Can’t get enough of the song “Touch” off the new Daft Punk album. Of course, you can give me some Paul Williams all day any day.
- 46 Plays
See that handsome fella getting punched in the gut? That’s me and this is our podcast:
GUT CHECK EPISODE 11 “THAT SAME OLD SONG”
This week Josh and I tackle reboots and sequels: The good ones, the bad ones and games that deserve a reboot or sequel. Join us for a candid talk about my days as a surveyor for the Wastelands of Fallout 3, the trials of Tony Hawk and we plead our case for bringing back Bully, Xenogears and Rogue Galaxy.
Want to download Gut Check or catch up on past episodes? All episodes are available for download and streaming via the Stitcher Radio App or by visiting Stitcher.com.
(via otlgaming)
EARLY LOOK AT NECA’S UPCOMING TEAM FORTRESS 2 FIGURES
Figures.com has a great inside look at NECA’s Studio and a bunch of their upcoming action figures in early builds and prototypes. Some of those include The Spy and Engineer figures from Valve’s Team Fortress 2.
There’s also some pictures of the upcoming Gravity Gun replica from Half-Life which is high on my must own list for this year. Be sure to take a look at all the awesome figures and items NECA is working on.
(via otlgaming)
Thinking of changing my blog name to joshuamckinney instead of quanji. Thoughts?
GAMING MINIMALISM
Ari Martínez transforms a few favorite franchises into picturesque prints that are as iconic as the games they represent. He not only invoked memories of when Sonic was fun, but I really love the fact that he included the oldie but goodie Carmageddon in the set.
(via otlgaming)
DIGITAL GAMES MAYHEM!
From now until May 31 Amazon is having a huge sale on digital games right now. And I do mean HUGE! There are over 800 deals to choose from (some free games too) and we’ve chosen a few of our favorites below.
To see all the deals visit Digital Games Mayhem!
PC DOWNLOAD DEALS
- Dark Souls: Prepare To Die Edition($7.49)
- Dragon Age Pack (Dragon Age Origins: Ultimate Edition and Dragon Age 2($9.99)
- Firaxis Complete Pack (XCOM: Enemy Unknown, Civilization IV: Complete Edition, Civilization V: Gold Edition($19.99)
- Deep Silver Power Pack Volume 2 (Dead Island GOTY, Saints Row 2 and 3, STALKER)($17.49)
- Desert to Sea Bundle (Bioshock 1 and 2, Spec Ops The Line)($9.99)
- Sega Fun Pack (Hell Yeah 1,2,3; Jet Set Radio; Nights in Dreams; Renegade Ops; The Cave($9.99)
- Hitman Triple Threat Pack (Hitman: Agent 47, Hitman 2, Hitman: Blood Money($7.49)
- Microsoft 5-Game Pack (Deadlight, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Iron Brigade, Mark of the Ninja, Toy Soldiers($9.99)
- Mass Effect 3($5.99)
- Deus Ex: Human Revolution($4.99)
- Sam and Max Bundle($9.99)
- Amnesia($2.99)
STEAM GAME CODES
- The Walking Dead ($9.99)
- LEGO Batman 2: DC Super Heroes($7.49)
- The Cave($7.49)
- Saints Row the Third: The Full Package($12.49)
(via otlgaming)
- 40 Plays
GUT CHECK EPISODE 10 “TRENT REZNOR NEEDS A PAYCHECK
This week we set our sights on Adapted IPs (films, tv shows, comics, etc.) that have been turned into video games. Some are decent but most are bad mediocre tie-ins that are horrid cash grabs.
We discuss Josh’s obsession with bad Superman games, Lois and Clark the dating sim, the renaissance of great adapted tie-ins in retro games (DuckTales, Bart vs. The Space Mutants) and why Kindergarden Cop should have been made into a game.
Want to download Gut Check or catch up on past episodes? All episodes are available for download and streaming via the Stitcher Radio App or by visiting Stitcher.com.
(via otlgaming)
WOMEN IN GAMES
As we discussed in our podcast a few weeks ago, women’s depictions in games are gradually changing for the better.
While it’s still far from perfect, games like Tomb Raider, Metroid, Borderlands 2, and the upcoming Transistor and Remember Me are slowly changing the view of women in games—no longer are they shifted to a support role, now they are the badass mofo giving the baddies the business.
And speaking of badass, deviantARTIST muju’s depiction of women from games perfectly encapsulate the idea that women can lead and kick ass as well as (or better than) any man.
(via otlgaming)
- 40 Plays
With the recent announcement of the Ratchet and Clank movie, we thought this would be a good time to discuss the highs, lows, and very lows of Hollywood’s adaption of games into movies.
Warning: We talk about some really crappy movies.
GUT CHECK EPISODE 9 “BOO-RAY FOR HOLLYWOOD”
This week we take a close examination into Hollywood’s horrific track record for adapting video game properties into films (both live action and animated). This episode has it all: Uwe Boll, bad carbs at the theater, painful childhood memories and best of all Wilford Brimley’s House of Pancakes!
*Editor’s Note* Stay tuned during the credits for an inspirational speech from Col. William F. Guile now that the war is over.
Want to download Gut Check or catch up on past episodes? All episodes are available for download and streaming via the Stitcher Radio App or by visiting Stitcher.com.
(via otlgaming)
Question for Editors
Is there a way to promote a post from a phone?
