Eurogamer.net Podcast #10

By Tom Bramwell Published 16 March, 2010

PlayStation Blog hero Jem Alexander brings us an actual PS Move to play with/mock!

Time really does fly when you're having fun. Fortunately we've got the antidote - the Eurogamer.net Podcast, back for a special 10th anniversary show featuring two special guests!

Leading the line as usual is host Tom Champion, who is flanked by Eurogamer.net editor Tom Bramwell and staff writer Dan Pearson. We're also delighted to welcome Jem Alexander from Sony's excellent European PlayStation Blog.

Jem didn't come alone though - he also brought a short friend with a peculiar rubber hat. Yes, thanks to Jem we are able to play with a PlayStation Move controller live on the podcast, albeit without any software. Or manners.

You can download the Eurogamer.net Podcast as an MP3, stream it below or grab it on iTunes. Here's an RSS link: http://www.eurogamer.net/rss/eurogamer_podcast_itunes.rss.

PlayStation Move forms the basis of this week's news debate, but we also take the opportunity to rib Jem politely about the recent ApocalyPS3, and then afterwards to rib Jem not so politely about the recent ApocalyPS3.

There's also discussion of what we've been playing, including Metro 2033, Splinter Cell: Conviction and Tom Champion's ongoing obsession with Bad Company 2.

We even debate the financial viability of platform exclusives, the "DLC on the disc" issue stemming from BioShock 2, a certain editor's Hostachio costume, and what it's like working for Sony (Jem mainly answers that one).

Our special guest also takes the opportunity to comment definitively on whether Eurogamer.net is biased for or against things based on his experiences wandering around our offices.

Background reading!

The Eurogamer.net Podcast goes out at 3pm GMT every Tuesday. We haven't worked out what we'll do next week but it's sure to be an improvement.

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About Tom Bramwell

Tom is Operations director of Eurogamer Network and Editor-at-Large of Eurogamer.net. He joined the company in February 2000.

Read more articles from Tom by visiting the Tom Bramwell archive page.

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Comments (35) Latest comment 2 years ago

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  • Hunam #1 2 years ago

    Background reading? Why should we have to know stuff, you guys don't!

    /chortle

  • X201 #2 2 years ago

    I haven't listened to the podcast but...

    I think its better/worse than last week's and if it carries on like this it can only become a must listen podcast/end in total failure.

  • jerrymanu #3 2 years ago

    Battlefield night on PS3 or 360?

  • Venatio Verified Expo Community & Gaming Manager, Eurogamer Network #4 2 years ago

    @jerrymanu

    Oops, typically I managed to forget to mention the platform. It's 360.

  • Hunam #5 2 years ago

    Is Bramwell as uniformly offensive in the office as he is on the podcast? His slightly too far comments give me guilty chuckles every podcast, I'd imagine he can make some folks angry :)

  • pb #6 2 years ago

    mmmm. Podcast.

    Still getting better guys. Keep it up!

  • Venatio Verified Expo Community & Gaming Manager, Eurogamer Network #7 2 years ago

    @Hunam

    If anything he's more offensive. If we had a HR department he'd be in a lot of trouble.

  • mr_shoe_uk #8 2 years ago

    That was pretty poor... You spoke about the God of War collection, why not ask the Sony man what's the deal with its EU release? And while you were at that, Demon's Souls would've been good to know about too.
    Edited by 1 at 16/03/10 @ 15:33

  • Hunam #9 2 years ago

    I read something about the whole disk DLC thing from a legal standpoint. A lawyer on the 2K Forums said that if they had a clause on the box saying some content requires further fee's to use the content on the disk it would be ok, but they didn't mention anything about it on the EULA.
    Edited by 1 at 16/03/10 @ 15:35

  • Hunam #10 2 years ago

    He made it quite clear the he feels BC2 > Beer.

  • Venatio Verified Expo Community & Gaming Manager, Eurogamer Network #11 2 years ago

    @squarejawhero

    Pid's responsible for tomorrow night. Frankly I'll be happy if no one turns up because that way we won't get humiliated.

  • jerrymanu #12 2 years ago

    @ Venatio

    Cheers. Good Podcast BTW :) Really good to hear some external voices and opinions.

  • TheRankinator #13 2 years ago

    Gotta say I love the guy who's into battlefield, feel free to add my GT so we can play! However, the past few podcasts I've heard tend to be you guys sitting around not really knowing what to say, and when you do, it's another few awkward
    moments where you're not sure if you've offended someone or said the wrong thing. Also, I was really really looking forward to a decent answer to the 'how to get into video game journalism' question, boy was I dissapointed. Definitely getting better though guys, put me on the team!
    Edited by 1 at 16/03/10 @ 16:14

  • Venatio Verified Expo Community & Gaming Manager, Eurogamer Network #14 2 years ago

    No forum topic this week, sorry. It'll be back next week.

  • X201 #15 2 years ago

    @SPAM Venatio said the people on the forums were crap at coming up with good topics.

    He's said that for the last two weeks so he must have thought we were really crap this week to cut the forums totally out of the podcast

    :)

    Edited by 2 at 16/03/10 @ 16:13

  • dirtschmooz #16 2 years ago

    Jem Alexander.....what a soul less character he is. With people like him in their ranks, no wonder Sony struggle. He is invited on and has a great opportunity to promote stuff, but talks like a small boy with zero confidence. I am honestly shocked at how bad he came across. If Sony are reading.....get rid of him. He is more of a hindrance than a help.

    Most things get better over time. 10 episodes in and you are regressing.

    Please please please.....never invite Jem 'wet lettuce' Alexander to the podcast again.
    Edited by 3 at 16/03/10 @ 16:53

  • LeSpank #17 2 years ago

    Jem... stop mumbling!

  • Syrok #18 2 years ago

    This podcast was certainly better than last weeks. :)
    Maybe you can try to have guests more often?

  • brokenkey #19 2 years ago

    From them RSS feed notes:
    "Plus: Metro 2033, tthe BioShock 2 DLC controversy and BDSM"

    This better deliver.

  • HermitArcader #20 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • Mr.DNA #21 2 years ago

    I agree that it can indeed be difficult for an "outsider" to get a word in edgeways when you're amongst three people who know each other well having a bit of banter, but that Jem character came across as a wet blanket. I mean- come on! Nary a cogent, intellectually stimulating or informative utterance for the entire podcast. I know that these insider types have a rep for being non-commital, but that was just mental. He brought in a Playstation Move, and all the info that we got about it came from the Eurogamer boys making jokes about it having "six axis" whilst Jem giggled nervously. What was the point in having him on?

    Fair play to the guy, and I'm sure that he's a lovely bloke, but what an interminable bore to have on the podcast. The 10th anniversary podcast, no less!

  • HermitArcader #22 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • Mr.DNA #23 2 years ago

    Fair point. In saying that, if the guy isn't allowed to say anything remotely interesting, and doesn't have the gregarious personality required to laugh and joke with the rest of the guys, then his appearance is just a watse of a chair and a microphone. The podcast needs this sort of honest feedback, so as to not repeat similar guest-related errors in the furure.

  • HermitArcader #24 2 years ago

    Post deleted at 09:17:39 22-12-2011

  • thenastypasty #25 2 years ago

    Dear god,please please do not ever invite that guy from Sony back again,he was as dull as dishwater.

    Edited by 1 at 16/03/10 @ 20:50

  • Vyggo #26 2 years ago

    Is he extremely tired or what? Mumbling and sighing his way through the podcast. I had to shut it down due to what we dutch call "plaatsvervangende schaamte" (don't know the english way of saying it, being embarrassed yourself because of someone elses embarrasement basically).

  • jonbwfc #27 2 years ago

    I found the logic over 'The ApocalyPS3' rather interesting - we might upset the people whose PS3s are bust so we shut the official blog down for day. Call me strange, but I think the people whose PS3's weren't working because of an idiot bit of engineering by Sony were probably quite upset already. Call me weird, but that's exactly the kind of situation I WANT to hear from Sony, not just when they have some lame plugging to do.

    Otherwise, quite liked it. I'm kind of glad forum affairs has bought the farm, it wasn't really working. Better than last weeks.

  • Barzan #28 2 years ago

    i loved the mineing bits in mass effect 2 to

  • IronGiant #29 2 years ago

    Have to agree with others regarding Jem, what a dull and uninspiring person to have not only on the podcast but working for Sony. Surely anyone with any brains would see coming on the EG podcast, which will only be listened to by gamers, as an ideal opportunity for some decent PR and some enthusiasm at least for Move and new games coming out. A real wasted opportunity and Sony should put a rocket up his jacksy or employ someone with a modicum of personality!! He comes across as a half soaked graduate who's left college and gone straight into a well paid job In London and just takes it for granted. Experience and personality are far more important than having a degree.. Rant over :)

  • telboy007 #30 2 years ago

    Well done Dirtschmooz, you have led the way with your critique and others have followed. This day will be remembered in the annuals of podcast commenting history.

  • Vroom #31 2 years ago

    Aint met the guy but steady on just a tad chaps eh.

    /expects minuses
    Edited by 1 at 17/03/10 @ 11:08

  • Lee_Morris #32 2 years ago

    Please can you turn up the volume on your system. I can barely hear it coming out of my laptop. Also, not that my opinion is worth ought, I think it would be better if you tried to keep the same people on every week (apart from guests of course) It would build up the personalities and persona of the cast more.

  • abbot #33 2 years ago

    Congratulations Eurogamer on making it to double digits on the podcast.

    I enjoyed it, as usual but this week you seem to have taken a step back in terms of sound quailty. I know a few of you were suffering from a case of the mumbley joes but even so the levels were all over the place.

    Anyway a minor irritation as part of an otherwise enjoyable experience 7/10!

  • barnettbeans #34 2 years ago

    Congratulations on double figures however I was pretty bored. I like it when Gibson is on it. She does a great job in making me chortle.

    That's all I have to say actually

  • FunkTrooper #35 2 years ago

    The feed is not quite a valid RSS feed. The date in it is completely in the wrong format, and the few podcatcher programs I've tried it with can't read the date.

    e.g. DoggCatcher on android thinks episode ten came out “24349 months ago”