Disney Epic Mickey Interview with Warren Spector: “We Wanted to Make Mickey an Iconic Hero, Like Mario”

With only a few weeks to go till the highly anticipated release of Disney Epic Mickey, we got a chance to sit in on a developer call with Warren Spector. Warren is the General Manager and Creative Director of Disney Interactive Studios' Junction Point. He is responsible for such titles as Wing Commander, Thief and Deus Ex. So how did he go from those games to a Disney game? Check out the interview to find that out along with some exclusive information about the upcoming title.

Kill Kast 15: Is This the Evolution of Game Reviews?

The Kill Kast is back again with Episode 15 where Rebecca, Dana, and Eric get together to discuss some new ways critics are reviewing games and much more. We chat about some games we’ve been playing, which includes Burn Zombie Burn!, Scott Pilgrim, Sam and Max, Dragon Age Awakenings and Mafia 2. We also spend a good amount of time talking about Final Fantasy 14 and its flaws along with other MMO’s. Finally we get into our main topic where we discuss the new ways in which critics are presenting reviews, for example displaying the hours played, achievements earned etc.

Kill Kast 14: Gaming Merch and Our Fav Soundtracks

The Kill Kast is back again and we hope to start a new streak of consecutive podcasts. In Episode 14 Stephanie, Eric and Rebecca get together to talk about what they’ve been playing which includes Dragon Quest IX, StarCraft 2 and Mafia II. We go through some recent news such as Mass Effect hitting the PS3, the Windows Phone 7 and the Sony PSP phone. For our topic(s) this week we discuss last week’s Community Voice and what you all said along with our recent Staff Picks and why we love those soundtracks. We also talk about Dragon Age a whole lot, mainly why Origins is so awesome and why Dragon Age 2 has us worried. It happens. I think it's high time we just start a separate Dragon Age podcast...

Mafia II Developer Interview with Jack Scalici

Spawn Kill was able to sit in on a Mafia II developer conference call today with Jack Scalici, Director of Creative Production. He was responsible for creating the authentic setting in Mafia II; making sure the environment fits the era along with finding the the 122 tracks that are included in the game. In the call Jack talks about the struggles of creating a new engine, how hard it was to narrow down which songs will be included in the game (from the thousands he listened to), what went into creating the authentic 50’s mafia world and what the future of the franchise is, which could include the Russian or Japanese mob. We conveniently recorded the call for you so you can listen to it here or head over to iTunes and download it there. Enjoy!

Kill Kast 13: Jailbreaking is Legal, What That Means for Gaming

After a bit of a technical issue Spawn Kill’s Kill Kast is back with episode 13! In this episode we talk about recent news, what we’ve been playing (Critter Crunch!), we laugh about a study that says kids who play games can turn into drug addicts later in life, and we discuss our topic of the podcast which is the recent copyright ruling that essentially said jailbreaking an iPhone to create homebrew apps is legal and what that means for gaming.

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Kill Kast 12: Portable Gaming

The Kill Kast is back again and this time they are talking portable gaming. Stephanie, Rebecca and Eric get together to talk about what they’ve been playing which includes Persona 3, Limbo, Borderlands and Hulu Plus on the PS3. As always we chat about some recent news and we go into our topic of the podcast which is portable gaming; what we like about it, what we hate about it, why we play portable games or why we don’t, and what we hope to see in future. More importantly we talk about our upcoming Halo: Reach contest which no one will want to miss out on. So check it out, find out what our big contest is and enjoy the podcast. Thanks for listening!

Kill Kast 11: It Was the Best of Times It Was the Blurst of Times

In this week’s episode of Spawn Kill’s official podcast, Eric, Rebecca, and Dana get together yet again to give you our opinion about some recent news which includes the new Xbox Kinect Bundle, the gameplay videos for DarkSpore and Dead Space Ignition, Netflix heading to Canada and THQ’s recent announcement of a Red Faction television show set to air on SyFy. We also talk a bit about this week’s Community Voice and what we think about the upcoming technology in the gaming industry. Basically we explain why we want the 3DS and why the Kinect look so terrible. Finally we discuss the adaptation of literature in video games and how we feel about companies who loosely base their games off of books or those companies who follow the books too closely. We hope you enjoy it, and thanks for listening!

Kill Kast 10: California’s Fight Against Violent Games

In this week’s episode of Spawn Kill’s official podcast, Eric, Rebecca, and Dana get together to discuss some recent news which includes Hulu Plus, PSN+, and the California Video Game Law that is headed to the U.S. Supreme Court. We let you in on how we feel about California’s Law which is intended to prevent minor’s from purchasing M-rated games, an issue that is sure to spark conversation. We also spend a bit of time discussing some of the games we’ve been playing which includes APB, Toy Story 3, and Rebecca’s ever-growing list of games. Be sure to let us know what you guys think about the new music and our opinions on the California Bill. We hope you enjoy it, and thanks for listening!

Kill Kast 09: E3 Hopes, Dreams, Wishes, Predictions

Hook up with the latest episode of Spawn Kill's official podcast the Kill Kast! In the latest episode we pre-game next week's E3 show with our hopes, dreams, wishes, predictions -- but mostly us just being all jazzed up in anticipation for the goods to be shown during E3 2010! Stephanie, Eric, Dave and K-Tuck join up for episode 9 of the Kill Kast. I hope you enjoy and thank you for listening! We'd love to know what you all are hoping to see during E3 (<em>Mass Effect 3</em> teaser trailer? New Zelda?) or hoping to tune out (Vitality sensor? Motion controls?). Stephanie, Eric and Dave will be at the show next week so stay tuned for a deluge of previews and details on everything we can!

The Away Team 04: The FootballCast

The Spawn Kill sports team is back for yet another episode of The Away Team. As always Gabe (Lethalwraith) and I (Eric) will be discussing the games we've been playing which includes Halo Reach, ModNation Racers for the PSP, God of War 3 and some Lucha Libre. We then tell you everything we know about Madden 11 and prepare the New Orleans fans for a rough year. Finally for our main topic we discuss sports games that don’t have an official license.