The Great PAX Beat-Down – NBA Jam

Bulls vs. Kings, September 3rd in Seattle, Washington. 60,000 people in the arena, the players looked intently at their opponents. This was going to be epic. This was going to be the first time Farva and Fisherman played NBA Jam at PAX.Read More

International Subscription Day

Talkingship has been around for TWO YEARS as of today! After over 100 episodes, 4 shows, a new website, and a lot of work, we’ve made it to a hell of a milestone. Did you get us a present?Read More

Sneaking Into Shit!

This is Farva. I’m a little drunk… Why am I so drunk? What did I do to deserve this? What the fuck is with the Platypus? I’ll answer some of these soon.Read More

GameLounge at the Crysis 2 PAX Party

Farva and Fisherman get to try out Crysis 2 for the first time. What did we think?Read More

The GameLounge is on the Scene!

Farva is here, and we’re ready to cover PAX!  We took an early walk around Seattle today and took some photos:

PAX officially starts tomorrow, so keep an eye on the site for coverage and videos!

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Talkingship GameLounge Episode #14 – PAX Orgy

Come on into the GameLounge for Episode #14! Show Notes: Intro What we’re drinking Digital Desk – Microsoft upping the price of XBL by $10 – will it matter? – Deathspank sequel due sooner than you could have possibly imagined … Read More

Extra Life – Play Games, Heal Kids

Get your fridge loaded with energy drinks and join us for Extra Life 2010!

Playing video games is a great hobby, but I’d be hard pressed to list very many tangible benefits that gaming for 24 hours straight can give you.  That is unless you are planning this gaming marathon to participate in one of the most exciting, rewarding, and altruistic events in video games: Extra Life.

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Talkingship Review – NVidia 3D Vision

At E3, Sony made the 3D capabilities of the Playstation 3 and its upcoming games a centerpiece of their presentation.  The promise of 3D is real, you can see it in movies with the spectacle that is Avatar, but most gamers haven’t really experienced it, not as Sony has touted it.  I have.  So I’m here to tell you whether the promise is real or the just a high-priced gimmick. Read More

Top and Bottom 5 Picks of the TalkingShip Fantasy League

Are you ready for some football?  Some fantasy football?  Well, we here on the ship are.  Officially, I mean, we’re ready.  The Talkingship Fantasy Football League drafted on Thursday and everyone came out feeling like their team was unbeatable.  Hey, it’s the preseason and everyone’s undefeated.  Everyone except the Rams.  They’ve already made plans for their first pick of the 2011 NFL Draft.  So how did everything really shake out?  Who were the top picks of the TalkingShip Fantasy League?

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Bioshock PG-13

Ask most gamers what video game would make a great movie and you’ll get a pretty eclectic list.  Passions run hot about which game has the most interesting narative, but there is one game that seems to make it onto everyone’s list: Bioshock.

While The Little Mermaid has been the defacto “Under Da Sea” icon for over two decades, the director of the Pirates of the Carribean movies has decided to walk the plank and try his hand at film-making in the deep blue (or film PRODUCING anyhow.)  He has been a champion of turning the dark, ominous world of Bioshock into a major motion picture.  In fact, the movie is already slated for a 2013 release!  However, they’ve just hit their first major snag in production: The studios want it to be a PG-13 film.

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