Yep, it’s a day early because Edie’s taking off to Tokyo tomorrow morning.

And yep, it’s without shownotes for exactly the same reason. We just

don’t have time to post anything, especially considering that Edie

hasn’t unpacked from PAX yet.

So, enjoy the extra day of GameHounds love. And the next time you hear us, it will be from Tokyo Game Show.

This week's Humpdate is ever so special.

Have I mentioned how special it is? I did. Didn't I?

In addition to all that specialness, we have Edie with her interview with Tom French, the lead designer of Saboteur from PAX, the SportsHound WillG reviews Madden NFL 10 and the "AFC Legacy Pack" add-on, Holy Goalie offers some non-gaming advice for the backyard barbequer (hey, we can't game all the time), and the Digital Cowboys discuss lesbian love and Fear Effect with the Eidos' community manager.

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Yay. Edie's back home, at least for a couple weeks.

And after a last-minute dash to PAX, she's got a lot to talk about.

She, Commander Tim and Cooper Hawkes discuss what she saw at the Penny Arcade Expo and the rest of the general news of the gaming world. These tasty news nuggets include:

Nineties-rock gargoyle Courtney Love . Former Nirvana members . Too bad all three personally signed off on the music and images and spent the . Damn the internet. It never forgets.

. But isn't it nice to know that Blizzard brings in so much money that Activision doesn't need to sell anything but one game a year?

Dear Resident Moron, when you pirate a copy of Batman: Arkham Asylum for the PC, .

Random stuff, email.

Edie takes a listener-written gaming history test. Hilarity and embarassment ensues.

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Didn’t get enough PAX coverage from day 1 of Platform Nation’s live coverage?

Didn’t get enough GameHounds for the week?

Never fear, day 2 is available for download.

On this recap, Steve 519 hosts Edie Sellers of GameHounds and Lefty Brown and Mrs. Lefty Brown from the . We get cameos from BDazzler and GuiJ of the .

A bunch of great guests drop in for the show as well, including Doc Adams of and Dan Echo of , and Kiki Lewis of.

Oh, and did we mention that we also get visits from:

Chris Keene of Playlogic to chat about Fairytale Fights.Dave Marshal, editor of upcoming Mass Effect Redemption comic series for Darkhorse Comics.

And the games we chat up?

Mass Effect 2SaboteurTekken 6Star Trek OnlineChampions OnlineLeft 4 Dead 2

We're back home and, if you didn't get a chance to listen to the live UStream coverage of Platform Nation at Penny Arcade Expo 2009, don't worry. We've got you covered.

On this recap of the first day of PAX, Steve 519 hosts a roundtable discussion with Elaine from podcast, Mrs. Lefty Brown of the , and BDazzler from the .

Topics include Borderlands, Halo ODST, Split Second, Blur, Tony Hawk's Ride, and Left 4 Dead 2. Want to know what they thought? It's in dere!

Enjoy.

Just because Penny Arcade Expo is this week doesn't mean you won't be getting your Humpdate.

This week, Holy Goalie offers his advice on and shares his love of the iPod Touch, while the Digital Cowboys lighten up the place with a whimsical discussion of what would be the perfect team composed of video game characters.

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This week, Cooper Hawkes, Commander Tim and Edie Sellers are definitely the wettest trio in gaming podcasting.

In addition to our regular show, we had a visitor drop by: Patrick Fortier, creative director of the upcoming third-person shooter Wet (yeah, we know, Edie called it a first-person shooter. Honest tongue slip). Patrick offers a huge amount of insight to the game, what it's like, why it's like that, and where did they find all that great music. It's quite a look inside the inner workings of how developers bring a concept to reality — while also being dropped by Activision.

Yeah, he talks about that, too.

Just when you think it can't get any better, we also cover news of the week, including:

Hawkes' review of Batman: Arkham Asylum.

The price drop for the , the discontinuation of the Pro and the likelihood of a to a retailer near you.

Ubisoft reportedly has . Because apparently they don't like money.

Kaz Hirai says that Sony is. Yeah, and your ass looks great in those pants.

Microsoft says it's and will make them pay.

Random stuff, voicemail, thank yous, and your mom.

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Is your week "humped" yet?

Well, it is now. Because you have this week's Humpdate.

On the show, Mr. Maynard gives his opinions on Shadow Complex on Maynard's Minutes, and Holy Goalie discusses the pros and cons of the new offerings from Spinal Tap, including new Rock Band tracks.

.Is your week "humped" yet?

Well, it is now. Because you have this week's Humpdate.

On the show, Mr. Maynard gives his opinions on Shadow Complex on Maynard's Minutes, and Holy Goalie discusses the pros and cons of the new offerings from Spinal Tap, including new Rock Band tracks.

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That sounds kinda dirty. But it isn't.

It's actually in reference to Bethesda's upcoming title, Wet. Edie Sellers got her hands on the final build, and she dishes up the details on the game. In addition, she and co-host Cooper Hawkes fill you in an all the latest news, including:

The PS3 Slim is now official, but it's got some .

Mass Effect looks like it will be getting some DLC very soon, as .

in Cologne.

The Beatles: Rock Band to get three albums in three months.

Random stuff, emails, voice mails, drunk dials, the works.

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