This week on the Drop Bear Gaming podcast Lucas is away, and will continue to be away for the next 2 episodes, so Matt and Susie are holding the fort. Matt hosts this week with discussions about Transformers, Team Bondi’s development crunch time news, Extra Life and more. Read more…
Announcement • • July 7, 2011 8:19 pm
Last year it was my pleasure to take part in Sarcastic Gamer’s Extra Life 24-hour gaming marathon charity effort. Extra Life calls on gamers to dedicate a straight 24 hours to gaming, to raise money for children’s cancer hospitals all over the world. This year Drop Bear Gaming will have a team taking part and we would love for you to join us and help raise money for a local hospital. Read more…
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Episode 17 is here and this time Matt is away but Susie is back and she has brought along the honorary drop bear Game Taco’s own Wall aka Tim Saitta. They discuss hackers, EA buying PopCap, the 2011 FreePlay Awards, the opening of the Melbourne Mana Bar, a bit of a chat about Dead Island and the R18+ rating discussion, and much more. Have a listen and have a laugh and let us know what you think of the show with an email or an iTunes review.
Preview • • June 16, 2011 6:37 pm
So E3 is over and done with for another year and we’ve seen all the fancy stuff the big three have rolled out. Now comes the question of how much all that fancy stuff is going to cost in Australia! Well while unfortunately I can’t give you a price for the PlayStation TV (damn it I want one so bad), I can give you an idea of what some of the consoles shown might set you back. Read more…
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Unfortunately we didn’t get to record an episode this week, so on this mini-ep there’s a short message from Matt followed by the interview Lucas did with Eso from the Aussie hip hop group Bliss N Eso since they did their sold out show in Brisbane on Friday which we went to. If you haven’t heard it then we hope you enjoy it and if you have then just listen again! Don’t forget to send us emails with questions and feedback and stay tuned for episode 17.
Feature • • June 8, 2011 8:16 pm
During their E3 press conference yesterday Sony announced the name for their new handheld previously known as the NGP (Next Generation Portable) – PS Vita (pronounced vee-tah). Although there was already some information from their original announcement (here and here), when they called it the NGP, there is a load more available now so I’ve compiled it all here for you, our loyal viewers. Read more…
News • • June 7, 2011 2:11 pm
At about 10:15am AEST today Sony’s press conference began with an action-packed montage of upcoming games on PlayStation systems, PlayStation Move and the NGP which has now been officially confirmed as the PSVita. They showcased plenty of exclusives, new Move titles and the impressive features of the PSVita, not to mention a price point for the USA, Europe and Japan for the new unit. After the jump you will find a full run down of what the conference had to show.
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Lucas and Matt are recording alone again this week as Susie recovers from sickness and finishes up all her moving to Melbourne. They cover a load of new including the announcement of Carmageddon: Reincarnation, some Xbox sales figures, the rumours of the NGP being called the “Vita” and much more including Nintendo’s child porn game! Be sure to check out the show and let us know what you think by leaving a review on iTunes.
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Finally episode 15 is here! We discuss some news and have an interview with Aileen Bautista from Dinoroar about their new game Samurai Training, then Matt drops a monologue about L.A. Noire, and Susie has a chat about Lego Pirates of the Carribean. There were a few audio problems with this episode so if you notice anything odd please forgive Matt’s editting skills. We hope you enjoy the episode! (Episode 16 will be up in the next couple of days!)
News • • June 4, 2011 1:32 pm
As of a few hours ago the PSN Welcome Back Package has been added to the PSN Store. It is Sony’s first step in trying to appease disgruntled customers after the “Great PSN Outage of 2011” and personally I think it’s fantastic. It’s running a bit slow at the moment which is pretty standard considering the fact that a few million people are all trying to grab their free games straight away, so you may get error messages while trying to access it. It might be a good idea to wait a few hours before you hit it, so while you wait, here is a list of the games you can choose from and a few of the other perks you can look forward to. Read more…
Lucas
The Podfather/Convo Controller
Super salesman by day, Batdad and Gamersutra by night. As a self-confessed technology pacifist, he prefers to sit on the console-war fence and play games on his PC.
Matt
PlayStation Fanboy/Motormouth
Electrician by trade and yet also highly skilled at finding time to game around work and family commitments. A PlayStation fanboy with a platinum count and obvious podcast bias to prove it. Thinks DC is clearly superior to Marvel. Has been known to rant.
ABOUT DBG
Started in January 2011 by brothers Lucas and Matt, Drop Bear Gaming has been operating for over 7 years offering a fresh and relaxed perspective on the video game industry. The website is a passion project more than anything and it is our distinct pleasure to continue bringing entertainment to our listeners and viewers.
The guys release a podcast episode every two to three weeks and over the years they have welcomed guests from developers, publishers, and other gaming outlets onto the show.
Disclaimer: From time to time Drop Bear Gaming receives copies of games for review in either physical or digital format from publishers or their associated PR companies. All reviews are based on the merits of each game on their own. Whether or not we were supplied the copy is not taken into account when compiling our reviews.
