The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

To coincide with the release of The Last of Us - and to conclude our Uncharted trilogy of podcasts - we return to 2011 and Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Was it all we’d hoped for and more? Leon, Tony, Jay and Sean also take a little look at Nate’s Vita gaiden, Golden Abyss and hear from our brilliant correspondents. Track 1: Badlands by Greg Edmonson Track 2: Amushed by Greg Edmonson Cane and Ri...

“What is a man? A Miserable little pile of secrets!” More than ten years after the series’ Famicom debut, director Toru Hagihara fully integrated exploration […] The post Castlevania: Symphony of the Night – Cane and Rinse No.84 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Hell, what happened to you?” 2011’s Driver: San Francisco, the sixth game in the franchise. Were Ubisoft Reflections able to turn back the clock and […] The post Driver: San Francisco – Cane and Rinse No.83 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

In the second of our Uncharted trilogy of issues, we turn to 2009’s beloved mega-sequel: Uncharted 2: Among Thieves. Could Nate and co. knock it out of the park at the second time of asking? Can we? Probably not, but we've got more Sully than Microsoft’s reputation. Leon, Tony, Josh and Karl, along with the fine members of the Cane and Rinse community come together to praise, or possibly bury, wha...

A couple of months ago I recorded an interview with C.Y. Reid, also known as failnaut. It took me longer than it should to edit […] The post Podcast special: an Interview with C.Y. Reid (failnaut) appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Lo cunto de li cunti Independent developer, Tale Of Tales aims to create “emotionally rich interactive entertainment” whilst eschewing the “limitations of competitive play”. In […] The post Tale of Tales – Cane and Rinse No.81 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“We fell through a TV! Actually, uh… what is going on here?” Shin Megami Tensei has been around for awhile, standing just outside the industry […] The post Persona 4 – Cane and Rinse No.80 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

After ten years of working with Crash and Jak, Naughty Dog attempted to send gamers on an adventure of intrigue and derring-do that would rival those of Lara Croft and Indiana Jones, in Uncharted: Drake’s Fortune. Leon, Tony, Jay and Josh delve into the whats, whys, hows and wheres of Nathan Drake's 2007 debut and, as ever, we also hear from the Cane And Rinse community through their forum posts a...

“We will be watching” Once again you’re put in charge of defending the Earth from an extraterrestrial incursion, only this time you have an army […] The post XCOM: Enemy Unknown – Cane and Rinse No.78 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“I know this tunnel, and it knows me.” Would you Adam ‘n’ Eve it? Another nuclear apocalypse, and this one’s due in 2013! Leon, Tony, […] The post Metro 2033 – Cane and Rinse No.77 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“YOU DEFEATED” In the Age of Ancients, The world was unformed, shrouded by fog A land of grey crags, archtrees, and everlasting dragons But then […] The post Dark Souls – Cane and Rinse No.76 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Grand Theft Auto IV was of course in fact the eleventh GTA title. Five years and three more later we’re still awaiting GTA V. Rockstar, you so crazy. Leon, Jay and Karl consider the merits of GTA IV, as well as its predecessors and successors with a lot of help from our wonderful community of contributors and Twitter Three Word Reviewers. Also: CHOONZ. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Theme from...

“Hello.  Um…allow me to introduce myself…” “The name’s Resetti.  Mr. Resetti. Have we…met before?  At the…post office, perhaps?  Yeah, whatever. Anyway, let me just say thanks for […] The post Animal Crossing – Cane and Rinse No.74 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“This is not a sermon. I will offer no insight.” It took four studios to make BioShock 2: 2K Marin, 2K China, Arkane and Digital […] The post BioShock 2 – Cane and Rinse No.73 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

In Ubisoft’s I Am Alive you play as an unnamed man trying to reach his partner and child in an America left in ruins by a mysterious “Event”. The protagonist’s journey proves to be almost as tortuous and harrowing as the development of the game. Tony is joined by Joshua Garrity and guest Brad Gallaway of GameCritics.com to pick the bones out of the rubble. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Man Th...

“Hell, it’s about time.” From 1998 South Korea would never be the same again. It was that year that Blizzard decided to put aside their […] The post StarCraft II: Wings of Liberty – Cane and Rinse No.71 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Ground Upper!” In the 80’s and 90’s you could hardly move through town for badly dressed punks being flying kicked by vigilantes with terrible haircuts. […] The post The Streets of Rage trilogy – Cane and Rinse No.70 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“I am Andrew Ryan, and I’m here to ask you a question.” “Is a man not entitled to the sweat of his brow? ‘No!’ says […] The post BioShock – Cane and Rinse No.69 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“If you want guarantees, buy a toaster.” Formed by the three Yerli brothers, Frankfurt’s Crytek burst onto the PC gaming scene with the technically impressive FarCry […] The post Crysis / Crysis 2 – Cane and Rinse No.68 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“It takes a strong man to deny what’s right in front of him.” Released in June 2012 for 360, PS3 and PC, Yager Development’s Spec […] The post Spec Ops: The Line – Cane and Rinse No.67 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Long Road Ahead Is anyone out there? Tony, Josh, Sean and James are still in the Cane and Rinse bunker as they try desperately to […] The post The Walking Dead – Cane and Rinse No.66 part 2 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Clementine will remember that.” From a secure location, Cane and Rinse continue to podcast to any and all survivors. Be warned, point-and-click adventures have risen […] The post The Walking Dead – Cane and Rinse No.66 part. 1 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Remember that pain! Next time it will be worse!” On the day that the snow turned into rain we recorded the second and final of […] The post Shenmue II – Cane and Rinse No.65 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

In the first of an occasional series of bonus podcast industry interviews, Leon speaks with Jim Crawford of San Francisco’s Twinbeard Studios. Creator of the […] The post Podcast special: An Interview with Jim Crawford appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Guess that one saw the light!” Following a protracted period in well-publicised ‘development hell’, Max Payne developer Remedy’s David Lynch/Stephen King/Rod Serling homage Alan Wake […] The post Alan Wake – Cane and Rinse No.64 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .