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8-4 Play 8/2/2013: #REGGIEFORSMASHBROS

Episode 081: 8-4 Play 8/2/2013: #REGGIEFORSMASHBROS

Join us for a second helping of Pikmin 3 talk followed by first impressions of Dragon’s Crown, Mario & Luigi: Dream Team, Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies, and a whopping 17 seconds on Rogue Legacy. Plus: the Capcom 13 (BOF6?!), Mike Tyson vs. Glass Joe, indie updates, and plenty more. Running time: 2:21:40 ・ Direct Download (81.1MB)…

8-4 Play 7/19/2013: WHERE ALL THE WHITE PIKMIN AT?

Episode 080: 8-4 Play 7/19/2013: WHERE ALL THE WHITE PIKMIN AT?

Peer into the (near) future for in-depth, spoiler-free impressions of Pikmin 3, then dive back to the (recent) past for 73 minutes (!) of spoiler-packed The Last of Us thoughts. Plus: EVO ’13, June NPDs, Strider, Ultra SF4, and more. Running time: 3:01:13 ・ Direct Download (103.8MB) ・ Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes ・ Subscribe to 8-4…

8-4 Play 7/5/2013: THIS IS YOUR NEXT PODCAST

Episode 079: 8-4 Play 7/5/2013: THIS IS YOUR NEXT PODCAST

Come down from your post-E3 high with the 8-4 crew, who finally reunite to discuss Animal Crossing: New Leaf, every single god**n new StreetPass game for the 3DS (in detail), Ouya, Limbo iOS, Ricky Martin, Atlus’s financial woes, Chibi Robo, and the effect (or lack thereof) of Xbox exec Don Mattrick’s departure. Running time: 1:30:51…

8-4 Play 6/21/2013: E3 2013: THERE AND BACK AGAIN

Episode 078: 8-4 Play 6/21/2013: E3 2013: THERE AND BACK AGAIN

(Almost) Live from Seattle! 17-Bit’s Jake Kazdal, Camouflaj’s Ryan Payton, and ex-Game Informer / Nintendo World Report founder Billy Berghammer join us (well, some of us) for a first-hand recounting of the highs and lows and highs again of this year’s rollercoaster E3 game expo. Running time: 3:23:09 ・ Direct Download (116.3MB) ・ Subscribe to 8-4 Play…

8-4 Play 6/7/2013: E3 2013: ALL ABOARD

Episode 077: 8-4 Play 6/7/2013: E3 2013: ALL ABOARD

We designed the new 8-4 Play so that game publishers can enable you and up to 10 family members to hear about facts, rumors, and wild speculation on the upcoming E3 trade show, including games like Dark Souls 2, MGS5, Destiny, Killer is Dead, Smash Bros., the new 3D Mario, Zelda, The Last Guardian, Xbone…

8-4 Play 5/24/2013: FOUR ON ONE

Episode 076: 8-4 Play 5/24/2013: FOUR ON ONE

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 ・ Direct Download (89.2MB)…

8-4 Play 5/17/2013: ZAPPA YOW YOW BOYS

Episode 075: 8-4 Play 5/17/2013: ZAPPA YOW YOW BOYS

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 ・ Direct Download (66.1MB) ・ Subscribe to 8-4 Play via…

8-4 Play 5/3/2013: HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT

Episode 074: 8-4 Play 5/3/2013: HOLD ON TO THE NIGHT

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 ・ Direct Download (58.3MB) ・ Subscribe to 8-4 Play via iTunes ・ Subscribe to…

8-4 Play 4/19/2013: TOUGH LOVE

Episode 073: 8-4 Play 4/19/2013: TOUGH LOVE

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…

8-4 Play 4/5/2013: TERN THIS MUTHA OUT

Episode 072: 8-4 Play 4/5/2013: TERN THIS MUTHA OUT

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’…