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It's a frenzy of news and commentary in this week's radiOPM, wherein the editors discuss the awesomeness that is Guitar Hero II, the highlights and lowlights of recent industry events, the majesty of Final Fantasy XII and the frustration of Dead Rising, and the importance of user-created games. Plus: find out what WEPES2K7 stands for!

Witness OPM's heated debates about the virtues of 1080p versus 1080i, the value of downloadable classic games, the significance of different console manufacturers' approaches to pre-release games, and the relative merits of Ghostbusters II vis a vis the original Ghostbusters. Who will come out victorious? Listen and find out.

Like the rest of the known videogame world, we discuss the ramifications of the loss of E3. Who does it hurt? Who does it help? Who does it make giddy as a newborn lamb? Plus: the highs and lows of LocoRoco, how hardcore we aren't, and what influence Blu-ray will have on the film industry.

Are PS3s really already rolling off the assembly line? Has something wonky happened to OPM's review scores? Is there a finer puzzle game than Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo? Who on staff can't stand GTA? The answers to all these burning questions -- along with the goods on a hot memory-stick deal -- lie within this week's positively action-packed episode of radiOPM.

We take you on a magical mystery tour through the world of PlayStation. Stops along the way include recent industry events, the Tokyo underworld of Yakuza, the realm of parenting in the age of videogames, and a special side trip back in time to our first job experiences. All with a creamy nougat center!

Find out more about Sony's racially charged PSP ad, ponder the future of e-distribution, hear our advice for getting into the games industry, and learn about a game that lets you kick people in the junk-to a laugh track!

It's an atypically PSP-centric show this week, as we take a look at Sony's, ah, provocative new PSP ad campaign, an odd PSP school project, and the shocking notion of PSP games that aren't ports. Plus, find out what to expect in the upcoming issue, and marvel at Scooter's use of the word "synaesthesia."

Find out what to expect from PS1 games on PSP, witness a videogame publisher getting totally pwnt by hot grand jury action, hear special guest Amy Hennig of Naughty Dog talk about the challenges of developing for the PS3, and learn what it takes to move up in the Ziff Davis Game Group! All in this carefully blast-processed episode of radiOPM.

There is no stopping the rocking of Guitar Hero II, and we don't even attempt to try. In fact, if you were to say that we encourage the rocking, you would not be far off. Also, find out why Lego Star Wars II is awesome, why Immersion wants Sony to have force feedback in the PS3, and why the Legend of Dragoon just will not die. Hear all this, plus Scooter's bizarrely lucid work-dream.

In this, a very special radiOPM, editor-in-chief Tom Byron takes over hosting duties from vacationing Joe. And what a treat you are in for! You'll thrill to the dulcimer sounds of Tom, Dana, Giancarlo, Scooter and DVD editor Logan Parr as they drone on about the July issue, Guitar Hero 2, chatty RPGs, the monthly disc, PR pet peeves and why you should teach your kids not to "die dumb."