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Listen UP's Game Developers Conference 2009 Specials continue with Bioware's Dr. Ray Muzyka and Dr. Greg Zeschuk joining John and Garnett to talk about Dragon Age, Mass Effect 2, and their experiences building rpgs. After that David Jaffe comes on to talk about the gaming press and the balance they hope to hit on his next game project. And then James Stevenson and Ryan Schneider from Insomniac Games shed a little light on the newly announced Ratchet and Clank game and get into the evolution of community design in shooters.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 102) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) alongside his band of sports brothers: David Ellis, Greg Ford and Tyler Barber, as they reel off a scouting report for the new Punch-Out!! on the Wii, discuss Madden NFL 10's first screenshot along with the game featuring AFL retro jerseys, NCAA Football 10's new camera, and the UFC 2009 Undisputed fighter list.

The first of our GDC 09 Listen UP specials includes Pete Wanat and Mark MacDonald joining John, David, and Garnett. First impressions of Punch Out, John's on the road time with GTA Chinatown Wars, and what may or may not be our final discussion on Resident Evil 5 all make there way into Watcha' Been Playin'. And in the second half OnLive gets the GDC talk going before Pete adds a few thoughts about Wii development to wrap things up.

Refusing to be sidelined during GDC week, the crew sneak into the studio with special guest Anthony Gallegos and lay down their own thoughts about the Game Developer's Conference. On tap: Jade's GDC wishes, Travis's videogame pitch, Shirk's cocktail napkin, and Mike's latest comic book obsession.

Scott Sharkey hijacks at1UP this week for a GDC indie games special. He's put together two segments packed with the developers who made several of the most interesting indie games out there. Don't miss this opportunity to get a glimpse into the world of indie gaming.

Who's hungry for some Good Grief? The famished will no doubt enjoy this week's platter of GDC predictions and rogue-likes. Wash the whole thing down with a community Q and A, including the question on everyone's mind: if you could add exploding barrels to improve any videogame, what would it be?

With big plans in the works for the Game Developers Conference next week N'Gai Croal joins David, Patrick, and Garnett to get the party started. It begins with a Whatcha Been Playin that wraps up everything Resident Evil 5 as well as Bit.Trip: Beat, Metal Gear Solid Touch, and more. The second segment picks right up with the February NPDs, a consideration of when Mature games will actually be mature, and some picks for the must-see sessions at GDC.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 101) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) as he blazes through loads of breaking news, from MLB 09 The Show stomping MLB 2K9 on Metacritic to Terrell Owens' impact on the Bills in Madden NFL 10 and the joys of NHL 09's late-season patch. Plus, prank middle of the night phone calls to the Sports Anomaly cast!

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 102) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) alongside the merriest men of sports gaming mayhem: David Ellis, Greg Ford, Andrew Fitch and Tyler Barber, as they press the time-space continuum to create the longest Sports Anomaly ever, chatting about a wide range of topics, from a Fight Night Round 4 preview to what teams they're taking for their tournament runs in NCAA Basketball 09. Plus, UFC 2009's cover athlete announcement, John McEnroe in EA's Grand Slam Tennis and a reader mail extravaganza!

While Travis is off fighting zombies, er, I mean "the infected," Mike, Jade, and Shirk welcome special guests MyCheats' Kurtis Seid and Rebel FM's Anthony Gallegos to talk about zombies. More specifically, the crew talk about the Resident Evil 5 launch party, RE5 itself, the Walking Dead graphic novels, and the band, The Zombies. Yup. It's a zombie-filled St. Patrick's Day. And speaking of St. Paddy's, Shirk discusses the best bar games to play in the cocktail napkin segment.

Hop on the short bus! This week we pack it full with six people on the show. Sam vents his frustrations about the Sonic franchise, we share our Street Figther 4 stories from playtime, and we listen to Sharkey praise more Recession Gaming friendly games. Special guest Philip Kollar sits in along with Chris Plante in San Francisco, and Russ Frustick from UGO "in the well."

It's Resident Evil 5 release day. We've been playing it and have a couple thoughts on the soon to be released multiplayer DLC that will cost you a couple bucks. With Gamasutra's Christian Nutt along with Patrick Klepek joining David and Garnett the rest of Whatcha Been Playing includes Guitar Hero Metallica, Fight Night Round 4, Ys, and more. Cap it off with everything from a potential Wii price hike in the UK to first mentions of Bioshock 2 and you've got your weekend confirmed.

Good Grief episode 2 ups the ante like Empire Strikes Back. We give you Killzone 2 impressions from community play time night and share our love for Gang Garrison 2. While Phil Kollar caught a cold and couldn't make it this week, we caught visiting 1UP user David Loh to take his place. Oh, and we froze Tina in carbonite.

John, David, and Garnett bring Need for Speed Shift, HAWX, Ghostbusters, and more to Whatcha Been Playin, but that's not all. Retronauts regular Ray Barnholt adds in Retro Game Challenge and Dragon Quest V. Turmoil caused by the announcements this week of several new stores entering the used games business kicks off the second half of the show, and from there the conversation turns to everything from Sonic to Jimmy Fallon putting videogames on Late Night.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 100) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) along with Bryan Intihar, Greg Ford, David Ellis, Andrew Fitch and Tyler Barber as they wax nostalgic about the history of the Sports Anomaly, discuss the NFL's free-agent's signings effects on Madden NFL 10, The Bigs 2 announced, and a day-and-date leastravaganza of MLB 2K9, NASCAR 10 put on the shelf, and so much more!

Patrick Klepek joins John, David, and Garnett on this week's show with plenty to say about Halo Wars, Resistance: Retribution, and GTA IV's Lost and Damned DLC during Whatcha Been Playin? During the second segment the conversation turns to all the wave of PlayStation news including LittleBIGPlanet finally confirmed for PSP and a rumors of a new PSP this fall.

Nick Suttner returns for a swan song before joining the ranks of Sony as a product evaluator. Before heading over to the other side we talk Flower, Halo Wars, and some XNA Community games in Whatcha Been Playin? Then, in the second segment we join the conversations on everything from the DSi launch details to Jaffe's assertion that videogame writers are all biased.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 98) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) along with David Ellis, Greg Ford, Andrew Fitch and Tyler Barber as they discuss the team ratings in MLB 09 The Show, respond to 3 on 3 NHL Arcade's poor reviews, the future of NBA Live 10 and what EA Sports' website might give you in the future. hint: jersey creator tool!

The calendar says February but from the killer crop of games in Whatcha Been Playin? you'd think it was still the holidays. We've got inFAMOUS, Prototype, God of War 3, Watchmen, and more. And if that wasn't enough, the February NPD sales figures kickoff an equally packed second segment. Weekend definitely confirmed.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 95) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga) virtually alongside David Ellis, Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch, as they break news of FIFA 09 Ultimate Team, discuss Madden 10's re-scaled ratings, praise NBA Live 09's All-Star game DLC, and an NBA 2K9 All-Star Game driven this-or-that!