Gamerhead Radio

Episode 158 - NeverQuest

This week your hosts discuss the pros and cons of preordering video games. Find out who does it, who doesn't, and how they think trends in preorder bonuses affect the industry.

PLUS: It's spring cleaning time for game developers apparently. Find out about all the surprising and unfortunate cancellations and layoffs that happened this week, right here on Gamerhead Radio.

THIS WEEK'S NEW STORIES

1. EverQuest Next Cancelled Because "It Wasn't Fun"
2. Phil Spencer says PC gamers 'might not buy' an Xbox One - but that's OK
3. Wildstar developer Carbine Studios lays off nearly half of its staff
4. Sony to Hold Recruitment Fair for Axed Lionhead Employees
5. Yahoo announces plans to kill off Games, Livetext, Boss, and more regional sites

Episode 157 - "Hey, Listen!", A Metroid Joint

This week your hosts talk about Zelda games! Find out what they've played, what they liked and didn't, and Charlie's thoughts on the new Twilight Princess HD re-re-release.

PLUS: Coke and McDonald's are getting into Virtual Reality, E3 is getting surprisingly smaller, and Street Fighter V botches their launch. All this and more in this week's episode of Gamerhead Radio!

THIS WEEK'S STORIES:

1. Microsoft responds to Epic co-founder, says it's not locking down Windows 10
2. Street Fighter V Seems to Have Flopped Pretty Freakin' Hard
3. Palmer Luckey: 'We'll make Oculus for Mac when Apple release a good computer'
4. E3 loses two more as Disney, Wargaming decide the show floor doesn't make sense
5. Coke, McDonald's Get Kids into Virtual Reality With Cheap VR Headsets

Episode 156 - Tokens and Tankards and Dragon's Eggs, Oh My!

This week we take a field trip to visit Chicagoland's newest gastrocade Tokens & Tankards! We eat their food, drink their beer, play their games, and sit down with owner Vince Scalabrino and head chef Chris Rodriguez to talk about the origins and plans for the area's newest geek destination.

PLUS: Theft from Powerman 5000, Pokemon parties at Drew Barrymore's,and hostile takeovers at Ubisoft! All this and more in this week's episode of Gamerhead Radio!

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THIS WEEK'S STORIES

1. Ubisoft Fighting Takeover From Former Activision Owner
2. Valve fires Dota2 commentator, Gabe Newell calls him "an ass"
3. POWERMAN 5000 Frontman Says A Song In Final Fantasy XIV Ripped Them Off 
4. Drew Barrymore is hosting an 'intimate' Pokémon Day soirée 
5. Move Over Power Glove! Sony Patents PlayStation VR Mittens

Episode 155 - Jenn Blake Says Everything is Awesome

This week we are joined by IDW comics artist Jenn Blake to talk about LEGO games! We'd say that we didn't expect to have the amazing conversations that we had in this episode, but we kinda did because Jenn is awesome.

PLUS: video game footage once again gets mistaken for real life, the president of Sony has challenged Square Enix's boss to a battle, and the HTC Vive headset is too expensive... or is it? All this and LOTS more in this week's episode of Gamerhead Radio!

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STORIES THIS WEEK

1. The HTC Vive VR headset will cost $799
2. Hideo Kojima stars at DICE, chats about "edgy" new game
3. It sounds like Assassin's Creed won't come out every year any more
4. Sony President Challenges Square Enix Boss to a Battle
5. Iranian state TV accidentally airs Medal of Honor footage

Episode 154 - Let's Hangout with Friends

This week we host our first Hangout Show and invite some of our listeners on to talk about the show and give us their feedback.

PLUS: Crash Bandicoot might be returning, Rise of the Tomb Raider wins big, and Amazon gives away a Lumberyard. All this and more in this week's episode of Gamerhead Radio!

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This Week's News Stories

1. Amazon Releases Its Own Game Engine For Free
2. Google is working on a VR headset that doesn’t need a phone or PC
3. EA's Social Media Accounts Are Being Spammed by Skate Fans
4. Rise of the Tomb Raider wins big at the 2016 Writers Guild Awards
5. Toy maker teases return of Crash Bandicoot

Episode 153 - Happy Birthday to Us, and State of the Gamerhead 2016

This week your hosts celebrate our official third anniversary and update everyone on where we are at with our plans for Gamerhead Radio for the coming year.

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PLUS: A Counterstrike player tricked thousands of cheaters into getting banned, Bungie wants to know why everyone is leaving Destiny, and The Witness is apparently doing really well after all. All this and more in this week's episode of Gamerhead Radio!

This Week's New Stories

1. Chinese mobile game revenues could double to $11.1B by 2019
2. The Witness clears more than $5M in its first week of sales
3. How one Counter-Strike player tricked over 3000 cheaters into getting banned
4. Kojima and Del Toro holding joint DICE talk
5. Bungie wants to know if you're still having fun in Destiny

Episode 152 - OBOKAIDEM Developer Feature, or Whatever Floats Your Goat

This week your hosts take a look at some mobile games by newer developer OBOKAIDEM and share their thoughts. (Spoiler alert: They're really addicting!)

PLUS: Multiple companies are stepping up VR development, a Solitaire app from an unlikely source is getting popular, and piracy continues to threaten smaller developers. All this and more in this week's edition of Gamerhead Radio!

NEWS STORIES:

1. The Witness is getting pirated hard - creator Jonathan Blow warns it'll impact future projects
2. Samsung is opening a new studio to develop VR games for Gear VR
3. Source: Bungie to sell Destiny ammo packs for real money
4. Donald Rumsfeld releases solitaire app
5. Halo's Arbiter Teased for Killer Instinct Next Season

Episode 151 - LIVE at Anime Apocalypse with Chris Sabat

Our honorary 3rd Anniversary show is one of our best yet! We are joined by Christopher Sabat, the voice of Vegeta, Piccolo and more from Dragonball Z, as well as from many other anime series and video games. If you thought the Villains caused our show to go off the rails in past episodes, you haven't seen anything yet!

PLUS: Video of this episode is also available at twitch.tv/GamerheadRadio and YouTube.com/GamerheadRadio!

Thanks again to Chris, Anime Apocalypse, The Hyatt Regency Schaumburg, and everyone that came to the show, watched online, or downloads later.

News Stories From This Episode:

1. It Has Come To This: Balls Kicking Simulator 2016 Released to Steam Greenlight
2. Last Week, Microsoft Reportedly Sold 99 Xbox Ones in Japan
3. Pennsylvania man arrested for peeing on video games in a Target
4. EA not trying to be "a corporate beast", says CEO
5. Fire Emblem: Fates controversial scene removed from Western release

Episode 150 - Wubba Lubba Dub Dub!

This week your hosts return with a fully functioning rig to re-discuss ours and your 2016 predictions, gush over Pocket Mortys, and to get excited for our live recording at Anime Apocalypse on Saturday, January 23rd!

PLUS: Angolan rebel sues Activision for portraying him as an angolan rebel, ESPN wants to be the ESPN of sports, and Microsoft promises HoloLens features that sound too good to be true. All this and more in this week's episode of Gamerhead Radio!

This week's news stories:

1. ESPN has decided to become the ESPN of esports
2. Norwegian high school will include esports in its sports curriculum
3. Microsoft's HoloLens will be 'totally wireless' with up to 5.5 hours of battery life
4. Rise of the Tomb Raider director takes a new gig at Call of Duty studio Infinity Ward
5. Call of Duty publisher sued by family of Angolan rebel

Episode 149 - Charlie Gear Solid: The Phantom Show

A shame the almost double meaning the title ended up having.

On this week's half-episode of Gamerhead Radio, your hosts are joined by Jenny "Captain Killjoy" Rychter to talk about what they're been playing recently, and also about a whole lot more that you'll never hear. Listen to find out why!

All this and nothing more in this week's episode of Gamerhead Radio!

The stories you don't get to hear us cover this week:

1. Oculus Rift Price Finally Confirmed
2. Hideo Kojima inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame
3. Sony tries to trademark Let's Play and pisses off the Internet
4. Piracy group nearly gives up on cracking Just Cause 3, warns of bleak future
5. Pornhub reveals which console's owners visited the most last year