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We pull the old double switch with Gamasutra features director Christian Nutt and our own Alice Liang joining David and Garnett. In the opening segment Little King's Story gets Whatcha' Been Playin? started before a look back at Lost Odyssey and Mass Effect gives a little preview of the upcoming RPG discussion and DiRT 2 shifts gears entirely to wrap it all up. After the break Christian helps revisit the topic of revitalizing Japanese RPGs and then the talk turns to Fat Princess's launch struggles, Starcraft 2's delay, and a potential PlayStation customer loyalty program.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 122) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) along with Greg Ford, as they vaguely discuss Madden's place in sports video game history, along with the advent of the broadcast camera angle, NHL 10's pre-order bonus, Baseball Blast's zany factor, and wild ideas for MLB games going forward.

Parish, Barnholt, and Kohler mark the Game Boy's 20th anniversary in America by talking about... every portable system except Game Boy.

at1UP Shirk Week Day Four: G.I. Joe

It's at1UP Shirk Week Day Three: Hazing the Intern!

In this episode, Mike, Jade, Travis, and Matt talk about the office game giveaway and gems they've found in the free pile. In Zombie Action News, Eric Powell's The Goon is discussed along with a new MMO pitched by a 1UP user. For Final Notes: Cake Boss, Dating in the Dark, and a 1UP cocktail update.

It's at1UP Shirk Week! Day One's discussion focuses on Twilight and vampires.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 121) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) along with Greg Ford and David Ellis, as they bounce between barrels of breaking news, from Madden/NHL/NBA Live 10's soundtracks, to Michael Vick's return to the gridiron, to Cliff Lee's trade to the Phillies. Plus, a bunch of senseless rambling that will confuse and titillate!

The quiet summer erupts as Sam, David, John, and Garnett find themselves in a first segment Whatcha Been Playin? packed with Scribblenauts, Borderlands, PixelJunk Shooter, Shadow Complex, Shatter, Marvel vs. Capcom 2, and still there's more. After the break the second half of the show begins with a look at what it takes to establish and sustain a franchise before getting into what's upcoming in the Halo world, Sega's struggles with Sonic and mishandling of Yakuza in America, and more.

Wilbert Mui makes his first appearance on a podcast and heads up a discussion about Comic-Con. The crew discuss 1UP.com's new homepage and Shirk talks about the mood in the office during the hectic launch. Also, a new contest appears and an EGM Live* reunion!

The crew comes together to discuss what games frustrate them the most and share their love/hate for rage quitters. We learn that Sam can't play Red Faction on normal and Sharkey plays BunniBunni for Recession gaming. We're also joined by Mike Nelson and new Intern Yara to talk about this year's Comic-Con.

With Comic-Con in full swing down in San Diego we inaugurate the new weekly four minute warning question to start the second segment with a discussion of what makes a good comic license-based game. Sam, David, John, and Garnett blow right past the four minute timer before tackling other topics including the announcement of Sam Raimi directing the WoW movie, Valve's Gabe Newell talking about gamers financing games, and the future of jRPGs. A summer of sports theme kicks the show off in a Watcha Been Playin? segment filled with Wii Sports Resort, FIFA 10, Tiger Woods, and Grand Slam Tennis with a little change of pace from Need for Speed: Shift and King of Fighters XII.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 120) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) facing off against Madden NFL 10's Iam Cummings and Mike Young as they discuss the various facets of Madden, including gameplay, graphics, and most importantly, towels. Towels!

Jonathan Downin from castmedium.com sits in this week to talk about his site and the state of podcasting media. A Zombie News Update preempts the Cocktail Napkin as Travis gives his impressions of Dead Snow. In Final Notes: Taco Bell regrets, Catch It Keep It, and 1UPs Comic-Con MeetUP.

SFour Minute Warning rocks the second half of the show with Gamasutra's Christian Nutt joining David, John, and Garnett. June NPD sales figures also get a quick recap. Whatcha' Been Playin? opens the show with Battlefield 1943, a retro flash of NES and SNES games, NCAA Football 10, Wii Sports Resort and more.

With Dragon Quest IX a hit in Japan and Valkyria Chronicle getting a sequel, we take a short break from Retronauts for a test run of a podcast companion to our Japanese/Western/MMO RPG blog The Grind. (Don't fret, Retronauts will return to its regular irregular schedule next week... or maybe the week after that.)

The most blimey'd Sports Anomaly ever known features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), David Ellis and Greg Ford as they review NCAA Football 10, preview Madden NFL 10 hands-on, discuss UFC Undisputed v. EA's MMA, and the addition of face buttons in Fight Night Round 4. "We noticed, immediately, an improvement in the pound the moment we discovered that the Sports Anomaly was being recorded within the UK borders-a sensational boost!" we dreamed that Prime Minister Gordon Brown said last night.

80s movies that need videogame sequels is the first topic of discussion. From there Travis drops the knowledge about zombie neuroscience, and Shirk's Cocktail Napkin features some Harry Potter trivia. In Final Notes, The State DVD set is mentioned and in the aftershow segment, there's a debate about Ryan Reynolds being cast as Green Lantern.

The gang's back from the 4th of July ready with tales of flash-game pedophilia and good ol' fashion nut washing. To keep things kosher, Sharkey talks Battlefield Heroes. We're joined with Richard and Niedel to discuss the first half of "2009, Year of Fighters. "And to wrap things up, the crew predicts the future of video games. Surprise, it's downloadable content. So grab a loved one, turn down the mood lights and cuddle up close - this is Good Grief.

Sam, John, David, and Garnett kick things off with Trine, Splosion Man, Shatter, Tales of Monkey Island, Sacred 2, and more in Whatcha' Been Playin? In the second segment the conversation ranges from the negative community response to TAGES DRM in Dawn of Discovery Anno 1404 to Epic's CliffyB assertion that RPG's hold the future for shooters with a stop along the way to consider how far PSN has come on the PS3.