We’re back with a full rundown on BlizzCon 2010, and former 1UP favorite Ray Barnholt joins us for some weird hilarity.
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The Geekbox — Episode 89 (2010-10-27)
Wherein we discuss employment challenges, BlizzCon 2010, awkward questions, crazy costumes, Diablo III, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, Final Fantasy XIV, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Heroes, stupid Pokemons, Enslaved, Fable III, Microsoft’s PC gaming nonsense, Back to the Future, drive-in vs. drive-thrus, Star Wars sequels, and The Walking Dead. Starring Ryan Scott, Ray Barnholt, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.
Running Time: 1h 7m 48s
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Karen, Alice, and I will be attending BlizzCon this Friday and Saturday — hopefully we’ll see some of you there!
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The Geekbox — Episode 88 (2010-10-20)
Wherein we discuss the NES’ 25th anniversary, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, the World of Warcraft: Cataclysm pre-patch, raiding dynamics, the upcoming BlizzCon 2010, the Kinect launch lineup, Green Lantern’s power battery, the WoW: Cataclysm opening cinematic, movie adaptations, Police Academy, Venture Bros., The IT Crowd, and Red Dwarf. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.
Running Time: 1h 10m 52s
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This week, Geekbox forum ragenaut Davin Loh (AKA jinpei05) joins us for the second time to talk about his forum fellows’ descriptions of him, and his extensive international threesome experience. OK then. (UPDATE: Karen found her pink frog in Pocket Frogs; thanks everyone!)
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The Geekbox — Episode 87 (2010-10-14)
Wherein we discuss forum ragenautting, attention spans, Dead Rising 2, quick-time events, Heavy Rain, Plants vs. Zombies for XBLA, Grant Morrison’s Batman and Robin run, Pocket Frogs, New York Comic Con, X-Men: The Arcade Game, new DC Comics animated series, comic book price drops, Superman/Batman: Apocalypse, Deadshot and Darkseid on Smallville, the Spider-Man reboot, DC’s big movie plans, Venture Bros. (for real this time), NBC’s awful Thursday night lineup, and geek threesomes. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Ryan Higgins, and Davin Loh.
Running Time: 1h 6m 40s
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Karen’s out again this week, since she’s all alone dog-sitting while her bum-ass husband (occasional Geekbox guest Patrick “Mr. Karen Chu” Joynt) is away. And, you know, she declined my invitation to turn it into the Puppybox. Enjoy!
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The Geekbox — Episode 86 (2010-10-06)
Wherein we discuss fake Facebooks, more Minecraft, Limbo story analysis (spoilers!), Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Kirby’s Epic Yarn, bad art, the Nintendo 3DS, the stupid PSP, World of Warcraft: Cataclysm, DC Universe Online delays, Zack Snyder’s Superman, Buried, spoiler policies, being Nathan Fillion, NBA Jam, buying and selling, geeks vs. nerds, free stuff from nice people, and Halloween costumes. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.
Running Time: 1h 17m 5s
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Life currently exists between turns in Civilization V. Incidentally, Ramkhamhaeng is a dick. Enjoy the episode!
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The Geekbox — Episode 85 (2010-09-29)
Wherein we discuss Reservoir Dogs-style openings, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, camera angles, budget price points, Deadly Premonition, Monkey Island creator Ron Gilbert’s new job, Final Fantasy XIV, Minecraft, Civilization V, accessibility in games, lots of TV shows, Venture Bros. non-talk, DC Comics’ new editor-in-chief, fan-made Walking Dead credits, and the Flash movie. Starring Ryan Scott, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.
Running Time: 1h 22m 17s
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For those who want to read some interesting behind-the-scenes info on the APB drama that we discuss in this week’s episode, hit former Realtime Worlds employee Luke Halliwell’s blog. It’s interesting stuff, and I wish more people came forward in situations like this. Anyhow — enjoy the episode!
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The Geekbox — Episode 84 (2010-09-22)
Wherein we discuss things we shouldn’t discuss on the Geekbox, bad-looking comics, the death of APB, the economics of gambling, Plants vs. Zombies in World of Warcraft, Civilization V, Red Dead Redemption, Halo: Reach, Minecraft, console shooters vs. PC shooters, Venture Bros., Odd Jobs, the True Blood season finale, Devil non-spoilers, PAX Enforcers, utilikilts, and Karen Chu’s travel tips. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Ryan Higgins, Alice Liang, and April Scott.
Running Time: 1h 28m 34s
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This week, in collaboration with the California Police Department, we have some important safety tips regarding dangerous Internet memes. And we talk about Jersey Shore. WTF is going on here!?
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The Geekbox — Episode 83 (2010-09-15)
Wherein we discuss fake STDs, awful reality shows (like Jersey Shore), Dragon Quest IX horror stories, Plants vs. Zombies for XBLA, Peggle, Who Do You Think You Are?, Professor Layton and the Unwound Future, impossible puzzles, League of Legends, PAX enforcers, the fall TV season, the Video Music Awards, cranky old men, Pedobear alerts, other stupid memes, Super Mario Bros., Mark Millar, and M. Night Shyamalan. Starring Ryan Scott, Karen Chu, Justin Haywald, Ryan Higgins, and Alice Liang.
Running Time: 1h 16m 11s
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