Player One Podcast
1,128 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago - ★★★★★ - 488 ratingsJoin ex-game journalists Chris Johnston, Phil Theobald, and Greg Sewart as they talk about console/portable/PC games, raising kids, and the meaning of life.
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POP Ep.157: That's Evolution! (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
October 26, 2009 04:09 - 1 hour - 54.8 MBThis week! Topics of conversation in tweets include the first/worst game we've imported, Modern Warfare 2 dedicated servers, internet anger, Dead Space Wii's lackluster sales, paying extra to get games early, and which big-name game between now and March will be the biggest commercial failure. Then we get along to games of the week, which include Space Invaders Extreme 2, Dragon Ball: Revenge of King Piccolo, Beatles Rock Band (Abbey Road DLC), Guitar Hero: World Tour, DJ Hero, Rock Band iPho...
POP Ep.156: Watching Your Six (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
October 19, 2009 05:03 - 2 hours - 60.2 MBIt's been three years since we started this podcast and what better way to ring it in than to do exactly what we've been doing for most of those three years. Talk tweets, talk games, talk some behind the scenes. It's over two hours of what has made us the second best video game podcast hosted by four ex-magazine editors over Skype. Games discussed include Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction, A Boy and His Blob, Giana Sisters DS and Pinball Pulse: The Ancien...
POP Ep.155: Now With Two Balls (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
October 12, 2009 05:24 - 1 hour - 51.8 MBThis week! It's the episode before our three-year anniversary, so we do…well, pretty much what we normally do every week. That includes tweets, then game talk. Titles we discuss include Halo ODST, Katamari Forever, Arkedo Series 01 - JUMP, Critter Crunch, South Park Let's Go Tower Defense Play, Need for Speed Shift, Mega Man 9, and more. Also, we're running a contest for a new theme song. Deadline for entries is Friday, October 16. Details can be found here. Follow us on twitter at twitter.c...
POP Ep.154: Bursting with hyperbole (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
October 05, 2009 01:03 - 1 hour - 53 MBThis week! We discuss the PSPgo (CJ bought one), game review hyperbole, free hotel porn, vibrating beds, Super Street Fighter IV, and things we thought were innovations but were really non-innovations in driving games. Oh and we also talk about games, including UmJammer Lammy, Pixeljunk Monsters Deluxe, Fieldrunners, Motorstorm Arctic Edge, Beatles Rock Band, Pinball Hall of Fame The Williams Collection, Rock Band Unplugged Lite Edition, Halo 3 ODST, Need for Speed Shift, Madworld, Wii Sports...
POP Ep.153: Pinball Wizards (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
September 28, 2009 03:54 - 1 hour - 49.9 MBOn this week's podcast we discuss multitudinous things, like the highs and lows of multiplayer Halo, the PSP Go, Halo 3 ODST, Mario & Luigi Bower's Inside Story, Pinball Hall of Fame The Williams Collection, Cake Mania, Forza 3, Brutal Legend, Katamari Forever, Beatles Rock Band, Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2, Dead Space and so, so much more. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or y...
POP Ep.152: Birth Harder (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
September 21, 2009 04:04 - 1 hour - 52.3 MBThis week! Games! Tweets! issues! Celebrity chatter! Internet Memes! Four hosts! And much more. Games discussed on this episode include Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Scribblenauts, Beatles Rock Band, Batman: Arkham Asylum, 1 vs. 100 Beta, Wii Sports Resort, Retro Game Challenge, Contra ReBirth, and more. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to ou...
POP Ep.151: Lucy in the Sky with Alien Nazi Batman Zombies (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
September 14, 2009 03:35 - 1 hour - 51.3 MBIt's a three-man podcast this week with CJ, Phil and Greg (Sewart). We talk a little bit about Penny Arcade Expo (and the flu/sickness that struck many of its attendees), The Beatles Rock Band, Batman Arkham Asylum, Uncharted, Mr. Driller W, Muramasa, Guitar Hero 5, Contra ReBirth, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story, Sonic the Hedgehog Project Needlemouse and much, much more. Like we filled up nearly two hours there. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playe...
POP Ep.150: Odds, Ends, Bits n' Bobs from PAX 2009 (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
September 08, 2009 03:48 - 1 hour - 35.3 MBThis week! Only one host and a bunch of guests. CJ goes to Penny Arcade Expo, brings his pocket recorder and records conversations with a couple people. That includes Patrick Klepek, David Ellis, Andrew Pfister, Jeremy Parish, Shane Bettenhausen and Kholdstare. Plus a bonus PAX-related voicemail from Bill Mudron, whose awesome EGM/1UP tribute piece and other artwork can be found at www.excelsiorstudios.net. Thanks again to everyone I ran into at PAX and/or played The Beatles Rock Band with. W...
POP Ep.149: Diabolical Boxes (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
August 31, 2009 02:54 - 1 hour - 51 MBThis week! Voicemails, tweets and whatcha been playingses. In the first segment we cover a lot of ground, from favorite platformers and Sony's new ad campaign to utter disappointment at Best Buy's The Beatles Rock Band demo day. Games discussed during this 149th show include Dissidia: Final Fantasy, Tales of Monkey Island Chapter 2, Batman Arkham Asylum, Uncharter, Shadow Complex, Metroid Prime Trilogy, Warriors Orochi 2 (PSP), Madden 10 and Peggle. Beware potential spoilers for the first h...
POP Ep.148: Complex Issues (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
August 24, 2009 01:07 - 1 hour - 41 MBThis week two Gregs, a Phil and a CJ discuss many topics from the last week in gaming. Among them, the issues regarding the release of Shadow Complex, the slim PS3, PSP Mini games and more. Also, discussion on hot new game tapes like Splosion Man, Trials HD, Flipnote Studio, Dirt 2 and...there are a few others mixed in there I think. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send ...
POP Ep.147: Jet Jaguar-style (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
August 17, 2009 01:37 - 1 hour - 37.3 MBWe're a man down this week, and not talking about too much new stuff. Games discussed include Madden 10, The Bigs 2, Wii Sports Resort, Peggle, Hammerin' Harry, Arkham Asylum, Splosion Man and Flipnote Studio, amongst others. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you have...
POP Ep.146: Press A to Hit Ball (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
August 11, 2009 06:09 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBThis week! All four hosts are back to talk about games. Voicemails, tweets, what'cha been playin'--this episode is packed. It's also a bit late to publish, and in the rush it's not as carefully edited as usual. Since Greg Ford hit his mute button about 35 minutes in for about 10 minutes you may hear some silent patches there when he would normally be speaking--feel free to add your own dialogue in for fun (kind of like an audio Mad Libs). Some of the games discussed in this episode include Wi...
POP Ep.145: Cincinnati Style (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
August 03, 2009 02:33 - 1 hour - 48.1 MBOn July 26, 2009, Andy Baran, former EGM/EGM/Expert Gamer editor passed away from pancreatic cancer. He was 35 years old. This episode of the podcast is filled with stories about working with and knowing Andy from CJ, Phil and Greg, as well as voicemails from other past colleagues. Thanks again to all who helped contribute to this episode: Terry Minnich, Ken Williams, Dan Hsu, Kraig Kujawa, Dan Leahy, Mark Hain, Jennifer Whitesides Gavigan, Crispin Boyer, Chris Baker, David Siller, Jeanne Kim...
POP Ep.144: LARPing our ARG (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
July 27, 2009 03:41 - 1 hour - 43.8 MBThis week! Tweets, Wii Sports Resort, Starfy, Monkeys on Islands, kids and games, game movies, and plenty more. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!
POP Ep.143: Only Squares Use the G, Man (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
July 20, 2009 02:08 - 1 hour - 35.1 MBThis week we talk about some game-related stuff, including the CoD MW2 Collector's Edition, video game t-shirts, introducing your kids to games, controllers and a bunch of other topics. Then we go into the game tapes we've been playing this week, which includes Monkey Island (Special Edition and Tales of), Box Life, Power Pro Baseball iPhone, Tour De France XBLA, EA Sports Active, Pulseman and Base 10. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. ...
POP Ep.142: Walk Like They Do On The Moon (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
July 13, 2009 04:04 - 2 hours - 57.7 MBThis week! We talk all about our Game Club game, Michael Jackson's Moonwalker for the Sega Genesis. Plus a whole lot about Transformers 2 (the movie) and some PC game talk including the recent LucasArts rereleases on Steam and Telltale Games' latest, Tales of Monkey Island. Interspersed in there as well is some InFamous, Uncharted, Blaz Blue, Xbox Live woes, Tomb Raider, some iPhone stuff and a whole lot more. It's a long show this week, over 2 hours. We normally don't do this but since this...
POP Ep.141: Johnny Sega and the Turbo Touches (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
July 06, 2009 03:48 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBThis week! We talk about games and movies and Turbo Touch control pads and everything in between. Topics of discussion include movie games, game movies, Saturday morning cartoons, Ghostbusters, InFamous, Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires, The Adventures of Willy Beamish, The Bigs 2, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Bubble Bobble, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link, Mega Man Star Force 3, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People, Blaz Blue Calamity Trigger and more. Thanks for listening! Don...
POP Ep.140: Open Worldy (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
June 29, 2009 03:24 - 1 hour - 36.7 MBThis week! Games! Including Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta, Castlevanias on the DS, The Conduit, Dynasty Warriors 6 Empires, Ghostbusters The Video Game, InFamous, Red Faction Guerilla, Castle of Magic, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen and much, much more. Plus, we've decided to do the Genesis version of Moonwalker for our next Game Club game (so get playin'). Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 71...
POP Ep.139: Bustin' makes me feel Thievious (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
June 22, 2009 03:18 - 1 hour - 46.3 MBThis week! Game Club about Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoonus, plus Ghostbusters, InFamous, The Maw, Uncharted 2 multiplayer beta, and more. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our forums if you haven't already!
POP Ep.138: Tripping the moisture sensor (Voicemail line:713-893-8069)
June 14, 2009 22:37 - 1 hour - 51.1 MBOnce again, we've put off doing our Sly Cooper game club to talk about other stuff (Sly will be talked about next week, we swear). This week! Post-E3 thoughts, Project Natal, Angry Barry, Lost Planet 2, Beatles Rock Band, InFamous, The Legendary Starfy, Indiana Jones and the Staff of Kings, Scribblenauts, DJ Hero, Invisible Tiger, Assassin's Creed 2, Lips, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Saw, Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, Punch-Out and more. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web...
POP Ep.137: From Nowhere Near LA (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
June 05, 2009 17:02 - 1 hour - 43.5 MBIt's an early show this week but it still counts as Monday's episode. This week CJ, Phil and Greg (Sewart) discuss the press conferences from the big three hardware manufacturers. From Project Natal to Project M and everything in between. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Don't forget to join our foru...
POP Ep.136: Not So Sly (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
May 31, 2009 22:48 - 1 hour - 42.6 MBWe talk about many things in this episode, but not Sly Cooper. That's right, this was supposed to be our Game Club episode on Sucker Punch's first PS2 endeavor but instead we rambled on about other things for an hour and a half so we decided to push it two more weeks. But we did talk about InFamous, Buzz Quiz TV, Wallace & Gromit Episode 1, Penny Arcade Episode 2, Punch Out, Prince of Persia, Sonic the Hedgehog iPhone and Pokemon Platinum, among others. (Prince of Persia spoilers start at 56:...
POP Ep.135: Boxing Days (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
May 24, 2009 22:26 - 1 hour - 39.1 MBThis week the usual suspects discuss: Punch-Out!!, Raiden Fighters Aces, Dead Space, Zen Pinball, Demon's Soul, Super Stardust HD, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Peggle Dual Shot, Klonoa, ART STYLE: Pictobits, and Metroid Prime Trilogy, amongst other things. Next Game Club game is Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoonus for the PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System. Used copies are available cheaply (five bucks) at Gamestop locations nationwide. Start playing now! We'll be discussing ...
POP Ep.134: The Graphics are a Little Jackée (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
May 18, 2009 00:22 - 1 hour - 42.1 MBIn this week's exciting episode of the Player One Podcast the usual suspects discuss many video game tapes. Such as Space Invaders Extreme, Star Trek D•A•C, Peggle Dual Shot (and iPhone), Burnout Paradise, Fat Princess, Ragdoll Kung-Fu, Valkyria Chronicles, Dynasty Warriors Gundam 2, and the 1 vs. 100 (beta). Plus: Redesigned PS3, Duke Nukem Forever, Clay Fighter and more. Next Game Club game is Sly Cooper and the Thievious Raccoonus for the PlayStation 2 Computer Entertainment System. Used ...
POP Ep.133: Pleased to Meet You, Soulless Automaton (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
May 10, 2009 21:25 - 1 hour - 51.9 MBThis week! It's the usual lineup of CJ, Phil, and Gregs both Sewart and Ford as we talk about games, games, and more games. Which titles, you ask? Topics of conversation in this episode include the InFamous demo, iPhone games, an Apple home console, Xbox Live Community Games, Killzone 2, Resident Evil 5, Far Cry 2, X-Men Origins Wolverine, Patapon 2, Arkanoid Live, Space Invaders Extreme, Prince of Persia, Burnout Paradise, Outrun Arcade, Klonoa and Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars. Spoilers ...
POP Ep.132: Full of Intrigue (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
May 04, 2009 03:16 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBThis week it's the usual lineup talking about such things as Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2, PSP Go rumors, Rock Revolution, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Space sims/shooters, 360 repairs, Perfect Dark remakes, Space Invaders Get Even, Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce, Sonic Unleashed, Incredible Hulk and Ed Norton voiceovers, national tragedies, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, Wolverine, Dead Rising 2 trailers, Pokémon, DSi battery life, and more. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web si...
POP Ep.131: Don't Got Time for a Time Attack (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
April 27, 2009 04:55 - 2 hours - 62.1 MBThis week! Games, tangents, and a game club on Ys Book I & II. Plus, we have a special guest this week, 8-4's John Ricciardi. Games we talk about this week include Outrun Online Arcade, Final Fantasy XIII, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Monster Hunter 3, Dynasty Warriors Gundam and PlayStation Home. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email...
POP Ep.130: Insane Clown College (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
April 20, 2009 01:58 - 1 hour - 34.7 MBThis week! We talk about Tomcat Alley, full-motion video games, Patapon 2, digital downloads, Stewy's 360 repair problems, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars sales, and what one game CJ will finish this year. Plus Outrun Online Arcade, Galaga Legions, Killzone 2, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure and Noby Noby Boy. Plus, in the NEXT episode we're doing Ys Book I & II for our Game Club. You can find all the information here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site a...
POP Ep.129: The DSi of the Storm (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
April 12, 2009 20:41 - 1 hour - 51.5 MBIt's a tangent-filled, thunderstorm of gaming discussion this week. CJ, Phil, Stewy and half an episode of Greg Ford. In this episode we talk about Rhythm Heaven, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Noby Noby Boy, DSi Ware, ART STYLE Aquia, PuzzleQuest Galactrix, Flock and probably a couple others in there too. Plus a long, tangent-filled first segment where we talk about a lot of other things. The next generation, digital downloads, etc. Plus, in an upcoming episode we're doing Ys Book I & II ...
POP Ep.128: Caturday Night Fever (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
April 05, 2009 23:32 - 1 hour - 52.9 MBThis week: CJ, Phil, two Gregs talk about gaming, games, and game-related things. Oh, and this week only (hopefully): cats! Games we talk about include Rhythm Heaven, Killzone 2, Super Punch-Out!!, Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars, Suikoden Tierkreis, Pokémon Platinum and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: Echoes of Time. Plus, in an upcoming episode we're doing Ys Book I & II for our Game Club. You can find all the information here. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web sit...
POP Ep.127: Throw Zelda from the Train (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
March 31, 2009 00:07 - 1 hour - 89.3 MBIt's a live episode straight from San Francisco with regulars CJ, Phil and Greg Ford plus guest Shane Bettenhausen and another mystery guest who pops in halfway through. This week we chat about GDC, Nintendo and what we've been playing, which includes Punch-Out, Excitebots, Batman Arkham Asylum, Terminator Salvation, Henry Hatsworth, Noby Noby Boy and much more. You'll just have to listen and find out. Plus, in an upcoming episode we're doing Ys Book I & II for our Game Club. You can find al...
POP Ep.126: Grow some gonads (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
March 23, 2009 03:42 - 1 hour - 50.4 MBThis week! Format change! We switch things up a bit and do feedback (including playing a voicemail line call--GASP!), news and the tried-and-true What'cha Been Playing segment. Games we talk about include Resident Evil 5, Killzone 2, Street Fighter IV, Gears of War 2, Metal Gear Solid Touch, Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure, Phantasy Star Portable, Final Fantasy III DS and Grand Theft Auto Chinatown Wars. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronep...
POP Ep.125: All According to Keikaku (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
March 17, 2009 02:42 - 1 hour - 37.2 MBIn this episode! Games! Games! Games! But not really much talk of Resident Evil 5 and Killzone 2 (sorry). No, instead we've got Peggle, Gradius ReBirth, Street Fighter IV, GTA IV Lost and the Damned, Kameo, Major League Baseball 2K9, Phantasy Star Portable and more! Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, [email protected]. Do...
POP Ep.124: Horshack Test (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
March 09, 2009 05:06 - 2 hours - 65.2 MBIt's a long episode this week, but hopefully you'll find it entertaining. Kenneth "Slim" Miller joins the lineup of CJ, Phil and Greg Sewart this week to talk about Street Fighter, arcades, Watchmen and video games. More specifically, we discuss game tapes like Street Fighter IV, Bomberman Live, House of the Dead Overkill, Peggle DS, Top Trumps: Doctor Who, Watchmen The End is Nigh, Legacy of Ys Books I & II, Mass Effect, Star Ocean 4, Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, Phantasy Star Portable (o...
POP Ep.123: Poop Detail (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
March 02, 2009 04:22 - 1 hour - 48.5 MBThis week! Games! It's a CJ-Phil-Greg-Greg show, and the games discussed include Street Fighter IV, Race Pro, Retro Game Challenge, NASCAR Kart Racing, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Kameo, Perfect Dark Zero, Noby Noby Boy, Dead Rising Chop Till You Drop, Star Ocean The Last Hope and House of the Dead Overkill. Also, our next Game Club game is Beyond Oasis (Genesis). It's available on Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection on PS3/360 as well as Virtual Console on the Wii. We'll be discuss...
POP Ep.122: Hands Across the Universe (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
February 22, 2009 23:19 - 1 hour - 36.8 MBThis week! CJ, Phil and Greg (Ford) talk about the last week's worth of games. Including Noby Noby Boy and Street Fighter IV. In fact those are the main two things we talk about in this episode. Yeah there are a couple other games mentioned like Retro Game Challenge, GTA IV: Lost and Damned, Banjo-Kazooie, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection (naturally). But it's mostly Street Fighter and Noby Noby. Oh and DSi in America. But that's about it. Also, our next Game Club game is Beyond Oasis (Ge...
POP Ep.121: Petal to the metal (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
February 16, 2009 04:34 - 1 hour - 41 MBThis week CJ, Phil and Greg Ford (Sewart's away having a baby) discuss the following game tapes: Far Cry 2, Banjo-Kazooie, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Retro Game Challenge, Lit, Flower, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Onechanbara Bikini Samurai Squad and Loco Roco 2, among others. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to visit our new web site at www.playeronepodcast.com. You can leave us a voicemail by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address...
POP Ep.120: The Bird and the Bear (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
February 09, 2009 03:08 - 2 hours - 56.8 MBGame Club returns in this episode and we spend the last segment talking about Rare's original Banjo-Kazooie game for the Nintendo 64/Xbox Live Arcade. CJ and Phil and joined once again by Gregs Sewart and Ford for that plus a discussion of the game tapes that took up our free time in the last week. Those include R-Type Dimensions, Dead Space, 3 on 3 NHL Arcade, Fable II, Killzone 2 (demo), Halo Wars (demo), Ratchet & Clank: Quest For Booty, Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, Burnout Paradis...
POP Ep.119: A Zombie Demonstration (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
February 02, 2009 04:53 - 1 hour - 49.1 MBThis week! CJ & Phil! Plus intermittent Greg flurries! We start the podcast with two Gregs, then go down to one, then back up to two for a short while before finishing it off again with just one. Yet we still manage to somehow discuss a slew of games including Resident Evil 5 (demo), Far Cry 2, Gravity Bone, Super Mario Bros. 2: The Lost Levels, Dynasty Warriors Strikeforce, Ratchet & Clank Future Tools of Destruction, Ratchet & Clank Quest For Booty, Prince of Persia, Super Street Fighter II...
POP Ep.118: Teased by spoilers (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
January 26, 2009 05:29 - 1 hour - 40.4 MBIn this episode of the Player One Podcast you will hear not one, not two, but FOUR people talking about the games they played this week. Once again it's CJ, Phil and Gregs Sewart and Ford, discussing games such as: Fable II, Final Fantasy III, Half-Life/Half-Life 2, Guitar Hero World Tour, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin, Gears of War 2 and The Maw. In addition, in this episode we announce the opening of our real website at playeronepodcast.com and the r...
New website, update your links
January 20, 2009 15:54We've finally gone and built a real web page for the show. So if you've somehow made your way to this site, it might be time to update your bookmarks and RSS feeds to that of the new site. You'll find the new site here. Comments welcome, of course.
POP Ep.117: Sounds Old-Tymey (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
January 19, 2009 03:28 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBThis week Gregs Ford and Sewart join CJ and Phil to talk about games! In this action-packed episode you'll hear us talk about Guitar Hero Aerosmith, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix, Street Fighter IV, Grand Theft Auto IV, Fable II, Half-Life 2, F1 2001, Rock Band 2, Burnout Paradise, Loco Roco 2 (demo), Pirate Booty (bootleg NES cart), Prince of Persia and Fusion Fall, among others. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a co...
POP Ep.116: End of an era, start of another (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
January 12, 2009 04:53 - 1 hour - 52.6 MBNo game talk this week. Instead, we dedicate the whole episode to talking about EGM's closure and the 1UP layoffs in the wake of Hearst/UGO's purchase of 1UP.com. In addition to regular hosts Chris "CJ" Johnston (ex-EGM News Editor) and Phil Theobald (ex-EGM editor and former GameNow Reviews Editor), we welcome a couple more ex-Ziff guests to the program: Kevin Gifford (ex-1UP editor and gaming magazine expert/Magweasel), Greg Sewart (ex-EGM Previews and Reviews Editor), Greg Ford (EGM Managi...
POP Ep.115: To and Fro (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
January 05, 2009 02:52 - 1 hour - 62.1 MBIt's just CJ and Phil this week in a low-key episode to start off the new year. In it we talk games, our new years', iPhone games, and lots of other stuff. Not so much talk about new games since nothing new's come out. But we discuss a little Pac-Man CE, Katamari iPhone, Rolando, Picross DS, Game & Watch Collection and Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection, among some others. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to...
POP Ep.114: A Year-End Holiday Special (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
December 29, 2008 21:18 - 1 hour - 83.8 MBIt's a special show this week (in STEREO) live from a Giordano's restaurant in the Chicago suburbs. Special guests abound including Phil's fiancée Dana, Phil's Mom, and Chris Baker. We talk about what we've been playing, our games of the year, holiday memories and oh so much more. Check it out. Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer for a chance to win a prize in their raffle. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8...
POP Ep.113: Have you seen my chance cube? (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
December 22, 2008 05:13 - 1 hour - 48.4 MBThis week! We welcome ex-Official US PlayStation Magazine editor Chris Baker (currently Manager, Licensed Games at Marvel) to the program to talk games and various other stuff relating to games. The titles we discuss specifically include Left 4 Dead, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Dead Space, The Simpsons Game, Doritos Dash of Destruction, UNO, Metal Slug 7, Sim City for iPod Touch and Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds. Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer...
POP Ep.112: Do you get to play as Jimmy Smits? (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
December 15, 2008 03:53 - 2 hours - 59.3 MBThis week special guest Anthony Vaughn joins Phil and CJ to talk games, CompuServe, sushi and Back to the Future. Games discussed this week include Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead, Fable II, Star Wars The Clone Wars: Lightsaber Duels, Prince of Persia, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Namco Museum Virtual Arcade, Rock Band 2, Meteos Wars, Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, LEGO Batman, 1942 Join Strike and Amateur Surgeon. Don't forget to donate to the Child's Play charity through Cheap Ass Gamer for a ...
POP Ep.111: Does he call her Princess Smellika? (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
December 08, 2008 04:12 - 1 hour - 45.5 MBThis week! Lots and lots of games, plus some talk about gaming magazines and ferrets with special guest Kevin Gifford. Games we discuss in this episode include Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People Episode 1, Neutopia, Animal Crossing City Folk, Pinball Hall of Fame: The Williams Collection (PSP), Soul Bubbles (DS), Star Wars: The Force Unleashed, Chrono Trigger, Prince of Persia, Left 4 Dead, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts, Super Street Fighter II Turbo HD Remix and Rock Band 2. Thanks ...
POP Ep.110: Gone Home for the Holidays (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
December 02, 2008 03:02 - 46 minutes - 21.5 MBWe actually recorded this show last week, mere days after the recording of Episode 109. So you'll have to excuse the fact we really don't talk about anything new and the show quickly devolves into discussion of DVDs and The Real Ghostbusters. But we do get some talk in about Animal Crossing City Folk, Sonic Unleashed and Rock Band 2. Hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving. We'll be back with a "real" show next week! Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-89...
POP Ep. 109: Precious PP (Voicemail line: 713-893-8069)
November 24, 2008 06:17 - 1 hour - 47.7 MBThis week! Games! And more games! We welcome guest Kirbutashi to talk about the last week's worth of game-playing. What titles do we talk about, you ask? Mirror's Edge, Quantum of Solace, Left 4 Dead, Animal Crossing: City Folk, Banjo-Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts and Sam & Max Season One. Plus, the NXE and Ziff-Davis closes another magazine. Thanks for listening! You can leave us a voicemail comment by calling 713-893-8069 or you can send a comment via MP3 to our email address, playeronepodcast@gma...