Due to the Skype outage last week and the holiday traveling plans of all involved, there is no new episode of Jumping the Shark this week.  Instead, enjoy these end of the year shows:

Underrated Games of 2010

Overrated Games of 2010

Favorite Games of 2010

It's the end of the year and time for the annual Game of the Year discussion. Brandon, Danielle, Todd and Bill talk about their personal favorites for 2010. Who cares what those other sites say?  If you missed out on these games, you suck. Ok, that's a little harsh, but you certainly missed out on some quality games.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to send all podcast feedback to wabner@gameshark.com.

The time for positivity is over!  Todd is back, Tom Chick is with us and we're talking about the most overrated and disappointing games of 2010. We also talk about what we've been playing as per the usual.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to send all podcast feedback to wabner@gameshark.com.

Todd ditched us, but we have Michael Barnes and Tom Chick instead! They sit down with Danielle, Brandon and Bill to kick off the official End of Year List Season.  First up, the most underrated, underappreciated games of 2010.  If you missed these games, you missed out on a barrel of good times, and possibly monkeys.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to send all podcast feedback to wabner@gameshark.com.

It's Thanksgiving!  Well, at least it was going to be when we recorded this show.  It may not be now but we're still thankful so it's all good.  The usual crew of Brandon, Danielle, Bill and Todd are joined by Troy Goodfellow and Tom Chick to talk about what aspects of gaming they're thankful for this year. It's a quick and dirty show this week so please forgive any auditory shenanigans.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to send all podcast feedback to wabner@gameshark.com.

This week the usual JTS crew is joined by Geoff Scott, producer extroadinaire of Quick Hit Football. We talk about browser based football as well as the trials and tribulations of the Freemium space. We also talk all about what we've been playing as if you didn't already know that.

We have yet another contest this week, so be sure to listen until the end.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to send all podcast feedback to wabner@gameshark.com.

How important is good writing in games?  Very important!  There, I just answered it for you, so there's no need to listen to the show.  Kidding!  Please don't go!  We have the usual crew of Brandon, Danielle, Todd and Bill as well as Michael Barnes' third show appearance. We all talk about the importance of quality writing in games, a topic I totally did not just spoil for you.

Oh, contests abound this week, so be sure to listen to the whole show.  We're crafty that way.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to send all podcast feedback to wabner@gameshark.com.

Knock, Knock?

Who’s there?

Jumping the Shark episode 43!

This week, the GameShark crew is all about the laughs. Brandon, Danielle, Todd, Bill and special "mystery" guest Tom Chick talk about comedy in games, titles that tried so hard, but just didn’t bring the funny, and the official “funniest pixel in any game, ever”.

From about 1:08 to 1:12, Kanye West took over the recording studio and made Danielle sound like Cher circa 2000. At least that’s what we THINK happened to the audio.

Enjoy! Don’t forget to send any and all feedback to wabner@gameshark.com, and listen all the way to the end of the show for a *very* special contest offer. 

Moooooo!  Moooooo! This week's episode is all about milking that sacred cow.  Not literally, of course, cause that would be weird. No, we're talking about when companies milk their franchises for all they're worth. Brandon, Danielle, Todd and Bill also talk about what they've been playing and how much Todd hates Nirvana.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to send all podcast feedback to wabner@gameshark.com.

Whooooooooo!! It's our Halloween show and Tom Chick is here to help us talk about scary games.  Danielle, Brandon, Todd and Bill are here too to talk about the difference between terror and horror, how to make scary games scary and the spine-tingling horror that is Power Gig.

Thanks for listening and don't forget to send all podcast feedback to wabner@gameshark.com.