Jumpcast: Episode 1

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Don't you get tired of typical anime fans talking about the manga in terms of who should be with who and would rather hear about who should be punching who?  Then you should listen to the Jumpcast, with host Imran Khan and Shonen Jump aficianados Greg Jahn and Mike LeMieux!  This week, we talk about:

• So Bleach has been on hiatus?  Huh, hadn't noticed.
• How Naruto's Shining Finger will save Neo-Japan
• Friendship will always triump in Bakuman except when it doesn't
• Mike tries to sell the other guys on Beelzebub and forgets to mention the repeated appearances of Lady Gaga

An iTunes feed will go up as soon as iTunes approves it.  But for now, you can listen to the weird, smelly brother of the Beardcast on the link below!

Episode 1 (Right click > Save As)

Wastelander Panda Prologue

I have so many questions. Thunderdome with Pandas? Count me in.

Beardcast: Episode 71

 

Being a gamer, there's a lot to think about during the day: Which console should I buy? What games are actually worth my hard-earned money? What gaming journalism website should I trust? What does Tali's sweat taste like? Brian Belida, Mark Bradshaw, Imran Khan, and Wes Gardner are going to help you find answers to these burning questions in this week's Beardcast. Actually, we'll only answer the Tali one. By 'answer', of course, I mean 'make fun of it'. THIS WEEK:

• Fan-fiction, also known as 'Why are human beings so terrible'
• Gaming with fame (Sean Vanaman from Idle Thumbs and Telltale Games)
• Kingdom of Amalur: THE RECKONING ARGGHH RECKONINNGGGG YESSSSS
• News on some upcoming Nitrobeard features, projects, and integrations!
• What would Nitrobeard's custom-made snackfood be? Food? Drink?

We also play some games this week! Final Fantasy XIII-2, Kingdom of Amalur: The Reckoning, Asura's Wrath, Resident Evil: Revelations, Words with Friends, and more!

Be still, my sweet Tali. So serene is your oddly-shaped facemask thing that helps you breathe. Every breath you take without me by your side is a breath of RECKONINNNGGGG ARRGHHAHGHHAHHGGGGG, WE'RE LIVE!

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Stupid Snake, Stupidly Good

We don't post much about graphic novels / comics, web or otherwise, as evidenced by me looking through our categories wondering where to put this.

• Bidja Gams
• Film
• Music
• Radnormous

Hopefully that's an indication that you should take my goddamn recommendation and delve into Stupid Snake, a wordless graphic novel.

Here's the premise, in the words of the author:

Strange, lonely characters keep bumping into one another under various of bizarre circumstances: A troll under a bridge; a peculiar, desperate man; a mutated pterodactyl; the one-eyed hunter that killed his lover; an old fisherman and his lovely daughter; the drunken bum who falls for her; one mysterious dwarf and his riding-duck. Unbeknownst to any of these lost souls they’re all connected by the same common denominator – the Stupid Snake: an odd, reclusive creature in possession of godlike powers… but also ordinary stupidity.

So yeah, get on that.

Why Gamers Horde

“What systems do you own?” Brian asked me this on the last podcast (my first - the one where I just keep saying “like” as though I were totally like a valley girl in the like 1990s) and I froze up for a second. See, there’s two answers to this question - there’s the one where you talk about the systems you’re currently playing and is totally appropriate for a podcast where you discuss the games you play.

The other answer, though, is the long list of obscure and antiquated systems collecting dust in our basements or our closets that at one point may have been viable platforms - and the top of that list is always the strangest of the bunch.

It may be 2012 and you have ten times the processing power in your cell phone, but if someone asks what systems you own you always open with the NEC PC-FX

Why on Earth do we keep all this stuff around?

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Gone Gold Has Gone Old?

They pop up every now and again, these "Gone Gold" threads. Your interest piques.

"If it's thread worthy, then it must be important," you say aloud.

"What's that, sweetheart?" your girlfriend asks from across the room.

"Oh, nothing, video game stuff," you mutter back.

Her eyes glaze over as they always do when you mention the V and G words.

Sorry to break it to you, but it's not worth your time, friend. You just embarassed yourself for nothing. Gone Gold threads are a waste of time.

Just who are these Gone Gold people? Where do they come from? Why the hell are they clogging up my forum of choice?

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Dustforce Is Go!

Dustforce is dropping on Steam today! Get excite! New launch trailer above.

Beardcazt: Epizode 70

UNRELENTING PODCAST ACTION, IN YOUR FACE, ALL OVER THE PLACE! What do we got this week? How about a heaping helping of Nitrobeard's newest CELEBRITY POWERHOUSE, MATT PIERCE! What else we got?! HOW ABOUT --- Okay I'm sorry, I just can't anymore. Who seriously writes promos like this? Oh....Oh, that's who. Anyways, it's Episode 70, and this week, join Brian Belida, Imran Khan, Mark Bradshaw, and newest addition Matt Pierce as they discuss:

• Razer claims they'll be the saviors of gaming! Oh boy...?
• Penny Arcade's getting into the games journalism business
• Dissecting THQ, their future, and what they need to watch out for
• What the crew have been playing this past week

THINK YOU CAN HANDLE ALL THIS ACTION? PFT, YOUR GRANDMOTHER...UH....uh she's probably actually a very fine woman whom you should be proud of. WE'RE LIVE!

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Beardcast: Episode 69

What do you get when Brian Belida's out of town, and the podcast known as the Beardcast is left up to its own devices? What truly happens when the patients run the asylum? Madness. Pure madness. Join Wes Gardner, Imran Khan, Mark Bradshaw, and special (returning!) guest Ryan 'BlazeHedgehog' Bloom from TSSZNews.com as they discuss a little bit of everything during this slower-than-normal news week:

• What sort of state is Konami in, lately?


• Why Tak Fuji should be the CEO of Nitrobeard


• We talk baby drama, Beyonce, and Jay-Z


• Mark's terrible Skyrim-related tragedy


• We ask Ryan Bloom what his take is on Sonic in a Progressive Insurance ad


• Other sorts of tom-foolery and wild antics since Belida's out of town!

I imagine Brian returning to see this place in pristine condition, but that's because we cleaned all morning, with Imran and Mark trying to shoo away the livestock and kegs we had going from the night before, all set to '80s montage music. Anyways, WE'RE LIVE!

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The Runhello yearly GOTY poll/award is up, go vote!

For eight years running mcc at Runhello.com has produced the most comprehensive GOTY awards system you'll ever see.  Entirely fan-nominated and fan-driven, it's a unique view in the tastes and whims of the hardcore gaming community.  Go vote and leave a message as to your thoughts on the games of 2011!