Joystiq Podcast 102 - Vystal edition

In this record-setting episode (in terms of length, not quality, naturally) we share the hardest game we ever beat and our work habits, spill our plan to overtake the rap world and outline a new doctrine of love and brotherhood for all video game fans to follow.

After all that, there's some vulgar freestyle rapping.

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Hosts: Christopher Grant, Justin McElroy and Ludwig Kietzmann

Music: "Gravity (Don't Let Me Go)" by Jon Black, "Red Eye" by Ben Kweller

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See all of this week's links (and what games we played) after the jump.
WHAT WE PLAYED:
Monkey Island 2
Curse of Monkey Island
Rock Band Unplugged
Saints Row 2
Red Faction: Guerrilla
Bionic Commando
'Splosion Man
Prototype
Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition

NEWS:
Microsoft announces Halo anime miniseries
'Halo Waypoint' Xbox Live destination launches this fall
Band Hero DS attachments revealed, gameplay details
Double Fine countersues, says 'Activision will not kill Brutal Legend'
Sam Raimi set to direct World of Warcraft movie (Update: It's official!)
MTV reveals Rock Band Network, track upload program for artists

BIG THREE:

3.Guy sues after being banned from PSN
2. Fans make a StarFox sequel
1. Microsoft speaks out on Obama's Xbox remarks

Reader Comments (44)

Wanted to beat everyone to it and say that you're going to love Ludwig's nuts.

i would let ludwig teabag me. he's the hot one of the group.

I just wanna say, no joking, that's exactly what I was going to write.

Does that make me a bad person?

She's back!

i would pay top dollar for that Dead Space Girl Slap-Chop.

Epic 'shop

My favorite part was when Chris told me I was dead to him, then turned around when I showed him that Halo Babies did, in fact, exist. Took about five minutes.

My emotions are like a stormy sea!

My favorite part was when I got IP banned for throwing a "fap fap fap" in the chat.

Good thing I have 2 different network connections, or that "Halo is the new Star Wars" never would have made it in.

My favorite part was when Chris told me I was fine. :)

I also like how I almost got a brush with fame... stupied Justin

If anyone wants to hear the awkwardness that was the Chris Grant Show, fast forward to about 1:57:00 in this:

http://www.ustream.tv/recorded/1861890

That was a awesome Chris Grant Show. To bad its going to get cancelled.

do the grimlock voice!

I hear it's being replaced by "Just Griffin'", starring everyone's third favorite McElroy (After Justin and Clint), Griffin.

@Hog Robbrer

Yeah, Justin sucked this episode. I mean, how can anyone NOT like Space Quest and King's Quest? He needs to be fired for that.

The only style of music I can now listen to is offensive freestyle rap, i'm yet to decide whether that's a good thing

oh noes! It was in the am.... I thought it was pm :(

has Justin finished his shop class project yet? he works on it during every podcast...

Still not on itunes.

Sorry, could've shortened that substantially:

http://www.threadless.com/product/1960/Three_Keyboard_Cat_Moon

DSG will NEVER die!!! All hail the scream face!

And no one talks about Justin's photoshop. Probably because it was made 5 years ago.

haha chris looks like steve coogan

Is the mp3 file complete? It only shows as 1:07:xx which sounds like it is an hour short. itunes shows the same length.

Try redownloading – I'm seeing the whole thing, just downloaded through iTunes. :-/

It shows as the full 2:10:xx in itunes at first but once I download itunes realises the file is too short and cuts the time back down to 1:07:xx

It should be working – see my comment below.

Pants.

MP3 ends at the beginning of the "Big Three" section! Fix it fix it fix it.... FIX IT!

We reuploaded – not getting the problem on my end. Can you try deleting and redownloading? Let us know if that fixes it.

Nope, re-downloaded with a different browser and file is still 31.1MB, 1:07:53.

Yep, same here. I get the 31.1Meg file from direct download or via itunes.

Just downloaded the MP3 from the link in the post and got a 60MB file, 2:10:58 in length.

Could be a web farm issue. I've hit that [MP3] link above in 3 different browsers now and always get a 31MB file.

I've checked where mine is coming from and it is 216.246.122.231, looks like parts of akami have a truncated file.

Huh – interesting. We've reuploaded, hoping to kick it back out to Akamai. Let's try reuploading with a new filename. Gimme a minute.

Alright, I think we've gotten to the bottom of it. File had been truncated on several Akamai caches - but there's like a BILLION of those things. Filename has been changed to push it out quicker, and I've updated all reference to it. Should be good to go! Let me know if you're still seeing a truncated file.

Is Ludwig drinking during this podcast?

Only a little more than an hour into it...but, biweekly means once every two weeks. Semiweekly means twice a week.

That rap was totally done by Shawn Elliot.

Yeah I thought the same thing. Sounded like him. Wonder if it really was. lol worthy none the less.

Ludwig makes a killer Vince from Slapchop. I'd love his nuts.

Still think Chris should get a real computer and not a gimmicky Mac.

Joystiq Podcast 102 - Vystal edition

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