Think of this as a pre-show chat before recording Episode 12.  The Cyberpunks test out Skype for the first time...which is never a pretty sight.  Rugal debuts on the Podcast, Mike gives another Video Game quiz, Simon D.I. sends...porn...to the guys through Skype, and Cyberpunks XII is previewed.

Mike vs. Simon (3 out of 5 falls)

As you all know, the Cyberpunks are huge fighting game fans.  What better way to show this than by posting a video of an intense series of battles between the two hosts of the CyberpunksGaming.Com Podcast?

Stay Hi-Tech and Lo-Life!

Tell your friends about Cyberpunks Gaming, as we're about to start running some contests in the near future!

Catch you 'punks soon!

-Simon D.I.

I just wanted to give you all the link, since their RSS feed is currently undergoing some tech. difficulties.  Enjoy the show!

http://www.captainspud.com/trhc/Checkmate_Arcade_Ep07.mp3

You fellow Cyberpunks never cease to amaze me.  I usually check our show's download stats a few days after it's released, and I'm usually met with a nice big number, representing how many kick ass listeners we have.  However, I just checked the stats today and we have gained a LOT of listeners in the last week or so.

So thank you all for shouting us out on your shows, thank you all for telling your friends about us, and thank you all for the tons of feedback I've been getting which has greatly helped me improve the show's flow and content.

I think all we need is another 2 or 3 reviews on itunes to get to the top of the list of "cyberpunks" media.  (Unfortunately, Billy Idol's "Cyberpunk" album seems to be slightly more popular?!)

Anyways, thank you all for joining the Cyberpunks, and as always, if you have a show, business, gamertag, ANYTHING, just email it to me or leave it in these comments and I promise I'll shout you out at the next show!

As always, Stay Hi-Tech and Lo-Life!

Also: Preview for Episode #10.
-CheapAssGamer.Com and CyberpunksGaming.Com member "Twenzor" joins the show.

-"Moments in Cyberpunk History" segment debuts.

-"DAMN, That's Lo-Tech" returns with some reallllly bad electronics.

-Is Mike D.I. banned from the show like Simon D.I. said he'd be on #9?  He may be...

I just want to say "thanks" to everyone that's checking out the show and supporting the site!

I'm trying to do a little more every week, but I'm curious as to what everyone would want to see/hear.  Im considering a short 5-10 minute weekly video podcast, but not too many of you download from iTunes, so we'll just continue to post our videos on Youtube.(http://youtube.com/user/CyberPunksGaming)

Also, I'm going to start putting out the Cyberpunks "Datajack," which will also be a short podcast dealing with specific topics (i.e., a Game Review or Interview).

Anyways, let me know what you guys would like to hear/see here in the comments section!

Thanks again for the iTunes Reviews, E-Mails and all-around good feedback!

Stay Hi-Tech and Lo-Life!

-Simon D.I.
-Founder, CyberpunksGaming.Com

-The FINAL Smash Bros. Brawl Discussion.

-The 5 Obscure Game Sequels That We Want (which will never be released)

-Cyberspace Wars: Is Nintendo For Kids?

-Simon D.I. discusses online scumbags and how they are ruining the gaming industry.  Also, he extends a Cabrini Green Mortal Kombat II Chicago Street Fight Challenge to Major League Gaming and Game Battles.

-Shoutouts to www.otakubooty.com, www.pandarage.com, fellow CAGs (www.cheapassgamer.com), fleshribbon, dcriminal, xcoax, khondor, wetninja, chasemurata, thorbahn3, twenzor, JohnQuincyAdams and anyone else from CAG COD nights.  Also, Simon D.I. gives big ups to every gang and crew in Chi Town keeping the combat on the streets and arcades, not just on the internet.

Cyberpunks Recommend:
www.mental-escher.net
(Cyberpunk Radio SF / Hack vTv)

www.cheapassgamer.com
(CAGcast)

www.gamehounds.net
(Gamehounds Podcast)

www.online-revolution.com
(Comix-Revolution Stores)

the podcasts:
Geekocracy
Checkmate Arcade
Fanboys Lunchcast

Outro Promo provided by Cyberpunk Radio S.F.  The awesome Underground Cyberpunk Podcast by Carl Brown.  (www.mental-escher.net)

Episode #7 features Simon D.I., Mike D.I. and Reginald Dyson aka Skynet.

www.cyberpunksgaming.com

Cyberpunks Recommend:
www.mental-escher.net
(Cyberpunk Radio SF / Hack vTv)

www.cheapassgamer.com
(CAGcast)

www.gamehounds.net
(Gamehounds Podcast)

www.online-revolution.com
(Comix-Revolution Stores)

www.platformnation.com
(Great site for gamers from all walks of life!)

the podcasts:
Geekocracy
Checkmate Arcade
Fanboys Lunchcast

Can somebody please tell me how I'm supposed to play (and enjoy) Army of Two, Rainbow Six Vegas 2, Smash Bros, GTA4, Patapon, God of War: Chains of Olympus and Mario Kart Wii
-at the same time as-
Older games that I'm just now catching up on like Halo 3 Single Player, Gears of War (on a harder difficulty), Forza 2, the new Mass Effect content, the entire Orange Box, and even the old-as-hell System Shock 2 (PC).

Between working a 40-hour week, being the head of all media for a local band (www.chicagonetworkconnected.com), getting on some Call of Duty 4 with my fellow CAGs (www.cheapassgamer.com), and occasionally sleeping, I only have about 3 solid hours a day to actually play some games!  My weekends are also pretty much booked, since I do have a family and friends that I need to see once in a while!

So where do I begin?  All of these games at once is diminishing the gameplay experience for a lot of these games at an alarming rate!  ...damn...now I know how it feels to be a Pro Game Reviewer!

-Simon D.I.
-Founder, CyberpunksGaming.Com

Anyways, when I found out he had a PS3, I convinced him to rent Call of Duty 4, since I didn't know anyone that I could play online with, and I already had played the hell out of the XBOX 360 version.  So being a good friend, he played his first non-sports game just so that he can play online with me.

Well, just like in the mafia...he did me a favor, and now I must do him a favor.  That's right, folks, he asked me- NO-, he insisted, that I rent...MLB: the SHOW.

Oh man.  I don't think I've ever mentioned this...but I absolutely despise sports games!  As a matter of fact, I can't stand Baseball or Football!  Maybe this comes from growing up in Chicago, where we've had a civil war between the North and South Side for ages, and where we once had a great Basketball team, and where we once had a great football team. 

But none of that matters now, as I must do my part of the bargain, and I must pay $5+ to rent this game, I must invest 2+ hours (at least) to learn how to play, and then I must invest another 2-10+ hours to play online with this guy, because apparently he doesn't have many buddies playing online either!

I'll definitely discuss this tragic situation in fine detail on episode #7.  But until then, pray for me and wish me luck in my Journey of Sports and Sorrow.

-Simon D I
-Founder, Cyberpunks Gaming

Cyberpunks Recommend:
www.mental-escher.net
(Cyberpunk Radio SF / Hack vTv)

www.cheapassgamer.com
(CAGcast)

www.gamehounds.net
(Gamehounds Podcast)

www.online-revolution.com
(Comix-Revolution Stores)

www.platformnation.com
(Great site for gamers from all walks of life!)

the podcasts:
Geekocracy
Checkmate Arcade
Fanboys Lunchcast

www.cyberpunksgaming.com

This isn't big enough of a deal to talk about on the actual podcast, so I figured I'd talk about it a little here in a good old-fashioned "blog post!"

So as many of you remember, I have been talking about Lost Odyssey for a few weeks now.  I was extremely excited since the beginning of the year, leading up to its release.  Also, as some of you may remember, I ordered the game from GAMEFLY and it got stolen out of it's sleeve.  After that, I finally got the game and was able to experience it's beauty for the first time.

So, without making this a full-on review, I'll say this;  The game definitely looks current-gen (that's a good thing), the music is VERY memorable, and the combat has a few cool new tweaks to the traditional Turn-Based RPG.

One of the game's most innovative twists is that the enemies and bosses level up WITH YOU.  So for those of us who love to grind for a few hours and have a nice advantage for a few hours...those days are over!  This, of course, totally caught me off guard.  The bosses are more like a puzzle game, in that there's a VERY specific way to defeat them...a very specific way that you will die half a dozen times trying to figure out.

Now, I'm sure that many of you had no problem with these bosses, but I did, and after trying a good 10 times (10 tries on the boss battle = roughly 2 hours), I simply packaged the game up and sent it back to GAMEFLY.

I loved the game, but I just can't play it anymore!

I was listening to cheapassgamer.com's CAGcast, and the hosts, Cheapy D and Wombat were saying something along the lines of; "you know within the first 15 minutes of a game whether or not you will ever finish it."  And this, I guess, applies to this game.  Even though I was a good 3 hours in,...it's a 4-disc game, so that's about equivalent to 15 minutes, right?

Anyways, I DO recommend the game,...I just sucked at it!

-Simon D I
-Founder, Cyberpunks Gaming

We attended the midnight launch at our local Gamestop, and proceeded to eat dozens of White Castle "Sliders" and play the game into the morning.  However, when the smoke cleared, the friends left, and the party was over, Mike D.I. decided to try out the "Adventure Mode" to unlock some characters, trophies, and other cool stuff.

To this very moment, twenty-four hours later, he is still playing what is, in my opinion, the worst "Adventure Mode" in any game, ever!

I won't even go into it right now, because all that will accomplish is me writing a ten-page-long run-on sentence full of obscenities and offensive statements.  But consider this a warning for this week's podcast (Episode #6), a warning that...may not be PG-13.  I am extremely annoyed and angered over this aspect of an otherwise awesome game, and I want to go into explicit detail of why.

Anyways, besides that, I look forward to the new episode, and thanks again for everyone who checked out #5, and who's subscribed to our show!  We appreciate every listener!

If you have any questions or comments for us to read on the air, post them here in the comments, or just throw 'em up in the forums (www.cyberpunksgaming.com)!

Stay Hi-Tech and Lo-Life!
-Simon D.I.
-Founder, Cyberpunks Gaming

This week, the Cyberpunks discuss the five hottest chicks in gaming, why Simon D.I. loves (and hates) Sony this month, how G4 TV destroyed a segment on Cyberpunks, and the punks uncover the greatest comic book store in existence. Also, PunkMail is answered on the air, and we give a shout out to some fellow podcasters!

Cyberpunks Recommend:
www.mental-escher.net
(Cyberpunk Radio SF / Hack vTv)

www.cheapassgamer.com
(CAGcast)

www.gamehounds.net
(Gamehounds Podcast)

www.online-revolution.com
(Comix-Revolution Stores)

www.cyberpunksgaming.com

Tonight we debut a new segment called "The Win and The Fail." (Based on the popular, albeit now-annoying internet phrases)  This segment will cover one great accomplishment and one great travesty of the review week.

Mike D.I.'s "5 Games Segment" returns, and we discuss the lost fighting games "Martial Masters", "Tattoo Assassins", "Way of the Warrior" and "Fighter's History."

Simon D.I. finally reserves Smash Bros. Brawl, returns Devil May Cry 4 (a few days early) to Blockbuster, plays a LOT of Call of Duty 4 with some fellow CAGs (www.cheapassgamer.com), and still waits for Lost Odyssey to come in the mail from Gamefly...

We discuss how X-Play and G4 are responsible for Gaming as a culture going straight down the drain, and how Olivia Munn is a ________.

We cover some more Cyberpunk culture, including movies, music, books and more Cyberpunk Video Games.

Note: This episode was 99.9% ready Wednesday night, but Audacity CRASHED, and the show was lost.  Not to worry, however, as the Cyberpunks recorded a brand-new 1-hour show for you all right afterwards!  It will be up tonight at 6pm.

We'll see you tonight on Episode 3.  As always, remember to stay Hi-Tech and Low-Life!

www.cyberpunksgaming.com

Host & Founder- Simon D. I.
Co-Host & Administrator- Mike D.I.

Also, Mike D.I.'s weekly "5 Games" category covers "5 Classic Games" including; Asura Blade, Asura Buster, Demon's Crest, Actraiser and Blackthorne.  He also goes into detail about his game of the week- King of Fighters '98- on the Final Burn Emulator.

Activision announces THREE new Guitar Hero games in 2008?  Call of Duty 5 to be developed by Treyarch?  ...and take place in WWII?  AGAIN?  The Cyberpunks discuss these strange occurrences and more this week.

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