Checkmate Arcade Podcast

The hosts are not very happy this week, maybe its the weather driving them crazy. Steven goes off on map pack overpricing and he gets a need for flashy crashes in Burnout Paradise. Jason is angry at Capcom and finally plants his garden in PixelJunk Eden. But wait, that's not all as we have the June NPDs for you and a lot of news. Sit back and enjoy the the flames of our anger.

This week we finally have a guest after 30 plus episodes. The high ranking Call of Duty player, Ken Kondor joins use for an epic sized show. Jason scratches his poker itch with WSOP: 2008 and he goes all ninja on us in N+. Steven finds out the hard way that he needs to brush up on his Street Figher 4 skills and he gets his best kill streak, ever, in World at War. Some major news and Kondor's Call of Duty advice on this war filled episode.

The fireworks are lit and read to explode on this highly volatile episode. Jason gets energized with energon to give you his view on the Transformers 2 movie, the Red Faction: Guerrilla demo, and Fight Night round 4. Steven grabs his bazooka to give you his view on Rocket Riot, Afro Samurai, and the new Gears of War 2 title update. Plus all the news we could cram into one show. Set up your lawn chair and get ready for the pyrotechnics.

We apologize for some breaks in the audio, Skype was giving us some trouble this week. On this hot episode our host go over the handheld releases for the rest of the year and try to pin down what price you should pay for a bad game. Jason played an iPhone game this week, in between a few rounds of golf with Tiger Woods PGA Tour. Steven discovers the joy and sorrow of playing Left 4 Dead on the 360, as well as the rage that GTA 4 can induce. Plus the news of the week, all in one castle sized episode.

This episode we pull no punches, as Jason goes toe to toe with Game Crazy for the second time. Also, he finds a bug in the Uncharted 2 beta and talks about Magic: The Gathering in video game form. Steven goes toe to toe with Mr. Sandman and gets some hard core platform shooting done in Mega Man ZX Advent. Plus, Activision threatening Sony in the news and the console releases for the rest of the year, we think. So, pull out some popcorn and tune in for the fights.

This episode we pull no punches, as Jason goes toe to toe with Game Crazy for the second time. Also, he finds a bug in the Uncharted 2 beta and talks about Magic: The Gathering in video game form. Steven goes toe to toe with Mr. Sandman and gets some hard core platform shooting done in Mega Man ZX Advent. Plus, Activision threatening Sony in the news and the console releases for the rest of the year, we think. So, pull out some popcorn and tune in for the fights.

This episode we pull no punches, as Jason goes toe to toe with Game Crazy for the second time. Also, he finds a bug in the Uncharted 2 beta and talks about Magic: The Gathering in video game form. Steven goes toe to toe with Mr. Sandman and gets some hard core platform shooting done in Mega Man ZX Advent. Plus, Activision threatening Sony in the news and the console releases for the rest of the year, we think. So, pull out some popcorn and tune in for the fights.

This week your intrepid hosts make fun of players taking the money in the 1 vs 100 Beta. Jason seeks out uncharted treasures in two Uncharted games and kills 2D Nazis in Wolfenstien 3D. Steven does some Geo-Modding in Red Faction: Guerrilla and gets Doc to fix up his cuts in Punch-Out!!. Plus, we go into the reasons why Metacritic.com is busted and give you the May NPDs. Tune in at your own risk.

That's right it E3 time again and we give you all the news straight out of LA. Also on this episode, we spread the new name for Microsoft Points, decide we need to try out Star Wars: The Old Republic, and we run down the games we've played in Now Playing. Will Nintendo's press conference be better this year than last? Tune in to find out.

That's right it E3 time again and we give you all the news straight out of LA. Also on this episode, we spread the new name for Microsoft Points, decide we need to try out Star Wars: The Old Republic, and we run down the games we've played in Now Playing. Will Nintendo's press conference be better this year than last? Tune in to find out.