August 2007

August 31, 2007 Service Gaming: The Show

Service Gaming: Joker's Wild

Episode #5 - Service Gaming (Ep. 5) - It's the hotly anticipated return of everybody's favorite game show, Service Gaming: The Show! After a year hiatus, Service Gaming is back with a powerful new episode you won...
August 30, 2007 This Week In Defunct Games

This Week In Defunct Games - August 30, 2007

Episode #25 - It's the last Thursday in August and that can only mean one thing - it's time for yet another episode of This Week in Defunct Games! This is the show where we look at the week in classic gaming and s...
August 28, 2007 Countdown w/ DGC

Top 10 Things I Learned at PAX 2007

Episode #66 - Top 10 Lists (Ep. 66) - We're back from PAX 2007 and ready to dish some dirt! This is the Top 10 Things I Learned at PAX '07, our very first story about this year's Penny Arcade Expo. This is a coll...
August 24, 2007 Guerilla Scrapbook

Preview: Big Band (Xbox 360)

Episode #45 - Guerilla Scrapbook (Ep. 45) - Grab your zoot suit and put on your dancing shoes, because Electronic Arts is about to redefine the music genre. Hot on the heels of Rock Band comes the next big thing. ...
August 23, 2007 This Week In Defunct Games

This Week In Defunct Games - August 23, 2007

Episode #24 - Apparently August is a great month for retro gaming. Last week we saw four great games released, and this week's titles are even better. In this week's episode of This Week In Defunct Games we look ...
August 22, 2007 They Said What?!?

EGM March '93 - The Super NES CD is Real

Episode #13 - They Said WHAT?!? (Ep. 13) - The Super NES CD is real? The Neo Geo CD is vaporware? The Jaguar is more powerful than the 3DO? What the heck is going on here? Oh, I ge...
August 20, 2007 Bad Advertisement

Super Street Fighter II Turbo on PC - Advertisement Review

Episode #153 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Super Street Fighter II Turbo (PC CD-ROM) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this...
August 20, 2007 Bad Advertisement

The Glove on N64/PS1 - Advertisement Review

Episode #154 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the The Glove (N64/PS1) print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertis...
August 20, 2007 Bad Advertisement

PlayStation Magazine: 1-900 PSM - Advertisement Review

Episode #155 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the 1-900 PSM print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game advertisement when...
August 20, 2007 Bad Advertisement

Pretzel Pete on PC - Advertisement Review

Episode #156 - Cyril Lachel tries to find something good to say about the Pretzel Pete (PC) promotion print ad. Trust me, it's bad. It's a horrible, awful, very bad ad. See what you think of this classic game ...
August 20, 2007 Commercial Break

Masters of Bad Advertising

Episode #39 - Commercial Break (Ep. 39) - Ladies and gentlemen, I give you another uplifting episode of everybody's favorite show. This is Commercial Break, the show where we look at four of the worst advertisemen...
August 19, 2007 Weekend Update

Weekend Update

Episode #70 - Only two reviews? That's right, because this weekend we're busy getting ready for the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX). But don't worry; we may only have two reviews going up this weekend but that they ...
August 17, 2007 Bonus Levels

Diary of a Mad Black Otakon

Episode #71 - There's nothing quite like a convention, especially if it's the second largest event for Japanese culture! This is Otakon, the annual convention held in Baltimore, Maryland. Defunct Games has sent o...
August 16, 2007 This Week In Defunct Games

This Week In Defunct Games - August 16, 2007

Episode #23 - With another week comes another Thursday and that can only mean one thing, it's time for yet another episode of This Week in Defunct Games! We have a packed show lined up for you today including four...
August 13, 2007 On Running Feuds

Nothing Sadder Than an Old Hipster

Episode #132 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 132) - Lenny Bruce said it best when he said: "There's nothing sadder than an old hipster." Unfortunately Microsoft is proving that the old saying is still relevant all these ye...
August 11, 2007 Weekend Update

Weekend Update

Episode #69 - After a week off, the Weekend Update is back to their normal grind! We've decided to devote the full weekend to reliable staff writer Joshua Dollins, a man who has already contributed dozens of great...
August 10, 2007 On Running Feuds

Game Theory's Flawed PSP Theory

Episode #131 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 131) - While we love that Game Theory wants to be a serious podcast about the inner workings of the video game industry, we are starting to worry that maybe they are letting thei...
August 09, 2007 This Week In Defunct Games

This Week In Defunct Games - August 9, 2007

Episode #22 - Hey look at that, it's another Thursday and that can only mean one thing ... there's only one more day until Rush Hour 3 hits the theater. In case you cared, Thursday also means that it's time for an...
August 06, 2007 Bonus Levels

Never Mind the Bollocks Here's the CGE 2K7

Episode #70 - Think E3 is the only video game convention this year? Think again, we're just getting started with our convention coverage! In fact, Adam Romano just returned from Las Vegas where he attended t...
August 03, 2007 On Running Feuds

The Road to Damascus Leads to Gaming

Episode #130 - On Running Feuds (Ep. 130) - In our 130th episode of On Running Feuds we've decided to veer off into a very controversial direction. These days we're used to games that involve American heroes and ev...
August 02, 2007 This Week In Defunct Games

This Week In Defunct Games - August 2, 2007

Episode #21 - It's the first Thursday in August and there's only one question on our minds: Can the retro games of August be as cool as the retro games of July? Judging from this first week the answer to that...
August 01, 2007 Hardcore Gamer Magazine

Hardcore Gamer Magazine #23: Spider-Man 3

Episode #23 - Defunct Games is proud to present a brand new issue of Hardcore Gamer Magazine, available now for download. This full-color issue comes with news, reviews, previews and a look at international games y...
August 01, 2007 Recapped!!!

Defunct Games RECAPPED!! July 2007 Edition

Episode #24 - You just spent all week running from one hotel to another in order to make your E3 appointments, you came face to face with your arch nemesis in the Big Brother house, and Wii Fit informed you that yo...