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This weeks round table Xan brings us the teams Top 5 Downloadable Games

[News] Neil, Mij and Chris discuss this weeks news; New Super Mario 2's eShop price, Playstation Plus coming to PSVita, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance's realease date, Steam community news, Microsoft Xbox Durango Development Kit's sale on eBay and the fate of the 'Bad Company' and 'Mirror's Edge' IPs. www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twitter.com/gameburst facebook.com/gameburst 

[Roundtable] Special guest Paul Shotton joins Andi Duncan and Gary Blower to review our experiences participating in GameBurst's Gaming Tapas during July. We highlight our highs and lows, and discuss the merits of the Gaming Tapas concept. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[News] James and Neil discuss the latest gaming headlines with Chris, who was on holiday at the time of recording - how's that for dedication? This week's stories include: FIFA 13 on Wii U not getting Ultimate Team, First Xbox Windows branded games emere, Ouya Kickstarter campaign tops $8.5m, Day Z gets standalone edition, Thief 4 now a next gen game. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Interview] James and Neil are joined by best-selling author James Swallow, one of the writers that penned Deus Ex: Human Revolution, as well as various other video games and the upcoming Fable: The Journey. He has also written countless novels and TV episodes based on smash hit franchises such as Doctor Who, Warhammer, Star Trek and Stargate. In this special episode, we talk to him about how storytelling in gaming has matured, how it can be improved, the challenges that face writers working on games, why Mass Effect 3 ending critics can "take a hike" and why he'd love to write The Adventures of Jar Jar Binks. You can find out more about James Swallow at jmswallow.livejournal.com or follow him on Twitter at @jmswallow www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

With James out for the week, Neil steps up and heads up the news team this week

This month Andi, Chris and Gary, from GameBurst, delve into the abstract world of Bizarre Creation's 2010 racer 'Blur'.The nominations for September's Replay is:- Shatter- Split/Second- Alien vs Predator- R.U.S.E- Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Send in your nominations via:pod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Special] James and Gary are joined by special guest Dr Jo Twist, CEO of UK games industry trade body UKIE. The three of them discuss the introduction of PEGI (Pan European Game Information) ratings system, which become legally enforceable in the UK today (Monday, July 30th, 2012). We ask Dr Twist what PEGI means for the industry and for gamers, how it will help protect underage gamers from inappropriate content, how listeners can help raise awareness and more. You can find out more about PEGI and UKIE at AskAboutGames.com. Dr Jo Twist can be found on Twitter at @Doctoe. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Special] James, Neil, Gary, Mij and Chris come to you live this week from GPLEX, the Birmingham community meet-up for fans of Gonzo Planet. This episode was recored yesterday (Saturday, July 28th) in Mij's semi-swanky executive suite. Since this was the first time we'd all been together (almost all - sorry, Andi!), we decided to try and do something a little different. Each member of the team - and our surprise guest Alex Shaw from Gonzo Planet - posed a question about gaming and the industry, and we gave ourselves just four minutes to discuss it. Enjoy!

[Roundtable] Following a listener suggestion, James, Andi and Chris attempt to discuss the wide world of iOS gaming, from casual hits like Angry Birds to social phenomena like Draw Something and hardcore titles such as Infinity Blade - plus all the miscellany in the middle. We also discuss what type of games we prefer, what control schemes we like, how often we use our iPhone and iPad for gaming and recommend some of the best games we've found. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[News] Mij, Chris and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines, including: Activision's new Deadpool game, EA's ambitious upgrades to Origin, HMV's odd vision of the 3DS XL, LEGO Portal toy sets, moral choices in Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and the 60-hour Borderlands 2 campaign. We're also looking for topics for our special Four-Minute Warning show next month. If you have anything you'd like to hear us discuss, questions you'd like us to answer, send them in via email, Twitter or Facebook. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Roundtable] Chris is joined by Gamerdork's Leah Haydu, Gonzo Planet's Sharon Shaw and Big Red Potion's Sinan Kubba to discuss the way minorities are covered in (or neglected by) video games. This includes different sexual orientations, racial minorities and even women. If you have anything to add to the discussion, but sure to email in or post on Facebook. You can also check out Chris' previous comments on homosexuality in video games at http://www.gonzoplanet.com/2012/02/13/homosexuality-in-videogames-text/ www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.ukwww.twitter.com/gameburstwww.facebook.com/gameburst 

[News] Neil, Chris and Mij discuss the latest gaming headlines including: Halo 2 Anniversary rumoured to be in development. Beatles man Sir Paul McCartney working with Bungie. Activision announces Walking Dead FPS. X Men's Michael Fassbender will star in, co-produce an Assassin's Creed movie. Microsoft finally figures out how to get a Halo movie made. Steam's summer sales list leaked. ArmA II DayZ mod gets 500,000 players. Angry Birds Trilogy heading to consoles.

We have a very special Top 5 roundtable this week. Neil, Leg, Mij and guest Tony (from Cane and Rinse) bring you their Top 5 games of this generation. Sorry for the extra long show this week, there was a lot of great discussion and gushing, of course. Get in touch! gameburst.co.uk @gameburst on Twitter facebook.com/gameburst

[News] James, Gary and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines. Sony acquires game-streaming service Gaikai. Sega announces Total War: Rome II. The European Courts make an interesting new ruling about the resale of digital products. And Nintendo's Iwata trolls trolls. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Replay] We've rounded up the posse to Replay one of the most critically acclaimed games of recent years - 'Red Dead Redemption' and its DLC spin-off 'Undead Nightmare'. Joining Marshall Gary Blower on the trail are Sheriff James Batchelor, Gunslinger Chris Eason and the Notorious Outlaw Joe Calvo from Last Save Loaded.Nominations for August's Replay - "Handheld gaming for the beach" - are:1. Crush [3DS/PSP] - Joe2. Anno Create a New World [DS] - Gary3. GTA Chinatown Wars [DS/PSP/iOS] - James4. The World Ends with You [DS] - ChrisReminder: July's Replay game is BLUR [PS3/PC/Xbox360]

[News] James, Neil and Mij discuss the latest gaming headlines. Nintendo unveils the 3DS XL. Square Enix will not remake Final Fantasy VII until it has bettered it. BioWare promises more Mass Effect 3 DLC. Sega restructures to go digital. Resident Evil 6 Collector's Edition detailed. Half-Life 3 concept art leaked. Activision shuts down Radical Entertainment. www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Quiz] The GameBurst Quiz is back! Everyone's favourite battle of gaming wits returns, pitting two fresh podcasts against each other. This month, our contestants are The Same Coin and Download Complete. In addition to the usual music and news rounds, they'll be tested on Blockbusters-style trivia and the ever devious Defend the Indefensible. Tune in, play along and enjoy! www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[News] James, Chris and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines, starting Microsoft's new tablet Surface. More Microsoft news includes details for this year's Summer of Arcade and how Achievements will soon give you Microsoft points. Sony insists the Vita does not need "a re-evaluation", while Crytek continues to test the waters for a new TimeSplitters game. Australia finally gets its R18+ rating - and what does Draw Something have to do with the Kardashians? www.gameburst.co.ukpod@gameburst.co.uktwitter.com/gameburstfacebook.com/gameburst 

[Roundtable] James, Gary and Andi chat to Cane & Rinse's Leon Cox about a very special gaming diet: Tapas. Not the Spanish cuisine, but the practise of playing short, sharp bursts of video games - much like listening to your favourite snack-sized podcast (we mean us). Throughout July we’d like you to experiment with having your own Gaming Tapas fortnights. Simply choose enough of games to last you a week or two: ideally 10 to 20. Then pick goals: choose easy achievements, trophies, or simple goals in each game. Ideally each goal should take you no more than 1 to 2 hours. Please post any comments on your Tapas Experiment on the Facebook wall (facebook.com/gameburst) or on Twitter mentioning @GameBurst and using the hashtag #gamingtapas or send us an email pod@gameburst.co.uk.