GameOn Episode 42 is here and we’ve got another great line-up for you today!

With 2013 here and a year of great content behind us, we’re taking a retrospective look at some of our top features. This week, we’re looking back at our interview with Internet sensation Little Kuriboh, the creator of Yu-Gi-Oh Abridged!

Jumping back into the present, we’re continuing our look at Dust: An Elysian Tail this week. We’ve spoke with the voices behind Fidget and the Sword of Ahrah in past weeks and this time around, we interview Lucien Dodge, the voice for Dust! Lucien talks about getting his start as a voice actor and his experiences with Dust: An Elysian Tail.

And our featured interview guest this week is an amazing voice actor in his own right. We’re joined by voice actor David Kaye, the man behind such characters as Megatron in five Transformers series, Treize Khushrenada of Gundam Wing and Sesshomaru of InuYasha. David Kaye talks about his career as a voice actor, getting his start and some of the exciting projects he’s working on today, including the new Dead Island: Riptide!

Speaking of Dead Island: Riptide, the game has been subject to quite the amount of controversy recently and we’re going to discuss that controversy today! GameOn contributor Kyle Born and GameOn Host Jeff Johnson discuss controversy in video games, with a focus on the bloody bust included with the Dead Island: Riptide Zombie Bait Edition.

And to end this week’s show, GameOn host Jeff Johnson introduces a brand new feature to GameOn, the Pile of Shame! The games are piling up in Jeff Johnson’s house and he’s making a commitment to playing each and every one of them!

Thanks for listening! No new GameOn next week as we take a Christmas break. Listen for a special edition of our podcast on Tuesday, January 1st, as we kick off a new year in style!

Audio was used for this podcast from the following sources;

Video games – Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Super Mario Bros 3, Mega Man 2, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Mario 64, Mortal Kombat II, Metal Gear Solid, Super Mario Bros 3, Star Fox 64, Super Mario Bros, Mass Effect 2, Chrono Trigger, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Bros 2, Dr. Mario, Red Dead Redemption, Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey

Internet – Put That Cookie Down Remix, Leeroy Jenkins, Rejected Cartoons, Cinemassacre.com, JamesNintendoNerd, Little Kuriboh (Yu-gi-oh! Abridged)

Movies – Mortal Kombat, Wayne’s World, SpaceBalls, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Back to the Future, Zoolander, Super Mario Bros: The Movie, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Rocky

TV series – Spongebob Squarepants, Futurama, Family Guy, World Wrestling Entertainment, Dragon Ball Z, G Gundam, The Simpsons, WWE, WCW, South Park,

Music – Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up, The Easton Ellises – Liquorstore, Motorhead – The Game, Disturbed – The Game, Drowning Pool – The Game, Cindy Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Gamestage Music #1 - Smashes Cupcakes, Wreck – Jim Johnston, Yacht – Utopia (Instrumental), Stephen Millis – Luigi’s Haunted Travel Theme (There Will Be Brawl soundtrack), Waterflame – Run!, Stage 3-1 – Mike Tyson’s Punch-out Medley, Giuseppe Cilfone – Crazy Experiment, You’re the Best Around – Joe Esposito, Don Henley – Dirty Laundry

Big thanks goes out to our interview guests this week, Voice Actors David Kaye and Lucien Dodge! Also thank you to our past interview guest featured this week, Martin Billany (aka Little Kuriboh)

To learn more about David Kaye, go to his website, http://www.davidkaye.com/

You can also learn more about Lucien Dodge by checking out his website, http://luciendodge.com.

To learn more about Yu-Gi-Oh! Abridged (now into its 58th episode!) and Martin Billany himself, check out http://yugiohabridged.com.

Thank you to our contributor involved in this week’s show, Kyle Born! We’ve got a great team here on GameOn. If you are interested in being a part of our podcast, send us an e-mail to gameon@gamentrain.com.

Thanks once again to the Easton Ellises. They are the band that contributed GameOn’s theme song, Liquorstore. Be sure to check them out at their website. http://www.theeastonellises.com/

Be sure to check us out on GameNTrain, Like us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/gameongnt), follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/gameongnt) or check out our podcast on iTunes!

GameOn is back on 88.3 CKXU in Lethbridge, Alberta. Listen live on Thursdays at http://ckxu.com/

GameOn will also be back on CJ 106.5 in Brandon, Manitoba. Listen live on Thursdays at http://cj-106.assiniboine.net/

If you are interested in joining the GameOn podcast team, be sure to e-mail us at gameon@gamentrain.com.

If you want to make your thoughts known on what you like about GameOn, leave a post below or hit us up at the GameNTrain forum!

GameOn Episode 41 is here!

Its another exciting episode, as we take a look at GameOn’s past and go forward into our future.

With 2013 here and a year of great content behind us, we’re taking a retrospective look at some of our top features. This week, we’re looking back at our interview with Canadian Olympic Gold Medallist Ashleigh McIvor!

Jumping back into the present, we’re joined by Sage Mears, the voice of Kat in the newly released DmC: Devil May Cry! Kat talks about her experience in her first voice acting role and her first time working with motion capture on the set of DmC!

GameNTrain fitness expert Karma Schopp is back this week! Karma is talking about New Year’s Resolutions and how they should play into your fitness routine!

 And Best of the Best is back, covering another major game franchise. This time, GameOn Contributor Steve takes a look at the Mega Man series, which just celebrated its 25th Anniversary! Today, we look at the series proper, Mega Man 1-10. We will be taking a look at the Mega Man spin-offs at a later date, so watch out for that!

Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in every Thursday for another episode of GameOn!

Audio was used for this podcast from the following sources;

Video games – Mega Man 2, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Mario 64, Mortal Kombat II, Metal Gear Solid, Super Mario Bros 3, Star Fox 64, Super Mario Bros, Mass Effect 2, Chrono Trigger, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Bros 2, Dr. Mario, Red Dead Redemption, Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey

Internet – Leeroy Jenkins, Rejected Cartoons, Cinemassacre.com, JamesNintendoNerd, Little Kuriboh (Yu-gi-oh! Abridged)

Movies – Mortal Kombat, Wayne’s World, SpaceBalls, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Back to the Future, Zoolander, Super Mario Bros: The Movie, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Rocky

TV series – Mega Man, Captain N: The Game Master, How I Met Your Mother, Spongebob Squarepants, Futurama, Family Guy, World Wrestling Entertainment, Dragon Ball Z, G Gundam, The Simpsons, WWE, WCW, South Park,

Music – THWOMP - Legend of Zelda: Dungeon Theme, The Easton Ellises – Liquorstore, Motorhead – The Game, Disturbed – The Game, Drowning Pool – The Game, Cindy Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Gamestage Music #1 - Smashes Cupcakes, Wreck – Jim Johnston, Yacht – Utopia (Instrumental), Stephen Millis – Luigi’s Haunted Travel Theme (There Will Be Brawl soundtrack), Waterflame – Run!, Stage 3-1 – Mike Tyson’s Punch-out Medley, Giuseppe Cilfone – Crazy Experiment, You’re the Best Around – Joe Esposito, Don Henley – Dirty Laundry

Big thanks goes out to our interview guests, past and present, Retired Canadian Skier and Olympic Gold Medallist Ashleigh McIvor and Actress Sage Mears

To learn more about Sage Mears, you can follow her on Twitter at https://twitter.com/WordsWithSage or you can check out her Facebook at  http://www.facebook.com/SageMearsOfficial.

To learn more about Olympic Gold Medalist Ashleigh McIvor, check out her website http://www.ashleighmcivor.com/

Big thank you to GameOn Contributor Steve and GameNTrain Fitness Expert Karma Schopp for their ongoing support! Anyone interested in joining the GameOn team can send an e-mail to gameon@gamentrain.com. We would love to have you onboard.

Thanks once again to the Easton Ellises. They are the band that contributed GameOn’s theme song, Liquorstore. Be sure to check them out at their website. http://www.theeastonellises.com/

Be sure to check us out on GameNTrain, Like us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/gameongnt), follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/gameongnt) or check out our podcast on iTunes!

You can listen to GameOn on 88.3 CKXU in Lethbridge, Alberta every Thursday. Listen live at http://ckxu.com/

You can also listen to GameOn on CJ 106.5 in Brandon, Manitoba on Thursdays! Listen live at http://cj-106.assiniboine.net/

If you are interested in joining the GameOn podcast team, be sure to e-mail us at gameon@gamentrain.com.

If you want to make your thoughts known on what you like about GameOn, leave a post below or hit us up at the GameNTrain forum!

GameOn Episode 40 is here!

Its another exciting episode, as we take a look at GameOn’s past and go forward into our future.

With 2013 here and a year of great content behind us, we’re taking a retrospective look at some of our top features. This week, we’re looking back at our interview with James Rolfe, the Angry Video Game Nerd!

Jumping back into the present, our look at Dust: An Elysian Tail continues! This week, we’re joined by Edward Bosco, the assistant casting director for Dust: AET and the voice behind the Sword of Ahrah.

Kaja from Starlit Citadel is back for the first Starlit Citadel Boardgame of the Week feature for 2013! Kaja gives you an idea on some of the great games out for you to get a great start on 2013!

And one of our contributors Kyle Born joins us this week! Kyle and Jeff take a look at some of the hot titles coming out in 2013.

Jeff and Kyle also take a look at Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII and discuss “How to Fix Final Fantasy.”

And to keep with the Final Fantasy theme, we’re ending the episode with Brental Floss, “The Ballad of the Mages!”

Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in every Thursday for another episode of GameOn!

Audio was used for this podcast from the following sources;

Video games – Mega Man 2, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Mario 64, Mortal Kombat II, Metal Gear Solid, Super Mario Bros 3, Star Fox 64, Super Mario Bros, Mass Effect 2, Chrono Trigger, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Bros 2, Dr. Mario, Red Dead Redemption, Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey

Internet – Leeroy Jenkins, Rejected Cartoons, Cinemassacre.com, JamesNintendoNerd, Little Kuriboh (Yu-gi-oh! Abridged)

Movies – Mortal Kombat, Wayne’s World, SpaceBalls, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Back to the Future, Zoolander, Super Mario Bros: The Movie, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Rocky

TV series – Spongebob Squarepants, Futurama, Family Guy, World Wrestling Entertainment, Dragon Ball Z, G Gundam, The Simpsons, WWE, WCW, South Park,

Music – Brental Floss - Ballad of the Mages, The Easton Ellises – Liquorstore, Motorhead – The Game, Disturbed – The Game, Drowning Pool – The Game, Cindy Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Gamestage Music #1 - Smashes Cupcakes, Wreck – Jim Johnston, Yacht – Utopia (Instrumental), Stephen Millis – Luigi’s Haunted Travel Theme (There Will Be Brawl soundtrack), Waterflame – Run!, Stage 3-1 – Mike Tyson’s Punch-out Medley, Giuseppe Cilfone – Crazy Experiment, You’re the Best Around – Joe Esposito, Don Henley – Dirty Laundry

Big thanks goes out to our interview guests, past and present, The Angry Video Game Nerd James Rolfe and Voice Actor Edward Bosco!

To learn more about Edward Bosco, check out his website, http://www.edwardbosco.com.

For the latest from the Angry Video Game Nerd, James Rolfe, check out http://cinemassacre.com

Big thank you to GameOn Contributor Kyle Born for his ongoing support! Anyone interested in joining the GameOn team can send an e-mail to gameon@gamentrain.com. We would love to have you onboard.

Thanks to Natalie Hoover for providing the new voice for the GameOn intro. Visit Natalie for your voiceover needs at http://www.nataliehoover.com/

Thanks once again to the Easton Ellises. They are the band that contributed GameOn’s theme song, Liquorstore. Be sure to check them out at their website. http://www.theeastonellises.com/

Be sure to check us out on GameNTrain, Like us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/gameongnt), follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/gameongnt) or check out our podcast on iTunes!

You can listen to GameOn on 88.3 CKXU in Lethbridge, Alberta. Listen live at http://ckxu.com/

You can also listen to GameOn on CJ 106.5 in Brandon, Manitoba. Listen live at http://cj-106.assiniboine.net/

If you are interested in joining the GameOn podcast team, be sure to e-mail us at gameon@gamentrain.com.

If you want to make your thoughts known on what you like about GameOn, leave a post below or hit us up at the GameNTrain forum!

It’s our 39th episode of GameOn and we’re celebrating a new year!

Join us as we celebrate the end of 2012 with some hot interviews and some great reviews!

We’re joined by Drew Seldin, the co-owner of Project Triforce. Drew is here to talk about what Project Triforce does and some of the amazing 1:1 scale models they create!

GameOn Contributor Roger Dalke is here with us this week. Roger is going over his results from four months on Isagenix. If you remember Fighting For Fitness, GameOn Host Jeff Johnson was on the Isagenix program throughout that series. Now, Roger Dalke is here to share his results from the program. He’s seen incredible progress!

Roger sticks with us  as we gather together the GameOn Review Team once again! GameOn Host Jeff Johnson, along with Roger Dalke, Shayla Brissette, Erin Rhodenizer and Rob Rhodenizer take a look at two great dancing games to get the heart pumping on New Year’s Eve, Just Dance 4 and Zumba Fitness Core! Special thanks to Majesco Entertainment for providing us with a review copy of Zumba Fitness Core!

We’ve also got two great interview guests joining us this week.

Voice Actor Kimlinh Tran talks about her career in voice acting and her role as Fidget in Dust: An Elysian Tail.

And we’re joined by our feature interview guest, Austin Wintory, the composer of the soundtrack for Journey! This soundtrack is the first video game soundtrack to be nominated for a Grammy! Austin talks about this moment in history, his reaction to the nomination and the work put into this soundtrack, along with his own career history as a composer!

Thanks for listening! Be sure to tune in every Thursday for another episode of GameOn! 2013 will be a big year for GameNTrain and GameOn!

Audio was used from the following sources:

Video games – Just Dance 4, Zumba Fitness Core, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Mario 64, Mortal Kombat II, Metal Gear Solid, Super Mario Bros 3,  Star Fox 64, Super Mario Bros, Mass Effect 2, Chrono Trigger, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Bros 2, Dr. Mario, Red Dead Redemption, Darkwing Duck, Zelda 2,

Internet – New Year’s Eve in Time Square, Leeroy Jenkins, Rejected Cartoons, Cinemassacre.com, JamesNintendoNerd, Little Kuriboh (Yu-gi-oh! Abridged)

Movies – Mortal Kombat, Wayne’s World, SpaceBalls, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Back to the Future, Zoolander, Super Mario Bros: The Movie, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Rocky

TV series – Spongebob Squarepants, Futurama, Family Guy, World Wrestling Entertainment, Dragon Ball Z, G Gundam, The Simpsons, Super Mario Bros. Super Show, Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog, Sonic Sat AM, Family Matters, WWE, WCW.

Music –  The Easton Ellises – Liquorstore, Motorhead – The Game, Disturbed – The Game, Drowning Pool – The  Game, Cindy Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Gamestage Music #1 - Smashes Cupcakes, Wreck – Jim Johnston,  Yacht – Utopia (Instrumental), Stephen Millis – Luigi’s Haunted Travel Theme (There Will Be Brawl soundtrack), Waterflame – Run!, Stage 3-1 – Mike Tyson’s Punch-out Medley, Giuseppe Cilfone – Crazy Experiment, You’re the Best Around – Joe Esposito, Don Henley – Dirty Laundry

Big thanks goes out to our interview guests, Drew Seldin of Project Triforce, Voice Actor Kimlinh Tran and Composer Austin Wintory!

To learn more about Project Triforce, check out their website http://www.projecttriforce.com/

To learn more about Kimlinh Tran and the work that she has done as a voice actor, check out http://hnilmik.newgrounds.com/

And to learn more about composer Austin Wintory, you can check out his website, http://austinwintory.com/. Austin will be performing the music from Journey at Video Games Live’s show in Austin, Texas on January 5th! 

Thanks to Natalie Hoover for providing the new voice for the GameOn intro. Visit Natalie for your voiceover needs at http://www.nataliehoover.com/

Thanks once again to the Easton Ellises. They are the band that contributed GameOn’s theme song, Liquorstore.  Be sure to check them out at their website. http://www.theeastonellises.com/

Be sure to check us out on GameNTrain, Like us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/gameongnt), follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/gameongnt) or check out our podcast on iTunes!

You can listen to GameOn on 88.3 CKXU in Lethbridge, Alberta. Listen online at http://ckxu.com/

You can also listen to GameOn on CJ 106.5 in Brandon, Manitoba. Listen online at http://cj-106.assiniboine.net/

If you are interested in joining the GameOn podcast team, be sure to e-mail us at gameon@gamentrain.com.

If you want to make your thoughts known on what you like about GameOn, leave a post below or hit us up at the GameNTrain forum!

Here we are, the Top 10 Games of 2012. GameNTrain been counting down the last days of 2012 by taking a look at the top games of various genres and systems, as chosen by GNT’s staff, volunteers and fanbase.

Today, we’ve tallied up all the votes and will take a look at the games you voted as the best of 2012.

And 2012 was an interesting year for video games. We witnessed the birth of both Nintendo’s Wii U and the PlayStation Vita. We also witnessed announcements for both the Ouya and the Steam Box, both expected to make an appearance in 2013. These platforms are expected to change the console wars as we know it, with many gamers expecting announcements from Sony and Microsoft regarding next generation consoles to be coming soon.

We also saw a plethora of great games make their way into our household, either by download or by picking them up in a store near you. Not only that, but we saw the unveiling of Day One Digital Downloads, the first time major blockbuster or AAA titles have been available for purchase online on day one of a game’s release.

This year, we saw the rebirth of franchises like Doom and SSX, as well as the continuation of franchises like Halo, Call of Duty: Black Ops, and Assassin’s Creed. We saw some amazing downloadable titles like Dust: An Elysian Tail and Mark of the Ninja, as well as standalone titles like Sleeping Dogs and Dishonored, both seemingly the start of brand new gaming franchises.

With these great titles out this year, which one got the most attention from gamers? Which of 2012’s crop of games left the biggest impression and will go down as the best game of 2012?

You can check out the GameNTrain Top 10 Games of 2012 here - http://gamentrain.com/gamentrains-best-games-of-2012-top-10-games-of-2012/#.UOHIIuRX39k

GameNTrain is made up of a diverse group of volunteers and staff. We come from countries all over the world, we play video games on our PCs, macs, PlayStation 3s, XBox 360s and even the Wii U (I still break out a bloody Game Boy from time to time!)

We play games on the road, onlijne, or in the comfort of our own home. We engross ourselves in RPGs and pawn noobs online in shooting matches.

We couldn’t present the regular coverage of gaming and fitness that we do on a day-to-day basis without the support of our team of volunteers and dedicated staff. All of our members have a valuable opinion that they bring to the team.

Today, we share with you GameNTrain’s Staff Picks for the top games of 2012. Click here for more - http://gamentrain.com/gamentrains-best-games-of-2012-staff-picks/#.UOHJ0-RX39m

We’re nearing the end of our Best Games of 2012 countdown. There are only three days left and only two more lists to go before we take a look at the GameNTrain Top 10 Games of 2012.

Today, we look at one of the greatest aspects of this generation of console gaming; downloadable games.

Downloading your games has long been a staple of PC gaming. Instead of going to the store to buy your game and installing it onto your computer, PC gamers could simply download the game from the game developers website or from an online retailer.

Finally, console developers were able to add this useful way of shopping for games in the current generation of consoles,  as part of the PlayStation Network, the XBox Live Arcade and the Wii Shop Channel.

This option has been a boon for both major developers and independents. as its provided an avenue for developers to release smaller projects that normally would not make up for the development cost of printing games to disc and producing the packaging. By bringing these games directly to online markets, it also decreases the cost associated with these games, making them more affordable for gamers.

The fact is, many of the games that have been included as downloadable games through these services are actually better than a lot of the games that have come out this year. Of the over 70 games nominated through GameNTrain’s Best Games of 2012 survey, four of the games in the top 15 are downloadable titles… and a large part of that has to do with accessibility.

Downloadable games are available directly for home and more gamers can easily shell out 10 dollars to try out a new game online as opposed to spending 50-60 dollars to try out a new game when it comes to stores. This accessibility means more people can try games they normally wouldn’t buy if they saw it on a store shelf.

To see GameNTrain’s list of the Top 5 Downloadable Games of 2012, click the link here - http://gamentrain.com/gamentrains-best-games-of-2012-best-downloadable-games/#.UOHK-ORX39l

Happy Friday friends! Today’s post is focused on the new year and life changing resolutions. I find that with each new year comes more promises that we make for ourselves. These resolutions are generally things about our lives that we wish to change or to improve.

All year long we are finding ways to re-invent ourselves and better ourselves each day. But for some reason January first brings a lot of promise. This is symbolic of a clean slate, time to start over. Mentally January first is a new beginning, and a time for us to give ourselves the opportunity to change (for real). I am going to give you guys a few tips on how to make your New Years Resolutions stick!

To read the full article from Amy Green, follow the link here - http://gamentrain.com/fit-friday-new-year-new-you/#.UOHL–RX39l

Yesterday, we got the body working with your favorite sports and fitness games of 2012. This was all in an effort to get rid of some of the extra food you’ve been munching on over the holiday break.

Today, we will be working your mind by looking at this year’s hottest racing games and puzzle games. Let’s try and get rid of the turkey brain and get ourselves thinking clearly again!

Now, I know what you are thinking, how does a racing game work the mind? Think back to the last time you played a racing game, maybe a Gran Turismo, a Forza or a Need For Speed. As you watch all of the objects going by you in a blur, notice how quickly your mind has to work to process all of the obstacles and sudden turns that come up on any given course. A racing game is an exercise in hand-eye coordination and mental stimulus, a perfect way to wake up coming back from the holidays.

2012 was a great year for racing games, with the latest installments in some hot franchises coming out. Forza Horizon graced the XBox 360, the latest Need for Speed was released and the downloadable Trials: Evolution was available this year. Not only that, but we saw a bevy of kart racing games hit store shelves, including Sonic and Sega All-Stars Racing: Transformed and LittleBigPlanet Karting. We also saw the latest installment in Codemasters F1 series, F1 2012.

2012 definitely provided gamers with a number of options in the puzzle game category as well, with gaming projects by independant developers and major gaming companies. Angry Birds made its debut on consoles (surprising many gamers with what’s being considered a ridiculous price tag) and European gamers got their first taste of Atlus’s Catherine. Gamers also saw some hot puzzle games released from smaller developers and independents, like Fez and Pid, each bringing their own unique take on puzzles that will make you scratch your head.

So, if you are ready to wake up your mind after the holidays, take a look at the top games in 2012 for the racing and puzzle genres, as voted on by GameNTrain’s staff and by the GNT fan base. - http://gamentrain.com/gamentrains-best-games-of-2012-racing-to-2013/#.UOHLyeRX39l

With Christmas and Boxing Day behind us, many gamers are still trying to digest their Christmas feasts, as turkey, roast beef, ham and possibly sugar plums dance their way through our digestive systems. Looks like its time to hit the gym again!

GameNTrain is known for its stance on combining gaming and fitness. There are no better genres of games to combine those elements than fitness games and sports games.

2012 definitely provided gamers with a number of options in both of these categories. All manners of sports were represented in video game form this year. We even saw a rebirth of classic video game franchise SSX, which took the snowboarding video game to an entirely new level.

Fitness games really shined this year as developers got a better grip on making games for the Kinect. Many well-known workout routines were adapted to video game training games. Whether you wanted to dance off the pounds with Zumba or Just Dance 4 or you wanted to fight off the weight with UFC based training, there were plenty of options available for you this year.

To will look at GameNTrain’s top games in 2012 for the sports and fitness genres, check out http://gamentrain.com/gamentrains-best-games-of-2012-a-sporting-chance/

Boxing Day is here! Gamers will be hitting stores looking to pick up the best games their favorite system has to offer.

2012 did not disappoint in the offerings available for each of your systems. The XBox 360 saw built on many established franchises this year while the PlayStation 3 introduced some new and exciting games, many of which with an artistic flair.

Games on the PC continued to showcase the strengths of computer-based gaming, giving us some solid MMOs and quality games that would rival anything released on a  gaming console.

Meanwhile, many gamers were introduced to the Wii U, bringing with it a slew of games revolving exclusively around its new style of gameplay. Despite this grand release in November, barely any of the gamers polled by GameNTrain listed any of the games released during the system’s launch as their favorite games of 2012, at least not enough to make a quality list around.

Because of this, GameNTrain’s Top Console Exclusive Games of 2012 will focus on the XBox 360, the PlayStation 3 and the PC, as chosen by GameNTrain’s staff and by the GNT fan base. To find these lists, click here… http://gamentrain.com/gamentrains-best-games-of-2012-console-exclusive/

Merry Christmas everyone!

As you dive into your nicely wrapped presents and stuffed stockings, hopefully Santa Claus has treated you well and brought you some of GameNTrain’s Best Games of 2012!

Our look at the best games of the year continues today and we’re getting a little adventurous! Today, we’re looking at the Action/Adventure and Role Playing Game genre.

Oftentimes, what defines an RPG and an Action/Adventure game has been a little blurred in recent years. Its become much harder to find a traditional Role Playing Game, just as its become difficult to find an Action/Adventure game without certain role playing elements.

But the year 2012 has not disappointed in either of these categories. Whether you like to travel your world or other planets, RPGs have delivered in all sorts of varieties. If you enjoy elements of high-fantasy,  then you could embark on a quest against all manners of demons, monsters and baddies. RPGs covered all walks of life this year.

As for the Action-Adventure genre, your settings were just as varied this year. Whether you were battling it out in a Lego-styled Gotham City or travelled back in time to the Colonial era in the Americas, you could face all manners of challenges. You could even travel to the End of the World if that’s more your cup of tea!

To take a look at the top games in 2012 for these two genres, as voted on by GameNTrain’s staff and by the GNT fan base, check out http://gamentrain.com/gamentrains-best-games-of-2012-onward-to-adventure/

If you were dreading waking up this morning, you probably just realized that Christmas is tomorrow.

Welcome to the world of last minute shopping. And if you are out shopping for a gamer today, good luck. Many of the hot items for the season are probably sold out already, including the latest best seller from Nintendo, the Wii U. If you are buying for kids, chances are you are going to have a hard time finding Skylanders figures as well.

But don’t worry, we here at GameNTrain know the drill. This isn’t our first time rocking around the Christmas tree. Gamers are a diverse bunch and there are a number of quick fixes that will get you through another Christmas until you can find some decent bargains on Boxing Day.

Let us break it down for you. Check out the full article here… http://gamentrain.com/the-last-minute-dash-gamers-guide-for-forgetful-shoppers/#.UNhyPORX39k

2012 was a great year for the First Person Shooter, the Third Person Shooter and Survival Horror Genres of games.

In the past few years, the first-person shooter and third-person shooter has seen a true evolution in the subject matter and style of gameplay these games coul include. King’s Field had dabbled in mixing first-person combat with RPGs for years and years, but games like Fallout 3 and Elder Scrolls showed that you could truly merge RPG style elements into a first person universe.

The same proved true for third-person shooters like Mass Effect, which is considered the crown jewel in many role playing gamers collections. Many people would consider Mass Effect to not be a true third-person shooter, but let’s be honest; this game carries marries third-person shooter elements with RPGs in such a way that it would be hard NOT to consider Mass Effect a third person shooter.

The same type of evolution played out for the survival horror genre this year, with games proving that your gameplay did not need to take place in 3D battlefields to be any less terrifying. Take a look at Deadlight for a perfect example of 2.5D gameplay being used in the survival horror genre.

For a look at the top games in 2012 for these three genres, as voted on by GameNTrain’s staff and by the GNT fan base, check out http://gamentrain.com/gamentrains-best-games-of-2012-guns-and-monsters/#.UNh2pORX39k

The Year 2012 has been a great year for video games. From new installments to grand franchises like Halo, Assassin’s Creed and Mass Effect, to great standalone titles like Dust: An Elysian Tail, Mark of the Ninja, Dishonored and Journey.

Over the past two months, we’ve polled GameNTrain’s fan base, our staff, and our volunteers. We seeked out your choices for the greatest games of the year 2012.

Now, we’ve compiled all of that information and organized it into a number of lists, showcasing your picks for the top games of the year.

We’ve also broke down the best of the best by genre, downloadable games, and top platform exlusive titles.

We’re very thorough with numbers here at GameNTrain. Trust us.

From now until the end of 2012, we wil be presenting you with a different list every single day. This will build up to our presentation of GameNTrain’s Top 10 Games of 2012 on December 31st.

Remember, these lists are based on YOUR CHOICES for the top games of 2012. Staff  members and volunteers of GameNTrain submitted their choices for the top games of the year as well, but this is purely a numbers game. If you don’t like which games end up on top, just remember this is all based on the choices of the fans along with the choices of staff.

Get ready, GameNTrain’s countdown of the best games of 2012 begins on Monday, December 24th!

Here at GameNTrain we have been given the opportunity by our friends at Mechanist Games to hand out 100 City of Steam beta keys to our community members. To get your hands on a PC beta key of your own, simply comment on this article with your name and either email address or Twitter account. If you use your Twitter, be sure that you are following us so that we can DM you the beta key. The first 100 people to show interest in the keys will receive one of their own.

For the City of Steam trailer, check out http://gamentrain.com/city-of-steam-beta-key-giveaway/

Hello everyone! Happy Friday, we made it once again. I hope you all found last weeks workout challenging were able to find time in your schedule to complete it. Exercise is one of the most important activities that we can do for our bodies. Just simple movements like the workout last week gives your muscles oxygen, builds strength, and gets your heart pumping, and can put you in a better mood overall. Along with exercise nutrition is just as important if not MORE important for our bodies.

This article will provide you the most up to date research on pre game meals for athletes. I know there are many of you athletes out there who are reading this and I thank you.

No matter what sport you play it is absolutely imperative that you fuel your body with the most nutritiously sound food prior to competition. That is not to say that your overall diet is not important, but in this scenario the meal before the competition is what counts!

Your meal should be filled with nutritious foods that will carry through the whole competition and not leave you hungry and or dehydrated. On that note, you should keep your meals to mostly complex carbs and small amounts of protein. Examples of complex carbohydrates are foods such as: brown rice, whole wheat pasta, whole wheat bread and certain potatoes. Some examples of acceptable pre game proteins are: chicken breast, fish, and lean cuts of beef.

For read Amy Green’s full article, check out http://gamentrain.com/fit-friday-calling-all-athletes/#.UNhw2ORX39k

GameOn Episode 38 is here and we’ve got another great line-up for you today!

It’s our last episode before we take our Christmas break and we’ve got three strong features for you this week!

We’re starting this week’s show off with our feature interview guest, Voice Actor and Voice Director Crispin Freeman! Crispin talks about his history as a voice actor in anime and in video games. He also talks about his podcast Voice Acting Mastery, teaching people the basics of voice acting!

Two of our regular contributors also join us this week!

GameOn Contributor Steve is back for Best of the Best, as we look at the history of Nintendo Power. The magazine’s final issue was published this month, leaving behind quite a legacy for us to explore!

GameOn Contributor Kyle Born is also on the show this week for Killing Time with Kyle Born! Kyle and Jeff combine two awesome Christmas gifts and make them better, as we talk about video games and Lego. Find out which games we give the Lego treatment!

Thanks for listening! No new GameOn next week as we take a Christmas break. Listen for a special edition of our podcast on Tuesday, January 1st, as we kick off a new year in style!

Audio was used for this podcast from the following sources;

Video games – Zelda 2: The Adventures of Link, The Legend of Zelda, Star Fox, Pac-Man, Dig Dug, Super Mario Bros 3, Mega Man 2, Super Smash Bros. Melee, Super Mario 64, Mortal Kombat II, Metal Gear Solid, Super Mario Bros 3, Star Fox 64, Super Mario Bros, Mass Effect 2, Chrono Trigger, Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, Super Mario Bros 2, Dr. Mario, Red Dead Redemption, Wayne Gretzky 3D Hockey

Internet – Put That Cookie Down Remix, Leeroy Jenkins, Rejected Cartoons, Cinemassacre.com, JamesNintendoNerd, Little Kuriboh (Yu-gi-oh! Abridged)

Movies – Mortal Kombat, Wayne’s World, SpaceBalls, Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Back to the Future, Zoolander, Super Mario Bros: The Movie, Monty Python and the Quest for the Holy Grail, Rocky

TV series – Spongebob Squarepants, Futurama, Family Guy, World Wrestling Entertainment, Dragon Ball Z, G Gundam, The Simpsons, WWE, WCW, South Park,

Music – Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up, The Easton Ellises – Liquorstore, Motorhead – The Game, Disturbed – The Game, Drowning Pool – The Game, Cindy Lauper – Girls Just Wanna Have Fun, Gamestage Music #1 - Smashes Cupcakes, Wreck – Jim Johnston, Yacht – Utopia (Instrumental), Stephen Millis – Luigi’s Haunted Travel Theme (There Will Be Brawl soundtrack), Waterflame – Run!, Stage 3-1 – Mike Tyson’s Punch-out Medley, Giuseppe Cilfone – Crazy Experiment, You’re the Best Around – Joe Esposito, Don Henley – Dirty Laundry

Big thanks goes out to our interview guest this week, Crispin Freeman!

To learn more about Crispin Freeman, go to his website, http://www.crispinfreeman.com/  

You can also listen to the Voice Acting Mastery podcast by going to http://www.voiceactingmastery.com/

Thank you to our contributors involved in this week’s show, Kyle Born and Steve Johnson. We’ve got a great team here on GameOn. If you are interested in being a part of our podcast, send us an e-mail to gameon@gamentrain.com.

Thanks to Natalie Hoover for providing the new voice for the GameOn intro. Visit Natalie for your voiceover needs at http://www.nataliehoover.com/

Thanks once again to the Easton Ellises. They are the band that contributed GameOn’s theme song, Liquorstore. Be sure to check them out at their website. http://www.theeastonellises.com/

Be sure to check us out on GameNTrain, Like us on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/gameongnt), follow us on Twitter (www.twitter.com/gameongnt) or check out our podcast on iTunes!

GameOn will be back on 88.3 CKXU in Lethbridge, Alberta, starting January 3rd, 2013. Listen live at http://ckxu.com/

GameOn will also be back on CJ 106.5 in Brandon, Manitoba, starting January 3rd, 2013. Listen live at http://cj-106.assiniboine.net/

If you are interested in joining the GameOn podcast team, be sure to e-mail us at gameon@gamentrain.com.

If you want to make your thoughts known on what you like about GameOn, leave a post below or hit us up at the GameNTrain forum!

GameNTrain’s Ciaran Allan recently announced another giveaway on GameNTrain! Check it out below…

Well hello there! Once again I am going to shower you all with the contents of my Christmas sack! Seeing as it’s that time of year again, I have decided to treat some of the GameNTrain faithful (and opportunistic tweeters) to a little giveaway as a way of spreading some festive cheer. There aren’t many people that enjoy Christmas as much as I do, so I feel that it’d be nice to give folk the chance to reach my pedestal of Christmas appreciation.

So what’s the prize? Well, the prize this time is not one, two, three or four, but FIVE whole arcade games for you to play on your Xbox 360! Each winner will bag him or herself 5 codes to redeem on Xbox Live. The five arcade games are: Snoopy Flying Ace, Aqua, Lode Runner, The Maw and R Type Dimensions.

To be in with a chance of winning, simply follow both myself and GameNTrain on Twitter and tweet the following message:

@Ciaran_Allen -  I just entered @GameNTrain’s Christmas #giveaway and you can too! - http://gamentrain.com/gamentrain-christmas-giveaway-5-free-xbox-live-arcade-games

Once you’ve done that, all you need to do is reply to this article with the answer to the following question:

Finish Duke Nukem’s famous, festive-related quote: What are you waiting for? ……………?

Here’s a clue: The word has been used multiple times in this article and you’ll probably hear it many times within the next week. The winners will be announced by the 27th so get your tweets sent in order to be in with a chance!

Toodle pip and Merry Christmas!

To enter the contest, check out the article on http://gamentrain.com/gamentrain-christmas-giveaway-5-free-xbox-live-arcade-games/ 

Capcom has confirmed Resident Evil 6’s release on PC as a digital download, dated March 22, 2013. It will be available in Europe as well, on the same date, along with a disc release. The Steam download will feature the usual advantages, such as Cloud saving, Steam achievements and friend support.

The game will include up-to-date free content, such as character Ada Wong’s campaign and No Hope difficulty mode. Also, it will contain a planned update that is coming on January 22, 2013, which offers stage selection upon completion, QTE assists, and Agent Hunt mode.

For more details, check out http://gamentrain.com/resident-evil-6-coming-to-pc-march-2013/