Midlife Gamer Podcast
A mature and blatantly honest Podcast that's akin to going round your mates house and talking about the gaming world, but without the dancing girls and all that messy business with biscuits and beverages. Hosts Matt and Daren bring you an adult perspective, personal views and opinions of the gaming world. Regular features include, but not limited to, the weekly round-up of news, new releases, games played and even a quiz to test your knowlegde, all peppered with their unique brand of humour. So whether its PCs, consoles or those little things you put in your pocket.. get some of this in your ears and feel the love. No matter how old you are, it's okay to be a gamer... because thumbs last longer than hips!

Gears of War 2 post patch thoughts, Farcry 2 has come and gone with good impressions where Kingdom Under Fire has come and gone forever, more love for Skate 2, Dinging in World of Warcraft, more fun with Lips and Peggle, FEAR 2 demo impressions,  the end of Fallout 3 and looking forward to the DLC, Beautiful Katamari and Maw.

News discussion – New Indy game not coming to PS3 or 360, details on the Burnout Paradise DLC, Peggle coming to the iPhones, paying for Skate 2 unlocks, Age of Booty to support Avatars, Puzzle Quest sequel coming soon, a possible 12 further Pokemon titles from Nintendo, Age of Conan still in the works for the 360, GTA4 DLC details and new costumes coming to Little Big Planet.

The retail round-up – Lord of the Rings Conquest hitting respectable sales numbers and Grateful Dead pack 2 for Rock Band.

Direct download: MLG_026_-_Internally_Grateful.mp3
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The end of Prince of Persia, terrible games coming through the post, Left4Dead steps it up a notch and impresses even more, Fable 2 DLC, hidden object games on XBLA and why Fallout works for one and not for the other *SPOILERS*.

News discussion – Rockstar making use of their engine to continue the GTA story, several older MMO’s coming to Steam, Sony not allowing Ericson to use the PS brand, Mad World coming to the UK totally uncut, Zork MMO coming to browser gaming along with Quake, FFXIII hitting westerners in 2010, Hasbro and their Xbox360 channel, PS3 still in its early adoption phase and the Sack Boy knitting pattern now as a PDF. Oh and we forgot that we played Lips!

The retail round-up – Charts far too much like last weeks, Skate 2 and My Fitness Coach this week along with plenty of DLC for your music game of choice

Direct download: MLG_025_-_Hotdog_surprise.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:23am EDT

Episode 24 – Going Commando

Further thoughts on Prince of Persia and initial love for Left4Dead, EA forcing registration for LOTR Conquest but pleasing us with the demo of Skate 2. Plenty more Fallout 3, hidden object games and Castle Crashers.

News discussion – The demise of EGM and the sale of 1UP, Eidos cutting staff from Crystal Dynamics and the future of Tomb Raider, Redbull space coming to Sony Home along with new clothing brands, EA confirmed no Rock Band 3 in 2009, Gears of War 2 flashback map pack available for purchase and details of the Fallout 3 DLC

The retail round-up – British gamers loving the football as usual and a handful of Rock Band DLC including Lenny Kravitz along with Fable 2’s DLC coming this week.

Direct download: MLG_024_-_Going_Commando.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:22am EDT

Episode 23 – Freudian slippage

Seeing in the new year with Rock Band and World of Warcraft, rental action with Prince of Persia and Left 4 Dead, old school fun of Beneath the Steel Sky, Castle Crashers and the almighty Fallout 3.

News discussion – Rave on with new Xbox Avatar clothing, Microsoft cutting 15,000 job cuts, 2K games global president concerned about UK games discounts, Little Big Planet issues with lost data ending with rumours of the next Lego title.

The retail round-up – Spore back in the charts, more Rock Band DLC and a look at the titles coming in early 2009.

Direct download: MLG_023_-_Freudian_slippage.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:20am EDT

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