A debate on video games, movies, and technology http://www.ryanvest.com en-us Copyright 2011 Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Wed, 27 Jun 2011 11:30:00 -0500 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss ryan@ryanvest.com Ryan Vest and Chris Lai and Chris Hageman A debate on video games, movies, technology, and all things geek My friend Chris and I are always arguing about the silliest things. This is us recording some of those things. Leet vs Noob is a podcast where we debate whatever we feel like. It starts with just random discussion about the video game industry, but it will branch out in later episodes. After we finish saying what we have to say, we throw it out to the podcast listening public to decide who is right. The winner gets a 2 minute soap box to talk about whatever he wants. So make sure your opinion is counted. Ryan Vest and Chris Lai ryan@ryanvest.com No http://leetvnoob.com/?feed=leet-v-noob-podcast https://sites.google.com/site/l33tvnoob/home/news/episode30-videogamemilestone30 http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn30/lvnep30.mp3 Wow, who would have guessed that this small podcast, which started with only two visionaries and their great friend out of state, would accomplish 30 episodes! All three hosts, Ryan, Chris and the other Chris were present in the same room for this episode where we banter and generally get off topic and attempt to wrap up the series of best, worst and most underrated games. We attack which multiplatform games get mentioned while still generally hating each other's choice. The banner contest is coming to a wrap and submissions are due Sunday July 31 by 5pm MDT so send them in the l33tvnoob@gmail.com. Check out the boards at pq360.net a new gaming community and FilmFestivalTraveler.com for Ryan and Chris' articles. Video Games Wed, 27 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes Wow, who would have guessed that this small podcast, which started with only two visionaries and their great friend out of state, would accomplish 30 episodes! All three hosts, Ryan, Chris and the other Chris were present in the same room for this episode where we banter and generally get off topic and attempt to wrap up the series of best, worst and most underrated games. We attack which multiplatform games get mentioned while still generally hating each other's choice. The banner contest is coming to a wrap and submissions are due Sunday July 31 by 5pm MDT so send them in the l33tvnoob@gmail.com. Check out the boards at pq360.net a new gaming community and FilmFestivalTraveler.com for Ryan and Chris' articles. Wow, who would have guessed that this small podcast, which started with only two visionaries and their great friend out of state, would accomplish 30 episodes! All three hosts, Ryan, Chris and the other Chris were present in the same room for this episode where we banter and generally get off topic and attempt to wrap up the series of best, worst and most underrated games. We attack which multiplatform games get mentioned while still generally hating each other's choice. The banner contest is coming to a wrap and submissions are due Sunday July 31 by 5pm MDT so send them in the l33tvnoob@gmail.com. Check out the boards at pq360.net a new gaming community and FilmFestivalTraveler.com for Ryan and Chris' articles. 01:30:29 leet, vs, noob, video, games, podcast, multiplatform, rated, best, worst, half, life, starcraft, grand, theft, auto https://sites.google.com/site/l33tvnoob/home/news/episode29-microsofttime http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn29/lvnep29.mp3 Well folks, it’s come to this. We’ve been over the looming giant of Nintendo. We’ve been over the powerhouse PlayStation. Now it’s time to move on to… Sega. What, not Sega? Atari then. No? Commodore? Really, Microsoft? Ok then… Actually, folks, Microsoft is the clear major player these days, and while its list of exclusive series is a bit short it’s still one hell of a list. Join the Leet vs. Noob crew again as we analyze the youngest of the 3 titans of modern gaming. Also, what crazy stuff went down in the world of wrestling? The debate gets heated as old school meets new school. And don’t forget, the banner contest continues! A dramatic deadline is set for July 31! Send your submissions (and all other thoughts) to l33tvnoob@gmail.com for a chance to win fabulous prizes! All this and more on the groundbreaking 29th edition of Leet vs. Noob! Video Games Wed, 20 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes Well folks, it’s come to this. We’ve been over the looming giant of Nintendo. We’ve been over the powerhouse PlayStation. Now it’s time to move on to… Sega. What, not Sega? Atari then. No? Commodore? Really, Microsoft? Ok then… Actually, folks, Microsoft is the clear major player these days, and while its list of exclusive series is a bit short it’s still one hell of a list. Join the Leet vs. Noob crew again as we analyze the youngest of the 3 titans of modern gaming. Also, what crazy stuff went down in the world of wrestling? The debate gets heated as old school meets new school. And don’t forget, the banner contest continues! A dramatic deadline is set for July 31! Send your submissions (and all other thoughts) to l33tvnoob@gmail.com for a chance to win fabulous prizes! All this and more on the groundbreaking 29th edition of Leet vs. Noob! Well folks, it’s come to this. We’ve been over the looming giant of Nintendo. We’ve been over the powerhouse PlayStation. Now it’s time to move on to… Sega. What, not Sega? Atari then. No? Commodore? Really, Microsoft? Ok then… Actually, folks, Microsoft is the clear major player these days, and while its list of exclusive series is a bit short it’s still one hell of a list. Join the Leet vs. Noob crew again as we analyze the youngest of the 3 titans of modern gaming. Also, what crazy stuff went down in the world of wrestling? The debate gets heated as old school meets new school. And don’t forget, the banner contest continues! A dramatic deadline is set for July 31! Send your submissions (and all other thoughts) to l33tvnoob@gmail.com for a chance to win fabulous prizes! All this and more on the groundbreaking 29th edition of Leet vs. Noob! 02:00:40 leet, vs, noob, sony, itunes, contest, website, banner, overrated, underrated, best, of, producer, developer, microsoft, xbox, halo, gears, of, war https://sites.google.com/site/l33tvnoob/home/news/episode28-shadowoftheinfamousgodofcolossalwar http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn28/lvnep28.mp3 While your 10 year old is playing his Wii, we want you to remember that they make games for adults too. That’s why Leet vs. Noob is running down the land of Sony and Playstation this week, so that you can grow up and be a real man. Get a job, you bum! Ryan is in full Leet mode this week, bringing the often overlooked but critically acclaimed “Ico” to the table. Meanwhile, Chris #1 is on the cutting edge with the much vaunted “Infamous” franchise. And as always, the Other Chris shows himself to be a bloodlusting pervert as he praises the sex and violence of the “God of War” series. And that’s just the first part! The Other Chris takes the soapbox this week and jizzes his pants about one of his favorite things, and once again we hear about the evils of the gaming industry and their penny pinching schemes. All this and more when Ryan delivers an in depth leet lecture on gaming developers vs. gaming publishers. Our “design a banner” contest is still ongoing! Send your submission to l33tvnoob@gmail.com for a chance to win a fabulous prize (listen to the podcast to see what it is)! Evil Clowns! Sony is a thief! There is only 1 true sport! Chris #1 hates to walk! Nathan Drake is a cocksucker! All this and more this week on Leet vs.. Noob! Video Games Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes While your 10 year old is playing his Wii, we want you to remember that they make games for adults too. That’s why Leet vs. Noob is running down the land of Sony and Playstation this week, so that you can grow up and be a real man. Get a job, you bum! Ryan is in full Leet mode this week, bringing the often overlooked but critically acclaimed “Ico” to the table. Meanwhile, Chris #1 is on the cutting edge with the much vaunted “Infamous” franchise. And as always, the Other Chris shows himself to be a bloodlusting pervert as he praises the sex and violence of the “God of War” series. And that’s just the first part! The Other Chris takes the soapbox this week and jizzes his pants about one of his favorite things, and once again we hear about the evils of the gaming industry and their penny pinching schemes. All this and more when Ryan delivers an in depth leet lecture on gaming developers vs. gaming publishers. Our “design a banner” contest is still ongoing! Send your submission to l33tvnoob@gmail.com for a chance to win a fabulous prize (listen to the podcast to see what it is)! Evil Clowns! Sony is a thief! There is only 1 true sport! Chris #1 hates to walk! Nathan Drake is a cocksucker! All this and more this week on Leet vs.. Noob! While your 10 year old is playing his Wii, we want you to remember that they make games for adults too. That’s why Leet vs. Noob is running down the land of Sony and Playstation this week, so that you can grow up and be a real man. Get a job, you bum! Ryan is in full Leet mode this week, bringing the often overlooked but critically acclaimed “Ico” to the table. Meanwhile, Chris #1 is on the cutting edge with the much vaunted “Infamous” franchise. And as always, the Other Chris shows himself to be a bloodlusting pervert as he praises the sex and violence of the “God of War” series. And that’s just the first part! The Other Chris takes the soapbox this week and jizzes his pants about one of his favorite things, and once again we hear about the evils of the gaming industry and their penny pinching schemes. All this and more when Ryan delivers an in depth leet lecture on gaming developers vs. gaming publishers. Our “design a banner” contest is still ongoing! Send your submission to l33tvnoob@gmail.com for a chance to win a fabulous prize (listen to the podcast to see what it is)! Evil Clowns! Sony is a thief! There is only 1 true sport! Chris #1 hates to walk! Nathan Drake is a cocksucker! All this and more this week on Leet vs.. Noob! 02:00:12 leet, vs, noob, sony, itunes, contest, website, banner, overrated, underrated, best, of, producer, developer https://sites.google.com/site/l33tvnoob/home/news/episode27-mariowinsahotdogeatingcontest http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn27/lvnep27.mp3 Ever since that Italian plumber brutally crushed his first Goomba under the heel of his boot, Nintendo has been a giant in the video game industry. They’ve created the widest and more colorful array of characters in the industry. But which characters suck? Which ones rule? Which ones are sad, lonely, and forgotten? It’s a Nintentastic extravaganza this week on Leet vs. Noob, as we give you a complete rundown of the best, worst, and most underutilized franchises in Nintendo history. Are Mario and Luigi really brothers or “special friends”? Where does Donkey Kong buy his ties? How does Link’s gear always get back in the dungeons between games? Will we hear about Kirby’s amazing power to suck… up his enemies? Will I be able to think of a joke about Starfox? No, no I won’t. It’s yet another knock down, drag out brawl from your favorite team of geeks, dorks, and noobs. Don’t forget to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com, and be sure to listen to hear about a special contest where you could win a $15 iTunes gift card for designing our new website top banner! Take a listen, and join the magic that is Leet vs. Noob. Video Games Wed, 7 Jul 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes Ever since that Italian plumber brutally crushed his first Goomba under the heel of his boot, Nintendo has been a giant in the video game industry. They’ve created the widest and more colorful array of characters in the industry. But which characters suck? Which ones rule? Which ones are sad, lonely, and forgotten? It’s a Nintentastic extravaganza this week on Leet vs. Noob, as we give you a complete rundown of the best, worst, and most underutilized franchises in Nintendo history. Are Mario and Luigi really brothers or “special friends”? Where does Donkey Kong buy his ties? How does Link’s gear always get back in the dungeons between games? Will we hear about Kirby’s amazing power to suck… up his enemies? Will I be able to think of a joke about Starfox? No, no I won’t. It’s yet another knock down, drag out brawl from your favorite team of geeks, dorks, and noobs. Don’t forget to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com, and be sure to listen to hear about a special contest where you could win a $15 iTunes gift card for designing our new website top banner! Take a listen, and join the magic that is Leet vs. Noob. Ever since that Italian plumber brutally crushed his first Goomba under the heel of his boot, Nintendo has been a giant in the video game industry. They’ve created the widest and more colorful array of characters in the industry. But which characters suck? Which ones rule? Which ones are sad, lonely, and forgotten? It’s a Nintentastic extravaganza this week on Leet vs. Noob, as we give you a complete rundown of the best, worst, and most underutilized franchises in Nintendo history. Are Mario and Luigi really brothers or “special friends”? Where does Donkey Kong buy his ties? How does Link’s gear always get back in the dungeons between games? Will we hear about Kirby’s amazing power to suck… up his enemies? Will I be able to think of a joke about Starfox? No, no I won’t. It’s yet another knock down, drag out brawl from your favorite team of geeks, dorks, and noobs. Don’t forget to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com, and be sure to listen to hear about a special contest where you could win a $15 iTunes gift card for designing our new website top banner! Take a listen, and join the magic that is Leet vs. Noob. 01:09:06 leet, vs, noob, nintendo, itunes, contest, website, banner, overrated, underrated https://sites.google.com/site/l33tvnoob/home/news/episode26-terrifyingtalesofterror http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn26/lvnep26.mp3 You’re all alone… in the dark… you’re afraid. You hear the stairs creak, but you know no one’s home. Something scratches across the floor in the hallway… or is it just a tree branch on the window? You’re sure it’s nothing. It must be nothing. And then… a horrifying monster made of rusty chainsaws jumps out of your closet and makes pointy love to your face! What is the moral of this shocking tale of fright and rust-based STDs? Why, its that you should listen to the latest Leet vs. Noob of course! Join the Chris duo as they fly solo without their leet, who is battling mutant hillbillies in Branson Missouri (or something). These two intrepid horror fans rundown their favorite monsters and discuss the long pondered questions like “What would Hannibal Lector do in a Saw trap?” and “What does burned monkey smell like?” It’s a horrifyingly good edition of leet vs. noob. So listen, or Rusty will come for you… And while you’re whimpering in your bed afterwards, afraid to turn off the lights, why not curse us for ruining your life with our chilling podcast? We are currently receiving your hate mail at l33tvnoob@gmail.com. Find the podcast on our other home at Project QWERTY. And don’t forget to check out the Other Chris’ latest thoughts on wrestling and life in general at http://www.lopforums.com/showthread..php/4924-The-Bright-Side-Why-I-Hate-Referees, as well as his dazzling musical comedy at http://www.lordsofpain.net/columns/cotm/May_2011_COT.html. And remember to see what First Chris and Ryan are doing at FilmFestivalTraveler.com Video Games Wed, 29 Jun 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes You’re all alone… in the dark… you’re afraid. You hear the stairs creak, but you know no one’s home. Something scratches across the floor in the hallway… or is it just a tree branch on the window? You’re sure it’s nothing. It must be nothing. And then… a horrifying monster made of rusty chainsaws jumps out of your closet and makes pointy love to your face! What is the moral of this shocking tale of fright and rust-based STDs? Why, its that you should listen to the latest Leet vs. Noob of course! Join the Chris duo as they fly solo without their leet, who is battling mutant hillbillies in Branson Missouri (or something). These two intrepid horror fans rundown their favorite monsters and discuss the long pondered questions like “What would Hannibal Lector do in a Saw trap?” and “What does burned monkey smell like?” It’s a horrifyingly good edition of leet vs. noob. So listen, or Rusty will come for you… And while you’re whimpering in your bed afterwards, afraid to turn off the lights, why not curse us for ruining your life with our chilling podcast? We are currently receiving your hate mail at l33tvnoob@gmail.com. Find the podcast on our other home at Project QWERTY. And don’t forget to check out the Other Chris’ latest thoughts on wrestling and life in general at http://www.lopforums.com/showthread..php/4924-The-Bright-Side-Why-I-Hate-Referees, as well as his dazzling musical comedy at http://www.lordsofpain.net/columns/cotm/May_2011_COT.html. And remember to see what First Chris and Ryan are doing at FilmFestivalTraveler.com You’re all alone… in the dark… you’re afraid. You hear the stairs creak, but you know no one’s home. Something scratches across the floor in the hallway… or is it just a tree branch on the window? You’re sure it’s nothing. It must be nothing. And then… a horrifying monster made of rusty chainsaws jumps out of your closet and makes pointy love to your face! What is the moral of this shocking tale of fright and rust-based STDs? Why, its that you should listen to the latest Leet vs. Noob of course! Join the Chris duo as they fly solo without their leet, who is battling mutant hillbillies in Branson Missouri (or something). These two intrepid horror fans rundown their favorite monsters and discuss the long pondered questions like “What would Hannibal Lector do in a Saw trap?” and “What does burned monkey smell like?” It’s a horrifyingly good edition of leet vs. noob. So listen, or Rusty will come for you… And while you’re whimpering in your bed afterwards, afraid to turn off the lights, why not curse us for ruining your life with our chilling podcast? We are currently receiving your hate mail at l33tvnoob@gmail.com. Find the podcast on our other home at Project QWERTY. And don’t forget to check out the Other Chris’ latest thoughts on wrestling and life in general at http://www.lopforums.com/showthread..php/4924-The-Bright-Side-Why-I-Hate-Referees, as well as his dazzling musical comedy at http://www.lordsofpain.net/columns/cotm/May_2011_COT.html. And remember to see what First Chris and Ryan are doing at FilmFestivalTraveler.com 01:01:09 leet, vs, noob, horror, battle, royal, royale, chucky, godzilla, king, kong, hannibal, lecter, jigsaw, saw, jig https://sites.google.com/site/l33tvnoob/home/news/episode25-sequelsaregoodforyou http://www.archive.org/download/SequelsAreGoodForYou/lvnep25.mp3 Greetings, leet v noobers! Our team of experts has assembled yet again to bring you the best of the best intelligent discourse, or at least our best fumbling attempts. The topic? Sequels! Movie sequels, that is. While some are awful, there are always a few gems that stand out. Where should the next gem come from? It’s up to us to find out! This week, Chris Lai is still 5 years old yearning for the days of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Chris Hageman is a dirty pervert with a bloodlust for a Sin City sequel, and Ryan dons his Yoda ears in an impressive display of fanboy denial, calling for more Star Wars sequels. Who will win? Who will look foolish? Who will be made fun of? The listeners, probably. But we know you love us. And what better way to prove your love than by emailing us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com? We can’t wait to hear from you, so click on the link so you can hear from us! Fair is fair, right? Enjoy! The verbal smackdown commences NOW! Google the Goode Family if you want to watch what Ryan was talking about. Video Games Wed, 22 Jun 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes Greetings, leet v noobers! Our team of experts has assembled yet again to bring you the best of the best intelligent discourse, or at least our best fumbling attempts. The topic? Sequels! Movie sequels, that is. While some are awful, there are always a few gems that stand out. Where should the next gem come from? It’s up to us to find out! This week, Chris Lai is still 5 years old yearning for the days of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Chris Hageman is a dirty pervert with a bloodlust for a Sin City sequel, and Ryan dons his Yoda ears in an impressive display of fanboy denial, calling for more Star Wars sequels. Who will win? Who will look foolish? Who will be made fun of? The listeners, probably. But we know you love us. And what better way to prove your love than by emailing us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com? We can’t wait to hear from you, so click on the link so you can hear from us! Fair is fair, right? Enjoy! The verbal smackdown commences NOW! Google the Goode Family if you want to watch what Ryan was talking about. Greetings, leet v noobers! Our team of experts has assembled yet again to bring you the best of the best intelligent discourse, or at least our best fumbling attempts. The topic? Sequels! Movie sequels, that is. While some are awful, there are always a few gems that stand out. Where should the next gem come from? It’s up to us to find out! This week, Chris Lai is still 5 years old yearning for the days of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Chris Hageman is a dirty pervert with a bloodlust for a Sin City sequel, and Ryan dons his Yoda ears in an impressive display of fanboy denial, calling for more Star Wars sequels. Who will win? Who will look foolish? Who will be made fun of? The listeners, probably. But we know you love us. And what better way to prove your love than by emailing us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com? We can’t wait to hear from you, so click on the link so you can hear from us! Fair is fair, right? Enjoy! The verbal smackdown commences NOW! Google the Goode Family if you want to watch what Ryan was talking about. 01:46:55 video games, gaming, platform, leet, vs, noob, l33t, n00b, debate, movies, movie, sequel, tmnt, teenage, mutant, ninja, turles, star, wars, sin, city http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn24/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn24/lvnep24.mp3 Now with E3 behind us we can talk about what really matters, Wrestling! Does Christian deserve to finally grab a worthwhile reign as champion? Is R-Truth the man that can take down John Cena? Is there any other match actually worth caring about? With Chris Lai out of commission, Ryan Vest and Chris Hagemon are the only ones left who can answer these hard hitting questions. Take It or Leave It makes its glorious return to decide if Duke Nukem Forever was worth its wait and Ryan trys to find a hole in Chris's packed full brain of wrestling facts in Stump the Leet. So sit your tiny ass down and take a listen, Brotha! Video Games Wed, 15 Jun 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes Now with E3 behind us we can talk about what really matters, Wrestling! Does Christian deserve to finally grab a worthwhile reign as champion? Is R-Truth the man that can take down John Cena? Is there any other match actually worth caring about? With Chris Lai out of commission, Ryan Vest and Chris Hagemon are the only ones left who can answer these hard hitting questions. Take It or Leave It makes its glorious return to decide if Duke Nukem Forever was worth its wait and Ryan trys to find a hole in Chris's packed full brain of wrestling facts in Stump the Leet. So sit your tiny ass down and take a listen, Brotha! Now with E3 behind us we can talk about what really matters, Wrestling! Does Christian deserve to finally grab a worthwhile reign as champion? Is R-Truth the man that can take down John Cena? Is there any other match actually worth caring about? With Chris Lai out of commission, Ryan Vest and Chris Hagemon are the only ones left who can answer these hard hitting questions. Take It or Leave It makes its glorious return to decide if Duke Nukem Forever was worth its wait and Ryan trys to find a hole in Chris's packed full brain of wrestling facts in Stump the Leet. So sit your tiny ass down and take a listen, Brotha! 01:52:34 video games, gaming, platform, leet, vs, noob, l33t, n00b, debate, WWE, Wrestling, Cena, Ortan, Christian, R-Truth, Capitol Punishment http://www.archive.org/details/LeetVsNoobPodcast-24E3Special http://www.archive.org/download/LeetVsNoobPodcast-24E3Special/LeetVsNoobPodcast-24E3Special.mp3 Leet vs Noob was able to go to this year's E3 event. We were able to put together our thoughts on this year's show for each day. We were very excited to be there and saw a lot of cool new things like the new PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Wii U, and Xperia Play. Listen in on our E3 insider special. Video Games Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman No Leet vs Noob was able to go to this year's E3 event. We were able to put together our thoughts on this year's show for each day. We were very excited to be there and saw a lot of cool new things like the new PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Wii U, and Xperia Play. Listen in on our E3 insider special. Leet vs Noob was able to go to this year's E3 event. We were able to put together our thoughts on this year's show for each day. We were very excited to be there and saw a lot of cool new things like the new PlayStation Vita, Nintendo Wii U, and Xperia Play. Listen in on our E3 insider special. 00:59:50 video games, gaming, platform, leet, vs, noob, l33t, n00b, debate, E3, Electronic, nintendo, sony, microsoft http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn22/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn22/lvnep22.mp3 What gets a game an M rating? Copious sex, heads exploding, naked ladies, and guts and gore soaking all over the screen, usually. But what really makes a game mature, dear listeners? The answer can only be one thing: story. Gameplay is great, but the one thing that can really make a game stick in our hearts and minds is a plot that’s worth remembering. Join us leets and noobs as we look through the history of games for plots that forced us to use our minds as well as our thumbs. Will it be the mystery of Half Life? The angst of Max Payne? The utopian failure of Bio Shock? Join us and see, and be sure to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com with your own ideas! We look forward to hearing from you! Take a listen Video Games Mon, 6 Jun 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes What gets a game an M rating? Copious sex, heads exploding, naked ladies, and guts and gore soaking all over the screen, usually. But what really makes a game mature, dear listeners? The answer can only be one thing: story. Gameplay is great, but the one thing that can really make a game stick in our hearts and minds is a plot that’s worth remembering. Join us leets and noobs as we look through the history of games for plots that forced us to use our minds as well as our thumbs. Will it be the mystery of Half Life? The angst of Max Payne? The utopian failure of Bio Shock? Join us and see, and be sure to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com with your own ideas! We look forward to hearing from you! Take a listen What gets a game an M rating? Copious sex, heads exploding, naked ladies, and guts and gore soaking all over the screen, usually. But what really makes a game mature, dear listeners? The answer can only be one thing: story. Gameplay is great, but the one thing that can really make a game stick in our hearts and minds is a plot that’s worth remembering. Join us leets and noobs as we look through the history of games for plots that forced us to use our minds as well as our thumbs. Will it be the mystery of Half Life? The angst of Max Payne? The utopian failure of Bio Shock? Join us and see, and be sure to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com with your own ideas! We look forward to hearing from you! Take a listen 01:24:56 video games, gaming, platform, leet, vs, noob, l33t, n00b, debate, story, max payne, bioshock, half life http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn21/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn21/lvnep21.mp3 E3 is coming up and we're really excited! Both Ryan and Chris Lai are going to attend this year for the first time in their lives! It's a freakin' dream come true. To commemorate the occasion, we banter and fanboy about what is expected for this year's expo. We talk about the new games, consoles, and annouceents that are going to be made. Also, you can hear our predictions on what is going to happen. Also, we introduce two new segments to the podcast. The first called "Take it or Leave it" where we quickly debate whether a movie, video game, or whatever was goo or bad. Did we "Take it or Leave it?" We talk about the movie Thor. The second segment is called stump the leet. Here, both Chris's try to stump Ryan at video game, comic book, or anime trivia. This week he tries to decipher whether something is a drug or a Pokemon name in Drug_or_Pokemon. Also, check out Ryan's game log at backloggery.com! Take a listen and enjoy! Video Games Mon, 6 Jun 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes E3 is coming up and we're really excited! Both Ryan and Chris Lai are going to attend this year for the first time in their lives! It's a freakin' dream come true. To commemorate the occasion, we banter and fanboy about what is expected for this year's expo. We talk about the new games, consoles, and annouceents that are going to be made. Also, you can hear our predictions on what is going to happen. Also, we introduce two new segments to the podcast. The first called "Take it or Leave it" where we quickly debate whether a movie, video game, or whatever was goo or bad. Did we "Take it or Leave it?" We talk about the movie Thor. The second segment is called stump the leet. Here, both Chris's try to stump Ryan at video game, comic book, or anime trivia. This week he tries to decipher whether something is a drug or a Pokemon name in Drug_or_Pokemon. Also, check out Ryan's game log at backloggery.com! Take a listen and enjoy! E3 is coming up and we're really excited! Both Ryan and Chris Lai are going to attend this year for the first time in their lives! It's a freakin' dream come true. To commemorate the occasion, we banter and fanboy about what is expected for this year's expo. We talk about the new games, consoles, and annouceents that are going to be made. Also, you can hear our predictions on what is going to happen. Also, we introduce two new segments to the podcast. The first called "Take it or Leave it" where we quickly debate whether a movie, video game, or whatever was goo or bad. Did we "Take it or Leave it?" We talk about the movie Thor. The second segment is called stump the leet. Here, both Chris's try to stump Ryan at video game, comic book, or anime trivia. This week he tries to decipher whether something is a drug or a Pokemon name in Drug_or_Pokemon. Also, check out Ryan's game log at backloggery.com! Take a listen and enjoy! 01:25:32 video games, gaming, platform, leet, vs, noob, l33t, n00b, debate, E3, convention http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn20/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn20/lvnep20p1.mp3 This week Ryan had a monkey to get off his back. Being a vegetarian by choice is difficult and sometimes time consuming, but the benefits definitely outweigh the hardships. The two Chris's both are not vegetarian and it's their job to convince Ryan why they are not. It's a long a hard fought battle and that's why there's two action packed parts in this week's episode. Sorry for the delay in posting! Video Games Mon, 6 Jun 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes This week Ryan had a monkey to get off his back. Being a vegetarian by choice is difficult and sometimes time consuming, but the benefits definitely outweigh the hardships. The two Chris's both are not vegetarian and it's their job to convince Ryan why they are not. It's a long a hard fought battle and that's why there's two action packed parts in this week's episode. Sorry for the delay in posting! This week Ryan had a monkey to get off his back. Being a vegetarian by choice is difficult and sometimes time consuming, but the benefits definitely outweigh the hardships. The two Chris's both are not vegetarian and it's their job to convince Ryan why they are not. It's a long a hard fought battle and that's why there's two action packed parts in this week's episode. Sorry for the delay in posting! 01:28:04 debate, vegitarian, meat, vegan, animals http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn19/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn19/lvnep19.mp3 Fists will fly in the epic fight about fighting franchises. Can Ryu and Ken's fighter beat out Sub Zero and Scorpion's? Can Mario's casual brawler compete with the complexity of Dragon Ball's? Listen along as we uppercut, fireball, laser beam, and smash it out to find the winner. Our podcast keeps growing as we add Zachary as a guest for the forth chair as he helps get to the bottom of unreasonable work times, crazy anime tropes, and Star Wars prequels. Take a listen by downloading it now and don’t forget to let your opinion on the subject to be heard by voting on our polls and emailing us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes and Facebook by searching Leet v Noob. Your contributions are what keeps us fighting. Video Games Thu, 12 May 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes Fists will fly in the epic fight about fighting franchises. Can Ryu and Ken's fighter beat out Sub Zero and Scorpion's? Can Mario's casual brawler compete with the complexity of Dragon Ball's? Listen along as we uppercut, fireball, laser beam, and smash it out to find the winner. Our podcast keeps growing as we add Zachary as a guest for the forth chair as he helps get to the bottom of unreasonable work times, crazy anime tropes, and Star Wars prequels. Take a listen by downloading it now and don’t forget to let your opinion on the subject to be heard by voting on our polls and emailing us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes and Facebook by searching Leet v Noob. Your contributions are what keeps us fighting. Fists will fly in the epic fight about fighting franchises. Can Ryu and Ken's fighter beat out Sub Zero and Scorpion's? Can Mario's casual brawler compete with the complexity of Dragon Ball's? Listen along as we uppercut, fireball, laser beam, and smash it out to find the winner. Our podcast keeps growing as we add Zachary as a guest for the forth chair as he helps get to the bottom of unreasonable work times, crazy anime tropes, and Star Wars prequels. Take a listen by downloading it now and don’t forget to let your opinion on the subject to be heard by voting on our polls and emailing us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes and Facebook by searching Leet v Noob. Your contributions are what keeps us fighting. 01:09:36 video games, gaming, platform, leet, vs, noob, l33t, n00b, street fighter, mortal kombat, fight, fighting, fighting games, smash bros, dragon ball http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn18/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn18/lvnep18.mp3 Greetings all! And welcome once again to that show of all shows, the wild, crazy, controversial-but-always-entertaining L33T vs. N00B! This week, your three heroes take on the world – and each other – as they go head to head in that age old question: when you turn on a game and turn off your brain, how do you play? Our resident super L33T (Ryan Vest) says handheld gaming is the way to go. Everyone’s favorite tech savvy everyman (Chris Lai) says PC gaming is the future. And yours truly (Chris Hageman), the humble n00b himself, sticks to his guns and bravely battles on behalf of good old console gaming. Who will be victorious? Whose staggering intellect will pound the others into the ground? Who will be the first to vomit over the nauseating new 3D graphics? What horrible lies of Nintendo will be revealed? Did you know that Bill Gates retired? I didn’t!!! And most importantly, who will be the first to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com with comments or suggestions? Seriously. Please email us anything. We’re dying out there, THROW US A BONE. ;) Anyway, we three kings are going to war again. Enjoy! Video Games Wed, 5 May 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Christopher Lai and Chris Hageman Yes Greetings all! And welcome once again to that show of all shows, the wild, crazy, controversial-but-always-entertaining L33T vs. N00B! This week, your three heroes take on the world – and each other – as they go head to head in that age old question: when you turn on a game and turn off your brain, how do you play? Our resident super L33T (Ryan Vest) says handheld gaming is the way to go. Everyone’s favorite tech savvy everyman (Chris Lai) says PC gaming is the future. And yours truly (Chris Hageman), the humble n00b himself, sticks to his guns and bravely battles on behalf of good old console gaming. Who will be victorious? Whose staggering intellect will pound the others into the ground? Who will be the first to vomit over the nauseating new 3D graphics? What horrible lies of Nintendo will be revealed? Did you know that Bill Gates retired? I didn’t!!! And most importantly, who will be the first to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com with comments or suggestions? Seriously. Please email us anything. We’re dying out there, THROW US A BONE. ;) Anyway, we three kings are going to war again. Enjoy! Greetings all! And welcome once again to that show of all shows, the wild, crazy, controversial-but-always-entertaining L33T vs. N00B! This week, your three heroes take on the world – and each other – as they go head to head in that age old question: when you turn on a game and turn off your brain, how do you play? Our resident super L33T (Ryan Vest) says handheld gaming is the way to go. Everyone’s favorite tech savvy everyman (Chris Lai) says PC gaming is the future. And yours truly (Chris Hageman), the humble n00b himself, sticks to his guns and bravely battles on behalf of good old console gaming. Who will be victorious? Whose staggering intellect will pound the others into the ground? Who will be the first to vomit over the nauseating new 3D graphics? What horrible lies of Nintendo will be revealed? Did you know that Bill Gates retired? I didn’t!!! And most importantly, who will be the first to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com with comments or suggestions? Seriously. Please email us anything. We’re dying out there, THROW US A BONE. ;) Anyway, we three kings are going to war again. Enjoy! 01:03:34 video games, consoles, pc, gaming, platform, leet, vs, noob, l33t, n00b, ds, bill, gates http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn17/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn17/lvnep17.mp3 In response to occasion that Portal 2 has been released, we are doing a podcast on who is the best silent protagonist in video games? Also, if you are the first to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com and suggest a topic we will do that topic and have you guest star! Not a huge prize but cool none the less. Video Games Wed, 3 May 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai Yes In response to occasion that Portal 2 has been released, we are doing a podcast on who is the best silent protagonist in video games? Also, if you are the first to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com and suggest a topic we will do that topic and have you guest star! Not a huge prize but cool none the less. In response to occasion that Portal 2 has been released, we are doing a podcast on who is the best silent protagonist in video games? Also, if you are the first to email us at l33tvnoob@gmail.com and suggest a topic we will do that topic and have you guest star! Not a huge prize but cool none the less. 01:03:38 video games, portal, podcast, leet, noob, vs, silent, protagonist, chell, gordon, freeman, fido, gta, grand, theft, auto http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn16/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn16/lvnep16.mp3 On this episode we have Christopher Lai joining back again. We debate who is the most underrated super hero. Chris Hageman chooses Dead Poll, Ryan Vest chooses Green Lantern, and Christopher Lai chooses the South Park character Mysterion. We had a long debate so please decide for us! Video Games Thu, 21 Apr 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai Yes On this episode we have Christopher Lai joining back again. We debate who is the most underrated super hero. Chris Hageman chooses Dead Poll, Ryan Vest chooses Green Lantern, and Christopher Lai chooses the South Park character Mysterion. We had a long debate so please decide for us! On this episode we have Christopher Lai joining back again. We debate who is the most underrated super hero. Chris Hageman chooses Dead Poll, Ryan Vest chooses Green Lantern, and Christopher Lai chooses the South Park character Mysterion. We had a long debate so please decide for us! 01:13:49 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll, comics, comic, heroes, comic book, deadpool, green lantern http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn15/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn15/lvnep15.mp3 In this episode we discuss which is better; Star Wars or Star Trek. This week Christopher Lai is out of town so it will be Ryan against the Grand Rapids Guru Chris Hageman. Which Star epic will come out ahead? You decide! Vote on either facebook or on our front page. Video Games Tue, 12 Apr 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai Yes In this episode we discuss which is better; Star Wars or Star Trek. This week Christopher Lai is out of town so it will be Ryan against the Grand Rapids Guru Chris Hageman. Which Star epic will come out ahead? You decide! Vote on either facebook or on our front page. In this episode we discuss which is better; Star Wars or Star Trek. This week Christopher Lai is out of town so it will be Ryan against the Grand Rapids Guru Chris Hageman. Which Star epic will come out ahead? You decide! Vote on either facebook or on our front page. 00:37:27 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll, star wars, star trek http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn14/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn14/lvnep14.mp3 In this jammed packed episode we talk about what is the best and worst of this generation of video games. The technology is always improving, but are those improvements good for gaming? We argue and banter in this two-part episode. Video Games Sat, 10 Apr 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai Yes In this jammed packed episode we talk about what is the best and worst of this generation of video games. The technology is always improving, but are those improvements good for gaming? We argue and banter in this two-part episode. In this jammed packed episode we talk about what is the best and worst of this generation of video games. The technology is always improving, but are those improvements good for gaming? We argue and banter in this two-part episode. 01:07:49 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn13/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn13/lvnep13.mp3 So we were promising that we would do two topics but we had errors in our recordings. So we only had a chance to cover one topic before our recording cut out. In this episode we talk about which, of the three, are the best video game based movies. On the lineup we have Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and Tomb Raider. Chris won the last podcast and talks about how the whole NFL lockout is stupid. Video Games Fri, 1 Apr 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai Yes So we were promising that we would do two topics but we had errors in our recordings. So we only had a chance to cover one topic before our recording cut out. In this episode we talk about which, of the three, are the best video game based movies. On the lineup we have Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and Tomb Raider. Chris won the last podcast and talks about how the whole NFL lockout is stupid. So we were promising that we would do two topics but we had errors in our recordings. So we only had a chance to cover one topic before our recording cut out. In this episode we talk about which, of the three, are the best video game based movies. On the lineup we have Resident Evil, Final Fantasy, and Tomb Raider. Chris won the last podcast and talks about how the whole NFL lockout is stupid. 00:30:43 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn12/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn12/lvnep12.mp3 In this episode we do two rants, one about how the CU Buffaloes got shafted in the NCAA tournament selection and one rant for Christopher Hageman's win from the previous podcast. After all the ranting we settle down and discuss which North American (Western) video game designer is the best? Chris Hageman chooses the Prince of Persia developer Jordan Mechner. Ryan Vest chose the Doom developer John Marmack. Christopher Lai chooses the Sim developer Will Wright. Who do you think is best? Video Games Wed, 16 Mar 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No In this episode we do two rants, one about how the CU Buffaloes got shafted in the NCAA tournament selection and one rant for Christopher Hageman's win from the previous podcast. After all the ranting we settle down and discuss which North American (Western) video game designer is the best? Chris Hageman chooses the Prince of Persia developer Jordan Mechner. Ryan Vest chose the Doom developer John Marmack. Christopher Lai chooses the Sim developer Will Wright. Who do you think is best? In this episode we do two rants, one about how the CU Buffaloes got shafted in the NCAA tournament selection and one rant for Christopher Hageman's win from the previous podcast. After all the ranting we settle down and discuss which North American (Western) video game designer is the best? Chris Hageman chooses the Prince of Persia developer Jordan Mechner. Ryan Vest chose the Doom developer John Marmack. Christopher Lai chooses the Sim developer Will Wright. Who do you think is best? 00:50:15 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn11/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn11/lvnep11.mp3 In this episode we have Chris Hageman calling in again voicing his opinion on what game franchise he likes the best. He chose the Super Smash Bros series while Ryan chose Metroid and Chris chose Grand Theft Auto. It's your job to choose which one wins and is the better franchise of the three. Vote now! Video Games Fri, 12 Mar 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No In this episode we have Chris Hageman calling in again voicing his opinion on what game franchise he likes the best. He chose the Super Smash Bros series while Ryan chose Metroid and Chris chose Grand Theft Auto. It's your job to choose which one wins and is the better franchise of the three. Vote now! In this episode we have Chris Hageman calling in again voicing his opinion on what game franchise he likes the best. He chose the Super Smash Bros series while Ryan chose Metroid and Chris chose Grand Theft Auto. It's your job to choose which one wins and is the better franchise of the three. Vote now! 01:04:02 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn10/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn10/lvnep10.mp3 In this anti-climatic 10th episode we debate and half-heartily talk about whether technologies like CGI, 3D and others hurt games and movies. Do technological limitations force out creative story lines or do they aid in sharing the experience to the audience? You decide which is better!!!!!!! Vote now! Video Games Wed, 3 Mar 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No In this anti-climatic 10th episode we debate and half-heartily talk about whether technologies like CGI, 3D and others hurt games and movies. Do technological limitations force out creative story lines or do they aid in sharing the experience to the audience? You decide which is better!!!!!!! Vote now! In this anti-climatic 10th episode we debate and half-heartily talk about whether technologies like CGI, 3D and others hurt games and movies. Do technological limitations force out creative story lines or do they aid in sharing the experience to the audience? You decide which is better!!!!!!! Vote now! 00:25:47 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn9/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn9/lvnep9.mp3 In this episode we discuss which overall genre is more appealing, fantasy or reality. Fantasy gives you the ability to see things that could possibly never happen. On the other hand, reality based stories (including predictive storylines) are easier to relate to because of their grasp on the current reality. What do you think is better? Vote now! Also, Ryan does his second place rant about how Angry Birds deserves to be acclaimed. Stay tuned for a awesome announcement of gaming epicness! Video Games Wed, 23 Feb 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No In this episode we discuss which overall genre is more appealing, fantasy or reality. Fantasy gives you the ability to see things that could possibly never happen. On the other hand, reality based stories (including predictive storylines) are easier to relate to because of their grasp on the current reality. What do you think is better? Vote now! Also, Ryan does his second place rant about how Angry Birds deserves to be acclaimed. Stay tuned for a awesome announcement of gaming epicness! In this episode we discuss which overall genre is more appealing, fantasy or reality. Fantasy gives you the ability to see things that could possibly never happen. On the other hand, reality based stories (including predictive storylines) are easier to relate to because of their grasp on the current reality. What do you think is better? Vote now! Also, Ryan does his second place rant about how Angry Birds deserves to be acclaimed. Stay tuned for a awesome announcement of gaming epicness! 00:25:52 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn8/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn8/lvnep8.mp3 This ones a clasic as we take on an age old topic about which video game console is the most superior. Ryan takes the Nintendo DS, Chris Hageman takes the Nintendo 64, and Chris Lai takes the Playstation 2. This one is a must see. Video Games Fri, 18 Feb 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai Yes This ones a clasic as we take on an age old topic about which video game console is the most superior. Ryan takes the Nintendo DS, Chris Hageman takes the Nintendo 64, and Chris Lai takes the Playstation 2. This one is a must see. This ones a clasic as we take on an age old topic about which video game console is the most superior. Ryan takes the Nintendo DS, Chris Hageman takes the Nintendo 64, and Chris Lai takes the Playstation 2. This one is a must see. 00:55:41 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn7/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn7/lvnep7.mp3 In this episode we debate (more like argue at the top of our lungs) whether the iPhone/iPad platform is better or worse than the Google Android platform. Since the iPhone is being released on the Verizon network, it quentched a lot of debate about the ATT network limiting the iPhone. Take a look at this YouTube video before you listen to understand our inside joke (first couple minutes is fine). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg Also, Chirs finally won a poll! He rants on how the Super Bowl should be about football and not whether the Black Eyed Peas use autotune too much. Video Games Wed, 10 Feb 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No In this episode we debate (more like argue at the top of our lungs) whether the iPhone/iPad platform is better or worse than the Google Android platform. Since the iPhone is being released on the Verizon network, it quentched a lot of debate about the ATT network limiting the iPhone. Take a look at this YouTube video before you listen to understand our inside joke (first couple minutes is fine). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg Also, Chirs finally won a poll! He rants on how the Super Bowl should be about football and not whether the Black Eyed Peas use autotune too much. In this episode we debate (more like argue at the top of our lungs) whether the iPhone/iPad platform is better or worse than the Google Android platform. Since the iPhone is being released on the Verizon network, it quentched a lot of debate about the ATT network limiting the iPhone. Take a look at this YouTube video before you listen to understand our inside joke (first couple minutes is fine). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FL7yD-0pqZg Also, Chirs finally won a poll! He rants on how the Super Bowl should be about football and not whether the Black Eyed Peas use autotune too much. 00:24:53 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn1/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn1/L33t v Noob Episode 1 Part 1 Creativity in gaming.mp3 We start off our podcast with not one but two arguements about video game demographics and game rating scales, all thanks to spike tv and its video game award ceremonies that have happened recently. Do game developers focus to much on only one group of people or is gaming fine as it is? Do current day rating scales make sense, or have they gotten out of hand? Video Games Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No We start off our podcast with not one but two arguements about video game demographics and game rating scales, all thanks to spike tv and its video game award ceremonies that have happened recently. Do game developers focus to much on only one group of people or is gaming fine as it is? Do current day rating scales make sense, or have they gotten out of hand? We start off our podcast with not one but two arguements about video game demographics and game rating scales, all thanks to spike tv and its video game award ceremonies that have happened recently. Do game developers focus to much on only one group of people or is gaming fine as it is? Do current day rating scales make sense, or have they gotten out of hand? 00:27:43 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn1/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn1/L33t v Noob Episode 1 Part 2 How to rate games.mp3 Part 2 of our inaugural episode. Video Games Sun, 2 Jan 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No Part 2 of our inaugural episode. Part 2 of our inaugural episode. 00:22:38 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn2/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn2/Leet vs Noob Episode 2 Esport Validity.mp3 So there is gaining popularity within the deep gaming community of Esports. Basically, Esports is televising and watching pro gamers play their game. The biggest Esport game in the world is Blizzard's Star Craft, but it's popularity is mainly in South Korea where foreigners rarely see the finals. Will Esports ever gain enough popularity to make it main stream in the US? What are the things are keeping Esports from crossing the Pacific and will it ever get here? Also, Ryan does the first soap box for defeating Chris in Episode 1 Part 2. Video Games Sun, 9 Jan 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No So there is gaining popularity within the deep gaming community of Esports. Basically, Esports is televising and watching pro gamers play their game. The biggest Esport game in the world is Blizzard's Star Craft, but it's popularity is mainly in South Korea where foreigners rarely see the finals. Will Esports ever gain enough popularity to make it main stream in the US? What are the things are keeping Esports from crossing the Pacific and will it ever get here? Also, Ryan does the first soap box for defeating Chris in Episode 1 Part 2. So there is gaining popularity within the deep gaming community of Esports. Basically, Esports is televising and watching pro gamers play their game. The biggest Esport game in the world is Blizzard's Star Craft, but it's popularity is mainly in South Korea where foreigners rarely see the finals. Will Esports ever gain enough popularity to make it main stream in the US? What are the things are keeping Esports from crossing the Pacific and will it ever get here? Also, Ryan does the first soap box for defeating Chris in Episode 1 Part 2. 00:26:04 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn3/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn3/Leet vs Noob Episode 3 Sequels in Movies and Games.mp3 In this episode we discuss the primary use of sequels in movies and video games. Are sequels primarily used to expand story lines and character development beyond the normal time slot? Or are they used to exploit already popular concepts in the name of higher revenues? Also, Ryan does his second soap box increasing his winning streak to two. We also have a special guest all the way from Grand Rapids, Michigan Christopher Hageman. The two Chris's team up against Ryan during the discussion to try and stop his winning streak. Video Games Fri, 14 Jan 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No In this episode we discuss the primary use of sequels in movies and video games. Are sequels primarily used to expand story lines and character development beyond the normal time slot? Or are they used to exploit already popular concepts in the name of higher revenues? Also, Ryan does his second soap box increasing his winning streak to two. We also have a special guest all the way from Grand Rapids, Michigan Christopher Hageman. The two Chris's team up against Ryan during the discussion to try and stop his winning streak. In this episode we discuss the primary use of sequels in movies and video games. Are sequels primarily used to expand story lines and character development beyond the normal time slot? Or are they used to exploit already popular concepts in the name of higher revenues? Also, Ryan does his second soap box increasing his winning streak to two. We also have a special guest all the way from Grand Rapids, Michigan Christopher Hageman. The two Chris's team up against Ryan during the discussion to try and stop his winning streak. 00:32:53 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn4/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn4/Leet vs Noob Episode 4 DLC Conspriacy Theory Fact or Fiction.mp3 Downloadable Content (DLC) is content created for games that is released separatly from the main game's release. Games like Borderlands and Assasin's Creed utilized DLC in order to continue the main story by addining additional levels and maps. However, DLC has also been used to charge consumers a fee to access game modes like multiplayer which was already present on the current software they purchased. Should DLC be implemented further or is it hurting the consumer in the long run? We discuss this issue and let you decide on our polls. Video Games Tues, 18 Jan 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No Downloadable Content (DLC) is content created for games that is released separatly from the main game's release. Games like Borderlands and Assasin's Creed utilized DLC in order to continue the main story by addining additional levels and maps. However, DLC has also been used to charge consumers a fee to access game modes like multiplayer which was already present on the current software they purchased. Should DLC be implemented further or is it hurting the consumer in the long run? We discuss this issue and let you decide on our polls. Downloadable Content (DLC) is content created for games that is released separatly from the main game's release. Games like Borderlands and Assasin's Creed utilized DLC in order to continue the main story by addining additional levels and maps. However, DLC has also been used to charge consumers a fee to access game modes like multiplayer which was already present on the current software they purchased. Should DLC be implemented further or is it hurting the consumer in the long run? We discuss this issue and let you decide on our polls. 00:31:27 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn5/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn5/Leet vs Noob Episode 5 Gimmick Today Great Tomorrow.mp3 In this jam packed episode we clump two of the latest trends together, 3D television and motion control gaming. With the recent price and launch anouncment about the 3DS, a 3D gaming device, we determine whether these trends will continue to develop or whether it's simply another fad like BetaMax or HD-DVD. Also, Ryan wins 3 out of 4 episodes! It seems like he's on a hot streak with picking the right side on debates and such. Video Games Mon, 31 Jan 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai No In this jam packed episode we clump two of the latest trends together, 3D television and motion control gaming. With the recent price and launch anouncment about the 3DS, a 3D gaming device, we determine whether these trends will continue to develop or whether it's simply another fad like BetaMax or HD-DVD. Also, Ryan wins 3 out of 4 episodes! It seems like he's on a hot streak with picking the right side on debates and such. In this jam packed episode we clump two of the latest trends together, 3D television and motion control gaming. With the recent price and launch anouncment about the 3DS, a 3D gaming device, we determine whether these trends will continue to develop or whether it's simply another fad like BetaMax or HD-DVD. Also, Ryan wins 3 out of 4 episodes! It seems like he's on a hot streak with picking the right side on debates and such. 00:50:49 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn6/ http://ryanvest.com/podcast/lvn6/Leet vs Noob Episode 6 Lightning Round.mp3 We mix things up a bit this time and take on 5 topics all at once. Everything from the Colbert Report to Sony's new NGP is not safe this time. Who will come out on top in this nerdy battle royal? Video Games Tue, 1 Feb 2011 11:30:00 -0500 Ryan Vest and Chris Lai Yes We mix things up a bit this time and take on 5 topics all at once. Everything from the Colbert Report to Sony's new NGP is not safe this time. Who will come out on top in this nerdy battle royal? We mix things up a bit this time and take on 5 topics all at once. Everything from the Colbert Report to Sony's new NGP is not safe this time. Who will come out on top in this nerdy battle royal? 00:43:17 video games, movies, debate, geek, nerd, poll