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This month's topics reflect on how seriously we take our gaming, as Neil Taylor wants to know why there aren't more female heroes to choose from, David Merrett asks whether combat is simply runtime padding these days, and Sharon Shaw questions whether even the term "game" really applies any more. 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.

[News] It's Mij, Neil and Andi in the pod this week. Discussing; Tomb Raider sales figures, the announcement of a new Batman Arkham game, Dragon Age 3 & Mass Effect 4 news, PC software sales figures, Metacritic's review weightings, the next Telltale game and thoughts from the Day Z developer... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

[Roundtable] This week Chris, Andi and special guest Oxycutor discuss the lego games from Traveller's Tales... Covering the 13 previously released games and discussing upcoming titles Lego City Undercover and Lego Marvel Super Heroes. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

[News] This week Neil, Andi and Chris discuss the news. Covering; UK industry gowth, SimCity sales and free game offer, CD Project's new offices, Starcraft 2: Heart of the Swarm sales, Firaxis' new iOS game and the eShop age restriction being lifted... www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

[Quiz] Cane & Rinse take on the Console Ninjas in this month's quiz, which sees the return of 'Xan's Price is Right'. Who will take the victory in one of the closest contests of recent months? www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukfacebook.com/gamebursttwitter.com/gameburst

This month Andi and Gary are joined by Jayce Stokes to discuss the 2000 classic Carcassonne. Our rough guide features how to get rules help. And we discuss the following games in "on the table":TrajanTicket to Ride: SwitzerlandSpace AlertBlood Bowl: Team Manager - The Card GameMonster FactoryEmail usTwitter: http://twitter.com/gameburstFacebook: http://facebook.com/gameburst Board Game Geek Guild 

[News] This week Neil, Chris and "guest" Andi discuss the news. Covering; God of War achievements, Ron Gilbert's departure form Double Fine, the future of Star Wars games, the Xi3 Piston, cancelled Bioshock film, Pokemon Rumble U and an exclusive Nintendo report. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/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