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This episode it has been my pleasure to chat with highly regarded video game journalist and critic Laura Dale   One of the Founders of letplayvideogames.com, co host of Podquisition AND most importantly......premier connoisseur of not only video game posteriors but also front bottoms.   ​If you've enjoyed this or any other episode of Honourable Mentions, please do leave a review on iTunes and if you have any thoughts or comments on this or any of our shows you can get in contact with me using the details below. Twitter: @Ch4zzee or Email: email@theaibots.com  

This is Episode 1 of Season 2 of Honourable Mentions This episode I am delighted to speak to Julian Murdoch, writer of insightful video game articles & co host of one of the best podcasts from over the pond, Gamers With Jobs.   ​If you've enjoyed this or any other episode of Honourable Mentions, please do leave a review on iTunes and if you have any thoughts or comments on this or any of our shows you can get in contact with me using the details below. Twitter: @Ch4zzee or Email: email@theaibots.com

This episode it is my pleasure to speak to Justin McElroy, Editor-at-Large of Polygon.com and co host of such wonderful podcasts as ​My Brother My Brother and Me (MBMBaM), The Adventure Zone, Sawbones & Quality Control. What game didn't quite make his all time list? Listen now and find out!

This episode I get to speak to Leon Cox, host of Cane and Rinse and all round video game oracle. What game didn't quite make his all time list? Listen now and find out!

This episode I get to speak to a man of many talents. ​ He has been a Freelance Video Games Writer for publications such as Eurogamer, The Telegraph, gamesTM & OXM as well as co host of the incredibly popular video games podcast Chet And Jon's Reassuringly Finite Gaming Playlist. He is also now branching out to take Youtube by storm with his gaming analysis.   I 'm of course chatting to Jon Denton What game didn't quite make his all time list? Listen now and find out!

This episode I get to chat with the delightful James Carter, one of the myriad of insightful hosts of the Cane and Rinse podcast and host of the Health and Lifestyle podcast Retrofit. What game didn't quite make his all time list? Listen now and find out!

The concept of the show is simple. I chat with guests who have interesting ideas or insights about video games and speak to them about the game that is not necessarily at the top of their all time list but really deserves to get an Honourable Mention for whatever reason. For example the game we could chat about could be a hidden gem that got buried in a packed release schedule or a just a flawed game that had a really interesting narrative or mechanic. This episode it was my pleasure to chat with Chris O'Regan, the host of podcasts such as Super Happy Funtime Show and the GMA Award nominated The Sausage Factory presented by Spong.com and find out what game didn't quite make his all time list.

A new show from The AI Bots! Honourable Mentions The concept of the show is simple. I chat with guests who have interesting ideas or insights about video games and speak to them about the game that is not necessarily at the top of their all time list but really deserves to get an Honourable Mention for whatever reason. For example the game we could chat about could be a hidden gem that got buried in a packed release schedule or a just a flawed game that had a really interesting narrative or mechanic. This episode I get to chat with David Turner, the host of one of my favorite podcasts The Computer Game Show and find out what didn't quite make his all time list.

Hi remember us? Well If you do you'll love this show, it's a trip down memory lane for Chazzee, Dan and Ally as the take you through some of the best comedy sketches they created for the Ai Bots podcast.   You will get a behind the scenes look at the Ai Bots Creative process and also hear some new content that is in tribute of some of the people and moments in gaming that were special to the ladswhile they made the show.   Non-migrating hosts: Ally Mitchell - @ItsAllstar Dan Clark - @MealtimeStrateG   If you have any feedback to report to the bots, or wish to ask a question, let us know via Twitter, Facebook or email.   Follow us on Twitter: @TheAIBots Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheAIBots Email: email@theaibots.com All copyright material is the property of their respective owners.   Thank you to Zantilla for allowing us to use

Remember those hazy days when everyone was excited over E3 rumours and not just the actual games? Last Thursday, to be precise! Step aboard our DeLorean as we transport you back to those greener pastures... Which is our way of saying that this show is a little later than planned ;) In this episode, Ally and Dan hook up to discuss E3 before it happened, and even manage to correctly predict a whole heap of announcements that were actually made! Oh and a bit of advice, watch out for that Su Pollard... Non-migrating hosts: Ally Mitchell - @ItsAllstar Dan Clark - @MealtimeStrateG If you have any feedback to report to the bots, or wish to ask a question, let us know via Twitter, Facebook or email. Follow us on Twitter: @TheAIBots Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheAIBots Email: email@theaibots.com Creative Commons music featured this episode includes Howtopeople - I've Got to Find A Way Tristan Dee - Country Shack Bithead - Star Voyager Sketch Crush - Lvl 1 Zabutom - Endorphemeral Benjamin Ellis - Chillax Unidentified Frequency - Lift Off Antares 101 - Epic Space Bro Mustin - Serenity EnTheOriginal - Dearly Beloved (Radiant Remix) Maklibeks Metal Gear Solid remix/remake is used with kind permission from the artist maklibek.bandcamp.com www.youtube.com/user/maklibek All game music is used for educational and illustrative purposes. No ownership is claimed or implied and all rights belong to their respective holders. An excerpt of the Hi De Hi theme is used for parody purposes. No ownership is implied or claimed and all rights belong to their respective holders. This podcast features edited versions of Holy Bleep and One More Block (Dr Deimos Remix) by Mizukis Last Chance, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license. mizukislastchance.bandcamp.com The edited excerpts also subject to a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license Sketch script copyright belongs to The AI Bots.

While Chazzee and Dan return from GPLEX with retro rarities and tales of derring-do, Ally has been going football crazy and counting instances of the word dog. We cover the first part of our history of Sonys legendary driving series Gran Turismo in the second half of the show too. Oh and there was also some big announcement or something?! Some kind of new Xbox apparently. Who knew! Non-migrating hosts: Chazzee - @Chazzee_UK Ally Mitchell - @ItsAllstar Dan Clark - @MealtimeStrateG If you have any feedback to report to the bots, or wish to ask a question, let us know via Twitter, Facebook or email. Follow us on Twitter: @TheAIBots Like us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/TheAIBots Email: email@theaibots.com Break music this week: Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed OST Music- Splash Wave (Outrun Bay) Crawdad by All Levels At Once   News Music: “You Better Bookmark This” and “Staple It Then Hand It In” by Dolmar Pedro, used with kind permission from the artist. soundcloud.com/isidizzy Twitter: @dolmar_pedro facebook.com/Dolmar.Tunes “The Search For Paragon” by Sabrepulse, used with kind permission from the artist. soundcloud.com/sabrepulse twitter.com/sabrepulse facebook.com/sabrepulse   All game music is used for educational and illustrative purposes. No ownership is claimed or implied and all rights belong to their respective holders. This podcast features edited versions of Holy Bleep and One More Block (Dr Deimos Remix) by Mizuki's Last Chance, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license. mizukislastchance.bandcamp.com The edited excerpts also subject to a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license Sketch script copyright belongs to The AI Bots.

This week Dan speaks of his love for God Hand, Chazzee tells us about the part gaming has played in his weight loss routine, Ally fills us in on the plethora of online games whos communities are dying and in the last section of the show we get through all the questions we have had come in to the Ai Bots mailbag. Non-migrating hosts: Chazzee - @Chazzee_UK Ally Mitchell - @ItsAllstar Dan Clark - @MealtimeStrateG See our short video podcast test here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7t5ymNwmcc8 If you have any feedback to report to the bots, or wish to ask a question, let us know via Twitter, Facebook or email.

After an unavoidable enforced break, We are back! In this bumper, jam packed show Chazzee burns out on JRPGs, Dan reveals the inner workings of his mind and creative process and Ally discusses Donkey Kong Country Returns as well as the intricacies of XCOM: Enemy Unknown In the final section of the show, we learn the story, behind the story of the Nier soundtrack plus we answer the mountain of listener questions we have had come in since our last episode. Non-migrating hosts: Chazzee - @Chazzee_UK Ally Mitchell - @ItsAllstar

And so we return, with some absolutely massive news. No, not the Playstation 4 announcement (though we have got that as well),it is the shocking exclusive news that horses have been masquerading as cows in Farmville.Meanwhile, Ally has been exploring Hong Kong in Sleeping Dogs, Chazzee is falling ever deeper down the Ni No Kuni rabbit-hole and Dan is pushing his new PC to its limits!We also conclude our look at the history of Japanese developers, Level 5, in The AI Bots Hall Of Fame, for the last section of the show.Non-migrating hosts:Chazzee - @Chazzee_UKAlly Mitchell - @ItsAllstarDan Clark - @MealtimeStrateG

NEW CHARACTER UNLOCKED!Yes, the rumours were true, we now have a third host, in the form of the thoroughly ace Ally Mitchell. It may have taken him a few minutes to find his feet and voice, but by the second half of the show, you will understand why he was our prime choice for a cohost!We have rejigged the show format, hopefully for the better, with a veritable mixed appetiser selection of gaming news right at the top of the show, to whet your whistle. We then relive the FPS-wars of late 2012, with Chazzee donning a Master Chief helmet for some Halo 4 debate and Dan delving deep into the conspiratorial rabbit-holes of CoD:BLOPS2.If that all seems a bit “2012” for you, dont fret. The new boy brings tales of a new game, with Ninja Theorys DmC coming under Allys intense scrutiny.Oh and if you think we’ve gone too meta before, this weeks sketch is based on the discussion about what we should do for a sketch!! Skitception, indeed...

We are back again, with enough waffle to feed a Belgian family for a fortnight!This week, Mortal Kombat on Vita has taken Dans heart (literally, straight through his ribcage using a gory finishing move!) while Chazzee has been experiencing the thrill of the new, with Assassin’s Creed 3 and Need For Speed: Most Wanted.We have got a limited edition collectors skit in the break, and a round-up of the gaming news that caught our eye in the second half of the show. All that plus plenty of those weird tangents we seem to go off on, spread generously across a jam-packed, epic show!Feel the girth.Non-migrating hosts:Chazzee and Dan ClarkIf you have any feedback to report to the bots, or wish to ask a question, let us know via Twitter or email.

Aye aye, captain! All ready to set sail for another voyage into the wonderful world of computer games? Hope so! Joining us for a good old chinwag about Borderlands 2, FIFA and much more is friend of the show, Ally Mitchell. We also learn all about Ally’s personal gaming past in the second half, which involves dredging up some 8-bit rivalries that hearken back to the playground! There’s plenty of japes, a few awkward-but-funny moments and a hand-picked selection of news stories to whet your whistle too, so enjoy the show! Non-migrating hosts:Chazzee and Dan Clark This week’s guest:Ally Mitchell If you have any feedback to report to the bots, or wish to ask a question, let us know via Twitter or email. Follow us on twitter: @TheAIBotsEmail: email@theaibots.com Break music this week is Reckless by Jakeamon, used under a CC license.

And so we meet again, this time at the Eurogamer Expo 2012. Recorded over four days at the UKs largest gaming event, The AI Bots and Console Ninjas collude once more to discuss our highlights of the show. No time-travelling shenanigans this time, just pure chat about some of the best upcoming games! From the epic mega-bucks blockbusters to some little-known indie wonders, we played the full spectrum (well, Jayce TRIED playing a spectrum but the keys were all muddled up!) Find the Ninjas and Bots on twitter: @Console_Ninjas @TheAIBotsSpecial guest: @FuryAc3 Music featured in this episode: "Rare Breed" by Porchy "Chipstep (update)" and "20 Hours/Complextro WIP 6" by DJ Jack soundcloud.com/porchy-1 Twitter: @Porchy01 soundcloud.com/djjack

Hallo! Did you miss us? We missed you, and we have got a longer-than-usual ep to prove it :) We are both fed-up of getting lost in sandbox games, so we decided to lose ourselves in Sound Shapes instead. We have picked up two new gadgets too, with Chazzee taking the plunge on a shiny new Vita and Dan delving into the arcane world of Android phones.There’s a ton of listener questions and news in the second half, and we attempt to find a listener who plays Worms Armageddon on PS3 to pit against the nerdcore rapper, MC Wreckshin!If you feel cheated that there’s no skit in the break, don’t fret, it’s just a little later in the show this week! :D Non-migrating hosts: Chazzee and Dan Clark

This week, Chazzee has been talking to his Xbox like a madman, with Binary Domain, and Dan has finally found the purist RPG experience he’s been looking for.We go off on a few crazy tangents during a bit of a listener questions special in the second half of the show but we are 83 percent sure we actually answered the questions too!Non-migrating hosts:Chazzee and Dan ClarkIf you have any feedback to report to the bots, or wish to ask a question, let us know via Twitter or email.Follow us on twitter: @TheAIBotsEmail: email@theaibots.comBreak music this weekis Schranzwald by DJ Jack, used with kind permission from the artist.soundcloud.com/djjackThis podcast features edited versions of Holy Bleep and One More Block (Dr Deimos Remix) by Mizuki's Last Chance, used under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 license.mizukislastchance.bandcamp.comThe edited excerpts also subject to a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 licenseGame remixes used in this show are podsafe and used under a Creative Commons license.ocremix.orgExplosion effect is licensed by Imphenzia Soundtrack..soundtrack.imphenzia.comSpoonful of Sugar instrumental is used for parody purposes and all rights belong to their respective holders.