Rebel FM

Nick bids farewell to the Rebels as he heads off to a new job, freelancer Tyler Barber stops by for a discussion on "Mature" content in games -- and all that implies -- and impressions are shared of F.E.A.R. 2, GTA: Lost and Damned, flower, and more.

We kick off Backlog 2.0 -- Rebel FM Game Club -- with the first few hours of Call of Cthulu, up to the "sewers" section. Next week, we'll be playing through the "escape from Innsmouth" portion.

This week we're joined by WhatTheyPlay's John Davison and MTV Multiplayer's Patrick Klepek, to give impressions of Halo Wars, Killzone 2, Fallout 3 DLC, and more, discuss the casual/hardcore gamer divide, and answer a few letters in which what is yours is replaced with prizes.

Our usual cast of house cats are joined by Area 5.tv's Ryan O'Donnell and Jay Frechette, along with freelancer Kat Bailey. We discuss the Dawn of War II Beta, RE5, and Afro Samurai, before getting into an epic debate about the nature of shooters (featuring Half-Life and Killzone 2). And, yes, we finally select the first Backlog 2.0 game, along with some listener letters.

This week we're joined once again by Area 5's Ryan O'Donnell and Matt Chandronait to discuss what we've all been playing, share our thoughts on narrative in gaming, and explore the heights of sarcasm (in invoice form).

This week we're joined by Geekbox.net's Ryan Scott and Italy's Giancarlo Varanini, as we discuss what we've been playing recently, the ups and downs of the reviews process, and answer some more letters from a recently closed magazine. And stick around for a very thorough shout-out to those who have helped us thus far.

Episode two finds us feelin' fine, as special guests Shane Bettenhausen (who tells us where the hell he's headed to work next) and Andrew "Skip" Pfister (King of All 'Casts) join us to reminisce about our best/worst 1UP/EGM memories, and chat about our favorite games of last year. Infinite thanks for all the support, and thanks Karen for the logo!

Join Nick Suttner, Philip Kollar, Matt Chandronait, Ryan O'Donnell, Jade Kraus and Arthur Gies for talk of the recent 1UP debacle, what they've been playing, and a taste of things to come.