We had some serious issues, so this is the second of two parts of episode 244.

It's snowing like heck for some of the GameHounds staff. For others, it's a drought. Good thing there are a ton of games to talk about. And the news, yep, the news.

The GameHounds staff makes the most of the Black Friday talk, with reviews on how consoles seem to have fared during the post Thanksgiving frenzy.

The GameHound staff back in the glow of turkey and stuffing. Post-holiday game discussions ensue. Oh, and we review the Spike VGA Awards, and pick some of our own. Hint: Best fighting game is a real winner.

If you're noticing you're missing shows, you're not really missing them. These shows are being recorded on Spreaker for the time being, since Edie is nursing her elderly father. 

A few shows got borked in the process, so if it's non-sequential, don't worry. You're fine. Enjoy them, even if they are a bit late to the feed. We'll make sure they hit the iTunes subsribers more promptly in the future.

If you're noticing you're missing shows, you're not really missing them. These shows are being recorded on Spreaker for the time being, since Edie is nursing her elderly father. 

A few shows got borked in the process, so if it's non-sequential, don't worry. You're fine. Enjoy them, even if they are a bit late to the feed. We'll make sure they hit the iTunes subsribers more promptly in the future.

If you're noticing you're missing shows, you're not really missing them. These shows are being recorded on Spreaker for the time being, since Edie is nursing her elderly father. 

A few shows got borked in the process, so if it's non-sequential, don't worry. You're fine. Enjoy them, even if they are a bit late to the feed. We'll make sure they hit the iTunes subsribers more promptly in the future.

If you're noticing you're missing shows, you're not really missing them. These shows are being recorded on Spreaker for the time being, since Edie is nursing her elderly father. 

A few shows got borked in the process, so if it's non-sequential, don't worry. You're fine. Enjoy them, even if they are a bit late to the feed. We'll make sure they hit the iTunes subsribers more promptly in the future.

Sometimes life gives you lemons... This week, you'll see the first show in a couple weeks. There's been some life stuff getting in the way. And by show we mean "partial" show. Due to technical difficulties at GameHounds HQ, we were only able to record reviews of Grand Theft Auto V Online, Charlie Murder, and I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream. Shortly after we begin the news, it all goes very wrong. We took the news over to our Happy Endings show, so don't be afraid to hit that up to get the rest of the show. Where do you find it?

Method One: Go to iTunes and subscribe to our Happy Endings show .'

Method Two: Go to 0ur Spreaker page and download it directly by visiting (you'll need to subscribe to Spreaker. It's free. They don't spam you, either).

Method Three: Listen via YouTube by going .

Method Four: Listen on .

Enjoy.

The thing about gamers, they like their toys. And gamers who are also podcasters really, really like their toys. Holy Goalie got a new, fancy box and puts it to good use. He and co-hosts Edie Sellers and two versions of Nick Dinicola, the GameHounds gang is joined by Zinyak from Saints Row IV. Sort of. The show had some techincal difficulties, so the news had to be rolled over to the Happy Endings show. You are subscribed to Happy Endings, right? Right?!? No? Well, then check out the Happy Endings iTunes page and subscribe yourself, slacker. We do manage to review a host of games on this week's regular GameHounds show, including:

Edie's impressions of Saints Row IV;

Nick's thoughts on Grand Theft Auto V;

Goalie's (surprisingly not-horrible) review of Aliens: Colonial Marines.

Enjoy.