http://www.shacknews.com/ en-us Copyright 2012 Shacknews LTD The best of everything video games each week Shacknews Video games from all the platforms are the center of attention for hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata. Each Friday on their audio podcast they cover the best of what they've played, top news stories, comments from the Shacknews community, opinion, and welcome industry guests. Video games from all the platforms are the center of attention for hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata. Each Friday on their audio podcast they cover the best of what they've played, top news stories, comments from the Shacknews community, opinion, and welcome industry guests. Shacknews glee@gamefly.com no http://shacknews.s3.amazonaws.com/images/20110701/podcast_logo_agenda_18625.jpg http://www.shacknews.com/ 144 144 video games, GameFly, 1up, trs, g4, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Videogames, giantbomb, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio Copyright 2011 Shacknews LTD Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio, video games, PS3, Wii, Xbox 360, PC, PSP, DS Games & Hobbies/Video Games Technology/Gadgets Games & Hobbies/Other Games Shacknews Xbox One, Special Guest Andrea Rene, Jeff Mattas and Christian Spicer and more. Jeff Cannata is a man on an island (a Hawaiian one, that is), which leaves host Garnett Lee to captain the S.S. Weekend Confirmed alone. He's joined this week by his hardened crew of "Indie" Jeff Mattas, the Escapist's Andrea Rene, and Double Jump's Christian Spicer. Their destination: The fabled isle of Xbox One. The team discusses Tuesday's reveal event, what we know about the new console, and dive into the pile of unknowns and what-if's. After discussing the hardware, features, and rumors, everyone discusses reader reaction and how the Xbox One will fare against stiff competition from Sony and Nintendo. The show ends with some non-Xbox related Finishing Moves. Host Garnett Lee is joined by Andrea Rene, Christian Spicer and Jeff Mattas to discuss Xbox One and more. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_052413_166.mp3 Fri, 24 May 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:06:33 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_052413_166.mp3 Shacknews Precursor Games Kickstarter, Gran Turismo 6, EA's future Star Wars titles, Metro: Last Light, Special Guest James Stevenson and Steve Jaros and more. This week, it's a special five-person edition of Weekend Confirmed! Hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcome in Shacknews' Andrew Yoon, Insomniac's James Stevenson, and Volition's Steve Jaros to discuss the Precursor Games Kickstarter and continue the look back at the previous generation by examining some of its most important games. Talk then turns to the Gran Turismo 6 announcement before adding some dream ideas for EA's future Star Wars titles. The show wraps up with some love for Metro: Last Light and a new round of finishing moves. Host Garnett Lee is joined by co-host Jeff Cannata, Insomniac's James Stevenson, and Volition's Steve Jaros to discuss Precursor Games Kickstarter, Gran Turismo 6, EA's future Star Wars titles, Metro: Last Light and more. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_051713_165.mp3 Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:11:56 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_051713_165.mp3 Shacknews Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Wolfenstein, Star Wars license, Special Guest Nikole Zivalich and Jason Paul and more. The new game cupboard is looking a bit bare to hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata. They welcome in Nikole Zivalich and Naughty Dog's Jason Paul to put the Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon discussion to bed before moving on to the new Wolfenstein game, Warren Spector's comments, and where the first-person shooter genre goes in the future. With the next generation around the corner, the discussion begins on the best games of the past generation. That's followed by some talk about the big Disney/EA deal for the Star Wars license. The show ends with a new round of Finishing Moves. Host Garnett Lee is joined by co-host Jeff Cannata, Naughty Dog's Jason Paul, and Nikole Zivalich to discuss Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, the new Wolfenstein game, Warren Spector's comments, where the first-person shooter genre goes in the future and more. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_051013_164.mp3 Fri, 10 May 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:06:04 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_051013_164.mp3 Shacknews Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Marvel Heroes beta, Poker Night 2, Game Dev Tycoon, Special Guest Jeff Mattas and more. Hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata are here to confirm your weekend and welcome in "Indie" Jeff Mattas and Shacknews' Ozzie Mejia. The show starts with some talk about Nintendo's news from the last week and where the company goes from here. That's followed up with the crew sharing stories from Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, the Marvel Heroes beta, Poker Night 2, Game Dev Tycoon, and (of course) Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. The show wraps up with a breakdown of all the latest Grand Theft Auto V news and a new round of Finishing Moves. Host Garnett Lee is joined by co-host Jeff Cannata, Shacknews' Ozzie Mejia, and Jeff Mattas to discuss Nintendo's news from the last week and where the company goes from here, stories from Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, the Marvel Heroes beta, Poker Night 2, Game Dev Tycoon and more. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_050313_163.mp3 Fri, 03 May 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:09:26 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_050313_163.mp3 Shacknews Xbox Reveal, Crysis 3, Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine, Star Trek, Special Guest Christian Spicer and more. Host Garnett Lee has returned from his vacation to a world gone mad! Co-host Jeff Cannata, Shacknews' Andrew Yoon, and Christian Spicer help bring him back to reality by discussing the upcoming Xbox reveal on May 21 and looking back at the previous generation of games. Christian shares some grievances he has with Bioshock Infinite, Andrew talks about going hands-on with The Legend of Zelda's upcoming Link to the Past sequel, Garnett sets his phasers to "stunned" over how bad Star Trek is, and Jeff loves loving Crysis 3 and Monaco: What's Yours Is Mine. The madness ends with a fresh round of Finishing Moves. Host Garnett Lee is joined by co-host Jeff Cannata, Shacknews' Andrew Yoon, and Christian Spicer to discuss the upcoming Xbox reveal, previous generation games, Bioshock Infinite, Zelda's upcoming Link to Past Sequel and more. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_042613_162.mp3 Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:03:52 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_042613_162.mp3 Shacknews Nintendo Direct, Dark Souls, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Special Guest Dan Trachtenberg, Jeff Mattas and Nikole Zivalich and more. Host Garnett Lee is on a boat and Jeff Cannata is coming back from NASA, so that means it's another early Friday morning recording for Weekend Confirmed. This week, the founder of 2N1Team is joined by his former Totally Rad Show co-host, Dan Trachtenberg, along with "Indie" Jeff Mattas and Nikole Zivalich. They kick the show off with a recap of this week's Nintendo Direct before diving into Dark Souls and Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate. Also, Nikole Z didn't want to leave listeners on the edge of their seats, so she concludes her storytime this week on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. And as always, the crew sends everyone into the weekend with a new round of Finishing Moves. Host Garnett Lee is on a boat so this week, the founder of 2N1Team is joined by his former Totally Rad Show co-host, Dan Trachtenberg, along with "Indie" Jeff Mattas and Nikole Zivalich. They recap this week's Nintendo Direct, dive into Dark Souls, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate and more. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_041913_161.mp3 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:07:48 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_041913_161.mp3 Shacknews Kickstarter, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Gears of War: Judgment,Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon, Special Guest Andrea Rene and Ozzie Mejia and more. All aboard the Blood Dragon hype train! This week, Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcome in Shacknews' Ozzie Mejia and The Escapist's Andrea Rene. The crew talks about Kickstarter and why some campaigns wind up more successful than others. There's also some talk about Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Gears of War: Judgment, and the Company of Heroes 2 beta. Also, there's talk about Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and a lot of love for the most recent trailer. After all that love, everyone welcomes in the weekend with a new slew of Finishing Moves. Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Ozzie Mejia, and Andrea Rene discuss Kickstarter, Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate, Gears of War: Judgment, and show a lot of love for the upcoming Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_041213_160.mp3 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:05:32 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_041213_160.mp3 Shacknews Crysis 3, Defiance, BioShock Infinite, Ni No Kuni, Special Guest Nikole Zivalich and Jeff Mattas and more. In this rare Friday morning-recorded edition of Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcome in early birds "Indie" Jeff Mattas and Nikole Zivalich. They kick off the show with a look back at the Rock Band franchise and LucasArts' legacy, before speculating on what happens to those properties and close out the show with a BioShock Infinite Spoiler segment. Weekend Confirmed is back! Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata and special guests Jeff Mattas and Nikole Zivalich rock this edition of Weekend Confirmed, and they chat about Crysis 3, Defiance, BioShock Infinite, Ni No Kuni and more! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_040513_159.mp3 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:00:23 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_040513_159.mp3 Shacknews BioShock Infinite, DOTA 2, Professional Gaming, Star Craft 2, Next Gen Gaming, Special Guest Xav De Matos and Brian Leahy and more. This week, it's a Very Special Weekend Confirmed Reunion! The show reunites hosts, past and present, as Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcome in Joystiq's Xav de Matos and former co-host Brian Leahy. They kick off the show with some talk about Dota 2, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and the professional gaming circuit. That's followed with a long talk about BioShock Infinite, covering everything without spoiling a thing. The show wraps up with some more speculation regarding the next generation of consoles, before everyone brings it home with fresh Finishing Moves. Weekend Confirmed is back and so is Brian Leahy! Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata and special guests Xav De Matos and Brian Leahy rock this edition of Weekend Confirmed, and they chat about Dota 2, StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm, and the professional gaming circuit and more! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_032913_158.mp3 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:06:52 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_032913_158.mp3 Shacknews Cart Life, God of War: Ascension, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Metro: The Last Light, Special Guest Jeff Mattas and more. This week, Garnett Lee is joined by Andrew Yoon and the returning "Indie" Jeff Mattas, who kick off the show by talking about Cart Life and God of War: Ascension, two games that couldn't be more different. Co-host Jeff Cannata arrives in time for the second segment to talk Gears of War: Judgment and put the Tomb Raider discussion to bed by debating Lara's character arc. The show ends with Jeff C. and Andrew raving about Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon and Metro: The Last Light before everyone brings it all home with a fresh slew of Finishing Moves. Weekend Confirmed returns and "Indie" Jeff Mattas stops by! Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Andrew Yoon and special guests Jeff Mattas rock this edition of Weekend Confirmed, and they chat about Cart Life, God of War: Ascension, Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon, Metro: The Last Light and more! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_032213_157.mp3 Fri, 22 Mar 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:04:40 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_032213_157.mp3 Shacknews Sim City, Tomb Raider, God of War, Special Guest Marcus Beer and Nikole Zivalich and the top video game news stories of the week. Garnett Lee is rejoined by Jeff Cannata and special guest Marcus Beer and Nikole Zivalich this week and they hold nothing back as they rip into the Sim City launch and gameplay mechanics of the current sim. Segment two finds Garnett and Jeff getting into a heated debate over the authenticity of this Tomb Raider reboot. Finally, they bring home the cast with a discussion about the tasteless God of War Achievement; Nikole gives a Gears of War history and more! Weekend Confirmed returns along with Jeff Cannata! Garnett Lee welcomes back Jeff Cannata and special guests Marcus Beer and Nikole Zivalich to the studio, and they chat about Sim City, Tomb Raider, God of War and more! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_031513_156.mp3 Fri, 15 Mar 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:10:34 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_031513_156.mp3 Shacknews Dark Souls, Micro Transactions, Sim City, Special Guest Dan Trachtenberg and the top video game news stories of the week. Garnett Lee is joined by Andrew Yoon and TRS' Dan Trachtenberg. Jeff Cannata is AWOL, presumably because he's still waiting to join a SimCity server. Dan kicks things off with yet another loving tribute to perennial show-favorite, Dark Souls. Listen as he tries to convince Garnett that From Software's hack 'n slasher is, somehow, just like a racing game. But, Garnett counters with Real Racing 3--a racing game so real, it says so in the title. What does EA's freemium game mean for the future of the industry? Finally, we talk about SimCity eventually, but you'll have to wait at least an hour or so before that talk begins. But, you're used to that, right? Weekend Confirmed returns with Micro Transactions! Garnett Lee welcomes Andrew Yoon and Dan Trachtenberg to the studio, and they chat about Dark Souls, Micro Transactions, Sim City and more! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_030813_155.mp3 Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:12:51 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_030813_155.mp3 Shacknews PlayStation 4, Assassin's Creed 4, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Crysis 3, Special Guest Andrea Rene and Xav De Matos and the top video game news stories of the week. Though the Weekend Confirmed family has been affected by this week's layoffs at GameFly, the show carries on. With Jeff Cannata still in Barcelona, Garnett Lee is joined this week by Xav De Matos and Andrea Rene. They bring the PlayStation 4 conversation to its conclusion with some final thoughts on last week's presentation event. That's followed by thoughts on Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Crysis 3, and some early thoughts on this week's Assassin's Creed 4 news. And as always, a new round of Finishing Moves will ring in the weekend. Weekend Confirmed is down but not out. Garnett Lee welcomes Andrea Rene and Xav De Matos to the studio, and they chat about PlayStation 4, Assassin's Creed 4, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, Crysis 3 and more! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_030113_154.mp3 Fri, 01 Mar 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 01:57:45 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_030113_154.mp3 Shacknews PlayStation 4, Crysis 3, Special Guest Christian Spicer and Mike Schramm and the top video game news stories of the week. The PlayStation 4 has been announced, so it shouldn't be a surprise that this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed is all about the new system, services, and software. Though Jeff Cannata is away in Barcelona, Garnett Lee and "Indie" Jeff Mattas are joined by Christian Spicer and Mike Schramm to break down what's exciting, what's concerning, and that which is still unknown about Sony's next-gen console announcements. Though PlayStation 4 is this week's focus, the crew also manages to sneak in some impressions of Crysis 3, and praise for Simogo's moody iOS adventure, Year Walk. Of course, a fresh batch of Finishing Moves brings it all home. Weekend Confirmed returns with PlayStation 4 pontification! Garnett Lee and Jeff Mattas are joined by Mike Schramm and Christian Spicer to break down the recent announcements. Also, video games! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_022213_153.mp3 Fri, 22 Feb 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:01:54 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_022213_153.mp3 Shacknews Aliens: Colonial Marines, Ni No Kuni, Fire Emblem: Awakening, Special Guest Nikole Zivalich and Ariel Angelotti and the top video game news stories of the week. Love (of video games) is in the air on this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed! Hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata are joined by Nikole Zivalich and Ariel Angelotti to talk about Aliens: Colonial Marines, Ni No Kuni, Fire Emblem: Awakening, and more! Given the show's late-Valentine's Day recording time, the crew also sprinkles some "Gamer Dating Advice" throughout the show, before bringing it all home with some Finishing Moves. Weekend Confirmed is back for another round of gaming gab. Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata welcome Nikole Zivalich and Ariel Angelotti to the studio, and they chat about Fire Emblem, Aliens: Colonial Marines, Ni No Kuni, and more! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_021513_152.mp3 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:09:39 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_021513_152.mp3 Shacknews Sly Cooper: Thieves, Dead Space 3, Google Fiber, and MMO's, Special Guest Alex Albrecht and the top video game news stories of the week. Garnett Lee is away at DICE this week, but never fear! Jeff Cannata, Jeff Mattas, Andrew Yoon, and Alex Albrecht convene for this week's spirited episode of Weekend Confirmed. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time gets a glowing recommendation from Andrew, Mattas talks about his experience playing through Dead Space 3 twice in one week, and Alex opines about a big crop of past and present MMORPG's. Cannata also shares his very impressive, hands-on experience with Google Fiber, and an extra-strength dose of Finishing Moves puts the wrapping on this week's show. Regular host Garnett Lee is away at DICE, but the two Jeffs, Andrew Yoon, and Alex Albrecht come together for this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, Dead Space 3, Google Fiber, and MMO's are just some of this week's topics. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_020813_151.mp3 Fri, 08 Feb 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:11:11 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_020813_151.mp3 Shacknews Ni No Kuni, Skulls of the Shogun, Proteus, Special Guest Nikole Zivalich and the top video game news stories of the week. Weekend Confirmed is back, and this week, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, "Indie" Jeff Mattas and Nikole Zivalich convene to talk about some new releases. Garnett kicks things off with some talk about his experience with Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch, which is followed by some discussion about the recently-released indies, Skulls of the Shogun and Proteus. Naturally, the crew brings it all home with a batch of Finishing Moves, and the final post-show NFL TailGate of the season. On this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed, Garnett and the two Jeffs are joined by Nikole Zivalich to discuss the likes of Ni No Kuni, Skulls of the Shogun, and Proteus. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_020113_150.mp3 Fri, 01 Feb 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:16:14 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_020113_150.mp3 Shacknews Nintendo Direct, Strike Suit Zero, The Cave, Special Guest Brendon Chung from Blendo Games and the top video game news stories of the week. On this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed, Garnett and the two Jeffs are joined by indie developer Brendon Chung of Blendo Games (Flotilla, Thirty Flights of Loving, Atom Zombie Smasher). With Nintendo Direct in the rearview, the crew breaks down the resulting news and announcements, followed by some gaming talk about a host of games ranging from the Far Cry series to the more recently-released indies Strike Suit Zero and The Cave. Some talk about the end of publisher THQ and the sale of its studios and IPs is unavoidable, before things get wrapped up with another batch of Finishing Moves. Blendo Games' Brendon Chung joins Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, and "Indie" Jeff Mattas for this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed. Nintendo Direct, Strike Suit Zero, The Cave, and the death of THQ are just some of the topics du jour. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_012513_149.mp3 Fri, 25 Jan 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:16:13 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_012513_149.mp3 Shacknews Disney Infinity, CES 2013, Path of Exile, Special Guest Andrea Rene and the top video game news stories of the week. On this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed, hosts Garnett Lee and Jeff Cannata are joined by "Indie" Jeff Mattas and Machinima's Andrea Rene. This time out, everyone heads up a segment of the show. Andrea kicks things off with some Disney Infinity discussion, Garnett talks about CES 2013 and the magic of 4K televisions, Mattas starts a chat about the recent legislative action surrounding video game violence, and Cannata shares some positive impressions about the Path of Exile closed beta. Finishing Moves puts a bow on it all, and is followed by another playoff edition of the post-show NFL TailGate. Disney Infinity, Path of Exile, video game legislation, and CES 2013 are just a few of the topics du jour in this week's episode of Weekend Confirmed. Join Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Jeff Mattas, and Andrea Rene for some discussion and debate! http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_011813_148.mp3 Fri, 18 Jan 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:12:00 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_011813_148.mp3 Shacknews Resonance, Kentucky Route Zero, Hawken, Special Guest Xav De Matos and Dan Trachtenberg and the top video game news stories of the week. With regular frontman Garnett Lee away enjoying the technological maelstrom of CES, Jeff Cannata helms this episode of Weekend Confirmed, with co-pilot "Indie" Jeff Mattas. The duo of Jeffs are joined by Joystiq's Xav de Matos and director Dan Trachtenberg to discuss a number of video games, both big and small. IGF nominee Kentucky Route Zero and Resonance get some love, Cannata and Dan rave about Tera, and Xav talks about his time with the multiplayer mech mayhem of Hawken. Finishing Moves brings the show to a close, but feel free to stick around for a short post-show playoff edition of the NFL TailGate. Weekend Confirmed returns! While Garnett Lee is away at CES, the two Jeffs are joined by director Dan Trachtenberg and Joystiq's Xav de Matos. Resonance, Kentucky Route Zero, Hawken and Tera are just some of the games discussed. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_011113_147.mp3 Fri, 11 Jan 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:09:57 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_011113_147.mp3 Shacknews 2013 predictions about hardware, peripherals, Dishonered, Special Guest Nikole Zivalich and the top video game news stories of the week. Weekend Confirmed is back for the firs episode of 2013! Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, and "Indie" Jeff Mattas are joined by Nikole Zivalich this week to talk about games like Dishonored and the brilliant new indie title, Hundreds. Much of this episode's discussion centers around predictions for the future of gaming, including possible next-steps for gaming hardware and peripherals, as well as what sort of changes might help reinvigorate the MMO genre in the coming years. Finishing Moves wraps up the show, followed by a WildCard edition of the post-show NFL TailGate. Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Jeff Mattas, and Nikole Zivalich convene for 2013's first episode of Weekend Confirmed. 2013 predictions about hardware, peripherals, and MMO's are discussed, along with Dishonored and the brilliant iOS title, Hundreds. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_010413_146.mp3 Fri, 04 Jan 2013 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:12:40 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_010413_146.mp3 Shacknews Holiday/year-end celebration, a ton of Special Guests and the top video game news stories of the week. Thankfully, the Mayans were wrong, so Weekend Confirmed is back for Part 2 of the special holiday/year-end celebration, with some predictions about hardware and software for 2013. Garnett Lee is joined by Jeff Cannata, Jeff Mattas, Andrew Yoon, Andrea Rene, Jason Paul, Christian Spicer, Mike Schramm, and James Stevenson. Some more talk about 2012 favorites occurs, as the crew bids the year a fond farewell. One behalf of the entire cast, we thank you for listening and hope you all have a safe and happy New Year! In part 2 of the special Weekend Confirmed year-end extravaganza, 2013 prognostications for hardware and software are made. Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, "Indie" Jeff Mattas, Andrew Yoon, Christian Spicer, James Stevenson, Jason Paul, Mike Schramm, and Andrea Rene comprise the "all-star" cast. http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_122812_145.mp3 Fri, 28 Dec 2012 10:00:00 PDT yes 02:18:14 Videogames, video, games, GameFly, 1up, trs, Gamespot, Shacknews, Weekend Confirmed, Garnett Lee, Jeff Cannata, Del Rio http://www.podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/cf.shacknews.com/podcast/wknd_confirmed_122812_145.mp3