The KBMOD Podcast

This week sees a full cast, including a special guest appearance by our own CheddarChezz! In the news, we discuss Jay Wilson stepping down as the lead for Diablo III, more DayZ standalone updates from Dean "Rocket" Hall, a PC love letter of sorts for Bioshock Infinite, EA announcing an educational version of the upcoming SimCity reboot for the classroom, and more! Our roundtable this week centers around an excellent Penny Arcade Report article as we discuss how and why the media tends to cast gamers in a negative light. We finish up with your Twitter questions, where we dispense some valuable dating advice. Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

We're three-quarters of the way to 100 episodes and still going strong! This week, we dive into the major PC gaming developments from CES 2013, including the Steam Box and a candid interview with Gabe Newell, Nvidia's Project Shield, and the Razer Edge. In non-CES news, we discuss Cyberpunk 2077's gorgeous CGI trailer, an explanation for the delay of standalone DayZ, THQ's franchises potentially being auctioned off one title at a time, and some subtle hints over Twitter about Fallout 4. We finish up with an especially hilarious Twitter questions segment, where Dan shares a, shall we say, memorable story from his college days. Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

This week, we're getting back into the groove with our regular cast. We start off with what we've been playing, including a highlight of Dan's recent group excursion to Micro Center to pick up some new hardware. The news was light this week, but we hit a few interesting topics, such as AMD looking to reduce frame latencies in their driver software, more Steam Box info coming from Valve, and the bizarre tale of a father hiring virtual hitmen to grief his son. Afterward, we move into a mini-rant of a more serious nature as we discuss a Connecticut town's plans to collect and destroy violent video games. Lastly, the Twitter questions cover deep topics like which kitchen appliances to use as contraceptives. Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

Welcome to our last podcast of 2012! We start off with what we've been playing, which naturally includes quite a few items from the ongoing Steam Holiday Sale. The news hits a few juicy items, including the ridiculous War Z fiasco, THQ filing for bankruptcy, Haswell spec leaks, Blizzard scrapping TDM PvP in Diablo III, a new over-the-top trailer for Rise of the Triad, this year's best graphics mods, and more! Then we move into a look ahead to 2013 and finish off up with your best Twitter questions. Enjoy, and happy new year! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

Welcome to the event you've all been waiting for, the 2012 KBMOD Gaming Awards Show Memorial All-Star Bash Benefit Concert Farm-Aid Ceremony! This week, we all get together to anoint the best (and some of the worst) PC games of 2012. After a quick recap of our 2011 results, we waste no time diving right into our categories (listed in order of presentation): Best Story Best Game to Watch on YouTube Best Graphics Worst Game Best PC Exclusive Best Free-to-play Best Beta Biggest Letdown Best Sound/Music Best E-sports Title Best Game to Watch Live Best Indie Game Best Single-player/Co-op Best Multiplayer Game of the Year Enjoy the show! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

Episode 72 is here for your listening pleasure! We start off with what we've been playing and highlight the recent releases of Far Cry 3 and Forge. In hardware news, we discuss Gabe Newell's confirmation of the rumored Steam Box hardware, Intel committing to socketed CPUs for the "foreseeable future," more financial woes for AMD, and a spec leak for the upcoming Radeon 8990. In gaming news, we talk about the results of the Spike VGAs and Machinima IGAs, an amazingly stupid Facebook promotion for Hitman: Absolution, new League of Legends preseason 3 changes, and much more! We finish up with your Twitter questions, where we talk favorite movies of this year, video-making advice, and people we want to punch. Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

With Nick Fenton under the weather, episode 71 goes back to basics with the core group from the podcast's earlier days. We start off with what we've been playing and then move into some potentially scary news for the future of PC hardware. In gaming news, we discuss the teaser for Splash Damage's new game, MoMA acquiring some notable video games to add to its collection, a former forum admin ripping on The War Z, the new Humble THQ Bundle and the controversy surrounding it, and much more! Lastly, the Twitter questions tackle everything from sports to movies to...prison catchphrases? Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

We're back from Thanksgiving to bring you episode 70! We start off with what we've been playing and lead into a recap of the damage to our wallets from the Black Friday and the Steam Autumn Sale. In the news, we discuss GTA5 being "up for consideration" on PC, Minecraft coming to the Raspberry Pi, World of Warcraft's 8-year anniversary, crazy Skyrim graphics modding, and more! In the spirit of Thanksgiving, our roundtable this week delves into what we are thankful for in gaming this year. Lastly, we hit your best Twitter questions and debate how to determine the value of games using a dollar-per-hour-played ratio. Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

Episode 69 is here, with all the prerequisite sexual innuendo! We are without Scott again this week, but our own Nick Jenkins and Hex are here to fill in. We start off talking about first impressions of Black Ops 2 and the changing mindset of Call of Duty. The news this week kicks off with more trouble at AMD, some insight into Black Friday/Cyber Monday from PCPartPicker, and the insane real-world speed of Google Fiber. We then move on to gaming news including trouble at THQ, the long-awaited sequel to Barkley, Shut Up and Jam: Gaiden, the appalling new free-to-play model in Star Wars: The Old Republic, promising news for the PC version of Assassin's Creed 3, and much more! The Twitter questions include the usual craziness, mixed in with some sound advice here and there. Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

Welcome to episode 68! Scott is under the weather (we assume it's an STD), but we have a special guest to replace him, our friend Nic a.k.a. TetraNinja! We start off with what we've been playing and do some Q&A with Nic about his YouTube career and about flower pots at PAX East. Going into the news, we start off discussing our November PC build guide before moving on to Razer trying to solve a problem no one has, confirmation that a new Source engine is in development, the short-lived DayZ Bounty mod, Origin adding native livestreaming support, and more! We end with your best Twitter questions, where we hit on everything from mechanical keyboards to a balding King Kong with prosthetic limbs. Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

Episode 67 has arrived for your aural enjoyment! This week, we talk at length about what we've been playing and even briefly touch on some console gaming (shudder). The news starts off with an interesting announcement from AMD and some discussion about the merits of Windows 8, before moving into a plethora of gaming news. We talk the ambitious new Star Citizen project, a duo of new survival horror games in Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and Outlast, the completely unnecessary microtransactions in Assassin's Creed 3, PC Gamer's guide to making your own indie games, and much more! The Twitter questions are unusually epic this week, as some of our hosts are brought to tears with laughter. Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

Episode 66 arrives a little early for you this week! Since we now record live on Sundays at 10pm EST, the audio version will now go up each Tuesday, rather than Wednesday. We open this week's cast talking about the much-improved Hawken closed beta and the amazing community effort to help us fly past our Extra Life goal over this past weekend! In the news, Honoring Medals: Wiffbiter leads off our coverage as we question why this game even exists. We move on to TF2 for Linux, the release of Lucius (a game we highlighted quite a while back), PC Gamer's five scariest games, the mind behind Amnesia wanting more mature-themed games, and more! Lastly, your Twitter questions leave us fighting bears and putting console controllers in inappropriate places. Enjoy! KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

Episode 65 is here, and the entire regular cast returns this week with tremendous results. We're all still on a high from our amazing Extra Life marathon, so naturally, we start off by recapping some of our favorite moments from the weekend! In hardware news, we talk about EVGA's new Step-Up program and impressive video card game bundles from AMD. Gaming news is plentiful as we talk about CD Projekt RED's new cyberpunk RPG, Project Eternity's massive Kickstarter campaign, a new game from Team Meat, DayZ standalone vs. The War Z, and oh so much more. We finish up with your best Twitter questions, where we discuss questionable scenarios involving breakfast foods and historical figures. Enjoy!   KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

This week, we're without Dan as he takes a night off with his kids, but in his place, we have the pleasure of welcoming Jeromy Adams, the founder of Extra Life, to the cast to share his personal story with us and prepare us for an epic weekend of fundraising for charity! In hardware news this week, we talk about massive AMD layoffs looming and Logitech's new G710 mechanical keyboard. The gaming news hits on some League of Legends drama, outer space world builder MaK, skewed IGN review scores, and EA accidentally giving away thousands of free games through Origin. Scott joins us late to get in on the Twitter questions, which touch on everything from gravestones to superheroes to naked mole rats. Enjoy!   KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes

This week, we're treated to an appearance by our own Nick Jenkins! We start off with what we've been playing and also highlight two very anticipated releases this week, Dishonored and XCOM: Enemy Unknown. The news includes our first in-depth look at SimCity, CS:GO getting two new maps and competitive matchmaking, a Minecraft recreation of the entire world of Azeroth, standalone DayZ alpha in November, and more! In our roundtable topic this week, we discuss the recent League of Legends championship debacle and examine the challenges e-sports face in order to continue growing and becoming more mainstream. As always, we end with your Twitter questions, where we encounter an intimate "would you rather" situation involving crabs and spiders.   KBMOD Podcast Direct Download KBMOD Podcast Direct Download Mirror KBMOD Podcast on iTunes