News Archive
2x12 - How medical students saved the galaxy
Submitted by Perrin on Tue, 02/03/2010 - 17:36
Nearly a month since our last episode we found we had a lot to talk about and after an hour and forty minute recording sessions, I then dragged Rob back over for an additional 20 minutes of material today so we could talk about all the craziness that went down yesterday in a special Shite of the Week EXTRA section.
With the entire gaming world taking part in a huge bukkake session over Mass Effect 2 we decide not to join in completely, but certainly give BioWare some credit by making their history as a company our main discussion topic.
And as the end of the series looms ahead of us things get a bit emotional as me and Rob have a massive row over DRM.
So all that along with a whole host of other less exciting things to hear inside. Did I mention it's 2 FUCKING HOURS long! You better be sat comfortably for this.
BTW, no Jim segment this week. He's having a baby. Well his wife is probably doing most of the work but we'll give him a pass anyways. Congrats Jim!
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Reader's Question "What are you favourite and most hated stories in video gaming?"
2x11 - Silent Hill 2 is better than most of your favourite games!
Submitted by Perrin on Fri, 05/02/2010 - 15:59
Silent Hill Shattered Memories hits UK stores next month and as big fans of the series Rob and I took this as chance to get all emotional about our fanboy love for the series. The start of the year proves slow for our news segment, and I finally start touching on some adventure games I love in 60 seconds of fame. You'll also be very glad to hear Jim's segment is now a regular feature.
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Reader's Question "What franchise reinvention/remake/revival have you liked the most?"
2x10 - Rob Fahey's Stage Clear (with some Perrin)
Submitted by Perrin on Fri, 15/01/2010 - 00:02
This week a procrastinating Rob steps up to the plate to act as show runner for the week, while still leaving me with the editing. We talk through the history and games of the wonderful Clover Studios, later to become Platinum games. This means we get all teary eyed over everything from Viewtiful Joe up to Bayonetta.
Also we close out the episode with a special cameo that somehow upstage the rest of our entire show. Last time we do that!
If you're intersted in playing the short game Perrin made over xmas and talked about in the show you can check it out here: Seasons of Change
Also be sure to check out Terry Cavanagh's VVVVV.
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Reader's Question "Which of the many defunct gaming studios of history to you miss the most?"
p.s. Here's the Heavy Rain cover we talked about on the show: Heavy SHITE More Like!
2x09 - Getting your trance vibrator on!
Submitted by Perrin on Sun, 10/01/2010 - 00:34
With PS3's wands and 360's Natal on the way 2010 could potenitally be the year of console accessories so we take a look back at the history of gaming peripherals. From the experimental early days of the NES through to modern day motion control, looking at many weird and wacky plugins along the way. Of course this comes nicely packaged with our usual news, hall of fame, indie gaming and reader's feedback.
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Reader's Question: "What piece of DLC have you enjoyed the most?"
2x08 - The party is over, now let's get back to some opinions!
Submitted by Perrin on Sat, 02/01/2010 - 18:48
We here at Stage Clear Studios wish both of our listeners a happy new years. With 2009 now almost literally "in the bag" we figured it was worth 90 minutes of our and your time to look both back and forward.
So this special includes an extended preview of all the games of 2010 we're looking forward to. Oh man it's going to be a cracking year. Then once that's done we bring you the most prestigious set of gaming awards for 2009: The Clearies!
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Our New Years bash in London resulted in at least one "stunning" image that might be of interest to Stage Clear listeners:
SonicsClearWank 2 - All your Christmases at once!
Submitted by Perrin on Fri, 25/12/2009 - 21:06
Merry Christmas everyone, all I can offer you on this wonderous day is this year's most immature gaming podcast. If you missed it last time around SonicsClearWank forgoes Stage Clear typical hour of pseudo-intellectual game discussion and replaces it with over two hours of senseless toilet humour.
I can't take all the credit for this, our cast of 7 consisted of:
Stage Clear's Perrin and Rob. (THAT'S US!)
GameWank's Jim and Richie
SonicsRing's Dave, Iain and Ross
One apology, we recorded this a couple of weeks back and I hadn't fully appreciated how long it would take me to edit this cluster fuck into something usable. So the news section might seem a little out of date.
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Here's some additional bonus artwork that will make sense as you listen to the show:
2x07 - The Ghost of Christmas Bastards!
Submitted by Perrin on Sun, 20/12/2009 - 23:49
Quite possibly the second best gaming podcast to come out today, clearly beaten by Game Wank's season finale full of lots of Rob love. In our own show we do the usual news roundup and then talk about the life and death of Sony's Playstation 2. As this once great console falls into the realms of retro we find we have a lot to say about it. There's all the usual features too, you know the drill.
In a few days time we'll also be putting out the amazing SonicsClearWank 2. Then we also have another episode already lined up for new years. You're in for a real festive treat.
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2x06 - So many games for you to whinge about!
Submitted by Perrin on Thu, 26/11/2009 - 17:27
The promised time has arrived. THURSDAY!
Also we're talking about all the big games that come out in the latter part of the year. You know the ones I mean because you've been moaning about them in all the forums. Yeah, we saw you! So we talk Batman, Halo: ODST, Uncharted 2, Brutal Legend, Dragon Age, Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed 2 and New Super Mario Brothers Wii.
We've skipped a couple of our normal features but this special episode also include Rob vs Raz the notorious 360 pirate on BBC Radio 4 along with our usual news coverage and reader's feedback.
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Reader's Question: "What's the most money you've spent on a single game?"
EXPOSE - Sporting men who eat a lot of crisps
Submitted by Perrin on Fri, 06/11/2009 - 19:08
Stage Clear, the internet's foremost "whenever we feel like it" video gaming show, returns with all the glamour and glitz of the professional gaming scene. We recently watched a great documentary on the topic called Frag and so take a look at how paid gamers fare in the US and Korea. In Shite o' the Week people are on their high horse over Blizzard selling pets, while in 60 Seconds of Fame Rob and I both get into some JRPGs we love - and in So Fucking Indie we talk about a great Xbox indie game called Crate Expectations. And that's your lot!
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Reader's Question: "You got any good ideas for reader's questions? We're stumped."
I made a game with copyright infringement in it!
Submitted by Perrin on Wed, 21/10/2009 - 18:01
Nearly a month since we promised it but we finally take a look at gaming fan works. Who knew you guys could be creative, well not you guys. Let's face it if you're listening to this you're probably not doing anything worthwhile. We also slag off moaning PC gamers, and introduce a new feature all about the lovely world of indie gaming.
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We forgot to include a reader's question in the show for next so how about this: "What other gaming podcasts do you listen to that you think are worth recommending?" Let's face it, we're not your best option by a long way.
