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BigCast 019 -- Peace Out, Xav

Posted Dec 5th 2008 8:30PM by Xav de Matos
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This week, Xav gives a heartfelt goodbye to BigDownload.com in his final episode of the BigCast. Joystiq's Ross Miller comes in to talk about Left 4 Dead. TheBBPS.com Editor-in-chief Dan Zuccarelli drops by to shower Fallout 3 with love and Massively's Kyle Horner drops in for all three segments which includes GTA IV problem talk, Mirror's Edge disappointment and more. This is an epic return, clocking in at nearly 2 1/2 hours of BigCast action. We're back, baby! This is the BigCast.

The BigCast will return soon with a new host, James Murff. Stay tuned for even more awesome PC podcast love from the fine folks at BigDownload.com.

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Hosts: Xav de Matos and Kyle Horner with special guests Ross Miller (Joystiq) and Dan Zuccarelli (TheBBPS.com)

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants Segment Breaks: "Goodbye, Goodbye" by Hotspur

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BigCast 018 -- Escorting

Posted Nov 12th 2008 3:30PM by Xav de Matos
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Just our luck. We finally hit 18 and we're a week late to vote! Joystiq's Ross Miller and AOL GameDaily's Robin Yang join the crew for a BigCast where we ask, "Can non-AAA titles really stand a chance during the holiday season?" Discuss the most overused and annoying gaming conventions from escort missions to regenerating health and throw another trio of Would You Rather questions in every direction. It's alive! It's the BigCast.

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, James Murff, Ross Miller, and Robin Yang

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants Segment Breaks: "20/20" by (De La Vega) Ivy League

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BigCast 017 -- Expletive Deletive

Posted Nov 5th 2008 1:00PM by Xav de Matos
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Do not adjust your Internets. The BigCast has returned with another epic adventure. This week we can't stop talking about adventure games, what qualifies the genre and who plays them? Think of games that we should have played but never got around to (slowly listen as the conversation goes completely off track) and throw down for another edition of Would You Rather? It's a brand new day in a brand new America, this is the BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Kyle Horner, James Murff and Steven Wong

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants Segment Breaks: "Night Walk" by Peach Stealing Monkeys

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BigCast 016 -- Weekend Edition

Posted Nov 1st 2008 6:15PM by Xav de Matos
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After a few bumps in the road the BigCast returns with three segments of PC gaming fun. In the first segment we talk about GTA IV and if it still means anything as it preps for a PC release and what we want and fear for the new BioShock from 2K Marin. Segment two brings the team into the seedy underbelly of sex and violence in games. In the last segment we ask Would You Rather, and discuss which game from our past has helped shape our future. We're late but we're live, on the BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Kyle Horner, Akela Talamasca, James Murff and Rafe Brox

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants Segment Breaks: "Never had a Problem" by Andre Williams

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BigCast 015 -- Breaking Old News

Posted Oct 22nd 2008 12:00PM by Xav de Matos
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This week on the BigCast we tackle PC gaming optimization and the issues associated with settings, give our live-as-they-happened thoughts on Star Wars: The Old Republic and ask if it's possible for something to go terribly wrong and in a BigBonus segment talk about Heroes ... yeah, the television show. We're going off topic, here on the BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Alexander Sliwinski, Steven Wong, Kyle Horner, Akela Talamasca and John Callaham

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants Segment Breaks: "Turn it up, turn me on" by The Queue

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BigCast 014 -- Version 2.0

Posted Oct 15th 2008 12:00PM by Xav de Matos
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This week the BigCast returns with a new format; it's all about segments! Spanning over five segments and a handful of Big Download and Joystiq staffers, this BigCast is our ... uh, biggest ever! This week we talk Diablo III, ask 'Why do people think PC gaming is on the outs?' Head over to the indie scene of the industry and in a brand new segment we ask the tough question in 'Would You Rather?' Prepare yo' self, it's the BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Elizabeth Harper, Steven Wong, James Murff, Kyle Horner and Ross Miller

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants Segment Breaks: "Gedgetron" by Gazaar

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BigCast 013 -- The Great Debate

Posted Sep 29th 2008 12:00PM by Xav de Matos
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This week the BigCast starts off strong but laments on one subject - Casual Gaming. As Kyle discusses his recent feature on the inclusion of casual mechanics in "hardcore" games a great debate (and we use that term loosely) is kick started that covers everything from Spore to Space Siege. As the discussion grew longer and longer Xav and Kyle decided to end the show on the discussion rather than squeeze in a round-table already prepped for the show. Don't worry, we're saving that great round-table (which was sent in via listener mail which you should also try sometime!) for next week. Listen as Xav and Kyle argue about casual gaming and its place in the industry. This is gonna get heated on the BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos and Kyle Horner

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants

DOWNLOADS
Mercenaries 2: World in Flames Demo [PC - 1.56GB]

FEATURES
Alt-Tab: The Casual Crunch

CATCH US ON TWITTER
Kyle Horner
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BigCast 012 -- Utterances

Posted Sep 22nd 2008 12:00PM by Xav de Matos
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This week the BigCast returns with a short first segment mashed of our regular features plus an email and a quick round-table on what mods we'd like to see in Left 4 Dead. After the break BigD's own Kyle Horner sits down with Warhammer Online Associate Producer Josh Drescher to discuss the launch, future plans and Bacon Salt. In honor of one of the podcast greats hanging it up -- that podcast of course being GFW Radio -- this episode is titled Utterances. If you were a fan you'd know the reference well. Thankfully the name suits the episode. Sit back and enjoy the ride! This is the BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos and Kyle Horner (with Warhammer Online's Josh Drescher)

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants. Bridge: "In a Cave" -- Tokyo Police Club

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BigCast 011 -- Big Origins

Posted Sep 15th 2008 1:00PM by Xav de Matos
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This week the BigCast is bittersweet. While we're happy to be back to our regularly scheduled programming we are unfortunately saying goodbye to longtime Joystiq Network producer, Barb Dybwad. This week we bring back Download and Feature talk but skip news to discuss the origins of Big Download with Barb, one of the key members of the site's launch and the reason we have this weekly show. Round-table also returns with a discussion on social media and online communities and how important they are to the future of gaming. We're not crying, we have something in our eye -- this is the BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Kyle Horner and Barb Dybwad

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants. Bridge: "Punk Roses" -- DJ El Barto & Liam B.

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BigCast 010 -- Wrap It Up!

Posted Sep 8th 2008 12:00PM by Xav de Matos
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This week the BigCast returns to wrap up our favorite titles from PAX 2008. Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead and Fallout 3 are all hot topics this week as we close-out our PAX coverage. Heated battles ensue over the Battlefield Heroes Beta, Fallout 3's character models and the lack of a wing-man in Megaton. Also, the outtakes make a triumphant return with a live first viewing of a classic poorly acted line! We finally turn 10 in this BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Kyle Horner and from PS3Fanboy.com Jem Alexander

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants.

Things We Mention:
MMO: Warhammer Online and the WarCast Episode of the BigCast
Thanks: What They Play and John Davison
BritCast: Red Rant Podcast featuring Jem Alexander
Hour: Joystiq's Hour in Fallout 3
Sacked: LittleBigPlanet Sackboy creates Joystiq Logo
YouTube: Troll 2, Worst/Best Thing Ever
HUD: GameDaily HUD produced by Robin Yang

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BigCast PAX'08 Special featuring John Davison

Posted Aug 31st 2008 9:45PM by Xav de Matos
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In the final BigCast PAX special the team sits down with John Davison, president of What They Like Inc. From surprises at PAX to violence and sex in the videogame industry, this episode is the perfect way to close out our trip to Seattle.

Visit What They Play for more information now

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Kyle Horner and from GameDaily Robin Yang

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants.

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BigCast PAX'08 Special featuring Robin Yang

Posted Aug 31st 2008 12:30PM by Xav de Matos
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Wake up everybody and get ready for another BigCast PAX Special. This time around we've got Robin Yang from AOL GameDaily speaking with us regarding all the fantastic titles available to play in Seattle. Listen to us go on and on about Dead Space, Mirror's Edge, Fallout 3 and Left 4 Dead today's PAX Special Episode.

Check out the GameDaily HUD today!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Kyle Horner and from GameDaily Robin Yang

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants.

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BigCast PAX'08 Special: Warhammer Online

Posted Aug 30th 2008 4:08AM by Xav de Matos
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Wake up everybody and welcome to the first BigCast PAX Special and it's a special one. For our first PAX show we invited Mythic Entertainment's Paul Barnett, Jeff Hickman and Josh Drescher to discuss the upcoming MMO Warhammer Online. Well, that was the plan.

Listen as the entire show exploded into a hilarious hour of everything from press conferences, Girl Gamers and the musical stylings of German cab drivers. You won't want to miss this one, even if the audio quality is a little hit-n-miss. Be warned, this podcast can get a little NSFW!

Checkout our Warhammer Online coverage today!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Kyle Horner and from Warhammer Online: Paul Barnett, Jeff Hickman and Josh Drescher

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants.

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BigCast 009 -- Pre-PAX Special

Posted Aug 25th 2008 12:00PM by Xav de Matos
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Nine episodes. We made it to a landmark so celebrate by kicking back and listening to Xav and Kyle talk all about the upcoming Penny Arcade Expo! Xav also drops his thoughts on Microsoft's X'08 event in Toronto, Canada, by discussing some of the awesome games at the show, including: Fallout 3, Far Cry 2 and Call of Duty: World at War. This week we forgo our usual schedule of features, downloads and news to bring you an hour's worth of us talking random nonsense. Because nonsense is our middle names ... it doesn't need to make sense because this, is the BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos and Kyle Horner

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants.

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BigCast 008 -- Eternally Childish

Posted Aug 18th 2008 12:00PM by Xav de Matos
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After a few tech hiccups, some of which are still obvious in the show, we finally got down to recording an epic and emotional edition of The BigCast. From our thoughts on the logistics of a Star Trek MMO to the quick exit of an Indie developer the crew throws it all on the table. This week Xav is joined by Akela and James (Kyle's connection kept dropping the call -- check out the outtakes for more!) and a special new segment we've teased in the past. Our resident Hardware Guru, Rafe Brox, jumps in with his own quick segment touching on AMD's 790GX chipset. We're changing the format around just to keep you on your toes -- like a Gnome at a urinal. Jump in and be counted ... this is the BigCast!

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Hosts: Xav de Matos, Akela Talamasca, James Murff and Rafe Brox (Special Segment)

Produced by Xav de Matos

Music: Intro/Outro: "Am I Awake" by They Might Be Giants. Bridge: "Keep On" by MC Statistics

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