This week I provide the first part of my hands-on preview of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, I review a new game cut directly from the Star Control mold, retro-review the best Bungie game you have never played, answer your Oblivion questions, and so much more. Enjoy!

Gaming Steve Episode 40 Program

• 00:04:08 Game News:
• Merrill Lynch guesses at $800 PlayStation 3 cost and causes a mild panic.
• EA slashes new game prices by 20 percent.
• Infinium opens their books.
• Ex-Gizmondo Exec trashes a million dollar Ferrari.
• Condemned to storm PCs this April.
• Classic Sierra games set for re-release.
• DS Lite to wear only white at launch.
• 00:27:44 SporeTalk: An overview as to how the download and ranking system will function.
• 00:32:22 Game Preview: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion for the Xbox 360 and PC, part one.
• 01:12:45 Game Review: Space Rangers 2: Rise of the Dominators for the PC.
• 01:26:07 RetroReview: Pathways into Darkness Macintosh.
• 01:35:17 “Name That Game!” contest winner from last week, a new clip, and a very cool prize!
• 01:38:10 Show Mail: I answer your audio questions.
• 01:57:03 Final Thoughts: So when can I scratch my Oblivion itch again?

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Today I got a change to sit down with Pete Hines, Vice President of Public Relations & Marketing at Bethesda Softworks and makers of the highly anticipated The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

Pete and I talk for well over an hour and cover a huge number of topics ranging from the basic to the hardcore questions that the fans wanted me to ask.

Find out how the Oblivion Xbox 360 achievements and downloadable content will work, Pete reveals a secret in-game “easter egg”, new details on the Radiant AI system, as well as what’s next for the Elder Scrolls series. We even manage to sneak in a few questions on Fallout 3, the new Star Trek license, as well as much more. Enjoy!

Gaming Steve Episode 39 Program

• 00:01:57 Interview with Pete Hines from Bethesda, makers of the upcoming The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
• 01:20:15 My thoughts on the game itself and a small tidbit from next week’s detailed on-hands preview of The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.

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This week I talk about my upcoming interview with the The Elder Scrolls IV Oblivion team, I review Darwinia (another IGF Competition Finalist), answer lots of audio questions, and so much more. Enjoy!

Gaming Steve Episode 38 Program

• 00:03:17 Game News:
• Crystal Quest shoot onto Xbox 360 Arcade, but it isn’t the same Quest as before.
• The DS to support voice chat.
• “Hasta la Vista Baby” … Halo 2 heading to PC.
• DS download stations coming Stateside.
• Half-Life 2 becomes episodic.
• Solitaire games gets NYC worker fired.
• Xbox 360 shortages coming to an end?
• A look at the January top 20 console sales.
• 00:25:18 SporeTalk: A quick overview of what the heck is Spore anyhow? And some info on the Spore demo.
• 00:41:35 Game Review: Darwinia for the PC.
• 00:52:12 RetroReview: Command & Conquer for the PC, Macintosh, Nintendo 64, PlayStation, and Saturn.
• 01:02:43 “Name That Game!” contest winner from last week, a new clip, and a very cool prize!
• 01:07:36 Show Mail: I answer your audio and email questions.
• 01:57:41 Final Thoughts: What do you do when you get into the gaming doldrums?

Download the show (124 minutes): Gaming Steve Episode 38 (MP3).

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This week I talk about Diablo III and Starcraft 2, give details about my upcoming talks at I-CON 25, review an IGF Competition Finalist, answer a ton of show mail, and so much more. Enjoy!

Gaming Steve Episode 37 Program

• 00:06:08 Game News:
• New DS hitting Japan this March.
• The US gets Brainy this spring.
• Xbox 360 loses the remote.
• Stargate enters the MMO universe.
• Blizzard stirring up hell recruiting for the Diablo team.
• The Empire strikes gold.
• S.T.A.L.K.E.R. and Supreme Commander delayed until 2007.
• PCs to be Condemned this spring.
• 00:29:13 SporeTalk: I answer lots of questions about Spore.
• 00:38:19 Game Review: Weird Worlds: Return to Infinite Space for the PC.
• 00:49:42 RetroReview: Aliens vs. Predator 2 for the PC.
• 00:56:47 “Name That Game!” contest winner from last week, a new clip, and a very cool prize!
• 01:02:28 Show Mail: I answer your audio and email questions.
• 01:46:00 Final Thoughts: Results from last week’s Final Thoughts contest, why Starcraft 2 isn’t coming any time soon, and more.

Download the show (113 minutes): Gaming Steve Episode 37 (MP3).

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