God, news is slow. GDC just started, and there's nothing... NOTTTTHHHHing going on. So, as Tim and Edie spent the evening trying to find topics for the show, it became evident that there was not enough news to actually talk about, so they made the world's longest pre-show. Bunches of topics. Next week, more structure... We promise. Enjoy.

Seriously, where did this month go? There's so much we have to do by the end of the month, and so little time. So rather that waste precious minutes repeating the same thing I say every week, we'll condense this down to a more managable size. Show. Edie. Hawkes. GuyRy, Maynard. New pod coming next week. Listen. Wow. That was refreshing. We should try caveman talk more often! Enjoy.

Hey guys. It's Humpdate time. It's the last show where you'll get all four pods from the GameHounds staff, so swim in it until your fingers get pruny. This week, you have Cooper Hawkes' Panties in a Bunch, One Guy Ry the iPhone Guy, Maynard's Minutes and the Sports Hound. All four shows are pretty damn good, if we don't say so ourselves. Enjoy.

And this week it's on time. Conquering time, space and virus, the GameHounds team brings you the latest and greatest episode. This week it's Hawkesless, but Edie Sellers and Commander Tim Wilsie carry the torch of news, views and commentary. It's a good week for news, and here's what they talk about:

• Will Actilizzard be bringing five additional Guitar Heroes to market? God, we hope not.
• Harmonix and MTV announce a release date for The Beatles: Rock Band. It's coming September 9.
• Will Microsoft decomission the Xbox 360 Elite and make it a special-edition console?
• At least three new players enter the field to compete against GameStop for used-game trades.
• BlazBlue coming to consoles in US and Japan.
• Watchmen: The End is Nigh isn't as bad as some say it is.
• Random Stuff: Street Fighter II HD Remix gets patched, Metal Gear Online gets SCENE expansion, Fallout 3 The Pitt expansion coming March 24, The Path (a damn fine game) due on March 18.

Enjoy.

Sorry we're late this week. Edie's down with a rather nasty flu bug, and she couldn't really hear much for the last two days. Or smell. Or taste. But she didn't let you down. Once again GameHounds brings you the Humpdate update podcast, this week with four pods for your listening pleasure. Cooper Hawkes talks the PSP2, That Guy Ry the iPod Guy talks iPod apps, Mr. Maynard offers a game review in Maynard's Minutes, and WillG rounds it out with a discussion of Electronic Arts and sports games on the Sports Hounds report. Enjoy.

No Commander Tim with us this week, and the show's a day late. But it is here, nonetheless. This week, Cooper Hawkes and Edie Sellers make the most of a slow news week. And yes, we finally talk about the Mass Effect 2 trailer. When they're not piddling our pants about what could possible be in store for Commander Shepard, they discuss:

• An Examiner.com writer (not Edie, though) says his sources say that Killzone 2 is the number one most returned game. Really?
• An investment-banking advisor says he's hearing rumors of a PS3 price drop and a future version of the console what doesn't include a Blu-Ray drive. Yeaaah. Riiiight.
• XBLA Awards open today. Go vote!
• Dark Horse has released the first issue of its Star Wars: The Old Republic web comic. And it's awesome.
• Modern Warfare 2 is happening. Want proof? You can Twitter suggestions for what you want for the game.
• Random Stuff: Microsoft cuts original Xbox support, Steam has Lost Planet: Extreme Condition for $5, Sam and Max coming to XBLA, don't see Street Fighter movie.

Enjoy.