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Episode 16 – Gamercamp feat. special guest Jaime Woo

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This week on Video Game Realness, we have our first special guest on the show! Jamie Woo, the co-founder of Gamercamp, stops by for a chat. Gamercamp, which is happening this coming weekend (November 1st -3rd), is Toronto’s celebration of indie games and all things gaming.

Come join us as Jaime shares his vision for Gamercamp, what the festival is and why he felt the need to create a new space for everyone to play games and enjoy them together. 

If you’re in the Toronto area, we also have a giveaway of 4 pairs of passes (8 passes total) to the Gamercamp arcade happening this Saturday and Sunday! Trust us, this is an event you want to go to!

All you have to do is leave the comment “I want to go to Gamercamp with Video Game Realness” or retweet our exact same tweet and follow us to be entered! Super easy!

All that, news of the week and the games we’re playing this week on Episode 16 of Video Game Realness!

Show Notes:
-Check out Gamercamp.ca for all of the festival details
-To learn more about Gamercamp Arcade, click here
-To see a list of many of the games we discussed with Jaime, click here

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Episode 15 – Pokémon Generation Fabulous: Y Be Basic When You Can Be X-travagant?

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Get ready for the episode we were beyond excited to record all about Pokémon and X and Y! We talk about the launch of the game, new game mechanics and our personal experiences with this new iteration of Pokémon on the 3DS.

If you were on the fence before about whether or not to buy the game, you won’t be after listening to this episode! We do as much as possible to keep the spoilers on this episode to a very minimum.

Take a listen to us spill the T on Pokémon X and Y! Leave a comment with your favourite moments from the game and be sure to include your Pokémon party.

Show Notes:
-Vivillon from around the world
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Pre-Show Update: Picking our Pokémon & Hands on with the 2DS

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After taking a week off to celebrate Canadian Thanksgiving (and spend copious amounts of time on Pokémon X & Y), the guys are back and giving you a little taste of their Pokémon parties. James, Michael and Cameron also got some hands-on video footage with the Nintendo 2DS at last Friday’s Pokémon launch event in Toronto.

Get ready for this Sunday’s episode, kids. It’s gonna be a whole other level!

James’ Party: Charizard, Talonflame, Bellossom, Greninja, Raichu, Florges
Cameron’s Party: Pyroar, Greninja, Mega Venusaur, Florges, Aurorus, Talonflame
Delvin’s Party: Butterfree, Raichu, Pidgeot, Blastoise, Vileplume, Simisear
Michael’s Party: Skiddo, Lucario, Quilladin, Azumarill, Charmeleon, Honedge

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Episode 14 – When It’s Hot Before (Canadian) Thanksgiving

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In this week’s podcast, Delvin, James, Michael and Greg have a discussion which started as a small news piece about the LoL World Championship, but turned into a heated debate on that validity of eSports in general. Which side are you on, and what side did we take? Tune in to find out!

Also, as this generation comes to a close, the group discusses their favorite console games of the past generation, which has actually been over 8 years long. Craziness! Cameron could not be with us this week, but his favorite games are listed below.

All this, Now Playing, other news items of the week, and James discovering he’s become his mother on an all new episode of the Video Game Realness Podcast.

Show Notes:
-Cameron’s Favourite Games:

  1. Mass Effect 3
  2. Mass Effect 2
  3. Dragon Age II
  4. Saints Row
  5. Skyrim
  6. Gears of War 3

-Michael’s crocheted Mass Effect 3DS XL pouch
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Episode 13-2: XIII-2: The Sequel Nobody Asked For

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On this week’s episode of Video Game Realness, the boys have a lengthy discussion about Valve’s announcements from the past week — how will the entry of the Steam Box have an affect on the console market and how might it disrupt the market as we know it?

We also discuss the torture scene from GTA 5 and how we felt about it and how these kinds of graphic scenes may trend in the future. All that and our gameplay impressions of Rayman Legends and Wonderful 101 on this week’s Video Game Realness podcast.

Show Notes:
-From Greg’s Street Fighter photo shoot:

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-Dumb Ways to Die

-Halo: Reach video

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Episode 13 – News Extravaganza

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Strap yourselves in for the video game podcast that is here to entertain and inform all in one! This week we talk about the news of weeks past such as the news of the PS4 launch in Japan, Nintendo Ninja Direct about Wii Fit and Wii sports, Ouya relaunch of Free the Games and Mighty No 9!

Join James, Michael, Cameron and host Delvin as they share their thoughts on the news tidbits as well as discuss what games of the week they have been playing!

Show Notes:
-Xerneas is FABULOUS!

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-Mighty No. 9 Fan Art

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-Ocarina of Time beats Grand Theft Auto V on Metacritic

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Episode 12 – Tales of Micro Systems

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This week on the Video Game Realness podcast, Delvin, James, Michael and Cameron discuss the news of the past week and have a discussion on micro systems such as Ouya, Steam Box and other entrants to the field such as Mad Catz.

We also talk about where Nintendo may take their hardware in the future in a possible “what if” scenario. To close out the show, Michael takes us through time as he talks about the past, present and future of the Tales of series and the history of Namco Tales Studio.

All this and an unforcasted drop of shade this week on Video Game Realness!

Show Notes:

Behold Lady Turquoise and her two beefy bodyguards, as discussed!
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Episode 9 – Gay She-Ra

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The VG Realness group is almost reuinted. Michael, Greg and Cameron return to talk with Delvin about what else? Video Games. This week the crew discusses Pokemon X & Y pre-orders in Japan, Hello Kitty Cruisers for WiiU, EA Humble Bundle, more Xbox One-80s and the news that the system launch will be delayed in eight countries. Michael shares his #VGRealnessExy moment and the guys also talk about game developer harrassment, as well as player-to-player harrassment online.

Show Notes:
-Be sure to check out Delvin & James on the Qoopa Klub Podcast this week
-Beauty and the Beast video
-Starcraft MMO Kickstarter
-Gay Dating Sim
-Polygon.com article on game developer harassment
-Dolly Parton Pinball
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Episode 7 – And Then There Were Three

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On this week’s podcast of VG Realness, Cameron, James and Delvin discuss Xbox One and it’s DRM policies. Was it the right move or should they have stuck to their guns and just lip sync’d for their life later? We also discuss what their bigger picture might have been. Also on the forecast, a discussion of open world games and is it a right fit for all games? All that, news items of the week and what games we’re playing on Episode 7 of the VG Realness Podcast!

Show Notes:

Cameron’s super gay Guardian looking super freaking gay
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Episode 6 – “I’m Coming For You Exy!”

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Get ready for an eleganza extravaganza…or at least another fun-filled episode of Video Game Realness. Hosts Delvin, James, Cameron, Michael and Greg are coming at you with the T on the upcoming GaymerX convention in San Francisco, Activision business news, a potential Nintendo-Atlus merger, and some favourite cosplay from San Diego Comic Con.

Not to mention, we’ve got a new hashtag for everyone — #VGRealnessExy — as well as previous hashtag counts, Animal Crossing updates and what everyone has been playing for the week. This is an episode you don’t want to miss!

Show Notes
Some of the aforementioned cosplay:

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–Check out the GaymerX website

–The Trauma Center video Greg mentioned

-Twitter handles: @MegamanX400, @JLawl, @blinkCA, @toasterleg, @MikeBrown7905, and the most important: @VGRealness.

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Episode 4 – Gaymer Origins

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Have you ever wondered just where the guys at Video Game Realness came from, why they started gaming and what their favourite games of all time are? No? Too bad, because those are some of the major talking points on this week’s episode. Hosts Delvin, James, Cameron and Michael are joined by friend and special guest Greg.

Other talking points include: Julie Larson-Green reaction, LARPing, Nintendo & EVO, 3DS Mii Plaza Updates and more.

What are your favourite games of all time? Leave a comment or tweet us, @VGRealness.

Show Notes

This is Rizzo (not Mitzy, as James said in the podcast) the latest of strange characters in James’ Animal Crossing: New Leaf town.
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Banjo-Kazooie Orchestral Music

This is what you get when you search #VGRealnessPSVita on Twitter:
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Also, be sure to check out the Qoopa Klub podcast! These guys are incredibly rad!

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