In this episode: Shadow of the Eternals, Wolfenstein: The New Order, Gran Turismo 6, Hellraid, Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen, Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and much more!

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The Panellists: Erin Marcon (@ErinMarcon), Karen Jacobson (@KarenMJacobson), Peter Nickless and Joel Guttenberg

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RUNNING SHEET:

Hot Topics

4:34        Shadow of the Eternals

7:55        Patrice Désilets sacked

10:28      Wolfenstein: The New Order

13:29      Hellraid

15:50      Gran Turismo 6

Question of the Decade

19:55      Can the Wii U recover?

Post Mortem

24:31      Dragon’s Dogma: Dark Arisen

30:27      Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon

35:17      Sacred Citadel

44:42      Driver: San Francisco

52:00      Guacamelee

Site Roundup

1:04:32   Defiance

1:05:57   Don’t Starve

1:07:37   Fuse

Reaction Time

1:09:00   Fable’s Peter Dickson on lack of prep time for voice actors

Purse Panic

1:11:35    Release schedule for the next fortnight

In this episode: Call of Duty: Ghosts, The Evil Within, Dead Island: Riptide, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, THQ fire sale and much more!

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The Panellists: Erin Marcon (@ErinMarcon), Karen Jacobson (@KarenMJacobson), Peter Nickless and Joel Guttenberg

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RUNNING SHEET:

Hot Topics

2:57        Dead Island torso controversy

5:45        The Evil Within

8:26        Call of Duty: Ghosts

11:09      THQ fire sale continues

14:14      TimeGate going bankrupt

Question of the Decade

16:30      Will Square Enix be around in five years?

Post Mortem

19:55      Dead Island: Riptide

23:54      The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

29:25      Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

36:24      Left4Dead 2

44:07      Guacamelee

48:00      Half-Life 2

56:04      Tomb Raider

Site Roundup

58:44      BattleBlock Theater

59:47      Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time

Reaction Time

1:00:46   Platinum’s Hideki Kamiya on quality vs quantity

Purse Panic

1:05:18   Release schedule for the next fortnight

In this episode: TimeGate troubles, A Link to the Past 2, FarCry 3: Blood Dragon, Guacamelee, Ride to Hell, Gears of War: Judgment and much more!

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The Panellists: Erin Marcon (@ErinMarcon), Karen Jacobson (@KarenMJacobson), Peter Nickless and Joel Guttenberg.

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RUNNING SHEET:

Hot Topics

2:44        TimeGate troubles

6:14        FarCry 3: Blood Dragon

9:45        Ride to Hell

12:00      New Zelda, Yoshi and Mario titles

Post Mortem

14:57      Guacamelee

26:16      BioShock Infinite

33:44      Gears of War: Judgment

45:53      Viking: Battle for Asgard

49:56      Crysis 3

54:37      BioShock Infinite

Site Roundup

1:01:02   Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel

1:02:13   God of War: Ascension

Reaction Time

1:04:09   Ubisoft exec envisions always online future

Purse Panic

1:07:52             Release schedule for the next fortnight

In this episode: LucasArts gutted, Riccitiello and Wada out, Thief, Transistor, BioShock Infinite, FTL, Super Mario 3D Land and much more!

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The Panellists: Erin Marcon (@ErinMarcon), Karen Jacobson (@KarenMJacobson), Joel Guttenberg and David Walden

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RUNNING SHEET:

Hot Topics

3:34        Disney downsizes LucasArts

8:01        Thief

10:43      Transistor

12:51      EA loses CEO

17:09      Square Enix loses president

Post Mortem

22:09      BioShock Infinite

29:56      FTL: Faster Than Light

38:41      Resident Evil 6

50:34      SimCity

59:36      Super Mario 3D Land

1:04:11   Mass Effect 3

1:07:34   Alice: Madness Returns

Reaction Time

1:17:27   Indie developer Luke Miller wants to see more gay protagonists

Purse Panic

1:26:31             Release schedule for the next fortnight

In this episode: Saints Row IV, Shroud of the Avatar, Assassin’s Creed IV, SimCity, Matter cancelled, no more Rock Band DLC and much more!

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The Panellists: Erin Marcon (@ErinMarcon), Karen Jacobson (@KarenMJacobson), Peter Nickless and Joel Guttenberg

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RUNNING SHEET:

Hot Topics

2:59        Matter cancelled

6:19        Saints Row IV

8:26        Shroud of the Avatar

10:21      Rock Band DLC ending

12:07      Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag

14:38      Jerry Bruckheimer Games closes

Question of the Decade

16:56      Will the industry revisit virtual reality?

22:59      Is always-on DRM worse than the Ebola virus?

Post Mortem

26:20      Alan Wake’s American Nightmare

30:59      Mass Effect 3

33:38      The Walking Dead

40:19      SimCity

47:59      Monster Hunter 3: Ultimate

52:05      Mass Effect 3

55:42      Tomb Raider: Legend

1:01:38   Gears of War 3

1:05:42   Age of Conan: Unchained

1:11:27   Tomb Raider

Site Roundup

1:27:49   Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch

1:28:49   Dungeonland

1:29:54   My Ex-Boyfriend the Space Tyrant

Reaction Time

1:30:46   Microsoft’s Don Mattrick doesn’t see Valve as a competitor.

Purse Panic

1:34:10             Release schedule for the next fortnight

In this episode: PlayStation 4, Deep Down, Knack, Luigi’s Mansion 2, Tomb Raider, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance and much more!

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The Panellists: Erin Marcon (@ErinMarcon), Karen Jacobson (@KarenMJacobson), Peter Nickless and Joel Guttenberg

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RUNNING SHEET:

Hot Topics

5:02        PlayStation 4

Question of the Decade

17:26      Does real life violence lead to videogame violence?

19:06      Will disgruntled fans lynch Randy Pitchford at E3?

Post Mortem

20:53      Tomb Raider

32:54      Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance

46:22      Luigi’s Mansion 2

51:10      Dead Space 3

1:01:41   Resonance of Fate

1:04:44   Omerta: City of Gangsters

1:08:13   Condemned 2

1:11:02   Rock of Ages

1:13:13   Champions of Regnum

Site Roundup

1:16:56   The Cave

1:18:02   Crysis 3

Reaction Time

1:19:07   Bethesda’s Todd Howard says graphics are undervalued.

Purse Panic

1:22:59             Release schedule for the next fortnight

In this episode: The Witcher 3, Wildman, Dead Space 3, Omerta: City of Gangsters, Kentucky Route Zero, Surgeon Simulator 2013 and much more!

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The Panellists: Erin Marcon (@ErinMarcon), Karen Jacobson (@KarenMJacobson), Peter Nickless and Joel Guttenberg

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RUNNING SHEET:

Hot Topics

2:33        The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

4:42        Ouya to be annualised

7:12        The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

10:18      Wildman cancelled, GPG sold

12:08      Impossible Studios axed

Question of the Decade

14:42      Is Left 4 Dead 3 really happening?

Post Mortem

17:12      Omerta: City of Gangsters

26:01      Surgeon Simulator 2013

32:24      Puzzle Retreat

33:09      Paper Mario: Sticker Star

34:28      Mass Effect 3

35:15      Kentucky Route Zero

42:11      Dead Space 3

51:23      Singularity

Site Roundup

54:21      Proteus

55:11      Skulls of the Shogun

Reaction Time

56:11      Gerry Harvey speaks out against “leisure computers”

Competition

59:18      Totally Irreverent winner announced

Purse Panic

59:59   Release schedule for the next fortnight

In this episode: Gas Powered Games on the brink, THQ over the edge, Nintendo relying on old standbys, our most anticipated new IPs and much more!

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COMPETITION TIME: Thanks to the fine folk at Totally Irreverent, The Black Panel is giving away a t-shirt to one lucky reader. You’ll be able to choose your style and size from a great range of pop culture brands. For a chance to win, simply like, share or comment on this post on The Black Panel’s Facebook Page.

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RUNNING SHEET:

Hot Topics

05:57      New Horizons

20:23      THQ broken up and sold

22:58      Wildman woes

25:00      Killer is Dead confirmed for Australia

Question of the Decade

27:23      Have any MMOs made a successful transition to console?

31:29      Is the Vita the inevitable demise of the Sony handheld?

Post Mortem

35:47      Need For Speed: Most Wanted

38:23      Mass Effect 3

39:07      Spec Ops: The Line

40:22      Dead Space 3

44:53      ZombiU

50:24      Paper Mario: Sticker Star

51:32      Crysis 3

52:44      Fuse

55:11      SimCity

55:51      Hitman: Absolution

59:52      Anarchy Reigns

1:06:55   The Sims Freeplay

1:09:24   Resonance of Fate

1:11:43   Halo 4

1:17:04   Puzzle Retreat

Site Roundup

1:20:44   DMC: Devil May Cry

1:21:41   escapeVektor

1:22:28   Far Cry 3

1:23:01   Antichamber

Competition

1:23:42   Win a cool pop culture tee from Totally Irreverent!

Purse Panic

1:24:41             Release schedule for the next fortnight

In this episode: Dark Souls II, Destiny, Dirty Bomb, Streets of Rage, Kickstarter disaster, Duke Nukem Forever, Farming Simulator 2013 and much more!

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RUNNING SHEET:

Release the Press

1:06        Dark Souls II

4:35        Alpha Colony

7:13        Destiny

11:37      Streets of Rage

14:24      London Calling

Sadistic Santa

18:02      Duke Nukem Forever

25:51      Farming Simulator 2013

36:48      The Void

45:39      Legendary

Reviews Roundup

58:51      Smart As

59:24      New Super Mario Bros. U

1:00:03   Nintendo Land

1:00:27   Halo 4

1:00:58   Call of Duty: Black Ops II

1:01:53   Assassin’s Creed III

Question of the Decade

1:02:38   Is Xbox Live still better than PlayStation Plus?

Reaction Time

1:07:04   BioShock Infinite cover art controversy

Purse Panic

1:10:22             December releases

In this episode: Silicon Knights struggles, THQ clings to life, Elite: Dangerous, Star Citizen, Of Orcs and Men, Dishonored, Mark of the Ninja and much more!

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The Panellists: Erin Marcon (@ErinMarcon), Karen Jacobson (@KarenMJacobson), Peter Nickless and Joel Guttenberg

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Question: How can I support Australia’s grooviest gaming podcast?

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RUNNING SHEET:

Release the Press

1:06        Silicon Knights’ court troubles

6:22        Start Citizen & Elite: Dangerous

11:13      THQ’s financial woes

13:52      Nintendo linked to child labour scandal

Question of the Decade

16:15      What games should receive a sequel?

Post Mortem

26:05      Of Orcs and Men

40:42      Dishonored

51:53      Mark of the Ninja

1:03:13   The Unfinished Swan

Reviews Roundup

1:13:12   Hotline Miami

1:13:54   Medal of Honor: Warfighter

1:14:28   LittleBigPlanet PS Vita

1:15:07   Resident Evil 6

1:16:30   XCOM: Enemy Unknown

Reaction Time

1:17:32   Spiralling development costs

Purse Panic

1:21:06   November releases