Zero Cool

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  Zero Cool Episode 54: Mindworms

  5/29/2012

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  Duration: 01:27:54

  Greetings everybody!  This week we decided to switch things up and talk about news first, then games we’ve been playing second.  It turns the entire episode upside down and backwards like one of the Escher drawings!  You should listen to it.  Here’s what we talked about: Artemis Republique Kickstarter WiiU’s nubs Diablo III Minesweeper 38 Studios Break! (Music: “9-Bit Expedition” from Fastfall, the [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 53: Xenobradu Curonico

  5/20/2012

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  Duration: 01:28:37

  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!  We’ve got another podcast for you.  Here’s what we talked about. The Avengers Find Mii II Superbrothers: Sword and Sworcery Awesomenauts Super Monday Night Combat FEZ Xenoblade Chronicles Spider: the Secret of Bryce Manor Culdcept Saga Prototype 2 Dance Central 2 DJ Hero Rock Band Blitz Break! (Music: “You, and the Heat” by Fax) The Elder Scrolls Online Saints Row the Third: Enter the Dominatrix Draw Something EVE [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 52: terrible twos

  5/7/2012

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  Duration: 01:44:18

  Greetings!  Got another episode of Zero Cool for your ear listening enjoyment.  We talked about a few sequels today, and some non-sequels, I guess.  What all did we talk about? Trials Evolution Team Fortress 2 Tribes Ascend Lone Survivor Fez Guild Wars 2 The Witcher 2 The Walking Dead Enter the Matrix Max Payne 3 Prototype 2 Dragon’s Dogma “Chips Ahoy Mateys” by Big Giant Circles Adam Sessler leaves [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 51: Hypercute Hypercube

  4/22/2012

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  Duration: 01:56:02

  Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen!  It’s been awhile since our last proper show, so we pretty much just talked about games.  Which games?  Why, the ones on the following list, to be specific. Dixit Lawnmower Challenge Girls Like Robots Super Crate Box Bean’s Quest Crimson Dragon Transcripted A-Men Raven’s Cry Theatrhythm Trials Evolution Super Time Force The Splatters Legend of Grimrock Fez CRUSH3D Mass Effect 3 Break! (Music: “Follow the Line” by Magnus [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 50: the Hackers commentary episode

  4/5/2012

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  Duration: 01:49:51

  We made it!  Fifty episodes!  In this one, you can listen to us watch the 1995 classic movie Hackers, while we make fun of it a bit, stare in wonder at Penn Jillete, and perhaps learn a thing or two about ourselves.  Andrew had never seen the movie before, so you can relive your first [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 49: More Hero Academy and Terraria

  3/6/2012

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  Duration: 01:45:05

  We are almost there!  Next episode will be our Hackers movie commentary.  This episode, we talked about games. Syndicate The Darkness 2 Dust Tactics Race for the Galaxy Rise! A Game of Thrones: the Board Game 1000 Amps Doctor Lautrec and the Forgotten Knights Dexter’s stolen Wii story Terraria Break! (Music: “The Ballad of the Space Babies” from the Sword and Sworcery soundtrack) Hero Academy Kingdoms of Amalur: [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 48: win Terraria

  2/26/2012

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  Duration: 01:32:22

  We’ve got a special treat for you guys this week.  On the show, we gave out a copy of Terraria, and we have one more to give out to a randomly drawn person who asks us a question for next show.  So get in the comments and ask us a (preferably gaming-related) question for Episode [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 47: Zero Pool Codpiece

  2/6/2012

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  Duration: 01:15:23

  Two in one day!  Woop woop!  Let’s see what we talked about this time… Shinobi Jurassic Park Risk: Factions Burrito Bison Zen Pinball Dust Force Defender’s Quest Kingdoms of Amalur: the Reckoning Triple Town Hero Academy Puzzle Juice Break! (Music: “Cosmo Canyon [featuring the Ranger]” from Random’s Black Materia) Cards Against Humanity XCOM: Enemy Unknown Listener questions! So just like earlier today, you can stream or download the show below, or [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 46: Lawnmower Man

  2/5/2012

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  Duration: 01:29:06

  Another late episode!  We’re getting caught up.  This was recorded in early January, so we reference things like the Steam sales and other outdated stuff.  Forgive us!  Here’s what we talked about. Space Marine Hard Reset VVVVVV (3DS) Saint’s Row the Third Skyrim Clink King Cashing Jetpack Joyride NyxQuest Aralon HD Dungeon Raid Wind-up Knight WELDER Temple Run Break! (Music: “Descendent of Shinobi” off of Random’s Black Materia album) Pushmo Mighty Switch [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 45: Games of the Year 2011

  1/2/2012

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  Duration: 02:22:20

  A couple weeks ago we recorded our Games of the Year show.  Technical issues and general laziness has delayed the release of the podcast until…  right now!  Here’s what we talked about: Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective Portal 2 Might & Magic: Clash of Heroes HD Bastion Battlestar Galactica Skyrim Rayman Origins Batman: Arkham City Dark Souls The Binding of Isaac Dead Space 2 Saint’s Row the Third Dead [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 44: This one goes out to you, listener

  12/15/2011

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  Duration: 01:37:30

  Good morning/afternoon/evening, listener!  We recorded another one of these, just for you. The Spike VGAs happened Orcs Must Die! Pushmo Super Mario 3D Land Skyrim (with several of our favorite glitches) Kinect Adventures The Gunstringer Dance Central Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012 Saint’s Row the Third Outland Might and Magic Clash of Heroes HD Kingdom Builder HeroQuest Risk: Factions Super Dungeon Explore Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva Fusion Genesis Assassin’s Creed Revelations NieR and [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 43: Bill Cosby joins the cast

  12/7/2011

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  Duration: 01:40:39

  But not really.  We talked about a lot of videogames, but also some board games and some books! Skyrim RAGE Forza Motorsport 4 Saint’s Row the Third Skyrim (again) Super Street Fighter IV 3D The Gunstringer Kinect Adventures Fruit Ninja Kinect Professor Layton and the Last Specter Mass Effect 2 Vul-Con! Flash Point Pandemic Kingdom Builder A Game of Thrones: the Board Game (second edition) Assassin’s Creed: Recollection The Atrocity Archives Ready Player One Mercury [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 42: Mi nombre es Dovahkiin

  11/22/2011

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  We recorded another show this past Sunday, with only Sean, Andrew, and Darren.  Only Darren had “new” games to talk about; the others are still playing Skyrim. Sequence Mass Effect 2 Pinballistik Sid Meier’s Civilization: The Board Game Skyrim Listener questions! You can stream or download the show below, subscribe to us on iTunes, and talk us up in the forums!

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  Zero Cool Episode 41: everybody is playing Skyrim

  11/15/2011

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  In our attempt to get back into the swing of weekly podcasts, we’ve got another one for your listening pleasure.  And this one is only a couple days old now!  Here’s what we talked about: Assassin’s Creed: Revelations Rayman Origins Syndicate Batman: Arkham City Skyrim Uncharted 3 Lord of the Rings: War in the North Modern Warfare 3 Mercury Hg Sequence The Resistance RAGE Skyrim (again) Monsters Ate my [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 40: Wizorb!

  11/10/2011

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  Another quick and dirty editing job for this one.  So far nobody has complained, so I think we’ll keep up with this.  Here are the things we talked about, in brief list form. Dark Souls Gears of War 3 Team Fortress 2 The Adventures of Shuggy Agricola Werewolf Batman: Arkham City Games of the Year so far Break!  (Music: “$4cR1f1c14-_” from The Binding of [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 39: Secret bonus prize

  10/24/2011

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  While we’re getting back into the swing of weekly podcasts, I have officially switched to “quick and dirty” editing over “meticulous and extremely delayed” editing.  As a result, I don’t remember what we talked about this episode, but it took me about five and a half hours less to edit.  If you listen, you’ll hear [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 38: PAX Prime 2011

  10/1/2011

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  It’s been over a month since the awesomeness that was PAX Prime 2011, and we’re finally ready to publish our thoughts on it.  At PAX, I made a slightly inebriated promise to Chris Hansborough that he could be on our show, so he’s here.  Additionally, Andrew Kauz has permanently joined the cast, and Ben PerLee [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 37: balls

  9/12/2011

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  We recorded this before PAX.  It is now after PAX.  To make up for the delay, have some Andrew Kauz!  Topics: We finally talk about Bastion, but try our best not to spoil things. Andrew and Darren both got 3DSes from Wal-Mart, and they’ve been rocking Find Mii. Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Shadow Wars is great, but don’t [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 36: Ektorp

  8/20/2011

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  Before we get to the topics for this episode, just a reminder for our listeners: we’ll be recording our next episode tomorrow, so you can ask us a question or two below if you want.  We’ll likely be talking about going to PAX next week.  Now, onto topics! We are all over the place with pre-game [...]

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  Zero Cool Episode 35: video games about card games

  8/8/2011

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  Greetings, listener.  This podcast is old!  I am almost through unpacking, and after PAX, we are getting back on a weekly schedule.  Until then, enjoy some slightly outdated conversation!  Topics include: 345 Games stole Darren’s company name. We haven’t really had enough time with Ms. ‘Splosion Man to make a judgment call yet. Escape from Puppy Death Factory [...]