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Welcome to a new week and a new episode of GameHounds Podcast. And welcome to the first week of LISTENER APPRECIATION MONTH, where GamerEdie Sellers and Cooper Hawkes give out all the great swag they got from GDC 08, E3 08 and PAX 08!

On this week's episode, Edie and Hawkes discuss their usual stuff: Gaming and the video-game industry. And after Episode 31's discuss of the va-jay-jay, they also give equal time to the man meat. It wasn't intentional, but let's face it, these two just can't stay on topic. And listeners love them more for it, don't they?

When they aren't delving into the masculine nethers, they discuss Square Enix's failed attempt to merge with Tecmo, Microsoft's DLC clearance sale, rumors that Dead Space has been banned in three countries, new Halo 3 achievements, and Europe's new Xbox Live Film Club.

Links and topics after the jump...

This week, Edie and Hawkes discuss:

Square Enix , but in a wicked twist of fate, Tecmo says no and instead announced .

. If you haven't bought your expansion packs, you might want to check out if the've gone on clearance.

Dead Space rumored to be banned in three countries -- China, Germany and Japan. We and of this announcement.

Next and fun things. What are they? Bungie ain't talking.

Wanna see movie premieres? Then pop into the and you could win! Doesn't apply to anyone BUT the UK.

Check out the podcast for the first contest for GameHounds Listener Appreication Month. You could win a t-shirt pack!

Enjoy.

The GameHounds staff apologizes that the latest episode of Humpdate took an extra day to upload. The end of summer means new schedules, so they had to find the time between work and play.

This week, GamerEdie Sellers and Simon DI of Cyberpunks Gaming Podcast bask in the afterglow of PAX and round up all the news of the week, including price drops for the Xbox 360 in North America and Japan, how to get the Nariko Sackgirl for LittleBigPlanet, possible new Halo 3 achievements, and much more.

Details and links after the jump...

This week, Edie and Simon discuss:

, with the Arcade droping to $199, the 60GB style going to $299 and the Elite slashed to $399. Japan seems even bigger drops in price.

for LittleBigPlanet purchased through Best Buy. No word on the Kratos Sackboy or other pre-order goodies.

Though not yet released, due to some jackass Aussies who sold the game early.

Ascendantjustice.com forum watchers find a totalling an additional 350 gamerscore points.

a brighter screen, Playstation Store directly loaded to the handheld console, and an ability to bridge PSPs for multiplayer through the PS3 without internet. It will not, however, have shortened battery life, according to John Koller of Playstation Blog.

, or so says a developer of on the Playstation message boards.

, nor will it allow bandmates to save a player.

Winner of the Fable 2 Pub Games poetry contest revealed: Gratz to JT Homeslice.

Enjoy

Penny Arcade Expo is one of the few gamer shows that is seems too short.

Platform Nation was there at the final day of PAX 2008 to witness the final wind-down of this huge event.

GamerEdie Sellers was joined by a host of other Platform Nation hosts, including Chiahippo (PSHRadio), Mrs. LeftyBrown (The Married Gamers), Z3ro9 (Squad XP), InfectedPB503 (XBLRadio), BDazzler (Gamers Pub) and Platform Nation's fearless leader, Steve519.

This panel discussion of the final day's events also includes an impressive array of guests. Todd Howard, creative director of Bethesda's , reveals a bunch of details about the game and fearlessly answers a half-hour of constant questions from the panel and the live chat-room audience.

Shawn White of also gets peppered with tons of questions about the upcoming DS game and what it's like to go from being a game journalist to a game developer.

Finally Jeff Pobst, CEO of , talks about their upcoming tower-defense game, Defense Grid: The Awakening. He also gets very candid about Microsoft's certification process and offers up insight about the development industry from a CEO's viewpoint.

Penny Arcade Expo is now in full swing, and Platform Nation was there to bring you live coverage. On day two, Edie Sellers, BDazzler (of Gamers Pub), Cephiros (writer for Platform Nation), InfectedPB503, and X3ro9 made the day special with interviews and impressions of games they'd seen... and those they didn't see. Guests include Hudson Games and Trixie360 of Gamerscore Blog.

Check it out!

Sunday will be your last chance to check out the live feed on and chat live with the hosts as they wrap up this monster game show.

By the way, the recording jumps in about five minutes into the show, as the engineer forgot to start recording at the beginning of the show.

If you missed Platform Nation's live stream from Penny Arcade Expo on Friday, fret not.

GamerEdie Sellers, who moderated the panel discussion, offers up to you the official replay of the show, originally broadcast on UStream.

In addition, to KRockXP of the SquadXP, Lefty Brown of The Married Gamers, and Steve519 of Platform Nation join Edie and guests from Child's Play, Plantronics and Twisted Pixel Games. Now here's your opportunity to find out what's going on in the early hours of PAX and get insight as to what's going on at the West Coast's biggest gaming con.

You people have no idea how difficult it is to get a podcast together while trying to pack for Penny Arcade Expo. GamerEdie Sellers and Simon DI (of Cyberpunks Gaming Podcast) hope you appreciate the lengths they go to in order to bring you this week's Humpdate.

There's no time to do official links, but here's the overview: Edie and Simon discuss Castle Crashers and, well, crashing; Halo 4's rumored break with Bungie; rumored subscription fees for Rock Band: World Tour's online play; the delay in Rush's Moving Pictures album to Rock Band; and Playstation 3 news that includes the new Warhawk update.

Don't forget to check out Platform Nation's daily live coverage of PAX starting Friday, August 29 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time.

It only took six months for it to happen, but finally Cooper Hawkes and Edie Sellers broach the subject that you all think about, but none will talk about. What does Whoopi Goldberg call it? The va-jay-jay?

But more importantly, they also discuss major news in the gaming world, not limited to rumors about Grand Theft Auto IV's DLC (including release date), more rumors about the Xbox 360 price drop and how it might include a motion controller, Rush's Moving Pictures album coming to Rock Band, Duke Nukem 3D details, and Loadrunner coming to Xbox Live Arcade.

There's also much Sony love as well.

Links and notes after the jump...

Topics discussed include:

and the Fall update preloaded?

takes a turn for the worse, as the Playstation 3 pounds Microsoft's numbers.

GTA 4's DLC rumored to be .

. Really.

Rush's Moving Pictures coming to XBLA. It could be the best $11 you've ever spent.

, but if you live in North America, you won't see it.

with saved films and rewind.

And don't forget to enter our Fable 2 Pub Games code contest. A few lines of poetry or prose could win big.

Enjoy.

Liepzig is here! Leipzig is here!

And that means loads of news. This week Simon DI and Edie Sellers attempt to cover all the news that's coming out of Germany. They fail, but at least they try.

They do hit some key annoucements, mostly concerning Sony's plans for the future and release dates for Fallout 3, LittleBigPlanet and a host of anticipated titles.

But don't think that Leipzig news is the only thing they cover. Xbox sales numbers and EA's attempt to take over Take Two also make the headlines.

Check out links and topics after the jump...

This week, Edie and Simon discuss:

LittleBigPlanet comes to Europe October 29 (Japan: October 30, and a week or so later from North Americans); Silent Hill: Homecoming coming to PC as a digital download from Steam, possibly delayed from September until November; Sony reveals Savage Moon coming to system (a "classic tower strategy game"), and Warhawk expansion details (Operation: Fallen Star) that include -- you guessed it -- jetpacks and 10 new battlefields. A free update will include trophies and two new game modes; and MK vs. DC Universe screenshots showing Green Lantern versus the Joker.

, but since the , the two companies are now in talks for a friendly merger. Yeah, the lunchroom should be fun.

Fallout 3 set to hit North America on October 28, Europe on November 31.

Playstaton Home execs say they . Let the cybersex commence!

October 21 for North America and October 24 for Europe. We love specifics almost as much as this game.

Sony announces a $500 160GB PS3 bundle pack for North America with Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, a voucher for Pain, and a Dualshock 3 controller. Yummy.

Burnout: Paradise to be released as a downloadable title on the Playstation Network.

Xbox outsells PS3 in Japan in early August, and then sells out completely due to Tales of Vesperia.

Look. Here's the deal. It's almost 3 a.m. Pacific time, which means you East Coast GameHounds listeners are just waking up and wanting to update your MP3 players.

So we're not going to delay this posting by staying up and writing show notes tonight. We'll just cut to the chase.

Hawkes is out this week due to a pinched nerve, so instead, GamerEdie Sellers hosts this show with a special guest, Bobby Blackwolf of the .

In addition, due to a curious set of conditions that will most likely not repeat, they were able to live cast this episode on . So, mentions of chat rooms and live chat comes from that. If you had a chance to listen, great. If not, you can enjoy the antics with this episode.

We'll post show notes tomorrow afternoon.

In this very special episode of GameHounds, Alex P. Keaton says goodbye to his sister Mallorie... Wait, that's not right. Sorry. Channeling 80s sitcoms again.

In this very special episode of GameHounds, Edie Sellers and Cooper Hawkes welcome a guest host, Mrs. LeftyBrown of podcast. They talk about dead celebrities and colored poo. No really. That part's true.

Really. Stop laughing.

When not explaining exactly what blue food coloring does to your body and Mrs. LeftyBrown weakly attemping to assert that her listeners are better than our listeners, they also delve deep into the last week of gaming industry news.

Topics and links (and how YOU can make Mrs. LeftyBrown eat her words) after the jump...

Topics include:

. But it's not going to be easy to get in. In the US, you'll have to be active in the PSN and Playstation Store and download the Home theme for your PS3. In Europe, it will be invite only.

, with $180 coming in the last 12 months. Does your wallet feel lighter?

Some PS3 owners say the recent . Sounds like yet another update is coming soon.

Bioware says it's . Oh what a conundrum for poor Hawkesy!

The owner of the gyrpscopic technology of Wii's new MotionPlus dongle says . We all know who they are, but the question is whether we'll see the Xbox and PS3 dongles for this or next generation consoles.

Have you fallen over yourself to purchase the Gears of War 2 Lancer edition pre-order from Amazon? You know, the one with the full-size lancer replica? Well, you're one of the rare, smart ones because .

, and if they're accurate, they offer an insight into how fun this game may be. Also, they show how you'll have to Fable yourself silly to get them all.

Don't forget to check out Platform Nation's upcoming charity and gaming marathon on August 14! It's going to be huge and it's a great cause! The Married Gamers have thrown down the gauntlet to GameHounds, and we're just not going to stand for that. Give till it hurts.