EpicBattleAxe Podcasts

Cover your six, its The Axe Factor! This week, we discuss the inFamous Second Son and Killzone: Shadow Fall reveals from last week's PlayStation 4 event. Then we react to Jenova Chen's amazing DICE 2013 keynote revealing the development of Journey. Plus, hands-on with Crysis 3, The Showdown Effect Beta, and more!

We’re talking all things PS4 as we break down Sony’s big press event to talk about “next-gen” gaming and the Future of PlayStation. Plus, Bungie’s Destiny is fulfilled, The Last of Us gets delayed, Nintendo Latches on to Luigi, and Rayman Legends Challenges Wii Owners to wait. All of that and more on this edition of gaming’s most brutal podcast! This Week: Bungie Destiny The Last of Us Nintendo Direct The Year of Luigi Rayman Legends Sony PlayStation 4 Killzone Shadow Fall DriveClub Deep Down Watch Dogs Game Pro TV Tomb Raider God of War Ascension [...]

Hey you, get your damned hands off her, its The Axe Factor! This week, we check out the upcoming Ether One, contemplate Bungie’s reveal of Destiny, and discuss the recent debacle with Aliens: Colonial Marines and ponder if game journalists and game makers are a bit too cozy. This Week: Ether One Bungie Destiny Sniper Elite: Nazi Zombie Army Tomb Raider Aliens Colonial Marines Game Jounalism Driver San Francisco King Oddball Borderlands 2 Defiance Beta

New platforms bring new possibilities for old favs and team EBC discusses the franchises we’d like to see! Plus, Valve goes Hollywood, Assassin’s Creed gets a new hero, Aliens DLC starts to bug us, and Ninja Gaiden gets redone…AGAIN! Don’t pope out on us - Stick around for this edition of gaming’s most brutal video podcast! [...]

Grab the beans and lets blow this town, its The Axe Factor! This week, we drool over new details from DayZ, ponder Randy Pitchford’s 2013 DICE keynote speech, and go hands on with DmC, Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time, and more! This Week: Wasteland 2 Remember Me DayZ Randy Pitchford DICE 2013 DmC Mutant Mudds The Cave Borderlands 2 Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time [...]

With Sony soon to unveil the future for PlayStation, team EBC breaks down what we can expect. Plus, GTA V gets delayed, The Witcher returns, EA mulls over Medal of Honor, and the Call of Duty Championship offers mega bucks! We’re rocking your iconic face buttons off in this edition of gaming’s most brutal video podcast! This Week: Grand Theft Auto V The Witcher 3 Call of Duty Championship Medal of Honor Sony PlayStation 4 Star Wars Pinball Junction Point Epic Mickey Mutant Mudds [...]

Grab the popcorn, we’re talking cinematic trailers and their impact on our perception of games! Plus, Nintendo talks Link, Mario, Yoshi and more, Splinter Cell’s SE takes off, THQ’s assets get sold, and Shogun 2 turns to gold. No admission (of guilt) required on this cinematic edition of EBC! This Week: Nintendo Direct Splinter Cell Blacklist SE THQ Total War: Shogun 2 Cinematic Trailers Bungie Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time [...]

Protect your wallet, its The Axe Factor! This week, we count the ways Dead Space 3 is selling us short with DLC, discuss Gabe Newell’s recent comments that Apple is the biggest threat to Steam in the living room, and go hands on with The Cave, Antichamber, DmC, and more! This Week: Dead Space 3 Republique God of War: Ascension Apple Steambox Gabe Newell The Cave Antichamber Bioshock Infinite: Industrial Revolution Crysis 3 DmC [...]

Hold on to your kidneys, its The Axe Factor! This week, we endure a new trailer for Aliens: Colonial Marines, discuss pre-alpha gameplay footage for Dead Island Riptide, and take stock of Kickstarter, the projects we’ve backed, and what we expect from crowd funding in 2013. Plus, our first hands-on with The Cave! THIS WEEK: Aliens: Colonial Marines Dead Island: Riptide BioShock Infinite Kickstarter XCOM: Enemy Unkown King Oddball The Cave [...]

We’re kicking’ it old-school once again with the recently-released Ni No Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch to talk traditional gaming as new hardware is on the horizon. Plus, Elder Scrolls Online Beta sign ups begin, BioShock books, Free Gears of War, Resident Evil ports & more on this retro edition of gaming’s most technologically-advanced video podcast! This Week: The Elder Scrolls Online BioShock: Infinite Gears of War: Judgement Resident Evil: Revelations Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch GT’s Ultimate Game Preview Dead Space 3 Violence [...]

Prepare for virtual glory, its The Axe Factor! This week, we ponder the latest media from Splinter Cell: Blacklist, square off over Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel, and unite in our fervor for the Oculus Rift vr headset. THIS WEEK: Splinter Cell: Blacklist Cyberpunk 2077 Army of Two: The Devil’s Cartel Oculus Rift CS: GO Laura Croft and The Guardian of Light Defense Grid Crysis 2 [...]

On this edition of EBC we’re talking sexy Cyberpunk, doing Fight Sticks justice, Infinite Disney, & the price of next-gen. Plus, we go under the gun to talk video game violence and a whole lot more! Augment your expectations of awesome on this edition of gaming’s most brutal video podcast! [...]

Brace for hangover, its The Axe Factor! This week, we celebrate one hundred episodes with our second-ever live show. We heard from might Axeheads around the world, we discussed the amazing year for gaming that 2013 promises to be, and we took the Guinness prize for Fastest-What-We’re-Watching-Section-Ever. In case you missed the live broadcast, we recorded the festivities for all to enjoy. So, kick back with your favorite beverage and settle in for the two-hour blockbuster that was The Axe Factor Episode 100, live. From Lorin and I to all of you, thanks for helping us reach this amazing milestone by dropping in to hang out with us each week. You folks are utterly epic. Thank you and we’ll see you next week! [...]

Break out your crystal balls cause we’re going nuts on this 2013-themed edition of EpicBattleCry! When will Sony & Microsoft’s new consoles be revealed? What are our most highly-anticipated games? How will Kickstarter and digital distribution impact the next 12 months? Plus, why PlayStation doesn’t feel used, why touching other people’s Wiis can be a good thing, a shockingly-good Rapture, and Demons going digital! All of that and more on this forward-thinking edition of gaming’s most brutal video podcast! [...]

Ho-ho-hack-and-slash, its The Axe Factor! This week, we sit down to discuss our games-of-the-year for 2012. The challenge this year wasn’t finding a clear favorite so much as finding a way to work in all the amazing titles we enjoyed this year. From our fav runners-up, our honorable mentions, and our absolute games-of-the-year, this is our 2012 gaming-year-in-review. Don’t forget, The Axe Factor episode 100 is going to be a LIVE SHOW on January 5th starting at 2pm Eastern time (GMT -5). We’ll have a post up with more details next week so watch EpicBattleAxe for more info on the one-hundredth episode! [No show notes this week since we don’t want to spoil anything] [...]