Thumbstick Athletes

Halo 4 is finally coming out this week!  So, we do a quick preview of the blockbuster FPS franchise.

The new Ubisoft release Assassin's Creed 3 is our topic for this week.  Does the new Revolutionary War propel the latest Assassin's Creed game to new heights?  Or is this generation of games kind of getting tired at this point?  Listen to find out!

SPOILER WARNING!  We talk about the Assassin's Creed storyline to this point, relating the events from AC 1, 2, Brotherhood and Revelations along with a preview of some of the things to look forward to in the upcoming iteration of the franchise.

We bring return guest Justin in studio to talk about his experiences in the competitive gaming world wiith the classic Counter-Strike.  The Athletes also (as usual) give a brief history of e-sports and competitive gaming.

We discuss our plans for the impending release of Halo 4 in the first half of this week's hangover episode, and discuss the election and politics in the second half.  Ye be warned!  We're not fans of either candidate, and explain why we'll be not voting on election day.

The new stealth-action game Dishonored from Arkane Studios is our topic for this week's episode.  Find out our thoughts in this slightly different formatted episode.

With the recent release of XCOM, we decide it's a good time to talk aliens.  We get a tad philosophical in this episode and only talk a little bit about video games.

The newly released strategy game from Firaxis is this week's topic of discussion.

Dan, Will and Corey talk the NHL Lockout finally and some strategies we, as fans, can use to voice our displeasure.

We all have games we hate right?  In this week's episode we list the 5 games we all hate the most for various reasons.  Plus there's a lot of profanity this week.....ye be warned.

Corey gets and iPhone 5 and we talk (very) briefly about it.

We hit on two new releases this week in FIFA 13 and Torchlight 2.

We talk football in this episode and never really tie it back into videogames, other than saying "Madden" once or twice.

Borderlands 2 is the topic of discussion this episode, and with the shipping delay for Will's copy of the game, Dan is the only one with any input on it.

Will takes the lead in this hangover episode, discussing some new information on Mass Effect 3's Indoctrination Theory he got from a very good and legnthy documentary on the subject.  

The Ahletes, minus Corey but plus Chris, list and discuss their top 5 (or 3) favorite Playstation One games.

Dan and Will discuss the Planetside 2 beta in some detail.

Another Madden game?  That makes what, 23 Madden games?  Find out if this one is any different than the last few years and if it's worth a purchase or not.

In our first after hours episode we talk about the history of the show, as well as the current state and future of the show.

We have Adrienne in studio again to discuss the newly release MMORPG Guild Wars 2.