Keith Shepherd and Natalia Luckyanova were just tourists the first time they visited Pixar Animation Studios. The next time? They were game developers, pitching ideas to Disney and Pixar for an upcoming collaboration called Temple Run: Brave [$0.99].

Keith and Natalia are two of the three people behind Imangi Studios -- the house that built Harbor Master [$0.99 / Free (HD)], Max Adventure [Free], and Temple Run [Free] to name a few. Speaking with TouchArcade earlier this afternoon, the husband and wife team expressed just how cool it was to work with Pixar, and they dug into how a collaboration between a massive company and an already busy three-man studio was made a reality.

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On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, Eli and Jared join the cast once again to talk about all sorts of stuff. Topics include what we saw and liked at E3 2012, what we want from next-generation hardware, and what we've been playing at WWDC 2012. Expect to hear a little bit about games like MechWarrior: Tactical Command, Pocket Planes, and Infinity Blade: Dungeons.

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On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, Zach Gage of Zack Gage and our own Nissa Campbell of TouchArcade fame join me in a delightful E3 discussion. At the top, we spit some game about Microsoft's Smart Glass initiative and Kinect. Later, we dive into what AAA in 2012 will offer, and touch on some of the themes of the show. In the second half of the show, Nissa and I do a normal, but smaller version of our regular show. Project 8113 is the first game we talk about in that segment, while No Red T-Shirts is the last.

If you'd like to give us a listen, please do so! You can via the handy-dandy links just below. Or you could subscribe to us on iTunes or Zune.

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On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, we talk a lot about E3. And not just the mobile side of the event. We touch on some exciting traditional games like Dead Space 3, Dishonored, and even the new Gears of War. Don't fret, though: we do end up pulling the podcast bus over and start discussing the latest, hottest, and best the mobile space had to offer us this week. Topics include Apple's thoughts on traditional gaming, Mega Run, and Heroes Call.

Next week we'll be bringing you a lot more E3 coverage, as we'll be at the event. Prep your earholes accordingly. If you'd like to listen to this week's episode, go ahead and do so via the links below. You can also subscribe to us on iTunes or Zune Marketplace.

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On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, we discuss the Cerebral Assassin. We also dive back into Diablo 3 and touch on how dead the mobile industry appears to be leading up to the ridiculousness that is E3. On topic, we dig deep on games like Bee Leader, Defender Chronicles 2, and Slingshot Racing. Heck, we even discuss the ustwo controversy at length before diving into our pool of listener questions.

I think you'll like this week's 'cast, as it's a good mix of irreverent commentary and off-topic shenanigans. Listening couldn't be simpler: just click on one of the links in this post or subscribe to us on iTunes and Zune. The latter is preferred. You'll get our latest episodes the second they hit the World Wide Web.

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On this week's bonus episode of The TouchArcade Show, we chat with Subatomic Studios' Jamie Gotch and Sergei Gourski about the studio's upcoming game, Fieldrunners 2. Topics include how the first game's success is informing the design of its sequel, how special the franchise as a whole is to Subatomic, and how the studio is approaching the design of its latest tower defense game in a world now clotted with them.

Overall, we came away with a good idea of how Subatomic thinks and operates, and we're guessing you probably will, too. If you'd like to listen this week, feel free to do so via one of the links below. You can also subscribe to our feed via iTunes or Zune and get our episodes the second they hit the Internet.

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On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, Eli and I try to persuade Jared to buy Blizzard Entertainment's Diablo 3. We also dive into what makes the game click with us comment on how its release has ground the gaming industry to a stop. Later, we manage to dive into iPhone and iPad. In our games section, we discuss Cuboid and Extinction Squad. In our front page section, we talk about how traditional industry guys never seem to have success on the App Store and get out our mallets for a proper legal discussion.

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On this week's bonus episode of The TouchArcade Show, Eli and I hit up Zach Gage of Zach Gage fame. You should get to know him. He's the brains behind one of the best words game on the App Store, and he's a super opinionated guy who isn't afraid to have a discussion about games as art or his current level of cleanliness. In fact, we dive into these two topics pretty hard during our conversation, if you haven't guessed already.

This is easily our most laid-back discussion we've ever had on the show, but I think it'll end up giving you a really good idea of who Gage is, how he approaches game development, and how things like his personality and background inform that work. We cover a lot of ground in a really short amount of time in this podcast, and even touch on what Gage is doing right now.

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On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, we actually have to turn the car around in order to say something off-topic. At top, we discuss the arrival of the TouchArcade app [Free] and touch on its upcoming Universal-ness. Later, we dive into the latest, the best, and the hottest in iOS. From NOVA 3 to Pocket Planes, we've got your steamy games discussion covered. And in our front page section, we spend a good amount of time on Rovio's latest moves and Team Meat's latest stream of gripes.

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A couple of years ago, Brandon and Cody Pollet formed F5 Games as a clever way to sneak into Electronic Entertainment Expo and experience the gaming event firsthand. Both were college students with big ideas, and they ended up leaving it with even bigger ones. E3 gave their studio a soul. When the App Store exploded later, the duo discovered a direction.

In 2011, Brandon and Cody went back to the Los Angeles-based event that got them dreaming big in the first place to reveal Pocket Heroes. They describe it on this week's bonus episode of the TouchArcade Show as the game they've always wanted to make, and it's been a long time coming. Pocket Heroes hits either later this month or early June, almost a full year since the duo initially showed off their idea.

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On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, we power through conversations about smart gyms and wearable heart monitors in order to bring the latest, greatest, and the best in iPhone and iPad. At the top of the show, we dive into oral reviews of a bunch of cool games, including Brainsss and King of Fighters 2012. Later, we ponder if the free-to-play market is about to collapse and dig into the realities of development in a market that only wants 99¢ stuff.

You can listen below via these handy-dandy links or, hey, you can subscribe to us on iTunes or Zune. The latter is the only way to get our stuff the very second it comes out and lord knows you want us immediately so do it!

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On this week's episode of The TouchArcade Show, we battle through conversations about muscle retention and HHH's taste in order to bring you the latest and greatest in the world of iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad. We get off to a running start by discussing the hottest real-time strategy game at the moment, Total War Battles, and then quickly dive into a flurry of oral reviews courtesy Mr. Hodapp. Later, we pan Kickstarter again, talk about Rovio Mobile's weird IAP plans, and the themes of Minecraft.

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Near the end of one of the "slowest" weeks we've had in recent memory, we casted a pod for mass earhole consumption. If you're not a fan of our off-topic weeks you might want to avoid this one. But, do note you'll be missing out on a lot of fun discussion: at the top, we dive into the recently released Xbox Live Arcade indie title Fez and ponder what an iPad port would look like, spit a little bit of game about next-generation consoles, and orally review hot new games like Burger Cat. In our second segment, we discuss anything and everything, but eventually get to your user questions.

It was a weird week, so we've got a weird show for you. If you'd like to listen, please do so via those handy-dandy links below. Additionally, you could subscribe to us on Zune or iTunes to get our latest episodes the second they hit the Internet.

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"I've kind of been the driving force behind this." Chris Ewington describes what board games mean to him in passionate bursts. "It's who I am. It's what I do. It's what I was meant to do." Chris is the head honcho at Codito Development, an outfit that specializes in securing licensing and then reproducing tabletop games on iPad under the banner of Sage Games. Chris' experience with porting the tabletop experience stretches long before iPad came into our lives. He used to make "homegrown" computer versions of his favorites to share with friends and family.

In a lot of ways, he's the perfect guy to be doing this. His studio has the talent, and he has an astounding amount of reverence for the art form and what it does differently in today's modern gaming landscape, which is dominated by stupid games like Angry Birds.

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This week on The TouchArcade Show, we do another stellar job staying on topic -- for the most part. At the top, we spend a good amount of time to the latest releases: Epic Astro Story, Puncho Fighto, and Burnout: Crash eat up a lot of our games section. Topics like the recent Kickstarter explosion and Magic: The Gathering on tablets round out the show. We also answer quite a few user e-mails, which we always appreciate.

If you'd like to listen this week, go ahead and do so via the handy links below. If you would rather get these things the easy way, feel free to subscribe to us on iTunes or, hey, even Zune. The subscription is free and automatic. It's a win-win. Or something.

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