Joystiq Podcast 046 - Bullets are bad edition

A slow news week for us means a bunch of nonsense for podcast fans. We're talking Spider-Man, Soul Calibur IV, politics (sort of), how we met TED, and why your head just got incrementally less useful thanks to Boom Blox. We also have a special interactive edition of Brush With Fame.

Oh, and thanks to Markus Wilson of the JPAG for the VERY Jonas Photoshop.

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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy

Music: "Get Ready for Love" by Nick Cave, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller.

For fans: Joystiq Podcast Facebook group

Bonus: A birthday wish.

See all of this week's links after the jump.

NewZ:
Head-tracking feature pulled from Boom Blox
Soul Calibur to XBLA
Soul Calibur IV coming July 29 in regular and 'premium' editions
Spider-Man: Web of Shadows
Highlights from Nintendo Media Summit 2008

Big three:
3. Johnny Lee's Wii-nnovations blow TED's collective mind
2. Joystiq impressions: Fallout 3 (360/PC/PS3)
1. GTA IV Poll results: Achievements, DLC put 360 ahead

BWF prize: Buzz for PS2 w/ controllers. BRUSH WITH FAME RULES: To be eligible for a brush, you must be 18 or older, a resident of the US or Canada (excluding Quebec), and submit your entry to the email address listed in the podcast by 12:00pm ET 4/24/08. Official rules here.

Reader Comments (47)

Listen up, all you non-facebook group joining hippies! Look at the time I'm writing this comment! This was when the podcast was made available to Facebook group members. If you were a JPAG member - you could get it early, too! Join now!

I wish I could, but my work blocks it, damn the man!!

d/l now, love the banner!

Care Bear stare.

care bear cousins...stare was it?

A+ photoshopping

Where my podcast at? Not on Itunes yet. P.s. wheres the love, wheres the t shirt?

Try it again, should be working now.

still no luck. Im subscribed and it isnt updating, nor do I see it off the podcast page. Im sure it will pop up soon.

Its working now. Thank you.

are you guys sure that Justin isn't related to Shiggy....

how do i make an account on this site?

thanks :)

The irony here is that by posting a comment, you've already created an account. Click your name on your comment and login using your email address and the password provided in the comment confirmation email.

haha thanks man little hard to figure that out :(

great image! ill sync it to my zune when i get home

JOYSTIQ NATION = THE JOYSTIQERS

No no no... We should be the Joystiq Gaggle.

Joystiqium: FOR THE EMPEROR!

hi please can someone tell me how you make an account on this website! thanks ;)

Im sorry but the guy that go the brush with fame sounds like a tool with no pulse

Hey now, I was caught a little off guard being at the office and all.

I will add this though - I haven't heard it yet, so I may very well sound like a tool. Then again I also dislike public speaking, so that was a little nerve wracking for me.

Hey, settle down there PojoMofo. I bet if we called you up at your place of employ and asked you questions about cups intended to be used by pimps, you wouldn't be as loquacious as you think. Just sayin'

You guys are absolutely right, I certainly shouldnt have called you a tool, my apologizes.

I just would have been super-excited to talk to the "three amigos", but given the circumstances I can certainly understand.

Ludwig,
What? you have a clock with an extra second in it? (00:00) or that would be 2 extra seconds, a.m. and p.m. if you go by non-military time!!! That's unpossible. Seriously . . . for some strange reason, the fact that you said you have a clock like that is making my mind explode.

who's who?

L to R
Chris, Ludwig and Justin

You guys look different than what I pictured in my mind. Ludwig, I thought you were black. I guess I just assumed that because you live in Africa..

He is black. Its just that he is in the sun a lot, running away from cheetahs and what not, and as you know black people suntan in reverse - they become pale.

Acording to the picture, he's both black AND white.

Crisis Core talk....

Your "interesting" buff to Materia Fusion is based upon if you fuse leveled up Materia, from what I've noticed.

But keep in mind, this is a guy who's bred HP++ Lv 1 with a 320% buff and an MP+ lv4 with a 130% buff. I finally found the item which removes the HP cap of 9999. So I'm basically lv 42, with an HP limit of 26000... which is buffed by Summon usage so right now, I'm at 37000 HP....

Yeah... you do the missions you ARE a god.

Armada as a dual stick shooter would be awesome on XBLA.

wow i cant believe my picture got up here, my life is now complete.

That is your handywork Mark??? Keep up the good work my friend. A Justin head on Hannah Montana should be next on your list

I actually played my Bruh-bruh-bruh Brush With Fame for some of my co-workers. They found it hilarious. I need to figure out a way to get it on my phone as a ringtone.

XBLA DC game - Star Wars: Jedi Power Battles.

That's right, I went there.

Spawn. Yup Spawn. Had fun playing it with my only other spawn fanboy friend. (sigh the spawn animated series on hbo was so good, too bad the comic stinks now.)

I never played it, but I remember a buddy saying it was good. Do I remember it being a fighting game? Or was that something else?

button masher/boss marathon simple but fun. Capcom did it.

For our next photo shop adventure may I suggest, Chris as Capt. Jack Harkness, Ludwig as the 10th doctor, and Justin as Rose...

For Ludwig:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8RSEEp2gDXk

This is a PC golf game coming soon, made by Sega, starring the Sonic cast. You don't play AS them, but they're there. I believe they're your caddies - it's in this month's GamesTM, but I can't be bothered to go find it. Enjoy!

too bad he didn't incorporate a giant boner in with the "there's my steed" referance. then again, it might be better without the giant boner... :)

I thought there were three giant boners on there, kdding, kidding. or I guess as the kids say lolololol jk rofl

The "every Zombie has a brain stem" line was pure gold. Almost as good as sipping coffee. However, Ludwig was very disappointing in this episode. He didn't realize that the correct answer to the golf question was, "Yes I play golf in real life and I play as Tiger Woods." Also no terrible pun in this episode. I expect better.

Anyone else unable to download the podcast on iTunes?

*sniffle*

Chu Chu Rocket on XBLA or WiiWare.

Or PowerStone 2 (XBLA only...).

i joined the facebook group, i'll submit some pics when i have time :D

Joystiq Podcast 046 - Bullets are bad edition

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