Joystiq Podcast 113 - Plunger McGillicutty edition

The fall onslaught is fully upon us, and we've got some big discussions for all the big games. So, if you've had a hankering for our take on Brütal Legend, Uncharted 2 or Axel and Pixel, you should already be downloading. Also, we've got the first fake Visceral games and they are a-mazing.

Thanks to Alan Black for following our photoshopping protocol.

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Hosts: Christopher Grant (@chrisgrant), Justin McElroy (@justinmcelroy), Randy Nelson (@DangerPenguin) and Ludwig Kietzmann (@LudwigK)

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 you been playing?:

Justin: Spider-Man: Web of Shadows DS
Chris: Uncharted 2, other stuff I'm still playing get off my back
Ludwig: Uncharted 2, Dirt 2, CWACOM, Axel & Pixel
Randy: Brutal Legend, Uncharted 2

News:
Sony confirms standalone 250GB PS3 for US at $349
Pachter: Project Natal will cost $50, 'Sphere' will be over $100
Third parties not required to release PSP games on PlayStation Store
Phil Spencer interview (motion control will become an expectation)
Kojima cryptically gives opinion on Obama's Nobel Prize
Gran Turismo 5's Yamauchi: 'We could release it any time we want'

Reader Comments (33)

Awesome!
Something to listen to while going to orthodontist!

Whenever Joystiq podcasts come out I always call up my orthodonist.

lol

oh baby. its like ear candy, but less painful. (PSA : do not put candy in your ear)

Finally! I was starting to think i'd have nothing to do this weekend

Also I just wanna get it off my chest, to all my beloved friends, I finally get the 75k points achievements in WaW solo. woooo!

you keep changing your pick back and forth!

my pic never appears when i upload it. does it have to be a specific resolution?

ya yours does mine doesnt though...
(unless I cant see it)

I was checking thinking you guys forgot about us. Glad to see its up.

Alpha Protocol would've released this year and snatched up all the GOTY awards with that art.

That pic is hilarious! Listening now.

Weekend confirmed.

Excellent.

WOW!
That art is amazing.

What's the picture from???

alpha protocol

Hey gents, I finally started really listening to the podcast over the last week. Plenty of time at the new job to listen to podcasts while I work so I think I've listened to the last 3 or 4 of them, really digging it. Swell job, fellas.

On that note, I'm also taking suggestions for other podcasts to listen to!

Idle Thumbs, Bombcast (y'all) and the GFW Radio archive. In that order.

I started at episode 51 and when i found out they were golden i went ahead and listened to 1 thru 50. even though it was old news, they still hold their own nicely.

I've tried to listen to the Bombcast on multiple occasions, and can't seem to do it. Idle Thumbs is excellent; also the Gamers With Jobs Conference call. I hesitate to recommend Listen Up, since Garnett Lee just left 1UP; Dave Ellis will probably do a fine job replacing him, but Garnett was a good host.

Oh, and Retronauts when it posts (also 1UP). But I'm an old(er) dude and like the old stuff.

Cheers!

OH MY GOSH!

DSG! SHE'S BACK!

When you see it, you'll shit bricks.

Thanks for the advice guys, although I think I am gonna go ahead and proceed with the stealing plan. Maybe they'll know they pain game developers have when I steal their precious Green Arrow action figures! It's gonna be difficult though because one of them is a communist liberal asshole who views his pirating as part of his political manifesto, and doesn't feel bad about using them as demos, and doesnt care if those people go out of business, ironically he is pro universal health care.

@JustinGrant

If you're thinking about getting or building an HTPC, a good card might be AMD HD 5770 series.

Thanks for the advice – I'll look into that one. A quick Googling sounds like it would fit the bill nicely!

Nitro Walrus

you know, I've been meaning to say this for a while, but whoever the guy is on the left is one ugly mofo. o.o

Okay, Randy. You're a cool guy and everything, so please don't take this too harshly, but dear god I wanted to strangle you during this podcast. Why does it take you 20 minutes to make a point? JUST SAY IT, DUDE! I thought I was going to die before you said whether Brutal Legend was worth buying or not. SPIT IT OUT! I'm so sorry. But holy crap.

Uncharted's been sold out everywhere around me, and was #1 on Amazon for about a week. I also see a lot of the TV ad, although I saw a lot of ads for Uncharted, but those weren't really that good. To me, Uncharted is the quiet darling, that no one talks about, but when it shows up you're like 'damn, I have to get me some of that'.

Who has time for a 2 hour+ podcast when Uncharted 2 is out!?

I don't agree with Chris that "truncated" is the new "retarded." I mean, just try saying it. It sounds pretty reta... er, truncated.

Why is it that Justin's head is always the one put on woman's bodies? Must be his girlish figure.

This episode was like Joystiq's cat...half like the first time I saw television and and half like the first time the internets were unplugged...

Joystiq Podcast 113 - Plunger McGillicutty edition

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