Hopped-Up Gaming

This week, the Guardians of Light that comprise Hopped-Up Gaming decide to have another blind bad beer taste test, this time with a twist! We also discuss Destiny, vapourized alcohol, local wrestling, Telltale's The Walking Dead, and mathematically solving Sudoku problems. Hopped-Up Gamers: Chris Norris, Emery, Dave, Mike, Vince Featured Guest: Chris Westaway - Taste Tester, Bad beersman, and pro wrestling analyst Beers of the Week: Beer #1: Brava 5.5% (The Betrayer) Beer #2: Cariboo Blonde (The Barbarian) Beer #3: Mirror Pond Pale Ale (The Archangel) Beer #4: Pacific Pilsner (The Bog) Beer #5: Old Milwaukee (The Rook)

This week, Norris and Matt discuss going to Vancouver's Full Indie Summit, which devolves into us discussing Virtual Reality, Smell-O-Vision, narrative in gameplay, how we need to start a Subway franchise, and Norris' desire to play Nidhogg professionally. We also talk about Guardians of the Galaxy and argue about super heroes because it's all we know how to do together. Beer of the Week: Pyramid Apricot Ale

It's another Book Club discussion this week, which begins with everyone ripping Zeno Clash apart and ends with Norris being disbarred from ever making game decisions again. A spirited debate arises between Far Cry 3: Blood Dragon and Fez for next month's game, and Vince and Norris start up a "No Dark Souls" club. We also talk about our appreciation of Sam Raimi's horror films, how much we love bad translations of old Japanese games, and Bill's sudden lust for Castlevania: Symphony of the Night. Beer of the Week: Switchback IPA

The HUG boys keep it light and lazy this, with only the original four in attendance. Emotions still run high though, with discussions on such topics as the resurgent Cola Wars, the film career of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, and our admittance that we have no idea how to actually review beer. We also delve further into the never-ending tire fire that is the Sim City post-release, Freudian pokemon, virtual prostitution in The Sims Online, and more Starcraft 2 talk than any one person could ever stomach. Beer of the Week: The Creemore Springs Collection

We play short and sweet this week, with talks about the relationship between driving Monster trucks and piloting Jaegers, uncorking wine in a crowded theatre, our startling lack of MMO knowledge, and wholey unsubstantiated microsoft rumours. Beer of the Week: Parallel 49 Ugly Sweater Milk Stout