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Episode 46 – E3 2014: Playstation Conference

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The whole crew breaks down all the details of the very long Sony Conference. James, Michael, Cameron and Delvin breakdown the games that were announced such as Destiny, LittleBigPlanet 3 and the re-releases making a big splash this year.

A lot happened and didn’t happen in this conference at the same time, but the guys dive into all the details and share our thoughts.

Did Sony win E3 again this year? What are your thoughts?

Episode 45 – E3 2014: EA & Ubisoft Press Conferences

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Check out our summary of both the EA and Ubisoft conferences. Not a whole lot to say about each one, but we still share our thoughts on what was shown and how it was presented.

We discuss the Mass Effect teaser, shooter fatigue and why there was no Mirror’s Edge game footage. From the Ubisoft side, we take a look at what they presented and discuss their Nintendo shade.

Are there games you are excited for from these conferences? Let us know!

Episode 44 – E3 2014: Microsoft Conference

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Check out our summary of the Microsoft Conference from E3 2014 where we break it down and discuss everything. Lots of great titles were announced and given release dates, such as Sunset Overdrive, Dragon Age Inquisition and Halo!

What did you think of their conference? Sound off below.

Xbox E3

Episode 43 – E3 Predictions

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The full gang is back this week to dish on their E3 predictions and what things they are looking forward to seeing at E3 next week. The guys also discuss what things they know are most likely to make an appearance.

Before dishing on the E3 goodness, the crew talks about what games they’ve been playing and catch up with Michael on what he’s been up to.

We also take a look at some of the big news stories that passed over the last week, such as YouTube looking to buy Twitch, and Nintendo announcing the GameCube Controller adapter.

Check it all out, as well as a special announcement at the beginning of the show, this week on Video Game Realness.

***Our apologies for the Air Conditioner in the background***

Break Music
MK8 – Cloudtop Cruise
MK8 – Moo Moo Meadows

Timestamps
5:50 – Now Palying
37:13 – News
1:07:04 – E3 Predictions

Episode 42 – Jeopardy Trivia Extravaganza Realness

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This week on VGRealness, James, Cameron and Delvin discuss the games they have been playing through the week in Now Playing. Check out what they thought of Kirby Triple Deluxe, as well as their stint with the Wildstar MMO Open Beta weekend that passed last week.

Back for our end of month segement, the guys have the Phoenix Down segment, where they take a look at a game series that they want back. This months entry is Legend of Dragoon!

Last but not least, join host Alex Gaybeck through some Video Jeopardy Realness!! Who will be victorious through the 25 Answers provided? Check it all out, this week on the Video Game Realness Podcast.

Show Notes:
-Link to the Jeopardy game board

Episode 41 – Flappy Nonsense

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The crew is back this week with another News Extravaganza, and boy is there a lot of it.

First off, James, Cameron and Delvin cover the slew of Nintendo news including Tomodachi-gate and how they felt about it. The guys touch on the news of Pokemon, as well as the other recent announcements from Nintendo. Later, they discuss Sony’s recently released financial information and why they sold off their Square Enix stocks.

Of course, the crew also touches on yet another Xbox 180 and the news of the Kinect-less Xbox One.

All this and more on Video Game Realness.

Episode 40 – The One Where We Talk About Social Injustice

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In this week’s episode, the guys discuss a hot-button issue in today’s gaming culture. Using Manveer Heir’s talk at GDC as a spring board, Cameron, James, and Delvin discuss misogony, racism and homophobia in video games. We discuss both positive and negative examples of characters and story-telling devices and the mentality behind them. As well, we talk about how the industry can move forward.

While it’s not required listening for this episode, we highly recommend listening to Manveer Heir’s GDC talk, linked here.

**Note: This episode was recorded shortly before Nintendo’s ill-received statement and subsequent apology regarding gay options in Tomodachi Life. As such, we did not get to discuss it, but will be sure to do so in a future episode.

Break Music:
Dragon Age 2: Tavern
League of Legends: Main Theme
Mass Effect 3: Sheppard’s Tango

Episode 39 – Vroom Vroom!

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It’s our Mario Kart Spectacular! The guys are covering all the the details of the Mario Kart Direct that hit us last week. Join James, Delvin and Cameron as they break down all the details of the stages, characters, new OP items and all the online details. Strap yourselves in hunties because there’s lots to cover!

That’s not all this week, the crew is covering some other interesting news bits for this week, such as some new dealings in streaming content and TV, as well as some news from Ubisoft.

Check it all out this week on Video Game Realness!

Break Music:
Luigi Raceway
Moo Moo Farm
Rainbow Road Remix
SNES Koopa Beach

Show Notes:
–Trailer for Hover Video Game

Episode 38 – DSR: Double Sided Realness

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The boys are back after an extended Easter break and there is a ton to talk about! This is your spring news extravaganza, so let’s get right to the talking points.

Highlights: GaymerX2, Dragon Age: Inquisition release date, a dearth of Tales news, the monthly NPD sales pissing contest, Banjo-Kazooie spiritual successor, the next Ace Attorney game, lesbian Rosalina, Mario Kart, the cutest controllers you ever did see, and much more!

Timestamps:
8:35 – On The Horizon
25:15 – News
48:20 – PlayStation and Xbox News
1:03:50 – Nintendo News

Episode 37 – Smashtastic!

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This week, the VGRealness crew of James, Cameron and Delvin dissect the Smash Bros Nintendo Direct. What was announced, what changes were made, what’s the release date? They discuss it all and more.

But first, it’s Now Playing! The guys talk about what games they’ve been playing for the past few days. As always, the crew covers the news items of the week, including a very strange Ninja Direct that happened the day after the Smash Bros direct.

No new episode will air next week, but VGRealness will return the week of April 27th.

Break Music:
Smash Bros Brawl – Vs. Meta Ridley
Smash Bros Brawl – Battlefield

0:00 – Now Playing
25:14 – News
54:12 – Smash Bros Discussion

Episode 36 – Titanface

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The gang’s all here as Michael, Cameron, James and Delvin get together to discuss some of the week’s biggest news items — new Xbox president, Amazon Fire TV, April Fool’s jokes, console title drought — as well as Smash Bros. speculation and more.

Later, the crew discusses what developers they might like to see take on a Nintendo IP; what the Big N’s mobile strategy should be; and what new IP/genres they’d like to see Nintendo tackle.

It’s not as crazy as last week, but it’s still just as fun! Don’t miss out on this all new episode of VG Realness!

Show Notes:
-Don’t miss the guys playing Titanface (Titanfall) on Twitch. Subscribe to our channel to see all our streaming updates!
-Michael’s LEGO in-progress:

Episode 35 – Rabid for the D

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In this week’s redonk-a-donk episode, James, drunk Cameron and medicated host Delvin cover a lot of ground and try not to get lost along the way.

The trio covers all of the social media discussions they had with listeners over the past week; they also announce the winner for the Smite contest. As it’s the beginning of the month, the guys cover the big game releases for April.

Next, the crew talks about what games they’ve been playing over the past two weeks and of course they talk about the news of the week, including the big bombshell that was Facebook and Oculus Rift. The guys also discuss Killer Instinct’s new developer and what game the former Castlevania producer would like to work on!

Check it all out, and be sure to stay till the end of the episode for all of the crazy antics that had to be edited out to the super-length blooper reel!

Break Music:
Kirby’s Adventure – Green Greens
WoW – Battle vs Sindragosa
WoW – Dalaran Theme

Timestamps:
0:00 – Social Media Discussion
19:43 – On The Horizon
34:50 – Now Playing
1:05:50 – News
1:49:27 – Bloopers

Episode 34 – JRPG vs. WRPG: Round 1…FIGHT!

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This week on VGRealness, the crew is all together for a JAM PACKED episode! Michael hosts (a relatively hashtag-less episode) this week and introduces a new segment, Review Corner. To kick off this new segment, he covers The Powerpuff Girls: Defenders of Townsville.

As always, the boys cover the news of the week, starting with some of the big news items out of GDC.

For the big discussion topic this week, the guys cover the similarities and differences between Japanese RPGs and Western RPGs. What are the main themes behind each and what are the things that we like and don’t like about each? Which do you prefer? Are you team JRPG or team WRPG?

To close out the episode, it’s the return of Phoenix Down — the segment where the crew talks about a game series that they want to see come back with a sequel!

DON’T FORGET! Our Smite God Pack contest closes on Wednesday March 26. See episode 33 for details.

Time stamps:
6:30 – Review Corner – Powerpuff Girls: Defenders of Townsville
18:00 – News
50:23 – JRPG vs WRPG
1:26:04 – Phoenix Down Segment

Break Music:
Grandia 2 – Middle Boss Battle
FFX – Hurry
Chrono Trigger – Boss Battle

Show Notes:
-Nintendo ON Hoax

Episode 33 – Smittenly Smited

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This week on VGRealness, Cameron is in the driver seat to help us learn all about MOBAs! What are they? How do these games work? What makes them so popular? But of course, Delvin, Cameron and Michael talk all about Smite in preparation for the upcoming launch on March 25th!

Before the guys dive into the world of MOBAs, we talk about what games they’ve been playing over the past two weeks, and as always, cover the news of the past week: PS4 price increase in Canada, DK Tropical Freeze sales numbers, Smash Bros back at EVO and more.

Be sure to check out the episode as we are having a great giveaway this week for a Smite God Pack! Get all the characters of Smite and future gods all at once!

We want to know, If you could include one god/myth in SMITE, who would it be? Send us your responses via our Facebook Page, Twitter or posting a reply here on our website!

Contest closes Wednesday March 26. Winner will be chosen at random.

Good luck everyone and we can’t wait to hear your responses!

***All break music is from the game Smite, and does not belong to us, and is being used under fair use policy***

Time Outline:
1:55 Now Playing
24:09 News
56:14 MOBAs Discussion

Episode 32 – Charlie’s Angels

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The trio of James, Michael and host Delvin are here this week and up to their usual shenanigans of weekly news and throwing shade! This week the guys discuss Square Enix’s Kingdown Hearts survey that is currently happening, Ouya’s new “Ouya Everywhere” service and what the company has planned with that.

The guys also have an in-depth conversation about DLC — is it getting out of hand? Is becoming too costly? Finally, in celebration of International Women’s Day, we talk about our top 15 favorite female characters in gaming!Who are your favourite female characters in gaming? We want to know! Tweet us or Facebook us with your top 5 gals in gaming!

Break Music:
Phoenix Wright – Mask DeMasque
Super Princess Peach – Boss Fight
Koda Kumi – Real Emotion (What Can I Do For You)

Show Notes:
-Azure Striker Gunvolt trailer