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[News] James and Neil discuss the latest gaming headlines with Chris, who was on holiday at the time of recording - how's that for dedication? This week's stories include: FIFA 13 on Wii U not getting Ultimate Team, First Xbox Windows branded games emere, Ouya Kickstarter campaign tops $8.5m, Day Z gets standalone edition, Thief 4 now a next gen game. www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twitte...

[Interview] James and Neil are joined by best-selling author James Swallow, one of the writers that penned Deus Ex: Human Revolution, as well as various other video games and the upcoming Fable: The Journey. He has also written countless novels and TV episodes based on smash hit franchises such as Doctor Who, Warhammer, Star Trek and Stargate. In this special episode, we talk to him about how stor...

With James out for the week, Neil steps up and heads up the news team this week

This month Andi, Chris and Gary, from GameBurst, delve into the abstract world of Bizarre Creation's 2010 racer 'Blur'. The nominations for September's Replay is: - Shatter - Split/Second - Alien vs Predator - R.U.S.E - Rainbow Six Vegas 2 Send in your nominations via: pod@gameburst.co.uk twitter.com/gameburst facebook.com/gameburst 

[Special] James and Gary are joined by special guest Dr Jo Twist, CEO of UK games industry trade body UKIE. The three of them discuss the introduction of PEGI (Pan European Game Information) ratings system, which become legally enforceable in the UK today (Monday, July 30th, 2012). We ask Dr Twist what PEGI means for the industry and for gamers, how it will help protect underage gamers from inappr...

[Special] James, Neil, Gary, Mij and Chris come to you live this week from GPLEX, the Birmingham community meet-up for fans of Gonzo Planet. This episode was recored yesterday (Saturday, July 28th) in Mij's semi-swanky executive suite. Since this was the first time we'd all been together (almost all - sorry, Andi!), we decided to try and do something a little different. Each member of the team - a...

[Roundtable] Following a listener suggestion, James, Andi and Chris attempt to discuss the wide world of iOS gaming, from casual hits like Angry Birds to social phenomena like Draw Something and hardcore titles such as Infinity Blade - plus all the miscellany in the middle. We also discuss what type of games we prefer, what control schemes we like, how often we use our iPhone and iPad for gaming a...

[News] Mij, Chris and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines, including: Activision's new Deadpool game, EA's ambitious upgrades to Origin, HMV's odd vision of the 3DS XL, LEGO Portal toy sets, moral choices in Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and the 60-hour Borderlands 2 campaign. We're also looking for topics for our special Four-Minute Warning show next month. If you have anything you'd like to hea...

[Roundtable] Chris is joined by Gamerdork's Leah Haydu, Gonzo Planet's Sharon Shaw and Big Red Potion's Sinan Kubba to discuss the way minorities are covered in (or neglected by) video games. This includes different sexual orientations, racial minorities and even women. If you have anything to add to the discussion, but sure to email in or post on Facebook. You can also check out Chris' previous c...

[News] Neil, Chris and Mij discuss the latest gaming headlines including: Halo 2 Anniversary rumoured to be in development. Beatles man Sir Paul McCartney working with Bungie. Activision announces Walking Dead FPS. X Men's Michael Fassbender will star in, co-produce an Assassin's Creed movie. Microsoft finally figures out how to get a Halo movie made. Steam's summer sales list leaked. ArmA II DayZ...

We have a very special Top 5 roundtable this week. Neil, Leg, Mij and guest Tony (from Cane and Rinse) bring you their Top 5 games of this generation. Sorry for the extra long show this week, there was a lot of great discussion and gushing, of course. Get in touch! gameburst.co.uk @gameburst on Twitter facebook.com/gameburst

[News] James, Gary and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines. Sony acquires game-streaming service Gaikai. Sega announces Total War: Rome II. The European Courts make an interesting new ruling about the resale of digital products. And Nintendo's Iwata trolls trolls. www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twitter.com/gameburst facebook.com/gameburst 

[Replay] We've rounded up the posse to Replay one of the most critically acclaimed games of recent years - 'Red Dead Redemption' and its DLC spin-off 'Undead Nightmare'. Joining Marshall Gary Blower on the trail are Sheriff James Batchelor, Gunslinger Chris Eason and the Notorious Outlaw Joe Calvo from Last Save Loaded. Nominations for August's Replay - "Handheld gaming for the beach" - are: 1. Cr...

[News] James, Neil and Mij discuss the latest gaming headlines. Nintendo unveils the 3DS XL. Square Enix will not remake Final Fantasy VII until it has bettered it. BioWare promises more Mass Effect 3 DLC. Sega restructures to go digital. Resident Evil 6 Collector's Edition detailed. Half-Life 3 concept art leaked. Activision shuts down Radical Entertainment. www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.u...

[Quiz] The GameBurst Quiz is back! Everyone's favourite battle of gaming wits returns, pitting two fresh podcasts against each other. This month, our contestants are The Same Coin and Download Complete. In addition to the usual music and news rounds, they'll be tested on Blockbusters-style trivia and the ever devious Defend the Indefensible. Tune in, play along and enjoy! www.gameburst.co.uk pod@g...

[News] James, Chris and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines, starting Microsoft's new tablet Surface. More Microsoft news includes details for this year's Summer of Arcade and how Achievements will soon give you Microsoft points. Sony insists the Vita does not need "a re-evaluation", while Crytek continues to test the waters for a new TimeSplitters game. Australia finally gets its R18+ rating...

[Roundtable] James, Gary and Andi chat to Cane & Rinse's Leon Cox about a very special gaming diet: Tapas. Not the Spanish cuisine, but the practise of playing short, sharp bursts of video games - much like listening to your favourite snack-sized podcast (we mean us). Throughout July we’d like you to experiment with having your own Gaming Tapas fortnights. Simply choose enough of games to last you...

[News] James, Mij and the newest member of the GameBurst crew discuss the latest gaming headlines. David Jaffe claims the next generation of consoles will - and should - be the last. Microsoft's Xbox Live app can now control your Xbox 360. Controversy arises around an attempted rape scene in the new Tomb Raider. Miyamoto wants to make a first-person shooter. And Crytek questions the future of Time...

[Special] James, Neil, Mij and Chris attempted something a little different: a video podcast rounding up all our favourite games from E3 but weren't at the big three conferences.  Sadly, it didn't work. So you have is this: A semi-terrible audio podcast, with references to a video that will never see the light of day, rounding up all our favourite games from E3 but weren't at the big three confere...

[Special] James, Neil and Mij discuss Nintendo's E3 press conference. Were we as disappointed as the rest of the internet? Did we see enough of Wii U to make us want to queue for it at launch? What titles appealed to us, and which ones provoked nothing but apathy? Apologies for the late release. Normal service, soon as possible, and so on. www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twitter.com/gamebu...

[Special] Gary, Neil and James discuss Sony's E3 press conference. How will Gary react to the latest Quantic Dream project (not game)? Will PlayStation All-Stars Rumble work as well as Smash Bros? Why is Assassin's Creed III the Pirates game we've been waiting on? Do we like the brutality of The Last of Us? And doesn't anyone care about Kratos any more? www.gameburst.co.uk pod@gameburst.co.uk twit...

[Special] Neil, Mij, Chris and Gonzo Planet's Alex Shaw discuss Microsoft's press conference from E3 2012. Can Halo, Gears of War, Splinter Cell, Tomb Raider, Black Ops II, Resident Evil 6 and South Park really make this a blockbuster year for Xbox 360? Will SmartGlass be a gimmick or the future of connected devices? Is Kinect doomed to be a glorified microphone? And are there any channels left to...

[News] Neil, Chris and Mij bring you the latest gaming headlines. Unable to wait for E3, Microsoft teases a new Gears of War title. Rumours emerge that Sony is preparing a cloud gaming service and an overhaul for PlayStation Plus, while reports suggest Wii U will not support Unreal Engine 4. Warner Bros finally announces LEGO Lord of the Rings, and we discuss the continued bastardisation of Gary B...

James assumes the role of Andrew Ryan as we take a Bathysphere down to Rapture to sample the horrors and delights of Bioshock 2 Minerva's Den. Joining James in the 'sphere are GameBurst's Gary and Chris, plus delivered via a Pneumo Tube: Cranky Gamer's Big Andi D. This months nominations are: - Shatter - Blur - Split/Second, and - Alpha Protocol Please do vote, play and join in. www.gameburst.co.u...

[News] James, Chris and Neil (remember him?) discuss the latest gaming headlines. This week, former members of the Inside Xbox team set up their own production company and leaked images show the new Wii U controller. First details emerge of Destiny, Bungie's new series for Activision, and Sony are rumoured to be working on a PS3 cloud gaming service. Aliens: Colonial Marines gets delayed - again!...