Joystiq Podcast 050 - Self-congratulatory edition
by Justin McElroy 
{ May 23rd 2008 at 3:25PM }
Oh, and big ups to Danny J for the incredible Photoshoppage.
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Hosts: Chris Grant, Ludwig Kietzmann and Justin McElroy
Music: "Fez Dispenser" by Hence the Name.
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NEWZ:
Xbox stuff:
Underperforming XBLA titles to be delisted
Xbox Live size limit upped to 350MB, price limit to 1600 MS points
Xbox.com 'tool' to fix XBLA DRM fiasco next month
Microsoft: No spring dashboard update this year
BioShock officially coming to PS3
Sublime joins Guitar Hero: World Tour, Activision confirms previous acts, details
Jake Gyllenhaal is The Prince of Persia, says Hollywood Reporter
Brash president jumps ship
BIG THREE:
3.First Guitar Hero 4 song revealed
2.Judge: Jack Thompson is guilty on 27 of 31 misconduct charges
1.The Conduit gameplay trailer released
Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Sir Fidlious Wong (Justin T. McElroy Memorial Burn of the Day Award) @ May 23rd 2008 3:28PM
Uh oh, I send Ludwig Sideboob action.
Mr.ESC @ May 23rd 2008 3:31PM
*Looks at the picture
*Spots Shopped Meryl
*Screams in Horror.
What its seen cannot be unseen,why Joystiq WHY?!
Deck @ May 23rd 2008 3:32PM
Congrats guys! Keep up the awesome podcast! Downloading now so I can go listen to it during work here shortly!
Mr Intel @ May 23rd 2008 3:33PM
funniest fuckin intro ever i have never loled so hard
good job and congrats on the big 50
keep it up
Jerk Face @ May 25th 2008 11:14AM
SERIOUSLY! You three are fucking legends! I am at a loss for words as to how incredibly awesome that was!
darkandlong @ May 26th 2008 9:02AM
Total badass intro guys. Your Army of Two hatred is forgiven.
John McPoop (PSN:johnnynumber5) @ May 23rd 2008 3:40PM
Very subtle with the "POSCAST" in the bottom right corner ...
eldee @ May 23rd 2008 4:08PM
paging doctor freud.
Zertoss @ May 23rd 2008 4:18PM
Freud: "I noticed that you misspelled 'podcast' as 'poscast'. I deduce that you fantasize about sleeping with your mother."
Korova @ May 23rd 2008 5:29PM
And have an obviously uncontrolled fecal obsession.
Philip (Fernando Rocker Defence Force) @ May 23rd 2008 3:43PM
Best intro Ever, Ludwig this makes up for last time you did it.
Ludwig Kietzmann @ May 23rd 2008 4:13PM
I won awards for that!
Ross Miller @ May 23rd 2008 3:44PM
Care to give them the gift of love and friendship? Get this on the Digg front page :D
DangerMouse @ May 23rd 2008 3:48PM
I'll never catch Meryl in the stall wearing panties again. :(
FOXHOUND @ May 23rd 2008 3:53PM
-wang falls off-
:(
...that poor Asian fellow. :\
fyreblazer @ May 23rd 2008 3:57PM
The 50th JQ podcast on my 25th b-day. What are the odds?
4.5 @ May 23rd 2008 4:10PM
Probably about 1 in 365.242199.
Zertoss @ May 23rd 2008 5:19PM
And they did their 50th after I reached 1000 comments here. Go Joystiq! Go me!
mian @ May 23rd 2008 7:28PM
I think you missed a few variables there 4.5
Dingobloo @ May 23rd 2008 3:59PM
The song is fantastic and frightening at the same time.
tycho.467 @ May 23rd 2008 4:07PM
are there any entries to the "you have to write the lyrics" contests in this episode? i find those hilarious
mian @ May 23rd 2008 4:56PM
Negative.
altron271 @ May 23rd 2008 4:06PM
Bwahaha. Nice MGS4 cover. Justin looks like a younger Wilford Brimley
DIEBETUS!
Marek Hryc @ May 23rd 2008 4:07PM
O....M....G... Greatest intro evar! and btw that photoshop is absolutely brilliant.
Dustin @ May 23rd 2008 4:18PM
Congratulations! I have quite a bit of catching up to do, and can't wait to start doing that this weekend!
Keep up all the hilarities, as well as the hard work. I know I'm not the only one who appreciates how much entertainment you guys always manage to squeeze into a single episode. :)
Also, that is the best podcast Photoshop I have seen yet. Woo!
Lard @ May 23rd 2008 4:32PM
That opening song was *awesome*
Nice to see you guys go all out.
Great job!
Danny J @ May 23rd 2008 9:17PM
Hah, I didn't even realize the "Poscast" misspelling. Sorry guys, nothing intended by it. I just wish Photoshop had a spell checker.
Happy 50th!
NukeAssault @ May 23rd 2008 5:00PM
O-M-F-G We need an MP3 of the opening... NOW!
XGM @ May 23rd 2008 5:04PM
Intro = awsome
Edog Lost @ May 23rd 2008 5:15PM
best photoshop evar
Drew Olanoff @ May 23rd 2008 5:20PM
Congrats crew!
Korova @ May 23rd 2008 5:38PM
After all that spectacular and exuberant entre, nothing was more perfect that a chilled glass of "Welcome to Joystiq podcast ..." by Chris Grant. Chris, you are beer to their nuts.
Stephen Totilo @ May 23rd 2008 6:25PM
Gentlemen,
I have yet to listen to this week's show. But I assume I'm mentioned at least five times in it. Maybe even 50?
Congratulations on the always-excellent, always-entertaining podcast.
You guys do a great job.
-Stephen
blakbuzzrd @ May 23rd 2008 6:28PM
Chris has never watched the XFiles.
Wait, what?
truent @ May 23rd 2008 7:30PM
Without further adieu... This IS .. DRUM AND BASS
Donald @ May 23rd 2008 7:31PM
Greatest intro ever.
Though the guarantee about Bungie and Microsoft should've been included. (The singing of "Girlfriend" can be safely excluded.)
J.Goodwin @ May 23rd 2008 7:43PM
For those who would like to have a split of just the opening:
http://jeremy.subbuteoclub.com/Joystiq%20-%2050th%20Podcast%20Overture.mp3
J.Goodwin @ May 23rd 2008 7:51PM
And while I'm at it, here's the split of Justin's cover of Girlfriend :D
http://jeremy.subbuteoclub.com/Justin%20McElroy%20-%20Girlfriend%20(cover).mp3
Isak? @ May 23rd 2008 10:17PM
Thank you Joystiq for scaring the hell out of me with that picture.
kftgr @ May 23rd 2008 10:26PM
What's this?
What's this?
Show 50 is it true?
What's this?
It's still a number 2
What's this?
I cahn't believe my ears
I should be screaming
Make it stop
It's coming through!
What's this?
What's this?
What's this?
There's something very wrong
With me!
The show is too damn long
The sea!
An hour plus of silly nerds are talking
Everybody seems so chatty
And they're sure to drive me batty
What is this?
What's this?
And Justin's popping pretzel flips
At least he talks some sense
Chris enjoys his SEC and finds 'em quite intense
Ludwig lives in Africa and unlikely to survive
And all their talk just leaves me contemplating su-i-cide
What's this?
They mention Totilo
They diss
The backpack packing bear
From Rare
And now it's for them to read an email knocking listeners who bought Lair
What's this!
What's this?
He drinks
A cup of hot coffay
He thinks
That GTA is meh
That's wild
We've got the guy who loves Obliviun
The best game ever - no kiddun
And they will follow the leader
Who cannot help but to say um
Please make it stop
Please make it stop
Oh could it be
I got my wish?
What's this!
Oh my!
What now?
They've made a Facebook group
And look!
They've got a loyal troop
No tools
Just awesome folks like Mark and Brent and Leader Lockwood
They only dodged the one we know as creepy skin guy Yanni
(Ahh...)
What's this?
Drawing boners on a DS McElroy is inspired
No wonder every second mail asks he should be fired
And Kietzman's US accent really should have from the law
Even when though it's funny when he says "podcast yee-haw"
Joystiq! Podcast!
It's here to stay and thanks
To you!
We churned out 50 ep-isodes
And nearly half of those were more than good enough
You gone agree to ?ster stuff
You wanna know
You wanna know
You want another show
Another show
another show
You ?? gratitude enough
There's my steed!
OMG it's huge! Big number 50...
That intro was the awesomest. You guys rock! 50 podcasts more :)
Klepto @ May 23rd 2008 10:29PM
Hahahahahahahahahaha best intro ever!!
Fucking Win.
barb dybwad @ May 24th 2008 4:11PM
there are... no words.
conga-rats guise! best photochop + intro 1-2 punch EVAR.
jordan nygren @ May 24th 2008 10:17PM
Happy 50 guys!
AMAZING FREAKING INTRO!
Jeebus @ May 26th 2008 12:00AM
Hehehe... I think justin was celebrating with great spirits. (40m:40s)
Marek Hryc @ May 26th 2008 10:29AM
Remember Chris it's only a problem when you run out of alcohol.
RobLink (MKWii code : 0989 1866 6646) @ May 26th 2008 7:13PM
EPIC podcast - I'm currently listening to it again. Now I have the yo-yo moment, the S Africa moment AND the 'there's my steed' moment all in one place!
Gripe - Ludwig, I happen to REALLY enjoy Lost Winds. Unlock a coupla extra moves, and you'll see why you couldn't use a regular controller. It works well, and I'm having a good time playing it. But each to their own.
kftgr @ May 27th 2008 3:49PM
@chris
Are you sure the XBLA 6% number is of downloads (and auto-dl), and not from people that played the trial and then unlocked it? Pretty sure Microsoft can keep track of what people are playing, so that would be a more sensible figure stat than basing it on downloads.
Archr5 @ May 27th 2008 5:52PM
So very good, I was expecting a giant "WHAT! IS! THIS!" from Justin though.
Still awesome anyway.