The Koalition » The Office http://www.thekoalition.com The HipHop and Gaming Authority Sun, 14 Mar 2010 23:31:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 The Office – Playstation Move A Wii Rip Off? http://www.thekoalition.com/the-office-playstation-move-a-wii-rip-off/ http://www.thekoalition.com/the-office-playstation-move-a-wii-rip-off/#comments Fri, 12 Mar 2010 22:48:59 +0000 Gary A Swaby http://www.thekoalition.com/?p=33108 In this edition of The Office, we discuss the Sony conference from GDC. We specifically speak on the “Playstation Move”, as Kool Kap goes off on Sony for their whole motion strategy. We spend the entire episode discussing innovation, and what the Playstation Move will mean for Sony’s future. The debate gets real heated, so don’t miss out on this classic episode.

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So what we would like to do now is ask you guys, which technology is the most marketable of the two? Remember we are not asking which one you think is better, we are asking which one is more likely to grab the casual market that the Nintendo Wii has managed to capture.

Let us know what you think by voting in the poll below after you finish listening to everyones points.

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]]> http://www.thekoalition.com/the-office-playstation-arc-vs-project-natal-which-is-more-marketable/feed/ 7 The Office – Why Final Fantasy XIII Western Review Scores Are So Low http://www.thekoalition.com/the-office-why-final-fantasy-xiii-western-review-scores-are-so-low/ http://www.thekoalition.com/the-office-why-final-fantasy-xiii-western-review-scores-are-so-low/#comments Tue, 16 Feb 2010 18:49:09 +0000 Gary A Swaby http://www.thekoalition.com/?p=30961 We are back once again with our spontaneous discussions and debates from the Koalition office. On this episode myself, Ruthlesskid and Big Shel discuss the recent western reviews for Final Fantasy XIII. The majority of people see these scores as way too low for this franchise, so we give our take on why this Final Fantasy XIII is not being received like its predecessors.

Share your thoughts, let us know your opinions on this issue.

Running time: 16 Minutes

]]> http://www.thekoalition.com/the-office-why-final-fantasy-xiii-western-review-scores-are-so-low/feed/ 11 The Office: Is Mass Effect 2 A System Seller? http://www.thekoalition.com/the-office-is-mass-effect-2-a-system-seller/ http://www.thekoalition.com/the-office-is-mass-effect-2-a-system-seller/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:37:51 +0000 Gary A Swaby http://www.thekoalition.com/?p=30602 Welcome to a special episode of The Office, on The Koalition. Once Major Nelson tweeted those NPD numbers on Twitter, it sparked an argument in our office. Which lead to this podcast.

Basically I (Gary A Swaby) said that the Xbox 360 was obviously going to outsell the PS3 in January, because Mass Effect 2 came out. But then Edward V interjected by saying that Mass Effect 2 is not a system seller, suggesting that 360 would have outsold PS3 without it.

Take a listen as we debate on the issue for 20 minutes, and then leave your own personal opinions on the issue either in the comments or in our forum. You can also check out the full NPD list right here.

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In the show we discuss our views on the 09 Fall line up, now that all the heavy hitters have dropped.

Theres a lot more in there, so just take a listen.

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Incase you forgot what The Koalition is about, then we’re going to remind you. Below is a little story/description all about The Koalition’s goals and achievements.

The Koalition is a video game site targeting the hiphop & urban community. Providing new perspective for the consumer as well as the game makers. The Koalition has become the authority in hiphop and video games from experience in game journalism, passion for music, and social networking.

The Koalition has quickly become the dominant urban voice in gaming, With features on top site/publications such as Kotaku, ThisIs50, GamePro, Shade45, Complex, 2Dopeboyz, Konsole Kingz and even collaborations with Xbox Live. The Koalition was also the 2009 Black Weblog Award winner for best technology site/blog.

Read more

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Apologies for the lack of The Co-Op Podcast but we will be back on a weekly rotation soon enough.

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Enjoy

NOTE: In Season 4 Q1 I forgot to add 4 points onto both contestants (Because I’m a dumbass), but in the end it does not matter anyway because the result would have still been the same.

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Note: There is a poll embedded within this post, please visit the site to participate in this post's poll.

Listen and enjoy.

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We also discuss the MTV 2009 VMA’s and all the controversy surrounding it.

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Enjoy

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I just hope you guys like sports out there.

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Also our Itunes feed is now working again, so make sure you subscribe (If your already subscribed then hit the update button).

EDIT by James.

The iTunes feed does not feature all of our old podcasts yet. Don’t worry they will appear soon.

Enjoy

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