Wow, I asked you to send me your questions about E3, and did you ever! I do my best to plow through all of your questions and comments about E3. I also have a crazy interview with Cliffy B from Epic Games, Lead Designer of the upcoming Gears of War. Enjoy!

Gaming Steve Episode 54 Program

• 00:02:00 Game News:
• Phantom CEO charged with pump and dump.
• Xbox Live downloads crazy popular.
• Dell opts for AMD chip.
• Study downplays link of video games to violence.
• DS Lite Euro release date set.
• The Wizard is coming! The Wizard is coming!
• Kill Curt Schilling (in EverQuest that is).
• 00:24:46 Interview: Cliff Bleszinski (AKA Cliffy B) from Epic Games, Lead Designer of the upcoming Gears of War for the Xbox 360.
• 00:41:08 Game Review: Heroes of Might and Magic V for the PC.
• 00:48:28 “Name That Game!” contest winner from last week, a new clip, and the always cool prize!
• 00:51:10 Show Mail: I answer a ton of audio questions about E3.
• 01:47:14 Final Thoughts: The last E3 wrap-up, I hope.

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Today I have the craziest show I have ever done. Not only do I recap this year’s E3 but I have a whopping six interviews from the show floor … AKA “The Super Interview Spectacular Show”. Enjoy!

Gaming Steve Episode 53 Program

• E3 2006 Day 3 Recap
• 00:00:49 Detailed hands-on preview of the Wii, its games, and a detailed report of too many games to list from the show floor.
• 00:33:41 Super quick interview with Will Wright about Spore.
• 00:34:33 Interview with Tim Train, VP of Operations and Development of Big Huge Games about the newly released Rise of Legends for the PC.
• 00:53:34 Interview with Paul Sage, Lead Designer of Tabula Rasa from NCSoft.
• 01:02:12 Interview with Mark Tucker, Lead Designer of Dungeon Runners from NCSoft.
• 01:09:54 Interview with Michael Khaimzon, Lead Designer of Crysis from Crytek.
• 01:16:25 Interview with Kevin Unangst, Director of Global Marketing for Games for Windows from Microsoft.
• 01:30:06 Final wrap-up of the E3 2006.

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It’s only day two of E3 and today I have a dynamite show! Not only do I co-host the show with World of Warcraft Senior Level Designer John Staats, not only do give you a blow-by-blow description of my Spore experience (along with a dozen other games), but I managed to score an interview with Shane Kim, GM of Microsoft Game Studios. All of this and it’s only day two of E3. This is one for the record books. Enjoy!

Gaming Steve Episode 52 Program

• E3 2006 Day 2 Recap
• What’s it like to build a creature in Spore? And is Will Wright actually giving the Spore demostration?
• John and I give our impressions of Viva Pinata, Crackdown, Gears of War, Two Human, and Mass Effect for the Xbox 360.
• Next John and I switch gears and give our impressions of God of War 2, Heavenly Sword, Resistance Fall of Man, and the overall Sony presence.
• John and I next visit Bethesda and check out Star Trek Legacy, Star Trek: Tactical Assalt, and Pirates of the Caribbean Legend of Jack Sparrow.
• Back to Windows Vista and how Windows is going to enhance PC gaming.
• Finally I sit down and chat with Shane Kim and I wrap up the day’s coverage (starts at 1:13:18).

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In this very special episode of Gaming Steve I am reporting to you directly from the E3 Expo show floor and today I share the mic with my co-host from the GDC conference. Christopher Grant from Joystiq sits down with me to discuss day one of E3. So sit back and enjoy myself and Chris chatting about all things E3.

Gaming Steve Episode 51 Program

• E3 2006 Day 1 Recap
• Chris and I discuss the Nintendo keynote and what it’s like to use the Wii controller.
• Review of the Microsoft keynote and their surprising announcements.
• Chris gives the Sony keynote an “F” and what about that crazy PS3 pricing?
• General thoughts about the upcoming console wars and how they’re going to play out.

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Oh boy, it’s that time of year again! Not only do you get a standard show but you also get an extended E3 preview special where I go through all of next week’s madness. I even tell you how to get into E3 and how you should prepare if are lucky enough to attend.

And don’t forget to come back next week as I bring you my daily coverage E3 from the show floor with my partner Xfire. Enjoy the show!

Gaming Steve Episode 50 Program

• 00:03:51 Game News:
• Revolution renamed Wii.
• Xbox still in the red.
• Yet another ex-Gizmondo exec arrested.
• Audition for Guitar Hero II.
• Factions goes live.
• Texas lawmaker proposing game tax.
• Kingdom Hearts II sells 1 million in North America.
• Twilight Princess on May 15?
• Analysts predict bleak future for UMDs.
• DS Lite to be priced and dated May 4?
• 00:26:22 E3 Preview: I break down all the systems, games, rumors and what to expect at next week’s E3. I also give you the dirt on how to get in if you don’t have a ticket and how to survive E3.
• 00:54:34 “Name That Game!” contest winner from last week, a new clip, and the always cool prize!
• 00:57:03 Show Mail: I answer your audio and email questions.
• 01:33:41 Final Thoughts: Look for my E3 coverage next week and see if pass out on the air!

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