GameHounds

It's a genius plan. The Married Gamers will never see it coming. What evil deeds are we planning? You'll just have to listen. In the meantime, you might also want to check out our news and reviews from hosts Holy Goalie, Edie Sellers, and Nick Dinicola. Topics include:

Reviews, previews, and ongoing issues of ,, , , , (Xbox 360), Gears of War 3, ;

Microsoft for E3. That will fix all that bad press, right?Is the Wii U basic on its way out?

Nintendo asking for to the company;

Zynga and shuts several of its offices, including OMGPOP of Draw Something fame;

The will be on mobile and/or PC;

Crowdfunding for Shadows of the Eternals, the proposed game from ex–Silicon Knights employees, this week;

The things the Microsoft has done wrong with the Xbox 360. Are they indicative of the culture that's driving Xbox One?

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Each week GameHounds brings you the top gaming news items with views and commentary from the perspective of the adult gamer! GameHounds is intended for mature audiences. Come, see what everyone's raving about or check out the daily updates at www.gamehounds.net.

Without going into too much lurid detail, let's just say don't dive into Metro: Last Lightunless you're completely okay with great, rumbling digital roundies. Holy Goalie, Nick Dinicola, and Edie Sellers are okay with them. Mostly. When they're not being texted to them in awkward situations. Speaking of awkward, the GameHounds gang rounds up the week's gaming news, including:

Reviews of Steam's trading-card beta, Metro: Last Light, Machines at War III, Men of War, Tower of Elements, Silent Hill: Downpour.

Sources close to Polygon say, actually, there on the Xbox One. At least for the next week until they change their minds.

German officials are in households. Don't like it. Don't like it a bit.

Could Microsoft bring achievements to TV watching? .

EA's CFO said that you'll see new Xbox 360 games .

The , and the winner is a god. Literally.

Buck or Chuck: Trailer Park King Episode 2 (Xbox), Guns and Noses (Xbox), Airport Anarchy (Xbox), Map My Walk (iOS).

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It's a sad thing when the day you thought the world would change, it does, but not for the better. The GameHounds gang is suffering from severe expectations hangover after the big Xbox One reveal. Holy Goalie is pissed, Edie Sellers is scared, Nick Dinicola... well, Nick's just Nick. It's pretty much a one-topic show devoted entirely to the Xbox One announcement and the various rumors and semi-confirmations—followed by backtracking and retractions—after the big Microsoft presser. Topics include:

Xbox One. Dude, it's really all about the Xbox One.

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Sweet, hot Boba Fett. We lurves us some Fett, if you're pickin' up what we're layin' down. We're going to leave you with that. And the image of Nick Dinicola in a gold bikini. While Nick is joined by Holy Goalie and Edie Sellers as they attempt to make each other throw up in their mouths, the GameHounds team also brings a steaming pile of reviews and news for your podcasting enjoyment. Topics include:

Reviews of Sniper Ghost Warrior 2, Monaco, Assassin's Creed III's Tyranny of King Washington DLC, Mass Effect 3's multiplayer (again).

Rovio announces it will offer so you can play your Angry Birds game across all your devices.

Electronic Arts will the representations of guns from the gun manufacturers. Lawsuit pending.

EA's show that SimCity was a success, but Dead Space 3 and Crysis 3 didn't.

In more EA news, it secured an exclusive contract to , but don't expect them . And the Wii U? .

How much does Assassin's Creed former creative director Patrice Desilets hate Ubisoft right now? Let's just call it the white-hot heat of 1,000 suns.

Sanctum 2 . You might want to check it out.

Don't update your Dragon's Dogma or Dark Arisen.

NOTE: The delay in the release of this show is due to the fact that there was no show recorded this week, so we spaced it out a bit so you wouldn't be left for a week without a show. ANOTHER NOTE: We will be Spreaker-casting live the Microsoft console announcement on Tuesday, May 21 at 10 a.m. PT/1 p.m. ET on . Watch it with us and interact in our chat room as we find out what the new concole has in store.

This episode is 100 percent nasal. If you have any issues with listening to people be sick and get progressively sicker over the course of an hour, this is not the show for you. GamerEdie and her amazing inflating nose is joined by Holy Goalie and Nick Dinicola to chat up games and gaming news of the day. Topics include:

Reviews of summer hay fever, more Bioshock Infinite, Angelica Weaver: Catch Me When You Can, Dead Island Riptide, Mass Effect 3 multiplayer, Sanctum 2, Don't Starve, Antichamber, Monaco,

There are only . What's in your wallet... er, cube?

Greenheart Games , one for paying customers and one for pirates. Guess what the pirated version has? PIRATES!

Microsoft officially will be the official announcement of the new console.

Buck or Chuck: , .

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It's hard to do a show two days after a national tragedy, but we did it. The crew finds a way to keep calm, carry on, and make the best of a tough few days. Holy Goalie, who's in the Boston area, is joined by Nick Dinicola and Edie Sellers while they get very raw and real about all the crazy emotions going through them at the moment and wondering how to they talk about something so trivial as video games when a horrible event such as the Boston Marathon bombing is so fresh and raw. Since this recording, the two bombers have been caught and killed, and while we still have a lot of questions unanswered, the answer to "what do we do now" is to not let the tragedy stop our lives... or our podcast. ALERT: GameHounds won't have a show next week due to Edie going out of town. Need something to tide you over? Try our two episodes of GameHounds: Happy Endings on . This . This . . In the week's episode, the somber GameHounds gang discusses:

Reviews of Euro Truck Simulator (PC), Bioshock Infinite (Xbox 360), and Abyss: Wraiths of Eden (PC).

Rumors about new Xbox are still coming, as well as rumors Microsoft may back away from the .

Wii U's spring update with faster load times, background and standby-downloading, virtual console, and Wii U Panorama.

2K Marin's Xcom—the shooter version—may now be , The Bureau.

Dishonored's "Knife of Dunwall" DLC

Little Inferno is . No excuses. Get it.

Minecraft's Notch behind Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi.

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First off, we want to apologize. Last week, when we wrote the title for Episode 216, it never occured to us that anyone might interprent the phrase "end of an era" to mean "end of a GameHounds era." We were talking about Rock Band. Not us. Don't worry, you're stuck with us for a long, long time. In fact, Edie Sellers just recently inked a deal that her frozen head will host the podcast until 2135. And that contract? It's pretty airtight. Get it? Aaaanyway, Edie, Nick Dinicola, and Holy Goalie gave you a whole host of stories to gab about, including:

Short reviews of ;

SimCity along with cheetah speed on all platforms.

Deep Silver says Activision, or Ubisoft.

Twisted Pixel's lead designer and comes up with not-very-alarming results.

Microsoft calls for a , sparking rumors that it's the official announcement of the Durango.

Company hired to find focus testers for Last of Us provides because they weren't planning to focus test women... for a game with a major female protagonist... Yeeaaah.

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Aliens: Colonial Marines .

Don't forget: The second half of the show is on our . Also don't forget: Happy Endings is a weekly thing. Be ready for live listening on every Wednesday at noon PT/3 p.m. ET.

It's not easy to say goodbye to a friend, but this month we did just that with Rock Band. But we also said hello to a few new friends we discovered at PAX East. It doesn't make the pain go away, just a bit easier. This week, Edie Sellers, Nick Dinicola, and Dave Gardner wrap up what they've been playing and the news they've been hearing since PAX East. And we announce a bit of a format change for GameHounds. Beginning this week, our regular weekly GameHounds is going to be a bit shorter. Don't worry! We are creating a BRAND NEW SHOW just for those of you who want to be more engaged with us, called "GameHounds: Happy Endings." After we record our regular show, we will be live on to do more thourough reviews of the games we've played, fight our our disagreements, and get even more relaxed. It's our own reality show, and you can be part of it. So if you haven't already, sign up for Spreaker and get wired in. We will go live on Wednesday, April 10 at noon Pacific/3 p.m. Eastern. So get your Spreaker account and be ready to sign in to our chat. This week's show topics include:

Reviews of Guns of Icarus (PC); Galaxy on Fire 2 (PC); Armor 3 demo (PC); Dishonored (Xbox 360); Game of Thrones premier; Bioshock Infinite (Xbox 360)

, shifting it from development to a licensing model, and cancels two titles. Ew.

. Long live Rock Band.

UK agency misleading and Sega includes a disclaimer to its ads.

Square Enix after Tomb Raider is a wild success but misses even more wildly unrealistic expectations.

from Electronic Arts for, roughly, the same reason.

Gearbox for Borderlands 2. Finally.

Chiefs at the Independent Game Developers Association features scantily clad female dancers, insulting women developers.

Ouya to for $99.

Buck or Chuck: Prime's Quest, Combo Crew, Third Eye Crime. Cognition Adventure Game, Warframe,

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We’re starting up our post-PAX work, and that means we’ll be posting in the next couple days all of our podcasts we recorded in Boston last weekend. In this full-length, post-PAX podcast, Edie Sellers, Holy Goalie, and Nick Dinicola are joined by Stormtrooper Ray to review what they saw during the event and analyze what Ubisoft offered in their teaser trailers for Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag and Watch Dogs. In addition they hand out their awards for best game of show, most unique game, best interview, and a whole host of other extremes. And yes, there are Buck or Chucks. How could we not? Next regular show show will be next week. We hope you enjoyed listening to the interviews and reviews of PAX East 2013 as much as we enjoyed making them.