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Roundup shows announcement from nickthedude

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 20:42:00 GMT

Nick explains why there hasn't been any XNA or iPhone Roundups recently and talks about his plan going forward regarding both shows and possibly another show.

By nickthedude

Tags : announcement, community, games, indie, iphoneroundup, microsoft, nickthedude, xbox, xnaroundup

Indie games, Skwug, Crescendo Symphony, Horn Swaggle Islands, Gum Drop Celestial Frontier )( XNA Roundup #28

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 03:35:01 GMT

Indie games are hip, community games are gone, Skwug makes us go weee!, and Crescendo Symphony brings some international flavor to the Xbox Indie games catalog. Horn Swaggle Islands and Gum Drop Celestial Frontier round out this mega-sode of XNA Roundup featuring news and reviews of all the best Xbox Indie games.. Carlos from mevio is our guest, check out the mevio tech blog here: www.meviotech.mevio.com Episode sponsored by Godaddy, use the code XNA20H when you check out to get 20% off hosting.

By nickthedude

Tags : 360, Celestial, Crescendo, Drop, Frontier, Gum, Horn, Indie, Islands, Skwug, Swaggle, Symphony, community, games, live, podcast, reviews, video, xbox, xna

Nebulon, Lotus Stellar Conflict )( XNA Roundup #27

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 07:56:02 GMT

Nebulon is a retro styled space shooter in the vain of geometry wars, definitely worth a purchase. Lotus Stellar Conflict is a tactical top down space shooter. Subscribe to support the show. Episode sponsored by Godaddy, use the code XNA20H to get 20% off hosting.

By nickthedude

Tags : 360, Conflict, Lotus, Nebulon, Stellar, community, games, geometry, live, podcast, reviews, star, trek, video, wars, xbox, xna

Biology Battle, Air Legends, Duotrix )( XNA Roundup #26

Sun, 12 Jul 2009 04:50:00 GMT

Biology Battle, Air Legends, Duotrix are all games XNA Roundup missed the first time around. Nickthedude and Carlos Rodela give you their thoughts on all the best Xbox Community Games. Episode Sponsored by Duality ZF. Support the XNA Roundup by subscribing via Youtube or iTunes.

By nickthedude

Tags : 360, Air, Battle, Biology, Duotrix, Legends, combat, community, games, geometry, reviews, tetris, video, wars, xbox, xna

Kodu Game Lab - Xbox community games )( XNA Roundup #25

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 06:52:00 GMT

This week on XNA Roundup we look at Kodu Game Lab a product from Microsoft Research Labs. Kodu is a programming environment allows players to easily create, edit and share games with friends, without learning a written programming language. Subscribe! Now!

By nickthedude

Tags : 360, Game, Kodu, Lab, Microsoft, community, games, live, podcast, research, reviews, video, xbox, xna

Chalked, Plows in Hell, Light's End, RotEA XNA Roundup #24

Sat, 27 Jun 2009 08:08:00 GMT

Chalked, Plows in Hell, Light's End and Revenge of the Evil Aliens reviewed on this special episode of XNA Roundup. Nickthedude and Special guest Carlos Rodela from Mevio.com and Press Pause share thoughts about recent community game releases.

By nickthedude

Tags : 360, Aliens, Chalked, End, Evil, Hell, Light's, Plows, Revenge, community, games, live, podcast, reviews, video, xbox, xna

Rocket Riot and ezmuze+ Hamst3r Edition )( XNA Roundup #23

Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:24:00 GMT

Rocket Riot is a great new xbox live arcade game with an extremely cool retro 8-bit art style. We also look at ezmuze+ Hamst3r Edition. Subscribe to the show via Youtube or iTunes to show your support. Sponsorships available, email us for details.

By nickthedude

Tags : 360, Edition, Hamst3r, Riot, Rocket, arcade, community, dual, ezmuze, games, live, loop, podcast, sequencer, shooter, stick, video, xbox, xna

Unrevolutionary & Angry Barry )( XNA Roundup #22

Sat, 13 Jun 2009 06:21:00 GMT

Still recovering from last weeks episode, we slow our roll and take a look at just 2 games, Unrevolutionary & Angry Barry. Subscribe to the show via Youtube or iTunes. Sponsored by Godaddy.com, use the promo code xna7 at checkout to get a .COM domain name for just $7.49.

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, Angry, Barry, Unrevolutionary, arcade, area5, beatemup, co-op, community, dual, games, geometry, podcast, reviews, shooter, video, wars, xbox, xna

Top 21 Community Games on the Xbox 360, XNA Roundup #21

Sat, 06 Jun 2009 19:33:00 GMT

You asked us for another top 10 community game list, but heck! we figured why not just do 21. It made sense at the time:) Subscribe to the show via Youtube or iTunes to show your support. Sponsored by Godaddy, use the code xna5 to get 10% off your order.

By nickthedude

Tags : 10, Battle, Carneyvale, Halfbrick, Havoc, Miner, Weapon, ZP2K9, best, clover, community, games, list, orbyx, top, trino, zoomaroom

Zenonia, myfC, Lilt line, Durak kryzer -- iPhone Roundup #7

Wed, 03 Jun 2009 08:44:00 GMT

In This episode we've got a game or two for everyone: Zenonia, Manage Your Football Club, Lilt Line, Durak, Aeio and Kryzer Prologue. How do we do it? Volume. Thanks for watching and remember to subscribe via YouTube or iTunes if you haven't already, you might get free stuff. Awesome!

By nickthedude

Tags : Aeio, Durak, Kryzer, Lilt, Line, Zenonia, appstore, co-op, game, games, gaming, iphone, ipod, itunes, myfc, reviews, touch

XNA Roundup #20 Weapon of Choice, Blow, Carneyvale: Showtime

Sat, 30 May 2009 09:32:00 GMT

This week on XNA Roundup we travel back in time to review some of the best early community games. We look at Weapon of Choice, Blow and Carneyvale: Showtime. Subscribe to the show via Youtube or iTunes to show your support. Episode Sponsored by Blazing Birds.

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, Birds, Blazing, Blow, Carneyvale, Choice, Showtime, Weapon, area5, co-op, community, games, platform, podcast, puzzle, reviews, shooter, videogame, xbox, xna

XNA Roundup #19 Clover & Streamline

Sat, 23 May 2009 05:30:00 GMT

This week on XNA Roundup we examine the politically themed adventure game, Clover, as well as the bare bones arcade racer Streamline. Subscribe to the show via Youtube or iTunes to show your support. Want to sponsor an episode? Email us!

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, adventure, arcade, area5, braid, clover, co-op, community, games, podcast, politcal, puzzle, racer, rebelfm, reviews, streamline, xbox, xna

XNA Roundup #18 Trino , Karnn Age , Halfbrick Echoes

Sat, 16 May 2009 16:52:00 GMT

OMG!!! This episode is HUGE! Tons of gaming goodness for all our XNA Roundup viewers out there looking to get their xbox 360 community game fix. We've got reviews of Trino, Karnn Age and Halfbrick Echoes. Subscribe to our show, you'll feel better.

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, age, area5, co-op, community, dual, echoes, games, halfbrick, karnn, podcast, puzzle, rebelfm, reviews, shooter, stick, trino, xbox, xna

XNA Roundup #17 Orbyx : Mystic Orbs of Chaos

Sat, 09 May 2009 14:15:00 GMT

On this episode of XNA Roundup we check out the peggle like community game, Orbyx : Mystic Orbs of Chaos , a fun new pachinko style game available on xbox live for 400 points. Support XNA Roundup by subscibing via iTunes or YouTube.

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, area5, chaos, co-op, community, games, mystic, orbs, orbyx, pachinko, peggle, podcast, rebelfm, reviews, xbox, xna

XNA Roundup #16 Tank Strike, A Great Easter Egg Hunt

Sat, 02 May 2009 17:27:00 GMT

Episode 16 brings you reviews of 2 new community games on the xbox 360, Tank Strike and A Great Easter Egg Hunt. Also, find out how you can win some awesome xbox gear including: You're in the Movies, Gears of War 2 and a Rock Band t-shirt! Good luck!

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, area5, co-op, community, earth, easter, egg, games, great, hunt, podcast, rebelfm, reviews, scorched, strike, tank, xbox, xna

XNA Roundup #15 Bite Sized Reviews #2

Sat, 25 Apr 2009 19:39:01 GMT

From XNA Roundup Headquarters we bring you the 2nd edition of Bite Sized Reviews, that packs tons of gaming goodness into a single podcast. Games covered: Xeno Arena, Drum Xplosion, Zoom, Game About a Soup Factory, Blueprint Racing 4d & Retro 1: Part 2

By nickthedude

Tags : 1, 1up, 360, 4d, area5, arena, blueprint, co-op, community, drum, factory, games, racing, rebelfm, retro, reviews, soup, xbox, xeno, xna, xplosion, zoom

XNA Roundup #14 Rabid Gophers & Bite Sized Reviews

Sat, 18 Apr 2009 06:34:00 GMT

Welcome to XNA Roundup episode 14, in which we take a deep look into Rabid Gophers, a collection of 3 mini games that revolve around quickly killing rapacious rodents. We also take bite sized looks at hexement, Aria and Terwilliger. Thanks for watching!

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, area5, aria, community, coop, games, gophers, hexement, minigames, rabid, rebelfm, reviews, terwilliger, xbox, xna

XNA Roundup episode no.13 bite sized reviews #1

Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:16:00 GMT

Episode #13 of XNA Roundup brings you bite sized gaming morsels found in the community games section on the xbox live marketplace. games reviewed include: NextWar, Dromedary, The Exterminater (sic), Halfbrick Blast Off, BeatBlox, SuperCow, Little Racers.

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, area5, beatblox, community, coop, games, halfbrick, little, nextwar, racers, rebelfm, reviews, supercow, xbox, xna

XNA Roundup no.12 The Dishwasher Dead Samurai

Sat, 04 Apr 2009 07:04:00 GMT

Episode 12 of the XNA Roundup podcast leaves the confines of community games and reviews the xbox live arcade release The Dishwasher : Dead Samurai. An XNA Dream Build Play Winner, Ska studio's Dishwasher proves 2d beat-um-ups aren't just an NES thing.

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, arcade, area5, build, community, coop, dead, dishwasher, dream, games, live, play, rebelfm, samurai, ska, studio, xbox, xna

XNA Roundup no.11 Solar and Battle Havoc

Sat, 28 Mar 2009 19:39:01 GMT

Episode 11 of XNA Roundup spotlights 2 new releases from the Xbox live community games section, Solar and Battle Havoc. Support this show by subscribing to via iTunes or YouTube, or by linking or embeding our show on your blog, twitter, or facebook page.

By nickthedude

Tags : 1up, 360, area5, battle, casual, community, coop, games, gaming, havoc, murudai, podcast, quantamsquid, rebelfm, solar, xbox, xna