Currently building the new PC for the cast and working on some other stuff that will be unveiled very soon which is why the podcast was delayed. Expect an extra long cast though on wednesday. Friday’s cast will also go on so don’t worry about that. See you then.

YES, finally!

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Lionhead’s has recorded over 370,000 words of dialogue for Fable 2 and the audio was recording at the London-based firm, Side where over 45 actors (aged from 8 to 80) were cast to play almost 200 speaking characters.

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World of Warcraft developer Blizzard Entertainment has announced the Blizzard Authenticator, a keychain security device that adds greater protection against World of Warcraft account theft and hijacking.

The Blizzard Authenticator will debut at this weekend’s Blizzard Worldwide Invitational event, retailing for $6.50.

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We are getting reports in that Sony has expanded the friend list capacity on the PS3 from 50 to 100. Confirmed by more than once source, check the link.

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What’s this? Could it be? An Xbox 360 price drop on July 6? According to this image, the Xbox 360 Pro will drop to $299.99, at least at K-Mart. The little image circulating shows the “Xbox 360 20GB console” with a $299.99 price.

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If you’ve paid close attention to the rate that Medics heal in Team Fortress 2, you may have noticed that they sometimes (seemingly arbitrarily) will heal significantly faster than, say, when you’re in the midst of battle. The new official Team Fortress 2 blog has already proven itself useful, revealing why this is and how exactly it works.

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Microsoft has announced that they’ve signed a deal with IGN to bring the site’s IGN Strategize segments to Xbox Live. Or, more specifically, that they’re bringing the site’s IGN Strategize segments to Xbox Live, and they’ll be hosted by Jessica Chobot.

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“It was determined that they were emulating the character in that Grand Theft Auto game, going on a crime spree” using weapons and tactics inspired by the controversial video game, said Det. Sgt. Anthony Repalone, a Nassau police spokesman.

“We got certain admissions” from the boys, Repalone said.


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The Call of Duty IV map pack that came out this spring is finally available as a free download for PC gamers. Or at least, for those who have the NVIDIA GeForce graphics card. Sorry ATI users, and console gamers, for that matter.

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That’s world wide, too. Another interesting fact the volume of data distributed via the PSN is approx. 86 peta bytes. That’s the equivalent to 17 million single layer DVDs!


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Check out what is to come

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Slated as the culmination and conclusion of the Half-Life 2 saga, Episode 3 will be at E3 in just a few short weeks. It is also only listed as being a 360 and PC game. Sorry PS3.

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During Sony’s corporate strategy meeting, at which the company announced Life with PlayStation and showed off its video download service, PlayStation bossman Kaz Hirai provided some new numbers. Most relevant to this post’s interests are the shipment figures for Metal Gear Solid 4: 3 million to retailers worldwide.

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During the Sony Strategic Meeting in Tokyo today, Sony announced a service that will allow PS3 owners to view daily world news interactively.

The system, billed under their Life with PlayStation brand, allows you to zoom around a virtual globe (not unlike the one in the Folding@Home application) and gain world news from various cities.

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