GameHounds

He's dead. Maybe Holy Goalie didn't feed him, but he's dead. That and many other things happen in this episode of GameHounds—the last before we leave for PAX East 2013. GamerEdie Sellers, Holy Goalie, and Nick Dinicola discuss games and news, including:

Reviews of and (PC... sort of).

Also dead: And there was much rejoicing.

Electronic Arts to apologize for SimCity.

. They don't affect gameplay. Yet.

Plague Inc.'s now has and the developer has been to come chat about dynamic public-health education.

Tomb Raider Holy hell!

Gearbox announces a DLC.

Indie horror-survival game Is this now the new indie showcase?

Buck or Chuck:

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The title you will get in the last minute of the show. This week's episode brings you a low-energy GameHounds staff. You know, you can't keep the high times going all the time. We try, but it's not always possible. Despite their obvious lack of sleep, hosts GamerEdie Sellers, Holy Goalie, and Nick Dinicola bring a bunch of reviews and news to the table, including:

(iOS), , , , , , ,, (Netflix).

really is a pirate game.

Wild speculation about the release date.

Mass Effect offers up a . The world yawns.

Microsoft execs say that the Steam Box isn't an Xbox competitor, but everyone says .

handed to Journey, The Room, Dishonored, Walking Dead, and Thomas Was Alone, among others.

Buck or Chuck: , (iOS).

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As promised, you're getting two week's worth of GameHounds shows in one week to make up for a bit of podcast drought last week. In this show, we discuss the regular stuff — which is, admittedly, pretty irregular — and some of the more off-the-wall junk you've come to expect. And what is Edie's Law of Indie Games? Well, you'll just have to listen to find out. Suffice it to say, it has yet to be disproved. Topics include:

Reviews of (iOS), (iOS), Crysis 3.

coming March 16 and 17.

Xbox's is sale-o-riffic!

Assassin's Creed 4 is titled and going to be about pirates.

Sony's Playstation 4 followed by a of .

THQ's IP blowout sale is still going on, and the are interesting and craptastic.

Seth McFarlane on the Oscars Seth McFarlane do, so everyone STFU.

Buck or Chuck: ; , , (iOS), .

Letters, emails, and more.

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Yeah, it's as disgusting as you think it is. We aim to please. This week's show is very late due to Edie being out of town for a crucial days that are usually reserved for editing the show. Blame it on Atlanta, folks. But don't worry. We'll get you two shows in the next week, so you'll have a double dose. This week's show features — surprise! — GamerEdie Sellers, Holy Goalie. and Nick Dinicola talking about the latest news that was hot and timely a week ago. This week, not so much, but hey, what're you gonna do, right? Topics include:

Reviews of and .

Harmonix ends DLC updates on April 2.

South Park game pushed to December.

Ubisoft will add in Far Cry 3.

Sony had yet to make its , so we speculate randomly.

Rumors also abound about the and the updated Kinect.

, citing foreigners who've made George Washtington a villain. IT'S THE FRENCH. THE GODDAMNED FRENCH!! BURN THEM!

Next game from Ruffian Games . Tribal Powers away!

Norwegians in the news: to create a sequel to The Longest Journey.

Bungie announced a new game, — an always-on persistent MMO console adventure-shooter.

Buck or Chuck: , , Avatar Maze Game, 's 99-cent tacos.

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Wow. There's really no words for the amout of hate that has been leveled at Aliens: Colonial Marines. But what's the good of a bandwagon if you can't jump on it. This week, hosts GamerEdie Sellers, Nick Dinicola, and Holy Goalie don't hold back with their bad review of a game they have not played. But there are some games they played, and some news. So they discuss it. Topics include:

Reviews of (second playthrough), ' "Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt" DLC, , , , .

gets hammered by .

Skyrim DLC .

Journey composer Austin Wintory . Didn't win, but hey!

Speaking of Journey, it

G4 will become . Let the yawns begin.

CBS Interactive steps in, forces , bankrupts its integrity and loses its CES endorsement.

Randy Pitchford says Borderlands 2 will get a. But it's no easy task, my friends.

Ouya will be . It's a disposable console! Yay. Boo!

Double Fine Adventure Game will be

Gas Powered Games because they're going under.

Speaking of Kickstarter, Kickstart comedian Kelly McCarron and by sponsoring the pilot of a new TV series, Rejected.

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Wow. Who would have figured. It's been five years since we started this podcast. There's been a lot of changes since Episode 1 aired in iTunes. And some of you have been with us the whole time. Thanks to all of you old timers who have been there from the beginning. And thank you to all of you who have joined us since. You are the reason why we've done this every week for 260 weeks. This week, Holy Goalie, Nick Dinicola and Edie Sellers have all the stuff you've come to love and hate from us, including:

Goalie will be broadcasting from the Verizon Center on Sat., March 9. Set your calendars!

Review: Halo 4, Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt DLC, Netflix's House of Cards, Blue Toad Murder Files.

Redbox will soon stream through the Xbox. What the hell will that look like?

Preorders being taken for Ouya. So, it really is happening after all.

Microsoft is closing XNA development environment. So what does that mean for indie games on the Xbox 720?

Sony to make a "big announcement" on Feb. 20. We figure it's Playstation 4.

Edge magazine gets rumors of Xbox 720 features, including an always-on Internet connection.

Stickam goes under.

Minecraft's Notch backs away from his offer for Psychonauts 2 funding when he sees the pricetag.

Dead Space 3 filled with microtransactions. Fans filled with hate.

Rockstar announces Sept. 17 release date for GTA V. Meanwhile, Take Two is making buckets of scratch.

Assassin's Creed 3 Tyranny of King George DLC will be released in three parts at $10 each beginning Feb. 19.

Buck or Chuck: Labyrinth X, Engo.

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Yes, Holy Goalie is having dreams about his co-hosts. While this should gross out Nick Dinicola and GamerEdie, they didn't mind running through the subconcious mind of the Goalie. This week, while the GameHounds team isn't dream catching, they discuss:

Reviews: Journey, The Cave, Gears of War I multiplayer revisited, Ni No Kuni, Binary Domain;

How hard is it to remove your Xbox Family Plan? Very.

Google maps now has reviews of North Korean hotels and prison camps;

Disney shutters Warren Spector's Junction Point Studios;

Upcoming MMO Defiance may just get Nick to try an MMO.

New SimCity preview looks crazy good;

Warlords and Grand Theft Auto V previews and early info also look shiny;

Ouya sponsors a game jam and gets 150 games in 10 days;

Little Inferno will come to iPad;

Cart Life sounds really interesting;

Buck or Chuck: Cute Things Dying Violently

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If only we were electrical engineers, this show would be a lot funnier. You'll get it when you listen to the podcast. This episode, our three hosts, GamerEdie Sellers, Nick Dinicola, and Holy Goalie, are mostly sick, but that never stops them. Oh, no. Neither rain, nor sleet, nor phlegm, can stop them from bringing you news, reviews, and commentary on the week in gaming. Topics include:

NHL Gamecenter Live is a lie on all three counts;

Gaming ennui;

Ni No Kuni;

The Xbox 360 is showing its age;

Xenoblade Chronicles for the Wii U;

Wii U will have classic games for 30 cents;

THQ assets get sold off, and some are not happy;

Atari is no more;

American McGee says EA tricked Alice: Madness Returns gamers, then apologizes without apologizing;

North Korea is the new power player in the gaming world;

Buck of Chuck: Ultimate Dodgeball.

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Hey, it's a couple days after you should have recieved this episode. But it's here. Finally. This week, Nick Dinicola, Holy Goalie, and Edie Sellers chat up games, news, and babysitting tips. Includes:

Borderlands 2 DLC;

Far Cry 3;

Dust: An Elysian Tail

Journey

Around the World in 80 Days

Hitman Absolution

Hidden Path to bring a new Defense Grid;

Disney launches new game "platform." dubbed Infinity;

The Obama Administration directs funding to study the effect of violent video games;

Google celebrates Frank Zamboni's birthday;

Microsoft makes region switching a lot easier;

Dead Island: Riptide's collector's addition is bloody full of bloody stuff;

Buck or Chuck: Storage Warfare; Avatar Karting 2; Bleed; Little Acorns Deluxe; 8 Bit Arcade.

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Sometimes you can't go back. The GameHounds staff learned that this week, as they returned to a 2011 title that they thought was a good game that went unfinished. However, they learned that it wasn't a good game, and they should have left well enough alone. We won't spoil which title made them so furious with life, but it was so bad they had to bring a special guest in order to fully convey the foulness. GamerEdie Sellers, Nick Dinicola, and Holy Goalie are joined by special guest StormTrooper Ray as they discuss bad games and bad news. News and reviews include:

Little Inferno (Wii U), Far Cry 3 (Xbox 360).

Call of Duty Black Ops II will get new maps, and they sound cool.

Valve Steam Box is in the works.

Unveiled at CES: Android-based, PC-streaming portable game tablet.

Kickstarter raises $84 million in 2012 for games. And not all these have been happy affairs.

GameStop is getting hurt by digital distribution.

Major Nelson's countdown clock and what it really means.

Buck or Chuck: Harvester, Scribendus.

Enjoy.