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80s movies that need videogame sequels is the first topic of discussion. From there Travis drops the knowledge about zombie neuroscience, and Shirk's Cocktail Napkin features some Harry Potter trivia. In Final Notes, The State DVD set is mentioned and in the aftershow segment, there's a debate about Ryan Reynolds being cast as Green Lantern.

The gang's back from the 4th of July ready with tales of flash-game pedophilia and good ol' fashion nut washing. To keep things kosher, Sharkey talks Battlefield Heroes. We're joined with Richard and Niedel to discuss the first half of "2009, Year of Fighters. "And to wrap things up, the crew predicts the future of video games. Surprise, it's downloadable content. So grab a loved one, turn down the mood lights and cuddle up close - this is Good Grief.

Sam, John, David, and Garnett kick things off with Trine, Splosion Man, Shatter, Tales of Monkey Island, Sacred 2, and more in Whatcha' Been Playin? In the second segment the conversation ranges from the negative community response to TAGES DRM in Dawn of Discovery Anno 1404 to Epic's CliffyB assertion that RPG's hold the future for shooters with a stop along the way to consider how far PSN has come on the PS3.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 118) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), David Ellis and Greg Ford as they review The Bigs 2, UFC Undisputed's patch, NBA Live 10's rookie player ratings, the Madden Hall of Fame, and a hand-on preview of NCAA Football 10!

The crew reunites and is joined by 1UP Community Manager Tina Sanchez to talk about contests, Red Bull pyramids, Shirk's travels, Food Inc., Wednesday Comics, and little sister t-shirts.

We put together a special episode for the holiday weekend with Robert Ashley joining David, John, and Garnett. They talk The Sims 3, Call of Juarez, Blueberry Garden, Men of War, and more in Whatcha Been Playin'. At the break Listen UP debuts a track off the upcoming release for Robert's band, I Come to Shanghai available Monday from their site. In the second half the conversation starts with music in games and whether today's soundtracks measure up to those from earlier eras before hitting some hopes that backward compatibility may yet return to the PS3.

The show returns with its participants in a rush to quickly discuss the death of Michael Jackson, and E3's reboots of Monkey Island, Metroid, and Castlevania; and the 25th anniversary of Tetris. This episode is so brief that one might call it the very soul of wit.

The usual cast makes with chitter chatter about games like City of Heroes and Fallout 3 that went and got you addicted, spreads some free viral infections for Recession Gaming, and gets an unwanted guest appearance from a Russian fat guy who shares his feelings Nintendo's GameCube including his colorful new name for the system

A bevy of games fill Whatcha Been Playin? in the first segment including The Conduit, Overlord 2, Section 8, Battlefield 1943, EA Sports Active and more. Plus, David's moved on from Ico to tackle Shadow of the Colossus. After the break the conversation ranges from the Zenimax acquisition of iD Software and Howard Stringer's vision to revitalizing Sony to whether game critics are disconnected from their audience.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 116) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), David Ellis, Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch review Fight Night Round 4, praise the soon-to-release Bigs 2, talk Shaquille O'Neal's impact on the the Cavaliers in NBA 2K10, and praise USA soccer's race for a title that could boost their overall in FIFA 10.

MyCheats's Alan Johnson joins the crew this week to to talk about the Sims 3 Super Guide. Also on tap: kitty birthdays, Mario-themed alcoholic beverages (with taste test), and the problem with today's comics.

Because of Tina's late appearance, she took the backseat as host while the guys took over the podcast this week. Six months of the year are gone and we ask the community if it's too soon to start discussing GOTY. Community reactions to the 1UP news stories are shared, Sharkey discusses his love for the indie game Chaser, and Tina shares her love for Red Faction Guerilla.

Sam returns for a second engagement as the fourth with David, John, and Garnett. Everyone's been playing and enjoying the early summer surprise Red Faction Guerrilla. The rest of a broad Whatcha' Been Playin? includes online racing in iRacing, Lego Battles, My Sims Agents, and Garnett eating crow and coming to the PSP Remote Play party two years late. In the second half attention turns to the continued hype building around next year's Natal launch, Miyamoto confirming the Demo Play system will debut in New Super Mario Bros. for the Wii and more.

The latest Sports Anomaly podcast (episode 115) features The Sports Game Guy (Todd Zuniga), David Ellis, Greg Ford and Andrew Fitch, as they comb over the player ratings in Madden NFL 10, discuss NCAA Football 10's dynasty boosts, NBA Live 10's cover choice, preview Fight Night Round 4, and dole out our thoughts on the summer season on the boob tube.

Sam, Sharkey, Chris and Tina conquered E3! Uh, so what now? Sam share's info on his Molyneuxs's Milo reaction video, Tina discusses Community E3 blogs, and Sharkey takes over recession gaming once again. For play time, Tina rediscovers her love for Call of Duty 4 with 1UP members.