!

Full list of the links included in the slideshow presentation:
moddb.com
l4dmaps.com
garrysmod.com
minecraft.net
gog.com
goldeneyesource.net
tacticalgamer.com
sleepisdeath.net
armaholic.com
flightsimworld.com
chexquest.org
youtube.com/hdstarcraft
quelsolaar.com

PC Gamer US Podcast 238 – Dynamic Duo

PC Gamer — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 03:54:28 +0000

PAX is just around the corner and most of the PC Gamer crew is mid-flight to the convention center. There they’ll be meeting readers, hosting a panel on PC gaming, and of course playing the best games and reporting on the latest news in the industry. Our ground team, Andy Bauman and Josh Augustine, talk about what they expect to see at PAX, the latest news–including Elemental’s review and ATI disappearing off the face of the earth forever–and answer some reader questions. Enjoy and be sure to tune in for PAX coverage over the weekend!

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