8-4 Play 9/23/2010: ASCENSION OF THE POKETRON

8-4 Play 8/12/2011: ALL NEWS IS GOOD NEWS: In which our heroes discuss: Armored Core V and Dark Souls pushed back, Xenoblade Chronicles moved up, PlayStation Vita coming right on time (sorta), 3DS sales rising (used), 3DS sales falling (new), 3DS sales rising again (post-price drop), addiction... by 8-4 Play

104 min listen

8-4 Play 10/14/2010: WAY OF THE WARRIOR: The demo for Monster Hunter Portable 3rd has hit Japan, and who better to discuss it with than Naughty Dog Community Strategist Arne Meyer? ...Well, just about anyone, actually. But Mr. Meyer does have plenty of interesting things to say about helping... by 8-4 Play

101 min listen

8-4 Play 12/10/2010: JUMP THE SHARQ: Let's make this perfectly clear: Like Kinect, sauerkraut, and inverted controls, this special holiday episode of 8-4 Play is not for everyone. How can you know? Take our simple quiz: 1. Do you enjoy Monster Hunter? 2. Are you curious about Monster... by 8-4 Play

109 min listen

8-4 Play 9/23/2010: ASCENSION OF THE POKETRON: It's a guestacular second episode of 8-4 Play as two of the industry's finest - former EGM/1UP scribe Shane Bettenhausen (now of Ignition Entertainment) and Kojima Productions alum Ryan Payton (now of Microsoft's 343 Industries) join us to give their... by 8-4 Play

91 min listen

8-4 Play 9/17/2010: TOKYO GAME SHOW PANIC!: Special Guest and 1UP.com podcast-legend Garnett Lee joins the 8-4-some in a game-by-game analysis of everything at the 2010 Tokyo Game Show, including Tactics Ogre, Parasite Eve, Yakuza, Castlevania, Monster Hunter, El Shaddai, Mega Man Universe,... by 8-4 Play

71 min listen

8-4 Play 5/23/2011: PRE-PRE-E3 SPECIAL: With E3 approaching quick, the 8-4 crew are buried in all manner of pre-expo prep work -- they've hardly had time to think about any other of them vidja games, much less play them. But when has that ever stopped them from talking about them?! Tune in... by 8-4 Play

143 min listen

8-4 Play 2/18/2011: SGT. PEPPY'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND: Pop quiz: What do Cave Story, Catherine, Dead Space, Dead Island, Hard Corps, Dark Souls, Butt-head, Tactics Ogre, Super Bowl Monday, Ys, the 1979 Iranian revolution, Dragon Quest, Haruki "Peppy" Epperson, Billy Mitchell, and Voltron have in common?... by 8-4 Play

119 min listen

8-4 Play 10/7/2010: GRUMBLE, GRUMBLE: Former Nintendo, Sega, EA, Zombie, Irem, Boss, and Enix superstar Jake Kazdal (now of indie newcomer Haunted Temple Studios) joins the 8-4-some to talk about his experiences working his way up the game industry ladder, from having the dream job of... by 8-4 Play

71 min listen

8-4 Play 11/26/2010: MERRY THANKSGIVING GET!: In Tokyo, the holiday season brings a mix of imported Western traditions and uniquely Japanese flavors (Google "Japan KFC Christmas" if you don't know what we mean), so that's exactly what this T-day episode of 8-4 Play delivers. A rundown on the best... by 8-4 Play

127 min listen

8-4 Play 11/10/2011: HOOKED ON THE BROTHERS: You'll have to think fast and move even faster to complete this podcast! Gaming Jesus is being held captive by the evil Koopa tribe of turtles. It's up to you to rescue him from the clutches of the Koopa King before time runs out. But it won't be... by 8-4 Play

84 min listen

8-4 Play 10/28/2010: SUPER GAME MASTERS: To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the NES, 8-4 invites retro gaming legend Kevin "tsr" Gifford, founder of tsr's NES archive and keeper of the world's largest collection of obscure game knowledge, to take us back (back... back...) to the 80s to... by 8-4 Play

187 min listen

8-4 Play 9/30/2010: WAIT FOR SPACEWORLD: Fresh from Nintendo's big 3DS (re-)unveiling in Tokyo, the 8-4 crew is ready to drop all kinds of knowledge on the upcoming portable picked up at and after the show. Opinions on the price and date? You got it. Breakdown of all the new hardware... by 8-4 Play

66 min listen

8-4 Play 11/12/2010: JACK IT TO HARD: The 8-4 crew's too busy working on next year's games to have much time for this year's offerings, so they called in intern Alex "cvxfreak" Aniel to help discuss everything they wish they were playing (but mostly aren't). Tune in for baseless,... by 8-4 Play

78 min listen

8-4 Play 1/6/2011: SURRENDER! OR I WILL CONQUER YOU!!: After an extended holiday break filled with snow, sake, and SASUKE! (look it up), the 8-4-some is back and they got some 'splainin' to do! (:LAUGHTER:) Good thing former EGM and Turn 10 hipster Che "China Warrior" Chou joins in to talk iPhone game... by 8-4 Play

87 min listen

8-4 Play 4/8/2011: POWER TO THE PEOPLE: In this very special episode of 8-4 Play, we recap our live-to-tape hosting of the Grasstream2 Japanese tsunami relief charity event, put on by the good people at famed developer Grasshopper Manufacture. You will (hopefully) laugh, you will (probably)... by 8-4 Play

100 min listen

8-4 Play 1/13/2011: NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 6: Live in Tokyo, do you? And you attended Nintendo's recent 3DS event? ...So you know everything there is to know about the upcoming glasses-free 3D handheld? Fine then, don't listen to this podcast. The rest of us will tune in to hear the 8-4 crew's... by 8-4 Play

136 min listen

8-4 Play 2/26/2011: NINTENDO 3DS LAUNCH SPECIAL: The Nintendo 3DS is out in Japan, and the 8-4 crew is back from launch morning chaos with a pile of brand new 3DS gear and a bevy of special guests ready to give hands-on impressions, including Brad Douglas of Sony (shock!) and Che Chou of Microsoft... by 8-4 Play

82 min listen

8-4 Play 4/6/2012: KICKSTART MY HEART: We offer the following rewards to people who help listen to our podcast: PLEDGE 20 MINUTES OR MORE: Talk about creating characters in Phantasy Star Online 2, more Kid Icarus and Lumines, and the WiiU's (supposed) capabilities 40 MINUTES: Kickstarter... by 8-4 Play

112 min listen

8-4 Play 3/25/2011: AFTER THE QUAKE: A lot has happened in the four weeks since our last episode. The Game Developer's Conference came and went, Charlie Sheen jumped the tiger-shark (-blood...or whatever), Winter gave way to Spring, and the largest earthquake in Japan's recorded history... by 8-4 Play

110 min listen

8-4 Play 7/15/2011: ¡QUE MAGNIFICO!: Played Shadows of the Damned? You should! Why? 1) Read the reviews, it's a great game! 2) We here at 8-4 worked on it! 3) Oh yeah, so did some other guys, Suda 51 and Shinji Mikami. 4) You will enjoy this podcast a helluvalot more, since we discuss... by 8-4 Play

151 min listen

8-4 Play 6/17/2011: CHILD OF MIZUGUCHI: Child of Eden is finally out, and who better to discuss it with than Q Entertainment's own James "Milkman" Mielke? Fresh from LA, the former EGM editor-in-chief and 1up.com superstar joins us as we talk about Tetsuya Mizuguchi's latest opus, the big... by 8-4 Play

137 min listen

8-4 Play 7/1/2011: TOO HOT FOR TV: Frankly, it's too damn hot in Tokyo to spend much energy writing up a fancy description of our latest episode, so let's just cut the crap, OK? We talk about Operation Rainfall's attempt to bring Wii JRPGs to the West, Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D,... by 8-4 Play

120 min listen

8-4 Play 9/30/2011: MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHIN': With Mark out of town on business and Tokyo Game Show now behind us, life at 8-4 Towers has been pretty quiet lately. But that's no excuse not to record a podcast! ...OK, actually, it kind of is, but we went ahead and recorded one anyway! Tune in to... by 8-4 Play

78 min listen

8-4 Play 1/28/2011: BY THE POWER OF THE PSP2: PSP2...NGP...whatever you want to call it, Sony's new handheld has the gaming world in a tizzy, and we've got just the thing to satisfy your next-generation portable cravings: two hours of hardcore, hands-on impressions fresh from Sony's PlayStation... by 8-4 Play

122 min listen

8-4 Play 9/14/2011: 3DS vs. VITA: FIGHT!: Freshly-unemployed Internet sensation Shane Bettenhausen joins us as we kick off TGS week with a blow-by-blow breakdown of the big two pre-show press conferences - Nintendo's Frankenstick-free Monster Hunter megathon and Sony's 94% gameplay-free Vita... by 8-4 Play

73 min listen

8-4 Play 10/14/2011: GAPING DRAGONS AND GREEN GLOWING BREASTS: PRAISE THE SUN! Dark Souls has been consuming most of our lives, but we do manage to eventually break away from talking about it to discuss other recent happenings, including Square Enix's surprise retooling of Final Fantasy XIV, Sega's XBLA remake of... by 8-4 Play

86 min listen

8-4 Play 4/22/2011: PROJECT CAFÉ OLÉ: What's this? An episode of 8-4 Play where the crew actually talks about what they do all day: game translatin'? Believe it, spoony bard! Localization legend Richard Honeywood, he of such Square Enix favorites as Xenogears, Chrono Cross, and Dragon... by 8-4 Play

137 min listen

8-4 Play 7/29/2011: $169.99: Yes, we eventually talk about Rhythm Heaven for the Wii, Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Groove Coaster, From Dust, Phantasy Star Online 2, Irem's apparent demise, Mega Man Legends 3's definite demise and so on, but mostly this episode is all about... by 8-4 Play

88 min listen

8-4 Play 1/13/2012: ALL THAT J*ZZ: Why try out games and form your own opinions when you can sit back and let the 8-4-some do it for you? This episode the newly-reunited gang takes on the (Press up!) new Final Fantasy XIII-2 and Asura's Wrath demos (Right, RIGHT!), sparking a lively... by 8-4 Play

88 min listen

8-4 Play 12/17/2011: PLAYSTATION VITA LAUNCH / MONSTER HUNTER 3G HOLIDAY SPECIAL: Christmas comes early as special guests CheapyD and...others...join the 8-4 crew to discuss the new PlayStation Vita, top to bottom: the launch, the games (including Uncharted, Ridge Racer, Hot Shots Golf and more), the mem cards, remote play, PSP... by 8-4 Play

240 min listen

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8-4 Play 9/23/2010: ASCENSION OF THE POKETRON

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