The Forza 5 racing, familiar-innovative servicing, new controller Kinecting, Halo TV multi-tasking, temperature-reading, screen-sharing, sometimes / always / never-online, Quantum Breaking, rental-renting, EA-bro-fisting, interactive smoke-and-mirroring, Cheapy D’ing, Call-of-Duty fine-hair splitting, smart-glassing, Ray Barnholtin’, fingernail-dirt-meets-water-cooler fueled by the infinite power of the cloud entertainment experience that is the Xbox One.

Running time: 2:35:39

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Time – Topic Discussed:

3:45 – Expectations
8:07 – Name and Hardware
19:16 – Kinect
26:00 – TV and Multitasking
36:49 – Cloud
39:10 – EA Sports and Fantasy Football
53:40 – Mixed Messages
1:08:50 – The Games
1:24:54 – Are you Mad?
1:33:38 – Indie Games and BC
1:39:46 – Other: Skype, Smartglass, Specs
1:45:50 – Final Thoughts
2:00:00 – 8-4 Play Interview: Ray Barnholt
2:31:45 – Closing Comments

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CheapAssGamer.com
No More Whoppers
Scroll Magazine

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8-4 Play 5/17/2013: ZAPPA YOW YOW BOYS
Intro: Yuichi Hirose – Catenae Fortunae (Dies Irae) (Pandora’s Tower)
Break: Power Glove – Training Montage (Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon)
Ending: Richard Band, Rick Jackson & Brian Luziette – Intro (ClayFighter 63⅓)

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Doritos Crash Course 2, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, interns, Pandora’s Tower, La Mulana, Dragon Fantasy, interns, Animal Crossing: New Leaf, Monster Hunter, Sorcery, Star Command, interns, more NextBox speculation, Nintendo’s E3 plans, interns, BS crowdfunding campaigns, Gran Turismo 6, and interns. Also: interns.

Running time: 1:55:28

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Time – Topic Discussed:

16:30 – Gaming Memories
22:18 – Doritos Crash Course 2
23:36 – Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon
26:15 – Minecraft for X360
27:04 – Pandora’s Tower
30:56 – La Mulana
34:06 – Dragon Fantasy
37:28 – Animal Crossing: New Leaf
41:00 – Tony Stopped Hunting
45:00 – iOS: Sorcery, Star Command
52:15 – Microsoft Event Predictions
1:03:19 – Sony: GT6, Vita Survey
1:16:40 – Nintendo: E3 Conference, Wii U Woes
1:23:10 – Bullshit Campaign of Bullshit
1:27:30 – EA: Online Passes, Restructuring, Star Wars
1:30:48 – News: Ace Attorney, Konami E3, Evo, Sega Pluto, Clay Fighter Manual Price
1:49:06 – Closing Comments

Here’s a pic of Hiroko’s new puppy! Awwwww

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8-4 Play 5/3/2013: HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT
Intro: Nigoro – Mr. Explorer (La Mulana)
Break: Manami Matsumae – One Shot, One Kill (World 1-2)
Ending: Erasure – Always

Here are this week’s links!

Dreadout

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La Mulana, Monaco, Crimson Clover, Tomodachi Collection, Mother 4 / Earthbound 2 (3?), Robot Unicorn Attack 2, Neo-Geo collecting, Wii U firmware updates, Nintendo’s E3 show no-show, Famicom trivia, and NextBox scuttlebutt (’cause hey, we DO comment on rumors and speculation).

Running time: 1:41:39

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Time – Topic Discussed:

8:30 – Guest Talk 1: Chris the Intern
26:33 – La Mulana
38:09 – Monaco: What’s Yours is Mine
45:23 – Robot Unicorn Attack 2
47:50 – Tomodachi Collection 3DS
51:00 – Microsoft Rumors
1:11:00 – Nintendo: E3 No-show, Iwata at NOA, Virtual Console, Origin of Famicom Red
1:29:48 – General News: Sega Pluto, The Evil Within, Kamiya Tweets, Pizza Hut, Wold 1-2
1:37:10 – Closing Comments

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8-4 Play 4/19/2013: TOUGH LOVE
Intro: Danzig – Mother
Break1: Rom Di Prisco – Pueblucho (Living) (Guacamelee!)
Break2: Pat Benatar – Love Is A Battlefield
Ending: Sanctuary Dungeon Arrangement – Koji Kondo (Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past)

Here are this week’s links!

World 1-2
The Scythian Steppes
Episode 1 of Kevin Gifford’s FUN podcast
See the further adventures of Jean Snow’s Mii in Tomodachi Collection

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And now for something a little different: special guests Ryan Payton (Republique) and Chris Kohler (Wired GameLife) join the gang for an epic, sprawling — and at times heated — discussion focusing on retro game collecting, indie game development, and the present and future of the Wii U, with pit stops on Guacamelee, Tomodachi Collection 3DS, Dark Souls II, Yoshi’s Island 3DS, Monster Hunter Online, Earthbound, and Link to the Past 2. HNNNGH.

Running time: 3:05:10

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Time – Topic Discussed:

7:30 – Guest Talk 1: Game Collecting
27:55 – Guest Talk 2: Republique and the Future of Consoles
56:15 – Tomodachi Collection 3DS
1:04:00 – Guacamelee
1:16:00 – State of the Nintendo Union
2:19:00 – Nintendo Direct
2:48:30 – Monster Hunter Online
2:56:20 – Dark Souls II
2:58:45 – Closing Comments

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8-4 Play 4/5/2013: TERN THIS MUTHA OUT
Intro: Kazunaka Yamane – Chins Theme (Double Dragon)
Break: Garry Schyman – God Only Knows (Barbershop Quartet) (Bioshock Infinite)
Ending: MC Hammer – Turn this Mutha Out

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With Gaming Jesus off on a secret pilgrimage, the task falls to the few, the proud, the 8-4 interns (and the rest of us), to fill his massive void. Er… Anyway, this week it’s GDC, more Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Nimble Quest, Year Walk, MGS5 and David Hayter-gate, Square Enix’s recent shake-up, PSO2′s delay, Skullgirls’ crowdfunding success, Fire Emblem feet, and more!

Running time: 1:43:26

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Time – Topic Discussed:

8:50 – GDC
25:52 – Tony Played Monster Hunter and ____ed it
42:10 – Dragon Quest X Wii U
44:14 – iOS: Nimble Quest, Clash of Clans, Year Walk
58:00 – Bioshock Infinite
1:04:30 – Square Enix News: Wada Steps Down, SQEXUSA Layoffs
1:10:50 – Lucas Arts
1:20:37 – GDC Awards
1:23:00 – Skullgirls
1:26:47 – Fire Emblem Feet
1:28:17 – News: Phantasy Star Online 2 Delay, Jason Rohrer, Drakengard, Pokemon Company, 3F677BED73ED
1:37:50 – Closing Comments

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8-4 Play 3/22/2013: COOL AS ICE
Intro: Kazumi Totaka – Main Theme (Luigi’s Mansion)
Break: Yuko Komiyama – Port Tanzia Theme (Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate)
Ending: Koji Kondo – Athletic Theme (Yoshi’s Island)

Here are this week’s links!

Our Fire Emblem Interview
Dark Souls Stream: April 7th 6PM Japan time
Ayakashi Sweets
Andrew Alfonso’s Monster Hunter/Dark Souls/Street Fighter Comparison

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Luigi’s Mansion 2, Ridiculous Fishing, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Dark Souls (yes, again!), BitSummit, Dragon’s Crown, Wii U troubles, Vita triumphs (and troubles), Durango rumors, Drakengard 3, Phantom Pain, Transistor, and oh-so-much more!

Running time: 2:25:35

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Time – Topic Discussed:

2:15 – Dark Souls Stream
25:22 – Luigi’s Mansion 2
36:20 – Ridiculous Fishing
42:35 – Skulls of the Shogun
49:45 – Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
1:10:25 – Bit Summit
1:20:15 – Dragon’s Crown
1:24:45 – White Knight Chronicles Server Shutdown
1:25:36 – Nintendo News: Pokemon NFC, Dead Island, Saints Row
1:41:15 – Durango XDK Leak
1:47:17 – Sony News: FFX / X-2, Vita Sales, PSO2
1:56:53 – News: DQ10 in France, Strider, Lord British, Sim City, Drakenguard, Phantom Pain, Kickstarters
2:21:29 – Closing Comments

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8-4 Play 3/8/2013: GOOD NIGHT SWEET PRITCHARD
Intro: HIFANA – WAMONO
Break: Jamie Christopherson – The Stains of Time (Monsoon’s Theme) (Metal Gear Solid Rising)
Ending: Styx – The Best of Time

Here are this week’s links!

Dark Souls Stream
Professor Sakamoto @ BitSummit

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Dokuro, Virtue’s Last Reward, Phantasy Star Online 2, more Dark Souls, a little Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, GDC speeches, PS4 announcement aftermath, Miyamoto interviews, possible Shenmue kickstarters, Skullgirls kickstarter, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate cross-region play, Umihara Kawase, and more!

Running time: 1:54:03

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Time – Topic Discussed:

11:01 – Dokuro
17:13 – Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward
22:54 – GDC Speeches
30:57 – Phantasy Star Online 2 Vita
49:36 – Dark Souls
57:40 – Castlevania: Lords of Shadow – Mirror of Fate
1:05:00 – Playstation 4
1:22:00 – News: WoW Movie, Vita Sales, Sakurai’s Arm, David Hayter, Miyamoto Interviews, Shenmue 3, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate
1:45:30 – Closing Comments

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8-4 Play 2/22/2013: ANDREW HOUSE PARTY
Intro: Masaya Matsuura – PaRappa’s Live RAP
Ending: Michael Nyman – Larua’s Theme (Enemy Zero)

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INTRO BS PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 STREAMING COOL PS4 CONTROLLER PS4 SHARING YES PS4 PS4 PS4 VITA WIIU PS4 PS4 PS4 PS4 FEATURES PS4 KNACK PS4 PS4 KILLZONE PS4 PS4 WITNESS PS4 JASON! PS4 DEEP DOWN ZOMG PS4 PS4 SQUEENIX WTF PS4 DESTINY HANDS PS4 PS4 LUIGI END

Running time: 2:17:48

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Time – Topic Discussed:

12:10 – Playstation Memories
16:00 – Hardware
30:00 – Software Features
1:00:00 – Knack
1:07:00 – Killzone: Shadow Fall
1:12:50 – DriveClub
1:14:40 – Infamous: Second Son
1:18:30 – The Witness
1:22:00 – Quantic Dream
1:25:45 – Media Molecule
1:30:10 – Deep Down
1:40:00 – Square Enix
1:41:00 – Watch Dogs
1:42:25 – Diablo III
1:44:50 – Destiny
1:48:20 – Final Thoughts
1:55:55 – News: Vita Heaven, Nintendo Directs, Bitsummit
2:05:30 – Kenji Eno
2:15:20 – Closing Comments

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8-4 Play 2/08/2013: I WANT IT / I WAANT IT / I WAAANT IT…
Intro: Hiroki Morishita, Rei Kondoh – Shukumei ~ Honoo (Fire Emblem Awakening
Break 1: Hiroki Morishita, Rei Kondoh – Ore ha motto tsuyokunaru! (Fire Emblem Awakening)
Break 2: Tmayochan, Chanchacorin Manami, Yoshihiro Sakaguchi – Stage 1 (Legendary Wings)
Ending: Makyo – Beach (Skulls of the Shogun)

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Touch-panels! Valve boxes! Used-game-blocking-gamma rays and Ouyas and Apple’s who-knows-whats-its! E3 isn’t even a glimmer on the Hype Train horizon and yet you wouldn’t know it from all the new system talk floating around – of course the 8-4 gang is above that sort of wild speculation. …*Ahem* Anyway: Fire Emblem and Dragon Quest VII for the 3DS, DmC, and a chat with 17-bit big daddy Jake Kazdal on the release of Skulls of the Shogun.

Running time: 3:00:48

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Time – Topic Discussed:

9:23 – Project X
28:30 – Dragon Quest VII
38:38 – Playstation All-Stars Battle Royale
50:13 – Phantasy Car Online (2 Maybe??)
53:10 – Proteus
56:39 – DmC
1:08:00 – Playstation 4
1:25:00 – The Next X-Box
1:48:05 – JJ Abrams + Steam
1:56:00 – News: China Consoles, Resident Evil Feedback, THQ shuttered, Square Enix Earnings
2:03:02 – Evo 2013
2:07:18 – Ziff Davis
2:11:38 – Capcom Arcade Cabinet
2:15:08 – Skulls of the Shogun with Jake Kazdal
2:53:25 – Closing Comments

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8-4 Play 1/25/2013: WEDNESDAY NIGHT FEVER
Intro: John Williams – Jurassic Park
Ending: Kenta Nagata, Hajime Wakai, Toru Minegishi, Koji Kondo – Dragon Roost Island

Here are this week’s links!
Skulls of the Shogun Soundtrack

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Nintendo boss Satoru Iwata brought the winter heat during this week’s Nintendo Direct with the first megatons of 2013, including Wind Waker HD, MegaTen x Fire Emblem, Xeno-whatever-they’re-gonna-call-it, and Wii U Virtual Console, among others. We’ve got a full breakdown of the event, as well as fresh PlayStation 4 (and controller) talk, a whole bunch of news (Pandora’s Tower! Project X-Zone! Killer is Dead! etc!), the latest in skin-smoothing placenta technology, and plenty more.

Running time: 2:12:05

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Time – Topic Discussed:

1:55 – Awesome Games Done Quick
16:52 – Placenta Pills
21:36 – Ni No Kuni, Skulls of the Shogun, Mother
28:54 – Dark and Demon’s Souls
36:11 – Adventure Time and Walking Dead
37:45 – Nintendo Direct
42:40 – Firmware Update, Virtual Console
55:18 – Wonderful 101, Megaten X Fire Emblem
1:05:00 – Zelda
1:16:20 – Press Reactions
1:21:28 – X
1:28:40 – Other Nintendo News
1:34:21 – Playstation 4
1:49:15 – News: Pandora’s Tower, Killer is Dead, Monster Hunter 3G, Steam Guides, Dragon’s Dogma, Destiny
2:04:22 – Closing Comments

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8-4 Play 1/11/2013: PRO-GEAR SPEC
Intro: Nam 1975 Intro
Break: M.O.O.N. – Hydrogen (Hotline Miami)
Ending: Dire Straits – Money for Nothing

Here are this week’s links!

Awesome Games Done Quick Charity Marathon
Part 1
Part 2

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