1UP.com - The Oddcast

It's over! In our last episode, we discuss the latest on Modern Warfare 2, Sharkey gives us shit about his indie game based on a shark, Sam has a weird love for everything Sonic, and we say goodbye.

The guys sit down to discuss Brutal Legend, Left 4 Dead 2, Uncharted 2 and the ugliness of having a girlfriend as a gamer, a problem a 1UP member discusses in his blog. The gang is also joined by a new member, Alan Johnson

The usual suspects shoot the usual shit for the first time in a month. Football, ODST, Indie Games, Whiteboarding, and the social horror of online games all get their turn.

On this week's episode, we explore how the community feels about female objectivity in games, Sharkey shares one of the best Recession Games yet, and we discuss Batman: Arkum Asylum and WET

The crew comes together to discuss what games frustrate them the most and share their love/hate for rage quitters. We learn that Sam can't play Red Faction on normal and Sharkey plays BunniBunni for Recession gaming. We're also joined by Mike Nelson and new Intern Yara to talk about this year's Comic-Con.

The gang's back from the 4th of July ready with tales of flash-game pedophilia and good ol' fashion nut washing. To keep things kosher, Sharkey talks Battlefield Heroes. We're joined with Richard and Niedel to discuss the first half of "2009, Year of Fighters. "And to wrap things up, the crew predicts the future of video games. Surprise, it's downloadable content. So grab a loved one, turn down the mood lights and cuddle up close - this is Good Grief.

The usual cast makes with chitter chatter about games like City of Heroes and Fallout 3 that went and got you addicted, spreads some free viral infections for Recession Gaming, and gets an unwanted guest appearance from a Russian fat guy who shares his feelings Nintendo's GameCube including his colorful new name for the system

Because of Tina's late appearance, she took the backseat as host while the guys took over the podcast this week. Six months of the year are gone and we ask the community if it's too soon to start discussing GOTY. Community reactions to the 1UP news stories are shared, Sharkey discusses his love for the indie game Chaser, and Tina shares her love for Red Faction Guerilla.

Sam, Sharkey, Chris and Tina conquered E3! Uh, so what now? Sam share's info on his Molyneuxs's Milo reaction video, Tina discusses Community E3 blogs, and Sharkey takes over recession gaming once again. For play time, Tina rediscovers her love for Call of Duty 4 with 1UP members.

We're joined again with Chris Plante from UGO and dive into more 1UP board discussions; the latest Team ICO project, and why people become jaded with gaming. Sharkey shares his love for the NSFW indie game, Seed of Destruction in Recession Gaming. Then we top it all off with the results of our E3 blogger contest.