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Shacknews video interview with Cliff Bleszinski, Lead Designer of Epic Games, released July 8th, 2002. Covers Unreal Tournament 2003 game features and differences to the original Unreal Tournament, and some reasons for some of the features. Unreal 2 (Full title: Unreal II: The Awakening) is then covered, under development by Legend Entertainment. He discusses how the game plays, the features, and also the lack of multiplayer (which while he concentrates on saying its a good singleplayer...
Topics: Shacknews, Cliff Bleszinski, Epic Games, Unreal Tournament 2003, Unreal 2
Garnett, Brian, and Jeff waste no time getting down to the business of confirming weekends. There's months of backlog for Whatcha Been Playin and they make a strong effort digging into it with God of War 3, Battlefield Bad Company 2, Starcraft 2 beta, and a whole lot more. Even before the show's started the listeners have come through strong with great starters for Four Minute Warning. And in Front Page the 3DS announcements leads off a full slate of news.
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett, god of war III, final...
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...
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Honors for the first fourth chair go to Billy Berghammer as he joins Garnett, Brian, and Jeff for the third episode of Weekend Confirmed. Of course they can't resist getting into the iPad launch and its games early on in Whatcha Been Playin? but there's plenty more including BioShock 2, Chime, and a new retro spot we're either calling "Forgotten Favorites" or "Cannata-ford a New Game" (cue the Rocky and Bullwinkle show theme). Four Minute Warning also continues to evolve, in...
Topics: Weekend Confirmed, WeekendConfirmed, wkndcnfrmd, weekend confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del...
Garnett Lee is away on business, but Brian and Jeff are back to hold down the fort. Joining them, once again, is Billy Berghammer as the group discusses Splinter Cell: Conviction in Whatcha Been Playin? After that, the gang plays catch-up on some games from earlier in 2010 including Darksiders and Final Fantasy XIII. Halo 2 gets its time in the spotlight in "Forgotten Favorites" or "Cannata-ford a New Game". The Front Page is busy this week with a pair of game reveals from...
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Garnett returns from Captivate fired up to confirm the weekend with Brian, Jeff, and Billy. He brings a healthy helping of Capcom to Whatcha Been Playin? with Dead Rising 2 co-op, Okamiden, and Marvel vs. Capcom 3. But that's in the second part because Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Monster Hunter Tri kick the show off in prime form. In a rematch, the contest format returns for Four Minutes to Get Drunk With Power but this time without the scoring with topics form whether it's too late for Gran...
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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....
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Alan Wake reviews hit the Net and we've got our spoiler-free full impressions to kickoff Whatcha Been Playin? Garnett, Brian, Jeff, and yes, Billy also got more time with the Halo:Reach beta, FIFA World Cup, Skate 3 multiplayer, and more. Plus they've got four and a bonus pick for Cannata-ford a New Game this week. DRM schemes, balancing game difficulty, and whether we want any of this Facebook social network fu in our games challenges the group in Four Minute. And the show winds up with a...
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San Diego-based comic Christian Spicer joins Garnett, Brian, and Jeff on this week's show and he couldn't have come at a better time. The release list is heating up again and fuels Whatcha Been Playin with big games including Lost Planet 2, Skate 3, Nier, and Blur. Christian brings some portable love with a pair of titles for Cannata-ford a New Game. By the time Four Minute hits he's not holding back his opinion on the best sandbox games, the console war, or the spectacle of E3. Brian caps...
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After a long week of pre-E3 game demos 1UP Yours alum John Davison, now executive vice-president of content for GamePro, joins Garnett, Brian, and Jeff for a terrific show. It starts of with two segments of Whatcha Been Playin? packed with Red Dead Redemption, Super Mario Galaxy 2, Split / Second, Madden 11, and more. Plus there's four new Cannata-ford a New Game titles as well. The Warning kicks off with a discussion of John's recent "too long and too hard" editorial on videogames...
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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...
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Weekend Confirmed serves up its epic 100th episode with Jeff and Garnett joined by Jeff Mattas, Ariel Angelotti, and Andrea Rene. The celebration includes your listener greetings, a look back at some of the origins and good times from the first century of Weekend Confirmed, and, of course cake and beer. There's a whole lot more to get to as well. The PlayStation Vita started arriving outside Japan and we take a good look at the retail hardware, the user experience, and a couple of the launch...
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The second century of Weekend Confirmed begins with a corker. Coin-op TV's Rob "Pennyman" Welkner joins Jeff, Ariel, and Garnett for episode 101. They've been playing games like Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Syndicate, and the Darkeness 2. With countless hours invested in Skylanders, Rob helps shed some light on how this unlikely game became a breakout hit for kids of all ages. Discussions also take a look at why we play games that make us curse at the screen, whether Mass Effect...
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GDC looms on the horizon next week but there's no quiet before the storm. Christian Spicer and James Stevenson join Jeff and Garnett for a show stacked with great games. SSX, Binary Domain, and Syndicate co-op lead the pack, and there's still plenty more to talk about with the PlayStation Vita. The conversations also cover some of your games that drive you right to the brink but keep you coming back for more and hoped-for inclusions in the rumored to be announced SimCity 5. And that's just some...
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Weekend Confirmed goes on the road to the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco and finds some long-time friends of the show to make it a doubly excellent episode. John Davison of CBSi joins Jeff and Garnett for the show, with 8-4 Play's Mark MacDonald and videogame editorial ninja Billy Berghammer tag-teaming the fourth chair.
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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...
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After a long look at Mass Effect 3 last week, Jeff, Jeff, Andrea, and Garnett turn their attentions to Journey, the upcoming Mists of Pandaria expansion for World of Warcraft, and other game. However, they cannot ignore the interesting turn the controversy over the ending of Mass Effect 3 took with BioWare co-founder Dr. Ray Muzyka directly addressing fans to promise them "clarity" and "closure" through new content the team will create. We also catch up on the announcement...
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Jeff Cannata takes a well-earned week off but his Double Jump partner in crime Christian Spicer takes up the slack. He joins "Indie" Jeff and Ariel Angelotti to fill out the table around Garnett for this week's show. Our strong response to Journey sparked many discussions in the show thread last week, which reignites the conversation. From there the topic turns to good look at Xenoblade Chronicles, the game Operation Rainfall helped ensure got a North American release. After that...
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Fresh off the reveal of the reveal of the ambitious iOS game Republique which will be the debut title for his newly formed Camoflaj studio, Ryan Payton joins Garnett and the two Jeffs this week. They discuss the mix of stealth, exploration, and some voyeurism going into the design and the aspirations for it in advance of a Kickstarter campaign that begins Monday. With the Mass Effect "Extended Cut" announced the subject of bringing big games to a conclusion also comes up. There are...
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Andrea, the two Jeff's, and Garnett waste no time getting right to all the new info on Resident Evil 6, Lost Planet 3, and Devil May Cry coming out of Capcom's recent press event. They also have a few quick updates from a similar event held by Namco that unveiled a PC version of Dark Souls and provided an update on the status of a western release for Ni No Kuni. We also get a first look at FEZ and Andrea shares some of what she saw at PAX East, including the awesome-sounding indie, Super Time...
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There's no two ways around it, the run to E3 has started. Big news leads off this episode of Weekend Confirmed with Sony announcing a new God of War game in the works for PlayStation 3. One of last year's E3 surprises, Prey 2, also finds its way into the news with word of a delay as rumors swirl around its development. Screen Tear host Carlos Rodela joins the two Jeff's and Garnett as they tackles these stories along with more love for Fez and plenty of enthusiasm for the finger-melting action...
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E3 looms less than two weeks away but games already out get this week's show off to a big start. Jeff is away on vacation but EGM Now EIC Billy Berghammer returns to talk Metal Gear, Backbreaker, Red Dead Redemption, Alpha Protocol, and more in Whatcha Been Playin? with Garnett and Brian. Before getting into the Warning episodic gaming and immersion versus mechanics lead listener comments, along with the very first Weekend Confirmed one-act audio theater. Then the timer starts and attention...
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PlayStation All-Stars: Battle Royale got announced for the PS3 this week and Garnett, Andrew, and regular guest James Stevenson all got to play it some. They share their experience with an envious Jeff Cannata. He too has had some fun, though, notching up his kills in Tribes Ascend. A discussion of free to play ensues, with a brief look at Super Monday Night Combat as well. There's also time to get into the new Walking Dead game, have a look at the NBA Baller Beats trailer, and talk about the...
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Blockbuster games headline this episode of Weekend Confirmed. Elder Scrolls Online, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2, and God of War: Ascension alone could more than fill the show but there's more. Mike Schramm of TUAW and Joystiq helps the two Jeffs and Garnett bring the awesome needed to keep up with it all. The discussion of role-playing games also includes the recently released pirate-themed Risen 2. Sniper Elite v2 and a couple other things also make their way into the crowded mix before...
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Tera has been stealing sleep from Jeff, and is trying to lure Garnett into its clutches as well. They discuss the new MMORPG's action combat that arguably favors a controller over keyboard with "Indie" Jeff and Christian. Like the zombies in the game, The Walking Dead comes back for another week, and not to be outdone, there are more zombie good times with Brainsss. The new Assassin's Creed 3 trailer's in-game action left everyone stoked for the prospects of being in the thick of the...
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With Garnett absent due to being neck-deep in E3 Judges' Week, the two Jeffs and Andrew are joined by Joystiq's Xav de Matos to discuss a couple of big new releases from the past week, and more. Diablo 3 gets discussed--both in terms of the game itself and its launch-time server issues--as does Rockstar's moody shooter, Max Payne 3. There's also some banter about Naughty Dog's upcoming survival-themed The Last of Us and the A Game of Thrones tie-in game, and more, before the crew brings it all...
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Diablo 3 has strengthened its hold on Jeff Cannata who really only wants to talk about his barbarian, but there's so much more to cover. Garnett returns to the driver's seat after spending last week getting a sneak peek at some of the big games ready to vie for the spotlight at E3. "Indie" Jeff and Andrea Rene complete the adventuring party that gets down to business discussing their varying degree of anticipation for E3, the demise of 38 Studios and the plight of subscription model...
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E3 predictions! You love 'em! You hate 'em! You hate loving them? Whatever the case, The two Jeffs, and Insomniac's James Stevenson join Garnett to offer up plenty of forum fodder in anticipation of the big event next week. The crew tackles the big three--Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo--in the order of their respective press conferences. Does Xbox as a living room entertainment gateway give anyone goose bumps? Can Sony shake the Vita bottle hard enough to make a genie finally appear? Can...
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E3 2012 is officially in the rear-view mirror, which means it's time for the Weekend Confirmed crew to talk about all types of impressions, news, and more. Garnett is joined by the Jeffs--Cannata and Mattas--and a trio of special guests: David Ellis from 343 Industries, and N'gai Croal and Justin Blankenship from HitDetection. There's far more than can be covered in one show, but the crew still manages to touch on a huge list of titles. Halo 4, Dishonored, SimCity, Call of Duty: Black Ops 2,...
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E3 is a show big it requires more than one show to cover it all. Garnett is joined by Jeff Cannata, Christian Spicer, and Andrew Yoon in a fiery debate about Wii U's potential, Vita-PS3 cross-play integration, and Internet Explorer for Xbox. Garnett leads the Weekend Confirmed crew in a passionate talk about the recent Tomb Raider controversy. And finally, there is more Diablo 3 talk, of course.
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On this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed, Lead Designer of Spec Ops: The Line joins Garnett and the two Jeffs to talk about the upcoming Heart of Darkness-inspired shooter. There's also some more Diablo 3 discussion surrounding the new real-money auction house, as well as some impressions of Lollipop Chainsaw, Ghost Recon: Future Soldier, and Magic: The Gathering - Duels of the Planeswalkers 2013, before the crew wraps things up with some Finishing Moves.
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After visiting with its designer last week, Spec Ops: The Line stands for inspection. Adam Sessler and Paul Semel join Jeff and Garnett in the discussion that looks at the game both on its surface as a shooter and its underlying ambitions to seriously address the carnage of a “heroic” one-man rampage. Along with the discussion of violence, the conversation also turns to the sustainability of the big-budget console game. Halo 4’s commitment to episodic content and the demise of Radical...
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It's not just the weekend; we're confirming E3 2010 this week. G4's Adam Sessler joins Garnett, Brian, and Jeff for predictions on whether Move or Natal have or even need a "killer app," the potential that there might actually be a new PlayStation Portable announced, and, of course, what it will take and who will "win" the show. They also cover some awesome games in Whatcha' Been Playin? including Metal Gear Solid: Peacewalker, Rock Band 3, and a quick revisiting of Alpha...
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Despite the summer's dearth of new releases, the Weekend Confirmed crew get into some spirited discussions about Diablo 3's questionable end-game, and what it's like to be a vampire in Skyrim's new expansion, Dawnguard. Garnett, Jeffs Cannata and Mattas, and regular guest Andrea Rene also delve into some talk about the Day Z beta mod that brings hardcore zombie survival to ArmA 2, and opine a bit about ZombiU and Sim City Social as well. The eclectic mix of topics all wraps up with another...
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Weekend Confirmed's latest episode kicks off with some debate and discussion about the Ouya console--the Android-driven platform project that's recently been funded through Kickstarter--before diving into some talk about games like The Walking Dead, Gravity Rush, DYAD, and Spelunky. Garnett is joined by "Indie" Jeff Mattas, Andrew Yoon, and Christian Spicer while Jeff Cannata is away at the San Diego Comic Con. Finishing Moves brings it all home with some recommendations of a few...
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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...
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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...
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Kick back for a midsummer's show full of gaming awesome. Arne Meyer and Jason Paul from Naughty Dog join Garnett and Jeff "two 'n's one 't'" in catching up on games and the latest happenings in the videogame world. Conversations kickoff with EA's announcement of a third Army of Two game and the state of its floundering MMO, Star Wars: the Old Republic. There's also time to talk about Orcs Must Die! 2 and a quick look at Deadlight. Spurred back to driving from the recent addition of...
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Another rambunctious round of Weekend Confirmed has arrived! Garnett and "Indie Jeff" Mattas are joined by G4's Nikole Zivalich, and co-host Jeff Cannata rolls in a bit late to help close out the show's second half. This week's hot topics this week include the shake up at Bioshock Infinite developer Irrational Games, some talk about the Elder Scrolls V expansion, Dawnguard, and Garnett professes his appreciation for the unique music maker, PixelJunk 4am. Other topics--from iOS games...
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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...
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Back in the studio this week, Garnett and crew are back to deliver another game-packed episode of Weekend Confirmed. Jeff "2N1T" Cannata, "Indie" Jeff Mattas, and returning guest Mike Schramm bring some more Darksiders 2, Sleeping Dogs, and Papo Y Yo love. But that's just the tip of the iceberg. Dust: An Elysian Tale, Puzzle Craft, and Madden NFL 13 get some well-deserved time in the spotlight, before the show gets whacked with a big bag of Finishing Moves.
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In this week's game-packed episode of Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, and Jeff Mattas are joined by regular guest Christian Spicer, and special guest Phillipe Bosher of Buried in the Credits. The crew discusses whether or not Guild Wars 2 brings a breath of fresh air to the MMO space, and a host of other games get some love as well. Forza Horizon, The Walking Dead, Transformers: Fall of Cybertron, and Thirty Flights of Loving are just some of the games on tap for critical...
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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.
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E3 2010 goes into the books with a deluge of games and we dive right into the deep end of them. Shacknews's own Chris Faylor joins Garnett, Brian, and Jeff to share their experiences with XCOM, Portal 2, Bulletstorm, Child of Eden, Journey, PixelJunk Shooter 2, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective, DJ Hero 2, Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock, LittleBIGPlanet 2, the Witcher 2, and more. N'Gai Croal also takes a turn on the microphone to examine the...
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Garnett Lee is joined by "Indie" Jeff Mattas and regular guest Andrea Rene for another round of Weekend Confirmed. On the docket this week are a number of topics surrounding the recent Wii U launch announcements, including some debate about pricing, the strength of its launch title lineup, and who Nintendo is courting as the console's core audience. Developer Klei's Mark of the Ninja gets some universal admiration from the crew, as well. Jeff has to skip out before the last segment,...
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On this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Mattas, and Andrew Yoon are joined by Insomniac's James Stevenson. The show begins with some thoughts about the new PlayStation "Super" Slim console, and there are a number of games to talk about. Borderlands 2, FTL, and Black Mesa are just some of the titles the team discusses, and there's even some more pontificating about the upcoming Wii U launch lineup. And, of course, the crew's Finishing Moves bring it all home.
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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.
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Part two of our massive E3 2010 wrap up picks up where last week left off with a plethora of games that would satisfy even El Guapo. So naturally it begins with guns, and lots of them in what we're dubbing E3 shooterpalooza. Headliners for the segment include Rage, Halo: Reach, Bulletstorm, Brink, Deus Ex, Gears of War 3, FEAR 3, and more. But it's not all bullet-time either; once the clip is empty it's on to Epic Mickey, Mortal Kombat, Lord of the Rings: War in the North, Need for Speed Hot...
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For November's final Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, and "Indie" Jeff Mattas are joined by Jake Kazdal of 17 Bit Games, the indie studio behind the upcoming strategy game, Skulls of the Shogun. Far Cry 3 gets much love from Mattas, Cannata talks about his joyous return to Darksiders 2, and Garnett gives an update on his slog through the final hours of Lost Odyssey. The lively discussion includes a whole lot more, before the crew's Finishing Moves and post-show TailGate...
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Today's episode of Weekend Confirmed brings together Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Jeff Mattas, and special guest Nikole Zivalich, and naturally, many videogames are discussed. Cannata delivers some early (and glowing) impressions of the first couple of hours of Bioshock Infinite,Far Cry 3 gets some more time in the spotlight, and the first console MOBA, Guardians of Middle-earth, gets a bit of scrutiny. Before Finishing Moves and the post-show TailGate, the crew also chats about how best to...
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