Welcome to a new episode of Next Gen News, CraveOnline’s weekly gaming podcast, with your hosts Joey Davidson, Mike White and myself, Erik Norris. This week we’re talking video game soundtracks.

Over the course of this week’s show we’ll run down what makes a good soundtrack, what makes a bad soundtrack, and if we prefer original orchestrated music over licensed tunes like those found in the Grand Theft Auto games.

And real fast: sorry for the less than stellar sound quality this time out. That will be ironed out next week.

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This week's episode of Next Gen News is all about the EA pick up of the Star Wars from Disney.

At least, that's what we intended. We talk about all of that good stuff, but we also derail the train to more absurd and ludicrous discussions. It all centers around the films, the games, EA, Disney and a bet. Yep, there's a bet.

So listen in.

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The rumors are not true. We were not canceled. Welcome back to a new episode of Next Gen News, CraveOnline’s (quasi) weekly gaming podcast, with your hosts Joey Davidson, Mike White and myself, Erik Norris.

Now that we’re back in the swing of things, we dedicate this episode to talking about Respawn Entertainment’s rumored massively-multiplayer mech shooter and its always-on internet requirement. That’s right, this is another episode where Joey, Mike and Erik bitch about how crappy always-on is and why they don’t want to see single player stories go the way of the dodo.

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On this week's edition of Next Gen News, we're talking about the rumors surrounding the Xbox 720. Blocking used games, the potential for an always-on console, these aren't the positive types of rumors.

We even come to the conclusion that we'll ignore the system if it does enough wrong. Are we alone?

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Welcome back to a new episode of Next Gen News, CraveOnline’s weekly gaming podcast, with your hosts Erik Norris, Joey Davidson and Mike White.

This week we’re talking PC gaming… again. The impetus of the conversation stems from Erik finally pulling the trigger on buying a high-end PC gaming rig. The parts are ordered and on their way, so in the meantime, Erik, Joey and Mike talk about assembling a computer, what you need to look out for if you’re a first-timer, and how Steam’s “Big Picture” mode is a revelation… at least in Mike’s eyes.

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We're home from PAX East 2013, and boy are we tired. Even several days after the show has ended and we've slept soundly in our beds, the Crave gaming team is wrecked. Not too wrecked to talk about our favorite titles, though.

A bunch of games made our list of favorites. We're talking everything from Octodad to Splinter Cell: Blacklist and Transistor. We saw a ton of awesome, amazing, creative content at PAX East this year. Prepare your earholes, we're coming in!

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We’re back with a new episode of Next Gen News, CraveOnline’s weekly gaming podcast, with your hosts Erik Norris, Joey Davidson and Mike White.

Unlike most episodes where we stick to just one topic, this week’s show is jam-packed with quite a few talking points. Chief among them is the current state of affairs at EA Games, what with the SimCity fiasco still (kinda) ongoing and the company’s CEO John Riccitiello (I spelled it right on the first try!) stepping down effective at the end of the month. We also talk about Phil Fish’s throwback platformer Fez making the jump to the PC platform. And finally, we hit on PAX East, which is fast approaching this weekend in Boston. Listen in to find out what we’re excited to check out at the convention (hint: it isn’t all beer and food).*

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We're here to talk about Xi3's Piston. This thing is a modular computer that, supposedly, came because Valve asked the company to make it. It is, according to Xi3, the first official Steam Box. But, damn, it's expensive.

It checks in at $999 in its most basic form. Get ready for a lot of anger.

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Welcome to a new episode of Next Gen News, CraveOnline’s weekly gaming podcast, with your hosts Erik Norris, Joey Davidson and Mike White.

This week we talk all about the reveal of Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag. We discuss the pirate approach; we chat about what locations/eras could have been more interesting; and lastly, we hit on the Assassin’s Creed franchise as a whole and if it’s in dire need of a break.

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This week on Crave's gaming podcast, we're talking about the PlayStation 4 revealed. Sony showed us a lot of interesting stuff last Wednesday, but they also chose to leave out a few key components of a great console reveal.

We'll dive into what we loved, what we hated and what had us questioning our life decisions during the PlayStation 4's unveiling.

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