Gamehounds Podcast

It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes a listener takes the time to write up a review, said review is actually quite good, and it hits our inbox at just the right moment when we actually have time to post it. That “perfect storm” hit this week, as listener Major Malfunction offers up his impressions of Ion’s much-talked-about new Ion Drum Rocker Premium Drum Kit peripheral for Guitar Hero: World Tour and Rock Band games.

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Have you noticed that the Humpdates have taken on the tone of a game show lately?

The search for a new Humpdate host continues this week with Batchelor Number Three, listener Mr. Maynard from the great state of Missouri.

Maynard and GamerEdie Sellers dish the dirt on the gaming industry with a host of news stories, including rumors that Metal Gear Solid 4 may be coming to the Xbox 360, the Endwar demo now on Xbox Live — and not on the PS3, Red Ring of Death lawsuits, Microsoft’s memory solution for the NXE, the latest in cardboard perpherals, and Far Cry 2’s DRM.

Is Maynard your dream date? You’ll have to listen to decide.

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 Humpdate 10-15-08: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Yes, you heard that right.

As much as Edie’s sketicism grows about Fable 2, Orange Lounge Radio’s recent live play-through of Fable 2 may have restored that light in her eyes.

In a video posted on Justin TV, OLR’s Loki and Rob Roberts take a quick run through some of the game and demonstrate interactions with various NPCs.

Like the original Fable, you can interact with NPCs in various ways, like laughing, dancing, blowing kisses and… of course, farting.

Unlike the original, this sequel requires you to perform moves with the controllers in order to sucessfully execute these mannerisms. Failing to execute the moves results in failure of your interaction.

For example, if you fail at dancing, you fall down. And if you fail at farting?

Well,… you crap your pants.

Are we that easy to charm? Does Lionhead think we really such suckers for juvenile bathroom humor?

Apparently, yes, they do.

And, truthfully, we probably are.

Watch live video from orangeloungeradio’s channel on Justin.tv

If you’ve been dithering about buying an Xbox 360 (or a second one after a RROD), there’s a deal you should be aware of before you run out to your local brick-and-morter retailer.

Dell is offering a huge coupon discount on Xboxes until this Monday. With the coupon, the already-dirt-cheap console prices have been dropped an additional $30 for the Arcade ($169), $50 for the Pro ($250) and a whopping $70 for the Elite ($330).

And this deal comes with two games (Lego Indian Jones and Kung Fu Panda) and … FREE SHIPPING!

Seriously, this is the best deal we’ve seen on any of the consoles in a long, long time, especially if it turns out that these have the new 65nm Jasper boards.

This might be the time to pick up that holiday gift you’ve been considering for the nieces and nephews, or just a second one for when your old one bellies up and dies on you.

Check out this Engadget article for details.

We’ve promised a million times. Now, we’ve delivered.

GameHounds Store now has custom ringtones for your cel phone.

We offer a choice of two ringtones: The infamous “Fuck Carmen” obscenity montage and Cooper Hawkes’ original work, “It’s Skullfucking Time in Seattle.”

Both are free of charge to you GameHounds fans.

To get either or both, check out the GameHounds Store.

Want to play Endwar but don’t want to wait around for next week’s public beta?

Lucky you. We have a handful, and we’re giving them away.

Just email us at Gamehounds*AT*gmail.com with the subject line “Endwar.” We’ll give them out until we run out.

Just our way of sharing the GameHounds love.

This week’s episode is distinctively Ramen flavored.

Yes, it’s Tokyo Games Show week, and that means all the burning questions about video games have been answered.

Yeah. Riiight.

Instead, on many accounts, we’re left with more information and, surprisingly, more questions than ever before.

Edie Sellers and Cooper Hawkes discuss the biggest news from TGS and do their best to put it all in perspective, while implying that certain members of certain game developers have had inproper relationships with cows, horses, broad sides of barns, and their mothers.

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 GameHounds Episode 37: Hawkes Is a Douchebag: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

These days, Humpdates are really like Mother Gump’s proverbial box of chocolates. How’s that for a metaphor?

You see, GamerEdie Sellers is the chocolate covering — she’s creamy, sweet and you’re not surprised it’s there.

This week, the mysterious filling is Marcus “Jazz” Corrin of 360Arcadians.

Between the two of them, you have a satisfying treat.

Edie and Jazz dish the gaming-industry dirt on the cusp of Tokyo Games Show’s first big keynotes.

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This week, Jazz and Edie discuss:

• Microsoft’s TGS keynote kicks off the night of the recording. What do we think we’ll hear?
• What you won’t hear this year, however, is about a price drop for the PS3. Sony reps say prices are staying right where they are this holiday season. And some industry analysts say that decision is retail suicide.
• Nintendo’s DSi games will be region-locked. Bummer. On the plus side, the new handheld will have more RAM than your regular DS Lite.
• Spore will have its first expansion November 18 and it will only cost $19.99. Great news. However, it’s Spore Cute & Creepy Parts Pack — not an expansion for the game, but for the Creature Creator.
• Left 4 Dead for the PS3? Not gonna happen this year.
• A Bioware/LucasArts game is indeed in the works, and we’ll find out big details on October 21.
• Activision finally lets us know how much Guitar Hero: World Tour will cost. Surprise! It ain’t cheap.
• Rock Band’s new website allows better access to the song library. Yawn. It will also allow you to make your band’s swag — including 6″ figurines of your virtual rock-star character. Awww, yeaaaaaah!!!

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 Humpdate 10-08-08: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download