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The most fumbleitisized Sports Anomaly ever features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch as they predict 2010's Sports Anomaly's Sports Game of the Year, dig into more Madden NFL 10 online franchise depth, discuss Backbreaker's box art, the lack of check swings in MLB 2K10 and the announcement of FIFA World Cup 2010. "I thought it would be a slow sports gaming news week on the Sports Anomaly, so I threw that interception to spice things up. I didn't know Backbreaker's cover would be released this week!" Vikings quarterback Brett Favre hasn't yet admitted.

Jeremy, Kat, Thierry, and Mike Nelson touch briefly on the weirdness of Sands of Destruction before embarking on an hour-long examination of Mass Effect 2. (Spoiler material is limited strictly to incidental, non-plot-related matters, because we love you.)

Last week Bioware's Casey Hudson was kind enough to drop by the studio to chat about Mass Effect 2. We decided to hang onto the episode until the game launched as there are a few bits of information are best heard after you've played through the opening of the game. During the conversation we talk about the process of creating Bioware's first true sequel in a long time, making changes based on consumer feedback, and creating a potentially controversial new DLC network.

With the Independent Games Festival and GDC coming up we thought it would be a good week to go a little indie. We welcome Braid artist David Hellman, Area 5's Ryan O'donnell, and Scott Sharkey to talk about their experiences in the independent gaming scene. Along the way we sing the praises of Darksiders and lament on the future of the Zelda franchise while shining our collective light on some interesting titles that you can download now for FREE.

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch as they use Madden NFL 10 to tackle the AFC and NFC championship predictions, who might be on the cover of NCAA Football 11, MLB 10 The Show's pre-order special and who we want to battle with in UFC 2010 Undisputed.

Frank Cifaldi joins Jeremy, Ray, and Chris again to discuss the potential of Microsoft's Game Room, the fake history of Dark Void Zero, and the mysterious history of Sunsoft.

Joy! A new week, another oddcast! We're joined by 1UP's Alan Johnson as we ask folks to play Halo for Haiti, joke about how DSi XL is for old people, and Sharkey tells us about vvvvvv. Yes, that's a real game.

The crew braves the cold, rainy weather and marches into the studio to talk about 1UP's new video show, Backstage, a behind-the-scenes look with game developers. The 1UP Awards surpisingly don't cause a lot of controversy, and the gang delves into Darksiders, Raving Rabbids, and Earthbound.

We're back from the holiday break detour to CES, and with four peope in-studio finally living up to our namesake. Former EA producer Amer Ajami joins us to talk about his experience working as part of the team that spawned the "EA Spouse" controversy, and also hints a little at what the future has in store for him. In news, some games are getting delayed (Splinter Cell Conviction) while others are announced out of nowhere (New Assassin's Creed). Finally we round out whatcha been playin' with more Modern Warfare 2, Kane and Lynch 2, Dark Void, Star Trek Online, and Genetos, the playable museum for classic shoot 'em ups.

So this week we discover the Chinese made another game rip off, talk beat-em ups, and that "party bus" and "final fantasy" somehow blended together. Two new recession games are shared and we close with a video games and their endings topic discussion. How fitting

Jeremy Parish, Kat Bailey, Alice Liang, and Gamasutra's Christian Nutt start the year right with a look at our favorite RPGs of 2009 and the games we're anticipating in 2010. Plus, lots of import talk about Final Fantasy XIII.

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch as they once again look to Madden NFL 10 to predict the playoffs, discuss the future of an "innovative new take on Madden," the first NBA Jam screenshot — maybe, and EA signs on an arcade legend to creative direct, plus the biggest idiot playing Madden Ultimate Team

Our first episode of 2010 sees the return of a familiar face, and the disastrous debut of a new one. The gang catch up with their holiday gaming stories (LOTRO, Darksiders, Spirit Tracks), some Avatar talk, movie 2010 vs. real 2010, and what's a Fatty Melt?

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch as they tackle the NFL playoffs via a Madden NFL 10 simulation, react to MLB 10 The Show first footage and to Backbreaker's debut trailer, plus discuss NBA Jam for the Wii and EA Sports' decision to stick with Tiger Woods.

They say what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas. Screw that noise. G4TV's Patrick Klepek joins Matt Leone and David Ellis to talk about all the gaming business going down at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Along the way they discuss whether Natal has been effectively neutered even before its release and offer hands-on impressions from Splinter Cell Conviction, Split Second, Scrap Metal, and other games on the show floor. Also, what the heck is Xbox Live Game Room all about? Tune in to find out.

We kick off 2010 with our annual look-back to bygone years. Jeremy Parish, Ray Barnholt, Frank Cifaldi, and Chris Kohler explore the mysteries of 1975, 1980, 1985, 1990, and 1995 in this entirely too lengthy episode!

The Oddcast wobbles back to the airwaves with a yuletide hangover. Grouchy, with eggnog stink still on our breath, we commiserate over lame Christmas gifts and pick a bone with 2009. But before allow ourselves to succumb to total self-pity, we carve out some time to discuss Genetos, an indie game Tina likes!

We're still recovering from the holiday break, but that doesn't mean we're skipping a week. Recorded before the break, Constantine Hantzopoulos (Sega of America) joins David Ellis and Matt Leone in-studio to talk about his career and transition from developer to publisher back to developer.

The most "decade"nt. Sports Anomaly ever recorded since sound was invented by Jawas features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford, Andrew Fitch and the Ghost of Bryan Intihar as they discuss "sports gaming's greatest decade" as they their favorite sports gaming moments, the top Cyber-Athlete of the last 10 years, MVP of the Decade, and an exhaustive, amazing tournament for Sports Anomaly Sports Game of the Decade.

With everyone else out for the holidays, Jeremy Parish talks to Spiderweb Software's Jeff Vogel about the finale of the long-running Avernum series.