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8-4 Play 1/13/2012: ALL THAT J*ZZ

Episode 038: 8-4 Play 1/13/2012: ALL THAT J*ZZ

Why try out games and form your own opinions when you can sit back and let the 8-4-some do it for you? This episode the newly-reunited gang takes on the (Press up!) new Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Asura’s Wrath demos (Right, RIGHT!), sparking a lively debate on quicktime (Tap ‘A’ repea—ALRIGHT ENOUGH!) events that pops…

8-4 Play 12/30/2011: HAPPY NEWS YEAR SPECIAL

Episode 037: 8-4 Play 12/30/2011: HAPPY NEWS YEAR SPECIAL

Ready for those boring ol’ holidays to turn into crazy-awesome holiDAZE? …No? …Wait — did you notice there was a “z” on the end? …Well the point is you should listen to this 8-4 podcast, with talk about 3DS & Vita sales numbers and what they mean (and don’t mean), Gravity Rush, Uncharted, and Hot…

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

Episode 036: 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

Episode 035: 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

Episode 034: 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 11/10/2011: HOOKED ON THE BROTHERS

Episode 033: 8-4 Play 11/10/2011: HOOKED ON THE BROTHERS

You’ll have to think fast and move even faster to complete this podcast! Gaming Jesus is being held captive by the evil Koopa tribe of turtles. It’s up to you to rescue him from the clutches of the Koopa King before time runs out. But it won’t be easy. To get there, you’ll have to…

8-4 Play 10/28/2011: NEWSALANCHE

Episode 032: 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

Episode 031: 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 9/30/2011: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHIN’

Episode 030: 8-4 Play 9/30/2011: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHIN'

With Mark out of town on business and Tokyo Game Show now behind us, life at 8-4 towers has pretty quiet lately. But that’s no excuse not to record a podcast! …OK, actually, it kind of is, but we went ahead and recorded one anyway! Tune in to hear us talk about Dark Souls, Zelda:…

8-4 Play 9/16/2011: TOKYO GAME SHOW 2011

Episode 029: 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,…