Episode 35

The briefer portion of the Game Nutz Podcast double header starts with discussion about the announced Nintendo 3DS. They then talk about an upcoming Xbox 360 Dashboard update and the Pokéwalker available with Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.

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Episode 34

This week, Boter and FearTheClaw talk Perfect Dark on the Xbox Live Arcade, dabble in release date methodology, and Nintendo's thoughts on the PlayStation Move. Boter announces the return of the Commodore brand and Claw gives us news from GameStop. lastly, FearTheClaw mentions some news from the rumor mill about an Xbox 360 slim. Boter wraps up with talking about the CD-i and the Atari Lynx in the store. Buy this stuff, people!

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Episode 33

Boter and FearTheClaw lead the podcast in follow up on Infinity Ward and talk about the PlayStation Move. They then move onto a discussion about the ESRB and how Jack Thompson and the Rhode Island legislature are trying to put their hand into how mature games are sold.

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Episode 32

Though there's some other news afterwards, the feature presentation this week is discussing the firing of the heads of Infinity Ward and what might lie in the future for that company and Activision in general. Follow up news mentions Tony Hawk: Ride, Final Fantasy XIII and how it stacks up cross-platform, and the updated Xbox Live policy.

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Episode 31

In this episode of the Game Nutz Podcast, Boter and FearTheClaw talk about some various Nintendo news and then vent about the improper use of terminology used at the stores by some customers. Claw talks Sonic and both do a horrible job of lamenting the UK retailer GAME.

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Episode 30

This week, FearTheClaw rejoices in the resurrection of Electronic Gaming Monthly and Boter brings up a filed patent for a universal controller. They talk politics and Tetris and wrap things up talking about copyright. (No, really, it's a bit more interesting than it sounds.)

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Music is "Alt Rock 6", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 29

Boter and FearTheClaw start the podcast by pondering what it takes for gamers to be Olympians. Claw talks about video game Monopoly boards and Boter skims a few headlines from Microsoft X10.

Note to Claw: The mic pics up your voice the easiest. Move away from it. I'm not balancing this, and the automatic filter can only do so well.

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Episode 28

This week, Boter talks about Mass Effect 2 and then he and FearTheClaw go on to talk about Xbox Live ending service for the original Xbox, theorize on the next Wii Zelda game, and talk more about the video game rating system in Australia.

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Episode 27 - Fo Realz

Well, that one was my bad. I tried adding an image as an enclosed link, to. Though it'd be able to handle both. Then when told about it, I changed the original post but it didn't update Feedburner like I thought it would. Updated now. Sorry about the confusion, folks. This does, however, make this the latest episode after its recording date (remember that at this point it was recorded 9 days ago). So that's, uh, something.

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Episode 27

This week on the Game Nutz Podcast, StickyNugget arrives in just the nick of time to talk about Borderlands, Uncharted, and Army of Two: 40th Day, leading into a conversation about cover systems and couch co-op. They talk a bit about the Apple iPad and some miscellaneous Nintendo news, then talk about Mortal Kombat and how the series, after MK vs. DC, will go back to pushing the envelope. Then the other two sit back and fall asleep as Boter tries not to fanboy over Mass Effect 2 too much.

Bonus: a bad photo of the podcasters!

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Episode 26

This week, Boter and Claw finish up coverage from CES and then move onto the more important topic of relief efforts for the Haiti earthquake. They then move onto Netflix on the Wii, follow up on Dark Void a bit more, and beat the dead horse of maturity in video games.

After the first 25 episodes, we've tried something a bit different with the opening - let us know what you think!

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Episode 25

(It's okay, Claw, it happens sometimes when I edit, too.)

StickyNugget finally makes it back to the podcast, which is supposedly trying to move away from a news-based show - but then turns around and talks about Consumer Electronics Show 2010. Only two days had passed at the time of reporting; anything more will be reported in the next episode.

They then talk about Dark Void, Borderlands, and Assassin's Creed 2.

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Episode 24

This week on the Game Nutz Podcast, Boter and FearTheClaw talk about Christmas loot and the appropriate lengths for video games. They then compare holiday sales numbers from Amazon and eBay (source: Joystiq and Kotaku). Finally, Boter rails against a policy in Ikariam and in essence ragequits (though politely).

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Music is "Ambient Rock 3", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Happy Holidays

No episode of the Game Nutz Podcast this week. We hope that you had a very happy holiday season, and that Which Sucks Less worked well as a console buying guide. Have a happy and safe New Year's, and we'll see you in 2010!

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Episode 23

In the first episode in a couple months without the Which Sucks Less feature, Boter and FearTheClaw (again with StickyNugget absent, I wonder what happened to him) carry the show without any embarrassing retreads of some of their earlier attempts (though they're in Canastota again; yay, acoustics). They start off with a conversation about downloadable content timing, move on to PBS televising the Video Games Live concert this year and video game music in general, and some new Nintendo trademarks. Boter, meanwhile, talks about downloadable content for A Kingdom For Keflings on Xbox Live Arcade, beta testing the same game on the PC, and then introduces the Dark Void Grab Bag of Swag.

To win the Grab Bag of Swag, do as the man says. Tell your friends to listen to the podcast and have them e-mail gamenutzpodcast@gmail.com with your name. We will then send them a question pertaining to this week's podcast. Once they answer (confirming that they did actually listen), you'll be credited for them. The person who gets us the most listeners (whether they ultimately become a subscriber or not) wins the Grab Bag of Swag.

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Music is "Funk Rock 18", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 22

With the first episode from the new store (not an every-week occurrence, acoustics are bad, sorry) in Canastota, Boter and FearTheClaw tackle Which Sucks Less: PS3 Slim or Wii, and also go into a bit of news from the past two weeks. Some highlights include a rumor about a PSPgo UMD drive, a quick rundown of the best selling games in November, and a verdict on DS flash cards. They also manage to fit in some discussion about the tendency for current generation games to get patched after release.

View the final results of the Which Sucks Less 2009 brackets:
Which Sucks Less 2009: Home Consoles
Which Sucks Less 2009: Handhelds

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Episode 21

Without Sticky, it's up to FearTheClaw and Boter to decide Which Sucks Less - the DS Lite or the PSP-3000. (A shame neither of them seem to speak English natively this week.) They reach a conclusion, bolstered by a message from Sticky, and continue on to such important topics as what market the PSP Go is moving into and Black Friday. This then go on to a large number of news topics, including Eric Estovillo suing more video game companies (in this case, Activision-Blizzard about World of Warcraft) and Nintendo's research tendencies.

Keep up to date on the Which Sucks Less 2009 brackets:
Which Sucks Less 2009: Home Consoles
Which Sucks Less 2009: Handhelds

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Episode 20

The second portion of this week's Podcast double header is the official Game Nutz Podcast Episode 20. Which Sucks Less discusses the PSP-3000 vs. the PSP Go. After that, apparently intent on making Boter's tagging job easier, Sticky talks about Modern Warfare 2, Claw talks about New Super Mario Bros. Wii, and Boter gets a word in edgewise about Empire 2.0 (whose name he forgot in the podcast itself).

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Which Sucks Less 2009: Home Consoles
Which Sucks Less 2009: Handhelds

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Music is "Rock 27" "Blues Piano 1", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Fillercast 2

As Claw got this in about half a week late, and Boter was still recovering from his trip, last week's Fillercast makes the first part of a Game Nutz Podcast double header this weekend! Give a listen as FearTheClaw, Schnazzy and Orlan Drake talk about Modern Warfare Reflex Edition on the Wii, Facebook on the 360, and some creative uses for the PS3. They then talk about Nintendo news and rumors and spend the last few minutes raging about the decision of DS Lite over DSi for Which Sucks Less a few weeks back.

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Music is "Techno 3", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.

Episode 19 PS - Corporate Giant Hate

In what was originally going to be a small three-to-five minute rant, Boter (with a little bit of FearTheClaw thrown in) rages about Activision allowing GameStop to break street date on Modern Warfare 2 (which was later denied by Activision, as told in the PPS to this PS), making ample use of the new censor bleep for curses. It ran a bit long, but it's worth a listen for the point of view of an independent shop on unfair competition from national retailers.

Total number of bleeps: 13, just under one per minute. Direct link to Boter's comment (warning: language).

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Episode 19 - Ultimate Flamebait Edition

In a special 45 minute episode of the Game Nutz Podcast, the crew skips ahead on the Which Sucks Less schedule so that Boter can participate in the Ultimate Flamebait Edition - Xbox 360 Elite vs. PlayStation 3 Slim. Who will win? Listen to find out!

After that, it's been a couple of busy news weeks and the crew talks about Modern Warfare 2, Assassin's Creed: Lineage, and the Nintendo DSi XL. They wrap up the massive amount of topics with a dense burst of Halo and finally sign off.

R.I.P. Art Starkweather. We'll all miss you.

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Which Sucks Less 2009: Home Consoles
Which Sucks Less 2009: Handhelds

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Quickcast 1: DSi XL and a Note on Punctuality

Without a "real" episode this week, Boter signs on for a couple minutes for a "Quickcast", dropping the news of the new DSi XL, as well as explaining why we aren't always able to drop podcasts every Saturday night.

See you next week with a real episode!

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Episode 18

Which Sucks Less: DS Lite vs. DSi

StickyNugget and Boter argue for the DS Lite while FearTheClaw plays devil's advocate. Listen in to see how that conversation went. Afterwards, they discuss what could make Too Human 2 good and how Ubisoft as a publisher in general, plus Forza Motorsport, seem to be overtaking their respective competitions (no pun intended). Then it's more speculation on what they'd want in the upcoming Xbox Live Rewards program and talking about a few more upcoming sequels, Assassin's Creed 2 and Kane and Lynch 2.

The podcast falls a bit short this week; recording wasn't paused when a customer called (and got the answering machine and called again); a fair amount of dead time has been trimmed, but we were seconds away from our software cutting us off at 35 minutes.

Keep up to date on the Which Sucks Less 2009 brackets:
Which Sucks Less 2009: Home Consoles
Which Sucks Less 2009: Handhelds

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Episode 17

Which Sucks Less: PlayStation 3 Original vs. PlayStation 3 Slim

The team continues Which Sucks Less with a landslide result as to which PS3 is preferred - but you'll have to listen to the podcast to find out which!

Sticky leads us from there into a discussion of a rumor of a new DS system (which will be referred to hereafter as the DSi Lite) and Claw talks about Jack Thompson's latest tirade. Boter talks about a couple of demos he tried out, and the team talks Halo for a minute or two.

FearTheClaw edited this week's podcast; I'll have to keep in mind some of the little bits for use when I get back to the editing.

. . .

Seriously, Claw? I was wondering why there was 45 seconds left at the end...

Okay, okay. Well played.

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Which Sucks Less 2009: Home Consoles
Which Sucks Less 2009: Handhelds

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Episode 16

Which Sucks Less: Xbox 360 Elite vs. Xbox 360 Arcade

This week, the team debuts its new feature, Which Sucks Less, designed to help you decide what console to get for your loved ones this holiday season.

Additionally, the team discusses maturity in video games, the Wii 4.2 system update and a couple recent releases. (And Boter, being sick, got lazy in the editing room and didn't trim as much as he said he would.)

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Which Sucks Less 2009: Home Consoles
Which Sucks Less 2009: Handhelds

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Music is "Dance 4", ©2008 8-bit Rocket, used under Creative Commons Attribution License.