Video Game Realness

Episode 49 – VGRealness Live!!!

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Join Delvin, James and host Cameron as they embark on a new adventure at VGRealness and do a live stream of the podcast! (Well, technically if you’re listening to this release, it isn’t live anymore.) We will be playing through some dungeons while we discuss the news items of the week such as UbiSoft shade, Lindsay Lohan’s lawsuit and sales for Mario Kart 8!

We also dive into what games we have been playing for the week!

Let us know what you think of this new venture! Leave us your feedback and let us know if you would like to see more content like this in the future!

This episode has been edited to be more podcast friendly. To see the full uncut version, check out our YouTube channel!

Episode 48 – One Year Anniversary Realness

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Can you believe it? We’ve been at it for one whole year and couldn’t be more happy and excited! This week we we share some news about our one year episode. Send us your shout outs to videogamerealness@gmail.com.

The guys reflect on the E3 press conference as a whole and share their views on where E3 may head in 2015. The crew also checks in on the news items that happened post-E3, such as a new game announcement, news from Nintendo and much more.

All this, Now Playing and YouTube randomness all on this week’s one year anniversary episode of Video Game Realness!

Break Music:
FFx2 – Real Emotion
Wildstar – Defend the Gates

Timestamps:
7:10 – Now Playing
31:06 – E3 Reflection
1:08:19 – News
1:32:24 – YouTube Randomnes/Blooper

Episode 47 – E3 2014: Nintendo Conference

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Nintendo presented us again with a non press conference this year, and that’s ok because their digital event was awesome! James, Cameron and Delvin dive into all of the games that were shown off. Smash Bros details, NFC, Legend of Zelda, Bayonetta and much, much more!

What new Nintendo game do you want to see more of?

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