Embrace the inevitable, its Force Feedback! This week as we await the return of DK from abroad, Tony and Brent sit down to answer your questions, ponder your comments and pontificate upon all manner of gaming twaddle. Force Feedback is upon us!

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Saddle up and prepare to ride, its The Axe Factor! This week, we take some advice from a listener and discuss gaming by association, pick up our jaws after watching the new Trials: Evolution trailer, and breakdown our play-books from the past week!

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What We’re Watching:
Trials Evolution – Survival of the Fastest Gameplay

MotorStorm® RC Video Run-Through of Competitive Online Play

Spec Ops: The Line – Chemical Warfare Interview

What We’re Reading:

Gaming By Association

What We’re Playing:

Twisted Metal Demo
Syndicate Demo
All the rest of the Vita Demos (Uncharted, Gravity Rush, WipeOut 2048, Virtua Tennis 4, Escape Plan, Hot Shots Golf)
SWTOR

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Face the wall and kiss your ass goodbye, its EpicBattleCry On-Tap! With DK out-of-town for a couple weeks on official awesome-duty, Brent, Tony, and Lorin pull up a chair to discuss the onslaught of gaming news that has descended upon us this week. Is EA shifting gears on the Online Pass? Is THQ in...]]>

Face the wall and kiss your ass goodbye, its EpicBattleCry On-Tap! With DK out-of-town for a couple weeks on official awesome-duty, Brent, Tony, and Lorin pull up a chair to discuss the onslaught of gaming news that has descended upon us this week. Is EA shifting gears on the Online Pass? Is THQ in real financial trouble? Does the Skyrim Creation Kit own your unworthy ass? There’s only one way to find out, grab a stein and pour a round, its EpicBattleCry On-Tap!

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Let nothing stand between you and The Axe Factor! This week, we ponder the rumor of a future Xbox console that will not play used games but, more importantly, the consequences of an industry victory over the used-game market. Plus, Lorin’s first hands-on with the PS Vita, Indie Game: The Movie, and more!

Prepare for plunder, its EpicBattleCry! This week, we check out the Resident Evil 6 debut trailer and discuss whether or not the series straying from its roots has been the very thing that has kept it successful all these years. Plus, BioShock Infinite, Guild Wars 2, and more!

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Prepare for plunder, its EpicBattleCry! This week, we check out the Resident Evil 6 debut trailer and discuss whether or not the series straying from its roots has been the very thing that has kept it successful all these years. Plus, BioShock Infinite, Guild Wars 2, and more!

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Feast your ears, its The Axe Factor! This week, we take a look at retail game sales in 2012 and ponder how the influence of console gaming is determining the course to a digital-download future. Plus, Mass Effect 3 with Kinect, Resident Evil 6, and more!

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Mass Effect 3 – Better With Kinect Featurette

Mass Effect 3 – CES 2012 Kinect Walkthrough

Resident Evil 6 – Debut Trailer

Max Payne 3 – Design and Technology Series Part I – Creating a Cutting Edge Action Shooter

Max Payne 3 – Design and Technology Series Part II – Targeting and Weapons

What We’re Reading:

5 Reasons Game Retail Isn’t Dead

What We’re Playing:

Mirror’s Edge
Kingdom of Amular – Reckoning (Demo)
Asura’s Wrath (Demo)
The Darkness II (Demo)

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Prepare for contact, its The Axe Factor! This week we check out a couple titles from XBL’s upcoming House Party promotion, drool over the Darkness II a bit more and throw down over whether dying in games is a problem and if so, what to do about it.

Cut the mids and crank the gain, its Force Feedback! This week, we drop some facts on our origins as friends, help out a conflicted petrolhead-gamer, and talk about some of the other things (besides the awesome games) that we’re looking forward to in 2012.

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Clean up on asile three, it’s The Axe Factor! With 2012 now in full swing we discuss the challenges the industry will face in the coming year and how those hurdles will affect gamers. Formula 409 can’t save you now, it’s The Axe Factor!

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Clean up on asile three, it’s The Axe Factor! With 2012 now in full swing we discuss the challenges the industry will face in the coming year and how those hurdles will affect gamers. Formula 409 can’t save you now, it’s The Axe Factor!

(Note: There are spoilers regarding SWTOR’s smuggler class revealed from time index 51:38 through 58:03)

In response to last week’s topic on hand-holding in games, there was an excellent video suggest by Jinjuuryuu that we wanted to recommend to you all.

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What We’re Watching:

Sony CES Press Conference

NFL Blitz – Saints vs 49s Gameplay

Choplifter HD for PSN

What We’re Reading:

Five Challenges the Video Game Industry Faces in 2012

What We’re Playing:

Orcs Must Die
SWTOR

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Welcome to the last year on earth, its EpicBattleCry! This week, we look ahead to the lineup of 2012 and talk over a few of our most anticipated titles of the year. While none of us are expecting another roller-coaster like last year, there’s still some great stuff on the horizon; here’s our...]]>

Welcome to the last year on earth, its EpicBattleCry! This week, we look ahead to the lineup of 2012 and talk over a few of our most anticipated titles of the year. While none of us are expecting another roller-coaster like last year, there’s still some great stuff on the horizon; here’s our picks, how about yours?

Comment on the show? Battle Cry for consideration? Just got something epic to share? Hit us back in the comments!

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