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ChatterBox Video Game Radio Show

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ChatterBox is a weekly, traditionally broadcast (KFNX 1100AM, Phoenix, AZ) radio show about video games. News, guests, prizes, and intellect. Stay tuned!


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ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 230
We interview Ashish Amresh, Lecturer at ASU, about his new game curriculum and CampGame08, which Ara just happens to also be teaching at. We also explore the true meaning of flow and how the game, flOw, compares to the psychological concept coined by our favorite smart guy with a long name, Mihaly Csikszentimihalyi....

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[ Tue, 1 July 2008 23:55:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 229
Metal Gear Solid 4 finally hit, and, as expected, it's not as good as everyone thinks. Strangely, though, we're unable to stop talking about it. It's as if we're IMMERSED in a world with nothing but Metal Gear and that sexy Snake character. Fancy that....

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[ Tue, 17 June 2008 23:30:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 228
Forbes writers are apparently idiots... although Alon loves his iPhone, there's no chance it could destroy the Nintendo DS' success. Ara tells us why he doesn't like Peter Molyneux, and Alon questions how expectations/hype help and hinder our impressions of the games we play. Finally, we somehow manage to reminisce about the brilliance that is Steel Battalion....

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[ Tue, 10 June 2008 23:30:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 227
Tomonobu Itagaki has a beautiful and giant set of balls... Marvel at them. Ara loves GRID almost as much as Alon loves Boom Blox. The new Bionic Commando game is a third person shooter, but we can't understand why....

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[ Tue, 03 June 2008 23:30:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 226
We return to the topic of social gaming and if it's a driver for game playing. Joining us this episode is Barry Dorf, Co-Founder of GameStrata.com, a social networking site focused on community gaming and stats tracking. Ara also whines a bit because Mr. Driller Online apparently looks like crap....

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[ Tue, 27 April 2008 23:30:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 225
Boom Blox isn't what was expected but still quite good. Burn the Rope is a simple game with a complex secret. Do you think training missions are good or bad? Ara doesn't like them, that's for sure. He also dislikes the recent NiGHTS game... a lot....

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[ Tue, 20 April 2008 23:40:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 224
Why is it that only Bungie knows how to organize matchmaking? How do you decide what development project to join and how to avoid working with losers? What ever happened to Rare? Also, congratulations to Jon for his audio creation which won the ChatterBox portion of the All Games audio contest....

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[ Wed, 14 April 2008 00:10:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 223
Rock Band song pricing has become a little easier to disect now that they plan to release inexpensive song packs on disc. Grand Theft Auto IV still seems to have our attention, especially when we whine about IGN getting exclusive rights to its early review. We also play the ChatterBox submissions for the All Games Grand Theft Auto IV audio clip contest which apparently brings Ara to tears....

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[ Wed, 07 April 2008 00:30:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 222
Grand Theft Auto IV came out this week, and apparently it's the only thing anyone is talking about. We do too, but we actually end up in more of a discussion about Japanese versus American game design. Reminder: Submit your contest entries for the AllGames contest currently running - see the website for details....

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[ Tue, 29 April 2008 23:55:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 221
The Metal Gear Solid 4 Online Beta shenanigans are proof positive that GameStop and downloadable content are actually destroying the world. Luckily, ChatterBox and other AllGames affiliates are putting on a killer contest for a GTA IV XBOX 360 Elite just to make you feel better. Check this episode for details and for the usual ChatterBox ranting....

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[ Tue, 22 April 2008 23:45:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 220
Ara announces that he's making his services as an elite senior game designer available immediately upon review of your salary and beneit provisions. We also argue about the quality and value of the word "fun" as it applies to video games and hear what a couple callers think about it. Also, we complain a bit about the current contraversy surrounding the Resident Evil 5 trailer and the idiots who are getting all upset about it....

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[ Tue, 15 April 2008 23:40:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 219
Alon's friend, J0hnnie5Alive, got screwed by MS/XBOX Live a second time. It seems Microsoft's customer service is good, but only when people are watching. EA's silly Battlefield microtransactions make us angry about digital content delivery. Ara is excited to learn that some game designers actually work to curb the problem of online stupidity from griefing gamers....

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[ Tue, 08 April 2008 23:40:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 218
April Fool's Day is the scurge of our real world existence... We do real news here at ChatterBox. Ara was happy to find that he likes Outrun 2006 - Someone please send him an old copy. There's a new game called Miss Bimbo which takes the cake for most hilarious and socially irresponsible game ever made. We also talk about XBOX Live Arcade and the confusingly poor job Microsoft does at selecting which games make the cut....

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[ Tue, 01 April 2008 23:30:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 217
Looks like the XBOX Live dungeon masters are laying the smack down on GamerScore cheaters, but how much do we actually care about GamerScore? Do you finish fewer games than you used to? If you're anything like us, we bet you do... and finally, how would you feel about paying half price for a game? If you could buy a level at a time or pay-per-minute, would you play more or less? Listen in to hear what we think....

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[ Wed, 26 March 2008 02:00:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 216
It seems EA and Take Two are bickering like school girls over this whole stock buyout thing. We're just wondering if a buyout would have any real affect on the games we play. In other boring adultish news, Gibson is suing Activision over its use of a guitar-shaped controller even though it worked with Activision to throw the Gibson logo all over Guitar Hero 3. Also, a quick discussion about why Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz is so horrible....

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[ Tue, 18 March 2008 23:05:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 215
Alon tries to defend the beauty of Echochrome from the scoffs of both Ara and Rich. Ara tells the detailed story of how he worked his way into the game design field. Finally, Alon and Rich describe how EA has produced another bad game, Army of Two, that the public will surely think is incredible....

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[ Sun, 16 March 2008 18:45:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 214
Ara tells us about Persona 3, his new favorite RPG about high school kids who take on the undead. He also tells us a bit about the nuts and bolts behind the design of The Red Star. Then we hear from Michaela who tells about some of the evil she conducted trying to recruit innocent students to a game design program that wasn't worth a damn....

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[ Mon, 10 March 2008 01:05:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 213
Ara tells us about Persona 3, his new favorite RPG about high school kids who take on the undead. He also tells us a bit about the nuts and bolts behind the design of The Red Star. Then we hear from Michaela who tells about some of the evil she conducted trying to recruit innocent students to a game design program that wasn't worth a damn....

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[ Mon, 10 March 2008 01:05:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 213
Fresh from the Game Developers Conference, we have an interview with James Silva, the sole developer of the upcoming XBOX LIVE Arcade game, The Dishwasher....

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[ Sat, 02 March 2008 21:55:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 212
Alon's off to the Game Developers Conference this week, so Ara and Rich run the show. Alon calls in from a party down at the GDC, but this is mostly an opportunity for Ara to shine like he always wants to....

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[ Tue, 26 February 2008 23:15:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 211
Priests on crack, Nintendo with crap, and superfans with emails full of sap. EA CEO, John Riccitiello, came out of the closet saying that EA totally screwed up for the last 15 years. We also pre-interview Michaela who will be our next video game playing experiment test subject. She doesn't know a damn thing about games right now....

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[ Tue, 12 February 2008 23:55:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 210
Ara is upset that militant femi-nazi writers put their thoughts on paper for him to see and talk about old men playing games like young boys. This leads nicely into discussion of the recent study that claims men are more naturally drawn to games due to an inherent difference in brain response. Although a listener then claims this is definitive proof that women are dumb, Rich proves he's the one behind the curve when he seems surprised that Nintendo creates artificial shortages....

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[ Tue, 05 February 2008 23:35:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 209
This week we bring in Val from the local Play 'N Trade and one of his most successful tournament players, Jared... but before that, we review the recent ramblings of that mentally retarded psychologist who Fox News put on the air last week to discuss Mass Effect. Val talks about his focus on local tournament gaming while Jared tells us about his experience as a professional gamer. As promised, though, we also get back to what Rich said about playing games on easy difficulty. You might say there'...

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[ Tue, 29 January 2008 23:50:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 208
A show full of contraversy. We play some bits from a Fox News clip full of stupidity and irony. They're talking about Mass Effect without bothering to know anything about it. Luckily, Geoff Keighley is there to make sure it doesn't fall completely off the tracks. After that, we talk about what drives us to play games - what motivates us, and how has that motivation changed over time?...

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[ Tue, 15 January 2008 23:45:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 207
Ara finally found an XBOX Live Arcade game that he likes - Omega Five. Rich is upset that Soul Calibur IV will have Jedi, but that's only because he's secretly in love with Yoda and can't bear to see him hurt at the hands of Ivy and her whip-sword. We all talk about Dan Hsu and his ballsy editorial about publishers blackballing him because they have no balls. Also, Ara reads a bit of some wacko's review for Mass Effect....

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[ Tue, 08 January 2008 23:50:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 206
The whole crew seems to have been playing a bunch of Flash games - have you tried a free game lately? Pen15 calls in to ask about fighting game controls and whether or not simpler is better. Our decision? It's a dumb question. Then we talk about hype and let Rich prove that he walks around with sparkles in his eyes and fuzzies in his cockles. Alon lets it fly and tries to debunk the hype....

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[ Tue, 08 January 2008 23:10:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 205
Street Fighter IV's life in 3D has Ara scared that the developers won't be able to live up to the challenge. Ara also gives his new weekly PSA on how not to stalk someone over XBOX Live. Ken, past designer of children's games, tells us about his experience and Alon wonders why no one bothered to take into account what children actually like when making the games....

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[ Wed, 02 January 2008 00:15:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 203
Is Activision the playground bully of the video game industry? Well, we're not sure, but one thing we are sure of is that GameSpot is a house of lies. Ara and Rich confuse Alon by each having opposing opinions of two games they recently tried, Burnout Paradise and Culdcept Saga. We also wonder why it is that girls apparently prefer 2D games to the 3D variety. Apparently Yoshi has something to do with it....

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[ Tue, 18 December 2007 23:30:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 202
This week Alon gives his stock tips after working to award a company $185 million in a US Federal Court. He also tells a story about a friend's brain not being able to handle the complexity of the Wii Remote and relays some complaints about Trauma Center New Blood for the Wii (but only because it's such a fun game). Ara rejoins the topic of game reviews and provides evidence that they often aren't even written by their supposed authors. Rich, by the way, has abandoned us for the week....

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[ Tue, 11 December 2007 23:30:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 201
We're joined by the Executive Editor of The Escapist (escapistmagazine.com), Julianne Greer. Without much prodding at all, she readily agrees with our completely fact-based opinion that C|Net is the devil and fired Gerstmann because he overbaked the Thanksgiving turkey. This week's lesson - keep it at 325 degrees and baste often. She also gives her review of the PlayStation 2 game, The Red Star... "I give it five stars."...

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[ Wed, 05 December 2007 00:05:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 200
In studio, we're joined by Floydd and the Krispie Pops - #1 band in all of Rock Band history. We discuss with the band the downsides of Rock Band's user interface and the upsides of the game's awesomeness. We also discuss the emotional response to violence in games and stupid people getting emotional about games that aren't even violent. Listener mail points out that we're misogynistic misanthropists... and, this just in... no one cares about IGN....

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[ Tue, 27 November 2007 23:55:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 149
The new ChatterBox Game Store is announced and Alon and Ara pledge 120% of December profits to Penny Arcade's Child's Play charity. Also, hear an in-studio interview with Aaron Celta, one of the developers of the infamous, unreleased title, Thrill Kill. Finally, Ara gives his diatribe on why relieving gamers of choice is not a bad thing....

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[ Tue, 05 December 2006 15:50:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 148
Alon can't figure why he likes the PlayStation 3 game, Resistance: Fall of Man, and he complains about not being able to catch a fish in the new Zelda game; Ara rants some more about truth in games advertising; and Alon returns to the topic of Sony being completely irresponsible with their handling of the PlayStation 3 release. Come back next week for an interview with one of the Thrill Kill developers....

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[ Wed, 29 November 2006 02:30:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 147
PlayStation 3 on Friday, Wii on Sunday, and Alon still hasn't even talked about Guitar Hero II. Joining Alon and Ara this week is game programmer, Nick. During this show you'll get some more tales from the great book of console launch line waiting and, of course, they talk a bit about all the new games too....

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[ Tue, 21 November 2006 20:00:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 199
First of all, you should totally go download and apply the ChatterBox Video Game Radio gamerpic to your Gamercard on XBOX Live. Why? Because you can, that's why (it's free). Also, we have to point out that Rock Band is a box full of rock, and there's nothing else you can say about it. Jade Raymond is apparently a total skank, or at least we found a cartoon that says so. Although Rock Band and Guitar Hero might make you feel like a rockstar, the truth is that you probably aren't, and we try to fi...

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[ Tue, 20 November 2007 23:30:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 160
Do you get unsolicited calls from stores asking you to sell your games back to them? Do you get distracted by all the HUD information on your screen? Have you had a hard time canceling your XBOX Live subscription? Do you think Sony's full of crap all the time? Well, you're not alone. Listen in and join the club....

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[ Tue, 20 February 2007 23:30:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 153
Vladimir Cole of Joystiq.com joins us to talk about the idea that removing the quarter from the quarter-muncher has made retro games inherently different in the modern world, removed from arcades....

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[ Tue, 02 January 2007 21:45:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 150
Alon continues his tirade against microtransactions after seeing the option to pay for the Halo 3 teaser (read: advertising) on XBOX Live, Ara gives his insight on why the used game economy isn't as bad for the industry as many think, and everyone cringes at Sony's newest conniving PSP marketing effort. It was later discovered that Alon was completely wrong about the Halo 3 ad costing anything - stay tuned for next week's episode in which Alon will have to embarassingly retract his statements an...

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[ Tue, 12 December 2006 18:15:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 179
Ever wonder why there are so many games that suck? This seemingly simple question sure takes a long time to answer. There's also a little discussion about the seedy underbelly of E3. Oh, and we find out that Alon is pro-abortion....

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[ Wed, 04 July 2007 00:10:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 198
The gang bonded over a special game of Mario and Sonic Olympics, and you get to hear about it. Call of Duty 4 is still broken, but at least the problem isn't universal. Ara wonders at what point you decide not to like a new game. Rich answers to some hatemail....

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[ Wed, 14 October 2007 01:35:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 154
Alon and Ara are both sick, but they still manage to argue about whether free demos help or hinder game sales. They also discuss the importance of Mario in training gamers how to properly use a controller and why Sony may not make it back to the top of the heap with the PlayStation 3....

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[ Tue, 09 January 2007 23:40:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 142
Alon and Ara argue about what makes DJ Max Portable a good game, whether or not "rubber-band AI" is an acceptable game design mechanism, and they both marvel at the disconnect between the folks in marketing and those in development....

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[ Tue, 17 October 2006 21:40:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 137
Alon calls on all ChatterBoxers to help him love his recently downgraded PSP before he and Ara talk to mother Cindy and her three McKids about their gaming mischief - turns out that each of the kids has played and enjoyed Grand Theft Auto games without Mom even knowing. Hilarity ensues....

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[ Wed, 13 September 2006 20:50:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 169
It's still unknown whether or not Red Star is actually available for sale anywhere, Alon gives more proof that Ubisoft games are unplayable, Ara complains about Hollywood trying to make games, and Microsoft might just be screwing your roommates out of playing your XBOX Live Arcade games....

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[ Tue, 24 April 2007 23:58:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 168
Nerds with guns... it's time to go get laid. As nice as it would have been to avoid the topic, Alon and Ara both have some things to say about the recent shootings at Virginia Tech. According to Alon, only nerds, like himself, would massacre people in this fashion, and Ara, well, he wants to massacre Dr. Phil....

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[ Tue, 17 April 2007 23:59:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 167
Who's stopping you from getting free Gears of War maps? The man, that's who! And the man's name is Microsoft. We take on the man and his greedy game. We also take a call from someone who wants to get something off his chest about game designers mouthing off in public... We think... Well, whatever he was talking about, we're sorry....

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[ Tue, 10 April 2007 21:45:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 166
The Harmonix Rock Band announcement rocks our Casbah, we interview Mr. Billy Dee Williams, Ara talks more about why he doesn't like Boom Boom Rocket, and Alon reminds us all that he was right about the Wii... again....

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[ Tue, 03 April 2007 22:50:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 165
Alon finds some fun deep beneath the surface of flOw; David Silverman, Product Manager for Command and Conquer 3, tells us about the new game; some plans for this year's ChatterBox TreasureBox are divulged along with another possible Penny Arcade Expo event; and, of course, more idiotic quotes from a Sony executive....

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[ Tue, 27 March 2007 23:50:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 164
More on why Cliffy B is nothing special, what happens to our imaginations as we age beyond our prime teenage gaming years, and why a fanboy is the way he is...

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[ Tue, 20 March 2007 22:40:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 135
Alon's back from the Penny Arcade Expo and loved it, a caller brings up an interesting point about the escalation of scoring mechanisms in modern games, and Alon relays a story about a motherf'in girl on a motherf'in plane....

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[ Tue, 29 August 2006 20:10:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 134
Alon tells a story about driving (and crashing) like he's in a video game, Ara whines about descriptors on XBOX game boxes, and they both cringe at the thought of gamers spending real money on in-game consumables....

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[ Tue, 22 August 2006 20:15:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 133
Alon talks about driving all over town for a strategy guide, he and Ara debate the reality of nostalgia, and they mull over the wonderful possibilities of a community-based XBOX Live Arcade....

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[ Tue, 15 August 2006 23:10:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 132
Alon raves about Dead Rising, he and Ara talk at length about the validity of game review scores, and Ara learns how not to tell a joke....

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[ Tue, 08 August 2006 23:55:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 131
Booth babes killed E3, 8-bit art takes over Los Angeles, Ara defends his position on non-linear gaming, and Alon wants to walk through a gateway of femininity....

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[ Tue, 01 August 2006 01:20:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 130
Ara's buddy, Larry, joins the gang to complain about taxes, debate the ramifications of non-linear gameplay, and argue that the PS3 is acceptably priced. Alon also discusses an intelligent e-mail rebuttal to last week's show and begs for industry handouts for the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo event....

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[ Wed, 26 July 2006 00:40:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 197
This week we interview Tyrone Rodriguez, designer of the newest Konami Mobile game, Castlevania: Order of Shadows. We also discover that Rich is just as inept at some video games as people who've never picked up a controller. Finally, we offer our condolences to the large lot of EA Chicago employees who just got their pink slips....

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[ Tue, 06 October 2007 23:15:00 -0700 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 196
Guitar Hero 3 is good, but what about the new Hannah Montana? Is new intellectual property necessary for a good game experience? How does our guest, Dara, react to games she hasn't played before (and one she has)? Answers to these questions and more in this week's episode....

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[ Tue, 30 October 2007 23:05:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 195
Rich went to E For All but apparently didn't play anything there. Maybe he didn't play Super Smash Bros. Brawl because of the absurd control scheme used at the show... Ara takes a few minutes tonight to actually say good things about a game - Project Gotham Racing 4. We also take on some listener mail....

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[ Wed, 24 October 2007 00:50:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 194
Have you played Team Fortress 2 yet? Really? Yeah, neither have we... it played us. TF2 isn't the only thing broken around here, though. It seems Halo 3 is also unplayable without a system update that not all players have. Fortunately, it's not a big deal and people are liking the game. In fact, it's so good that the whole world seems to be playing it and doing nothing else. Luckily, we were able to pull ourselves away from Halo 3 and Portal to talk to Gil from Rainbow Studios about some technic...

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[ Wed, 17 October 2007 00:10:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 192
Is there any chance Bungie would actually leave Microsoft? Did Ara actually like a game (apparently Odin Sphere doesn't suck)? We learn from Ernie that talking about the Tokyo Game Show is actually pretty boring, although the idea of 200 booth babes in a line is kind of appealing....

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[ Tue, 02 October 2007 23:50:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 193
Ara was surprised to find a mosh pit at the Minibosses concert, Alon was NOT surprised to find Sony backtracking on their own marketing spin (again), Rich couldn't figure out why either of them cared about the girl who got fired from Nintendo for blogging, and listener, Pen-15, wondered what we all think game reviews are really all about....

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[ Tue, 09 October 2007 23:45:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 191
Alon, Ara, and Rich were all at the Play N Trade launch tournament/fiasco for Halo 3 last night. Scratched discs just weren't pretty. Rather than talk about the actual game, we choose to talk a bit about its aspect ratio in split screen. Listener and official ChatterBoxer eThug, PEN-15, gets his questions answered regarding how to go about entering the video game industry as a writer. Low and behold, Ara has some good things to say about a game - it's Kororinpa, and you might want to give it a t...

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[ Tue, 25 September 2007 23:50:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 190
In preparation of Halo 3's release next week, we play a song from SarcasticGamer.com and try not to discuss the game at all. We do, however, let Rich tell us about Manhunt 2, which kind of sucks. We also talk to Val, the owner of Play N Trade, a killer game store in Chandler, AZ. Alon has a hissy fit about experience leveling after watching people play the Call of Duty 4 beta. Also, Ara rants about the Chinese government setting some game design ground rules to curb game addiction....

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[ Tue, 18 September 2007 23:35:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 189
Ara reviews the game industry salary survey for your pleasure and explains why attempting to enter the industry as a tester is not necessarily a good idea anymore. We all explain why E for All will be a lame convention, reminisce about why everyone should read the book, The Game by Neil Strauss, and we even find time to talk about the ActionClix Scarab unit from the new Halo universe ActionClix game. Go buy a Prius....

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[ Wed, 12 September 2007 00:05:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 188
Alon relives Uwe Boll's visit to the Penny Arcade Expo, a caller queries the group on the value of game reviewers who hate on games, Alon and Rich duke it out over the control in Metroid Prime 3, and they all take interest in the plight of a total newb trying to figure out how to play Bioshock....

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[ Fri, 07 September 2007 23:30:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 186
Our friend from Captive Motion, Adam Craver, joins Ara and Rich for a show while Alon is away getting ready for the Penny Arcade Expo....

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[ Mon, 10 September 2007 22:00:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 187
Rich and Alon are back from the Penny Arcade Expo, and they quiz Ara with all the trivia from the ChatterBox TreasureBox gameshow. They also rave about how awesome the PAX Family Feud event was and how weird the new Space Giraffe game is....

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[ Tue, 28 August 2007 23:30:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 185
Alon and Ara wonder if there is a good reason that a PlayStation 3 game wouldn't be as good as its XBOX 360 counterpart. Alon gives his impressions of the game, Boogie, but Ara cares more about what everyone else thought and claims that IGN giving it a score of 30 is just as good as giving it a zero. Also, a caller is upset that games are shying away from offering local multiplayer and Ara whines about Wii's Metroid Prime 3 preview....

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[ Wed, 15 August 2007 00:15:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 184
Rich and Alon have discovered just how miserable the PlayStation Network is after learning that you can buy difficulty modes for a Sonic the Hedgehog game. Per request, Ara complains about Ninja Gaiden. They all debate whether or not black characters should be allowed in games for fear that the game will just be considered racist....

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[ Wed, 08 August 2007 00:25:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 183
Ara tells us that he likes the game, Dirt, but decides to complain about it anyway. Michael "Piano Squall" Gluck joins us for a segment to talk about his gaming music album, GAME - pianosquall.com. Also, Rich speaks up to question why Bizarre Creations has to have two totally different sets of textures for day and night in Project Gotham Racing 4 - Ara and Alon have to explain that it's not that crazy....

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[ Tue, 31 July 2007 23:55:00 -0800 ]


ChatterBox Video Game Radio - Show 182
This week we're joined by Adam Kraver, Founder and President of CaptiveMotion, Inc, who shares his passion for emotion in games and tells us about the proprietary facial motion capture system he's created. Alon also follows up last week's E3 content with an unexpectedly glowing review of Eye of Judgement for the PlayStation 3 (and cookies on sticks). For more info on CaptiveMotion, and to see it in action, visit captivemotion.com...

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