TalkRadar 80 - Dan of the hour

Dan Amrich discusses his new gig at Activision, and we roast him crispy

Words: Tyler Wilde on December 4, 2009

 


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The roast of Dan Amrich
Haven't heard? Our good friend and former Official World of Warcraft Magazine, Official Xbox Magazine, GamesRadar, and Gamepro editor Dan Amrich is off to Activision...so we give him what for.

TalkRadar 20- Let's get critical
According to Executive Editor Brett Elston, this link should be here because "we bring up audio from this." See how organized we are?


Question of the Week
What do you name your characters? Tell us in the linked forum thread and we may read your answer on next week’s show.



New contests this week


WIN: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince DVD or Blu-ray – Just make up a Potter-esque spell for your favorite game, and we'll send a DVD-bearing owl your way. Note: we'll actually use the mail system.  

CONTEST: Dan Amrich’s Farewell Rarities (Atte: DoA and WoW fans!) – As Dan Amrich departs Future's hallowed halls, he discovered a couple of items sure to appeal to the collector in some of you. Win them!

 


In the office


Above: Dan wreaking havoc in his famous Ghostbusters costume


Above: Dan's moving sale scored Chris a Power Glove! The shirt was just a coincidence...one that makes him look like a Wizard-obsessed freak


Above: Chris checking out Brett's junk Modern Warfare 2 style


Above: Lizzie's desk got Twilight: New MOWNED by Cheryll, who now better watch her back


Above: Charlie Barratt ran into a certain celebrity while hiking in Yosemite. He belongs in a museum! 


Above: Brett giddily (somberly) shows off his noisy Spirit Tracks box


In the community


Above: JohnRabbit brought us some impressive retro RadarNauts joy


Above: KREATIVEAssassin delivered this sexy-ass album cover - check out the forums for the back, which features tracks like "Tinkle from the Stink Wrinkle"

Head to the forums and join the T-Dar community or die cold and alone.

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Post date: December 4, 2009
T-Dar 80 length: 2:45:02
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  • TalkRadar

    TalkRadar  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    I'd say this was a pretty *Dolphin Sound Effect* episode
  • mgkyo666

    mgkyo666  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    lol i went on an anagram generator and i got:
    ovarian clamp doll
    a carnival doll mop
    a larval condom lip
    HA HA HA!!!
  • MrDandy

    MrDandy  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    Dan you're the man! We're almost exactly the same age, so I got to feel old from all the roasting too...
  • Styrophoamicus

    Styrophoamicus  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    Definitely one of the best TalkRadar's I've listened to. Where do you find the anagram generator?
  • Amrich1sMyHer0

    Amrich1sMyHer0  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    having trouble with the link for the contest, so....
    DOA Extreme: Giving Voyeurism Gamerscore!
    DOA Extreme: make sure you have some lotion handy, and we’re not talking about suntan lotion
    DOA Extreme: the game with hot chicks tossing a few balls between them, and you get to take pictures!
    DOA Extreme: the game that makes porn look well scripted
    DOA Extreme: what Microsoft had in mind when they added parental controls to the Xbox
    DOA Extreme: teaching gamers to use a controller with only one hand (and the sound off and the shades pulled down)
    DOA Extreme: and you don’t even have to get these girls drunk or slip em a rufey
    DOA Exteme: because your mom notices when you steal the Victoria Secrets catalog
  • TedDidlio

    TedDidlio  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    Than ksbalot. Greppisode, I love it, top, best.

    Thank you, as always, for devoting so many hours to making a world class, premium 2 hours and 40+ minutes of content that makes my peaches fuzz.

    Damrich will be missed. Though I'm sure he'll guest again.
  • WaffleLeech

    WaffleLeech  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    I can't beleive Dan is leaving. At least when the next big Activision game come out,they can bring him on to talk about it. One of the best episodes yet.

    reCaptcha: toppled Emanuel (How fitting)
  • JohnnyMaverik

    JohnnyMaverik  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    Best podcast ever, I didn't realise how awesome Mr. Amrich was before listening to this, better late than never I guess...
  • darkmagshin

    darkmagshin  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    Lolwut? Talkradar 1is the best
  • powerpc127

    powerpc127  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    I hate to do this, but I've been thinking about how to make fun of Dan's eye for a while and I've got a couple of good ones (btw the link for the contest doesn't seem to work and I remember you saying to put responses here anyways, soooo...)


    Dan's eye is so lazy, he failed the vision test when he went to get his license not because he couldn't see, but because his lazy eye didn't feel like seeing on a weekend.

    His eye is so lazy that when he wakes up in the morning, he winks for three hours before his other eye finally opens.

    He is good at multitasking, though. He can do pretty much anything while his lazy eye watches tv.

    If it weren't for his other eye, Dan would only be able to see on Thursday nights because the lazy one would keep putting it off.

    Anyways, shame to have you go. Best of luck at Activision. Please come back some time because I haven't laughed this hard at a games podcast in a long time :)
  • vigeoman

    vigeoman  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    dude is it possible to get that spirit tracks box?
  • Ban

    Ban  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    Gonna miss Dan so much hes has to be on for Ep. 100...........and I kinda cried a little.
  • nik41507

    nik41507  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    awesome podcast
  • Spybreak8

    Spybreak8  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    A fair send off for Dan and many laughs. I've never used an anagram, damn.
  • A2guy

    A2guy  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    oh, and good luck dan!
  • A2guy

    A2guy  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    October 1993 is when I was born!
  • Vagrant

    Vagrant  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    Dan! NOOOOOOOO!
    I think he replied to my Palette Swap Ninja fanmail.
    And I wish I had worked with him.

    Best of luck with the evil empire and such, Daniel-san. (80s reference just for you)
  • GrandMoffBubbles

    GrandMoffBubbles  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    the Denim and Hairspray, Gout story and Dan losing XP bits were classic. Good Luck Dan! I got a game idea for you to pitch to your new Bosses. Zombie Guitar Hero. Imagine rocking out as Bill, Coach or a Special Infected. It would be awesome!!!!
  • Romination

    Romination  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    for being 3 hours long..it doesn't look like it has much to talk about. i sense nonsequitors and Old Man Amrich stories!
  • Jacob816

    Jacob816  - 2 years, 2 months ago  - Report

    We'll miss you Dan!
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