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Extra Life 2011 Update

Do you hate cancer? With less than two weeks til the fourth annual Extra Life Charity gaming marathon, have you put your hand up to help children fight for their life? Read more…

Rugby Challenge

A game with three names* and only one rival, read on to hear my thoughts on Rugby Challenge. Read more…

Shadowgun

Madfinger Games have been busy focussing on all things mobile and the result of their hard work is a small download but a massive game: Shadowgun. Read more…

Battlefield 3 Open Beta Live!

Recently EA announced that the open beta would start today (29th September), and guess what? It has! I’ve just started downloading it on my PS3 so if you want to have a crack before the game releases next month then get on board. Read more…

Indie Vs AAA: Gaming For A New Generation

With iPhones and smart phones becoming the norm, you can’t help but notice the emerging trend of indie games these days. With life becoming more fast-paced, we’re always looking for ways to have fun within a quicker and more easily accessible form, so does this mean that AAA games may one day be a thing of the past? Read more…

Dead Island

Techland’s Dead Island is a brand new co-operative open-world zombie apocalypse game which is very reminiscent of the hit game Borderlands by Gearbox Software. It’s almost as if it’s simply a re-skinned zombie version of the game and yet so much more. Read more…

Jetpack Joyride

After hearing all the hype about this highly anticipated new iPhone game from Halfbrick which we all know for its largely successful game Fruit Ninja, I decided to purchase Jetpack Joyride and see what all the fuss is about. I admit that I was pleasantly surprised. Read more…

Episode 20 – In Matt We Trust
Duration: 00:15:12 • Size: 10.45 MB

It’s just Matt holding the fort this week so he throws out a few bits and pieces of news about upcoming games and multiplayer betas and much more.

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Episode 19 – Out Of Hibernation
Duration: 00:41:37 • Size: 28.59 MB

The DBG podcast is finally back after a solid 7 week break during which Lucas went away to France and Matt moved house. Unfortunately Susie couldn’t join us this week but Lucas and Matt still manage to have a chat about a few things. Read more…

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Can you really ever get Overkill’ing Zombies?

Sorry for the Pun, but seriously, another game banned from being released in Australia.

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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.

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