Hey Got Gamers!

Like I mentioned at the end of our latest show, from now until December 1st, you can try Microsoft’s Kinect in downtown Toronto. And like I promised, here is all the information you’ll need to find and play Kinect before it ships to stores.

However, before you begin your personal Kinect Odyssey, why not take a second to listen to the post-broadcast podcast for our September 25th 2010 Edition of Got Game! As always, you can find this week’s podcast in the audio file below this sentence.

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This week on Got Game we discuss:

• The Raptors getting the lowest rating in NBA 2K11
• Randy Moss getting a perfect rating in Madden 11
• The idea of Activison bringing NASCAR back to the world of video games
• Netflix coming to Canada
• Microsoft’s Phil Spencer wanting to annualize the HALO franchise

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Plus Momin has reviews of Spider-Man: Shatters Dimensions…

… And Spider-Man: Total Mayhem

Hey Got Gamers,

We have a bit of news for you hardcore PC gamers. Dreamcatcher Interactive and the BVT Group announce the release of the ArcaniA-Gothic 4 demo today.  This demo comprises the first two hours of the game and shows the beginning tutorial level on Feshyr Island, along with a couple of quests you can do.  

ArcaniA-Gothic 4, the official successor of the famous Gothic series will be released on the 12^th of October 2010.

You can download the demo from World of Gothic website.

Hey Got Gamers!

Thank you to everyone who entered our HALO REACH contest. We know you’re itching to know who won, but don’t worry we’ll tell you soon.

In the meantime, why not enjoy the post-broadcast podcast for our Saturday, September 18th show. As always, you can find the whole show in the audio file below this sentence.

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This week on Got Game we discuss:

• The creation of a Pac-Man clone were gamers play as Toronto’s mayoral candidates
• How a former Argo and current CFLer is mad at EA’s Madden 11
• The idea of Dynamic Crowd Attendance in NBA 2k11

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Plus Zack, Momin, and Calhoun have a quick round-table discussion with Ubisoft’s Jade Raymond regarding their new Ubisoft Toronto Studio.

We also use our review section to put Halo reach…

And the new PlayStation Move under the microscope.

Catch all that and more on this edition of the Got Game Show Blog!

So you’ve heard us talk about the give-away on the show… We’ve got FOUR copies of Halo: Reach to give away to you, our loving, loyal listener.

You caught the show this weekend… and THIS would be where you enter the FAN590 bonus code.

DO IT!  (and good luck to everyone!)

The Playstation Move is out now… Think it’s got enough juice to take down the Wii?

Sony thinks so…

On this weekend’s edition of Got Game, we’ll be giving away 4 copies of Halo: Reach.

We’ve got two Limited Editions (which come with an Artefact bag containing Dr. Halsey’s personal journal and other classified documents, in addition to some multiplayer armour unlockables) and two Legendary Editions (which include Limited Edition goodies, plus a 10″ figurine (as seen below) designed by the great Todd McFarlane).

Tune into Saturday’s edition of Got Game, which airs at 10am on Toronto Sports Radio, The FAN590.

Hey Got Gamers!

As with most weeks, we simply ran out of time to cover everything we wanted to cover this past weekend. This time we had to cut short our chat with 343 Studios’ Josh Holmes regarding Halo Reach. Therefore, I’ve posted that whole interview in the audio file below this sentence for your listening pleasure.

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But before that, you may want to check out this week’s post-broadcast podcast. The podcasted version of our latest show can be found in the audio file below this sentence.

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This week on Got Game we talk:

• About Microsoft banning a man from Xbox Live because he listed Fort Gay, West Virginia as his location on XBL
• To 343 Studios’ Josh Holmes about Halo Reach being released this Tuesday (full interview is at the start of this post)
• To Sony’s Matt Levitan about the Playstation Move being released this Friday
• Madden 11 and the game’s week 1 roster update
• About the NBA 2K11 demo

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Plus in our review section we look at EA’s NHL 11.

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And EA’s NHL SLAPSHOT.

Hey Got Gamers,

I would like to dedicate this episode of Got Game to Brian Wood, lead designer with Relic Entertainment, who past away in a car accident last Friday.

And as always, you can find this week’s post-broadcast podcast in the audio file below this sentence.

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This week on Got Game we discuss:

• The crew’s experiences at FAN EXPO
• EA’s NHL 11 and EA’s SlapShot with a producer from each of those games
• The return of Duke Nukem forever
• The latest details regarding the Call of Duty Black Ops multiplayer modes
• A professional football player who admits that a gaming addiction ruined his career

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We also have our reviews of NHL2k 11, Metroid: Other M, and DeadRising 2: Case Zero.

Plus, during this week’s show we mentioned a number of videos that you can find (and should check out) on our blog. We decided to place them all in one spot for you, and that spot is here:

1. In this first video Zack and Momin talk with Leafs’ draft pick, Nazem Kadri.

2. Xbox Live’s Major Nelson explains the new Xbox360 controller.

3. And here is the Call of Duty Black Ops wager trailer that Zack mentioned.

Hey Got Gamers,

If you haven’t seen this yet, then check out what the story is going to be for the next DeathSpank game.

Momin, Calhoun, and I ventured down to the Westin Harbour Castle to watch quite the ensemble of NHL Rookies duke it out in EA Sports’ NHL 11.

On the bottom-right corner of the bracket, you’ll see the Leafs’ draft pick from last year, Nazem Kadri.

On the top-left, you’ll notice that the wonderful folk from EA orchestrated a first round match-up between this past draft’s top two picks – Taylor Hall (1st) and Tyler Seguin (2nd).  Just to ensure there was the dream meeting.

However, while they may be comparable on-ice, on the PS3 there was no question that Hall was the dominant force (5-1, I believe it was).

As we watched on, everyone had assumed that Hall would be meeting up with the elite danglist, himself, in Kadri.

However, Kadri blew a 2-0 first period lead, and ended up falling 5-2 to Ryan McDonagh of the Rangers.

Looking to the bracket above, you’ll see that McDonagh went on to win the final (after Hall upheld his end of the bargain), to claim a copy of NHL 11, a PS3, a poster signed by all of the other rooks in attendance, in addition to as many finger-sandwiches as he could stomach in the day (we assume).

After Kadri’s loss, we got a chance to speak to the former 7th overall pick, who’s not a well-versed gamer (in mostly the NHL series as we find out) but is expected to crack the Maple Leafs roster.  Check it out.

We also got a chance to speak with NHL 11 producer Sean Ramjagsingh about the upgrades and differences from this last year’s game, and how they’re trying to dominate the entire sports gaming stratosphere (having already knocked out 2K).

For the audio, tune in to this week’s LIVE edition of Got Game, Saturday at 10am on The FAN590.

-ZC