http://www.verbalbrew.com Verbal Brew is a weekly podcast where we discuss video games, TV, movies, comics and anything else we can come up with. Sun, 29 Jan 2012 02:57:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 2009-2011 podcast@verbalbrew.com (Verbal Brew) podcast@verbalbrew.com (Verbal Brew) 1440 http://verbalbrew.com/images/logo144.png http://www.verbalbrew.com 144 144 http://verbalbrew.com/?feed=podcast Verbal Brew is a weekly audio podcast with four guys who review and discuss video games, TV, movies, comics and anything else they have on their minds. New episodes released each and every Wednesday. video games, movies, TV, comics, Xbox 360, Nintendo Wii, Sony PSP, films Verbal Brew Verbal Brew podcast@verbalbrew.com no yes http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-sherlock-choplifter/ http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-sherlock-choplifter/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:11:26 +0000 Bill http://www.verbalbrew.com/?p=3187 http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/tinker-tailor-soldier-spy-sherlock-choplifter/feed/ 0 0:48:12 On this week’s podcast we take a look at the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Season 2 of Sherlock and a new downloadable game for the Xbox 360, Chopper HD. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (02:04 – 12:23) Gary Oldman is a retired spy who retu[...] On this week’s podcast we take a look at the film Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Season 2 of Sherlock and a new downloadable game for the Xbox 360, Chopper HD. Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (02:04 – 12:23) Gary Oldman is a retired spy who returns to investigate a potential mole within the upper echelon of British Intellegence. Based on the 1974 novel by John le Carré, the film also stars Colin Firth, Tom Hardy, John Hurt and Mark Strong. The film is currently in wide release in theaters in North America. Sherlock Season 2 (12:41 – 35:30) We had taken a look at season one of Sherlock last year and this year the show returns with season two and another trio of 90 min episodes. Season 2 of the show will be available on DVD and BluRay in Europe on January 23. Choplifter HD (35:40 -45:36 ) Choplifter HD is a remake of the original Choplifter arcade game released back in 1982. We took a look at the game on the Xbox Live Arcade but it is also available for Windows and the PlayStation 3. Podcast Verbal Brew yes no http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/moneyball-papas-burgeria-evilquest/ http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/moneyball-papas-burgeria-evilquest/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 03:45:37 +0000 Bill http://www.verbalbrew.com/?p=3180 http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/moneyball-papas-burgeria-evilquest/feed/ 0 0:33:50 On this week’s podcast we take a look at the DVD release of Moneyball as well as a couple of indie games, Papa’s Burgeria and EvilQuest. Moneyball (01:37 – 11:11) Based on the book of the same time, Moneyball is the true story of[...] On this week’s podcast we take a look at the DVD release of Moneyball as well as a couple of indie games, Papa’s Burgeria and EvilQuest. Moneyball (01:37 – 11:11) Based on the book of the same time, Moneyball is the true story of the Oakland A’s attempt to reinvent the game of baseball after their star players move on to other teams all while contending with one of the league’s smallest budgets. Directed by Bennett Miller and starring Brad Pitt and Jonah Hill, the film is available on DVD and BluRay as of January 10. Papa’s Burgeria (11:26 – 16:23) Developed by Flipline Studios, Papa’s Burgeria is a time management game where you manage, as you may be quick to guess, a burgeria. Kevin took a look at this on the Blackberry Playbook but you can also check out the flash version of the game at the FlipLine Studios website. EvilQuest (16:24 – 31:51) Developed by Chaosoft Games, Evilquest is a throwback to old school RPG style game. The game is available exclusively in the Xbox Indie Games section for 80 MS points. Podcast Verbal Brew yes no http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/joe-danger-ides-of-march/ http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/joe-danger-ides-of-march/#comments Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:38:04 +0000 Bill http://www.verbalbrew.com/?p=3166 http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/joe-danger-ides-of-march/feed/ 0 0:29:02   It’s our first show of 2012! This week we have a look at the downloadable game, Joe Danger as well as the  film, The Ides of March. Joe Danger Special Edition (01:32 – 12:33) Developed by Hello Games, Joe Danger is a game where [...]   It’s our first show of 2012! This week we have a look at the downloadable game, Joe Danger as well as the  film, The Ides of March. Joe Danger Special Edition (01:32 – 12:33) Developed by Hello Games, Joe Danger is a game where you, as you might have already guessed, are Joe Danger, famous motorbike stunt man. We took a look at the recently released version on the Xbox Live Arcade but it is also available on the PlayStation Network. The Ides of March (13:05 – 27:27) Ryan Gosling plays a young, ambitious campaign manager for George Clooney, a Pennsylvania Governor making his way to the White House. The film was directed by George Clooney and also stars Philip Seymour Hoffman, Paul Giamatti and Evan Rachel Wood. It was released  in theaters back in October, and you still may find it there, but it will be released on DVD and BluRay on January 17. Podcast Verbal Brew yes no http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/best-and-worst-2011-tv-games-movies/ http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/best-and-worst-2011-tv-games-movies/#comments Mon, 02 Jan 2012 16:46:33 +0000 Bill http://www.verbalbrew.com/?p=3150 http://www.verbalbrew.com/2012/01/best-and-worst-2011-tv-games-movies/feed/ 0 1:00:44 In what has become an annual tradition around Verbal Brew HQ, we sit down to take a look back at the things we’ve played, read and watched over the last year. We nominate our favorites of the year and reflect back on some of the other things [...] In what has become an annual tradition around Verbal Brew HQ, we sit down to take a look back at the things we’ve played, read and watched over the last year. We nominate our favorites of the year and reflect back on some of the other things that were a little less favorable. Video Games (01:23 – 24:37) We look back at a number of games from the past year including Batman: Arkham City, Rochard, Sanctum, Minecraft, Deus Ex: Human Revolution, Dead Pixels, Portal 2 and L.A. Noire. Television (24:56 – 35:41) We also look back a number of TV shows from the past year including Sons of Anarchy, The Walking Dead, Game of Thrones, Torchwood and Episodes. Movies (35:55 – 54:47) We wrap up our year in review  by discussing some of the year’s films that we enjoyed (and some of those that we didn’t) including The Muppets, X-Men First Class,  Drive, Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Cowboys Vs Aliens, Thor and Captain America. Podcast Verbal Brew yes no