The Cane and Rinse videogame podcast

“I know, so much for clean underwear.” Take a trip with Tony, James and Josh as the Cane and Rinse team venture through a rift […] The post Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time – Cane and Rinse No.38 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“Ain’t seen anything like this before…” Grabbin’ pills! Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and special guest David Turner of Joypod discuss Valve’s zombie opus Left 4 Dead […] The post Left 4 Dead / Left 4 Dead 2 – Cane and Rinse No.37 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

A different sort of a show of this Issue as Cane and Rinse returns to the ever-evolving world of DICE's Battlefield 3 online multiplayer. Leon hosts as hardened veterans Jay Taylor, Tom Bradstock and Don Johnston discuss the game experience then versus now, the tweaks, the server-based controversies, map packs, Premium and the future. Music used in this show is as follows: Track 1: The Dark by Joh...

Leon, James, Karl and Sean emerge from the Vault to relive their time with Bethesda's Armageddon RPG Fallout 3. Was the mutation from Black Isle's isometric third person 2D to GameBryo's expansive first person 3D essential? We're also treated to some gruesome and hilarious Washington D.C. anecdotes and three word reviews from our fine listenership. Music used in this show is as follows: Track 1: M...

Tony, James, Josh and Darren are your panel for two contrasting titles. Strange Loop’s Vessel is a puzzle-platformer with a steampunk aesthetic and an emphasis on physics. […] The post Vessel / Dear Esther – Cane and Rinse No.34 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“The world has room for only one big boss!” In the third of our six Metal Gear 25th anniversary specials Leon, Tony, James and Ready-Up‘s […] The post Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty – Cane and Rinse No.33 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“I’ll give you a mouthful of love, punk!” Leon, Tony, Karl and Darren Forman don their muscle suits and slogan-daubed space armour while reloading their […] The post Bulletstorm – Cane and Rinse No.32 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

This week we deliberate over Thatgamecompany’s offerings. In this Issue Leon, Tony, Josh and Sean review the outstanding, innovative titles produced during Thatgamecompany’s three game […] The post Thatgamecompany (flOw, Flower and Journey) – Cane and Rinse No.31 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“You too will come to understand fear, as I have.” In 2002 Silicon Knights produced Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, a GameCube exclusive survival horror yarn. […] The post Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem – Cane and Rinse No.30 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“…For the first time in my life… I am afraid.” Leon, Tony, James and Darren Forman return to Persia and Ubisoft’s (so far) one-off reboot […] The post Prince of Persia (2008) – Cane and Rinse No.29 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

“So you’re the one that the Boss keeps talking about.” In the second of six planned Metal Gear specials, Leon, Tony, James and Ready-Up‘s Paul […] The post Metal Gear Solid – Cane and Rinse No.28 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

In this show we exchange views on Gaijin’s BIT. TRIP series. Leon, Joshua and Darren join Commander Video on his “journey of the soul” with […] The post BIT.TRIP Complete – Cane and Rinse No.27 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Tony, Joshua, Karl and Darren Gargette take a look back Starbreeze Studios' The Darkness, along with its more recent sequel, The Darkness II.  Is its play style truly unique or an excuse to have everyone's heads ripped of by small demons? Music used in this show is as follows: Track 1: The Darkness Theme by Gustaf Grefberg Track 2: Jenny's Theme by Gustaf Grefberg Track 3: The End of the Line by G...

Mario's unsung sibling got his own gig in 2001 for the launch of the Nintendo GameCube. Leon, Tony, Darren Gargette and GameBurst's Gary Blower return to Luigi's Mansion to investigate whether the foundations of its reputation are sound. The panel also speculate as to what the forthcoming 3DS sequel will offer. Music used in this show is as follows: Track 1: Title Screen by Kazumi Totaka Track 2: ...

Multiple sinners Leon, Tony, Josh and Sean journey into the afterlife to revisit Playdead's 2010 début, Limbo. The panel proffer some theories as to what the heck is going on in the game, discuss their own experiences as well of those of our forumites and burn through a pyre of your Twitter Three Word Reviews. Music used in this show is as follows: Track 1: Menu by Martin Stig Andersen Track 2: Ci...

Solid Snake! I’ve been expecting you… In the first of our Metal Gear podcasts, Leon, Tony, James Carter and Ready-Up‘s Paul Rooney return to the […] The post Metal Gear / Metal Gear 2: Solid Snake – Cane and Rinse No.23 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Leon, Darren Forman and Josh Garrity climb back aboard the Normandy to once again explore BioWare's rich, galaxy-spanning fiction. Do the earlier games in the Mass Effect series justify the fever for the third? Music used in this show is as follows: Track 1: Mass Effect Theme - Jack Wall and Sam Hulick Track 2: Uncharted Worlds - Jack Wall and Sam Hulick Track 3: Suicide Mission - Jack Wall Cane a...

“Steef! Steef! Steef! Steef!” In which Leon, Tony and Darren Gargette attempt to establish whether Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath‘s hallowed reputation is justified, as well as […] The post Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath – Cane and Rinse No.21 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

In this 20th issue of the podcast Leon, Tony, James and Josh go to town on Michel Ancel’s lush 2011 UBIart platformer Rayman Origins, as […] The post Rayman Origins – Cane and Rinse No.20 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Leon, Tony, James and Darren G try to get into the mind of American McGee and his take on Lewis Carroll's young heroine in Alice: Madness Returns. We also discuss a developer slapping his own name on a game box; does this stem from arrogance, justifiable pride or something else? Music used in this show is as follows; Track 1: Alice: Madness Returns Theme by Marshall Crutcher Track 2: Madness by Ma...

In this week's issue, Leon Cox, Tony Atkins, James Carter and Joshua Garrity venture back to the wilds of New Austin, West Elizabeth and Nuevo Paradiso to discuss their opinions on Rockstar Games' cowboy themed 2010 opus Red Dead Redemption. Music used in this issue: Track 1: Bury Me Not On The Lone Prairie by William Elliot Whitmore Track 2: Far Away by Jose Gonzalez Cane and Rinse 18 was edited...

“I would have been your daddy, but that dog beat me over the fence.” This week Leon and Tony are joined by Karl Moon and, […] The post Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary – Cane and Rinse No.17 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

Leon and Tony interview the internet enigma that is Adam Capone, starting with his transatlantic career within the games industry and then about his extracurricular […] The post An interview with Peter Molydeux (Adam Capone) – Cane and Rinse 16 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

To conclude our thoughts on the year in videogames that was 2011, Cane and Rinse contributors Karl Moon, Darren Gargette, James Carter, Joshua Garrity and […] The post Introspective Retrospective – Cane and Rinse 15 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .

For the first podcast of 2012 Leon and Tony gather up the vestiges of the holiday season (some Thornton’s chocolates & Crabbie’s ginger beer), huddle […] The post 2011 – Cane and Rinse 14 appeared first on Cane and Rinse .