Gaming Podcast 115: Poo Poo’ed It

This week we’re working with our skeleton crew, Don was stuck at work so we’re flying duelies. Speaking of duelies, we’re flashing back to Rise of the Triad and covering some gaming history on Ralph Baer, a very important person in the gaming industry. This week, in the news, we’re a bit Wii centric with:

Also, listen in for your chance to win Peggle for Xbox Live Arcade with a simple question. We forgot to ask the question of the day on the show, so, here it is: Should Blizzard halt income made from addon develoment?

0 thoughts on “Gaming Podcast 115: Poo Poo’ed It”

  1. No, no, no. Didn’t work for me. The podcast missed Don’s blase, resigned sigh, and his no-one-likes-the-PS3-but-me attitude, and casual dismissal of good games and complete lack of knowledge about classic arcade games. It offsets Derrick’s slavish love of the Wii and every peripheral made for it, and Jennifer’s exasperated tolerance of the cavemen she shares the podcast with.

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