We finally did it, 50 episodes under our belt, and it feels good. One might ask what we have to show about it. Well, besides the fame, fortune, and glory, we have memories that will last a lifetime. Unfortunately, we didn’t really realize we were about to hit a milestone when we started recording, so as far as celebrations go, this one’s a low key affair. in the Roundtable, we go after the Blur beta, Burnout Paradise, Perfect Dark, Afrika, Bayonetta, Bad Company 2, and… Gulp… Shadow of the Colossus. In the News Bytes, um, corner, we discuss the gaming news of the world, in addition to reliving our experiences at the recent A&G Ohio convention. Hint: The Protomen are divisive. Here’s to another 50, gentlemen!
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This week we did it live, streaming video of us talking about video games so that people could finally watch video of people talking about video games… live. Along with that, we kick it off with the major announcement that effective immediately we will be sliding comfortably back into our bi-weekly time slot. Spring Breakout housekeeping rounds out the fix. In the Gamer’s Round Table, or GRT, we discuss P.B. Winterbottom, Dante’s Inferno, Silent Hill: Shattered Memories, Shiren the Wanderer, Heavy Rain, and more. News Bytes covers the recent Activision - Infinity Ward nonsense, Rock Band Network, and… Shrimp tacos. Play us out, Sting.
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When?
Friday April 23rd 7pm -
Saturday April 24th 11pm
(28 Nonstop Hours of gaming madness)
Where:
Lakota East Freshman Campus
7630 Bethany Lane
Liberty Township, Ohio 45044
Get Directions
Online Pre-Registration:
Online Pre-Reg Deadline April 16th
$25 Limited Edition 2 Day Pass BEST VALUE!
Free Limited Edition Spring Breakout Atari 2600 Cartridge!!! (Actual game on cart will be random)
$15 Single Day Pre-Reg (Friday 7pm - 9am Sat) (Saturday 9am-11pm)
$20 Limited Edition 2 Day Junkie Junior Pass Including 1 Guardian Pass (12 and under, Limit 2 Guardian Passes per family. Guardians not allowed to partake in tournaments or events)
Onsite Registration:
$35 Two Day Pass (at door)
$20 Single Day Pass (at door)
$30 2 Day Junkie Junior Pass (at door) Including 1 Guardian Pass (12 and under, Limit 2 Guardian Passes per family. Guardians not allowed to partake in tournaments or events)
Who?
If you love to have fun and play games (Video Games, Board Games, Card Games, Mind Games) then you should attend. All ages welcome.
More Details: (subject to change)
Over 25 Video Game Stations
Retro Gamer Lounge
1 Large Projection Screen
1 HUGE Main Stage Screen
Board Game Room
Arcade Station
Space Invaders Shuffel Board (14ft long)
PixelHole (a GJ spin on the classic CornHole yard game)
Carrom
Ping Pong
Foosball
Tournaments:
(Each Tourney will have a Maximum entry, so sign up early.)
No extra fee for tournaments. Prizes and awards will be given out to the winners.
• Rock Band 2
• DJ Hero
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl
• Halo 1
• Super Bomberman
• Super Street Fighter II Turbo
• Naruto GNT 4
• Mario Kart 64
• Many More Smaller and Impromptu Tourneys and Challenges
• Many open game stations with consoles ranging from Atari 2600 to PS3
• Gears of War 2
• Beatles Rock Band
• Street Fighter IV
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Rock Band 2
• Mario Kart
• Singstar
• Price Is Right
• Boom Blox
• Many More…
Open Gaming
Many open game stations with consoles ranging from Atari 2600 to PS3
• Gears of War 2
• Beatles Rock Band
• DJ Hero
• Left 4 Dead 2
• Rock Band 2
• Mario Kart
• Singstar
• Price Is Right
• Boom Blox
• Many More…
Prize Raffle
We will be raffling off all kinds of cool swag. T-shirts, Board Games, Card Games, Bawls, ect….
Energy and Snack Bar
23 Hours, you’re gonna need to FUEL UP!! Bawls has discontinued one of their best inventions yet, Snow Bawls. I have some of the Last Snow Bawls on Earth, and I am willing to share it with you.
Open Gaming Tables
Boardgames, miniatures, card games, you name it. Bring yours or pick from our supplied demo copies. Regular demos will run throughout the event.
Private Gamer Lounges
We will have tables set aside for you to bring your own gaming collections so you can play with friends and show off your collection. Are you a DDR freak? Well bring a TV and gear and run your own tournaments. Want to show off your NES collection? Well bring in a retro chair and TV and take everyone back to the 80’s. It’s your own private space, so do with it what you want. (Tables will be limited and will be issued on a first come first serve basis)
80’s Brat Pack Drive In Theater
We will be playing your favorite classic 80’s movies into the wii morning on our enormous 20+ ft screen.
• Breakfast Club
• Weird Science
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High
• Sixteen Candles
• The Wizard
• ???
Disco
Will there be dancing? I know I will. Get of your lazy gamer bums and shake that nasty butt. We will be blasting tunes on our state of the art sound system.
Community
• Retro Costume Competition - Friday night we will be taking you back to the 70’s and 80’s, so dress up in your best retro costume. Prizes will be awarded for the most authentic, funniest, and creative outfits.
• Retro Gamer lounge - We take you back to the 70’s in our retro gamer lounge complete with Shag Rug and retro furniture.
• Pixel Blocks - Pixel blocks are like tiny legos and are great for making 3d pixel art. (You might remember we had a Pixel (our mascot) made out of them in the store. Thanks Adam)
This is going to be ridiculously AWESOME! Don’t miss it, Sign up NOW!!!!!!!
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This week’s episode is titled “Velocirapture” because we’ve been playing some Bioshock 2. Dinosaurs play no part in the discussion, it was simply the best we could come up with. We apologize. Now then, we start this bi-weekly show with the announcement that we are now going to do this every week. How long will we stick to that? Tune in and find out! Along with some more Spring Breakout hype, we delve into the Roundtable where we yak on about the aforementioned BS2, Arkedo Series 3: Pixel, Silent Hill: Homecoming, the new AvP, among others. In the breaking News Bytes segment, we go over the most important gaming news you’ve already heard about, in addition to getting the inside scoop on some awesome upcoming indie games by twobitart.com’s Sara Gross.
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Mass Effect 2 is a great game, but why so Cerberus? We will explain the answer in great length in ye olde Gamers of the Roundtable segment. Of course, that’s after The Fix, where deets flow out about what you can expect from the new Spring Breakout event. Bringing up the rear end, much like the quality of his products, we discuss the new Sonic game in News Bytes. Will Sonic 4 be a blue streak or a poo streak? What’s cooler than a foam sword? Why so Cerberus? Unlike the final season of Lost, questions will be answered!
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All the people, they be asking where we’ve been, when we’ve been right here all along. As far as the month plus long hiatus, blame it on the holiday season! 2009 was a terrible year, so we are kicking off 2010 with some positive juju, planning early for a Spring event and attempting to nail down a final date. In the Roundtable, play time is split between new release slim pickings, like Darksiders, weird old classics like The Two Thrones, trendy scene DS games like Clash of Heroes, and other odds and ends while we suffer through the current micro drought. In the Question Block, we pick our most anticipated games of the new year, while simultaneously slipping further into off-topic insanity. Time was like water to our metallic podcast; a little rusty, but still super effective!
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