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02/13/2009 | Listen UP - Podcast The calendar says February but from the killer crop of games in Whatcha Been Playin? you'd think it was still the holidays. We've got inFAMOUS, Prototype, God of War 3, Watchmen, and more. And if that wasn't enough, the February NPD sales figures kickoff an equally packed second segment. Weekend definitely confirmed. (61.9 MB) - Length: 2:15:20

01/30/2009 | Listen UP - Podcast We set the name and now we launch the next evolution of 1UP podcasts: ListenUP. Sticking to the four-person cast, John, David, and Garnett start the new show where the old one left off: looking for the next fourth chair. And for this first episode, it's Sam Kennedy on the hot seat. We've got Whatcha' Been Playin? and an all-new second segment that features news and community. It's good to be back. (52.8 MB) - Length: 1:55:20

01/22/2009 | 1UP Yours - Podcast After a tumultuous holiday break, 1UP Yours returns with a classic episode for the ages. It's the end of an era, and Luke Smith returns to sit down with John, Shane, Andrew, and Garnett for an epic finale packed with Whatcha Been Playin', NPDs, and lots of memories. Raise a glass with us! (94.7 MB) - Length: 3:26:57

12/26/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast For the second, and final, part of the 2008 1UP Yours Holiday Special Garnett and Shane orchestrate an unprecedented two segments of Four Minute Warnings. The first takes a look back at the year that was 2008 with a variety of questions and everyone also gives their personal picks for Game of the Year. And the second, and final segment for the year, wraps it all up with the sure to be legendary predictions for 2009. Happy Holidays everyone. 1UP Yours will be back in 2009. (54.6 MB) - Length: 1:59:17

12/19/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast We've put together a holiday special so big we couldn't put the whole thing in one episode. Like classic old Christmas shows we've gathered together some of our friends to join John, David, Shane, and Garnett including the GiantBomb crew, Patrick from MTV's Multiplayer blog, Jose from Electric Playground, and Christian from Gamasutra. This first part starts with an epic Whatcha Been Playin, and then picks up news and a discussion of the VGAs. (38.8MB) - Length: 1:24:40

12/12/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Join the celebration of the holiday season with John, David, Shane, and Garnett as they talk about some great download games like Flower and A Kingdom for Keflings, as well as Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider Underworld, and more. And then stick around for the news where the November NPD sales figures make their presence felt. (56.5MB) - Length: 2:03:28

12/05/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Recovered from the holiday feast John, David, Shane, and Garnett get right back into the thick of the season's videogame cornucopia. Everything from Mirror's Edge to Zombie Smashers X4 Guitarpocalypse found its way into what we played over the past couple of weeks, and news starts with a Black Friday wrap up and goes on to wondering whether the potentially going-out-of-business Midway has a Gears of War 2 killer in its cupboard (54.9MB) - Length: 2:00:00

11/28/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Dig into the day after Thanksgiving with a special holiday episode of 1UP Yours. John, David, Shane, and Garnett share tales of holidays past from the community to help get you in the spirit. And they've been playing games like Valkyria Chronicles, Far Cry 2, Peggle, and whole lot more. (47.3MB) - Length: 1:43:20

11/21/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast The new regular crew of John, David, Shane, and Garnett continue to enjoy the holiday haul of the gaming season. This week's gifts range from Call of Duty World at War to Sonic Unleashed and a whole host of points in between. And forget avatars, streaming Netflix is what has Yours excited about the Xbox Live Experience. (66.0MB) - Length: 2:24:10

11/14/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast The annual game deluge continues and we love it. John, David, and Garnett with special guest Flynn DeMarco from gaygamer.net start with Mirror's Edge, tackle the zombies of Left 4 Dead, revisit Gears 2, make up with Resistance 2 multiplayer, and more. (63.6MB) - Length: 2:18:57

11/07/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast John returns from jolly ol' England to join Shane, new regular David, and Garnett for a game-packed episode. Whatcha Been Playin expands to Plus mode with community comments included in the conversations on Fallout 3, Gears of War 2, and Resistance 2. And we've got more games including LBP, Wii Music, and Motorstorm Pacific Rift. (71.1MB) - Length: 1:50:55

10/31/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Christian Nutt joins David, Shane, and Garnett for Halloween treats that include Four Minute Warning in this week's second segment. We also check out Microsoft's Community games, get a first full report on Resistance 2, and catch up on the news. (47.4MB) - Length: 1:55:24

10/24/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Wherein we render opinions upon the following: Fallout 3, Fable 2, Motorstorm Pacific Rift, Midnight Club LA, Castlevania, the Resistance 2 beta, Dead Space, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Brothers in Arms: Hell's Highway, Monster Hunter, World of Goo, Star Wars: The Old Republic, and the new/old E3. Something for everyone! (75.7MB) - Length: 2:39:08

10/17/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast INFORMATION OVERLOAD! We get back on track after TGS and catch up on tons of news, including Starcraft 2 as a trilogy, Kojima conceding defeat to Western developers, the new Xbox Experience, and various issues regarding DRM. But we've got game impressions too, including the new WoW patch, Warhammer Online, Mirror's Edge, Fallout 3, Dead Space, and Need for Speed: Undercover. All this, plus the John Riccitiello News Hour, on this week's 1UP Yours! (63.0MB) - Length: 2:12:29

10/10/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Live from Meguro, Tokyo it's 1UP Yours TGS 2008. Fueled by potent Japanese spirits, we chronicle the good, the bad, and the irrelevant from Tokyo Game Show 2008. (87.5MB) - Length: 2:06:26

10/03/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast It's a What They Play invasion, as John brings along fellow WTP colleague and industry vet Zoe Flower. Everyone talks a lot about the LittleBigPlanet beta, the DSi and other Nintendo announcements, exclusive Rock Band content at Wal-Mart, and blowing up the Death Star with Gatorade. (55.4MB) - Length: 1:56:39

09/27/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast John, Shane, Shawn, and Garnett tackle Four Minute Warning for a perfect second segment to mark Shawn's final 1UP podcast. And we've got BIA: Hell's Highway, Bikes in Burnout Paradise, and we even mix in a little contemplation of whether games will ever have their equivalent of an Igor Stravinsky. (65.3MB) - Length: 2:28:27

09/19/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Shawn Elliott stops by on his farewell tour, and we explore the topic of game journalists hopping over the fence to the development side. Also, impressions of Battlefield Heroes, Afrika, NHL 09, and more on Motorstorm. (56.7MB) - Length: 2:01:56

09/12/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast We're getting into game season, with new impressions of Motorstorm: Pacific Rift, The Force Unleashed, Spore, and Wipeout HD. We also take a look at the digital distribution battle in GameStop v. Perry, and it's time for August NPDs. As Shane would say, it's an "esoteric melange." (65.9MB) - Length: 2:21:41

09/05/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Studios are being flooded, Jeff Green is leaving, Andrew's having a nervous breakdown, Mercenaries 2 is being played, Square and Tecmo and Koei are having a corporate threesome, Gears of War 2 is impressing, Spore is fragmenting, the 360 price is dropping, and last week's PAX show is being redone (thanks 1UP user Daniel Brandt). Happy birthday, Garnett! (74.5MB) - Length: 2:39:00

08/30/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast The 1UP Yours crew takes the stage at the 2008 Penny Arcade Expo in Seattle, WA. That crew includes Garnett, Shane, John, Andrew, Shawn Elliott, Brad Shoemaker, X-Play's Adam Sessler, the cast of The Totally Rad Show, and our long-lost fourth chair Luke Smith. (Forgive the audio quality, live shows are hard!) (30.5MB) - Length: 1:06:36

08/22/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Too Podcast: Giancarlo Varanini stops by for a Too Human breakdown, Garnett and Shane talk about an old Star Ocean game, and there's news from Germany and the Games Convention. (70.2MB) - Length: 2:31:32

08/15/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Garnett's on his European Vacation, so Andrew, John, Shane and Nick ruminate on Call of Duty: World at War, the new (and awesome) Castlevania, Mercenaries 2, Ratchet: Quest for Booty, and a slew of EA related news. Also, July NPDs and Fable 2's sexy parties. (45.3MB) - Length: 1:37:33

08/08/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Mark MacDonald returns from Japan in a one-show-only engagement. But he's here for Four Minute Warning, and discussion of Madden, Power Pro Baseball, Little Big Planet, the Home beta, Braid, Geometry Wars 2, and the eventual impact of Final Fantasy XIII. (72.3MB) - Length: 2:36:13

08/01/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Garnett, Shane, Andrew, John and Philip gather to discuss Soul Calibur IV, Geometry Wars 2, Mortal Kombat vs. DC, the past, present, and future of downloadable games, and this week in gaming news. (52.1MB) - Length: 1:52:00

07/25/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast We're back in the studio, joined by John "Today Show" Davison and David "David Ellis" Ellis. Talk of NCAA '09, Civilization Revolution, Ghostbusters, iPhone games, June NPDs, Bungie drama, and a proper E3 wrap-up pads out the show at a hefty 2.5 hours. And there wasn't even a pool involved. (73.0MB) - Length: 2:37:34

07/17/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast The amount of information contained within this MP3 file cannot be described by mere sentences. It's the E3 2008 poolside wrap-up, with the 1UP Yours crew, Christian Nutt, Denis Dyack, Randy Pitchford, N'Gai Croal, Stephen Totilo, and sooooooo much more. (85.6MB) - Length: 3:01:37

07/16/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Shawn Elliott joins Garnett, Shane, and Andrew for Day 2 impressions, a lengthy evaluation of playing music on plastic toys, and some Resident Evil 5. (33.2MB) - Length: 1:14:56

07/15/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Our first E3 show looks at the big 3 conferences, and a big mess of games: Bayonetta, LittleBigPlanet, Gears of War 2, Dead Space, Spore, Warhammer Online, Motorstorm 2, Sonic...and much more. (34.7 MB) - Length: 1:14:56

07/11/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast With Andrew and John out and about, Anthony Gallegos makes his 1UP Yours debut by giving us impressions of Schizoid. Other games discussed include Mirror's Edge, Soul Calibur 4, Mercenaries 2, and the ever-controversial Too Human. All this, plus community discussion on gaming quirks, a news segment full of new game announcements good and bad, and our predictions and musings over what might be waiting for us at E3 next week. We couldn't imagine a more awesome way of starting your weekend. (48.2 MB) - Length: 2:01:49

07/03/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast John Davison helps celebrate our independence with impressions of Too Human. Throw in some Quantum of Solace, PixelJunk Eden, Soul Calibur 4, Wario Land, and Diablo 3, and you got yourself some 1UP Yours. But we save the real fireworks for the end, with Silicon Knights' Denis Dyack joining us for a declaration of his own regarding the state of Internet messageboards. (66.1 MB) - Length: 2:21:55

06/27/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast It's an avalanche of game impressions as Garnett and Shane return to the show. Call of Duty: World at War, Guitar Hero: World Tour, Dead Space, Ghostbusters, Alone in the Dark, MGS4, Killzone 2, and many more. Two and one half hours of love kicks off your weekend. (70.6 MB) - Length: 2:31:52

06/20/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Garnett, Shane, and John are all unable to make it, so instead of running the poolside episode again, Andrew takes over hosting duties. He invites Philip Kollar, Shawn Elliott, and Jay Frechette to talk about Alone in the Dark, Deadliest Catch: Alaskan Storm, a little more Metal Gear, Tecmo's troubles, and recent E3 leakage. (33.4MB) - Length: 1:11:49

06/13/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast We are joined by Kojima Productions' Ryan Payton, who is on a whirlwhind American tour for Metal Gear Solid 4. The crew talks about our experiences with the game so far, a quick assortment of what other games we've been playing, and the May NPDs. (48.5MB) - Length: 1:44:28

06/06/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast We lose a cast member, but gain possibly up to 3 more? You'll have to listen to figure it out. Also! Ninja Gaiden 2, BG&E2;, Resident Evil 5, Zombies in beverage form, Street Fighter IV, Itagaki's resignation, Jack Thompson's imminent demise, and the true nature of Neopets. (51.4MB) - Length: 1:50:39

05/30/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Garnett and Shane are out of the office, so we present a "classic" episode of 1UP Yours: the fabled E3 2006 Poolcast. (49.4MB) - Length: 1:46:31

05/23/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast We return to form with the return of Shane, Shawn, and What They Play's John Davison. It's catch-up time on all the games we've been playing at recent events, about two weeks worth of news, and comparing the new Indiana Jones movie to modern videogames. (63.5MB) - Length: 2:16:51

05/16/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast An abbreviated episode covers some recent press events, including EA, Sega, and Microsoft. With special guests David Ellis and Brad Shoemaker. (33.4MB) - Length: 1:12:10

05/09/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast John Davison joins us again for Four Minute Warning, plus continuing impressions of GTA4 and Boom Blox, and news on Doom 4, Killzone 2, and the questionable relevance of Home. (52.1MB) - Length: 1:52:26

05/02/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Grand Theft Auto 4! But first, The World Ends With You, Team Fortress 2, Space Invaders Extreme, Metal Gear Online, Wii Fit in hotels, and Guitar Hero: On Tour. But after all that, Grand Theft Auto 4! (43.0MB) - Length: 1:32:29

04/25/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Shawn and Shane are on vacation, which leaves Garnett to fend for himself. He makes a blanket fort in the studio and invites Simon Cox, James Mielke, Jeff Green, and Nick Suttner to discuss Boom Blox, Mario Kart, Trackmania, and how online gaming can remain relevant in 2008. (43.3MB) - Length: 1:33:19

04/18/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast In honor of Mortal Kombat vs. DC, it's 1UP Yours vs. GFW Radio. Jeff Green joins the crew, and bears witness to Shawn's antics in 125-man GTA San Andreas. Elsewheres, Garnett plays the new Team Fortress 2 content and Gran Turismo 5: Prologue, and we speculate on the next generation of game players. (58.5MB) - Length: 2:04:44

04/11/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast N'Gai Croal and Geoff Keighley are in town, so it's time for a Five (!) Minute Warning, impressions from Nintendo's press event, a Fallout 3 appreciation festival, and Microsoft's rumored motion controller. (59.2MB) - Length: 2:04:44

04/04/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Brad Shoemaker takes time out during his new pro leisure tour to come down for a guest spot in the fourth chair this week. He fesses up to having to play games just to get ready -- a tough job, but someone has to do it. And Shane finally spills the details from his trip to Japan with a full segment worth of Metal Gear Solid 4 love. (48.2MB) - Length: 1:41:35

03/28/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast With John Davison making the treacherous 1-block trek to the office, the guys sit down to yak about the 50 Cent sequel, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, the PC Pile of Shame, purple Spider-men, Shane's relationship with Smash Bros. fans, and the $7,000 PC. Garnett yaks so much, he almost loses his voice! (59.0MB) - Length: 2:06:57

03/21/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Shane returns from Japan with news about games that he can't share. To compensate, we talk a ton about Condemned 2, Dark Sector, Soul Calibur IV, and Smash Bros. worthiness as a "fighter," in quotation marks and all that. Plus a visit to the message boards, Rock Band's in-game store, and the soul of Tom Clancy. (56.4MB) - Length: 2:01:30

03/14/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast We fill three temporarily empty chairs with three 1UP editors: Sam Kennedy, James Mielke, and Scott Sharkey. Topics include, but are not limited to: what we'll be playing this spring and summer, EA's aggressive pursuit of Take Two, and hands-on playtime with the Zerg in Starcraft 2. (49.7MB) - Length: 1:47:07

03/07/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Bryan's leaving us, but not before a last hurrah featuring Four Minute Warning, Universe at War, Smash Bros. and Forum Warz. (50.1MB) - Length: 1:47:58

02/29/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast A 1UP Yours on Leap Day is like a free show, or something. The regular four discuss GTA IV, Lost Odyssey, Frontlines, God of War: Chains of Olympus, and Deadliest Catch. (50.2MB) - Length: 1:47:58

02/22/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast The final show of a busy GDC week brings our friends N'Gai Croal, Stephen Totilo, and John Davison to the studio for what they thought of the entire conference, including Prototype, death and consequences in games, Nintendo's pay-for-play online plans, and a final Stephen Totilo's "Deep Thoughts." [Update: Check out Shane's blog for an important clarification on his conversation with Nintendo's Reggie Fils-Aime.] (51.4MB) - Length: 1:50:57

02/21/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Denis Dyack joins the crew, along with old friend Mark MacDonald. Wherein we discuss Mark's favorite topics of GDC, how the press covers games, and of course, the one-console future. (40.8MB) - Length: 1:27:47

02/20/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Our second GDC show features Robert Bowling from Infinity Ward, discussing the success of Call of Duty 4 and the issues facing first-person shooters and the communities who love them. (23.1MB) - Length: 49:42

02/19/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast The first 1UP Yours of GDC Week finds us talking with Amy Hennig and Lorne Lanning on the ins and outs of telling stories in games (34.2MB) - Length: 1:13:46

02/15/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast N'Gai "She Hulk" Croal joins the new Fantastic Four for a lengthy discussion of Army of Two, No More Heroes, celebrity developers, the January NPDs, and Resistance 2. Settle in, it's a long one this week. (70.7MB) - Length: 2:32:35

02/08/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast Flynn DeMarco of GayGamer.net joins the 1UP Yours crew for a discussion of maturity (seriously). But that's not all! Listen in the next thirty minutes, and you'll receive free bonus topics such as "gaming fatigue," "annoying enemies," and "Poker Smash." Stop listening to podcasts the old fashioned way, download 1UP Yours today! (55.6MB) - Length: 1:59:45

02/01/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast How do we add a new show member when he's not even here? MAGIC. Before the fabled fourth chair is finally filled by the vacationing Shawn Elliott, Jeff Green gets it all nice and warm. The boys talk about Lost Odyssey, Universe at War, the joy of being manchildren, and how Valve is showing a little initiative with Steamworks. You know, just a little. (52.7MB) - Length: 1:53:22

01/25/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast With Bryan away on emergency leave, 1UP's Editorial Director Dan Hsu and Previews Editor Matt Leone join Garnett and Shane to talk about Grand Theft Auto IV, Advance Wars: Days of Ruin, and Final Fantasy XIII. Plus, the first Four Minute Warning of 2008, and Shane plays some Unreal Tournament. (48.0MB) - Length: 1:43:28

01/18/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast This week, Bryan Intihar joins the 1UP Yours crew...permanently. And joining us on a temporary basis is our old friend and Gamasutra.com Features Editor Christian Nutt. The guys tackle a surprisingly hefty amount of content, including Devil May Cry 4, NFL Tour, Peggle for iPod, and what will eventually be known as Yakuza 3. Then the discussion turns to the games of 2008, specifically what we think is receiving a little too much attention, and what isn't receiving enough. Oh, also: the December NPDs and throwing tomatoes at Garnett during GDC. (66.2MB) - Length: 2:22:47

01/11/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast After a week of long days and longer nights at CES 1UP previews editor Matt Leone and news editor Patrick Klepek join Garnett to recap the gaming highlights from the show including their hands-on time with Soul Calibur IV as well as looks at The Agency and Space Siege. Gamevideo's David Ellis also comes along to give the perspective of how the show looked from the outside. In the second segment Shane hops into his usual spot for a news segment filled with everything from David Jaffe adding his voice to the support for a one-console future to the PSP becoming a serious Net appliance with the addition of Skype capabilities to its growing gadget specs. Throw another shrimp on the barbie, get comfortable, and enjoy this week's show; it's the weekend...confirmed! (47.1MB) - Length: 1:40:00

01/04/2008 | 1UP Yours - Podcast After a week off to recuperate and take in some Holiday cheer 1UP Yours returns to ring in the New Year with John Davison and Simon Cox joining Shane and Garnett for the show. While the group kicks off '08 with plenty to talk about, we learned a little lesson about iPhones and their effect on recordings. You know that buzzing noise some cell phones cause on speakers? Yeah, iPhones can do that for extended stretches. To spare you that annoyance we edited out the stretches with the worst buzzing, but that winds up with a few strange edits. So when you hear the subject abruptly change, well, now you know what happened. Fortunately, most of the show came through ok, and there's plenty in it to get you talking too from Garnett expressing his disappointment with Assassin's Creed when he finally got around to trying it to the guys recapping their hits and misses from the '07 predictions. And of course, the '08 prognostication is sure to raise a few eyebrows. Grab the download and let the New Year finally begin. It's '08, confirmed! (53.6MB) - Length: 1:55:00

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