Podcast

This week's guest for episode #92 of the Avault Podcast is Marcus Beer, the PR manager for Ignition. Marcus dropped by to, of course, discuss their latest title Blacklight: Tango Down, but also went into great detail about “the end of the day” and  his career in the industry.  In addition to Blacklight: Tango Down, our conversation this week extends to Cuban sandwiches, Resident Evil 5, Mass Effect, Limbo, DeathSpank, XBLA price points,  and how gaming (particularly single player titles) affects one's daily life.   The guys also make an announcement about some prizes they'll soon be giving away, so pay attention as you'll need to be FAST to win!

Max Baptist of D-Dub Software is this week's guest for episode #91 of the Avault Podcast, and his latest game BoneTown (yes, it's about what you think), is the reason for this week's Adults Only rating. He also dropped some information about their upcoming browser game Satan vs. Jesus. This prompts a pretty intense discussion of what actually constitutes a mature game. What do you think? What do you define as a mature game?

Billy returns this week, and jumps right back into the conversation with tales of his adventures in World of Warcraft. The guys also chat up Dead Space, DeathSpank, Peggle, OnLive, Plants vs. Zombies, and Dragon Age: Origins (one more podcaster nerdified - one to go).

Want to play the latest PC games, but fear your rig may not have what it takes? This week's guest on the Avault Podcast, Joe Bentley, director of Games and Media for OnLive, might just have a solution for you. The OnLive service provides instant access to streaming online games, including some of the meatier titles that everyone has been raving about. You can even watch other people play through the Spectate feature. Patrick sits in for Billy this week, and in addition to all the OnLive knowledge they're sharing, the team delves into Dead Space, Lord of the Rings Online, Dragon Age: Origins, Killzone 2, making big decisions, and The Old Republic.

Does the show suffer from a World Cup curse? Cory Davis, Lead Designer for Spec Ops: The Line and current resident of Germany, is our guest this week for episode #89 of the Avault Podcast. Cory regained his voice after E3, and brought much news (including a multiplayer beta) from a sandstorm devastated Dubai, about the upcoming (2011) military shooter.

Were there other games to discuss? Of course, and the conversation spreads to Crackdown 2, Killzone 2, Dead Space, some of the upcoming motion and 3D hardware, and they put the expo to bed with the “Best of” from E3 lists. A new segment premieres this week, so make sure to listen to the entire show, or you might miss the first “Must Play” picks.

Dan Amrich, Social Media Manager for Activision, visits this week for Episode #88 of the Avault Podcast. Dan speaks at length about what it's like working for “the New York Yankees of the video game industry”, and how he's no fan of the “no comment” philosophy. He also shared some information about the thought process behind the Activision rock concert / press conference, and how all that glitz and glam cost about the same as your standard booth at the E3 expo. There's of course some Guitar Hero and Singularity intel to be had, so this is one interview you won't want to miss!