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Episode 44 - Most anticipated of 2014

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2014 59:47


For episode 44 of Thundercast, Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Calvin Kemph discuss the games they’re looking forward to in 2014.

Episode 43 - 2013 in review

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 2014 74:25


As 2013 comes to a close, Mathhew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Sean Kelley get together to look back at the year as whole, from the PS4 reveal to personal favourite games.

Episode 42 - The unexpected next-gen conversation

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2013 62:32


For episode 42, Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Nick Horth aimed to not talk about next-gen consoles, and failed in that regard quite quickly. Wii U, PlayStation 4, Xbox One. All of the next-gen consoles are now upon us.

Episode 41 - The Wolf Among Us

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2013 34:54


Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan discuss Telltale Games' latest adventure, The Wolf Among US.

Episode 40 - Grand Theft Auto V

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2013 52:00


Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Nick Horth discuss Rockstar North's latest entry into the GTA franchise.

Episode 39 - Valve annoucements

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2013 30:18


Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Nick Horth talk about the big three Valve announcements: SteamOS, Steam machines and the Steam controller.

Episode 38 - Eurogamer Expo 2013

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2013 61:32


Recorded the day after Eurogamer Expo 2013, Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Nick Horth discuss the virtues of queuing and what's on the videogame horizon.

Episode 37 - Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs & Outlast

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2013 37:40


For episode 37 of Thundercast, Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan discuss Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Outlast, contrasting their different approaches to telling horror stories.

Episode 36 - Shelter

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 9, 2013 26:50


Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan discuss badgers, pastel colours, jazz and permadeath for episode 36 of Thundercast.

Episode 35 - Betrayer first impressions

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2013 23:20


For episode 35 of the Thundercast, Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan discuss the alpha build of Betrayer.

Episode 34 - Gone Home

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2013 41:36


Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan discuss the entirety of Gone Home. Spoilers included.

Episode 33 - What we're playing

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2013 27:15


This episode sees Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Sean Kelley take part in a quick fire round of what we've been playing.

Episode 32 - Communication and Videogames

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2013 63:39


It's time to talk about communication. Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan, Nick Horth and Calvin Kemph discuss the ups and downs of communication in both videogames and the surrounding industry.

Episode 31 - Space Hulk interview

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2013 27:31


Shane Ryan interviews Thomas H. Lund, CEO of Full Control, on their upcoming Games Workshop licensed turn-based strategy title Space Hulk.

Episode 30 - Sorcery! interview

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2013 31:09


Shane Ryan interviews Joseph Humfrey and Jon Ingold of Inkle Studios regarding their iOS title Sorcery!. Based on an old Steve Jackson adventure book, Sorcery! creates a blend of interactive storytelling.

Episode 29 - Best games of the year so far...

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 3, 2013 82:30


We're over the half way point of 2013 and it's now time to look back at the best of the year so far. Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan give their current top fives.

Episode 28 - The Walking Dead: 400 Days

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2013 34:34


For many, Telltale's The Walking Dead series was a triumph. Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan discuss the latest DLC, 400 Days, which aims to work as a narrative bridge between the first and upcoming second season.

Episode 27 - Steam summer sale edition

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2013 65:11


Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan discuss their personal purchases during the Steam summer sale.

Episode 26 - Next gen policies and console philosophies

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 22, 2013 61:29


Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Nick Horth talk about what the next generation of consoles could mean for gaming, where it's going, and where these decisions are coming from.

Episode 25 - The Last of Us

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2013 76:22


With Shane away on holiday, Matthew Sawrey and Sean Kelley take the opportunity to have a spoiler filled conversation about Naughty Dog's The Last of Us

Episode 24 - E3 2013 Reactions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2013 68:27


The press conferences; the games; the show floor. For episode 24 of Thundercast, Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Philip Morton talk about E3 2013.

Episode 23 - E3 Predictions

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 8, 2013 85:47


On episode 23 of Thundercast, Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan discuss what we can expect to see at this year's upcoming E3, and drop a few predictions along the way.

Episode 22 - Industry Insights #2

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2013 55:01


Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan get together to discuss several topics and recent news pieces from the videogame industry.

Episode 21 - Metro: Last Light

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2013 63:35


In episode 21 of Thundercast, Shane Ryan, Sean Kelley and Nick Horth discuss 4A Games' Metro: Last Light.

Episode 20 - Xbox One Reveal

Play Episode Listen Later May 23, 2013 54:23


Recorded immediately after the Microsoft reveal of Xbox One, Matthew Sawrey and Shane Ryan discussed what happened, what worked and what didn't.

Episode 18 - Deadly Premonition

Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2013 69:54


Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Richard Murphy discuss Deadly Premonition for episode 18 of the Thundercast. Matt discovers horses, Shane fights a cold to continue his insistent praise of Deadly Premonition as this generation's best, and Richard is shocked at the price of Twin Peaks on DVD.

Episode 17 - What We're Playing

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2013 60:08


Matt Sawrey and Shane Ryan catch-up to discuss what they've recently been playing for episode 17 of the Thundercast.

Episode 16 - Microsoft Nextbox Predictions

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 23, 2013 83:52


With the clock ticking down until Microsoft inevitably announces their next console, Matt Sawrey and Shane Ryan run to the top of the rumour hill and back for episode sixteen of the Thundercast.

Episode 15 - Industry Insights #1

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2013 73:02


For episode 15, Matt Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Richard Murphy discuss 'Always Online' and Twitter, Dark Souls 2, Metacritic, and the closure of Lucas Arts.

Episode 14 - Bioshock Infinite Spoiler Discussion

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 11, 2013 34:08


Following episode 13 of the Thundercast, Matt Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Nick Horth throw the no-spoiler rule out the window and continue to discuss Bioshock Infinite.

Episode 13 - Bioshock Infinite

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2013 63:33


Matt Sawrey, Shane Ryan, Nick Horth and Richard Murphy get together to discuss Bioshock Infinite. We do our best to avoid spoilers, but do recommended you come back later if you don't want to risk hearing anything about the game. Keep an eye out for Episode 14 where we will be throwing the no spoilers rule out the window and digging deeper into the details.

Episode 12 - Revisiting Rapture

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2013 86:29


Ahead of the release of Bioshock Infinite, Matt Sawrey, Shane Ryan and Richard Murphy discuss the original Bioshock for the twelfth episode of Thundercast.

Episode 11 - Tomb Raider

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 14, 2013 37:50


For episode 11 of Thundercast, Matthew Sawrey, Shane Ryan, Nick Horth and Calvin Kemph get together to discuss initial impressions of Tomb Raider and where they're up to.

Episode 10 - Free-to-play and microtransactions

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2013 70:44


For episode 10 of the Thundercast Matt Sawrey, Shane Ryan, Nick Horth and Sean Kelly debate the virtues and pitfalls of paying for games £0.99 at a time, and contemplate what the future holds for the free-to-play monetization model. Note: Electronic Arts CFO Blake Jorgenson’s recent statement regarding EA’s intention to build microtransactions into all of their future titles is discussed in this podcast. Yesterday Jorgenson retracted this statement, clarifying that he did not mean “all games”.

Episode 9 - PlayStation Meeting response

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 22, 2013 58:28


For episode 9 of the Thundercast we get together to discuss Sony's PlayStation 4 announcement. Matt Sawrey, Shane Ryan, Nick Horth, and Sean Kelley talk about general feelings for what we saw, the controller, game line-up, streaming, sharing, and more. Join us.

Episode 8 - Destiny Reveal & Current Recommendations

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 19, 2013 86:25


We dissect the reveal of Bungie's next project Destiny and give out some recommendation for quality titles we've played in 2013.

Episode 7 - Dead Space 3 Demo Impressions and the Thunderbolt Forumer's Top 10 Games of 2012

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 28, 2013 99:58


Plasma tools at the ready listeners, because it's time to dissect the Dead Space 3 demo limb by action-horror limb. Does the co-operative look promising? What's with all the snow? And what exactly are those crazy Unitologist scamps up to now? Find out within. Also, we discuss 2012 in gaming for one last time a look at the Thunderbolt forumer's top games of 2012.

Episode 6 - Far Cry 3 and Our Gaming Predictions for 2013

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2013 107:02


It's a new year which means it's time to dust off Thunderbolt's crystal ball and look ahead at what we think the videogame industry will bring in 2013. But not before we close out our thoughts on 2012 with a final discussion of Ubisoft's tropical open world shooter, Far Cry 3.

Episode 5 - Games of 2012

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2013 120:26


We say goodbye to 2012 with a look at our top 20 games of the year, what we liked, what we didn't like and why certain games made the cut.

Episode 4 - The 12 days of Gamesmas

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2012 72:30


The yuletide spirit is descending upon Thunderbolt like a polygonal snowflake drifting to the ground, so to sum up our thoughts on the year that is nearly behind us we decided to pick 12 of the biggest industry happenings from 2012 and have some quickfire discussions.

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