Killzone 3 had its first showing and Garnett got to play it along with this week's guest, former 1UP Yours man on the wheels of steel Andrew Pfister from G4TV.com. Brian continues to love Red Dead Redemption while Jeff spent his week with Prince of Persia Forgotten Sands and that's only part of what's in Whatcha' Been Playin? Something new has been added before the Warning in the third segment with audience comments from last week's show. Up this time, response to the discussion of maturity in...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
The power trio of Garnett, Brian, and Jeff celebrate the sun finally making its presence known in the SoCal summer with a sizzling show. Whatcha Been Playin kicks it all off with NCAA Football 11, BlazBlue: Continuum Shift, DeathSpank, Sin & Punishment: Star Successor, and more. For the budget-conscious this week's Cannata-ford a New Game includes a classic free Half-life mod. In the Warning it's role-playing versus roll playing and concerns over there being too many games; but that's after...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
It's an emotionally charged edition of Weekend Confirmed as the crew remembers Giant Bombs' Ryan Davis. Hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata are joined by Annoyed Gamers' Marcus Beer and start off the podcast with a mini-tribute/remembrance of Ryan Davis. They come back to talk the future of gaming, GTA V, Nier, Rogue Legacy, Finishing Moves and some final last words on Ryan.
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
This week, it's a Very Special Weekend Confirmed Reunion! The show reunites hosts, past and present, as Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcome in Joystiq's Xav de Matos and former co-host Brian Leahy. They kick off the show with some talk about Dota 2, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and the professional gaming circuit. That's followed with a long talk about BioShock Infinite, covering everything without spoiling a thing. The show wraps up with some more speculation regarding the next...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
While Garnett is away in Seattle on business, the two Jeffs (Cannata and Mattas) are joined by Insomniac's James Stevenson and Shacknews Daily contributor and video guru Ryan Calavano to talk about this week's gaming news, as well as some stuff they've been playing during the summer wait for maninstream releases. Insomniac's recently-launched Facebook game Outernauts gets some love, as well as some new Ratchet and Clank hype for the HD collection and new downloadable installment, Full Frontal...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Halo: Reach beta access arrived just in time for us to get a few first impressions and that's just the beginning of this power-packed show. Alan Wake is also in the house. Starcraft 2 single-player and Super Street Fighter 4 also make their way into Whatcha Been Playin? Successful negotiations bring Billy back to hang with Garnett, Brian, and Jeff and they square off on everything from what happened to good car-combat games to which real-world professions would make good games and more....
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Borderlands 2, Torchlight 2, and FIFA 13 are just a couple of the games discusses in episode 132 of Weekend Confirmed. Jeff Cannata returns to join Garnett Lee, Jeff Mattas, and regular guest Christian Spicer.
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Host Garnett Lee has returned from his vacation to a world gone mad! Co-host Jeff Cannata, Shacknews' Andrew Yoon, and Christian Spicer help bring him back to reality by discussing the upcoming Xbox reveal on May 21 and looking back at the previous generation of games. Christian shares some grievances he has with Bioshock Infinite, Andrew talks about going hands-on with The Legend of Zelda's upcoming Link to the Past sequel, Garnett sets his phasers to "stunned" over how bad Star Trek...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
This week's Weeeknd Confirmed opens with host Garnett Lee welcoming in "Indie" Jeff Mattas and Nikole Zivalich to briefly discuss Nintendo's recent financials and where the company goes from here. Discussion turns to Shadowrun Returns and Bioshock Infinite's newly-announced DLC offerings. And in the second hour, it's the return of the king. The newly-engaged Jeff Cannata returns from the land of kangaroos and wallabies to tell tales of his time in Australia and go right back to loving...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
It's the Weekend Confirmed International Special recorded half in our regular studios and half in Tokyo, site of the 2010 Tokyo Game Show (TGS). David "Del Rio" Mabee joins Brian and Jeff to get the party started with a Halo: Reach edition of Whatcha' Been Playin? Brian leads them into the Front Page afterward, including some interesting kinect games announced at TGS. And then, in the second half of the show, it's the TGS 2010 report and first half of the inaugural 8-4 Play show from...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Weekend Confirmed celebrates our one year anniversary in style with your help, great games, and special guest James Stevenson, senior community manager for Insomniac Games. He joins the two Jeffs and Garnett for a massive show that wastes no time getting started in Whatcha' Been Playin? with games like Dragon Age 2, Homefront, Ghost of Sparta, and Tera to name a few. The Warning this week comes entirely from listener submitted questions and topics and it fuels some spirited discussions. And the...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
The dust has settled on E3 2011 and we sweep up with a full slate of games we saw on this week's show. But before getting to that, Xav, Jeff, Garnett, and our good friend Andrea Rene of Clevver TV tackle Duke Nukem Forever. From there it's on to Forza 4, F1, Hitman, Torchlight 2, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Ace Combat, and many more. Duke resurfaces in the news when the group discusses the fervor over the reviews and pr responses. There's the rest of the videogame news as well and we wrap it...
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
Though they're missing PAX East, the Weekend Confirmed crew can't complain about the amazing socal weather, and Shacknews's Xav de Matos is up in Boston to cover the show. EGM's Sterling McGarvey joins Jeff and Garnett in the studio for this week's show. There's still plenty of leftovers from last week's GDC along with new releases to fill Whatcha Been Playin? The highlights include Fight Night Champions, Dragon Age 2, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, and Alice: Madness Returns. GDC panels...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
The 190th episode of Weekend Confirmed comes to you in full 1080p! With co-host Jeff Cannata away for the week, host Garnett Lee invites the Shacknews tandem of Andrew Yoon and Ozzie Mejia, along with Christian Spicer, to discuss the imminent arrival of Xbox One. But first, discussion turns to Call of Duty: Ghosts, talking about the series' growing sense of stagnation and whether it's necessarily a problem that can be solved or even one worth solving at all. After that, Andrew catches up on all...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Battlefield 3 blew up across the video game world this week and its shockwaves carried right over to Weekend Confirmed. But believe it or not, BlizzCon momentarily upstages the modern warfare, as Xav, Jeff, Andrea, and Garnett get distracted by pandas in WoW and the latest title to board the DOTA train. This special episode was recorded in the evening and the crew celebrated with beers and bourbon. So buckle up, it gets bumpy from the start. Along the rest of the way there's talk of Uncharted 3...
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
Garnett took a quick trip earlier this week to New York for Nintendo's big press event unveiling the 3DS. Along with the pricing and launch info, he returns with detailed impressions of the upcoming hardware and hands-on impressions of several of the games. Jeff, Billy, and special guest Ryan Payton also get in plenty of questions, but there's more to the show than just the 3DS. Fluidity, LittleBIGPlanet 2, and 999: 9 Hours, 9 Persons, 9 Doors round out Whatcha' Been Playin? The Warning starts...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Indiecade took place here in LA last weekend and our own Jeff Mattas who covered it on Shacknews and the Indie Games Channel joins us to talk about some of the games and topics from the festival. We also continue the massive fall hits lineup in Whatcha' Been Playin? with NBA 2K11, Kirby's Epic Yarn, and some upcoming PSN titles including Pixel Junk Shooter 2! The Warning begins with your responses to morality choices in games and the potential for a new round of hardware before we turn to the...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
This week's episode of Weekend Confirmed hosted by Garnett Lee features Shacknews' Andrew Yoon and Ryan Calavano chatting with special guest Adam Sessler. Borderlands 2 lead writer Anthony Burch joins us, and we grill him on what Gearbox is doing to make the sequel bigger and better than before. Once Burch leaves the hot seat, the team talks about the surprisingly-good Sleeping Dogs, and reveals how the new "first touch" mechanic in FIFA 13 genuinely changes up the game.
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Garnett, Brian, and Jeff hit the second Weekend Confirmed in full stride. Good thing, too, because it's a full one. Two packed segments of Whatcha Been Playin? include Super Street Fighter 4, Just Cause 2, Metro 2033, Alan Wake, and more. iPad arrives this week and it takes top spot in the Four Minute Warning queue. The Front Page with the rebirth of EGM, seemingly imminent announcement of Gears of War 3, and a PlayStation 3 update that removes Linux support in the news keeps the show rocking...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett, god of war III, final...
The Nintendo 3DS arrives in Europe and North America over the weekend but Jeff and Garnett have already been playing with the new handheld for a week. Their impressions of the hardware and some of the launch games fill most of the opening Whatcha Been Playin? section but there's much more to come includine Crysis 2, Shogun 2, Mortal Kombat, and Patapon 3. Shacknews's own Jeff Mattas and good friend of the show Christian Spicer round out the cast this week and brought their A game for the...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Game designer David Jaffe and Gametrailers managing editor Michael McWhertor join Xav and Garnett for this week's show. Along with getting into Twisted Metal and car combat games the crew tackles a wide range of topics including a look at Shacknews's Game of Year winners, the different ways gamers see the balance in games between narrative and mechanics, more hands-on experiences with the Vita, and more. Buckle up, it's one helluva ride to the Finishing Moves.
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Host Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcomes in Ozzie Mejia to talk Beyond: Two Souls, Battlefield 4 beta, Grand Theft Auto Online, IndieCade and more.
Host Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcomes in Jeff Mattas and Marcus Beer to talk Grand Theft Auto V, Diablo III, and more.
Link's next adventure, the Legend of Zelda: Skyward sword kept Billy--who also penned the Shacknews.com review--enthralled for over fifty hours. Jeff also dusted off his Wii to play it and the two of them have plenty of praise for the game to get the show started.
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
7
7.0
Jun 26, 2019
06/19
by
Shacknews
Video games from all the platforms are the center of attention for hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata. Each Friday on their audio podcast they cover the best of what they've played, top news stories, comments from the Shacknews community, opinion, and welcome industry guests. Archived from iTunes at https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/weekend-confirmed-the-video-game-show/id364678400. Items in this collection are restricted.
Topics: podcast, itunes, apple
With Garnett Lee on vacation in Tokyo, it's up to Jeff Cannata and Xav de Matos to run the big show. Thankfully, comedian Christian Spicer and Machinima.com editorial manager Billy Shibley are on hand to discuss everything from the Deus Ex: Human Revolution 'The Missing Link' DLC, Kirby Mass Attack, additional thoughts on Resistance 3 and Gears of War 3, and more. We also take nearly two segments worth of questions from the Shacknews community and Twitter. In the end, we wrap it up with a short...
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
Deus Ex Human Revolution made its hotly anticipated debut this week and everyone's been playing it, but don't think Weekend Confirmed would spoil the game for you. Xav, Jeff, and Garnett along with regular guest Christian Spicer spend the first segment of Whatcha Been Playin? talking about their experience with the game, and how it struck them from a variety of perspectives. There's sure to be more to come on this one, but there are other games this week as well, like Street Fighter 3: Third...
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
Anticipation for Mass Effect 3 continues to mount but the game's new Facebook campaign doesn't score many points with Jeff and Garnett, or this week's guests Andrea and James Stevenson. That hasn't stopped Andrea from starting an epic fifth playthrough of the second game, though, purely to enjoy its best moments over again. Other highlights from what the group's been playing this week include Soul Calibur V, Neverdead, and Super Monday Night Combat Invitational. The discussion of leveling up...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Only a few blocks off the beach that inspired the virtual clone in seen in its opening, the Grand Theft Auto V trailer sparked the imagination when the Weekend Confirmed crew sat down to record this week's show. James Stevenson of Insomniac Games and Ariel Angelotti of Q-Games join Jeff and Garnett to speculate about the potential for Rockstar's next entry in the series before moving on to a number of other games, including two from their respective studios. Producer Dave Mabee hops on the mic...
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
Summer has arrived and Weekend Confirmed is ready to take it on with "Indie" Jeff Mattas joining Jeff and Garnett along with special guest Billy Berghammer. They start the show in Whatcha Been Playin? with a quick second look Shadows of the Damned, a first take on Dungeon Siege III, and Billy's playthrough of Ocarina of Time on the 3DS. Jeff brings a smorgasbord of indie games including Frozen Synapse, Jamestown, and Atom Zombie Smasher. The group moves on to discuss whether...
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
From the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco, the stars aligned perfectly for a tremendous 50th episode. Legendary podcast alumnus John Davison and Mark MacDonald return to the show along with Shacknews editor Xav de Matos and Q-Games producer Ariel Angelotti. Iwata's keynote provides the starting point for the conversation, which then quickly turns to the long lineup of games seen at and around the show. Some of the big titles include Batman: Arkham City, Battlefield 3, SOCOM 4, Brink,...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Garnett and the two Jeffs are joined by regular guest Andrea Rene this week to liven up the summer gaming drought with discussions about a number of games and some recent news. The psychedelic action game DYAD gets praised some more, and some fresh Borderlands 2 details are shared. In the spirit of clearing out summer backlogs, Garnett finally dives into the post-apocalyptic Russian subway system of Metro 2033, and comes away quite impressed. The mild controversy surrounding the Fez patch also...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Settling in to summer, the Weekend Confirmed crew finds a stack of great games waiting to be played. Christian Spicer sits in with Xav, Jeff, and Garnett to talk F.E.A.R. 3, Shadows of the Damned, inFamous 2, Trenched, and more in Whatcha' Been Playin? The Warning gets started with a continuation of a discussion that started on twitter about whether names like Mizuguchi, Suda, Mikami, and Yamaoka generate big buzz. The group also looks at all the other big games hitting their 10th anniversary...
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
Jeff Cannata is preparing for his play's premiere on Friday night, so that leaves host Garnett Lee to lead Weekend Confirmed into Episode 201 with Shacknews' Ozzie Mejia playing the co-pilot role. They welcome in Sega Mobile's Ethan Einhorn and Area 5's (and former 1up Show alum) Matt Chandronait to break down what happened this week with everything involving Microsoft, EA, and Machinima, discussing how it could potentially affect an audience's perception of YouTube content providers. The talk...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
In the first of two holiday specials, the Weekend Confirmed crew reminisces on the best video games and industry trends of 2010. Shacknews editor Xav de Matos and fourth chair all-star Billy Berghammer join Garnett and Jeff in a spirited look back that more than fills the show. Taking next week's Shacknews' Best of awards as a template, the conversations include favorites for their story and mulitplayer, best in their genre like role-playing and action adventure, and tops for their platform....
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
This week kicks off a special two-part episode of Weekend Confirmed to celebrate the best in gaming for 2012. A cavalcade of special guests joins Garnett, Jeff Cannata, and "Indie" Jeff Mattas, including Shacknews' Andrew Yoon, James Stevenson from Insomniac, Jason Paul from Naughty Dog, Andrea Rene from Machinima, and comedian Christian Spicer. Personal favorites of the year are revealed, and much fun and merriment is had by all. Be sure to tune in next week for Part 2 of the special...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Mass Effect 3 tops everyone's list. There's no way the Weekend Confirmed crew couldn't talk about it, but there are no spoilers…hell, Cannata's not even finished with it yet and we wouldn't want to do that to him. It's no secret, though, that the game's ending has rubbed a lot of fans the wrong way. What we want from game endings and the difficulties faced in putting a conclusion on a story we've invested so many hours offers a lot to consider. We also take a first look at some of our...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Host Garnett Lee welcomes in Christian Spicer, Ozzie Mejia and Andrew Yoon to talk Xbox One, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Forza Motorsport 5, Dead Rising 3, and more.
Host Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcomes in Andrew Yoon and Andrea Rene to talk Grand Theft Auto V, Steam Machines, and more.
Host Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcomes in Jeff Mattas and Andrew Yoon to talk Next-gen console stories, Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag, Device 6, and more.
Jeff Cannata and Christian Spicer numbered among the crowds that descended on ComicCon last week. They tell Garnett and "Indie" Jeff a few tales from their adventure to start the show off. The opening segment concludes with a little more about Bastion, including a few spoilers in discussion of its ending. The rest of Whatcha Been Playin moves on to hit From Dust, NCAA Football, and Jeff's indie picks including It Belongs in an Ancient Ruin! The conversation continues with a look at...
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
On today's episode of Weekend Confirmed, Garnett, Jeff, and Jeff are joined by Shacknews' John Keefer to spread some pre-holiday cheer. The crew spends some time chatting about Far Cry 3's multiplayer modes, opine about the success of Telltale Games' The Walking Dead adventure series, and there's also some MMO talk focusing on Tera and Guild Wars 2. Naturally, Finishing Moves--complete with a new holiday-themed, fan-made intro--closes the show out properly, followed by a quick, post-show NFL...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
It's a packed house for the post-E3 edition of Weekend Confirmed. Hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcome in an esteemed panel of guests, including Red Robot's John Davison, Polygon's Arthur Gies and Justin McElroy, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z lead designer Cory Davis, and Nintendo World Report's Jonathan Metts. They cover anything and everything E3, breaking down the conferences (along with the Xbox One, PS4, and Wii U points of interest) and the many games, including Ryse: Son of Rome, The...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Get in the spirit with an epic Weekend Comfirmed holiday party recorded live at the SModcastle. A number of our good friends drop by for a turn on the mic including Geoff Keighley, Billy Berghammer, Patrick Klepek, and Christian Spicer. Garnett and Jeff anchor the show, with Brian still recovering from his bout with a bug. We also brought Shacknews' own Xav de Matos in for the fun. There's no shortage of video game topics to talk about either. Epic Mickey gets defended in the opening Whatcha'...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
On this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed--recorded guerrilla-style in Garnett's apartment--much new gaming goodness is discussed. Jeff Cannata, Jeff Mattas, and regular guest Andrea Rene join Mr. Lee at his humble abode to give their impressions of games like Sleeping Dogs, Darksiders 2, and Papo y Yo, just to name a few. Episode 126's other topics include the successes and failures of motion-control in video games, Sony's impressive Gamescom 2012 showing, and Mistwalker's 2008 RPG, Lost...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
It's a special Independence Day edition of Weekend Confirmed! With new releases at a standstill, hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata are catching up on your feedback with Shacknews' Andrew Yoon and Joystiq's Xav de Matos. In between reading through your comments, the crew try to catch up with the last couple of weeks' worth of news and games, while also starting up new discussions about the World of Tanks beta and EVE Online. Fireworks come at the end with a star-spangled edition of Finishing...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
The heat may be getting to the crew as this week the show starts out a little...well, let's call it loose. Andrea Rene checks in for her monthly appearance, joining Xav, Jeff, and Garnett to talk Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon, Dungeon Siege III, Transformers Dark of the Moon, and more. In the Warning the conversation turns to whether we enjoy games like Darksiders for what they are or for scratching the Zelda itch while we wait for the next game in the series. Xav kicks off a new...
Topic: Weekend Confirmed
