Game of the Year time is upon us once more and we have decided to announce our list in the last Podcast of the year, due out around New Years day. With what seemed like millions of games being released in 2011, most of us only played a hand full of them, so we need your help to tell us if we missed a Gem. Read on to find out how you can be a part of it all and maybe get rich for your effort. (Getting rich is actually not going to happen if you help us, but something might)
News • • December 8, 2011 5:02 pm
News has been released that Shigeru Miyamoto, the amazing man behind Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong is going to be stepping down from his position of Senior Managing Director and General Manager of Nintendo’s Entertainment Analysis and Development Division. Read more…
News • • December 6, 2011 7:23 am
The first DLC pack for the amazingly popular shooter Battlefield 3 drops today, but only on the PS3. Read on to see what is included and why you should drop your hard earned cash the moment it hits the PSN Store.
Feature • • December 3, 2011 10:05 am
This year I was able to have the honour of attending GCAP (Game Connect Asia Pacific) in Melbourne and wow, what an amazing conference! We heard talks from people along the likes of Carl Callewaert – Unity Evangelist, Richard Iwanuik from Bioware and Phil Larsen, the Chief Marketing Officer of Halfbrick Studios. Read more…
News • • November 29, 2011 9:23 pm
EA has secured FC Barcelona’s Lionel Messi as the face of FIFA Street 2012.
Review • • November 29, 2011 6:52 am
Sony shot us a copy of the new Tekken title to review, so should you get this now, should it be on your Christmas list or should you leave it all together. Read more…
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This weeks on the show Susie drops in for a little while to drop some knowledge on CoD: MW3 then you’re left with Matt and Lucas who discuss tales of dragons, magic and all things high fantasy in Skyrim and then a quick first impression of Assassins Creed: Revelations. A brief interlude as Evil Eddy explains life in Queensland Australia (the home of Drop Bear Gaming) then we are lucky enough to be joined by Aaron Niblet from the recently launched ESGN.com.au (E-Sports and Gaming Network) who explains what ESGN is and what they as a group are attempting to achieve in Australia. A great listen as always so grab it now and laugh along with Lucas, Matt, Susie and our guest Aaron.
Announcement • • November 25, 2011 6:40 am
December 8 will see a new dashboard update hit the Xbox 360 with improved functions and interactive ability built in. Plus a huge focus on motion and voice control.
Preview • • November 24, 2011 5:15 pm
2K Games and Yager Development released the third trailer to the early 2012 title Spec Ops: The Line. No gameplay but I would not like to be in Dubai when the Delta Force bravo are called in.
Announcement • • November 23, 2011 6:50 am
Australian games developer, Tin Man Games, announced at this year’s Game Connect Asia Pacific meeting in Melbourne that they have struck a deal with Rebellion to create the first ever interactive digital gamebook based on the popular 2000 AD character, Judge Dredd.
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.
