KritzKast #164: Hey Arnold!
This week we have Arnold, the creator of Gullywash* - the most recent community map to be officially made part of the game. He’ll share with us details of his new masterpiece map, cp_croissant, plus how it’s become the center of attention on the competitive scene. *To thank him more than we can, Go ...
KritzKast #163: Community Hugs and Plugs
Valve may be on holiday, But that doesn’t stop us. It sure as hell doesn’t stop the community. So instead of talking about all the updates that happened this week, We’ve brought Comedian from Vanilatf2 along for the ride. Our first stop was talking about how Guild Wars 2 has ...
KritzKast #162: STAR saws
When we get guests on the show it’s a real gamble. Sometimes they are quiet as a mouse, other times we can’t shut them up. This time we had on STAR, the guy from YouTube, and the gamble paid off. He’s got just the right mix of sarcasm and wit ...
KritzKast #161: Let Me Show You My Strange Parts
Go on, Show us your Strange Parts. By that I of course mean the strange parts that you can now add onto your Strange weapons. Such Strange weapons as the Sapper and Construction PDA. Yep, they both have strange version now available in creates. But to implement it, Valve added ...
Episode 011: …and you thought the LAST episode was late…
Not gonna sugar-coat this one – we’re late. Very, very late. So late, that the game this podcast is about released while we were away. This is mostly due to Chronos being both hideously unlucky, and an idiot. Well, no matter – we’re starting this train again. On this episode, ...
KritzKast #164: Hey Arnold!
This week we have Arnold, the creator of Gullywash* - the most recent community map to be officially made part of the game. He’ll share with us details of his new masterpiece map, cp_croissant, plus how it’s become the center of attent... Apr 17th, 2012
KritzKast #163: Community Hugs and Plugs
Valve may be on holiday, But that doesn’t stop us. It sure as hell doesn’t stop the community. So instead of talking about all the updates that happened this week, We’ve brought Comedian from Vanilatf2 along for the ride. Our first ... Apr 11th, 2012
KritzKast #162: STAR saws
When we get guests on the show it’s a real gamble. Sometimes they are quiet as a mouse, other times we can’t shut them up. This time we had on STAR, the guy from YouTube, and the gamble paid off. He’s got just the right mix o... Apr 06th, 2012
[R]EST Test: Flingtro
An interesting time warp happened last week, in case anyone IS actually reading these reviews. Even if you aren’t, which is kind of impossible, considering you are at least glancing at these words right now, it’s fun writing these things and I’m happy to bring my experiences from every wing of Aperture into light. But, [...]
Apr 1st [REDACTED]
KritzKast #161: Let Me Show You My Strange Parts
Go on, Show us your Strange Parts. By that I of course mean the strange parts that you can now add onto your Strange weapons. Such Strange weapons as the Sapper and Construction PDA. Yep, they both have strange version now available in creates. But t... Mar 29th, 2012
Episode 011: …and you thought the LAST episode was late…
Not gonna sugar-coat this one – we’re late. Very, very late. So late, that the game this podcast is about released while we were away. This is mostly due to Chronos being both hideously unlucky, and an idiot. Well, no matter ̵...
ASEMBLE #10: (Almost) Without Portals
After barricading ourselves in our recording studio while trying to avoid the mob of pony fans (A.K.A.bronies), we came across another set of mysterious documents. To our horror, they told of one of Aperture’s past plans to improve business. The fi... Mar 28th, 2012
Are online retailers only cheap because they have to?
Before I explain the title of this post, I think I need to give a little bit of background information for those outside of the UK. Our 2 biggest high street retailers of video games are stores called simply “Game” [...]
Mar 26th Tempest
KritzKast #160: Hacking for hats and long quickies
The TF2 Mix-up website was launched this week. Featuring Robin walker, Notch, Freddie Wong, Nathan Purkeypile (Bethesda), Yogscast, Brian Brushwood, Veronica Belmont, CaptainSparklez and so many others. There are more of our gaming heroes on the matc... Mar 22nd, 2012
WIP #016: VanillaTV – SNSD Companion CUBE
VanillaTV has many stars. The Team Fortress 2 shoutcasting site seems to collect tallent in much the same way Valve Software do. Not only has CUBE been able to find his own place but he’s rapidly reshaping their YouTube to page. CUBE was with t... Mar 19th, 2012