Talk Amongst Yourselves

Painful?

Reality TV will usually give the people it’s filming a distinct lack of respect :)

Exhibit A: Jersey Shores

Assuming I was a reporter… and not a gamer?

Mr Atkinson,
Given the sex scandal your parties leader is involved in, do you think this is going to affect the oppositions chances for election in March?

I think we forget because it applies to us, but the greater population still see’s games as things like Tetris and Wii Bowling, and whilst they probably don’t give a damn that some kids / dole bludgers / lazy youths can’t play the latest bloodfest; it’s more likely they don’t even know it’s an issue.

Theres some good ones on Games Industry Mentor: http://gim.acanaday.com/
But they are more about how the industry works and less about the games.

I listen to the GiantBomb podcast. It’s the only one I’ve tried listening to, so I can’t say if it’s better or worse than any other ones. They’re the ex-Gamespot guys, and they have a weekly two-hour podcast that involves them talking about the games they’ve been playing (and their opinions beyond the reviews they post up), video game news, a brief list of the games coming out that week and then email responses.

Aside from the podcast their reviews are pretty informative, and they always have silly behind the scenes/around the office videos. They also do quick looks of games, so they play for half an hour or so and give comments; it’s a really good way to gauge a game before you purchase.

Cheers guys. Will hit up both and see how I go.

Hey Aaron,

I normally listen to The Australian Gamer podcast (http://australiangamer.com/podcast) was a bit sporadic of the last couple of months but they seem to be getting back to a more regular schedule.

Although I’m not a reader of their website I quite like the atmosphere of the Gamers With Jobs podcast (http://www.gamerswithjobs.com/podcast).

The already mentioned Life Well Wasted is great as a long form think piece on gaming culture.

I also listen to the Gamespot AU podcast but it is pretty commercial and I imagine not to everyones taste. I mainly only listen to it as an additional Aussie gaming angle.

I’ve previously stated that I listen PALgn and the Level 31 podcast but I find a couple of people on each podcast so incredibly rude and wanting to talk over the top of everybody else that I couldn’t stand to listen to them anymore.

Hey mate,
A favourite podcast of mine that is also Australian is thumpad. Go to Thumpad.com.au or Thataussiegamesite.com.au (which has a game of the year podcast coming soon).

I also like N4G radio, the Joystiq Podcast and Rebel FM. Obviosuly the bombcast too ;)