TD Gaming Podcast 94: Chicken and Subscription Fee

October 29, 2008October 29, 2008| schommerschommer| 0 Comment| 3:36 pm
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Lots of great news in this weeks gaming podcast thanks to the holiday season approaching. We also take a retro style flashback to Space Invaders and talk about our attendance at the popcap launch party for Bejeweled Twist and a very light preview of our initial Guitar Hero World Tour impressions.This weeks news includes:

This weeks soapbox segement, we ask the question, does unlimited level creation cause bad press in video games?

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