mass-effect

9 months - Star of Mass Effect, Jennifer Hale, breaks down her iconic characters from video games. From Shepard in Mass Effect to Naomi in Metal Gear Solid, Jennifer Hale has played many incredible video game roles. Jennifer Hale talks about her grunting performance as Samus in Metroid Prime, to her complicated casting as Bayonetta in Bayonetta 3. She also talks about her career first in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic as Bastila Shan and her complete confusion over Rosalind Lutece's lines in BioShock Infinite.Jernifer Hale breaks down all these roles for us and explains everything she loves about all the iconic characters she's played.00:00 - Intro00:37 - Naomi Hunter, Metal Gear Solid03:30 - Samus Aran, Metroid Prime 04:57 - Bastila Shan, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic06:21 - Shepard, Mass Effect Trilogy08:29 - Sarah Palmer, Halo 409:47 - Rosalind Lutece, BioShock Infinite11:39 - Ashe, Overwatch13:35 - Rivet, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart15:50 - Bayonetta, Bayonetta 317:16 - Lilith, Marvel's Midnight Suns19:00 - Outro

10 months, 1 week - From 1 vs. 100 to Halo 3, these are the 20 games that aren't necessarily the very best games on the Xbox 360 (though many of them are), but the ones that defined the second Xbox as we look back on 20 years of Microsoft's best-ever console. Written by Ryan McCaffrey.

1 year - A Game Scoop! fan writes in saying the original Gears of War was probably the last time he was surprised at how good a game can look and feel. He wants to know: "When was the last time the Goose Camp counselors were truly surprised at something a game could do or show you?"Let's discuss.This is a clip from the full episode of Game Scoop! 824, available wherever you get your podcasts.

1 year, 8 months - Happy New Year! We begin our first episode of 2025 by discussing some changes happening on the podcast before getting into what you really care about: Xbox games! We talk about what we played over the holidays and then talk about two sequels that are likely still pretty far away: The Elder Scrolls 6 and Mass Effect 5. When will we see TES6 next when it's already been over six years since its official announcement? And will the Paragon/Renegade system return for Mass Effect 5? Join us to discuss it all!

4 years, 4 months - We look back at the Fall of 2007 and discuss: was it the best 90 days of any console ever? From August 21-November 21, 2007 we got Halo 3, Mass Effect, BioShock, The Orange Box, Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare - all in a 90-day window. There were also a number of other really good games in that same window: Assassin's Creed 1, Project Gotham Racing 4, Blue Dragon, Eternal Sonata, and more! Join us as we look back on one of the greatest stretches in the history of gaming. Plus: spoiler-free Halo TV Series season 1 reactions. TIMECODES: 00:00:00 - Intro 00:04:21 - Halo TV Season 1 Impressions 00:12:39 - The Xbox 360's Greatest 3-Month Stretch 00:45:20 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt for Next Gen Coming Soon! 00:51:00 - Unlocked Block Trivia & Outro