PPR 36

It's so hard to stay away. With our Android app now officially available for purchase, we are constantly wanting to record new episodes to keep you all happy. The result of which is Press Pause Radio 36, where our heroes discuss the concept of the boss battle. Boss battles have been a mainstay in most games for decades, but with a new generation of multiplayer games becoming more popular are boss encounters a thing of the past? The crew will discuss this along with the most recent news involving the Nintendo 3DS and the Playstation Next-Gen Portable or NGP. So please enjoy the latest episode, and please make sure to rate and review us on iTunes and Zune. Android users can check the Marketplace to get their hands on the Press Pause Radio app, and soon to iPhone users as well.

PPR Episode 36

Bullet Heaven Episode S206 - Indie 3

Three games. Three Dollars. One Man. One Review. One Destiny. Seven Minutes. Ok, I'll stop that now.

One Desire. Ok, this time for real.

In this episode of Bullet Heaven, we take a look at three Xbox Indie titles available for download now in the Xbox Live Indie store, for just a dollar (80 MS Points) each. You can't do much for a buck these days... so just how good are these three titles?

Did you like what you saw here today? Questions, Comments and Suggestions are not only welcome, but encouraged!

-Ser

PPR 35

It's the first episode of 2011, and Press Pause Radio is celebrating by honoring the top games from the first decade of the 21st century.  Our hosts will take turns discussing which games they absolutely loved from 2001-2010, until we approach that monumental number one position.

We would love any feedback you would like to give on our top ten lists, as well as sharing your own list from the last ten years. Feel free to comment through our various social websites, on our Twitter page and now through our brand new app on the Android marketplace! As always rating and reviewing us on iTunes and Zune is very much appreciated, and helps us reach more listeners. Thanks and enjoy the show!

PPR Episode 35

Nintendo 3DS On Sale in U.S. March 27 For $249.99

 This morning in New York City Nintendo of America announced their plans for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS, finally announcing the release date and price. Fans across the country will be able to own the successor to the DS on March 27 for the price of $249.99.

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Bullet Heaven Episode S205 - Project S-11

In this episode of Bullet Heaven we take a look at a shooting game that was so stealthily released on the Game Boy Color in 2000, almost nobody has even heard of it.

Did you like what you saw here today? Questions, Comments and Suggestions are not only welcome, but encouraged!

-Ser

Large and In Charge

Video game bosses are significant for a number of reasons. And it can all be traced back to the basic principles of storytelling. Every protagonist needs an antagonist, the yin to their yang, the hero and the villain, good versus evil, and what other clichés you can conjure. This contrast is how the human mind defines right and wrong. And it's the first pathway to making sense of the digital worlds we passively occupy.

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Hooked on Depth - It's Super Addictive!

Most games are (or used to be) designed as quick yet satisfying forms of amusement, taking a minimal chunk of time for the sake of entertaining individuals in moments of high stress, agitation or exhaustion. Most folks play video games to simply have fun, though every now and then we'll see games that have a sort of addicting quality, almost like it's some form of pixelated crack. But what makes a video game addicting? Is it the general flow of events, or repetitive grinding methods that seem to make one feel "stronger" with each lasting step?

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Retro Gaming Will Never Die; It Can Only Get Stronger

 With us moving forward into the new year & 2011 already showing promise of being the better year we've all desired, it also shows promise that the memories of our previous gaming memories can be made available again for a whole new generation. Retro games are already available though, this is nothing new. There are platforms like Wii's Virtual Console & The Microsoft Game room. With the dwindling support & updates that these aforementioned services suffer suggest against the claim I've made with Modernized-Retro gaming getting much better, there's a change that's slowly taking place & it caters to everyone.

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