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Welcome to GameOverMan! The gaming podcast by geeks for geeks! Join Loz, thrax, and Showus as we talk about anything and everything game related!
This week Thrax, Sky and Showus chat about Beat Em Up’s.. Well apart from Sky who seems to think fighting games are beat em ups.. Muppet
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Sorry for the Lateness for this Episode! as i said earlier its been a shite week!
But its here! This week the team talks about their Top 3 Heroes from video games, Sky’s Hi-Pitched goodbyes and a few random facts!
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This week Showus, Loz and Jason talk about educational games, what they played growing up compared to now days.
Also a big congratulations to Thrax and his wife who have just had a beautiful babygirl!
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This week our topic is cancelled or unfinished games.
Loz rants about mobile gaming, Emma has issues with early access, thrax talk about cancelled console while Skytamer plays “japanese boob games” on her PSVita..
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This week the team take a quick dip into the history of the Valve company.
From its humble beginnings to how it is now the worlds leading PC gaming store. As well as going through our own personal accounts and our badges
Good old GabeN
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This week Loz is joined by his twin brother Lee and “Mr Jurassic Park” BamSam to talk about Movies that have turned into games and games to movies
Heres the Metroid The Sky Calls fan made trailer lee was talking about and the example of terrible acting in the “Dreamcatcher”
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Loz and thrax are joined by Thomas Brush, the creative mind behind award winning games Coma and Skinny to talk about his lastest project “Pinstripe”.
During its 5 years development, Tom not only wrote the story, characters and programmed it all, he also wrote the kick ass soundtrack had a very successful kickstarter.
If that’s not proof enough of the passion behind this game, you can play chapter one for free on the Armor games site
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Showus, thrax, Sky Tamer and Loz run through all the major releases from this years E3 convention!
Also thrax goes on about prison break for way to long….
To find out more about the other titles released or demoed at this years E3 check out their website
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This week the team talk about their personal experiences with hand held gaming.
From the Gameboy and its shitty camera to Skys PSVita..
Also mention to Nathan for giving us his 3 Bosses, Enemies and Bad guys!
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This week Loz is joined by the brilliant Katie from Lumi Consulting. She’s worked with heaps of different studios including Hipster Whale (Crossy Road) is a trained paleontologists and currently working on her new project Blush Box. A group of like minded Australian who have banded together in the name of exploring and promoting love and sexuality in video games.
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This week the team bring in their top 3 enemies, bosses and bad guys
If we have missed anyone or you wanna tell thrax he’s a douche let us know!
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This week the team head down to a newly opened E-sports bar in Newcastle called Gomaz Vs Pedro and chat with josh about the place, how it started and thrax goes on about.. somthing… i switched off
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This week Loz and thrax are joined by Juilian and Jay from Massive Monster the minds behind the up coming, side scrolling food based game ‘Adventure Pals’
A game where you have to fight through hourdes food based bosses to stop the evil Mr B and his fast food empire to save your papa.
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This week Loz, thrax and Skytamer talk about the most controversial moments in gaming history, from shootings to naked Lara Croft. Also Sky gives us a quick run down of her adventures through last months GX convention in Sydney.
If we have missed anything then let us know!
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Thrax is joined by Mitchell the studio head of Opaque Studios Australia who he met earlier this year at RTX
Opaque are one of the lead runners in VR gaming experiences. Their new project Earthlight is no exception. Considering they were approached by NASA, you can expected a very realistic looking space simulator.
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We continue our run through of all the greatest First Person Shooters continuing from 1998 with the release of ‘Half Life’ and working through an awesome list of some brilliant games in a brilliant genre.
Also joining us is our new host Skytamer
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In this weeks interview Loz and thrax are joined by Matt Trobbiani Founder & Developer of the award winning, zero person, hacking game ‘Hack Net’.
We talk about Hack Nets beginnings, real life hackers, ‘Surprise Attack’ and a heap about keyboards!?
Hack Net
This week the team tackle the topic of First Person Shooters (FPS)Moving through the ages starting in the 1970’s up till 1997, we cover every game that made the genre what it is today. Expect the continuation to be happening very soon!
But before that we go through the results from our last crowd funding episode (Episode / Results)
If we missed anything or any game that you believe played a massive role in FPS’s then let us know!
Heres tharx’s Quake Done Quick video he was talking about
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This week Loz chats with Barry from ‘Fire Proof Games’ the studio behind the BAFTA award winning and multi-million selling mobile game ‘The Room’
Barry also talks about his time at bullfrog, dungeon keeper and Omega Agent
This week Loz, thrax and new guy jason cover the topic of failures.. Games that just turned out shit!
If we have missed any games of consoles then let us know!
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Loz is join by Bob De Schutter a professor at Miami University who is currently working on Brukel.
Brukel is based around his Grandma’s experiences during World War 2, it even included actual recording of her telling the stories!
Bob has also presented a TED talk about how games are changing the way we age (here). Which is pretty spot on!
This week Loz, thrax and “New guy” Jason try to chat about hardware, thrax’s switch experience and what games do we always go back to.. Listen out for the special guest thrax new bloody keyboard!
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Do you like cats? Do you have a dream of killing monsters? cat-venturers?
Then “Cat Quest” is for you!
Loz and thrax chat with Desmond from ‘Gentlebros’ all about this Cat based 2D RPG adventure game.
For more visit their website, (here) just be prepared for more cat puns that anyone person needs!
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Once again we hunt through Kickstarter to find some projects that we feel will get funded. If they get funded then we add a point to our Scoreboard.. currently thrax is in the lead but lets hope that changes!
Feel free to follow along with the links below and send us your thoughts on each pick.
Loz- Astoria- No Mercy for Lorne Hope
Thrax- Daymare 1998-
To wrap up our coverage of this years RTX Jason and thrax talk to the legendary, Burnie Burns!
The co-founder, former chief executive officer, and current chief creative officer of Rooster Teeth.
For more of our RTX coverage visit our YouTube channel!
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More from our RTX round up! Jason and thrax chat with Lawrence Sonntag from rooster teeth’s funhaus
For more of our RTX wrap up visit our YouTube channel!
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Join, thrax, Loz and new boy Jason as they run through all the ups and downs from the recent Rooster Teeth Expo in Sydney, as well as talking about their up close and personal interviews with some of the stars of the show!
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Loz chats with Cody Bye from Victoria Publishing about writing fan fic, Metroidvania games and there first title Tyler: Model 005
Enjoy and keep on gaming
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We are back!
After our long break we are here for another year! To kick the off Loz and thrax are joined by a new voice, Jason! We talk about whats coming in 2017, What will be a hit and what will be a complete “No Mans Sky”
Enjoy and keep on Gaming!
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In preparation for our return next week, Loz chats with Nathan from Wizard Fu about making Songbringer, partying, rogue likes and live steaming.
If your interesting in playing songbringer beta then give us a tweet for a free steam key, I only have a few so be quick!
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Just before we return from out Christmas break, here’s a quick interview we recorded last year.
So join Loz as he chats with Tom from Norseware about ‘Mutant Chicken Death Jam’
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Its our last show of the Year!!
Thanks everyone for listening and taking part in the pod, it really means a lot.
So to finish up we though we’d have a run through of this years video game awards, that was held at the start of December.
Loz, Thrax and special guest host Eden, run through all the categories and their nominations.
Feel free to follow the pod on the Video Game Awards website and here is the Doom live video Loz talks about
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Join thrax and Loz as they interview Blake J Harris, author of best selling novel ‘Console Wars!’
The guys talk about meeting the legends of console gaming in the Sega Vs Nintendo saga, movie deals,
virtual reality and Hayao Nakayama shopping for a personal jet!
To get a copy of console wars go here or to find Blake go here or here
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In Em’s absence Loz and thrax are joined by guest host Cat, the lady responsible for sneaking Loz into a VR experience at this years EB Expo.
This weeks topics are: VR, the pros and cons of virtual reality porn, the Nintendo Switch and annoying basket ball playing gamers!
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This week Loz is joined by Stephan Hö..vel..brin..ks…. Hövelbrinks from Crafting legends a German company based in Berlin.
Death Trash is set in a gritty post-apocalyptic world where people are just starting to rebuild whats left of their race. Using item crafting and psi powers you have to explore and survive this messed up place
This week Loz and Thrax chat Live with VRXP owner Andy.
VRXP is a brand new premier Virtual Reality bar, based in Newcastle, Australia and is writing the rule book on above board public VR experiences.
If you happen to be in the Newcastle area you gotta check it out! its worth every doller and is ran by the nicest bloke your gonna meet!
Book an experience here!
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Loz and Em are joined by Eillot from Parallax labs a Brisbane based indie studio which was found through a university project and is pushing to release Despoiler. If you want to play the Beta just visit their website (www.despoilergame.com/)and remember to vote on steam to get this projected Greenlit!
Sorry for the delay! I have been real sick so i’m a bit behind!
This week Loz and thrax are joined by Steve to chat about the Sony PlayStation. Arguably the best console ever and it still holds the record for most units sold.
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This week Loz is joined by Neils (CEO & Producer) and Sebastian(Game Director) from Investigate North.
Based in Copenhagen, Neils and his team aim high. Not only are the making beautiful story rich exploration games but are crossing the medias and creating a TV show companion! Loz chats about their two new releases Aporia and Unpunished, the power of AI, and science
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G’day all!
Sorry for the late post i was away camping with barely any coverage or power! but it is here now!
Myself, Em and thrax discuss the in’sand outs of this years EB Expo,
Thanks to everyone who attended, all the exhibitors for putting on another great show and most importantly thanks to the chick on Dance Revolution stage in the yellow full body suit.
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Loz and thrax are joined by Avery Coleman one of the co founders of Thar Be Monsters! an american based indie developer who is currently working on the out there, whale cleansing side scroller, Blubber Buster. We pick his brain about blubber buster, grass textures and Saturday morning cartoons.
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With the release of the IPhone 7 Loz, Em and thrax chat about mobile gaming, science jargon and Ems new headset
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Loz and thrax are joined by Jacob Robinson, the CEO & CCO of SKYREACHER Studios. Based in Murrieta, California SKYREACHER is a leading independent game development studio creating content for some of the most renowned companies in the world, including Marvel, Warner Bros, Sony Online Entertainment, Dreamworks Animation, Nestle USA, Paramount Pictures, Twentieth Century Fox, Samsung, Konami and Atari.
Their current project OneTower (Trailer) is a Head-to-head MOBA that is current in early access.
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This week Loz, Showus and thrax talk about their top soundtracks, sound effects and the wilhelm scream
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The results are in!
This week we recap on our last Kickstarter episode (Here), find out whats everyone’s fave FPS is, their top ‘hidden gem’ and really over explain lights on keyboards!
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Tonight Loz and thrax are joined by Creative Director Justin French and Programmer Milcho Milchev from Dream Harvest studios to chat about their latest venture: “Failure” - “An RTS at it’s heart, but it’s an unconventional one blending ability deck building, god like powers, tower defence like building and AI controlled units”. We also touch on game pirating in Bulgaria, an unmade Enter Shikari game and how stupid accents can be.
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Join Loz and thrax along with Sega encyclopedias Steve Rewind and Chris Senz as we delve into the world of the Sega Master System.
We discuss our favourite games, hidden gems, and talk all sorts of rubbish along the way!
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Loz chats to Jessica Fong, A concept artist who’s work and personal story when into creating ”Keeper and the Soldier”. A 2D stealth puzzle platformer that has elements of role playing and point-and-click adventure games which is currently being published by jumpbutton studios.
This week, Loz, ShowUs and thrax talk about the future of gaming (in a very round about way!), where are we going to be in 10 years?
Still playing pokemon go probably!
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Once again we search through the drags of kickstarter trying to find the diamond projects!
Loz, thrax and Showus each bring 3 projects to the table to try and convince each other of their worth. If the project gets funded the a point is added to the scoreboard
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Loz chats with Jonathan and Chad from DeeperMagicCo about their new game Albatross, Coffee and riding dinosaurs
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We are back!
Sorry about the delay with everyone being away and sick Loz, Showus and thrax decide to have a catch to see whats been going on!
Loz’s trip to his loft in England, Showus gets angry about online sexism and thrax adds more shit to his Zelda wank shrine
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This week Loz is joined by special guest hosts, Dave Grosman (Monkey Island, Day Of The Tentacle), Chris and Romano from Not Quite Black and White, to chat about Point and Click adventure games.
Dave having a wealth of experience and knowledge of the industry and the NQB&W boys just starting out we discuss how the genre has changed, whats new and why washing your car to make is rain isn’t the best puzzle idea!
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This week, Showus, thrax and Loz chat about rare items within gaming history. Plus thrax tells all about his personal collection
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Loz chats with Lee from Antraxx, a new indie mech shooter that is currently “Kicking Ass” on the Inde DB and Thomas from Black Shell Media.
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Join the regular crew for a chat about cheats, hacks and all the things that you say you would never do but we all know you totally have.
We also discuss easter eggs and hidden shortcuts in games.
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Loz chats to Thomas and Daniel from Black Shell Media, an American based publishing company who specializes in indie games. They talk about how the company came to be, the problems with racist developers and yachts.
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This week thrax and Loz are joined by Steve to chat about the legendary Super Nintendo! Enjoy!
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Since the year 2000 the video game industry has made some incredible leaps in technology which has created some of the most iconic consoles, games, characters and stories in history. This week Loz, ShowUs, thrax and special guest host Mike Vane from ‘@PlayNicePlayNow’ chat about everything great about the last 16 years!
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Loz is joined by, Steve, Dean and BamSam and this week we chat about our favorite horror games, their characters and resident evil!
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Loz, Em and thrax have a quick catch up to review the results of latest kickstarter episode (12) and add them to episode 6’s scores
The Scoreboard is updated so click here to see who’s on top!
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Loz and Thrax chat to Chris and Romano from Not Quite Black & White about their latest project called This Is No Time For Games. Buffy the Vampire Slayer, point and click adventure games, and a why you should always carry a rope also make it onto this fascinating chat with a couple of budding young game developers.
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Do you love looking through crowdfunding projects for the next big hit? So do we! We’re back for our second Kickstarter episode where we try and pick project that are going to go the distance.
Showus, Loz, and thrax go head to head again as our stark contrast in gaming preferences shine bright in this slag-fest episode of GameOverMan.
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This week we talk to Bjorn Van Leeuwen from Game Kicker, a brand new crowd funding platform built by gamers, for gamers.
Listen in as we discuss key differences that we feel are going to make Game Kicker the place to be for the future of video game crowdfunding!
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Join thrax and Loz as they have a chat to a certifiable legend of the gaming industry about the past, present, and future of his illustrious career.
If you love point and click adventures, edutainment from the 90’s, interactive audio adventures or a 30 something fanboy blush then you need to listen to this Dave Grossman interview
You may or may not know that Pokemon celebrates its 20th Anniversary this month
, so we decided we would spend an hour talking everything Pokemon! Loz and showus are joined by two guests; Eden as well as Loz’s twin brother, Lee and discuss our first memories, our favourite pokemon and Lee’s interesting interpretation of Cloyster.
Check out this weeks episode on Legends of Gaming, where the GOM team (plus Steve!) chat to each other about notable icons that have changed the way video games are viewed, played, and made!
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Join Loz as he chats to Richard Pieterse, a programmer from Free Lives, the little company behind the explosive ‘Bro Force’, about 80’s action heroes, rip off Snes consoles and how everyone should move to South Africa.
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Listen in as Loz and thrax have a chat with Yosha and Michael from Shadowplay Studio’s
and get in depth about the themes and mechanics of their (currently being developed) puzzle title, Projection