Xbox Live's Major Nelson : Blogcast (WMA)

Show #265 The one with Burnout and the Garageband test

Major Nelson — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 01:50:31 GMT

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
Recent game news
Interview: Derek Andersen and Jino Talens on Burnout Paradise
Why the show is a little different this week.
and more...

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Format:
51:19, 31.7 MB, MP4

Production notes:
As you will hear, this is a different style of show. I am experiementing in producing an enhanced podcast. In order to decrease production complexity my regular features are not includes this week. They will return next week. This is an MP4 file, and if you have an iPod, this file has chapter markers, chapter artwork and (if you are listening in desktop software) weblinks embedded in the file. Most other digitnal media players will still be able to hear the audio, but will not see the advanced functions. If you would like the standard MP3, I have made a comment below with a link.

Link dump (links to a few of the things I mention in this episode):
http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/splash/b/burnoutparadise/
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=uaintdown
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=Madtalenz
http://www.digidesign.com/index.cfm?navid=29&langid=100&itemid=4893
http://www.apple.com/finalcutstudio/soundtrackpro/
http://www.mxlmics.com/condenser_mic/900_Series/MXL990/mxl990.htm
http://www.shure.com/ProAudio/Products/WiredMicrophones/us_pro_SM7B_content

Show #264 The one with the Gamerscore blog guys and Turok

Major Nelson — Mon, 21 Jan 2008 02:04:00 GMT

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
Interview: John, Tony and Chris from the Gamerscoreblog (16:24–37:06)
Interview: Josh Holmes, Turok (37:07–54:53)
Name the Game
Xbox 101
and more...

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Format:
01:19:32 36.4 MB, MP3
Now with a higher bitrate (better quality) and improved audio compression

Link dump (links to a few of the things I mention in this episode):
http://gamerscoreblog.com/team/default.aspx
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/guitarhero3legendsofrock/rockyourparty/pwrules.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turok
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turok_video_games
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/t/turokus/
http://blog.wired.com/games/2008/01/one-and-one-wit.html

Show #261 The first show of 2008

Major Nelson — Fri, 04 Jan 2008 06:45:00 GMT

This week’s show:
Co-host : e discusses Xbox LIVE over the Holidays
Interview: Stephen Toulouse, Xbox LIVE Policy Manager (18:07–57:47)
Name the Game
Xbox 101
The winner of the Heroes contest is announced
and more...

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Format:
01:26:10, 40.0 MB, MP3
Now with a higher bitrate (better quality) and improved audio compression

Link dump (links to a few of the things I mention in this episode):
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=Stepto
http://www.stepto.com/Lists/Posts/Post.aspx?ID=388
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908639
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/908640
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/live/ti-obnoxious.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/legal/
http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efx3/home.aspx
http://www.apple.com/ipodtouch/
http://www.apple.com/feedback/ipodtouch.html
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/winfamily/windowshomeserver/default.mspx

Show #260 (WMA) The 2007 End of Year Special

Major Nelson — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 20:45:02 GMT

Note: As of January 1, 2008 I will no longer produce a WMA version of my show.
I will only produce the MP3 version. Please point your subscription to that feed in minimize any interruption.

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
Geeking out at Child’s Play
Interview: Mario and Josh, GripShift (20:56–35:13)
Interview: Ralf Herbrich and Joaquin Quiñonero Candela, TrueSkill (35:14–1:15:08)
Interview: Brian Jarrard, Bungie and Halo 3 (1:14:09–1:51:05)
Interview: Jesse Alexander, Co-executive producer ‘Heroes’ (1:51:06–2:32:15)
Name the Game
Xbox 101
and more...

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Format:
03:06:46, 53.9 MB, WMA (Yes….over three-hours)

Link dump (links to a few of the things I mention in this episode):
http://www.childsplaycharity.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wil_Wheaton
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000696/
http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/12/13/geeking-out-child-s-play.aspx
http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/wwdnbackup/2007/12/the-joy-of-mutu.html
http://flickr.com/photos/thekiko/2109505140/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/gripshiftxboxlivearcade/
http://www.sidheinteractive.com/
http://rpgvault.ign.com/articles/832/832692p1.html
http://research.microsoft.com/mlp/apg/
http://research.microsoft.com/mlp/apg/trueskill.aspx
http://atom.research.microsoft.com/trueskillranking/rankcalculator.aspx
http://www.dreambuildplay.com/main/default.aspx
http://research.microsoft.com/aboutmsr/labs/default.aspx
http://nips.cc/Conferences/2007/
http://xnagamefest.com/presentations.htm#LIVE
http://www.bungie.net/
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0018504/
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=snapmanifesto
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alias_%28video_game%29
http://www.thelookandsoundofperfect.com/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360hddvdplayer/
http://www.amazon.com/Heroes-Season-1-HD-DVD/dp/B000QTD5TS/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=dvd&qid=1197832395&sr=8-4
http://www.cesweb.org/
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=e
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=litheon

Halo gift items can all be viewed here:
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/catalog.aspx?WT.svl=nav

Or at the individual sites:
http://www.mimobots.com
http://www.gamergraffix.com
http://www.halo3ost.com
http://www.bagrepublic.com
http://topps.com/ent/brands/halo/halo.html

Show #259 (WMA) The one about the VGAs

Major Nelson — Sun, 09 Dec 2007 20:00:02 GMT

Note: As of January 1, 2008 I will no longer produce a WMA version of my show.
I will only produce the MP3 version. Please point your subscription to that feed in minimize any interruption.

This week’s show:
Show open/close music: A selection from the award winning BioShock soundtrack (available for free from 2K Games.)
Co-host : e
We discuss the release of the Dashboard update
Interview: Ken Levine, BioShock DLC (18:53–31:39)
Interview: Geoff Keighly, Behind the scenes at the 2007 Video Game Awards (33:08–1:18:34)
Xbox 101
and more...

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Format:
01:52:00, 33.4 MB, WMA

Link dump (links to a few of the things I mention in this episode):
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/personality/elle/20071130-systemupdate.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/support/systemupdates/20071204-features.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/h/halo3/news/20071119-heroicmappack.htm
http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archive/2007/11/30/december-2007-video-playback-faq.aspx
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/live/marketplace/bioshock/gamecontent.htm
http://www.joystiq.com/2007/12/08/bioshock-drowns-competition-at-2007-vgas/
http://www.unlockxbox.com/gameIdeas/finalistGameIdeaDetails.aspx?gameId=2143
http://www.cesweb.org/
http://www.turtlebeach.com/products/efx3/home.aspx

Edit: Removed Direct download to BioShock score

Show #258 (WMA) The one about the dashboard update

Major Nelson — Mon, 03 Dec 2007 01:45:00 GMT

Note: As of January 1, 2008 I will no longer produce a WMA version of my shows.
I will only produce the MP3 version. Please point your subscription to that feed to minimize any interruption.

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
We discuss the Dashboard update
Interview: Donald Mustard, Undertow (31:20–42:51)
Interview: Shawn Storc and Andrew Bell – LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (42:53–52:08)
Interview: Mark Little , Need for Speed ProStreet (52:10–1:02:12)
Xbox 101
and more...

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Format:
01:25:21, 25.2 MB, WMA

Link dump (links to a few of the things I mention in this episode):
http://www.xbox.com/update/
http://blogs.msdn.com/xboxteam/archive/2007/11/30/december-2007-system-update.aspx
www.xbox.com/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/majornelson/sets/72157603335526973/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/splash/u/undertowxboxlivearcade/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/splash/l/legostarwarssaga/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/splash/n/needforspeedprostreet/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/pcsetup/XPSP2.htm

Show #257 (WMA) The one after the (U.S.) Thanksgiving

Major Nelson — Sat, 24 Nov 2007 20:15:05 GMT

This week’s show:
This is more of a mini-show, as I don’t do any of the my normal weekly features.
I will return to my regular show format next week.

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Format:
00:40:32, 12.2 MB, WMA

Show #256 (WMA) The one about Rock Band and Live is Five

Major Nelson — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:10:03 GMT

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
Interview: Greg LoPiccolo, VP of Product Development at Harmonix (10:04–24:00)
Name the Game
Xbox 101
and more...

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Format:
00:54:37, 15.9 MB, WMA

Link dump (links to things I mention in this episode):
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/liveis5ive/
http://www.zune.net/en-US/social/default.htm
http://www.scifi.com/battlestar/razor/
http://www.zune.net/en-US/social/default.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/r/rockband/
http://www.gameinfowire.com/news.asp?nid=11310
http://social.zune.net/member/Major+Nelson
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakstan
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/xboxoriginals/default.htm
http://www.laautoshow.com/
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/editorials/zeropunctuation

Live is 5: J Allard (WMA)

Major Nelson — Thu, 15 Nov 2007 18:40:04 GMT

Live is 5 Anniversary Show:

Interview: J Allard (HiroProtagonist)

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Format:
41:36, 12.1 MB, WMA

Live is 5: Marc Whitten (WMA)

Major Nelson — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:45:02 GMT

Live is 5 Anniversary Show:

Interview: Marc Whitten (Notwen)

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Format:
20:31, 6.2 MB, WMA

Live is 5: Ben Kilgore (WMA)

Major Nelson — Tue, 13 Nov 2007 21:32:05 GMT

Live is 5 Anniversary Show:

Interview: Ben Kilgore (Paul Bunyan)

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Format:
33:30, 9.9 MB, WMA

Live is 5: Scott Henson (WMA)

Major Nelson — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 21:20:07 GMT

Live is 5 Anniversary Show:

Interview: Scott Henson (Bear)

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Format:
28:25, 8.7 MB, WMA

Show #251 (WMA) The one about Mass Effect and Live at 5

Major Nelson — Mon, 12 Nov 2007 02:16:03 GMT

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
Interviews with Mass Effect team:

Interview: Casey Hudson, Project Director (12:17–19:02)
Interview: Derek Watts, Art Director (19:02–22:18)
Interview: Drew Karpyshyn, Lead Writer (22:18–39:39)
Interview: Jay Watamaniuk, Community Manager(39:39–51:33)

TriXie stops by to kick off the Xbox Live 5th Anniversary celebration
Name the Game
Xbox 101
and more...

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Format:
01:39:09, 29.5 MB, WMA

Link dump (links to things I mention in this episode):
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/m/masseffect/
http://www.odyssium.com/info.html
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/news/2007/1107-familytimer.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jerry_Rice
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/d/ddruniverse/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parent-Teacher_Association
http://www.laautoshow.com/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/liveis5ive/wherearetheynow.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/calendar/gamewithfame/2007/1107-gwf-livedevs.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/liveis5ive/default.htm
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/community/events/liveis5ive/playandwin/default.htm
http://www.pantechusa.com/web/guest/duo
http://blogs.msdn.com/windowsmobile/archive/2007/11/01/shadow-homescreen.aspx

Show #250 (WMA) The one after Halloween

Major Nelson — Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:09:00 GMT

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
e apologizes
Interview: Todd Alderman, Lead Multiplayer Designer for COD4 (17:20–29:35)
Interview: Kim Swift, Level Designer for Portal (29:36–39:35)
Name the Game
Xbox 101
and more...

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Format:
01:09:07, 20.1 MB, WMA

Link dump (links to things I mention in this episode):
http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-HD-DVD-Shia-LaBeouf/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/g/guitarhero3legendsofrock/
http://www.insomniacgames.com/podcast/podcast.php?show_id=103007
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/splash/v/vivapinatapartyanimals/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/splash/s/simpsonsgame/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/?WT.svl=nav
http://www.infinityward.com/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/c/callofduty4modernwarfare/
http://www.charlieoscardelta.com/indexnew.php
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Narbacular_Drop
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/o/orangebox/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xboxlivevision/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chibi_Robo
http://www.irobot.com/
http://scientificsonline.com/
http://www.unlockxbox.com/
http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/10/30/Xbox-LIVE...

Show #249 (WMA) The one about the Xbox 360 Arcade

Major Nelson — Mon, 29 Oct 2007 01:15:04 GMT

Show #248 (WMA) The one with four interviews

Major Nelson — Mon, 22 Oct 2007 01:15:03 GMT

This week’s show:
Co-host : e
Interview: Robin Walker, Team Fortress 2
Interview: Chad Findley, Tony Hawk Proving Ground
Interview: Tetsuya Mizuguchi , Every Extend Extra Extreme
Interview: Jonathan Coulton, Portal
Name the Game
and more...

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Format:
01:43:35, 30.2 MB, WMA

Link dump (links to things I mention in this episode):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari
http://www.majornelson.com/archive/2007/10/18/september-npd-numbers-are-in.aspx
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8SC672G0.htm
http://www1.toysrus.com/TimesSquare/dsp_home.cfm
http://www.cttech.org/VINAL/index.htm
http://live.xbox.com/en-US/profile/profile.aspx?pp=0&GamerTag=e
http://www.bungie.net/Forums/posts.aspx?postID=13472504
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/o/orangebox/
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/t/tonyhawksprovingground/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tetsuya_Mizuguchi
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/games/e/e4xboxlivearcade/
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/
http://www.jonathancoulton.com/2007/10/15/portal-the-skinny/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal_%28video_game%29
http://www.cheapassgamer.com/archives/cagcast-94-the-one-with-major-nelson.php
http://www.xbox.com/en-US/hardware/x/xbox360wirelessgamingreceiver/
http://reviews.cnet.com/smart-phones/htc-cavalier-s630-unlocked/4505-6452_7-32555462.html
http://www.vizio.com/products/detail.aspx?pid=31