Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz - s02e09

The final recording (though possibly not the last episode) of the series has David Gower (@Gowerly) and Hany Gohary (@DaxHalo) going head to head again.

This week we skirt the issues of gamergate; corruption; Gearbox; Take Two; Unreal Engine 4; Minecraft; Bayonetta; Project CARS; pixelating pirates; Rayman.

Best of all, Dave sings.

Download and listen to the MP3 at your leisure from here: Level Up - s02e09

Stream via YouTube below:



Please remember that Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz is meant to be entertainment and while we cover videogame industry news we do so in a contemptuous, critical, and mocking manner.
All opinions expressed are personal, and particularly from the host who's got better things to do than fact check everything that crosses his desk, largely ill informed. Basically take anything you hear with a bucket of salt. Except for the nailed on factual stuff of course. That's definitely true and absolutely not opinion. Mostly.

Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz - s02e08

A longer episode than normal as things get very serious and so require serious discussion.

David Gower (@Gowerly) and Hany Gohary (@DaxHalo) play the video game industry topical news quiz.

Flavouring this weeks audio jelly: Twitch; Kinect; EA; PewDiePie; Nintendo; Steam; Valve; Grand Theft Auto V; Lindsay Lohan; Anita Sarkeesian.

Download and listen to the MP3 at your leisure from here: Level Up - s02e08

Stream via YouTube below:




Please remember that Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz is meant to be entertainment and while we cover videogame industry news we do so in a contemptuous, critical, and mocking manner.
All opinions expressed are personal, and particularly from the host who's got better things to do than fact check everything that crosses his desk, largely ill informed. Basically take anything you hear with a bucket of salt. Except for the nailed on factual stuff of course. That's definitely true and absolutely not opinion. Mostly.

Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz - s02e07

This has proven to be the toughest editing job yet with several back references through over two and a half hours of recording eventually down to about the hour mark and hopefully no widows or orphans.

Not sure if I inadvertently knocked the mic closer to my big mouth during the recording or if it's finally given up on me and I need a new one. Whichever, apologies for the distortion. Hope it doesn't make it unlistenable as you'd miss out on some gems from:

Debbie Timmins (@weefz); David Gower (@Gowerly) and Hany Gohary (@DaxHalo)

Gibber jabber includes: Phil Fish; 'Mature' games, industry lay offs, PS4 certification, OUYA, 1080p, board games, Deus Ex, System Shock 2, Thief.

To download and listen at your leisure the MP3 is here: Level UP - s02e07

and streaming via YouTube which has bonus Bungle:





Please remember that Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz is meant to be entertainment and while we cover videogame industry news we do so in a contemptuous, critical, and mocking manner.
All opinions expressed are personal, and particularly from the host who's got better things to do than fact check everything that crosses his desk, largely ill informed. Basically take anything you hear with a bucket of salt. Except for the nailed on factual stuff of course. That's definitely true and absolutely not opinion. Mostly.

Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz - s02e06

Finally recorded the 'let's get raided and sent to prison forever' episode as we discuss emulation and throw in a casual reference to Osama Bin Laden.

Playing the game this week were Hany Gohary (@DaxHalo) and Mike Jennings (@mikejjennings)

None NSA / MI6 flagging topics include: Metal Gear Solid; Silent Hill; Red Dead Redemption; Call of Duty; pre-orders; Sega; lawsuits; Carmageddon; Assassin's Creed; Tomb Raider.

You can download the mp3 to listen to at your leisure here: Level Up - s02e06

Streaming can be done via YouTube.






Please remember that Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz is meant to be entertainment and while we cover videogame industry news we do so in a contemptuous, critical, and mocking manner.
All opinions expressed are personal, and particularly from the host who's got better things to do than fact check everything that crosses his desk, largely ill informed. Basically take anything you hear with a bucket of salt. Except for the nailed on factual stuff of course. That's definitely true and absolutely not opinion. Mostly.

Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz - s02e05

All the videogame industry news that matters for week ending 8th August 2014, this is Level Up - The Home Game.

No panel this week so it's all down to you. Will you rise to the challenge? No pressure.

You can download the mp3 to listen to at your leisure from this little link here: Level Up - s02E05

And as always there's the streaming option via YouTube.




Normal service will resume next week.

Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz - s02e04

Recorded on Friday 1st August 2014 the guests were: Craig Lager, Elliott Metson and Ed Fenning.

Includes mention of: GamingDaily, Good Old Games, No Man's Sky, Dark Souls, TF2, Halo, Crytek, Gearbox, GayStation.

You can download the mp3 to listen to at your leisure from this little link here: Level Up s02e04

And as always there's the streaming option via YouTube.

Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz - s02e03

Another week another podquiz.
Recorded on Friday 25th July 2014, playing the game were David Gower and Mike Jennings.

Includes mention of: publishing; TI4; racing games; Bungie; VCAP; corruption; Vladamir Putin

By now I've accepted that I can't get the audio streaming to work so for streaming we'll have to stick with the YouTube version below.

You can still download the mp3 to listen to at your leisure here: Level Up s02e03

Some info regarding the mp3 for this week's show - It's at a lower bitrate than normal in order to make the file size smaller. So why the need to make the files smaller? iTunes. It's been pointed out that there are significant numbers of people who may be willing to listen, but only if the podquiz is on iTunes. It's also a factor in attracting guest onto the show.

In order to get on iTunes requires RSS and hosting, and that means money. Cash. Spondoolies. Moolar. Kajangoes. Pocket Lizzies. The bigger the file size means the more expensive the hosting so it's crunch time.

Level Up already takes up a significant amount of time in preparation and editing so the consideration now is whether it's worth pumping money into as well. And while it's not a huge amount of money it's enough to have a big enough impact to not be an easy decision to make. First step though is reducing the file size so that should hosting and iTunes become something we do it will ease the transition.

Now, that YouTube video I promised you:

Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz - s02e02

Another week of videogame news to be scrutinised.
Recorded on Friday 18th July 2014, playing the game were Hany Gohary and Rob Palethorpe.

Not one to give up without at least one retry, here's another attempt at streaming the audio:



And of course you can download it to listen to at your leisure: Level Up s02e02


If you have a snippet of videogame trivia you'd like to feature then please send your question (and the correct answer of course) to leveluppodquiz@gmail.com


Not forgetting the YouTube version:

Level Up - The Videogame Podquiz - s02e01

And we're back, with a new home and a revised format.
Recorded on Friday 11th July 2014, playing the game were Steve Fulton and Hany Gohary.

If I've done this correctly (hey, there's at least the slightest chance!) then you can listen here:



or of course you can download it to listen to at your leisure: Level Up s02e01


If you have a snippet of videogame trivia you'd like to feature then please send your question (and the correct answer of course) to leveluppodquiz@gmail.com


So true to form the audio streaming doesn't work. Have a YouTube link instead: