Life Inside The Box – Podcast

This week Brian, Kyle, and Stephen get together and discuss what they’ve been playing with a flashbacks to [blippr]Megaman 2[/blippr], [blippr]Sim Tower[/blippr], [blippr]Startopia[/blippr], and more. Then its on to the news where they discuss the all the news coming out of GDC.

You all voted and the results are in Backwards Compatible Volume 3 will be [blippr]Rise of the Triad[/blippr] available at Good Old Games make sure you grab a copy and play through the first episode cause we’ll be talking about it next week on the show. Make sure to drop by Forumopolis and tell us about your experiences, or send us an email at (podcast) at (lifeinsidethebox.com).

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By Brian Perry

The weekend has come around and it’s time to play, so here’s your weekly guide to what’s on sale at your favorite downloadable services.

Steam - Weekend Deals: This week Steam Rounds up their Ubisoft Weekly Deals with the Ubisoft Classic Pack
The Ubisoft Classic Pack. 9.99
Including:
[blippr]IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946[/blippr]
[blippr]Far Cry[/blippr]
[blippr]Beyond Good And EVil[/blippr]
[blippr]Dark Messiah Might and Magic[/blippr]

Life Inside The Box – Podcast

This week Brian, Kyle, and Stephen get together and discuss what they’ve been playing and discuss [blippr]Rock Band 2[/blippr] ‘s downloadable content options. Then its on to the news where they discuss the Sony marketing, and pricing practices and Valve’s new DLC options. Finally the last hour of the show is dedicated to fulfilling the promises of previous weeks with a conclusion of backwards compatible.

Backwards Compatible will returns this week as we discuss playing through the end of [blippr]Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines[/blippr]. As well as make our suggestions for the next game for backwards Compatible Volume 3 make sure to drop by Forumopolis and vote for the next backwards compatible game, or send us an email at (podcast) at (lifeinsidethebox.com).

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By Brian Perry

The weekend has come around and it’s time to play, so here’s your weekly guide to what’s on sale at your favorite downloadable services.

Impulse - This week’s Impulse buys:
[blippr]Obulis[/blippr] $11.29
[blippr]Penguins Arena[/blippr] $11.29
[blippr]Space Trader – Merchant Marine [/blippr]$7.49
[blippr]Galciv II – Ultimate Edition[/blippr] $39.95
[blippr]Warlords Battlecry III[/blippr] $9.99

Steam - Weekend Deals:
[blippr]Unreal Tournament 3[/blippr] 11.99
[blippr]Wallace and Grommi’s Grand Adventure[/blippr] Pre-Order $26.24
[blippr]Oddworld: Abe’s Oddysee[/blippr] $2.50
[blippr]Oddworld: Abe’s Exoddus[/blippr] $2.50
Oddworld Pack $3.75 <-- Hint Hint get this one

Good Old Games – This week 25% of select Interplay titles including:
[blippr]Die by the Sword[/blippr] $3.50
[blippr]Earthworm Jim[/blippr] 1 + 2 $3.50
[blippr]Earthworm Jim 3D[/blippr] $3.50
[blippr]MDK[/blippr] $3.50
[blippr]MDK 2[/blippr] $3.50
[blippr]Messiah[/blippr] $3.50
[blippr]Shattered Steel[/blippr] $3.50

By Brian Perry

After finishing up the first volume of backwards compatible volume 2 Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines we are ready to choose our second game!

Each of the hosts put forward a couple of games to vote on, but if you have a suggestion please post it in the thread so we can consider it for future volumes.

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By Stephen Holowczyk

This is a review I’ve been wanting to write for a long time, but I’ve had trouble putting into words. It’s really hard to put how I feel about Far Cry 2 into words, especially since I am Italian and speaking with my hands just comes naturally. I’m just going to lay this out as best as I can: Far Cry 2 was without a doubt one of my favorite games of 2009 but it is heavily flawed and I can completely understand why people would see it as a bad game.

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By Brian Perry

[blippr]Dawn of War 2[/blippr] is a game solely focused on refining the key successes in Relic’s past. The tight, gripping story of Homeworld, the grasp of setting and de-emphasis on resource management of the original Dawn of War, and the strong emphasis on squad-based tactics of Company of Heroes.

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By Kyle Krueger

In mid-February 2009, at the DICE Summit, Gabe Newell uttered the five words that could cause even Electronic Arts to shake in its boots; “Video games are too expensive.”

Now, it’s easy for him to say, being a former Microsoft developer and the President of Valve Software. However, maybe he’s onto something. Newell cited some numbers pertaining to sales during one of Steam’s weekend deals, and they are bordering on the outrageous. Among the figures he presented were statistics for an unnamed game that saw a revenue increase of 18,000 percent and an increase in copies sold of 36,000 percent during its weekend deal. The other numbers were no less astounding, and they all supported Newell’s claim.

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Life Inside The Box – Podcast

Settle Back for an Epic podcast this week, the whole crew Brian, Stephen, Kyle, and Raymond are here, and are joined by Chris Heald, and very special guest Larry Oji, Head Submissions Evaluator for Over Clocked Remix. We talk about playing [blippr]World of Goo[/blippr], [blippr]Uncharted: Drakes Fortune[/blippr], [blippr]Super Street Fighter HD Remix[/blippr], and more. Then it’s the news, and lastly we engage Larry in a great conversation about music in games where it’s been and where it’s going.

Backwards Compatible will return next week playing through the end of [blippr]Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines[/blippr]. but if you want to join us you still have time it is available through Steam and Amazon. make sure to drop by Forumopolis and post your thoughts about the game, or send us an email at (podcast) at (lifeinsidethebox.com).

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Life Inside The Box – Podcast

This week Kyle, Brian, and Stephen are once again joined by Jared Sweet for a rousing session of what you’ve been playing, including discussion on [blippr]Dawn of War 2[/blippr], [blippr]Warhammer Online[/blippr], [blippr]Team Fortress 2[/blippr], [blippr]Halo Wars[/blippr], [blippr]Zoids Assault[/blippr], and [blippr]City Rain[/blippr]. then its on to the news about libraries and games, Used games and a slew of games announcements both good and bad.

This weeks [blippr]Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines[/blippr] backwards compatible has been delayed for two additional weeks giving everyone time to play through the end of the game. but if you want to join it is available through Steam and Amazon. make sure to drop by Forumopolis and post your thoughts about the game, or send us an email at (podcast) at (lifeinsidethebox.com).

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Life Inside The Box – Podcast

What happens when you get four podcast hosts together between takes playing [blippr]Gang Garrison 2[/blippr]? Well, this of course. Between takes the guys are sucked into a 28:00 minute session before having to pull themselves away to finish the show. Here’s another behind the scenes look at Life Inside the Box. Get your own copy of Gang Garrison 2 here and have your own fun session!

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Life Inside The Box – Podcast

This week strap in for a longer episode where Kyle, Brian, Stephen and Raymond get together and talk games and delve into nerd lore over games like [blippr]Quake Live[/blippr], [blippr]Team Fortress 2[/blippr], [blippr]Dawn of War 2[/blippr], [blippr]Metal Gear Solid 3[/blippr], and Tom Clancy’s [blippr]Hawx[/blippr]. then its a healthy dose of the news, and as a special treat after Backwards compatible, Brian, Raymond, and Stephen wax philosophical between takes about the [blippr]Fallout[/blippr] series.

Everyone should have had time to pick up [blippr]Vampire the Masquerade: Bloodlines[/blippr], but if you havent it is available through Steam and Amazon. This week we talk through chapter 1 “Santa Monica” but be sure to complete chapters 2 (down town) and 3 (Hollywood) by next week and make sure to drop by Forumopolis and post your thoughts about the game, or send us an email at (podcast) at (lifeinsidethebox.com).

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