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Podcastus Interruptus

It’s not particularly fair to let Elaine keep taking the blame for show delays, because both of our lives have been a little crazy lately.

So here’s the scoop, kids: Elaine and I have been snowed under by a metric fuckton of personal business over the past couple of weeks, and a lot of it is very big and may take some time to resolve.  So, while we love you, we both need to bow out for a little while and get ourselves under control and to a place where we both feel a little less overwhelmed.

We will absolutely be back with liquid hot podcast goodness to pour into your earholes as soon as we can; we don’t have a solid date as to when that will happen yet, but we’re aiming for early August.  It’s not fair to you (or to us) to put out shows where we’re both all stressed out and weird, so we’re stepping back for a bit to make sure that when we do come back, it’s with the level of hilarity and ridiculousness you’ve come to expect.  We promise we’ll keep you updated as we figure out more exact schedules.

Thanks for sticking with us.

Unscheduled Interruption

I’m not going to beat around the bush here folks (hah bush), it looks like we won’t have a new episode for you until July 8.  My grandmother unfortunately fell down the stairs and broke her arm in 3 places.  Her surgery is scheduled for Monday, June 27.  Unfortunately this past Friday I spent a good deal of time on the phone and this coming Friday (July 1) I need to go home to be with my family and spend some time with my grandmother in the hospital.

If everything works itself back out and no one else falls down stairs, or has something equally terrible happen, we should be back in business and delivering you audio awesome on July 8.  Sorry for the interruption to your regularly scheduled episodes.

Some Other Podcast, Episode 52: 1247

We’re pretty sure that we will be hearing Phelps’s badge number in our sleep for a very, very long time to come.  Was it worth it to play through L.A. Noire?  We think so.

Find out what else we think about games in general (and a bit about E3 specifically, but we promise it’s not too much), and be prepared for the return of PERSONA!  Yes, it’s that time again- that magical time of year when a young woman’s fancy turns to thoughts of shooting yourself in the head with an Evoker to unleash the mystical powers therein.  Odds are good that this will be a theme… again.

Fair warning: we do throw in some spoilery stuff about L.A. Noire in this episode, and I know a lot of people haven’t actually finished yet, so I actually bothered to get the timestamps from Elaine if you would like to skip story discussions!  Skip from 2:30 to 9:35 if you’re so inclined.  You’re welcome.

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Some Other Castle, Episode 51: All Dem Ninjas

Ninjas travel in packs, you know.  Or flocks?  What is the proper term for a group of ninjas?

We don’t actually decide that on this episode, but we do talk about a lot of games.  And, you know, other stuff.  Like girth!  It’s what you might call a running theme.

If these ideas are intriguing to you, you should listen.  If not…. well, you should listen anyway.  Trust me on this one.  99% of ninjas in the murder of ninjas agree.

Murder!  I like that.

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Some Other Podcast, Episode 50: The Pink Unicorn

You guys really came through for us this week, and we heart each and every one of you.

Well, except for that guy.  He smells funny.

As promised, this is the week we abandon the news, throw caution to the wind, and answer a whole mess of listener mail.  And you know what?  We love every minute of it.

Thanks for sticking it out with us for 50 episodes, and here’s to 50 more!

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Some Other Podcast, Episode 49: Blalve

What happens if two superpowers combine?  Well… something like this podcast happens, actually.  We are super happy to be back, and hopefully you also will be filled with the joy of the IRPS as you listen to us chat about exploding ninjas, Portal 2 (no spoilers….this time), and the royal wedding.  No, really.

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Some Other Podcast, Episode 48: Pop-Up Podcast

Well, hello there.  Remember us?  We remember you!  Welcome back!

Amongst the abandoned, empty ruins of podcast-land, a new entity raises its head!  It’s a podcast!  We made it for you.  Don’t you feel special?  You should.

Listen while we regale you with our adventures of weeks past, and enjoy!

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Confessions 2011: Dynamite With A Laser Beam (2/22-3/22)

This guy isn't so toughIt’s been a busy month!  PAX East was amazing and exhausting all at the same time, and I’ve also started writing for GameHounds, which you should definitely be checking out if you aren’t already.  Never fear, though; nothing can sway me from keeping up with my resolution, and even though I missed my last update, that doesn’t mean there hasn’t been progress on the backlog front.  Quite the opposite, actually.  I’ve beaten a total of five games since I wrote last, which is great, because I’ve only purchased…. five games.  Well, damn. Continue reading →