Gameburst

[Roundtable] In this roundtable Neil, Chris, Andi and Gary discuss online gaming services. Such as Steam, Origin, XBL, PSN etc. Also with a dicsussion of free-to-play and micro-transactions. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[News] Mij hosts this weeks edition of the news show and is joined by Andi and Leg to discuss this weeks gaming headlines. *GAME BAFTA Award Winners *Dead Space 4 saga turns ugly *SimCity launch a complete failure *Thief 4 announced *EA backtracks on earlier statement on microtransactions MARCH REPLAY GAME - Dead Space 2 Nominations within the show. Get involved!Email: pod@gameburst.co.ukFacebook: www.facebook.com/gameburstTwitter: www.twitter.com/gameburst (@GameBurst)

This month on Replay, Andi, Gary and James review the curious side-quest: Lara Croft and the Guardian of Light. Nominations for April are: Mafia II  Project Gotham Racing 4  Limbo  Tales of Monkey Island First and second choices to us on Twitter, Facebook or by e-mail (pod@gameburst.co.uk) within the next 7 days.

[News] Neil, Chris and Andi are in the news pod... Discussing; the second THQ auction, a new Deus Ex game, Mass Effect 3 DLC, Assassin's Creed 4 reveal, World of Darkness MMO, OUYA and the Wii Mini... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

This second episode Alex Shaw of Digital Gonzo asks “How will the closure of Blockbuster, HMV and GAME affect UK game sales?”   Gary Blower of GameBurst asks “Are mincrotransactional, freemium games a return to the mistakes of the arcade?”   And Matt Ramsey of GamerDork asks “Do we put too much pressure on ourselves as gamers to do and play everything?”   As always we intersperse these with appropriately catchy music and short snippets of the previous month’s output from all three feeds.   Talk about the show on Twitter with the many hosts using the hashtag #PraxisEffect. Contact us via email at praxiseffect@gmail.com and come to the Gonzo Planet forums where there is a Praxis Effect section. We want to hear you guys use these discussions as jumping off points for debate.

[Roundtable] Andi hosts this weeks roundtable on Sports Games. He is joined by Mij in the discussion on their favourite sports games, the top selling sports games and their fondest memories of the genre. Get involved! Email: pod@gameburst.co.ukFacebook: www.facebook.com/gameburstTwitter: www.twitter.com/gameburst (@GameBurst)

[News] Gary, Mij and Andi report on the PlayStation 4 reveal, discussing their initial reactions to the new controller, the console's main features and the first wave of games. Meanwhile, James and Neil round up the rest of the news, including first word of the NextBox reveal, leaked Kinect 2 specs, Bungie unveiling Destiny, Ubisoft's attempt to win back the PC crowd and more. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Quiz] This month, Last Save Loaded take on Geekwad in the ever-popular GameBurst battle of wits. The usual In The Headlines and Defend the Indefensible rounds are joined by a movie trailer special version of the music round and a themed round on gaming exclusives. Play along or just listen to one of the closest GameBurst Quizzes in some time. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

This month on GameBurst Unplugged, Gary and Andi are joined by Joel Wright to review the 2008 co-operative board game "Pandemic". We also give a rough guide to finding a local board game group, and reveal some of our tabletop gaming highlights of the past few weeks. Feedback: pod@gameburst.co.uk; twitter.com/gameburst; facebook.com/gameburst

[News] It's Mij, Andi and Chris in the pod this week. Talking about; BAFTA game nominies, Rayman Legend's delay, the announcement of a new Batman Arkham game, Nintendo Direct, The Last Guardian and Tank! Tank! Tank! www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Roundtable] Mij takes the chair this week to talk about the much loved franchise that is Metal Gear Solid, along with guests Joshua Garrity of Cane & Rinse and Derrick Ritchie of GamerDork.net. The entire series from 1987 to the present day is discussed along with what the future may hold for the series. Let us know your favourite Metal Gear game/moments/characters! www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twitter.com/gameburst facebook.com/gameburst

[News] James, Gary and Chris discuss the latest gaming headlines, including: Pre-owned block in Next Xbox, $400 price tag for PlayStation 4, Wii U woes and Activision moans, Capcom hacks 'n' slashes DmC sales expectations in half - blame the fans!, Hideo Kojima heading to London for Metal Gear launch, Skylanders: Swap Force makes one final bid for Gary's wallet and more. Now with less sexism! www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

Chris, Gary and James grab their axe, bow and staff and prepare to take on the Darkspawn in Bioware's Dragon Age Origins expansion - Awakening. The next game on Replay will be Tomb Raider: Guardian of Light. If you'd like to appear on that show or have a review comment to be read out then please get in touch. The nominations for March's game are: Split/Second - Runner-up Homefront - James Dead Space 2 - Chris Mafia II - Gary  Contact us: http://twitter.com/gameburst http:/facebook.com/gameburst pod@gameburst.co.uk

[News] Gary, Andi and special guest Alex Shaw of Gonzo Planet discuss the latest gaming headlines, including: the California senator that says games are evil, Nintendo forecasts: cloudy with a chance of Wii U, Sleeping Dogs goes free on PS Plus, EA ditches Medal of (Dis)Honor, Valve on the Threat of Apple, The Prince of Persia's sands run out, Grid 2 and GTA V dated. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

This is the first of an ongoing monthly series of team-up podcasts, covering the wide world of geek culture and combining co-hosts from three websites; GameBurst, GamerDork and Gonzo Planet. Three hosts per show, one topic per host, ten minutes per topic. For this inaugural outing we have... James Batchelor asking “Is this the last generation of consoles?” Alex Shaw asking “If so, is there something to be said for only buying one of them?” And Leah Haydu with “Should consumers of media have a say in the narrative direction of that media?” These round-table discussions are interspersed with short snippets of the previous month’s output from all three feeds. Talk about the show on Twitter with the many hosts using the hashtag #PraxisEffect. Contact us via email at praxiseffect@gmail.com and come to the Gonzo Planet forums where there is a new Praxis Effect section. We want to hear from you about what you’d like to hear about on the show in the coming months. We’ll be back on the first day of every month.

[Roundtable] Gary and Neil are joined by Rob Finney (FlyingTortoise) to discuss the GameBurst Top 5 racing games of all time. Thanks to everyone who suggested their favorite racing games, and apologies if we didn’t have time to read them all out. pod@gameburst.co.uk http://www.twitter.com/gameburst http://www.facebook.com/gameburst

[News] It's Chris, Mij and James in the pod this week. With an exclusive piece of news to start off, then followed by; news from the THQ auction, Nintendo Direct details, Sony fines, Trading card games and a roundup of the other stories this week... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Quiz] The GameBurst Quiz returns for 2013, kicking off the New Year with a revival of the popular Mastermind formula. Contestants and specialist subjects include: Gonzo Planet's Alex Shaw on the 16-bit era, The Same Coin's Ben 'Fordie' Ford on Commodore Amiga, and MCV's Chris Dring on Conker's Bad Fur Day. Plus, Neil and Mij face off on the long-overdue Resident Evil round. WARNING: This episode does include some swearing, from both contestants and The Great Mighty Poo. We apologise. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Unplugged]In our first regular monthly edition of GameBurst Unplugged, Andi and Gary get their train tickets at the ready for one of the most popular board games of recent years: Ticket to Ride. We also reveal some of the games we have managed to play recently, and give a rough guide to board game mechanics. For feedback and suggestions: email pod@gameburst.co.uk, facebook.com/gameburst and twitter.com/gameburst - we are also using the hashtag #GBunplugged.

[News]It's Neil, Chris and Andi in the news pod this week. They discuss such topics as; HMV and Blockbuster entering bankruptcy, Skype replacing MSN, $10 million video game research, Metal Gear Rising parties and the release date for The Cave... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst