Mobcast is coming back! Help us with a new name, win free games

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Monday, June 18, 2012

Mobcast logoThe Mobcast is back! Sorta. Thanks to the resources Bitmob now has access to from our still-in-progress merger with GamesBeat, we will be revitalizing our old podcast under a new name.

The award-winning format will be the same as the most recent episodes: Three gaming experts bring their own topics for the group to discuss, usually with some overarching theme. The host (usually yours truly) will keep the conversations going while mixing things up with gaming trivia. My goal: to make our guests feel dumb. We've done a good job of that in the past.

We'll make another announcement when the new show goes live, but in the meantime, we need your help! Since the name "Bitmob" will eventually be going away -- everything you see and do on the site will live on GamesBeat -- the brand "Mobcast" no longer works.

Have an idea for what to name the new GamesBeat podcast, ideally so it represents "GamesBeat" or the "bring your own topic" format well? Send an email to gametips [at] venturebeat [dot] com with the subject head: Podcast. Feel free to send us as many suggestions as you want over the next few days. If we pick one of yours, we'll send you a free box of gaming swag (think t-shirts and other goodies, including at least three random games from our collection).

Note: If multiple people suggest the same winning name, we'll pick a winner at random from that group.

 
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Comments (14)
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June 18, 2012

Guys, I got this: It should be called the MobBeatVentureCast.

I look forward to hearing from you. ;)

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June 18, 2012

Dammit, we never got around to adding a "like" functionality on comments here. This calls for that.

Alexemmy
June 18, 2012

BeatCast. Done.

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June 19, 2012

haha

Jayhenningsen
June 19, 2012

The GamesBeat Beatdown - Guests pound questions into submission while Shoe tries to choke them out with hardcore trivia.

Alexemmy
June 19, 2012

This man is the winner. Can we also ask an MMA organization if they want to run ads on the show? And Shoe, you need to talk like Randy "The Macho Man" Savage the whole time.

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June 19, 2012

Ooooohh yeah! (hope it's not too soon)

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June 19, 2012

The GamesBeat Barrel.

Associated image ideas:

- 8-bit DK-esque barrel;
- Final Fight barrel, cracked open and revealing chicken;
- A mage casting Barrel Meteor.

EDIT - Replaced Bitmob with GamesBeat.

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June 20, 2012

How about the BeatBox? Droppin' fat videogamin' knowledge, or some such?

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June 21, 2012

Pixel-Whistle

providing you with everything you want to hear

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June 28, 2012

GameCast. LOL @ GamesBeat Beatdown XD

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June 30, 2012

.............

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August 07, 2012

It's sad to see the bitmob brand go away, especially the Mobcast. Hopefully the new podcast will continue a similiar format. 

The new podcast could be called:

"Splinter Cell: Multiplayer Explanation Podcast" - Who wants to play?

 

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August 07, 2012

Very funny! :P  We're gonna have a new announcement on this very soon. Stay tuned to GamesBeat this Friday!

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