GolgoCast Episode 2!

That’s right, we actually made a second episode! I bet that was surprising.

In this episode all our mics sound great, albeit maybe a little low.

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L4D Update: Now Stop Complaining

You see, people, you just need to trust Valve; they know what the fuck they are doing. Valve posted on their L4D blog yesterday (June 19th, if you can’t tell time) details of a new update. They have completely integrated a new “add-ons” segment that will allow you to easily download user created campaigns and play them in the game. They will also be bringing their Authoring Tools out of beta with a few bug fixes.

The new system actually sounds really cool and I hope that Valve will be able to adopt the same or similar system for their other games where applicable. Basically, anybody that is using the L4D SDK to create maps or new campaign will be able to publish their work in a nice VPK file. This file will be able to house any of the creator’s unique maps, posters, models, and textures that are needed to play the campaign. All the end-user needs to do is download the file, double click it, and then play.

With these new player created campaigns also comes a slight upgrade to the matchmaking system. Instead of just choosing from the standard Valve created campaigns, you will be able to select any of the custom campaigns that you have installed; matchmaking will work for them as well so you can find some internet friends to play with.

This update comes less than a month after the announcement of L4D2 and countless complaining from the community. This update really shows how Valve operates and that they really do value their community. One thing that I would like to see is if Valve could somehow take a small collection of the best community campaigns, and put them up on Xbox LIVE. Not that I play L4D on the 360, but that would be tits.

Colbert on Natal: I Wish I Could Make Jokes

Last night’s episode of The Colbert Report featured a little piece about the new Microsoft Project Natal. Obviously, I am not excited for the new device and don’t like what it represents at all. Where other show hosts like Jimmy Fallon have decided that Natal is the coolest thing they have ever done, Colbert decides to mock the device and pretty much says exactly how I feel about the device. Check out the video:

Nintendo Next to Release New Game Console

Nintendo’s making a ton of money right now, and the truth is, they won’t stop any time soon. Still, I think they screwed up royally. Let me explain…

Some time ago, before Nintendo released the Wii, we all had these fantasies about 1:1 motion control. That is, we dreamed of a device we could hold in our hand that would be mimicked perfectly on screen. Of course, once we finally got the chance to try it out for ourselves, we realized that the 1:1 fantasy was, in fact, just a fantasy. I went searching back through hyping news reports to convince myself that I hadn’t just made it up. Try as I might, I never did find any statements that the Wii Remote was supposed to accurately represent your movement. For some reason, we had all just decided it would work that way. The thing is, it doesn’t.
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Halo 3 ODST: Screenshots and Pricing Controversy

There is all sorts of juicy news regarding Halo 3: ODST over the last couple of days so let me get right to it.

First is the announcement of Sgt. Johnson. You will get to play as him in the new gamemode, Firefight (basically Horde from Gears of War 2, except it’s Halo). Of course, if you want to play as Sgt. Johnson you will need to pre-order the game to prove your love of the Halo franchise, otherwise you will be stuck with the standard characters. Check out the gallery after the jump for the new screenshots and more fun tidbits.
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15 New Forza 3 Screenshots Le Mans Style

Microsoft released some new screenies of Forza Motorsport 3 this past week, 15 of them to be exact. There seems to be quite a bit of blurring going on in these new screenshots but I don’t want to get into that whole thing. All that really matters is that there are new screenshots, and you should look at them. Now go, look.

Monkey in the Marketplace – Magic: The Gathering – XBL

Hello readers! This is the first installment of what I hope to make a weekly article or set of articles in this case, in which I will cover new entries to the XBOX Live Arcade, Wii Virtual Console and Playstation Network. I will go a little into what games are coming out, what you are getting for your money and maybe even give you a mini- review, if I am so inclined. If I miss a game or you want me to go back and smack a game in the face with my fiery opinions of JUSTICE, speak up in the comments!

So without further ado, this week on MONKEY IN SPAAAAAAAACE!!!!…err.. wait, I mean, MONKEY IN THE MARKET PLACE!

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