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The HotSpot - Star Wars: The Old Republic - 12/21/11 Updated: 2011-12-22 00:24:49 Description: Why yes, this is the podcast you were looking for! In the final HotSpot of 2011, Star Wars: The Old Republic lead writer Daniel Erickson joins Kurtis Seid, Brendan Sinclair, and Tom Magrino to explain how one even goes about getting MMO gamers to giv...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - VGAs, Gears 3 - 12/14/11 Updated: 2011-12-14 23:56:52 Description: If one thing can be learned from this week's episode of The HotSpot, it's that VGA is not an acronym that should be pronounced phonetically. But Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, Brendan Sinclair, and Tom Magrino do anyway! Repeatedly! We also give our imp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - Skyrim - 12/9/11 Updated: 2011-12-10 02:03:49 Description: Bethesda Softworks' latest Elder Scrolls title is clearly one of the best games to come out this year, even if its burdened by ludicrous glitches, idiotic AI, and less-than-compelling storytelling. What's going on here?! Join Kevin VanOrd, Kurtis Sei...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - Team Meat - 12/07/2011 Updated: 2011-12-07 23:30:56 Description: Content warning: Explicit language ahead, more so than usual. Now that we have that out of the way… Shockingly enough, The HotSpot plays home to real and actual news this week, as Team Meat's Edmund McMillen and Tommy Refenes swing by the studio t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - To the Moon - 12/2/11 Updated: 2011-12-03 00:25:22 Description: POW! Right in the kisser, straight to the moon! OK, I can say that's the first and only Honeymooner's joke you're gonna get as The HotSpot crew tackles the comedic, thought-provoking adventure game To the Moon. Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc She...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - Infinity Blade II - 11/30/11 Updated: 2011-11-30 22:09:12 Description: Infinity Blade II is no Angry Birds. Yeah, I said it. Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, Giancarlo Varanini, and Tom Magrino take a seat with Chair Entertainment's Donald Mustard, who politely informs us that comparing a game like Infinity Blade II to Angr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - Saints Row, Need for Speed - 11/23/11 Updated: 2011-11-24 00:10:37 Description: Of dildo bats and played-out tropes, The HotSpot crew tackles Saints Row: The Third and Need for Speed: The Run. Here me out on this: Including a bat shaped like a dildo--indeed, uttering the phrase dildo bat--is a progressive step for the game indu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - Zelda Skyward Sword - 11/21/11 Updated: 2011-11-21 18:10:59 Description: First of all, oh my god spoilers! Whew, OK, now that we have that out of the way, Tom Mc Shea, Peter Brown, and Tom Magrino dig in to Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, a game that we will emphatically call pretty good. We also take a few live calls, so...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 11/16/11 - Let's keep this short Updated: 2011-11-16 23:11:50 Description: In a cruel twist of irony, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, and Tom Magrino are booted out of CNET's studios early (eff you, Google and your new music whatsitsname!) during a discussion on excessive run-time length in games. The context? The...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 11/9/11 - Post-Modern Warfare 3 Updated: 2011-11-10 04:26:13 Description: The HotSpot enters its adolescent years in its journey to video competency, and what better way to celebrate that milestone than with the game on loads of adolescent boys' wishlists, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. Chris Waters, Kevin Van Ord, Tom Mc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 11/02/11 - And there are dragons, obviously Updated: 2011-11-03 03:47:02 Description: Bethesda Softworks' Todd Howard educates the HotSpot crew on what his studio did differently with Elder Scrolls: Skyrim; also, how many prostitutes did you count in the first GTAV trailer? Todd Howard swings by the...wait, you don't know who Todd Ho...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 10/12/11 - The End of the HotSpot as We Now Know It Updated: 2011-11-02 00:49:26 Description: Yeah, you read that title right: The HotSpot is transitioning to a video format next week. But the show As We Now Know It must go on, and the disembodied voices of Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Justin Calvert, and Tom Magrino are here to talk Forza 4, A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 09/28/11 - Afraid of the Dark Souls Updated: 2011-11-02 00:47:41 Description: GameSpot editors prove that they don't hate PC games and talk about that wormlike thing that is growing on Kevin's head... in Dark Souls. Jody Robinson makes an appearance to represent the community. Also, Sophia Tong begins her farewell tour by subs...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 09/21/11 - Gears got soul Updated: 2011-11-02 00:45:52 Description: Some said it was a fight that could not be won, a useless and feeble toil that would end only in anguish, remorse, and the second-guessing of formative action. But doomists be damned, Epic Games dodged a bros to the close finish for Gears of War 3, a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 09/14/11 - Jonathan Blow, can I get a Witness? Updated: 2011-11-02 00:44:21 Description: The HotSpot asks Braid and The Witness creator Jonathan Blow to stop by the studio. In turn, he, erm, veritably carpet bombs Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, and Tom Magrino with game-design insight. And then Tom Mc Shea said this: "Braid is...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 09/07/11 - Guns! Guns! Guns! Updated: 2011-11-02 00:42:47 Description: Look everyone, triplets! And oh my god... they're all holding rifles. They're coming right for us! Run! Err... Tom Mc Shea, Kurtis Seid, Shaun McInnis, (sort of) Chris Watters, and Tom Magrino take a fresh look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in th...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/31/11 - The Madden NFL Blues Updated: 2011-11-02 00:41:25 Description: Much to everyone's relief, Tom Mc Shea, Carolyn Petit, Marko Djordjevic, and Tom Magrino manage to spend 15 minutes talking about Madden NFL 12 without actually talking about Madden NFL 12. We then hand-off to Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2, who promp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/27/11 - Halo Fest! Updated: 2011-11-02 00:39:34 Description: Nigh on unusable audio be damned, we got a podcast to do! Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor and 343 Industries executive producer Dan Ayoub join Tom Magrino on the PAX Prime 2011 show floor to talk Halo: Anniversary and Halo 4....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/24/11 - Deus Ex HotSpotina Updated: 2011-11-02 00:38:45 Description: What do Deus Ex and Kirby have in common? They both serve as an existential contemplation in a world where cybernetic enhancements have blurred the line between humanity and technology. I mean, have you seen Kirby eat? That is not natural. Sophia Ton...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/17/11 - Guten Tag aus Deutschland! Updated: 2011-11-02 00:37:10 Description: Guten Tag! Tom Mc Shea, Sophia Tong, und Tom Magrino kann von San Francisco werden Rundfunk, aber Gamescom hat Deutschland in unseren Kopfen. Lassige Ketzerei auf dem Menu mit der Rede von El Shaddai. Plus, Kettensagen! Viele, viele Kettensagen! (Das...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/10/11 - Hello, you are on the air! Updated: 2011-11-02 00:35:42 Description: Bodycount takes the truth in advertising award with its new mode that lets you honest to god quantify your kills. Kevin VanOrd, Marko Djordjevic, Carolyn Petit, Eddie Makuch, and Tom Magrino give this new mode some air time, while also taking a stand...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/03/11 - 3DeadSystem Updated: 2011-11-02 00:34:03 Description: Never ones to shy away from tolling a death knell, Thomas Mc Shea, Ricardo Torres, Marko Djasdfkl;jewafkjl, and Tom Magrino dissect Nintendo's Hail Mary price cut on the 3DS. We also touch on Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and Dead Island, and then s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/29/11 - Terraria Spoilercast Updated: 2011-11-02 00:32:29 Description: Shaun McInnis, Kurtis Seid, Tom Mc Shea, and Synthia Weires explore the depths of Re-Logic's open-ended 2D exploration, crafting, and combat game. Along the way, Kurtis is revealed as a multiplayer Terrarorist, bringing misery to (and taking loot fro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/27/11 - Comic-Con Casualties talk Catherine Updated: 2011-11-02 00:31:03 Description: The HotSpot's under new management, and what better way to kick things off than taking an in-depth look at Catherine and wondering why oh why are we aroused right now? Kevin VanOrd, Giancarlo Varanini, Chris Watters, and Tom Magrino do just that with...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/20/11 - A Passion for Bastion Updated: 2011-11-02 00:29:48 Description: Greg Kasavin joins Tom Mc Shea, Maxwell McGee, and Brendan Sinclair for an in-depth (but spoiler-free) discussion of Supergiant Games' Xbox Live Summer of Arcade game Bastion. Then it's time to talk about the dilemma of sports reviews, a sobering mon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/13/11 - Harry Potter and the Botched Adaptation Updated: 2011-11-01 23:54:28 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Chris Watters, Carolyn Petit, and Brendan Sinclair are on hand to see if Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 sends the series out on a high note (it doesn't), if Ms. 'Splosion Man lives up to the combustible platformer's reputat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/06/11 - Earth Defense Farce Updated: 2011-11-01 23:52:58 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Shaun McInnis, and Tom Mc Shea shoot the breeze...and ants, spiders, robo-daddy long legs, and all manner of invertebrate invaders in Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. Then, the panelists reflect on their Games of the Half-Year, s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/29/11 - The Free Speech Episode Updated: 2011-11-01 23:51:36 Description: The Supreme Court came down on the side of free speech in the industry's fight against a California law restricting sales of violent games, and Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair celebrate by speaking a lot for free. Also, m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/15/11 - Never Bet on Duke Updated: 2011-11-01 23:49:00 Description: Duke Nukem Forever is finally out, much to the chagrin of Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair. Also, Mc Shea addresses the blowback from his Infamous 2 review, THQ shutters the Homefront studio, and absolutely everything's getting hacked....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/08/11 - E3 2011 Conference Rundown part 2 Updated: 2011-11-01 23:47:33 Description: Coherent thought has left the building, as GameSpot's Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, and Tom Magrino string together words that are nothing if not English. In our discussion of Sony's and Nintendo's press conferences, we expound upon the Wii's new U and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/07/11 - E3 2011 Conference Rundown Updated: 2011-11-01 23:46:34 Description: Chris Watters, Carolyn Petit, and Brendan Sinclair try to recap all the major E3 conferences in chronological order and fail miserably! The gang covers Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft (and just a bit of Vita!) before the clock runs out on the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/01/11 - Infamous 2, Red Faction: Armageddon Updated: 2011-11-01 23:45:37 Description: Infamous 2! Red Faction: Armageddon! Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm! Terraria? It's a packed prE3 podcast with Tom Mc Shea, Chris Watters, Kurtis Seid, Maxwell McGee, Carolyn Petit, and Brendan Sinclair sifting through the latest scuttlebutt as we ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/18/11 - The Shifty Eye Episode Updated: 2011-11-01 23:42:18 Description: Tell me, do you want a new HotSpot? I have a dead bird's wing, some chopped-up bits of string, and a pen that's run dry, all of which say you do. ARE YOU CALLING THIS EVIDENCE FALSE?! Oh, you are? Well, OK then. Carolyn Petit, Kurtis Seid, Maxwell Mc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/25/11 - Musings From the Infinite Updated: 2011-11-01 23:40:46 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Ricardo Torres, and Brendan Sinclair trade in their scuba gear for an ornithopter. Why? Hard to say. It may have something to do with BioShock Infinite, which receives a healthy amount of chit-chat on this week's HotSpot. O...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/11/11 - Podcasting on the Brink Updated: 2011-11-01 23:37:39 Description: After Chris Watters stops by for an opening salvo on Bethesda's class-based shooter Brink, the significantly less class-based quartet of Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, Tyler Winegarner and Brendan Sinclair go all Kratos on Thor: God of Thunder, bug out o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/06/11 - The Portal 2 Spoilercast Updated: 2011-11-01 23:36:06 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, Chirs Watters, Carolyn Petit, and Brendan Sinclair share their experiences as the latest Aperture test subjects and examine the hows and whys of Valve's much-loved sequel. Caution: Spoilers ahead! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/04/11 - In From the Outland Updated: 2011-11-01 23:34:53 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair take a trip through the Outland before shining a light on Darkspore. Then the gang recaps the woes of Sony Offline Entertainment, questions whether Need for Speed is putting on too many miles, and ponde...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/27/11 - Wii 2 and the PlayStation Not-work Updated: 2011-11-01 23:33:08 Description: Nintendo announced a new console this week, but Sony somehow steals the headlines as Ricardo Torres, Sophia Tong, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair talk about their fears for the PlayStation Network's massive security breach, their hopes (and pet nam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/20/11 - Portal Kombat 2 Updated: 2011-11-01 23:31:41 Description: Shaun McInnis, Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair have laser-focused, tangent-free discussions about a huge week of new releases with Portal 2, Mortal Kombat, and SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs. Also, Epic Games executive producer Rod Fergusson...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/13/11 - A Cornucopia of Capcom Updated: 2011-11-01 23:29:52 Description: Shaun McInnis, Tom Magrino, Justin Calvert, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair recap Capcom's Captivate event, with impressions of Dragon's Dogma, Azura's Wrath, Street Fighter x Tekken, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, and Resident Evil: Operation...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/08/11 - Dragon Age II Spoilercast Updated: 2011-11-01 23:28:36 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Kurtis Seid, and Carolyn Petit share a spoiler-filled discussion of BioWare's latest fantasy role-playing game from start to finish on a bonus Dragon Age II-devoted episode of the HotSpot!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/06/11 - Monster Season Updated: 2011-11-01 23:27:28 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair make amends for April Fools with a sports-free show offering a hearty endorsement of DreamRift's Metroidvania-style Monster Tale for the DS, a hearty "meh" to PlayStation Move Heroes, an update on Sony's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/01/11 - The Ball and Juice Episode Updated: 2011-11-01 23:25:58 Description: April is the busiest time of the year for HotSpot game-breakers Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair. To mark the month's arrival, the gang goes around the horn with expert opinions, predictions, insights, and rants about all the hot topics...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/30/11 - Rubbing Is Racing Updated: 2011-11-01 23:25:06 Description: For the overwhelming majority of you who have a Jimmie Johnson bumper sticker and a surgically raised eyebrow, I'll just say, wow, are you in for a treat. Sophia Tong, Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, Kurtis Seid, and Tom Magrino manage a mostly coherent c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/25/11 - The 3DS Spoilercast Updated: 2011-11-01 23:23:43 Description: The 3DS is finally here, so it's time for Chris Watters, Justin Calvert, Carolyn Petit, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair to share their impressions of the hardware itself and take an in-depth look at the launch lineup, including Pilotwings Resort, N...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/23/11 - Incredible Crysis 2 Updated: 2011-11-01 23:22:37 Description: Sophia Tong, Kevin VanOrd, Maxwell McGee, and Brendan Sinclair suit up for Crysis 2, preview Sega's summer one-two punch of Captain America and Thor: God of Thunder for all major platforms, and diagnose Square's latest flare-up of Dissidia for the PS...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/16/11 - All Vocal on the Homefront Updated: 2011-11-01 23:21:15 Description: Chris Watters, Carolyn Petit, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair strike a blow for God and country in THQ's near-future first-person shooter Homefront and then savagely rain down blows for fun and profit in Sega's Yakuza 4. Also, a roundup of game de...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/09/11 - Dragon Age II - Take 2 Updated: 2011-11-01 23:19:46 Description: Knights-errant Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, Kurtis Seid, and Brendan Sinclair quest for entertaining podcast fodder in Dragon Age II, Mortal Kombat, and the Game Developers Conference. And, in honor of Duke Nukem Forever, we have the return of ESRB Rati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/07/11 - Deadly Premonition Spoilercast Updated: 2011-11-01 23:18:31 Description: Deadly Premonition director Swery and localization head Tad Horie pay a visit to the HotSpot studios to talk at length about last year's survival horror standout. What was left on the cutting room floor due to ratings concerns? What does he think of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/02/11 - The 3DS Launch (Japan Edition) Updated: 2011-11-01 23:17:52 Description: Guy Cocker, Tom Mc Shea, Brendan Sinclair, and a thoroughly jetlagged Ricardo Torres run down the Japanese 3DS debut, including impressions of all the biggest launch games. Then it's time to take on the trailer trifecta of Skyrim, Dead Island, and We...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 02/23/11 - More Like Cursin-storm... Updated: 2011-11-01 23:16:26 Description: What do Bulletstorm and this week's HotSpot have in common? They're both kind of short and overly profane! Sophia Tong, Chris Watters, Kevin VanOrd, and Tom Magrino take turns with the censor button to discuss Epic's latest over-the-top shooter, befo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 02/16/11 - Marvel, Capcom, Activision, Oh My! Updated: 2011-11-01 23:15:30 Description: What's better than 20 solid minutes of conversation concerning Marvel vs. Capcom 3? How about 21 solid minutes of conversation on Capcom's latest fighter?! Ricardo Torres, Giancarlo Varanini, Tom Mc Shea, Maxwell McGee, and Tom Magrino deliver the go...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 10/12/11 - The End of the HotSpot as We Now Know It Updated: 2011-10-12 19:00:00 Description: Yeah, you read that title right: The HotSpot is transitioning to a video format next week. But the show As We Now Know It must go on, and the disembodied voices of Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Justin Calvert, and Tom Magrino are here to talk Forza 4, A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 10/05/11 - Rage! Syndicate! More Dark Souls! Updated: 2011-10-05 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd just can't stop thinking (and talking about) Dark Souls with Chris Watters, who has been playing the game as well while going through Rage. The reviewers address listener concerns over scores, difficulty, and other angry e-mails we recei...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 09/28/11 - Afraid of the Dark Souls Updated: 2011-09-28 19:00:00 Description: GameSpot editors prove that they don't hate PC games and talk about that worm-like thing that is growing on Kevin's head... in Dark Souls. Jody Robinson makes an appearance to represent the community. Also, Sophia Tong begins her farewell tour by sub...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 09/21/11 - Gears got soul Updated: 2011-09-21 19:00:00 Description: Some said it was a fight that could not be won, a useless and feeble toil that would end only in anguish, remorse, and the second-guessing of formative action. But doomists be damned, Epic Games dodged a bros to the close finish for Gears of War 3, a...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 09/14/11 - Jonathan Blow, can I get a Witness? Updated: 2011-09-14 19:00:00 Description: The HotSpot asks Braid and The Witness creator Jonathan Blow to stop by the studio. In turn, he, erm, veritably carpet bombs Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, and Tom Magrino with game-design insight. And then Tom Mc Shea said this: "Braid is...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 09/7/11 - Guns! Guns! Guns! Updated: 2011-09-07 19:00:00 Description: Look everyone, triplets! And oh my god... they're all holding rifles. They're coming right for us! Run! Err...Tom Mc Shea, Kurtis Seid, Shaun McInnis, (sort of) Chris Watters, and Tom Magrino take a fresh look at Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/31/11 - The Madden NFL Blues Updated: 2011-08-31 19:00:00 Description: Much to everyone's relief, Tom Mc Shea, Carolyn Petit, Marko Djordjevic, and Tom Magrino manage to spend 15 minutes talking about Madden NFL 12 without actually talking about Madden NFL 12. We then hand-off to Shin Megami Tensei: Persona 2, who promp...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/27/11 - Halo Fest! Updated: 2011-08-27 19:00:00 Description: Nigh on unusable audio be damned, we got a podcast to do! Halo franchise director Frank O'Connor and 343 Industries executive producer Dan Ayoub join Tom Magrino on the PAX Prime 2011 show floor to talk Halo: Anniversary and Halo 4....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/24/11 - Deus Ex HotSpotina Updated: 2011-08-24 19:00:00 Description: What do Deus Ex and Kirby have in common? They both serve as an existential contemplation in a world where cybernetic enhancements have blurred the line between humanity and technology. I mean, have you seen Kirby eat? That is not natural. Sophia Ton...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/17/11 - Guten Tag aus Deutschland! Updated: 2011-08-18 19:00:00 Description: Guten Tag! Tom Mc Shea, Sophia Tong, und Tom Magrino kann von San Francisco werden Rundfunk, aber Gamescom hat Deutschland in unseren Kopfen. Lassige Ketzerei auf dem Menu mit der Rede von El Shaddai. Plus, Kettensagen! Viele, viele Kettensagen! (Das...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/10/11 - Hello, you are on the air! Updated: 2011-08-10 19:00:00 Description: Bodycount takes the truth in advertising award with its new mode that let's you honest to god quantify your kills. Kevin VanOrd, Marko Djordjevic, Carolyn Petit, Eddie Makuch, and Tom Magrino give this new mode some air time, while also taking a stan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 08/03/11 - 3DeadSystem Updated: 2011-08-03 19:00:00 Description: Never ones to shy away from tolling a death knell, Thomas Mc Shea, Ricardo Torres, Marko Djasdfkl;jewafkjl, and Tom Magrino dissect Nintendo's Hail Mary price cut on the 3DS. We also touch on Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet and Dead Island, and then s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/29/11 - Terraria Spoilercast Updated: 2011-07-29 19:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Kurtis Seid, Tom Mc Shea, and Synthia Weires explore the depths of Re-Logic's open-ended 2D exploration, crafting, and combat game. Along the way, Kurtis is revealed as a multiplayer Terrarorist, bringing misery to (and taking loot fro...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/27/11 - Comic-Con Casualties talk Catherine Updated: 2011-07-27 19:00:00 Description: The HotSpot's under new management, and what better way to kick things off than taking an in-depth look at Catherine and wondering why oh why are we aroused right now? Kevin VanOrd, Giancarlo Varanini, Chris Watters, and Tom Magrino do just that with...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/20/11 - A Passion for Bastion Updated: 2011-07-20 19:00:00 Description: Greg Kasavin joins Tom Mc Shea, Maxwell McGee, and Brendan Sinclair for an in-depth (but spoiler-free) discussion of Supergiant Games' Xbox Live Summer of Arcade game Bastion. Then it's time to talk about the dilemma of sports reviews, a sobering mon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/13/11 - Harry Potter and the Botched Adaptation Updated: 2011-07-13 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Chris Watters, Carolyn Petit, and Brendan Sinclair are on hand to see if Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 sends the series out on a high note (it doesn't), if Ms. 'Splosion Man lives up to the combustible platformer's reputat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 07/06/11 - Earth Defense Farce Updated: 2011-07-06 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Shaun McInnis, and Tom Mc Shea shoot the breeze...and ants, spiders, robo-daddy long legs, and all manner of invertebrate invaders in Earth Defense Force: Insect Armageddon. Then, the panelists reflect on their Games of the Half-Year, s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/29/11 - The Free Speech Episode Updated: 2011-06-29 19:00:00 Description: The Supreme Court came down on the side of free speech in the industry's fight against a California law restricting sales of violent games, and Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair celebrate by speaking a lot for free. Also, m...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/22/11 - Shadows of the Daaamn this Game Is Good Updated: 2011-06-22 19:00:00 Description: There's a reason Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, Maxwell McGee, and Tom Magrino have never joined in cacophonic unity on a HotSpot panel before. That reason can be found in our discussion of the Suda-51/Shinji Mikami collabo Shadows of the Damned (which ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/15/11 - Never Bet on Duke Updated: 2011-06-15 19:00:00 Description: Duke Nukem Forever is finally out, much to the chagrin of Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair. Also, Mc Shea addresses the blowback from his Infamous 2 review, THQ shutters the Homefront studio, and absolutely everything's getting hacked....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/08/11 - E3 2011 Conference Rundown part 2 Updated: 2011-06-08 19:00:00 Description: Coherent thought has left the building, as GameSpot's Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, and Tom Magrino string together words that are nothing if not English. In our discussion of Sony's and Nintendo's press conferences, we expound upon the Wii's new U and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/07/11 - E3 2011 Conference Rundown Updated: 2011-06-07 19:00:00 Description: Chris Watters, Carolyn Petit, and Brendan Sinclair try to recap all the major E3 conferences in chronological order and fail miserably! The gang covers Microsoft, Electronic Arts, and Ubisoft (and just a bit of Vita!) before the clock runs out on the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 06/01/11 - Infamous 2, Red Faction: Armageddon Updated: 2011-06-01 19:00:00 Description: Infamous 2! Red Faction: Armageddon! Starcraft II: Heart of the Swarm! Terraria? It's a packed prE3 podcast with Tom Mc Shea, Chris Watters, Kurtis Seid, Maxwell McGee, Carolyn Petit, and Brendan Sinclair sifting through the latest scuttlebutt as we ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/25/11 - Musings From the Infinite Updated: 2011-05-25 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Ricardo Torres, and Brendan Sinclair trade in their scuba gear for an ornithopter. Why? Hard to say. It may have something to do with BioShock Infinite, which receives a healthy amount of chit-chat on this week's HotSpot. O...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/18/11 - The Shifty Eye Episode Updated: 2011-05-18 19:00:00 Description: Tell me, do you want a new HotSpot? I have a dead bird's wing, some chopped-up bits of string, and a pen that's run dry, all of which say you do. ARE YOU CALLING THIS EVIDENCE FALSE?! Oh, you are? Well, OK then. Carolyn Petit, Kurtis Seid, Maxwell Mc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/11/11 - Podcasting on the Brink Updated: 2011-05-11 19:00:00 Description: After Chris Watters stops by for an opening salvo on Bethesda's class-based shooter Brink, the significantly less class-based quartet of Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, Tyler Winegarner and Brendan Sinclair go all Kratos on Thor: God of Thunder, bug out o...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/06/11 - The Portal 2 Spoilercast Updated: 2011-05-06 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, Chirs Watters, Carolyn Petit, and Brendan Sinclair share their experiences as the latest Aperture test subjects and examine the hows and whys of Valve's much-loved sequel. Caution: Spoilers ahead! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 05/04/11 - In From the Outland Updated: 2011-05-04 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair take a trip through the Outland before shining a light on Darkspore. Then the gang recaps the woes of Sony Offline Entertainment, questions whether Need for Speed is putting on too many miles, and ponde...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/27/11 - Wii 2 and the PlayStation Not-work Updated: 2011-04-27 19:00:00 Description: Nintendo announced a new console this week, but Sony somehow steals the headlines as Ricardo Torres, Sophia Tong, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair talk about their fears for the PlayStation Network's massive security breach, their hopes (and pet nam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/20/11 - Portal Kombat 2 Updated: 2011-04-20 19:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair have laser-focused, tangent-free discussions about a huge week of new releases with Portal 2, Mortal Kombat, and SOCOM 4: US Navy SEALs. Also, Epic Games executive producer Rod Fergusson...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/13/11 - A Cornucopia of Capcom Updated: 2011-04-13 19:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Tom Magrino, Justin Calvert, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair recap Capcom's Captivate event, with impressions of Dragon's Dogma, Azura's Wrath, Street Fighter x Tekken, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, and Resident Evil: Operation...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/08/11 - Dragon Age II Spoilercast Updated: 2011-04-08 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Kurtis Seid, and Carolyn Petit share a spoiler-filled discussion of BioWare's latest fantasy role-playing game from start to finish on a bonus Dragon Age II-devoted episode of the HotSpot!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/06/11 - Monster Season Updated: 2011-04-06 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair make amends for April Fools with a sports-free show offering a hearty endorsement of DreamRift's Metroidvania-style Monster Tale for the DS, a hearty "meh" to PlayStation Move Heroes, an update on Sony's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 04/01/11 - The Ball and Juice Episode Updated: 2011-04-01 19:00:00 Description: April is the busiest time of the year for HotSpot game-breakers Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair. To mark the month's arrival, the gang goes around the horn with expert opinions, predictions, insights, and rants about all the hot topics...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/30/11 - Rubbing Is Racing Updated: 2011-03-30 19:00:00 Description: For the overwhelming majority of you who have a Jimmie Johnson bumper sticker and a surgically raised eyebrow, I'll just say, wow, are you in for a treat. Sophia Tong, Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, Kurtis Seid, and Tom Magrino manage a mostly coherent c...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/25/11 - The 3DS Spoilercast Updated: 2011-03-25 19:00:00 Description: The 3DS is finally here, so it's time for Chris Watters, Justin Calvert, Carolyn Petit, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair to share their impressions of the hardware itself and take an in-depth look at the launch lineup, including Pilotwings Resort, N...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/23/11 - Incredible Crysis 2 Updated: 2011-03-23 19:00:00 Description: Sophia Tong, Kevin VanOrd, Maxwell McGee, and Brendan Sinclair suit up for Crysis 2, preview Sega's summer one-two punch of Captain America and Thor: God of Thunder for all major platforms, and diagnose Square's latest flare-up of Dissidia for the PS...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/16/11 - All Vocal on the Homefront Updated: 2011-03-16 19:00:00 Description: Chris Watters, Carolyn Petit, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair strike a blow for God and country in THQ's near-future first-person shooter Homefront and then savagely rain down blows for fun and profit in Sega's Yakuza 4. Also, a roundup of game de...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/09/11 - Dragon Age II - Take 2 Updated: 2011-03-09 20:00:00 Description: Knights-errant Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, Kurtis Seid, and Brendan Sinclair quest for entertaining podcast fodder in Dragon Age II, Mortal Kombat, and the Game Developers Conference. And, in honor of Duke Nukem Forever, we have the return of ESRB Rati...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/07/11 - Deadly Premonition Spoilercast Updated: 2011-03-07 20:00:00 Description: Deadly Premonition director Swery and localization head Tad Horie pay a visit to the HotSpot studios to talk at length about last year's survival horror standout. What was left on the cutting room floor due to ratings concerns? What does he think of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 03/02/11 - The 3DS Launch (Japan Edition) Updated: 2011-03-02 20:00:00 Description: Guy Cocker, Tom Mc Shea, Brendan Sinclair, and a thoroughly jetlagged Ricardo Torres run down the Japanese 3DS debut, including impressions of all the biggest launch games. Then it's time to take on the trailer trifecta of Skyrim, Dead Island, and We...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 02/23/11 - More Like Cursin-storm... Updated: 2011-02-23 20:00:00 Description: What do Bulletstorm and this week's HotSpot have in common? They're both kind of short and overly profane! Sophia Tong, Chris Watters, Kevin VanOrd, and Tom Magrino take turns with the censor button to discuss Epic's latest over-the-top shooter, befo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 02/16/11 - Marvel, Capcom, Activision, Oh My! Updated: 2011-02-16 20:00:00 Description: What's better than 20 solid minutes of conversation concerning Marvel vs. Capcom 3? How about 21 solid minutes of conversation on Capcom's latest fighter?! Ricardo Torres, Giancarlo Varanini, Tom Mc Shea, Maxwell McGee, and Tom Magrino deliver the go...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 02/08/11 - Once, Twice, Three Times a Killzone Updated: 2011-02-08 20:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Carolyn Petit, Ricardo Torres, and Brendan Sinclair rush headlong into Guerrilla Games' Killzone 3 with reckless abandon before contemplating the many layers of Double Fine's Stacking. Then, the panel of Demon's Souls fans assesses the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 02/01/11 - All About the NGP Updated: 2011-02-01 20:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres joins Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair in the studio to give hands-on impressions on Sony's Next Generation Portable and the HD Ico and Shadow of the Colossus Collection. Also, we have more on the 3DS rollout, a new Kir...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 01/25/11 - DS2 and the 3DS Updated: 2011-01-25 20:00:00 Description: This week, the Dead Space 2 necromorph invasion claims Chris Watters, Carolyn Petit, Kurtis Seid, and Brendan Sinclair. Then, the gang discovers there's only one cure for 3DS fever: an announcement of the system's price coupled with a sketchy launch ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 01/18/11 - Little Big Podcast Updated: 2011-01-18 20:00:00 Description: Sophia Tong, Kevin VanOrd, Justin Calvert, and Brendan Sinclair saddle up with Sackboy a second time in Little Big Planet 2, swap first impressions of Final Fantasy XIII-2, and open up on Portal 2. Then it's time to grab a pencil and take the "Are Yo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 01/11/11 - Las Vegas - Gaming CES-pool Updated: 2011-01-11 20:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair recap the Consumer Electronics Show and Nintendo World, from Avatar Kinect to the 3DS launch lineup and battery life. Then it's time for Wii gamers to get Lost in Shadow, and the gang sh...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 01/06/11 - Red Dead Redemption: Game of the Year Updated: 2011-01-06 20:00:00 Description: It's bonus podcast time, as Chris Watters, Justin Calvert, Tyler Winegarner, Jody Robinson, and Brendan Sinclair saddle up for a spoiler-filled discussion devoted to GameSpot's 2010 Game of the Year, Red Dead Redemption! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 01/04/11 - Playing Favorites Updated: 2011-01-04 20:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair trade their personal Best of 2010 lists, with all kinds of love for Mass Effect 2, Vanquish, Dead Rising 2, and Z.H.P.: Unlosing Ranger vs. Darkdeath Evilman. Then it's time for Dead Risi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 12/30/10 - The 2010 Outtakes Episode Updated: 2010-12-30 20:00:00 Description: It's a thin line between comedy and tragedy. This collection of scraps and leftovers from a year's worth of podcasting shows what happens when the HotSpot crosses that line (or just goes off the rails). WARNING: This episode of the HotSpot contains s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 12/21/10 - Putting Down 2010... Updated: 2010-12-21 20:00:00 Description: Kevin Van Ord, Tyler Winegarner, Ricardo Torres, and Tom Magrino are joined by GameSpot's newest editor, Maxwell McGee, as we walk the HotSpot to the 2010 finish line. In this brave, bold episode, GameSpot's editors discuss Game of the Year winners, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 12/14/10 - And the Winner Is Updated: 2010-12-14 20:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair recap a raft of game news from the VGAs, getting entirely too excited way too early about The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Guillermo Del Toro's Insane, Uncharted 3, Mass Effect 3, Prototype 2, and SSX: De...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 12/07/10 - Cataclysm: Apocalypse WOW! Updated: 2010-12-07 20:00:00 Description: It's the end of the World of Warcraft as we know it, and Giancarlo Varanini, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair feel fine. The gang goes over what's included in the game's free Shattering patch, what's exclusive to the Cataclysm expansion, and where ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 11/30/10 - Not-Quite-Epic Mickey Updated: 2010-11-30 20:00:00 Description: Supergiant Games' Greg Kasavin returns to the HotSpot to talk about the upcoming Bastion and game-planning for an increasingly crowded indie marketplace with Ricardo Torres and Brendan Sinclair. The gang also shares impressions of Disney's long-await...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 11/23/10 - Gran Turismo 5 and Donkey Kong Returns Updated: 2010-11-23 20:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair take Gran Turismo 5 for a long-awaited test drive before emigrating to Donkey Kong Country Returns and invading Majin and the Forsaken Kingdom. The gang also weighs in on a busy week of ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 11/16/10 - All Good in the Brotherhood Updated: 2010-11-16 20:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd usurps the HotSpot host's chair to preside over the Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood review recap while Tom Mc Shea and Carolyn Petit praise Pac-Man Championship Edition DX, and Giancarlo Varanini picks a very bad time to play devil's advoc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 11/09/10 - The Call of Duty: Black Ops Debriefing Updated: 2010-11-09 20:00:00 Description: Chris Watters sheds light on Call of Duty: Black Ops before deserting, while Carolyn Petit, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair stick around to talk about the NBA Elite that never was, gaming's day in Supreme Court, and the Dragon Age Facebook spin-off...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 11/04/10 - Hooking Up With Kinect Updated: 2010-11-04 19:00:00 Description: Chris Watters, Justin Calvert, Giancarlo Varanini, Ricardo Torres, and Brendan Sinclair get themselves Kinect-ed in a special launch day edition of the HotSpot. Does Microsoft's new camera peripheral work? Are the games any fun? What should parents k...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 11/02/10 - God of War versus Force Unleashed and the Muzyka-Go-Round Updated: 2010-11-02 19:00:00 Description: Between Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II, God of War: Ghost of Sparta, Fable III, Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare, Inafune leaving Capcom, 5th Cell's latest game, and a Dragon Age II interview with BioWare's Ray Muzyka, this podcast is so pack...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 10/26/10 - Fable III and the Rhythm Game Round-Up Updated: 2010-10-26 19:00:00 Description: It's an episode crammed full of cameos as Chris Watters, Kevin VanOrd, and Ricardo Torres bail out after talking up Fable III, BlizzCon, Rock Band 3, DJ Hero 2, and the console editions of The Sims 3. Without a panel to keep them on topic, can Shaun ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot - 10/19/10 - Fallout: New Vegas, Vanquish, Super Meat Boy Updated: 2010-10-19 19:00:00 Description: The holiday rush is here, as Kevin VanOrd, Justin Calvert, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair tackle a busy week's worth of games, including Fallout: New Vegas, Kirby's Epic Yarn, Vanquish, EA MMA, and Super Meat Boy. Then it's on to recap a week pack...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/14/2010 Dead Rising 2: The Facts Updated: 2010-10-14 19:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair loved Dead Rising 2 so much that they invited Blue Castle senior producer Josh Bridge to bask in their praise for public consumption. In exchange, Bridge revealed how a Canadian developer wound up maki...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/12/2010 Medal of Honor, Gears of War 3 Updated: 2010-10-12 19:00:00 Description: Kurtis Seid, Kevin Van Ord, Sophia Tong, Chris Watters, and Tom Magrino are on hand to deliver a perfectly adequate discussion on the perfectly competent shooter that is Medal of Honor. Our Gears of War 3 discussion, on the other hand, whoa boy, that...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/05/2010 Castlevania Lords of Shadow, Final Fanasy XIV Updated: 2010-10-05 19:00:00 Description: In this episode of the HotSpot, Giancarlo Varanini explains Castlevania: Lords of Shadow's blood-sucking bent, while Kevin VanOrd and Kurtis Seid explain how Final Fantasy XIV just kind of sucks. Elsewhere, Tom Mc Shea says why Enslaved just might be...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/28/2010 Dead Rising 2 Eats Brains, Steals Hearts Updated: 2010-09-28 19:00:00 Description: Capcom's latest absurdly comic zombie action game steals the show as Dead Rising 2 makes Tom Mc Shea, Ricardo Torres, Kurtis Seid, and Brendan Sinclair start thinking about the Game of the Year awards. Then it's time to revisit the Japanese game indu...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/21/2010 Tokyo Game Show a Go Go Updated: 2010-09-21 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Andrew Park, Justin Calvert, and Brendan Sinclair lovingly cradle Civilization V for a few minutes before a rundown of the massive Tokyo Game Show, including Team Ico Collection, Suda 51 and Mikami's Shadow of the Damned, and a possible...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/14/2010 Halo: Reach vs. Earth Defense Force Updated: 2010-09-14 19:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair explore the just-released Halo: Reach and where Bungie's iconic shooter series might go without the studio at the helm. Also, a court ruling threatens the used gaming market, Earth Defens...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/07/2010 Updated: 2010-09-07 19:00:00 Description: Not-so-fresh from the long weekend, Tom Magrino, Kevin VanOrd, Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair talk Penny Arcade Expo, Duke Nukem Forever, Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions, Kingdom Hearts: Birth By Sleep, Batman: Brave and the Bold, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/31/2010 Updated: 2010-08-31 19:00:00 Description: Giancarlo Varanini, Tyler Winegarner, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair explore Team Ninja's Metroid: Other M from every angle and inoculate against the infectious fun of Dead Rising: Case Zero before talking Golden Sun, Xbox Live price hikes, DSi pr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/24/2010 Updated: 2010-08-24 19:00:00 Description: Tom Magrino, Justin Calvert, Kurtis Seid, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair meddle in the family business of Mafia II before bundling up for a harsh Neverwinter and tackling Dawn of War III, a second DeathSpank, Ratchet and Clank: All 4 One, Fighter...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/17/2010 Updated: 2010-08-17 19:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Kevin VanOrd, Ricardo Torres, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair while away the dog days of summer with talk of Kane and Lynch 2, BioShock Infinite, QuakeCon, and slightly creepy Call of Duty Prestige Edition pack-ins....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/10/2010 Updated: 2010-08-10 19:00:00 Description: Sophia Tong makes a cameo and bolts before Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair begrudgingly talk Madden 2011, Ace Combat and the ongoing Bruckheimer-ization of the industry, and how the upcoming Lara Croft Summer of Arcade game ruined Ch...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/03/2010 Updated: 2010-08-03 19:00:00 Description: Andrew Park, Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair dish out real-time discussion on Starcraft II and indulge in Castlevania's Harmony of Despair before tackling narrative-based downloadable content, the upcoming GoldenEye remake, and a rash...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/27/2010 Updated: 2010-07-27 19:00:00 Description: It's a Comic-Convalescent HotSpot as Shaun McInnis, Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair try to recuperate from a wild week in San Diego with talk of Dragon Age II, Street Fighter x Tekken, and loads more....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/20/2010 Updated: 2010-07-20 19:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew finds itself in Limbo this week, but not that creepy Inception kind. Instead, Tom Mc Shea, Kevin Van Ord, Giancarlo Varanini, and Tom Magrino attempt to wrap our heads around Playdead's artistic plaftormer. And with not much else hap...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/13/2010 Updated: 2010-07-13 19:00:00 Description: Ron Gilbert's in the studio, need we say more?! The DeathSpank creator sits down with Kevin VanOrd and Tom Magrino to discuss his latest madcap downloadable creation, while Sophia Tong, Chris Watters, and Tom Mc Shea devote some very serious discussi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/06/2010 Updated: 2010-07-06 19:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Chris Watters, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair clean up the mean streets in A.P.B. and Crackdown 2, ponder slumping May sales amidst a wave of big-name releases, whether Microsoft should have expected low Kinect preorde...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/29/2010 Updated: 2010-06-29 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair enlist in the Transformers' War for Cybertron and go into the uniquely entertaining Singularity before contemplating Beyond Good and Evil 2, Seaman for 3DS, the future of Kinect and 3D...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/22/2010 Updated: 2010-06-22 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Brian Ekberg, Ricardo Torres, and Brendan Sinclair recover from E3 with a few final thoughts on the show and a slew of listener e-mails, phone calls, and homework assignments! WARNING: This episode of the HotSpot contains suggestive lan...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/17/2010 Updated: 2010-06-17 19:00:00 Description: Tor Thorsen, Tom Magrino, Sophia Tong, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair kill the final moments of E3 2010 talking about the best and worst of the show, and giving yet more impressions of the 3DS, Kinect, and Move. Also, Kevin VanOrd crashes the show...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/16/2010 Updated: 2010-06-16 19:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Kevin VanOrd, Ricardo Torres, Eddie Makuch, and Brendan Sinclair tackle E3 head on, picking their games of the show and trading impressions of Gran Turismo 5, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Kirby's Epic Yarn, the 3DS, Marvel vs. Capcom 3,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/15/2010 Updated: 2010-06-15 19:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, Brian Ekberg, and Brendan Sinclair recap the big news of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, straight from the show floor! 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LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/25/2010 Updated: 2010-05-25 19:00:00 Description: It's substitute teacher week on the HotSpot as Brian Ekberg fills in as guest host, and the classroom of Justin Calvert, Tom Mc Shea, Tom Magrino, and Shaun McInnis is getting away with murder. The crew discusses Super Mario Galaxy 2 and Blur and rev...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/18/2010 Updated: 2010-05-18 19:00:00 Description: The HotSpot posse of Justin Calvert, Tom Mc Shea, Giancarlo Varanini, Chris Watters, and Brendan Sinclair saddles up for Red Dead Redemption before crowning the new Prince of Persia games. It also has April NPD sales, more Call of Duty spin-off talk,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/11/2010 Updated: 2010-05-11 19:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres, Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair get caught up in Alan Wake before nuking Lost Planet 2 from orbit. After that, it's time to talk Little Big Planet 2, Wii Party, God of War: Ghost of Sparta and subject everyone to some ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/04/2010 Updated: 2010-05-04 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, Shaun McInnis, and Brendan Sinclair scratch the surface of the Halo: Reach beta before weighing in on the Bungie-Activision blockbuster 10-year deal. The gang also goes into Nier, 3D Dot Game Heroes, Call of Duty: Black Ops...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/27/2010 Updated: 2010-04-27 19:00:00 Description: The HotSpot experiences what we'll call a trundling week, as Ricardo Torres, Giancarlo Varanini, Justin Calvert, and Tom Magrino talk at great length about Halo: Reach, Super Street Fighter IV, Monster Hunter Tri, and something called...soccer? Also,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/20/2010 Updated: 2010-04-20 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, Ricardo Torres, and Brendan Sinclair geek out over the possibilities of Marvel vs. Capcom 3 and try to figure out whether to be excited or apprehensive of the new XCOM first-person shooter. Also, talk of Dead Rising 2, Koji...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/13/2010 Updated: 2010-04-13 19:00:00 Description: Chris Watters and Kevin VanOrd team up to take on Splinter Cell: Conviction, Giancarlo Varanini whips up impressions of Castlevania: Lords of Shadow, and Brendan Sinclair still gets nightmares from Typing of the Dead. Also, more of the Infinity Ward-...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/06/2010 Updated: 2010-04-06 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Ricardo Torres, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair take a bite out of Apple's iPad, The Conduit 2, and Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions. Then it's time to ponder Epic Games' mystery announcement, pour an O'Douls out for the developers of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/30/2010 Updated: 2010-03-30 19:00:00 Description: Brian Ekberg, Kevin VanOrd, Tyler Winegarner, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair ponder the potential of the 3DS, gush about Resonance of Fate and Cave Story, and then lay down the law when it comes to the rules of trash-talking. Also, the gang rises ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/23/2010 Updated: 2010-03-23 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Chris Watters, Shaun McInnis, and Brendan Sinclair hitch their wagon to a propane tank in Just Cause 2, plumb the depths of the Moscow subway tunnels in Metro 2033, and explore every last bit of Infinite Space. Then it's time to ponder ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/16/2010 Updated: 2010-03-16 19:00:00 Description: With the 2010 Game Developers Conference a thing of the past, Ricardo Torres, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Guy Cocker, and Tom Magrino bust a...oh man, it's gonna be good, wait for it...Move, talking up Sony's new motion-sensing controller. We also get...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/09/2010 Updated: 2010-03-09 20:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Giancarlo Varinini, and Brendan Sinclair drop the Nemean Cestuses and duke it out with God of War III and Final Fantasy XIII before picking sides in the Infinity Ward-Activision fight, kicking Ubisoft's new DRM policy while...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/02/2010 Updated: 2010-03-02 20:00:00 Description: Chris Watters, Tom Magrino, Sophia Tong, Ricardo Torres, and Brendan Sinclair invest in Battlefield: Bad Company 2, fret about their (temporarily) busted PS3s, and take a look at a Nintendo lineup featuring Super Mario Galaxy 2, Metroid: Other M, and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/25/2010 Updated: 2010-02-25 20:00:00 Description: It's a spoiler-ridden Heavy Rain podcast as Justin Calvert, Lark Anderson, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair trade notes on who lived, who died, and why in each of their paths through Quantic Dream's serial killer thriller. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/23/2010 Updated: 2010-02-23 20:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea and Lark Anderson swing by to talk Heavy Rain and Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing, then leave it to Justin Calvert, Tyler Winegarner, Brian Ekberg, and Brendan Sinclair to recap the latest news out of the DICE Summit, Civilization V, Star...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/16/2010 Updated: 2010-02-16 20:00:00 Description: Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair have a front-row seat for Aliens vs. Predator vs. Kevin VanOrd. Then the gang goes over an X10 lineup boasting Fable III, Alan Wake, and Dead Rising 2 before recapping a busy week of layoffs and studio...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/09/2010 Updated: 2010-02-09 20:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair return to Rapture with divergent takes on BioShock 2, then find common ground again thanks to Dante's Inferno. Also, Sonic returns to his 2D roots, and Mature-rated games on the Wii suffe...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/02/2010 Updated: 2010-02-02 20:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Tom Mc Shea, Chris Watters, and Brendan Sinclair cautiously go where others go on a regular basis--they talk about an armada of new releases, including Star Trek Online, MAG, and White Knight Chronicles. The gang also runs down a huge...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/26/2010 Updated: 2010-01-26 20:00:00 Description: Mass Effect 2 fever afflicts the HotSpot crew, as BioWare project director Casey Hudson stops by the studio. Kevin VanOrd, Chris Watters, and Tom Magrino do their best to manage some intelligent comments about the game, while Lark Anderson drops by t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/19/2010 Updated: 2010-01-19 20:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Chris Watters, and Brendan Sinclair peer into the Dark Void, and the Dark Void peers back into them. With Capcom's latest out of the way, it's time to close the book on 2009 with December's NPD figures and take a look at re...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/12/2010 Updated: 2010-01-12 20:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair explore the subtle nuances of Army of Two: The 40th Day before addressing the Xbox 360 Game Room and rumors of a new developer for Modern Warfare 3. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/07/2010 Updated: 2010-01-07 20:00:00 Description: It's a bonus spoiler-filled podcast dedicated to GameSpot's 2009 Game of the Year, as Kevin VanOrd, Justin Calvert, Lark Anderson, and Brendan Sinclair spend the better part of an hour gushing over Demon's Souls. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/05/2010 Updated: 2010-01-05 20:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Justin Calvert, Giancarlo Varanini, and Brendan Sinclair kick off the New Year with impressions of the week's gruesome twosome of angelic beatdowns, THQ's Darksiders and Platinum Games' Bayonetta. Plus, a brief primer on street talk, co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/29/2009 Updated: 2009-12-29 20:00:00 Description: GameSpot HQ is all quiet this week, which means it's time for an all-clips show of outtakes from a whole bunch of 2009 shows. If mic checks, double takes, and non sequiturs are your thing, we've got a show for you! If they aren't, well, at least it's...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/22/2009 Updated: 2009-12-22 20:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres, Tom Magrino, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair wrap up an exhausting 2009 with a second opinion on Bayonetta, differing views on despicable downloadable content, and more junk than you can shake a stick at. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/15/2009 Updated: 2009-12-15 20:00:00 Description: All aboard! Tom Mc Shea, Justin Calvert, and Brendan Sinclair go hobo and ride the rails with Link in Zelda: Spirit Tracks, take aim at PixelJunk Shooter, and give their memories of God of War I and II an HD face-lift. Also, November NPD numbers, Bat...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/08/2009 Updated: 2009-12-08 20:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Brian Ekberg, and Brendan Sinclair bleep all over the bleepin' bleepfest that is Rogue Warrior; save France from cows, as well as Nazis, in Pandemic's Saboteur; and look forward to Dead Space 2, Medal of Honor, and...House,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/01/2009 Updated: 2009-12-01 20:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair briefly oppress indigenous cultures in James Cameron's Avatar before looking forward to Mass Effect 2, a new Prince of Persia, and the fiscal ramifications of incorporating the Mercenaries franchise. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/24/2009 Updated: 2009-11-24 20:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd stops by to talk about the inverted 720 face-plant that is Tony Hawk: Ride, then Ricardo Torres, Tom Mc Shea, Sophia Tong, and Brendan Sinclair look forward to the year-end awards, lament the apparent passing of Pandemic, and peruse the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/17/2009 Updated: 2009-11-17 20:00:00 Description: Left 4 Dead 2 and Assassin's Creed II make Justin Calvert, Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair feel all tingly, but layoffs at EA and slumping October sales bring the mood back down. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/12/2009 Updated: 2009-11-12 20:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres, Chris Watters, Ryan Mac Donald, and Brendan Sinclair unload praise and scorn on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 in a spoiler-ridden podcast covering the game's single-player campaign, from the controversial airport level to the game's ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/10/2009 Updated: 2009-11-10 20:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres, Lark Anderson, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair offer a piercing perspective on Bayonetta, ponder the possibilities of Jake Gyllenhaal's Prince of Persia, and pick apart the potential for Captain America and Thor games. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/03/2009 Updated: 2009-11-03 20:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Justin Calvert, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair get all gushy about Dragon Age, GTA: Ballad of Gay Tony, Ratchet & Clank: A Crack in Time, and Tekken 6. Then, it's time to tackle the DSi XL and Modern Warfare 2's latest...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/27/2009 Updated: 2009-10-27 19:00:00 Description: Brian Ekberg, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Magrino, Chris Watters, and Brendan Sinclair craft a Shakespearean SmackDown in THQ's latest WWE game, while Dead Space: Extraction is dead-on-arrival in stores, Modern Warfare 2 for the PC gets controversial changes, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/20/2009 Updated: 2009-10-20 19:00:00 Description: Brian Ekberg, Justin Calvert, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair shift into gear with Forza 3, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars on the PSP, and Demon's Souls. Also, Chris Watters swings by to talk Borderlands, and Tom Mc Shea drops in for the mon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/13/2009 Updated: 2009-10-13 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Giancarlo Varanini, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair get giddy over Uncharted 2 and Brutal Legend, tune up Guitar Hero: Van Halen, propose bad ideas for EA's Jack the Ripper game, and set a record for most unrelated 1980s sitcom refere...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/06/2009 Updated: 2009-10-06 19:00:00 Description: It's go time, as Kevin VanOrd, Lark Anderson, Sarju Shah, and Brendan Sinclair recap the PSP Go before delving into Demon's Souls and Ninja Gaiden Sigma and breaking out the extra-snooty monocles for ESRB Ratings Description Excerpt Theatre. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/29/2009 Updated: 2009-09-29 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair recap Tokyo Game Show week, from a Wii price drop to Dead Rising 2 to rumors of Microsoft buying EA. Also, more Halo 3: ODST, a touch of Williams Pinball, and a heated debate over whether Batman is, in f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/22/2009 Updated: 2009-09-22 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair lock and load with Halo 3: ODST, tune up The Beatles: Rock Band, recap last week's GDC Austin convention, and instill a healthy dose of Activision Blizzard CEO Bobby Kotick's skepticism, pessimism, and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/15/2009 Updated: 2009-09-15 19:00:00 Description: With Brendan on assignment covering GDC Austin, Chris Watters, Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, and Tom Magrino grapple with the week's crush of games. Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2, Wet, Scribblenauts, Need for Speed: Shift, (take a breath), Mario & Luigi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/08/2009 Updated: 2009-09-08 19:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres, Giancarlo Varanini, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair get wistful on the Dreamcast's 10th anniversary with EA Sports president and Sega vet Peter Moore. Also, the gang recaps PAX 2009, talks All Time Greatest Game Heroes, and digs int...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/01/2009 Updated: 2009-09-01 19:00:00 Description: Chris Watters, Shaun McInnis, Sophia Tong, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair sound off on Guitar Hero 5, Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Disney's big acquisition of Marvel. Also, God of War gets collected on the PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 Elite hardware ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/25/2009 Updated: 2009-08-25 19:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Giancarlo Varanini, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair get committed to Batman: Arkham Asylum, level up in Dissidia: Final Fantasy, and recap a frenzied news week, featuring a PlayStation 3 price drop, Fable III, World of Warcraft: Ca...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/18/2009 Updated: 2009-08-18 19:00:00 Description: With HotSpot mastermind Brendan Sinclair giving his dulcet tones a rest for the week, Brian Ekberg, Chris Watters, Sophia Tong, and Tom Magrino do their best to make with the video game talky-talky. Subjects on tap for the week include Shadow Complex...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/11/2009 Updated: 2009-08-11 19:00:00 Description: It's Madden week, which means it's time for Brian Ekberg, Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair to expose just how much (or little) they know about football. Also, the crew dissects Activision's plans for Call of Duty, Tony Hawk: Ride, and...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/04/2009 Updated: 2009-08-04 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair celebrate the 200th episode of the HotSpot by putting the moves on Fat Princess, enlisting with G.I. Joe, and doing whatever one is supposed to do with a "BlazBlue." Then, it's time to ta...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/28/2009 Updated: 2009-07-28 19:00:00 Description: Just back from a trip to Comic-Con, Chris Watters, Ricardo Torres, and Lark Anderson tell their war stories to Brendan Sinclair. Also, Splinter Cell Conviction is overturned until next year, the Warcraft movie gets a director, and the holiday release...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/21/2009 Updated: 2009-07-21 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair tune up for make-your-own Rock Band songs, bemoan the Bayonetta delay, run down the monthly sales charts, and more. WARNING: This episode of the HotSpot contains suggestive language. Listener discretion...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/14/2009 Updated: 2009-07-14 19:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Andre Segers, Tom Mc Shea, Chris Watters, and Brendan Sinclair storm Battlefield 1943, kick back with Wii Sports Resort, and look forward to another Summer of Arcade before discovering the awful truth about the BioShock 2 delay. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/07/2009 Updated: 2009-07-07 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Tyler Winegarner, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair keep busy punishing The Punisher and trying to describe Trine. Then it's time to get online with Starcraft II, LucasArts, and Gaikai. Plus, who thinks Asteroids would make a good movie...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/30/2009 Updated: 2009-06-30 19:00:00 Description: There's more to the HotSpot than meets the ear when Ricardo Torres, Brian Ekberg, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair stick a verbal potato in the cinematic tailpipe of Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (spoilers!). But that still leaves plenty of ti...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/23/2009 Updated: 2009-06-23 19:00:00 Description: Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, Lark Anderson, and Brendan Sinclair threaten to drop support for the PS3 and PSP if Sony doesn't drop the price, and then jack up the cost of its Shin Megami Tensei: Devil Survivor and Prototype discussion. Also, Angry Barry...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/16/2009 Updated: 2009-06-16 19:00:00 Description: Who you gonna call for impressions of Ghostbusters, Prototype, and Legendary Starfy? The HotSpot fab five of Justin Calvert, Kevin VanOrd, Sophia Tong, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair, of course. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/09/2009 Updated: 2009-06-09 19:00:00 Description: E3 2009 saw a lot of people drop a lot of megaton bombs. Brian Ekberg, Sophia Tong, Shaun McInnis, and Brendan Sinclair reflect in the aftermath of the big show, talk a little Sims 3, and pick sides in the cases of Activision v. Double Fine, Darkside...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/03/2009 Updated: 2009-06-03 19:00:00 Description: Giddy from lack of sleep and abundance of gaming goodness, Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, and Brendan Sinclair close out the HotSpot's E3 2009 coverage with a micro-cast recap of what was learned, seen, and played on the show floor. Highlig...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/02/2009 Updated: 2009-06-02 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Chris Watters, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair burn through the Nintendo and Sony press conferences, pausing briefly to reflect on motion controls, Mario, Metroid: Other M, the PSP Go, Mass Effect 2, God of War 3, and so much mor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/01/2009 Updated: 2009-06-01 19:00:00 Description: Tor Thorsen, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair recap a news-packed first day of the Electronic Entertainment Expo, with all the latest from E3 briefings held by Activision Blizzard, Microsoft, Ubisoft, and Electronic Arts. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/26/2009 Updated: 2009-05-26 19:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, Ricardo Torres, and Brendan Sinclair bask in the electric glow of Infamous, take a few swings at Punch-Out, and scratch their heads over leaked footage from Team Ico, the price of Tony Hawk: Ride, and what to expect from n...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/19/2009 Updated: 2009-05-19 19:00:00 Description: With E3 mere weeks away, Shaun McInnis, Giancarlo Varanini, Kevin VanOrd, Chris Watters, and Brendan Sinclair run down who needs to show what. Also, Activision's latest Tony Hawk game wants to take you for a Ride, and we've got impressions of Bionic ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/12/2009 Updated: 2009-05-12 19:00:00 Description: Tyler Winegarner, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair bombard Treyarch Call of Duty community manager Josh Olin with questions about the game's latest add-on, the studio's ambitions, and more. The gang wants to go even further Beyond Good and Evil, Thi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/05/2009 Updated: 2009-05-05 19:00:00 Description: Tom Magrino, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair welcome Telltale Games cofounder Kevin Bruner into the studio to talk Wallace & Gromit, Wolverine, the rumored disc-less redesign for the PSP, games as art, and new developments on the BioShock feature ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/28/2009 Updated: 2009-04-28 19:00:00 Description: It's no-holds-barred podcasting action as Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Tyler Winegarner, and Brendan Sinclair submit to Ultimate Fighting Championship, BioShock 2, and Uncharted 2. Once the bleeding stops and the bones knit, it's time to...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/21/2009 Updated: 2009-04-21 19:00:00 Description: Tor Thorsen, Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair draw a thin line between tangents and actual topics such as Fallout: New Vegas, a bad month for NPD numbers, M-rated games for the Wii and DS, and Activision's Scratch lawsuit. And for tho...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/14/2009 Updated: 2009-04-14 19:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis saw Saw, and he shares impressions of the horrifying puzzle game with Tom Mc Shea, Andre Segers, and Brendan Sinclair. Then the gang gets up in arms about Dead Space's debut on the Wii, Nintendo's problems in Japan, the screenwriter for...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/07/2009 Updated: 2009-04-07 19:00:00 Description: Kevin VanOrd, Sophia Tong, Andre Segers, and Brendan Sinclair go hands-on with the Nintendo DSi and rundown the launch lineup in every sense of the word before moving on to Ninja Blade, Riddick, and more. Also, the largest HotSpot collection of corre...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/31/2009 Updated: 2009-03-31 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair recover from the Game Developers Conference with speculation about The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks, impressions of Batman: Arkham Asylum, praise for Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/24/2009 Updated: 2009-03-24 19:00:00 Description: Tom Mc Shea, Shaun McInnis, Sophia Tong, Andre Segers, and Brendan Sinclair play Animal Crossing for all the wrong reasons before digging into news of Max Payne 3 and Ninja Gaiden Sigma II. Then it's time to put the Resident Evil 5 discussion to bed,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/17/2009 Updated: 2009-03-17 19:00:00 Description: Brian Ekberg, Lark Anderson, Kevin VanOrd, Justin Calvert, and Brendan Sinclair go into the gory details on Resident Evil 5, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, and MadWorld. After that, they run through a sequel-heavy news week with tidbits on BioShoc...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/10/2009 Updated: 2009-03-10 19:00:00 Description: Chris Watters, Ricardo Torres, Tom Mc Shea, Brendan Sinclair, and game designer David Sirlin talk about watching the Watchmen, balancing fighting games, the used-game business, BioShock 2, Resident Evil 5, and...Quiz and Dragons?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/03/2009 Updated: 2009-03-03 20:00:00 Description: Tom Magrino, Lark Anderson, Ricardo Torres, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair lean deep into the strike zone and take one for the team with Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li. Once they purge themselves of those memories, it's on to Halo Wars, the...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/24/2009 Updated: 2009-02-24 20:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair provide a dramatic reinterpretation of Killzone 2's gripping narrative before delving into the surreal one-two punch that is Noby Noby Boy and 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. Then the gang lo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/17/2009 Updated: 2009-02-17 20:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair go nuts for GTA: The Lost and Damned, Dawn of War II, and House of the Dead: Overkill before taking some time out to watch over the Watchmen game's associate producer Jerry ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/10/2009 Updated: 2009-02-10 20:00:00 Description: Wanted: Weapons of Fate executive producer Pete Wanat swings by the studio to curve bullets with Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair, and then it's time to talk Dead Rising 2, Dead Space on the Wii, Red Dead Redemption, the suddenly not ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/03/2009 Updated: 2009-02-03 20:00:00 Description: Still buzzing from the weekend's Puppy Bowl V, Brian Ekberg, Sophia Tong, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair try to focus on Resident Evil 5, Batman: Arkham Asylum, Killzone 2, Mortal Kombat vs. Major Dad, and your best box quotes for te...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/27/2009 Updated: 2009-01-27 20:00:00 Description: Chris Watters, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair knuckle up like 3 Ninjas and go a few rounds with Street Fighter IV, Grand Theft Auto: Chinatown Wars, Prinny: Can I Really Be the Hero?, the new Ninja Turtles game, and the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/20/2009 Updated: 2009-01-20 20:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, Sophia Tong, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair whack the Godfather II, play with Deadly Creatures, and run down the best-selling games of 2008 before discussion of the story in Doom 4 morphs into an argument about the meri...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/13/2009 Updated: 2009-01-13 20:00:00 Description: Tor Thorsen, Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair run down the scene at CES 2009, pay a visit to Skate 2's Hall of Meat, ponder a year without a new Rock Band, assess the state of the fighting game, and lament the death of Electronic Gami...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/06/2009 Updated: 2009-01-06 20:00:00 Description: The HotSpot comes out swinging for 2009 with the longest episode yet, far surpassing the surgeon general's daily recommended allowance of inane chatter. Find out all about Nintendo's early '09 lineup, rumors of a new Zelda, why Gears of War 2 wasn't ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/16/2008 Updated: 2008-12-16 20:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres, Tom Magrino, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair recap the biggest trends of 2008 and look forward to God of War, Brutal Legend, Wolverine: Origins, and (fingers crossed) Michael Phelps vs. Aquaman....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/09/2008 Updated: 2008-12-09 20:00:00 Description: Shaun McInnis, Jon Miller, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair fight through a serious case of "senioritis" to discuss the new Prince of Persia and a packed week of news featuring Uncharted 2, GTAIV for PC, Killzone 2, Brutal Legend, and casual racism...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/02/2008 Updated: 2008-12-02 20:00:00 Description: Chris Watters, Sophia Tong, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair break down gaming's 10 commandments, lobby for a Halo-Rashomon crossover, show some love to GTAIV, and share their top three games of 2008. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/25/2008 Updated: 2008-11-25 20:00:00 Description: It looks like the best/worst of the holiday blockbuster rush is behind us, so Tom Magrino, Brian Ekberg, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair have time to reflect on the hits that were and run down the New Xbox Experience before seeing Dead Rising and P...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/18/2008 Updated: 2008-11-18 20:00:00 Description: Shaun White answers the Call of Duty as the HotSpot crew gets down to the Nuts and Bolts of Wrath of the Lich King...Gears of War 2. Also, we get elbow deep in discussion about the ESRB's spoiler-rific ratings summaries and dole out mad props to awes...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/11/2008 Updated: 2008-11-11 20:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres, Tom Magrino, Kevin VanOrd, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair shoot the breeze (and the aliens) on Gears of War 2, Resistance 2, and Mirror's Edge, then it's on to shuttered studios, the best inventions of 2008, and more phone calls an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/04/2008 Updated: 2008-11-04 20:00:00 Description: California State Senator Leland Yee comes by to defend his gaming legislation and class up the joint, but only after Shaun McInnis, Tom Mc Shea, Kevin VanOrd, and Brendan Sinclair spend the better part of an hour taking things in the opposite directi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/28/2008 Updated: 2008-10-28 19:00:00 Description: Talking about games is our business, and business is good! Mortal Kombat kreator Ed Boon swings by the studio to talk about taking on the DC Universe and the revitalized Electronic Entertainment Expo. It's a packed podcast featuring six GameSpotters ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/21/2008 Updated: 2008-10-21 19:00:00 Description: Ricardo Torres, Jon Miller, Don "The People's Panelist" Francis, and Brendan Sinclair play with fire as they discuss a Little Big Planet blasphemy, Obama's play for gamer votes, playing as a force of good or evil, and franchises that need to die. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/14/2008 Updated: 2008-10-14 19:00:00 Description: Justin Calvert, Tom Mc Shea, and Brendan Sinclair welcome BioShock 2 lead level designer JP LeBreton to help negotiate the treacherous corridors deep within the week's news, including the Tokyo Game Show, BlizzCon, Saints Row 2, Dead Space, and a ton...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/07/2008 Updated: 2008-10-07 19:00:00 Description: Jon Miller, Lark Anderson, and Brendan Sinclair drop the hate before recapping a flood of Nintendo news from the DSi to Punch-Out!! for Wii before digging in to discuss the potential of DLC as a bane to retailers and gamers both. Also, Jon relives a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/30/2008 Updated: 2008-09-30 19:00:00 Description: There's a new DS on the way, Jack Thompson was disbarred, Bungie's making a new Halo, and Fable II will ship without a promised feature. There's so much news it took Aaron Thomas, Tom Mc Shea, Chris Watters, and Brendan Sinclair nearly an hour and a ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/23/2008 Updated: 2008-09-23 19:00:00 Description: Brian Ekberg, Tom Mc Shea, Tom Magrino, and Brendan Sinclair hit the week's high notes, from Wii Music's flop potential to the rampant proliferation of Guitar Hero games. For the non-musically minded listeners, the panel goes off on Warhammer Online,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/16/2008 Updated: 2008-09-16 19:00:00 Description: EA won't be buying Take-Two after all, Microsoft is shutting down Halo Wars studio Ensemble, and Midway laid out the full Mortal Kombat vs. DC Universe roster. Shaun McInnis, Sophia Tong, Tom Mc Shea and Brendan Sinclair debate whether any of this is...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/09/2008 Updated: 2008-09-09 19:00:00 Description: Kevin Van Ord, Chris Watters, Tom Mc Shenanigans, and Brendan Sinclair take a few whacks at Viva Pinata, Spore, TNA Impact, the Xbox 360 Red Ring of Death, and a week's worth of news in a very special Dreamcast ninth-anniversary edition of the HotSpo...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 09/02/2008 Updated: 2008-09-02 19:00:00 Description: A short show for a short week. This week's installment includes Shaun's report from the Leipzig Games Convention, Jon's impressions of Spore, Chris' response to Brett Ratner's Guitar Hero movie proposal, and Tor's farewell to the host's chair. Also t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/26/2008 Updated: 2008-08-26 19:00:00 Description: Brendan returns to host Chris, Kevin, and Tom Mc Shark Attack through a minefield of controversial topics, from Kevin's Too Human review to the downside of the casual game trend, a potentially offensive Space Invaders art exhibit at Leipzig, how to f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/19/2008 Updated: 2008-08-12 19:00:00 Description: Tor, Chris, and Jon kick around the week's gaming news like the Nigerian football team in Beijing. Topics on the pitch this week include Electronic Arts inking deals with Epic and Grasshopper, the latest NPD sales figures showing the PS3 on a roll, S...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/12/2008 Updated: 2008-08-12 19:00:00 Description: Brendan's back in the host's chair with an all-Thomas team of panelists (Mc Shea, Magrino, and Aaron) to tackle the week's topics, including Braid, Madden 09, Gears of War's replica rifles, piracy, and the intoxicating (or simply toxic) concoction of...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 08/05/2008 Updated: 2008-08-05 19:00:00 Description: To the delight and chagrin of many, Tor resumes hosting after narrowly escaping from the Vegas authorities. In cahoots with him are Brendan, Shaun, and HotSpot neophyte Jon Miller, who uses his dulcet voice to recount his experiences at QuakeCon. Als...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/29/2008 Updated: 2008-07-29 19:00:00 Description: Fully recovered from the long days and longer nights of E3, the HotSpot returns with Brendan, Tom Mc Shea, Kevin, and Lark talking about Activision's decision not to publish Brutal Legend and a bunch of other games, Brett Ratner's qualifications to d...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/17/2008 Updated: 2008-07-17 19:00:00 Description: Our massive E3 megacast has nearly two hours of news from the frontlines of America's highest-profile gaming event. We've got rundowns of the latest news from Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, Electronic Arts, Capcom, Konami, and Take-Two, including such ga...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/08/2008 Updated: 2008-07-08 19:00:00 Description: With E3 looming on the horizon like a...huge looming thing, Tom, Aaron, Brendan, and Tor sit down to discuss the up-again-down-again-up-again PlayStation 3 firmware update, Infinity Ward's mystery project, Fallout 3's Australian ban, The Conduit and ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 07/01/2008 Updated: 2008-07-01 19:00:00 Description: What to you get when you combine a Norseman, an Italian, two Irishmen, Battlefield: Bad Company, a Diablo III announcement, a Rock Band 2 unveil, the inside details on the PS3's trophy and in-game XMB, a bunch of reviews, a slew of crazy phone calls ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/24/2008 Updated: 2008-06-24 19:00:00 Description: After a one-week hiatus, host Tor returns to find Tom Mc Shea, Brendan Sinclair, and Chris Watters passed out in a trashed HotSpot studio. After some corporal punishment, the gang sits down to discuss Blizzard's mystery game, The Beatles' Rock Band/G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/17/2008 Updated: 2008-06-17 19:00:00 Description: While Tor's away, Brendan, Tom, Tom, and Lark will play. The crew talks about popular series they just don't get, Metal Gear Solid 4, and the Mother of All Leaks (including avatars for Xbox 360, Guitar Hero World Tour details, and new Tony Hawk and S...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/10/2008 Updated: 2008-06-10 19:00:00 Description: Yes, yes, yes. Tor, Brendan, and Mc "Space" Shea are sick of talking about GTAIV too, but the dang thing keeps making news--like selling the most units in 48 hours EVER. Also, our panel discusses Call of Duty: World at War, a potential Ubisoft-Take-T...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 06/03/2008 Updated: 2008-06-03 19:00:00 Description: As the US wearily welcomes the end of primary season, Aaron, Tom McShea, Justin, and Tor talk about the latest happenings in the world of gaming, including Tomonobu Itagaki's shocking resignation, Guitar Hero: Metallica, PS3 trophies and in-game XMB,...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/28/2008 Updated: 2008-05-28 19:00:00 Description: After being delayed one day by the Mother of All Technical SNAFUs, Tor dashes a 6-year-old girl's dreams by reconvening panelists to re-rap about such subjects as Ubisoft's posterior-driven Rayman TV Party and Shaun White's Assassin's Creed-a-riffic ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/20/2008 Updated: 2008-05-20 16:05:00 Description: After a mad, mad, mad week of press events, Ricardo, Brendan, Tor, and Chris "Dirty" Watters discuss what is transpiring in the wide and wild world of gaming. This week's topics include Wii Fit launch confusion, April NPD numbers, still more GTAIV (l...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/13/2008 Updated: 2008-05-13 19:00:00 Description: This week Tor, Tim, and two guys named Tom discuss Metal Gear Solid 4 going gold, Too Human finally getting a release date, how best to Viva a Pinata, Activision's $3 billion year, Grand Theft Auto IV's record haul, Tony Hawk's 2008 hiatus, Skate on ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 05/06/2008 Updated: 2008-05-06 19:00:00 Description: This week's very special edition of the HotSpot sees a whopping five panelists engage in some multiplayer debate about GTAIV, Acti-Blizzard freezing out E3 and the ESA, Killzone 2 being delayed, and Rock Band turning up profits to 11. Last but certai...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/29/2008 Updated: 2008-04-29 19:00:00 Description: What can we say? This week The HotSpot talks about Grand Theft Auto IV--a lot. We talk about the game, the launches, and the response it's generating in the greater gaming universe. We also get gabby about the possibility of a DS price cut, some Spor...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/22/2008 Updated: 2008-04-22 19:00:00 Description: This week the HotSpot gang sifts through so much Grand Theft Auto IV news you might just cancel that preorder. Yeah, right. Will the UK become the next haven for game developers? Will you be playing the drums in Guitar Hero IV? Will we ever see the W...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/15/2008 Updated: 2008-04-15 19:00:00 Description: The HotSpot returns this week to dissect that ever-evolving beast we call "The News." Is Hollywood shaking at the thought of competing against the likes of Grand Theft Auto IV? Is the entire world finally accepting that video games are here to stay?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/08/2008 Updated: 2008-04-08 19:00:00 Description: Join The HotSpot this week as we celebrate Europe's entrance into the Rock Band arena. Also, does a rock devil really need to be so devilish? Think of the children! Will Grand Theft Auto IV be delayed again? Is "Photograph" really the best Def Leppar...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 04/01/2008 Updated: 2008-04-01 19:00:00 Description: This week The HotSpot talks about the Xbox 360 Blu-ray player and what that means for the PlayStation 3. Also, with its new price cut, will the Nintendo Wii take the current gen crown? Will more delays force Grand Theft Auto 4 into vaporware? Are all...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/25/2008 Updated: 2008-03-25 19:00:00 Description: We fight through the onslaught of Clouds lining up outside to bring you all the news that's fit to read aloud...especially if that news has to do with lawsuits, Guitar Hero, and Rock Band. That's right, everybody is suing everybody, Nickelodeon is ma...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/18/2008 Updated: 2008-03-18 19:00:00 Description: The HotSpot gang considers the pros and cons of games being considered porn. Also, did you know that people like Super Smash Bros.? It's true, and we've got the numbers to prove it. Ready for a new Star Trek MMO game? Is Bionic Commando so awesome it...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/11/2008 Updated: 2008-03-11 19:00:00 Description: This week the HotSpot crew talks about how crazy it would be to have a Blu-ray drive for your Xbox 360. Did you know people like buying games, even in February? Is the ESRB doomed? Want to hear your predications for life in 2108? What exactly is the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 03/04/2008 Updated: 2008-03-04 20:00:00 Description: Metal Gear Awesome? Heck yeah it is. Is MGS4 so big that no media on earth could hold it? Are the hallways of Atari tall enough for Phil Harrison? Are you ready for 2108? Do you like winning awesome prizes? We answer all these questions, even the one...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/26/2008 Updated: 2008-02-26 20:00:00 Description: Tick, tick, tick, tick, boom! Dynamite! The HotSpot explodes after GDC and sends pieces of Bionic Commando, Street Fighter IV, and Gears of War 2 flying all around our little studio. We say our farewells to Phil Harrison, the X360 HD DVD player, non...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/19/2008 Updated: 2008-02-19 20:00:00 Description: Are we seeing the bitter end of the Blu-ray vs. HD DVD war? The HotSpot crew is here to guide you through the carnage. Will you trade your axe for some wheels of steel in DJ Hero? Can a Street Fighter movie get any weirder? Will this month's NPD numb...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 02/12/2008 Updated: 2008-02-12 20:00:00 Description: In this latest episode of The HotSpot, Ryan Davis bids the crew a fond farewell while still taking time to warn us of the dangers of all things non-pencil. Can you guess which games took away top honors at D.I.C.E.? Does Street Fighter IV have what i...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/29/2008 Updated: 2008-01-29 20:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew closes out January with some great news! Will GTAIV finally arrive? Will you be able to finally do your drum-vs.-drum battle in Rock Band? Is a hip-hop version of Gears of War 2 on the horizon? We answer all these questions, take you...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/22/2008 Updated: 2008-01-22 20:00:00 Description: Even though there's a brand-new Dragon Ball Z game on the horizon, The HotSpot crew somehow manages to talk about other things. Is the Xbox indeed crack for kids? Does your doctor practice on the Wii? Is $18 billion enough for the game industry to fi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/15/2008 Updated: 2008-01-15 20:00:00 Description: The HotSpot returns to find The News has invited all its friends over for a surprise party! It's a good thing The News is a huge dork and the worst thing we had to worry about was EA buying stakes in the Korean gaming market, someone letting Uwe Boll...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 01/08/2008 Updated: 2008-01-08 20:00:00 Description: Happy New Year! It's 2008 and we've been off for way too long, but now we're back, and we still have no idea what we're doing. If an amazing game peripheral falls but it's surrounded by 80-inch flat screens, does it make a sound? Who sold the most co...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/18/2007 Updated: 2007-12-18 20:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew closes out the year with a recap of the biggest news stories of the century! OK, maybe not the century, but definitely the biggest stories since last December! Did all that great DBZ news crack the list? Can you guess which story wil...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/11/2007 Updated: 2007-12-11 20:00:00 Description: A football? Oh no, what was I doing? Wake up, stupid! Wake up! With the holiday season in full-on blitz, we talk about, what else? Rumors! Will Bungie be developing Street Fighter IV for the Dreamcast 2? Does your Guitar Hero 3 edition have mono? Did...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/04/2007 Updated: 2007-12-04 20:00:00 Description: GameSpot speaks... ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/27/2007 Updated: 2007-11-27 20:00:00 Description: No time for leftovers, Junior. These games are still piping hot. The folks over at The HotSpot go over their holiday gaming regimen while taking time to answer all those profound questions. Is Nintendo killing the environment? Could we possibly do an...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/20/2007 Updated: 2007-11-20 20:00:00 Description: With GameSpot staff sliding out the door for an early Thanksgiving break as we speak, the HotSpot pulls it together and brings you a show on what seems to be the busiest release date in all of gaming. Such heady topics as Assassin's Creed, BioShock, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/13/2007 Updated: 2007-11-13 20:00:00 Description: Could we ask for a better November in terms of great releases? The HotSpot crew puts down the games for a second to handle all the big news of the week. Is Microsoft dropping one of its biggest titles? To whom will Spike TV give the "Most Addictive G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/06/2007 Updated: 2007-11-06 20:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew rolls up their sleeves and digs into those crazy Q2 earnings reports, but who came out on top? Is it lights out for the studio that brought us Fight Night? Could the world use more MMOs? Questionable. Could the world use more Tesla C...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/30/2007 Updated: 2007-10-30 19:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew cleans up their act only to get thrown out of the booth! Before that though we talk about Bioware and LucasArts teaming up and Sony still selling that crazy PS2. Will Manhunt 2 entice your children? How does an animated Resident Evil...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/23/2007 Updated: 2007-10-23 19:00:00 Description: Microsoft officially release its new Xbox 360 bundle while Sony confirms its new PS3 model. Will Street Fighter 4 be all that we hope? Is Bioware making the longest acronym ever with a KOTOR MMORPG? Is gaming like a religion and could Haze be the s--...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/16/2007 Updated: 2007-10-16 19:00:00 Description: Capcom gets its act together and finally remakes Bionic Commando and are we excited? Heck yeah! Is EA really going to rule the world? Find out what they've gone and done now. Also, is Majesco destroying our natural resources? All these answers, your ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/09/2007 Updated: 2007-10-09 19:00:00 Description: Bungie leaves Microsoft and The HotSpot stops swatting at the airborne oinkers long enough to eat a little crow. The UK still has it out for Manhunt 2 but somehow Nutella is good for kids? Are you going to get a new, cheaper PS3 or a new bundled 360?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/02/2007 Updated: 2007-10-02 19:00:00 Description: It's a mad, mad world and the HotSpot gang tries its best to make sense of it all. Is Bungie ditching Microsoft? Would you pay $9,000 for J Allard's Zune? What's really behind those Wii delays? We address all those questions, Oreo Pizzas, your emails...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 9/25/2007 Updated: 2007-09-25 19:00:00 Description: The GameSpot crew puts sleep and Halo 3 aside to bring you another action packed podcast. Fresh out of TGS we cover all the big news from the show as well as give you everything you need to know about the Halo 3 launch. If that weren't enough we take...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 9/18/2007 Updated: 2007-09-18 19:00:00 Description: We're counting down multiple occasions on the show this week as we wait for the first news from the Tokyo Game Show to start slamming the site. And hey, in case you haven't been hit over the head with it enough yet, Halo 3 is exactly one week away. S...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 9/11/2007 Updated: 2007-09-11 19:00:00 Description: The news cometh and the HotSpot report...eth. The GameSpot Gang sifts through the week's news and finds gold with stories ranging from Link's new shooter on the Wii to Guitar Hero 3 on your Mac. Want a new Street Fighter movie? Well, you just might ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 9/04/2007 Updated: 2007-09-04 19:00:00 Description: The HotSpot gang slinks out of a long weekend to bring you all the latest news. Is that PS3 deal still kicking? Is in-game advertising here to stay, and do we even mind? What the heck is Master P doing on here and since when does Joust have global aw...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 8/28/2007 Updated: 2007-08-28 19:00:00 Description: We return from PAX and Leipzig to put August away for good. Are your peepers ready for games in 3D? Did you know that Manhunt 2 will indeed be coming to a store near you? Why not grab a Double Gulp and Halo 3? Say What? We tackle all this, your phon...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 8/21/2007 Updated: 2007-08-21 19:00:00 Description: BioShock is in stores, but we pull ourselves out of Rapture to talk about the last week of news, including developments in the HD-DVD vs, Blu-ray conflict, Halo 3's impending release, and, you know, bazookas. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 8/14/2007 Updated: 2007-08-14 19:00:00 Description: As the release season starts to heat up with the release of Madden NFL 08, a team of GameSpot editors sit down and discuss the finer things in life, like Halo-flavored tortilla chips, Ubisoft's movie dreams, and, with any luck, the final word on Diet...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 8/07/07 Updated: 2007-08-07 19:00:00 Description: Two more Cons go down and GameSpot is there to pick up the pieces. Blizzard and Quake show us their wares while GTA 4 slips further back on the release calendar. Is Nintendo planning a new handheld? Plus we finally put the Xbox 360 price drop rumor t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 7/31/07 Updated: 2007-07-31 19:00:00 Description: Comic-Con may be over but the HotSpot nerds refuse to get winded. This week we cover Lego Indiana Jones, the possible 360 price drop, EA's new Marvel fighting game, Sony's new Rockstar exclusive and much more on the greatest podcast on the internet. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 7/24/07 Updated: 2007-07-24 14:00:00 Description: The HotSpot Five sob their way through the Best of E3 awards, the Silicon Knights-Epic Games lawsuit, Metal Gear's 20th anniversary, the PS3's sales surge, and the ongoing debate of video games as art before saying a tearful goodbye to Rich, all on G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 7/17/07 Updated: 2007-07-21 15:00:00 Description: Tune in as the HotSpot crew recaps E3 2007 with a look at the Microsoft, Nintendo, and Sony press conferences, as well as opinions on E3's new format, the PS3 60-gig clearance sale and Peter Moore's new job. Plus, we share in-depth thoughts on over f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 7/3/07 Updated: 2007-07-03 15:00:00 Description: Tune in as GameSpot editors amp up for E3 2007 and reveal their plans to cover the world's greatest video game event! We also discuss the new GTA IV trailer, the NPD getting heavy, the ESA's new king of The Hill, WiiWare, Guitar Hero, horsie games, A...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 6/26/07 Updated: 2007-06-26 15:00:00 Description: The GameSpot staff dive in for more Manhunt 2, ESRB's trailer policies, Nintendo's rise on the stock market, the looming PS3 game avalanche, BioWare's love of hedgehogs, the potential of a new 2D Contra, E3 2007, Timothy Olyphant, and more on The Hot...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 6/19/07 Updated: 2007-06-19 15:00:00 Description: GameSpot editors go on a Manhunt, and discuss E3 2007, Sega's Wii reality check, Sir Howard's idea of refinement, Halo's relapsing virus, gaming addiction, PS3 home safety, the DOA movie, and more on The HotSpot, GameSpot's weekly radio show....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 6/12/07 Updated: 2007-06-12 15:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew discusses the first step in the rebirth of Mac gaming, id's new tech demo, the un-delayed GTA IV, PSP redesigns, the Church of England's love for Resistance: Fall of Man, Square Enix's fear of technology, the end of the Halo 3 beta, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 6/5/07 Updated: 2007-06-05 15:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew burns the Fallout 3 trailer into their retinas, then discusses Virtual Console milestones, GTA IV and gaming analysts, New York's idea of a Class E felony, Brash's bank account, Aliens, Heat, Pac-Man, and yes, more Billy Mitchell all...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 5/29/07 Updated: 2007-05-29 15:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew discusses the E3 conference schedule, Nintendo's and Ubisoft's recent press events, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Haze, Guitar Hero III, Halo 2's partial nudity, Blizzard v. gold farmers, Dirty Dancing, and the horror of live Wii all on G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 5/22/07 Updated: 2007-05-22 15:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew discusses the Starcraft II announcement, Metroid Prime 3, Halo 3, GTA IV, Geometry Wars: Galaxies, 80 gig PS3s, banned 360s, the latest chapter in the Texas high school drama, and how to pitch your Hollywood blockbuster via Xbox Live...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 5/15/07 Updated: 2007-05-15 19:00:00 Description: While Rich evens out his tan the rest of the HotSpot gang chat about the Halo 3 Beta, Sony's finances, Nintendo games selling big in Japan, Final Fantasies, Crytek's new IP and much, much more. Plus we have a phone call blowout!!! ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 5/8/07 Updated: 2007-05-08 15:01:00 Description: The HotSpot crew shares their disappointment with Spider-Man 3, then discusses Nintendo's apology for the Wii shortage, GTA IV development, Clements High School, Fallout 3, Rock Band, the Simpsons, and Goku-doku all in GameSpot's weekly radio show. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 5/1/07 Updated: 2007-05-01 15:01:00 Description: The HotSpot says goodbye to Ken Kutaragi, then discusses Xbox 360 Elite transfers, various PlayStation cameras, Nintendo's development tonnage, the possibility of Starcraft 2, All-Pro Football 2K8's historic roster, Call of Duty 4, Puzzle Quest, the ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 4/24/07 Updated: 2007-04-24 16:01:00 Description: The HotSpot crew breaks down E3 2007's exhibitor list, Vince Young's chances on avoiding the Madden curse, Microsoft patents, PS Network numbers, the Freakonomics of Wii supply and demand, crazy new bar codes, and the immortal Pac-Man cartoon. Here C...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 4/17/07 Updated: 2007-04-17 16:01:00 Description: The HotSpot crew says goodbye to the 20-gig PS3, goes channel stuffing with the Xbox 360, and discusses the FTC's praise for the video game industry, GTA IV, Harvey Birdman, and overpriced Guitar Hero downloads all before debating Scorpion versus Sub...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 4/10/07 Updated: 2007-04-10 16:01:00 Description: The HotSpot quartet talk about the Halo 3 beta then shift through the seasons of the Xbox 360 spring update, the Wii's summer gaming love, and the PlayStation 3's promising autumn, before giving a wintry reception for HP's new handheld venture....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 4/3/07 Updated: 2007-04-03 16:01:00 Description: Grand Theft Auto IV's debut trailer has barely crossed our retinas, and people are already upset! Listen to the HotSpot crew dissect these reactions as well as GameStop's Wii shortage theory, the PSP price drop, Insomniac's PS3 rally cry, Rock Band, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 3/27/07 Updated: 2007-03-27 16:01:00 Description: The HotSpot racketeers cover the newly announced Xbox 360 Elite, the overseas launch of the PlayStation 3, Xbox Live security, Lego Batman, and the various outrage echoing from Capcom's forums and Florida court rooms, to Mexico and Bono's board room....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 3/20/07 Updated: 2007-03-20 11:00:00 Description: The newly announced Gears of War movie has the HotSpot crew hitting the casting couch. Plus we discuss the overseas launch of the PS3, Vista going Live, Folding@home, Take-Two's latest squabbles, Devil May Cry 4, NiGHTS, Halo 3, and the return of Psi...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 3/13/07 Updated: 2007-03-13 11:00:00 Description: The whirlwind of information that is GDC has left San Francisco, and the HotSpot crew recap the announcement of PlayStation Home, Miyamoto's keynote address, Killzone's cameo, the Developers Choice Awards, plus the notable games and lectures found at...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 3/6/07 Updated: 2007-03-06 11:00:00 Description: GDC's ready to kick-off and the HotSpot crew take a stab at what to expect from the event. Topics include the PlayStation Home rumors, Sony's new deal with Immersion, and Microsoft's bump for Live Arcade. Plus, we ponder ESA lobbying, GTA IV's first ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 2/27/07 Updated: 2007-02-27 11:00:00 Description: This week the HotSpot crew reacts to Sony taking the emotions out of the PS3 while Nintendo's gleaming the GameCube. Plus the ESRB's hiring, a big-name retailer doesn't quite understand how to price used games, the UK government is raiding car boot s...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 2/20/07 Updated: 2007-02-20 11:00:00 Description: This week the HotSpot crew discusses the ESA taking on Canada, the resurrection of an ill-conceived game law, the Wii rocking the vote, Clover Studio sowing the land, Marc Ecko, the Halo 3 beta, and LucasArts' new Star Wars game. Will there be a Hoth...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 2/13/07 Updated: 2007-02-13 11:00:00 Description: The GameSpot travel team returns from Vegas with a full report on D.I.C.E., plus we discuss the dangers of walking while gaming, PopCap's newest executive, rewards for achievement points, and Halo 3's "shutup button." And of course, we cast the new M...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 2/6/07 Updated: 2007-02-06 11:00:00 Description: Sony calls the Wii an impulse buy, yet in Japan Nintendo's system is outselling the PS3 at a 4 to 1 rate! Plus, 2K's (finally) ready for some football, DVD Empire stops selling games, Dan Aykroyd is prepping for a Ghostbusters game, and everybody's f...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 1/30/07 Updated: 2007-01-30 11:00:00 Description: Windows Vista is here, should you care yet? Plus the Wii brings news, Capcom wants an award, Sony teams up with Namco-Bandai for the sake of the Cell, Gears of War charts in Japan, and Duke Nukem Forever refuses to go away. Shake it, baby!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 1/23/07 Updated: 2007-01-23 11:00:00 Description: Burning Crusade breaks sales records, Neversoft takes over the Guitar Hero franchise, folks in Europe want to ban games, LT won't be seen in Australia anytime soon, and Founding Fighters! Who needs new releases when you can have all of this?...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 1/16/07 Updated: 2007-01-16 11:00:00 Description: CES has come and gone, leaving barely a ripple on the gaming scene...Good thing the NPD released a mess of 2006 sales figures for the HotSpot crew to discuss! So who won the "great console war" of 2006? Is everybody still buying Madden? Tune in for t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 1/9/07 Updated: 2007-01-09 11:00:00 Description: While Rich scours CES for the next big thing in back massagers the rest of the HotSpot gang tackle the 360's upcoming IPTV functions, whether or not it will get a bigger hard drive and the mighty Zune. Also, we take on Sony's new downloadable games, ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 1/2/07 Updated: 2007-01-01 11:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew kicks off 20-0-Savage with a recap of GameSpot's Best and Worst of 2006, Time's remarks on the PS3, and Virtua Fighter 5 coming to the Xbox 360. Plus Psychonauts, Gears of War downloadable content, lefty's gaming skills, and the last...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/12/06 Updated: 2006-12-12 11:00:00 Description: The final HotSpot of 2006 concludes the year with one more batch of Wii headlines, plus our thoughts on Dragon Quest IX, Microsoft's XNA Studio Express, the virtual rebirth of Firefly, Sega's newest movie license, and that poor little kid who got arr...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/5/06 Updated: 2006-12-05 11:00:00 Description: With 2006 refusing to go down quietly, the HotSpot crew discuss Halo 3's latest (successful) attempt at grabbing headlines, the Wii's Japanese launch, large numbers and how they relate to the PS3, Gran Turismo HD, and strip club DJs....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/28/06 Updated: 2006-11-28 11:00:00 Description: Back from a long weekend of feasting and near-futile shopping, the HotSpot crew talks Wii sales numbers, the confusing process of getting a PS1 game onto a PSP using a PS3, the Xbox 360's new HD marketplace, holiday gaming, Dave Winfield, and the lam...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/21/06 Updated: 2006-11-21 11:00:00 Description: Sony's PlayStation 3 and the Nintendo Wii have finally arrived in North America, and the HotSpot crew shares tales of launch events, online auctions, and console hunts. Plus we talk about gaming executives' bizarre popularity, Halo 3 headlines, and G...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/14/06 Updated: 2006-11-14 11:00:00 Description: The Wii has arrived at GameSpot HQ, so tune in for the HotSpot crew's gesture-based impressions! We've also got Wii Virtual Console discoveries, the PS3's Japanese launch, some last-minute preorder woes, Halo 3 rumors, Killzone, and a long-awaited go...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/7/06 Updated: 2006-11-07 11:00:00 Description: GameSpot finally has a PS3 in the house, so tune in for the HotSpot crew's first impressions, as well as a rundown of the Wii's launch line-up, preorder blues, the emergence of Gears of War, and Final Fantasy XII ruminations. Plus your e-mails, phone...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/31/06 Updated: 2006-10-31 11:00:00 Description: Halloween is afire with fiscal reports from gaming's Big Three! Also, we discuss the PlayStation Network, the Xbox 360 dashboard update, more video game movie news, and Phil Collins' appearance in Vice City Stories, and we place odds on Sandwich of t...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/24/06 Updated: 2006-10-24 11:00:00 Description: Sony recently held a huge event for the PlayStation 3, so why does the HotSpot crew still have so many questions? We also discuss the latest overblown reaction to Bully, the production status of the Halo movie, the heavy cost of Lumines Live!, and Li...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/17/06 Updated: 2006-10-17 11:00:00 Description: With only one month until the PS3 and Wii arrive, the HotSpot squad stakes out eBay, looks ahead to E3 07, pours one out for Clover, grudgingly talks about that Bully-ing lawyer, and begs you not to pay for a cheat code....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/10/06 Updated: 2006-10-10 11:00:00 Description: The scramble is on to preorder PS3s, but the HotSpot crew is happy to sit back and wait along with news on Guitar Hero II, the Nintendo Wii, the latest achievement points scam, and a very virtual Hilary Duff....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/3/06 Updated: 2006-10-03 11:00:00 Description: X06 has come, gone and left behind all kinds of Xbox and Halo news ripe for discussion! We also talk Sixaxis, DICE, Shiny, South Park, and the latest marketing gimmick to try and sell you a burger all on this week's polyunsaturated episode of the Hot...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 9/19/06 Updated: 2006-09-19 11:00:00 Description: This week we've got a skeleton crew coming at you straight from Tokyo, on the set of this year's monumental Tokyo Game Show. Find out what we're expecting from this important event in this special edition of the HotSpot....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 9/12/06 Updated: 2006-09-12 11:00:00 Description: The PlayStation 3's shrinking launch numbers, some 11th hour guesses on the Wii's release, games for your iPod and Red Sox ace Curt Schilling's new game company are bringing the heat on this week's HotSpot....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 9/5/06 Updated: 2006-09-05 11:00:00 Description: Assassin's Creed's non-exclusivity, the PSP's new peripherals, the trouble with Phantasy Star Universe, Double Fine's new publisher, a brand new World War II first person shooter, and excessive use of the G-word has everybody excited about this week'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 8/29/06 Updated: 2006-08-29 11:00:00 Description: More on Leipzig, Kane's return, various Burning games, Xbox 360 updates, Bully getting bullied, and Bill Romanowski can all be heard within the soothing sounds of the HotSpot. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 8/22/06 Updated: 2006-08-22 11:00:00 Description: The Leipzig Games Convention, the new Xbox 360 camera, more Wii pricing rumors, a compilation of compilations, and the return of everybody's favorite lapboard are reminding us all how quickly the summer is coming to an end. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 8/15/06 Updated: 2006-08-15 11:00:00 Description: Microsofts XNA, the Halo movie's new director, CES, a PSP price drop, Mutant League Football and candy corn make this week's show a mouthful....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 8/8/06 Updated: 2006-08-08 11:00:00 Description: Street Fighter sales, the Tokyo Game Show, Gears of War, and HD-DVDs are leaving the GameSpot crew hungry like the wolf....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 8/1/06 Updated: 2006-08-01 11:00:00 Description: E3 is dead, the PSP's got new firmware, and it's a bad week for crime-themed games in this very special ishdition of The HotSpot....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 7/25/06 Updated: 2006-07-25 11:00:00 Description: Madden goes Pay-Per-View, AMD buys ATI, and we lose our minds in this week's show....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 7/18/06 Updated: 2006-07-18 11:00:00 Description: Team Fortress 2, Portals, Xbox Live Arcade Wednesdays, and the unfortunate soundtrack for Lumines II all sing in perfect harmony in this weeks show....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 7/11/06 Updated: 2006-07-11 11:00:00 Description: Microsoft's Argo, Sony's controversial PSP ads, Chuck Klosterman, and the great Wii wait all can be found in this week's HotSpot....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 7/5/06 Updated: 2006-07-05 11:00:00 Description: SI for Kids' scoop on the Wii, the PS3 getting the bronze medal, World Cup soccer, and the kings of drifting are on the minds of the GameSpot crew....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 6/27/06 Updated: 2006-06-27 11:00:00 Description: The Xbox 360s unwavering price, Take Twos continuing legal drama, the cost of online business, and Reservoir Dogs Australian vacation are number 15 on this weeks black list....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 6/20/06 Updated: 2006-06-20 11:00:00 Description: Blizzards future plans, Bill Gates departure, Tim Schafers rally cry, and beauty pageants at gaming competitions elicit a wide range of reactions from the GameSpot crew....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 6/13/06 Updated: 2006-06-13 11:00:00 Description: Gaming politics, the DS Lite, 3D Realms' Duke Nukem incentive, plus Transformers and MC Hammer pants, are all hit upon in this week's show!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 6/6/06 Updated: 2006-06-06 11:00:00 Description: The crew discusses Iwata's comments on the Wii, gaming at the Olympics, and game addiction clinics. Also, one of the GameSpot editors gets voted off the island...permanently!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 5/30/06 Updated: 2006-05-30 11:00:00 Description: Apple Computer, Wii prices, Link, and Curt Schilling are just a few of the topics we discuss in a surprisingly busy week of industry news....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 5/23/06 Updated: 2006-05-23 11:00:00 Description: Special guest Geoff Keighley and Spike TV make a visit to the HotSpot, as we discuss Assassins Creed and the fallout from the PS3 price announcement....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 5/16/06 Updated: 2006-05-16 11:00:00 Description: It's our last show before E3--we discuss what we expect to see, as well as the name change for the Revolution, John Carmack making another phone game, and more!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 5/2/06 Updated: 2006-05-02 11:00:00 Description: It's our last show before E3--we discuss what we expect to see, as well as the name change for the Revolution, John Carmack making another phone game, and more!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 4/25/06 Updated: 2006-04-25 11:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew discuss a possible price drop on the Xbox 360, a new Command & Conquer game, early E3 game announcements, and more!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 4/18/06 Updated: 2006-04-18 11:00:00 Description: This week's major stories include Guitar Hero 2, Xbox 360 games at Burger King, and Starforce getting jilted by Ubisoft. We also cover tons of e-mails and phone calls in another hour-long edition of The HotSpot!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 4/11/06 Updated: 2006-04-11 11:00:00 Description: This edition of the HotSpot discusses the first details on a new Revolution game, Peter Molyneux's company getting bought out by Microsoft, and more!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 4/4/06 Updated: 2006-04-04 11:00:00 Description: The Senate met to discuss video game violence again, while Hollywood jumped off the UMD bandwagon. Oh and don't pull any pranks in Ravenna, Ohio while playing Bob Ross painting on your DS. The HotSpot crew tackles these and other pressing issues!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 3/28/06 Updated: 2006-03-28 11:00:00 Description: Nintendo announces a brand new Zelda game for the DS, Starcraft Ghost is canceled, and will Eva Longoria appear in a video game? All that, plus your emails and phone calls, and more news on this week's HotSpot....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 3/21/06 Updated: 2006-03-21 11:00:00 Description: It's all about the PlayStation Business Briefing this week from the PS3 to the PNP to the PSP, as well as Zelda on the Revolution, Battlefield 2142, and how to get fired as a UK bus driver. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 3/14/06 Updated: 2006-03-14 11:00:00 Description: The HotSpot crew discuss the release date of the PlayStation 3, copy protection comThe HotSpot crew discuss the release date of the PlayStation 3, copy protection companies promoting piracy, and the diseases that Hillary Clinton has caught while play...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 3/7/06 Updated: 2006-03-07 11:00:00 Description: It's another edition of HotSpot complete with user emails and phone calls, as we tackle the DS Lite's stellar launch in Japan, the selling out of Depeche Mode, and what Dietrich would do with your liver if he had it....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 3/1/06 Updated: 2006-03-01 11:00:00 Description: Blu-Ray players, a new id game, the Prince of Persia movie, and Gizmondo executives wrapping Ferraris around telephone poles are just a few of this week's topics!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 2/22/06 Updated: 2006-02-22 11:00:00 Description: Snoop Dogg's new gaming league, the Zelda delay, new game legislation, and the specter of a $700 PlayStation 3 are some of this week's topics. We also answer emails and phone calls from readers!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 2/15/06 Updated: 2006-02-15 11:00:00 Description: HotSpot editors talk about DICE, Final Fantasy Advent Children, Halo 2 on the PC, and disgruntled prostitutes on this week's podcast!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 2/8/06 Updated: 2006-02-08 11:00:00 Description: This week we discuss the layoffs at EA, hirings at Blizzard and Bungie, and MMO games from James Cameron and John Romero!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 2/1/06 Updated: 2006-02-01 11:00:00 Description: Nintendo rolls out a new DS, Electronic Arts and Ubi tangle over developers, and Texas wants to tax video games 100%? The HotSpot crew untangle the week's news for you in this edition....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 1/25/06 Updated: 2006-01-25 11:00:00 Description: No booth babes at E3? Does it even matter? GameSpot editors get to the bottom of this important matter, and also discuss Sony's acquisition of Zipper, Hideo Kojima's podcast, and more!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 1/18/06 Updated: 2006-01-18 11:00:00 Description: The HotSpot team discusses the possibility of Revolution and PlayStation 3 shipping the same week, as well as the upcoming Transformers movie....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 1/11/06 Updated: 2006-01-11 11:00:00 Description: Another season of podcast is well underway as we reflect on CES announcements, another Uwe Boll disaster, and the sweet smell of WiBro in the morning....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 1/4/06 Updated: 2006-01-04 11:00:00 Description: Our first podcast of 2006 talks about DS sales, some major moves in MMORPGs and the snappy looking Phantom lapboard. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/14/05 Updated: 2005-12-14 11:00:00 Description: Our final podcast of 2005 touches on Xbox 360 sales in Japan, and the closure of a major Japanese RPG localization firm. ...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 12/7/05 Updated: 2005-12-07 11:00:00 Description: The ESRB and NIMF engage in a holiday catfight while Sony's marketing team resorts to defacing public and private property with PSP graffiti....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/30/05 Updated: 2005-11-30 11:00:00 Description: Hillary Clinton's new 'family protection' bill and the new announcement about the Revolution are just a couple of the topics in this week's podcast....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/23/05 Updated: 2005-11-23 11:00:00 Description: The Xbox 360 is now out--we talk more about the console's launch, Tivo on your PSP, and 50 Cent's new 'children's game.'...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/16/05 Updated: 2005-11-16 11:00:00 Description: Leading into the release of the Xbox 360, GameSpot editors give their frank opinions about the highs and lows of the new console and its launch games....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 11/9/05 Updated: 2005-11-09 11:00:00 Description: This week's topics include Nintendo's upcoming DS offerings, Xbox 360 shortages, the Halo movie, and more!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/26/05 Updated: 2005-10-26 11:00:00 Description: In this episode, we talk about Revolution's launch date, Xbox 360's fouling up Wal-Mart's and Uwe Boll's latest foray into video game cinema!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/19/05 Updated: 2005-10-19 11:00:00 Description: This week, we chat about Jack Thompson's humiliation at the hands of Penny Arcade, Steven Spielberg's newest foray into games, and more!...more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/12/05 Updated: 2005-10-12 11:00:00 Description: We gab some more about Xbox 360 launch games, the seedy details of the Activision/Spark lawsuits, and why teenagers just don't like games anymore....more... LISTEN NOW | VIEW CACHE | DOWNLOAD The HotSpot 10/5/05 Updated: 2005-10-05 11:00:00 Description: Microsoft's X05 event and new Xbox 360 game announcements are the centerpiece of this week's podcast!...more... | ||||
