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July 07, 2008 GameHounds Episode 24: Hawkes Hates Again!
You know, we knew it wouldn't last.
Hawkes swore off the hate a mere three weeks ago, and this week he rediscovers that rancid little black part of his soul. Edie also finds a good reason to be pissed off, and not just because the one-week mark to E3 and the holiday weekend combined to dry up any hint of really hard gaming news.
Welcome back, Mr. Hawkes. That hate eats your stomach, but we love you more for it.
Topics and links after the jump...
This week, Hawkes and Edie discuss:
Our contest for a 60-day pre-paid World of Warcraft card contiues. Send your "WoW horror story" to [email protected].
. It'll cost ya a couple bucks each and they do NOTHING!! Two words: Horse armor.
. We expected to hear a lot more complaining from the masses. Maybe that means it wasn't so bad after all?
-- or more specifically how they're NOT coming to the PC. This is our own fault, boys and girls.
. Actually, sir, I think being a raging alcoholic and Liam Gallagher's brother is a contributor to violence. However, we actually have verifiable proof. You, not so much. Shut your piehole and go make some more derivative music.
San Jose Mercury News gaming and pop-culture columnist Mike Antonuccci is a complete and total asshat. He's also an embarassment to journalists and writers everwhere. and you'll want to puke. Don't forget to read his "caveats" as to why Ninja Gaiden and Metal Gear Solid 4 aren't on the list (and why the Wii Fit is). Don't forget to leave a comment,kids. Too bad he doesn't have a book on Amazon.
Enjoy.
4 hr 44 min
July 03, 2008 Humpdate 07-02-08
Humpdate time, kiddies!
Simon DI and Edie Sellers once again tear up your Wednesday listening with another episode of the Humpdate.
This is an unusually long episode of Humpdate, rivaling that of a regular GameHounds show. Weirdly enough, it's full of gaming news -- a real rarity at this time of the year. The pre-E3 doldrums aren't hitting like they usually do, which is good for you and for us.
Lots of news this first half of the week, including Sony's botched system update, the next piece of plastic you won't be buying, and the debut of a new segment of the Humpdate, Simon's Rock Update -- all you'd ever want to know about Rock Band/Guitar Hero/Rock Revolution news.
Topic list and links (yeah, really... links!) after the jump.
This week, Edie and Simon discuss:
At midnight this morning, Sony finally released its 2.40 update for the PS3, fixing the XMB problems and introducing trophies. At midnight-plus-20-minutes, . The update's been pulled, but not before some owners reformatted their hard drives. Whoops!
The next (the builder of Rock Band's "fancy plastic peripherals." Or so says one rumored spy for EGM. It's a rumor that supports the Intellisponse leak a few weeks back intimating a "motion-sensing board controller."
. But it's supposed to be playable in two weeks at E3. Oh, we're so confused.
they're available, beginning July 31. We're very okay with this.
The Dead Space team at Electronic Arts if holding a sweepstakes for their hand-picked top 100 sci-fi and horror DVDs, which they used for reseaching the title. Yes, one lucky winner will take home all 100 DVDs of great thrillers! Find the entire list , and enter the sweepstakes by going to . Hey, why are we telling you?!? WE WANT THAT!
Another great GameHounds contest for a World of Warcraft 60-day pre-paid game card, donated by Alex the Deadite. We love you guys!
Simon's Rock Update (the brand new segment featuring Simon DI, who else?) discusses the latest news in Rock Band and Guitar Hero, including compatability issues.
Enjoy.
1 hr 18 min
June 30, 2008 GameHounds Episode 23: Diablo Esta Vivo
Everyday is like Sunday...
Actually, I take that back. Only Sundays have new GameHounds episodes.
This week Edie and Hawkes discuss the surprising amount of news in the gaming industry. Surprising because, with E3 mere days away, this time of the year usually doesn't have even a thimble-full of decent stuff to talk about.
This year would have been the same, but for one thing: Blizzard dropped the bomb that we've all been waiting for since oh, a deacade.
Topics and link after the jump...
This week, Edie and Hawkes discuss:
Blizzard announced Diablo 3 this weekend in Paris, and includes a really amazing amount of gameplay demo footage. This is what millions of World of Warcraft subscribers paid for.
Microsoft streamlines how you transfer your DRMed games and other paid-for downloads from one Xbox to another. However, Hawkes says it's not all butterflies and bubblegum. In fact, it's actually pretty awful.
Leaked newspaper ads portend a signficiant price drop for the Xbox Premium to $299 after July 13. What about the other SKUs?
Despite emphatic claims that it's still going to persue in-house game development, LucasArts cuts a significant amount of key staff who worked on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Some of them have been at the company since the Tim Shaffer days (aka: When Lucas Arts was good). Now who will make SW:TFU II?
Screenshots of Xbox rumored avatars in a "Playstation Home-like" environment. Oh, would that be a throwdown for Sony or what?
EGM columnist suggests that Microsoft is considering allowing third-party manufacturers to produce Xbox drives. Think about this: A combination HDR/Blu-Ray/Cable tuner/answering machine/turnip twaddler/pasta maker/kareoke machine. With Bluetooth? I hear angles singing.
Speedround: Hawkes' E3 predictions -- in 30 seconds, no less.
Enjoy
1 hr 23 min
June 26, 2008 Humpdate 06-25-08
Today we really don't have time to set up a full list of topics for the Humpdate. We have to get to work.
Rather than making you sit around all day wondering where the hell the Humpdate went, we're posting it this morning and we'll add topics later.
Roughly, Simon DI and Edie discuss Sony's huge financial losses at the hands of the PS3, Spore Creature Creator's overnight numbers, Veronica Belmot versus Jessica Chobot (how exactly do you pronounce that name?) and our predictions for E3.
It's a rough week for news, as pretty much anything worth discussing is being held for two weeks, but somehow we manage to fill out the first-half of the week in news.
Enjoy.
1 hr
June 24, 2008 GameHounds Episode 21: Panties Inside-Out
True, this GameHounds shows up on a Monday, but that doesn't mean it lacks anything from your regular show.
Despite an El Nino-like drought of gaming news due to the impending E3 conference, GamerEdie Sellers and Cooper Hawkes still manage to dredge up the best the industry has to offer.
And this week, at listener request, we're quieter. No more guarding your ears against the GameHounds assault!
Topics and links after the jump...
This week, Edie and Hawkes discuss:
Piles of Call of Duty: World at War news. Too much to just link in one place. Edie and Hawkes discuss whether the world needs another World War II FPS. They disagree.
Call of Duty 4 developer .
Forza Motorsports 3, with its rumored 400 cars and 100 tracks, may be coming out on two disks, but , with extra stuff on the other.
, Square Enix is just moving people back and forth.
to fix freezing and multiplayer problems in both consoles.
look surprisingly like gamercards.
Listener Mail: If the rumored new avatars for Xbox Live are true, how pissed will users who purchased gamerpics be?
Enjoy.
36 min
June 19, 2008 Humpdate 06-18-08
Wednesday brings the unofficial start of the unofficial start of the weekend -- the official-unofficial start of the weekend being Thursday.
How's that for figuring out something original to say about the Jan Brady of weekdays?
It also, however, brings you a new Humpdate episode. Edie and Simon DI dig deep into the first half of the week's news. Despite being deep in the pre-E3 doldrums, there's a hell of a lot going on. Nothing official, but it's the unofficial stuff that gets our tongues wagging.
Topics and links after the jump...
This week, Simon and Edie discuss:
and suggests a number of game developers ideas for what may be unveiled at E3, including details about new Xbox Live avatars, Guitar Hero: World Tour's controllers, karaoke game Lips, Forza 3, and Spiderman games. Too many to talk about in one podcast.
The , and if they're true, they allude to potential big worries about the game developer.
to put more workforce behind Final Fantasy XIII.
. Look -- it's the Sony iPhone!
, according to Laurent Fischer. Who's your "geek or otaku" now, bitch?
Spore Creature Creator can be run on older Intel Macs. You just need to tweak things a bit. .
Of course, having a PC doesn't make Spore CC any easier. . Whups!
Rumor has it that due to problems with Sony Cambridge. Nobody's talking, tho.
PS3 update 2.4 will make you smile. .
Call of Duty: World at War trailer will debut on Xbox Live this weekend. We'll all be watching very closely.
Letters from Unreal Tournament clan . We love letters!
Thanks to iTunes commentors z.thirteen and Jynx32! Yay team!
Enjoy
1 hr 8 min
June 15, 2008 GameHounds Episode 20: Even My Butt Wants to Smoke
It's Sunday, and that means your weekly dose of GameHounds is ready for you.
This episode you can enjoy listening to Edie lose her ever-lovin' mind as she makes it through her first podcast without benefit of Nicotine. Does she sound different? She certainly felt different. I think even Hawkes was a little scared.
Topics after the jump:
In this week's podcast, Edie and Hawkes discuss:
We think not.
We really, really think not.
. Someone explain how that's better than switching disks?!?
. Is this the foundation for the next Xbox console?
Warning: . Your security has been breeched.
. Hilarity ensues.
Enjoy.
1 hr 30 min
June 11, 2008 Humpdate 06-10-08
It's Wednesday, and that means your Humpdate is ready to server. Pop it in the oven, set heat to 350 degrees, and bake for approximately 58 minutes.
Usually this is the place where we list out our topics. But it's late, and I'm high on Double Chocolate Malted Crunch ice cream and I haven't changed the sheets on the bed.
In other words, this week, the show notes are taking a holiday. Let me just break it down for you:
Blah, blah, blah, Metal Gear Solid 4, blah, blah, Portal 2, blah, blah, Haze (blech!), iPhone, Call of Duty, blah, blah, Xbox, Playstation 3, blah, blah, Edie will guest on the next episode of (listen to it, bitches!).
Yeah, that sums it up.
1 hr 2 min
June 09, 2008 GameHounds Episode 19: I Have to Make Yogurt
It's a day late, but it's not a dollar short.
Oh, no. This is GameHounds, and we aren't afraid to talk about what we've played, what we think, and how much tail we got in college.
Confused? Well, there's only one solution to that. Check out this week's episode, wherein we cover the regular topics in the gaming industry and a few seriously weird and tequila-infused tangents. Let's just say that Osama Bin Laden will be pissed.
Topics and links after the jump....
In this week's episode, Edie and Hawkes discuss:
Show the troops some love. Donate requested games to the Walter Reed Army Medical Hospital for injured Iraq War Veterans! Find the or at . Do it now! Seriously. Do it!
. Are you ready to pay for your advertising? Before you pass judgement, Hawkes likes it, and Edie thinks E3 will contain -- must contain -- more information about how to make PSN more useful.
. Most mainstream news misses why: Bots trying to buy out the Metal Gear Solid 4 PS3 bundle pack.
Rumor has it that Monday morning at 9 a.m. Pacific time, one hour before the beginning of the Worldwide Developers Conference. Anyone for snipe hunting?
is due to "profile balancing." Strauss Zelnick says look for it between November 1, 2008 and January 31, 2009.
. Which flavor of "make money" are we talking about?
. November is shaping up pretty nicely, folks.
. Who doesn't want to spray sewage on pedestrians!?!
. Hang your heads, folks. Gaming politics is about to get a lot more boring.
As it turns out, . You know, despite our love of mature games, this doesn't look bad. Let's just hope we see it sometime before E3 2010.
. In the world of gaming, that hardly counts.
Edie quickly reviews Aces of the Galaxy for XBLA. Not bad, if you like that kind of thing.
Enjoy.
1 hr 9 min
June 05, 2008 Humpdate 06-04-08
It's Wednesday and that means a brand, spanking new Humpdate is ready to tickle your ears and caress your brain.
This week we used a new feature in our recording software that actually allows us to time our topics. What? You mean the Humpdate will actually be shorter than an hour, like we promised?!
Yes! Clocking in at a smidge over 45 minutes, it's just the right amount of time to hit the major topics of the first half of the gaming-news week.
And, can we say, for a month that is known for being traditionally void of news, it was a wild week in gaming news. Itakagi hates Tecmo. Critics hate Konami. The ESA hates everyone! This is what happens when idle hands and minds are left with little to do in the month of June.
Topics after the jump...
What's on tap this episode? Well, let us tell you:
Tecmo president Yoshimi Yasuda tells Team Ninja director Tomonobu Itagaki that, if he doesn't like it, quit or sue. Left in the wake: Questions about the future of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or Alive and where Itagaki will go.
. Revelations about Perry's ultra-conservative leanings and his feelings about mature-rated video games spark questions. Questions spark nasty remarks from the ESA -- because NOBODY QUESTIONS THE ESA!
. Take that, Konami overloards... I mean "protectors."
. Yay!
. Boo!
. Someone remind us exactly why games are $60?
Thank you to K Rock XP, LeftyBrown, and Mike From the Site for leaving comments on iTunes.
Stay tuned, because more GameHounds is heading your way on Saturday with GameHounds Episode 19.
49 min

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Releasing weekly podcasts since 2008, GameHounds brings you news, reviews, and commentary on what's going on in the video-game industry. Nick Dinicola and Edie Sellers dig deep into the important news…