Around a month ago screen shots and whispers started circulating around the interwebs and the first time I heard about it I believe was on Gamer Tag Radio. About nine in game screen shots and one title screen showed up on a May 2nd 2014 NeoGAF post by NG member HERLA and the game was PROJECT BEAST. According to the title screen this was the working title of a new game by FROM SOFTWARE who are the developers of Demon Souls and Dark Souls. The pictures were a godsend and helped ease the pain of patiently waiting for DEEP DOWN to come to the PS4 in the US but I wanted more. Of course as we all know that the majority of all AAA games look quite different when they actually come out, case in point Dark Souls 2, but that did not hinder me enjoying what was on my computer screen.

Cut to present day and it’s the last day of E3 and I find out that FROM SOFTWARE finally released more stuff on their secret game!! The PlayStation 4 exclusive has a new shiny name called BLOODBORNE and I think it fits perfectly with the look of the game and it sounds pretty bad ass. Director Hidetaka Miyazaki is the man behind this and he is stated (in the Japanese magazine FAMITSU andVG247.COM) that this is not a Demon Souls sequel and is an entirely new IP. When asked WHY?? He clearly stated

“Back in 2012, before the announcement of the PS4, [Sony Computer Entertainment] originally approached us with the idea, ‘would you be interested in making a new game for new hardware?’ so this was never considered as a Demon’s Souls II.”
BloodBorne’s character is a dual wielding trench coat wearing hunter that looks like the lead character from Le Pacte de Loups (Brotherhood of the Wolf) and he fights zombie like victims of some strange epidemic illness that is spreading like wildfire in an ancient city called Yharnam.

The trailer looks even better than the stills that were released earlier, granted it is all pre-rendered scenes but HOLY HELL THIS LOOKS SO AWESOME. The trailer consists of beakers of blood, a creepy man in a wheelchair, an unruly mob with a demon dog, and then cut to a stranger in the dark gutting a monster dog (can’t say zombie or demon) with a weapon that looks like a medieval razor blade like the one Sweeny Todd had but only if it was bought at Spencer Gifts. The trailer follows the main character slicing, gutting, poking the baddies with his weapons in a montage (gotta have a montage) and then points what look like a shotgun/blade to the temple of a bearded baddie to see that he looks like he has pink eye…or a life altering zombie infection. There is a bit more after that but I suggest you watch it for yourself to truly enjoy it. With help from JAPAN STUDIOS and published by SONY thus making it a PS4 exclusive BLOODBORNE will hopefully be out in 2015 and will still look as good as we have all seen during its unveiling. I believe they are already taking pre-orders LOL (SONY WASTES NO TIME!)

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-We Touch base about Xmas and how we spent out holiday

-We Talk about some of the best TV this year

-Also movies and shows with issues

-We are joined by both JCR and KBD to touch base at the end of the year

-Our hopes for the future of Smash

And as always a ton of rants and issues

Join us and take a listen to the last show of 2013- Episode 30 : Smash In The New Year!

Thanks to everyone for the support this year!

Link to Smash Documentary

-We talk about A fake!

-Some BS

-Nintendo

-And Why some Actors Are delusional

As always some serious issues and rants!

Check out- The Issues Program Episode 27 : Fake This!

We talk some Nintendo stuff and touch base about the Superman-Batman movie. We are joined by Gadi for a few and also John C Riley jumps on to cohost the 2nd half of the show. As always lots of issues and silliness. Check out The Issues Program Episode 21 : Say Hello To My Little Friend

-We talk about what to do if you got to poo

-Some Silly News of the day

-JCR calls in for a few rounds of “Would you rather” and to promote Jacedown Show Youtube Page

-Gadi calls in to finish up some topics from the Breaking Bad Podcast

-And As always lots of Issues

Take a listen to The Issues Program Episode 20 : More Doodie

First off, I’m kind of a new fan of the Saints Row series, as third game was the first one I played. Of course soon after that I was hooked.

Like everyone who has played Saints Row I was just a Grand Theft Auto fan who usually ran around not doing the missions. I found them boring, so I wound up messing around more, doing bizarre things to get attention. Once I got my hands on the open world of the Saints with their dildo swords, nut shots, tiger escort missions, and PROFESSOR GENKI I finally found an outlet that fit my disturbed private personality.

Why am I repeating what you already know since you are a fan like me? Simple: because Saints Row IV took that warp-speed craziness and went up one notch to plaid!

I love the way Deep Silver and Volition throws curve balls. The start of the game literally slapped me in the freaking face, and made me laugh my fucking ass off. THAT’S THE WAY YOU SHOULD KICK OFF A GAME! In Saint Row IV our fearless leader becomes the leader of the free world, whose presidency reminds me of President Camacho’s success with less electrolytes. First you’re deciding whether to eliminate hunger and go to a party with Josh Birk, then suddenly BAM! Aliens attack!

That’s when it’s time to fight and kick ass for ‘Merica! After shooting down aliens you’re suddenly turned into some Leave It To Beaver square eating pancakes with a funny walk. In a blink of an eye you sort of become Neo from The Matrix! Sound bizarre? Yessir!

Saints Row IV’s gameplay has something that had me hooked the moment I started it. (To be honest I was 2 hours late to a 3rd of July party because I was too busy living it up as a Saint.) The fun factor alone makes this one of my favorite games so far for 2013, regardless of how super clean it looked. Character animations are very smooth and the game runs at 60 frames per second but it’s not ground breaking. If you’re a fanboy for graphics versus gameplay, then this game is not for you.

Its gameplay value is definitely a strong factor once you get past the Leave It To Beaver stage and you get your superpowers (yes, superpowers). The Saints’ humor is what we have all learned to love, and I cannot wait for the full version to come out on August 20th on PC, Xbox 360, and Playstation 3. On top of this being an A+ game the DLC content that comes with an awesome pre-order called Commander in Chief which includes the ‘Merica gun, Uncle Same outfit, and Screaming Eagle jet. These extras are just icing on the cake that is called Saints Row IV.

Written By John C. Riley

This is the first of many Commentary Casts we will have at The Issues Program.

Hope you all enjoy! The Issues Program: Episode 5 Super Mario Movie Commentary-Cast