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Ray Barnholt hangs out in the studio to show off his new DSi XL and to talk about fine foods in beat 'em up games. The crew played New Super Mario Bros. Wii together (and are still talking to each other), so we'll find out what that was like. Finally, Planet 51 takes the hot seat in Final Notes. And by "hot," I mean "lame."

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), David Ellis, Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch going at it, as they discuss the front-runners for the VGA Awards, Evan Longoria on the cover of MLB 2K10, the epic suckage of Tecmo's NBA Unrivaled, NCAA Basketball semi-day-and-dated, and Madden Arcade's lineup and new release date. Plus, Fitch's inability to stand on public transportation!

It's a jam-packed episode as we welcome Alice Liang and Gamasutra's Christian Nutt to talk about the layoffs at Pandemic, the PS3 going 3-D, and the next iterations of the DS and PSP. David joins in to sing the praises of Assassin's Creed II. The rest of the crew rounds things out with talk of Lego Indy 2, Dragon Age, and a tease for Zelda: Spirit Tracks.

Jeremy Parish, Ray Barnholt, and Chris Kohler use the launch of the retro-tastic New Super Mario Bros. Wii an excuse to wax nostalgic about Mario's SNES episodes.

With Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 the hot topic of the day, the at1UP crew head the other direction and talk about Dragon Age: Origins, the Prince of Persia movie, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and the Twilight Saga: New Moon trailer.

The seeds of the holiday season have been sewn as the crew discuss 1UP's massive Holiday Gift Guide. Games discussed include Assassin's Creed 2: Discovery for DS, Harvest Moon: Animal Parade, and some potential controversy involving Dragon Age Origins DLC. In the after-segment, Active Time Babble's Kat Bailey and Jeremy Parish join Mike in the studio to talk about their new podcast, their secret origins, and all-around gaming goodness.

The Black Dragon Returns. No, we're not talking about the new RPG from Bioware; former 1UP editor Jeff Green is in-studio to talk about his life as a developer and his new gig as editor-in-chief of EA.com. Scooter and Jeremy also join in to talk about Assassin's Creed II, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Mass Effect 2, and much more.

With two major releases it's another one of those weeks where there's almost too much to talk about. Seth Killian from Capcom Unity joins us to talk about his transition from college professor to God of all things Street Fighter. Sam and David talk about the success and failures of Modern Warefare 2 (Spoilers from 1:17-1:29), and Jeremy puts Nintendo¹s game design for everyone thesis to the test with New Super Mario Bros. Wii. Also news about the release of Microsoft's Natal, a new Hero game from Activision, and prepare your slingshot once again as Rockstar's Bully might be returning.

Dr. Greg Zeschuk joins Jeremy Parish, Bitmob's Jason Wilson, and at1UP's Travis Williams to talk about the history of his company: A plucky little start-up called BioWare.

After a rocky start due to a last-minute guest cancellation, our heroes pluck victory from the jaws of awkwardness. Parish, Bailey, Nguyen, and Haywald discuss Trek Online, Dragon Age, Half-Minute Hero, 4 Warriors of Light, Torchlight, and more.

It's a James fest! As the first official episode of 1UP Oddcast, we brought in a few special guests. We're first joined by indie developer, James Silva, creator of Dishwasher Dead Samurai. We check out the latest on Modern Warfare 2, and explore what it takes to make an arcade game. And then James Mielke (former EIC of EGM), stops by and shares the latest at Q Entertainment and what it's like working for a developer.

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch day-and-date review Pro Evolution Soccer 2010, discuss which division leading NFL teams they'd prefer to play with in Madden NFL 10, the muckraking truth behind NBA 2K10's NYC billboard, a jersey unlock code breaks new ground, and a pre-review of Tecmo's NBA Unrivaled.

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch as they break news on Madden NFL 10's new Ultimate Team mode, EA MMA's featuring of Strikeforce, NBA 2K10's patch, and the latest pricing for Fight Night Round 4.

It's over! In our last episode, we discuss the latest on Modern Warfare 2, Sharkey gives us shit about his indie game based on a shark, Sam has a weird love for everything Sonic, and we say goodbye.

After trading Halloween stories, the crew settle in to talk about changes happening to the 1UP site, Travis levels up with Torchlight, Mike wrestles with creating Superstars in WWE Smackdown vs. Raw 2010, and Jade wraps up A Boy and His Blob. Also on tap—Dragon Age: Origins, DJ Hero, and the awesome art of Eric Tan.

The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch as they talk about Madden NFL 10's roster updates, the Steve Phillips MLB 2K10 announcing situation, and NBA 2K10 talking smack about NBA Live 10's update.

Active-Time Babble II: Nostalgia and Demon's Souls In this sequel to the critically-acclaimed first episode of 1UP's RPG podcast, our party (Parish/Barnholt/Bailey) takes on Ignition Entertainment mid-boss Shane Bettenhausen over Nostalgia, only to be wiped out by the indestructible Demon's Souls.

Editorial Director Sam Kennedy joins the at1UPpers in the studio this week to talk Castlevania the Adventure Rebirth, Lego Universe, Ratchet and Clank, Critter Crunch, some TV, and Halloween costumes.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 131) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch, as they give FIFA 10 the day-and-date treatment, discuss the upcoming NFL Arcade, cheers and more cheers for the Madden NFL 10 patch, and how the Broncos are making everything shine a little brighter.

Starting a podcast is hard. A mere two weeks after bidding a bon voyage to our former leader we're relaunching with new segments, new voices, and a very special guest. Doublefine head honcho and Brutal Legend creator Tim Schafer joins us in studio on our maiden episode where we go off topic early and often, but manage to talk about Borderlands, New Super Mario Bros. Wii, Assassin's Creed 2, and many others. Away we go!