Achievement Junkie - Nelson and Natalie News show

Achievement Junkie - Nelson and Natalie News

Summary: Nelson and Natalie make fun of themselves, reach out to their listeners and talk about whatever they feel like talking about. Videogames come up a lot. The show's casual side is powered by Nelson and Natalie's golden hearts. The show's news is powered by thin air.

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 Achievement Junkie #33 - April 12, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:02

People are steaming about Guitar Hero II downloadable content. The Gears of War patch and the new Annex mode are a mixed bag. The spring dashboard update for the 360 is just a few weeks away. Are your thumbs ready? This week you tell us if 1,000 points per game is achievable, or even desirable and we ask what takes a game from good to great. And we launch another second chances giveaway, with five big games to choose from, and an excuse to use your crappy camera phone. We also touch on GTA IV and DRM-free music for the Zune.

 Achievement Junkie #32 - April 6, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:49:43

Guitar Hero II appears in stores, making us hardcore rockers, but it has competition around the next corner. Microsoft defend Elite hard drive price. Gears of War gets a new mode called Annex. Is respawning good for teamwork? We announce the correct answer to our second chances contest, we find out your etiquette rules for Xbox Live and this week we ask is it getting harder to earn the complete 1,000 achievement points per game? Our European correspondent shares some Halo 3 news.

 Achievement Junkie #31 - March 30, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:58:03

The Xbox 360 Elite hard drive and HDMI port are causing a lot of confusion, and we’ll stumble through explaining it. Microsoft support puts a frown on one of our listener's faces - and 34,000 Microsoft points hang in the balance. Nelson gets his light gun game, but the news bittersweet. The GTA IV trailer finally confirms that Liberty City is New York. We find out if you cave to peer pressure, and ask you to be our Xbox Live etiquette coach. We also launch a new giveaway contest, with a choice of Gears of War, Viva Piñata and Crackdown as the prize.

 Achievement Junkie #30 - March 23, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:36

Devil may Cry 4 jumps off the Sony exclusivity train, leading Sony fans to call Capcom a bunch of disloyal bastards. The 360 HDMI and beefy hard drive rumor has returned, and it’s now called ELITE. Xbox Live accounts got hacked, and Microsoft has some 'splainin to do. Take-Two, the publisher of Grand Theft Auto and other hits, might be up for sale. Who's buying? This week, we unwrap your answers to how much game news is too much and we ask you if peer pressure influences your game purchases.

 Achievement Junkie #29 - March 16, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:51:51

If Halo 3 lands in September, will you pay $130? The Xbox Live Video Marketplace has some serious competition - Tivo's service is finally launched and Nelson compares them head to head. Microsoft is drifting away from Xbox backward compatibility, but does it matter? This week we find out if you thought video games help or hurt in making friends, and we ask you: what is this "video game news" thing?

 Achievement Junkie #28 - March 9, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:50:53

The show gets a name change. Lost Planet needs a patch for its patch and Xbox Live Arcade games get bigger, making a mockery of the current hard drive. Shadowrun continues the trend of trying to ruin your social life. The PS3 ups the ante with a sweet product placement on Heroes, and a bizarre/big announcement at GDC. Meanwhile Dead Rising and Gears of War content rumors get us giddy. We uncover your answers to what next-gen means, we reveal the Crackdown contest winners, and ask you: does your 360 help or hurt you making friends?

 Achievement Junkie #27 - March 2, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:47:38

Grand Theft Auto 4 is officially due in October, and Jack Thompson already has a lawsuit cooking. The Xbox Live Video Marketplace secures a limited-time exclusive on old seasons of South Park, but is that a good thing? Sony insists the PS3 is still sold out in many American stores. Really? We change our minds about GRAW2 and this week we find out if Nelson is the only weirdo who craves a light gun. We also ask our new question: what puts the "next" in next gen consoles?

 Achievement Junkie #26 - February 23, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:46:08

The Xbox community team poked fun at the Xbox Live Arcade drought and people’s collective beans got steamed. Xbox 360 sales are up, but our favorite Microsoft console still got smacked in the face with a Wii last month, while the PS3 loses yet another exclusive. This week’s repair report is mating with the question of the week as we reveal how many 360s you know that have gone belly up. And the new question of the week is: who the hell stole my light gun? We also announce last week’s trivia contest winners – they’ll be getting copies of Heavy Weapon - and we launch another contest where the grand prize is a spankin new copy of Crackdown.

 Achievement Junkie #25 - February 16, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:52:52

This week we tackle Wii envy and Rayman Raving Rabbids for the 360. Crackdown needs a patch and the BBC investigates the high cost of faulty 360s. We discuss Mexican stores selling games before the release date, go over your opinion on video games preventing heart attacks and announce a Heavy Weapon trivia contest. Nelson also talked to Gamertagradio.com about the Microsoft MVP program and tried to uncover secrets about new Xbox 360 hardware.

 Achievement Junkie #24 - Crackdown Roundtable | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:32:36

Nelson sat down with the hosts of Podtacular, Uncle Gamer Radio, and Gamertag Radio to discuss the upcoming game Crackdown. JVB, Vicious696 and Godfree help uncover the good, bad and ugly of the full game. Is it worth your hard earned cashola?

 Achievement Junkie #23 - February 9, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:55:06

The Xbox Rewards program tries to make achievements even more like crack and Tivo challenges the video marketplace. It looks like a steamy weekend with Crackdown will NOT produce a Halo 3 Beta key, but maybe the game isn’t so terrible. Craig Evans, the Crackdown Product Manager, shared some behind the scenes information. This week we reveal some of your answers about whether the Xbox Live Arcade lived up to your expectations, and we springboard off of a Microsoft-sponsored study to ask a new question: can video games stop heart attacks? We also help your heart with a Valentine's day game party.

 Achievement Junkie #22 - February 3, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:49:29

Nelson attended a Crackdown community event and ran into his doppelganger, Microsoft's Major Nelson. - A hacker gets Mario onto the 360 and achievements get a repair, with Microsoft clarifying the rules for gamer points. - Life imitated art in a Ghost Recon style Mexican border standoff. - Last week we asked you how much story matters in games. You had a lot to say, and this week we ask you something about the Xbox Live Arcade. - (49:27)

 Achievement Junkie #21 - January 26, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:59

We issue a podcast patch in this week's repair report and we previewed some cross-platform games at a Games for Windows event. Police arrest a boy for talking trash on Live and another country wants to ban games. Microsoft's sales are up, but profits are still shaky and Wall Street ain't happy about the new 360 projections. This week we ask: does story matter in games?

 Achievement Junkie #20 - January 19, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:48:03

When is Germany like the Bronx? When it comes to video game laws. Nelson brings us part two of his chat with the Xbox community team where they talk about gamers getting old, We get a rundown of your answers to last week’s controversial games question, and ask about the video game age gap. This week’s repair report deals with demos and dead downloads.

 Achievement Junkie #19 - January 12, 2007 | File Type: audio/mpeg | Duration: 00:54:31

The repair report is back, with the Gears of War patch triggering a mini civil war in the fan ranks. Does all of Live need a better party system? Microsoft seems intent on forcing the Xbox 360 into your mom’s heart, trying to replace Tivo with IPTV. You told us what goes into your game purchase decisions and we ask: Are some games too controversial to be made? Nelson attended the Lost Planet launch event in San Francisco and interviewed John Porcaro, Tony Hynes and Chris Paladino from the Xbox community team.

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