Episode 98: Gaming on Fumes

Short and full of obnoxious noises, Episode 98 is the Wario of Disembodied Voices. As usual, the DV Cast haven't been playing any video games, but they talk about lots of things anyway. For example, Stephen raises a concern that rankles his soul, claiming that Bryan isn't homogenous enough and would he please stop making up opinions of his own? This doesn't work very well as Bryan immediately swivels in the direction of StarCraft II where he greets his dark master Cameron who has corrupted the younger brother's soul with his malicious ways. They're all pals in the end, of course, agreeing with one another that iOS 7 is rad and Death Note is rad also, so don't worry about those guys. As for you, it is recommended that you join the good times and listen in! Opening song: Electrolytic Man, originally from Mega Man and ReMixed by MaJIN_SaN, ambient, and tomatsu.

Ending song: Time Traveler's Delight, originally from Sonic CD and ReMixed by rothaDom, C7, DiGi Valentine, OverClocked Assembled, Sir Jordanius, SuperiorX, The Auracle, begoma, and metaphist.

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Episode 97: Well, Butter My Garlic Bread

If Disembodied Voices had an official food pyramid but the food was video games, it would involve the four portions of relevant genres: Visual novels, Blizzard games, MMOs, and Blizzard games that are also MMOs. Zachary is neck-deep in crazy stories that each have higher word counts than a script to the Metal Gear Solid series, which he attempts to explain without confusing the hats off of everyone. It's StarCraft II all night for Bryan and Cameron as they strive for silver status, but Stephen is with becoming the very best (the best there ever was) pet battler in World of Warcraft. Perhaps the most interesting aspect of this particular episode was the lengthy discussion on butter and its proper usage. Oh, and there was also Grand Theft Auto V. Opening song: Electrolytic Man, originally from Mega Man and ReMixed by MaJIN_SaN, ambient, and tomatsu.

Ending song: G.E.R.U.D.O., originally from The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time and remixed by Tepid.

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Episode 96: A Return to Contention Again

If you're an ardent anti-Stephen activist, this episode will be one heck of a roller coaster. Things start off with some etymological discourse (a par for the course opening) before leaping head first into Rayman Legends, a game which everyone seems to agree is, to borrow a rustic form of old English dialog, the bomb. The aforementioned Stephen isn't there to join in on the camaraderie, however, until returning from his volcano spelunking and/or xenophobe convention trip when the "Cameron is thinking about pirating something" sirens go off again. This is timed perfectly with Zachary's announcement that Puppeteer is so, so wonderful and probably better than both Gunstringer and Puppet Ganon. It's not long before Stephen and Bryan want to have detailed discussions about World of Warcraft locales, which sparks a noisy argument from certain parties who will remain nameless named Cameron. Lastly, there's a new segment that probably won't return: PC TALK. For all your graphics processing unit needs, skip to the end of this episode. Opening song: Electrolytic Man, originally from Mega Man and ReMixed by MaJIN_SaN, ambient, and tomatsu.

Ending song: Hyrule Wimbledon, originally from The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker and remixed by ktriton.

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Smell that? Windy change is in the air...

Hello there, listener! We, meaning the entirety of the DV Cast, did our very first live streamed podcast on Twitch.tv just a few short hours ago! We gave away a Hearthstone beta key; laughter and fun filled the virtual air for nearly 20 minutes. We all thought it was a blast. So much so, that we're actually planning even more live streaming stuff! What sort of stuff? We're not telling yet! However, we can tell you where some new content is going to start to show up in the very near future.

First off, you can see the Hearthstone giveaway either on Youtube or on Twitch. 

The DV Cast's permanent Youtube channel is very simple: Youtube.com/thedvcast! Click subscribe on that channel to get all of our uploads!

Same with Twitch; just go to Twitch.tv/thedvcast and click on "Follow" so you can know exactly when we go live (It'll send you an email).

Of course, we will always announce things first, and most quickly on our Twitter page, which is simply Twitter.com/thedvcast.

And as always, our email is thedvcast(at)gmail.com. Send us whatever you'd like. Cake is preferable.

Keep your eyes peeled on all of these different sites, because things are a'changin' for the Disembodied Voices podcast. We hope to see you along for the ride!

Signing off,

Cameron

Episode 95: Home Is Where the Hearthstone Is

After years of pure selfishness and a little bit of malevolence thrown in for good measure, the DV Cast is finally giving something back. Specifically, a beta key for Hearthstone, Blizzard's new card-based battlefield of shiny spells and nifty numbers. With this edge-of-your-seat, seat-of-your-pants exciting contest as the centerpiece, you just might miss the fact that nobody has any idea what to talk about, so the rest is mostly haphazard chaos. At least Guild Wars 2 is still going strong, as is Cameron's determination to not spend real money on fake cats. Bryan doesn't have this problem, instead dedicating his cold, hardened heart to playing grueling StarCraft matches and not being emotionally manipulated by Season 2 of Sherlock. As for Stephen? He's pretending be a robot and an orc, but thankfully not at the same time. Yep, for sure, it's another episode of Disembodied Voices. Oh yeah, and about that Hearthstone key. Just use the contact form here to leave your five-word review (details in the episode, good sir/madame) and we'll get back to you! Also, important: follow the rules, man! Name the game you're reviewing, double check your word count, etc. You won't win if you don't submit the bestest of all.

UPDATE: The contest is over! Thanks so much for playing if you, indeed, did play!

Opening song: Electrolytic Man, originally from Mega Man and ReMixed by MaJIN_SaN, ambient, and tomatsu.

Ending song: Through the Castle, originally from Super Mario World and ReMixed by Rockos.

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Episode 94: A Return to Contention

This week on Disembodied Voices the topics revolve around sexism and its oft-crossed line between parody and immaturity, Kickstarter's long-term dependability with big-budget projects, and the social stigma of anime along with recommendations from a panel of diverse human beings. No, Stephen, Bryan, Cameron, and Zachary have no idea what happened either, but that's what this episode is about. It's also full of debate/arguments/contention, but does include a smattering of video games such as Tales of Xillia, Killer is Dead, Guild Wars 2, and Hero Academy. If you're up for a nontraditional bout of hearty discussion, this is the show for you! Opening song: Electrolytic Man, originally from Mega Man and ReMixed by MaJIN_SaN, ambient, and tomatsu.

Ending song: The 51st, originally from No More Heroes and ReMixed by Homeslice.

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