June 30, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  Gamers Get Paid; William Shatner to Host Canadian Game Awards; Official Release Date Set For Final Fantasy XII; No Xbox Price Drop Anytime Soon; New Xbox 360 Controller Shown Off; PS3 Not Widely Available Until 2007; Castlevania Movie In The Works; Grand Jury Gets Involved In ‘Hot Coffee’ Scandal

Code of the Week:  X-Men Legends 2: Rise of Apocalypse (GC)

June 23, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  PS3 Spelling Mistake; Uwe Boll Ready To Fight; Dungeon Siege Trailer Released; Louisana Game Bill Blocked; ESRB Clarifies Commitment To Parents; 6 Official Wii Launch Titles; Chopin RPG Announced; Mario Hoops 3-on-3 Detailed; Final Fantasy III To Contain Wi-Fi; This Years Penny Arcade Expo Detailed; Bandai Namco Releasing Multiple Tales Games In 2006; Game Industry Set to Explode;
Game Consoles Waste Power

Code of the Week:  Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories (PSP)

June 9, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  Jack Thompson Up To His Old Tricks Again; FTC Ruling on Hot Coffee; ESA Suing The State Of Minnesota; North Carolina Wants In On Game Action; Tingle To Receive Own RPG; Wii Release Date & Virtual Console News; Nintendo To Push Promo Material Through Wii; Nintendo Messenger Service Patent Gets Approved; Kojima Wants You; Matisyahu on Xbox Live; Gaming Pioneer Alan Kotok Passes Away

Blast From the Past:  Uniracers (SNES | Dec. 1994)

Code of the Week:  Hitman: Blood Money (Xbox 360)

June 2, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  Gaming Olympics A Possibility?; Game Clinic Opens in Amsterdam; Game Critics E3 Award Winners; Solid Snake Appearing In Smash Bros. Brawl; Bill Gates Doesn’t Like Motion Control; Analysts Predict Microsoft Handheld Game System; Xbox 360 Losing Backwards Compatibility;  DS Touch Generations Announced; Jack Thompson Bill Moves Forward; Maryland Mature Games Bill Becomes Law; The Wizard Now Available on DVD

Blast From the Past:  Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS | Oct. 1997)

Code of the Week:  New Super Mario Bros. (DS)

May 26, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  U.S. Intelligence Errs Dutch Gamer; E3 Award Nominations; Official Wii Price Set; Toys ‘R’ Us Taking Wii Preorders; No Dolby Digital for Wii; Wii-mote Microphone & Karaoke Looking Likely; Halogen Lamps Affect Wii Remotes?; Celien Studios Align with Nintendo; Game Boy Dead Officially Dead; UbiSoft Announces LOST Game; Kids Fined For Renting Mature Games; Louisana Violent Game Bill Passes

Code of the Week:  Tomb Raider: Legend (Xbox 360)

May 19, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  Ken Kutaragi Sayss PS3 Is “Too Cheap”; Analysts Reaction to PS3 Price; Sony Crippled Itself with Price; Nintendo Calls Sony A CopyCat; 15 PS3 Games At Launch; Publishers Concerned with PS3; PS3 Loses Features Promised In 2005; Metal Gear Solid 4 Trailer Impressions; No Metal Gear on Xbox; Halo 3 Trailer Impressions; Xbox HD-DVD Drive Detailed; Super Paper Mario Announced; Donkey Kong: Bongo Blast Announced For Gamecube

Blast From the Past:  M.C. Kids (NES | Feb. 1992)

Code of the Week:  Prince of Persia: The Two Thrones (PS2)

May 12, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  We recap E3 2006 and give our godsmacked take on the Wii delivering on it’s “revolution” hype, and demonstrating that Nintendo doesn’t just want to change the game, they want to change the entire games industry.  Sony and Microsoft were there too, but they were easily blown out of the water.

May 5, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  Accliam Entertainment Goes Up For Auction; Hideo Kojima’s Blog Leaks Metal Gear Solid 4 Trailer; Activision Gets License For James Bond; Guitar Hero News & Notes; Gullermo Del Toro Producing Horror-Action Game; SNK Brining Metal Slug To Wii; DS Lite Slated For June Release; Free DS Rumble Pak Coming With Metroid Prime: Hunters; Resevoir Dogs Game Announced, Slated For Late 2006 Release; SEGA Announces The Club

Code of the Week:  Mario Kart (DS)

April 28, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  Nintendo Renames “Revolution” To “Wii”; Nintendo Defends It’s New Console Name Against Critics; Texas Senator Proposes Tax On Video Games; “Games as Porn” Bill Passes Unanimously ; Sony Expects PS3 To Sell Better Than Xbox 360; PS3 Development Costs Sony $870 Million; Pre-E3 Famitsu Poll Gauges Gamer, Developer Interest For The Event; Rockstar Skipping E3 2006; Guitar Hero II Officially Announced, Launch Contest To Feature Contest Winners Song In The Game; EA Confirms Madden Coming To Wii; Marvel Ultimate Alliance To Have 140 Characters; NiGHTS Possibly Coming To Wii; Tekken 6 Announced For PS3

Blast From the Past:  Shadowgate (NES | Dec. 1989)

Code of the Week:  God of War (PS2)

April 21, 2006

Listen:

Download:  Here

What was discussed:  Earthworm Jim Comeback Possibly In The Works; Darth Vader To Star In His Own Video Game; Video Game Symphony Launched, Set To Tour Across US; Dragonball Z To Come To Nintendo Revolution; Hudson Developing New “Flight Game” For Revolution; Major League Gaming Getting Own TV Show In US; J.J. Abrams Set To Produce & Direct New Star Trek Movie; Nintendo, AOL Launch Contest To Bring People To E3; Sony Cuts Price On PlayStation 2; Square Enix Bringing New MMORPG To PS3; Third Resident Evil Movie In Developement; Angelina Jolie To Possibly Star In New Tomb Raider Movie; Movie Based On Driver Games In The Works