On this episode we are missing two of the regular crew, so Susie and Matt decided to just have a bit of a friendly chat about what’s been happening lately. Susie talks about PathPix, Matt talks about a little bit about Bioshock Infinite, then they have a grand old chat about the death of LucasArts, the cost of AAA video games in the industry, the Supanova pop culture convention and it’s expensive autographed photo prices and a bunch of other random stuff. Enjoy!
At simultaneous events in Stockholm and San Francisco EA have today debuted the first gameplay video for Battlefield 4 and it’s a big one. 17 minutes long in fact! Read more…
Brisbane mobile game developer Halfbrick Studios who created Fruit Ninja and Jetpack Joyride have announced their next game “Fish Out Of Water”. Read more…
Ubisoft announced the next chapter in the Assassin’s Creed franchise 3 weeks ago with Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. Earlier today a trailer for Black Flag was released as well as the announcement of special edition details for the game. Read more…
Square Enix have finally given us some more details about the upcoming HD remasters of Final Fantasy X and Final Fantasy X-2 for PS3 and Vita. Read more…
Imagine living the ultimate dream life. You’re rich, on a vacation with your equally rich friends and you’re indulging in more substances than you probably should. It doesn’t matter though because you’re young, right? Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, your plane crashed and you’ve been captured by some downright INSANE pirates. Your name is Jason Brody and this is your life. Read more…
Insomniac Games’ upcoming third person shooter Fuse now has an official release date. Hitting stores in Australia on May 30th, Fuse is an all new IP and the first multi-platform title from Insomniac who are known for the PS3 franchises Resistance and Ratchet & Clank. Read more…
The crew have finally managed to get together to record another podcast episode, our first official episode for 2013 in fact! We talk about a bunch of different games that we have been playing since we last talked, as well as the usual derailments that our regular listeners will have come to expect. We finish out the podcast with a discussion about Sim City and EA which eventually gets derailed as well to keep the theme.
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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.