GameHounds

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.

Finally! We're back. Technically, we were always over on Spreaker, but now our regular recorded show is back. Who isn't back is Nick, who had to take the week off. Instead, Holy Goalie and Edie Sellers are joined by Mrs. Lefty Brown of the Married Gamers. And things get raunchy. Let's just say you get a porta-pottie education you probably didn't need. When not discussing the most disgusting guerilla porn, the team discusses:

The ending of , , (PS Vita), (PS Vita), , , , , .

Ouya's Free the Games fund is apparently . But that's not changing anything.

officially after months of rumors. Why is this okay for Steam but not Microsoft?

NBC Universal decides that the but to the Style Channel. What now? Rehire ?

Grand Theft Auto V sets record for , costing $266 million.

Nick will be back next week. Don't worry. Enjoy.

If you want to get your knickers damp, check out now Nick Dinicola argues. That sound you hear is thousands of panties dropping. In this episode, Nick is joined by co-hosts Holy Goalie and Edie Sellers to cover the news, give his reviews, and talk purty. Topics include:

Even more talk about Don't Starve, reviews of, Oregon Trail: Director's Cut, the Razor Nostromo gaming keypad, Killing Floor, Remember Me, Tales of Xilla;

Dead Island: Epidemic——launches;

Toys R Us of the Xbox One and Playstation 4, and they seem problematic;

Scientists can now do —one step closer to Total Recall;

Zynga to completely at the end of the month, plus four of its games;

Russian retailers have because of its portrayal of the Red Army;

What responsibility to game developers have to historical events? Can you make a responsible war game about a current conflict?

Xbox One's DVR features is ;

seems to be yet another attempt to troll Microsoft;

Major Nelson announces ;

This is going to be the last regular episode of you'll get from us until September 15. However, we will be doing regular Happy Endings shows, which you can download through or listen to on .

Giggle. Well, I woudn't begin to guess what's on this episode. I mean, I've been busy keeping up on the latest Jimmy Choo styles. But if I was to venture a guess, it would be about games. But since I'm a girl, there's no way I could know anything about them. I do know that, in this episode, Holy Goalie, Nick Dinicola, and Edie Sellers (notice: the girl is last) talk about these video gamey things. Topics might include:

Reviews of how Edie almost killed her computer playing Don't Starve, Rogue Legacy, The Raven: Legacy of a Master Thief, Remember Me, Tiny Troopers;

Bioshock Infinite and there's . Is it too late?

British retailer consoles, games, and accessories. Is this the end?

In the wake of Microsoft's announcement of a 1,000-person friends list, Sony announces it will offer a 2,000-person friends list. Is Sony just trolling now?

after taking a pounding from Internet and journalism trolls. Is he a pure victim?

Also, we have winners for our Christmas in July show. All names were drawn randomly from all email entries:

Sanctum 2 winners: Neil Merrick and RoboPig

Don't Starve winner: Darn Ragnar

Sleeping Dogs winner: RoboPig

Counter Strike Complete winner: Neil Merrick

War of the Roses winner: iSkykido

Congratulations to all the winners! If you are a winner, be sure to add Edie to your Steam friends list (GamerEdie). You'll recieve your games shortly.

Sleigh bells on the beach. Yeah, that's how we're seeing it. We promised you a lot of great games, and we delivered. Gamer Edie, Holy Goalie, and Nick Dinicola also give away a lot of news and reviews, including:

, , , , , trying to install , ;

Microsoft may be releasing a Kinect-free Xbox One for a lower price (since );

However we have an anonymous source that says will happen, but not both;

Microsoft has been confirmed that the duration of the DVR gameplay-recording feature ;

. Don't hurt yourselves climbing out over each other to get it;

for Borderlands 2, plus a bunch of new maps and challenges, this fall;

The head of Eidos Monteal, Stapane D'Astous,, citing bad business at Square Enix;

A former EA programmer sues, and wins, for the Madden games from 1990 to 1996;

Ouya games aren't really selling that well, and about it;

Telltale Games confirms that to the next season of The Walking Dead, and we'll learn more about Kenny.

You may have noticed that we didn't give out all our games. It was an oversight. So don't be surprised if you see a few more giveaways on the next show... just saying. Enjoy.

There's this time during the summer that it really doesn't matter what news is going on. It's the Steam Summer Sale. And all things important stop. Including your ability to control your spending. All three hosts — Edie Sellers, Nick Dinicola, and Holy Goalie — are all deeply under the spell of Steam. Rather than bother with news items, because let's face it, not much was happening at the time, they dive into what they've been buying on Steam and why. Games include Surgeon Simulator 2013, Don't Starve, Command and Conquer, Splinter Cell, Grand Theft Auto, War of the Roses, Chivalry, Guns of Icarus Online, Men of War, Strike Suit Zero, Lunar Flight, Galaxy on Fire 2, Tiny Troopers, World in Conflict, Dawn of War 2, Warhammer, Star Wars: Empire at War, Amnesia: The Dark Descent, Sanctum 2, Rogue Legacy, Half Life 2, Sleeping Dogs, Oregon Trail Director's Cut, Carriers of Command, Infestation: Survivor Stories, Defiance, Euro Truck Simulator, Dust: An Elesian Tale, Sim City, Alan Wake, Bastion, Deadlight, Dark Souls, Mark of the Ninja, Skyrim, Steam Trading Cards. And don't forget, on Wednesday, July 25 (like, two days from now), We'll be having our Christmas in July episode, where we give away a mega-ton of games on both our regular show and the Happy Endings show. So set your calendars. Enjoy.

This episode was supposed to see the light of day on Sunday. But then Comcast decided to "upgrade" our Internet service by essentially breaking it. We've had it up, but it's been wonky. Rather than taking a chance the show would be corrupted, we held off. Yes, that means you waited a little longer, but at least you won't get halfway through and find out that it's all borked n' stuff. Enjoy.

Love to write a long explanation of the topics and stuff but going out of town today. In, like, five minutes. BE ADVISED: We will have no show next week, as... well... I'm out of town. Oh god, the car is pulling out of the driveway. Gotta go. WAIT FOR MEEEE!! Enjoy.

Deepest apologies from the GameHounds staff. We're a few days late posting this show, but on the plus side, you've had a few extra days to enjoy the GameHounds: Happy Endings shows. This episode, recorded just a few short hours before Microsoft backtracked on many of its features, may seem a bit dated. But it was dated two hours after it was recorded. The reviews and commentary on other news, however, aren't dated. What do we review and commentate? Lemme tell ya:

Reviews of State of Decay, Last of Us, NHL 13, Diner Dash, and Mount Your Friends;

Ken Levine is slated to write the remake of Logan's Run;

Someone snooping around the code for the last Steam update found an upcoming shared library;

Microsoft confirms its first-party games for Xbox One ;

Sony's firmware update because it's bricking console.

Enjoy.

As E3 was underway, the GameHounds staff got their coffee on and bellied up to the microphone to review what they'd seen after Microsoft and Sony started their rumble in Los Angeles. Holy Goalie, Nick Dinicola, and Edie Sellers try to keep their eyes open after nearly 14 hours straight of watching E3 reveals and podcasting on Spreaker each of the presentations. You have checked those out, haven't you? Topics include:

Reviews of , revisited, how to , Devil May Cry (Xbox 360);

Goalie chats with a GameStop employee who tries to offer some reasoning for Xbox One's used-game policy;

Peter Moore tells Polygon that Electronic Arts didn't press Microsoft to curb used-game sales;

Xbox One in four hours;

The Electronic Software Association tries (and fails) at E3;

Could Playstation 4's release date be November 19th?

Battlefield 4's to five.

Last Guardian but it's not coming out anytime soon.

Telltale's next Walking Dead game, 400 Days, .

Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones' badass dwarf Tyrion Lannister) .

Enjoy.