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Kefkataran
06-08-2006, 07:00 PM
Episode 16 (http://www.evilavatarradio.com/audio/EAR.Episode16.Batman.mp3) of the Evil Avatar Radio podcast is now posted! In this episode, Justin and I are joined by Todd for our news reading. Here's what's happening in this week's episode:

-Nintendo's new SPAM-plan!
-360 webcam details -- Justin gets naked live on-air!
-Batwoman is a lesbian!
-Peter Moore says the 360 underpromised and overdelivered on backwards compatability! (Bullshit!)
-DS Lite released early -- Nat grabs one!
-SNAKES ON A PLANE!!!!!! 'Nuff said!

Full show notes (with links!) available here (http://www.evilavatarradio.com/?p=31#more-31).

What to look forward to: TOMORROW! Friday, June 9th, we will be recording Episode 17 of the Evil Avatar Radio podcast live from 9:00 PM central till midnight. Stay tuned to Evil Avatar.com for info on how you can tune in and join in the fun. We'll also be airing an interview with Simon Carless, editor of Gamasutra (www.gamasutra.com), Game Developer Magazine (http://www.gdmag.com/homepage.htm), and GameSetWatch (http://www.gamesetwatch.com). Tune in, folks, because this one's good!
bapenguin
06-08-2006, 07:34 PM
I'm a lesbian on a plane.
TrackZero
06-08-2006, 08:01 PM
I'm a lesbian on a plane.

Is Kef your snake?
ddbrown30
06-08-2006, 10:18 PM
Peter Moore says the 360 underpromised and overdelivered on backwards compatability! (Bullshit!)

Not bullshit. The backwards compatibility blows, but they never promised it would be great.
Kefkataran
06-08-2006, 10:20 PM
Not bullshit. The backwards compatibility blows, but they never promised it would be great.

Not gonna do the digging cause we already had a thread devoted to this (that should be linked in the full show notes), but there were quotes from Msoft employees saying that expected to achieve close to 100% compatibility. They didn't start downplaying till later.
LycoLoco
06-08-2006, 11:30 PM
Do you guys have a non-iTunes-only RSS feed so that I can put this into Juice and get the updates as they come?
agentgray
06-09-2006, 05:21 AM
Do you guys have a non-iTunes-only RSS feed so that I can put this into Juice and get the updates as they come?
No, but just for you we will. Juice doesn't ignore the itunes tags?
Kefkataran
06-09-2006, 05:32 AM
Do you guys have a non-iTunes-only RSS feed so that I can put this into Juice and get the updates as they come?

Eep -- is there any reason our normal RSS feed won't work with this?
antoniogaud
06-09-2006, 08:40 AM
Yes, iTunes would make the already quality podcast, even more quality-laden! Its almost too much to look forward to!
Kefkataran
06-09-2006, 09:17 AM
We already are in iTunes. :)
antoniogaud
06-09-2006, 09:21 AM
YES! I can now die in peace - happiness flowing... family... youth... ahhh....

[fade out]
Kefkataran
06-09-2006, 09:24 AM
Gentlemen, I think we've lost him.
bapenguin
06-09-2006, 10:06 AM
What happened? Did someone hit him for massive damage?
Kefkataran
06-09-2006, 10:13 AM
No, but I think someone did that to my throat. :S
antoniogaud
06-09-2006, 10:15 AM
No, I just like EvilAvatar podcasts. I can't say what I do for a living, but I will say that I evaluate entertainment programming and EvilAvatar's podcast formula is better than almost every other gaming podcast. Its authentic, informative, and entertaining.

I also like 1up's podcast, but they often get into too much bickering and are easily distracted from the topic at hand. The best 'raw' podcast is Aggravated Gamers - I scour the web hourly and don't find half of their news stories (they need to avoid talking about their website issues before each podcast - takes up too much time)

So, that is why I am happy :)
Kefkataran
06-09-2006, 10:23 AM
No, I just like EvilAvatar podcasts. I can't say what I do for a living, but I will say that I evaluate entertainment programming and EvilAvatar's podcast formula is better than almost every other gaming podcast. Its authentic, informative, and entertaining.

Wow! Well, it is MUCH appreciated. :) Hopefully you can toss us some e-mails or leave us some feedback some time. Or put in the good word with some devs *hint hint* :p I certainly try to avoid any bickering on the show as it tends to get mindless and boring for listeners, IMO.

I haven't heard Aggravated Gamers, so I'll need to check them out for sure.
Kefkataran
06-09-2006, 10:27 AM
Oh, uh, also, antonio, if you're some sort of scout for G4 or MTV or something, hook me the fuck up, please. Kthx!
antoniogaud
06-09-2006, 10:35 AM
Heh... I am a scout (if you want to use that term), but not for those networks (although one is VERY VERY CLOSE ;)... )

Here is the link to Aggravated Gamers (http://www.lixasone.com/wordpress/). Like I said, they are as raw as a podcast could possibly get, but they are what I could only define as true gamers (like you). However unrefined their broadcast is, it is always informative. I tend to root for these guys for some reason...

By the way, I can explain more if you email me here (agaud@kabillion.com).
Chris_D
06-10-2006, 03:26 AM
Heyas, thought I was due to leave some feedback. I've listened to about the last 4 now, provides a good alternative to the mainstream podcasts.

At the moment I listen to 4 video game podcasts, Twitch Asylum, Gamespot, 1up, and you guys. Twitch isn't really comparable to EA's I would say but I think they do a good job. Gamespot I used to think was good, but lately I've changed my mind. They're often late to the table with news to the point of redundancy (EA had 10X better podcast coverage of E3) and their attempt at being hip/cool just come off as trying too hard. And that counterstrike chick urrghh..

1up I first thought was total garbage (mainly with all the profanity), but to some extent they are really just enthusiastic, and at least it's interesting. Usually they manage to include some interesting contraversial topic, but at the same time, some of the console hate from various podcast members seems a bit over the top.

EA, well, perhaps surprisingly, EA's podcast often comes off as more professional than either 1ups or gamespots. Part is the quality of the speakers, and secondly, the good job by the technical staff. The only hole I would pick at is that sometimes you have a guest on where the sound quality is just not adequate for the podcast. Their voice is either too soft to hear what they're saying, or on one occasion there was a high pitched whine (maybe 2 eps ago) which made the podcast almost unlistenable. It would be nice if you could identify these problems as they occur and then move onto the next guest or segment.

Apart from that, as someone who has no interest in american comics (outside of the occasional web comic), the comics coverage does seem to be intruding a little too much on the video game coverage. Anyway, I suppose if the interest is there who am I to fight it :p.

Now that I don't have a regular internet connection, podcasts are a valuable way for me to keep up with the gaming news, so thanks for your efforts!

cheers
TrackZero
06-10-2006, 08:46 AM
Heyas, thought I was due to leave some feedback. I've listened to about the last 4 now, provides a good alternative to the mainstream podcasts.

Wow, excellent constructive opinions man!

Also interesting is I didn't even know Gamespot had a podcast. ;)
Kefkataran
06-10-2006, 12:41 PM
EA, well, perhaps surprisingly, EA's podcast often comes off as more professional than either 1ups or gamespots. Part is the quality of the speakers, and secondly, the good job by the technical staff. The only hole I would pick at is that sometimes you have a guest on where the sound quality is just not adequate for the podcast. Their voice is either too soft to hear what they're saying, or on one occasion there was a high pitched whine (maybe 2 eps ago) which made the podcast almost unlistenable. It would be nice if you could identify these problems as they occur and then move onto the next guest or segment.

Thank you for the excellent feedback! we appreciate getting it. I haven't heard of Twitch Asylum, so I'll have to give them a listen. As for our ocassional technical difficulties, well, the superior recording quality with our cast is due in large part to the fact that most of the show is recorded at a local radio station. What this also means, though, is that technical difficulties can often be too big for us to deal with effectively, and also the recording often sounds slightly different to what I'm hearing when I'm in-studio. That said, we're definitely working towards making this stuff better, so hopefully you'll see more improvements in the future. :) Glad you're digging the 'cast. As long as there are people like you who both enjoy and depend on our podcast for info, we'll keep doing our best to get it out to you.
pseudopseudo
06-11-2006, 02:21 AM
No, I just like EvilAvatar podcasts. I can't say what I do for a living, but I will say that I evaluate entertainment programming and EvilAvatar's podcast formula is better than almost every other gaming podcast. Its authentic, informative, and entertaining.

I think I just got a boner.

Thank you, sir.
sado
06-17-2006, 08:40 AM
Heh... I am a scout (if you want to use that term), but not for those networks (although one is VERY VERY CLOSE ;)... )

Here is the link to Aggravated Gamers (http://www.lixasone.com/wordpress/). Like I said, they are as raw as a podcast could possibly get, but they are what I could only define as true gamers (like you). However unrefined their broadcast is, it is always informative. I tend to root for these guys for some reason...

By the way, I can explain more if you email me here (agaud@kabillion.com).

Thank you ;)

And from now on we'll keep the site problems to just posting on the site from now on.