The Lag Spike!

Kat was sick unfortunately and Mark bailed on us like a jerk, so just Julius and I!  Hopefully everybody will return next week!

The Lag Spike! S2 – Episode #7 – Just the Two of Us.
Tuesday, October 11th, 2011 – 4:00pm EST
Michael Wada, Julius Santos

What We’ve been playing
Mikey – Pokemon Black, Minecraft, Eden Eternal (FtP MMO)
Julius – Crysis, Minecraft, League of Legends, The Witcher

This Week in Gaming History
October 11, 2007: EA acquires BioWare and Pandemic.
October 14, 1977: The Atari 2600 launches. Originally known as the Video Computer System, the 2600 was first sold at Sears with the store’s branding.
October 15, 1992: *Left Intentionally To Not Spoil Trivia Question*
October 17, 1994: Sonic and Knuckles is released on the Sega Genesis.

Trivia Question

Video Game Music Spotlight
Echo the Dolphin

News
320GB HD Coming for 360
Mass Effect 3 Co-OP
360 Dashboard update Set For November
- Public Preview Program Launched Today / Later Whoops! Not yet…
id Software founder – Carmack says PC No-Longer Lead Platform
Black Wii Bundle – No Backwards Compatibility w/ GameCube – $150
Blue Wii – EU For Mario/Sonic Olympic Games 2012
Zynga announces CastleVIlle
Leisure Suit Larry Coming in HD Next Year
Videogames and Fitness

Upcoming Releases

October 11th
Forza Motorsport 4 (360 – PAL 14th)
Dead Rising 2: Off the Record (360, PS3, PC – PAL 14th)
Ace Combat: Assault Horizon (PS3, 360 – PAL 14th)
Just Dance 3 (Wii, 360 – PAL 11th) / (PS3 Dec 31st – PAL 8th)
Hulk Hogan’s Main Event (Kinect 360)
Kinectimals Now With Bears (Kinect 360)

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Here we go, Episode 6! Be sure to sponsor Kat in her 24 hour gaming endevor by donating to her charity page here: http://www.justgiving.com/gamingforspecialeffect Also be sure to stick around at the very end of the podcast for a couple of outtakes.

The Lag Spike! S2 – Episode 6
Tuesday, October 4th, 2011 – 4:00pm EST
Michael Wada, Julius Santos, Mark Smith, Kat Rice

What We’ve been playing
Mark – Gears 3 / Witcher 2 / Dead Island / Mount and Blade Mod – Mount and Musket / Star Trek Online F2P Beta
Mikey – League of Legends, Pokemon Black, Pacman Championship Edition, Galaga DX, MLB2k11
Kat – Gears 3, Forza 4 demo, Dead Pixels
Julius – The Witcher, League of Legends, Minecraft. Leisure Suit Larry 7: Love for Sail!

This Week in Gaming History
October 4th, 1993 – Panasonic 3DO launches
October 6th, 1990- Game Gear released
October 6th, 2005 – Gamestop takes over EB
October 7th, 2003 – *Left Blank to Not Spoil Trivia Question*

Trivia Question

Video Game Music Spotlight
Portal 2 – Want You Gone

News
Unreal Engine 3 Now Works in Flash 11 + Angry Birds
NFL Players Train like Battlefield 3
MS Patent – Using Kinect as Parental Controls
Portal 2 “Peer Review” DLC
PSN “Only On PlayStation Network”
New Datel Xbox 360 controller packs LCD screen

Upcoming Releases
October 4
Spiderman Edge of Time (360, Wii, PS3, 3DS, DS – PAL 14th)
Rage (360, PS3, PC – PAL 7th)
Dark Souls (360, PS3 – Pal 7th)
NBA 2K12 (360, PS3, PS2, PSP, Wii, PC, IOS – PAL 7th)

October 5th
Orcs Must Die (XBLA / Windows – 12th)

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It’s here and EARLY! We actually made it this week as scheduled, but we bumped up the live recording time by an hour. So we’re now live at 4PM Eastern Time on Tuesdays.

Also didn’t post last week, here’s the link to the charity page to sponsor Kat’s 24 hour gaming event:
http://www.justgiving.com/gamingforspecialeffect

The Lag Spike! S2 – Episode #5
Hosts: Michael Wada, Mark Smith, Julius Santos, Kat Rice

What We’ve Been Playing
Kat – Gears 3, Burnout Crash. (Eurogamer Expo – Battlefield 3, Arkham City, Saints Row 3)
Mark – Gears of War, Canbalt(iPhone)
Mikey – Minecraft, League of Legends, Pokemon Black
Julius – The Witcher, Leisure Suit Larry 6: Shape up, or ship out, League of Legends: Dominion, Minecraft

This Week in Video Game History
September 27th, 1996 – Meridian 59 Launches – First 3D MMO
September 28th, 1999 – Relic Entertainment launches Homeworld – its’ first game
September 29th, 1995 – PlayStation Launches in Europe
September 30th, 1991 – Where in the World is Carmen San Diego
October 1st, 2007 – The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass Launched US

Video Game Music Spotlight
At Sea Theme – Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass

Gaming Related News
SW:ToR Gets Official Release Date – December 20th
Documentarians Reveal “Secret IRA Terrorism Footage” – (Actually from Video Game ARMA 2 from 2009)
Zynga Games Market Growing – Including “Hardcore” Gamers
Dead Island movie coming from Lionsgate
Battlefield 3 Beta Opens Today for Pre-Orders
DoubleXP in MW3 from Mountain Dew and Doritos (Starting Oct 10th)
Xian apparently naked under skirt in Dead Island
Notch (MC Creator) vs. Bethesda “The Scrolls case is going to court! Weee! ”

Upcoming Releases
September 27th
Driver: San Francisco (PC)
X-Men: Destiny (360, PS3, Wii, DS – PAL – 30th)
Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (PS3)
Resident Evil — CODE: Veronica X HD (PS3, 360)
Fifa 12 (PS3, 360, Wii, PC, PS2, PSP, 3DS, IOS, Xperia Play – PAL 29th/30th)
Dead Nation: Road of Devastation (PS3)
+ More that I was too lazy to list!

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Missed another week, not trying to do every-other week, but so far been turning out that way… =\  I swear we’ll be back next week even if I have to do the podcast by myself =P

The Lag Spike! S2 – Episode #4
Hosts: Michael Wada, Mark Smith, Julius Santos, Kat Rice

What We’ve Been Playing
Julius – Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti does a bit of undercover work, LoL, Starcraft 2
Kat – Dead Island, TMNT, Hannah Montana, Gears 3
Mark – Dead Island, Space Marine, Gears of War 3
Mikey – Minecraft, League of Legends, Starcraft 2, Starfox 64, Pokemon Black

Gaming Related News
Gamers solve molecular AIDS related puzzle, that baffled scientists for 10 years!
DCUO – Goes Free to Play in October
PSN Network ToS Now Include a ‘No Suing Sony Clause’ (Doesn’t apply to EU/AU)
Netflix adds gaves to DVD by Mail Service “Quikster”
PC Version of Arkham City delayed until November
Nintendo Event to Give Away Rare Pokemon
Mafia Wars 2 Announced for Facebook – With 3d World

Video Game Music Spotlight
- Music from Castlevania

This Week in Video Game History
September 22, 1975: Enix is founded by Yasyhiro Fukushima. They didn’t get into the video game business until 1983.
September 23, 1889: Nintendo is founded.
September 24, 1993: Myst launches and becomes the best-selling PC game of all time at the time, until Sims 2 in 2002.
September 26 ,1986: Castlevania Released
September 26, 1996: The Nintendo 64 goes on sale in North America.

Upcoming Releases

September 19th
Kirby Mass Attack (DS – PAL Oct 28th)
Dragon Quest Monsters: Joker 2 (DS – PAL Oct 7th)

September 20th
Fallout New Vegas: Lonesome Road (360, PC, PS3 – PAL 21st)
Gears of War 3 (360)
F1 2011 (PC, PS3, 36)

September 21st
Resident Evil 4 HD (360, PS3)

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Sorry again for the missing week, but hurricane Irene knocked out my power! =(  Anyway back again, and weather permitting shall be back live next week as well!

The Lag Spike! S2 – Episode #3
Hosts: Michael Wada, Mark Smith, Julius Santos, Kat Rice

What We’ve Been Playing
Mark – Champions Online F2P, Anno 1404, Tropico 4 Demo
Mikey – Minecraft – TBM Ded. Server; LoL, Tropico 3
Kat –  Machinarium, Left 4 Dead 2, Champions Online
Julius – Limbo, Minecraft, The Witcher, Leisure Suit Larry 3

Gaming Related News
Videogame Journalism Pioneer Bill “The Game Doctor” Kunkel Passes Away
Sony: Microsoft is “Protecting an Inferior Technology” / Microsoft content submission policy
Ex-Homeland Security Boss hired as Sony’s new Chief Security Officer
Halo 4 creative director Ryan Payton leaves Microsoft, opens Camouflaj

Video Game Music Spotlight
- Open Your Heart (Full Version of Theme from Sonic Adventure)

This Week in Video Game History
August 29th, 1989: TurboGrafx-16 Released in NA
August 31st, 1995: Command and Conquer Released
September 4th, 1989: Super Mario Bros. Super Show debuts.
September 9th, 1995:  PlayStation Launches
September 9th, 1999: Dreamcast Launches
September 12th, 2003: Valve launches Steam

Upcoming Releases

September 6th
Warhammer 40k: Space Marine – Xbox360/PS3/PC (PAL – 9th)
Resistance 3 – PS3 (PAL – 9th)
Dead Island – Xbox360/PS3/PC (PAL – 9th)
Rise of Nightmares – Xbox360 Kinect (PAL – 9th)
Driver: San Francisco – Xbox360/PS3/ (PAL – 2nd) (PC – NA-27/PAL-30)
Disgaea 4 : A Promise Unforgotten – PS3 (PAL – Oct 28th)

September 9th
Star Fox 64 3D – 3DS

September 12th
Rise of Immortals (MOBA) – PC 12th

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Sorry we missed last week, had a work conflict. In the future you can check our Twitter feed for updates on any issues that might arise. Anyway, here we are with a GREAT show for you all! We also have a special guest host!

The Lag Spike! S2 – Episode #2
Hosts: Michael Wada, Mark Smith, Julius Santos
Special Guest: Kat Rice

What We’ve Been Playing
Mark – Starcraft 2 / Mass Effect and Mass Effect 2
Mikey – League of Legends, Minecraft, SW:ToR
Kat – Tropico 3, Castle Crashers, Halo Reach, EDF:IA, Bodycount & Space Marine Demo
Julius -The Witcher, soon minecraft, Leisure Suit Larry 2: Looking for Love, in all the wrong places.

Gaming Related News
PlayStation Home Theme Park Makeover
EA Trash Talks Activision’s
360 Dashboard Update
GameStop to Begin Streaming Console and PC Games Next Year
Blizzard DOTA Scrapped / Revamped | Valve Trademarks “DOTA” for DOTA 2
Bethesda Layers target Notch’s (Minecraft Dev) “Scrolls”

Video Game Music Spotlight
- Goldeneye 007 (N64) Theme

This Week in Video Game History
August General: Colecovision
August 20, 2002: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 3 is the last game released on the Nintendo 64.
August 22, 1987: The Legend of Zelda US Release
August 23, 1996: GoldenEye 007 release in Japan (August, 25th USA Release)
August 24, 1996: Team Fortress Release
August 27, 1994: Mother 2 goes on sale in Japan. (“Earthbound” in the USA – Character Ness!)
August 27, 2003: SOCOM Launch PS2 – One of the First PS2 Online Multiplayer Games
August 28, 1965: Birthday – Satoshi Tajiri – Creator of Pokemon

Upcoming Releases
Aug 23rd: Deus Ex: Human Revolution – Xbox/PS3/PC
Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor Overclocked – 3DS
Parasite Eve II – PS3/PSP
Brunswick Pro Bowling – 3DS
Call of Atlantis – DS
Aug 24th: Street Fighter 3: Third Strike — Online Edition – 360
Aug 25th: GTA: Vice City – Mac

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Here it is!  The first episode of our relaunched The Lag Spike! Podcast.  We’re going to call it Season 2 (S2) to keep it organized. We got new bumpers this week from Jordan Rigdon! (Thanks!)  Looking forward to doing this EVERY Tuesday from now on 5PM EST.  We’ll try the live stream next week, stay tuned for the link!

The Lag Spike! Episode #1
Hosts: Michael Wada, Mark Smith, Julius Santos

What We’ve Been Playing

Gaming Related News
EA sports launches season ticket
10-Year-Old Hacker Discovers Video Game Flaw
GameFly prepping “Unlimited PC Play” service
GTA Blamed for Riots in London
Why we play video games
Nyko Zoom delayed

Video Game Music Spotlight
- Metroid 25th Year Anniversary!

This Week in Video Game History

Upcoming Releases

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We’re back!  Here’s our Pilot Episode for our relaunch!  We’re talking ONLY video games now! This is just a warm-up episode, first real episode to follow next week!

The Lag Spike! Relaunch – Pilot Episode
Hosts: Michael Wada, Mark Smith, Julius Santos

What We’ve Been Playing

Gaming Related News
- Diablo 3 allowing items to be sold for RL cash!
- Nintendo 3DS price drop
- Sony’s Vita Can Do Some of What Nintendo’s Wii U Does
- Oslo bomber manifesto cites Call of Duty/WoW as training tool

Video Game Music Spotlight
- Portal 2 Soundtrack Science is Fun

This Week in Video Game History

Upcoming Releases

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Episode #12 is here! Sorry for the break yet again, but this time we’re going to try the best to keep these shows consistant!

The Lag Spike! #12 – Go to the Beach, Left and Right, Hot Girls All Over
Sponsored by: TBM-Gaming – http://www.tbmgaming.com
Crew: Michael Wada, Mike Barr, Julius Santos

Some of the things we talk about:

Tech News
Lost/Stolen iPhone 4G
iPad Review – Mike Barr
Microsoft Courier Sidelined
HTC Enters Licensing Agreement with Microsoft

Geektoys
Universal Gadget Wrist Charger

Games
Activision Blizzard and Bungie Studios Team Up Together
Starcraft II Beta
Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell Conviction