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We are all over the place this week! Nolan joins the ranks at the table this week as we discuss everything from Resident Evil's downward spiral to the Dragon Age 2 demo! We fit some Bulletstorm, De Blob 2, Tactics Ogre, and even Majora's Mask in the show for good measure. In the end, there was a lot to cover this week and I think it is safe to say that 2011 is finally starting to look up. The releases are starting to hit and the news is beginning to look up. We cover a lot of ground so download and tune in! [download] Games Played: Dragon Age 2 (Brad/David/Nick/Nolan) Bulletstorm (David) De Blob 2 (David) Majora's Mask (Brad) Tactics Ogre (Brad) Contra Uprising (Brad) Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Nick/Nolan) News: (Announcements) Motorstorm Apocolypse pulled from shelves in New Zealand 2 New free levels in Super Meat Boy Nintendo 3DS out in Japan Bizarre Creations former members form Lucid Games Catherine not coming to NA soon Elder Scrolls V Trailer PSP Price Drop Just Add Water working on 4 Oddworld Games for 201

Brad and David sit down to talk about their choices in Dragon Age: Origins. Recorded February 24th, 2011. Dinner Time 060 – Dragon Burgers - [download]

Riddle me this! What could be better than a rant about Dragon Age Origins! How about Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and the highly anticipated remake of Tactics Ogre on the PSP?! That didn't do it for you? This week we also discuss the newly revealed Dead Island, gawk at one man's incredible shameful secret, and laugh as we bust community member's eggs! It's another episode of 4Player Podcast so tune in! [download] Games Played: Dragon Age Origins (David/Nick/Brad) Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (David/Brad) Megamind (David??) Tactics Ogre (Brad) News: (Announcements) Sony sues the jailbreak kid. Welcome to the Dance generation! Ubisoft game sale. Zelda 25th anniversary. Dead Island reveal. Chatter 4 the Week: Viewer Questions: 1.) What genres should take a more mature approach to their storytelling? 2.) Different kinds of stories. 3.) Favorite console generation? 4.) Desert Island - 1 game, 1 wingman? 4Player Minute Music this week comes from Professor Layton and the Curious Village Track 1: Puzzles Track 2: St. Mystere Follow

Joseph and Carlos have a sword fight on this weeks Cocktail Time! Besides that they talk about Video Game Conventions, Bloody Mary's, Four Loco, Two Worlds II, Borderlands, Darkwatch (ps2), Anarchy Online (PC), Stacking, Costume Quest, Killzone 3, Black Ops: First Strike DLC, LA NOIRE, Duke Nukem Forever, and MORE! It's a great show this week so download it now you bastards!!! [download] Add Cocktail Time on Facebook. Follow Joseph Christ on Twitter.

It is officially official, Activision is taking over the world. Aside from discussing our usual impressions, we spend an absurd amount of time discussing the bold moves taken by Activision in the previous week. Whether it is contemplating the consumption of Take Two or axing an entire mainstream genre of games, Activision certainly does not screw around when it comes to world domination. On a lighter note, Double Fine is making a Sesame Street game... for the Kinect! Wait... what? It's a strange, somewhat depressing week but we certainly make the best of it as usual so tune in! [download] Games Played: Dragon Age Origins (David/Nick) Dead Space 2 (Nick) Stacking (Brad) News: (Announcements) Double Fine is making a Sesame Street game for the Kinect Bizarre Creations closes it's doors Hudson is shut down Namco is stupid Activision cancels the 'Hero' series Activision cancels True Crime Hong Kong Activision thinking about purchasing Take Two Clint Mancell composing music for Mass Effect 3 Arcana Heart 3 on PSN M

Joseph Christ sits down with Carlos to drink and talk about all things video games...with a little bit of car crashes thrown in. Topics include, crashing your car, System Shock 2, Oblivion, playing games better while drunk (The Balmer Curve), the everlasting pull of MMO's, Killzone 2 and the Killzone 3 beta, Battlefield 3, Bulletstorm Demo, Two Worlds II, Joseph's drunken rant at people who are easily offended, the NGP and MORE!! [download] Add Cocktail Time on Facebook. Follow Joseph Christ on Twitter.

David is currently out of the country so Nolan and Carlos join the fray to talk about all things video games. Carlos brings his shooter obsession to the forefront with some "Killzone 3" discussion and Nolan graces us with some True Grit as he tells us about "Elder Scrolls: The Shivering Isles." News gets a little weird this week seeing as we discuss everything from the Canadian invasion of the United States to fellatio and beyond! Download this weeks episode of 4Player Podcast and strap on you moose heads, it's going to be a wild ride! [download] Games Played: Dragon Age Origins (Nick) Kilzone 3 (Carlos) Elder Scrolls: Shivering Isles (Nolan) Ghost Trick (Nolan) Two Worlds 2 (Brad) Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (Brad) -- SONIC BOOTS! News: (Announcements) Battlefield 3 Announcement Fellatio in Dragon Age 2 I Am Alive DLC rumors Canada Invades the Japanese version of Homefront Call of Juarez 3: The Cartel Announcement Harmonix layoffs Class 3 Chatter 4 the Week Leonardo (Riot Junkie) vs. Ryan (RedFrenzy) Vie

This has been a great week for gaming at 4Player Podcast and you can tell since our first segment runs more than an hour! A few oldies like Castlevania Harmony of Despair and Dragon Age are mentioned but we also get into some lengthy discussions about the Bulletstorm and Catherine demos before talking at length about Dead Space 2! In segment 2, the sequel to Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, gets a hefty discussion and we cover the exciting new platform from Sony, the NGP (codename). In addition to that, we answer some of the best viewer questions we have received in awhile! Join the fun and leave us some feedback in the comments! [download] Games Played: Castlevania Harmony of Despair (Brad) Two Worlds 2 (Brad) Alpha Protocol (David) Dragon Age Origins (Nick) Bulletstorm Demo(Nick & Brad) Catherine Demo (Brad & Nick) Dead Space 2 (David & Nick) Dead Space (David) News: (Announcements) Platinum Games new title: Anarchy Reign Splinter Cell HD Trilogy Announcement Dark Souls Announcement NGP Announcement

Brad and David sit down to talk about one of the best spy experiences. Recorded February 2nd, 2011. Dinner Time 059 – Intricacies of Alpha Protocol - [download]

Well that certainly took long enough! Welcome to the final show of 2010. It's a loud, raucous Cocktail Time as Joseph, Nolan and Carlos go through their lists and decide the Top Ten Games of 2010! [download] Add Cocktail Time on Facebook. Follow Joseph Christ on Twitter.

Brad, Carlos, and David sit down for some Wings. Recorded January 27th, 2011. Dinner Time 058 – Wing Thangs - [download]

2010 is behind us and it is finally time to get back to business. For the first time in several weeks, we actually sit down to discuss what we have been playing! We have a lot of catching up to do thanks to the 3 weeks of various award and preview shows so impressions run a little long this week. In fact... they run so long, that other regular segments like "chatter 4 the week" have to sit this one out. In a rather surprising turn of events, we all spent a lot of time playing games on our laundry lists. We talk about everything from Machinarium to Batman Arkham Asylum and Nick even blows minds when he reveals that he finally started playing Dragon Age Origins! Join us as we kick off 2011 with a bang! [download] Games Played: Ghost Trick (David) Machinarium (Brad) Minecraft (Brad) Monster Hunter Tri (Brad) Elder Scrolls Oblivion (Nolan) Nier (Nick) Dragon Age Origins (Nick) Killzone 2 (Nick) Batman: Arkham Asylum (David) News: (Announcements) L.A. Noire/Duke Nukem Forever get release dates Nintendo 3DS detail

It's 2010's last hurrah! Prepare yourselves for the 4Player Podcast 2010 Annual End of Year Award Show! In part 1, Nick, Brad, and David cover their individual winners in the following categories: Best Download Game Best Multiplayer Mode Best Co-Op Play Most/Least Improved Franchise Best/Worst Game Nobody Played Best Handheld Best DLC Add-On Biggest Surprise Biggest Disappointment Best Game from Another Year Out of Comfort Zone Award Biggest Regret Best Debut Best New Character Best Original Soundtrack Best World Most Underrated Best/Worst New Trend Best Story Best Visual Style Best New Mechanic Best Boss Fight Best Console Exclusives (Wii/Xbox 360/PS3) Sexiest Character Best/Worst Announcement Number 11 Award Fuck/Marry/Kill (Bonnie [RDR], Trip [Enslaved], Tali [ME2]) [podcast]http://4playerpodcast.com/podcasts/4pp/4PP2010_Awards_Show.mp3[/podcast] [download] Follow us on Twitter Fan us on Facebook

It's that time again! A new year is upon us and there is obviously a landslide of new games for us to be excited about. The podcast got a little crazy this year with all 6 of us (Nick, Brad, David, Nolan, Joseph, and Carlos) taking a seat around the table to hash out which games in 2011 will garner the most attention from us. We break it down by console exclusives and Downloadable titles, multi-platform titles, and then round out the show with our individual top 5 lists! There are so many games discussed and mentioned that I won't even begin to list them here... ok maybe I will give you a little taste... STAR WOLVES 3 anyone? [download] Follow us on Twitter Fan us on Facebook

A nice big Cocktail Time this week. Joseph Christ sit's down with Nolan The Intern, Nick Henderson and Carlos to talk about The Shoot, Hydrophobia: Pure, Nier, Dance Dance Revolution Universe 3, Raskulls, The Chupacabra, Kingdom of Keflings and how it relates to Feudalism, Prince of Persia: The forgotten sands, Alan wake: The writer DLC, Pimp's asking their ho's for money, Bioshock 2: Minerva's Den DLC, MAG, Two Worlds II and more!! It's the first show of the new year! Come and get it you horrible bastards! [download] Add Cocktail Time on Facebook. Follow Joseph Christ on Twitter.

Brad and David sit down for some Chinese food. Recorded January 3rd, 2011. Dinner Time 057 – Scott Pilgrim & Minecraft - [download]

This marks the end of an era but also a fresh start in a lot of ways. We close out 2010 by finally getting serious about PC game coverage! Aside from the usual banter and game discussion, Brad tells us about the time he got a kaleidoscope for Christmas and we once again get distracted by Katy Perry's breasts. If I could choose one thing to have more of in 2011, it would be Katy Perry's breasts. I'm sorry... what was I saying? O yeah. We cover Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom, Minerva's Den DLC (Bioshock 2) and even Blur! Join us. This is your last chance of the year. Merry Christmas folks and Happy New Year! [download] Games Played: Penumbra (Brad) A World of Kefflings (Brad) Blur (David) Splinter Cell Conviction (David) Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom (Nick) Minerva's Den (Nick) News: (Announcements) Epic to announce a new IP at GDC Steam deals Square-Enix releases new Playstation classics New Tekken Tag character Community News: Chatter of the Week (a TIE!) This week on the feed Viewer Questions 4Player Minut

Happy Holidays! Here is Cocktail Time Ep 14 as it appeared LIVE on December 23rd. It was the first time Cocktail Time was broadcast live on 4Player it was truly a Christmas Miracle. Joseph Christ sat down with Carlos about his new PS3, S.W.A.T. 4, Police Quest 3, tazing people for fun, the Ghost Recon franchise, Full Spectrum Warrior, mouse and keyboard control Vs. control pad, Carlos' time in Mexico, and Bad Company 2: Vietnam. We also drunkingly discuss some news, and Brad causes some disturbances during the show. It's a Miracle! It's Cocktail Time Ep. 14! [download] Add Cocktail Time on Facebook. Follow Joseph Christ on Twitter.

The year is winding down but still we press on. This week we discuss everything from QWOP to Tomb Raider II. HD remakes of Splinter Cell and Tomb Raider are covered and Brad spends close to an hour reading off the improvements being made to Hydrophobia. The release season is over but that will never stop us. We will maintain our high spirits and QWOP our way into 2011. [download] Games Played: Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom (Nick) Super Metroid (Nolan) QWOP (Nolan & Nick) Tomb Raider II (Brad) Rage of the Gladiator (Brad) News: (Announcements) Splinter Cell HD Compilation Tomb Raider HD(?) Compilation Hydrophobia gets a MASSIVE update Castlevania Harmony of Despair title update Community News: Community Thanks! Another Podcast Award is ours! Viewer Questions 4Player Minute Music this week is from the Nier Soundtrack As we head into 2011, we will be updating and improving the show so be sure to email any suggestions to me at nickhenderson@4playerpodcast.com

Cocktail Time GOOO!!! Joseph Christ sits down with Skyliner and Nolan The Intern to drink and discuss video games AS PER THE CUSTOM! We talk about Amnesia, Fallout: New Vegas, Illomilo, all things Gary Busey, QWOP, Blood Drive, Dragon Age 2, Sengoku Basara: Samuri Heros, Dorito's Crash Course, Harm's Way, and so much more! It's in your computer! Stealing your megahurtz! It's Cocktail Time Episode 13! [download] Add Cocktail Time on Facebook. Follow Joseph Christ on Twitter.