Tech-Gaming Technology, Gaming, and Culture
This week on the Tech-Gaming Podcast, the crew offers scorching impressions of The Lord of the Rings: War in the North, GoldenEye 007: Reloaded, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land, El Shaddai, Super Hero Squad Online, Monster Hunter Tri, and Forza 4. Before jumping into our weekly dose of gaming trivia and a truncated trip to the mailbag, Christina and Davy from Nexon join the join to discuss the free-to-play action/RPG, Dragon Nest.
Don’t forget to send your questions for our next mailbag, and subscribe to the Tech-Gaming Podcast on iTunes. Leaving a review would be an awesome thing to do and keep us from begging for feedback every show.
Regretfully, our final trivia question was seized by the nefarious Nazgûl. Offer the correct response in this show thread to win a DLC code for Robin in the 360 version of Batman: Arkham City and send Sauron the message that you kick just as much ass as Gandalf the White.
RSS Feed: The Tech-Gaming Podcast
Just got the notice. Downloading now.
Hey I’m first! Go me!
I jumped ahead to the trivia and say…
Each game has been on time.
I’m going with the babies.
I have played a bit of Dragon Nest in my free time. It good really good. If they could fix the dialog (its a little on the boring side) they could have a Square killer on their hands.
Why isn’t Gandalf facing off against Bond in the pic? That would have been super epic!
Super Hero Squad Online and Dragon Next? Is this delayed the free to play show?
Which one of you is the LOTR geek?
Great podcast picture this week!
I like the intro music? Sonic?
All this LOTR talk has got be watching the trilogy over again. It’s one of the few series that really got better with age (the early HP movies didn’t).
Awesome pic. I’m going to go out on a limb and guess it’s the work of Deagle.
BTW- what’s with the end of the show from 8-5? Was that intentional?
Sorta. We lost the second half of the episode this week, so in order to have an outro, I just lopped one off of the end of a previous episode.
The rerun! I thought you guys were better than that!
All ND game’s have been on time? I’ll take that Robin code that Deagle never got!
Yeah, new show! And we didn’t have to wait 2 weeks either.
BTW- from the tweet on the main page, did NOLA see Tower Heist?
I did! And I liked it! I know, I know, but it was a lot better than I was expecting. I recommend it.
Yeah, it was pretty funny, but peaked too early.
Thanks what Olivia Munn said.
I could have used a bit more Batman talk. Maybe next week?
Yes, and maybe just a slightly longer show. 1 and 1/4 hours is too short!
I’m always up for more Forza talk- especially after someone gets the DLC pack.
Gandalf’s gone crazy after smoking a bad batch of pipe-weed? Oh no!
So far good show. Desert, I want to know how you have time for playing so many games.
Are we getting a Cave Story 3D review proper, or just quick impressions like Kirby Mass Attack?
The one thing I don’t understand is that everyone in gaming is into LOTR like they are one and the same. It’s almost the same with comics.
I’m just saying that because you are into one you may not be into the other.
I liked take-no-prisoners Samuarge this week!
The pressures of law school and dealing with 3 guys and she still keeps her cool.
Not a bad week at all. Except for the end. Blame it on the dark riders indeed!
iTunes download was really slow 2.2 Kb/s. Man, looks like I won’t be listening for a while.
I had to download from the RSS feed because Itunes has last week’s show.
Yeah, same thing here.
Worked fine for me. Maybe a glitch or something?
Good show this week, guys. Im still waiting for the Dark Souls talk, NOLA.
You know I never picked up El Shaddai, but I’m glad I waited.
Wait no mailbag? That’s false advertising right there! Where’s the Pixel Junk/IGN discussion!
Yes, and maybe just a slightly longer show. 1 and 1/4 hours is too short!
Yep, 90 minutes or more. Just like my sex life.
Why no Worms talk, Deagle?
So is the basic game of Super Hero Squad Online fun to play?
You guys should talk more about card game and games within games.
A lot of other shows giveaway free swag for FTP games. You should for DN or Marvel.
Thanks. One of the better podcasts I’ve listened to recently.
8-5? What the hell happened? I heard Deagle say ‘Hello’ and the show took a dive back to late summer.
Good show this week. I always like to hear about the new game impressions.
Not enough Sage this week. I want to hear more from her.
Not enough Sage this week. I want to hear more from her.
SAGE, can you go back to your regular mic?
Sage sounds different this week.
Oh, and Popeye’s is gross.
Some loop 3:28-3:29 to a phat beat. Maybe you guys could borrow Weekend Confirmeds DJ…
Note to Deagle: mentioning Mardi Gras to a NOLA native is kind of a put down. Most people for LA want to be associated with something besides drunkenness and fat girls showing their boobs.
LA= Los Angeles or Louisiana? 😉
Who was blowing in the mic this week?
Other than that good show. Desert was a good host this week.
Who was blowing in the mic this week?
Other than that good show. Desert was a good host this week.
Who was blowing in the mic this week?
Other than that good show. Desert was a good host this week.
Snola called El Shaddai “ok” 3 times.
Snola called El Shaddai “ok” 3 times.
Did anyone notice Snola never laughs at Deagles jokes.
Did anyone notice Snola never laughs at Deagles jokes.
But Blue laughs hysterically!
TOO MUCH BACKGROUND NOISE THIS WEEK!
That said, I watched What’s Happenin’ as a kid.
Podcast question: are podcast hosts more fun when they drink?
HAHAHAHAHA Thats a great pic this week.
Sage sounded like a stressball at the beginning of her bit. What happened?
Rented it today. It’s good enough that I may end up buying it. I’d probably give it a B+
Loving this new episode 🙂
Yeah good energy all around.
Will we ever hear the missing ending?
Will we ever hear the missing ending?
Gandalf looks ready for MW3 this week.
Desert, I remember hearing about Sony saying EoJ booster cards were available at Games Workshop as well.
Hate you burst your bubble and give Blue something to work with but online play was discontinued over a year ago.
No, they sold at Wizards of the Coast, not Games Workshop.
And here’s the press release:
http://www.smartbrief.com/news/aaaa/industryBW-detail.jsp?id=134CF01E-14D6-4BBC-B6DC-6691AF709E8E
WotC has since closed most of their stores.
You are probably right, it have have been Wizards of the Coast. One of those places where they make me feel unwelcome as soon as I walk in.
If you really look like Hitman, they any place should act that way.
Why do you hate to give me something to work with? 😉
Good show this week. I do think its time for another full show guest.
Just make sure they are a journalist not a developer. This weeks gushing on Weekend Confirmed for Ratchet and Clank All 4 One and PixelJunk Sidescroller was pretty annoying.
Speaking of Weekend Confirmed- what day did you record the show on?
I ask because some of the things they said on the show closely match what Deagle wrote and said. Naming all of Snowblind’s previous games and liking them, talking about source material, too.
Also James from Insomniac said a bunch of guys moved from their West Coast location to North Carolina. I remember SNOLA said it was just one guy.
We record on Thursday nights. Any similarities are probably coincidental or can be explained by our status as being ‘veteran gamers’. Yes, that’s a nice way of saying old.
Funny thing-last week on the show they asked if BF3 needed a singleplayer game. Exact same question as Snola.
WC used to be my favorite podcast. Then they let some airhead they’re trying to bone on the show, and its not good. At all.
God that chick was annoying. Thanks Sage for not being Andrea.
No Battlefield 3 talk this week? I had to agree with Deserts take on the SP game, which was way too linear. The game is all about the MP.
No Battlefield 3 talk this week? I had to agree with Deserts take on the SP game, which was way too linear. The game is all about the MP.
Next show better have some Skyrim talk! Deagle and Sage, I’m looking at you two!
Can someone tell me what or Moria is?
A place in LOTR lore, Middle-earth.
Although Snola never laughed at Deagles jokes,I like it every much!I will support to the end and I probably give ita A+.
I laughed at your jokes Deagle!
So my question for the next show: how successful were the Kinect and Move is living up to their hype, look at them a year later?
Yeah I’d like to know if Deagle and Sage still don’t like the Kinect. I know D has given some decent reviews for Kinect games. What would it need to do to win you over?
How about some early game of the year picks?
The games is funny, but the men in the picture is somewhat like Mr Sarkozy. Haha
Consider that less that 1/20 gamers have every watched ANY kind of video game awards, do the VGA’s matter?
BTW: http://jeff-greenspeak.blogspot.com/2010/12/rant-about-spike-vgas.html
This excellent website definitely has all of the information I wanted concerning this
subject and didn’t know who to ask.
Here is my web site: solar pv perth (svrrmasjon.net)