The Veteran Gamers - A UK (ish) gaming Podcast

Welcome to show 36. This week Duke has been playing more Section 8 (who knows he needs mental help), he also played Uncharted 2 with the community, Chinny has been trying to finish Batman Arkham Asylum and The Daddy finally plays Mafia 2 and Plants Vs Zombies. In the middle of the show we cover some news, discuss the new features of COD Black Ops multiplayer and ten reasons why we should be excite...

Well, Chinny and I decided to get together to give our first impressions of Halo Reach, and we mean first impressions, as we only played about 2 hours each. Yes I know, we're rubbish! Enjoy! If you have any opinions, send Emails to: podcast@veterangamers.co.uk Gamertags Chinny – 360 ChinChinny, PS3 Chinny1985, The Daddy – 360 Big Daddy Blast, PS3 xXBig-DaddyXx Duke – 360 Dukeskath, PS3 Dukeskath

Welcome to Show 35. This week we cover Dead Rising 2:Case Zero, GOW 2 (that's Chinny playing new stuff), and Duke plays Uncharted 2 and Section 8 and we also look at the Vanquish demo. Quanrian joins us to review Military Sniper - Sim 3.18 and Treasure Treasure Fortress Forage Extra Edition The middle of the show is all about what's left to come for the rest of the year and we finish off with a fe...

Hello. My name is Duke and I’m addicted to video games. How It All Began In some ways, I blame my father. One of my earliest Christmas memories is of us all retreating into the office in the back of the house, where the Timex Sinclair had been pitifully serving as less of a computer and more of an advanced calculator (programs on the Sinclair were actually run from a standard audiocassette player)...

Welcome to show 34. This week Chinny has played F.E.A.R. 2, Mortal Combat Vs DC Universe and Splinter Cell Conviction, Duke played Shank, Tiger Woods 08 (yes 08) and finally Uncharted 2 and the Daddy has been playing, you guessed it Dragon Age Origins, and joined the Lizard in some Saints Row 2 co-op which was a blast. Quanrian joins us and gives us Chinny's favorite indie game so far which was......

Welcome to show 33. This week we discuss, Kane and Lynch 2, Dragon Age Origins and Duke caved in, bought a PS2 and has been reliving his ill spent youth playing Ico again. Quanrian joins us and gives us 7strains:The Infectious and Avatar Squadron to play, we also cover news about Assassin's Creed Brotherhood, From Dust and the new Left 4 Dead dlc The Sacrifice. We finish off the show by deciding i...

Welcome to show 32. This week Chinny has been playing Ghostbusters, Worms 2:Armageddon and finished The Secret Of Monkey Island, Duke has been playing, you guessed it MW2 again, finished A Kingdom For Keflings and played Lost Odyssey and The Daddy finished Zelda Spirit Tracks and played some Professor Leyton And Pandora's Box. Quanrian joined us and gave us Platformance Castle Pain and Star Crisis...

Tom Bissell, author of book Extra Lives joins Duke to talk about why games matter. They talk all aspects of gaming, which includes writing, technology and even Kinect and Move. Hope you enjoy it. If you have any opinions, send Emails to: podcast@veterangamers.co.uk Gamertags Chinny – 360 ChinChinny, PS3 Chinny1985, The Daddy – 360 Big Daddy Blast, PS3 xXBig-DaddyXx Duke – 360 Dukeskath, PS3 Dukesk...

Welcome to show 30 of The Veteran Gamers Podcast. This week we talk about what we have been up to and also decide if Xbox Live/Multiplayer games have affected the quality of single player experiences. We take a look at games that may have been underrated the generation and decide if they were and the show is rounded off with The Daddy and Quanrian interviewing Square Off developer Aranda Morrison....

So welcome to show 29 and it's another jam packed show. This week we discuss Limbo, Metro 2033, Alpha Protocol and Singularity. Chinny does a speed run of Limbo while we record the show and Quanrian joins us, to tell us about the indie game Square Off . In the middle of the show, we ponder if games should be judged in the same way as movies or books, answer some emails and we finish off with the y...

Welcome to show 28. This week we discuss lots of stuff including, Deathspank, Crackdown 2 and Decay Pt 2. Quanrian joins to tell us about this years dream build in play winner Lumi, we try and decide if gamers are pretentious and finish the show with a load of emails. Enjoy the show. Send Emails to: podcast@veterangamers.co.uk Gamertags Chinny – 360 ChinChinny, PS3 Chinny1985, The Daddy – 360 Big...

Welcome to show 27. This week at The Veteran Gamers, Chinny talks about Singularity, Duke plays Blacklight Tango Down, and The Daddy finally finishes Transformers, and plays Decay Pt 2 from the indie games. Quanrian covers Prismatic Solid and RadianGames - Crossfire . We ask the question, what makes us play games and what stops us?, we discuss the Red Dead dlc and finish off with The Year That Was...

Welcome to show 26. This weeks show is jam packed with gaming goodness, Duke gives his views on Braid and Magic The Gathering, Chinny has been playing Fifa 10 and the Saboteur, he really had strong views on that game, and The Daddy tells us what he thinks of Transformers and he finally finishes Shadow Of The Colossus. Quanrian joins us to tell us about Ancient Traders , we talk about the releases...

Welcome to show 25. This week we cover, Crackdown 2 Demo, Transformers - War For Cybertron, Naughty Bear, and Lego Harry Potter. In the middle of the show, we have a big discussion on how games have evolved, and do they really handle narrative well in 2010, not forgetting 2 indie picks from Quanrian which are Graffiti Live and War Of Words . Chinny rounds off the show with the Unfair Quiz, and it...

Yes it's show 24 and yes Duke's sound board is back (but under control...for now) This week we discuss, some of the games that might have got missed from E3, these include, Journey from That Game Company, Test Drive Unlimited 2, Conduit 2 on the Wii, the Dead Rising 2 Prequel, and finish off with a really cool platformer also on the Wii, called Lost In Shadows. Quanrian joins to tell us about the...

Welcome to show 23, and we went live to discuss all the big E3 announcements. We covered all the major stories, discussed Dukes JRPG article that caused on hell of a stir on the website, and Quanrian joins us on the show to tell us what XBLA games to look out for in the coming months, and that's about it. Enjoy Send Emails to: podcast@veterangamers.co.uk Gamertags Chinny – 360 ChinChinny, PS3 Chin...

Welcome to Show 22. This week Chinny and Duke get all excited over the new MW2 map pack, The Daddy plays Blur and Quanrian tells us why we should play Pew Pew Pod and Slam on the Indie Games. We also discuss the most outlandish E3 game rumours, and the upcoming Crackdown 2. Stay tuned after the outro, as we have a special Red Dead after show, where we spoil the hell out of it and give our views on...

Welcome to show 21, and it's full of Red Dead again! Yep Red Dead has really got us in it's grip, we just can't get enough of the cowboy life. Duke has played Quantum of Solace again! We have no idea why, and in the middle of the show, we look back at all the games that have hit the first five months of the year and give our picks and maybe point out a few you might have missed. Quanrian is here a...

Welcome to show 20, it's packed full off gaming goodness. This week we talk about Modnation Racers and Red Dead Redemption, we also look ahead to June's releases which includes, Alpha Protocol and Naughty Bear. Quanrian reviews Gerbil Physics 2 on the Indie Games, and we finish off with the Quiz. All the above, with all the usual banter. Enjoy Send Emails to: podcast@veterangamers.co.uk Gamertags...

It's episode 19 and the wait is finally over - Alan Wake Is Here!!!!! Now the Daddy could have got all excited, but he stayed objective (which is amazing), and Duke stayed quiet (I know it's hard to believe). We also cover our impressions of Brink and Bulletstorm, Quanrian is here with this weeks indie picks which are Zombie Estate and a Japanese title called Protect Me Knight. Finally in this wee...

Well we have reached show 18 (but it's 100 really) and what a 100 shows it's been. To celebrate we had a live show, and were joined by guests from other podcasts, and listeners to the show. We relive some of our favorite sketches, Duke has a special best of Cranky Duke, Quanrian joins us live for the indie pick, and we finish off with a very special three way quiz hosted by Skulduggerer. I have to...

That's right, we are one show off the magic 100! To celebrate we will be having a live show to mark the occasion, so get yourselves over to www.veterangamers.co.uk on the 12th of May and listen to us live from 10pm GMT, we will have some special guests, and a special quiz hosted by Skulduggerer. Anyway back to this week, and this week we discuss, The Thing from way back when, Duke is playing Saint...

Another week and it's another show. This week we cover The Passing, Finish off Splinter Cell, and for some reason The Daddy has been playing Half Life 2 Episode 2. We find out what The Daddy and Chinny sounded like in their first ever podcast, and Quanrian as always is here with this weeks indie picks Creed Arena and Trino, one of which both Chinny and Duke purchased. And finally the quiz is back....

It's Friday night, it's show 15. This week, the games we feature are; Splinter Cell Conviction, Skate 3 demo, and for some reason Duke is playing Fifa 09, Crackdown and Mirror's Edge. Quanrians Indie picks this weeks are Newton Vs the Horde and Baby Maker Extreme. We also discuss our first experiences of Xbox live and how it has changed since then, and as Chinny couldn't be bothered doing a quiz,...

Welcome to show 14. This week it's just Duke and The Daddy, as Chinny had a little mishap whilst out on the town. Anyway, we discuss a good few iPhone games, one of which takes us back to a bygone era before fancy graphics. Quanrian is here with his pick which for this week, which is Tunescape, and we decide if too many sequels are affecting the games industry in a negative way. All the above, wit...