Chronic Reload Podcast: Tales from DayZ
Stephen poses with Chris' "Waterfire"
Hello? This thing on…? We’re back, after months of College and Employment Chris and Stephen are finally graduated and unemployed enough to start bashing out Podcasts again. Today we’re telling tales from our time playing DayZ, the hardcore zombie survival mod for ArmA II thats taken us all by surprise. To be honest I think you need some idea of what the game looks like before listening to us so have a look at this first:
Some links mentioned in this weeks episode:
- DayZ Homepage
- DayZ Install Tool
- Tweak guide for optimising Arma
- Installation guide by PC Gamer
- To play you need both Arma II and the expansion Operation Arrowhead. Both are available through Steam as one package
Also a correction: E3 has already started, there was a delay between us recording this and releasing it. We’ll have more than one E3 related Podcast coming soon.
The Chronic Reload Podcast is our podcast for Gaming News and Discussion. You can subscribe to the podcasts in iTunes here or through any RSS reader here. If you both listen to and enjoy the podcast and want to thanks us somehow, please give us a rating on iTunes!
Shameless Plugs
- Stephen’s Twitter
- Stephen’s Blog (mainly a photoblog)
- Chris’ Twitter
- Troubleflop (Chris’ weekly video series)
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Continue →Games of Christmas: Arkham City
Batman listens to our Podcast. Do you?
So we got behind on Podcasts for a bit there. Here’s our solution: Between now and Christmas we’ll be releasing several Podcasts each about one game released this Q4. Kicking off with Arkham City right here. Heber and Stephen discuss Arkham City and eventually Batman in general for well over an hour. This Podcast goes into heavy spoilers after about 15 minutes but well warn you. Also don’t forget to check out Heber’s weird Bad Photoshop blog thing, Stephen thinks the Harry Potter one is good. Follow Stephen and Heber on Twitter as well.
The Chronic Reload Podcast is our podcast for Irish Gaming News and is released every two weeks. In the weeks between these we talk about everything and anything in The Chronic Rant Podcast. Don’t forget you can subscribe to both podcasts in iTunes here.
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Continue →Players: Resident Evil
Wow. What a Mansion.
Hello there and welcome to the first episode of “Players,” a new Series of Podcasts / Radio Plays produced by Chronic Reload. In each episode trained and/or experienced Actors are given classic Video Game scripts and asked to perform them as sincerely as possible. We hope the results to be hilarious, nostalgic and sometimes both.
This episode features the opening Mansion Sceen from Capcom’s “Resident Evil” (or “Biohazard” if you’re Japanese) originally released on the Playstaion in 1996. The game famously featured some pretty horrendous dialogue which is on display here as Barry, Jill and Wesker enter The Mansion and encounter their first Zombie. This week Eddie Murphy joins us as Barry, Siobhan Bolton as Jill and Stephen Colfer as Wesker.
If you’ve some ability to wield your voice in front of a Microphone and would like to take part in a future episode or if there’s any scenes you would like to hear send us an e-mail. As with all our Podcasts we expect this series to evolved over time based on your feedback so tell us what you think in the comments below and by e-mail stephen@chronicreload.com
This weeks episode is available to listen to and download below. You can subscribe to Players in iTunes via “The Chronic Reload Podcast” where new episodes will automatically appear along with new episodes of our Gaming Podcast.
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Continue →The Chronic Reload Podcast: October 19th and Stuff
Worth every Penny.
Stephen, Chris and Heber talk news and games. How much crap will you take to play Arkham City? Where has Assasin’s Creed gone to and where was it going to? Did Hitman Absolution show us the wrong 15 minutes? And is Portal 2: Peer Review more difficult than Portal 2 or are we just getting more stupid? All this and more! Heber brought chocolate but Stephen bought a hat.. Don’t forget you can follow Stephen, Heber and Chris on Twitter.
The Chronic Reload Podcast is our podcast for Irish Gaming News and is released every two weeks. In the weeks between these we talk about everything and anything in The Chronic Rant Podcast. Don’t forget you can subscribe to both podcasts in iTunes here.
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Continue →Chronic Rant Podcast: Technical Difficulties
Now we Know
Hey everyone. So this week’s podcast is a little broken, Basically Chris’ audio goes out of sync and doubles up every now and then for preventable reasons in hindsight. The best version I could mix is here but it’s far from perfect. Should you choose to listen you’ll hear myself, Chris and Heber rant about Table Quizes, Internet Nobodies and Satellites. You can follow Stephen, Heber and Chris on Twitter.
The Chronic Rant Podcast is our podcast for just about anything in a geeky sort of way and is released every two weeks. In the weeks between these we talk about Video game news in The Chronic Reload Podcast. Don’t forget you can subscribe to both podcasts in iTunes here.
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Continue →Chronic Reload Podcast: Battlefield 3 Beta
Nope!
Stephen, Chris and Heber finally get back on track. The news is discussed followed by a major debate on what we love about the Battlefield 3 Beta and what we hope is fixed and changed between now and released. Also Heber finally makes it out of the Police Station in Deus Ex, there is much rejoicing. Don’t forget you can follow Stephen, Heber and finally Chris on Twitter.
The Chronic Reload Podcast is our podcast for Irish Gaming News and is released every two weeks. In the weeks between these we talk about everything and anything in The Chronic Rant Podcast. Don’t forget you can subscribe to both podcasts in iTunes here.
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Continue →Chronic Interview: Richard Lemarchand, Co-Lead Game Designer for Uncharted 3
Sand Physics are the New Snow Physics
In a special Chronic Interview Stephen talks to Naughty Dog’s Richard Lemarchand on the soon to be released Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception. Richard delightfully talks about everything from story telling techniques to train and boat physics. He is a lovely, lovely man and anyone who cares about their games should listen to his thoughts on making a great one. Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception will be released in Ireland on November 2nd, as always exclusive to Playstation 3.
The Chronic Reload Podcast is our podcast for Irish Gaming News and is released every two weeks. In the weeks between these we talk about everything and anything in The Chronic Rant Podcast. Don’t forget you can subscribe to both podcasts in iTunes here.
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Continue →Chronic Reload Podcast s3e02: Hand me Mars.
Tesla awaits the Package.
One last rant before the new series begins next week. Stephen, Heber and Chris are together at last and go on a very non-focused Rant. This week it’s Video Game news, Touching the Lloyd, don’t remember Heber’s Dad’s birthday, Air Lingus and Aspect Rations, and the Speed of Light. You can follow Stephen on twitter under @stephenpip, Heber under @heberhanly and can’t follow Chris, stop asking.
The Chronic Rant Podcast is our podcast for just about anything in a geeky sort of way and is released every two weeks. In the weeks between these we talk about Video game news in The Chronic Reload Podcast. Don’t forget you can subscribe to both podcasts in iTunes here.
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Continue →Chronic Reload Podcast s3e01: Series 3…
Episode 14!
Series 3 is finally here. Stephen and Chris make a glorious return while Heber is out going to a thing. Games discussed this week include Skyrim, Dead Island, Minecraft 1.8, Red Orchestra 2, Crysis 2 and others. There’s also a bit where we nearly talk about the news but then Chris can’t because he has to go and I talk about deleting this bit of the recording. I just remembered I never cut but it’s 2:51am and I do not feel like going back in there. Goodnight friends… Goodnight.
Also! This week we’ve used a brand new method to record the Podcast. If you have any comments or advise on the audio quality please feel free to post a comment below.
The Chronic Reload Podcast is our podcast for Irish Gaming News and is released every two weeks. In the weeks between these we talk about everything and anything in The Chronic Rant Podcast. Don’t forget you can subscribe to both podcasts in iTunes here.
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Continue →Chronic Rant: And We Are Back.
Careful Now
One last rant before the new series begins next week. Stephen and Heber return from America with a new microphone and talk for a bit. You can follow Stephen on twitter under @stephenpip
The Chronic Rant Podcast is our podcast for just about anything in a geeky sort of way and is released every two weeks. In the weeks between these we talk about Video game news in The Chronic Reload Podcast. Don’t forget you can subscribe to both podcasts in iTunes here.
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