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The Recurring Bosscast: 005 – Bill Clinton in My Bedroom With Handcuffs

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Happy holidays from the Bosscast! We use our last episode of the year to reflect on the best, most underrated, and worst games we played in 2012. Jett also enlightens Mat and Jason on Boong-Ga Boong-Ga – an arcade game all about poking people in the bum. Though we didn’t get to go behind the Pacific Mall curtains to play this butt-poking simulator, we do talk about our experiences playing Street Fighter X Megaman, The Walking Dead, Pop’n Music and more!

Jett – In Third Person
Jason – Downstab
Mat – Biff Bam Pop

Check Out My Nintendo Land Review on Splitkick.com!

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The Wii U is out, and with it is as large (if somewhat uninspired) launch lineup. A game you should be checking out though is Nintendo Land, which is basically the Wii Sports of the platform. If you’re lucky enough to score a Wii U Deluxe Set, you’ll have this packed in. If not, expect to pay full price for a retail copy. If you’re looking for some thoughts around this important title, check out my review on Splitkick!

Check out my Nintendo Land Review on Splitkick.com!

2012 Year in Review: Jett X Splitkick

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Up until this year, writing for any other publication other than my own was never in the cards. I have no ambitions to make a career out of this, and all of my efforts leading up to that point were strictly for personal enjoyment. I’ve been approached in the past to contribute In Third Person content to other websites, but none of those offers felt right to me.

However, when Splitkick approached me regarding the possibility of joining their writing staff as a contributor, it was an easier decision to make. I was genuinely excited to join a team of gaming enthusiasts that take their writing craft seriously. After submitting a few pieces as a contributor, I formally joined on as a staff writer.

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The Recurring Bosscast: 003 – Feel Feelings

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Fanboys – and Fangirls – unite! This week’s Bosscast topic of the week revolves around console loyalty. We also talk about Zero Escape: Virtue’s Last Reward, The War Z, The Walking Dead Episode 5, assorted Wii U games, and more!

Head over to Splitkick to listen to episode 3!

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Jett – In Third Person
Jason – Downstab
Mat – Biff Bam Pop

The Recurring Bosscast 001: Love and Video Games

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After three ‘beta’ episodes, Jason, Mat, and I are finally doing the podcast thing for realsies!

In this debut outing, we trade Hurricane Sandy survival stories and gush over Taylor Swift’s hot new album (well, at least I). As far as games go, we go in-depth reflecting on the relationship between the video game hobby we love and our significant others that put up with it. Also discussed on the show are the games we’ve been playing, including Assassin’s Creed III, Dishonored, Skylanders Giants and more!

Jett – In Third Person
Jason – Downstab
Mat – Biff Bam Pop

A Still Unnamed Podcast: Brought to You by Jett, Jason and Mat

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In our final pilot episode, our vault hunters gush about Borderlands 2, bid adieu to the Wii, and look into our crystal balls to predict the Wii U’s future. We also talk about Street Fighter X Tekken Mobile, Just Cause 2, Color Bind and Dead Island along the way.

Next time you catch us in audio form, we’ll be fully equipped with a show name, a podcast feed you can subscribe to, and do all those other things that legit podcasts do. Until then, enjoy this one!

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(Apologies for the crap downloading process. This is temporary until we get our dedicated feed set up!)

Jett – Splitkick, In Third Person, @jettlandicho
Jason – Inside Gaming Daily, Slick Gaming, @jjasicki
Mat – Biff Bam Pop, @matylang

Check Out My Mark of the Ninja Review on Splitkick

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Released outside of the regular XBOX Live Arcade schedule, and with virtually no marketing, Mark of the Ninja was the talk of the town for a total of one day when the glowing launch-day reviews hit. If it weren’t for those, I wouldn’t have even know this game existed.

I’m so glad to have played it, because it is fantastic. As a guy who hates stealth games, that says a whole lot.

If you’d like to read  my full review, head over to Splitkick to learn more!

SPLITKICK REVIEW: Mark of the Ninja

A Second Episode of a Yet To Be Named Podcast Appears

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If you weren’t completely turned off by our debut effort, we’re back, and notably better! We swear! In all seriousness, thank you to everyone that checked out our first shot at this. As your reward, you’ll get first dibs on what we think is a great step forward in our progression.

In our sophomore effort, we cover the Canadian pilgrimage to White Castle, the unveiling of the iPhone 5, and sweet Mega Man books. We also talk about NHL 13, Double Dragon: Neon, Mark of the Ninja, and delve deep into what it means to be a gamer.

We will probably do at least one more test episode two weeks from now before going ‘live’ for realsies with a dedicated podcast feed, so scoop this episode up before this one disappears into the ether!

DOWNLOAD: jett_jason_mat_-_podcast_2_output_mp3
(Apologies for the crap downloading process. This is temporary until we get our dedicated feed set up!)

Jett – Splitkick, In Third Person, @jettlandicho
Jason – Inside Gaming Daily, Slick Gaming, @jjasicki
Mat – Biff Bam Pop, @matylang

Jett, Mat and Jason Present a Currently Unnamed Podcast

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For the last two months or so, I’ve been secretly plotting with Jason at Inside Gaming Daily, and Mat at Biff Bam Pop on starting up our own podcast. At last, we can sort of let the cat out of the bag, as our first unofficial episode is ready! We still have a lot of kinks to work out, and apologies for the delivery method, but we’ll set up a proper podcast feed when we’re ready to go live for realsies. For now though, tune in to listen to us chat about the Canadian National Exhibition, Guild Wars 2, Growlanswer: Wayfarer of Time, The Walking Dead Episode 3: The Long Road Ahead, and my hands-on experience with the Wii U!

We hope you enjoy our first kick at the can, and please note that we’re definitely going to polish this show for prime time with a real podcast name, podcast feed, a better means of contacting us, and everything else you’d expect from a proper show. Hit the button below to download!

Check Out My Persona 4 Arena Review on Splitkick.com

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Arc System Works, and Atlus are poised to take the fighting game community by storm with their fighting game spin-off of the Shin Megami Tensei: Persona franchise. Persona 4 Arena has already built up a ton of buzz in the community, and it would  not surprise me in the least to see this game become a tournament staple over the next few months.

As someone who has 0 interest in the RPG, and as someone who has a history of sucking at Arc System Works’ previous fighting game efforts, I approached Persona 4 Arena with a bit of caution. Having just reviewed it for Splitkick, it’s good to know first-hand that my concerns did not come to fruition. If you want to read my full review for it, head over to Splitkick and check it out now!

Check out Persona 4 Arena: Review on Splitkick.com