Checkmate Arcade Podcast

This week Jason is the demo man with 9 demos. The biggest of those being Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning and Final Fantasy 13-2. Steven rounds out the rest of the games with a trip to Rome in Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood. Plus we have the news and the games Coming Soon for February. Tune in and let the hate mail commence.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Outer Trace by: Animal Style)

-The Chocobo Lady: http://bulk2.destructoid.com/ul/217023-chocolina.jpg

-Inverted Controls Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=il-7z85lABo

The audio gets a little out of sync at about 30 minutes in, couldn't really fix it. Despite the audio trouble we still have a great show for you this week. Steven gets a little cranky about Facebook and some poorly implemented achievements. Jason's still flying high in Skyrim and getting down in the modern trenches in Battlefield 3. Plus, we check out the Asura's Wrath demo, give you the biggest news, and run down the nominees for the 2011 Golden King Awards.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Outer Trace by: Animal Style)

-Resident Evil 6 trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmC1lZeQad4

-SOPA/PIPA: http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa/

The audio gets a little out of sync at about 30 minutes in, couldn't really fix it. Despite the audio trouble we still have a great show for you this week. Steven gets a little cranky about Facebook and some poorly implemented achievements. Jason's still flying high in Skyrim and getting down in the modern trenches in Battlefield 3. Plus, we check out the Asura's Wrath demo, give you the biggest news, and run down the nominees for the 2011 Golden King Awards.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Outer Trace by: Animal Style)

-Resident Evil 6 trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmC1lZeQad4

-SOPA/PIPA: http://fightforthefuture.org/pipa/

We are back fully rested and raring to go on this first episode of the new year. Your intrepid hosts place a friendly wager on the future of a game and Jason waxes poetic about Skyrim. Steven is real proud of his Kill/Death ratio in MW3 and gets angry at a few of the other games he played. Plus we have all the news of December. Games mentioned in this episode include Goldeneye: Reloaded, Star Wars: The Old Republic, Beyond Good & Evil HD, Ys Seven, Gears of War 3, Pinball FX 2, Outland, and Renegade Ops.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Outer Trace by: Animal Style)

-GoldenEye Reloaded Paintball Mode Pre-Order Only: http://www.giantbomb.com/news/locked-up-activision-flip-flops-on-goldeneyes-paintball-mode/3745/

-The Last of Us VGA 2011 Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qLGxubfC1Ik

From days of long ago, from uncharted regions of the internet, comes a podcast. The Checkmate Arcade Podcast. A mighty show, loved by good, feared by evil. I had to do it; this was my only chance to use that opening. Anyway, we talk a lot about MW3, Saints Row 3, Assassin's Creed 2.3, Voltron, and Apples to Apples. Plus we have some NPD sales numbers for you.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Innocent Primeval Breaker - Ys Seven OST)

-The Family Feud Quick Look: http://www.giantbomb.com/quick-look-family-feud-2012-edition/17-5345/

We have a huge number of rants thanks to our guest this week. Richard Vaughan of Fallout Shelter fame joins us this episode to talk a fair amount about Skyrim and a few PSP games. We also talk about Japanese game stories, collector's editions, and MMOG fatigue.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Innocent Primeval Breaker - Ys Seven OST)

-Midnight Release of MW3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RhIg-YhEcQ&list=FLzHLernH8M4_kSYVNA6bVvA&index=18&feature=plpp_video

-MW3 Sniper Glitch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LcgENwNfZw&feature=feedu

Friend of the show Joe2187 joins us this week and derails the train more than a few times. We do manage to talk about Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, Sonic Generations, Infamous 2: Festival of Blood, Pinball FX 2, and the games Coming Soon for the rest of November before we get too out of hand.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Innocent Primeval Breaker - Ys Seven OST)

-A List of the Secrets in Batman: Arkham City http://www.ign.com/wikis/batman-arkham-city/Secrets

Friend of the show Joe2187 joins us this week and derails the train more than a few times. We do manage to talk about Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, Sonic Generations, Infamous 2: Festival of Blood, Pinball FX 2, and the games Coming Soon for the rest of November before we get too out of hand.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Innocent Primeval Breaker - Ys Seven OST)

-A List of the Secrets in Batman: Arkham City http://www.ign.com/wikis/batman-arkham-city/Secrets

Friend of the show Joe2187 joins us this week and derails the train more than a few times. We do manage to talk about Battlefield 3, Batman: Arkham City, Sonic Generations, Infamous 2: Festival of Blood, Pinball FX 2, and the games Coming Soon for the rest of November before we get too out of hand.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Innocent Primeval Breaker - Ys Seven OST)

-A List of the Secrets in Batman: Arkham City http://www.ign.com/wikis/batman-arkham-city/Secrets

This week Jason reveals a few things about his PC gaming past, some of which are a little disturbing. We also discuss keyboards vs controllers, give you the news, and all the games that we've been playing over the past few weeks.

Show Notes

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Opening Song (Innocent Primeval Breaker - Ys Seven OST)

-Quick note: Jason played only about 2 hours of Battlefield 3.