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Can gamers be trusted to control NPCs in Left 4 Dead? Or will they default to being unpleasant for the hell of it?With: Danjo, Someguy16 min. chat / 3 min. music / 15.8 MBMusic is 'The song of the Wandering Aengus' by Citizen Nyx. Email us

Wrapping up 2008, we talk about open worlds, remembering moments in games, what frustrated us and more.With Danjo, Someguy, SouldaddyMusic is 'Ode to Odie' by the Kazoo Funk Orchestra39 min. chat / 3 min. music / 20.3 MB Email us

Interview part 2 - Tristan is developing a game with Microsoft's XNA system. We talk to him about the quality of games, developed using XNA, on Xbox Live's Community Game section.With: Danjo, Someguy, SouldaddyMusic is 'Emona 1' by Maya Filipič. Email us

Interview - Tristan is developing a game with Microsoft's XNA system and learning how to use it at the same time. We ask what he thinks of XNA and how easy it is to use for non-technical people.Music is 'March (Funkenstein Monstermix)' by Duckett18 min. chat / 4 min. music / 10.2 MB Email us

Interview - we talk to R. Hunter Gough, developer of In The Pit, an audio-only game in the Xbox 360's 'community games' section.Xbox Marketplace page for In The Pit - http://tinyurl.com/6kgp6mWith: Danjo, Someguy, SouldaddyMusic is 'Monster' by Ghostown37 min. talk / 5 min. music / 20.1 MB Email us

Part two of our weekly catch up. Topics include growing old as gamers, using mobile phones to trigger emotional memories and being evil in games.Music is 'True Metal Of The World (AH-AH)' by NanowaRWith: Danjo, Someguy, Souldaddy29 min. talk / 4 min. music / 15.8 MB Email us

Part one of our weekly catch up. In this part we talk about Fallout 3, compare it to Mass Effect and discuss AvaPeeps online dating. With Danjo, Someguy, Souldaddy Music is 'Computer - Sporkboy's vocal exploits mix' by Sporkboy. 26 min. talk / 3 min. music / 13.9 MB Email us

Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts, talks to us about modern-day EA closing its casual label, its relationship with creative developers, how he balances being a creative person and a businessman and what he thinks of Sony's HOME for Playstation 3.UPDATE:We had some questions about Trip comparing HOME to WoW. I got in touch with him and he said this:"The only reason I noted WoW and HOME together is that they are both from hardcore game companies with a hardcore bias. Hence they both care about 3D graphics and immersion based on audiovisual realism, and their concept of "social" is to be gameplay competitors online. By contrast, what I call the Omni Consumer is more socially motivated and is more likely to adopt technology that is simpler and more convenient and that they know their friends can handle, plus the Omni Consumer may be seeking social benefits like making a date in real life."To find out more about the omni consumer concept, listen to part two of the interview.With: Someguy, Souldaddy21 min. talk / no music / 12.8 MB Email us

Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts and creator of the Madden series, talks to us about arranged marriages in Japan, technology expanding social networks and why loneliness will be a major health issue of the future.With: Souldaddy, Someguy11 min. talk / no music / 6.4 MB Email us

Trip Hawkins, founder of Electronic Arts and creator of the Madden series, talks about pre-teens using credit cards to play games, why Nintendo got it right, how the West has overrated the market for MMORPGs and why Blizzard, and hardcore gamers, will have to get used to people buying gold and items.With - Someguy, Souldaddy15 min. talk / no music / 9.3 MB Email us