Civ V and Stardock game designer extraordinaire Jon Shafer sits down with Brandon, Bill and Todd to talk about Warlock: Master of the Arcane, Unity of Command and his plans to rebuild his flagging baseball team in Out of the Park 13. We also talk a little Witcher 2, a little E3 and what makes Brandon so adorable.

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This week on Jumping the Shark, The Straw turns the show into a master class on master thespian Julian Sands. Along the way, he, Todd, and Brandon talk Witcher 2 and game difficulty, Nightfall on the iOS and the upcoming asynchronous multiplayer patch for Neuroshima Hex, Prototype 2, and a little Arkham City. Come on out for another thrilling installment! 

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No High Scores web designer extraordinaire Brian Rowe joins Bill, Todd and Brandon to talk about Trials Evolution and why he likes relaxing with punishingly difficult games. Todd gets into the Legend of Grimrock, Bill talks about Day One of The Walking Dead and Brandon doesn't do much of anything but crack wise.

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Todd's internet connection makes him MIA so it's up to Bill and Brandon to bear the weight of the Witcher 2. Two guys rapping about Geralt and digging on some Eagles always makes for an entertaining hour. At least it was for us.

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No Todd this week but Michael Barnes joins us to talk about Lords of Waterdeep, the iPad as a board game device and the joy of Dark Souls. More importantly, The Straw takes the hosting reins, ushering in a new era of podcast history. He also talks a lot about The Witcher 2 on the 360.

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With Bill and Brandon off traveling the world (sort of), their seats on this week's Jumping the Shark are ably filled by fellow No High Scores comrades, Brian Rowe and Matt Thrower, who join Todd this week to talk about the challenge developers face in giving gamers the information they need to overcome challenges without letting it get too easy or frustratingly difficult. After that, the discussion turns towards topic of locking games to specific user accounts and what makes Steam different from the prospect of retail games being locked to a console or specific user for next-gen consoles. All that and more awaits you in episode 118!

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This week on Jumping the Shark it's all Mass Effect 3. Just kidding. No, this week, we talk about some of the rumors surrounding the possible announcement of the Playstation 4. In particular, the prospect of console makers clamping down on players' ability to play used games on their console. Is it starting to get out of hand? Then, Bill talks Tiger Woods Kinect and finds it a surprisingly compelling experience despite wrenching his back while trying to uncork a long drive. Yes, folks, we have our first Kinect injury! It was only a matter of time.

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Our near month of Mass Effect 3 finishes with Todd's final words and some talk about BioWare's decision to revisit the ending. Then Brandon gets down on some Angry Birds Space and Bill talks more Resident Evil 4 and some Tiger Woods Kinect.

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The Mass Effect 3 hilarity continues, only with far, far less yelling. Brandon and Todd talk about what they've been digging, and what they haven't enjoyed. Brandon talks about how much he loves Rayman Origins and then Bill talks about dipping his toe into one of gaming's classic franchises.

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Fight! Fight! Fight! Brandon and Todd go ten rounds on the inclusion of multiplayer in Mass Effect 3 before Todd gives his initial impressions. Then Bill tells about how Binary Domain went off the rails before talking about how he doesn't want to review sports games any more. The dream has died!

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