Some Other Castle

Some Other Podcast, Episode 43: IT ARE MY BIRFDAY!

Leah — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 05:05:01 +0000

O HAI! We still couldn’t get together for this week’s podcast due to various work stuffs and evil, evil weather, so we decided to give this Skype thing a try so as not to deprive you of any further awesomeness. After roughly an hour of cursing at the blasted application, we finally managed to cobble together something resembling our usual show. This week we’re trying out a bit of a different format (in content, I mean… obviously there’s the Skype thing, and… oh, never mind), so shoot us an email or comment and let us know if you like it.

Oh, and by the way:

LINKZ (the Z makes it edgy):

Mass Effect

Mass Effect 2

Bioshock 2

Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Puzzle Chronicles

Heavy Rain

We love you, because you are awesome. You are awesome because you send us mail! (And for many other reasons, of course. Mostly the mail, though.) Send us more at podcast@someothercastle.com and level up your awesomeness!

The Hiatus Drama Continues….

Elaine — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 00:39:48 +0000

Okay this month blows. I don’t know any better way to say it. Due to epic snow Leah and I have been unable to record. We are trying to get you a delicious show over this weekend if the internet will cooperate with us enough to make that happen. For now you should consider buying your own EVE needle to take the edge off the withdrawal symptoms. Dude it even lights up!

Back To Rapture

Leah — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 20:24:30 +0000

As we’ve mentioned before, both Elaine and I were huge fans of the first Bioshock, so of course, being the good little consumer whores that we are, we both indulged in the collector’s edition of the second installment, which launched today. I imagine that many of you may have also picked up this gem, but for those that may not have, I took some shamelessly fangirlistic pics of the contents for your perusal, so hit the jump to check out the goods!

The untouched product. Can’t you just smell the anticipation?

The inner case and the outer sleeve. I really like the way the box looks, what with all the tiny handprints and such.

The sleeve for the LP (of the soundtrack from the first game) along with the art book and the CD soundtrack to the second game.

The game case was nestled in the bottom of the box. It is shiny. Over to the left there are the posters, which came rolled, as you see them here.

Another shot of the LP case, along with the rolled posters.

The LP out of its case.

The whole deal together. This is what a collector’s edition should look like.

The posters wouldn’t stay flat for long enough that I could take a shot, so I had to weight them down with other bits of the package. Spoils the effect somewhat, but you get the general idea.

The same shot backed out a bit… I guess it actually did look kind of neat that way.

One last close-up of the box.

Some Other Podcast, Episode 42: Bear vs. Hobo

Leah — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:11:41 +0000

Patience, grasshoppers, it will all make sense in the end… or will it? This week involves a very detailed investigation into our future gambling ventures, and then when we aren’t busy plotting that, also some chatter about Bayonetta, Final Fantasy XIII, and a whole lot of Japanese stuff… also, stay tuned for an extra-special outtakes section at the end. (P.S. BEAR VS. HOBO!)

Links, the Universe, and Everything

Bayonetta

Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

Mass Effect

God of War 3 confirmed for 3/16

1st party Wii titles make up 47% of their software sales for 2009

Bioshock 2 multiplayer has no LAN support nor dedicated servers

Castlevania: Rondo of Blood confirmed for Wii VC, but not in English

Warner Bros possibly to do a reboot of the Mortal Kombat film series

Tetsuya Nomura says there will be no FFVII remake; get over it

FFXIII limited edition announced for Europe; it better be US too…

Heavy Rain demo coming 2/11

US Navy says gamers are smarter than “normal people”

FFXIII may be getting DLC, but maybe not

Bayonetta to be patched on the PS3 to allow hard drive install

Upcoming Borderlands DLC to raise level cap

Darksiders patch will fix screen tearing issues

Dragon Age DLC, previously delayed, will be up next week

Plants vs. Zombies for the iPhone delayed until mid-February

Mass Effect 2 delayed DLC is now up

We likey the listener mailz. Send more! Plz? podcast@someothercastle.com! kthx.

Some Other Castle, Episode 41: The Legend of BillyTimmy

Leah — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 03:01:55 +0000

We’re baaaaaaaaack! Did you miss us? We missed you! We’re back with a vengeance this week as we catch up with all the Persona that’s been played since last time. And other stuff too, just…. well, you know, Persona. Also, boobs. If you’ve sent us listener mail recently, tune in for the epic amount that we answer in our third segment!

Linktasia!

Persona 4

Bayonetta

Might and Magic: Clash of Heroes

Persona 3 Portable releasing 7/6 in US; we prepare our poopsocks

Bioware says Mass Effect trilogy will not spell end of franchise

Splinter Cell: Conviction delayed until next fiscal year (April) “for more polish”

Majesco reports 6.6 million dollar loss for 2009; plans two Cooking Mama extensions for 2010

December NPDs

Netflix coming to Wii this year; Reggie says Wii users don’t care about HD streaming

NPD says only 10% of games are purchased digitally

Rockstar spouse alleges long hours, bad work environment

Bioware says Mass Effect 2 Day 1 DLC will be free

Crackdown 2 demo before launch

Listener mail makes us smile big happy smiles! Send us more at podcast@someothercastle.com and an angel will get its wings, or something.

Some Other Hiatus, Part 2: No, We Didn’t Die

Leah — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 19:15:04 +0000

Yeah, we know you’ve been waiting very patiently for a new hour of us being awesome. I promise we’ll be back next week, barring any further work emergencies/life-threatening illnesses/zombie attacks. In the meanwhile, please enjoy this Jesse and the Rippers video:

Pure Awesome

Some Other Podcast, Episode 40: Midget Zombie Clowns

Leah — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 01:23:21 +0000

We hope everyone has had/is having a perfectly wonderful holiday season! We know we are; after all, thanks to this week’s special guests, Dan and Joe, we finally get to gorge ourselves upon the long-awaited Fudgie the Whale! What better way to celebrate the coming of the new year than with chocolate crunchies and talk about (what else?) VIDEO GAMES? Rather than our usual setup, we have a chat about the games that stood out for us in the year 2009. Do you agree? Let us know!

Link the halls with boughs of holly…. (in no particular order and probably missing a few… gimme a break, I was drinking…)

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Forza 3

Batman: Arkham Asylum

Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box

Pokemon Platinum

Resident Evil 5

Wii Sports Resort

Chronicles of Riddick

Mario and Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story

Shadow Complex

Star Ocean: The Last Hope

Punch-Out!

Katamari Forever

Gyromancer

Puzzle Quest: Galactrix

Guitar Hero: Van Halen

Some Other Podcast, Episode 39: Merry Effing X-Mas

Leah — Thu, 24 Dec 2009 12:52:41 +0000

During this most wonderful time of the year, we bring to you this podcast. It’s a gift! For you! ….you don’t have one already, do you? I didn’t keep the receipt…. Anyway, pull up a nice warm blankie and a glass of eggnog while we talk to you about more delayed games, the possibility of another money-grab from Sony, and Persona! Persona, Persona, Persona….

Persona 4 team to reunite in 2010 to work on “an even bigger title”

Split Second dated for May 2010

FFXIII launch day sales in Japan exceed 1 million

Brutal Legend “Hammer of Infinite Fate” DLC on XBL and PSN

PSN premium subscription possibly coming; possible features include cloud storage and cross-game chat

Trials HD DLC 12/23 for 400 MS points

LBP accessory bundle references PSP 4000; ad company claims it’s a mistake

Crackdown 2 coming “first half of 2010″

Blizzard to return to console development “at some point”

MS files patent for user health-generated avatars

Capcom delays several titles to April 2010 or later

Assassin’s Creed 2 DLC originally slated to be in the game, but was cut

1 vs. 100 available to Live Silver from 12/24 9AM PST to 12/28 9AM PST in many areas

Music games getting specific music stores on XBL

We love listener mail! Please to be sending more of it to podcast@someothercastle.com.

Some Other Podcast, Episode 38: 8-Bit Porn

Leah — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 01:03:02 +0000

Oh man. OH MAN. Persona is back on the menu, friends. You know what that means…. yeah, it means you’ll be hearing a lot more about Fox for the next couple of months. For now, though, we really are still playing other games! I promise. So tune in as we chat about the silliness that was the VGAs, tutorials for talking to the ladies, and downloadable goodness of all types.

Links in a basket:

Persona 4

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2

Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks

PixelJunk Shooter

Final Fantasy XIII releases in Japan; receives T rating in NA (mostly for boobs)

Comic service for PSP launched 12/16

Final Fantasy 8 coming to US PSN “soon;” Vagrant Story also coming by end of year

Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey dated 3/23; will ship with soundtrack

Rock Band: Green Day will allow songs to be exported

Dragon Age: Origins coming to Mac 12/21

Arkham Asylum 2 and Force Unleashed 2 announced at VGAs

“Don’t Be Nervous Talking 2 Girls” available on XBLA for 80 MS points; be super cool with the ladies

Mega Man 10 tentatively scheduled for March 2010

Borderlands second DLC pack coming 12/29

MW2 Javelin bug patched, spawns STD-like glitch in response

LBP getting two new DLC packs with Pirates and water; $5.99 each on 12/22

L4D2 DLC will feature new campaign; survivors from L4D1

Shatter soundtrack will be $1 until the end of the year

Latest PS3 firmware update makes all of the “minis” work

We love listener mail THIIIIIIIIIS much! Send it to podcast@someothercastle.com, plzkthx.

Some Other Podcast, Episode 37: The Wrong Idea

Elaine — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 01:28:54 +0000

So yeah, we just kinda had all this pent-up…. whatever from not podcasting last week, so be advised that we are, in fact, rated M for Mature. (I like to remind our listeners of this from time to time so as to avoid angry mail…) Be prepared for a truly, truly, truly outrageous show as we discuss our time at the JoCo show, pokeseizures, and boob DLC (no, really). We missed you!

Linkshow!

Assassin’s Creed

Cooking Mama 3: Shop & Chop

New Super Mario Bros. Wii

Saboteur DLC, now with boobs

GT5 Demo coming on December 17

PS3 update 3.15 allows PSP minis to be played on the PS3

Infamous goes to $39.99, Gigablades free for all December 10