Episode 100

Episode 100

Metal Gear Solid 5 announced, Show Reflections

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Episode 99 "Jordans Wii Bottom"

Episode 99 "Jordans Wii Bottom"

Metal Gear Solid HD

Skyrim

Infinity Blade 2

720 HD smartphone screens, Samsung Galaxy Nexus etc - future smartphones with new quadcore ARM chips will even show Shadowfax the meaning of haste!

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Episode 98 Trick of the Troll

Episode 98 Trick of the Troll

The Andrew - its back!

GTA V, Battlefield 3

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Episode 97 "The Nonslaving Side"

Episode 97 "The Nonslaving Side"

GTA V announced, Battlefield 3 release

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Episode 96 All Corporations Are Pretty Much Evil

Episode 96 All Corporations Are Pretty Much Evil

(Javier)
We discuss why Sony Suite will be Awesome. Why Xbox 360 sells a lot while its a crappy console. - "its just cheaper, thats why everyone likes it" - Why Jordan is wrong all the time and why Steve Jobs was an evil corporative oligarch.


(Jordan)  Why Sony are a terrible company, without a SINGLE product I could recommend, why Sony Suite has taken YEARS to plop out, and STILL boasts a whopping *ten* games,  the full list of which can be seen here


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_PlayStation_Suite_games


WOW, I can play Kula World again?  RADICAL dude!


Why the Xbox 360 has several Playstation smashing features (and I say that as someone who cant stand Microsoft, or the Xbox, a unproud PS3 owner) - "better online gaming service, came out earlier, offers identical graphics (in the real world), grabbed most exclusive games from silly sony AND on top of this, it IS cheaper! -


Why I'm wrong less often than I'm right, and how Steve Jobs loved his job, worked tirelessly since the 1970's to found a company, all to achieve, and wildly succeed his dreams, while parasitical companies tried to "snatch and grab".


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Episode 95 Steve Jobs, JARVIS on your iPhone 4S

Steve Jobs death, JARVIS (AI in the Ironman suit) on your iPhone 4S

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Episode 94 "Dont Leave Your Radioactive Crate In The Backyard"

Blaster Master, Medievil, Spyro the Dragon, iOS (and Android) controlled Robots, 3D gaming not exactly a smash hit :-)

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Episode 93 iPad vs 3DS : Joystick Accessories Edition

3DS second joystick addon THING, iPad add on, Deus Ex Human Revolution

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The revolution is koming...

Episode 92 George Lucas (fill in the blanks) Our Childhoods

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Game of the Year : Jetpack Joyride, runner up, Battleheart

Another Playstation 4 rumour, expect better bluetooth headset support, PS Move and 3D, YAAAAAA! :-)

Large game developers, with legions of mindless drones churning out crap vs small, dedicated teams of friends, working passionately to create a masterpiece - which do you prefer?

Star Wars.... George Lucas does it again, where it=ruins timeless movies by yet further edits a decade after release....

But dont worry kids!  You can still find "The Good Version" of the movies on a twenty year old VHS tape, bought secondhand!  Sure beats "The Crap Version" in Good Quality! :-)

Episode 91 Steve Jobs : The Greatest American Of All Time

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Steve Jobs resigns, due to a) he's gravely ill, deathly thin and about to die soon or b) like Perfect Cell, he's decided the Z Fighters are unworthy of his time, so he's decided to kick back, spit out a few Cell Jr's from his stinger/sucker thing, and watch as each Steve Jr effortlessly destroys HP, Dell, Samsung, HTC, Motorola....


Which do YOU believe?

RAZR Gaming Laptop, 3DS sales - was a 3D orientated console a bad idea?, and the shocking revelation that SOME people think your children should suffer through pens on paper at school, which Jordan thinks is frankly Un-New Zealand-ican, iPads for all! (and knockoff tablets, Apple laptops, further knockoff laptops too) 

Episode 90 Sony: "why would you want HD video in 2012?"

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HP kills Palm, currently the worlds largest PC seller seriously trying to sell their PC business, money quote:

“Consumers are changing the use of their PC,” HP CEO Leo Apotheker said. “The tablet effect is real and sales of the TouchPad are not meeting our expectations. The velocity of change in the personal device marketplace continues to increase as the competitive landscape is growing increasingly more complex especially around the personal computing arena,” he continued. He then repeated, “the tablet effect is real”.

Apple continues to dominate the world.

Playstation Vita, Sony's desperate attempt to make a decent product : it cant record HD video, you know, like every iPod Touch, iPhone, Android smartphone... nice one Sony, because VGA video in 2011...sorry, its delayed till *2012*, thats gonna look realllllll good on YouTube and our beautiful *Samsung* televisions....

We continue to define "hardcore"

The iPad: the most fun you can have in bed.

Your Video games podcast!


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Episode 89 Gamescom and the PSP-E that couldnt (use wifi)

Gamescom 2011, Battlefield 3, Uncharted 3, PSP E 1000 without wifi, PS3 price drop



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Episode 88 Nintendo absorbed by Apple, T Mobile by AT&T

Episode 88 Nintendo absorbed by Apple, T Mobile by AT&T


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Battlefield 3 origin servers 

gamely PC digital rentals 

Hideo Kojima on HD collection, Japanese version different versions

UK riot stories, kid getting ass kicked, PSP stolen, Sony replacement, someone made a flash game about riots

http://kotaku.com/5829812/man-has-jaw-broken-psp-stolen-during-london-riots

AT&T officially swallowing T Mobile….one huge monopoly for GSM in USA, Javier is screwed…. 

Dream: Nintendo games for other platforms

http://techcrunch.com/2011/08/11/nintendo-shareholders-still-clamoring-for-mario-on-the-iphone/

"…But despite the allure of selling millions of copies of a touchscreen-enabled Super Mario title to some 200 million iOS users, who on average play 14.7 hours of games per month, Nintendo president Satoru Iwata will have none of it."

http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/08/we-may-want-mario-on-the-iphone-but-nintendo-wont-slit-own-throat.ars

Episode 87 Toby and Javier will kill Jordan

Further 3DS failure talk (guess who typed this...), PS Vita delayed EIGHT FURTHER MONTHS (according to a BestBuy Canada order leak) : is this "Sony looking out us, the poor consumer, Uncle Sony knows his nephews and nieces are suffering the recession....Uncy Sony is patiently waiting for unicorns and Happy Times before releasing this thing..." as Javier and Toby believe, or, in Jordans opinion, "its a colossal error that Only Sony (tm Jordan Wyatt) could pull off, their entire production line depending on women who become pregnant with each Vita, raise it to gestation inside their swelling belly, before having a C Section delivery, straight to your local....well..."Best Buy Canada"..."

In other words, Sony up to their usual incompetent tricks.

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The PatriotCast 86: New Zealand-Population: 6

The Patriotcast 85: Who Set Jordan Free?

Where Jordan, and his hatred, get set free!

The Patriotcast 84 Uncharted: "Its Tomb Raider without the Boobs"

Join the Javier, Toby and Jordan as they discuss Uncharted VS Resistance, rumours of "Sony and Microsoft working together on ONE next gen console" (yeah right!), Old Man Playstation 3, slow XMB menus and more!

The PatriotCast 83 Lets Face it, Zelda Sucks*

*The Patriotcasts opinion does not reflect that of Toby Edwards

Zelda games...are they all the same, uniformly crap?  ENJOY THIS OLD GAME, NOW PORTABLE - IN 3D!!!!  (also applies to Snake Eater)

PSN Pass, middlemen taking a cut on "used games", waa! waa! we're owed free online forever!  Mummy bought this game for 20 dollars, you bloody owe me 3 hours a day of multiplayer action for YEARS Sony/EA/Insert Game Company Here!!!!!!!

Battlefield 3 "Squad Leader" spawn mechanism announced, good?  bad?  You'll find out inside Episode 83 of the PatriotCast!!!!

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The PatriotCast 82: Jordans Haterd this week: The US constitution

http://kotaku.com/5816069/the-evolution-of-the-playstation-control-pad/gallery/2

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The PatriotCast 81: It's Funy Because he's Different from Me

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The PatriotCast 80: One Step Foreward, Two Steps Back

sorry for my voice being low, will fix it next week

The PatriotCast 79: Are You Hardcore?

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the PatriotCast: e3 day four

end of e3

the PatriotCast: e3 day three

the PatriotCast: e3 day two

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The Patriotcast: E3 special day 1

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The PatriotCast 78: pre - e3 Sony hatred from Jordan

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The PatriotCast 77: Will MGS Rising Ever Come Out? No.

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The PatriotCast 76: Don't Try New Things Kids

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The Patriotcast 75: Don't hate the Game, Hate the PSP

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The Movie Patriots 5 - Thor Part 2

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The PatriotCast 73: Nintendo's Magic Juice

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The PatriotCast 72: Fear The Spotty Geek

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The Movie Patriots - Thor & Hanna

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The PatriotCast 71: The American Way

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The PatriotCast 70: Don't be a beach

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The Movie Patriots 3: Source Code

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The PatriotCast 70: the mating call of Andrew Blyth

Miss-information about timing means that this week its the dynamic due of Javier and Jordan. I'll be back next week, but in the mean time enjoy the JJ's

The Metal Gear Solid: Patriotcast... Farewell

Its been a great ride, thank you.

- Andrew

Sons of the PatriotCast - The Snake Episode

Apologies for the delay chaps; enjoy!

The PatriotCast 69: We All Need a Physical Release

Welcome to this weeks episode. We discuss: NGP games going DLC? and the GameBoy Advance celebrating its tenth birthday, and Andrew has only the most amazing, warmest, childhood memories about it. Unlike Jordan. That and much more on this weeks PatriotCast

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The Movie Patriots 2: Paul, The Eagle & Limitless

Welcome to this weeks Movie Patriots. On this show we discuss some movie news, before Andrew gives his review on three movies, how will they fare?

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The Movie Patriots 1: Battle LA

Welcome to this pilot episode of the PatriotCast's network Movie podcast. This is a show all about movies, from old to new. This week we start of by talking about the movies coming out this week, followed by a review of the movies of the week: Battle Los Angeles

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The PatriotCast 68: Jordan's Echo-Papper

Welcome to this weeks patriotcast. We've got a great show for you. A bunch of news to get thought: JP servers are down, what major companies are doing for charity to help Japan, and many more. Plus our INTENSE debate over the two different versions of the NGP.

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Sons of the PatriotCast - No More Nanomachines

Hello Metal Gear Solid PatriotCast fans! Say hello before you have to say goodbye to your number one Metal Gear Solid fan podcast, as this episode marks the second of the last four episodes (for this version of the podcast anyway)! On this show we start off by interrogating the only fan who took me up on the offer of being on the show. Oh well, in two weeks it won't be a problem anymore. We also talk about, or rather 'debated' whether a game with Liquid Snake as the main protagonist would be a good thing or whether it would be an abomination. :) Oh and must apologise to Mr. Donnie Bain, I incorrectly siad that he told me he'd be on the shoe this week, in actual fact he specifically told me he WOULDN'T be on the show, so again, I apologise to him. That's all from me for now, I hope as many people as possible take me up on the offer I make at the end of the show and I'll see you all next week!

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The PatriotCast 68: Few companies Jordan Hates... As much as Microsoft

Welcome to this weeks episode. Our prayers and support goes out to all the victims of the Japanese earthquake. On this weeks episode we talk about all sorts of stuff, from Angry Birds $42 million deal to the possibility of the new nintendo console at this years e3

Sons of the PatriotCast - Return of the Sons

Hello Metal Gear Solid PatriotCast fans! Say hello before you have to say goodbye to your number one Metal Gear Solid fan podcast, as this episode marks the beginning of the end (for this version of the podcast anyway)! On this show we address the listener mail we received a number of weeks ago, we interrogate two fans and we talk about the technology of the MGS universe (and no, we didn't forget nanomachines...). As you will hear when you listen to the podcast, all manner of things went awry as we recorded this episode, but I'm afraid there was little that I could do in post-production, as you'll hear me explain. I hope you all enjoy this bumper episode, it should take quite a while for you to listen to! :) That's all from me for now, I hope as many people as possible take me up on the offer I make at the end of the show and I'll see you all next week!

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The PatriotCast 67: GPS is not a necessity

On this episode of the patriotcast we talk about a whole bunch of things. The 3DS launch, the debate over PS3 piracy, iPad 2, Back to the Future The Game and much, much more!

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The PatriotCast 66 - Hatred of inanimate objects

Welcome to the brand new PatriotCast! We have a great episode to start us of with the new format. We talk about all sorts of stuff: console aging and de-value, Jordans deep hatred for the PSP, and our picks of the week. Enjoy! and send your feedback to

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PatriotCast - Special Announcement

This is a very special announcement about the future of the patriotcast, please listen to the episode for information. The first of the new shows should come out simultaneously with this one, enjoy!

PatriotCast - Important Announcement

The PatriotCast: Metal Gear Solid Fan Podcast

Important announcement

Hello fans, no long winded description from me this week, just listen to the podcast and help us out.

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PatriotCast - Episode 65

Welcome back to your No.1 MGS fan podcast. We have a great episode for you this week, no more sound playing! We talk NGP vs 3DS, which will win in this round of the hand held war? And what effect will this have, and is already having on the MGS franchise.

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PatriotCast - Episode 64

Hello PatriotCast fans and welcome to the description for your number one Metal Gear Solid podcast that's made by the fans! This week's episode starts of with a lenghty discussion about the NGP/PSP2 and we conclusively prove that the world will end in 2012, as Jordan is actually positive about it. Shock horror! :) We also discuss another two theme songs (turns out this takes longer than we thought it would). :) This week's co-hosts were the Misters Soma Biro, Javier Bustamante, Matt Pistritto and Jordan Wyatt, in alphabetical order. Unfortunately due to time restraints in effect upon certain co-hosts this is not the bumper edition that was promised last week but it is none-the-less enjoyable and is the same length as a normal episode, so you're not losing out on anything. :) Oh, and a special shout-out to Ralph Cardwell who unfortunately couldn't join us this week because of technical difficulties with Skype. :( We hope you can make it next week Ralph. :) To all the rest of you out there, be sure to tune in to this episode and also be sure to find us on Twitter (@mgspod), Facebook (type in "PatriotCast in the search bar and ignore any white supremecy groups) and on our forum (www.patriotcast.probards.com). Please rate us on iTunes and send any feedback to "mgspod@gmail.com" and that should just about do it. :)

Remember: Nothing in the world is absolute reality; most of what they call real is actually fiction.

PatriotCast - Episode 63

Welcome PatriotCast fans to episode 63 of your no. 1 Metal Gear Solid fan podcast! This weeks episode is unfortunately incomplete, as you'll see when you listen to it. Due to a recording error that went unnoticed the last half hour of the podcast was not recorded. :( Don't despair however! We fully intend to re-record it next week and then release the next one as bumper edition. This weeks episode is slightly shorther than usual however but we do have a number of highlights, including a new co-host by the name of Ralph Cardwell and a (shorter than planned) discussion on the theme songs (read: the ones with words in them) of the franchise. We hope you enjoy the show and we apologise for the delay and shorter than usual episode, we'll make up for it next week! :) Be sure to tune in to this episode and also be sure to find us on Twitter (@mgspod), Facebook (type in "PatriotCast in the search bar and ignore any white supremecy groups) and on our forum (www.patriotcast.probards.com). Please rate us on iTunes and send any feedback to "mgspod@gmail.com".

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PatriotCast - Episode 62

​Battle for Motion Control.

 

​A couple of weeks ago analysts announced that Kinect outsold Playstation Move by a ratio of 5 to 1. This news plus the news of Wii games selling 35 million units filled me with curiosity to research as to why in the Battle for Motion Controls, (referred from now on in this article as MC) Sony’s peripheral is not doing as well.

In today’s gaming world MC is substandard, but multiple companies are implementing MC into their products, Wii, Kinect, Move, Android phones, iPhones, iPad and tablets all use it. However the gaming industry is currently driven by the video game giants Nintendo, Sony, and Microsoft, which all came into the field with different characteristics. The Wii MC system has an infrared recognition and accelerometers, which offered first real motion controlled gaming. PS Move combines a complex system of accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetic sensors to track movements in real time and in three dimensions; plus a glowing ball that is tracked by the Playstation eye. The Kinect utilizes a high tech combo of cameras that position the player in three dimensional spaces and recognizes depth perspective. Smartphones and tablets use similar technologies and are taking the gaming industry by storm as well.

​It seems however that many core gamers are not so pleased with MC gaming and game developers are not ready to take the plunge into full MC gaming.

​Video game developers are usually weary of new peripherals, as time has told. This “wonder” interfacing toys proof to be more fanfare and hype than real innovation in gaming. However this new generation has broken through a little stronger and has made an important part of the public, the “casual” gamer. The impending question is what would make MC a solid standard in gaming. Consider this, suppose next generation of consoles came with MCs only. This means no more eight button joypads, no more charge times (in some cases) and no more learning curve on “oh what’s the run button again?” Take Nintendo for example; would anyone be surprised if the next home console they make comes out with MCs? Third party developers should also learn to take a little more risks, if anyone should it’s them. They should support the companies that make the consoles, the ones that basically employ them. Gearing towards this new technology should be a goal and a learning experience for all of them. Integrating MCs into mainstream games would also help the technology to move forward, as well as making it an in-game option to let players choose how they want to take on a game.

The only question is, where is this technology going? The future is not certain, but it seems this time around they are doing it right. Maybe in the future there would be even more user friendly interfaces such as lightweight gloves with special sensors, head bands, wristbands, etcetera. Console developers should allow more independently developed software; same way Apple does with games like Angry Birds, Tiny Wings or Fruit Ninja. Sony has taken a step into that with the announcement of Move.me software that would allow users to create their own move applications. Imagine not only playing great games but making one yourself like one that you might want to share with the world and maybe make some cash. In this battle there is no winner yet but it seems we all might have a common goal.

Javier Bustamante, The Patriotcast.


 

 

 

  

 

 

PatriotCast - Episode 61

On this episode we finish of talking to Hannah (our first time MGS, girl Gamer) about MGS2 and talk about her expectations for mgs3