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March 3, 2010
"Your Buddy, Space Marine" or "The Capper"
Video game news explodes, as two unrelated sentient robots -- one good, one evil, both out of control -- battle to the death for headline dominance. Amidst the wash of corporate power-plays, decapitations, and ASCII art, we also talk about the Indie Fund, and play some games.
Games Discussed: Flotilla, StarCraft 2, BioShock 2, Splinter Cell: Conviction, Warhammer 40,000: Dawn of War II, Far Cry 2, Blitz II: The League, Gears of War, Mass Effect 3: Everything's Gay Dudes Everywhere - The Ballad of Gay Shepard (If You Want Him To Be Gay), The Capper
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February 24, 2010
Scoops Horn
This week the past returns, distilled to its core and a little prettier. And on a hex grid, most likely. Also discussed: Scoops horn. If video games made you fly, that would probably be really scary.
Games Discussed: Civilization V, StarCraft 2, Command & Conquer 4, STALKER: Call of Pripyat, Resident Evil 5: Lost In Nightmares, Buzz Aldrin's Race Into Space, Team Fortress 2
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The Idle Thumbs Podcast
Idle Thumbs casts its pod into your face with off-the-cuff, incisive, multiplatform video gaming discussion. No on-air schedules, no Skype. Hands-on accounts and stunning commentary abound.
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♫ Music of the Thumb
Bask in the aural glow of the Thumb's digital music archive.
Remember 5:10
From Idle Thumbs 43: Jeff "Gone" Goldblum
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Posted by Chris Remo, January 15, 2010
This week, Mr. Evan Lahti of PC Gamer US asked me to fill a guest slot on his fine internet audio broadcast. As a satisfied subscriber to that publication, I was honored by the invitation and took him up on his offer. As it turns out, this week's show included Game of the Year discussion, and we each spent some time discussing one of our highlights from 2009. There were several other topics covered as well!
Go ahead and check it out! And consider subscribing to their magazine. I promise they didn't pay me to say that. Even in this era of declining print relevance, I still honestly believe that physical periodicals are, on balance, a better way to stay informed about most topics. You end up reading about more things you might not otherwise have sought out, there are fewer obnoxious flashing distractions, and there was probably at lease one copy editor who did a pass on the thing. [Edit: Unlike here, where I misspelled "least."]
Plus, especially if you're a longtime PC gamer, their all-time top 100 list in the February issue -- compiled collaboratively with the PC Gamer UK staff and folks from fine internet establishments like Rock, Paper, Shotgun -- was easily one of the most interesting and enjoyable to read "top 100"s I can remember. And I don't even usually like lists.
Finally, look out for a tantalizing tidbit of Idle Thumbs information during the podcast!
Posted by Chris Remo, September 21, 2009
No, a different one. Neil and Leon over at GamerDork invited me to join them on their show this past weekend, and I did just that.
We discussed all sorts of things, including the ongoing assault of alternative game input methods as well as some fairly weighty topics like the potential depths of MMO addiction (or whether it's addiction at all).
I've noticed Skype-based podcasts can be less casually conversational due to the dangers of inadvertently talking over each other in an environment without face-to-face contact and with a potential small transmission delay -- and sometimes, as in this case, that can have the positive side benefit of encouraging more fully-stated thoughts. That dynamic created a contrast with the more rapid-fire nature Thumbs often takes, so I enjoyed the change.
Anyway, give it a listen if that sounds like something you might enjoy!
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