The Couch Co-Op Show: A Video Game Podcast

Intro: Ian & Bil Whatcha been playin'? Intro: Jarrod, JPK, Dave, Aaron Whatcha been playin'? Topic: Exclusive games

1: Intro: Ian, Jarrod, JPK, Dave and Aaron 2: What we've been playing over our holiday break. 3: Topic - 2014 The year in video games

1: Introductions 2: Ian does some house cleaning. 3: Top 5 favorite games of 2014

On this episode... 1: Introductions and an e-mail!!! 2: Josh is new to the show, so we get the skinny on his video game origin. 3: The main topic is Backwards Compatibility. 4: We close out the show with the 2014 Game Awards & Playstation Experience talk. Enjoy!!!

Our Playstation 4 systems have many Free-To-Play games on them and we feel there hasn’t been enough talk or praise toward them, this is our mini-review.  We also talk about what we’ve been playing in the last week. We like talking about video games, and we hope you like listening to people talking about video games.  Let us know what you think here: thecouchcoopshow@gmail.com, @CouchCoOpShows, and...

This week, we have a special guest join us that we met on the F!rst for Gamers app. Now a local friend, we talk gaming with Desenova ( facebook.com/DustInTheLight ) and we also touch up on our thoughts of the good ol’ F!rst App.

Broken games, why is this an issue more than ever?  That’s what we talk about on the couch this week with guests Dave, Aaron, and JPK.  We also have a new segment we’re trying out!  We’re calling Couch Co-Oppers and asking their opinions on the week’s topic. If you’re interested in talking on the show, let us know here: Facebook.com/CouchCoOpShow, thecouchcoopshow@gmail.com, or @CouchCoOpShows

Aaron and . Dave join us again this week and want to talk about what we’re looking forward to in the rest of 2014.  Many great games came out this week and we talk about the titles we’re most looking forward to. What games are you most looking forward to?  Let us know here - thecouchcoopshow@gmail.com or here - @CouchCoOpShows

In this week’s open topic podcast, our ‘what we’ve been playing’ segment is pretty bloated.  There are just so many great games to play! JPK tells us about his experience at the Portland Retro Game Expo from October.  Let us know what you’d like us to talk about at thecouchcoopshow@gmail.com; facebook.com/couchcoopshow; or @CouchCoOpShows

We talk about the Retro Game Expo from this past weekend in Portland Oregon!  Justin Burton talks about his experiences interviewing MetalJesusRocks, and interview which will be up soon on youtube.com/milkmanpictures inkwhiskey.com rockhartclothing.com readretro.com thecouchcoopshow@gmail.com

Are you tired of Boss Fights?  Do you love them?  We share our thoughts on Boss Fights and talk about a few of our memorable experiences.  Dave and Aaron join us once again on the Couch Co-Op Podcast.

Dave and Justin join Ian and I in a talk about Violence in video games.  Is it too much?  What’s your earliest memory of extreme violence in a video game?

Are there games you feel guilty about playing?  Something about a game that you’d rather not tell people about?  That’s what we talk about in this week’s podcast with Dave, Aaron, Ian, and Jarrod.  Let us know your gaming guilty pleasures in the comments! Follow us on Twitter @CouchCoOpShows, Facebook.com/CouchCoOpShow, G+, or email us at TheCouchCoOpShow@gmail.com Also, don’t forget to check out...

We talk about Sex in Video games in episode 30 of our Podcast.  What are our earliest experiences with sex in games and what are our thoughts on the sexual content in video games now and what we’d like to see in the future.  Do you appreciate how sex is being handled in video games? Let us know at - thecouchcoopshow@gmail.com - @CouchCoOpShows - Facebook.com/CouchCoOpShow

Several of us Couch people talk about our experiences with Destiny!  We also have a guest talk about many of the PC games he’s been playing.  This episode was recorded during game night at Ian’s place this week, so we have a few extra guests share their opinions on the many topics of the week. @couchcoopshows - facebook.com/couchcoopshow - plus.google.com/+couchcooppodcast - youtube.com/milkmanpic...

Nick Strodtbeck joins us this week.  The topic he presented to us is video game series we never cared to play but everyone else does.  We do a round table discussion on each series we bring up.  Let us know what game series you have in mind at thecouchcoopshow@gmail.com

This week we talk about The 100 Greatest Video Games of all Time as posted by Empire Online (Link below).  We also announce JPK’s new official title of Co-Co-Host! We also find time to talk about new releases coming out including the new PS+ and Games With Gold titles for September 2014. http://www.empireonline.com/features/100greatestgames/ @couchcoopshows - facebook.com/couchcoopshow - plus.goog...

JPK and Dave join us this week to talk about cheating, hacking, and modding in games.  Do you find these things terrible or great?  Listen to find out what we think! @couchcoopshows - facebook.com/couchcoopshow - plus.google.com/+couchcooppodcast - youtube.com/milkmanpictures

In episode 25, we bring you our Top 5 Video Game Characters!  JPK joins us again to share his Top 5 with us as well. We also have a small clip from Craig Birnbach and Nick Voll from the ‘Birnbach’s Always Right’ Podcast!  Check them out at craigbirnbach.com @couchcoopshows - facebook.com/couchcoopshow - plus.google.com/+couchcooppodcast - youtube.com/milkmanpictures

This is the post-wedding episode, thankfully it’s not quite so hectic as the bachelor party.  We talk about some games we played during the night before marriage.  We also have our guest Bil Shipley talk about survival games such as Minecraft and DayZ.

This week we’re all over the place!  We recorded this episode pre-bachelor party episode during a gaming event at home.  Several guest join us on the podcast this week so pardon all of the noise in the background! @couchcoopshows - facebook.com/couchcoopshow - plus.google.com/+couchcooppodcast - youtube.com/milkmanpictures

We can’t get enough of the Destiny Beta!  That’s what we talk about this week on the Couch Co-Op Podcast with JPK as our guest. Follow us around the web here: Youtube - Youtube.com/milkmanpictures - Facebook - facebook.com/couchcoopshow -  email - thecouchcoopshow@gmail.com -  Twitter - @CouchCoOpShows

The ESRB and video game ratings are what Ian and Jarrod talk about this week.  Do you think they’re serving their purpose? We appreciate your support!  Please check out the Couch Co-Op Show on YouTube as well at [ www.youtube.com/milkmanpictures ] Any sharing and subscribing would help us out a lot, thank you listeners!

We made it to episode 20!  Dave and JPK join us again so we can talk about Indie Games.

The Couch Co-Op Podcast! Join Jarrod & Ian on the couch as they talk video games!