If you missed Platform Nation's live stream from Penny Arcade Expo on Friday, fret not. GamerEdie Sellers, who moderated the panel discussion, offers up to you the official replay of the show, originally broadcast on UStream. In addition, to KRockXP of the SquadXP, Lefty Brown of The Married Gamers, and Steve519 of Platform Nation join Edie and guests from Child's Play, Plantronics and Twisted Pixel Games. Now here's your opportunity to find out what's going on in the early hours of PAX and get insight as to what's going on at the West Coast's biggest gaming con.

You people have no idea how difficult it is to get a podcast together while trying to pack for Penny Arcade Expo. GamerEdie Sellers and Simon DI (of Cyberpunks Gaming Podcast) hope you appreciate the lengths they go to in order to bring you this week's Humpdate. There's no time to do official links, but here's the overview: Edie and Simon discuss Castle Crashers and, well, crashing; Halo 4's rumored break with Bungie; rumored subscription fees for Rock Band: World Tour's online play; the delay in Rush's Moving Pictures album to Rock Band; and Playstation 3 news that includes the new Warhawk update. Don't forget to check out Platform Nation's daily live coverage of PAX starting Friday, August 29 at 1:30 p.m. Pacific time.

It only took six months for it to happen, but finally Cooper Hawkes and Edie Sellers broach the subject that you all think about, but none will talk about. What does Whoopi Goldberg call it? The va-jay-jay? But more importantly, they also discuss major news in the gaming world, not limited to rumors about Grand Theft Auto IV's DLC (including release date), more rumors about the Xbox 360 price drop and how it might include a motion controller, Rush's Moving Pictures album coming to Rock Band, Duke Nukem 3D details, and Loadrunner coming to Xbox Live Arcade. There's also much Sony love as well. Links and notes after the jump... Topics discussed include:

• Could the Xbox 360 sell at $199 with a motion controller and the Fall update preloaded?
• Japanese lovin' for the Xbox 360 takes a turn for the worse, as the Playstation 3 pounds Microsoft's numbers.
• GTA 4's DLC rumored to be huge, expensive and coming in late October or early November.
• Loderunner coming to XBLA. Really.
• Rush's Moving Pictures coming to XBLA. It could be the best $11 you've ever spent.
• Xbox fixes its D-pad issues, but if you live in North America, you won't see it.
• Duke Nukem 3D coming to XBLA with saved films and rewind.

And don't forget to enter our Fable 2 Pub Games code contest. A few lines of poetry or prose could win big. Enjoy.

Liepzig is here! Leipzig is here! And that means loads of news. This week Simon DI and Edie Sellers attempt to cover all the news that's coming out of Germany. They fail, but at least they try. They do hit some key annoucements, mostly concerning Sony's plans for the future and release dates for Fallout 3, LittleBigPlanet and a host of anticipated titles. But don't think that Leipzig news is the only thing they cover. Xbox sales numbers and EA's attempt to take over Take Two also make the headlines. Check out links and topics after the jump... This week, Edie and Simon discuss:

• LittleBigPlanet comes to Europe October 29 (Japan: October 30, and a week or so later from North Americans); Silent Hill: Homecoming coming to PC as a digital download from Steam, possibly delayed from September until November; Sony reveals Savage Moon coming to system (a "classic tower strategy game"), and Warhawk expansion details (Operation: Fallen Star) that include -- you guessed it -- jetpacks and 10 new battlefields. A free update will include trophies and two new game modes; and MK vs. DC Universe screenshots showing Green Lantern versus the Joker.
• EA abandons its quest to take over Take Two, but since the Federal Trade Commission okayed the deal, the two companies are now in talks for a friendly merger. Yeah, the lunchroom should be fun.
• Fallout 3 set to hit North America on October 28, Europe on November 31.
• Playstaton Home execs say they haven't ruled out an adults-only area. Let the cybersex commence!
• Bioshock coming to PS3 October 21 for North America and October 24 for Europe. We love specifics almost as much as this game.
• Sony announces a $500 160GB PS3 bundle pack for North America with Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, a voucher for Pain, and a Dualshock 3 controller. Yummy.
• Burnout: Paradise to be released as a downloadable title on the Playstation Network.
• Xbox outsells PS3 in Japan in early August, and then sells out completely due to Tales of Vesperia.

Look. Here's the deal. It's almost 3 a.m. Pacific time, which means you East Coast GameHounds listeners are just waking up and wanting to update your MP3 players. So we're not going to delay this posting by staying up and writing show notes tonight. We'll just cut to the chase. Hawkes is out this week due to a pinched nerve, so instead, GamerEdie Sellers hosts this show with a special guest, Bobby Blackwolf of the Bobby Blackwolf Show. In addition, due to a curious set of conditions that will most likely not repeat, they were able to live cast this episode on AllGames Radio. So, mentions of chat rooms and live chat comes from that. If you had a chance to listen, great. If not, you can enjoy the antics with this episode. We'll post show notes tomorrow afternoon.

In this very special episode of GameHounds, Alex P. Keaton says goodbye to his sister Mallorie... Wait, that's not right. Sorry. Channeling 80s sitcoms again. In this very special episode of GameHounds, Edie Sellers and Cooper Hawkes welcome a guest host, Mrs. LeftyBrown of The Married Gamers podcast. They talk about dead celebrities and colored poo. No really. That part's true. Really. Stop laughing. When not explaining exactly what blue food coloring does to your body and Mrs. LeftyBrown weakly attemping to assert that her listeners are better than our listeners, they also delve deep into the last week of gaming industry news. Topics and links (and how YOU can make Mrs. LeftyBrown eat her words) after the jump... Topics include:

• Sony is looking for players to join its USA and European beta test for Playstation Home. But it's not going to be easy to get in. In the US, you'll have to be active in the PSN and Playstation Store and download the Home theme for your PS3. In Europe, it will be invite only.
• Microsoft says downloadable content has accounted for $240 million in revenue, with $180 coming in the last 12 months. Does your wallet feel lighter?
• Some PS3 owners say the recent 2.42 firmware update has caused their consoles to stop playing Blu-Ray disks, erased save data, and made it unable to connect to the internet. Sounds like yet another update is coming soon.
• Bioware says it's considering bringing Mass Effect to the Nintendo DS. Oh what a conundrum for poor Hawkesy!
• The owner of the gyrpscopic technology of Wii's new MotionPlus dongle says Nintendo doesn't own the exclusive rights and that other unnamed companies have expressed an interest. We all know who they are, but the question is whether we'll see the Xbox and PS3 dongles for this or next generation consoles.
• Have you fallen over yourself to purchase the Gears of War 2 Lancer edition pre-order from Amazon? You know, the one with the full-size lancer replica? Well, you're one of the rare, smart ones because Amazon reports they've been flying off the virtual shelves since coming on sale on Friday.
• Fable 2 achievements have been released, and if they're accurate, they offer an insight into how fun this game may be. Also, they show how you'll have to Fable yourself silly to get them all.

Don't forget to check out Playpalooza 08, Platform Nation's upcoming charity and gaming marathon on August 14! It's going to be huge and it's a great cause! The Married Gamers have thrown down the gauntlet to GameHounds, and we're just not going to stand for that. Give till it hurts.

Welcome, gentle listeners, to the Humpdate. It's a new month, and just two days away from "perfect cube day" (08-08-08), we bring you Edie Sellers and Simon DI chatting up this week's developments in gaming news. It's a weird week. The post-E3 wave of information is tapering off to a gentle stream. Nothing that stirs up the bottom too much, but valuable nonetheless. Topics and links (which you should check out if only for Kratos Sockboy images) after the jump...

• Microsoft updates Xbox Live, but you won't notice anything. It's just tidying up before the big fall update.
• Rumors and indications that Microsoft will be dropping the prices of Xbox won't go away. Two screenshots of store inventory software show Xbox Arcade SKUs for $199, sparking further speculation that the prices should drop on September 7.
• Beware: Spammers and phishers have set their sights on Xbox Live, with reports of fake XBL messages supposedly coming from people on your friends list asking you to visit a website for free Xbox points. Don't believe, and if you've received one, contact your friend and tell him/her that the his/her account has been compromised.
• New Xbox avatars will be limited to games rated E10+ and younger so kids won't be scarred by seeing their virtual selves decapitated by mean-old grownups.
• Playstation beta opens in Japan. Good for them. Now what about us stinky-poo-poo Americans and Europeans, huh?
• Uncharted: Drake's Fortune has been patched (and Warhawk will be on August 27) to include Playstation trophies. Get ready to play those games all over again, as the trophies aren't retroactive to past play.
• Grand Theft Auto 4 is coming to PC. Yay for PC purists! And Left 4 Dead is rumored to be coming to the PS3.
• SOCOM: Confrontation details announced, including price and date of release.
• Midway Chigaco chiefs step down. Cost cutting steps after losing $44 million last quarter.
• LittleBig Pre-Order will offer bonuses, including Sockboy Kratos and Sockgirl Nariko.

Enjoy.

Second trimester? Wait, who's pregnant. Nobody, but as we celebrate the six-month anniversary of the GameHounds Podcast, it occurs to us that this little baby of ours is entering it's last three months before it becomes a human being. In otherwords, this podcast spawn is almost ready to be considered "fully functioning." Oh, let's not kid ourselves, this thing will always be a little half-baked, and maybe it's been dropped on its head a few times, too. Anyway, this week Cooper Hawkes and Edie Sellers once again cover the week in gaming news, including games they've played and these hot topics. Links and topics after the jump... In this week's podcast, Hawkes and Edie discuss:

• id Software's John Carmack says that, due to royalty fees due Microsoft in order to give Rage a third disk, the company will have to squeeze it into two disks and the resulting game won't look as good as what you'll get on the Playstation 3. Of course, he also says he hearts the 360. We think this public airing of private laundry won't work.
• Ars Technica's inside source at Microsoft, the one who accurately predicted the new 60GB Xbox 360, says the prices for all the console's SKUs will drop in "early September." And we're not talking little whimpy drops, either.
• Life with Playstation, the new Playstation Network functionality that adds Google and YouTube functionality, didn't drop in July, and sources say to expect it this month instead. Bug-check twice, release once, we always say.
• Game Reviewers are "lazy" says Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences president Joseph Olin. While we agree in theory, it's clear this guy has never actually done any game reviews or worked in the media. Get educated, then mouth off, jackass.
• EA is like a "petulant child instead of a professional market leader," exclaims Sega of America predisent Simon Jeffery. He then proceeds to masturbate over the thought of Activision's Bobby Kotick. God, maybe he's angling for the rights to Brutal Legend?
• Beware! Sporn (ie: Spore + Porn) approaches! And parents afraid their kids will learn where babies come from are shielding their eyes and gnashing their teeth over the thought of their children be irrevocably scarred.
• If that wasn't enough, hell has frozen over. Wait, no. That's just a shortage of the Xbox 360 in Japan!
• Too Human goes gold. Cool!
• Activision's boot of Vivendi titles not fatal to a few high profile games, including Brutal Legend, Ghostbusters: The Video Game, and the Bourne series. No word from smaller stuff, but we don't have much hope for them.

Enjoy. And thanks for six months of fun! Looking forward to several more.

Simon is back! Okay, so he didn't get much of a tan down in Mexico, but he does return to the Humpdate ready to chat about the latest in gaming news. In addition, he offers some insight into gaming south of the border. Let's just say, if you wanna feel like a rock god, head south with your mediocre Rock Band skillz. We reguarly only think of the gaming world being Asia, North America and Europe. There are four additional continents out there (not to mention all the non-continental island nations) and gaming in those locals is VERY different than what we know. Simon and Edie also discuss the latest in gaming news. Topics and links after the jump... In addition to se habla-ing el Bando con Rock, check out these items up for discussion:

• Electronic Arts' CEO John Riccitiello admits that EA's development department should have banked on the Wii and DS instead of the PS3 and Xbox 360, promises that you'll see more such games in the future.
• Telltale Games (Sam and Max, Strong Bad's Cool Game for Attractive People) announces its working on an episodic Wallace and Gromit game, Wallace & Gromit's Grand Adventures.
• Activition announces it's dropping a host of Vivendi Games, including the nearly completed Ghostbusters: The Video Game, Tim Shaffer's Brütal Legend, and the highly (cough) anticipated (cough, cough) 50 Cent: Blood on the Sand. Activision will retain the Spiro the Dragon, Ice Age, and Crash Bandicoot franchises, as well as Prototype and a new unnamed IP.
• The XBLA "Summer of Arcade" started today, with the first of five new games offered each week throughout August. Get Geometry Wars 2 today, followed by Braid, Bionic Commando: Rearmed, Galaga Legions, and Castle Crashers.
• If you've got the fever for the flavor of more Xbox 360 Pro, and you can't wait until the new SKU with it's hot, tight 60 GB hard drive glistening in the sun, you may want to drop by your local Target store. Looks like the retailer has once again broken a street date, as Joystiq readers report seeing them available in electronics-department cases in several locations.
• Playstation 3 owners have a new firmware update, version 2.42. No word on whether it will brick your system, but one thing's for sure: No Playstation Life in this baby. Sorry.
• Today Sony launched its Greatest Hits lineup for the PS3. And hits they are. Warhawk, Resistance: Fall of Man, Call of Duty 3, Fight Night Round 3, Need for Speed: Carbonb, Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Vegas, Assassin's Creed, The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion, and Ninja Gaiden Sigma are each available for $29.99. Nice!!

Enjoy.