1up Yours- October 26, 2007

I didnt enjoy this podcast too much, but I do appreciate the folks at 1up putting the work to make it extra long and with the return of Retronauts, all is well.
 
FINALLY the most boring 2nd segment ever is over.

I fully admit I am a console only guy... can't change who I am or the games I enjoy playing the most.

EDIT: OH GOD they are still talking about Hellgate after the break!
 
i listened to the entire show (including all the hellgate talk) and i gotta say that the hellgate dude is pretty funny and has a good 'radio' voice, which kept it semi entertaining, but yeah, worst 1uy ever!
 
Hey, has anyone else had their podcast abruptly end in the middle of the news section?

Also, no way in hell is this the worst 1UY ever. That said, I liked Bill a lot more on GFW back in May...

EDIT: well, obviously there's something wrong; this week's podcast got taken off of iTunes. :(
 
Ya, the 2nd segment was way too much. Couldnt get through it all, skipped to the news section to hear Garnett talk about the Sony CFO's comments. I honestly dont know what he expects figure heads to say, does he want them to talk like real people? Not in the business world my man. In any case Bill Roper had a good voice for the show, sounded professional.
 
Y2Kev said:
In the United States, a managing editor oversees and coordinates the publication's editorial activities. The position is generally the second highest in rank, after the editor-in-chief (also called the executive editor.)

....lol, that was rather useful
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But the EIC and Ex Ed. are different positions at Ziff anyway. Shoe is EIC, while Shane is Ex Ed. of EGM.
 
The show was great, you guys need to stop sucking.
Hey, has anyone else had their podcast abruptly end in the middle of the news section?

Also, no way in hell is this the worst 1UY ever. That said, I liked Bill a lot more on GFW back in May...

EDIT: well, obviously there's something wrong; this week's podcast got taken off of iTunes. :(
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Yeah, that happened for me as well, figured it just wasn't finished uploading when I grabbed it. Got a new one and it worked.
 
I haven't listned to it yet, but this week is the largest file all year. Where's Riley?

Fake Edit: It's second in actual length this year only to Feb. 23rd 07.

Post script: The longer the better, as far as I'm concerned.

Post post script: That's what she said.
 
probune said:
I think this is the best 1up yours ever. Then again I'm not PC phobic like 99% of you guys are.
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so you are console phobic then?

my issue with it was that this entire podcast was done much better a while back on GFW, but devoting an entire podcast pretty much to Hellgate London while no one seemed that enthusiastic about it was boring in general.

infact, it isnt a PC thing or Hellgate thing at all, I found most of the podcasts where they were talking a lot about Halo 3 to be boring segments also. There is only so much you can hear about one game, usually there is a wide range of games being talked about but this time it wasnt the case. I like the 4 minute warning 1upyours or the ones where there are game related stories from their past and things like that.
 
Linkzg said:
so you are console phobic then?

my issue with it was that this entire podcast was done much better a while back on GFW, but devoting an entire podcast pretty much to Hellgate London while no one seemed that enthusiastic about it was boring in general.

infact, it isnt a PC thing or Hellgate thing at all, I found most of the podcasts where they were talking a lot about Halo 3 to be boring segments also. There is only so much you can hear about one game, usually there is a wide range of games being talked about but this time it wasnt the case. I like the 4 minute warning 1upyours or the ones where there are game related stories from their past and things like that.
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The entire podcast? More like 1/3. Given the lack of PC talk usually, that's hardly a huge "concession." And I think it's just interesting hear Roper's thoughts on things, even as someone who probably won't play Hellgate.
 
traveler said:
The entire podcast? More like 1/3. Given the lack of PC talk usually, that's hardly a huge "concession." And I think it's just interesting hear Roper's thoughts on things, even as someone who probably won't play Hellgate.
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I enjoyed Roper in the first segment, especially about the skate lovefest.

and ofcourse there would be a lack of console talk, most PC reviews from 1up are from the GFW guys (like Shawn Elliot's review of The Orange Box were the ones on 1up), and GFW has a podcast that is all about PC gaming (well, kind of, you know...somewhat I guess). I dont mind PC talk in the what youve been playing segment and all that, but as a main draw for the podcast it is out of place. I doubt anyone would like it if GFW devoted a large portion of their podcast to a console game that wouldent be comming to PC.
 
Linkzg said:
I enjoyed Roper in the first segment, especially about the skate lovefest.

and ofcourse there would be a lack of console talk, most PC reviews from 1up are from the GFW guys (like Shawn Elliot's review of The Orange Box were the ones on 1up), and GFW has a podcast that is all about PC gaming (well, kind of, you know...somewhat I guess). I dont mind PC talk in the what youve been playing segment and all that, but as a main draw for the podcast it is out of place. I doubt anyone would like it if GFW devoted a large portion of their podcast to a console game that wouldent be comming to PC.
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Where did this idea that 1up Yours is supposed to be the console podcast come from? EGM Live is the "console exclusive" podcast and GFW is the "PC exclusive podcast." 1up Yours, by 1up's own admission, is supposed to be the one that covers them all. Why does PC have to be relegated to one place while consoles get multiple podcasts?
 
traveler said:
Where did this idea that 1up Yours is supposed to be the console podcast come from? EGM Live is the "console exclusive" podcast and GFW is the "PC exclusive podcast." 1up Yours, by 1up's own admission, is supposed to be the one that covers them all. Why does PC have to be relegated to one place while consoles get multiple podcasts?
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this is getting into a creepy level of analyzing gaming podcasts.

but it isnt like saying "NO PC GAMES ON 1UP, GO TO HELL AND BURN!", it just doesnt seem to be a common thing on the podcast, that is all.

I remember when everyone hated the 1upshow that was all about PC games, but I enjoyed that a lot, people think differently about different things.
 
Linkzg said:
this is getting into a creepy level of analyzing gaming podcasts.

but it isnt like saying "NO PC GAMES ON 1UP, GO TO HELL AND BURN!", it just doesnt seem to be a common thing on the podcast, that is all.

I remember when everyone hated the 1upshow that was all about PC games, but I enjoyed that a lot, people think differently about different things.
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Yeah, I'm not saying they've necessarily lived up to the goals set for 1up Yours, just that is seems that people forget 1up Yours is supposed to be equally PC/Console.
 
Linkzg said:
so you are console phobic then?
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No, where would you get that idea? I play games regardless of the system.

I'm just saying that there are people who are looking forward to Hellgate that enjoyed the interview, and that some people want to see PC games discussed on the podcast.
 
probune said:
No, where would you get that idea? I play games regardless of the system.

I'm just saying that there are people who are looking forward to Hellgate that enjoyed the interview, and that some people want to see PC games discussed on the podcast.
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it was a bad joke about this being the favorite 1upyours and all about a PC game, yeah.
 
Yeah... That was tough to listen to. I lasted with the show all the way up to when Mielke started babbling about beats in E4. I skipped that, the Hellgate crap, and then skipped around the last segment. It was absolutely boring. The only part that I really enjoyed was when Shane ripped Forever Blue apart. So, I guess Shane thinks we have a group of 11 year old girls at GAF?

I'll use a sports analogy to explain why I don't like PC coverage.

Let's assume that gaming discussion on this show is comparable to sports discussion. Whenever I watch a sports segment, I want to see only baseball and football discussed. PC gaming is comparable to soccer. I don't want to see that crap on a sports show. I want to see real sports. Will Wright being brought up on this show is comparable to David Beckham news following real sports news. Who cares?
 
Kuroyume said:
I'll use a sports analogy to explain why I don't like PC coverage.

Let's assume that gaming discussion on this show is comparable to sports discussion. Whenever I watch a sports segment, I want to see only baseball and football discussed. PC gaming is comparable to soccer. I don't want to see that crap on a sports show. I want to see real sports. Will Wright being brought up on this show is comparable to David Beckham news following real sports news. Who cares?
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Either you are joking, or you are yourself a joke. Make the call.
 
I don't know that much about this, but doesn't 360BC only work on 360ies with HDDs? Garnett makes it sound like it works perfect for all games and it works on all 360ies...
 
Kuroyume said:
Yeah... That was tough to listen to. I lasted with the show all the way up to when Mielke started babbling about beats in E4. I skipped that, the Hellgate crap, and then skipped around the last segment. It was absolutely boring. The only part that I really enjoyed was when Shane ripped Forever Blue apart. So, I guess Shane thinks we have a group of 11 year old girls at GAF?

I'll use a sports analogy to explain why I don't like PC coverage.

Let's assume that gaming discussion on this show is comparable to sports discussion. Whenever I watch a sports segment, I want to see only baseball and football discussed. PC gaming is comparable to soccer. I don't want to see that crap on a sports show. I want to see real sports. Will Wright being brought up on this show is comparable to David Beckham news following real sports news. Who cares?
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.....

What the hell? This is an almost ban worthy troll of soccer, PC gaming in general, and Will Wright all wrapped up in one.
 
Kuroyume said:
Yeah... That was tough to listen to. I lasted with the show all the way up to when Mielke started babbling about beats in E4. I skipped that, the Hellgate crap, and then skipped around the last segment. It was absolutely boring. The only part that I really enjoyed was when Shane ripped Forever Blue apart. So, I guess Shane thinks we have a group of 11 year old girls at GAF?

I'll use a sports analogy to explain why I don't like PC coverage.

Let's assume that gaming discussion on this show is comparable to sports discussion. Whenever I watch a sports segment, I want to see only baseball and football discussed. PC gaming is comparable to soccer. I don't want to see that crap on a sports show. I want to see real sports. Will Wright being brought up on this show is comparable to David Beckham news following real sports news. Who cares?
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Ingore the gaming end of the analogy--the "real" sports business alone is laughable.
 
FartOfWar said:
Ingore the gaming end of the analogy--the "real" sports business alone is laughable.
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you consider soccer a real sport? screw that it is the most popular sport in every other country. AMERICA, F' YEAH!
 
skip said:
at ziff: EIC -> Exec -> Managing -> Section Eds.
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For some reason I always got the impression that Jennifer Tsao was higher up than Shane B. Prolly just because she hosts the podcast.
 
Maybe I'm the only one but I'm interested in the game industry in general. Even though I don't play PC games really or am interested in Hellgate, when Roeper was on GFW he was pretty good. Looking forward to this podcast too.

Broaden your horizons a little bit.

Give GFW a try too while you're at it.
 
Tieno said:
Maybe I'm the only one but I'm interested in the game industry in general. Even though I don't play PC games really or am interested in Hellgate, when Roeper was on GFW he was pretty good. Looking forward to this podcast too.

Broaden your horizons a little bit.
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Narrow yours first.
 
I thought the show was pretty boring too. It seems like they always get people from games I don't care about on there. Maybe if they hadn't spent so much time on that section it would have been OK. Get Gabe Newell or Bill Trinen on there and I'd like it. :D
 
Kuroyume said:
Yeah... That was tough to listen to. I lasted with the show all the way up to when Mielke started babbling about beats in E4. I skipped that, the Hellgate crap, and then skipped around the last segment. It was absolutely boring. The only part that I really enjoyed was when Shane ripped Forever Blue apart. So, I guess Shane thinks we have a group of 11 year old girls at GAF?

I'll use a sports analogy to explain why I don't like PC coverage.

Let's assume that gaming discussion on this show is comparable to sports discussion. Whenever I watch a sports segment, I want to see only baseball and football discussed. PC gaming is comparable to soccer. I don't want to see that crap on a sports show. I want to see real sports. Will Wright being brought up on this show is comparable to David Beckham news following real sports news. Who cares?
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:lol you will get a lot of hate for it I bet but you are probably being OVERLY kind. PC gaming is pretty much composed of (1) grammas cheating at Scrabble (2) people playing FPS/RTS games in between editing Excel spreadsheets (and hey you don't even have to pick up an actual game controller because the devs are to lazy to evolutionize the control schemes in these "classic" PC genres) and (3) dweebs having weddings in Second Life.

Soccer? More like professional BOWLING.

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People spend thousands of dollars a year for this? This is something I as a console gamer am supposed to respect? :lol yeah right.

Which reigns supreme? The ad answers it's own question.
 
Kuroyume said:
Let's assume that gaming discussion on this show is comparable to sports discussion. Whenever I watch a sports segment, I want to see only baseball and football discussed. PC gaming is comparable to soccer. I don't want to see that crap on a sports show. I want to see real sports. Will Wright being brought up on this show is comparable to David Beckham news following real sports news. Who cares?
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1. I don't like Nintendo games. Does this mean that I should troll 1up yours whenever they talk about Mario Galaxy just because *I* don't like them?

2. PC games are like soccer, in that it's secretly (at least to Americans) the best sport.

3. Did you just troll Will Wright? WOW.

4. I care about Hellgate, actually. I'm interested in the next game from a studio made up of people that, in part, made some of the best/most popular games of all time.

AstroLad said:
:lol you will get a lot of hate for it I bet but you are probably being OVERLY kind. PC gaming is pretty much composed of (1) grammas cheating at Scrabble (2) people playing FPS/RTS games in between editing Excel spreadsheets (and hey you don't even have to pick up an actual game controller because the devs are to lazy to evolutionize the control schemes in these "classic" PC genres) and (3) dweebs having weddings in Second Life.

Soccer? More like professional BOWLING.

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People spend thousands of dollars a year for this? This is something I as a console gamer am supposed to respect? :lol yeah right.

Which reigns supreme? The ad answers it's own question.
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OK, I'm betting that you're being purposefully ignorant here. You can't be for real... can you?
 
probune said:
OK, I'm betting that you're being purposefully ignorant here.
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Nope, that's an actual ad from GFW (PC) magazine that's supposed to be showing us how "hardcore" PC gaming is and how it supposedly reigns over console gaming. I didn't even make it up in Photoshop, and I dare you to go into any internet gaming cafe and tell me you see anything different than what is displayed there.
 
traveler said:
Where did this idea that 1up Yours is supposed to be the console podcast come from? EGM Live is the "console exclusive" podcast and GFW is the "PC exclusive podcast." 1up Yours, by 1up's own admission, is supposed to be the one that covers them all. Why does PC have to be relegated to one place while consoles get multiple podcasts?
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Wasn't it Alex Ward who said "your website's called 1up, not Update Your Drivers"? Or something to that effect.

Either way, GFW for all PC talk, 1up Yours for console talk, and EGM Live for a show that I never listen to.
 
squicken said:
Wasn't it Alex Ward who said "your website's called 1up, not Update Your Drivers"? Or something to that effect.

Either way, GFW for all PC talk, 1up Yours for console talk, and EGM Live for a show that I never listen to.
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As if owners of the 360-version of TF2 wouldn't wait desperately for an update
 
ugh... milky was lame, not enough content, sharp knees, weaksouce. Although the Hellgate talk was intriguing, it needed a GFW person.

The way in which some of you feel whilst listening to PC talk shouldn't be considered to be all that bad. Imagine if Hellgate would be relentlessly marketed to death with every podcast covering it extensively and uh.. at 640p.

P.S. Wiik in review sux.
 
Nice I love the long podcasts.

The addition of Milky should be a good change to, I'll get this listened to during my Autumn clean of my place today :D
 
did anyone catch that Penny Arcade bash by Garnet? The hellgate guy said "Penny-arcade had a hilarious comic" and Garnet responded "thats a first"

Whats ironic about this is that the only thing that makes garnet funny is how unfunny he is. Listening to the silence after his jokes is gold
 
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