Podcast wrap up - N+ gets some love, and Marathon Post Mortem

After last weeks giant Podcast wrapup, GDC is still in discussion, as well as people catching up on the XBLA releases of the week.

Player One Podcast got addicted to N+ this week, and they discuss some of the Indie Developments from GDC.

Player One Podcast Ep.70: Not of this Earth

You hear a lot of talk these days about games with open worlds, co-op gameplay, where exploration is key. Those three very buzz-worthy concepts of today also came into play in our fourth Game Club game, ToeJam & Earl for the Sega Genesis. One of the era's few co-op games, its emphasis was not on combat unlike so many of the other games it shared the shelf with. It was about avoiding enemies, managing your items, and (if you had a buddy to play with) teamwork. In the second segment we talk all about TJ&E and our experiences with it.

But of course we also discuss the games we played this week, which include N+, Dragon Quest Swords, Professor Layton and the Curious Village, The Club, Rock Band, Dynasty Warriors 6 and Lost Odyssey.

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The Arrow Point Down podcast - starring Ryan Davis and Jeff Gertsmann of former Gamespot fame - discuss GDC and Bionic Commando.

Arrow Pointing Down Podcast 02-24-2008

Your new favorite podcast that is sometimes, tangentially about video games is back! This week beverage enthusiast Jeff Gerstmann, freelance gigolo Alex Navarro, and I bask in the afterglow of GDC, guzzle horrible energy drinks, contemplate legal action against McDonald’s, declare Cobra a 2008 Oscar winner, and so very much more! Join us, won’t you? Afterwards, be sure to check out Will Wright’s talk at GDC 2008.

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In a special Retronauts podcast this week, they have a post mortem discussion about Marathon Durandal with the Freeverse Developers!

Retronauts Episode 37

The longest and most disjointed episode yet sees Freeverse's Bruce Morrison drop by during GDC to chat about the science of porting Marathon: Durandal to Xbox Live Arcade. Then the usual crew very nearly manages to say something insightful about Nintendo's classic stable of characters vis-a-vis Smash Bros. You'll love it! You'll hate it! You'll say cranky things on the message boards about it!

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