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Join Al, Mike and Steve for the world premiere of The ESCape, a video gamer lifestyle podcast discussing MMOs, FPS games, consoles, and even sports. Tune in for this weeks entertaining podcast!

Join Steve, Al and Mike for an entertaining good time as we discuss different things. Gain knowledge into the interworkings of DJing on a real radio show, Mikes nOOb experience on World of Warcraft (What's this "World" coming to?) and other exciting topics that we felt like gabbing about.

DON'T FORGET our Weekly Retro Gaming Review. This week we review a game released for NES in 1987! You don't want to miss it!!!!!!

Steve takes his revenge on Justus for the Starcraft Massacre
Al gets massacred for his "questionable" music requests
Mike reads a story that has nothing to do with massacres.

Also, we have some breaking news on a NEW MMO in development! Tune in and find out.

Bring your helmets for this weeks RETRO REVIEW to find out what NES game we reviewed from 1985! Trust me, this game was over-heated...I mean over rated!

And just when you tought you liked Katie Couric...think again beotch!

Ye-haw!

This Forth Episode of The ESCape Al confronts his Spicegirls demons with the help of Dr. Phil. The guys also discuss podcasting, review Spicegirls the Game and much more.

The guys come back from Thanksgiving and give the list of their favorite movies, the retro review comes back and the guys share some stories to learn from.

Join the guys as they run down the Top 50 games, top 10 Hero's, Villian's, Dorks and of course the top 10 worst games of 2007. Will you agree? Disagree? And how many of these has Steve actually played...or heard of?

The guys will also name their top 3 games of 2007 and of all time!

Also, How did Mike like "I Am Legend"? Does Al have a new crush??? Is Steve's upstairs neighbor really that "easy"? Will Mike and Steve sing again?

Happy Holiday's!!!!!

Heres a preview of what to expect on todays show:
- Al, Mike, and Steve introduce themselves in the first official episode of the ESCape, discussing their favorite game genres, and a little bit of background on themselves. It's not as boring as you think... or is it?
- Realizing the fact that our DJ's are "DJ Noobs", Steve brings a book "DJ'ing For Dummies" to the show, and the guys discuss what they should improve on, including the conception of a "Main Topic". Mike also unveils what really makes him mad the most - Civ 4. But why??

The Best of The ESCape continues this week with part 2!
-DJ's Mike and Steve fly as a duo, as Al is out sick. They discuss movies, as well as the "movie star" that Steve modeled his life after. "Stay Puffed" For that one!

- DJ's Al and Mike fly as a duo, as Steve is MIA... with his chicken wings?
And why is it so damn windy in the studio?!?
- The guys review RockBand, and how hearing Steve sing "Roxanne" on the game changed their lives... The "lazy bastards" also discuss what they did during their holiday time off.
- The Retro Review returns this week with a game released in 1986 on the Sega Master System. It's a "miracle" the guys reviewed this game!
- Blu Ray VS HD DVD... What side are you on? What side should you be on?

The ESCape is back... and this time, its all 3 of them!
Heres a preview of what to expect on The ESCapes 10th Show Extravaganza!
- DJ Steve comes back from his "Chicken Wing" hiatus, and tells all about what hes been up to, and clarification on his "interesting" food order at the bar last week.
- The guys review Call of Duty 4 - how do the controls fare from the console versions to the PC versions? Well we all pretty much know the answer to that question, but we put it to the test when we put PC FPS specialist Steve on the XBOX 360 version. Tune in for the complete review!

The ESCape is back, and stuffed after a "staff meeting" at a local restaurant...
Heres a preview of what to expect on this Wednesday's show!
- Al and Mike discuss their screening of the new JJ Abrams movie "Cloverfield", released in theaters over the weekend. The movie grossed over $40,000,000 over the weekend but is it enough to convince you to see this movie?
- The guys review Guitar Hero 3, available on all next gen consoles and PC. Yes, this is a console game even Steve has played.

- The guys review the game "Skate" available now for the PS3 and XBOX 360. Along for the ride, the guys have on their first guest, the famous Uberguilds Radio Station Manager, Q For Q, to discuss the game. Did Mike retract his comments from the Top 50 Games Of 07 Show about Skate after this review?
- Steve and Mike discuss the new Rambo movie, also with another "special guest" via internet airwaves. Does this movie live up to the hype?
- Going along with this weeks Skate Show, we have the popular NES game Skate or Die! in the Retro Review this week. Is this oldie to Die! for?

- The guys will review the brand new release Devil May Cry 4, for the PS3 and the XBOX 360. The graphics are so good, Steve DID Cry. Well, kinda.

- Steve and Mike are making up for lost time with not 1, but 2 movies in the Weekly Movie Review. On tap this week is The Kingdom and 3:10 to Yuma. Also the guys catch up on Lost, and is Steve done watching the Terminator show?

- The guys review all the major announcements made last week at the Game Developers Conference in San Francisco. Al attempts to educate Steve and Mike on why Final Fantasy X-2 is not the sequel to Final Fantasy VI.

- Steve and Mike discuss two classic movies, Caddyshack and Tombstone. Also, Steve introduces his first ever "Restaurant Review", when he and Mike visit a local English Pub.

- Fighting February comes to a close with a "Killer Combo". Thats right Street Fighter 2 and Killer Instinct are up in this weeks Retro Review. You'll pull an "Ultra" when you hear this review.

The ESCape is back and our show title can't even explain the mayhem that happens on this show. Get ready for the episode some have called "The Best ESCape Yet"...

- The guys review Lost Odyssey for the XBOX 360, by Mistwalker Studios. See why Steve's been "lost" on RPG's since Final Fantasy VI.

- The guys also address previous comments from fellow Uberguilds Radio Show, The OC. Even DJ Harmack thought this retaliation was funny... literally. Jak comments back in his 2 Cents on The OC's assumptions of Jak being a "robot".

We've battled the worst blizzard in years, been snowed in for 2 days, nearly broken our backs shoveling 2 feet of snow and yes... The ESCape is back with an all new Episode!

- Fresh off the shelves on release day, the guys review Super Smash Bros. Brawl for the Wii. Many websites have already said this could be game of the year, but what did the guys think?

- Mike and Steve fight it out in The ESCape's first ever "Movie Trivia Battle". They both claim they know movies best, but who took home the "Chicken Wing Gold"?

Episode 17 - Good Times!
- ... And no, were not talking about the 70's sitcom. But it is WTF Wednesday, and that means anything goes. It was a great night of comedy and entertainment, well until Harmack and Mhykol from the OC decided to join us. We celebrated Steve's birthday amidst the chaos, including a fan submitted "Birthday Present"...

- You've heard us discuss the show (as we will again do this week) but now we review the game - Lost: Via Domus for the XBOX 360, PS3 and the PC.

Coming back from the insanity that was Episode 17, the ESCape is back, and with another LIVE show!

- The guys discuss the "sequel" to the once great racing series that was Cruis'N USA - our game for this week is simply "Cruis'n" for the Wii. The game has been highly criticized for its "N64 like graphics" and "clunky menu's" but should you believe every review you read on popular gaming sites?

Thats right, The ESCape is back with an all new episode. This week, Al and Mike fly as a duo, as Steve is out sick... or is he just avoiding any episode number with a 9 in it?

- This week we will be discussing the long-awaited PSP sequel Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, the latest to hit the Compilation of Final Fantasy VII series. Keeping on topic with Final Fantasy, we take a look at the original 2001 theatrical release Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within movie, and find out why this once potential box office smash turned to being an official box office dud.

The ESCape is back with an all new show... and were going back... way back to the days of the Atari, 8 bit Nintendo, Master System, well you get the idea...

- Looking to pick up an Atari to add to your collection? The ESCape offers their recommendations as a buyers guide.

- The Retro Review is back with a double header. Due to the technical problems of last week, we are reviewing last weeks Listeners Choice selection of Mike Tyson's Punchout!! - this week we have a 3 way tie between Contra, Jackal, and Bubble Bobble. How will the guys decide the winner?

The ESCape is back... and with another live show. It started last week, it continues this week. The guys take a look at the Nintendo VS Sega war that took place from the late 80s to the early 90's. We take a look at both sides, the inception of Sonic, the "Blast Processing" scandal, how Nintendo could have been Playstation, why TG16 never took off in the USA, and we'll discuss the only system to have games that cost $200 a pop.