Let not your heart be trampled, its EpicBattleCry! This week, 66% of us point and laugh at PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, we discuss Skyrim‘s first expansion, and go around the table to discuss God of War Ascensions recently announced multiplayer and why the industry seems hell-bent on forking MP into SP.

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Let not your heart be trampled, its EpicBattleCry! This week, 66% of us point and laugh at PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale, we discuss Skyrim‘s first expansion, and go around the table to discuss God of War Ascensions recently announced multiplayer and why the industry seems hell-bent on forking MP into SP.

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Skyrim Expands With Dawnguard This Summer
Sony’s PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale Enters the Arena This Holiday
Call of Duty: Black Ops II Launching November 13; Promises “21st Century Cold War”
Portal 2 Expands with “Perpetual Testing Initiative” in May

TOPIC

God of War Ascension Brings Bloody Multiplayer
Gameplay Footage

BATTLECRIES

Tony – Dead or Alive 5
Daniel – De-Pixelated
Brent – SWTOR Character Xfers coming this summer

Better late than never, its The Axe Factor! After some technical difficulties, we are (at last) back and this week, we take on Ben Cousins and his assertion that console gaming is ‘dead’ at the hands of smartphone gaming. Plus, hands-on with Mass Effect 3, Silent Hill: Downpour and more!

Put your head between your knees, and brace for departure, its EpicBattleCry! This week, we discuss the rumors that Microsoft is prepping TWO Xbox SKUs for the next, next-gen console, discuss Phil Harrison‘s appointment at Microsoft Europe, Epic‘s epic plans for the iPad, and much, much more!

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Show Notes:
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Phil Harrison joins Microsoft in wake of Molyneux Departure
Epic, EA: iPad Could be Future of Gaming Consoles
Fallout Fans, You May Want to Help Kickstart Wasteland 2
Guild Wars 2 Early Access Detailed, Collector’s Edition Announced

TOPIC
Report: Next Xbox to be Disc Drive-less; 2013 Launch “Confirmed”
Reset: Disc-Free Xbox Unlikely, but Possible

BATTLECRIES
TG – No more Sonic Episodes?
BRENT – Double Fine Adventure funding closed
DK – New XCOM: Enemy Unknown Vids Paint a Very Addictive Picture

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Grab a bucket of hand sanitizer, its The Axe Factor! This week, we discuss David Jaffe‘s recent comments on story-telling in gaming and whether or not the medium is stunted by reliance on cinema-like narrative. Plus, our in-depth reaction to the Mass Effect 3 demo, an update from Lorin on the Vita honeymoon, and...]]>

Grab a bucket of hand sanitizer, its The Axe Factor! This week, we discuss David Jaffe‘s recent comments on story-telling in gaming and whether or not the medium is stunted by reliance on cinema-like narrative. Plus, our in-depth reaction to the Mass Effect 3 demo, an update from Lorin on the Vita honeymoon, and more!

This week:

What We’re Watching:

Journey – Preview

The Amazing Spider Man – Rhino-Reveal Trailer

Ghost Recon: Future Soldier – Believing In Ghosts Ep 1: The Deadly Edge HD

What We’re Reading:

Jaffe: Stories ‘Stunt the Growth of Video Games’

What We’re Playing:

SWTOR
SSX Demo
Alan Wake’s American Nightmare
Uncharted Golden Abyss, Rayman Origins, Hot Shots Golf, Escape Plan
Mass Effect 3 Demo

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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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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!

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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Welcome to the mad house, its EpicBattleCry! This week, we discuss the challenge devs face when trying to launch a new IP versus continuing an existing one. How do they deliver what players want and still deliver a fresh experience? Plus, Max Payne 3, Starhawk, and more!

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Welcome to the mad house, its EpicBattleCry! This week, we discuss the challenge devs face when trying to launch a new IP versus continuing an existing one. How do they deliver what players want and still deliver a fresh experience? Plus, Max Payne 3, Starhawk, and more!

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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.