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Mobcast Episode 001

Demian_-_bitmobbio
Monday, May 04, 2009

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This is it, the debut episode of the Mobcast, a podcast that is destined to be described by iTunes commentators as "Five guys in a room? Really?" and "No 97.5 the Brodeo."

Our first show was recorded a bit over a month ago, during the Game Developers Conference, so pardon a few out-of-date references to the revolutionary telegraph machine. Aside from Dan 'Shoe' Hsu, who you'll hear on most episodes of Mobcast, special guests on Mobcast 001 include former EGM and 1UPers Mark MacDonald, Che Chou, Chris Johnston, Bryan Intihar, and Shane Bettenhausen. We also have Robert Ashley of A Life Well Wasted adding some additional commentary as the disembodied voice of God. Special thanks to Robert for handling production duties as well.

We could go into detail about the many topics this show actually covers, but we'd rather you stop reading and start listening!

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Thaddeus Whithed
May 07, 2009
Can't wait to hear this podcast, is sounds like a great lineup. Downloading it now on my dial-up... only 3.5 hours to go...
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Chris Owens
May 07, 2009
Is there a direct download option? I don't have iTunes here at work where I listen to podcasts. Glad to see you guys getting off the ground and seeing so many familiar faces that I've followed through the years. Good luck!
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Bryan Crandall
May 07, 2009
Downloading now I can't wait to hear you guys again in your new venture. I will post again after I listen to your podcast and review you on iTunes.
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Jose Sanles AKA SechoDB
May 07, 2009
RSS feed of the podcast please. I do not have nor use iTunes. Can't wait to hear it once you do. Thx.
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Wesley Kenyon
May 07, 2009
Excellent lineup, but I'm in the same situation as Jose. RSS or bust!
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Demian Linn
May 07, 2009
Direct download link coming soon, and RSS a little later, sorry!
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Matthew Treder
May 07, 2009
Oh noes! Another podcast added to the feed... The 1UP break-up strikes again. But seriously, this sounds awesome. I hope Bitmob works out for you guys!
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Evan Favreau
May 07, 2009
Sweet! I didn't know when I'd be able to hear Shane and Mark on a podcast again. Bitmob RSS added to Google Reader, subscribed to Mobcast on iTunes...looking forward to some good stuff.
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steven poole
May 07, 2009
RSS: http://feeds.feedburner.com/mobcast
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Mike Bantug
May 07, 2009
Halfway thru, really liking this podcast so far. The EGM revival talk was really intriguing.
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Bryan Crandall
May 07, 2009
Wel just listened to it and reviewed it on iTunes. Sorry Dan I was in a hurry to write the review and misspelled your name(it was a typo). Well I got the S and H turned around.Sometimes one hand types faster than the other. I really like the format and while this sounded like it was recorded a while back I think it was a good episode 01. keep them coming. :)
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First Last
May 07, 2009
Awesome, another podcast in my rss ;D Congrats on finally getting the site up!
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Jose Sanles AKA SechoDB
May 07, 2009
Greatest turn around ever. RSS and Direct Download added. Thanks guys. Episode 1 was great although, with 5 topics per episode, I wonder how fast you're gonna run out of topics. Please keep that in mind.
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First Last
May 07, 2009
Started listening to the podcast, and i am really enjoying it so far. Planning any video podcast? ;)
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Jeff Lighthall
May 07, 2009
Awesome podcast and awesome site! keep up the good work guys, really looking forward to some retrospective type articles
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Chris Abbott
May 07, 2009
Any chance we can get this up on Zune marketplace?
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Allistair Everett
May 07, 2009
I'm not sure if I can add another podcast to my daily routine, but I'm even more sure I can't pass this one up. I'll check it out tomorrow on the daily commute. It's good to see you guys back on iTunes even if the number "1" followed by an undisclosed direction aren't involved in the title.
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Jake Osuwah
May 07, 2009
[b]SHANE-MANIA baby[/b] hey shane's here, im in, u got me, clickkk subscribe iTunes, LETS GO!
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Michael J Hill
May 07, 2009
Hey guys. Great podcast so far. One little thing though: Try not to talk over each other too much next time
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Brandon Gribin
May 08, 2009
Great podcast - keep it up!
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Conor Clarke
May 08, 2009
great job
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Karl Rosner
May 08, 2009
Oh man, I hope you guys seriously have members of the community on. I know I would love to be on a real podcast even if I was to screw up.
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mrlogical
May 08, 2009
Enjoyed the podcast and I really liked the format of each guest having a topic. My only complaint is that, if Che Chou appears on future episodes, please stop interrupting people and trying to finish their sentences for them. He derailed, or at least slowed down, a lot of interesting statements by trying to summarize them before the person was able to get them out. Really like the format though and I'll be back next week (or however often these are).
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Gareth Hughes
May 09, 2009
Podcast was ace,used my Ps3 to download and listened whilst playing KZ ;) keep up the good work
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Riley Pinkerton
May 09, 2009
Whoah, I'm loving this. I thought The Geekbox (plugged for Ryan Scott) was going to have to be my only source of quality gaming podcast-stuffs. Awesome job.
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Michael Lyles
May 09, 2009
Nice job guys!
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Jeremy
May 09, 2009
Just finished it. I thought it was awesome. I (again) have to agree with Robert. You don't have to be super original because it is rare for some people to have others to bullshit about games with. My fav podcast since the break up of 1up and EGM guys would have to be rebel FM ep.8 - that episode was great because it was about games and had stories I can relate with and most of all, it was funny. Please make a link on the side or somewhere listing when a new one of these is up so it doesn't get buried under the new posts on the site.
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William Cao
May 09, 2009
wow, ex EGM/1UP all star cast. LOVE IT LOVE IT!
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Humayun Rashid
May 10, 2009
It's really good to hear from all these guys again, especially Shane!
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Allistair Everett
May 10, 2009
You guys need to start every show with, "MORRRTTAAAAL MOOOBBBCAAASSSTTT duh duh duh de de duh de...."
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Matthew Cole
May 10, 2009
I'm nearing podcast overload (just had to drop a couple in fact), but I like the idea of Mobcast. The first episode got by on personality alone, and the ideas you guys were throwing out somehow overcame probably the worst crosstalk I've ever sat through. I'm looking forward to the next one!
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Adrian Salazar-Cruz
May 11, 2009
great Podcast Guys Keep up the great work.
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otherzinc
May 11, 2009
Loading now....... Dan Hsu is the most respected magazine writer in the business imo. Now that you are here, I'm in for good. Also, I liked the interview you had with HipHop Gamer. Only request I have is, in your podcasts, don't be afraid to talk about the NPD #'s as others are afraid to. I'm looking very forward to playing podcast #001.
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Bill Niles
May 11, 2009
If this is any indication of the future of show then we're in for a treat. Mark hit on my exact sentiment as of late. The dozen or so shows with 4-5 dudes talking about the exact same shit is making me feel like I'm wasting my time, the ones who do it right (1up yours - Joystiq - Giant Bomb) are mainstays at this point but beyond them I'm bored. The layout so far for the Mobcast is refreshing. Robert Ashley is doing it right already and it definitely feels like a shift is happening in podcasting in general, away from the current trend, so I'm excited to have a new show thats doing something different particularly with such well-respected writers/developers.
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Brad Covert
May 12, 2009
Ok, I just finished listening to the podcast, and I have to say I really like it. I like the line-up that you had, I've always liked the 1UP podcasts that everyone was on back in the day. It's nice to hear everyone's point of view from the other side of the fence. I still listen to 1UP with Garnett and David Elise, but they usually complain about the same thing and it's the same show every week. I don't want to say anything bad about their shows, because I do listen to them for the news. I don't always have time to read my RSS feeds. I hope you continue with this podcast, like A Life Well Wasted, it's a nice change of pace.
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Paul Mos
May 13, 2009
Great podcast, i really enjoyed it, looking forward for next episode.
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Daniel Logan
May 13, 2009
Is this the end of Mobcast??? The menu indicates podcast(s) I hope this means there will be an episode 2......soon. ;)
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Curtis Sell
May 15, 2009
If there is not another podcast I will be seriously disappointed. The first episode was awesome and blog worthy.
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Andrew
May 15, 2009
Awesome podcast, I am a huge Shane Bettenhausen fan.
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Sam Morris
May 17, 2009
Good Podcast guys. I was told it sounded janky because of the equipment but not too shabby. Just had a quick point I'd like to bring up regarding OnLive and that form of content delivery. I wrote an [url=http://www.nidzumi.com/the-hot-topic-do-we-need-a-next-generation]article[/url] a few weeks back and I'll basically sum up the main point. Do you not think that by the time bandwidth is capable of supporting HD video constantly, hardware will be so cheap that streaming it will become obsolete. I believe that in terms of Graphics we are close to reaching a realistic potential. Sure in a decade time we'll be able to process crazy stuff but how much of that will be relevant to the gamer. Moore's Law proves that in a few years we can pick up Playstation 3 or an equivalent for crazy knock down prices. When you could get that in your house for cheap why would you want to rely on multiple third parties. Any thoughts?
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Clyde Garrett
May 17, 2009
Good to hear the gang together again! When's the next episode comin out?
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Steven Hicks
May 27, 2009
Loved this. love love love. Give me MOARE.

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