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8-4 Play 8/26/2011: MAY CONTAIN SCENES OF EXPLICIT VIOLENCE AND GORE

Episode 026: 8-4 Play 8/26/2011: MAY CONTAIN SCENES OF EXPLICIT VIOLENCE AND GORE

You could just listen to the 8-4 crew talk 3DS rumors, PS3 and Vita announcements, MHP3rdHD, DOTA2 and Street Fighter IV as eSports, games that will hit and miss the upcoming Tokyo Game Show, and the Valve / EA / Activision shit-talkin’ express and then just call it a day. Perfectly acceptable. But if you…

8-4 Play 8/12/2011: ALL NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

Episode 025: 8-4 Play 8/12/2011: ALL NEWS IS GOOD NEWS

In which our heroes discuss: Armored Core V and Dark Souls pushed back, Xenoblade Chronicles moved up, PlayStation Vita coming right on time (sorta), 3DS sales rising (used), 3DS sales falling (new), 3DS sales rising again (post-price drop), addiction to EVO streams, ham withdrawal, what’s good about Peter Moore, what’s bad about Skyrim, who and…

8-4 Play 7/29/2011: $169.99

Episode 024: 8-4 Play 7/29/2011: $169.99

Yes, we eventually talk about Rhythm Heaven for the Wii, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Groove Coaster, From Dust, Phantasy Star Online 2, Irem’s apparent demise, Mega Man Legends 3’s definite demise and so on, but mostly this episode is all about Nintendo’s embattled 3DS handheld and just about every aspect of the news surrounding its…

8-4 Play 7/15/2011: ¡QUE MAGNIFICO!

Episode 023: 8-4 Play 7/15/2011: ¡QUE MAGNIFICO!

Played Shadows of the Damned? You should! Why? 1) Read the reviews, it’s a great game! 2) We here at 8-4 worked on it! 3) Oh yeah, so did some other guys, Suda 51 and Shinji Mikami. 4) You will enjoy this podcast a helluvalot more, since we discuss the soundtrack with legendary game musician…

8-4 Play 7/1/2011: TOO HOT FOR TV

Episode 022: 8-4 Play 7/1/2011: TOO HOT FOR TV

Frankly, it’s too damn hot in Tokyo to spend much energy writing up a fancy description of our latest episode, so let’s just cut the crap, OK? We talk about Operation Rainfall’s attempt to bring Wii JRPGs to the West, Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D, Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D save file-gate, Journey (the game…

8-4 Play 6/17/2011: CHILD OF MIZUGUCHI

Episode 021: 8-4 Play 6/17/2011: CHILD OF MIZUGUCHI

Child of Eden is finally out, and who better to discuss it with than Q Entertainment’s own James “Milkman” Mielke? Fresh from LA, the former EGM editor-in-chief and 1up.com superstar joins us as we talk about Tetsuya Mizuguchi’s latest opus, the big three’s E3 press conferences, hands-on impressions of Wii U and PS Vita, and…

8-4 Play 6/3/2011: E3 COMETH

Episode 020: 8-4 Play 6/3/2011: E3 COMETH

E3 is almost here! Join us for one last round of rumor-mongering and baseless speculation on what’ll go down at next week’s big event. Former 8-4 intern and Resident Evil superfan Alex “cvxfreak” Aniel joins us to talk about Resident Evil: The Mercenaries 3D, Kojima Productions’ pre-E3 announcements, the merits (or lack thereof?) of calling…

8-4 Play 5/23/2011: PRE-PRE-E3 SPECIAL

Episode 019: 8-4 Play 5/23/2011: PRE-PRE-E3 SPECIAL

With E3 approaching quick, the 8-4 crew are buried in all manner of pre-expo prep work — they’ve hardly had time to think about any other of them vidja games, much less play them. But when has that ever stopped them from talking about them?! Tune in for thoughts — and maybe a feeling or…

8-4 Play 5/6/2011: WII 2, PSN 0

Episode 018: 8-4 Play 5/6/2011: WII 2, PSN 0

Bin Laden is dead. The galaxy is at peace. What better way to celebrate than with 8-4 Play and a ton more talk about Nintendo’s Wii successor and Sony’s ongoing PSN woes? To help brief us on the latest intel, we called in former US Navy Seals Shane “Bill Rizer” Bettenhausen and Evan “Lance Bean”…

8-4 Play 4/22/2011: PROJECT CAFÉ OLÉ

Episode 017: 8-4 Play 4/22/2011: PROJECT CAFÉ OLÉ

What’s this? An episode of 8-4 Play where the crew actually talks about what they do all day: game translatin’? Believe it, spoony bard! Localization legend Richard Honeywood, he of such Square Enix favorites as Xenogears, Chrono Cross, and Dragon Quest VIII, joins us to talk shop, 64DD development, and being best buds (well, buds)…