HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEOFF!!!

Today, twenty years ago, a creature named Geoff was born to this world. Geoff over the years has grown to love classic games from Nintendo and Sega, preferably Sonic mostly. Geoff has also grown to love a wide variety of Anime and Manga from all sorts of media. He soon became friends with Shrew, then later on Tom and Bergy. He is the founder and leader of GeekBeerz and he also edits our episodes. His favorite drink is Bawls root beer and he is currently a Brony, yes Geoff is a fricken Brony but we still love em (however he's wasting money on Pony figures when he should be buying games! lol).

Happy Birthday Geoff! And we hope you have an amazing day!

Doom BFG edition: the Lost Missions trailer

Doom BFG Edition will come out in Fall, but already they are teasing us with a Lost missions teaser trailer that shows somewhat of what to expect.

BFG edition will include all the content featured in the original Doom 3 and Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil, as well as complete versions of Doom and Doom II. The game's visuals have been remastered for current-gen systems and PC and are also viewable in 3D.

Here is the trailer for the lost Missions:


Game will come out for PS3, 360, and PC in Fall...

Is anyone excited about this new edition of Doom?

Ask us Anything... Again! + changes

I hope you all enjoyed Episode 10, sure we were unable to keep it short and our first attempt at recording with new headsets was a wee bit sketchy, but we're doing our best to continuously improve day by day.

We actually enjoyed answering your questions so much that we're giving everyone more chances at asking us about anything, and we mean anything (as long as it isn't too stupid or insulting). But we're not going to keep making "ask us anything" posts in order to do that, we have another way that is easy for everyone.

Write a question on any post at any time, or even email or whatever. And whenever you do, if good enough, we will reply with the word "TAG". when your question is "tagged", it will be answered in any of the upcoming episodes on our Podcast. One Anonymous asked a very good question about Taylor's back problem, and we'll be more than ready to answer it on episode 11.

We apologize for the episode not coming AS early as we previously thought. Everyone has to understand that we do our episodes quite early, but take all the necessary time needed to edit out poor quality and to add music and stuff. This last episode had to be edited by two of us due to Taylor using a very different mic.

Anyways, here's all the changes we are hoping to make in the coming episodes:

- make them shorter, not too short but at least under the two hour mark... at least under that. We tried with episode 10 but it didn't work. But we'll keep progressing...

- Did anyone notice on the Episode 10 post that Geoff wrote when certain sequences happened at certain times? That's to help you guys know when what topic is brought up. Maybe you guys only wanted to listen to our question/answer topic, or perhaps certain game reviews or even gaming news. In the end, Geoff will gladly let everyone know when things happen at what time in each episode...

- As mentioned before, we'll be adding small talks soon...

- We'll answer questions when questions are asked, we're not sure how many questions you all still have but we'll keep this as a constant thing on our podcast as long as we get questions...

- We'll allow you guys to suggest certain songs or scores from any of your favorite games, and we'll be sure to try and put them in our podcasts during our breaks...

- We just used our new X12 headsets for the very first time on our podcasts, and now that Taylor finally got his P11, we'll improve on sound quality in no time...

Again, thanks for all the questions last episode. It was really quite fun to do. Episode 11 is just around the corner...

[P.S. Thank you Glyde, Miranda, Shade, Blitz, Lightning GxZ, Cyblade, and Kylar for all the good questions. And Thanks Anonymous people who we wish to know the names of XD]

Special GeekBeerz opportunity: Ask us Anything!

On this particular Post, Geoff thought it would be a good idea to do something new to our next episode. Please give us questions!

You can ask us anything as long as it isn't too stupid or too personal. It can be about the past, present, future of GeekBeerz, it can be a question about one of the four of us, heck it can be about our favorite color... we don't really care!

Once questions are published in the comments, we will answer all of them in our next upcoming Podcast episode 10. You have until the 24th...

Please take the opportunity to ask whatever, we might not be doing something like this later on in future episodes...

Bergy's epic search for the remaining four Arkham City Secrets- PART 2

Bergy's epic search continues.

So far nothing really noticeable or unseen from when he played the game before. He thought he found something that was a clue to the next Arkham game, but it ended up being nothing more than a blue print for Wonder city (which of course, is in the game and not a real deal of a secret) so far Bergy has found nothing whatsoever...

And thus the search continues...

Aliens: Colonial Marines collectors edition officially confirmed!!!

Despite the games new release for February, you'll be happy to know that there will indeed be a collectors edition, and it will be available for pre-order very soon!

The collectors edition includes a large figurine of a Powerloader fighting a Xenomorph alien (whether it's playable or just a statue is unknown for now). It also allows you to play four movie characters, and you'll be able to use Ripley's Flamethrower weapon (both the flamethrower and 4 movie characters are also pre-order bonuses for the normal copy at Gamestop). And a new mystery level will be available, and of course new downable content crap such as new weapons and grenades, and also a USCM-Dossier. All of this comes in a limited edition Xenomorph Hive box, truly an epic collectors edition for any Alien fan.

Remember, the game is now scheduled to be released in February for PS3, 360, and Wii U...

Bergy's epic search for the remaining four Arkham City Secrets- PART 1

Geekbeerz member Taylor Bergstrom (check his bio for more info) has decided to go out and desperately search for the remaining four to three easter eggs that Batman: Arkham City has yet to offer. His quest begun nearly five days ago.

If anyone has any idea of where to look or has a hint, or possibly have already found them, please let us, and Bergy, know ASAP.

New trailer for Harley Quinn's Revenge DLC

Check out screenshots for the new Unreal Engine 4

It seems like everything uses Unreal Engine 3 now, which of course is true. But the world is changing, things eventually get replaced and newer and potentially better replacements emerge. The next step, being Unreal Engine 4, is expected to fully unveil at E3 but we got screenshots to examine, check em out:

Halo 4 gets its cover art, good job Microsoft!

Fans and gamers were given a chance to piece together a puzzle to reveal this art, for promotional reasons. It has also been confirmed that this will actually be the cover art for the actual game itself! Wow dang! Typically Xbox gets a bad rep for making bland or poor covers for their games (just look at Halo 3 for example) but this is without a doubt the most amazing cover art that has ever been done for an Xbox game, good job Microsoft.

Here is the cover art, the game will be released for the 360 on November 6th ...

the Major Fall Cataclysm of Games

Here is a list of all the games you should be aware of coming out this Fall, whether it be Major releases or popular ones:

AUGUST:

 Darksiders II
release date: 8 / 2012
sequel to: Darksiders (2009)
synopsis: play as War's brother Death as you uncover more secrets of the council and battle off more Demons and Angels.
Why you should get it: Long and entertaining campaign, Zelda and Shadow of the Colossus style gameplay, unlimited side missions and dungeons quests, great selection of combo moves and goodies...

  Transformers: Fall of Cybertron
release date: 8 / 28 / 2012
sequel to: Transformers: War for Cybertron (2010)
synopsis: the planet is dying and survivors must be saved at all cost. Help out the Autobots as they fend off the Decepticons and free the ARK ship. Also, uncover the origin stories of the Dinobots.
Why you should get it: better story driven campaign, ultimate character creator, insanely fun online multiplayer, a huge variety of characters and weapons and special moves...

Dark Souls PC
release date: 8 / 24 / 2012
sequel to: Demon's Souls (2009)
synopsis: the long awaited and highly demanded PC version of the hardest game ever made is finally getting released.
Why you should play it: a real challenge, the PC version has lots of bonus and exclusive stuff, a nice big character class selection, a game as good as Elder scrolls games...

 other August releases:
- Sleeping Dogs - 8 / 17 / 2012
- Madden NFL 13 - 8 / 28 / 2012


SEPTEMBER:

   Aliens: Colonial Marines
release date: 9 / 2012
synopsis: the story sets up as a true sequel that takes place between Ridley Scott's "Alien" and James Cameron's "Aliens".
Why you should play it: a fun Horror survival game, a true to heart sequel game made by true to heart Alien fans, an Army based game that manages to not feel like another Call of Duty, drop in and drop out co-op...

  Ratchet and Clank HD collection
release date: 9 / 2012
synopsis: replay three classics from the infamous Ratchet and Clank franchise are remastered and rereleased in glorious HD for the new generation of gamers.
Why you should play it: three wonderful classic games on one disc for a decent price, a good action adventure game...

  Pokemon Black 2 / White 2
release date: Fall 2012 (potentially September)
synopsis: sequels to the first 5th generation games continue the tale of the unova region and further explains the mystery behind the legendary Kyurem.
Why you should play it: First actual sequels to Pokemon games in the main game line, still fun and generous RPG style handheld games...

other September releases:
- Far Cry 3 - 9 / 4 / 2012
- Borderlands 2 - 9 / 18 / 2012


 OCTOBER:

   Resident Evil 6
release date: 10 / 2 / 2012
sequel to: Resident Evil 5 (2008)
synopsis: continue from the last five RE games for more survival horror.
Why you should play it: Resident Evil is a fun and exciting series, nuff said...

  Dishonored
release date: 10 / 9 / 2012
synopsis : While the game is quite secretive, we know it starts out with a man accused for something and him apparently becoming some kind of assassin in a futuristic steampunk'd world..
Why you should play it: Bethesda!!!, it promises to be fun and to fully expound on its gimmicky specialties, imagine if singularity, bioshock, and wolfenstein became one big game...

 Assassin's Creed III
release date: 10 / 30 / 2012
sequel to: Assassin's Creed II (2009) and Assassin's Creed Revelations (2011)
synopsis: play as a new Assassin named Connor in an American Revolution setting.
Why you should play it: a highly anticipated sequel, a new assassin, not Ezio, a new location where you can finally climb trees and mountain ridges, cool weapon selections...


other October games coming out:
- Medal of Honor: Warfighter - 10 / 23 / 2012 

Soul Sacrifice gets a new teaser, looks more and more like a Dark Souls/Demon's Souls game

A new teaser showing tidbits of gameplay has surfaced, and it Definitely looks strangely familiar.

Sony could be launching a third soul entry in the franchise, still it is unclear if this is a game in the same series, what we do know is that it'll be a PS Vita exclusive. Check out the video below:

PS Vita goes white, Crystal white to be exact

The Vita had a really bad start with sales, even worse than the 3DS, but now sales are just barely starting to increase. But it turns out that Sony is going white... Crystal white.

Check out the next Crystal White Playstation Vita, it is coming out in Japan on June 28th for a reasonable price. There's still no word on whether this will go stateside, but the system is still region free and people will more than likely demand it, plus this would be a great way to further campaign the new-gen system along with what the 3DS is doing.

Would you like a white colored Vita? Or is the original black good enough?

RUMOR: could Dead Space 3 be revealed at E3 this year?

EA has responded to Gameinformer and said said many big game announcements will be revealed such as Madden NFL, FIFA, Sim City, Medal of Honor, Need for Speed, and Deadspace for this years E3 press conference. Now, we're unclear if this will actually be Dead Space 3 or some other Extraction game. But a logo teaser was seen at Visceral's studio, and rumors have reported that the game would primarily take place on an ice planet (which now could've been a hint for Lost Planet 3). Either way, a new Dead Space game should be coming out before EA's deadline of March 2013, after that any Dead Space game would probably be helped by some other company.

Will this next Dead Space be the highly anticipated third game?

an Xbox 360 Subscription console for $99 is confirmed

An Xbox 360 for $99, via Subscription-based, has been officially confirmed. It is a 4GB console that comes with Kinect and also requires that you get a two year Xbox LIVE gold contract of $14.99 a month. More can be learned by This Coupon which is required when you go to buy it, in order to redeem the deal.

Could this be a hint at lesser priced consoles for the future? Or is that just an unlikely dream?

Call of Duty: Black Ops 2 major world premiere today... Oh... My ... Crap!

Yes the rumors were true as the earth does spin, Call of Duty's next game is in fact Black Ops 2. But Treyarch's next game is a bit different from the first one that took place in the 1960's cold war, because this sequel takes place in 2025.

Yep, 2025, a huge leap for both Treyarch and Activision. While the game is obviously not a direct sequel, character Frank Woods from the first game does return as a really old war veteran. He actually narrates the video below. Apparently machine turns against man in this one, an overused plot, but still that a minor reveal from very small info.

Here is the vid:

So do you think this will truly be the uprising that Activision needs to bring something new other then the copy/paste stuff from the last four years? Or will this just be another clone? Also, will there be freaking Zombies in this one? Please let there be at least Zombies...

Playstation All-stars Battle Royale announced / Tom West impressed

That's right, and oh jeez. Playstation is making a game that is extremely similar to "Super Smash Bros." games, the difference? It is different!

This game has huge similarities with Nintendo's title, having all company-based characters beating the crap out of each other on a big open level that's unique and whatnot. But there are indeed striking differences, for example: pretty much all of Nintendo characters are E rated fighters at best, Sony however has multiple characters from all types of ratings (Kratos=M, Sackboy=E, Sly Cooper=T, etc.). Another difference is that this game, as far as we know, actually uses life bars instead of the hit point strategy in Smash Bros.. The background also constantly changes, now we aren't sure how this works exactly. The background can go from having Patapon's marching (like the picture above) to becoming a LittleBigPlanet forest world. It seems as though you can pick the actual level stage, like the one above being Hades underworld, and probably picking what backgrounds appear. Agian, nothing is for sure at this point.

Yeah it takes an idea from Nintendo, but all games basically take ideas from somewhere. And I am personally impressed with this game. I don't care if it's Nintendo, Playstation, or Xbox even, I just want to play my favorite characters and beat the crap out of others :D

Now here's a thought, will Xbox do something similar in the future?

So far the only characters revealed are Sweet Tooth, Fat Princess, Kratos, Helghan soldier, and Sly Cooper but many more will be revealed in the coming months. No release date for this game is confirmed?

What do you guys think? Is this a good idea to make a Playstation version of Smash Bros.? Or do you nitpick and believe that creativity is dead?

GBP Episode 5: Halloween Special

Geoff, Tom Shrew and Taylor go into Tom's scary basement with no one to protect them from the horrors that await there to bring you the very first special podcast!

Game Impressions:
Geoff: DJ Hero, Monster Hunter, Assassin's Creed series
Shrew: Dungeon Siege 3, Resonance of Fate, Assassin's Creed series
Tom: Batman: Arkham City, Assassin's Creed series
Taylor: Assassin's Creed ser- I BEAT ARKHAM ASYLUM!!!

Game News:
Xbox 720 rumored for 2013 release
New Yakuza game coming to the states titled, "Yakuza: Dead Souls"
New Japan only console

Songs used:
This is Halloween - Danny Elfman
Dead Man's Party - Oingo Boingo
Halloween Theme - John Carpenter

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