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Humpdate time, kiddies! Simon DI and Edie Sellers once again tear up your Wednesday listening with another episode of the Humpdate. This is an unusually long episode of Humpdate, rivaling that of a regular GameHounds show. Weirdly enough, it's full of gaming news -- a real rarity at this time of the year. The pre-E3 doldrums aren't hitting like they usually do, which is good for you and for us. Lots of news this first half of the week, including Sony's botched system update, the next piece of plastic you won't be buying, and the debut of a new segment of the Humpdate, Simon's Rock Update -- all you'd ever want to know about Rock Band/Guitar Hero/Rock Revolution news. Topic list and links (yeah, really... links!) after the jump. This week, Edie and Simon discuss:
  • At midnight this morning, Sony finally released its 2.40 update for the PS3, fixing the XMB problems and introducing trophies. At midnight-plus-20-minutes, PS3s around the country froze up on reboot and bricked faster than a mason's daughter. The update's been pulled, but not before some owners reformatted their hard drives. Whoops!
  • The next Tony Hawk game will have a "new fancy plastic peripheral" that's not made by Neversoft (the builder of Rock Band's "fancy plastic peripherals." Or so says one rumored spy for EGM. It's a rumor that supports the Intellisponse leak a few weeks back intimating a "motion-sensing board controller."
  • This is Vegas is delayed until 2009. But it's supposed to be playable in two weeks at E3. Oh, we're so confused.
  • GameTap will offer American McGee's Grimm episodes for free the first 24 hours they're available, beginning July 31. We're very okay with this.
  • The Dead Space team at Electronic Arts if holding a sweepstakes for their hand-picked top 100 sci-fi and horror DVDs, which they used for reseaching the title. Yes, one lucky winner will take home all 100 DVDs of great thrillers! Find the entire list here, and enter the sweepstakes by going to this link. Hey, why are we telling you?!? WE WANT THAT!
  • Another great GameHounds contest for a World of Warcraft 60-day pre-paid game card, donated by Alex the Deadite. We love you guys!
  • Simon's Rock Update (the brand new segment featuring Simon DI, who else?) discusses the latest news in Rock Band and Guitar Hero, including compatability issues.
Enjoy.
Direct download: Humpdate_07-02-08.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 1:47 AM
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Everyday is like Sunday... Actually, I take that back. Only Sundays have new GameHounds episodes. This week Edie and Hawkes discuss the surprising amount of news in the gaming industry. Surprising because, with E3 mere days away, this time of the year usually doesn't have even a thimble-full of decent stuff to talk about. This year would have been the same, but for one thing: Blizzard dropped the bomb that we've all been waiting for since oh, a deacade. Topics and link after the jump... This week, Edie and Hawkes discuss:
  • Blizzard announced Diablo 3 this weekend in Paris, and includes a really amazing amount of gameplay demo footage. This is what millions of World of Warcraft subscribers paid for.
  • Microsoft streamlines how you transfer your DRMed games and other paid-for downloads from one Xbox to another. However, Hawkes says it's not all butterflies and bubblegum. In fact, it's actually pretty awful.
  • Leaked newspaper ads portend a signficiant price drop for the Xbox Premium to $299 after July 13. What about the other SKUs?
  • Despite emphatic claims that it's still going to persue in-house game development, LucasArts cuts a significant amount of key staff who worked on Star Wars: The Force Unleashed. Some of them have been at the company since the Tim Shaffer days (aka: When Lucas Arts was good). Now who will make SW:TFU II?
  • Screenshots of Xbox rumored avatars in a "Playstation Home-like" environment. Oh, would that be a throwdown for Sony or what?
  • EGM columnist suggests that Microsoft is considering allowing third-party manufacturers to produce Xbox drives. Think about this: A combination HDR/Blu-Ray/Cable tuner/answering machine/turnip twaddler/pasta maker/kareoke machine. With Bluetooth? I hear angles singing.
  • Speedround: Hawkes' E3 predictions -- in 30 seconds, no less.
Enjoy
Direct download: GameHoundsEp23.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:54 PM
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Today we really don't have time to set up a full list of topics for the Humpdate. We have to get to work. Rather than making you sit around all day wondering where the hell the Humpdate went, we're posting it this morning and we'll add topics later. Roughly, Simon DI and Edie discuss Sony's huge financial losses at the hands of the PS3, Spore Creature Creator's overnight numbers, Veronica Belmot versus Jessica Chobot (how exactly do you pronounce that name?) and our predictions for E3. It's a rough week for news, as pretty much anything worth discussing is being held for two weeks, but somehow we manage to fill out the first-half of the week in news. Enjoy.
Direct download: Humpdate_06-25-08.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:34 AM
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True, this GameHounds shows up on a Monday, but that doesn't mean it lacks anything from your regular show. Despite an El Nino-like drought of gaming news due to the impending E3 conference, GamerEdie Sellers and Cooper Hawkes still manage to dredge up the best the industry has to offer. And this week, at listener request, we're quieter. No more guarding your ears against the GameHounds assault! Topics and links after the jump... This week, Edie and Hawkes discuss: Enjoy.
Direct download: GamehoundsEp21.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:27 AM

Wednesday brings the unofficial start of the unofficial start of the weekend -- the official-unofficial start of the weekend being Thursday. How's that for figuring out something original to say about the Jan Brady of weekdays? It also, however, brings you a new Humpdate episode. Edie and Simon DI dig deep into the first half of the week's news. Despite being deep in the pre-E3 doldrums, there's a hell of a lot going on. Nothing official, but it's the unofficial stuff that gets our tongues wagging. Topics and links after the jump... This week, Simon and Edie discuss: Enjoy
Direct download: Humpdate_06-18-08.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 1:48 AM
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It's Sunday, and that means your weekly dose of GameHounds is ready for you. This episode you can enjoy listening to Edie lose her ever-lovin' mind as she makes it through her first podcast without benefit of Nicotine. Does she sound different? She certainly felt different. I think even Hawkes was a little scared. Topics after the jump: In this week's podcast, Edie and Hawkes discuss: Enjoy.
Direct download: GameHoundsEp20.mp3
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It's Wednesday, and that means your Humpdate is ready to server. Pop it in the oven, set heat to 350 degrees, and bake for approximately 58 minutes. Usually this is the place where we list out our topics. But it's late, and I'm high on Double Chocolate Malted Crunch ice cream and I haven't changed the sheets on the bed. In other words, this week, the show notes are taking a holiday. Let me just break it down for you: Blah, blah, blah, Metal Gear Solid 4, blah, blah, Portal 2, blah, blah, Haze (blech!), iPhone, Call of Duty, blah, blah, Xbox, Playstation 3, blah, blah, Edie will guest on the next episode of The Married Gamers Podcast (listen to it, bitches!). Yeah, that sums it up.
Direct download: Humpdate_06-10-08.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:26 AM
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It's a day late, but it's not a dollar short. Oh, no. This is GameHounds, and we aren't afraid to talk about what we've played, what we think, and how much tail we got in college. Confused? Well, there's only one solution to that. Check out this week's episode, wherein we cover the regular topics in the gaming industry and a few seriously weird and tequila-infused tangents. Let's just say that Osama Bin Laden will be pissed. Topics and links after the jump.... In this week's episode, Edie and Hawkes discuss: Enjoy.
Direct download: GameHoundsEp19.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 1:45 AM
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It's Wednesday and that means a brand, spanking new Humpdate is ready to tickle your ears and caress your brain. This week we used a new feature in our recording software that actually allows us to time our topics. What? You mean the Humpdate will actually be shorter than an hour, like we promised?! Yes! Clocking in at a smidge over 45 minutes, it's just the right amount of time to hit the major topics of the first half of the gaming-news week. And, can we say, for a month that is known for being traditionally void of news, it was a wild week in gaming news. Itakagi hates Tecmo. Critics hate Konami. The ESA hates everyone! This is what happens when idle hands and minds are left with little to do in the month of June. Topics after the jump... What's on tap this episode? Well, let us tell you: Stay tuned, because more GameHounds is heading your way on Saturday with GameHounds Episode 19.
Direct download: Humpdate_06-04-08.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 12:07 AM
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Another weekend, another fabulous episode of GameHounds. This time with 100 percent more Hawkes. First, let us apologize for the quality of the "Sing it Hawkes" segment. The ol' Interwebs kinda got overloaded with the marvelous singing and started to get a little weird, and while we tried our best to "fix it in post," the podcast gods would have none of that. It's still mighty amusing, if not perfectly recorded. This episode we rip through a host of topics in our effort to be tighter and give you more news and less ramble. Don't get us wrong: There's still a lot of classic moments, including how Grand Theft Auto is like your crazy ex-girlfriend. Yeah, needless to say, this episode is EXPLICIT! Yes, Hawkes and Edie finally cast off the bindings of propriety and get back to their old let-it-all-hang-out selves. Topics and links (which, if you're a Fable-series fan, you'll want to check out) after the jump. Topics covered in Episode 18 include: Enjoy. It's the least you can do since Hawkes sang for you.
Direct download: GameHoundsEp18.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:44 AM
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