What They Play
Summary: What They Play is the parents and family guide to video games, with weekly insight into the latest games releases and tips for moms and dads about their kids' favorite form of entertainment. On the What They Play podcast, host Dana Jongewaard answers questions from listeners, discusses the latest video game releases, and provides advice for parents and gamers alike.
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Podcasts:
Tom's back! Here to tell tales of Alaska, The Sims 3, and iPhone gaming justifications. Plus: We've got Rolando codes to give away
Troy San Jose from the MySims Racing team joins us this week. Plus, the week's releases, Mass Effect on the iPhone, and much more!
Vicarious Visions' studio head Karhik Bala joins us to discuss the family friendly Guitar Hero games on the DS. Plus: Why you should be playing Lego Battles.
Nintendo's Cammie Dunaway joins us to talk about all things Wii, DS and family-friendly. Plus: a look back at E3, and the week's releases.
It's the biggest event on the video game calendar: E3 - the Electronic Entertainment Expo. We talk about what was announced including new Mario games, a new PSP, and the new motion sensing gizmo from Microsoft.
Call them "technical difficulties" or call them "problems beyond our control" the bottom line is that we messed up and can't put a show together this week. Sorry. There is some music for you to guess though. Email us at podcast@whattheyplay.com
Some great releases discussed this week, including Punch-Out!!, UFC 2009 Undisputed and Boom Blox Bash Party. Plus: Mrs. D talks about using (and breaking) EA Sports Active.
A host of games that you've probably never heard of hit stores this week, plus Peggle hits the iPhone, LucasArts reveals the new Clone Wars game and we look at a game that teaches families about swine flu.
Star Trek is in theaters this Friday, so John and Tom look back on all of the Star Trek games released since the first one back in 1982. Also, this week's What They Playlist is Klonoa, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat, Patapon 2, and The World Ends With You.
Win a copy of Excitebots this week by checking out the blog entry for this podcast at www.whattheyplay.com. This week's Playlist is: Excitebots, Pikmin, Valkyria Chronicles, Gardening Mama and the iPhone version of Bookworm.
A special edition of the podcast: Columbine survivor Brooks Brown discusses the events of 10 years ago and the way that video games and pop culture should be considered as a result.
Sony's head of PlayStation hardware joins us this week to talk about how the PlayStation 2 competes with the Wii, and how the PlayStation 3 is attracting a younger audience.
This week's What They Playlist includes Broken Sword on DS, Banjo Kazooie, MySims Party, and Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles on both Wii and DS.
Henry Hatsworth, Rhythm Heaven, Guitar Hero Metallica, Broken Sword and Topple 2 make this week's What They Playlist.
Tom's back this week, and ready to talk about this week's big release - Pokémon Platinum. Plus listener mail, a discussion about the controversial "rape game," and thoughts on the next Lego title.
