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[Roundtable] Special guest Paul Shotton joins Andi Duncan and Gary Blower to review our experiences participating in GameBurst's Gaming Tapas during July. We highlight our highs and lows, and discuss the merits of the Gaming Tapas concept.

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[News] James and Neil discuss the latest gaming headlines with Chris, who was on holiday at the time of recording - how's that for dedication? This week's stories include: FIFA 13 on Wii U not getting Ultimate Team, First Xbox Windows branded games emere, Ouya Kickstarter campaign tops $8.5m, Day Z gets standalone edition, Thief 4 now a next gen game.

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[Interview] James and Neil are joined by best-selling author James Swallow, one of the writers that penned Deus Ex: Human Revolution, as well as various other video games and the upcoming Fable: The Journey. He has also written countless novels and TV episodes based on smash hit franchises such as Doctor Who, Warhammer, Star Trek and Stargate. In this special episode, we talk to him about how storytelling in gaming has matured, how it can be improved, the challenges that face writers working on games, why Mass Effect 3 ending critics can "take a hike" and why he'd love to write The Adventures of Jar Jar Binks.

You can find out more about James Swallow at jmswallow.livejournal.com or follow him on Twitter at @jmswallow

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With James out for the week, Neil steps up and heads up the news team this week

This month Andi, Chris and Gary, from GameBurst, delve into the abstract world of Bizarre Creation's 2010 racer 'Blur'.The nominations for September's Replay is:- Shatter- Split/Second- Alien vs Predator- R.U.S.E- Rainbow Six Vegas 2

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[Special] James and Gary are joined by special guest Dr Jo Twist, CEO of UK games industry trade body UKIE. The three of them discuss the introduction of PEGI (Pan European Game Information) ratings system, which become legally enforceable in the UK today (Monday, July 30th, 2012). We ask Dr Twist what PEGI means for the industry and for gamers, how it will help protect underage gamers from inappropriate content, how listeners can help raise awareness and more.

You can find out more about PEGI and UKIE at AskAboutGames.com. Dr Jo Twist can be found on Twitter at @Doctoe.

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[Special] James, Neil, Gary, Mij and Chris come to you live this week from GPLEX, the Birmingham community meet-up for fans of Gonzo Planet. This episode was recored yesterday (Saturday, July 28th) in Mij's semi-swanky executive suite. Since this was the first time we'd all been together (almost all - sorry, Andi!), we decided to try and do something a little different. Each member of the team - and our surprise guest Alex Shaw from Gonzo Planet - posed a question about gaming and the industry, and we gave ourselves just four minutes to discuss it. Enjoy!

[Roundtable] Following a listener suggestion, James, Andi and Chris attempt to discuss the wide world of iOS gaming, from casual hits like Angry Birds to social phenomena like Draw Something and hardcore titles such as Infinity Blade - plus all the miscellany in the middle. We also discuss what type of games we prefer, what control schemes we like, how often we use our iPhone and iPad for gaming and recommend some of the best games we've found.

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[News] Mij, Chris and Andi discuss the latest gaming headlines, including: Activision's new Deadpool game, EA's ambitious upgrades to Origin, HMV's odd vision of the 3DS XL, LEGO Portal toy sets, moral choices in Splinter Cell: Blacklist, and the 60-hour Borderlands 2 campaign. We're also looking for topics for our special Four-Minute Warning show next month. If you have anything you'd like to hear us discuss, questions you'd like us to answer, send them in via email, Twitter or Facebook.

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[Roundtable] Chris is joined by Gamerdork's Leah Haydu, Gonzo Planet's Sharon Shaw and Big Red Potion's Sinan Kubba to discuss the way minorities are covered in (or neglected by) video games. This includes different sexual orientations, racial minorities and even women. If you have anything to add to the discussion, but sure to email in or post on Facebook. You can also check out Chris' previous comments on homosexuality in video games at http://www.gonzoplanet.com/2012/02/13/homosexuality-in-videogames-text/

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