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8-4 Play 12/17/2011: PLAYSTATION VITA LAUNCH / MONSTER HUNTER 3G HOLIDAY SPECIAL

Christmas comes early as special guests CheapyD and…others…join the 8-4 crew to discuss the new PlayStation Vita, top to bottom: the launch, the games (including Uncharted, Ridge Racer, Hot Shots Golf and more), the mem cards, remote play, PSP backwards compatibility – every mother-father thing you can think of, from the feel of the flaps…
8-4 Play 12/9/2011: S***LOAD OF HATS

Is Miyamoto stepping down at Nintendo? Did Ueda quit Sony? What’s going on with the Vita?! What games will be revealed at that Spikey awards show thing?!? Why worry about such questions when you can listen to the 8-4 gang fret about them for almost 3 hours! Also: Infinity Blade 2, Mario Kart 7, more…
8-4 Play 11/24/2011: SKYRIM-WARDLOFT SWORD…ERS

Question: Which game should you be playing right now, Skyrim or Zelda: Skyward Sword? Answer: Yes. Honestly, that’s all you need to know, but the 8-4 crew prattles on anyway in a spoiler-free discussion of the glorious highs and bowel-quaking lows (OK, more like the minor annoyances) of two of this year’s best games, then…
8-4 Play 10/28/2011: NEWSALANCHE

:DEEP BREATH: PlayStation Vita pre-order lines, Level-5 World games (Ni no Kuni for PS3, Yokai Watch, Professor Layton vs. Ace Attorney, etc.), Nintendo 3DS high and lowlights, Mario Kart 7, Find Mii 2, Reggie’s chin, Monster Hunter 3G, WoW meets Digimon, Zelda: Skyward Sword reviews, MAGs in Phantasy Star Online 2, Ezio in Soul Calibur…
8-4 Play 10/14/2011: GAPING DRAGONS AND GREEN GLOWING BREASTS

PRAISE THE SUN! Dark Souls has been consuming most of our lives, but we do manage to eventually break away from talking about it to discuss other recent happenings, including Square Enix’s surprise retooling of Final Fantasy XIV, Sega’s XBLA remake of Guardian Heroes, and Capcom’s limited edition Monster Hunter 3DS. Plus: hands-on impressions of…
8-4 Play 9/16/2011: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2011

Shane Bettenhausen! Ryan Payton! Billy Berghammer! We’ve got special guests up the wazoo here at the 8-4 Towers to celebrate 8-4 Play’s first anniversary (yay!) and to help us break down the 2011 Tokyo Game Show. Tune in for hands- (and/or eyes-) on impressions of all the big games, including the PlayStation Vita launch lineup,…
8-4 Play 9/14/2011: 3DS vs. VITA: FIGHT!

Freshly-unemployed Internet sensation Shane Bettenhausen joins us as we kick off TGS week with a blow-by-blow breakdown of the big two pre-show press conferences – Nintendo’s Frankenstick-free Monster Hunter megathon and Sony’s 94% gameplay-free Vita launch bonanza. Tune in for an hour-long preview of what’s to come, and then check back Friday for our monster…