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1UP contributor Bob Mackey calls in to sputter about the ineffable weirdness of Resonance of Fate (and Final Fantasy XIII), while Kat comes clean to Jeremy and Ray about the years of her life she squandered on competitive Pokemon battling. It's Ratattaistic!

We share our personal feelings about a giant sandwich and whether paying girls to play videogames with you over XBL is a bad idea or a goddamn horrible idea, then we read aloud some astoundingly overwrought poetry about Aeris's death and interview a couple of the guys who made Scrap Metal.

Pokemon fever has overtaken most of the office, what with all the fashion shows, Pokewalker mingling, and insubordinate characters; so Jade and Alan update us on what's going on in the Johto Region. And in this week's Movie Pitch, the crew take a stab at (ruining) an all-new Pokemon movie franchise.

The 1UP office has a fever! People are either coughing up a lung, or wont stop trading pokemon. We prefer the former. Some dummy breaks his hand gaming, we officialy become fans of Kevin Butler, and Sharkey intervews a few good Dans.

With the departure of 4 Guys' host, the show shifts temporarily into low-key mode. Jeremy Parish, Matt Leone, Jade Kraus, and Mike Nelson discuss the week's news and releases, and David Cage and Stig Asmussen talk about Heavy Rain and God of War III.

Jeremy Parish, Scott Sharkey, and Ray Barnholt congregate briefly around a malfunctioning studio setup to talk about the recent spate of worthwhile retro downloads, GDC talks, C-SPAN archives, and more.

Kat Bailey, Jeremy Parish, Thierry Nguyen, and Justin Haywald take a scattershot approach to the latest RPG news, including Pokemon remakes, an expansion for Dragon Age, Mass Effect 2 DLC, and more. It's chatty.

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Mike Suszek as they chatter about their picks for the NCAA March Madness tournament, NBA Jam's gameplay trailer, Madden NFL 11 being "simpler, quicker, deeper," the possibility of NHL 11 coming to the Wii, and NFL free agency's impact.

Be prepared for a long one (get your minds out of the gutter). Alan Johnson (GET YOUR MIND OUT OF THE GUTTER) joins the crew again for some GDC wrap-up and discussions about Mass Effect II, Final Fantasy XIII, Pokemon, ruining BioShock, Star Wars, and our new segment: Movie Pitch.

GDC has us exhausted, but what would the week be without an Oddcast? So, we wipe the sleep from our eyes, knock back a cup of coffee (maybe a couple) and report for duty. This week, we recollect our favorites from the show floor: what we saw, whom we met and where we got the best finger foods. Plus, we speak with Nathan Fouts, the developer behind Xbox Indies Shoot 1UP and Weapon of Choice.

Music from the recently-released Final Fantasy XII, Halo 3 ODST, The Magic Obelisk, an oldie from Ninja Gaiden II, and more on this first edition of The Sound Test.

No more drama. It's my final (new) 1UP podcast, and I invited a few friends to help me blow this mother out. Former cast mates, Garnett Lee, John Davison, Shane Bettenhausen, Andrew Pfister, and Mark MacDonald join me to talk about the DS2, PlayStation Move, Heavy Rain, God of War III, Final Fantasy XIII, Lara Croft, and more. Also hopping on the mic are N'Gai Croal, Christ Tilton, and Ryan Payton as we talk everything GDC: the rumors, the panels and the games.

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), David Ellis, Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch as they blab about GameSetCash.com and gambling on sports video games, MLB The Show's franchise mode issues, cover athletes for Tiger Woods 11 and NHL 2K11, a surprise tie-breaker twist in Madden NFL 10's online franchise, and an interview with 2010 FIFA World Cup producer Matt Prior.

It's GDC week in San Francisco, so with all of gaming's finest descending on the city by the bay, the at1UP crew talk about corporate tactics in the beer industry and ask the question, "How awesome is Mr. Freeze?"

The most weekendish Sports Anomaly to date showcases The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch as they yammer on about NFL's free agency impact on Madden 11, the announcement of Tecmo Bowl Throwback, MLB 2K10's online issues, NHL 2K's postponement and Fitch sounding like an Irishman.

Ray Barnholt takes the mic as Game Developer's Brandon Sheffield joins the crew to talk about the arcade legacy of Data East...nd Data West!?

This has been one of the most bizarre weeks for gaming news ever. First Playstation 3 systems started shutting down around the word, then all Hell started breaking loose around Infinity Ward and Activision. Now we have the official announcement that Portal 2 is coming this year. We break down all those stories plus first-hand look from Nintendo's press summit, first impressions of Shinji Mikami's new shooter Vanquish, and we're joined by the developer of Love to talk about how procedural design could change the way we make games. Finally stick around for the end of the podcast for a look forward to GDC and a very special announcement.

Infinity Ward vs. Activision news occupies the first quarter of the show before we delve into the at1UP proper. 1UP's Fanfiction and The Decade That Was features get some love and the gang updates us on their gaming situations. Plus, Zombie Action News!

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch as they talk hands-on with MLB 10 The Show along with top players at every position, NCAA Football 11's first info, new UFC and Backbreaker details and much love for Team USA Hockey!

A lot has happened since Sam was on the show, so we spend some time catching up with him and what he did at DICE. Also, we explore how throwing money at a company is the same as boycott their products (it isn't), Itagaki settles with Techmo, and Sharkey gives us his recession picks of the week.