Insanely twisted shadow planet, From Dust, Atom Zombie Smasher + Diablo3 news and more in this weeks episode of Powered On!

This week the gang makes a running joke that they run out of time to explain. Plus the news.

The guys get together this week to put to rest the rumor that EA was going to buy popcap, by stating the now confirmed reports that EA has bought popcap, this indepth investigating and more in this latest episode of Powered On.

From time to time technical issues or other concerns gets in the way of an episodes release. Episode 9 is one of those episodes. This week we take a look into the past to before E3 with the missing episode 9.

Settle in and pull up your earphones another episode of Powered on is here, This week the gang cover what they have been playing , including Red Faction Armageddon, Tiny Tower, Army of Darkness (Ipad), and the Witcher two. Then in the news they hold a lively conversation about the “Tweet heard round the world” or at least around the gaming industry.

We apologize for the audio Quality on David MacDonald this week, but were  happy to announce that it will be better next week as we move back to a weekly recording schedule. Thats more Powered On gaming news for all our great listeners.

E3 came and left and the team gets together to talk about what happened and what it means for the industry as a whole.

With E3 in full force and the major press conferences having come to a close the gang gets together and takes a hard look at what was really said in each conference and discuss all the games that were detailed.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year for gamers and games journalists this week as the industry gathers round in Los Angeles California and prepares for the Electronic Entertainment Expo. This episode the guys talk about what they have been playing including Brink, LA Noir, Singularity, and World of Warcraft Cataclysm. Then it’s some news and the guys predictions on what will happen this week at E3.

They warned you over and over again, we’ll fix it in post, we’ll fix it in post. At long last it has finally happened the editing this week didnt seem to touch all the games they guys played this week including Mortal Combat, FIFA 2011, Zeit 2, Infinity Blade, and Minecraft. Then they take a look at the latest rumors about Nintendo’s next console.

Its that time again boys and girls, the gang are all back together and talking about the video games you love. This week they take a closer look at Lego Clone wars, Kinect Joyride, Raskulls, and Mass Effect 2′s final DLC expansion The Arrival. Then they delve into a discussion about the latest generation of consoles, has the quality gone down so much since the good old days?  Finally some Reader Mail.

Grab the kiddie earmuffs this episode is for adults only, the guys delve deeper into torchlight for XBLA, DragonAge 2, and Facebook games galore then fly high this week with Angry Birds Rio before Brian gets back on his soapbox on the topic of who owns your games, do you buy it or do you license the right to play it on the developers terms?

Put away your snorkels and grab your ear buds a new episode of Powered On is here for your listening pleasure. This episode the guys talk Dragons Age 2, Dawn of War 2 Retribution, Crysis 2 and more. Then on to the topic of the week Mobile Gaming is the industry underestimating it? And what effect does mobile pricing have on the future of gaming?

This week the gang get together to talk gaming, where they discuss Marvel vs Capcom 3, the DragonsAge 2 demo, and the indie hit Magicka. on top of that they peek into the news congratulating Sony for finally focusing on their games, and bringing a tablet competitor into the gaming market, as well as looking at if Activision can or should buy TakeTwo Interactive.

This episode the guys get together to talk games including Ratchet & Clank Future: A Crack In Time,
Vanquish, Dead Space 2, and Angry birds for the PC. Then they cover the news discussing a bevy of cancellations including the storied guitar hero franchise, and discuss details of Sony’s NGP announcement. Then they took a long look the recent controversy around Bulletstorm and look at responsibility when it comes to games ratings.

Welcome to Powered On, your bi-weekly source of gaming news and in depth look at games, gaming, and the culture that brings this industry together. We start the show off this week with an extended what you been playing, since it’s been awhile since we’ve talked games. Then the team asks if warning labels are necessary for games, and other news. Then we wade in on Metacritic, is it really good for gamers or a negative influence on the industry as a whole to kick off the years metaphorical bullshit.