Top Down Perspective

There are a ton of games out! We're playing a lot of them. This week we're discussing Super Mario 3D Land, Rayman: Origins, Assassin's Creed: Revelations, Bit. Trip Saga and much much more. As for news we discuss the rumor of Metal Gear Solid 5, Call of Duty Elite is still down and Sony has released information on their UMD Passport.

Uncharted 3 is here and Nathan and Sean are free to talk all about it. Along with that we're discussing the recently released GTA5 trailer as well as some of the nominees for the Spike TV Video Game Awards and other information you should expect to hear coming out of it.

We're here for a short Halloween episode. Sean finally got Arkham City in the mail so he plays through that as well as trying out the previous Batman game, Arkham Asylum. He's also playing more Last Specter and the hot title: Bakugan Battle Brawlers. Jon is just continuing on with Arkham City, same with Nathan as well as 30 Second Life on iOS. Grand Theft Auto 5 is discussed and your questions are...

Batman: Arkham City is out and while everyone is having fun and playing it, Sean is still waiting for it to show up in the mail....He is playing Professor Layton and the Last Specter though, as well as The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Anniversary (along with Jon). Jon's here and telling us about his time at the Toy Convention and what he all got from it.

We're back with a full length episode! Unfortunately Nathan got too busy and isn't able to join in. However Jon and Sean are here with several games to talk about. Jon is playing Tetris Axis, Catrap, and Super Mario Land 2; while Sean is still enjoying Gears of War 3, finishing up Age of Empires Online and returning to Golden Sun Dark Dawn. As for news, Twisted Pixel was recently bought by Microso...

New Record! Its the shortest episode in the history of the podcast! Basically, Sean had a bunch of school stuff, Jon had to bounce in maybe thirty minutes but Nathan wanted to talk about Pinball at least a little bit so this is what there is. Not much beyond that is discussed, though "Don't Be Afraid of the Dark" is chastised and "Tetris Axis" and "Resident Evil 4" manage to gain a mention. Our re...

Gears of War 3 is out and we spend quite a bit of time talking about that. In addition, Nathan has been spending many hours with his new love: Dead Island and Sean and has some choice words about Burnout Crash. As for news: you'll hear about the recently announced Michael Phelps game, how Sony isn't going to let you sue them, a series of Uncharted comic books and a novel and a whole bunch more. A...

On this week's show Jon is playing Mega Man Soccer as well as a bunch of Battletoads. Sean is playing more Age of Empires Online as well as the new Driver: San Fransisco. Nathan is trying out some more iOS games as well as searching the city for Dead Island. As for news, the 2011 Tokyo Game show happen so we're talking about all the 3DS and PlayStation Vita's future. All that and some information...

This week Jon is collecting games from sales all over town while Sean spends all his waking minutes on Age of Empires Online. Nathan is playing some of that too along with Tiny Tower. As for news, we're talking about The Last Guardian's absence from this year's upcoming Tokyo Game Show, Max Payne 3 still existing and Nintendo's newly announced second analog stick peripheral for the 3DS.

This week we're all back from our various trips and we're talking about Jon's time at Pax Prime 2011. Firefall, the Pax 10, Halofest, and everything else he did. Nathan's been playing Tiny Tower and, along with Sean, some Age of Empires Online. Sean and Jon has also been playing with some of the recently release 3DS Ambassador Program games. As for news, we're talking about the Uncharted 3 reality...

Sorry its late, but that is almost entirely due to the fact that for the first time in the history of the podcast, SEAN isn't here this week! That means a two man show starring Jon and Nathan, which also means a slight change in the order of operations. That's right, new first THEN the games we played. Revolutionary I know. Stories were a bit light this week as we recorded right on the verge of Ga...

This week Nathan's computer has awful problems so we lose the "what are you playing?" segment of the show. But in terms of news, you'll get to hear about Borderlands 2, the PlayStation Vita being pushed back into 2012 for everywhere outside Japan, and (most importantly) the Tester season three has been announced!

This week Nathan hates everything. That pretty much sums it up. But, they both played Bastion and Sean went through Atlus's Catherine. As for news: a significant 3DS price drop is announced and coming soon. Information about the Nintendo Ambassador Program is talked about along with the release of the Humble Bundle 3 and Australia getting their own mature games rating (finally).

We're back and Jon hasn't really played anything (a little Mortal Kombat). Sean on the other hand is playing Ms. Splosionman, Hot Spring Story, Picross DS, Geometry Wars Galaxies and a little Noby Noby Boy. Nathan is also playing Twisted Pixel's new game as well as some online indie flash games and the new Catherine Demo. Not much news is going around but we carry on. Pop Cap Games is purchased by...

Nothing is really coming out right now! Sean finished up Puzzle Agent 2 and continues to adore Picross 3D. Nathan is also trying out the new Nelson Tethers game. Jon is playing more handheld games such as the two recent eShop GameBoy releases: Qix and Fortified Zone. In the news department you'll be hearing about Team Bondi's awful company ethics, Harmonix trademarks 'Vidrhythm' as well as  Ninten...

We're all together again this week after a great Canada Day weekend just in time for the 4th of July! Nathan is playing more Trenched as well as some old Gunstar and Castlevania games. Jon is visiting some old DSiWare Pictobit games as well as the most recent GameBoy eShop release: Kirby's Dreamland. And Sean is playing a ton of Picross 3D and starting up Puzzle Agent 2. As for the news, Limbo is...

This week Nathan is playing the original Bioshock as well as Double Fine's Trenched. Sean finished up Duke Nukem Forever, Ghost Trick, Child of Eden and starts Shadows of the Damned as well as The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D. Jon is also playing the "new" Zelda as well as some old games. As for news, LulzSec has decided to stop hacking people, Infamous 2 is already up for digital download...

E3 happened…over a week ago. But hey, welcome to your eighth most useful source for all the latest happenings in the world of interactive entertainment (trance vibrators included), the Top Down Perspective! Herein you shall hear glorious tales detailing the games of tomorrow from our very own Jon Wheeler, who actually traveled to the City of Angels for the biggest (well, most prestigious) video-ga...

DO NOT LISTEN TO THIS IF YOU HAVEN'T FINISHED L.A. NOIRE! You have been warned! Sean and Nathan spoil the crap out of Rockstar's L.A. Noire as they analyze everything they found great, and not so great, about the game. This is a bonus dedicated podcast talking about that one game only and nothing else.

This week we're missing Nathan but Jon is hear to chat just in time before he leaves for E3. Sean finished up L.A. Noire and dove head first into the everything the Rockstar Pass gave him. Jon on the other hand is still trucking through Shadow Wars, and has tried out Dead or Alive Dimensions and Blaz Blue Continuum Shift 2 for the 3DS. In the news section we have some information on a rumored name...

This week all our schedules run tight so we only have time for a short recap. Sean finishes off the Portal 2 campaign and plays a bit more L.A. Noire. Nathan tries out Crysis 2, Fight Night Champion and completes L.A. Noire. We also mention that a L.A. Noire specific episode is on the horizon. As for the news, a Hulk Hogan Kinect game is announced along with a Phoenix Wright movie. Mortal Kombat D...

Nathan and Sean have been playing a ton of L.A. Noire so get ready for that. Also, Sean started Portal 2 co-op and Nathan continues to play Wario's Woods. Jon on the other hand is getting frustrated with Shadow Wars. The PlayStation network is in a weird place as part of it is down but others are up (briefly). Sony also details the apology program for everyone, Duke Nukem Forever goes gold and L.A...

Sean's here and telling us all about his time with last week's new release: Brink. Nathan is playing a ton more Wario's Woods and Jon is still playing MvC3 and started up Outland. With news: Sony seems to almost have the PlayStation Network back up (and then down again), Soul Calibur 5 is announced, and more is discussed on this week's TDP.

This week Nathan and Sean have been playing more Mortal Kombat. Nathan also enjoyed quite a bit of Picmin 2 as well as a ton of Wario's Woods. Sean on the other hand started up Portal 2 and tried out Unpleasant Horse. Jon joins in later to talk about Mortal Kombat, Castlevania Legends and Ghost Recon Shadow Wars. On the news front we have more information regarding the PlayStation Network's down t...

We're all here and ready to go this week. Sean starts us off with Outland. As well, everyone here has played some of the new Mortal Kombat. Nathan played through Portal 2 as well as revisited some old GameCube games. Jon didn't play much other than MK but he did have time for some Mole Mania for the GameBoy. The PlayStation Network is still down and your credit card information might be at risk! N...