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EpicBattleCry – Skirmish 149: Intrique Pie

"Viking Brent" Adams — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 11:51:30 +0000

Divert all power to awesome, Its EpicBattleCry! This week, we run down a couple of the high-profile gaming projects trying follow in Double Fine’s shoes and break orbit with Kickstarter, then we sit down to discuss Captivate 2012 and react to the latest media for Resident Evil 6, DmC, and more!

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

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Show Notes:

GAUNTLET
République Brings Ambitious Stealth Survival to iOS from Former Metal Gear Solid Producer
Dark Souls Coming to PC with New Content
Meet Borderlands 2′s New Mechromancer and Her Robot Friend, Deathtrap
First Wasteland 2 Concept Art Looks Appropriately Post-apocalyptic, Obsidian Officially Onboard

TOPIC
CAPTIVATE 2012

Resident Evil 6 Includes Three Playable Stories, Each With Co-op Play; Now Releasing on Oct. 2

Lost Planet 3 Takes the Series Back to Its Icy Roots, Coming in Early 2013

BATTLECRIES
TONY – GameStop and DLC in Cali
BRENT – Smart Controller on Kickstarter
DK – Deadlight, Mark of the Ninja and Dust: An Elysian Tail at PAX

EpicBattleCry On-Tap: The St Valentine’s Day Massacre

"Viking Brent" Adams — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 17:01:11 +0000

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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Dead Space 2 Multiplayer: Soldiers vs Necromorphs?

"Viking Brent" Adams — Fri, 03 Sep 2010 01:24:39 +0000

Be honest with yourself. Its every gamer’s secret fantasy to dismember their so-called ‘friends’ with cordless power tools. Okay maybe not, but that’s not really the point; the point is that we’ve heard some rumors today for the previously announced Dead Space 2 multiplayer. GamerNode reports that in addition to a deathmatch-style mode, where players will control both Necromorphs (\m/) and soldiers, there will be other multiplayer modes announced later.

Additionally, (and most shockingly) pre-ordering through GameStop will net you an exclusive in-game rivet gun but, on the uptick, pre-ordering anywhere will get you Dead Space: Ignition, the motion-comic prequel detailing events leading up to Dead Space 2. So, hit the comments; who’s picking up Dead Space 2? Who can’t wait to eat their friend’s brains as a Necromorph? Who else thinks those Necro-baby-zombie-things are pretty much the scariest thing imaginable?

via Joystiq

Force Feedback 004

"Viking Brent" Adams — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 07:19:46 +0000

Grab a hammer and nail the headphones to your ears, its time for Force Feedback! This is the show where we turn the spotlight over to you the mighty Axehead army. This week, we’re talking about the Xbox Live price increase, the rumors Brad Pitt will be playing John Marston, used games, BioWare and much more.

Prepare yourself for Force Feedback!

Editor’s note: This week, Tony’s audio sounds a little…hmm, what’s the word? Stupid. Apparently his computer decided to switch its record input to “webcam microphone” the same afternoon his neighbor’s lawnmower decided to switch itself to “really f___ing loud.”

Oh well, its not like he had anything good say.

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Mervin Ang
Greetings from Singapore! I’m pretty confident that I’m the only Singaporean fan on this page so far. Just wanna tell you guys how face-meltingly awesome your show is as I think it’s just about the most informative and entertaining gaming podcast out there!

Sean Keys
Hey guys love you show, I have a question though with the annoucement of the price increases for Xbox Live memberships as of November 1, 2010, what is your opinion about the matter?(Is it good or bad) Microsoft has no information to why they are raising the prices of the memberships and I think its a bad move by Micros…oft. The new prices will be $9.99 for a 1 month, $24.99 for a 3 month, and $60.00 for a 12 month(which is also the price of a new retail game.)

Steven Crowther
Hey guys great show,, i was wondering with all the motion control movement and 3D what this can mean for those with disabiltys, i have a spine injury so standing and jumping around aint gonna happen for me, i play games everyday and this scares me that the thing i love doing is in danger, i have 2 people on my friends …list 1 with only 1 hand other with 1 arm, they feel the same, they wonder is Kenect will work with there disabilty, and 3D dont work on people that are colour blind or 1 eye, it feels like they are gonna make me feel like i have my disabilty in the only place that it does not matter in games, anyway even if i was ok i still think it looks fu**ing stupid and wouldnt have got it, but just wanted to see what you guys tink about this topic, PS love the puns DK Money

Andrew Rollins
Hey guys, discovered your podcast literally like 2 days ago and have been backtracking through the battle cry and have to say wish I would have found it sooner. You guys rock!

Austin Clinton
Whats up EBA? As always, great show and the new additions of the Pit and Forceback. I find you guys are probably the best site for the gaming community to come together and talk about all aspects of gaming. On that issue, what occurrences in gaming do you guys think have helped/hurt the industry and have brought it to the point where its at today?

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AlienLion
@epicbattleaxe XBL increase would be ok if instead of “we added stuff so we deserve more money” MS said “if we charge more, we’ll do better”

LeadDesignerGuy
@epicbattleaxe Brad Pitt is playing John Marston in the new Red Dead movie, do you think that he fits the role? Who would do better?

Kpkillar
@epicbattleaxe I think BioWare is great I don’t think they are becoming more mainstream they just listened to complaints from fans

Dancejoeydance
@epicbattleaxe that is bullshit that you can trade in at target and bestbuy now! The convenience is gonna kill gaming just like gamestop

GAMETRAILERS

Dreadace
good job boiware selling out to Ea for a quick buck. now all us ME supporters have to wait that much longer for ME3

DracoPaladin
Well I liked Mass Effect 2 more then the first game(I only own a PC so the game was more user friendly to me).But Im in it for the story and Mass Effect 2 definitely didn’t lack RPG elements(dialogues and choices).The shooter parts were improved and although i did want a more RPG sort of inventory I certainly don’t miss that cluttered mess they had in the first game(I realize it was ported from the Xbox and that’s what fu***** it up for the PC version).But they said that Dragon Age 2 you will be able to play it exactly like the first game or something similar to The Witcher or a console game,so i think that whatever you have PC,Xbox,PS3 you wont be left out as the case was with the first being superior on the PC.

Blow-Stang
Enough with all the exclusive pre-order BS. Whether you are PS3 fan or Xbox fan we all should be pissed off!

DrHoax
Awesome show as allways guys. Why dont you just do an episode with Tony and the jew next week..? (the jew did a great job last time)

Label07
Amen to the game editions. Half the time the cheap trinkets that these collector editions include will just gather dust on someone’s shelve. Personally, my incentive to buy Collector/Limited Editions goes mutually with my perspective of purchasing. If a company creates products/games that you enjoy spend a little more money to support that company and hopefully they will keep making that particular commodity.

All these incentives to buy here or there, given by each 3rd party company are getting ridiculous.. but.. As long as their offers don’t affect game play, to me, its a no-harm-no-foul scenario.

Dragon Age didn’t spark any interest from me. Now if Bioware is going to spice up the combat and adjust the game play to faster paced. What would make it for me; Convert the game into an action-rpg where I have control over regular attacking, blocking, and for spells/specials have at least two buttons that are macro’d and a button that when held brings down a circular menu for quick spell/special selections. Now that is only the start. Also, make the game 4 player co-op. However, each player can bring in their custom character (main) or XP/money earned is transferred to respective players profile when they host a game or play single player. Of course, my idea is sure to have some holes in it but they could easily be ironed out with some thought.

For the record all aspects of ME2 were much better. I’m an RPG lover as well and didn’t mind any of the RPG ‘depth’ changes from ME1 to ME2. If Bioware did this to make the game more easily accessible for non-RPG players.. can you blame them, in the end they want to create a product the masses love and make HUGE amounts of money in doing so.

Really enjoyed this weeks show (as if that is a change)!

PJJ88
mass effect 2 is just a fps it’s not a rpg like mass effect

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superfartburger
lorin, enjoyed your contributions to the site and very much enjoyed your turn on the pod cast. i think i speak for everyone when i say it would be great to have you chime in every now and again. TBH i don’t usually read many of the articles but hey, you won me over last week maybe it would be an idea to have one of the other guys (ruben, jess, keith) guest and rotate it every week or whatever, specially now you’ve trimmed down the feedback section (inspired move might i say).

EBC is the ONLY podcast i listen to cos frankly all the others are full of market friendly BS/brown-nosing and bollox that makes me sick and frankly disinterested.

EBA – YOU GUYS FUCKING ROCK!!!!!!!

finally – – PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE mention this on the show cos i piss myself everytime i see it; under the section on the right hand side column of the site under The Axe Lords bit, TG looks totally like Will Riker from ST:TNG

Game_Fan
Well I honestly think that Daniel sounds really pissed that mass effect 2 is coming out on the ps3. I’m not gonna pull any punches because when Mass Effect 2 came out he praised it as the 2nd comiong of Jesus Christ and now all of a sudden he thinks that biowares franchises are being watered down to feed the greed of EA. That’s BS. Mass Effect didn’t sell enough copies on 360 for Bioware to recoupe costs, I think, and that is because the 360 fanbase isn’t really into RPG games. You might not like it but it’s true. I knew from when I started playing mass effect 2 from mass effect 1 that it was sooo watered down and dumbed down that it might as well have been gears of war in space with some character recruitment and planet scanning. Now that it’s coming out on ps3 I think it will sell well enough to satisy Bioware becauser of the ps3’s more mature audience. Look the same thing happened to Final Fantasy 13. Square-Enix, when they decided to bring it to 360, knew that they had to cut content and make the story more linear and shallow and go from point A to point B to make the 360 user base who are used to that sort of thing more comfortable and allow them to get sales on the 360. It sucked for all the fans who have supported it for 15-20+ years because it turned into one of the worst FF games to be released. I’ve finished every FF game that i’ve played except for FF13 and it makes me sad so I sort of feel your pain Daniel, but this is not EA’s fault nor is it because Bioware put ME2 on the ps3. It’s just how they think they’ll get more sales. It’s the fault of the userbase of its respective console and of the userbase of this generation really. That’s how I feel and I enjoyed this episode very much that in fact this is my first time posting here. I hope you guys respond to this with your opinions and look forward to more shows and maybe more debates on here or gametrailers and etc….Keep up the good work guys.

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On delays and incompetency

Engine
I’m watching EBC 87 and I got somewhat pissed at the F3AR segment, particulary at a phrase from Brent that pretty much says that delays are either because of incompetency by the developer (because they weren’t able to deliver the game on time) or because they believe the game is so weak that it can’t compete with other games coming out in the same time frame.

You know.. being a small game designer myself, I was pretty pissed off and I’ll tell you why.

First you have to separate the publisher from the developer, most of the time they are two distinct entities and they have different objectives and priorities.

OurLordDespair
Maybe we’re not being fair…It doesn’t at all affect a triple A title no matter how many times they delay (Grand theft 4 and Red Dead) but as soon as ANY other game does it, suffers (Dark Void and Splinter Cell).

As angry as I get at delays, I will still buy every Silent Hill game they release, day one. And as soon as I get it home and have played through it I completely forget that it was delayed 3 months to get better sales….Then I find out Tomb Raider Guardian of Light is coming out a month later on Ps3 and I think…..’meh if I remember it I might still get it’….I’m always lookin to the NEXT game, because there’s always something about to come out. I can’t even remember a game I have that was delayed off the top of my head…except Borderlands…

Used Games – The Other Side

Jesuno
Let me start off by saying that I always buy games new because I like the idea of supporting a developer that put their heart and soul in a game and gave us the best possible product. Kind of like music, if I download a new CD and most of the music is good, I will go buy the CD on iTunes. But, this practice has bitten me in the ass more than once.

I don’t know what I was expecting from Final Fantasy XIII, maybe to give the old series from my childhood one last go, but I was at least expecting a game, not a 50 hour movie with game parts sprinkled in.

Then there was Alpha Protocol, there were some good ideas that were plagued bugs and bad programming that I found it unplayable.

Now, I could have held on these games for eternity, looking at them forever saying to myself, “Why did I purchase these?,” or I could have done what I did, take these games to Gamestop and trade them in for something I would rather play. Kind of like my little “fuck you” to both Square Enix and Sega. Should companies that turn out bad games be allowed to continue to make a profit from them?

Project12
Companies that don’t make good games are not doing their job properly and something is very wrong. They need to be shown that their current activity is not effective. Not contributing to their profit is probably the best cause of action.

crazyjackal
I hate the scenario of a gamer going into a game shop and buying a $45 used game when the new game is $50 next to it. It’s your right but essentially you’re not supporting the project and if retailers can recycle sales this way, they don’t need to order any more batches and the publishers don’t see any more revenue for their product, they essentially steal sales from the publishers and make a killing of it.
I sell my games at Amazon.co.uk and I don’t buy used but if I did, I’d buy there instead of at a retailer because you can get much more reasonable deals – you’re dealing with a person to person transaction instead of going through some corporation that can profit massively from it.

Enslaved Pre-Order Exclusive at GameStop Today Only

"BodyLikeABattleAxe" — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 17:58:33 +0000

When I prepare for battle, the first things I know to grab are my trusty screen printed t-shirt and a Marvel comic book.

Just kidding – I break the glass containing my Zombie Apocalypse shottie first – but today Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is giving away exclusive tools of war for anyone who pre-orders at GameStop.

Today only, GameStop pre-orders will receive an Enslaved t-shirt and comic book, which the ad assures us (two times, in case we miss the first brightly-lit sign) are GameStop EXCLUSIVES. The retailer is also hosting the Enslaved Home Entertainment Sweepstakes, wherein the grand prize is a Sony 55″ TV, surround sound speaker system, a choice of a PS3 or Xbox 360, an Enslaved statue and a copy of the game. Four first prize-winners will receive the statue and game.

Pre-orders from GameStop will also grant you a code for the playable “Ninja Monkey” skin, which has unlimited ammo.

Enslaved: Odyssey to the West is due to drop October 5 for PS3 and Xbox 360.

Is this enough incentive for anyone to pre-order Enslaved today? Let us know what you think about the game trailers and this exclusive offer in the comments!

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer Beta is PS3, GameStop Exclusive

"BodyLikeABattleAxe" — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:07:21 +0000

Apparently Ezio is extremely particular about who he lets into his vigilante gang – the Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood multiplayer beta is not only a PS3 exclusive, but it is also now a GameStop pre-order exclusive.

Talk about picky.

GameStop will hand out a limited number of tokens for the beta on a first-come, first-serve pre-order basis starting August 9. If you’re an over-achiever and have already pre-ordered Brotherhood at GameStop, bring your receipt to your local retailer to receive a token next Monday.

The pre-launch multiplayer beta will begin September 13 on PSN, and Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood is scheduled for full release on Xbox 360 and PS3 November 16. We’ll of course keep you posted if the beta ends up becoming available by other means.

What do you think are the benefits of such an exclusive beta system? PS3 owners who are also GameStop customers, how excited are you to try out the Brotherhood multiplayer? Write out your thoughts in the comments!

Via Joystiq

Assassin’s Creed: Brotherhood Multiplayer Beta is PS3, GameStop Exclusive

"BodyLikeABattleAxe" — Thu, 05 Aug 2010 20:07:21 +0000

Talk about picky.

Via Joystiq

Retailers Post $149 Pre-Order Price For Kinect

"BodyLikeABattleAxe" — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 20:45:25 +0000

Without any official confirmation from Microsoft, the Kinect system for Xbox 360 has been priced at $149.99 for pre-orders at many major retailers online.

GameStop, Amazon, Best Buy and Wal-Mart all have the Kinect for pre-order at $149.99, which was the rumored price before Microsoft so helpfully didn’t clear up the issue at its E3 press conference.

GameStop warns potential pre-orderers that the price is an estimate only and is subject to change, but with four of the largest retailers promoting the same price, it might be safe to start saving up now.

For the 40 million Xbox 360 models in our parents’ basements around the world, Kinect will also require an additional power source to run, so make sure to budget that in your piggy bank too, as none of the retailers seem to be including it in their pre-order packages. The new Xbox 360 250 GB consoles have a direct plug-in for the Kinect and require no additional power source.

Is $150 too pricey for the Kinect, or is the technology innovative enough to warrant it? Will you be getting one? Let’s hear it below!

Gamestop's Xbox 360 S Trade-In Offer

"SkinnyAsAnAxeHandle" — Thu, 17 Jun 2010 07:09:15 +0000

It's a store!

While the Gamestop Xbox 360 S promotion was leaked onto the internet earlier today, it has now officially been posted on the Gamestop website. The offer shows how much money you will get with trading in either an Xbox 360 system or a wide assortment of accessories. Check below for the official list, and let us know if you will take advantage of it come tomorrow when it starts.

XB360 System w/wireless OR wired controller – $100
XB360 Hard Drive 20 GB – $30
XB360 Hard Drive 60 GB – $35
XB360 Hard Drive 120 GB – $40
XB360 Hard Drive 250 GB – $50
XB360 Memory Card 64 MB – $10
XB360 Memory Card 256 MB – $14
XB360 Memory Card 512 MB – $18
XB360 Network Adapter Wireless (Microsoft) – $40
XB360 Network N Adapter (Disc required) – $50
XB360 Controller – Wired (Microsoft) – $20
XB360 Controller – Wireless (Microsoft) – $25

Honestly, this could save a nice penny even if you only trade a system with the wireless adapter. I will line up (hopefully without the line) at my local Gamestop tomorrow morning before work, how about you?

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Fallout: New Vegas Pre-Order Packages Revealed

"BodyLikeABattleAxe" — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 05:54:09 +0000

Every advantage helps when cruising the streets of Las Vegas, and for Fallout: New Vegas you have a choice of skill packages before you ever set foot on the hot desert sands dusting the strip. Bethesda announced four retailer-specific pre-order packages for GameStop, Walmart/Steam, Amazon and Best Buy, all including armor and assorted weapons and survival supplies.

To help ease your pre-order anxieties, check out the complete list of packages after the jump:

The Classic Pack, available when you pre-order through GameStop, contains:

Armored Vault 13 Suit – Extensively patched up and dotted with piecemeal armor, this outfit is an homage to the classic ending of the original Fallout.
Vault 13 Canteen – This handy device is useful for staving off dehydration and providing a small amount of healing in the Mojave Wasteland.
Weathered 10mm Pistol – A well-worn 10mm pistol that packs an extra punch despite its modest size.
5 Stimpaks – Food and water are good for long-term healing, but when the fighting is fierce, Stimpaks help keep Wastelanders upright.

The Tribal Pack, available when you pre-order through Amazon, contains:

Tribal Raiding Armor – Pieced together from scraps of armor, this outfit provides protection without impacting mobility.
Broad Machete – This heavy-bladed melee weapon does high damage against limbs and can quickly deal out a flurry of attacks.
5 Bleak Venom doses – Useful on any Melee Weapon, Bleak Venom makes short of work of most living targets.
10 Throwing Spears – If you would like to silently pin an enemy’s head to a wall, Throwing Spears are the way to do it.

The Caravan Pack, available when you pre-order through Steam and Walmart, contains:

Lightweight Leather Armor – This hand-modified suit of leather armor reduces its overall weight without impacting its ability to protect.
Sturdy Caravan Shotgun – Despite its rough appearance, this Caravan Shotgun will reliably fire 20 gauge shells until the Brahmin come home.
4 Repair Kits – Useful for repairing any outfit or weapon, Repair Kits are a valuable tool for any caravaner.
Binoculars – The Mojave Wasteland is a dangerous place, but with these trusty Binoculars you’ll be able to spot trouble coming.

The Mercenary Pack, available when you pre-order through Best Buy, contains:

Lightweight Metal Armor – Modified for long-range travel, this Metal Armor sacrifices some protection for mobility and overall weight.
Mercenary’s Grenade Rifle – Though similar to other 40mm Grenade Rifles in the Mojave Wasteland, this model has a faster reload cycle.
3 Super Stimpaks – When you absolutely, positively, need to keep your blood inside your body, Super Stimpaks fix you up in no time.
3 Doctors Bags – Mercenaries and broken limbs go together like Iguana-on-a-Stick and Nuka Cola. Thankfully, these Doctors Bags take a bit of sting out of the inevitable crushed skull.

Fallout: New Vegas is scheduled for release this fall for Xbox 360, PS3 and PC. Which package and system will you be betting on? Roll out your comments here!

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