On this week’s episode we review The Grey and three games from the current Xbox House Party promotion, Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, Warp and Nexuiz.

The Grey (01:30 – 16:22)

While on their way home, a group of oil workers crash land in the middle of nowhere Alaska and are forced to protect themselves from the elements and a whole pile of wolves. The film stars Liam Neeson and was directed by Joe Carnahan.

Alan Wake’s American Nightmare (16:43 – 32:41)

As part of the Xbox House Party promotion, Remedy Entertainment has released Alan Wake’s American Nightmare, a follow up to the original game from 2010. This stand alone game acts like an episode of the Night Springs TV show where Alan hunts down his alter ego Mr. Scratch.

Warp (32:42 – 42:10)

You are an alien creature who wakes up as a captive in a science lab and you have to find your way out. Thankfully you can hide by warping inside of various objects as well as warping into other people.

Nexuiz (42:11 – 52:11)

Nexuiz  is a first person shooter that has been remade for the Xbox Live Arcade based on the PC version originally released in 2005. The remade version is also available on PSN and Steam.

On this week’s episode we look at the new straight to DVD release, Justice League: Doom and a pair of games, Mega Smash World and the mobile game Game Dev Story.

Mega World Smash (01:18 – 17:20)

Mega World Smash is an Arkanoid style game developed by Alawar Games. The game is available for the PC and also has a one hour free trial available for download.

Justice League: Doom (17:37 – 29:32)

Vandal Savage recruits a number of villains with a carefully crafted plan to take out each of the members of the Justice League. The film was released straight to DVD on February 28.

Game Dev Story (29:41 – 51:42)

Developed by Kairosoft, Game Dev Story is a mobile game that allows you to run your own own game studio. The game is available for both iOs and Android devices.

On this week’s podcast we take a look at recent Oscar winner Hugo, the Netflix exclusive TV show Lilyhammer and the free PC game Realm of the Mad God.

Hugo (01:28 – 12:14)

We start off with a review of Martin Scorsese’s Hugo which won five Oscars at the recent awards. The movie is still running in some theaters and is also available on DVD as of today.

Lilyhammer (12:45 – 27:25)

After giving up his mafia boss, Frank  Taglianoa enters witness protection and decides to relocate to Lilyhammer in Norway. The complete first season of this show is available exclusively on Netflix.

Realm of the Mad God (27:45 – 41:57)

Realm of the Mad God is free browser based game RPG style game with one slight catch. Once your character dies, he is dead and your progress is lost. The game is free to play  at their website or it is also available for download through Steam.

On episode 158 we take a look at the new DVD release of The Rum Diary as well as a pair of downloadable games, Quarrel and Shank 2.

The Rum Diary (01:11 – 10:40)

Johnny Depp stars as Paul Kemp, a journalist who heads down to Puerto Rico to take a job at a newspaper. Based on the novel by Hunter S. Thompson, the film was released on DVD and Blu-Ray on February 14.

Quarrel (11:00 – 19:52)

Quarrel is a word strategy game that is a mash-up of Scrabble and Risk. The game is available for iOS devices but we took a look at the recently released Xbox Live Arcade version.

Shank 2  (20:20 – 33:08)

Developed by Klei Entertainment, Shank 2 is the sequel to the original side scroller from 2010.  We looked at the game on the Xbox 360 but it is also available on the PS3 and for Windows.