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Jason casts the spell of TalkMore!

I haven't been interested in this week's latest gaming news, nor have I picked up any new titles between this week and last week. So what do I do? Spend the week to talk about Dragon Quest titles and RPGs in general! This week's PB & Jason is filled to the brim about details of what I enjoy in RPGs, my experience with Dragon Quest games, and hypes up a title I'm sure to play over the upcoming week: Dragon Quest VIII, which I just received today. There's a lengthy discussion about a two year-old article about older RPGs and the differences between these games and newer ones, with some criticism for the new peppered along the way in this week's best ever PB & Jason issue. Click through for PB & Jason 78 podcast download links!

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The man behind Spidey will be playable in some form.

During an interview with Addict of Fiction at the London Super Comic Convention, Spider-Man co-creator Stan Lee revealed that he will be playable in the upcoming Spider-Man movie tie-in game, The Amazing Spider-Man.

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The first story-driven DLC will also include a whole new continent.

Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning is getting more DLC with the announcement of The Legend of Dead Kel, the first DLC for the game to be story-driven. Players will travel to the island of Gallows End, a new continent to explore, and encounter new enemies and side quests, as well as new weapons and items.

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Sorry, I won't be able to unveil any new games for you on the show, but I can talk about the news from Nintendo's latest public event!

Miss out on the Nintendo Direct show this morning? PB & Jason is here to deliver details on the important news of the day! Also in this issue: Talk about The Simpsons Arcade Game, Iron Brigade: Rise of the Martian Bear, and Rhythm Heaven Fever. Oh, and a little bit of Playstation Vita stuff, too. Click through to find the download links.

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Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios knocks this one out of the park.

It’s hard not be struck by deja vu while playing Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, as it’s an amalgamation of every major Western RPG of the last five years. The art style and vibrant color palette are heavily inspired by World of Warcraft, the loot system rivals that of Borderlands, and the character development is an interesting Dragon Age: Origins/Fable hybrid. While Reckoning is quite liberal in its search for muses, it expands beyond many of them to forge a unique identity. Reckoning is to the games it borrows from, as baseball is to itself from 40 years ago; the concepts are basically the same, but everything is on steroids, making it far more enjoyable.

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