GameHounds

It's the week after a holiday, and the GameHounds staff found the time to review a few games, hit up some news, and generally catch up on what's going on in the video-game industry. Topics include:- Reviews of Valiant Hearts, Sniper Elite 3, MLB 14: The Show;- Preorder DLC for Alien Isolation will nab you the original Alien movie cast;- Microsoft is sending out codes for $75 in credit for Xbox 360 users to buy Xbox One;- DOTA2 tournament streaming a Twitch channel for MOBA noobs;- Cliff Blezinski's big return to games will be a PC arena shooter codenamed BlueStreak;- Ken Levine speaks on what the Bioshock Vita game might have been;- Grim Fandango will come to PC, Mac, and Linux in addition to PS4;- Sniper Elite 3 on PS4 vs Xbox One is noticibly different;- Battlefield 4 DLC, Dragon's Teeth, is coming out, has a new conquest variation;- Project Spark will arrive in October, starter pack will be $40;- Destiny will hold a public beta for Xbox and Playstation users next week;- Release dates: Last of Us Remastered on July 29, Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare and Diablo 3 on PS4 on August 19;- PAX South tickets on sale today, 3-day passes already sold out;Enjoy.

Happy Independence Day, everyone. The GameHounds gang is getting ready to head out of town, but that doesn't mean they don't take a few moments to record a show and bring you news and reviews of the gaming world. Topics include:- Reviews of Transistor, One Finger Death Punch, The Wolf Among Us Episode 4, Blue Estate (PS4), Valiant Hearts (PS4), Sniper Elite 3;- Cliff Blezinski will return to video-game development; - Evolve and No Man's Sky were big winnters of the E3 Game Critics Awards;- Lindsey Lohan sues Rockstar and Take Two for unauthorized use of her likeness;- Murdered: Soul Suspect studio Airtight Games shuts down with no notice;- Telltale says next episode of Walking Dead will hit this month;- New DLC for Watch Dogs is out;- One of our very own fellow podcasters takes EA to court for inaccurate advertising and WINS!; - Robin Thicke's PR team miscalculates with #askThicke;- Dragon Age: Inquisition will have Bioware's first exclusively gay male party member.Enjoy.

If this show drops in and out, don't worry. It's not you. It's us. We had to fix a few technical issues after the first half hour, but finally we figure out what's been plaguing the show. Then GamerEdie Sellers, Holy Goalie, and Nick Dinicola continue with revews and news, including:- Reviews of Transistor, Watch Dogs multiplayer, Sparkle 2, King Oddball, and NHL 14 (360);- Playstation Now prices leaked, and they're surprisingly bad;- Get well soon, Satoru Iwata; - Bayonetta will get an anime in North America;- Stats are out for Destiny's alpha. Let's just say a LOT of people played it;- If you pre-ordered The Last of Us Remastered before Sony dropped the price, don't worry;- Love Halo? Ride a motorcycle? We've got good news;- Battlefield Hardline's beta is live until Thursday, now with all gear and guns unlocked;- Steam sale's meta-game is nuts. And hilarious. And nuts;Enjoy.

Holy Goalie, Nick Dinicola, and Edie Sellers have recovered from E3 week and give you the lowdown on video-name news and reviews of last week. Topics include:- Reviews of the Battlefield Hardline beta and Destiny alpha;- Battlefield Hardline launches a PC beta;- Another big name in games bails on his studio for Oculus;- Rumor has it that Steam's summer sale starts this week;- Peggle is free on Mac and PC until August 5;- Broken Age is out for the iPad;- XBox One will have a Battlefield Hardline beta sometime in the future.Enjoy.

The GameHounds staff goes over the revelations from the E3 press conferences of Sony and Electronic Arts, with a smattering of Nintendo and Microsoft thrown in.

This final part of our XBox wrap-up continues after part 2. Edie Sellers and Nick Dinicola discuss the rest of the XBox press conference at E3 2014.

This second of three recordings continues with Edie Sellers and Nick Dinicola discussing the announcements from XBox at E3 2014.

Edie Sellers and Nick Dinicola review the announcements from the Microsoft/Xbox press conference of E3 2014.This is part one of three, as there were internet outages during the broadcast.

Finally, the GameHounds staff of GamerEdie Sellers, Holy Goalie, and Nick Dinicola reveal their thoughts on Watch Dogs. You've seen it teased on the Facebook page, now hear for yourself in detail.In addition to the review of Watch Dogs, topics include:- Reviews of Hack RUN (iOS), PS Vita games, and Four Elements (iOS);- Homefront gets a sequel;- Double Fine announces Costume Quest 2 for old- and new-gen consoles and PC/Mac/Linux;- Broken Age comes to Ouya;- Uncharted 3 was free on PSN for a minute;- Telltale's Walking Dead and Wolf Among Us are coming to next-gen consoles;- The PSP is discontinued in Japan;- The top Naughty Dogs for Last of Us will be the top Naughty Dogs for the next Uncharted title;- Reading Rainbow, fresh off a very successful first day of Kickstarter, sets reach goals to bring it to other venues, including consoles;- Oculus reportedly partnering with Samsung for a VR-enabled phone;- Rumors leak that Battlefield Hardline beta to come to PS4;- What we hope to see at E3.Enjoy

The GameHounds staff of Nick Dinicola, Edie Sellers, and Holy Goalie once again join up to bring you updates in video-game news and reviews. The start of E3 is approaching quickly, and that means the pre-E3 info leaks are starting to trickle out. Topics include:- Reviews of Wolfenstein, Trials Fusion (Goalie's take), NOT Watch Dogs (that's next week), King Oddball, Stick It To the Man (Edie's take), Sparkle 2 (Goalie's take), Bound by Flame (Nick changes his opinion); - You may not want to enjoy Watch Dogs on the PC. It's apparently flawed.- Battlefield 4 battlepacks are now available for purchase. - New Battlefield title, Battlefield Hardline, will be revealed at E3;- A lot of delays, including The Evil Within, The Order 1886, and the Steam machine; - Director Duncan Jones says filming of Warcraft movie is complete;- State of Decay DLC, Lifeline, due out May 30;- GameStop sees increased interest in the Xbox One since dis-Kinection. - New Star Wars Attack Squadron was cancelled;Enjoy.