The Codec Call

The Codec Call

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The Codec Call episodes

  • They’re no Jedi


    Recently we all got hands on with the Battlefront II beta demo, getting the chance to sample the delights of the game that's building above and beyond the 2015 incarnation.  It's slick, fast paced, and faithful to the source material like no other film to game conversion we've had to date.  Is that enough though to sell Matt and Andy on picking the new version up?



    In this Codec Moments Podcast, they talk about:

    * the different game modes on offer
    * how often they were killed
    * the lack of team coherence in the early stages
    * what Battlefront II does differently
    * loot crates
    * actually winning a game
    * how Darth Maul plays
    * and the terribly simple flying controls

    As usual, if you want to let us know your experience in the Battlefront II beta demo, drop us a line on Twitter or Facebook, or even snag that link on the right of the screen and leave us a voicemail that we'll drop into a future podcast.  We're also hosting this on YouTube with video taken during our playtime, and our mugs as we were recording if you think you actually want to see those!

    https://youtu.be/4o8x6ypsvK4

    Star Wars: Battlefront II is release by Dice and EA on the 17th November, and pre-order now if you want to get early access on the 14th November.

        
    21 min
  • Alexa, what’s new with the Amazon Echo?

    Amazon hosted an event on the 27th September and surprised both the press and users with a raft of new hardware announcements for their Echo series of devices.  We’re big fans of the original Amazon Echo here at Codec Moments and the additional options and functionality got us talking about what we’d use them for, and whether we could buy into all of them.

    In this episode of the Codec Moments Podcast, Matt and Andy talk about:

    • Amazon Echo… a lot… it’s the point of the podcast after all
  • the Spot, Plus, Buttons and 4K Fire
  • connected homes
  • Echo calling and the drop in feature
  • how much they think they’ll be spending with Amazon on these in the future
    • 23 min
  • Alexa, what’s new with the Amazon Echo?


    Amazon hosted an event on the 27th September and surprised both the press and users with a raft of new hardware announcements for their Echo series of devices.  We're big fans of the original Amazon Echo here at Codec Moments and the additional options and functionality got us talking about what we'd use them for, and whether we could buy into all of them.





    In this episode of the Codec Moments Podcast, Matt and Andy talk about:

    * Amazon Echo... a lot... it's the point of the podcast after all
    * the Spot, Plus, Buttons and 4K Fire
    * connected homes
    * Echo calling and the drop in feature
    * how much they think they'll be spending with Amazon on these in the future

    What are your thoughts on the new devices and announcements?  Are you bought into the Amazon Echo ecosystem?  Let us know on Twitter or Facebook and maybe we'll consider you for Drop In access on our devices.

        
    23 min
  • Let’s Play… with the Logitech G29

    It’s been several years in the making, but Matt has finally caved and gone all in for a steering wheel, pedals and seat setup to make the most of his passion for racing games… and that Project CARS 2 proved to be really, really hard with a pad.  Weighing up the options and deciding on the Logitech G29 and Playseat Challenge it was time to take it to the track.

    In this podcast the Codec Moments team talk about:

    • The racing kit
  • The setup
  • Furniture arranging
  • Do they make you any better at games?
  • How different driving games handle
  • Does Andy want to go round and play?
    • 24 min
  • Let’s Play… with the Logitech G29


    It's been several years in the making, but Matt has finally caved and gone all in for a steering wheel, pedals and seat setup to make the most of his passion for racing games... and that Project CARS 2 proved to be really, really hard with a pad.  Weighing up the options and deciding on the Logitech G29 and Playseat Challenge it was time to take it to the track.





    In this podcast the Codec Moments team talk about:

    * The racing kit
    * The setup
    * Furniture arranging
    * Do they make you any better at games?
    * How different driving games handle
    * Does Andy want to go round and play?

    As usual, if you like what you hear let us know on Twitter or Facebook, and subscribe to the podcast.



    If you're interested in the Logitech G29 you can pick them up from most stores and sites that stock gaming peripherals, though Amazon runs discounts on them periodically.  The Playseat Challenge is slightly more difficult to track down at a good price, Amazon again are pretty good though and Box also offer up the PlayStation limited edition a bit cheaper than most.

        
    24 min
  • Codec Momentum - September 2017

    Did you take part in the last month’s Codec Momentum?  Have a listen to see if you got a shout out about your achievements.  Even if you didn’t join in the backlog clearing incentive scheme we run, have a listen anyway… it might help you decide to finish one of the games lurking on your pile of shame.

    In this, the inaugural Codec Moments Podcast, Matt and Andy run down:

    • Why they ditched The Codec Call
  • Who completed their September Codec Momentum’s
  • Who won the prize (let’s hear it, WWWOOOOOOOO!!)
  • What they’re both pledging for October
  • How the leaderboard is shaping up
    • 16 min
  • September 17’s Codec Momentum Round Up


    Did you take part in the last month's Codec Momentum?  Have a listen to see if you got a shout out about your achievements.  Even if you didn't join in the backlog clearing incentive scheme we run, have a listen anyway... it might help you decide to finish one of the games lurking on your pile of shame.



    In this, the inaugural Codec Moments Podcast, Matt and Andy run down:

    * Why they ditched The Codec Call
    * Who completed their September Codec Momentum's
    * Who won the prize (let's hear it, WWWOOOOOOOO!!)
    * What they're both pledging for October
    * How the leaderboard is shaping up

    If you like what you hear then send us feedback on Facebook or Twitter so we can keep doing more of it.  If you don't like it, then tell us as well, our egos can take some criticism - but we don't promise to do anything about it if it makes us cry.

        
    16 min
  • EGX 2017 - Welcome to Carcast ’17!

    It’s taken a while, but we actually got round to recording a new Codec Call… mainly because we were stuck in a traffic jam coming back from EGX 2017, and when you’ve a couple of hours stuck in a small metal box with nothing but your impressions of the show you’ve just spent 8 hours walking around, it’s pretty much the only sensible thing to do.  Having immersed ourselves in UK gaming culture for the day and satiated our desire for some new games to muck around in, it’s time to let you know what we made of it all.

    In this long awaited episode we talk all about:

    • Far Cry 5
  • GT Sport
  • Missing our junctions on the M42 and driving miles the wrong way
  • Strange Brigade
  • Stuart getting beaten by Keeley
  • Project CARS 2
  • Blocked motorway lanes
  • The noise of passing traffic
  • Andy’s terrible racing skills… karma after last year’s gloating
  • Wolfenstein II interview
  • eSports
  • Is this the last Codec Call?
  • Our total failure to spot the VR section until the end of the day
  • and a quiz!
    • 56 min
  • EGX 2017 - Rebellion Interview

    Rebellion are one of the most underrated studios in the UK.  Aside from the excellent Sniper Elite series, they’ve been responsible for Aliens vs Predator, Ground Control and Battlezone.  They also own 2000 AD comics which means they are working on print, TV and film as well as games.  The independent studio always manages to deliver what gamers want – entertaining, challenging and fun experiences.

    At EGX 2017 we got hands on with the next two titles to come from the studio: Strange Brigade and Rogue Trooper Redux.  The first is a co-op puzzle shooter where the pedigree of Sniper Elite comes through to help construct a chaotic, intense but immensely satisfying 4-player action game.  The latter is a full remaster of an often overlooked 3rd person tactical shooter that originally released on the PS2.  We managed to pin down Robbie Cooke and Rich May from the Rebellion team to tell us more about them.

    12 min

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