Shut Up. We're Talking. (podcasts)
Darren and Karen present this commentary podcast covering recent topics found within the MMORPG Blogging and Podcasting community.

Brent, Darren, Jonathan and Karen visit SOE Fan Faire 2011 in Las Vegas.

Direct download: 77-SUWT-7-11-11.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:16am CDT

The final recording for SUWT.

We get a whole bunch of people on and just shoot the shit about almost everything.

I can say enough about what an adventure it has been over the last 4-5 years.

The memories are priceless, the friendships...even more so.

Thanks to you all.

Direct download: 076-SUWT-30-1-11.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:34pm CDT

WARNING! Some language

Topics

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What We're playing
  • Promising too much
  • Into 2011
  • Blog of the Week

Hosts

Blogs of the Week

Direct download: 075-SUWT-12-12-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:57am CDT

Topics

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What We're playing
  • Why it's great to be an MMO Fan
  • There can only be one
  • Blogs of the Week

Hosts

Blogs of the Week

Direct download: 074-SUWT-21-10-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:22pm CDT

WARNING: Language in this one ;)

Topics

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What We're playing
  • Game Design and the F2P Model
  • APB and Others?
  • Blogs of the Week

Hosts

Blogs of the Week

Direct download: 071-SUWT-26-9-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:39am CDT

Topics

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What We're playing
  • Define MMORPG
  • Balance
  • Blogs of the Week

Hosts

Blogs of the Week

Direct download: 070-SUWT-12-9-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:51am CDT

Topics

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What We're playing
  • Fan Faire
  • Hype
  • Blogs of the Week

Hosts

Blogs of the Week

Direct download: 069-SUWT-28-08-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:07pm CDT

Shut Up. We're Talking #68

Topics

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What We're playing
  • Fan Faire
  • Hype
  • Blogs of the Week

Hosts

Direct download: 068-SUWT-15-08-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:34am CDT

Shut Up. We're Talking #67

Topics

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What We're Playing
  • Fall of Carthage
  • RealID
  • Blogs of the Week

Hosts

Blogs of the Week

Direct download: 067-SUWT-18-07-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:24am CDT

Shut Up. We're Talking #66

Topics

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What We're Playing
  • No F2P for WoW?
  • MMOs are Casual
  • Blogs of the Week

Hosts

Blogs of the Week

Direct download: 066-SUWT-07-05-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:26pm CDT

Shut Up. We're Talking #65

Topics

  • Introsuctions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • E3 MMOs
  • Ignorance
  • Blogs of the Week

Hosts

Blogs of the Week

Direct download: 065-SWUT-20-06-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:03am CDT

Shut Up. We're Talking #64

Introductions

  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • No Point, but 50 Novels Deep
  • The Steep Learning Curve of MMOs
  • Blog of the Week

Hosts

Blogs of the Week

Direct download: 064-SUWT-06-06-10.mp3
Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:51am CDT

Shut Up. We're Talking #63
  • Introductions
  •  

  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Sparkle Pony
  • Games as Art
  • Blogs of the Week
  • Hosts:

  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Ivan - The Big Freaks
  • Frank - The Big Freaks
  • Links

  • Game Reviews Broken
  • Darkfall Fans Snikering
  • Alganon
  • Plagiarism
  • Little Known MMO Sites
  • Blogs of the Week:

  • Through the Aftermath
  • The Twenty Sided Tale
  • Rules of the Game
  • Troll Racials are Overpowered
  • Direct download: 063-SUWT-16-5-10.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:52pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #62

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Sparkle Pony
  • Games as Art
  • Blogs of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Gary - Gamebreaker
  • Sara - Symptom of a Greater Cure
  • Jonathan - Through the Aftermath

  • Links
  • Sparkly Breastplate of Doom
  • Appearance Items
  • Art Critics
  • Emerging
  • Why Games are Art
  • Comparisons
  • Why Heavy Rain Proves Ebert Right

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Spouse Aggro
  • Commonsense Gamer
  • Vagary TV
  • Above 49
  • The Big Freaks
  • Direct download: 062-SUWT-5-4-10.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:28pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #61

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • The Casual. The Web. The Garriot
  • The Genre Question
  • Blogs of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Micheal - DCUO
  • Brian - Jose The Monk

  • Links
  • Quake 2 On The Browser
  • Social Gaming
  • Portalarium

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • The Megalomaniac Bore
  • Are We New At This
  • Direct download: 061-SUWT-4-12-10.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:26pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #60

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Social Gaming
  • Star Wars
  • Blogs of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Brent - Virgin Worlds
  • John - Ancient Gaming Noob

  • Links
  • SUWT Blogs of the Week
  • What Core Gamers Should know
  • Farmville is a Game
  • Farmville – First Impressions
  • We'll Never Learn

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Psychology of Games
  • Biobreak
  • Hardly Casual
  • Letrange's Eve Blog
  • Direct download: 060-SUWT-3-27-10.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:34pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #59

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Discussing DRM
  • All About Eve...cause we suck
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Bill - Inner Sanctum of the Ninveah
  • Marty - Bullet Points

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Dub's Diatribe
  • Aggressive Tendencies
  • We Fly Spitfires
  • Psychochild's Blog
  • Direct download: 059-SUWT-2-27-10.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:48pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #58

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Discussing DLC/li>
  • Next Triple A Fantasy MMO
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • John - Ancient Gaming Noob
  • Brian - Blue Kae

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • The Engines Can't Take it
  • Eve Monkey
  • MmoQuests
  • Serial Ganker
  • Direct download: 058-SUWT-2-14-10.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:45pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #57

  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Upcoming MMO Platforms/li>
  • Discussing MMO Labels
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts: 
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Jonathan - Through the Aftermath
  • Michael - That's a Terrible Idea

  • Blogs of the Week: 
  • Lost Garden
  • Random Gamer
  • Echo Underground
  • Border House
  • Direct download: 057-SUWT-2-1-10.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:01pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #56.5
    Direct download: 056.5-SUWT-1-20-10.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:26am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #56
  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Hey Look...$10 comes up again!/li>
  • Non-sticky MMOs
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Jonathan - Through the Aftermath

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Exercise In Frustration
  • Random Gamer
  • 1337 Speak
  • Crazy Kinux's Musing
  • Direct download: 056-SUWT-11-16-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:41pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #55
  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Character Deletes and Transfers...what do we like/li>
  • Social Goods Keep Growing
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Michael - DCUO
  • Adam - Epic Slant

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Wolfshead Online
  • Tradeskill Perspectives
  • Gamers in Real Life
  • Unreal Realities
  • Direct download: 055-SUWT-10-19-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:31pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #54
  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Social GamePlay
  • Fun vs Addictive
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Richard - Middle Earth Adventurer
  • Charlie - Level Cap

  • Topics:
  • Social Gameplay
  • Fun v Addictive

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Casual Stroll to Mordor
  • The Chronfile
  • Epic Slant
  • Game By Night
  • Direct download: 054-SUWT-9-26-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:51pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #53
  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Grumpy

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Brent - VirginWorlds
  • Michael - DCUO
  • Direct download: 053-SUWT-9-7-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:12pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #52.5 Darren drops in for a quick note.
    Direct download: 052.5-SUWT-9-1-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:43pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #52
  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • Cheating
  • MMO Travel
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Andrew - Teeth and Claws
  • Bill - Innter Sanctum of the Ninveah

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Tranquil Abyss
  • Massively Max
  • Direct download: 052-SUWT-7-27-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:35am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #51
  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • White Collar Crime in MMOs
  • RMT/Micro
  • Blog of the Week

  • Explicit..and Michael isn't even on the show :)


  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Andrew - Teeth and Claws
  • Frank - MMORPG
  • John - Ancient Gaming Noob


  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Life in Low Sec
  • Direct download: 051-SUWT-7-13-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 6:49pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #50
  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • McQuiad/Mark Jacobs/EA/Bioware
  • RMT/Micro
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Brent - VirginWorlds
  • Michael - DCUO
  • Jonathan - Through the Aftermath
  • John - Ancient Gaming Noob

  • Topics:
  • McQuiad/Mark Jacobs/EA/Bioware
  • RMT/Micro

  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Teeth and Claws

  • (Note: Some explicit language in this episode.)
    Direct download: 050-SUWT-6-28-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:15am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #49
  • Introductions
  • Listener Mail/What we're playing
  • DDO Free to play: A Trend?
  • Digging into XFire
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Marty - Bullet Points Blog
  • Gary - Ardwulf's Lair

  • Topics:
  • DDO Goes Free to Play
  • DDO: Eberron Unlimited
  • New DDO Business Model
  • Digging into XFire


  • Blogs of the Week:
  • Yeebo Fernbottom's MMO Love In
  • The Crusading Noob
  • Player Vs. Developer
  • EQ2 Wire
  • Direct download: 049-SUWT-6-16-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:27pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #48
  • Introductions
  • What we're playing
  • Listener Mail Section
  • SUWT: Wrath of the Gods Interview
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Jonathan - Through the Aftermath
  • Randolph - Grinding to Valhalla

  • Topics:
  • Listener Mail - We revisit avatars from show 47 and flesh it out a bit more...hopefully
  • Wrath of the Gods Interview - Randolph brings us through a "live" interview like the ones he does on his website. Very fun section to do. Thanks Randolph.


  • Blog of the Week:
  • Bullet Points
  • Direct download: 048-SUWT-6-1-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:25am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #47
  • Introductions
  • What we're playing
  • Darkfall and Eurogamer
  • Avatars. Players, Characters - The Gap
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Openedge - Dichotomy of the Gamers Blogosphere
  • Genda - The Grouchy Gamer

  • Topics:
  • Review gets better
  • Worlds most accurate Darkfall Review
  • Darkfall Online Review
  • Darkfall Forum Comment #1
  • Eurogamer Blog
  • Darkfall Forum Thread #2
  • Avatars are not Tokens


  • Blog of the Week:
  • Grinding to Valhalla
  • Direct download: 047-SUWT-5-10-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 4:21pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #46
  • Introductions
  • What we're playing
  • Free Realms
  • Designer Blogs - Any Good
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Brent - VirginWorlds
  • Michael - DCUO
  • Craig - Voyages In Enternity
  • Adam - Witty Ranter
  • Jonathan - Through The Aftermath


  • Topics:
  • A Controversial Question - Game Design Bloggers
  • I Are Game Design Blogger
  • Helpful Lum Is Helpful: Design Blogs And You
  • Game Design Bloggery (She said, then he said, then I said…)
  • FreeRealms


  • Blog of the Week:
  • Bethesda Blog
  • Direct download: 046-SUWT-5-3-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:05pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #45
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Blogger privacy
  • Too Soon?
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • John - Ancient Gaming Noob
  • Tim - Van Hemlock
  • Direct download: 045-SUWT-4-13-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:01pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #44
  • Introductions
  • What we're playing
  • Stepping Outside the Box
  • Vanguard RMT
  • Trailers and stuff...
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Bill - Inner Sanctum of the Ninveah

    Topics:
  • Outside the Box
  • Vanguard RMT
  • What is Real...what is not

    Blog of the Week:
  • NecroRogIcon
  • Direct download: 044-SUWT-3-15-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:15am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #43.1 "Oops"
    Direct download: 043.1-SUWT-3-7-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:11pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #43
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Eve Throw-down
  • Casual Players are Slackers
  • Blog of the Week

  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Adam - Witty Ranter
  • Jonathan - Through the Aftermath

    Topics:
  • Shut Up. I'm Talking
  • Casual Players are Slackers

  • Blog of the Week:
  • Inner Sanctum of the Ninveah
  • Direct download: 043-SUWT-2-22-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:24pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #42
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Mythic Layoffs: Community Reaction and Reality
  • MMOs Are broken?
  • Blog of the Week

  • WARNING! Bloopers are have language in them.


  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Michael - Massively
  • Julian - Gamers With Jobs

    Topics:
  • If Ignorance Burned
  • I Quit Warhammer
  • Rituals of the Betrayed
  • 10 Ways to Fix MMOs
  • Cap on Fixing MMOs
  • Fixing MMOs is Hard
  • WAR Letter


  • Blog of the Week:
  • Gamers With Jobs
  • Direct download: 042-SUWT-2-8-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:14am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #41
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Reduced MMO Spending in 09?
  • Killing the Executive Gamer
  • Blog of the Week


  • Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • John - Ancient Gaming Noob
  • Shawn - Massively

    Topics:
  • Will you reduce spending
  • Value First
  • Executive Gamer


  • Blog of the Week:
  • Complete Heal
  • Direct download: 041-SUWT-1-25-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:55pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #40.5 The plague strikes the SUWT crew.
    Direct download: 040.5-SUWT-1-19-09.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:48am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #40 SUWT end of year special with Darren, Karen, Michael and John.
    Direct download: 040-SUWT-12-21-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:45pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #39
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • The Gates are Open
  • Another Bartle Factor
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Marc - The Craft of War
  • Jute - Revelry and Honor

    Topics:
  • Community Managemetn
  • MarketPlace Flop
  • My RMT Suggestions
  • And this he's worried about?
  • Jack Bauer Wounldn't have these issues
  • RMT Rumours

    Blog of the Week:
  • Limited Edition
  • Direct download: 039-SUWT-12-14-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:01am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #38 Scenario:
    The team chats and rants while playing LotRO (or EQ2 in Karen's case).
    Note: There may be some explicit language int his show.

    Guests:
    - Darren
    - Karen
    - Michael
    - Craig
    - Adam
    - Brent

    Topics:

    Join our Monday game group along with Karen to discuss:

    - DDO static group postmortem
    - Tabula Rasa postmortem
    Direct download: 038-SUWT-11-30-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:49pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #37 - Introductions
    - Listener mail/What we're playing
    - Gamer ADD: Where have all the good games gone?
    - Why no hype for WoW?
    - Blog of the Week: http://welshtroll.co.uk/
    Direct download: 037-SUWT-11-17-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:26am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #36
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • PvE and PvP
  • MMO Design
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • John - Ancient Gaming Noob
  • Phillip - The Warpath Podcast

    Topics:
  • ZOMG! Zombies!!
  • MMO Design

    Blog of the Week:
  • Miner With Fangs
  • Direct download: 036-SUWT-11-2-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:03pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #35
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Catchup or Makeup
  • Players - Do we eat too Fast?
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Riknas, Andras, and Joe - FreePlay Podcast

    Topics:
  • Aldorf Fell for Real
  • Fail - Aldorf Falls

    Blog of the Week:
  • MikeJL Blog
  • Direct download: 035-SUWT-10-18-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 5:54pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #34
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • AGC
  • User Generated = WoW Killer
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Brent - Virgin Worlds
  • Michael - MMOGNation
  • Craig - Voyages in Enternity

    Topics:
  • Rise of user Generated

    Blog of the Week:
  • The Book of Grudges
  • Direct download: 034-SUWT-10-5-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:38pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #33
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • (The main part of the podcast)
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Paul - The Grouchy Gamer
  • Teresa - The Noob Review

    Topics:
  • Walking Away from Violence
  • Will it Work?

    Blog of the Week:
  • MMOCrunch
  • Direct download: 033-SUWT-9-7-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:42pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #32
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Solo and Group
  • Public Quests and RvR...the future?
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Julie - No Prisoners, No Mercy
  • Mike - Combobulator

    Topics:
  • Jumped the Shark
  • My Take on War
  • WAR Impressions
  • WAR Comments
  • WAR First Impressions
  • Good PvP

    Blog of the Week:
  • Serial Ganker
  • Direct download: 032-SUWT-8-24-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:01pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #31
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Solo and Group
  • Public Quests and RvR...the future?
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journeys with Jaye
  • Shawn and Patrick - How I WoW

    Topics:
  • All by Myself
  • Freedom of Solitutde
  • Future of Grouping
  • RvR = Revolutionary
  • RvR = Not so much...

    Blog of the Week:
  • Waaagh
  • Direct download: 031-SUWT-8-2-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 3:13pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #30
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Game Project Management
  • Long in the Tooth
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • John - The Ancient Gaming Noob
  • Scott - Pumping Irony

    Topics:
  • WAR Project Management
  • WAR Thoughts
  • Complicated WAR
  • Incomplete Content
  • Crying
  • WAR Cuts
  • Too old?

    Blog of the Week:
  • Ruur Squig
  • Direct download: 030-SUWT-7-20-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:44pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #29 SUWT Mini-cast.  Boggers talking MMOs.  That's all.  Enjoy.
    Direct download: 029-SUWT-6-28-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:48am CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #28
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Vets being babies?
  • Screw Imbalance
  • Exploration and Challenge
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Michael - MMOG nation
  • Brent - Virgin Worlds

    Topics:
  • New World Order
  • More on Living Legacy
  • Living Legacy Rant
  • A Wise Man Indeed
  • Screw Balance
  • Wars Realm Imbalances
  • War Population Imbalances
  • Exploration vs Challenge


  • Blog of the Week:
  • One Casual Gamer
  • Direct download: 028-SUWT-6-15-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 2:31pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #27
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • MMO Malaise
  • Being a Place Matters
  • Gambling in MMOs
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Michael - MMOG nation
  • Luper - Voyages of Vanguard

    Topics:
  • Pondering
  • Worse MMO Player Ever
  • Final AoC Verdict
  • I Believe I can Fly
  • Being a Place Matters
  • Gambling in MMOs

    Blog of the Week:
  • Madness & Games
  • Direct download: 027-SUWT-6-1-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:42pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #26
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • AoC: Broken Game or Playing Beta
  • No Guild Hopping Plz
  • Free Trial MMOs
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • John - Ancient Gaming Noob
  • Scott - Pumping Irony

    Topics:
  • Open Beta vs Closed
  • AoC Closed Beta Worlds
  • Guild Hopping
  • Fixing Guild Hopping
  • Fixing WoW's progression problem
  • Who Does the Epic Belong to?
  • How to get more people to buy Your MMO

    Blog of the Week:
  • OutLand Bound
  • Direct download: 026-SUWT-5-18-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:10pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #25
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Learning From Monsters
  • Suspension of Belief
  • Bigotry with the RMT
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Michael - MMOG Nation
  • Tim - Van Hemlock

    Topics:
  • Learning From Monsters
  • Suspension of Disbelief
  • Anti-Microtransaction Bigotry

    Blog of the Week:
  • To Worlds Unknown
  • Direct download: 025-SUWT-4-27-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:46pm CDT

    Shut Up. We're Talking #24
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • We Delay it
  • Owning our Stuff
  • Providing Depth
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye
  • Lisa - Finding Fiero
  • Julie - Julie Whitefeather Blog

    Topics:
  • Pushing Back
  • Do We Own it?
  • Virtual Property
  • We Don't Want Rights
  • You Have no Rights
  • Casual Worl

    Blog of the Week:
  • The Greenskin
  • Direct download: 024-SUWT-4-13-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:00pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #23
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Forums Anyone
  • Why it's still not dead...or is it?
  • Beta Leaks
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journey's with Jaye

    Topics:
  • Communicating with the Community
  • In Defense of the Game Forums
  • Can we Escape the Official Forums
  • Don't PLay with the Trolls Dear
  • Anti-Official Forums
  • Why They're on Crack
  • Beta Leaks

    Blog of the Week:
  • Not Funny...Ever
  • Direct download: 023-SUWT-3-30-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:05pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #22
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • What to Unmake
  • Flames Drama
  • The $500 Million Question
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • John - The Ancient Gaming Noob
  • Tipa - WestKarana
  • Paul - The Grouchy Gamer

    Topics:
  • What to Unmake
  • Paul Bernett - What to Unmake
  • Unmake That Game
  • EQ2Flames vs SOE
  • $500 Dollar Question

    Blog of the Week:
  • Nuyan's Hangout
  • Direct download: 022-SUWT-3-16-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:54pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #21 Darren leads the GDC 2008 team through an epic recap of their experiences from the conference.  We were not able to coordinate with all-star podcaster, Troy from Voyages of Vanguard and EQual Perspectives, but Brenden from AnotherHere.com, Michael from MMOGNation.com and Brent are featured on this show.

    Notice: This episode of SUWT contains some explicit language.
    Direct download: 021-SUWT-3-5-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:01pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #20 Brent and Darren slap together a quick, unstructured, informal show before packing up and leaving for GDC 2008.  These show notes are equally unstructured.  Enjoy.
    Direct download: 020-SUWT-2-17-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:08pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #19
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Getting to Know You
  • The Hype Problem
  • Stop the Eyes from Bleeding
  • Somebody will Hate WAR
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Brenden - Another Here
  • Beau - Voyages of vanguard
  • Leala - Epic Dolls

    Topics:
  • The Hype Problem
  • Finishing too quickly
  • Another WAR Rant
  • Misunderstanding PvP
  • Someone will be disappointed

    Blog of the Week:
  • Pumping Irony
  • Direct download: 019-SUWT-1-3-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:08pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #18 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Conan on the Console
  • Kids vs Us
  • Why Just Fantasy
  • Screw being nice!!!
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Lauren - Mystic Worlds
  • Ethic - Kill Ten Rats
  • William - Ramblings of Bildo

    Topics:
  • There will be blood
  • You're not the future of gaming
  • Why Fantasy?
  • Evolving Past Fantasy
  • Why Be Nice?

    Blog of the Week:
  • Ardwulfslair
  • Direct download: 018-SUWT-1-20-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:35pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #17 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Cheater cheater, pumpkin eater
  • Predictions for 2008
  • Out of the Gate
  • We all get a hug
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Common Sense Gamer
  • John - The Ancient Gaming Noob
  • Dennis - Potshot
  • Craig - Voyages in Eternity
  • Michael - MMOGNation

    Topics:
  • You are all Cheaters
  • Things aren't simple
  • Videogame Cheating Through the Ages
  • Great Expectations - 2008
  • 2008 - Predictions
  • 10 Predictions for 2008
  • Mognosticating-2008
  • 2008 Predictions
  • 2008 MMORPG Progdictionations
  • Box of Chocolates
  • So Try Harder

    Blog of the Week:
  • WorldIV
  • Direct download: 017-SUWT-1-6-08.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:07pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #16 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Leave it Alone
  • Why Can't they do that?
  • Too many MMOs?
  • The Moments of 2007
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Karen - Journeys With Jaye
  • Troy - Wife Aggro Podcast
  • Mark - Channel Massive

    Topics:
  • Anyway Games
  • Random-battle
  • Nerfbat

    Blog of the Week:
  • Mrrx's Gaming Journal
  • Direct download: 016-SUWT-12-24-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:58am CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #15 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • STO:WTF!
  • Loving the Grind
  • Settle the Score
  • Mergers
  • Balance Daniel-san
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Brent - Virgin Worlds
  • John - Ancient Gaming Noob
  • Cameron - Random Battle

    Topics:
  • westkarana.com
  • nerfbat.com
  • Eating Bees
  • theserverisdown.com

    Blog of the Week:
  • crazykinux.com
  • Direct download: 015-SUWT-12-9-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:24pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #14 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • The Stuff we say
  • The Digital Delay
  • Mudflation
  • All in the Timing
  • Eve in the Morning
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
  • Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
  • Aaron - hallower1980.blogspot.com
  • Adam - trollonfire.wordpress.com
  • Mike - syncaine.wordpress.com

    Topics:
  • journeyswithjaye.com
  • commonsensegamer.com
  • digital-download-delays
  • keenandgraev.com
  • hallower1980.blogspot.com
  • tagn.wordpress.com
  • syncaine.wordpress.com

    Blog of the Week:
  • raoworld.wordpress.com
  • Direct download: 014-SUWT-11-26-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 1:47am CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #13 Agenda:
    - Introductions
    - Listener mail/What we're playing
    - Late to the Party
    - Blogger Commandments?
    - Dumbing Down
    - Personality
    - Cheats in MMOs?
    - Blog of the Week

    Hosts:

    Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
    John - tagn.wordpress.com
    Dennis - potshot.wordpress.com
    Craig - damianov.wordpress.com

    Topics:

    syncaine.wordpress.com/2007/11/09/analyzing-the-magic-formula
    www.keenandgraev.com/?p=453
    www.keenandgraev.com/?p=456
    westkarana.com/index.php/2007/11/08/the-kind-of-game-that-leaves-you-bruised-battered-bleeding-and-begging-for-more/
    trollonfire.wordpress.com/2007/10/24/mmos-a-personality-shift/
    hallower1980.blogspot.com/2007/10/cheating-thats-good.html

    Blog of the Week:
    http://digitalhedonist.com/
    Direct download: 013-SUWT-11-11-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 7:30pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #12 Agenda:
    - Introductions
    - Listener mail/What we're playing
    - Adults need only apply
    - What is a Successful MMO?
    - Polish kills MMORPGs?
    - The new four letter word: Easy
    - Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
    Darren - commonsensegamer.com
    Craig "Grimwell" Dalrymple - grimwell.com
    Brenda - westkarana.com
    Tom - www.gamersmind.org

    Topics:
    tobolds.blogspot.com/2007/10/adults-only.html
    tagn.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/my-new-scorecard
    potshot.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/the-measure-of-success
    adingworld.wordpress.com/2007/10/13/polish-kills-mmogs
    keenandgraev.com/?p=404
    oakstout.wordpress.com/2007/09/20/why-is-easy-bad
    mmomentofzen.blogspot.com/2007/10/difficulty-levels.html

    Blog of the Week
    trollonfire.wordpress.com/
    Direct download: 012-SUWT-10-29-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:55am CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #11 Agenda:
    - Introductions
    - Listener mail/What we're playing
    - Dear PC Game Developers...
    - UI Freedom
    - 10 000 Hours to ding!
    - How Big will the Graveyard get?
    - Avoiding MMO Burnout
    - Blog of the Week

    Hosts:

    Darren - Commonsensegamer.com
    Kevin - theserverisdown.com
    Johnathan - Online Gamer's Anthology

    Topics:

    http://www.psychochild.org/?p=340
    http://www.nerfbat.com/2007/10/01/mmo-rant-11-custom-user-interfaces/
    http://www.mmognation.com/2007/10/01/let-me-move-my-stuff/
    http://tidehorizon.blogspot.com/2007/10/10000-hours-to-ding.html
    http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2007/10/is-2007-bad-year-for-mmorpgs.html
    http://potshot.wordpress.com/2007/10/10/rome-sacked/
    http://theserverisdown.com/2007/10/09/gods-and-heroes-is-officially-on-ice/
    http://tobolds.blogspot.com/2007/10/gods-heroes-cancelled.html
    http://wifeagro.blogspot.com/2007/10/avoiding-mmo-burnout-when-is-enough.html

    Blog of the Week
    http://adingworld.wordpress.com/
    Direct download: 011-SUWT-10-14-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:30pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #10 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Some Web 2.0 Action
  • Sexually Confused
  • It's the Chef
  • 3 Mistakes
  • Gaming Parents
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
    Darren - commonsensegamer
    Kean & Graev
    Sean - Brackishwater


    Topics:
    Metathis, Metathat, Metaplace
    Metaplace Madness
    Metaplace
    Metaplace - where is it’s niche?
    Raph's New Game
    Metaplace re-read
    Metaplace the Next Big Thing
    The Meta Place Craze
    Meh to Metaplace
    Chinese MMO bans Manginas
    All your Ladies belong to us
    Play as you are
    Girlz Don't Exist
    It Ain’t the Recipe - It’s the Chef
    Three Things
    Gaming Parents

    Blog of the Week:
    Tide's Horizon
  • Direct download: 010-SUWT-9-30-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:33pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #9 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • 1-800-MMO-SERVICES
  • Are Bloggers Press?
  • Family Aggro...disspell please
  • Help Wanted
  • Non-Beta-Tester, umm, testing.
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts:
    Darren - commonsensegamer
    Brent - VirginWorlds
    Troy - Voyages of Vanguard
    Sean - Brackishwater

    Topics:
    Are Bloggers Press?
    Darren Wants to Know so we Answer
    Are Bloggers Considered Press?
    Are Bloggers and Podcasters Press?
    Hot off the Blogging Press
    This Just In
    Am I a Member of the Press
    Bloggers Press
    Are Bloggers Press (Tobold)
    MMO Elitism
    Do you Help New Players
    What are Beta Tests For?
    Test the Beta Please
    Testy

    Blog of the Week:
    MMOpinionated
  • Direct download: 009-SUWT-9-16-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:47pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #8 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • The Midgame
  • Agency and MTs
  • I know what you don't know
  • Are they killing PvE?
  • The Secrecy
  • Blog of the Week

    Hosts
    Darren - commonsensegamer
    John - Ancient Gaming Noob
    Dennis - Potshot
    Jason - WifeAggro
    Karen - Journey's with Jaye

    Topics
    The Midgame
    Agency and MT
    Know what you know
    Killing PvE
    The NDA and Me

    Blog of the Week
    Random Ogre Thoughts
  • Direct download: 008-SUWT-9-3-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:44pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #7 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • We be Social
  • Justifying MMO fees
  • The Revolution
  • End Game Sucks!
  • Go MMO, you don't go back
  • Blog of the week

    Hosts:
    Darren - commonsensegamer.com
    Adele - adelecaelia.wordpress.com
    Nick (aka Pixie Styx) - strangelands
    Troy - Voyages of Vanguard podcast

    Topics:
    Social Research
    Dr. Phil
    Lonely and Social
    Social Gamers
    Taken to Task
    Talking with a Console Gamer
    Jusifying MMO Fees
    The Revolution
    End Game Sucks!
    End Game Haiku
    End Game and Real People
    Stupid is as End Game Does
    Go Massive or Go Home

    Blog of the week:
    theserverisdown.com
  • Direct download: 007-SUWT-8-19-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 11:05pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #6 Agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • Blizz and the Bizz
  • Bethesda, I love you long time
  • Staying on the Level
  • We have to talk Chickens
  • Why can't MMO's be more like this...
  • Blog of the week

    Hosts:
    Darren - commonsensegamer.com
    Adele - adelecaelia.wordpress.com
    John - tagn.wordpress.com
    Craig - damianov.wordpress.com
    Dennis - potshot.wordpress.com

    Topics:
    WoW: Next Expansion Incoming?
    WoW Expansion Tidbits
    I Refuse To Post About The Wrath of the Lich King!
    World of Warcraft : The Next Expansion
    Fan Faire vs. Blizzcon, who will deliver?
    Bethesda Heads Online
    Squeee! Bethsoft MMOs, INC!
    Alternatives to XP-Based Leveling
    Interesting idea from mud-dev
    Is the honeymoon over for LOTRO?
    Why did the chicken cross the Lone-Lands?

    Blog of the week:
    Anyway Games - http://hallower1980.blogspot.com/
  • Direct download: 006-SUWT-8-5-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:13pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #5 Agenda for Today:
    1. Introductions - who we are
    2. Listener mail/What we're playing
    3. I'm not dead yet!
    4. Give me an 'M'.
    5. E3 Blogging coverage
    6. Hitting the same old rat
    7. WTF!!Barbie Online??
    8. Blog of the week

    Hosts:
    Darren - CommonSenseGamer.com
    Adele - adelecaelia.wordpress.com
    Michael - MMOGnation.com
    Marc - alaph.net

    Blogs:
    damianov.wordpress.com
    eyeslikeours.com
    hallower1980.blogspot.com
    moorgard.com
    gamingmmo.com
    commonsensegamer.com
    keenandgraev.com
    nosignalinput.co.uk
    dubiousquality.blogspot.com
    nerfbat.com
    random-battle.com

    Blog of the week:
    mushiii.wordpress.com
    Direct download: 005-SUWT-7-22-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 8:50pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #4 Shut Up! We're Talking #4

    Here's the agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail/What we're playing
  • SOE....drinking the hateraide
  • MMO Slump. Calm before the storm or something more?
  • Lego Universe
  • Auto Assault the sign of "Kiss of Death" for Sci-fi MMOs?
  • Crafting to Order
  • Blog of the Week
  • Bye-bye

    Hosts:
  • Darren - www.commonsensegamer.com
  • Brent - www.virginworlds.com
  • John - www.tagn.wordpress.com

    Blogs:
  • SOE Hate
  • Pirates of the Burning Sea and SOE
  • Curing the Slump
  • Could this Summer be a Gaming Slump?
  • LEGO Universe
  • Kiss of Death
  • Craft to Order

    Blog of the Week:
  • GamersMind Bodies
  • Direct download: 004-SUWT-7-8-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 10:52pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #3 Shut Up! We're Talking #3

    Here's the agenda:
  • Introductions
  • Listener mail
  • New Bloggers/Advice/Tips/Tricks
  • Guilds: what are they good for?
  • MMOG Numbers
  • Are MMOs getting easy?
  • Gaming bodies
  • Blog of the Week
  • Bye-bye

    Hosts:
  • Darren - www.commonsensegamer.com
  • Cuppy - www.cuppycake.org
  • Cyan - www.eq2-daily.com
  • Cameron - www.random-battle.com

    Blogs:
  • New Bloggers
  • So You Want to Be a Blogger?
  • Family Guild: Safe Haven from Drama?
  • Musing on Guilds
  • World of Warcraft in decline
  • MMOG subscriptions
  • MMOGEase
  • MMORPGs Are Too Easy
  • The Girls of WoW
  • Idealizing Fantasy Bodies
  • Direct download: 003-SUWT-6-23-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:20pm CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #2 Show Notes:
  • Introductions
  • What we're playing
  • Bring out the Axes
  • Did TBC kill WoW?
  • When the Virtual and Real World Collide
  • Quality in Games
  • Blog of the Week
  • Listener mail.

    Links:
  • A Pretty Pink Axe to Grind
  • Female Gamer? - Who cares? by Cuppycake
  • Warriors to the forum
  • Cuppy, AKA the anti-feminist
  • I Reject the Big Boys
  • NewBreed on How TBC killed WoW
  • Why TBC Killed End-Game WoW for Me and a Plea to Blizzard
  • The Missing Ingredient
  • Speaking on Ingredients
  • Follow Up Thought…

    Darren and Cuppy present this commentary podcast covering recent topics found within the MMORPG Blogging and Podcasting community.
  • Direct download: 002-SUWT-6-5-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 12:20am CDT

    Shut Up! We're Talking #1 Here's the proposed agenda:
    - Introductions
    - What we're playing
    - SOE/Vanguard wrap-up
    - EQ2 Underdog
    - Blizz's new announcement
    - Blogline
    - Theme of the week.
    - Listener mail - NONE! HA!!!

    Links

    EQ is the Underdog at MMOG Nation
    Darren on Neriak
    LotRo Gripes from TAGN
    Eating Bees

    Darren and Cuppy present this commentary podcast covering recent topics found within the MMORPG Blogging and Podcasting community.
    Direct download: 001-SUWT-5-27-07.mp3
    Category:podcasts -- posted at: 9:12pm CDT