Podcast Episode #81 - We Like the Sprite in You! [66:46m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On this week’s podcast we have a pair of games and a pair of TV shows. We start off with a look at the latest Xbox’s Summer of Arcade release, Castlevania: Harmony of Despair. We also take a look an older release, Kane & Lynch: Dead Men. We wrap things up with two new TV shows that premiered this summer, SyFy’s Haven and ABC’s The Gates.

Castlevania: Harmony of Despair (01:50 – 22:24)

The Castlevania franchise has had some ups and downs but now there’s a new release as a part of the Xbox 360 Summer of Arcade. We take a look at where this title falls and if it’s worth the 1200 MS points.

Kane & Lynch: Dead Men (22:47 – 36:39)

With Kane and Lynch 2 a few weeks away from release, we thought we would give the 2007 original game a try. The story focus on a recently escaped convict, Kane, looking to reclaim some stolen cash with a psycho sidekick, Lynch, in tow.

Haven (36:46 -52:40)

SyFy has a new original series based on the book, The Colorado Kid by Stephen King. Haven is a small town in Maine that seems to have a lot of unique individuals living there. And it’s filmed in Nova Scotia! Haven can also be seen every Monday on Showcase in Canada.

The Gates (52:41 -65:05)

ABC has also launched a new show for the summer season starring Rhona Mitra. The show focuses, again, on a small community where a number of unique characters reside. This time it’s a gated community that happens to house a number of vampires, werewolves and other assorted supernatural folks.

 Podcast Episode # 80 - Ask Tanya [56:45m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

On the podcast this week we get a chance to play an older freeware PC game, Cave Story. We also checked out yesterday’s DVD release of Roman Polanski’s The Ghost Writer. And we close the show off with a look at the first few issues of the ongoing comic series, The Walking Dead.

Cave Story (01:37 -18:16)

Cave Story is a freeware indie game that was originally released back in 2004 and also released earlier this year on Nintendo’s WiiWare service. This 2-D platformer was developed by Studio Pixel, who is actually only one guy who managed to construct the game in his spare time. Head over to the game’s website to download it including a patch for the English translation.

The Ghost Writer (18:25 – 34:07)

Directed by Roman Polanski and based on the Robert Harris novel The Ghost, The Ghost Writer was originally released in theaters back in February and is now available on DVD. Check out what we thought of this political thriller starring Ewan McGregor and Pierce Brosnan.

The Walking Dead (34:21 – 53:47)

We close out the show by looking back at the first few issues from 2003 of this comic series published by Image Comics and written by Robert Kirkman. Even though we’ve been inundated with Zombie films/games/books in the last few years, this series is still ongoing and is going to be turned into a TV series starting in October on AMC. Head over to the AMC site to check out some pics and video from the show along with a motion comic.

 Episode # 76 - Big Feet, Big Shoes [56:16m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week on the show we have a couple of older game releases, a comic series by author Joe Hill and a new DVD release of an older Swedish film from last year.

Guitar Hero: Metallica (01:57 – 17:17)

Andrew and Vern take a look at this older selection from the Guitar Hero franchise on the Xbox 360.

Defense Grid: The Awakening (17:36 – 28:41)

Another Out of the Bin selection previously released on the PC and also out for the Xbox Live Arcade by Hidden Path Entertainment. It was recently a part of Xbox’s Deal of the Week and also released a pile of new downloadable content back in June 2010.

Locke & Key (28:52 – 40:50)

Andrew takes a look at Welcome to Lovecraft and Head Games from this comic series published by IDW Publishing. Written by Joe Hill and  illustrated by Gabriel Rodriguez, this series has been released as both individual issues and as collected editions; one for each limited series.

The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (41:04 – 52:02)

We wrap it up by looking at a film that had been released last year in it’s native Sweden but just released on DVD this week in North America. Based on the book by author Stieg Larsson, this film (and book) are the first in the Millennium Trilogy.

 Podcast Episode # 75 - Stand Back Ladies [58:18m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

A little late this week but we have a good show nonetheless. We’ve got a new release from Activision for the Xbox 360 (as well as PS3, DS, PC and Wii), Transformers: War for Cybertron. We’ve also done something a bit different this week. We each picked something we had been watching or playing and brought it to the table. We’ve got a couple of Out of the Bin selections for the PSP and the Wii as well as a mobile game for the Blackberry and a critically acclaimed show on AMC.

Transformers: War for Cybertron (01:55 – 30:17)

Pixelated for the Blackberry (30:37 – 36:56)

House of the Dead: Overkill for the Wii (36:57 – 38:29)

AMC’s Breaking Bad (38:30 – 41:55)

Puzzle Quest for the PSP (41:56 – 52:15)

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 Podcast Episode # 73 - Spaceman Spiff [53:06m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

This week on the podcast we watch Stone Cold Steve Austin kick some ass in the new DVD release of The Stranger. We also dig up an older Xbox 360 game for an Out of the Bin segment with Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2. And we wrap up the show with another big flick in the summer movie season, The A-Team.

The DVD release of The Stranger (01:25 – 14:10)

Out of the Bin – Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (14:48 – 33:23)

The A-Team (33:33 -  50:21)

Let us know what you thought of our picks this week in the comments or by dropping us an email.