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This weeks podcast also discusses the best game cinematic sequences, what are your favorite? Leave us a comment!
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This week’s news items include:
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- Report: Xbox 720 not always online, doesn’t block used games, supports backwards compat
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Gamers can read Jordan’s “Death of Handheld Gaming” article here.
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Activision and Sony battling it out- Lord of the Rings Online, Userbase Growing
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This weeks question of the week is of the user-submitted style! Krud asks, “If you could only play four games (w/o new DLC for the foreseeable future), what four would you choose?”