Platforms Episode 12 – Laura’s Drunk Show
December 29, 2009
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Josh Philpott, Dave Kozicki (with David McVay).
Platforms is a gamers podcast by gamers. The podcast is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction so come and join the fun as your host candidly discuss the latest in the gaming world. The podcast is uncensored, explicit, honest and very non ‘PC’. We start this week with the trailer for ‘The Force Unleashed II’. Dave Kozicki and Josh Philpott decide to usher in the new year a little early and toast every news story with a shot of Christmas cheer. Needless to say that they end the show a little hammered. Oh yeah, and Dave got a new PS3. Have a Very Happy New Year Everyone!
News This Week: THQ has a bunch of delays, The new cinematic trailer for ‘Mass Effect 2′, ‘Serious Sam 3′ announced, the new trailer for the ‘Medal of Honor’ reboot and a mystery image emerges that re-ignites ‘Duke Nuke’em’ rumours.
Dave Kozicki runs down the VGA’s (Video Game Awards) and then Josh and Dave run down the top 5 games of the year and the top 5 disappointments.
This episode carries an explicit tag due to frequent coarse language.
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The Platforms Podcast is recorded live on Ustream every Monday Evening 8pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). If you still just want to listen to the audio podcast, it will go out as normal on Tuesday. If you missed the live show, you can watch the replay all week at http://geekactually.com/platforms.
Geek Actually Episode 66 – Out With The Old
December 26, 2009
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Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Dave Kozicki
The Geek Actually Podcast is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction.
This week the Geek Actually team is actually on holiday so David, Josh and Dave decide to make up some news that has no basis in anything factual. After that they have a discussion about their favourite holiday movies which include ‘Miracle on 34th Street’, ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ and just for something a little diffeent, ‘Marked for Death’ starring Steven Seagal!
On a serious note, we do want to acknowledge the passing of Brittany Murphy who died of a sudden heart attack at the age of 32. RIP Brittany you will be missed.
A shout out to our friends at The Reel Junkies Podcast at weekendronin.com and The Movie Fan House Podcast at moviefanhouse.com for all of their support this year.
Fake News: (That we just made up) Microsoft buys Apple and releases Windows OSX and Michael Bay to direct ‘Snakes and Ladders’ starring Nicolas Cage, amongst other nonsense.
We wish everyone a very happy holidays and we will see you in two weeks.
This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language.
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Send feedback for this show to feedback@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167 orSkype a voicemail using Skype username: geekactually. Just a reminder, if you have any comments about the episodes please leave them in the comments field below or email us using the contact link above. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review as we are trying to get on the featured list and every review helps. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show.
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The Karate Kid Remake – Why?
December 23, 2009
Well, here is the first trailer for ‘The Karate Kid’ remake. Although better than expected, the question is still, why? Did we really need this remake? Also, one last thing, why is it called ‘The Karate Kid” when is is obviously learning Kung Fu. Anyway, enjoy the trailer and leave your comments below.
‘The Karate Kid” is directed by Harald Zwart. It stars Jaden Smith, Jackie Chan and Taraji P. Henson. It opens June 2010.
Santa Down – Nicholas McVay’s Latest Opus
December 23, 2009
Here is a little Christmas cheer from Nicholas ‘The Little Geek’ McVay. Enjoy.
New Red Band Trailer for Kick-Ass Kicks Ass!
December 23, 2009
Just came across this this absolutely wicked red band trailer for the film ‘Kick-Ass’, this one focuses on Hit-Girl and is not for the kids. I’ll even forgive the casting of Nic Cage for the bad assness of this trailer.
‘Kick-Ass’ is directed by Matthew Vaughn and written by Jane Goldman, based on the comic book series by Mark Millar. It stars Nicolas Cage, Mark Strong, Chloe Moretz, Aaron Johnson and Christopher Mintz-Plasse. It is released April 2010.
Robin Hood – Ridley Scott’s new film revealed
December 23, 2009
Here it is, the international trailer (the original American trailer sucked big time) for Ridley Scott’s new epic, ‘Robin Hood’ starring Russell Crowe. When I saw the original trailer I was hugely disappointed but this went a long way to fix my fears for this film. Now I actually might go see it.
‘Robin Hood’ is directed by Ridley Scott and is written by Brian Helgeland. It stars Russell Crowe, Mark Strong, Matthew Macfadyen, Cate Blanchett, William Hurt, Danny Huston and Max von Sydow. It opens 13 May 2010.
Platforms Episode 11 – Death in the Family
December 22, 2009
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Josh Philpott, Dave Kozicki (with David McVay).
Platforms is a gamers podcast by gamers. The podcast is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction so come and join the fun as your host candidly discuss the latest in the gaming world. The podcast is uncensored, explicit, honest and very non ‘PC’. We start this week with the trailer for ‘Red Dead Redemption’. Dave Kozicki has had a sad turn this week as his beloved PS3 died (yes, that is the death in the family), RIP Dave K’s PS3.
News This Week: ‘Mafia 2′ dated, Take 2 is in financial trouble, ‘Aliens vs Predator’ unbanned in Australia and gets special edition announcements, ‘Final Fantasy XIII’ sells between 1 and 1.1 million copies in one day, ‘God of War’ trilogy announced for PAL regions and ‘Split Second’ announced for May.
This Week’s Review: Josh and Dave preview the new game ‘Red Dead Redemption’. The general consensus? Looks awesome and it is about time we got a new western game.
Opinion: What are our favourite games in the western genre? The chat room helps out in naming some of the goodies.
This episode carries an explicit tag due to frequent coarse language.
Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes.
Platforms is brought to you by listeners, just like you. Thanks for your contributions. If you wish to make a contribution, go to the “Support Us” link above.
Send feedback for this show to platforms@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167 or Skype a voicemail using Skype username: geekactually. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review as we are trying to get on the featured list and every review helps. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show. You can contact us here.
The Platforms Podcast is recorded live on Ustream every Monday Evening 8pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). If you still just want to listen to the audio podcast, it will go out as normal on Tuesday. If you missed the live show, you can watch the replay all week at http://geekactually.com/platforms.
Merchandise Now Available
December 20, 2009
Just a quick one to let you know that ‘Geek Actually Podcast’ and ‘Platforms Podcast’ T-shirts and other merchandise is now available. Go to http://cafepress.com.au/geekactually and remember all purchases help keep the shows on the internet.
Geek Actually Episode 65 – Fibre Optic Goodness
December 20, 2009
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Hosts: David McVay, Josh Philpott and Dave Kozicki
The Geek Actually Podcast is recorded live on Ustream with chat interaction.
This week David, Josh and Dave talk everything James Cameron. We talk about the man, his films, his women and his technology. This leads us into our feature review of ‘Avatar in 3D’. We want to wish all of our listeners (and viewers) a very happy holidays, merry Christmas and a great new year. A shout out to our friends at The Reel Junkies Podcast at weekendronin.com and The Movie Fan House Podcast at moviefanhouse.com and we welcome back to our chat room Ben Straw from Ben’s Tech Show at benstechshow.com.
News: This week we are examining the Australian Federal Government’s two new discussion papers. The first one is opening up the debate on bringing in an R18+ rating for games. The second is all about the introduction of the Mandatory Internet Filter in 2011. These are important issues, particularly the second one, and needs a lot more discussion.
Feature Reviews: This week we take a look at all things James Cameron. We discuss the life and career of the director of ‘The Terminator’, ‘Terminator 2′, ‘True Lies’, ‘Aliens’, ‘The Abyss’ and ‘Titanic’. This all leads us up to the main review of his latest film (and first in 12 years), ‘Avatar’. This is probably the cinema event of the last few years and possibly the decade. It is a must see in 3D.
This episode carries an explicit tag due to infrequent coarse language.
Listen or download it here or subscribe to it on iTunes
Geek Actually is brought to you by listeners, just like you. Thanks for your contributions. If you wish to make a contribution, go to the “Support Us” link above.
Send feedback for this show to feedback@geekactually.com or leave us a voice mail message to play on the show at +61 02 8011 3167 or Skype a voicemail using Skype username: geekactually. Just a reminder, if you have any comments about the episodes please leave them in the comments field below or email us using the contact link above. If you are an iTunes user, please leave a review as we are trying to get on the featured list and every review helps. Your comments (good or bad) help us improve the show.
Join us on our Facebook Fan Page: facebook.com/GeekActually and the Platforms Fan Page: facebook.com/PlatfromsLive (no, that is not a spelling error!)
The Geek Actually Podcast is recorded live on Ustream every Saturday. As of next week we are changing the time. We will start at 12pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). If you still just want to listen to the audio podcast, it will go out as normal on Sunday. Want to catch up with the video but missed the show on Saturday? Go to geekactually.com/live, the repeat runs all week.
‘Platforms’, the new gaming podcast is recorded live on Ustream on Monday night, 8pm Australian Eastern Daylight Savings Time (UTC+11). You can watch it at geekactually.com/platforms. The repeat will run all week at the same address. You can subscribe to the audio version on iTunes.
An R18+ Rating for Games Could Be Possible in Australia
December 15, 2009
Finally some good news on the censorship issues in Australia. A discussion paper has been released by The Federal Attorney-General’s department (it was supposed to come out 6 months ago) that will allow the public to have their say on the issue of an R18+ rating for games.
The discussion paper, which can be read here, comes on the heels of the latest game, Aliens Vs. Predator, to be refused classification. Australia stands as one of the only developed nations to not have an adult classification on video games. According to the discussion paper, the government has been discussing this issue for some time but it has finally opened it to community feedback when a 2009 study showed that the average age of gamers was 25.
The discussion paper tells you how you can get involved. Now is your chance to finally have your say. I would suggest that you have your arguments very well thought out and mature. Do not just start abusing people or this will just collapse before it gets a chance. If you are an adult gamer and don’t get involved and write in on this you have no one to blame but yourself if the rating bid fails.
We have to combat the closed minded politicians with reasonable, well thought out counters to some of their arguments. As an example, an Australian Family Association spokesman, John Morrissey, is against an R18+ rating and here is his quote: ”How do you enforce it? An 18-year-old can buy the game and play it with his younger brother. You never know what happens once it’s behind closed doors.”
This is a nonsense argument as we already buy R18+ rated DVDs and if we, as parents, can govern our children’s watching habits, why can’t we govern their game play. I don’t let my 10 year old watch R18+ rated movies, why would I let him play R18+ rated games. The games would have restricted sale at shops so children won’t be able to buy them and it is up to the parents to make sure the child doesn’t play the game at home.
I don’t know about you but I am really tired of being told by our government that they are better parents than me.
Please, go read the discussion paper and then let your voice be heard. Let’s get an adult rating for games and join the rest of the world.
Would you like to know more about what is banned in Australia? Go to refused-classification.com for an eye opening experience.
To finish, let me share one of my favourite quotes that I read on this issue. I apologise to the person who wrote it, I can’t remember where I read it now, but here it is: “Censorship is like banning a man from? eating a steak because a baby can’t chew it.” No truer words have ever been spoken.
